My Princess Has Been Reborn - Chapter 143-12

Chapter 143.1 – Extra Chapter 2

At the end of March, Qi Yang handed over all the government affairs, and as they waited for the Little Emperor to finish taking over everything, May had already passed.

Seeing that the weather was getting hotter in June and not suitable for traveling, Qi Yang’s mood became a bit irritable, “What’s wrong with Ah Qi? Is it fun to hold us back and not let us go?”

Lu Qipei sat across Qi Yang and casually handed her a cup of sour plum juice, calming her a bit, “Of course it’s fun. Isn’t Your Highness leaving just to avoid suspicion? His Majesty has taken over the government affairs now, and he’s doing a good job. It will probably take him a year and a half to get the government affairs in order, and no one in the court is thinking about going to the princess’s mansion anymore, so we no longer need to leave to avoid suspicion.”

Qi Yang was originally drinking the sweet and sour plum juice, and the anxiety in her heart had just decreased. When she heard Lu Qipei’s words, she lowered her head to look at the sour plum juice in her hand, then looked up to her Prince Consort’s innocent face, not knowing whether she was trying to put out her fire on fan it instead.

All that said, what Lu Qipei said was right.

Qi Yang held the sour plum juice for a while, then couldn’t sit still – she didn’t really want to leave to avoid suspicion. To put it lightly, she just wanted to take her Prince Consort out of the capital and live a free life. Eating, drinking, having fun, and if she wanted to see her Prince Consort in women’s clothing, she could immediately pull her to the side to change. To put it seriously, what Lu Qipei said back then left a really deep impression in Qi Yang’s heart. No matter what, she was worried that there was an issue with her Royal Brother’s last words!

No one would dare gamble with an Emperor’s heart, even if they were the one who watched and helped him grow up. So ever since then, Qi Yang never thought of staying in the capital anymore. She had to leave her home, so how could it be easy for her to stay for the Little Emperor?

Putting down the sour plum juice, Qi Yang got up, ordered the maids to help her change her clothes, and went out.

Lu Qipei knew where she was going, and she wanted to run away even more than Qi Yang, so she did not talk her out of it. When Her Royal Highness The Princess finished changing her clothes, Lu Qipei stood at the door and smiled as she waved her goodbye, “Your Highness, walk slowly, and be careful on the way.”

Qi Yang who was about to enter the palace menacingly : “…”

Qi Yang never knew that Lu Qipei still had such a side, and her menacing expression suddenly became hard to describe. If it wasn’t because she was afraid that the Little Emperor would come to hate this “uncle”, she would’ve wanted to drag Lu Qipei with her today because of that look!

However, Lu Qipei’s identity was sensitive. Qi Yang really didn’t want her to show her face in front of the Little Emperor too much. During these three years, many of the government affairs were in fact handled by Lu Qipei, but Qi Yang did not dare to let other people know. It’s not that she was afraid of others gossiping, she was just afraid that the Little Emperor’s mind would become suspicious one day and he would think of his father’s “teachings” again.

So she simply rolled her eyes up and snorted, then led her troupe away by herself.

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Ever since she returned the power, Qi Yang and Lu Qipei had been keeping a low profile. Not only did they not meet the officials who came to visit them, they did not even set foot inside the palace gates anymore. Her Royal Highness The Princess let go of power, but it’s not like she would completely lose it as soon as she let go.

After all, she assisted with the governance for three years, and the royal guards were in her Prince Consort’s hands for three years. It wasn’t hard for Qi Yang to enter the palace and meet the Emperor.

Entering the palace gates without stopping, Qi Yang headed straight to Xuanshi Hall, the Emperor’s bedroom.

It was too late by the time the Little Emperor received the news. He had no idea that his aunt, who had been staying at home for two months, would suddenly come to his door. When he heard the announcement from the attendant at the door, it was already too late for him to run, and Qi Yang had blocked him in the front hall.

At that time, there were still some important officials discussing state affairs in the hall, but when they saw such a scene, they all pretended not to see anything and did not dare to make any sounds.

The guards outside the hall didn’t dare to stop her, and Qi Yang stepped inside the hall without even waiting for the Emperor to let her in. Naturally, the Little Emperor didn’t say anything, and just looked at Qi Yang with a stiff smile as he said, “Isn’t Aunt resting in your mansion? Why have you come to the palace today?”

Qi Yang glanced at the official standing on the side, and the Little Emperor understood. With a light cough, he dismissed everyone.

Some officials looked at each other after they left, then turned back to look at the closed hall door. Thinking of the Princess’s dark face before, they couldn’t help coming up with various speculations in their heart – people said that the Princess returned the power too easily, and maybe it was because the aunt and nephew had a good relationship. But now, it seemed that there was another story behind it, right? Did the Princess come to the palace today to find fault?

It’s true that she’s finding fault, but there was no other inside story. After waiting for the people to leave, Qi Yang went straight to the point and said, “Your Majesty, I have submitted the memorial to return to my fiefdom seven times, why hasn’t there been a reply yet?”

In reality, Qi Yang had a quick temper down to her bones, otherwise she wouldn’t have been able to poison her “Prince Consort” directly in her previous life. It’s just that after facing the exceptionally complex situation after her rebirth, she had been suppressing her temper. Now that the threat of Xie Yuan was gone and the burden on her shoulders were finally lifted, she naturally relaxed and regained her original disposition.

Facing Qi Yang’s questioning, the Little Emperor felt a bit guilty. He touched his nose and couldn’t help glancing at the hidden compartment under the royal desk – Qi Yang’s seven memorials were there, all of which he had kept and put away!

To be honest, it was a bit frustrating for the Little Emperor when this was mentioned – after returning the power, Qi Yang submitted seven memorials in just two months. The first one was even handed at the end of March, like she couldn’t wait at all. At that time, the Little Emperor had just taken over the power, and was too busy to say anything, but his only trusted relative was in such a hurry to leave him. The Little Emperor felt really aggrieved inside.

Fortunately, he had a wife. The Queen comforted him in private, and this matter was resolved. But after that, he withheld all the letters that Qi Yang submitted, and no word of it leaked out. No one on the court even knew she wanted to leave.

After dragging things out like this for two months, the Little Emperor was getting a little complacent, thinking that if he procrastinated further, he would be able to drag things out so much she wouldn’t be able to leave. But she ended up finding him in the palace right now!

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