Princess Jin stayed in the side hall and waited, while Xiao Jinyue followed the palace maid to visit the imperial garden.

In the Imperial Garden, exotic flowers and plants compete with each other, and the pavilions and pavilions are also beautiful.

Xiao Jinyue smelled the fragrance of flowers and slowly walked along the stone path.

The Imperial Garden is large and has a stunning view that will make you feel enchanted without noticing. I don't know how long I walked, Xiao Jinyue's legs were tired, Passing by a pavilion, she walked in to rest, next to the pavilion was a koi pond, and the colorful koi made people happy when they looked at it.

She walked around for a long time, but she didn't see anyone else except for the palace maids and eunuchs who passed by.

If it was usual, there would definitely be many concubines in such a beautiful imperial garden who would come to enjoy the scenery, but since the accidents of several princes, the entire harem has become quiet.

Even those concubines stopped competing for favor, for fear that one would accidentally arouse the dissatisfaction of the queen and the concubine.

Xiao Jinyue rested for a while, looked up, and found that it was not early, so she had to stand up and follow the palace maid back to Cining Palace.

originally thought that they would see the queen mother when they returned to Cining Palace, but who knew that the palace maid told them that the queen mother had just woken up for a while, felt a little dizzy, and after using a cup of bird's nest porridge, she lay down again.

The Queen Mother didn't see Princess Jin and Xiao Jinyue, so she only asked the palace maid to pass the word, saying that she would let Princess Jin and Xiao Jinyue live in the palace for a few days, and then accompany the Queen Mother to talk to her tomorrow.

Princess Jin didn't expect that she would wait for a long time in the palace, but she didn't see the Queen Mother. The Jin Palace, not far from the palace, listened to the maid's words, she wanted to take Xiao Jinyue back to the house, and enter the palace tomorrow to see the Queen Mother.

But the emperor sent a eunuch to pass the word.

Princess Jin frowned and asked the eunuch who passed the message, "King Jin is still on the emperor's side, why didn't he come to Cining Palace?" ”

The eunuch said with a smile, "Back to the princess of Jin, the king of Jin has met the emperor in person, and he has already returned to the palace first." ”

Princess Jin felt a little strange, before entering the palace, King Jin obviously said that after seeing the emperor, he would go to Cining Palace to greet the Queen Mother, why didn't she come to Cining Palace, but went back alone.

"Princess Jin, the emperor has decreed that he plans to hold a holy birthday festival for the Queen Mother in advance, and the time is set for three days later. The emperor said that the queen and the concubine were in poor health, and they were afraid that they would not have the energy to manage the queen mother's birthday banquet. I want you to stay in the palace with the princess for a few days and help organize the banquet. ”

"Next month is the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, why does the emperor suddenly want to hold a holy birthday in advance?"

"This ...... Princess Jin, you also know that since the accidents of several princes, the emperor and the queen concubine have not felt good in their hearts, and even the queen mother has not had much energy recently.

The emperor may be thinking that there has been no happy event in the palace for a long time, so it is better to hold a holy birthday festival for the queen mother in advance, so that everyone can follow the blessings of the queen mother......"

Princess Jin also knows that it has been an eventful time recently, so it is no wonder that the emperor has this idea.

"The prince of Jin asked the servant to tell the princess that he would go back to the house first, and he would find a birthday gift for the queen mother tomorrow. Let the princess and the princess stay in the palace for the past few days, talk to the queen mother, and persuade her to see the old man. also took advantage of these days to help organize the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. ”

The emperor and the king of Jin both asked them to stay, but the princess of Jin and Xiao Jinyue were always difficult to object, so they could only nod their heads.

Knowing that Princess Jin and Xiao Jinyue were going to stay in the palace, the housekeeper of Cining Palace immediately took someone to clean up a courtyard and brought them over to settle down.

The mother and daughter stayed in the palace for one night, and after getting up the next day to wash and groom themselves, they went to Cining Palace to greet the Queen Mother.

Who knows that I still haven't seen the face of the Queen Mother, according to the palace maid who came out to spread the word, an hour ago, the Queen Mother woke up and felt still dizzy and uncomfortable, so she invited the imperial doctor to come and see her.

After drinking the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor, the Queen Mother had just rested, so it was not good to go in at this time to ask for peace.

The Queen Mother was unwell and did not receive them, and Princess Jin and Xiao Jinyue had no choice. But anyway, I have to stay in the palace to organize the birthday banquet, and when the queen mother is better, I will always see them.

The Queen Mother didn't see them, and Princess Jin took Xiao Jinyue to Concubine Zhuang Xian's palace.

Since the second prince went, the queen was like losing her soul, and she was sick all day long. Although the eldest prince is not dead, he is confined in his own mansion, and the concubine has now stopped competing for favor, and stays in her own bedroom very low-key every day.

The third prince had such a big scandal, and was sent by the emperor to Ningguta, which was a very big blow to Concubine Sun De, and now she stays in the small Buddha hall she set up every day to eat fast and recite Buddha, just like a monk who has seen through the red dust, ignoring everything.

The five princes broke their sleeves, and the emperor sent eunuchs to the Five Princes' Mansion to reprimand him severely, and then grounded him, and he was not allowed to step out of the Five Princes' Mansion in the future unless there was the emperor's will.

The son made a mistake, Concubine Yao Shufei felt embarrassed, and seeing that the previous princes had such a big incident, she was worried that the five princes would arouse the emperor's disgust, so she asked the grandmother next to him to warn him that he would stay in the mansion recently to cultivate his self-cultivation. Concubine Yao Shu herself was simply sick in the palace, and she would not easily step out of her bedroom.

Of the five princes, there are now four princes left who have no accidents. The emperor was not in good health, and issued a holy decree to let the four princes replace him as the director of the state and solve problems for the emperor.

The mother of the fourth prince, Concubine Zhuang Xian, is a very virtuous and virtuous woman, who has always been dignified and decent. In the past, when the princes did not have an accident, almost every concubine tried their best to compete with the queen for favor every day.

Concubine Zhuang Xian has a dignified personality and is weak, so she often has to take medicine to recuperate her body, and she never competes for favor in front of the emperor like others.

The emperor saw that she was sensible and decent, and did not snub her, and would reward her with any good things, and from time to time he would sit in her palace.

Now everyone in the court knows that if there is no accident, the emperor will definitely crown the fourth prince as the crown prince. The four princes are now highly regarded in the court.

But Concubine Zhuang Xian did not get carried away because of this, and she still lived a low-key and inconspicuous life every day.

It's just that after the second prince went, the queen didn't have the energy to take care of the harem, and the emperor had no choice but to hand over the responsibility of taking care of the harem to Concubine Zhuang Xian.

Princess Jin took Xiao Jinyue to Concubine Zhuang Xian's palace, and heard that she was listening to the housekeeper's grandmother's reply, so she had to go to the side hall to drink tea and wait.

The mother and daughter waited in the side hall for about a tea time, and a dignified and decent woman walked in with the palace maid.

"I'm sorry that the princess is here, so I'm sorry to keep you waiting. I had just taken over the palace affairs, and because I was not familiar with it, I delayed for a long time. Fortunately, you are here, and I am really relieved that the Queen Mother's birthday banquet has your help, otherwise I would really be worried that I would have messed up clumsy and messed up......"

Princess Jin looked up at the person, and was about to open her mouth to respond, but unexpectedly heard Xiao Jinyue, who was bowing her head and drinking tea, suddenly coughed violently.

I had to turn my head first, and while helping her pat her back, he gently sneered, "You kid, how old are you, how can you choke on tea?" ”

Xiao Jinyue took out a handkerchief and wiped her mouth, then looked up embarrassedly, in fact, she was very surprised to see someone coming. Although she was smiling and had just the right amount of curiosity in her eyes, she was actually making a huge wave in her heart.

(End of chapter)