Long Live the Empress

Chapter 278 Speaking without hesitation

Yue Jinghao restrained her expression and said, "She is the concubine of the prince's mansion. Aunt Fan's words are embarrassing for the prince. This princess thinks Aunt Fan should be more careful with her words and actions!"

Yue Jinghao used her status as a princess to pressure Fan Huarong, causing Fan Huarong to hold back all his words.

"I...I just wanted to meet the princess today and feel very close to her...so I said something that I didn't think right, please don't be offended~"

"Aunt Fan, you're too polite! Lord Fan and the Second Prince have been entrusted with important tasks by the Emperor this time. I'm afraid Aunt Fan has been very busy recently?" Yue Jinghao said slowly.

Fan Huarong's heart skipped a beat. There were indeed quite a few people who came to see her recently, including close friends and candidates recommended by others. The gifts they sent filled up the entire storeroom. But she did it in secret, and she only brought a maid with her every time. How could Yue Jinghao know?

"Where did these princesses hear this? I'll cut off their tongues!" Fan Huarong glared at the maid beside her with eyes wide open.

The maid was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, her body shaking like a sieve, and she kept her mouth tightly shut, fearing that Fan Huarong would cut off her tongue if he was unhappy.

"No need for anyone to tell you, every Spring Examination is like this. Aunt Fan is overthinking. Look how scared you made her!" As soon as Yue Jinghao finished her words, Manju stepped forward, helped the maid up, and patted the back of her hand comfortingly.

Little did she know that in Fan Huarong's eyes, Manou's actions were the secret that the maid Xiang Yuejing was trying to tell!

"The princess is indeed... kind-hearted! Why don't you thank her quickly!" Fan Huarong said gritting his teeth.

"Thank you, Princess. Thank you, Princess!" The maid kowtowed so much that her forehead bled.

"Look at this little maid, she is so honest. It is a blessing for Aunt Fan to have someone as loyal as you by her side!" Yue Jinghao did not want to look at the maid who was in a hurry to kowtow, but started talking to Fan Huarong instead.

Yue Jinghao's words made Fan Huarong certain that the informer was this maid! But her handle also fell into Yue Jinghao's hands.

Just let her bow down to Yue Jinghao like this? Fan Huarong looked down on the Yue family from the bottom of her heart, and even more so on Yue Jinghao, who used to have a bad reputation! She used to be good friends with Yue Jinghong, but Yue Jinghong plotted against her, which not only ruined her reputation but also her marriage with the second prince! If it weren't for Yue Jinghong, how could she be just a concubine now? As long as she could embarrass Yue Jinghong, she would be happy!

"Your Highness, you are too kind! What's the point of being loyal or not? I'm just a servant!" Fan Huarong said.

"Aunt Fan, tell me...if the second prince can fulfill the emperor's order this time, should you be happy or sad? Ah?" Yue Jinghao said.

Fan Huarong was stunned. She really hadn't thought so much. She only thought that her cousin was appreciated by the emperor and she would also be valued by the prince. But she forgot that she was the prince's woman now, and the second prince was the prince's biggest rival. If the second prince gained power, the fate of the prince would be...

The more Fan Huarong thought about it, the more frightened he became. He even broke out in a cold sweat in this cold weather...

"I don't understand what the princess is saying...what happiness and sadness, hehe..." Fan Huarong's hands were trembling as he picked up the cold tea in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.

"Since Aunt Fan doesn't understand, I won't say any more! I just want to give you a piece of advice. You are the prince's woman, so you should think more about the prince! Otherwise, someone will find fault with you and make things difficult for the prince!"

The prince was wandering not far away. He didn't know how to face Yue Jinghao. At this moment, Yue Jinghao's words of warning to Fan Huarong reached the prince's ears, and he was deeply moved.

"Your Highness is right! I will always put His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first in everything!" Fan Huarong was a little embarrassed, so she changed the subject and said, "Look, Aunt Yue has been gone for such a long time and she still hasn't come. She is really making me wait anxiously! Someone come quickly, go and see if Aunt Yue has come!"