"You're just sweet-talking."
The Queen Mother smiled from ear to ear. She looked up at the waiting maid beside her and said, "Wan Shuang, there is a pair of gilded longevity lockets in the mahogany box beside my bed. Go and get them for me."
"Yes." Wanshuang smiled and ran out.
The Empress Dowager raised her eyes to the Emperor and said, "It's getting late. Let's have dinner in Shouning Palace."
The emperor nodded and said, "Okay."
Shen Mingyue stood aside, feeling a little annoyed.
She and the Queen Mother had always been at loggerheads. If she stayed for dinner, she'd probably be criticized again.
But Qiqi was still being held by the Queen Mother. If she were to die like this...
"Together."
Just as she was hesitating, the emperor had already walked to her side and put his arm around her waist: "Don't worry, I'm here."
In an instant, her uneasiness disappeared and she felt confident again.
Of course she knew that the emperor would definitely protect her.
//
Soon, Wanshuang came in with a tray.
On the tray were two exquisite, intricately crafted longevity lockets decorated with kingfisher feathers and gilded with gold.
"Come, let the Empress Dowager put it on you."
The Queen Mother smiled and picked up one of the longevity locks and put it around Su Qiqi's neck.
The long gold chain and solid pendant are very substantial.
The Queen Mother weighed it and said with a smile, "Is it too heavy?"
Su Qiqi shook her head:
[It’s not heavy, not heavy! I can handle it even if you give me another ten pounds!]
[Wow, is this the aesthetic of our ancestors? It's so beautiful!]
【By the way, the things given by the Queen Mother shouldn't be fake, right?】
[Forget it, I'm not going to bite it. If I hurt my teeth, I won't be able to chew chicken legs anymore! Even though my teeth haven't grown in yet...]
Su Qiqi muttered to herself, holding the longevity lock and looking at it over and over again.
The Queen Mother smiled and picked up another longevity lock on the tray: "Hongxuan, come here."
"My grandson has one too?" Lu Hongxuan was very surprised.
"Of course."
The Queen Mother put the longevity lock on him and said, "You and Qiqi must be healthy and safe and grow up well. Come visit the Imperial Grandmother more often and don't stay cooped up in the house all day."
"Thank you, Grandmother." Lu Hongxuan knelt down and kowtowed.
Seeing this, Su Qiqi also imitated Lu Hongxuan, but she was held by the Queen Mother and could not kowtow, so she could only nod.
"Thank you, Queen! If you ever have such a problem again, please don't forget me!"
When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help laughing out loud.
He leaned close to Shen Mingyue's ear and whispered, "Qiqi is just as well-behaved and cute as you were when you were a child."
Upon hearing this, Shen Mingyue's ears instantly turned red.
It was such a happy scene, but Concubine Xian just stood there doing nothing.
She couldn't help but clench her fists: a longevity lock inlaid with kingfisher feathers and gilded with gold, none of her children had ever received such a reward!
What does the Queen Mother mean by this? Has she begun to accept Shen Mingyue?
No, that's absolutely not allowed!
She has endured for so long, she is unwilling to give up!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
