That night, no one knew what happened. After he left, Lian Jinrong stopped leaving the courtyard and even stopped attending the usual dinner. No one dared to ask about this matter...
Since then, the general's mansion has been much quieter, and An Mingxuan has gotten better. He didn't react to the fact that he lived with Aunt Banxia, and An Qingran didn't care.
Even though he is her brother!
She now just hopes that the baby in her mother's belly will be born safely. If it is a boy, then all the problems will be solved. Anyway, there are rumors in the capital that this young man is invaluable!
The peaceful days passed quickly.
In a blink of an eye, the whole Dongze was covered with autumn colors.
Autumn is here!
Inside the palace.
Emperor Yunqi felt a pang of pain in his heart when he looked at Queen Yun, whose face was pale but still stunningly beautiful. Her health had improved a little, but because she had been suffering from the disease for a long time, her illness had penetrated into her bones. All methods had been tried, but to no avail.
He couldn't imagine how he would be able to bear the life if she left him.
Queen Yun sat in front of the window. Even with Yunjin wrapped around her, she still felt gusts of cool breeze. The autumn wind was blowing. She didn't know how long she could survive this illness. She knew her own body very well. Moreover, she was an extremely intelligent person and could tell the situation just by looking at the faces of the imperial doctors.
"Ten days from now is your birthday. I want to celebrate your birthday at Bi Xin Lake. What do you think?" Emperor Yunqi said in a negotiating tone.
He absolutely respected his queen.
Queen Yun originally had neither the energy nor the mood to hold any birthday celebrations, but on second thought, given the state of her physical body, she hoped that she could handle the matter of selecting a concubine for the prince before closing her eyes, so that even if she died, she could still close her eyes!
So, Wen Wan smiled and said, "Then how is Your Majesty going to hold this birthday banquet for me?"
When the emperor heard that she was interested, he became interested: "I plan to invite officials of the fifth rank and above to a banquet. What do you think?"
Queen Yun smiled and nodded: "How about this, let's just have some fun and let the officials bring their families with them, how about that?"
When Emperor Yunqi heard her say this, how could he not agree? He smiled and said, "Yun'er wants to have some fun, this is the best. Wait a minute, I will ask the chief eunuch to draw up a list. The people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been idle for a long time, so let them be busy now..."
The Queen nodded: "That's good, everyone should get busy and add some joy to the palace. Since I'm sick, no one dares to have fun, which is a sin!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Yunqi stepped forward and gently held her shoulders. When his hands touched her, his heart ached even more. She had lost too much weight...
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Autumnal Equinox.
The sky is high and the air is fresh, the sky is as blue as jade.
In the palace, flowers are in clusters and grass is green. Empress Yun's 36th birthday seems to be the biggest happy event in the palace. All the palace maids come and go with joyful faces, their brocade clothes fluttering, as if they are fairies from the ninth heaven. The reason why they walk briskly is because the emperor is particularly happy, and so is the queen. This is the first time that the palace has had a festive atmosphere after such a long time of gloom!
In a corner of the palace, Qin Jianren was whispering with a figure, and that person was Dongfang Ye.
The two of them have become much closer since the last incident.
Qin Jianren whispered, "King Kang, I have something to ask for your help."
"You said it, anything I can do!" Dongfang Ye was not particularly righteous, but Qin Jianren needed him for something, and in the palace, how could he let the other party look down on him?
"I would like to borrow a small side hall on the Bixin Lake for a while!"
"What are you doing?" Dongfang Ye asked curiously. Why did he come to the palace to borrow a house on the Queen's birthday?
But Qin Jianren's face was filled with excitement: "King Kang, I have set my eyes on a young lady and want to find a place to marry her..."
The following words were not spoken, but Dongfang Ye laughed at his expression and tone, "You just like this!"
"King Kang, who wouldn't love that pretty lady?" Qin Jianren said as he laughed.
"Whose daughter is she?" Dongfang Ye asked curiously.
"This... let's keep it secret for now!" Qin Jianren said with some mystery.
"Okay, then don't tell me. I'll do it for you!" Dongfang Ye agreed readily.
Qin Jianren left very satisfied.
Looking at his back, Dongfang Ye's eyes were full of contempt. Although he despised his character, Marquis Dingyuan's status and position still had a certain weight. Perhaps such a person would be of special use.
So, he should not offend him.
However, he didn't know what kind of consequences his help would cause...
An Qingran got off the sedan chair and was led by eunuchs holding ceremonial guards to the Qunfang Pavilion, where the wives of officials lived. An Qingran saw Lou Wanyue standing there gracefully. She also saw her at the same time, walked down the pavilion and came forward to greet her: "You are late..."
An Qingran smiled and said, "Yes, cousin, it's early..."
As she spoke, she was thinking, she didn't get up late, but when she got up early, An Ranyue was dissatisfied with a skirt. An Yanran didn't waste time and waited at the door early. Her father and uncle left first, and she got in the car. An Ranyue and An Yanran could have sat in the same car, but An Ranyue didn't want to sit, and insisted on sitting in one. As a result, they set off after a long time. An Qingran thought, it seems that An Ranyue is also a troublesome person. She was very good friends with An Yanran in the last life, why is she like this now? Not in the same car with her!
I don't know what's going on. Are the two of them upset?
When she turned around, she found that the two people were walking towards her hand in hand, talking and laughing. Of course, they did not come to her, but saw Qin Xiangning and ran towards her, talking and laughing.
An Qingran showed a bitter smile. Birds of a feather flock together. This is absolutely true.
The last time Qin Xiangning looked at her, there was something wrong with her eyes, and she hadn’t figured out why. This time, she wondered what she would do!
Just as he was thinking about it, Dongfang Ruoxue's jade sedan chair came all the way to the steps of Jufang Pavilion and stopped. After she came down slowly, the eight women who were carrying the sedan chair lifted the sedan chair and left.
Dongfang Ruoxue walked directly towards Lou Wanyue and An Qingran. The three of them were naturally very happy to see each other. They walked to a corner of the pavilion together and talked while waiting.
Bi Xin Lake is an artificial lake with vast blue waves, where the water and sky meet as far as the eye can see. The lake is injected with fresh water, which flows through the imperial palace and finally into the moat, flowing quietly eastward!
There are faint mountains beside the lake, but they are also man-made. The combination of lake and mountains makes it seem as if it was created by nature!
This artificial lake is the largest project since Emperor Yunqi came to power. In the center of the lake is a palace that looks like a fairy palace: Baoyun Palace!
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