Chapter 110 The Queen Mother’s Birthday Banquet is Coming

However, Concubine Chen did not express her doubts. After all, she had no evidence. Moreover, she was just worried about Concubine Ning.

Then he turned to look at the prince: "Jin Yao, what exactly happened to Jin Yu's assassination?"

The prince glanced at the anxious Concubine Lan and chuckled, "Please rest assured, my two ladies. Jin Yu and Chu Yan are doing fine now. They will be in Beijing in three to five days, just in time for the Royal Grandmother's birthday banquet!"

Seeing that the two of them had relaxed, the prince continued speaking.

"Three or four days after Jin Yu and his companions left Jianzhou, they encountered a group of assassins on the road. These assassins were disguised assassins, and they were indeed heading for Jin Yu."

After hearing what the prince said, although Concubine Lan did not say anything, she held Concubine Chen Gui's hand tightly, and Concubine Chen Gui patted her hand to comfort her.

"Chu Yan blocked the sword for Jin Yu." The prince said in a deep voice.

"When those assassins saw that their mission had failed, they committed suicide on the spot. No trace of them could be found. It seems that..."

"It seems more like the assassination incident at Mingjing Temple." Concubine Chen Guifei took over the conversation.

The prince nodded.

"The culprit hasn't been found yet?" Lan Fei exclaimed. She indeed did not participate in these matters and thought it had been handled long ago, but she did not expect that the person behind the scenes had not been caught.

The prince shook his head: "The Dragon Shadow Guards around my father were all dispatched, but to no avail."

Concubine Chen Gui couldn't help but think of Eunuch Lin. It seemed that she had to tell Lan Ying about this matter.

Eunuch Lin, a man whose whereabouts cannot be found and for whom all clues are cut off, what kind of background does he have?

"Is Chu Yan okay?" asked Concubine Chen Guifei.

The prince shook his head and nodded.

"Don't worry, Madam Chen, he is fine now. But the assassin's sword pierced straight into Chu Yan's left chest. He was in critical condition at that time."

"But Chu Yan is lucky. He and his group happened to meet Doctor Wu who was returning to Yunzhou from the capital. He was the one who helped Empress Lan detoxify."

"The Yunzhou Wu family is indeed worthy of its reputation. With her help, Chu Yan was naturally out of danger quickly."

After hearing this, Concubine Lan said, "This Lady Wu is truly our noble lady."

Concubine Chen nodded and had another plan in mind.

With Concubine Ning's care, the Emperor of Great Chu's headache was indeed cured quickly, and he returned to being the same as before. Concubine Ning would run to Yu's study every day.

Concubine Ning regained her former favor.

The only difference this time was that the Emperor of Great Chu no longer often stayed overnight in Ninghe Palace.

This action made Concubine Ning feel uneasy. After dark, she sat alone in front of the window. The window was ajar, and she looked out through the gap.

There was no lamp in the room, and it was completely dark. Soon, someone pushed the door open and came in.

Concubine Ning then asked, "Yunzhu, do you think His Majesty will come tonight?"

The man did not answer, but approached quietly. Only then did Concubine Ning turn around suddenly.

The person who came was not Yunzhu, but the man in black that night.

When she saw him, Concubine Ning blushed again. Fortunately, the room was dark, so he didn't notice her. He just asked in a hoarse voice, "Why are you here?"

The man still had the same disdainful look as before, and turned around to lie on Concubine Ning's bed: "Why, have I disturbed your relationship with the Emperor of Great Chu?"

When Concubine Ning saw that he had misunderstood her, she quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand me. I just want to show you more favor."

The man in black no longer had the warmth he had that day, and his words were full of indifference: "You should be more careful in this palace. Why did you say that to Concubine Lan today? Isn't it just arousing suspicion?"

Concubine Ning didn't care: "It's nothing, I just don't like her. Don't worry, the people in this palace are not as smart as you think. They can guess my identity just by this."

The man glared at Concubine Ning fiercely: "Shen Ning, you are getting more courageous now."

Seeing that he was angry, Concubine Ning stood up and came to his side: "Don't worry, I will restrain myself in the future."

Noticing that the man had calmed down, Concubine Ning slowly slid her hands from his shoulders toward his chest.

The man stood up suddenly and said, "Take care of yourself."

He left Ninghe Palace with only four words, without any regrets. Concubine Ning immediately sat paralyzed in the seat he had just sat in. Did he really care about her?

These past two days, Concubine Chen and Concubine Lan have been busy with another important event: the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet.

Because the Crown Prince handled the situation properly, the Second Prince and the Prince of Anguo worked together seamlessly and the impending famine was nipped in the bud. Now the world is at peace and the Emperor of Great Chu is very happy. He ordered a grand banquet to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday as a celebration.

Concubine Chen Guifei and Concubine Lan had been preparing for this matter intermittently before, and now that the time was almost up, they had to put everything in order.

That day, the two of them were talking with the Queen Mother in Rongle Palace.

"I think Xing will not come to my birthday banquet this time," the Queen Mother said with a hint of desolation, "Now that she is pregnant, she should take better care of herself."

Concubine Chen Guifei joked, "Look at our Queen Mother, she is like a child now. Xingruo is only four months pregnant, it's not like she can't move. Besides, Xingruo told me early on that she has prepared a great gift for her grandmother!"

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "I don't really care about etiquette, I just want the children to be around."

"Isn't it time for Jin Yu and Chu Yan to come back?" The Queen Mother said this and looked at Concubine Lan. "You have raised a good child, and now he can assist his brother. What I want to see most is that the children help each other. How wonderful."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Lan hurriedly thanked her: "Thank you for the compliment, Queen Mother. I am ashamed to accept it. Jin Yu has indeed learned a lot and grown by following the Crown Prince."

Concubine Chen Gui interrupted, "Don't worry, Queen Mother. According to what Jin Yao said, Jin Yu and Chu Yan will arrive the day after tomorrow at the latest, and they will definitely be able to attend the Queen Mother's birthday banquet."

"That's great." The Queen Mother said with a smile.

As they were talking, the Emperor of Great Chu came in from outside with Concubine Ning.

He did not expect that Concubine Chen and Concubine Lan would be in Rongle Palace today. If he had known that Concubine Chen was there, he would definitely not have brought Concubine Ning with him.

Wanwan didn't know what was wrong with her, but she was very disgusted with Concubine Ning.

But now that I'm here, I can only do this, so I coughed awkwardly and said, "I didn't expect you all to be in Rongle Palace today. Just now, Concubine Ning was accompanying me in Yu's study. I wanted to come and see the Queen Mother, so I came along."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Lan looked at the Emperor of Great Chu suspiciously. "Who are you explaining this to, Your Majesty?"

However, Concubine Chen secretly laughed in her heart. Every time the Emperor of Great Chu and Concubine Ning appeared together, Wanwan was always reluctant, and even unwilling to ask her father for a hug. It seemed that the Emperor of Great Chu was aware of this and explained it to his own little Wanwan!