Chapter 385: Coming to compete for favor at this time?
Queen Jiang explained: "The Crown Princess hasn't finished her confinement yet, so naturally she can't come. But we can't leave her alone at home, so Jing Yu will stay with her in the East Palace."
The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "She is so proud of herself that she thinks she is a hero to the Qin family just because she gave birth to a son?"
"Jingyu is pampering her like this now, what will happen in the future?"
At this moment, Emperor Minghe spoke.
"My mother is right. The Crown Princess has given birth to two children. Our Qin family was not prosperous to begin with. She is indeed a great contributor."
"Queen, please go and see what is in my private storehouse and give it to the Crown Princess."
Queen Jiang immediately said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Queen Mother: “…”
She talked for a long time, and it turned out that the emperor only heard the words "Qin family hero"?
The Empress Dowager was about to open her mouth again, but Emperor Minghe put a piece of fat meat into her bowl.
"Mother, after the New Year, you will go to the royal temple for retreat. There is little meat there, so you should eat more during this period."
The Queen Mother looked at the huge piece of fat and suspected that the Emperor was deliberately disgusting her.
But fat is not important.
The Queen Mother held the chopsticks and looked at Emperor Minghe, "Sun Fuhai will be released after the New Year, right?"
"Your Majesty, you also know that Sun Fuhai has served me for decades and understands my preferences best."
Emperor Minghe: "Yeah."
He picked up another piece of fat meat for the Queen Mother.
Queen Mother: “…”
After finishing the New Year's Eve dinner, the empress dowager wanted to talk to Emperor Minghe, but Emperor Minghe and Queen Jiang both found an excuse to leave without any sincerity.
The Queen Mother looked at their backs coldly.
Even when they were far away from the Cining Palace, Queen Jiang still felt as if something was thorning her back.
She whispered, "Your Majesty, what exactly is in the Royal Temple? Why does it seem like the Queen Mother is so persistent in wanting to go there?"
After she reminded him of this, Emperor Minghe's eyes paused.
"You are right. I will have someone check it out later."
Queen Jiang: "That's what I said. I guess she wants to retreat in order to advance, right?"
Emperor Minghe did not mention the matter again, and Empress Jiang did not ask any more questions.
The emperor and empress had to go out in casual clothes this time, so they went back to the palace to change clothes, and then they sat in the sedan chair again in a low-key manner and went to the East Palace.
It is much more convenient to go from the Imperial Palace to the Eastern Palace than to go to Qin Jingyu and his family’s old residence.
You can even stay in the East Palace tonight.
Because Emperor Minghe also exempted Qin Jingyu and others from paying New Year's greetings on New Year's Day.
While the emperor and empress were eager to go to the Eastern Palace, the Eastern Palace was also bustling with activity.
In the morning, Grandma Liao asked the kitchen to prepare a braised fish, which meant abundance every year, as well as five other hot dishes and two side dishes.
Little Xiyao is almost two years old now. She sat there while the nanny placed her meal in front of her and she ate very seriously.
Mo Yu couldn't help but worry and kept watching from the side, always worried that Xiao Xiyao would eat something she shouldn't.
Lin Qingning found them, one big and one small, very interesting.
But she didn't know that Qin Jingyu was watching her the whole time.
After breakfast, little Xiyao started clamoring to see the hanging lanterns and pasting couplets.
Mo Yu looked at Lin Qingning, "Aunt, I'll take Yaoyao out to play!"
Lin Qingning smiled and nodded, "You guys go ahead, wear more clothes, don't catch a cold."
Mo Yu nodded.
Brother Teng is still a little baby and has no right to play. He is still sleeping soundly in his cradle.
Lin Qingning wants to go see the child.
Qin Jingyu: "No need to go see him. He eats and sleeps, sleeps and eats. There are many palace servants watching him."
"Go back to your room and have a good rest."
Lin Qingning: "Although I can't move too much now, I just ate a little full and don't want to lie down right away. How about you play chess with me?"
Qin Jingyu: "Okay."
The two of them simply asked the palace maids to set up the chessboard on the large kang by the window in the bedroom.
The window was not opened because Lin Qingning was still afraid of the wind, but she could vaguely hear Xiao Xiyao's laughter coming from outside from time to time.
If you listen carefully, you can occasionally hear Mo Yu laugh once or twice.
Lin Qingning felt warm in her heart when she heard this.
She dropped a white piece, "Mo Yu is getting more cheerful every year, that's great."
Qin Jingyu: "With your help, he also works hard, and he is still young, so he can slowly erase those bad memories, and all that will be left are happy memories."
Some people have an unhappy childhood and need a lifetime to heal.
Mo Yu is one of these people.
Lin Qingning: "Originally, he would be fifteen after the Chinese New Year, and ordinary families would start to have their children start to learn, but I thought I would wait a few years."
"Oh, by the way, I mentioned the fact that both Chuan Gu and Zhu Feng liked Ban Xia to Ban Xia, and she said she would think about it. I don't know who she chose in the end."
Qin Jingyu: "Maybe those two are not good enough, Banxia didn't like them. But it's okay, I still have a lot of people under me."
Lin Qingning: "It depends on her own ideas."
Banxia has been with Lin Qingning for many years, and they are like family.
Getting married is a major event in life. Lin Qingning doesn't want Banxia to settle for anything, so she is not in a hurry and lets her take her time to choose.
Lin Qingning: "By the way, how long will it take for Aya and the others to arrive?"
Qin Jingyu: "The main force and the Southern Xinjiang royal family will arrive around the end of January."
Qin Jingyu traveled day and night and returned more than a month earlier than expected.
Lin Qingning nodded.
The couple played chess while chatting casually.
The earthen dragon was burning hot, and the incense pieces in the incense burner were specially put by Wei Shuhe. The pleasant fragrance was very effective in helping Lin Qingning recover.
Outside, Mo Yu was holding the little Xiyao, who was dressed like a furry ball, and asked, "Yaoyao, where do you want to go?"
"Go over there!" Xiaopang pointed to the pavilion not far away.
There are lanterns hung all around the pavilion. It is not dark yet, so they have not been lit. However, the rows of red lanterns swaying in the wind are very pleasing to the eye.
Mo Yu carried Xiao Xiyao over.
Banxia was also there, and she quickly led everyone in the pavilion to pay their respects to Mo Yu and Xiao Xiyao.
Mo Yu: "What are you doing?"
Banxia: "My master said that we can hang lanterns in the East Palace this year and keep them hanging until the end of the first lunar month. And my master also said that we can guess lantern riddles tonight, and the first three people who guess the most will get prizes."
So now that the lanterns have just been hung up, everyone comes over to see which puzzles can be guessed.
Xiao Xiyao said happily: "I want to guess too!"
Everyone: “…”
Mo Yu couldn't help laughing, "Yaoyao, you are still young, you can't guess."
Xiao Xiyao: "I have a brother!"
What she meant was very simple, she couldn’t do it, but she had a brother!
Mo Yu looked guilty: "Brother doesn't know either."
Xiao Xiyao pursed her lips.
She seemed very aggrieved. She didn't expect that the brother she loved would be so useless.
The guilt on Mo Yu's face deepened.
Seeing that both the big and small ones looked unhappy, especially the little ancestor Yaoyao who was about to cry, Banxia beside them thought quickly and said:
"Your Highness, the swing in the garden has just been repaired. Would you like to go over and take a look?"
Children change their moods quickly.
Xiao Xiyao's eyes widened, "Swing?"
To be honest, little Xiyao can’t play on the swing now, but isn’t Lin Moyu next to her?
You can let others play while Your Highness watches.
Of course, in order to ensure that nothing went wrong, Banxia also had someone report the matter to the Crown Princess, and also called Zhufeng.
"You are good at Qinggong. Come here and watch over him with me. We can't let the little prince get hurt."
Zhu Feng grinned, "Okay."
In fact, even if Banxia didn't say it, he would have gone over to watch.
It’s not that I don’t trust Captain Lin, but that I’m too worried about the young prince.
But when these words came out of Banxia's mouth, Zhufeng felt closer to her invisibly.
Kawagu was standing nearby, looking resentful, "Banxia, why didn't you ask me to go with you?"
Banxia: "Because you don't know martial arts."
Kawatani: "..."
Although playing on the swing was a bit dangerous, Lin Qingning did not stop it because Mo Yu was there.
Qin Jingyu frowned slightly, "What if they..."
Lin Qingning: "Jingyu, do you remember what Yaoyao got when she was doing the Zhou-Zhua ceremony?"
Qin Jingyu: “Remember.”
Lin Qingning said gently: "Our daughter is very extraordinary. She is destined to have an extraordinary future and will not just be a girl in the boudoir."
"She will definitely take a path that ordinary women would not take."
“She’s smart, brave, and has a lot of personality.”
"I don't want to affect her nature. Also, there are people like Mo Yu Zhu Feng who are very skilled in the courtyard, and I trust them."
Qin Jingyu actually knew that what she said was right.
But the old father has an unspeakable worry for his daughter.
He sighed, "You're right, our daughter is different from others. In fact, I just can't let her go. Now that you said Mo Yu was holding Teng Ge'er on the swing, I'm not worried."
Lin Qingning: “…”
Jing Yu still has something against Teng Ge'er.
The little baby in the cradle smacked his lips, closed his eyes and fell asleep again.
**
East Palace, in the garden.
Sure enough, after seeing others swinging on the swings and finding it very interesting, Xiao Xiyao stretched out her little hand and decided to play too.
The child seemed to have no idea of what fear was.
Mo Yu didn't trust other people. After he made sure that Xiao Xiyao was not afraid, he held her in his arms and sat on the swing.
The swing swung high.
Xiao Xiyao looked at the white clouds flying in the blue sky.
She said happily, "It's fun!"
Banxia Zhufeng and others were standing by, waiting anxiously.
Chuan Gu also came along, his forehead covered in sweat, and he whispered in a low voice: "Ban Xia, you shouldn't have told the young master about the swing."
If anything happens to the young master, they will have enough heads to chop off.
Before Banxia could say anything, Zhufeng spoke in an unhappy tone.
"Banxia has already had someone report this to the Crown Princess and the others. They didn't come to stop us, which means they agreed. What are you doing here saying something?"
Seeing Banxia's expression change, Chuan Gu said awkwardly, "Isn't this for Banxia's sake? After all, it was Banxia who first mentioned this matter."
Zhu Feng: "What nonsense are you talking about? It was not Banxia who said this. It was clearly me who proposed it to Captain Lin first."
"If anything goes wrong, it's all my fault."
Banxia was stunned and turned to look at Zhufeng.
Chuan Gu finally reacted and glared at Zhu Feng fiercely.
This kid, a mere warrior, is actually vying for favor at this time?
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