Lord Duan saw that his youngest son was physically disabled but mentally strong, so he did not stop him.

It just so happened that the emperor was going to hold a family dinner for the twins today, so he helped Duan Yiling into the carriage and went to the palace.

Fengyi Palace was very lively. The little princess was already one and a half months old and could already crawl.

Xiao Ruyu and the little prince both changed into new clothes of different colors, looking soft, cute and adorable.

However, the little prince was silent most of the time. He would only smile foolishly when Xiao Ruyu teased him. If it were someone else, he would definitely ignore her.

Queen Duan was in high spirits because of the happy event. Today, she was wearing the new clothes sent by the palace maids, and she looked radiant.

The palace was decorated with lights and was very lively.

Actually, a lot of things happened in the past month. The emperor suddenly attacked Concubine Li and the Minister of Personnel Lu Zongyuan, and they were demoted.

Emperor Shangwen transferred him to be the Minister of Works, which was a significant downgrade in his official position.

The reason was that the amounts of silver used for disaster relief did not match. The silver received by local officials and the silver allocated by the national treasury were two completely different things.

For example, in Xuzhou, the imperial court allocated 100,000 taels of silver, but the government office there only received 70,000 taels of silver.

If Xuzhou had not been prosperous and many wealthy businessmen had not spontaneously donated money, I am afraid that the natural disaster in Xuzhou would have been difficult to overcome.

Where did the 30,000 taels of embezzled silver go?

Many court officials were involved in this, and some evidence could not be obtained, so other methods had to be used to solve the problem.

For example, the official who was mainly involved in the conviction was Lu Zongyuan, and naturally, Emperor Shangwen demoted him.

Although Lu Zongyuan was dissatisfied, he knew that if the emperor investigated with all his strength, he would inevitably miss some clues.

Therefore, he had no objection to Emperor Shangwen's punishment.

Prime Minister Lu was finally released from house arrest and could return to court. However, the incident between Concubine Li and Lu Zongyuan made him sick with anger, and he had to take another half-month leave.

Today's banquet is held in Fengyi Palace, and the concubines who usually have contact with the Queen are already on their way.

Especially Concubine Wen. When she came over, several palace maids around her were holding clothes in their hands. When they were delivered to the Queen, she was a little stunned.

"Princess Wen, was this made at a clothing store? The workmanship is exquisite. I wonder which embroiderer did it?"

Queen Duan stroked it and felt the material in her hand was soft and tight, and the embroidery was exquisite.

Concubine Wen curled the corners of her mouth and said proudly.

"Your Highness, this dress was made by me. My only skill is embroidery. I specially brought it to you two princes today."

Queen Duan was surprised, but she admired him in her heart. She was the daughter of a general and had wielded swords and guns many times, but if she were asked to pick up an embroidery needle, she was afraid that her hands would be so brittle that she could not even fight.

"Thank you for your hard work. You're welcome to come. There's no need to be so polite and bring a gift."

The two of them were exchanging pleasantries when more guests arrived. Concubine Wen then took her leave and ran to the little princess.

"Little princess, you must have missed me. After not seeing me for a month, your face has become rounder again. You are such a lucky little princess."

Concubine Wen couldn't help but pinch Xiao Ruyu's cheek, which was indeed very delicate and smooth, like a peeled egg.

Xiao Ruyu was a little surprised. After just a short period of not seeing Concubine Wen, it seemed like she had become a different person.

The Concubine Wen, who used to have a sad face, was almost depressed and had trouble sleeping day and night, was now dignified and lively.

She is indeed a beautiful and bright sister.

Xiao Ruyu sighed and said that after all, Concubine Wen was only nineteen years old, at the prime of her life and full of vigor and vitality.

She learned from her mother that Concubine Wen had taken revenge on Concubine Li on the spot. Now Concubine Li was demoted to a concubine and was an insignificant figure in the palace.

The little princess had a warm and cute smile on her face. She rubbed Concubine Wen's wrist and was very well behaved.

Concubine Wen said with emotion, "The princess is so well-behaved and cute, I want to secretly bring her back to the palace to raise her for a few days."

The little palace maid beside her whispered, "Your Majesty, the Queen has sent some walnut cakes and sweet-scented osmanthus cakes. Please try them."

Concubine Wen put the little princess down and took the snack from the palace maid. The walnut crisps tasted delicious and she had eaten them countless times without getting tired of them.

After three years in the palace, only the Queen treated her the same as always and knew her preferences. Perhaps even her sisters could not do this.

Concubine Wen secretly swore that she would protect the little princess well and not let anyone else hurt her in any way.

Xiao Ruyu didn't know that because her thoughts were known to others, another concubine in the palace was redeemed.

That day, when Concubine Wen came to see the little princess, she was depressed and wanted to end her life...

The full-month banquet for the two little princes was very lively. Although they were all ladies from the palace and people from Marquis Duan’s mansion, there were quite a lot of people and it was very lively from beginning to end.

When everyone went to eat, Xiao Ruyu finally got some time to catch his breath.

[It’s not easy to run a business with children. Although the sisters are sweet and soft, they are too enthusiastic! ]

Just as she was secretly complaining, a collar was suddenly put around her head, which felt a little cold.

She grabbed it and looked at it. It turned out to be a longevity lock. It looked like it was made of pure gold. Her mother was really willing to give it away.

The same longevity lock was naturally hung around Xiao Ruijin's neck, making her look particularly wealthy.

Emperor Shangwen's eyes never left his daughter for a moment. If he hadn't been entertaining guests, he would just want to hear what his daughter had to say.

Speaking of which, the little guy has been very silent recently, Emperor Shangwen sighed.

After the meal, the old marquis and his wife came to the queen's side impatiently, looking at Xiao Ruyu and Xiao Rujin with burning eyes.

"My queen, why don't you let me take a look at the two children?"

The Queen naturally did not want to follow the rules, but as the parents were adamant about the formality, she had no choice but to hand the child over to them, her words full of praise.

[Nannan is so cute, she looks a lot like Yuner when she was little, her eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to the emperor, she will be a great beauty in the future.]

The old marquis was even more generous. He placed a gold bracelet as thick as his thumb in the little princess's hand and said generously.

"Our Yu'er is a precious person, and she will be blessed in the future."

The old marquis and his wife did not show partiality and prepared the same gifts for their two grandsons.

God knows, when that happened in the palace, Madam Hou didn't want to wait in the mansion for a moment, she just wanted to go to the palace to seek justice for her daughter.

But no one expected that Emperor Shangwen would be so decisive in the situation as to send Concubine Li directly to the cold palace.

And now, the eldest son of the Lu family has been demoted. Such a harsh measure has made everyone afraid.

The emperor is still very reliable, at least he does not favor Concubine Li.

Xiao Ruyu memorized the appearance of the two kind-hearted old men in his mind and calculated with his fingers. He found that the two old men had done immeasurable good deeds and indeed had the appearance of being rich and powerful.