"There was no joke. The Empress was dignified and elegant throughout, and all the officials loudly congratulated her."
"snort."
The Empress Dowager was overwhelmed and turned her gaze to Ling: "Don't cry, if you have the energy to do this, you might as well let Li Hui work harder. If he becomes the crown prince, your position in the future will not be low."
Ling had no choice but to agree while wiping her tears.
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The Yan family returned to the Duke's Mansion.
Yan Cheng immediately told his wife Hong Qingyi the news that Qiao Wanyou had been crowned queen.
"Really?" Hong Qingyi jumped for joy. "This is really good news. I must go to the palace to see her and congratulate her."
"Let's go later. If you have anything to say, let Ci Yi take it in."
"Why?" Hong Qingyi was puzzled.
Yan Cheng said gently, "The new emperor is celebrating a festival with our Yan family. If you rashly enter the palace, you might cause trouble for the Empress."
Hong Qingyi nodded and said, "Yes, yes, it's not easy for the Queen to be caught between our Yan family and the Emperor."
On the other side, Fu Ciyi also returned to his new mansion.
As soon as he entered the mansion, Yan Funing, accompanied by Eunuch Song, came to greet him.
"The princess has been waiting for Your Highness, saying that today's morning court session is important." Eunuch Song said with a smile.
Yan Funing nodded: "How is it, husband?"
"Mother is the queen." Fu Ciyi said with a smile.
Eunuch Song smiled and congratulated: "Congratulations, Your Highness, and congratulations to the Crown Princess!"
Yan Funing nodded and said to Fu Ciyi, "Mother has everything she needs. I thought we should send her some gifts."
"What do you think I should give you?"
"There are still many oranges on the orange trees in the Fu Mansion. Let's pick some and send them to Mother."
"Very good." Fu Ciyi said gently, "I'll go back to my room and change clothes first."
I have to change my official uniform.
"Eunuch Song, please go and do your own thing. My husband and I will go out later." Yan Funing gave the order as she walked.
Eunuch Song said he would step down.
On the way back to the main courtyard, Fu Ciyi asked her, "Do you have anything else to say?"
"Well, I want to send some to the Concubine Tai as well."
"Okay, as you say."
The couple returned to their room, and after Fu Ciyi changed his clothes, they both went out.
When I returned to the Fu Mansion, I could hear the sound of martial arts practice coming from inside.
Seeing that there were more people than when they lived in Prince Jin's Mansion before, Yan Funing looked at Fu Ciyi beside her with a puzzled look.
The man said gently, "It takes a long time to go back and forth to Nanshan. There are not many people staying in Nanshan now. They only go there when they want to soak in the hot springs. Mainly, living in the caves is inconvenient, so I let them all live here to save the house from being abandoned."
"Okay, but if you do that, won't that expose your strength?" Yan Funing asked, puzzled.
"Do you think my strength is limited to these people?"
"Then..." she whispered, "You'd better not tell anyone. The more people know, the more danger there is."
Fu Ciyi smiled and said, "My greatest strength is you. Don't you know?"
Yan Funing giggled when she heard this.
When the men saw their master coming back, they all greeted him.
Fu Ciyi raised his hand to signal them to continue, then he took Yan Funing's hand and they went to the main courtyard.
There were indeed quite a few oranges hanging on the branches.
Fu Ciyi picked a lot of them and threw each one into the bamboo basket she was holding.
Yan Funing complained of being tired: "It's too heavy. I can't lift it if you keep throwing it around like this."
"Put it on the ground." said the man.
"But I want to pick some too." Yan Funing put the bamboo basket on the stone table.
Fu Ciyi heard this, washed his hands, bent down and picked the person up upright: "Can I pick it now?"
"I got it, I got it."
She giggled and threw the balls into the basket, imitating his example.
The bamboo baskets were neither too big nor too small. When both baskets were full, the couple went to the palace.
When we arrived at the palace, it was dinner time.
When the young couple arrived, Nanny Li asked them to sit in the side hall. Without thinking much, they went there with a basket of oranges.
After sitting for a while, Nanny Li came to call them for dinner.
"Where's my mother?" Yan Funing asked casually, "What happened today?"
Nanny Li smiled softly, "Your Highness, Third Prince's Consort, don't ask anything. If you ask, the Empress and the Emperor will probably give you a brother or sister."
Fu Beimo also happened to come over and said: "My brother and sister-in-law have me and Yuanlian, so why do they need brothers and sisters?"
Following behind him was Meng Li.
Meng Li searched everywhere for Fu Nanyao.
"What brothers and sisters?" Fu Nanyao lifted her skirt slightly and came over.
When Meng Li saw her, he immediately stood beside her.
Just when everyone's faces were full of confusion, two people came out from the main hall of the bedroom, one was Long Yi and the other was Qiao Wanyou.
Several people greeted each other: "Greetings to the Emperor, and to the Empress!"
Meng Li: "Greetings to the Emperor, and to the Empress!"
"Everyone, get up." Long Yi was in a good mood. He turned around and took Qiao Wanyou's hand. "Wanyou, the children are probably here to celebrate for you. Can I leave one for them?"
I told you to do it day and night.
They were preparing to have lunch and then work hard again.
Nanny Li’s words were so clear just now, how come they couldn’t hear it?
How could these kids be so clueless?
Qiao Wanyou nodded: "Let's all stay and have dinner."
Soon, lunch began, and until it was over, the only sounds were those of bowls, spoons, and chopsticks.
"Mother, my husband and I picked some oranges for you. Please try some, and Father should try some too."
Yan Funing gestured to Fu Ciyi to take the bamboo basket over.
"Okay, everyone try it." Qiao Wanyou said, and gave an orange to everyone present.
Long Yi ate the orange and said "hmm", but showed no intention of leaving.
Seeing that he still didn't leave, Fu Ciyi and Yan Funing winked at Fu Nanyao, Fu Beimo and Meng Li.
All five of them then left.
Walking on the deserted path outside, Fu Beimo lowered his voice and said, "Bah, shameless! He's already old, and he's still giving us brothers and sisters."
"Be careful with your words." Fu Ciyi reminded him, "We are in the palace now."
"I understand, brother." Fu Beimo was dissatisfied. "We came here to celebrate with Mom today, but we were kicked out before we could even say a few words."
Meng Li walked beside Fu Nanyao and asked, "Have you, Princess, found yourself accustomed to living in the palace?"
Fu Nanyao shook her head: "The bedroom is too empty. I feel cold and scared when I sleep there."
Hearing this, Meng Li pursed his lips.
"Brother and sister-in-law, Beimo Ali, please come to my place and sit for a while." Fu Nanyao invited, "At least we can get together."
"Alright." Yan Funing nodded, "But my husband and I have to go somewhere first, and then we'll come to your place, okay?"
"That's fine." Fu Nanyao turned to look at Fu Beimo and Meng Li, "You two can follow me first."
Meng Li happily agreed.
The two young men followed Fu Nanyao.
Fu Ciyi and Yan Funing left the palace, took another basket of oranges from their carriage, and quietly ran to the cold palace.
When the two arrived at the cold palace, Concubine Yun was sitting in the corridor, basking in the sun with her eyes closed.
Ah Xiu was overjoyed when she saw them coming. She squatted down and called softly, "Your Highness, the Highness and his men are here."
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