"You want to tire me to death."
Speaking of her refusal to allow Emperor Kangxi to organize a New Year's Eve banquet, Jiang Ranli couldn't help but secretly complain. There were obviously people in the palace who were responsible for these things, but they had to put all these things on her. After all, she had a lot of things to do during this period.
Ever since she returned to the capital, she had the idea of opening Frost and Snow Courtyard, Yuerong House, and a gambling house in the capital. She had been discussing this with Jiang Fan these days. They had the same idea, so they began to take care of a series of matters in full swing. Although Yinzhen, the Tenth Prince, and the Fourteenth Prince all sent many people to help her, making her life much easier, she had to personally prepare a series of skin care products for Yuerong House, and she was very busy. She really had no time to organize a banquet in the palace.
"These programs are good, but they are not as fresh as those organized by An Jia from the ninth brother's family," the Queen Mother suddenly spoke.
Her words instantly made Jiang Ranli the focus of everyone's attention.
"Yes, it's indeed not as fresh as what Anjia did," Emperor Kangxi continued the Empress Dowager's words, his eyes falling on Jiang Ranli who was beside Yinzhen.
Jiang Ranli came back to her senses as early as the empress dowager spoke. At this moment, she was being noticed by everyone in the Qianqing Palace. The meaningful looks made her very conflicted. In this cannibalistic palace, being noticed was not a good thing.
"An Jia, why did you reject the emperor's suggestion and not organize today's New Year's Eve banquet?" The empress dowager asked her, as if she was not going to let Jiang Ranli go.
Jiang Ranli was a little confused. She had wanted to spend this New Year's Eve quietly and then leave the palace, but she didn't expect that the Empress Dowager and Emperor Kangxi would stare at her together.
"In reply to the Empress Dowager, I feel that my abilities are limited. I did not do a good job on your birthday, so I dare not show my ugliness again."
There were so many things going on during this period that Jiang Ranli forgot how she had rejected Emperor Kangxi in the first place, so she had to make up a reason to answer the empress dowager's questions.
After hearing her answer, Emperor Kangxi's expression changed, and then a barely visible smile appeared in his eyes.
"You are such a modest child. The banquet that you and Old Nine prepared for me was so wonderful that I still think of it often." Thanks to Jiang Ranli's efforts over the past few months, the empress dowager's impression of her has changed a lot.
"Your Majesty the Queen Mother, you are tolerant, kind and amiable. You don't mind my mistakes, but I cannot let myself go," Jiang Ranli continued to find various excuses to respond to the Queen Mother.
Yinzhen looked at Jiang Ranli with a faint smile on his lips. Others might not be able to see it, but he knew that she must be as nervous as a deer at this moment, racking her brains to think about how to deal with the situation in front of her.
The Fourth Lady looked at Yinzhen beside her, then looked at Jiang Ranli opposite her, her eyes flickering.
"An Jia, I remember that when you refused to host the New Year's Eve banquet, you didn't say this." Emperor Kangxi was eager to watch the fun and directly exposed Jiang Ranli's "lie".
Hearing what Emperor Kangxi said, Jiang Ranli's eyes were filled with resentment. Although she refused to be Emperor Kangxi's free labor, she was still his daughter-in-law after all, and she hadn't done anything wrong. Why did he want to torture her to death? If she offended the empress dowager today, her life would definitely be difficult in the future.
"Your Majesty, today is New Year's Eve. I wish you, Your Majesty, and all the empresses good health and longevity."
Seeing that his royal father and grandmother were not going to let his wife go, Yinzhen could no longer sit still and directly raised his glass to toast Emperor Kangxi, the Empress Dowager and all the concubines.
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