The joyful news spread like the wind throughout the six palaces.

Yikun Palace.

"That's a good thing." The Imperial Concubine held a book in her hand and chuckled with Concubine Zhao and Concubine Zhen opposite her. "These days, good things have happened at the same time. The Third Prince will return to the palace in two days. Has Sister Zhen prepared his favorite lamb crystal dumplings?"

Concubine Zhen was graceful, her movements were elegant and polite, and she looked naturally noble.

Concubine Zhen was born into a military family. She was able to wield a sword, and before she got married, she was pampered with gold and jade. Compared with ordinary women, she was a bit more arrogant.

"Sister is making fun of the third child again!" Concubine Zhen's peach blossom eyes moved, and she smiled angrily, "Didn't that kid eat five plates of lamb crystal dumplings from sister's palace? Look at you, are you going to remember it for the rest of your life? Next time I won't let him come to your palace for dinner!"

"Sister, why are you upset? Being able to eat is a blessing. Mo'er is a military commander, so it's normal for him to have a big appetite. Unlike Sheng'er, the whole capital city knows that he is a playboy, but he has achieved nothing even now!" The Imperial Concubine sighed.

"Sister, you are wronging Sheng'er." Concubine Zhen leaned over and took Concubine Zhao's hand, her eyebrows slightly curved, "This time, the plague in Tianxing City was fought together by Sheng'er and Ya'er. The children are both promising, and His Majesty is also happy. I heard that His Majesty went to the palace of Concubine Zhao yesterday and rewarded her with a precious zither."

Concubine Zhao's eyes warmed up and she lowered her head to wipe away her tears: "It's because I, your mother, am useless. Ya'er can only fight for her own future."

The Imperial Concubine and the Imperial Concubine Zhen looked at each other and asked Dai Yan to lead the people in the palace out.

The two men closed the distance between themselves and Concubine Zhao, and each of them held one of her hands.

"Ya'er is blessed. Don't worry about her all day long." The Imperial Concubine patted Concubine Zhao's left hand. "You loved to worry when you were in the mansion. How come you haven't changed in the past ten years?"

"Sister, what you said is true. Ya'er has grown up and can make plans for herself. That's a good thing. As a mother, you should stop crying to your child all the time." Concubine Zhen held Concubine Zhao's right hand and lifted her chin with one hand. "Okay, my dear sister, why are you crying? His Majesty went to your place yesterday. Did he say anything to comfort you?"

Concubine Zhao blushed slightly. Compared to the open and generous Imperial Concubine and Concubine Zhen, she was as shy as a delicate flower. "It's been seventeen years. Your Majesty is lucky that he doesn't get tired of you. How can we expect him to talk and coax us?"

"Why not?" Concubine Zhen smiled and stroked Concubine Zhao's face. "Sister plays the zither very well, is good at reading, and is very pretty. His Majesty once praised your sister as the Peach Blossom Fairy. The peach blossom forest in the Imperial Garden was also planted by His Majesty for your sister. How could she not be able to coax people?"

The Imperial Concubine glanced at the Imperial Concubine Zhen and said, "Be careful, your armor is sharp, don't scratch the Peach Blossom Fairy."

"Oh, look at her. She always orders me around in front of others, but now she's putting on airs again." Concubine Zhen's beautiful eyes wandered around, showing a bit of "disdain". "She's waiting for me to pay my respects to her!"

Princess Zhao burst into laughter.

"Don't cry anymore?" Concubine Zhen gritted her teeth, "You are the only one who is hard to appease! The two of us have never appeased His Majesty like this! Look at how much face you have!"

Concubine Zhao smiled: "My sister is so lucky."

"Of course!" Concubine Zhen sat back down, "Please stop crying. It's no wonder His Majesty doesn't like to visit your palace."

"What nonsense." The Imperial Concubine interrupted Concubine Zhen and advised Concubine Zhao, "Ya'er's return to the capital this time can be regarded as a meritorious service. Your Majesty should also promote your rank."

Concubine Zhen also nodded: "If you didn't fight for it these years, he wouldn't have thought of you. Now that a new person has entered the palace, it's good for you to improve your status."

Concubine Zhao lowered her eyebrows and said, "It is Ya'er's contribution. Your Majesty should reward Ya'er. It doesn't matter what I do."

Before the two of them could say anything else, Dai Yan came in and said, "Your Majesty, His Majesty is coming to the Yikun Palace. Eunuch Wei Lu from the Yangxin Palace came to instruct us to prepare lunch in advance."

"Got it. Tell the small kitchen to prepare more food. Concubine Zhen and Concubine Zhao will stay with you."

The Imperial Concubine dismissed Dai Yan, sat back on the soft couch, and elegantly fiddled with the glass teacup: "He is good at ordering people around."

Concubine Zhao asked timidly, "I'm afraid it's not appropriate for me to stay?"

"No, don't worry." The Imperial Concubine glanced at Concubine Zhen, and when she saw her going to the dressing table, she laughed dumbly, "She is quite a monkey."

Everything was ready. New incense was burned in the Yiku Palace and new tea and lunch were prepared.

The Imperial Noble Consort, the Zhen Noble Consort, and the Zhao Consort came to greet the emperor at the gate: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with long life."

As soon as Helian Su entered the room, he saw three beautiful faces with different styles. Although he had seen them for more than ten years, their charm was even better than before.

He retracted the hand that he had subconsciously extended, and faced the expectant gazes of the three people, and put his hands behind his back without helping anyone: "Everyone, get up."

The three imperial concubines exchanged glances, stood up, and followed Helian Su.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the Third Prince has arrived in Jizhou and will be able to return to the capital in two or three days." The Imperial Concubine stepped forward and personally served tea to Helian Su. "In seven or eight days, the Queen Mother will also return to the capital. On the twelfth or thirteenth day, Zhaoyang and the Fourth Prince will return to the capital. The capital and the palace will soon be bustling."

"It's not necessarily lively, but it's really noisy." Helian Su put down the teacup, "Chang Hai, show the letter to the Imperial Concubine and the others."

Chang Hai bowed, took out a dozen letters and gave them to the Imperial Noble Consort, the Noble Consort Zhen and the Consort Zhao.

The three imperial concubines quickly read the letter and all of them smiled.

"This brat is getting more and more noisy! But she is purging the Enke style, handling the Zhou family case, and settling the refugees, which is worthy of His Majesty."

"As for the rest, I think what the Fourth Prince said makes sense. It's time to select two tutors." The Imperial Concubine said softly, "What does Your Majesty think about this?"

"I came here today for this matter." Helian Su picked up his chopsticks and picked up a crab dumpling. "Pick a day, wait for Zhaoyang to return to the palace, take her to hold a spring banquet, and invite the ladies of various families. If Zhaoyang can play together, remember her. If she has a good character, remember her as well."

"I understand." The imperial concubine responded respectfully.

In fact, there is no need to explain, she knows what to do.

"Zhaoyang didn't have a good time in Jinling, and she even handled a case by mistake. I wonder if she would come and beat me if I gave her a basket of books."

The Imperial Concubine chuckled: "Perhaps this little brat will really come to 'bully' Your Majesty. Your Majesty, why don't you let the Imperial Master take care of delivering the book?"

"Haha, yes, leave it to the national teacher."

The Imperial Noble Consort said this and directed the conversation to Concubine Zhao: "As I recall, Jinling is not far from Tianxing City, and Yongle and Sheng'er went to Tianxing City. Speaking of Yongle, he has really grown up and is able to share the worries of Your Majesty. Concubine Zhao has also worked hard these years."

Helian Su stopped eating and looked at Concubine Zhao. Seeing her nervousness, he lost some interest in her heart. "Concubine Zhao has indeed worked hard these years. I will order the Ministry of Internal Affairs to propose a title for her and raise her rank. She will teach Yongle well in the future."

The caution in Princess Zhao's eyes collapsed and turned into hot tears. Fearing that she would lose her manners, she quickly stood up and bowed to express her gratitude.

After the meal, the Imperial Concubine sent away Concubine Zhen and Concubine Zhao, and the Imperial Concubine devoted herself to serving Helian Su who stayed behind to take a rest.

"Your Majesty, the Third Prince has returned victoriously. What did you reward Concubine Zhen with? Are you going to dismiss me?" The Imperial Concubine asked in a tender voice while lying beside Helian Su.

Helian Su closed his eyes and opened his lips: "Do you really think I can't see your intention of mentioning Yongle and Concubine Zhao? As for the third brother, he won the battle, that's his business."

"Empress Zhen spends all day thinking about playing mahjong and growing flowers, and she disdains to compete with you. Don't stare at her all day. If you have that time, you might as well supervise the second son. If it weren't for the prince's strong recommendation of the second son, he would probably be crying in some brothel now!"

The Imperial Concubine looked embarrassed: "How can you talk about your son like that? The second son is just being true to himself."

"A loving mother often spoils her child!"

"Your Majesty!" The Imperial Concubine was unhappy. "Didn't you do a lot of stupid things when you were young? It's up to you, Second Brother! Even the Queen—"

Helian Su opened his phoenix eyes, a sharp light flashed, and said coldly: "You are becoming more and more ignorant of etiquette."