(The easter egg at the end of Chapter 56 is the floor plan of Prince Yong’s Mansion drawn by the author. You can go and take a look!)
April 22, in the palace garden.
After Huang Rongrong expressed her views on the garden and put forward suggestions for renovation, the masons and gardeners from the Gongzheng Institute moved into the garden.
Xue Baoyun felt very unhappy about this, but she had to endure it no matter how unhappy she felt.
Fortunately, these craftsmen did not dismantle the garden indiscriminately, but renovated the garden step by step, making the entire palace garden perfect.
But in other parts of the palace, internal renovations are in full swing.
The courtyard wall was thickened, and a platform was built around the wall inside, on which people could stand for defense.
All the gates in the palace were reinforced with iron bars and wooden boards, but the outermost facade was too eye-catching and was not further modified.
The sound of training in the school field next to it was loud, and the sound of blacksmithing in the Jianghu District behind the palace continued...
If Xue Baoyun hadn't known about the monster, she would have doubted whether her husband was going to rebel.
Walking up the corridor leading to the island in the middle of the lake, Xue Baoyun was looking at the scenery and thinking about tomorrow's banquet.
In order to establish a relationship with the powerful people in Longyou, Xue Baoyun sent out invitations today, inviting the female relatives of various palaces to come to the palace to view the peach blossoms.
On the island in the center of the lake, a stone monument to "Peach Blossom Island" has been erected, and more than a dozen maidservants are busy on it.
Although it is peach blossom viewing, peach blossoms alone are not enough. Various potted plants must also be displayed.
The palace is rich, so no matter what kind of rare plants they can buy, they can be brought into the palace.
And these matters are all decided by Xue Baoyun alone, and Shi Si, the head of the palace, just obeys.
"See you, Princess!" All the maids saluted.
After waving his hands and signaling everyone to do their own work, Xue Baoyun started looking around.
She had convened this banquet, and she needed to check every aspect to make sure there were no mistakes.
Just as Xue Baoyun was directing the maids to fine-tune the flowers and trees on the road, the maid Yuzhu walked over quickly.
"Greetings to the empress!" Yuzhu bowed and saluted.
"Have they all been sent out?" Xue Baojun walked to the pavilion and sat down.
"Go back to your Majesty, the invitations have been sent out by the servants. They will all be delivered before dark!" Yuzhu replied.
Xue Baoyun nodded. There was expectation in her eyes, but at the same time she was also slightly worried.
Why worry? Because this banquet is a trial, and since the trial may lead to unsatisfactory results.
"I hope everything goes well!" Xue Baoyun said secretly.
Her heart suddenly felt heavy. The palace's predicament in Longyou and the doomsday that her husband always thought about made her feel a little blocked.
There was a banquet to be held on the island in the middle of the lake, so its reconstruction was bound to be put on hold. The most unhappy person was Huang Rongrong.
At this moment, she was sitting in her room, facing a table of delicious food without any reaction, obviously sulking.
"No, I'm going to complain to the prince!" Huang Rongrong suddenly stood up.
"My Lady, please don't be so petty..." the maid Lan'er quickly tried to persuade her and glanced at the door as if she was waiting for someone to come.
"snort……"
Huang Rongrong snorted coldly and then she heard a clear voice coming from outside: "Don't stop her... let her go crazy!"
Hearing this, Lan'er's expression became even more aggrieved, wondering how the reinforcements brought in through the secret passage had become the enemy.
Then he saw Lin Jingyu walking into the room with several maids.
To Lin Jingyu, Huang Rongrong had always regarded her as a caring and good sister. Now that she heard that Sister Lin didn't comfort her, she felt even more impatient.
"Go ahead...any of you bully me, I want the prince to make the decision for me!"
As a beloved concubine, Huang Rongrong is certainly qualified to say this, which is also her capital for being coquettish and domineering.
But when she walked to the door, she heard Lin Jingyu say with a cold face: "If you go... the prince will dislike you!"
Huang Rongrong was not afraid of anything, but she was only afraid of losing Zhao Yanxun's favor, so she stopped immediately at this moment.
Seeing that the little ancestor was done with it, Lin Jingyu said to the maids in the room: "All of you, please step aside!"
Lin Jingyu spoke, and all the maids present obeyed the order. Only Lan'er looked at Huang Rongrong with worry when she went out.
After everyone retreated, only Lin Jingyu and Huang Rongrong were left in the room.
After Zigu walked to the table and sat down, Lin Jingyu said coldly: "Come back and sit down!"
Even though she was reluctant, Huang Rongrong came over and sat down opposite Lin Jingyu angrily.
"If you want to sue, who do you want to sue?"
"Of course it's the princess. She didn't even say hello and then asked those slaves to stop working. It's just too much!"
Hearing this, Lin Jingyu was so angry that she wanted to laugh. Who is really arrogant and domineering?
It seems that the little ancestor didn't listen at all to what he said at Wolong Temple.
If it weren't for Huang Rongrong's lack of scheming and the fact that she could talk to her, Lin Jingyu wouldn't want to say anything at all at this moment.
"The princess has to say hello to you when doing things. Is there such a reason in the world?" Lin Jingyu said in a cold tone.
Huang Rongrong was a little panicked for a moment. Could it be that even Sister Lin hated her and wanted to break up with her?
Seeing her pitiful look, Lin Jingyu couldn't help but couldn't bear it. This little girl's eyes were so alluring. No wonder the prince loved her so much.
Changing her sincere tone, Lin Jingyu continued: "Don't be frightened and make nonsense. The princess is doing important things for the prince. Do you want to ruin the prince's affairs?"
"Big deal? What big deal?" Huang Rongrong looked confused.
Picking up the tea cup, Lin Jingyu said thoughtfully: "It's a major matter related to the safety of the palace. Even if I tell you, you won't understand!"
In fact, Lin Jingyu didn't fully understand what was happening at the moment, so she couldn't explain it to Huang Rongrong.
At this moment, Lin Quan's voice was heard from outside: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please come over and say that you have found a small gadget and want to give it to your Majesty!"
This place is Huang Rongrong's residence, so Lin Quan's words were naturally passed on to her.
She was originally in a bad mood, but after hearing the news, Huang Rongrong's face suddenly became full of smiles.
Seeing her happy expression, Lin Jingyu said seriously: "When you meet the prince later, don't say anything bad about the princess, so as not to offend the prince!"
Seeing Lin Jingyu being so solemn, Huang Rongrong could only nod her head. She believed that Lin Jingyu would not harm him.
Looking at her leaving back, Lin Jingyu secretly said: "Silly girl, maybe the prince doesn't love you as much as you think!"
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In the evening, Yuanyang Mansion and Beicheng Cheng Mansion.
In the study, the chief envoy Cheng Wenguang was writing, and next to him were two maids holding lamps and adding ink.
Practicing calligraphy is Cheng Wenguang's little hobby. Whenever he returns home from the Yamen, he will first go to the study to write a calligraphy.
As the head of the family, Cheng Wenguang set rules for his family members. No one was allowed to disturb him after he was writing, not even his own son.
But there was only one exception, and that was Cheng Wenguang's hair extension wife, Mrs. Liu. At this moment, Mrs. Liu walked from the door to Cheng Wenguang.
"Sir, Prince Yong's Mansion sent invitations to us women today. It was the princess who invited us to come over and enjoy the garden!"
Taking the ink stick from the maid's hand, Ms. Liu polished it and said, "Old sisters from other families have come to our house... Let me make up my mind whether to go or not!"
"I don't have much knowledge. Master, what do you say... should I go or not?"
After Mr. Liu finished speaking, Cheng Wenguang also stopped writing in his hand. At this moment, he was staring at the words written on the table. It seemed that he was very satisfied.
Putting down his pen, Cheng Wenguangcai said: "Go ahead...just look at the flowers and plants, no big deal!"
