Chapter 435 End of the Year
Qin paused when she heard this. She looked at the Third Princess' serious expression and realized that she was not lying. She was silent for a moment.
It's not that she thinks her daughter has been bewitched by Chen Qing. She can see that her daughter has no intention of siding with Concubine Xian. Over the years, the Third Princess has never lacked care for her. This daughter is very filial, and it is also the basis for her to not give up on herself in the cold palace all these years. To be honest, if there were no people outside who cared about her in the cold palace, she didn't know how she would have survived all these years.
Previously, she was worried that Wan Zhao would only report good news and not bad news, but now, hearing the Third Princess say it herself, she felt relieved, yet had an indescribable feeling.
Didn't she really cause any trouble?
But it's a good thing that she didn't cause any trouble. Now she is in the cold palace and can no longer protect her daughter. She needs her daughter's help. She feels very sorry for her daughter in her heart. After all, it's good that the third princess is safe.
"That's fine..." Qin looked at the third princess: "You have to be good in the future."
The third princess felt sad, as her mother was always thinking about her. Originally, she wanted to ask her father to take care of Qin when she asked for an audience earlier, but because Shen Qing did not interfere in her marriage, she did not mention it at that time. In fact, she suddenly discovered that Concubine Xian probably had no intention of targeting her mother, so she did not mention it and just asked for a meeting.
Neither the mother nor the daughter talked about anyone else. They only talked about their future husband's name, family background, and how he sounded to outsiders.
Unknowingly, a lot of time passed, and the two seemed to have endless things to say. It seemed as if they were going to say everything they hadn't said in all these years today.
As it was getting dark, the Third Princess felt it was no use staying and had to say goodbye to Qin. When they really had to leave, both of them had red eyes.
But I have to leave.
Qin watched the third princess walk away, and her back could no longer be seen. She rushed to the gate, but was stopped by the people guarding the gate.
At this moment she was in tears, she wanted to see her daughter get married, but she couldn't.
The Third Princess also cried after she returned. Wan Zhao felt distressed when he saw her cry. However, when he asked her what she said to the Emperor today, the Third Princess wiped her tears and said, "Eunuch, please arrange for the servants in the cold palace. The nanny has been very good to me. I won't ask her to look after my mother every day, but at least she can take care of her."
Wan Zhao felt relieved. After all, he had committed a crime. If he had asked for it, it would have been against the rules. Now he just asked for a meeting and let someone take care of him. It was already very good. He also saw that the Third Princess had finally let go of her grudge against Concubine Xian. She was always afraid that Concubine Xian had a grudge against her master before. Now she didn't even interfere in the Third Princess's marriage. It was obvious that she didn't want to make herself upset. The Third Princess had also let it go.
It's a good thing to be able to look beyond it. I'm just afraid that the younger generation is still unable to get rid of the grudges of their elders. Living a good life is better than anything else. As for revenge, it's the master who takes action first.
The third princess has made up her mind. Although she is heartbroken, she has gotten over it. Now she just makes arrangements for Qin to live a good life before she leaves the palace. The rest is just waiting to get married.
The arrangement of the princess's marriage is naturally not a short-term one, so Shen Qing simply did not interfere in the matter and let the Queen and Concubine De arrange it. The days passed like this, and after the beginning of winter, it was the end of the year again.
Another year has passed.
The New Year's celebration was the same as in previous years, except for the same rules, and the concubines in the harem would get together for a palace banquet, and the royal family would have a big banquet together. Since Shen Qing had been assisting in the management of the six palaces, she had to arrange such things, so she would be busy for a while during the New Year. This year was especially so, the Queen was in charge again, and she had to keep an eye on things. But it was not so bad, after all, the Queen had been quiet for many years, and she could not be said to have let it go, but based on Shen Qing's understanding of the Queen, she would not cause trouble on this day now.
Sure enough, palace banquets and the like came and went, and when there was nothing to do, Chen Qing would take a rest, and treat it as a holiday after finishing his work. The atmosphere of the New Year in Zhaohua Palace was always full, and the servants congratulated each other enthusiastically and received rewards. Eating hot pot every year became a tradition of Zhaohua Palace. Xuanyuan Ling naturally stayed in Zhaohua Palace after the New Year banquet, and it had been like this for many years. Now everyone in the palace was used to it.
The emperor will still go back to see the princes and princesses, but he will not stay overnight. Nowadays, those with children in the palace are with their children, and those without children live their own lives. How can we describe their lives? As long as they can eat and drink well and have enough clothes and food, that's all they need.
Today, Shen Qing suddenly wanted to eat barbecue. There was no reason, she just suddenly wanted to eat it, and not only did she want to eat it, she also wanted to do it herself.
Xuanyuan Ling was really convinced: "How can you do these? If you want to eat, just ask the servants to do it."
It's not like Shen Qing hasn't eaten barbecue before. Sometimes when he suddenly wants to eat it, he will ask the small kitchen to make it. However, it's usually someone else who has already grilled it and sent it to him. But suddenly he wants to make it himself, and it would be uncomfortable not to do it.
"My hands are itching. I always think that baking it myself would be better." Shen Qing looked at him and said, "Your Majesty, don't you want to taste what I made in person?"
Xuanyuan Ling was actually touched by her words.
Chen Qing and he have been together for so many years, and with their status, there is no reason for them to do anything by themselves. He has never thought about asking Chen Qing to cook something for him. She still needs to be pampered. But when she mentioned it, he really wanted to eat.
I don't know what she can make.
People should not have any expectations. If they have expectations, they will naturally feel relaxed.
Shen Qing was happy to see that he was relieved, and immediately asked someone to bring up everything he needed. The barbecued food had been prepared in the small kitchen over the years because Shen Qing wanted to eat it, but the cooks were now in a panic.
How could Her Majesty not be terrified when she was going to do such a thing? They had to watch and couldn't interrupt. They were also afraid that sparks and oil would splash onto the Emperor and His Majesty. That would be a big problem.
When Chen Qing was in a good mood, he was in high spirits. Xuanyuan Ling thought it was really noisy, but he saw the corners of his mouth curled up and he was in a good mood.
He just sat there and watched her.
Seeing that her eyes were bright, her eyes and eyebrows were full of joy and eagerness to try, and she looked back at him with something in her hand, Xuanyuan Ling's smile deepened, but soon Xuanyuan Ling could not smile anymore. It should be said that the others were a little silent when they saw Shen Qing's posture was quite good, but his obviously poor craftsmanship.
The cooks didn't dare to say anything, nor did they dare to look at the emperor. They could only look at the skewers in Shen Qing's hand and try hard to keep their expressions from looking too ugly.
To be honest, even the imperial chef was scared. Looking at the skewers in Concubine Xian's hands, some were not cooked through and some were burnt. If they were to feed the emperor, would this be considered poisoning him?
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