Chapter 352 - Middle Ground (2/2)
So even though she did not at ALL like Lei Xing, the girl just had the most irritating air about her. She could make do... for now.
Moreover, she could be gone for about a year. She had not forgotten her initial plan to permit Lei Xing to bring forth her grandchild before dispatching her. After all, the girl's lineage still had its uses. By the time she returns, there could be a baby - a son, and then she could dispatch the girl and possibly, her wayward foolish son - if he persisted in his foolishness. She could start over and do things right this time.
{...If not for that stupid scheming girl tempting me into outrage, our relationship wouldn't be like this right now! It's not like he actually cares about the Chen family. I can't believe a son of mine, who I birthed would treat me like I am nothing because some stupid brat fawns him into stupidity! I will kill her and then him and then all the -...}
The Empress dowager caught herself and took a deep breath to calm herself, reminding herself that she was trying for a truce and not looking for a reason to murder. She let out the breath and then said, ”Send for the Empress.”
”Hah? The Empress?” Song mama exclaimed with a frown.
”Did I misspeak?” The Empress dowager asked, narrowing her eyes in annoyance.
”Um, no, Your majesty...It's just-” Song mama paused and let out a breath, ”Your majesty, it's best not to anger the Emperor, if y-”
”Who said anything about angering him?!” The Empress dowager barked, banging on the table, ”Is it wrong for me to want to speak to my own daughter-in-law?! Am I going to eat her, huh?! Alright then, let her come with an army! Just tell that wit -” She caught herself again and then bit out, ”Daughter-in-law. Tell that daughter-in-law to come here.”
Song mama furrowed her brow, still hesitating, and tried to advise again, ”Your majesty, maybe you should wait for Eunu-”Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click for visiting.
”You there” The Empress dowager interjected, glaring at Ling mama in the corner, who jumped and quickly came forward. ”Go tell my daughter-in-law that I require her presence immediately. Do not return without her.” The Empress dowager bit out and Ling mama quickly bopped and rushed out of the room.
The Empress dowager glared at Song mama, who quickly lowered her head with a frown.
As for Ling mama, she was feeling quite miserable. Even if one was to ignore the near-murder ”accidental” event, the Empress dowager still had never treated Lei Xing with warmth. Not to mention, filial piety was clearly not a thing the current Emperor and Empress placed any importance on. If the Emperor did not care about his mother, then why would his pampered Empress care?
Ling mama did not need to be told that Lei Xing would refuse to come. The current Empress did not seem at all like the vindictive type, otherwise, she would have long come with her entourage to gloat before the locked up Empress dowager. Honestly, even she herself did not want to see the crazed woman if she could help it.
And if she does not return with the Empress, the Empress dowager might just kill her, but it was not as if she could drag the Empress over there, that would asking for her death. The last thing she wanted was to be stuck in between both of them. So she dragged her feet as she debated whether or not to run to Eunuch Li to get him to come to talk the Empress dowager out of whatever craziness had gotten into her head now. But then if the Empress dowager found out she disobeyed her and went to report to him, she may think she was working for the Emperor, and then she would truly end up dead.
There was really no winning with this.