In a short time.
The Empress Dowager was caught in a dilemma.
Before coming here, Consort Shu had already thought through everything about this matter.
"Your Majesty, I have a plan, would you like to hear it..." Consort Shu whispered in the Empress Dowager's ear.
Mu Qianqian paused in her eating.
Holy crap! Awesome!
I wish my mother would become the next champion of palace intrigue.
I never would have imagined such a method.
Consort Shu: ...
"Excellent, excellent." The Empress Dowager rarely smiled. "The Consort's idea happens to coincide with mine. I am at ease entrusting this matter to the Consort."
Consort Shu lowered her eyes and smiled shyly: "It is Your Majesty the Empress Dowager who has a profound vision. I only used a small trick, which is not worthy of being presented in a refined manner."
"Regarding the birthday banquet, if there's anything you need, just have the Imperial Household Department handle it. I'll have Wang Mama inform them later," the Empress Dowager said slowly.
"Your Majesty, I thank you for your kindness. I will do my best to ensure that Your Majesty's birthday banquet is a success." Consort Shu knelt on the ground and bowed.
The Empress Dowager played with Mu Qianqian for a while longer before it was time for her afternoon nap.
Consort Shu took Mu Qianqian back to Qiluan Garden.
"Your Majesty, why have you arrived at this hour? How can these servants be so disobedient? They don't even announce Your Majesty's arrival!" Consort Shu scolded the eunuchs and maids of Qiluan Garden.
"Noble Consort, please do not be angry. It was only because I heard that you had gone to the Empress Dowager's place that I did not send word to you," Emperor Yuanwu said slowly.
"Since it is the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, I thought I should listen to her thoughts, so I took Qianqian to Cining Palace," Consort Shu said softly.
"In that case, what does the Empress Dowager say?" Emperor Yuanwu asked calmly.
Consort Shu moved her lips but had not yet spoken.
Then, Mu Qianqian's noisy voice came to my ears.
[Dad, you'd never guess, my mom is amazing!]
When my mother and I went there, my grandmother only liked me and didn't like my mother at all.
[As a result, my mother made my grandmother laugh heartily with just a few words; she couldn't stop smiling.]
Don't worry.
Our mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have a very harmonious relationship; there's absolutely no conflict whatsoever.
My grandma is really kind; she even fed me half an apple and a grape herself.
Consort Shu: ...
Emperor Yuanwu:...
Emperor Yuanwu was still somewhat uneasy and wanted to ask some questions.
Mu Qianqian has even learned to answer questions first.
The Empress Dowager has never liked Consort Shu.
She always felt that he doted on his concubines too much and neglected the Empress.
But the Empress Dowager was completely unaware of this Empress...
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Yikun Palace.
The Empress was sitting in the palace drinking tea.
Consort Liang rushed in.
Upon seeing the Empress leisurely sipping tea, her already unpleasant expression darkened even further: "Your Majesty, the Empress..."
The Empress frowned deeply.
Consort Liang suddenly fell silent.
"Lan Xi, I have something to say to Consort Liang. You should first have the servants in the palace clean the courtyard," the Empress said slowly.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Lan Xi curtsied.
After the palace maids and eunuchs left the Empress's palace one by one, the palace gates were closed.
Suddenly, only the Empress and Consort Liang remained in the room.
Consort Liang said anxiously, "Your Majesty, I don't know what's going on with Consort Shu, but she's been telling everyone in the palace that the idea to hold a birthday banquet for the Empress Dowager was my idea..."
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