The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 304 - 300 The Empress Dowager’s Anger Comes and Goes

Chapter 304: Chapter 300 The Empress Dowager’s Anger Comes and Goes

Just as Xuanyuan Que was about to open it, Princess Kangyi burst in: "Empress Dowager Aunt, Kangyi is here to pay her respects!"

Then, Princess Kangyi knelt down with a thud and kowtowed loudly: "Kangyi pays her respects to the Empress Dowager, wishing you a most auspicious and golden peace!"

Xuanyuan Que placed the bundle to one side, not wanting outsiders to see the flower meant for his birthday present.

Primarily because he couldn’t guarantee whether her gift was good or bad, once opened, to avoid her being criticized by others.

The palace maid outside hurried in: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, the Protectorate Duke’s elderly madam, madam, and the Crown Princess request an audience."

The Empress Dowager then said, "Let them come in!"

And to the waiting palace maids she ordered, "Help Kangyi up."

The palace maids acknowledged the command.

The womenfolk from the Protectorate Duke’s Residence also followed, all performing their curtsies.

The Empress Dowager said with a smile, "Dispense with the formalities, please be seated."

The several women took their seats in turn.

The Protectorate Duke’s elderly madam glanced at Granny Lei opposite her, feeling some dissatisfaction in her heart.

In Xuanyuan Country, precedence is given to the left, and the guest’s seat of honor is also to the left; she was seated on the left, and her own seat was on the right.

Wasn’t this putting her on a lower level?

She was the wife of a duke, a first-rank conferred noble, peerless among the noblewomen in the Capital City.

She couldn’t believe that a rustic old woman had the audacity not to give up the seat of honor.

The Protectorate Duke’s elderly madam pretended not to recognize her and asked with a smile, "Empress Dowager, may I ask who this elderly madam is?"

Seeing her expression, the Empress Dowager immediately understood her sister-in-law’s thoughts—indeed narrow-minded, not ready for public scrutiny, always putting on airs!

She replied warmly with a smile, "Ah, they are valued guests at my seat."

Protectorate Duke’s elderly madam: "..."

Protectorate Duke’s elderly madam felt stifled, valued guests?

She couldn’t believe the Empress Dowager had the nerve to say that!

The Empress Dowager really went too far, disregarding her maternal family; she never showed the proper respect to her elder sister-in-law, and yet valued a country bumpkin of an old lady so much, clearly aiming to slap her face!

The most exasperating thing was that she couldn’t admonish the Empress Dowager, couldn’t risk angering her, could only act humble, and had to listen to whatever the Empress Dowager said!

The Protectorate Duke’s elderly madam turned her gaze to Xuanyuan Que and laughed, "Kangyi, didn’t you say you haven’t seen your cousin Que for a long time, missing him deeply? Today is Ninth Cousin’s birthday, and didn’t you prepare a birthday gift? Hurry and give it to your cousin!"

Kangyi was very fond of Xuanyuan Que, mainly because Ninth Cousin was so beautiful and so intelligent. She ran to Xuanyuan Que’s side and reached out to pull him.

Xuanyuan Que dodged, looking at her with cold eyes.

Meeting his icy gaze, Princess Kangyi retracted her hand.

She forgot that Ninth Cousin disliked contact with others.

Princess Kangyi took out a jade pendant from her bosom, then, after unwrapping it, she handed over the outer piece to Xuanyuan Que: "Happy birthday, Ninth Cousin!"

This was a concentric jade pendant, comprised of two jade pieces that could come together to form a concentric circle.

Typically, such pendants are worn by betrothed individuals.

The face of the Empress Dowager darkened, her maternal family was still not giving up!

She had said before that the governmental family’s daughters could not marry into the imperial family.

She once heard from Imperial Physician Kang that children birthed from consanguineous marriages are often problematic, which was one reason she disliked the character of the current women in her maternal family, but an even more significant reason was behind Imperial Physician Kang’s words.

The founding Emperor had her only as Empress, meaning all imperial children carried her bloodline.

She would never agree to her maternal family’s marrying into her descendants.

Xuanyuan Que glanced at the obviously heart-read jade pendant and said indifferently, "I don’t want it."

Princess Kangyi: "..."

Ruo Xuan: "Why don’t you want it, Brother Xuanyuan? If you don’t want it, can you give it to me?"

She thought the jade pendant looked quite nice, and the quality of the jade was good too. Even if she didn’t wear it, she could take it to the pawnshop and exchange it for quite a bit of silver.

This was also something she overheard from eavesdropping near the palace walls, where some unfavored concubines had a hard time and had to rely on pawning their jewelry to get by!

Alas, truly everyone has their own hardships, but being a flower is better.

Xuanyuan Que: "..."

His millennia of cultivation were about to be completely undone by this flower’s agitation!

What’s this about wanting to strangle the flower?

However, the anger in the Empress Dowager’s heart dissipated due to Xuanbao’s straightforward words. She chuckled and said, "Kangyi, since Xuanbao likes it, then you should give it to her. Xuanbao’s birthday is coming up too. Your Ninth Cousin has no taste, so from now on, you don’t need to prepare a birthday gift for him; it would be a waste of your sentiment."

The women from the Protectorate Duke’s Residence all changed their expressions.

Ruo Xuan: "Princess Kangyi, I like it! Please give it to me! My birthday is coming up too."

Princess Kangyi couldn’t help but pout, wanting to refuse, but she didn’t dare and turned to look at the old Lady of the Protectorate Duke’s Residence.

The old Lady of the Protectorate Duke’s Residence was about to die of anger. What a rude country bumpkin, completely ignorant of propriety!

Granny Lei hurriedly said, "Xuanbao, you mustn’t be impolite!"

Empress Dowager: "It’s all right, we are all one family, and it’s just a jade pendant after all."

The old Lady of the Protectorate Duke’s Residence’s heart skipped a beat. What did the Empress Dowager mean by that?

What ’one family’? Who would consider themselves family with those dirty-legged commoners?

The Crown Princess smiled and said, "That jade pendant is only suitable for men to wear. Next time, I’ll give Princess Wuyou a suitable one for a woman."

This jade pendant was too valuable; it absolutely could not be wasted on that girl.

She had long noticed that by Xuanyuan Que’s side was a bundle, possibly the birthday gift from the Ruo Family to the Ninth Prince.

It looked just like clothing. The Ruo Family was really amusing. Would a prince wear their embroidered clothes? The palace maids were surely better at embroidery than them. To shift the subject, she had to say, "Has Princess Wuyou also prepared a birthday gift for the Ninth Prince? Does the Ninth Prince like it?"

Ruo Xuan then looked at Xuanyuan Que. The Divine Lord Xuanyuan had not even seen it yet, so she didn’t know whether he’d like it or not!

"Brother Xuanyuan, take a look and see if you like the gift I’ve given you. If not, I’ll get you another birthday gift."

The Empress Dowager was aware that Xuanbao’s embroidery skills were indeed immature; she didn’t want people from Xuanbao’s maternal home to laugh at her. Xuanbao loved being praised most, and if she was subjected to mockery, she probably wouldn’t be happy. In a hurried tone, she said, "No need to look, Xuanbao, everything you give, your Brother Xuanyuan likes! Right, Xiaojiu?"

Xuanyuan Que, against his better judgment, had no choice but to nod slightly: "Mhm."

The old Lady of the Protectorate Duke’s Residence laughed out of anger: "It seems Princess Wuyou knows very well what the Ninth Prince likes. Why not open it up and let us see what Princess Wuyou has given to the Ninth Prince? It might be a good lesson for Kangyi."

The Empress Dowager’s face grew stern.

Ruo Xuan: "Sure, you can look, but Princess Kangyi can’t learn it! Old Lady, you might as well tell her not to follow my example. She can’t even understand her studies, let alone learn this."

A mere mortal who can’t even memorize books—given her level of comprehension, cultivating immortality would be even more impossible!

The gift she had given to Brother Xuanyuan was assisted by Immortal Technique; only she in this world could produce such a thing, oh, and Brother Xuanyuan could as well.

Old Lady of the Protectorate Duke’s Residence: "..."

She was so angry she could die. Was this brat insinuating that Kangyi was stupider than her?

The Empress Dowager’s collected anger dissipated again!

How could Xuanbao be so adorable?

She couldn’t even muster up the anger anymore.