The family banquet in Changchun Palace ended in such a harmonious atmosphere. Lanqin and the Fourth Prince hadn't dined with Wusuha and the others for a long time, and they were quite satisfied. Therefore, this family banquet in Changchun Palace lasted quite a while.
After the family banquet, Ushiha and Bechuk could not stay in the palace. After all, as the mistress of the house, they had many things to do during the Spring Festival. So they bid farewell to the Fourth Prince and Lanqin, saying, "Empress Mother, Emperor Father, your sons will take their leave now."
Upon hearing what Biechuk said, Lanqin felt it inappropriate to keep them any longer, so she nodded and agreed to take the children back first. "You all go back first. Mingyu and the others can stay and keep me company."
Since Hongli and the others resided in Chonghua Palace, they weren't in a hurry to return. Lanqin wanted to spend more time with Yonglian and the others, so she asked Mingyu and Xueying to stay at Changchun Palace with Yonglian and the newborn princess.
Newborn babies are naturally very sleepy. After Lanqin played with Gege for a while, Gege started to cry. Seeing Gege crying, Lanqin naturally knew that she was sleepy, so Lanqin Mingyu took Gege to rest.
Mingyu took the princess to a side hall of Changchun Palace to rest, while Yonglian was left with Lanqin, and Xueying naturally stayed behind to take care of Yonglian as well.
Hongli did not accompany Lanqin here. After all, the Fourth Prince had just announced that Hongli would succeed to the throne, and the Fourth Prince still needed to discuss the succession ceremony with Hongli. So the Fourth Prince took Hongli to the study in Changchun Palace to talk.
Therefore, only Lanqin and Xueying were in the front hall. Lanqin, holding Yonglian, looked at Xueying and asked, "Why did you think of sending me shoes?"
Upon hearing Lanqin's words, Xueying smiled and said, "Your subject didn't know what to give Your Majesty at first. I suddenly thought of these shoes and just wanted to give them to you. There's no other reason."
Lanqin didn't believe it. She looked at Yonglian in her arms, then turned to the maidservant serving her and instructed, "Take Yonglian out to play."
"Yes." The palace maid took Yonglian from Lanqin's arms and left with Yonglian, leaving Lanqin and Xueying alone in the hall.
After the palace maid took Yonglian away, Lanqin smiled, picked up the cup on the table, took a small sip, and looked at Xueying beside her, saying, "Did you notice something?"
"..." Upon hearing Lanqin's words, Xueying was taken aback.
"No need to worry, you can."
Upon hearing Lanqin's words, Xueying knew that she could not hide it from Lanqin. Xueying looked at Lanqin and said slowly, "Your subject saw the gift that Mother gave to the Princess in the Princess's palace. It was obvious at a glance that it was not from the palace and seemed to have been brought in from outside."
"So that's where the problem lies." Upon hearing Xueying's words, Lanqin suddenly realized that the gift she gave to the princess was brought back from Huizhou.
Xueying paused for a moment, pursed her lips, and continued, "In addition, neither Mother nor Father Emperor returned to the palace during the last Mid-Autumn Festival. Although His Highness the Crown Prince said that Father Emperor was unwell, I could tell that His Highness the Crown Prince was also hiding something. Therefore, I'm afraid Mother went on a long trip."
Upon hearing Xueying's words, Lanqin nodded and praised Xueying, who looked a little nervous, "You are so intelligent. I really like your gift."
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