Chapter 70 The Little Princess's Canonization Ceremony
The little Tangbao was babbling, and his dark, round eyes were curved into two crescents due to his smile. The emperor felt relieved when he saw him.
Fortunately, I brought little Tangbao to court today, otherwise I would have wronged a future great hero.
After the court session ended, the emperor took Xiao Tangbao to the queen's bedroom and specially praised Xiao Tangbao for his performance in the court today.
After hearing this, the queen praised him repeatedly and hugged the little Tangbao affectionately.
"This child is not only the lucky star of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, but also ours." The emperor sighed, "Today, I have specially awarded the Yongyi Marquis's family as a token of my appreciation."
"That's right. What should we reward little Tangbao with? I'll give you a small piece of candy cake." The Queen smiled and took a piece of candy cake and gave it to the little guy.
Although she is still young and her teeth haven't grown yet, the taste is still good as she slowly sips it. The little candy baby takes it in her hand and puts it into her mouth with a smile.
Suddenly, two spotted birds stood on the window sill, and Xiao Tangbao's attention was attracted.
Listening to the chirping of the two little birds, Xiao Tangbao couldn't help but frown.
When the two little birds flew away, she began to babble and shake her head to attract the attention of the empress and the emperor.
"What's wrong?" The queen quickly patted the little girl's back, trying to comfort her.
[The snake disaster was deliberately framed by someone! The two eunuchs who released the snakes were one tall and thin, the other short and fat. They also sprinkled medicine into Concubine Li's palace, which is why the snakes were attracted to crawl onto Concubine Li's bed so accurately! How disgusting! Two shameless villains! ]
The queen frowned and her face turned cold.
How could this be!
The emperor also looked extremely grim.
Concubine Li has the Prince of Guangping as her father. Although her status in the palace is not as high as that of the Empress, she is still respected by everyone. How could someone be so bold as to directly murder her and the royal heir!
[The tall and thin one has small eyes, a high nose, and white skin. The fat one has dark skin and a mole on his forehead. If we catch them, we can find the one who harmed Concubine Li, but how can we let the Queen and the Emperor know what they look like? It's so frustrating.]
The emperor frowned and immediately gave orders, "I had a dream last night. I dreamed of the late emperor. The late emperor told me to be compassionate to my subjects. Today, the kitchen will provide meat porridge and cakes. All the palace maids and eunuchs must come and receive them."
Little Tangbao clapped his hands after hearing this, "Wow! As expected of the Emperor Daddy! That's good, he won't make trouble!"
The emperor smiled a little more.
As soon as the emperor said this, everyone in the palace became busy.
The stove in the kitchen was burning non-stop, cooking porridge and steaming cakes. The palace maids and eunuchs were all very happy and lined up to get their food in the evening.
At night, two eunuchs who matched Xiao Tangbao's description were really caught.
After several rounds of interrogation, the two men revealed the truth: it was Liang Guiren, who had always been on good terms with Concubine Li, who did it.
When Concubine Li learned about this, she was so shocked that she hurried from the bedroom to the interrogation room.
Seeing the dying Liang Guiren, Concubine Li burst into tears, "We entered the palace at the same time and have always been good friends. Why did you hurt me like this?"
Liang Guiren shook his head and sneered, "Whoever is with you is lying to you. I just can't stand seeing you do well. Why are you favored? Don't you have a family? But it doesn't matter. I can still make you suffer so much that you want to die."
Concubine Li staggered two steps, tears suddenly falling, "All these years in the palace, I was afraid that you would be bullied, so I always protected you, but you hurt me like this!"
Seeing Concubine Li crying uncontrollably, Liang Guiren slowly lowered his head and smiled coldly, "Since you know someone is trying to harm you, you should learn to be smarter in the future. If you don't learn to be smart again, you deserve it."
"What?" Concubine Li was stunned for a moment. She always felt that there was something else behind what Noble Liang said.
"Without me, there will be many people who want to harm you. The dying man's words are good. I advise you to take care of yourself in the future."
After saying this, Liang Guiren suddenly broke free from the hand of the nanny next to him and slammed his head against the pillar next to him.
With a bang, blood splattered everywhere.
Concubine Li stepped back in panic, holding her stomach.
The nanny stepped forward to sniff Liang Guiren's breath and reported, "Madam Li Fei, the culprit is dead."
The maidservant beside Concubine Li couldn't help but frown, "She is really cruel. She was cruel when she harmed the queen, and now she is cruel to me too. She is not afraid of dragging down the family."
Concubine Li didn't say anything, she just covered her belly and walked out quickly. She always felt that something was wrong.
"Where is the Empress?" After getting on the sedan chair, she whispered to her personal maid beside her.
"In the Qinghe Hall, they are preparing for the canonization ceremony of the little goddess and the 100-day banquet for her."
After hearing this, Concubine Li sighed and said, "Then let's go back to the palace."
The little goddess had just helped her, and it was not appropriate for her to disturb the little goddess' celebration at this time.
It would be better to report this strange snake incident to the Empress Dowager later.
The day before the hundred-day banquet, the Queen Mother invited Xiao Tangbao's family into the palace.
When he saw his mother, little Tangbao smiled even sweeter than usual.
[Stay close to mommy, little sugar baby misses mommy so much. 】
[My mother smells so good, I love her the most! 】
Little Tangbao was like a little kitten. He started humming and rubbing against his mother's arms as soon as he got into her arms.
Qin Yunshuang saw her daughter's adorable appearance and smiled happily, "Little Tangbao has grown again. She is getting heavier every day when I hold her."
After hearing this, Xiaotangbao nodded obediently, with a proud expression on his chubby face, "Of course, I've been eating well recently, so of course I'm gaining weight."
Qin Yunshuang hugged and kissed little Tangbao for a long time before reluctantly leaving the palace.
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On the second day, it was Xiao Tangbao's hundred-day banquet. Because it was also Xiao Tangbao's princess title-conferring ceremony, the Emperor and Empress held it in the palace.
Early in the morning, little Tangbao started to change into a dress that only princesses wear.
The dress was elaborate and luxurious, with three layers inside and three layers outside, all made of the most precious and soft white brocade as the base, and then embroidered with intricate flowers using gold and silver threads. Colored silk threads were specially selected and embroidered with auspicious beasts such as unicorns and phoenixes using gold and silver threads.
Knowing that little Tangbao likes those brightly colored and sparkling gems, the Queen Mother specially asked the embroiderer to put a layer of colorful gems on the hem of her skirt.
After she changed her clothes, the nanny used jasmine oil to comb Xiao Tangbao's fluffy hair, put a delicate and small kingfisher feather crown on her head, and hung a matching gold lock and jewel necklace around her neck.
Little Tangbao looked at her magnificent self in the bronze mirror and smiled with great satisfaction, [So beautiful, so shiny, Tangbao likes it, so happy! ]
The Queen herself carried little Tangbao to attend the ceremony.
Standing in front of the main hall where the ceremony was held, little Tangbao nestled obediently in the Empress' arms, allowing the Empress and Momo to lead her through the ceremony.