After Jiang You took everyone to pack their things, he took them to Mu Yanshu's nearby restaurant for dinner.
Everyone has been tired for a long day, but everyone feels very happy and meaningful.
"Sir, come to us again next time something like this happens. We can do it again."
"Yes, yes, this is my first time giving alms. It is so meaningful!"
"Although I'm a little tired, I'm still very happy."
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Jiang You laughed and said, "It seems that your usual training is not tiring enough. Let Fu Sheng and Li Guang give you more training later."
Students: "..."
The others couldn't help but laugh.
Everyone chatted happily while eating. We also shared some of the things we encountered while giving alms today, which we found very meaningful and interesting.
After coming out of the restaurant, it was already dark.
Jiang You arranged for some people from the patrol camp to take the students back to the academy, and the rest went with them. Hua Yin and others were on the way with her, so they sent Hua Yin and others back to the restaurant first.
And this day's charity spread throughout the capital, and of course, it also reached the palace.
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Early the next morning, someone from the palace came to invite Jiang You into the palace.
Jiang You looked confused, it was impossible that the emperor wanted to see her because of such a trivial matter, right?
"Then my father-in-law said, it's the Queen Mother, Miss Xuan, who is coming to the palace." The housekeeper said to Jiang You patiently.
Queen Mother?
Jiang You thought about it, how long has it been since he saw the Queen Mother?
It was still the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, but it had been a while.
"He's waiting outside, asking the old slave to pass the news. Miss, do you think?" The housekeeper was a little helpless.
"Of course I want to go." Jiang You sighed, "The Queen Mother wants to see me, can I still say willfully that I won't go? If my father was at home, I might actually do this..."
If Luo Jibei was at home, even if she resisted the decree, the Queen Mother would have nothing to do with her.
But now Su Yan is not at home, and Luo Jibei is not at home either. She has caused such a big incident of giving alms, and the people in the palace can't sit still!
"Let's go and have a meeting." Jiang You led the housekeeper and others out of the house.
At the gate of Luo Mansion, in addition to the eunuch delivering the order, there were several palace people, and even a soft sedan parked, which looked quite lively.
"I've met the princess."
As soon as Jiang You came out, the father-in-law who delivered the decree led everyone to salute Jiang You.
Jiangyou: "..."
She almost forgot that she was the princess now.
Jiang You calmed down, raised his hand and said, "You don't have to be polite."
The father-in-law who delivered the order straightened up and said: "That's right, Princess, the Queen Mother wants to see you. No, the sedan chair has been sent out. Princess, please give me a favor!"
"The Queen Mother can just tell me if she wants to see me. Why are you making such a big fuss? I'm really sorry." Jiang You smiled.
The father-in-law who delivered the decree showed a very fake smile and said: "Princess, this is all a gift from the Queen Mother. She is afraid of wronging the princess. If the princess has nothing to do, then we can leave?"
"Okay, thank you for your work." Jiang You nodded, without saying much, and got on the soft sedan by himself.
The sedan was lifted up and carried by four bearers. It was very stable.
Jiang You didn't know what the Queen Mother was up to, but since she wanted to see her, she could just go and see her.
The soft sedan was carried until it reached the courtyard of Cining Palace and then stopped. After landing firmly, the father-in-law who delivered the decree respectfully asked Jiang You to get off the sedan.
Jiang You saw a hand reaching in and wanted to ask her to help it.
However, she didn't help, she opened the sedan curtain and got out of the sedan by herself.
Father-in-law Chuanzhi, who was holding out his hand and waiting to be supported, was completely embarrassed.
He stopped his hand, calmed down, and saluted Jiang You: "Princess, the Queen Mother is already waiting for you in the palace."
Jiang You nodded and asked, "Are you going in like this?"
"Yes, the Queen Mother worships Buddha in the morning and does not allow palace guests to enter the palace." The father-in-law who passed the decree said, "The rest of the family can just wait outside the palace. The princess is also invited to enter the palace on her own."
"Okay." Jiangyou nodded.
She walked to the steps in front of the hall, lifted her skirt slightly, went up the steps, and entered the main hall.
The main hall is the same as the last time I came here, and the furnishings have not changed.
She glanced around and saw the Queen Mother on one side kneeling on a futon and worshiping Buddha.
Only then did Jiang You see that there was a statue of Guanyin there. It was clear that the spot was empty last time.
The Queen Mother was wearing very plain clothes and was praying with her eyes closed, very piously. Jiang You stood aside without making a sound or disturbing her.
The whole hall smelled of sandalwood, which was burned on the incense burner in front of the Guanyin statue.
Jiang You kept waiting and waiting, waiting for almost a stick of incense. She found that her patience was actually quite good.
After a moment of burning incense, the Queen Mother finally finished worshiping the Buddha.
She twisted the beads, stood up, and turned to Jiang You.
The extremely devout look she had before immediately subsided and was replaced by the look of a deep palace queen mother, and her fierce aura immediately emerged.
"I have met the Queen Mother." Jiang You saluted the Queen Mother with a respectful tone and a calm attitude.
The Queen Mother nodded, walked to the middle of the hall, sat on the phoenix chair in the middle, and said, "I haven't seen you for a while, and your status is no longer the same."
Jiangyou said nothing.
While the Queen Mother was speaking, she did not stop twirling the beads in her hands.
Jiang You lowered her head, still speechless.
She believed that the Queen Mother did not come to her to talk about these things.
"The Ai family also heard that yesterday, you led people to give porridge in the north of the city and distributed a lot of clothes to keep out the cold, all in the name of Prince Su." The Queen Mother calmly stated the facts she had heard.
Jiang You nodded and responded: "To the Queen Mother, yes, this is indeed the case. The Crown Prince is fending off enemies at the border, and I can't do much to help you. I'm just doing my best for the Crown Prince!"
The Queen Mother's eyes were bright: "Exerting a little effort? Haha, you are so humble. Now, who in the capital does not praise Prince Su for caring about the people and fighting for the common people? This is your credit, you are really good at building momentum for him!"
"
The Queen Mother spoke so straightforwardly that Jiang You simply stopped talking.
"What? You have nothing to say?" The Queen Mother chuckled.
Jiang You frowned and said: "Empress Dowager, please speak frankly about what you want to say and stop beating around the bush."
The smile on the Queen Mother's face gradually deepened: "The Ai family likes to talk to smart people. The Ai family doesn't care what you want to do to build momentum for Su Yan. However, the Ai family hopes you understand that Su Yan has a lot of troops. This
You should serve the emperor and the prince, not the second prince, do you understand?"
Jiangyou understood.
When the Queen Mother saw her, she wanted to beat her up.
The Queen Mother is a staunch princeling, and she met Jiang You just to win over Su Yan for the prince...