"A palace banquet for the Lantern Festival?"
He Youyou set up a stove in the hall to brew tea.
Milk tea was being roasted on the stove, along with peanuts, pastries, and other snacks.
"Yes, Auntie. My mother said she wants to invite all the noble ladies from the capital to a banquet at the palace."
As the second prince spoke, he popped a peanut into his mouth.
"It's a pity I didn't even have the chance to visit the palace," He Youyou murmured with a hint of regret.
The second prince scratched his head.
He didn't have any good solutions either.
However, you can ask someone who knows how.
On the way back, he tugged at his fourth uncle's arm: "Fourth Uncle, do you think there's any way to let Auntie go to the palace for a visit?"
Zhao Changqing pondered for a long time after hearing this.
Let He Youyou enter the palace...
His gaze slowly shifted to Zhao Wenqi.
"Fourth Uncle, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Wenqi, if we want He Youyou to enter the palace, we'll have to rely on your efforts."
"How can I contribute?"
Zhao Changqing leaned close to his ear and whispered a few words to him.
Back at Fengyi Palace, the Second Prince remembered his Fourth Uncle's words and went to find his mother, the Empress Dowager.
The Empress had just put the little princess to sleep and was organizing the register of noble ladies in the capital under the lamp.
"Mother." The second prince rushed over and squirmed in her arms, trying to get her attention.
"Qi'er, you're back." The Empress put down the register in her hand and hugged her second son.
"Mother, I heard that the Lantern Festival this year will be very lively outside. There will be lantern displays and night markets with lots of delicious food, fun activities, and beautiful things."
"The Lantern Festival is held every year. Didn't I take you to see it before? If you want to go, take Qin Ming with you. With him protecting you, I'll feel at ease. Or, aren't you usually close to your fourth uncle? You can have him take you."
The second prince rolled his eyes and said, "Mother, the lantern market outside is certainly nice, but there are too many people, and it's so crowded that it's not very satisfying. It would be great if we could have a lantern festival and night market in our palace as well."
"The palace is holding a lantern festival and a night market?" The Empress was slightly surprised.
Speaking of lantern festivals, the palace would prepare some lanterns every year on the Lantern Festival.
However, night markets have never been held.
Occasionally, there are palace markets in the palace where people living in the palace can buy daily necessities.
This idea of combining the lantern market and the night market is something no one has ever thought of before.
"Qi'er, did you come up with this idea?"
Zhao Wenqi couldn't expose the Fourth Imperial Uncle, so he had no choice but to admit it himself.
"That's a good idea, but I wonder if there's enough time to prepare it?"
At this time, there were less than ten days left until the Lantern Festival.
"Mother, I believe in you. You can definitely do it."
My aunt said that if someone lacks confidence, you should encourage them when appropriate.
The pressure was put on the eunuchs.
The Empress issued an imperial decree, instructing the Imperial Household Department to take charge of preparing for the Lantern Festival and night market within ten days.
On the Lantern Festival, there will be a palace banquet for all the noble ladies of the city, as well as a night market for lantern viewing.
Whether it's fun or not is secondary; the main thing is safety.
With so many girls present, in a place like the palace with its extremely tight security measures, there was absolutely no need for them to worry about their safety.
The imperial court organized a night market, and the Imperial Household Department contacted some long-established businesses and well-known merchants in the capital, inviting them to set up stalls in the palace.
The Cheng family's businesses, Shengyuanxiang and Youruitang, were among those invited.
As the top company in Beijing, Shengyuanxiang's strength is self-evident.
Yuruitang is a newly emerging brand that is popular with niche markets and high-end consumers for its novel and unique products.
When Cheng Tingrui told He Youyou about this, He Youyou nodded hurriedly.
"Yes, yes, I want to go too!"
Seeing her like this, Cheng Tingrui said helplessly, "It's inconvenient for me to get involved in the Youruitang matter, so I'll leave it to Youyou."
"Don't worry, I'll lead the team."
Over the course of ten days, Cheng Tingrui prepared manpower and goods, and completed negotiations with the Imperial Household Department.
Once the Lantern Festival arrives, He Youyou can bring her people into the palace.
Upon seeing Zhao Changqing again, He Youyou excitedly exclaimed, "Hanzhang, I'm going to the palace!"
Zhao Changqing wasn't surprised at all, and just smiled and said, "I'm familiar with the palace. I'll take you around to see different places later."
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