The royal carriage stopped.
Shen Wei got out of the car with the two children.
At the gate of the majestic Qing Palace, the front yard is extremely spacious, with armored imperial guards stationed everywhere.
When the Empress Dowager returned to the palace, Emperor Qing Li Yuanjing, accompanied by civil and military officials and concubines, welcomed her in the square in front of the palace gate. The fluttering black and gold flags danced in the air, engraved with the name of the country [Qing].
The scene was extremely grand.
Chen Wei looked at the towering palace gate and city walls, her eyes swept across the flags and city walls, and finally saw the familiar figure in front of the white jade arch bridge.
It was Li Yuanjing, Li Yuanjing wearing the black and gold imperial crown. His face became more calm and stern, like a sharp sword, with more majesty than when he was in the Prince of Yan's Mansion.
The golden sunset shone on him, and the noble majesty of an emperor was overwhelming.
The breeze blew, and the black and gold flags fluttered. A long distance apart, Shen Wei and Li Yuanjing's eyes met.
There were tears in Shen Wei's eyes, the corners of her pink lips were raised, and the love in her eyes seemed to have never changed. Li Yuanjing's pupils shrank slightly and his body shook quietly.
There was a long distance between us, and three long years had passed.
Gazing at each other from afar, just like before.
"Mother, is that father? He's taller than in the picture." Li Chengyou held Shen Wei's left hand and looked around curiously.
Li Chengtai also held Shen Wei's right hand. It was the first time he saw his living father. He was a little afraid, a little curious, and more cautious.
My father has many beautiful concubines behind him, and my mother will definitely be bullied by them when she returns to the palace.
Thinking of this, Li Chengtai lowered his head silently, hiding the worry in his eyes.
Shen Wei held the child and followed the Queen Mother towards the palace gate. She quickly scanned the circle of civil and military officials who were kowtowing on the left. There were many new faces, probably new officials trained by the emperor after he ascended the throne.
After looking at the ministers, Shen Wei glanced at the dozen concubines on the right who were wearing auspicious clothes.
Standing in the front was the queen, with sharp eyes and brows, looking a bit older than when she was in the palace, and no amount of makeup could hide the wrinkles on her face.
Next to the Queen were Concubine Mei Liu Ruyan and Concubine Shu Lu Xuan, both of whom were equally beautiful. One is like the cool plum blossoms in winter, the other is like the blooming peony in spring.
That Lu Xuan had delicate makeup, she was charming and attractive, her eyebrows and eyes looked soft and gentle, and she looked at Shen Wei with a hidden scrutiny.
Further back were the chubby Zhang Miaoyu, Concubine Lan Xie Fanglan, and other concubines.
"Your son respectfully welcomes your mother."
Li Yuanjing stepped forward and led all the civil and military officials and concubines to pay their respects.
The Queen Mother smiled and helped Li Yuanjing up: "Get up quickly."
Little Leyou beside the Queen Mother blinked his eyes and looked at the tall man in front of him excitedly. He saluted with a soft voice and clumsy hands and feet: "Father, Leyou greets you."
Leyou wanted to hug his father, but he remembered the rules taught by the etiquette nanny that he should not act like a spoiled child in serious occasions.
So she could only stare at her father, her little face full of admiration and curiosity.
Li Yuanjing's hand trembled slightly, and his heart softened as he looked at the delicate little girl in front of him. He held his daughter's soft little hand and said a thousand words in one sentence: "Leyou has grown up."
Leyou smiled sweetly.
With the imperial guards clearing the way and the palace maids holding lanterns as guides, Li Yuanjing and the empress dowager entered the majestic imperial palace together.
It was almost dark and the Empress Dowager was exhausted from the journey, so the welcoming banquet was postponed to tomorrow. To show his filial piety, Li Yuanjing personally sent the Empress Dowager to the Cining Palace.
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After the welcoming ceremony, concubines and ministers left one after another. The concubines have different thoughts and considerations.
In Kunning Palace, the queen was so angry that she drank two cups of tea before she calmed down her anger.
"This Shen really hasn't changed at all!" The queen thought that after giving birth to three children, Shen Wei's face would wither and fade like a petal, and she would become old and pale.
The queen had also given birth to children. Giving birth takes a lot of energy out of women and they can age quickly.
But when I saw her today, Shen Wei not only did not age, but her face became more radiant, her face was like a silver plate, her eyes were black, and she was soft, charming and beautiful. Shen Wei has a kind of addictive vitality that the concubines living deep in the harem do not have.
Flourishing and full of vitality.
The queen even had some doubts: "Could it be that Shen was transformed from a fox?"
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