Chapter 12: The Secondary Consort

The Secondary Consort's Good Intentions

At noon that day, Nie Jinxuan was finally released. Of course, along with her came the maid Xiao Xiu, whom she had grabbed to take her place that night.

Having been locked up for a whole night and a morning, the timid Xiao Xiu began to cry and wail as soon as she got out. But Nie Jinxuan just looked up at the sky and headed straight for her Ningxiang Yuan!

Returning to her room, Nie Jinxuan changed her clothes, took a bath, and ate something. After all, from the moment she was locked in the Chairfang, Nie Jinxuan hadn't eaten anything; even an iron man couldn't take that. After filling her stomach, Nie Jinxuan didn't say a word and went straight to bed to sleep!

She was tired; she was truly tired! So, Nie Jinxuan slept from noon until dusk. And she was woken up by Xiao Xiu.

"Princess Consort... Princess Consort? Please wake up."

Standing at the head of the bed, Xiao Xiu bent over and called out softly to her mistress. But after calling several times, Nie Jinxuan, who was lying on the bed, still didn't move. Finally, Xiao Xiu couldn't help it and reached out to touch the quilt lightly.

"Hmm..."

This time, Nie Jinxuan finally moved. Seeing this, Xiao Xiu's face instantly lit up.

"Princess Consort, you've finally woken up."

"... What is it?"

"Oh, the secondary consort, Han, just sent someone to pass a message, saying she has arranged food and wine at Shuyu Xuan tonight and would like to invite you, Princess Consort, to come over for a meal."

……

Shuyu Xuan was the courtyard where the secondary consort, Han Luoxue, lived, right across from Nie Jinxuan's Ningxiang Yuan. In the past, the original Nie Jinxuan had always hated Han Luoxue, who held the actual power in the Wangfu despite having a lower status, and had often gone to Shuyu Xuan to cause trouble. But as for eating together, that had never happened!

So, hearing Xiao Xiu say this, Nie Jinxuan, who was still groggy from sleep, blinked her eyes and pulled the quilt off her head.

"Eat?... Did she say why she wants to invite me to eat?"

"Uh... no, she didn't."

Xiao Xiu didn't dare to say how arrogant Xing'er had been when she came to pass the message, as if it were a great favor for Han Luoxue to invite her mistress to eat, which had scared her so much she didn't dare ask a single question.

"Apart from me, did she invite anyone else?"

"I, I don't think so..."

Xiao Xiu still couldn't answer. As soon as she said this, Xiao Xiu reflexively trembled all over. You know, if this were in the past, if she hadn't asked clearly, her mistress would definitely have been furious. Although she had seen her mistress's temper seem to improve over the past two days, who knew...

Xiao Xiu's fear of Nie Jinxuan hadn't developed in a day or two. But hearing this, Nie Jinxuan, who was lying on the bed, just frowned slightly and sat up.

"Fine, since it's the secondary consort's good intention, let's go and see!"

……

Having slept for an afternoon, Nie Jinxuan got up, washed up simply, let the diligent Xiao Xiu busy herself with her face for a while, and then went straight to Shuyu Xuan across the way.

But as soon as she entered, Nie Jinxuan couldn't help but be slightly stunned. Because at this moment, it wasn't just the secondary consort, Han Luoxue, in Shuyu Xuan; Qiao Yuan'er, Bai Meilan, and Qin Yuxia had also come!

The atmosphere in the room was slightly subtle. At this moment, seeing Nie Jinxuan arrive, Han Luoxue, who was sitting in her seat, stood up to welcome her.

"Hehe~, Sister Princess Consort, you've arrived. Come and sit; this sister has been waiting for you for a while. Come, come~"

Han Luoxue said with a smile, and while speaking, she reached out to affectionately take Nie Jinxuan's hand and lead her inside... ===== CHAPTER 13 =====