It was Qin Ye's first time going hunting, and he was looking forward to it. He prepared a dagger, rope, clothes, and other things. He wanted to take Yue'er and Xiao Hei with him, and also...

Then.

the next day.

An old maid came to the palace and said, "Princess Chen, Concubine Tong is calling for you."

Qin Ye was stunned.

Yue'er immediately leaned over and whispered, "Princess, Concubine Tong was the wet nurse who raised Prince Chen, and was also the personal maid who served Concubine Xiao. After Concubine Xiao died, she was specially appointed as Concubine Tong by the Emperor for her contribution in raising Prince Chen."

Concubine Tong can be considered half of Prince Chen's mother and has the great grace of raising him.

Qin Ye roughly understood that on the night of the celebration banquet, Zong Zhengchen said he wanted to go and pay a visit to his mother, and it should be this Concubine Tong.

However, she had never met Concubine Tong before and had no friendship with her, so why would she suddenly summon her?

The old maid bowed respectfully and said, "Princess Chen, the sedan chair for entering the palace is already waiting outside the mansion. I am waiting for you outside."

After saying that, he went out.

Qin Ye frowned, "Tong Fei suddenly came to me, there must be something wrong, and it's not a good thing, can I not go?"

Yue Er shook her head:

"No, the prince respects Concubine Tong very much."

Tong Fei is an elder. If an elder summons her daughter-in-law, why shouldn't she go? She will be criticized.

"Please rest assured, Princess. Yue'er will accompany you. As for the etiquette of entering the palace, the words that should be said, and the rules that should be followed, nothing will go wrong with me here."

“…”

She actually wanted to go hunting.

Qin Ye looked at the old nanny's back as she left, then looked at the daggers, ropes, baskets and other hunting supplies on the table. He had to reluctantly postpone his departure and went back into the palace.

The Imperial Palace.

It is boundless, magnificent, every inch of land is valuable, and it is like a huge cage.

Entering the palace, you will see glazed tiles and vermilion walls. Walk along the long palace road, passing through one magnificent palace after another. After a quarter of an hour, you will arrive at Guang'an Palace.

"Princess Chen, please come in." The old nanny stopped outside.

Qin Ye took a glance and walked in.

Inside the main room, sitting on a soft chair, was a generous and peaceful figure.

The woman was about forty or fifty years old, her face full of traces of time, her black and white hair was combed meticulously, she wore simple clothes, without any unnecessary decorations on her body, she looked extremely plain and elegant.

Rather than being a noble imperial concubine, she looked more like an elder from an ordinary family.

And sitting next to her was Xiao Zhihua.

Xiao Zhihua cried until her eyes turned red...

Qin Ye only took a glance and roughly understood what was going on. He lowered his eyes and went in to pay his respects:

"I pay my respects to my mother, and wish her good health, good fortune and peace."

Concubine Tong raised her right hand and said with a smile:

“Princess Chen, there is no need to be so polite. Please stand up quickly and sit down to talk.” The voice was gentle, neither hurried nor slow.

"Thank you, mother."

The first impression is not bad.

Qin Ye lifted her skirt slightly, sat down aside, and waited for Concubine Tong to speak.

It's easy to figure out that Xiao Zhihua couldn't stand her and went to the palace to report her. Concubine Tong supported Xiao Zhihua and came to cause trouble for her.

She asked why Concubine Tong suddenly summoned her for no reason.

Want to cause trouble for her?

She doesn't have any handle left out there, if you want to deal with her, you have to see if you have enough strength first!

The palace maid served freshly brewed hot tea.

Concubine Tong sat a little sideways, looked at Qin Ye, and said, "Since we got married, you have never come to the palace to see me. What's wrong? Don't you take an old woman like me seriously?"

She said this, but there was no sign of anger on her face.

"If you have free time in the future, go to the palace more often and call Prince Chen as well."

Because Prince Chen did not favor Princess Chen, they did not even have a complete wedding night, let alone offer tea and pay respects to their mother.

Qin Ye lowered his eyes, but was obedient:

"yes."

"Since we have already worshipped heaven and earth and formed a bond, no matter if we are enemies or mortal enemies, we are still a couple. A couple must be together, stick together through thick and thin, and support each other, so that they can go a long way."

"yes."

Concubine Tong said slowly in a gentle voice,

"When the couple is harmonious, the family will be harmonious; when the family is going well, the man can be at ease outside. As the saying goes, a harmonious family brings prosperity."

She used her experience as a person with experience to educate Qin Ye.

She didn't put on airs, but sat and chatted like a family, giving people a very relaxed and comfortable feeling.

Qin Ye was a little surprised.

You called her here just to tell her this?

Why is it different from what I imagined?

Beside her, Xiao Zhihua couldn't stand it any longer. Her eyes turned red and she spoke in a hoarse voice, "Mother..."