Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother stopped the matter at this point, "Today is my birthday, it is a happy event, you'd better not put those little plots in front of me, if you make me unhappy, I'm afraid none of you will be happy either."

Everyone:?

Is the Queen Mother...admonishing everyone?

Why does it sound like you're standing up for Concubine De?

"I don't like noise at birthday banquets, especially since little A-bao is in the palace and the princess is still young, so we don't want to scare her."

Concubine Rou smiled softly, "It seems that the Queen Mother really likes the little princess. Sister Defei is so lucky."

Whenever an imperial heir was born in the past, no matter if it was a princess or a prince, the empress dowager had never held him or her in such love and refused to let go.

Now the Tenth Princess is an exception!

Although everyone was unhappy about what was happening, they could only silently complain in their hearts and no one dared to show it on their face.

After the birthday banquet, Concubine De carried Abao out of Cining Palace.

On the way, Zhilan couldn't help but blame herself and said, "My queen, I'm sorry. It's all my carelessness. If I had been more careful, you wouldn't have been scolded at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet today."

Fortunately, the Queen Mother did not pursue the matter, otherwise she would have been blamed even if she died.

"It's not your fault." Defei had figured it out. The Buddhist beads must have been swapped when Zhilan dropped them.

"De Fei, you are so lucky. After giving birth to the little princess, your fortune has become even greater." Concubine Rou walked to De Fei's side without her knowing when, talking and laughing, "In the past, if you made a scene at a wedding banquet like this, you would be grounded.

I never thought that Sister Defei only received a few words of reprimand."

Concubine De's eyebrows were slightly wrinkled.

Concubine Rou: "Be more careful next time. This person may be lucky once, but he may not be lucky every time."

Concubine Rou smiled sweetly and left with her maid.

Zhilan was so angry that she said, "Your Majesty, it must have been Concubine Rou who swapped the beads. When the beads fell, only Concubine Rou picked them up and looked at them.

Now that the queen is being reprimanded, Concubine Rou is still adding insult to injury. This is too much."

Defei glared at her and said, "Zhilan, I've taught you so many times that you must not talk nonsense about palace affairs without solid evidence.

If you are not careful, your head will be in danger."

Zhilan's eyes were red as she followed Concubine De to Yihe Palace, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I'll remember that, but I'm really worried about you.

What will the little princess do if something happens?"

Concubine De frowned. Zhilan was her dowry maid and her confidant for many years. Even though she was banished to the cold palace at that time, it was thanks to Zhilan's careful care that she was able to give birth to Abao safely.

It's just that this girl is protective of her shortcomings and has a straightforward personality.

"A-bao is a popular person, so it's inevitable that people will be jealous of him. From now on, we must be more careful and cautious."

Today only the Buddhist beads fell, and other situations may happen in the future.

A Bao lay on Concubine De's shoulder, straightened up, touched Concubine De's cheek with his little hand, his eyes full of smiles.

[Don't be afraid, mother. A-bao will protect you]

"Abao, I'm not afraid of anything except not being able to protect you."

Po's eyes curved into crescent shapes, and he waved his little hands with a look of pride on his face.

[Mom, don't worry about me, I'm super awesome! ]

It's just a little small, so some things can't be used.

But protecting my mother is more than enough to protect myself.

…

At night, after taking the medicine, the Queen Mother fell into a deep sleep.

In recent days, she has felt that her health is getting worse day by day.

Thinking of the little Tenth Princess in her arms during the day, the Queen Mother, who was always in a bad mood, smiled a little and felt warm in her heart.

After Abao fell asleep, he suddenly seemed to hear someone groaning in his ears.

She could hear the coughing sound, which was extremely painful and was suppressed, very clearly.

She saw an old man lying on the bed in the white mist, tossing and turning in pain, as if he was about to die...

It was the Empress Dowager. She was ill and looked particularly miserable.

She entered the Queen Mother's dream.

A Bao floated into the white mist, and his small body landed in front of the Queen Mother's bed.

Her eyebrows and eyes curved like a little boy, "Grandma Huang, give your hand to A-bao."

When the Queen Mother saw A-Bao, she was surprised and said, "It's A-Bao."

The Queen Mother subconsciously stretched out her hand, "Is the Empress Dowager about to die? Ah Bao is here to see the Empress Dowager. Come, let the Empress Dowager hug you."

A Bao took the Queen Mother's hand and drew on her palm with his little hand. He wrote the word "longevity" on her hand. "The Queen Mother has been kind, loyal and righteous throughout her life. She is a blessed person. A Bao will grant you the cure of all diseases and live to be 100 years old."

The Queen Mother looked down at the word "Shou" on her palm.

For some reason, the word "longevity" was shining with golden light and gradually disappeared in her palm, as if it had fallen into her body.

The Queen Mother stared with wide eyes, watching Po disappearing in front of her with a smile, "Po!"

The Queen Mother suddenly woke up.

When I saw the familiar bed curtains, I realized I was just dreaming.

And she actually dreamed of little Abao.

She stretched out her right hand and saw that her palm was white and moist, bare and empty.

The Queen Mother couldn't help but laugh at herself.

How could she feel that the dream just now was so real?

It was just a dream.

"Empress Dowager, the imperial physician is here." When grandma heard the Empress Dowager's voice, she hurried forward to serve her. The Empress Dowager was in very bad condition tonight and her health was getting worse.

Seeing that the Queen Mother was not in good condition, the grandmother summoned the imperial physician in advance.

The Queen Mother sat at the head of the bed in a daze, apparently not yet coming back to her senses from the dream she had just had.

She raised her arms and felt her body instantly become lighter and not as heavy as before.

"The Empress Dowager's condition has improved a lot compared to the past two days, and her complexion is also better than before. She should continue to take the medicine. I believe that the Empress Dowager's health will get better and better." Grandma sent the imperial physician out, and she felt that the imperial physician was just being polite.

The Empress Dowager had been ill for many years, and her new illness has been going on for more than a year. She returned to the palace recently because her health condition worsened.

Rumors were rife in the palace, and everyone knew privately that the Queen Mother didn't have much time left, but they never said it out loud.

Grandma came in from outside and whispered, "Empress Dowager, please go to sleep peacefully. I will watch over you."

For some reason, she discovered in the cover of night that the Queen Mother's face looked much rosier than during the day.

It can't be that this is the Empress Dowager's last burst of energy.

Grandma felt more and more upset.

It seems that today’s birthday banquet was not a success.