Commander Xue said respectfully, "Your Majesty, please rest in peace. I will be guarding you personally."

Xuan Ling lay down again, why is it so difficult for me to fall asleep!

The next day, news of the two incidents that happened at night spread, and everyone laughed secretly.

Empress Duan simply canceled today's palace-wide greetings.

In Zhongcui Palace.

After hearing this, Concubine Shu laughed.

"Let's not talk about that idiot Concubine Jia. The most satisfying thing is that the Queen offered it to him, but the Emperor didn't want it!

Does she think she is different in the Emperor's heart? She only relied on her family to sit on the throne, and she doesn't know her own weight."

Concubine Shu was very resentful that Queen Duan had taken away the second prince, Yuqing. That had taken away her hope for the rest of her life, so how could she not hate him?

In Guanju Palace.

Hua Xia relayed the rumor to Sheng Xiyan and saw that there was not much expression on her face.

"My lady, what are you thinking about?"

Sheng Xiyan was a little confused. She guessed that Xuan Ling refused to sleep with Queen Duan on the first day of the new year, which made Queen Duan feel uncomfortable. Would she hold a grudge against her in the future?

Forget it, forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore. Xuan Ling didn’t come to Guanju Palace anyway, and what happened last night has nothing to do with me.

"My Lady, your birthday is coming up in a few days. How would you like to celebrate it?"

As for her birthday, she hasn't celebrated it since Qi Yan went to war and everything has been dark for a few years.

"Another year older, nothing to celebrate."

There was dew in the white glazed basin in front of me, and many bright petals were floating in it.

Sheng Xiyan put her hands in it and soaked them.

Meixiang opened the blue and white porcelain jar beside her.

After a while, Hua Xia took Sheng Xiyan's hand out of the water and wiped it dry with a soft handkerchief.

Meixiang used a golden spoon to take some pink hand cream and applied it on Sheng Xiyan's hands.

Coral handed her a thick, steaming satin handkerchief from behind. She wrapped her snow-white hands with the hot handkerchief and tied a small ribbon.

Exudes a rich and warm aroma.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Emperor will definitely give you a grand birthday."

"The emperor has been very busy lately, and he is very tired, but it doesn't matter."

Having said that, I think in my heart that this year is a little different. Xuan Ling should give it to her, right?