Chapter 129 Madam Shen Enters the Palace

While the night was bustling in Qingyun Palace, the Jinxiu Palace was quiet, even a little deserted.

In the afternoon, the Emperor of Great Chu sent craftsmen to change the name of the palace, but he did not show up in Jinxiu Palace all day.

While helping Shen Ning wash up, Yunzhu muttered, "Your Majesty is too partial. He has made the Queen the Empress, but why doesn't he even show her face? Isn't this just making the Queen a laughing stock?"

Shen Ning listened to her mumbling without saying anything. He just quietly thought about what Yunlan had said during the day, and then he asked tentatively: "How is the thing I asked you to do during the day?"

Yunzhu Quesi was unaware of the Queen's change of mood: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have already told Prince Yi about it. I believe there will be news in the next two days."

Seeing the blush on Yunzhu's face when she talked about that person, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Shen Ning's eyes.

"Yunzhu, how did you get to know Prince Yi?"

Seeing the Queen asking about this, Yunzhu suddenly raised her head and looked at the Queen. Although she didn't know why the Queen asked about this, she replied respectfully that the prince had said that there was no need to hide anything from the Queen.

She lowered her voice and said, "I once sold myself on the street to bury my father. It was you who gave me a grand funeral. I am willing to follow you till death."

Shen Ning nodded and said nothing more, but doubts arose in his heart. Prince Yi had never been a kind person, so how could he be so kind as to help a woman on the street? Yunzhu was afraid that she was not telling the truth.

But he just told Yunzhu to go out.

On the second day, Concubine Ning's mother, Madam Shen, was able to enter the palace to arrange for Shen Ning to be crowned queen.

As soon as he entered the palace, he went to Rongle Palace to pay a visit to the Queen Mother. Coincidentally, Song Qingyan was also in Rongle Palace today.

"I am truly unworthy of the title of Imperial Consort. It is really..." Song Qingyan was holding Lu Xingwan and eating snacks at the moment, and she looked up at the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother smiled and soothed her, "Don't say such nonsense again in the future. You are the Emperor's favorite person in the harem, and you are also the Crown Prince's aunt. You must be given a higher position."

Lu Xingwan likes the osmanthus cake in the Empress Dowager's palace very much. When she was in the world of immortal cultivation, her sister Qionghua often said that she, at a young age, had a preference for cakes.

Even as she stuffed the food into her mouth, it did not affect the muttering in her mind.

[Mother, please don't take advantage of me here. Being a co-consort doesn't require you to deal with all the messy things. How great is that!]

[You don’t need to pay respects to the Empress in the future. Father has given mother enough face.]

[I will just praise my father this time and regard him as a good husband. ]

Hearing Lu Xingwan say this, Song Qingyan felt a little embarrassed, so she lowered her head and smiled: "In this case, I will no longer take advantage of you and thank the Queen Mother and His Majesty for their gifts."

When Lu Xingwan heard what Song Qingyan said, he couldn't help but spit out the snack in his mouth.

[How does mother know what I am thinking? Can she hear what I am thinking? ]

When Lu Xingwan said this, Song Qingyan was stunned. She was indeed too open about it just now. What if Wanwan found out?

Lu Xingwan's next words instantly dispelled her doubts.

[Hahaha, how is that possible? I am a fairy from the immortal world, and my mother is just a mortal. How could she possibly know what I am thinking?]

[But it would be nice if I could really hear your inner voice. I could tell you everything I know from the storybook and help you avoid problems in advance.]

Song Qingyan couldn't help but smile when she heard this. "My dear Wanwan, even though mother is just a mortal, she can hear what's in your heart. And what you're thinking has helped mother, father, and big brother avoid many problems."

Jinyu had already begun to clean up the "aftermath" left by Lu Xingwan's spray.

Song Qingyan smiled awkwardly: "Children are like this, please don't mind it, Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother just waved her hands and said: "I think Yongan is a blessed child, very tough, unlike those little princesses who were raised in pampering."

As the two were talking, a palace maid came in and said, "Her Majesty, the Empress's mother, Madam Shen, is here to pay her respects to you."

The empress dowager frowned slightly, then reacted. Tomorrow would be the ceremony to crown the empress, so it was reasonable for the empress's family to enter the palace today.

Seeing this, Song Qingyan wanted to stand up and say goodbye, but the Queen Mother said to her, "Just sit down for now. It's nothing shameful."

He ordered the palace maid beside him to invite Madam Shen into the side hall, and he himself went to the side hall accompanied by the nanny beside him.

Madam Shen naturally bowed to the two of them with great courtesy: "I am Madam Zhou of the Shen family, and I have come to pay my respects to the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother was always kind and would not embarrass her: "Mrs. Shen has raised a good daughter, and now she can share your worries."

Madam Shen knelt down again and said, "It is a blessing for the Empress Dowager and the Shen family to be able to serve the Empress Dowager and His Majesty."

Seeing this, Song Qingyan, who was standing by, also spoke up quickly: "Mrs. Shen, please take a seat quickly. Our Queen Mother has always been kind and amiable. It is embarrassing for her to kneel like this."

Mrs. Shen no longer refused and sat down on a corner of the stool, her body still tense.

I really didn't expect that my daughter would be chosen and crowned as queen.

My daughter has always been well-behaved and sensible. But two years ago, she suddenly seemed to have changed her personality. She just stayed in her yard, dealing with some medicinal herbs, and was not very close to me anymore.

I don't know when she learned medical knowledge.

When His Majesty chose my daughter to enter the palace, I was also worried. My daughter has always been lively and active. How can she handle herself well in this deep palace?

However, his daughter entered the palace happily and was promoted to the position of concubine based on her own ability.

Less than half a year after entering the palace, she was canonized as empress.

I originally thought that the Emperor of Great Chu should favor Consort Chen from the Dingguo Marquis family, but my father explained the pros and cons to me yesterday, and I also understood that the court officials were pressing me, and I was afraid that my daughter was the only suitable candidate in the harem.

Fortunately, her family was allowed to visit the palace before she was crowned queen, so that she could give her some instructions and tell her to be careful in the future.

The Queen Mother had already talked a lot with Song Qingyan and was a little tired at the moment.

Song Qingyan noticed that the Queen Mother was tired, so she stood up and said, "I have bothered you all morning, and I think you must be tired. Why don't you go back and rest for a while?"

After saying that, she looked at Madam Shen who had also stood up beside her and said, "Madam Shen, I will send someone to take it to Jinxiu Palace."

The empress dowager was already tired, and when she heard Song Qingyan say this, she no longer refused. She just nodded and gave the two of them a few more instructions. Then she was led back to the inner room by Nanny Su.