C13 New Interpretation of the Old Buddha

Empress Dowager's gaze fell on Wen Yi's lower abdomen. In the end, she sighed and shook her head, "You all can sit.

Hearing this, Wen Yi couldn't think of a place to thank her first, so she walked straight to the chair and prepared to sit down. However, she saw that Luo Fan was still smiling at the empress dowager.

The empress dowager nodded her head in satisfaction and said to Song Yunqian, "San-er, two daughters of the marquis, now one is your imperial concubine and the other is your concubine, you must not be biased towards him. If you like him, then you have abandoned him.

Song Yunqian smiled and said, "What Royal Grandmother says is extremely true. This grandson will definitely listen to your teachings."

After Luo Fan finished listening to the Empress Dowager's teachings, he then walked over to a chair and sat down. She looked up and glanced at Wen Yi, and saw that Wen Yi had lowered her head to look at the soft cushion on the armrest of the chair.

Song Yunqian had to sit beside the Chief Consort, he saw that Wen Yi was stroking the embroidery on the soft cushion and he couldn't help but be startled, did she know what he was doing? In front of the Royal Grandmother, how could he not take it seriously? Just as he was about to speak about her with a frown, he heard Empress Dowager ask, "Luo Yi, are you interested in embroidery?"

Wen Yi didn't know whether she was being called, but she wasn't used to the name Luo Yi yet. Or rather, she had already forgotten that Luo Yi was her name. Because in the Palace, both mama and Xiao Ju had addressed her as Princess, and the other servants had also addressed her as Royal Concubine. There was simply no one who would call her by her name directly.

Everyone was stupefied. The third wangfei was usually very quick-witted, too. How come she couldn't even hear the empress dowager call out to her after sitting down today? Could it be that something happened to the little couple?

Only Luo Fan's mouth rose slightly. Awesome, he wanted her to make a fool out of himself.

Song Yunqian's expression suddenly darkened, he gently pulled on her sleeves and muttered in a low voice: "Royal Grandmother is calling you."

Wen Yi raised her head, and only now did she remember the empress dowager calling him Luo Yi, and Luo Yi was precisely him.

"Please forgive me Royal Grandmother. Sun's Wife was greedy for embroidery and did not offend Royal Grandmother."

Greed for embroidery? He could even come up with such an excuse? When she heard the rumors of Yang Luoyi marrying a concubine for San-er, and even threatening San-er with suicide, she had thought that the news was mixed, but now, it seemed that was not impossible. Just now, San'er had subconsciously held onto concubine and tossed her own Chief Consort to the side. At that time, she had noticed that Yang Luoyi had quickly walked to the side and had even forgotten about the proper etiquette. If a person's heart wasn't in disorder, how could he be so rude in front of her?

The empress dowager's displeasure came from Wen Yi's jealousy, but also from Song Yunqian's ignorance, causing her face to darken on the spot: "San-er, you are already a prince now, you should have a sense of propriety. Amongst the dozen or so princes in your royal father, only you and your royal brother are conferred as princes, the rest of the princes carry the responsibility of being princes, so although you are a little arrogant, at least your Queen Mother is teaching you and teaching you well, why do you seem like a different person now that you have gone to pray in your Queen Mother? With regards to such a huge matter as marrying the concubine, it's fine if you don't discuss it with This Dowager, but This Dowager dotes on you and stands up for you, convincing your royal father to approve of your concubine. But don't forget, your Prince's Chief Consort, is Luo Yi, after all.

Song Yunqian was taught a lesson for no reason at all, but he was not angered by it. He only bowed his head and replied, "I will engrave the teachings of the Royal Grandmother in my heart."

The empress dowager looked at Wen Yi again, her tone even more serious. "You too, you're now an imperial concubine. If you go out to represent Prince Ning An's estate, how can you ask your husband to guard you alone when there are still three wives and four concubines among the commoners?" Not to mention that the one who married San'er was your own sister, and they were both on the same side. The two sisters were always more considerate than outsiders, and they could help each other if anything happened in the future. I heard that you committed suicide because of your third son's wedding. It is truly embarrassing and ridiculous to speak of it. How do outsiders view you as an imperial concubine after such a farce? How do you view Prince Ning'an? Where do you place the dignity of the royal family? "This time, you will make 50 copies of" "Women's Descent" "and send them to my palace for my inspection.

Everyone saw that the empress dowager was angry, and didn't dare to breathe too loudly. All of the imperial concubines looked at Wen Yi in sympathy or ridicule.

Wen Yi's brows did not move, her expression did not change, and she said respectfully: "Sun's Wife will always remember the Old Buddha's teachings!"

In the modern world, the word "Old Buddha" had basically become synonymous with the empress dowager of the harem. However, Wen Yi did not recall that the Old Buddha originated from the "Empress Dowager Cixi", and that the previous generation referred to Cixi as well. None of the Empress Dowager had used the term "Old Buddha" before.