Chapter 98: The Low-Key Tang Guo

  Although I've been through this big storm that others think is huge but I think is small, my goal remains firm. That is to take revenge on all those who bullied Yan Jie!

  Even the empress dowager, princesses and imperial consorts wouldn't dare come provoke us again...

  Cough cough, are we really that scary?

  Or perhaps more accurately, it refers specifically to certain people.

  Yan sister has been busy with her own affairs for the past few days, and I specially went to the imperial kitchen to make a bowl of lotus seed porridge for her to taste and relieve her fatigue.

  On the way back, I passed by the palace of Meng Guifei. I heard two sweeping palace maids talking as follows:

  "The emperor has not turned over Consort Meng's tablet for almost half a month now. It seems that Consort Meng has fallen out of favor."

  "I had expected as much. When the Princess of Xuan Yue Kingdom came to our kingdom a month ago, she didn't gain favor after all. So the Emperor still favors Noble Consort Meng. I was wondering about it, but later I heard that the princess actually ignored the Emperor and locked herself in the palace for a whole month without coming out. That's why she didn't gain favor."

  "What? All the concubines take pride in being able to receive the emperor's favor. She is actually so cold towards the emperor."

  "Isn't that so! So she's been in the imperial palace for a month now, and not many people know her name yet. But recently, for some reason, she suddenly became very attentive to the emperor. As she is a princess from a neighboring kingdom, the emperor naturally didn't dare neglect her, and has been summoning her for several days in a row."

  "It seems that in the future, everyone will be trying to curry favor with that princess."

  ……

  I was holding a bowl of soup in my hand when suddenly I had an epiphany.

  And dear princess?

  Tangguo!!!

  Good heavens! I actually forgot about her! It's been almost a month and I don't even know how she's doing in the palace!

  Also, my attention has always been on Yan Jie. I completely forgot that there was also a Tang Guo Xun.

  Dereliction of duty!

  But it's better to be late. If it were ten days or half a month earlier, the two of them would have been the empress and the concubine. Both are the emperor's women. Wouldn't I be stuck between the two?

  It's really scary just thinking about it!

  No, I have to go see her tomorrow. Even if I can't meet her, it's okay. In three days, it will be the Empress Dowager's birthday, and I'll definitely get to see her then!

  Xuě Palace

  I entered the inner hall, Lin Xuan's face was still busy, seeing me coming in, his complexion seemed not very good either, and asked: "Yue'er, what's wrong with you?"

  "What? Oh, I was thinking that in three days it's the Empress Dowager's birthday, what gift are you going to give?" I was taken aback for a moment, then calmly replied.

  "What's there to think about?" Lin Xiang said carelessly, "When the time comes, just send some silk or gold hairpins and she won't like whatever I send anyway."

  "That won't do, what if she gets a hold of it and says you're just going through the motions with her birthday gift? You'll be in trouble then!" Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Since you're so worried, help me think of something! I know Yue'er is clever. Thanks!" Then she stood up and pushed me out of the inner chamber: "Hurry up and go! I have things to attend to."

  I'm extremely depressed and wandering around outside: What's going on! A few words and the heavy burden is handed over to me. How irresponsible!

  But I really don't like that empress either. The gifts that can't be sent are too shabby. She doesn't care about silk, gauze or satin.

  What a nuisance!

  How about sending food instead? As long as it's novel and delicious, then there's nothing wrong with that!

  But the Empress Dowager has had every delicacy, so it's not easy to come up with something simple that she hasn't had before. Besides, I won't let her bully Yan sister and get away with it.

  Make her feel novel, delicious and can be integrated into her food...

  I've got it!