Yijia felt extremely distressed, but it was too late to remedy the situation now. She couldn't put on any makeup on her skin as it was too dry. If she put on too much, it would look like a mask, and if she put on too little, it would have no effect.
Yijia could only mix pearl powder into moisturizer and apply a thin layer on her to make her look better, then put on some lip balm and a light touch of rouge.
Looking at Qin Wan's hands again, her originally smooth hands have now become much rougher. Six of her ten fingers have barbs, and the calluses on the fingertips are a bit prickly.
Yijia had just wanted to apply some hand cream to Qin Wan, but she thought that if the prince wanted to do something, it would be inconvenient, so she didn't apply it. Now it seems that it would have been better if she had applied it just now.
Yijia could only apply a thick layer of ointment on her first, and then told Jixiang Ruyi and the other two who were going to the Palace of Heavenly Purity with her: "Apply it before entering the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Remember?"
Xie Qing said: "Don't worry, leave it to me."
Yijia glanced at Xie Qing with resentment. If she hadn't been afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would have a quarrel with the Crown Princess, she would have applied ointment on the Crown Princess's hands just now. Why would she need to take urgent measures now?
Xie Qing was baffled by his gaze, but he still reassured her again and again, "Don't worry, I'll definitely take good care of it."
Yijia nodded. Her perfunctory attitude made Xie Qing wonder if he were not the prince, she would roll her eyes at him or even want to beat him up.
Xie Qing didn't know the truth about himself. He supported Qin Wan and walked out slowly. As soon as they walked out of the gate of the East Palace, they saw a single sedan chair.
Eunuch Zhang stood guard beside the sedan chair and said with a smile, "His Majesty said that the Crown Princess had worked hard and might not be able to recover after resting for half a day, so he specially sent a servant to come and pick her up and take her to the sedan chair."
Xie Qing was both happy and jealous. He looked at Qin Wan and said, "Look, now the emperor doesn't love me anymore. He only loves you, and the sedan chair is only for you to sit in."
Qin Wan pursed her lips and smiled. She didn't refuse the sedan chair. After all, she didn't have to walk. Who would be stupid enough to walk there by herself?
With Xie Qing's help, she boarded the sedan chair, got on directly, glanced at Xie Qing, and said, "Get going."
Xie Qing pretended to be serious and said in a pinched voice: "Yes, sir!"
The couple acted so pretentiously that Eunuch Zhang covered his mouth and laughed so hard.
The two went to the Palace of Heavenly Purity together.
Qin Wan saw Prince Yong sitting next to the emperor and then remembered what she was going to say. She looked up at Xie Qing and said, "I forgot to tell my father about the emperor's uncle."
Xie Qing also saw Prince Yong. He looked at him in astonishment, then at the Emperor, and then at Qin Wan: "How could you have forgotten such an important matter?"
Qin Wan looked at Xie Qing innocently: "Who can forget about national affairs?"
Xie Qing had nothing to say.
When the emperor saw the two men standing at the door, he quickly called out to them, "What are you doing standing at the door? Come in."
Qin Wan quickly stepped inside.
Today is a small banquet, so not many people came. Only the concubines and those above the rank of concubine came.
Apart from Prince Yong, only two old princes and Prince An attended with their princesses.
Then there were the first-rank officials in the court and their families, several generals who had followed him to the south, and several officials who had made great contributions. Although Prince Du and Mr. Yu were not officials, they had made great contributions this time and naturally had a seat at this palace banquet.
The Qin family made great contributions this time. Qin Yan and Qin Chan followed Qin Xie into the palace, representing the Qin family to attend the banquet. Qin Bai was still chasing bandits in Zhengnan Mansion and could not come, so his wife Wu came in his place. This was also a special oral order from His Majesty, otherwise she would not be able to enter such an occasion today.
After taking a few steps, Qin Wan had already taken in the scene in the hall. When she came closer, she lifted her skirt slightly to greet the emperor, but the emperor directly shouted "No need to greet".
The emperor was in a very good mood. He pointed to two places beside him and said, "I was waiting for you two, but you are here."
Qin Wan was a little embarrassed: "It was my daughter-in-law who got up late."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "Not too late, not too late, it's just time to start the feast."
The emperor spoke, raised a glass of wine, and stood up. He looked at the crowd that had risen with him and said, "I am an unqualified father. I did not teach my children well. My fourth son, fifth son, and two rebellious sons have caused chaos in the world and brought misery to the people. Fortunately, the crown prince has done his best, and the crown princess has also made great efforts to turn the tide and save the people from disaster."
"My health is deteriorating day by day. I have ordered the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to select an auspicious day for the Crown Prince to ascend the throne. I will then abdicate and become the Supreme Emperor, enjoying my remaining years in peace."
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
Xie Qing quickly stood up and knelt: "Father, you absolutely cannot do this!"
But he was scared to death. He was just the regent now, and he was so busy. Wouldn't he be even busier when he became the emperor? How would he have time to be affectionate with his wife then?
The ministers wanted to persuade him, but the emperor's health was at stake, and the crown prince had been acting as regent for nearly a year. He had done well in everything, and this coup was particularly remarkable.
The prince has done a good job, and the emperor is willing to abdicate and let others take over. What else can they, the ministers, say?
Suddenly, the words were on the tip of our lips, but we looked at each other, and seeing that no one stepped forward, we swallowed them back.
The ministers were silent. The emperor nodded at them and said to Xie Qing, "Look, the court officials have no objection, which proves that you are doing a good job as the crown prince. In this case, why don't I abdicate? My current situation is no different from abdication. Crown Prince, you should just take the throne and let me rest and recuperate."
The emperor had said so. Xie Qing was silent for a moment, then looked up at Qin Wan again and nodded: "Your Majesty, thank you for your grace, father."
"Good." The emperor nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Qin Wan and said, "The Crown Princess has made great contributions this time. I won't discuss the rewards according to merit. After all, the Crown Prince has succeeded to the throne, and you are the Queen. It is only natural for the Queen Mother to do something for the people. However, this role of Queen Mother is not easy. Remember what I told you this morning. When I get back, quickly finalize the Enke matter. You have a heavy responsibility."
The emperor did not mention any reward, but instead acknowledged Qin Wan's contribution and placed the responsibility of state affairs on her shoulders.
Can this not be considered a reward?
Throughout the dynasties, have there ever been women participating in politics?
What's more, Qin Wan is only the Crown Princess!
Do the courtiers want to object?
Think about it!
When the hens crow at dawn, they are also worried!
However, first the Crown Princess presented good seeds, then she improved the paper and lowered the price so that students all over the world could have access to books. Now the Crown Princess is leading the troops to quell the rebellion. Even if they were asked to do all of these things, they would not be able to do it!
The ministers fell silent again.
Qin Wan had hoped that the court officials would still express their opposition, but who knew that they were all silent. She sighed in her heart and could only kowtow and thank him: "Your daughter-in-law thanks your father for his grace."
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