As they were talking, they had already walked a distance when Ling Le stopped and said, "Dear guest, please go back and rest. I will withdraw first."
Empress Xian nodded, took Yu Yiluo back to the yard, and continued reading the ancient books.
The Queen came over frequently these days, and the two men were afraid that she would become suspicious, so they didn't visit.
[The Empress must be quite angry with what Mother said today. It's a good thing, because now no one will disturb us while we're reading ancient books.]
As Yu Yiluo thought, in the following days, the empress did not come to disturb the two of them, either because she was busy preparing for the birthday banquet or because she was still angry.
Yu Yiluo enjoyed her free time. She and Empress Xian read ancient books every day and read a lot of the ancient books collected by the empress.
During this period, it was decided that the Queen would hold a birthday banquet.
Although Feng Qingqing was under house arrest, she also received the news.
Seeing that the birthday banquet was getting closer, she urged Prince Duan and Yuan Can to speed up the progress every day.
Prince Duan had thought it through in the past few days and decided to try to please Feng Qingqing as soon as the birthday banquet was over.
He wanted to let Qian Jue know that even if his face was poisoned, he still had the ability to win Feng Qingqing's heart.
When Qian Jue came uninvited, he saw Prince Duan wearing a veil on his face and embroidering words with an embroidery needle in his hand.
However, he looked unskilled and was pricked from time to time. On the contrary, Yuan Can, who was sitting opposite him, was embroidering very skillfully, which made Qian Jue admire him a little.
"How are the preparations going, you two?"
Qian Jue walked up to the two of them, pulled a chair from the side and sat down. Looking at what Prince Duan was embroidering, he couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Tsk tsk, Master Yu's embroidery is truly unique. If you don't look closely, you wouldn't be able to tell it's a character for longevity."
Prince Duan looked up and glared at him, ignoring him.
He thought to himself, no wonder Mu Xue doesn't like him. Only someone with such a bad mouth would like him.
"Wow, Master Yuan's embroidery is so good! The contrast is really strong."
Yuan Can was praised by him and raised the corners of his mouth.
Every time he took a stitch, he imagined that he was stitching Feng Qingqing, so the more he embroidered, the more energetic he became.
"Master Jue is really free."
Prince Duan found him an eyesore and couldn't help but mock him.
"Of course I'm free. I have people to serve me no matter what I do, and I get enough sleep every day."
After saying that, he glanced at the dark circles under the eyes of the two people.
"It seems like you haven't slept for a long time."
He raised his hand to pat Prince Duan's shoulder, but before he could touch him, Prince Duan stepped back.
"There's no poison on my hands, don't be so scared."
Qian Jue raised his hand to support his chin, "Just try harder, the birthday party will be here soon, and you'll be free then."
"So you're here."
Feng Qingqing's voice came from the door. She walked in and looked at Qian Jue with surprise on her face.
"How's your embroidery going?"
When talking to the two of them, Feng Qingqing suppressed the smile on her face and her expression changed very quickly.
"Make sure it's completed before the birthday party."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Feng Qingqing rarely looked at the two of them with favor, "After the birthday banquet, you two should have a good rest."
"Thank you, Madam."
Yuan Can smiled and said, "I am honored to be able to help the princess."
Feng Qingqing nodded, glanced at Prince Duan's embroidery, and frowned.
"Didn't you learn this with Yuan Can? How come his embroidery is so good, but yours is so awful?"
Sure enough, Yuan Can is smarter than him.
Disgusting to look at?
He is a man, and he is very satisfied with the embroidery he can do after learning it for a short time.
"My Lady, since you are the one embroidering it, there must be a gradual process. When the time comes, you can say that the ugly ones are because you just learned, so they are ugly. Later, as you become more proficient, they will get better and better."
"That makes sense."
Feng Qingqing smiled and said, "This will further demonstrate my filial piety."
As she said this, she turned to look at Qian Jue, "Young Master Jue, please come into the palace with me when the time comes."
Qian Jue nodded, "Okay, I haven't attended the emperor's birthday banquet yet."
It’s a good opportunity to go into the palace to see Concubine Xian and the little princess.
…
Time flies and it is the day of the Queen's birthday banquet.
Yu Yiluo and Concubine Xian received the clothes sent by the embroidery workshop early on.
Empress Xian helped Yu Yiluo to wash and dress up, and asked her maid to do her hair. Then she was led by Ling Le to the venue of the birthday banquet.
The weather was hot and the birthday banquet was held in the palace next to the lotus pond.
When Yu Yiluo and Concubine Xian were brought in, as soon as they reached the door, people's eyes fell on them.
Minister Jiang's gaze fell on Concubine Xian, and he lowered his eyes and sneered.
It seems that they are indeed the descendants of Prince Rui. The clothes they are wearing are so luxurious that how could the embroidery workshop dare to make such clothes without the Queen's permission.
Empress Xian was not afraid of the stares from the crowd. She took Yu Yiluo's hand and followed Ling Le, passing by a group of ministers and coming to the small long table next to the princess.
"Dear guest, please take a seat. This is your seat."
Feng Qingqing, who was talking to Qian Jue, heard the voice and looked up to see Empress Xian wearing a white skirt embroidered with gold peony, holding the hand of Yu Yiluo, who was wearing a red brocade skirt.
She widened her eyes and called out to Ling Le.
"Did you just call them distinguished guests?"
"Yes, I have something else to do, so I'll withdraw first."
Ling Le didn't say much to Feng Qingqing, just bowed and retreated.
"What did you say to the Queen Mother?"
Empress Xian took Yu Yiluo's hand and sat down, and Feng Qingqing couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
Could it be that the two of them told the Queen Mother their identities? But if that were the case, they shouldn't be so calm.
"Don't worry, Madam. We didn't say anything."
"Why did Master Ling call you distinguished guests when he didn't say anything?"
Feng Qingqing didn't believe what Concubine Xian said, but she didn't know how to refute it.
"You'll know it later, Lady Tai."
Qian Jue took advantage of the moment when Concubine Xian and Feng Qingqing were talking to wink at Yu Yiluo.
He wore a veil, revealing only a pair of eyes that looked at everything with deep affection.
Yu Yiluo also winked at him.
At this time, the Queen came in from outside with Ling Le.
Everyone stood up and knelt down to pay homage.
The Queen sat at the head of the table, raised her hand to ask everyone to stand up, and after saying some polite words, it was the ministers' turn to congratulate the Queen one by one.
After the ministers finished their congratulations, Feng Qingqing stood up leisurely, walked to the center of the hall, and said with a bow, "Your son has prepared a birthday gift for your mother."
The queen smiled and was in high spirits.
"What kind of birthday gift did the princess prepare for me?"
In previous years, the birthday gifts Qing'er gave her were all valuable items that she had collected, so she didn't really have any expectations.
"Queen Mother, please wait a moment."
Feng Qingqing raised her hands and clapped twice. A servant came in from the door, holding a tray with a piece of cloth covering the tray to hide the things inside.
"Are you going to let her succeed?"
Qian Jue moved closer to Yu Yiluo and asked.
"Um."
Yu Yiluo responded, and then heard Qian Jue say: "If she succeeds, she might let you go back to the Princess's Mansion."
"fine."
While the two were talking in low voices, the maid had already walked to Feng Qingqing's side. Feng Qingqing lifted the cloth, took the tray, carried it up the steps, and presented it to the Queen.
"Mother Queen, this is the dress I made especially for you."
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