On the full moon banquet for her child, the devastating news arrived that her husband had died on the battlefield. Sheng Xiyan fell into the abyss.
The prince's mansion bullied the orphan...
"Yes, Master General."
Sheng Xiyan said, "Eunuch Fu, please take good care of Jiang Jiang in the future. Please."
She bent down and bowed.
"My lady, don't be like this, I will take good care of the young master, don't worry.
A carriage has been prepared at the palace gate to take you to Hanyu Temple."
A few people came running from a distance.
"Sister Sheng!"
"Sister Sheng!"
Gao Guiyi and Lin Jieyu ran in front, followed by Minpin, and Cui Nianmi was at the end.
"Sister Sheng, why are you so depressed? What did I tell you? Feelings are not important, men are not important either. You, hey..."
Gao Guiyi held Sheng Xiyan's hand, lamented repeatedly, and wiped away tears in anger.
"Sister Sheng, we've packed some nourishing foods for you to take out of the palace."
Two palace maids stuffed a bulging bag into Hua Xia's hand.
Concubine Min took a small bundle from the palace maid.
"Sister Sheng, these are some gifts from my younger sister. Please take care when you leave the palace."
Sheng Xiyan nodded and said, "Thank you everyone, I will take care of myself and pray for your good fortune."
Cui Nianmi stepped forward and took a thick stack of banknotes from Jin Ya's hand.
"You are a few years older than me, so I take the liberty of calling you Sister Sheng. This is a token of my love, and I hope Sister Sheng will accept it."
Her expression was sincere and harmless. Sheng Xiyan smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Cui. I wish you all the best."
...and the Emperor.
Cui Nianmi's face was filled with hidden reverie.
Concubine Chen, you should leave the palace. Just wait until the emperor forgets you, and then you can be with Qi Yan.
How I envy you for being able to leave the palace, how I envy you for being able to rekindle your relationship with Qi Yan.
Please also forgive me for adding fuel to the fire.
The group walked to the palace gate while talking.
Unexpectedly, the palace gate was extremely lively and all the concubines in the harem had come.
Concubine Jia took the lead and said:
"Madam Sheng, you will become a Buddhist nun this time! You must strike the wooden fish well. I don't believe that you can maintain this beautiful appearance by eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures!"
I'm so jealous! Get out of the palace now! I'm the most beautiful woman in the palace.
Concubine Dun and Concubine Xue also echoed the sentiment.
"Monster Concubine, get out of here immediately. Only when no one else takes over the Emperor's throne will we have hope!"
The palace maid who was saved by Sheng Xiyan rushed to deliver things and stuffed them into the back of the carriage.
"It's some pickles."
"Some dried fruit."
"They are some patterns for clothes."
Sheng Xiyan bowed and said, "Thank you."
"Take care, Empress Chen."
There was no one in the palace to see them for free anymore, and no one to comfort them by saying:
This disease is not a big deal. Smile and the worries will go away. Smile and happiness will follow.
I will give you a piece of mutton-fat jade...and a piece of gold leaf.
Gao Guirong and others helped Sheng Xiyan onto the carriage and said goodbye reluctantly.
Suddenly, there was a child's anxious cry.
"Mother! Mother!"
The general jumped out of the crowd and was carried into the carriage by Xiao Zhuozi.
"Mother! Where are you going?"
Sheng Xiyan coaxed,
"My dear, your mother has been out of the palace for a while. I have already agreed with your father that you can stay in the palace. Can you come back to see your mother later?"
Jiang Jiang was sweating profusely and shaking his head vigorously.
"No, where the mother goes, there the baby goes!"
Eunuch Fu was anxious to persuade him, but Emperor Xuanwu repeatedly warned him not to let the young master leave the palace!
"Young Master, the Emperor is waiting for you in the West Warm Pavilion. He wants to take you to the lake to release lanterns! Shall we go?"
"No! Go tell my father that I'm leaving the palace with my mother and will never come back!"
The little fellow cried with a pout as he spoke, took off the black jade and gold necklace from his neck, and stuffed it into Eunuch Fu's hand.
"Go and answer!"
Sheng Xiyan wiped the sweat from his forehead while crying. She wanted Jiang Jiang to stay, but she couldn't bear to let him go.
Forget it, just take him away. A life of luxury cannot compare to the companionship of mother and son.
"Mother, please speak up! Take me with you!"
Sheng Xiyan hugged him and said, "Okay, mother will take you with her."
"Eunuch Fu, please inform the Emperor that I will have Lord Sheng escort Jiang Jiang to the palace to meet him later."
"This, this is not appropriate. It is difficult for me to reply. You know that the emperor loves the young master so much."
Sheng Xiyan said firmly: "I have made up my mind."
"Well, wait a minute. I'll have another carriage prepared and have Madam Zhang and the wet nurse go with us to take care of the young master."
"Thank you, Eunuch Fu."
Eunuch Fu immediately went to make arrangements, and Shanhu, Xiaozhuozi and the others knelt down and begged,
"Your Majesty, please take the servants out of the palace to serve you?"
Sheng Xiyan lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and said sadly:
"I can't bear to leave you. It's inconvenient to bring too many people to the temple. You should stay in the palace and be well."
"Take care, your majesty..."
Everything was ready, and the carriage started moving away from the palace gate.
Hua Xia said angrily, "Those Concubine Jia are so infuriating. They look like smug villains who have triumphed!"
Sheng Xiyan said with relief: "The six palaces sent me off from the palace, which shows that I am important. There is no need to be angry."
Jiang Jiang pressed himself tightly against Sheng Xiyan's arms and suddenly shouted:
"Ouch, stop!"
"What's wrong, baby?"
"My dogs!"
As soon as the carriage stopped, three small animals jumped out from the palace gate.
The Chow Chow, Pekingese, and black cat ran quickly towards their owner.
"Woof woof!"
"Meow~"
"Come on! Let's go!"
With a simple greeting, the dogs and cats jumped onto the carriage.
The whole family must be present and no one can be missing.
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