The wedding date of Princess Yincheng and her younger brother was set for mid-December, because early December was the princess' birthday, and the empress dowager and the emperor wanted to celebrate her birthday for the last time.
The Queen Mother wanted to schedule it for next year, but the princess was now devoted to Ning Chen, and the incident between the two of them had caused such a big uproar some time ago.
Secondly, the princess was indeed not young anymore. After her birthday in December, she would be eighteen years old, which was considered late in that era.
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In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the twins' full month. During this period, I heard that the emperor was so busy that he rarely went to the harem. He did come to see the children twice and said that he would hold a grand full month banquet for the twins.
As the mother of twins, boy and girl, and the newly promoted Concubine Yi, she had to attend the ceremony in a grand manner.
Her enthronement ceremony for the imperial concubine had been held yesterday. Early this morning, she was pulled out of bed by Ruyi and Luoying, who dressed her with serious faces.
It was as if she was not going to attend her child's full moon party, but to fight a war.
Today she wore a crabapple red cross-collared long dress, and a floor-length skirt of the same color with dark-patterned brocade. She had her hair done in a dignified and elegant cloud-like bun, and a set of gold, jade, and ruby headpieces. She had changed her usual plain dress and now she was radiant and dazzling.
Ruyi smiled and praised, "Master, you were already so beautiful even when you were dressed simply. Today, you are even more stunning with your brightly colored attire. You will definitely outshine all the other beauties in a moment."
Which woman doesn't like to be praised? Ning Yuxi smiled brightly, but still reminded Ruyi: "Just praise my beauty. There's no need to outshine others. Outshine others and you'll be envied."
She just dressed up a little. After all, she was now a concubine and couldn't let people laugh at her shabby clothes.
Ruyi agreed: "Yes, yes, the master is the most beautiful."
Luoying was helping her tidy up her appearance and looked at the two of them with a helpless smile on her face.
The full-month banquet for the twins was of the same standard as the one for Cheng Zhao, inviting royal relatives and court ministers. The difference from the last time was that her family members were also present this time.
Last time when Cheng Zhao held his full moon banquet, the Ning family’s status was not high enough, so even as the Third Prince’s in-laws, they could not attend his full moon banquet.
But this time it was different. My father had just been conferred the title of Earl of Yong'an, and my mother had just been conferred the title of Lady of Imperial Concubine. They could now attend their grandson and granddaughter's full-moon banquet openly.
Because of this, Ning Yuxi decided not to call Gu Qilan the dog emperor anymore.
After more than a year, she finally saw her mother again. It was the first time she saw her father since she traveled through time. He was not as energetic as the original owner remembered. After all, he had been seriously injured during his disappearance.
Looking at her father's slightly lame foot when he walked, she couldn't help but feel a little blocked in her heart. Fortunately, the culprit, the Liu family, has fallen now!
Ning Yuxi resisted the urge to go forward and pay her respects to her parents. This was a requirement in the palace, and she was the emperor's concubine and had to abide by the palace rules.
Father Ning saw his daughter from afar and walked forward to greet her. "Your Highness, Ning Yi and my wife, Shen, pay their respects to Her Majesty the Concubine Yi."
After the two of them finished their greetings, Ning Yuxi's eyes reddened as she hurried forward to help the two elders up. "How are your parents these days? Is your injury fully healed?"
Ning's father and mother had not seen their daughter for many days, and had encountered such a change during this period. Now that the father and daughter were reunited, their eyes were naturally red.
Shen choked up and said, "Don't worry, Madam, we are all fine. Your father's injuries have fully healed, but his leg..."
When Shen said this, a hint of sadness welled up between her brows. She couldn't continue. The doctor said that his legs would remain like this for the rest of his life.
Father Ning was in a good mood. He smiled and said, "It's okay. It won't affect my walking. I can still wield my sword."
Shen glared at him angrily: "What are you kidding, don't you want your legs anymore?"
Father Ning chuckled and said, "Okay, okay, I won't play around anymore."
Shen asked Ning Yuxi how she had been doing recently. Ning Yuxi didn't want to worry the two elders, so she just said something nice and changed the subject, "Don't worry about me. Today is the full moon of your grandson and granddaughter."
As she spoke, Ning Yuxi asked the wet nurse behind her to bring Cheng Yao and Shu Xuan.
The two little guys had been fed well before they came. Once they were full, they would either sleep or dance around to see who could speak the loudest. They were very lively and active.
The two elders were all delighted when they saw their grandchildren. Shen was lucky because at least she got to meet her eldest grandson Chengzhao. But Ning's father was not so lucky. This was the first time he saw his grandchildren and he couldn't let go of their hands for a while.
The two little ones didn't know what fear was at all. When they saw strangers, they danced around and asked for hugs. Mrs. Shen couldn't resist the enthusiasm of her grandson and granddaughter, so she hugged them both.
The two little guys giggled non-stop, which made Shen very happy.
Seeing this, Ning's father also wanted to get close to his grandchildren, but as a grown man, he didn't dare to hug such young children at all, fearing that he might hurt them accidentally. He was so anxious that he scratched his head.
Finally, Shen couldn't stand it anymore and taught him how to hold the baby step by step, nagging him non-stop: "Who told you not to learn how to hold a baby when Xi'er and Chen'er were born? Now it's time for you to be anxious."
Ning Yi knew he was in the wrong but didn't argue. He was obviously busy with official duties at that time, and the child was with his mother and didn't want him to hold him. By the time he had free time, the child would have already run away. But he only dared to say these things in his heart.
He accepted his wife's nagging very humbly.
The emperor had not arrived yet, and Ning's father and mother went to the Cining Palace to pay their respects to the empress dowager and then to the queen before coming. So they had plenty of time and were able to spend some time with the two children.
Seeing that the banquet was about to begin, Ning's father and mother went to the banquet first, and Ning Yuxi followed with the children.
Most of the concubines in the harem had arrived at the banquet, but the empress dowager and the queen had not yet arrived. Ning Yuxi and the three concubines Jing, Rong and Xin sat down leisurely after seeing Pingli.
Now, apart from the queen, the four concubines are the most powerful in the harem, and the rest of the people have to pay homage to her.
Seeing this, no matter what everyone thought in their hearts, they still bowed to her respectfully.
After all, Ning Yuxi is now a concubine and has given birth to a pair of twins, her father has been conferred the title of Earl of Yong'an, and her younger brother is even engaged to Princess Yincheng. They can't afford to offend Ning Yuxi at this time.
What's more, all the nobles and ministers are here today. If they do something naughty and bring shame to the royal family, the emperor will not let them go.
Ning Yuxi accepted their gifts calmly, and except for nodding slightly to Concubine Xie, she ignored the others.
Just as she settled down, Rong Fei, who was sitting next to her, suddenly smiled softly and said:
"This must be Concubine Yi, right? I've been in the palace for quite a while, but this is my first time seeing you. You're just as graceful and stunning as the rumors say. No wonder the Emperor likes you. I'm so humbled by your beauty."
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