Chapter 395 New Year is Coming

After hearing these words, Mr. Mi was so frightened that his soul was scared out of his wits, and his back was covered in cold sweat. He almost fell ill from fright!

He trembled and thanked God for his grace, and within two days, his illness was cured.

I will never dare to use this method again.

The whole family was severely punished by the emperor, and they all became obedient. At least they would not dare to do anything weird again in the short term.

In the palace, Concubine Mi was also very angry about this matter.

She felt chest tightness and headache, and had trouble eating or sleeping. It was obvious that she was sick because of the shock and anger over this matter, but she pretended that nothing was wrong. Not to mention calling a doctor, she didn't even reveal the fact that she was sick, keeping it a secret.

Otherwise, others would think that this matter has something to do with her!

Of course, this matter had absolutely nothing to do with her. She went to the Ganqing Palace in tears to prove her innocence and plead for her family.

How could she, a concubine in the harem, know all this? As for her family, they must have been deceived and exploited by the Zhao clan.

When she was talking nonsense and blaming everything on the Zhao family, the emperor could no longer bear it and scolded her, scolded her, drove her out of the Qianqing Palace, and ordered her to be confined to her house to reflect on her mistakes.

Concubine Mi was shocked and frightened, but she was still very confident in her heart - she was the concubine who gave birth to the emperor's only prince! Moreover, the eldest prince was so outstanding and the emperor valued and loved her so much!

But then, the eldest prince officially recorded the matter under the Queen's name, which made her completely panic!

By the time she knew about this, it had already been done. The eldest prince had become the eldest legitimate son of the queen.

Even if it still cannot change the fact that she is the eldest prince's biological mother, this fact is not that important.

This fact has become something very superficial.

Now, she is not even qualified to teach the eldest prince!

Concubine Mi cried and cursed in the palace, even scolding the eldest prince, saying that he had no conscience, that he only cared about climbing up the social ladder and abandoning his biological mother, and that he was cold-hearted and ungrateful.

The eldest prince once came to visit her, but she refused to see him out of spite.

After that, the eldest prince never came again.

Concubine Mi was panicked. After being advised by the palace maids and eunuchs, she suddenly realized that she couldn't push the eldest prince further away! She had to treat the eldest prince better and show her grievances and weakness in front of him.

As long as the eldest prince still has her in his heart, does status matter?

They are born with a blood bond!

Unfortunately, she didn't have the chance.

She was still under house arrest and could not leave Yonghe Palace at all.

The eldest prince came to visit with the Queen's permission. If she didn't see him, there would be no chance for them to see each other again.

We have to wait until her confinement is lifted.

That will have to wait three months.

The daylily is cold

She couldn't get out, and the servants in Yonghe Palace couldn't get out either.

Who in this palace doesn’t have good eyesight?

Mi Fei's family is not supportive, and she herself is not supportive either, so she would have been laughed to death long ago.

Now that the eldest prince has become the queen's eldest son, Concubine Mi has even less advantage.

She wanted to bribe someone to help pass a message or something to the eldest prince, but who would be willing to do so?

Although she gave a lot of money, you still need life to spend it.

Who would dare to help her cause trouble for the Empress at a time like this? No one would dare!

No news about Concubine Mi could leave Yonghe Palace, let alone reach the eldest prince.

The eldest prince was truly heartbroken by her and felt disheartened.

As long as she is still alive and well, living a life of luxury, that's enough.

Anyway, he didn't expect anything from her.

Once this matter was resolved, the palace inside and outside became much quieter for a while.

Old Madam Zhou and her two biological sons at the Duke of Liguo's Mansion were all terrified. They were extremely quiet during this period, like quails, for fear of being implicated.

Fortunately not!

Don't let them celebrate in secret.

Little did they know, Zhou Hansheng was actually suspicious of them. The Mi family's ability to connect with the Zhao family and gain their trust so quickly seemed like it wasn't enough on their own.

However, it would be different if there was someone behind the scenes to give guidance and help.

Who could it be? Zhou Hansheng first thought of those bastards in his own house.

But he didn't know whether it was his illusion or they had learned their lesson this time. He vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he didn't find out anything.

Or rather, he didn't try too hard to check.

Because there is no need.

If it is really them, and they were able to hide so deeply, it means they have already made preparations to clear themselves of all charges. In this case, there is no need to investigate.

Anyway, he made a note of it.

In the blink of an eye, it is New Year's Eve again.

After the New Year, it was the first year of Xinlin, and the Yuanyou Dynasty was completely over.

New Year, new atmosphere. This is the first New Year's Eve and Spring Festival after the new emperor ascended the throne, so it is naturally very lively.

The Zhao family also started preparing for the New Year early. There were countless social engagements and Deng had almost no time to rest.

It wasn't until New Year's Eve that I could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

A palace banquet was held in the palace on New Year's Eve, attended by many nobles, dignitaries, and ministers of the first and second ranks. Zhao Xiang was naturally invited to attend.

Although Deng and Zhao Liya felt a little regretful, who would dare not give the emperor face? So they had no choice but to celebrate the New Year alone.

Yu Xiaofang and the others were also brought to Zhao's house, and everyone had fun together.

Mrs. Deng, Widow Qu and the others could not endure the New Year's Eve vigil, and went to bed when it was late at night. They only instructed the housekeeper and the other stewards to keep the lights on everywhere and not cause any trouble.

Zhao Lixiang and Zhao Lin were like children at heart. They vowed to stay up all night to celebrate the New Year, but they ended up going to bed earlier than Mrs. Deng.

After they all went to bed, Zhao Liya called the housekeeper and asked him a few more questions, then went back to her own yard.

In this era, people who could stay up late to celebrate the New Year would either listen to or watch operas, or drink, play rock-paper-scissors, gamble, and play cards. The servants in the mansion would gather in groups to play like this, and it was extremely lively and exciting.

The people in the mansion have been more tolerant these days. As long as the night watchmen are not negligent and keep the doors and windows well-maintained, and there are no problems with the lights and candles placed everywhere, they generally don't care.

After all, there is nothing else fun to do except playing these.

Zhao Liya was naturally not interested in these things. After giving instructions, she returned to her room.

As soon as she entered the bedroom, Zhao Liya saw a delicate and small lantern the size of a fist on the dressing table. Her eyes lit up and she told her maid Chunfen to go and rest.

Chunfen knew that his young lady never wanted anyone to serve her at night, so he smiled and said goodbye, closing the door gently.

Zhao Liya stepped forward and bolted the door from the inside. Turning around, she saw Zhou Hansheng walking out from behind the partition curtain.

In the soft light and shadow, the man stood tall, upright and handsome, with smiling eyes and eyebrows that added a touch of gentleness to his angular facial features.

(End of this chapter)