Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 243: Taking the Princess to See the Lanterns

Royal Garden.

"Aunt, can I take these lanterns back home after I'm done looking at them?" Huang Ye asked Fanghua who was following behind her.

"Your Majesty, in the past, after viewing the lanterns during the Lantern Festival, if you liked any, you could take one home as long as you told Your Majesty..."

"Princess Huang seems to like this lantern very much." Before Fanghua could finish her words, a gentle voice sounded and interrupted her.

Fanghua and Hongdou hurriedly saluted. Huang Ye took a look and saw that it was Prince Qing. Standing next to him was Princess Qing, Lin Huishan, the second daughter of Marquis Zhennan.

"Greetings to Prince Qing and Princess Qing." Huang Ye bowed and Prince Qing kindly asked her to stand up. Princess Qing had a baby face and looked at Huang Ye curiously: "Princess Huang, the way you confronted Princess Su just now was so beautiful. I can't imitate you." She said enviously.

Huang Ye felt that she should pretend. Isn't it said that women in the harem would pretend? She lowered her head sadly: "I didn't want to do that either, but... I don't know what I was thinking at that time. I just went up without thinking about anything. Now I think about it and I'm still scared. If... the emperor doesn't come out and say something, then the consequences..."

"It's better to let her say a few words. It won't hurt her any more." Huang Ye's eyes turned red: "Anyway, those of us with low status, it's normal even if we are stepped on by others..." Huang Ye was secretly trying to put on trouble by the Queen. Who told her to make trouble for no reason?

"Concubine Huang...that..." Princess Qing stammered, not knowing what to say. It was her fault for talking so badly that she brought up other people's sad memories. Looking at Concubine Huang, she was about to cry.

Prince Qing couldn't help but clench his hands on both sides of his body. Why didn't he know before that Huangpin was not only beautiful, but also humorous... Since the emperor brought her into the palace, he should cherish her. Today, it was obvious that the queen was suppressing Huangpin, and the emperor didn't say a harsh word to the queen. If he...

"What are you talking about?" The Queen's voice came over. Huang Ye raised his head and saw the Emperor holding the eldest princess, with the Queen beside him. The three of them were standing not far from them and looking at them.

Huang Ye hurriedly bowed with Prince Qing and the others: "Just now, Concubine Huang was asking the people around her if she could take a lantern back with her when she left. We just happened to come here, so we went to enjoy the lanterns together." Prince Qing answered for them.

"Really? I wonder which lamp Concubine Huang likes?" The Queen asked with a smile, as if what happened in the Qianqing Palace just now had never happened.

"Your Majesty, it's this rabbit lantern. I think it looks very nice." Huang Ye was a carefree person. Since the queen was not embarrassed, why should she be embarrassed?

"Oh, let me see." The queen came over with the emperor, holding the eldest princess, as if she was chatting casually. She didn't believe that Huang Ye would have no grudges in her heart when she saw how happy their family of three was. She just wanted to pierce her eyes and let her stop dreaming about things that didn't belong to her.

"Father, this is beautiful." The eldest princess suddenly let go of her hands that were around the emperor's neck and pointed at the rabbit lantern.

"Does Ting'er like this rabbit lantern too?" (The eldest princess' name is Xuanyuan Ting) The queen was secretly delighted. This child was so awesome. Would Concubine Huang snatch the lantern from a child? But she hoped she would snatch it, because that way she could show her domineering side. Only she knew that the emperor liked sensible and polite women.

Huang Ye liked these cute and soft children the most. Seeing that the eldest princess was thin but still had delicate features, she couldn't help but smile: "Does the eldest princess like this rabbit lamp too? Look, its eyes can move."

Huang Ye picked up the handle of the rabbit lamp and brought it to the princess to show her: "Isn't it cute? The little rabbit is very cute." She raised her empty hand above her head, stood it up like a rabbit ear, and smiled like a flower: "Little rabbit, is it pretty?" Her cute and lively look made the two men on the side stare at her.

"Beautiful, the little bunny is beautiful, and you are beautiful too." said the eldest princess. She felt that she liked this beautiful and talking sister very much. It would be great if she could play with her.

"Then I'll give this little rabbit to you." Huang Ye generously handed the lantern to the eldest princess and asked her to hold it. The lantern was very light and the child would not get tired holding it.

The eldest princess happily accepted the lantern. She asked the emperor to let her down, saying that she wanted to watch the lantern with her beautiful sister.

"Not sister, you should call her Empress Huang." The emperor put her on the ground and corrected her seriously. This child made himself look old with just one sentence.

"Mrs. Huang," the eldest princess called out sweetly, "Can you accompany me to watch the lanterns?"

"Of course. Madam Huang loves playing with children the most." Huang Ye answered happily. She has never been able to resist such soft requests from children.

Huang Ye had long forgotten Fang Hua's reminder not to approach the eldest princess casually. When Fang Hua reminded her, she also said that the harem had endless tricks and it was easy to fall into their trap if one was not careful. Only by staying away from the source of trouble could one avoid getting into trouble.

"Princess, let's go." Huang Ye happily took the little hand that the princess handed over, and the two of them left happily without caring what the people here thought.

The emperor shook his head helplessly. This Concubine Huang was clearly still a big child, and it was just right for a big child to play with a small child. Seeing the eldest princess showing her rare happiness, they decided not to disturb their interest. So he called Prince Qing and the other two, and went with him and the queen to another road.

Huang Ye was with the eldest princess. While looking at the lanterns, she explained to the eldest princess what kind of animal this lantern was and what that lantern was. The eldest princess blushed with joy. This Lady Huang was really knowledgeable and knew everything. The eldest princess liked Lady Huang very much.

"Madam Huang, can you hug me? I'm hungry and can't walk anymore." The little girl lowered her head shyly. She had hardly eaten anything at the banquet and had walked such a long way. She had been hungry for a long time, but she was too embarrassed to say it.

"I'm hungry..." Huang Ye suddenly remembered the small cake that Hongdou stuffed in her purse, and quickly picked up the purse. Just as she opened the purse, Fang Hua, who was following her, hurried over, pressed the purse and shook her head at her.

Huang Ye understood Fang Hua's meaning. In the harem, one cannot feed others casually. If one is not careful, it will bring disaster. What's more, this person is the eldest princess.

"Don't worry, aunt. It's just a little snack. I'm sure the Queen won't mind it." Children all like these sweet snacks. Huang Ye felt bad to see the eldest princess so thin. Children said that if you are hungry, you should eat. This was the experience she gained when taking care of her younger brother in her previous life.