Chapter 1545: Will the Princess Still Love Me When She Comes Back?
Zeng had no idea that she was about to meet with a disaster, and was dreaming of being above everyone else in the princess's palace.
Unexpectedly, the person who came was not Shi Li, but a female official in the Queen's palace.
"Madam Zeng, the Queen wants you to come over." Although the female official spoke politely, her attitude was extremely firm.
Zeng's heart skipped a beat, but she forced a smile, "Sister, can you please find out why the Queen asked me to come over? But Her Royal Highness the Princess..."
As he spoke, he took off the white jade bracelet on his hand and tried to put it on the female official's hand.
The female official quickly took a step back to avoid her pulling, and urged with a smile, "Madam, you will know when you go there. Don't waste time, go over quickly."
No matter how brave Zeng was, she didn't dare to disobey the Queen. She followed the female official to the Queen's palace with a pale face. Her heart was beating fast all the way, as if she was hanging in a basket with water.
When they entered Fengyi Palace, they saw the Queen sitting at the top with a bad complexion, while Shi Li was kneeling in front of her, sobbing with her head down.
Zeng became even more panicked. She walked forward tremblingly and knelt down to pay her respects to the queen.
"Zeng, what crime should you be punished for?"
The queen didn't even give her a chance to salute, she just threw a pile of evidence down and slammed it all over Zeng's head and face.
After all, she was the princess's wet nurse, and Zeng had never been slapped in the face like this before. But she didn't care about it at this moment. She hurriedly grabbed the evidence, read it through, and then collapsed to the ground.
"This... I, this servant didn't know my family would do such a foolish thing. Queen, please calm down. I will take care of Her Royal Highness the Princess..."
Seeing that Zeng was really going to use her status to make a fuss, the Queen was filled with hatred. "How dare you associate yourself with the princess? Let's not talk about these things for now. You instigated the princess to leave the palace and wanted her to get close to the Zeng family. Have I ever wronged you?"
Zeng was completely desperate. She turned to look at Shi Li beside her, as if grasping at the last straw, "Princess..."
Shi Li cried silently, and did not disappoint Zeng. She raised her head with tears in her eyes and wanted to plead with the queen, "Mother..."
"Shut up! You are a princess, how dare you behave like that!" The queen shouted mercilessly, obviously not wanting to give Shi Li and Zeng any chance at all.
Seeing this, the last bit of light on Zeng's face disappeared, and he completely gave up.
She had always relied on the princess, but now that the princess had been scolded by the queen, nothing she said would help.
"For your sake as the princess's wet nurse, I will reward you with a hundred gold coins and expel you from the palace. I will report the Zeng family's actions to Your Majesty and deal with them fairly. If I hear that the Zeng family is rampant outside again in the future, I will never let them off easily!"
The Queen was still angry about the matter, and she didn't even want to look at Zeng any longer. She waved her sleeves and signaled the people around her to take Zeng away.
Zeng's body was as limp as mud and she allowed herself to be dragged away by the female official. At the end, she heard the queen angrily scolding the princess.
"You are also disappointing..."
When Zeng was completely taken out of the palace, the anger on the queen's face completely disappeared, and she looked at Shi Li who had been kneeling with concern, "Hurry up, does your knee hurt?"
Shi Li wiped her face, stood up slowly, and walked back to the queen with a smile.
"It's only a short while, it won't hurt. Don't worry, mother. It's more important to take care of yourself now."
What happened just now was naturally a play she and the Queen performed in front of Zeng.
Although Zeng was only a wet nurse, she was still a close person to her. If she was not dealt with properly, it would be detrimental to her reputation in the future.
But now that she is being treated like this, Zeng will definitely not dare to say anything after being driven out. Outsiders who know what the Zeng family has done will not think that the princess is heartless.
But now that the queen is suddenly pregnant, many things need to be reconsidered.
Originally, the emperor and empress had just taken control of the country, and there were thousands of things to do. Now in this situation, the empress could only helplessly hold Shi Li's hand.
"You will have to work hard for now. Help mother with these trivial matters first."
The emperor and empress had far more expectations for Shi Li than this, but plans could not keep up with changes, so Shi Li had no choice but to become the empress's right-hand man and help her deal with things.
The most difficult issue at the moment is how to deal with the several concubines left behind by the late emperor.
In terms of status, the concubines were elders, and one of them even had an underage prince. Now that the palace had a new owner, it was inappropriate for them to live in the harem; if they moved to another palace according to the usual rules, it would be a difficult matter for them to settle the seven-year-old tenth prince.
After listening to the Queen's words, Shi Li decided to go and meet the Queen Mother and her tenth prince first.