Chapter 46 Chapter 46 Meeting at the Palace Banquet

Chapter 46

The Emperor's order made Jiang Yu feel a little worried. After all, her daughter was... But thinking that they had been safe and sound for so many days, maybe she was just overthinking.

Although there were many children in the capital, it was unusual for a child with a clean family background to match the identity of the emperor's eldest grandson and a similar age.

Jiang Yu was naturally familiar with the palace. When several unmarried colleagues saw Jiang Yu's daughter, they thought she was cute and her eyes were bright, like gems in the night. They loved her so much that they couldn't help asking, "Master Jiang, is this your daughter?"

"Master Jiang, you are already extremely talented and intelligent. You can draw inferences from one example. You are a rare talented woman in the world. Now I see that your daughter is also extraordinary. Her eyes are smart. You can tell that she has inherited your intelligence."

This is a bit exaggerated, but Jiang Yu has been in the palace for quite a while and has her own little follower. This female official named Li Ling really admires Jiang Yu.

Some people came to touch Du Qing's head, and some came to rub her cheeks. It was like a star holding the moon. Du Qing was not afraid of strangers. She was a precocious child and answered other people's questions fluently.

Seeing that the time was almost up, several people lined up in twos and threes and headed towards the birthday banquet hall in front. Du Qing tugged at Jiang Yu's sleeve and said, "Mom, did you see that person?"

Jiang Yu followed Du Qing's line of sight and immediately saw a woman standing in the dark of the corridor. She was holding a child in her arms, with her back to them, lying in her mother's arms, with her face facing away from them, but Jiang Yu could still tell at a glance that the child was the prince's son, the only bloodline in the palace, and the extremely precious eldest grandson of the emperor, Fucheng.

The Crown Princess walked forward, followed by many palace servants. Someone shouted, "The Crown Princess is here, everyone please get out of the way for now."

The few people who were chatting lively just now were silent for a while, standing aside honestly, lowering their heads to avoid sight, for fear of offending the Crown Princess and her entourage.

But the Crown Princess seemed to be waiting for someone. She had been standing in the corridor without moving. Everyone could only stand there. Jiang Yu felt a little sore in her neck. She was curious why she didn't go over. The female official Li Ling who had just praised Jiang Yu was obviously from a high family. She obviously knew these people. She pulled Jiang Yu's sleeve and whispered quietly, "Madam, is the Crown Princess waiting for the Crown Prince?"

Jiang Yu thought about it and realized that it was true. When the Crown Princess entered the palace, the Crown Prince would always come to greet her. Otherwise, she would be lonely if she came in like this.

Li Ling continued to whisper in Jiang Yu's ear, "Master Jiang, I heard that the Crown Prince seemed to..."

In fact, this was not a secret. The Crown Prince had been living in the palace for a long time, while the Crown Princess was in the mansion outside the palace. The meaning was very clear.

But it seemed a bit too presumptuous to say it so bluntly.

Li Ling obviously trusted Jiang Yu very much, but Jiang Yu was very embarrassed. She couldn't criticize with Li Ling, so she naturally didn't reply. Some of the other female officials standing beside Jiang Yu couldn't help rolling their eyes, while others coughed lightly, obviously gently reminding the young female official.

Female official Li Ling seemed to finally realize that her words were wrong and shut up, but her pouting looked particularly dissatisfied.

The young female official was in her twenties, the most beautiful age, like a bud about to bloom, with clear and bright eyes, showing a bit of innocence, which really made people not disgusted, and even her pouting lips looked particularly delicate and cute.

So her words did not cause dissatisfaction among the people.

The Crown Princess held Fucheng in her arms. Because she got up early and Fucheng was weak, he was always dozing off. He was originally sitting in a carriage, and later changed to being held by someone. He was always a little shaky, which made it easy for him to fall asleep, but the Crown Princess stood there motionless, and he woke up.

She rubbed her eyes for a while, looked around, and asked, "Mom, where is Daddy?"

The Crown Princess was secretly angry that the Crown Prince did not come to pick her up. Since the Emperor had issued an order, she thought that the

Crown Prince should at least consider the overall situation and not consider the monk's face but the Buddha's face. Who knew that he would not come for a long time. The Crown Princess's expression became a little colder. Although she did not say anything, it was obvious that

she was a little impatient. Fu Cheng ignored her. Seeing that she wanted to touch his head stiffly with her hand, she tilted her head to avoid it, making the Crown Princess's hand stop awkwardly in the air. Fu Cheng's eyebrows were calm, and his expression was not like that of a child. He said, "Daddy may be in trouble. Why don't we go in by ourselves?"

This sentence gave the Crown Princess a way out. Several servants beside her breathed a sigh of relief, and felt surprised in their hearts. This eldest grandson of the emperor was too smart. A seemingly casual sentence solved the Crown Princess's embarrassment.

In fact, everyone had been standing here for a long time and some of them could no longer stand. They were naturally tired, but they had been serving people for many years, so these things were not difficult for them. The main reason was that this scene was too embarrassing and made people feel very embarrassed. If their masters were shameless, they would also feel ashamed.

The Crown Princess gritted her teeth and said, "My son is right."

She thought secretly in her heart, Lin Bozhi, let's wait and see. I will make you pay back for what you have done to me today.

The Crown Princess and her group began to move forward again, and the long team finally moved.

As the group moved forward, everyone could finally leave.

Jiang Yu had been holding Du Qing for a long time, so naturally she was a little tired. Li Ling really liked Du Qing, so she volunteered, "Master Jiang, let me hold her."

Du Qing woke up early in the morning, and was already awake at this moment. Seeing Li Ling coming to hold her, she giggled and said, "I can walk by myself." Then she got down from Jiang Yu's arms, but still gently held Li Ling's hand, with curved eyebrows, silently thanking her.

Du Qing was born cute, with fair and clear skin. In the morning sun, even the sparse hair could be seen. When she smiled, her obsidian eyes sparkled, and she was incredibly beautiful.

Li Ling liked her very much, and kissed her on the cheek, saying, "Aunt really likes Ah Qing."

Later, Du Qing was canonized as the Crown Princess by Lin Bozhi, and Li Ling was promoted to the fourth-rank minister. Being a female official was a very high position. It was difficult to be an official, and it was even more difficult to be a Beijing official in the capital, and it was even more difficult to be a female official. It was naturally difficult to fight a bloody way out of the contempt of men.

It can be seen that Li Ling was a genius, but she was also lucky. In addition to her own outstanding talent, she naturally had Jiang Yu in front of her. She relied on her own ability to open a bloody way for the female officials who came later.

Originally, today was not a special day, and the palace banquet would not be too grand, but it happened that this was a rare palace banquet held after the emperor fell ill. The queen wanted to make it lively, so she called many people over, and even the young female officials of the Shanggong Bureau were called over to join in the fun. Of course, they did not have seats, but just stood outside to observe, but it also made them very happy.

Although Li Ling was a little naive, a woman who could enter the Shanggong Bureau was naturally not simple, not to mention that she was a rare talented woman. She answered Du Qing's words fluently and had her own opinions. Li Ling was also surprised by Du Qing's talent. However, they had a good conversation in such a short journey.

When they arrived outside the palace banquet, Du Qing naturally followed Jiang Yu in. Li Ling reluctantly pinched Du Qing's chubby little hand and said, "Sister is waiting for you here."

At this moment, the title became Sister.

Du Qing nodded obediently, and then whispered in Li Ling's ear, "My father said that these banquets are usually boring. I will come out after I finish dealing with them. It will be quick."

Li Ling couldn't help but cover her face and laugh, and whispered, "Then sister will wait for you."

Jiang Yu was helpless to see the two whispering in each other's ears, but her face was full of doting. Her daughter was precocious. Although she was young, she couldn't get along with children of the same age.

Waiting could not be delayed any longer, Du Qing followed Jiang Yu inside, but couldn't help turning back and saying to Li Ling, "Sister, wait for me, I will come out soon. Sister will take me to see the library in Sister's home."

Jiang Yu then knew what they had been talking about, thinking that it was books that could attract Du Qing.

When they got inside, many people had already sat down according to their seniority. Jiang Yu's seat was not at the front, but it was also in the middle, and was led by the eunuch.

Although the emperor was not feeling well, he still showed up. He even talked to each child for a few words. When it was Du Qing's turn, his expression was particularly kind. He even saw Du Qing staring at the folding fan in his hand, and directly rewarded it, saying kindly, "Do you like this? As expected of the beloved daughter of Lord Jiang and Lord Du, you are really extraordinary." He taught Du Qing to open the folding fan step by step, pointed to the dragon and phoenix calligraphy on it and said, "This is the calligraphy of the former Wu Saint."

This is a unique piece. Not only did others find it strange, but even the queen was surprised. If she only knew that this calligraphy was the emperor's favorite, she would have thought that it would be buried with the emperor in the underground palace. He loved Fucheng so much, and he didn't give it to him last time Fucheng said he liked it.

But this daughter of Jiang Yu was given to her after just a few glances?

But she had to admit that she liked this Du Qing just by looking at her.

Everyone already knew that this Du Qing must have caught the emperor's eye, and she must have a seat in the position of accompanying the emperor.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while, the emperor called Du Qing's name.

Although Du Qing was a girl, because of the Shanggong Bureau, everyone was not as taboo about this as before. In addition, she was still young, so no one objected to her being a girl.

The emperor was particularly happy today and called people from the opera garden to cheer him up. The banquet was full of singing and dancing, and it looked like a prosperous era.

After all, they were young, and several children could no longer sit still. The emperor naturally saw it, so he called the servants and took a group of children to play in the imperial garden next to them.

In order to welcome Fucheng into the palace, the queen built many toys for children in the imperial garden, such as swings, small wooden horses, and small mazes. The children had been holding back since morning, and now they saw these interesting things and ran away.

Only two people stood there without moving. They all looked at one person, looking at the Wulinghou young master who was serious just now, but now he was snatching the wooden horse with others with snot, and they all showed contempt.

After looking at each other, Fucheng said expressionlessly, "I recognize you. The emperor gave you the folding fan."

Du Qing quietly hid the folding fan in his sleeve.

The two looked at each other without showing any weakness. Fucheng said, "I heard that you are very talented at a young age."

Du Qing naturally showed a childish look to those close to him, but facing Fucheng's inquiring look, he naturally straightened his shoulders, raised his head and said, "Those are all compliments from others."

The attendant on the side saw the two little kids like this and finally couldn't help smiling.

But after a while, the two began to test each other. Originally thought that they would become tit-for-tat, waiting for Jiang Yu to come to find his daughter, they saw the two sitting under a camphor tree, next to each other, talking excitedly, with stars in their eyes.