Chapter 619 Dangerous Time
After everyone had left, Queen Nie waved her hand affectionately, motioning Xingxing to come forward: "Come, Xingxing, come a little closer, to my side."
Xingxing followed her instructions and stepped forward. Empress Nie took Xingxing's hand and looked her up and down with a smile: "You have grown a lot. Have you made new clothes? The Ministry of Internal Affairs just sent me a batch of new fabrics two days ago. I'll have someone bring them to you when you go back later."
Xingxing also noticed that when Empress Nie spoke to her in private, she liked to use "I" instead of "this palace".
Queen Nie is so kind, Xing Xing thought silently.
Queen Nie chatted with Xingxing for a while about family matters, and then someone came to report that Li Xiurong had brought Princess Mingyi to pay their respects to Queen Nie.
Queen Nie showed a helpless smile on her face, and Xing Xing stood up, as if waiting to say goodbye to Queen Nie.
Empress Nie said, "Xingxing, don't worry. I have already asked the kitchen to prepare a banquet today. Would you like to have lunch with me at noon?"
How could Xingxing say no? She just responded and sat back down silently.
Queen Nie couldn't help but smile.
Xingxing is so well-behaved and cute. Even if she doesn't say anything and just stands there obediently, she is still lovable enough.
Li Xiurong soon came in with Princess Mingyi, and the two of them saluted Queen Nie.
After Queen Nie gave the throne, Li Xiurong glanced at Xing Xing who was standing beside her and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that Your Majesty would have a distinguished guest here."
Queen Nie would give Li Xiurong some face for Mingyi's sake. She smiled faintly and said, "What a coincidence. I specially summoned Xiangjun to the palace to talk to me today. Li Xiurong, you brought Mingyi here, what's the matter?"
Li Xiurong could barely hear the tone of Queen Nie's words, and hurriedly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it's Mingyi. I learned how to make sachets from a needlework master before, and now I have made two sachets. I gave one to this concubine, and said I would give the other one to you, Your Majesty."
As he spoke, Li Xiurong winked at Princess Mingyi, motioning her to come forward.
Princess Mingyi stood up somewhat embarrassedly and offered the sachet with both hands shyly: "Mother, Mingyi's stitches are not quite neat, I'm sorry to make you laugh."
Queen Nie took it happily, stroked the uneven lines of the sachet with her hand, and said with a smile: "It looks good. Our Mingyi is thoughtful."
Princess Mingyi was obviously very happy when she received the compliment from Queen Nie.
Li Xiurong's face was full of smiles: "Mingyi has known since she was young that the Empress treats her well, and she has always been talking about being filial to the Empress in the future."
Although Queen Nie knew that Li Xiurong was deliberately flattering her, she felt soft in her heart as she looked at Princess Mingyi, who was growing taller and looking like a young girl. She smiled and said, "Our Mingyi has always been a very good child."
Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, Li Xiurong struck while the iron was hot and said, "Your Majesty, you are right. Mingyi has been loved by Your Majesty and Your Majesty since he was a child, so he naturally knows that Your Majesty and Your Majesty should be the first in everything... Your Majesty, His Majesty's birthday is coming soon. Mingyi has just learned a new dance. Can I dance for Your Majesty at the birthday banquet?"
The smile on Queen Nie's face faded.
She did not reply to Li Xiurong's words, but looked at Princess Mingyi first and said, "Mingyi, is what your mother said also what you think in your heart?"
Princess Mingyi lowered her eyes and said in a thin and low voice: "Mingyi is willing to dance for father's birthday."
Queen Nie looked at Princess Mingyi for a while before saying, "It's good that you have this filial thought."
Queen Nie then looked at Li Xiurong, whose face was full of calculation, and said calmly, "In that case, go back and discuss it with Si Lezheng, and then make arrangements for Mingyi."
Li Xiurong's face beamed and she nodded repeatedly. After not sitting for long, she couldn't wait to take Princess Mingyi and Queen Nie to say goodbye.
Xing Xing didn't say a word the whole time, but when she saw how eager Li Xiurong was, she felt that Li Xiurong was so eager that it looked like she was trying to win the favor of the little Princess Mingyi...
And Xingxing also knew that if she could see it, Queen Nie would definitely be able to see it as well.
But Queen Nie still agreed.
Or maybe, Li Xiurong also knew that Queen Nie could see it, but she still used the excuse that Princess Mingyi wanted to dance for her father's birthday to win favor. What did she mean? She meant that she knew that although Queen Nie could see it, given how much Queen Nie loved Princess Mingyi, she would definitely agree to her request.
Xing Xing's thoughts turned over and over again, and finally settled on one sentence -
Queen Nie is such a good person.
Xingxing was thinking about something. Queen Nie looked at Xingxing curiously, her expression changing from one moment to another. She couldn't help laughing. The little girl looked so lively even when she was thinking about something.
When it was time for lunch, the Crown Prince came over. Not only the Crown Prince, but also the Third Prince, whom Xingxing had never seen before, came over.
The third prince's name is Wei Shiyu, and he seems to have a very lively personality.
When he saw Xingxing, he first said "Huh", then circled around Xingxing twice and even wanted to reach out to poke Xingxing's face.
As a result, as soon as he stretched out his claws, Crown Prince Wei Shiqing rudely slapped his claws away with a "slap".
Wei Shiyu looked at Wei Shiqing in shock: "Brother, why did you hit me?"
Wei Shiqing said unhappily, "What did you want to do just now? It was unruly."
Wei Shiyu was still arguing for himself: "Ah? I just wanted to poke her face to see if it was as tender as it looked..."
Before he could finish his words, Wei Shiyu was hit on the head.
"You have no manners!" Wei Shiqing scolded Wei Shiyu again, "If you do this to the Lord of the Township again, you will be punished!"
Wei Shiyu pursed his lips in grievance and turned to Queen Nie to complain: "Mother! Look at my eldest brother!"
Wei Shiyu never thought that Queen Nie also frowned and looked like she had a headache: "Just listen to your elder brother. This is Fusui Xiangjun, your elder sister-in-law is pregnant, it's her fault. You are still disrespectful to her, how can your elder brother not be angry?"
Wei Shiyu pursed his lips again: "So it's for my sister-in-law. Well, I'll accept it reluctantly."
As he said that, Wei Shiyu turned around again and bowed directly to Xing Xing, "Don't be angry with me, Fusui Xiangjun. I won't do that again in the future."
Xing Xing looked at the Third Prince, whose mouth and ears looked a bit like Wei Shiyan's, for a while, and nodded.
Wei Shiyu was very curious about Xingxing.
When eating lunch, I also sit near Xingxing.
Queen Nie and Wei Shiqing looked at each other.
As for the banquet in times of crisis, the fewer people who know about it, the safer it is.
Therefore, over the years, Wei Shiyu, the third child, knew nothing about his second brother's affairs.
Naturally, I don’t know the origin of Xing Xing and Wei Shiyan.
At this moment, Queen Nie saw that her third son, this little devil, seemed very interested in Xingxing. She became worried that her third son was almost at the age of falling in love, and might he also fall in love with Xingxing?