Chapter 199 The concubines and princesses gathered together
Yun Zishu hummed: "I have to be happy every day."
The goal needs to be achieved step by step, the road needs to be walked step by step, from the small inner house to the flat road, and the future marriage also needs to be managed step by step.
Yun Zishu knows that everything is getting better, and she also looks forward to a better life in the future.
Occasionally, the wind blows in outside the window, and the coolness invades the heart. The maid walks on the corridor with a lamp, adding a touch of light to the quiet and dark night.
Yun Zishu leaned on Sicang's shoulder and allowed herself to relax, becoming a weak and lovable woman for once.
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The next day, the Queen Mother held a banquet in Ci'an Palace.
Yun Zishu got up early to dress up. Leng Yue ordered someone to bring a set of bright and noble crimson dress, red hairpin jewelry, and earrings. On her fair and slender neck, she wore a pair of rings given by the Queen Mother a few days ago.
The ruby necklace made her skin look as bright and beautiful as snow, and her whole body was filled with the nobility and style that a royal princess should have.
"Your Highness is extremely beautiful." Leng Yue praised repeatedly, "Look at this plump and moist little face, the skin that can be broken by blows, and these beautiful and smart big eyes..."
"Okay." Yun Zishu interrupted her with a smile, "If you praise me any more, you will become a fairy in the sky."
Leng Yue said sincerely: "Your Highness is as good as the fairies in the sky."
"Yes." Yun Zishu nodded calmly, "I will accept this compliment and compare with the fairies in the sky when I have time in the future."
As soon as he said this, the maids in the palace covered their mouths and chuckled.
Yun Zishu packed up, had a simple breakfast, and went into the palace with Leng Yue and Leng Shuang. Sicang stayed in the palace, and Fu Nanchuan would come to talk to him about some private matters later - Dongyou Envoy
Most of them left under the leadership of Situ Lingyi and Xi Feng. Only Fu Nanchuan and a few of his subordinates remained in Dayong.
Yun Zishu's sedan arrived at the palace gate, and when she was getting off the sedan, she met Yun Baozhu and Wu Jingyi.
Naturally, Wu Baozhu and Wu Jingyi also saw Yun Zishu.
The two of them were obviously in a bad mood, but they changed their previous bad attitude and saluted Yun Zishu respectfully: "Your Royal Highness, Princess."
"You two don't need to be polite."
Seeing that her hands were empty, Yun Baozhu was obviously a little surprised and couldn't help but ask: "Today is the Queen Mother's birthday. Although there is no grand birthday banquet, we entered the palace today to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday. Her Royal Highness the Princess did not prepare any birthday gifts.
?"
Yun Zishu shook her head: "We are in a hurry and have no time to prepare. I will give the Queen Mother a good replacement later."
"Gifts are light but affection is heavy." Yun Baozhu said, taking a step back to let Yun Zishu go first, and then followed her, "The weight of the gift is not the most important, what is important is that the Queen Mother is happy."
Yun Zishu nodded: "You are right."
"So Her Royal Highness the Princess will not make the Queen Mother unhappy today, right?" Yun Baozhu suddenly asked, "The birthday girl is the biggest, not to mention that the Queen Mother has the most honorable status, and her birthday is only once a year..."
"What do you want to say?" Yun Zishu tilted her head and glanced at her, her expression half-smiling, "If you want to take advantage of the Queen Mother's birthday to make some unreasonable demands, then you obviously want to make the Queen Mother unhappy at the birthday banquet. Even if
Do you think the Queen Mother will be happy if I don’t say anything and just make a wooden sculpture peacefully?”
Yun Baozhu pursed her lips: "That's not what I meant."
"I heard that Princess Baozhu went to the Royal Treasure Pavilion yesterday and bought several expensive birthday gifts. She spent a lot of money, right?" Yun Zishu smiled lightly, "Do you think that if you give more expensive birthday gifts, the Queen Mother will change her mind?
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"Her Royal Highness the Princess has misunderstood." Yun Baozhu saw through her words, and her expression felt uncomfortable for a moment, "It's the Queen Mother's birthday. It's just my wish to buy a few gifts. Maybe we won't be able to accompany her at her birthday next year.
When you are with me, what’s the point of spending some money? The most important thing is your heart.”
After a pause, "As for begging the Queen Mother to change her mind, I haven't thought too much about it, and Her Royal Highness the Princess doesn't need to think too much about it either."
Yun Zishu hummed: "The Queen Mother must be very happy that you have such filial piety."
Wu Jingyi walked on the other side, silent from beginning to end, not knowing what she was thinking.
Yun Baozhu still had a little room for maneuver. The Queen Mother only said that she should choose one of them from her or Princess Huazhu as dowry, so she coaxed the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother would naturally choose Princess Huazhu.
But Wu Jingyi is the established candidate and cannot be changed.
She didn't know why she had made the Queen Mother dissatisfied. She had to marry Yun Zishu. If it was just because she was her aunt's niece, wouldn't she be able to calm down after her aunt was demoted?
Arriving at Ci'an Palace soon, I found that the palace was already full of people. The concubines Shu, Xian, and De from the harem had arrived earlier than them. Su Zhaoyi, Wu Zhaorong, and other low-ranking people were sitting at the bottom.
In addition, there are Princess Rong, Princess Kang and several royal wives.
In addition to Yun Zishu and Yun Baozhu, the younger generation, Yun Huazhu, Yun Zijiao, and Yun Zirou all stood next to the Queen Mother, standing respectfully.
Yun Zishu stepped into the palace door, and all the concubines in the palace stood up. No matter whether they were higher or lower in status, they had always ignored this princess, but according to her status,
, because the position of Queen in the Middle Palace is vacant, and no one from Concubine Shu down is as honorable as the Princess of Zhenguo, so according to the rules, she should be half-courteous.
They used to be indifferent, but today in front of the Queen Mother, no one dares to continue to be indifferent.
"The princess is here." Headed by Concubine Shu, they all nodded to Yun Zishu.
Yun Zishu paused slightly, "Ladies and gentlemen, you don't need to be polite, just sit down."
With that said, he walked to the front and saluted the Queen Mother: "My granddaughter is here to see the Queen Mother, and I wish the Queen Mother good health and a long life."
The Queen Mother reached out and patted the seat next to her: "The banquet hasn't started yet. Let's sit down and chat with the Ai family for a while."
"Yes." Yun Zishu walked over and sat down.
"The Queen Mother." Yun Baozhu walked over and took several noble-looking brocade boxes from the maid, "These are some of the latest styles that my granddaughter picked out for you at the Imperial Treasure Pavilion yesterday. I hope the Queen Mother likes them."
"You are so interested." The Queen Mother smiled gracefully and raised her hand to accept the congratulatory gift. The Queen Mother's eyes fell on the faces of Yun Baozhu and Wu Jingyi, "The two girls are really slim and graceful, and they can be used with such looks.
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Being praised for being so good at this juncture really makes people unhappy, but Yun Baozhu and Wu Jingyi still had to hold back their emotions and bow and express their gratitude.
Sitting in the lower position of Concubine Shu, Concubine De, one of the youngest four concubines, looked at the scene in front of her and smiled innocently, as if she didn't understand the world.
With the addition of a noble daughter from a noble family, His Royal Highness Prince Dongyou will definitely be very pleased with the sincerity of the Dayong royal family."