Chapter 1543: Will the Princess Still Love Me When She Comes Back?
Shi Li respectfully saw the emperor and empress off, and finally had time to look around his own palace.
The new emperor had just ascended the throne, and the emperor and empress had a lot of things to do. Even so, the two of them personally inquired about the princess's palace, no matter how big or small, and arranged all the best for Shi Li.
On the antique display shelf, the porcelain vases and jade wares are all treasures.
There is a pearl curtain outside the bedroom, and each pearl is a round and crystal clear East China Sea pearl, priceless.
The jewellery on the dressing table was even more colorful and dazzling. And this was only part of it. Next to it was the account book of the princess's private treasury, a thick book filled with notes.
Shi Li walked over and flipped through it, and suddenly a very absurd idea popped up in her head -
She is so rich, she should be able to support Mingshi, right?
When this devilish thought came to her mind, Shi Li was so frightened that she threw the account book on the dressing table as if it was hot and rubbed her temples vigorously.
Zeng had been looking around and finally found an opportunity to come over. She reached out to take the private treasury account book, saying, "I will help the princess..."
"Put it down." Shi Li interrupted her directly.
The sudden threat made Zeng's hand tremble, and she subconsciously retracted it. Her expression became ugly, and she forced a smile and looked at Shi Li, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
"I haven't finished reading the account book yet. Leave it here for me to take a look at."
Shi Li didn't explain much, just glanced at Zeng and said, "I'm a little tired and want to sleep for a while. You should go and have a rest too. You must have worked hard on the road."
Zeng did not suspect anything and walked out with a smile, but at the last moment he turned back and took a lingering look at the account book.
Shi Li pretended not to see it, and after she walked out, she fell into a completely relaxed sleep.
The fact that the Emperor and Empress' only princess returned in triumph from Xifan was naturally a major event in Changning.
Starting from the second day after Shi Li came back, ladies from both the inner and outer courts rushed to the palace to pay their respects to the empress, but they were all gently turned away.
The Queen always held a teacup with a gentle and distressed look on her face. "The princess has suffered a lot in the past three years. It's not easy for her to return to your Majesty and me. Now I just want to pamper her. You've been tired from the journey, so let the princess have a good rest first and we'll see each other in a few days."
Since the Queen Mother had spoken, the ladies in the inner and outer palaces naturally did not dare to say anything more. After returning, they had to warn their daughters not to offend the princess in the future.
"So what? When His Majesty appoints a crown prince in the future, even the princess will have to step back, right?" Some noble ladies of excellent family backgrounds were very dissatisfied.
"That's all for the future. Right now, no one can be more honorable than the princess. Just be quiet!"
As a result, naturally, I was scolded by my parents.
Shi Li was unaware of these trivial matters in the outside world while in the palace. After resting for a few days to recuperate, he listened to Xunli's report and learned how Zeng had been acting tyrannically in the palace in recent days, and finally took action.
She only brought Xunli with her and went to see the Queen first, and then met the Emperor at lunch time.
"Father, I want to investigate the Zeng family."
Shi Li did not hide anything from the emperor and directly told him his plan.
She couldn't allow anyone to criticize her for being harsh towards her wet nurse, but if there was a problem with the Zeng family, she would just send Zeng out of the palace and that would be the natural thing to do, and no one could criticize her.
The emperor smiled happily, "Okay, I was thinking of arranging some people for you in a few days. Now that you have made up your mind, come with me later and take the people away."
The queen listened to the conversation between the father and daughter quietly, and when they had almost finished talking, she added another dish for the emperor at the right time.
"No matter how smart Lili is, she is only fourteen years old. Your Majesty must take better care of her."
The emperor turned his head to look at his gentle and virtuous wife, then at his grown-up daughter, and his smile became more friendly.
"I know, Queen, don't worry. Lili is your daughter, and my daughter as well. She is the apple of our eye!"
Shi Li knew that she had three years in Xifan, and as long as she did not commit any serious acts, the emperor and empress would always favor her.
But she would never take the initiative to mention those three years again, otherwise the emperor and empress would think that she was deliberately making them feel guilty.
Although we are a family of three, we have different identities, so we still need to think more about it.
Somehow, Shi Li suddenly recalled the days in Xifan. Although life was hard, she didn't have to think about so many things.
I read and write with Mingshi every day, and I feel relaxed and comfortable.