Chapter 156 Thinking of You
"This servant greets Princess Linyang and Miss Yuan Er."
Not long after, a maid wearing a light green soft brocade flowered Luo skirt and a Xiangfei-colored jacket with embroidered cloud patterns came out in a hurry and bowed to Princess Linyang and Yuan Ziyu with a smile.
"Sister Suyin!" Princess Linyang said with a smile, "Please come out to meet us!"
"My princess, you are embarrassing me!" Suyin said with a smile, "My princess and Miss Yuan Er, please come in quickly. The Queen Mother is waiting!"
Princess Linyang and Yuan Ziyu smiled and hurriedly followed Suyin into the inner hall.
As soon as he entered the inner hall, Yuan Ziyu saw a kind-looking old woman sitting upright on the chaise longue. She was wearing a crimson jacket with a floral pattern of fortune and longevity and a gold-threaded edge. Her gray hair was neatly combed and pinned with a nine-phoenix rising sun hairpin. A pretty maid was fanning her gently behind her.
There were several maids standing on the ground, all standing aside.
"Empress Dowager, Princess Linyang and Miss Yuan Er are here!" Suyin said with a smile as she walked to the Empress Dowager.
"Linyang greets the Queen Mother!" Princess Linyang smiled and bowed to the Queen Mother.
Yuan Ziyou hurriedly bowed and said, "Your humble servant Yuan Ziyou greets the Empress Dowager. May the Empress Dowager live a thousand years."
"Stand up!" The Queen Mother said with a smile, "Girl from the Yuan family, raise your head so I can see."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Ziyu hurriedly raised her head, but did not dare to look directly at the empress dowager, and just lowered her eyes slightly.
"Well, it's neat!" The Queen Mother looked at it and nodded with a smile.
After hearing this, Princess Linyang smiled and pulled Yuan Ziyou to the Queen Mother. "Well, Queen Mother, is what my granddaughter said right? Isn't the Yuan family's sister very pretty?"
"Hmm!" The Queen Mother smiled and said to Princess Linyang, "She looks pretty, much prettier than you!"
"I dare not compete with the princess!" Yuan Ziyu said hurriedly. To be honest, she was still a little nervous when she entered the palace to see the empress dowager for the first time.
"Don't be nervous, girl from the Yuan family. I'm not that scary!" The Queen Mother said with a smile, "I know Linyang well. She helped you get the plaque, and now she eagerly accompanies you to the palace. It's obvious that she values you. Even for Linyang's sake, I won't make things difficult for you!"
"Thank you for your kindness, Queen Dowager. The princess is indeed very good to me!" Yuan Ziyu said with a smile.
"I heard from that girl Linyang that you are engaged? Is it the boy from the Huo family?" the Queen Mother asked again.
"Yes!" Yuan Ziyu said hurriedly, bowing.
"I summoned you here today just to chat about family matters. No need to be so polite!" The Queen Mother said with a smile, and ordered Suyin: "Please take a seat."
Suyin hurriedly called two maids to bring two embroidered cushions. Yuan Ziyu hurriedly declined the invitation and sat on the cushions with Princess Linyang.
"The Huo family boy is a blessed one!" The Queen Mother laughed and said, "Those snacks and tea you have are all delicious!"
"It's just a small treat. It's a blessing for Ziyou to be loved by the Queen Mother!"
"Even if it's just a small dish, it's amazing that it can taste this good!" The Queen Mother smiled and said, "You are an amazing girl."
"The Queen Mother likes it. Next time the princess comes to the palace, please ask her to bring some to you. Recently, I have come up with some new snack styles, which are great for afternoon tea." Yuan Ziyu responded with a smile.
The Queen Mother couldn't help but feel delighted when she heard this: "That's great."
Then he smiled at Princess Linyang and said, "You girl, remember, if I don't have any snacks to eat, I will come to you. Remember to come more often and spend more time with me, an old woman, so that I don't have to worry about you all the time."
"The Queen Mother is not thinking about me at all. She is obviously thinking about the snacks, but she uses me as a raft!" Princess Linyang said with a smile.
"You monkey, why do you pick on me?" The Queen Mother couldn't help but smile and nodded at Princess Linyang.
"Empress Dowager, the princess is just trying to make you happy!" Suyin said with a smile, patting the Empress Dowager's shoulder.
"You!" The Queen Mother laughed upon hearing this, "Just help her."
"Of course I'm helping the Queen Mother!" Suyin said with a smile, "You've been laughing a lot since the princess arrived. You know, a smile makes you look ten years younger. The Queen Mother looks a lot younger when she smiles more!"
"You idiots only know how to make me happy. Be careful or I'll laugh like a little kid and scare you to death!" The Queen Mother couldn't help but laugh even more heartily. For a while, the whole Yongshou Palace was filled with laughter.
"Girl from the Yuan family, your snacks and tea are very much to my liking, so I, an old woman, will not refuse. However, I can't always take advantage of you, little girl!" After chatting and laughing for a while, the empress dowager said this to Yuan Ziyu.
After saying this, he ordered Suyin, "Go and get that red jade headpiece!"
"yes!"
When Suyin brought the headdress, the Queen Mother said to Yuan Ziyu, "You can wear this headdress for fun!"
Yuan Ziyou hurriedly stood up and bowed: "Ziyou thanks the Queen Mother for the reward."
Princess Linyang stepped forward to look at the red jade headpiece and immediately exclaimed happily, "Sister Yuan, this is a wonderful item! The Queen Mother spent a fortune on those snacks and tea today!"
Yuan Ziyu was startled when she heard this and said hurriedly, "Empress Dowager, isn't this a little too precious? Your humble servant..."
"Don't listen to what this girl says!" The Queen Mother laughed and said, "It's just some ordinary headgear!"
Princess Linyang took Yuan Ziyu's hand and said with a smile, "Don't worry, the Queen Mother has a lot of good things, so this is not a big deal."
The Queen Mother smiled and pointed at Princess Linyang: "Girl, I knew you were eyeing that thing of mine. Well, today I will let you get what you want."
"Linyang thanks the Queen Mother!" Princess Linyang said with a smile.
"Go!" the Queen Mother ordered Suyin, "Get that set of seven-treasure head ornaments and give it to Linyang."
Suyin suppressed her laughter and replied, "Yes!"
"Are you satisfied?" The Queen Mother glanced at Princess Linyang and smiled.
"Empress Dowager, Linyang is satisfied!" Princess Linyang said, then took Yuan Ziyu's arm and said with a smile: "Sister Yuan, I am really in your good graces today. You don't know how long I have been coveting the Empress Dowager's set of seven treasures headdress, and today I finally got my wish!"
"I knew you, little monkey, have been thinking about it all the time!" The Queen Mother couldn't help but laugh.
At one point, Suyin brought the seven-treasure headdress. Since Qingying did not come into the palace with her, Princess Linyang asked Suiyu to help Yuan Ziyu hold it together.
"Empress Dowager, the Queen is here!" At this time, a maid came in to report.
"The Queen has arrived at the right time!" The Queen Mother raised an eyebrow: "Announce it!"
After a while, Yuan Ziyu saw a woman in her thirties wearing a bright red palace dress walking into the inner room with her maid. She was the current empress of the Dali Dynasty - Empress Xuan.
"Your servant greets the Queen Mother!" Queen Xuan bowed to the Queen Mother.
"Get up!"
"Linyang meets the Queen."
"Your humble servant Yuan Ziyou greets Her Majesty the Queen!"
(End of this chapter)
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