Chapter 146: There is only madness and determination in her eyes
Soon, the carriage stopped at the palace gate. Jiang Yinyue and Li Suining got off one after another, and Lou and Qian also came over immediately.
"Yue'er? Suining?" A gentle female voice sounded, with a hint of joy.
"Mom!" The little girl turned around and saw that it was Wei Ranzhu. She immediately ran over and threw herself into Wei Ranzhu's arms, "Mom, I missed you so much!"
Wei Ranzhu couldn't help but redden her eyes. She hugged the little girl tightly and said happily, "Baby, mom misses you too. Come on, let mom see you."
She let go of the little guy, her eyes darting around the child, "Our Suining is really beautiful today, but... why is she a little thinner?"
She touched the little girl's fat cheeks lovingly, "Your cheeks have become smaller. Besides, you didn't sleep well last night? You have dark circles under your eyes."
"Don't worry, mom, I'm fine. I just... missed you guys so much." The little girl sniffed hard to prevent herself from dropping pearls, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.
Jiang Yinyue also stepped forward and said with a smile, "This child...even though he's young, he's like a little adult, and he's got a lot on his mind."
"Yes, Sui Ning is too sensible, which makes people feel distressed sometimes." How could Wei Ranzhu not understand this daughter? Besides, if it weren't for the fact that Xiaotuanzi was too sensible, the eldest daughter might have gone to the East Palace, and the third daughter would not have returned home... But, she always felt that this child had to work hard.
"Let's go, it's getting late, let's go in together." Jiang Yinyue said with a smile.
Wei Ranzhu nodded. She subconsciously glanced in the direction of Lou and Qian and couldn't help frowning.
If what the third brother said last night was true, then this Qian must have gone crazy for her good-for-nothing son.
Jiang Yinyue and Wei Ranzhu held Li Suining on the left and right, and were led by special palace servants towards the Queen's Kunning Palace.
Along the way, they could smell the fragrance of various flowers and see all kinds of palace servants busy at work, obviously making final preparations for the flower-viewing banquet.
When we arrived at Kunning Palace, many people had already come to the garden. They were gathered in groups of three or four, chatting and admiring the flowers. Several concubines from the harem had already arrived, but the Empress was nowhere to be seen.
Jiang Yinyue and Wei Ranzhu took the little girl around and introduced different flowers to the little guy.
At this time, a voice came out, "The Queen has arrived!"
The Empress, named Shangguan Jinglan, is the biological mother of Crown Prince Yuan Huaihong and the first wife of Emperor Yuan Tianchen. Her position in the harem is unmatched.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!" In an instant, everyone in the courtyard knelt down and paid their respects.
The little girl also imitated her mother, kneeling on the ground obediently with her little butt sticking out, and couldn't help but be curious about what the queen looked like.
"Everyone, get up!" The Queen spoke slowly, her voice steady and majestic.
Little Dumpling slowly raised her head and saw a pair of golden shoe tips appear in front of her. She immediately looked up curiously.
"Are you the Crown Prince's mother?" she asked in a baby voice.
"Sui Ning!" Wei Ranzhu immediately looked at the Queen in panic, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. This is my seventh daughter..."
"Are you Li Suining?" Shangguan Jinglan spoke, interrupting Wei Ranzhu. Her face was pretty and full of majesty, but when she looked at Li Suining, there was an obvious smile in her eyes.
"I'm Li Suining." The little girl answered immediately and obediently.
Shangguan Jinglan chuckled, then turned to look at Wei Ranzhu and said, "Madam General, this is such a lovely child. I can't wait to get close to her. How could I blame her?"
She bent down and gently pinched Li Suining's little fat. "This child is so cute. No wonder Hong'er always said that he would find a chance to let her stay in the East Palace for a few days."
"Thank you, Madam, for your kindness. Thank you, Prince, for your kindness." Wei Ranzhu breathed a sigh of relief. "This is a blessing for us, Suining."
The Queen teased Li Suining for a while, then turned to look at Jiang Yinyue, her eyes slightly brightening, "This year's Prime Minister's wife looks a little different."
"Really?" Jiang Yinyue immediately lowered her head. "I wonder what made Her Majesty feel different?"
Shangguan Jinglan recalled that every year when she called Jiang Yinyue over, she always wore simple clothes and looked listless. But today...
She couldn't help but praise, "This dress is suitable for Madam, and it is worthy of the title of the most beautiful woman in the imperial city."
"Your Majesty, I am too kind." Jiang Yinyue smiled softly, "I am not the most beautiful woman in the imperial city. It's just a joke."
"You can't say that," Shangguan Jinglan said slowly, "I agree with the Left Prime Minister's vision."
After hearing this, Jiang Yinyue and Wei Ranzhu both curled their lips unnaturally. Xiao Wu said that the Queen was the Prince's biological mother after all, and she considered everything for the Prince, so the Queen actually always wanted to get close to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
It's just that Zuo Shanzhang, this old fox, has never expressed his opinion for so many years. After all, the emperor is still alive and in good health. Although the emperor is determined to let Yuan Huaihong succeed to the throne, he obviously does not want the ministers to start to defect to his son while he is still alive.
After the greetings, everyone began to appreciate the flowers again. An hour later, the flower viewing banquet finally began.
Shangguan Jinglan sat in the main seat at the highest point, and Concubine Yi and other concubines in the harem sat on both sides of her. Wei Ranzhu and Jiang Yinyue represented the General's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion respectively, one on the left and one on the right, so they naturally sat in the first seat below.
Today's banquet was very sumptuous, and there was a pot of flowers on each table in the house, which was very elegant.
Several concubines went to pay their respects to the Queen, and then Wei Ranzhu went up first.
"Aning, would you please go up with your mother to toast the Queen?" Little Dumpling followed Jiang Yinyue and sat at the table in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Okay!" There was milk in the little girl's cup. She carefully filled it up and put it on the table obediently.
Jiang Yinyue watched Wei Ranzhu return to her seat, then stood up and prepared to go forward, but at this time she noticed that Lou also stood up.
She looked back displeasedly, "What are you doing?"
"Madam, I am also from the Prime Minister's Mansion. I also want to go up and have a drink with the Queen. Don't worry, Madam, I will never say anything careless." Even though Lou was bold and acted recklessly in the Prime Minister's Mansion, she also understood her identity and did not dare to act rashly in front of the Queen.
Although Jiang Yinyue was unwilling, both of them stood up at this time, and the Queen obviously looked over. It would be inappropriate for her to disallow Lou to go, so she could only acquiesce.
She walked in front holding Li Suining's hand.
Lou followed behind with a smile on her face. No one noticed that her hand holding the wine glass was shaking slightly, and beads of sweat were oozing out of her forehead.
She wiped the sweat off her face imperceptibly, and in her lowered eyes, the fear and doubt gradually disappeared, leaving only the desperate madness and determination!
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