Chapter 739, Generous Reward
The emperor's undisguised favoritism towards Princess Shengping surprised everyone.
What is even more surprising is that during the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor, who was supposed to have dinner with the empress dowager and the queen, only spoke a few words to the empress dowager before getting up and leaving.
This is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the Queen Mother and the Empress!
Although the Queen Mother and the Empress were still smiling, their smiles seemed somewhat forced.
Princess Huijia looked at the silent and head-down Princess Shengping. She had an outrageous illusion that the Emperor's failure to give face to the Empress Dowager today was related to Princess Shengping.
But, is it possible?
Even if the emperor values the Yan family and Ye Yang, there is no need to lose the empress dowager's face for the sake of the Princess Shengping.
Is the emperor’s departure related to the rice flowers?
Of course!
Seeing Daohua's eyes turn red when she saw him, the emperor instinctively understood the emotions in her eyes.
She felt sorry for her biological mother and felt unfair for her biological mother!
When the emperor thought of his biological mother, whom he couldn't even see for the last time, how could he still have the slightest interest in playing cozy with the empress dowager?
The emperor's departure caused the liveliness of the banquet to drop by several degrees.
In previous years, the most popular part of the Dragon Boat Festival was watching officials from all over the country present gifts. If one could please the emperor, the empress dowager, or the queen, one might even receive a reward.
The gifts presented from all over the country are naturally rare and good things. Now with the emperor's departure, this link has naturally been cancelled.
Everyone was eating absent-mindedly. When the banquet was almost over, Eunuch An came over again.
"Your servant pays respects to the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and all the ladies."
The Queen smiled and asked, "But what are the Emperor's instructions?"
Eunuch An smiled and replied, "The Emperor summoned the Princess of Shengping."
Hearing this, everyone looked at Daohua again.
The Queen Mother looked at Daohua with a twinkle in her eyes and said calmly, "Since the Emperor has summoned you, Princess Shengping should go with Eunuch An."
Daohua used her eyes to comfort the worried-looking Old Lady Yan and Madam Li, then she stood up, bowed to the Empress Dowager and the Queen, and left the hall with Eunuch An.
Everyone looked at Daohua's departing back, each with a different expression.
Walking in the corridor of the palace, Daohua had come back to her senses from her sadness for Granny Gu, and from time to time she glanced at Eunuch An beside her.
Eunuch An noticed Daohua's gaze and immediately gave a kind smile.
This person is the old man's apprentice, and he is the one who sees the old lady to her final resting place and observes mourning. Even though his background is not so noble, he holds a great importance in the emperor's heart.
Thinking of how she had once ordered the emperor to work in the fields, Daohua felt a little uneasy: "No, Eunuch An, what does the emperor want me to do?"
Eunuch An smiled and said, "You'll know when the county lady goes there."
Daohua was speechless. It was as if she had said nothing. It was not appropriate to ask any other questions. She just followed Eunuch An to the Palace of Heavenly Purity in silence.
When Eunuch An saw Daohua enter the hall, he held the longevity lock around his neck to cheer himself up, which was quite funny.
When Daohua stepped into the hall, she saw the emperor standing with his hands behind his back facing the gate, silently gazing at a portrait.
After walking closer, Daohua could see clearly that it was the portrait that Xiao Yeyang had painted for his mother-in-law, master, and grandmother.
This is the only portrait of my mother-in-law left in the world!
The emperor heard the noise, turned around and looked at the rice flowers.
Daohua's gaze shifted from the portrait to the emperor. Although her face was expressionless, her mind was working rapidly.
How should she address the Emperor?
This first address is very important. As long as the emperor has no objection, she can address him like this in public in the future.
If she calls him "Emperor" directly, it won't show their close relationship; according to her master's seniority, she can call him "Royal Brother", but calling him that will make her a generation higher than Xiao Yeyang.
After a quick thought, Daohua knelt on the ground and decisively called out, "Yiyi pays respects to the Emperor's uncle!"
She raised her eyebrows when she heard him address her as the emperor. This girl was very good at climbing up the ladder, and she followed Ye Yang in calling him uncle emperor.
The emperor saw the longevity lock hanging around Daohua's neck and didn't object: "Why are you crying today?"
Daohua was silent for a moment: "I miss my mother-in-law."
Hearing this, the emperor sighed and said, "Tell me about mother's life."
When Daohua saw that the emperor called her here for this matter, she immediately relaxed and told him in detail what happened a few months before Grandma Gu's death.
The emperor knew that his mother was worried about his safety before she passed away. He felt extremely guilty and was silent for a long time.
Looking at the only grandson's wife chosen by his mother, the emperor summoned Eunuch An and instructed him, "Take some of the brocade, head ornaments, gems, pearls, and other things that a girl could use that were previously presented as tribute and give them to Yan."
Eunuch An smiled and said, "I will do it right away."
When Daohua came out of the Qianqing Palace, she was followed by many eunuchs and palace maids. These eunuchs and palace maids were holding either brocade or head ornaments in their hands. They even got a box of Luozidai, which was usually only awarded to palace concubines.
Such a generous reward naturally alarmed other people in the palace. Everyone had different reactions and looked at the empress dowager in a subtle way.
The Empress Dowager wanted to punish Princess Shengping before, but now the Emperor is rewarding Princess Shengping with great fanfare, which clearly shows that he wants to support Princess Shengping.
When the eldest princess found out, the smile on her face was very forced. She had deliberately humiliated Princess Shengping today in order to please the empress dowager, but her father's reaction was really beyond her expectations.
Xiao Yeyang received the news early in the morning and was waiting outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity. When he saw Daohua coming out, he hurried over and looked at her face carefully. Seeing that there was still some redness in the corners of her eyes, his face immediately darkened.
Daohua: "I'm fine, I just got a few casual remarks from someone."
Xiao Yeyang pursed his lips tightly and took note of the eldest princess, Mapin and Ma who took the lead in making things difficult for Daohua. He couldn't teach these people a lesson directly, but it would be better if their families didn't get into trouble!
"Come on, I'll take you out of the palace."
Daohua: "My mother and grandmother are still with the Queen Mother."
Xiao Yeyang looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late now. They should be leaving soon. Let's wait for them at the palace gate."
Daohua didn't want to look at the empress dowager's expression, so she nodded and walked towards the palace gate with Xiao Yeyang.
On the palace wall, Luo Honghao looked at the two people walking side by side, his eyes slightly narrowed.
As soon as he heard that Princess Shengping was in trouble, Xiao Yeyang immediately went to find the emperor. He looked so anxious that it was impossible for him to be ruthless to Princess Shengping.
In this case, will he still keep a prostitute outside?
Thinking about how his grandfather and father had sternly told him that his brother's death was over after the Dong family was arrested and imprisoned, he felt indescribably aggrieved.
Dong Yuanyao has not been caught yet, and no one from the Dong family has died. How can we let it end like this?
Daohua and Xiao Yeyang stood at the palace gate and waited for a while before they saw ladies from various families coming out one after another.
Everyone's eyes moved between the two of them, and then fell on the emperor's reward.
"Isn't the Emperor's reward too generous?"
"The Emperor is telling everyone that he is very satisfied with his niece-in-law, Princess Shengping."
(End of this chapter)
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