The next day, Leng Ruo Li suddenly had an idea and got up early to enter the space to learn how to make pizza. She followed the online video tutorial and only succeeded after trying five to seven times.
She tried it first and found it quite delicious. So, she made another fruit pizza and a bacon pizza, planning to bring them to the palace today for the Emperor and Empress Dowager to try.
Since her medical clinic opened, Leng Ruo Li had not visited the Empress Dowager in the palace for a long time. As she had nothing much to do today, she decided to visit the Empress Dowager and give her a physical check-up.
After she finished making two pizzas in the space, she immediately flashed out of it and changed into a violet-colored painted hibiscus wide-sleeved belted long dress. She asked Xing'er to coil her glossy black hair into a simple Chaoyun Jinxiang bun, with only an intricately carved orchid bead hairpin on the side. She applied a light makeup and wore a crescent-white belt at her waist, exuding her cold and noble aura.
Since Leng Ruo Li was going to the palace today, her attire and appearance could not be as casual as usual. She paid a little more attention to it, but as long as it wasn't embarrassing, it was fine.
After Leng Ruo Li was dressed, she carried the two large pizzas she had just packed and brought out of the space, brought Xing'er and Ye Ying, and immediately got into the carriage to head to the palace.
After an incense stick's time, Leng Ruo Li and her two servants arrived at the palace gate. Ye Ying stayed to look after the carriage, while Leng Ruo Li, with Xing'er, stepped through the palace gate.
The imperial guards who were strictly guarding the palace gate saw Leng Ruo Li approaching and immediately bowed respectfully to her. One of the imperial guards, with a beaming smile, rushed to inform the Emperor. Leng Ruo Li, with Xing'er, swaggered all the way to Changshou Palace.
Inside Changshou Palace.
Princess Anle was also staying with the Empress Dowager today. Since she arrived, she had been incessantly bad-mouthing the Cold King and his consort, making the Empress Dowager very unhappy.
The palace mammy, who had been serving by the Empress Dowager's side, noticed her displeasure and kept winking at Princess Anle. However, Princess Anle either didn't understand the mammy's meaning or deliberately pretended not to.
Regardless of how the palace mammy reminded her, she acted as if she didn't understand the mammy's kind reminder.
"Imperial Grandmother, I feel that my second imperial sister-in-law, being a woman, has gone too far in some matters. Not to mention that she has been married to my second imperial brother for almost a year and has not worried about continuing the royal lineage, nor has she observed the three obediences and four virtues. It's one thing that she relies on her knowledge of medicine and opens a large medical clinic against all odds. Have you ever seen a princess who opens a medical clinic outside and practices medicine, appearing in public like a man every day? Won't you manage her?"
Princess Anle pouted her small lips and said with dissatisfaction.
"That's your second imperial sister-in-law's business. Why are you, a sister, bothering yourself with her?" The Empress Dowager replied expressionlessly after hearing Princess Anle's divisive words.
As if she hadn't seen the Empress Dowager's displeasure, Princess Anle continued, "Imperial Grandmother, how can this not be related to your granddaughter? Second imperial sister-in-law is now a daughter-in-law of the royal family, and I am also a child of the royal family. Her every move concerns the dignity of our royal family. Look at everything second imperial sister-in-law has done, not one of them..."
Princess Anle went on to say a lot of bad things about Leng Ruo Li, completely unaware that the Empress Dowager's face had turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Usually, the Empress Dowager disliked anyone speaking ill of Leng Ruo Li in front of her, not even the Emperor. If the Emperor said anything negative about Leng Ruo Li, she would scold him thoroughly.
The Empress Dowager indulged Princess Anle a bit today, probably because Princess Anle's mother had just died and she had been away from the palace for too long, thus not understanding the palace situation. She didn't expect her to take advantage of the situation.
She even said a lot of things expressing dissatisfaction with Leng Ruo Li in front of her Imperial Grandmother. Even the palace mammy had reminded her several times, and she still didn't realize it, which made the Empress Dowager very angry.
At this moment, even the servants attending the Empress Dowager could imagine the tragic fate of Princess Anle upon seeing the Empress Dowager's displeasure. Therefore, everyone silently lit a candle for Princess Anle in their hearts.
As expected, the Empress Dowager completely lost patience listening to Princess Anle.
"Guards, drag Princess Anle out and give her fifty heavy planks. From now on, without my permission, she is not allowed to step into Changshou Palace again, disturbing my peace."
The Empress Dowager immediately shouted towards the palace entrance, and a few young eunuchs hurried in to drag Princess Anle out of the Empress Dowager's hall.
Hearing this, Princess Anle was instantly stunned.
"Imperial Grandmother, I haven't done anything wrong, why are you ordering people to beat me?"
"You haven't done anything wrong? Spreading gossip in front of me, speaking ill of your second imperial sister-in-law as soon as you stepped into Changshou Palace, and trying to sow discord between me and your second imperial sister-in-law. What are your intentions?"
"Wuwuwu... Granddaughter didn't mean that, Imperial Grandmother, you misunderstood me, please don't beat your granddaughter. Wuwuwu..."
Upon hearing the Empress Dowager's angry words, Princess Anle's legs went weak with fear.
However, the Empress Dowager did not change her mind about punishing Princess Anle, no matter how much she pleaded.
If the Empress Dowager did not teach Princess Anle a lesson this time, Princess Anle would become even more arrogant in the future. Therefore, the Empress Dowager's severe punishment of Princess Anle was to warn her not to go too far in the future.
And at the moment when the servants were dragging Princess Anle out of the Empress Dowager's hall, Leng Ruo Li, leading Xing'er, walked into the Empress Dowager's hall carrying the two pizzas. Princess Anle and Leng Ruo Li happened to make eye contact.
But Leng Ruo Li's gaze towards Princess Anle was as calm as water. Even though she had overheard what Princess Anle had said to the Empress Dowager outside the hall, she didn't pay much attention. Princess Anle, however, looked at Leng Ruo Li with a gaze filled with surging hatred. However, Leng Ruo Li did not intend to pay attention to her and walked directly past Princess Anle into the Empress Dowager's hall.
Seeing Leng Ruo Li walk into the hall, the Empress Dowager's previously displeased expression instantly changed into a kind smile.
"Ruo Li, my dear girl, you've finally deigned to visit this old woman. I've been waiting for you to come to the palace every day, my eyes are about to go blurry from waiting. I thought you had forgotten your Imperial Grandmother."
As the Empress Dowager spoke, she suddenly feigned displeasure.
"Hehe, how could your granddaughter forget you, old lady? Look, I've brought you something delicious to eat."
Leng Ruo Li said, reaching out to take the two pizzas from Xing'er's hand and shaking them in front of the Empress Dowager.
Seeing the items in Leng Ruo Li's hand emitting a pleasant aroma, the Empress Dowager, despite her curiosity, turned her neck and continued to pretend to be angry.
"It's because you opened a new medical clinic, and you only care about your clinic's affairs every day, forgetting about me, this old woman."
"Hehe, how could your granddaughter? Nothing is as important as accompanying my Imperial Grandmother. How about you see what delicious food your granddaughter made today?"