Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Palace Banquet

Chapter 45

The weather was getting colder, and the emperor was a little impatient to bring Fucheng to the palace, saying, "The palace has a new warm wall, and it will be much warmer now."

The queen had no children, and the emperor did not have a full harem like the previous emperor. He only had a few concubines, and they were all old people. They were dutiful and quiet, and there was nothing to worry about.

The queen only had to focus on the emperor, but she was a little lonely. She naturally liked Fucheng and looked forward to this, but she was a little worried about Fucheng's health. In addition, the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince were not on good terms, and they had quarreled several times.

Even she had heard that the Crown Princess had invited the imperial physician because of depression, and she felt that it might not be a good time.

"The residence is well-maintained, but the child is too weak, so I am a little worried."

Because the emperor was afraid of cold, the windows in the bedroom were closed and the incense burner was lit, which made it look dull and turbid, but even so, the emperor still felt cold all over.

The emperor wanted to hold the teacup in front of the kang table, but his fingers were stiff and he almost pushed the teacup onto the kang.

The queen had been taking care of the emperor for many years, so she naturally noticed this subtle change. Since she married the emperor, the imperial physician had never said anything good about him, but year after year, she gradually forgot about it. But this time, she thought sadly that it might really be bad.

Well, as long as it can make the emperor happy, what's wrong with that?

As the eldest grandson of the emperor, being able to please the emperor was just a way of fulfilling filial piety in advance, and said, "But Fucheng is a little older, so I will send a few more reliable people to serve him."

The emperor was frightened by his illness, and when he heard the queen's happy agreement, he couldn't help but smile when he thought about seeing Fucheng as soon as possible. After all, he was his own flesh and blood, and he always wanted to see him more.

The two of them agreed, and the Queen went to write the imperial edict.

Princess Zhou had already informed Princess Zhou of this matter, and the palace was not surprised to receive the imperial edict, but hearing about it was one thing, and actually doing it was another. Princess Zhou was quite reluctant. If it were in the past, the Crown Princess would have to comfort her, but today she was very calm and said, "If mother wants to be blessed, just go to the palace. Will the Queen make things difficult for mother?"

The words were neither painful nor itchy, which made people feel uncomfortable.

Princess Zhou almost couldn't catch her breath, and wanted to scold the Crown Princess, "What are you talking about? Why do I find it so uncomfortable?"

The Crown Princess didn't change her expression, but said, "Then what do you tell your daughter-in-law to say? His Majesty is in poor health, this is something everyone knows. He has only one grandchild, so it's natural that he wants to have her accompany him every day. What's wrong with that? Moreover, it's such an honor for Fucheng to be able to enter the palace to fulfill his filial duties? It's also his good fortune in the future. Why does your mother only care about yourself and love your child? With your expression, people who don't know would think that he is not going to the palace, but to a dangerous place."

Princess Zhou finally knew The Crown Princess was very sharp-tongued. Her face was livid with anger. Thinking about the Crown Princess's recent changes, she roughly understood her thoughts and said, "Okay, I can't control you anymore."

Seeing the Crown Princess Zhou walk away angrily, Shen Ma felt weak in her heart and stood stiffly for a while. Seeing that the Crown Princess was arranging the matter of entering the palace as if nothing had happened, she felt even more unsure. When there were only two people left in the room, she couldn't help but ask, "My Queen, you just didn't give the Princess face. It was just a few nice words, just a matter of upper lip touching lower lip. Why make the Princess unhappy?"

The Crown Princess had been looking forward to letting her son enter the palace.

After all, the Crown Prince didn't let her go to the East Palace, which had always been her concern. Now that Fu Cheng could follow him to the palace, she naturally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, she lowered her head, held the teacup with her slender fingers, and took a sip. This Da Hong Pao was really delicious.

In the past, the best tea leaves were always for the princess and the prince, but now it is different, she has kept them all.

"I used to listen to her and try to please her, so what?"

Nanny Shen heard this and did not say anything. The princess completely ignored Princess Zhou. She had already given up. She found that things had come to this point, and there was really no turning back.

"Your Majesty is right, and you can see clearly."

The princess leaned back. She was already thin, and this made her curled up in the chair, a small ball. Nanny Shen thought of Fucheng, who was also a small ball. She felt that the queen seemed to be in a glorious position, but who knew her difficulties?

Nanny Shen went to get the cakes on the table, which were all the favorites of the Crown Princess. She brought them over and said to the Crown Princess, "Your Majesty, please eat a little. You will forget to eat when you are busy."

The Crown Princess looked at Nanny Shen's expression. The Crown Prince ignored her, and Princess Zhou was also dissatisfied with her. Her own son Fucheng was not close to her. Of course, this was also because she neglected to take care of him, which made Fucheng suffer.

But she felt uncomfortable in her heart, and Nanny Shen was still devoted to her.

However, Nanny Shen's wealth depended on her, so she should be loyal to her. She ate half a piece of cake that Nanny Shen brought over, then put it down, stood up and said, "Go see Fucheng."

***

Since that incident, Jiang Yu has been avoiding the Crown Prince. Even when he went to pay respects, he went with the people from the Shanggong Bureau. It was not the same as before. It seemed that what happened that day was just an insignificant matter.

But every morning court, when listening to the lecture, Jiang Yu could always feel the prince's gaze, but every time she followed this gaze, the prince would look away, as if nothing had happened. She

had scolded him and said everything she should say, but Jiang Yu couldn't find a reason to argue. After all, the other party was of noble status. The first time she committed the crime was a fluke, and the second time was because the prince was wrong first. If there was another time, Jiang Yu didn't dare to be sure that the prince would show mercy to her.

Jiang Yu was not afraid of being alone, but thinking of her young daughter and her parents at home, she endured it and didn't bother too much.

That day, the palace happened to hold a banquet, and many nobles in the palace were called to the palace. There were also children of similar age. The emperor was afraid that Fucheng would be lonely in the palace alone, so he always had to find a few playmates for him.

Fucheng was the only child in the palace, so naturally people had a lot of thoughts.

What was surprising was that the queen actually asked Jiang Yu to bring her daughter into the palace.

Du Qing wore a pomegranate-red honeysuckle short-sleeved jacket, with two spiral buns with red velvet flowers on them. The center of the velvet flowers was embellished with white pearls, which made her look lovely and charming.

Jiang Yu was a little worried. She wondered who wanted to see her daughter.

Du Qing was very happy. She pulled Jiang Yu's sleeve and asked, "Mother, what does the palace look like? Are the carved beams and painted buildings all made of gold?"

Jiang Yu looked at her daughter's cute face and couldn't help but smile.