The third day when the prince and Su Yan returned to the East Palace was Su Yan's birthday. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince attaches great importance to his beloved wife's first birthday after marriage, and after waking up in the morning, he begins to be courteous.

Returning to the East Palace from the warm Tangquan Palace, Su Yan was a little uncomfortable, and the most prominent expression was that she didn't like to get up in the morning. In the first two days, the prince was busy, and often went to Taiji Palace before dawn, and he was reluctant to wake her up at all, so that Miss Su had to wait until dawn to get up, wrinkled her little face, dressed and washed.

Today, after the prince got up, Su Yan still slept peacefully. In the palace as warm as spring, the curtain embroidered with the pattern of hundreds of sons and thousands of grandchildren hung low, and there was silence in the inner hall.

Outside, the prince held a book, sat on the side of the desk, and read quietly. Mu Lan and the other palace maids stood solemnly in all corners of the hall, not daring to make a sound, for fear of disturbing the two masters in the hall.

Outside the hall, the warm sun of late autumn has risen, and the warm sunlight is sprinkled on the hibiscus and autumn chrysanthemums that are competing to bloom, covering a layer of golden veil for all kinds of gorgeous flowers.

Under the window of the apse near the main hall of Lizheng, a bush of dark mahogany hibiscus is blooming brightly, and the most peculiar thing is that this cluster of red hibiscus flowers are inlaid with gold edges. Kumquat and Yinliu took bamboo scissors to circle around this bush of hibiscus for a long time, carefully examining each flower, wanting to choose the most beautiful one for the princess to wear.

"This one, this one is the best." Kumquat carefully cut the most colorful one on the branch, looked up at the sky, and said worriedly: "The lady hasn't gotten up yet, will Your Highness be angry?" ”

Yinliu shook his head firmly: "No." "In the past six months or so, they have all seen with their own eyes how the prince pampered and indulged the princess, and they really carefully held the lady in the palm of their hands, for fear that she would be wronged. is the lady's father, Su Xiang, I'm afraid that he is not as nervous as His Royal Highness. "That's it, I think the lady's body seems to be much worse than before." When she was in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the lady was also afraid of the cold and lazy in the morning, but she was not as strict as she is now.

Kumquat raised his willow eyebrows and said hatefully: "It's not those flowers that hurt it." "Of course, she blamed Su Yan's recent poor health on the accident in Jiuqu Palace." Don't let me know who did it, or you'll make him look good. After a long investigation, the emperor finally decided that those things were accidents, but the prince and the palace maids who served around Su Yan didn't think so, they all concluded that someone must be trying to harm the crown princess, of course, the prince was unswerving that someone wanted to harm him, and as a result, his family Qingqing blocked a catastrophe for him.

The emperor didn't pursue it, and only punished some eunuchs, but the prince kept it in mind. He naturally has a key suspicion, which is his elder brothers. It's just that because of the emperor, it's not easy to investigate openly, but he hasn't relaxed in private.

The prince only drank a bowl of water in the morning, and his stomach screamed loudly at this time. He glanced at it and missed it, it was not too early, why hadn't Qingqing gotten up yet. He put down the book in his hand, stepped into the inner room, lifted the curtain and saw that the whole person was buried in the brocade quilt, revealing only Su Yan, who had a small face as bright as a hibiscus, and his phoenix eyes were closed and he was sleeping soundly.

The prince was entangled for a moment, Qingqing slept so soundly, he was really reluctant to wake her up. Why don't you let her sleep a little longer? This thought came out early, and he was suppressed by the prince, even if he wanted to sleep, he had to use breakfast to sleep again, or it was not good for his health.

"Qingqing......" The prince sat on the edge of the bed, slowly leaned down, and gently patted his sleeping wife.

Su Yan opened her sleepy phoenix eyes, and subconsciously leaned into her husband's arms, put her little face on the prince's chest, and said coquettishly: "Qilang, I'm so sleepy." ”

The prince almost sent his beloved wife back to the bed, covered her with a quilt, and let her sleep comfortably. is struggling with himself, and the person in his arms has sobered up a lot. Su Yan raised his hand to cover his lips, yawned delicately, and asked suspiciously with half-squinted phoenix eyes: "Qilang, why didn't you go to Taiji Palace?" ”

The prince bowed his head and kissed her, and said softly: "Today is Qingqing's birthday, and my husband will not go anywhere." ”

"It's just a small birthday, Shichiro will come back early in the evening, let's just celebrate." Su Yan said lightly.

The prince's eyes widened, "How can that be done?" "He has sent a lot of invitations and plans to have a grand banquet to celebrate his beloved wife's birthday.

The crown prince had already told Shen Xiang yesterday that today was the crown princess's birthday, and he didn't go to work, and if there was something urgent, he would send someone back and forth to him.

Two days after the prince returned to the palace, the most urgent matters had been dealt with almost completely, and Shen Xiang's deeply furrowed eyebrows had eased a lot. The prince and his wife have a deep relationship, which is also what he is happy to see, nodding very reasonably, and even stroking his beard and smiling: "Tomorrow's birthday banquet in the East Palace, the prince has to give the old minister a post." ”

The crown prince smiled reservedly, "Please send the post to the Prime Minister's Mansion a long time ago, and wait for Shen Xiang in the East Palace." ”

For Su Yan's birthday, the prince set up a grand banquet in the East Palace, and the families of officials above the fourth rank in Beijing, princesses and princesses were invited. Even the emperor, who was recuperating in the Nanshan Palace, sent Jia Xi to give countless treasures at the beginning of the banquet, thinking that the crown princess would celebrate her birthday.

Su Rong, who was three months pregnant, was as slender as ever, holding the maid's hand, following her husband King Wu, and slowly entering the East Palace. Li An, the head of the East Palace, had already greeted him with someone, and asked King Wu and his wife to enter separately with a smile. King Wu went to the man's resting place, but Su Rong was led by the maid of the East Palace and entered the Hanguang Hall behind the Lizheng Palace.

Hanguang Hall is located behind the Lizheng Hall and was originally the residence of the crown princess. However, since Su Yan got married, she has been living in the Lizheng Hall with the prince, and the Hanguang Hall was empty, making it a place for her to study and meet guests. Today's birthday banquet, the banquet for entertaining the ladies is placed here.

When Su Rong came in, the Hanguang Hall was almost full of ladies dressed in various dresses, all of whom sat quietly in their places, smiling and listening to the gossip between the crown princess and several princesses and princesses. "The sixth sister-in-law is here, please come to the table." Su Yan, who was sitting at the top, smiled and stretched out his hand when he saw Su Rong.

Su Rong bowed in a proper manner, and then slowly walked to her position, but when she sat down, she subconsciously supported her waist with her hands, held her stomach, and slowly sat down with the support of the maid. After sitting down, she suddenly felt that her actions just now were swaggering, and she hurriedly looked up at the first seat, Su Yan unfolded a peerless smile, and was talking to Princess Huyang. Su Rong's heart was relieved, and he was a little disappointed, and when he couldn't tell what he was feeling in his heart, he heard a cold snort next to him, "In the end, it's the princess's sister, who came so late." ”

Su Rong looked sideways, his eyes widened slightly in disbelief, the fat woman who couldn't cover the dark spots with a thick layer of fat powder was Princess Zhao? She took a closer look, and vaguely recognized the appearance that belonged to Wei Liuniang in the facial features that were already fat and somewhat deformed.

Wei Liuniang was ashamed and indignant by Su Rong, she knew what kind of ugliness she had become. But the Wei family was copied, the concubine and Wei Banniang died, and Wei Liuniang more or less knew some inside stories. In addition to being frightened, Wei Liuniang didn't dare to offend her husband at all, so she had to come to the banquet with this dignity.

"Fifth sister-in-law." Su Rong smiled lightly at Wei Liuniang and advised softly: "Fat powder is not very good for children, can you use it or not." ”

Wei Liuniang glared at Su Rong, who was plain and beautiful, hatefully, twisted her face with her breath, and poured a glass of water fiercely.

The corners of Su Rong's lips lifted slightly, and he slowly took a sip of warm water. I can't help but feel that my attention is on Su Yan, the more I look at it, the more I admire, every time I don't see it for a while, I will feel that Su Yan is a little more beautiful. No wonder the prince vacated the harem for her, and she disposed of the concubines at will without saying much. It's a pity that Su Rong's eyes fell on Su Yan's slender waist, and he said secretly: Before a woman gets married, she can fight for her face, but after she gets married, she has to fight for her stomach. She stroked her abdomen, thinking about the words of the miracle doctor, and slowly bent into a beautiful smile. The doctor said that her baby must be a dragon grandson.

Not only did Su Rong care about Su Yan's belly, but Princess Huyang, who was chatting with Su Yan, was also concerned about this issue. She is the prince's sister-in-law, and asked bluntly: "Qi Niang, is there good news?" "Seeing that the kings have grown up and intervened in the government one by one, Princess Huyang is more anxious than the prince. While using her own forces to suppress the kings, she secretly planned to make the crown princess pregnant as soon as possible. It is best to have a son in one fell swoop, and the eldest grandson is the prince's most advantageous weight.

Su Yan is really not sure, her small days last month were a little abnormal, and it was over after only two days. In the past few days, her thirst, anorexia, and unprovoked exhaustion have all shown a conclusion. It's just that it hasn't been confirmed by the imperial doctor, and she can't say much. Facing Princess Huyang's aggressive gaze, she shook her head with a smile.

Princess Huyang frowned, trying her best to control herself, not letting her tone appear too cold and hard: "Qilang is not too young, and when others were so old, they had several children. She glanced at Su Yan, and then said: "Qi Niang and Qi Lang are young couples, and they have a deep relationship, so they should naturally understand that Qi Lang is the crown prince, and it is his responsibility to extend the heirs of the Qin family, and it is also Qi Niang's responsibility." She just didn't like Su Yan to be the crown princess, she was born with a face that could charm the world, so that she was the only one in her brother's eyes, and she threw everyone aside.

Su Yan understood what Princess Huyang meant, didn't she just want her to be virtuous and take the initiative to give the prince away on the bed. Hehe, she wouldn't be so stupid. She glanced at Princess Huyang with a smile, "We are all doing our best, but the child has to look at fate, fate is not enough, no matter how hard others work, Sister said yes, right?" "Princess Huyang has been married for so many years, and she hasn't hatched a doll out, so I'm embarrassed to talk about her.