Chapter 1500: The Princess Secretly Calls Her Mother

May, the capital gradually enters early summer.

Bai Zhi’er will officially take over the duty of Heavenly Dao from Jing Jia at the end of the month.

And Jing Jia also agreed with Bai Xilie that by the end of the month, she would be willing to publicly announce the Empress’s return.

For this, Bai Xilie is very happy.

He’s been eager to proclaim to the world that his wait is meaningful!

The people once mocked him as a foolish Emperor; Bai Xilie’s unyielding wait, in the eyes of this crowd, was stubborn and rigid.

There were even rumors claiming that the Empress had long died outside the palace, otherwise she would have returned already.

To fiercely refute these people’s claims, from the moment Jing Jia agreed, Bai Xilie had the Imperial Affairs Bureau start preparing six royal garments for the Empress.

Qingmei went to the Imperial Affairs Bureau to register Cai Ying’s name on the Palace Servant Record when she heard of this matter.

The little palace Servants are gossiping—

"They’re even making the clothes for the Empress, the Emperor is determined to legitimize her this time!"

"Yes, I’ve also heard that, in private, the Princess calls her mother!"

"Well, she’s really impressive, not only capturing the Emperor’s heart but also having the smart and clever little princess recognize her as mother."

"Isn’t that the point? If the Princess didn’t like her, the Emperor definitely wouldn’t confer the title of Empress to her."

Hearing this, Qingmei’s face was already very unpleasant: "Speaking privately about matters between the Princess and the Emperor—how reckless of you!"

The little palace Servants came to their senses and all turned pale with fear: "Sister Qingmei, we were wrong!"

The Housekeeper Aunt from the Imperial Affairs Bureau came over upon hearing the commotion.

"Miss Qingmei," she smiled apologetically: "These palace Servants have not been here long and still lack understanding, I’ll punish them properly later."

Qingmei is the Chief Palace Servant beside the Princess, who would dare to offend her?

The Housekeeper Aunt gave a signal, and those little palace Servants knelt on the ground, voluntarily slapping their own cheeks, begging for Qingmei’s forgiveness.

But Qingmei seemed to be still upset, glaring at the group, saying nothing for a long time.

Finally, Cai Ying could not help but say: "Sister Qingmei, the Princess should return from the academy soon, let’s take what we need and quickly go back to serve."

Only then did Qingmei relent, waving her hand and saying, "You may rise! If I hear this again next time, I will report it to the Princess, and then you will be in big trouble!"

The little palace Servants slunk away dejectedly.

The Chief Aunt helped register Cai Ying’s name and upon learning that she would be a Second Class Palace Servant at Ruizhu Palace, the Chief Aunt quickly put on a fawning smile.

"Miss Caiying, we’ll rely on you a lot in the future." The Chief Aunt said, handing over a bag of silver from her sleeve.

Cai Ying was taken aback: "I can’t accept, thank you Aunt."

"Take it, buy yourself some tea and pastries." The Chief Aunt pleaded with Cai Ying.

Qingmei pulled Cai Ying behind her: "Don’t trouble Cai Ying, the Princess has always had her rules."

Hearing this, the Chief Aunt had no choice but to reluctantly withdraw.

"Cai Ying, since you’ve come to the Imperial Affairs Bureau today, I’ll teach you some easier tasks so that in the future, as my pregnancy progresses, when the Princess needs something, you can come yourself to the Imperial Affairs Bureau to request it."

Qingmei took her outside the hall, pointing to the large halls on both sides.

"To retrieve clothes for the Princess, go to the left side, each month the Princess has her own monthly salary and allotment, you can collect it from the right hall."

Cai Ying was eager to learn, promptly memorizing each instruction.