Chapter 156 The Emperor is Coming, I'm Afraid of More Hardships

After pressing the fingerprints, Liang Chunrong felt calm.

Meng Yan looked at the complaint Ruizhu brought back and smiled slightly, "Help Miss Liang San up and help her to dress and change clothes. Don't be slow."

As soon as she finished speaking, two palace maids came forward to support Liang Chunrong.

Liang Chunrong had been kneeling on the ground for so long that her legs were numb and she finally stood up with great difficulty.

Before leaving, she suddenly turned back and asked, "Your Highness, I have one more question for you. Did you already know about what happened today?"

Meng Yan's smile deepened as she spoke meaningfully, "The Liang family's intentions can be seen from you two sisters. There's no need to guess. Not only does this palace know about this, the Empress Dowager knows too. Even the Emperor knows. This is Shanghe Garden, a magnificent royal garden. If you were to play any tricks here and no one was aware of it, then I'm afraid the whole country would have to change its name."

After hearing this, Liang Chunrong suddenly chuckled, turned around and walked out.

The situation in the palace is so treacherous. Should she still get involved?

Not to mention that she is just a little concubine's daughter, even her elder sister, no, I'm afraid even her father, is being played around in the emperor's palm without knowing it!

Regardless of anything else, just the cunningness of this imperial concubine is enough to make people frightened!

Well, she would just wait and see what would become of the Liang family.

Liang Chunrong had no blood relationship with the Liang family. She was just tied to the family name and lived under their roof.

She agreed to Madam Liang's seduction of the emperor just to fight for a future for herself and her sister; now she agreed to Concubine Meng, not only because she had the upper hand, but also just for a future.

Ultimately, different paths lead to the same destination.

As for the little bit of lust she had for the emperor before, after what happened with Concubine Meng, it had already been crushed to pieces.

After performing two big plays in a row, Meng Yan felt exhausted both physically and mentally. Her waist suddenly softened. She leaned against the soft pillow and sighed, "Finally, I can take a breath. Today's flower viewing banquet really took half my life."

Ruizhu refilled her teacup and said with an apologetic smile, "Your Majesty has been busy with two important tasks today, so hardship is inevitable. Fortunately, everything is going smoothly." As she spoke, she suddenly covered her mouth with a smile, "I'm afraid Your Majesty won't be able to rest yet. I'm afraid the Emperor's visit to Shanghe Garden will only make things even more difficult."

Meng Yan's face heated up slightly when she heard her teasing, and she scolded, "Slap your mouth! You're getting bolder and bolder, even daring to tease the master!"

Ruizhu, however, was not afraid at all and continued, "Your Majesty, what I said is the truth. You gave me the sachet before, and the Emperor came all the way from the capital eagerly. Isn't this just to meet you and make peace? You've been angry for such a long time, it's time to talk it out. Now we have everything in Changchun Palace, and the prince has returned victorious from the battle, so Your Majesty is in need of a little prince."

When Meng Yan heard these words, her face flushed at first, but then her heart felt heavy, and her hands involuntarily stroked her flat belly.

In her previous life, the child who died of natural causes was always a regret in her heart.

If it is a disease, she can cure it; if it is a trap, she can prevent it.

However, this invisible fate is like a steel cable tightly strangling a person's throat, making it impossible to resist.

Meng Yan was still a little scared in her heart. She didn't know if she could bear the pain of losing her child again.

The head eunuch, Dong Sanbao, came in to report, "Your Majesty, the banquet over there is almost over. The Empress Dowager sent someone to ask if things are settled here. If so, please come over as soon as possible."

Meng Yan agreed, put aside all her worries, straightened her clothes, stood up and went forward.

When they returned to Suiyun Palace, the singing and dancing had indeed stopped, and the wine was cold and the dishes were leftover.

Regardless of whether they were happy or not, everyone had eaten and drunk their fill and was packing up, taking turns to say goodbye to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.

Lu Haozhi was already a little drunk, and when he saw her coming back, he no longer had any reservations and beckoned her, "Yan'er, come to me."

When Meng Yan saw him like this, she quickly whispered to the servants to prepare some sour soup to sober him up, and walked forward with a smile on her face.

Lu Haozhi held her hand, stood side by side with her, and received the worship of the ladies.

Everyone saw this and understood it, but they kept silent and followed the rules.

A few of the braver ones said goodbye to the imperial concubine with a subtle smile, "Congratulations, Imperial Concubine."

This made Meng Yan feel a little embarrassed.

Mrs. Liang also came with her two daughters to say goodbye. She looked unhappy after returning empty-handed today, but she was unwilling to lose face in front of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, especially in front of Concubine Meng, so she forced a smile and said goodbye.

Meng Yan didn't look at anyone else, her eyes were only on Liang Chunrong behind her.

I saw that she looked indifferent and her right cheek was a little red and swollen, which surprised me a little.

How could Old Madam Liang be so unable to contain herself that she taught her a lesson at the royal banquet?

Liang Chunrong's life in the Liang Mansion was so difficult, no wonder she was willing to side with me with just a little pressure.

Empress Dowager Jiang exchanged a few warm greetings with Old Madam Liang, then said, "Don't worry, my dear sister. These two girls are all with me. I will definitely find them ideal sons-in-law."

Although Old Madam Liang did not know about Liang Chunrong's story, she understood that the plan of the two concubines' daughters entering the palace was completely ruined.

She didn't know whether to be happy or sad, so she could only take it one step at a time.

After giving the empress dowager a perfunctory response, Mrs. Liang left with the two girls.

As for the mother and daughter from the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, they were in such a state of disarray that they didn't even dare to come over to say goodbye. They only came over when almost everyone had left.

Lady Anguogong looked embarrassed, and Zheng Fangchu felt even more ashamed, lowering her head and shrinking behind her mother.

The Empress Dowager and the Emperor also knew about the affair between the mother and the daughter, but they kept silent in front of me and pretended not to know. They only said a few polite words to save face and that was it.

Meng Yan simply walked away and told the palace servants to clean up the banquet utensils and ignored him.

A lively flower-viewing banquet came to an end.

After the banquet, Meng Yan was in the side room of Suiyun Palace, instructing the palace servants, "Carefully register all gold and silver utensils and check them against the original registers to see if any are missing. If any are missing, immediately ask the person in charge. Anyone who steals during the chaos will be punished according to palace rules."

As she was making her decision, Baoyu, a maidservant beside Empress Dowager Jiang, suddenly came over and said, "Your Highness, the Empress Dowager invites you to come over and have a chat."

Meng Yan listened, quickly re-arranged her hair in front of the mirror, and moved over.