"Queen, you have to know that you can't always get away with it." There was a hint of helplessness in Xiao Shengxing's tone that he himself was not aware of.
There seemed to be a sense of helplessness towards Su Lijin, and a feeling of not knowing what to do.
"Your Majesty, I will definitely be able to handle it. Please trust me."
Su Lijin said with a smile.
Having said that, Xiao Shengxing stopped talking.
Su Lijin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this was a tacit agreement.
The carriage drove towards the palace, passed through the palace gate, and headed towards the harem.
"Empress Dowager." The eunuch driving the carriage suddenly stopped and saluted loudly.
The Queen Mother looked at the carriage and said, "Your Majesty, have you seen the Queen?"
Xiao Shengxing poked his head out and asked, "Does the Queen have anything to ask of her?"
The carriage curtain was not opened, and the Queen Mother had no idea there was someone inside. Upon hearing this, her face darkened and she complained, "Even if I had nothing to do and wanted to find her, she couldn't be away from the palace. Really, she's been missing for days, and now I don't know where she's gone."
The Queen Mother continued with a gloomy face, "I really don't know what she's busy with all day long. The Concubine Shu at least gave birth to a prince, but she, as the Queen, not only has no children, but she also disappears all day long. She has no respect for women at all!"
These words are actually speaking ill of Su Lijin.
Xiao Shengxing glanced sideways, and Su Lijin raised an eyebrow at him. She then lifted the carriage curtain and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother wants to know what I am doing, you can ask me directly."
She had already changed her clothes in the carriage, and her smile at this moment was clearly intentional.
"No need."
The Queen Mother was startled when she saw her suddenly. She choked when she heard the words, snorted coldly, and left.
She had no idea that Su Lijin was also in the carriage. Thinking that she had just said something bad by her, her face became even darker.
Only after the Queen Mother left did Su Lijin look away.
The words that the empress dowager had just mentioned about Concubine Shu lingered in her ears. She couldn't help but think of Concubine Shu's child, and the smile in her eyes faded.
Seeing her sudden displeasure, Xiao Shengxing also realized a little bit of the reason, but still asked helplessly: "Queen, what's wrong with you?"
Su Lijin glared at him without answering. She jumped off the carriage with a cold snort and went back to the palace.
It had been almost a month since Concubine Shu gave birth to the prince, and the Empress Dowager was happily preparing a full-moon banquet for the emperor's grandson.
The palace suddenly became bustling with activity, and the palace maids and eunuchs kept delivering things to Concubine Shu's palace.
Shufei was naturally very happy. She dressed up carefully and took the palace people to discuss the full moon banquet with the emperor.
"Your Majesty, which set of clothes do you think would look good on our little prince?" Holding a few pieces of clothing in her hands, Concubine Shu asked expectantly.
Xiao Shengxing didn't even look at him, his attitude was cold: "It's up to you to decide."
When these words were spoken, compared with Concubine Shu's joy, this indifference was like a bucket of cold water poured over her head, and Concubine Shu's expression instantly stiffened.
She glanced at Xiao Shengxing with grievance and asked, "Your Majesty, don't you like our little prince? Why are you so cold?"
Glancing at her meaningfully, Xiao Shengxing said calmly, "I need to read the memorials and don't have time for anything else."
This statement does not answer whether you like it or not, it is almost just a dismissive remark.
How could Concubine Shu not hear it?
Her face suddenly turned ugly and she clenched the clothes in her hands.
The emperor and she both knew very well whose child the little prince was.
However, what Xiao Zhaolin said was also correct. The fact that the emperor took this loss meant that he would not make the fact that he was cuckolded public.
There was a flash of resentment in her eyes, and she reluctantly bowed and left.
"Then I will not disturb the emperor."
The full moon banquet was about to be held, but the Queen Mother caught a cold and was unable to personally organize the banquet for a while.
Just when everyone was discussing whether the full moon banquet should be cancelled, they suddenly received an imperial decree from the Queen Mother.
"The Empress Dowager has decreed that the Empress personally host the full moon banquet. This must be done with splendid splendor and without any perfunctory effort. I hereby order."
Su Lijin hadn't come back to her senses yet, and her face was full of confusion.
The Queen Mother asked her to organize the full moon banquet?
This is the child born by Concubine Shu, and the task of holding a full-moon banquet falls on her shoulders?
It is definitely not that simple to hold her full moon banquet.
"Empress, please accept the order." The eunuch urged.
Coming back to her senses, Su Lijin looked at the imperial edict, a smile appeared on the corner of her lips, and she took it casually.
Isn’t it just a full moon banquet?
Could Su Lijin be allowed to suffer such a thing? The Queen Mother underestimated her.
Thinking of this, Su Lijin casually instructed a few maids in charge to prepare a list of items for the full moon banquet.
On the other side, in Yiku Palace, when Concubine Shu learned that the Queen Mother had actually ordered Su Lijin to host the full moon banquet, she couldn't help but reveal a look of contempt on her face.
"This must have been requested by the Queen. Humph, I knew the Queen would definitely do something strange!"
Originally, she was thinking that the Queen Mother would hold a full moon banquet so that she could have a chance to show off.
Now, thinking about the fact that Su Lijin and himself have had a grudge for a long time, it is naturally impossible for Su Lijin to host the full moon banquet and let himself have the glory.
As the saying goes, a mother's status is determined by her son. After she gave birth to the little prince, her status in the palace surpassed that of countless concubines.
At this time, if there could be a grand full moon banquet, her position would be more stable, and she could also take the opportunity to suppress the queen who is the master of the harem.
Maybe when everyone sees their little prince, they will call for him to be appointed a crown prince.
But if the Queen were to do it, all these plans would be ruined.
Thinking of this, Concubine Shu could no longer sit still.
Kunning Palace.
"Shufei, you said you wanted to host the full moon banquet yourself?" Su Lijin said lightly, taking a sip of tea.
Concubine Shu smiled and nodded, hiding the emotion in her eyes. She said, "After giving birth to the prince, I deeply felt the responsibility of being a mother. Thinking of this full moon banquet, I felt that it would be more appropriate for me, the mother, to host it myself."
Su Lijin looked at the smile on her face, and a hint of satisfaction flashed across her beautiful eyes.
The full moon banquet was not an easy task in the first place, and now that Concubine Shu had come to ask her to organize it, she really wanted to applaud.
Seeing her looking at her without saying anything, the smile on Concubine Shu's face froze slightly. After a moment's thought, she said, "Your Majesty, this is my mother's loving heart that I want to show for my son. Your Majesty will not refuse to agree and fulfill my wish, right?"
"What are you talking about, Concubine Shu? How could I be that kind of person?"
Putting down the teacup, Su Lijin nodded, "Since you've come with such sincerity, I agree. You can host the full moon banquet yourself."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu's eyes lit up with joy, and she quickly stood up and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
She turned and walked out of Kunning Palace. When she reached the outside of the palace, she suddenly looked back and saw a smile of success on her face.
midnight.
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