There has never been a concubine in the Jin Dynasty who was banished to the cold palace and was able to regain favor. After a person was banished to the cold palace, the other concubines would not bother to waste their time on him.
Although Ning Yuxi was demoted to a commoner and was about to be sent to the cold palace, she was not sent to the cold palace because she was pregnant, so she did not count.
Therefore, it was impossible for the other concubines to attack Xiao when she was down and put her to death.
The only one who has a grudge against the Xiao family and has killed her son is the Queen. Is the Emperor on guard against me?
The queen thought in disbelief.
She has always been gentle, virtuous, kind and generous in front of the emperor. How could the emperor be on guard against her?
Could it be that in the eyes of the emperor, he already knew that she was someone who would put the Xiao family to death?
Or maybe the Emperor discovered something...
The queen began to panic.
She did not regret anything she had done, but she did not want the emperor to know her true appearance. Now the emperor must have known something, so he sent people to protect Xiao in the cold palace to prevent her from killing people to silence them!
The Queen asked in panic, "Has Guard Chu been seen by that person?"
Rong Xin hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Guard Chu knew the seriousness of the matter. He was wearing eunuch's clothes and had his face covered. When he saw the man, he quickly ran away and was not seen by anyone."
The queen breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good... That's good..."
After a pause, the Queen continued, "Let's put this matter aside for now. Tell Guard Chu to keep a low profile for the time being and try not to come out unless necessary."
Rong Xin responded, "Yes, Queen."
Although the plan failed, at least the man didn't catch anything wrong.
But the queen was shocked by the meaning behind this incident and could not calm down for a long time.
At the same time, Shengchen Palace.
The Emperor had just finished his morning court session and was reviewing memorials when Song Qu bowed and came in to report, "Your Majesty, Huang Xiao from the Cold Palace has come to report that a guard dressed as a eunuch sneaked into the Cold Palace last night."
The emperor paused, then looked up at Song Qu: "How can you be sure it's a guard?"
Song Qu: "Huang Xiao said that although the man was wearing eunuch clothing and had his face covered, and he ran away as soon as he saw him, the light-hearted steps he used when escaping were exactly the same as those learned by the palace guards."
Gu Qilan nodded imperceptibly, said nothing more, and continued to review the memorials with his head down.
Song Qu was a little unsure for a moment and asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, do you want me to investigate this person?"
It is definitely not a good thing for a guard to disguise himself as a eunuch and sneak into the cold palace. Moreover, he only disguised himself as a eunuch and sneaked into the cold palace last night. What if he had other ideas one day? Song Qu believed that this matter must be investigated.
But the emperor didn't even raise his head and said, "No need, just tell Huang Xiao to guard the cold palace."
He thought he already knew who that person was last night, so there was no need to spend more time investigating. Besides, yesterday's plan had been exposed, and the other party would not do it again in the short term.
He could understand the queen's feelings, but Xiao couldn't die now!
However, this incident was not enough to serve as a warning to the Queen. It seemed that she was too idle.
He understood that she had lost children one after another, and had served him wholeheartedly and done her best to manage his harem over the years, so he agreed to her wish to have the second prince born under her name, and he no longer pursued the matter of her having harmed Xiao's unborn child.
After all, she learned a lesson from this and the dragon fetus in her womb was killed by Xiao.
But she was still not satisfied and wanted to kill Xiao, so he had to teach her a lesson.
The next day, the emperor issued an edict that the empress dowager's birthday would be in a few days. There had been a series of incidents in the palace recently, so the emperor wanted to hold a grand birthday celebration for the empress dowager. He also asked the empress to be creative and hold a different birthday banquet.
The fifth prince and the fifth princess, a pair of twins, also had their birthdays on that day, and the emperor issued an edict requiring the empress to participate in the celebrations, requiring that they neither steal the empress dowager's limelight nor lose the face of the royal heirs.
With two such important tasks coming down her throat, and not much time left, only seven days to prepare, the queen was extremely busy.
On the one hand, she was worried that the emperor might know what she had done, and on the other hand, she was worried about the birthday banquet. In just a few days, the queen looked visibly haggard.
Ning Yuxi was happy to be free. Although she didn't know what the emperor was thinking, and wanted to hold a grand celebration for her Chengyao and Shuxuan's second birthday, it was to give face to her children, and she didn't need to worry about it, so she naturally wouldn't refuse.
On October 19th, Ning Yuxi got up early and dressed up the children, especially Chengxuan and Shuxuan. She asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make two sets of red clothes for them, one boy and one girl.
With the red hair accessories and the two people's fair and round faces, they look like a male and a female fairy servants sitting beside a fairy, which is extremely cute and festive.
She didn't have to worry about birthdays, she just had to dress the two kids up beautifully and handsomely. Ning Yuxi was in a good mood.
The queen did not disappoint everyone's expectations. Although time was a bit tight, she had worked day and night for the past few days and managed everything in order. The emperor's requirements were basically met.
Today's banquet was a great success for both the host and the guests. Just as the banquet was coming to an end and the queen's anxiety was gradually relieved, a sudden commotion came from the guests' seats.
Then there was the sound of a child crying.
Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to the scene. The queen immediately asked Rong Xin to go and take a look. Only then did she realize that it was the son of Prince Cheng and the youngest son of Prince Yun who were sitting in the guest seats. They had a quarrel over a small toy, and they started fighting before everyone could react. When they were pulled apart, both of them had bruises on their faces.
This was originally just a small matter. Although both of them had bruises on their faces, they were only six or seven years old. How much strength could they have in a fight?
One had a tiny scratch on his face, less than half a centimeter long, but no blood came out, leaving only a red mark. The other had his forehead hit by a fist, leaving only a slight redness.
But the difficulty lies in the fact that both of them are favored in the family. King Cheng had three legitimate daughters and four illegitimate daughters before he had this one son. Although he was born out of wedlock, he was still favored.
The eldest son of Prince Yun died of illness two years ago, and Princess Yun was unable to get pregnant again due to injuries she suffered while giving birth to her youngest son. This youngest son became a treasure trove.
When these two precious babies of the family come face to face, even if only a hair falls out it is a big deal.
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