"Jingning is about to marry far away. Just now, the Crown Princess sent a small gift to express her feelings, which touched me deeply."
“Jingning is also my sister. It’s hard to know when we will meet again. As her older brother, I am reluctant to part with her. In addition to the hairpin given by the Crown Princess, I would like to give Jingning another gift.”
Jingyan interrupted Empress Zheng's hint to Yuejiang, clapped his hands, and had his things brought up: six Ruyi scepters of different materials and patterns.
"I hope that Jingning's marriage to Yu Kingdom will be as auspicious as Ruyi, with everything going smoothly and every year going well."
"Crown Prince and Crown Princess, is this all the blessing you two have for Jingning?" Empress Dowager Zheng's heart sank to the bottom.
Yue Jiang gracefully bowed and said, "I hope Grandmother will accept this!"
"Good, very good," Empress Dowager Zheng felt a lump in her throat, wanting to vent but not knowing how.
She asked Yue Jiang for something, and Yue Jiang didn't say she wouldn't give it to her. She did give it to her, but it was just a few hairpins.
She even made Empress Dowager Cheng deliberately take half of her things and give them to Jingyi, saying that it was unbelievable that Yuejiang and Empress Dowager Cheng had not colluded to harm her.
What about her son? Why is the emperor making things difficult for her so often these days? Could it be that the emperor has also been bewitched by them?
I am the emperor's real mother!
Empress Dowager Zheng pondered for a long time, but couldn't come up with a solution. She was exhausted. As for Yue Jiang, she could let it go, but the emperor couldn't be on the same side as Empress Dowager Cheng.
Consort Zheng's expression was also not good. Even though her daughter had received many good things, it was uncertain whether she could actually get them from the Jade Kingdom. Jingyi's things would definitely be personally presented to the Jiaofang Palace by her aunt.
She was so frustrated that her mind was spinning. Why did Yue Jiang suddenly change her mind?
Jingning was relatively stable, but it wasn't long before she left her homeland, and everything here would have nothing to do with her anymore.
She couldn't and wouldn't be able to interfere with who was fighting over it. Jingning slowly curtsied and thanked her, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Empress Dowager Zheng had hoped to make the tasting event a success, but it ended up costing her money and causing her heartache.
She symbolically stayed for an hour, admiring some things with the others, before saying she was tired and needed to go back to rest.
Empress Ye and Jing Huaixu managed to hold the situation together for half an hour before letting everyone disperse.
Yue Jiang and Jing Yan walked out of Delin Hall in order. Yue Jiang secretly glanced at Jing Shuo and saw that he had gloomy eyes, as if he hated her very much, but he couldn't do anything about her.
Yue Jiang deliberately trembled slightly. Jing Yan noticed that the person beside him was clearly startled and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing?" Yue Jiang shook her head, but her eyes couldn't help but glance at Jing Shuo.
Jing Yan secretly noticed and checked in the direction Yue Jiang was most likely to be. He saw Jing Shuo standing out the most, but Jing Shuo did not look in their direction.
Perhaps he's overthinking it.
...
Back at the Longevity Palace, Empress Dowager Zheng was still furious. Jingning and Zheng Yutong dared not approach and remained silent.
Consort Zheng hadn't seen her aunt so angry in a long time. After her aunt finished throwing away the tea set, she knelt down and tried to comfort her.
"Aunt, please calm down. It's all the Crown Princess's fault for being so vicious. If she didn't want to give you something, she shouldn't have. Why did she have to conspire with them to frame you?"
"Am I just a nagging woman? Didn't you see what His Majesty did today? As if afraid I would be fooled, he insisted on separating the things in public."
Since Jing Huaixu assumed power, Empress Dowager Zheng hadn't been so angry in a long time, and she thought she had controlled her temper very well, but now she had suffered a complete defeat.
Consort Zheng comforted him, saying, "Perhaps His Majesty is doing this for the Empress; otherwise, what reason would he have to be angry with you?"
Empress Dowager Zheng laughed angrily: "For the sake of the Empress, yes, you have done a good job as Empress all these years. You have worked hard. You are no longer young, and His Majesty is getting old."
"I've grown tired of flattery and sweet words. I'd rather enjoy the feeling of being with the Empress as a young couple and growing old together."
Consort Zheng looked extremely embarrassed by this description: "Aunt, please give me some face in front of Yutong and Jingning."
Empress Dowager Zheng's stubbornness meant she not only refused to give Consort Zheng any face, but she also went out of her way to lecture Jingning and Zheng Yutong.
“Jingning Yutong, you see? So what if he is the emperor? He can like or dislike whatever he wants. Even if Consort De is young and favored, there are a thousand ways to dislike her when it’s time to dislike her.”
"Of course, the novelty that one person can bring is also extraordinary. Jingning, you are going to the Jade Kingdom this year. I had someone examine your health a while ago, and they said that you are young and have a good constitution, so you are likely to conceive."
"Take advantage of the Jade Emperor's good health and bear him an heir, so that you will have someone to rely on when you are alone in the Jade Kingdom."
The more earnestly Empress Dowager Zheng spoke, the more bitter Jingning felt. She had clearly sent her to the Jade Kingdom for Jinglu's sake, so why was she thinking about her support?
Despite feeling wronged, Jingning nodded obediently, "Yes, Grandmother."
After giving instructions to Jingning, Empress Dowager Zheng turned her attention to Zheng Yutong, who lived in the Longevity Palace and had spent the most time with Empress Dowager Zheng. She humbly lowered her head.
Empress Dowager Zheng: "Don't be discouraged. Everyone has their ups and downs. Jingyan can't stay with Yuejiang forever. Whenever the Crown Prince wants to choose a concubine, I will definitely send you there."
Zheng Yutong knew perfectly well that Empress Dowager Zheng favored Jing Lu, and if given the chance, she wished it was Jing Lu who was in the Eastern Palace.
Pushing her to the East Palace would not shake Jing Yan's position, and they didn't want Yongshou Palace to gain an advantage.
Although she was Empress Dowager Zheng's grandniece, she had absolutely no chance of getting involved with Jing Lu, because Empress Dowager Zheng would definitely choose a lady from a prestigious family for Jing Lu.
Zheng Yutong's future was predetermined from childhood to be in the palace; the only option was the palace.
However, she first set her sights on the palace, and then on someone within the palace.
She was now submissive: "Thank you for your guidance, Grandmother. Yutong will wait patiently."
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