"I'll go see Yang Baolin, and you ask someone to bring the bowl of Dong'e Ejiao." The queen stood up.
Suqin responded and went to the small kitchen first.
In the east side hall, Yang was embroidering. There was nothing else to do during her pregnancy, so she thought about making some clothes, shoes and socks for the baby in her belly.
"Baolin, the Queen is here." The maid Xi Que came in and delivered the message.
Yang immediately became nervous and quickly put down what she was holding and went out to greet him.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Yang held her waist and prepared to salute.
The queen held the person in her arms and said, "No need to be so polite. There is no one else here. You and I are cousins. Why do you need to care about these red tape?"
"Your Majesty, you are so kind to me, but I know the difference between high and low, and I dare not disobey the rules." Yang Baolin said in a low voice.
"You've always been sensible."
This attitude really satisfied the queen.
After entering the room and sitting down after pouring tea, the Queen had someone bring the Dong'e Ejiao and watched Yang eat it.
"This donkey-hide gelatin is the best for replenishing qi. You are now in your advanced stage, so you need to be more careful about your diet. With Xia Wanrong as a lesson, you must not overdo it."
Yang nodded obediently, "I understand, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
Thinking of Xia Wanrong's dead child, Yang was horrified. She heard that the child was suffocated to death in her womb before she gave birth. It was a full-term child. It was so heartbreaking.
Xia Wanrong's body was completely ruined and she would never be able to get pregnant again in this life.
But Xia was able to remain calm. After two months of confinement, she seemed to be fine.
But Sun Xiuyi, who had secretly had evil thoughts, was not so lucky. Although she did not die from the plague, she has not recovered yet.
He said that he got sores on his face when he was sick, and he was afraid that it would leave scars. He probably would not go out to see people until he had fully recovered.
Last year, when Sun's dance was stunning and stole her limelight, she was such a beautiful woman and was even given the title of Yan. But now, in just one year, she has fallen to this point.
Thinking of this series of events, Yang Baolin became frightened.
She was not a powerful person and had a weak character, so she just wanted to rely on the queen.
The Xie family did not choose the wrong person. It was really suitable for Yang to be sent in to be a breeding machine.
The queen didn't stay here for long. She went back after seeing everyone.
But later he sent someone to the Imperial Medical Service to ask the imperial physician in charge of Yang's stomach some questions.
Naturally, other people have no way of knowing the various news.
But there is also other news that can be known to people.
Ye Jun was listening to his subordinates' response at this moment.
"I have asked, and Concubine Yi has not changed her clothes since June. She has also been very particular about her diet since July. However, there was a plague at that time, and everyone in the palace was in a panic, so no one paid much attention to these things. I guess it is true."
"She started having irregular periods in July, so she must have gotten pregnant in June and discovered the baby in July. Wow, it must have been the period before the plague started." Ye Jun fanned himself with a slightly raised eyebrow.
Today in Fengqi Palace, she also paid special attention and found that Concubine Yi indeed did not eat a single bite of snacks.
It was really strange that I didn't want to drink a sip of warm tea in such hot weather after walking so far in the morning to pay my respects at Fengqi Palace.
It seems that it is true.
"I've been used as a target a lot these days, and it's time to back off. The plague has just passed and we're going to hold a Mid-Autumn Festival state banquet. The news that Concubine Yi is pregnant should be announced so that everyone can celebrate together."
Ye Jun bent his fingers and tapped the armrest of the chair intermittently, with a hint of cunning in his eyes.
Wu has been enjoying continuous favors since she entered the palace. She has to add some fuel to the fire to keep Concubine Yi's little stove burning vigorously, so that everyone won't be concerned about Yuxiu Pavilion.
During this Mid-Autumn Festival, I guess the Chu family’s affairs should have been concluded. If she doesn’t pull out a target to block it, then she will be too popular.
A tall tree attracts the wind, and she doesn't want to become the target of public criticism.
This is what I thought in my heart and I did things efficiently.
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival state banquet, Ye Jun was in a very good mood.
Today is also the first grand banquet after the plague, and the women present have dressed up as best as they can.
The queen wore a Luoxiang skirt with eight panels made of flowing brocade and a pattern of birds paying homage to the phoenix. The nine-tailed phoenix hairpin on her head was adorned with oriental pearls, which made her look elegant and luxurious.
Concubine Wende wore a lake blue snow gauze Guangxian skirt. The color was plain, but if you looked closely, you could see that the skirt was embroidered with snow lotuses using thread mixed with silver. The light and shadows floated as she walked, which was very unique.
Ye Jun's outfit today was gentle and charming. She wore a Xiangfei-colored gauze skirt with gold embroidery, which was embroidered with a picture of butterflies playing among flowers. The pattern was from light to dark from shoulders to feet, gathering at the hem of the skirt. Gold thread was mixed in, making her look like the pistil of a blooming flower.
It is not an exaggeration to call her a fairy born from the flowers.
When she came out of Yuxiu Pavilion, she picked a very beautiful rose and pinned it on her hair. This natural thing, if used properly, could be more beautiful than any jewelry.
Concubine Yi also dressed up carefully. She wore a lotus green dress with a cloud pattern and a set of mutton-fat jade jewelry. She looked elegant and somewhat similar to Concubine Wende.
The banquet began, and after some official speeches, there were performances by musicians and dancers to liven up the atmosphere.
The people from the Music Bureau put a lot of effort into preparing for this Mid-Autumn State Banquet, and this newly choreographed dance is indeed beautiful.
The atmosphere was good, so we started chatting.
As the elder, the Queen Mother was the first to speak.
"Is this the second time Princess Kang is coming to the palace? The timing is bad. The plague has delayed us, and I haven't been able to invite you to the palace to talk."
Everyone looked over and saw a generous and gentle woman standing up with a smile.
"I am so happy to have my mother thinking of me. If you don't mind my noise, you can ask me to come to the palace to accompany you anytime. I am just thinking about being filial to you."
Xu was also the daughter of a wealthy family. Her words and deeds were truly elegant, and she was also pretty.
Not to mention anything else, just her demeanor is exactly what a legitimate wife should be like.
Not to mention that she kept calling the Queen Mother her daughter-in-law, making people think that she was the Queen Mother's biological daughter-in-law.
"Okay, okay, you look so lovable, hurry up and do it." The Queen Mother smiled and waved her hands, "I feel much more relieved to have you serving beside Prince Kang. I remember that the fifth daughter of the Xie family has not yet entered the palace, right? I still need you to take the trouble to arrange it quickly. After all, she is the Queen's cousin, and we can't neglect her."
Ye Jun was drinking fruit wine and choked when he heard the Queen Mother's words.
Well, it's impossible for them to live in harmony and happiness, because the Queen Mother always causes trouble for others, either her son or her daughter-in-law.
Sure enough, the smile on Princess Kang's face faded a little, "What the Queen Mother said is right, I will naturally make arrangements for my daughter-in-law."
The queen hated the old woman for sowing discord between her sisters-in-law, and quickly spoke up to smooth things over.
"This is not a big deal. Prince Kang and his wife are newlyweds, and Princess Kang is not from Kyoto. I think there are still many things that have not been sorted out. It won't be too late to arrange it later. Anyway, the emperor has issued an order, so there is no need to rush now."