Concubine Rou spoke slowly, touching Abao's little face with her fingers from time to time. Her movements were very light and gentle, but her expression was a little crazy when she spoke.
De Fei said, "Perhaps because A Bao likes her, the Emperor pays extra attention to her."
"Haha, other concubines are eager to give birth to princes to consolidate their positions and please the emperor. Concubine De is so lucky. She gave birth to a little princess and she has the emperor under her control."
De Fei felt a little strange when she heard this and frowned, "Your Majesty is the ruler of a country, how can he be controlled by a child?"
[I think Concubine Rou is missing her son.]
[Speaking of Concubine Rou, she was also a woman with a hard life. Although she had support from her maternal clan, she was a concubine who was not favored by her family. If she had not seized the opportunity back then and tried her best to win his favor by dancing in front of her father, she would not have been able to enter the palace and change her fate. 】
[It was so hard to give birth to a fifth brother, but he is not a competitive person]
[Since her son was demoted, Concubine Rou has been doing all kinds of evil things and eventually became a madman]
Concubine De was shocked. Is Concubine Rou so miserable?
"Sister Defei, if the Tenth Princess is gone, will the Emperor still like you?"
Concubine De had a bad feeling.
On the side, Hui-pin suddenly shouted, "Sister Rou-fei, don't!"
Defei glanced over and saw that Roufei had her hand on Abao's neck, about to strangle her!
Defei's heart skipped a beat with fear, and she almost subconsciously went to Roufei's arms and snatched Abao away, "Roufei, you..."
Defei quickly lowered her head to check if Abao was injured.
Abao's little face was puffy, and he waved his little hands and grinned at Concubine De.
[Mother, I'm fine. Concubine Rou didn't pinch me just now]
【It was Hui-bin’s shout that frightened me】
[It's still the mother, the reaction is really fast]
Defei breathed a sigh of relief.
I'm glad Po is okay.
Concubine Rou was stunned for a moment, her eyes were a little dull, but she came back to her senses in an instant. She saw Concubine De staring at her, and her brain was a little slow to react, "What happened to me just now?"
She was just holding the Tenth Princess, and then she heard Huibin shouting something. She is still a little confused now.
Concubine De obviously noticed that Concubine Rou was a little different from usual.
Then I thought of what Abao had just said, that Concubine Rou would become crazy.
Could it be that Concubine Rou already has a sign of this?
"Sister Defei, you are a little too used to the Tenth Princess. Look how nervous you are, I just hugged her." Concubine Rou sighed.
Concubine De was really sure that Concubine Rou had some problems with her brain.
After a short while, Concubine Rou regained her spirits.
【strangeness】
A Bao looked at Concubine Rou, and started to nibble on her little hand out of boredom.
Concubine De was startled.
What's strange?
[Why is there such an evil aura about this Concubine Rou? ]
[The imperial palace is surrounded by the aura of an emperor. Where does this evil aura come from?]
That evil aura was looming above Concubine Rou's head.
After Concubine Rou's spirit improved, the evil spirit disappeared.
"Sister Defei, what gift have you prepared for the Empress Dowager on her birthday?" asked Concubine Rou curiously.
"Pah!"
A crisp sound came from behind them.
"I'm sorry, Empress Hui, I didn't mean it." Zhilan apologized quickly. She was standing fine just now, but she didn't notice and bumped into Empress Hui.
The small wooden box in Zhilan's hand fell to the ground, and the Buddhist beads inside fell out.
Huibin kept saying it was okay.
Concubine Rou took one look and was very surprised. "Hey, is that the string of Buddhist beads that Concubine De prepared for the Queen Mother as a birthday gift? It's really unique, but why does it look a little familiar?"
Concubine Rou was closest to the string of Buddhist beads, so she picked them up.
This Buddhist bracelet is made of 108 small red sandalwood leaf beads. At one end of the bracelet, there is a blood-red bead, only one, which is very dazzling.
"Is this the same string of Buddhist beads that the old abbot of Huguo Temple has in his hand?"
I remember that one year the old abbot of Huguo Temple went to the palace to preside over a ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven, and he had a string of Buddhist beads like this in his hand.
"I obtained this by chance when I left the palace more than a year ago. Now I have no other gift. The Empress Dowager is a Buddhist and out of compassion, I gave her this Buddhist rosary as a gift." Defei spoke slowly.
In fact, she had this Buddhist rosary for a long time, but it had been banished to the cold palace for more than a year, and she had never had the chance to take it out.
Now it would be a great idea to let it serve as a talisman for the Queen Mother.
Concubine Rou's eyes lit up as if she had seen a treasure, "Sister Defei, you are so thoughtful."
As they talked, they soon arrived at Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother has been in poor health recently. She likes to be quiet and doesn't like to show off.
I originally didn't want to hold a birthday party, but I couldn't resist the emperor's filial piety.
So this birthday party was held as low-key as possible.
Only the concubines in the harem were invited.
No outsiders were invited.
It was a small family dinner.
The Queen Mother sat in the first seat, looking a little pale.
Seeing that the room was full of people, she said, "Everyone, please don't be restrained today and be casual."
As she said this, the tense atmosphere in the hall eased slightly.
"Imperial grandmother." As soon as Emperor Zi'an entered the room, he first bowed and then strutted forward.
The Queen Mother looked at Emperor Zi'an and asked, "Are you the Seventh Brother?"
Di Zian nodded obediently, "That's right."
The Queen Mother's already pale face drooped a little, "I now remember that one year I also held a birthday banquet, and all the princes were there, but you were not. Now, you are willing to come?"
Emperor Zi'an lowered his head secretly.
The group of concubines in the palace as well as the third and fourth princes present all looked at Emperor Zi'an as if they were watching a good show.
You deserve it!
Whoever calls Lao Qi the most unlucky, hahaha.
[Grandma Empress, this cannot be blamed on my seventh brother. Who told my brother to be possessed by bad luck? Good things never happen to him, but bad things always happen to him.]
[Speaking of which, my brother is also very miserable]
"Ahem."
The Queen Mother covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed. If her legs and feet had not been so weak recently, she would have almost stood up from the chair.
"Mother, are you okay?" It was Concubine Rou who spoke.
Hui-bin also worried, "Mother, the weather has been getting colder recently, you should take care of your health."
Then the other concubines began to greet and express their concern one after another.
Concubine De was somewhat unable to get a word in.
The Queen Mother's head was buzzing, and she had no time to listen to what the concubines said.
She was still in shock.
She seemed to have just heard... a baby's voice?
Baby...
The Queen Mother's eyes first found Concubine De among all the concubines, "Concubine De, is that Xiao Shi in your arms?"
Concubine De bowed, "Yes, mother."
"Bring the tenth princess here for me to see. I haven't seen her since she was born. She must be three months old now.
They say that he can roll over at three, sit up at six, and crawl at seven. I think Xiao Shi will soon learn to roll over. "
De Fei replied, "Yes, A Bao is naughty and playful, and he can't lie down all the time, so he learns the big movements faster."
The Queen Mother took Abao from Concubine De, and Abao was chewing her little hands.
Alas, there's nothing she can do. As a baby, she can't control some of her baby nature.
The Queen Mother was surprised when she saw Ah Bao Yuxue's cute appearance.