Everyone Wants to Pamper the Lucky Daughter

Chapter 31: The Secret of the Royal Court

Translator: Vicky_

The old housekeeper was heavy of heart. “The most urgent thing is to think of a way to find suitable pearls.”

The young master’s face darkened, and he bitterly smiled and twitched the corners of his mouth. “The size of the dragon-eye pearl is unique to the East Sea. We can’t even collect them in the East Sea. It would be impossible to find pearls of the same size in other places.”

The old housekeeper comforted him in a warm voice. “Young master, do not be upset. Every cloud has a silver lining. The Empress’ fortieth birthday is still a month away. So maybe there is still a chance.”

“If you ask me, that Honorary Baron is a scourge. Since he came to the Phoenix Land, the Empress has been getting increasingly absurd.”

The master was young and vigorous. The more he spoke, the angrier he became, and the further the topic was taken.

The Empress?

Fortieth birthday!

The older man and the young man in the compartment were depressed and unsettled, while the little kingfisher stood at the top of the tree, listening to the conversation between the two without missing a word. The more it heard, the more excited it became, and it could not wait to convey the news to its Master telepathically.

“Master, I heard a secret of the royal court that will help you sell pearls.”

“Tell me about it.”

Su Qingluo was sitting in the carriage with the little baby in her arms, heading toward the Treasure Gathering Hall.

She had always been helpless in the face of the gossipy little kingfisher. Usually, she didn’t care much and let it play freely. But after hearing something related to the sale of pearls, she showed some interest.

“The matter can be complicated, involving the royal secret. So ordinary people dare not discuss it freely.”

The little kingfisher was floating in the treetops, its opaque eyes cunning. “I am always thinking of you, my Master. So I hurried back to tell you as soon as I heard the useful information.”

Su Qingluo lightly rubbed her brow and was helpless to its boasting. “Hurry up, tell me. What is it? We’ll arrive soon at the Treasure Gathering Hall. Do not delay the sale of pearls.”

“The story starts with the Empress.”

The little kingfisher whistled for good spirit, cleared its throat, and began to speak. “Four years ago, the Northern World sent a stunningly beautiful young man in the name of a birthday gift to the Empress, who was greatly pleased and titled him the Honorary Baron, giving him much favor.

“The Empress was so enchanted with the Honorary Baron that she did not even care about the dynasty’s affairs. They spent night and day together. And the Empress became pregnant at the age of thirty-six. She wanted to give birth to a daughter and honor her as the princess.

“The three daughters she had in earlier years had grown to adulthood, and all had the ambition to compete for the throne, so how could they tolerate the birth of another competitor?

“When the Empress was eight months pregnant, she was poisoned by a spy in her palace as ordered by the eldest princess. Luckily, she escaped death and gave birth to a premature son.

“The Empress was furious. She disposed of the eldest princess, imprisoning her in the Imperial Clan Court. But the little prince was born with poison in his mother’s womb. His life was in danger. The Empress felt so guilty about her young son that she hired famous doctors and searched around the world for medicine for him.

“For this reason, she felt sorry for the Honorary Baron and favored him even more, spending a lot of money to build him a luxurious mansion, rewarding him constantly.

“She was even against the ancestral system for her fortieth birthday this year, making him a customized robe the same style as hers and bringing him to attend the birthday banquet of the ambassadors of various countries.”

“The Empress has lost her head, right? She ignored the dynasty’s affairs and stayed with the Baron night and day. Could the Northern World have set her up by sending a spirit fox to enchant her?”

The more Su Qingluo listened, the heavier her heart was. She was not ignorant of world affairs like ordinary little girls. On the contrary, she could read between the lines that the Empress was becoming more fatuous.

The little kingfisher felt the same way. “A minister in the court admonished the Empress to execute the Baron, but the Empress was so enraged that she ordered the execution of that minister and his family.”

“Alas!”

Su Qingluo sighed gloomily. “The Empress is fatuous and tyrannical. She didn’t rule the country wisely. I’m only afraid that sooner or later, the world will be in chaos.”

“I hope that day will come later, at least when you grow up and can protect your families,” thought the little kingfisher secretly.