Because she has not yet finished her confinement, she does not need to pay her respects to the Queen Mother these days.
But the next day, just after Ning Yuxi had finished breakfast, a young eunuch announced that the Queen had arrived.
Ning Yuxi was slightly startled, but thinking that the emperor had come yesterday, it made sense for the empress to come today, so she quickly tidied up her appearance and went out to greet him.
As soon as I left the bedroom, I saw the Queen coming towards me surrounded by a group of palace maids.
"I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen."
The Queen smiled and personally stepped forward to help Ning Yuxi up: "Sister Ningpin, please get up quickly. You haven't even finished your confinement yet, how can you go out and catch a cold?"
As she spoke, the Queen looked at Luoying and Ruyi beside Ning Yuxi and said with a reproachful tone, "You too, don't care about the Master. If Concubine Ning catches a cold and is left with any underlying illness, can you afford it?"
Luoying and the other two knelt down and apologized.
"Don't blame them, Your Majesty. As soon as I heard that Your Majesty was here, I was so moved and honored that I rushed to pay my respects to Her Majesty."
Ning Yuxi was so moved that her eyes slowly turned red as she spoke: "How could I, your concubine, trouble the Empress to come here in person?"
Seeing this, the Queen smiled and said, "You have given birth to the Third Prince for the Emperor, and you have done a great service. The birth of the Third Prince has caused auspicious signs to fall from the sky.
The Emperor even gave the Third Prince his cherished dragon-patterned pendant, showing how much he values you. As Empress, I should naturally show concern for you and your son on behalf of the Emperor."
Ning Yuxi looked at the queen calmly. The other party's expression did not fluctuate at all, and there was no flaw at all.
Ning Yuxi's face was filled with fear: "What are you talking about, Her Majesty? The auspicious signs from heaven are just the coincidence of the morning glow. How can they be compared with Her Majesty's eldest prince?
I heard that the eldest prince entered the Shangshufang two years ago, and the Grand Tutor praised the prince's talent and intelligence."
As expected, mothers all love to hear others praise their children, and the Queen is no exception. After listening to Ning Yuxi's words, no matter what she thought in her heart, the smile on her face deepened a lot.
Seeing that Ning Yuxi did not become arrogant because of the child, and was still very respectful to her, she decided not to mention it anymore.
After comforting her, he visited the third prince, cared about his diet and daily life, and then took his people back.
On the way back to the palace, the Queen said to her trusted maid, Chang Pei, "What do you think of Ning?"
Chang Pei thought for a moment and said, "It seems to me that Concubine Ning has changed a lot."
The queen glanced at Changpei lightly and motioned her to continue.
Chang Pei: "I still remember when Concubine Ning first entered the palace last year. She was simple-minded and spoiled. Now she seems much more stable, but she is still very respectful to the Empress."
The Queen's mind was in turmoil. She felt that Concubine Ning had been different since she was framed by Concubine Qin for having an affair with a guard last year.
But she became more low-key and stopped competing. If she hadn't been pregnant, she would have been forgotten long ago.
Although he was very respectful to her now, she always felt that it was not as simple as it seemed.
But what Ningpin said was right. Her Chengxuan is seven years old this year. She entered the Shangshufang when she was five years old. There is not a single one of the many teachers who did not praise her.
Chengxuan is the emperor's eldest son, how can he be compared to the third prince, a bastard prince who is not even a month old.
Thinking of this, the queen calmed down and said, "Chengxuan should go home from school. Tell the kitchen to make more of his favorite food."
Chang Pei responded: "Yes."
…
At the end of the afternoon, Ning Yuxi had just woken up from her nap when a young eunuch came to announce that Concubine Chen and Concubine Li were coming.
Ning Yuxi was about to get up when Concubine Chen and Concubine Li came in and hurriedly asked her to lie down and rest.
Ning Yuxi didn't hesitate, she really was too lazy to do it.
Concubine Chen smiled and said, "I haven't congratulated my sister on her promotion to concubine and the birth of her precious son yet."
Li Changzai also smiled and said, "Yes, congratulations to Sister Ningpin."
Ning Yuxi glanced at her with a smile: "Sister Li is five years older than me, and you are not ashamed to call me sister."
In the palace, position is respected regardless of age, but the three of them are familiar with each other, and Ning Yuxi usually calls them sisters according to their age and seniority.
Li Changzai was just teasing her, so she had to tease him back.
Concubine Chen laughed out loud when she heard this. Li Changzai was not annoyed by the teasing and said, "Age doesn't mean anything. As long as I believe in my heart that I am 18 this year, then I will always be 18."
Ning Yuxi was also amused. At this time, Cheng Zhao woke up, so Ning Yuxi asked Luoying to bring him over.
Neither Concubine Chen nor Concubine Li had children, so they were extremely fond of the chubby little baby who looked like a piece of delicate jade.
Li Changzai said that when he grew up, she would cook for him every day, capture his stomach, and take him home.
When she has free time, she likes to study various foods to pass the time.
Although Concubine Chen didn't say anything, the love in her eyes was beyond words. She called her personal maid to bring some children's clothes that she had sewn by herself.
She always loved needlework and had already started sewing a lot of small clothes for Ning Yuxi's children.
Probably frightened by Li Chang's wolf-like gaze, Cheng Zhao started crying and yelling. Ning Yuxi asked Luoying to carry him away to be fed by the wet nurse.
Ning Yuxi asked about their life in Qinghe Garden for three months.
Li Changzai sneered: "Sister, you don't know, Zheng promised to be very perseverant. She once met the emperor while dancing in the imperial garden and was punished by the emperor. She was not originally allowed to go to Qinghe Garden for summer vacation.
She did not disappoint Concubine Xin who went to plead for her, and she tried every possible way to please the emperor in Qinghe Garden.
You know what, she's really succeeded, singing and dancing, and the Emperor has been summoning her to his bedchamber from time to time lately."
Upon hearing this, Ning Yuxi began to admire Zheng Da Ying. She was like An Lingrong in "The Legend of Zhen Huan". Although she was cruel, one had to admit that she was multi-talented.
However, Zheng Da Ying is far inferior to An Lingrong. Zheng Da Ying is the type with big breasts and no brains.
Concubine Chen suddenly spoke up, "Sister, do you still remember the little palace maid who cured Concubine Jing of the poison?"
"Lianwei?"
Concubine Chen: "Yes, that's her. She is now the head maidservant beside Concubine Jing. It can be considered as her good fortune. After all, it is extremely difficult for the maids in Xinzheku to stand out."
Ning Yuxi was not surprised, after all, she had saved Concubine Jing.
"I heard that the Emperor and Concubine Jing originally wanted to reward her, but she later said she didn't ask for a reward and only hoped to serve Concubine Jing. That's how she ended up with Concubine Jing."
Ning Yuxi was surprised for a moment. Although she looked like a person without any ambition and simplicity before, but when she thought about it, she was the original heroine after all. How could she become the empress dowager in the novel without ambition?
As long as it doesn't bother her, she has no objection.
…
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Shen came to resign.
Ning Yuxi: "Tomorrow is Cheng Zhao's full moon banquet. Why doesn't mother wait until Cheng Zhao's full moon before leaving?"
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