Ever since the Empress appeared, she had always been benevolent. Now that her voice was solemn and cold, one could feel her displeased attitude.
Everyone present was silent.
Xia Yayun was immediately carried away by someone.
Xie Qiao remained silent.
Her gaze swept across the snake and she let out a faint sigh.
Beside her, the ghoul danced with joy, “Serves her right! Karma!”
The others did not know why Xia Yayun was in trouble with the snake, but Xie Qiao was well aware of that.
These ghouls were haunting her, and her face had been poked several times by them. The aura they left behind was also quite strong, and animals were more sensitive to these things. After the ghouls lured the snake over, the snake would attack her involuntarily…
In the eyes of the snake, Xia Yayun was a filthy thing at that time, which was why it would bite her.
Of course, she could have helped her to avoid disaster, but…why would she do that?
Earlier in the restaurant, she had no choice but to take action. After all, Fang Muxue and the others did not have any conflict with her. If she did not save them, it would be disadvantageous to her.
However, Xia Yayun was different. She had a grudge with her to begin with, so she had no reason to help her.
Now that the person who had troubled the Empress had left, but she was no longer in the mood.
She glanced at the people below.
“Raise your heads, all of you,” the Empress said.
Everyone followed the order. Even when they raised their heads, they all lowered their eyebrows and did not dare to look at the Empress and the other concubines.
The Empress’s expression was cold. Looking at these beautiful young ladies, she actually felt that they were not pleasing to the eye, except…
At the corner, there was a little girl dressed in festive clothes.
She had asked these young ladies to recite poems and draw paintings, and she could also see that the calligraphy and paintings that these people had done were almost all based on the Fourth Prince’s preferences.
The Fourth Prince’s personality was gentle, and the poems that he liked were also more graceful.
As for her imperial son, he had an indifferent and cold personality. He did not like poems and songs, and even when he occasionally wrote poems, he was very sharp.
These people, were they here to be selected as the Crown Prince’s consort?
They clearly had their eyes on the position of the Fourth Prince’s consort!
“Imperial Concubine, the Fourth Prince is not young anymore. If you think one of these is suitable, then choose for him. It should be decided long ago,” the Empress said indifferently.
When she said that, most of the women’s faces revealed a slight blush. They stood up a little straighter.
Imperial Concubine Meng smiled.
“The Crown Prince is his brother. He hasn’t married yet, and the Fourth Prince isn’t in a hurry. Let’s talk about it in the future,” Imperial Concubine Meng said.
“The Fourth Prince is too muddleheaded. If you, his mother, didn’t make a decision for him earlier and hoped that he would pick someone himself, who knows how long he would have to wait,” the Empress said, then she added, “Everyone has been shocked today. Go back and rest.”
She saw that the child of the bandit Xie family was not too shabby.
She was pretty, she had a calm and unhurried personality. She was suitable for the Crown Prince. His personality was appropriate for being a consort.
It was just that the identity of the Xie family was inappropriate.
Xie Niushan was a bandit after all. Although he was an official now, many people still remembered what had happened earlier. If his daughter was allowed to enter the Crown Prince’s mansion, all the courtiers in the palace would spread rumors again.
Other than Xie Qiao, there were also many people with suitable statuses. However, after that incident earlier, the Empress could not help but be picky.
It was better to think about it again.
The three imperial ladies left first.
Once they left, everyone stood up. All of them had complicated expressions on their faces.
They were not numb. This was the palace. Even if they had something on their minds, they should not say much. They all left quietly and obediently.
