Chapter 133: Marquis Dingguo Returns to Beijing

Hearing the question from the Great Chu Emperor, the Empress quickly replied, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Imperial Concubine has already made all the necessary preparations. Now we are just waiting for the Dali envoy to arrive."

Song Qingyan was not stupid, so she stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please don't embarrass me. I am a lazy person, but I have made some general preparations. Many things were completed by Your Majesty, so I dare not take credit for them."

Shen Ning smiled awkwardly when he heard this.

I originally thought that the Royal Concubine was a careless person after coming back from the battlefield, but after a few clashes, I found that Song Qingyan was a rough but meticulous person and was difficult to deal with.

Lu Xingwan on the side couldn't help but clap her hands.

[Mother is so smart. The Queen has bad intentions. She is clearly setting a trap for you. If you were the one who prepared the palace banquet, then if something goes wrong, you can just blame it on me.]

[Fortunately, my mother is smart. She is indeed worthy of being my mother, Lu Xingwan! ]

The Emperor of Great Chu could not help but frown upon hearing this. Although Shen Ning was a bit scheming, as his mother said, she was just trying to win his favor, so there was no need for her to be so vicious.

At that moment, I just felt that I was worrying too much about this matter.

Shen Ning also thought of a clever idea in a hurry: "Your Majesty, you are too kind. I just don't want His Majesty to ignore your efforts."

The Queen's words made the Emperor of Great Chu even more certain that Shen Ning was not a vicious and evil person, but was just using some petty tricks out of jealousy.

Lu Xingwan could not hear the Great Chu Emperor's voice, and was only concerned with praising her wise and brave mother.

The Great Chu Emperor suddenly reached out and pulled Shen Ning's hand: "You have been working hard these days. The Queen Mother's birthday banquet will be held in less than ten days. The Queen Mother's birthday banquet will be lively and noisy this time. You have to pay more attention to it."

Shen Ning wanted to stand up and answer, but found that her hand was held by the Great Chu Emperor. She just smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. The Royal Concubine has almost prepared for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. I will take people to check everywhere carefully."

With the previous lessons, Shen Ning certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to fall twice in the same place.

These words actually won the favor of the Emperor of Chu even more.

Song Qingyan suddenly caught a glimpse of Le Guiren in the corner. The baby in her belly was about four months old now, and her belly was slightly bulging.

Seeing that her condition had improved a lot and she was not as anxious as before, she felt relieved. She thought that Madam Yuan's entry into the palace had an effect. It was really her mother's persuasion that was more convincing.

It was just that the last time Concubine Le became like that after she left Ninghe Palace, and the Empress had lost her own child, so Song Qingyan was always worried. Thinking of this, she brought up the matter.

"Ms. Le Guiren should be four months pregnant now, right?" Song Qingyan just looked at Mr. Le Guiren behind her and asked softly.

Le Guiren had been listening to the conversations of several people in a disjointed manner. When the Imperial Concubine called out his name, he was stunned for a moment before replying, "To answer the Imperial Concubine, it has indeed been four months."

What was revealed on her face was gentle maternal love.

Lu Xingwan couldn't help but sigh again.

[It’s fine that I’m only a teenager and I have to be a concubine to my father, who is in his thirties or forties, but I really can’t accept being a mother at the age of a teenager.]

[At such a young age, it seems as if they were born to reproduce. 】

[In our world of immortal cultivation, men and women are all the same and can all build their own trees. Besides, I am over 300 years old and have never been in love! ]

[How pitiful! How pitiful!]

The Great Chu Emperor really wanted to throw Lu Xingwan out of his arms at this moment. His precious daughter actually said that he was an old man.

Just wait, as soon as you reach the age of 15, your father will marry you off to an old man.

But then he thought, how could he bear to marry his beloved daughter to an old man so early? He must choose a husband for her that she likes and has good potential.

She's your own daughter, so just pamper her. Who told her she's a little fairy?

When Song Qingyan heard Lu Xingwan's thoughts, she couldn't help but hold her forehead. Fortunately, His Majesty couldn't hear Wanwan's thoughts. If he knew that this was how Wanwan viewed her, he would probably throw Wanwan out.

As for me, I still had to do my business, so I turned around and looked at the empress: "Your Majesty, I noticed that Lady Le seemed to be in a state of anxiety a few days ago, and the imperial physician also said that she was not in good health. I would like to trouble you to take good care of Lady Le's baby in the future."

Shen Ning smiled brightly upon hearing this and said, "Don't worry, Royal Concubine. This is my responsibility."

Then she turned to look at Noble Lady Le and said, "Sister Le came to the palace with me, so there must be some affinity between us. If Noble Lady Le has anything to do, just come to Jinxiu Palace to find me."

Noble Lady Le stepped forward and bowed, "Thank you, Her Majesty, for your concern. I am doing fine now."

It is clear that Mr. Jianle is now in such a stable mood and speaks in such a gentle manner, completely different from his former impetuous temper.

Could it be that her personality really changed after becoming a mother?

But he just smiled and told her to sit back quickly and not to get too tired.

The Great Chu Emperor seemed to suddenly remember something and looked at Song Qingyan: "Your father will also be back in the next few days to attend the Queen Mother's birthday banquet."

Song Qingyan was naturally happy. She had been to the border before, and it was a place that was always risky. It would be a lie to say that she was not worried. She just looked at the Great Chu Emperor and asked, "How could it be so fast?"

The Great Chu Emperor nodded, still smiling: "Your father is truly the pillar of the country. In just half a month, he captured two cities of Yuefeng State. Now he is the god of war that everyone in Yuefeng State fears."

All the concubines stood up in unison: "Congratulations to your Majesty, congratulations to the Royal Concubine."

The Queen was a little embarrassed for a moment.

The Great Chu Emperor also turned around and looked at Shen Ning. "The Queen's brother is serving in the army of Marquis Dingguo. In the letter sent by Marquis Dingguo, he specifically mentioned your brother and asked for an order to promote Shen Xiao to deputy general in the army."

"He will also return to the capital with you this time. Now that you are the empress, he will definitely come back to congratulate you. I will definitely reward him when he does."

Shen Ning was finally able to stand up this time and bowed: "Then I would like to thank Your Majesty on behalf of my brother."

The concubines stood up again: "Congratulations to the Queen."

Lu Xing arrived late but still late.

[Being a concubine is really miserable. You have to look at other people's faces all the time. Just at this moment, you have stood up two or three times. It's pitiful, really pitiful.]

[Fortunately, I was reborn as a little princess, a little princess with auspicious signs, loved by my father and mother.]

[I guess I have a lot of money, right? I wonder if I can spend it like water in the future. I really hope I can grow up quickly! ]