"Get up! What's the point of such a grand ceremony?" The queen's tone seemed to reveal helplessness.
Yurong stood up and smiled sweetly, with an innocent look on her face: "Thanks to your grace, Madam, for allowing me to follow my mother into the palace to pay my respects to you. I hope you will be satisfied every day."
"You've already given birth to a child, but why do you look more delicate? It seems like you're living well in the Wei family."
After hearing this, Yurong reflexively raised her eyes and glanced at the empress. The empress was still unpredictable and her mood was unpredictable. Yurong had to answer carefully. After all, the reason why Wei Xuanning won a great victory this time was all because of her conspiracy behind the scenes, and the target was still the emperor and the empress.
But no matter how carefully he answered, he could not hide his love for Wei Xuanning.
"In the past year since we got married, the Wei family has always treated my niece very well. I have never suffered any injustice."
"Hmm." But the queen didn't want to listen anymore.
In her mind, she always thought that it was not a good thing for a man to be too good-looking, especially those who were good-looking and seductive. They were not good things. If it was the fool Princess Xin'an, it would be fine. She was puzzled as to why Yurong was also hooked?
Yurong sat with Zhu. Soon, ladies of noble birth came to the palace to pay homage to the empress. They were even allowed to sit in the front because their names were named Yang.
There were people she knew here, such as her mother-in-law and great-grandmother, both of whom were first-rank officials, so it was natural for them to enter the palace.
When the Empress was talking to Old Madam Wei, everything was normal. However, since the Yang and Wei families were related by marriage, the Empress naturally mentioned Yurong.
"Just now I told Yurong that she has been living a better life since she married into your family. This shows that your family is indeed a family that has passed down poetry, literature, rituals and music, and is different from others."
Madam Wei smiled and said, "Thank you, Her Majesty."
The Queen said meaningfully: "How can you say it's a lie? It's clearly the truth. Wei Shaoyin was once known as the Jade Prince of Kyoto. Our Yurong really did not marry the wrong person."
Old Madam Wei understood what was said, but what she was thinking in her heart was that the daughter of your Yang family was oppressed everywhere in the Yang family. Such an outstanding talent could not even be chosen as a concubine. In our Wei family, our Xuan Ning has a keen eye for talent, which is why she is treated wholeheartedly by others. What's wrong with that?
But she was too old to confront the empress, so she glanced at her daughter-in-law Zhou Ziying.
Zhou Ziying turned his eyes away.
The queen smiled sarcastically and started talking to someone else.
After a cup of tea, the Empress gave a banquet and the Yang family went to Jiaotai Hall to eat together. The meals in the palace were usually warm, and Yurong could not taste them. Zhu and others were also very cautious.
The Dragon Boat Festival is supposed to be the day for dragon boat racing and a day for the royal family and the people to have fun together. After dinner, Yurong thought that she and Zhu would probably go back first.
But the emperor said, "I heard that the Empress Dowager has always cherished Madam Wei, so I order Madam Wei to stay in the palace to accompany the Empress Dowager for a few days."
Zhu was so happy that she quickly pushed her daughter and said, "Hurry up, Xie En. Stop standing there like an idiot."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Yurong didn't understand why the Emperor let her stay with the Empress, but she still had to obey the Emperor's order.
Zhou Ziying saw it clearly, and smiled to Madam Wei, "Madam, my daughter-in-law mentioned that this Yang is a girl from the Yang family, and the Empress likes her very much, so you don't have to worry."
For the first time, Mrs. Wei felt that Zhou was not up to the task.
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Suddenly, Yurong appeared in the palace, and in the Empress's bedroom, which made everyone extremely suspicious, especially Lu Yingying, who was the Crown Princess. She even seemed anxious because she saw Yang Yurong in person for the first time.
The emperor personally asked to keep Yang Yurong by the side of the empress. There have been such examples before. The emperor has been increasingly fond of Concubine Hu recently. Although he still respects the empress, the empress is old and her beauty has faded, so he does not rule out using Yang Yurong to consolidate her favor.
Among all the girls in the Yang family, only Yang Yurong was extremely beautiful. She had a charming appearance and yet she was pure as a virgin.
A woman like this would only bring disaster if she entered the palace.
She is fertile and in good health, but the prince has no children. If she could give birth to a son or a daughter, the emperor would give her all his love. Look, the queen looks unhappy.
"You guys leave first." The Queen said to Lu Yingying and everyone else.
Although these people had doubts, most of them were willing to accept the advice.
Yurong stood below the empress, not knowing what was going on.
After everyone had left, the queen said calmly, "I don't really understand why the emperor wants to keep you in the palace. I know you don't want to, but since the emperor wants to keep you, you should stay."
"Yes, I will stay with the Empress." Yurong said respectfully.
Seeing her being so cautious, the queen said, "You don't have to be so cautious. Since you are my niece and your father is also on duty in the palace, we are all family."
Yurong smiled brightly: "Yes, you are right. When I was in the Han Palace before, you took good care of me, but fate played tricks on me. Now I can serve you, which is my blessing. Although I am not good at cooking and I am not a capable woman, I can still accompany the queen to relieve her boredom."
The queen, who had been in a low mood just now, was very happy to see her like this.
He patted the seat next to him and said, "Come sit here. If you want to accompany me, why are you standing so far away?"
"Okay." Yurong folded her hands in front of her, took light steps, and soon sat next to the Queen.
The queen turned her head and glanced at her, somewhat dissatisfied, "You are dressed too plainly. Why do you have to imitate Wei Xuanning, who always pretends to be a scholar from the Wei and Jin dynasties? You are a woman, and the noble women of Daqi admire the flying cloud bun, wishing they could soar high into the clouds. Why are you like this?"
Yurong shook her head and said, "I wanted to wear it this way myself. After giving birth, if the clothes were too complicated, the child would like to grab them when he grows up. I was afraid that he would pull the headdress off when I held him in my arms, which would be bad."
Yes, she is a mother now.
"How is the child? Who does he look like?" the queen laughed.
Yurong was a little surprised and flattered. "He looks a lot like me. I was afraid that the Wei family would be unhappy about it, but I didn't expect them to be so happy."
The queen snorted coldly, "It would be better if she looked like you. Who can match your looks? The Wei family will be very lucky to marry you."
"Your Majesty, I know myself well. How can our family be compared with the Wei family? The Jingzhao Wei family is the most prestigious family in the capital. In the past, his family would not even look at me. I am very relieved that I can marry into his family. Moreover, Brother Xuan Ning treats me very well. On the day of our wedding, there were lightning and thunder in the sky, but he held me all the time in order not to delay the auspicious time. At least we did not delay the auspicious time. Now, I am very contented." Yurong looked at the queen earnestly.
"You!" The queen was quite disappointed that they could not achieve what they wanted.
Yurong smiled and said, "I know that the queen has always been doing good for me, but this can be considered a blessing in disguise. In fact, I am still very happy to be able to accompany the queen."
"Why?" The queen looked at her inquiringly.
But Yurong said, "Then I can be closer to you. Although it is a bit presumptuous, I am always grateful for your protection of me. If it were not for you, I would have died long ago. You are my savior."
Not only that, he even held the empress's arm.
The queen had never been so close to anyone before. Since she married King Han, she seldom hugged even King Jiangxia. But now she was hugged by a chubby girl, who looked at her with admiration. It seemed that such a fragile girl, herself not bright, wanted to warm others.
She patted Yurong's hand and said softly, "Since the emperor asked you to accompany me, then we should have a good talk. But since you are a little girl, I don't know what you like. I will ask Lady Feng to come. If you want anything, just tell her."
You're already living in the Queen's bedroom, so what could you lack?
The people in the palace dared to ignore the concubines who were not favored, let alone relatives like her. Yurong knew her own limitations, so she just shook her head and said, "It is my blessing to be able to accompany His Highness. I am already very satisfied."
She had a pair of almond-shaped eyes with slightly downturned corners, so she always looked innocent, just like the little white rabbit she raised in her childhood.
Everyone who looks at her will be moved, and even feel an infinite desire to protect her.
But only the Queen knew that she was born with a virtuous character, a heart as hard as a rock, full of wisdom and ruthlessness.
But he couldn't help but be moved by her, even the queen herself was so moved, and she said to her: "Today we sleep in the same bed, you sleep with me."
Yurong nodded hurriedly, as if she was particularly curious and excited, and even pulled the queen aside to whisper, "If I don't sleep well, please don't blame me."
"I have allowed you to call yourself me, why do you still care about this?"
At night, the incense lit in the hall is called Xueqian, which has a light fragrance and is very refreshing.
The quilt was also smoked with the finest fragrance. She wanted to sleep on the outside, but the empress wouldn't let her. Yurong had no choice but to lie down on the inside. For a moment, she felt a little curious. This was the first time she had rested in the palace since her rebirth. She had slept on this bed before.
But the identity is different.
Yurong saw that the Empress also lay down. She usually looked very majestic, but now with her hair loose, she was truly a beauty. It seemed as if time had left no trace on her face, and she was surprisingly so beautiful.
The Queen saw Yurong staring at her face and even touched her own face: "Silly child, what's wrong with you?"
"You are so beautiful. Everyone says Yurong is beautiful, but after seeing you today, I know who is the most beautiful."
The queen was stunned for a moment, "Aren't you afraid of me?"
Everyone was afraid of her, but how come she said it so naturally, not like she was trying to please others but as if she was really praising them?
But the queen knew that if someone else had said such a thing, they would have been punished long ago.
Yurong nodded and shook her head: "Your Majesty is so majestic, how can I not be afraid, but I know that Your Majesty is very good to me, so I always admire you." After saying this, she leaned towards the Empress.
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This child fell asleep very quickly. She fell asleep while talking. The queen got up and tucked the quilt for her, looked at her face carefully, and then got up and went to the side hall.
As expected, the Emperor was there. Emperor Feng'an whispered, "You fell asleep so quickly. I thought you two could talk about the past until dawn?"