Ning Yuxi came here today not only to offer the prescription, but also to mention these things. She believed that no woman could refuse, so she wanted to use this to win the favor of the empress dowager.
Therefore, she wrote down some of the medicinal recipes she had been using for skin care, body maintenance, and health preservation, and also brought her own skin care gel made with medicinal herbs.
There were anti-wrinkle, moisturizing and brightening products, which were given to the Queen Mother and Princess Yincheng respectively, and they were told how to use them, as well as some daily skin care tips.
The three of them were talking so heatedly for a while that little Cheng Zhao in the empress dowager's arms was stunned.
Finally, Aunt Yu came in and said it was time for lunch, and the three of them stopped talking with a lingering feeling.
Finally, Ning Yuxi mentioned the prescription for treating the Empress Dowager's gynecological problems:
"Your Majesty, this prescription must be used regularly. I believe the imperial physician has also said that your illness is difficult to cure, but as long as you persist in using this prescription, there will definitely be significant improvement, and you will not be too burdened."
The Queen Mother said kindly, "Concubine Yi, you are so thoughtful. Please stay and have lunch with me. It will be more lively with more people. I haven't eaten with little Chengzhao for a long time."
Ning Yuxi quickly agreed with surprise. It was a great honor to dine with the empress dowager. Normally, only the queen could have this honor, but it only happened a few times.
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December 13th was Princess Yincheng's wedding day. The Emperor gave her a luxurious and grand princess mansion, and the Empress Dowager even prepared a ten-mile red wedding for her.
The wedding of the Emperor's biological sister must have been a spectacular and grand scene. Ning Yuxi also finally met the Empress Dowager's eldest daughter, Princess Shuluan.
She wore an apricot-yellow cross-collared long dress and a Xiangfei-colored floor-length robe. She looked dignified and gorgeous. She did not look like the empress dowager, but rather had some resemblance to the emperor. She must have inherited the appearance of the late emperor, just like the emperor.
Her whole demeanor is truly worthy of the title of the eldest princess.
It was said that Princess Shuluan was aloof and arrogant. Ning Yuxi had never expected that when she saw her, she actually smiled and nodded at her. She seemed extremely kind.
It’s no wonder, after all, Princess Yincheng’s husband is her younger brother, so they are family.
Ning Yuxi also returned the greeting with a smile.
However, this scene was very glaring in the eyes of the queen. Princess Shuluan had always been arrogant and never cared much about her as the queen. She was always indifferent. But now she was so kind to Concubine Yi. How could she not be angry?
Princess Shuluan is the emperor's sister and the empress dowager's eldest daughter. Needless to say, she is favored. Her husband's family is the old and aristocratic family, the Duke of Yu's Mansion, which holds military power and is much stronger than the empress's family, the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, which only holds an empty title.
If she became friends with Ning Yuxi, it would be very disadvantageous to the Queen, so she was naturally angry.
The wedding of Princess Yin Cheng and Ning Chen was successfully concluded, and in the blink of an eye it was New Year's Eve.
Tonight is the New Year's Eve banquet, and everyone in the palace has to attend. Ning Yuxi brought Cheng Zhao here early. Cheng Yao and Shu Xun are only two months old, so she didn't bring them along for fear that they might catch a cold.
The other concubines who had children also brought their children with them. Jingpin's fourth prince was only five months old and didn't need to come, but Jingpin brought him along, whether to show off or for some other reason.
The eldest prince and the second princess were with the queen, the second prince was with Concubine Xin, Concubine Xian brought the third princess, she brought Cheng Zhao, and Concubine Zheng's fourth princess, who was more than eight months old, was also brought here.
For a moment, the scene was exceptionally warm, but what was out of tune with this warm scene was the eldest princess Shu Yan who was sitting alone.
She is the daughter of Concubine Liu and the emperor's first child. She is a few months older than the queen's eldest prince and will be eight years old after the New Year.
Ning Yuxi remembered that the last time she saw her, she was in high spirits and looked superior. Her every move was very much like Concubine Liu. Now she was sitting alone, looking as listless as a frost-bitten eggplant. She seemed to be worried about something and looked very pitiful.
Ning Yuxi couldn't help but sigh. Last time she was a princess loved by everyone, but this time she became the daughter of a guilty concubine who no one cared about.
But she was not so sympathetic. She just sighed for a moment and then looked away.
She didn't notice that after she looked away, the eldest princess, who had been lowering her head and immersed in her own world, slowly raised her head, and her eyes that fell on Ning Yuxi were full of hatred.
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Time flies and it is already the end of January. Today is the hundred-day banquet of the twins. As the first pair of twins in the royal family, the hundred-day banquet for the two little ones is naturally going to be a grand one.
This time, the emperor actually asked her to assist the empress in handling the matter. Although it was a bit tiring, she was willing to do it for the sake of her children. It also showed that the emperor valued her and was willing to share power with her.
The emperor's action made Concubine Xin very angry. Among the four concubines, she ranked first in seniority, and she also had the second prince in terms of offspring, but the emperor did not give her any power.
These days, every time she saw Ning Yuxi, she would say something sarcastic, but Ning Yuxi would choke back with a neutral retort, "Why are you looking for me for the emperor's decision?"
Ning Yuxi was busy arranging the banquet with the Queen. She had never been involved in such things before. Fortunately, the Emperor gave her a housekeeper to assist her, so she didn't have to be like a headless fly.
At the end of the Si hour, the banquet was held as scheduled in the Qingzheng Hall. Ning Yuxi helped to arrange the ministers' families who came to the banquet, while also having to pay attention to make sure nothing went wrong with the banquet, and also had to pay attention to the children, wishing she could divide them into several pieces for use.
Halfway through the banquet, Ning Yuxi was so tired that she could hardly stand up straight. She had thought that the two little ones would fall asleep early, but unexpectedly, they were full of energy, babbling and dancing all the time.
Little Chengzhao, however, was so tired from running around Ning Yuxi that he could hardly open his eyes. Seeing her son's little head moving bit by bit, Ning Yuxi felt so distressed that she personally carried him to the side hall to rest.
She put him on the bed and patted him gently for a while. When he fell asleep, Ning Yuxi called two wet nurses to stay and look after him. The banquet had not yet ended, so she had to go.
As the banquet was about to end, a sudden cry came from somewhere: "Fire, fire, the Qingzheng Hall is on fire!"
For a moment, everyone at the table was in chaos, frantically checking to see where the fire started.
Ning Yuxi also raised her head nervously and looked around. Sure enough, she saw a burst of white smoke rising into the sky not far from the main hall, with faint sparks connecting them.
The emperor, who was sitting at the top, immediately ordered people to put out the fire. The queen's dignified face was slightly frightened. A fire at a royal banquet was unprecedented in history. This was a serious dereliction of duty on the part of the supervisors!
Soon, Song Qu, who had gone out to lead the fire extinguishers, came in to report, "Your Majesty, the fire started in the small kitchen west of the Qingzheng Hall, and also burned a little in the west bedroom, but the fire is now under control."
"Is anyone injured?"
Song Qu: "Only a few palace servants in the kitchen were slightly injured while putting out the fire."
Gu Qilan felt relieved for a moment, but then Ning Yuxi suddenly realized that Cheng Zhao was still resting in the West Wing Hall!
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