Cining Palace
When the Queen Mother heard that the Queen had arrived early, she deliberately stayed in bed and refused to get up, just waiting for her!
She said to the palace maids, "Tell the queen that I was tired last night and am still sleeping. Wait for the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess to arrive half an hour later, then come in and help me get up."
Today she must leave them out in the cold for half a day before getting up!
"Yes!" the maid responded and went out to pass on the message.
Half an hour later, the Queen Mother, who could not lie still in bed due to her old age, asked, "Have the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess arrived?"
Maid: "My Queen Mother, not yet."
The Queen Mother's face turned black!
She originally wanted to leave them alone, but unexpectedly, she was left alone by them instead!
So angry!
She turned around and continued lying down!
An hour later, the Queen Mother could no longer lie down, and her whole body was uncomfortable. She asked again, "Is the Prince here?"
Maid: "My Queen Mother, not yet."
Princess Changle smiled and said, "It's still early now, but it's just past the hour of noon. Last night was the wedding day of my cousin, the Crown Prince, so it's normal to get up late."
"This is outrageous! Oh my..." When the empress dowager heard that it was already past noon, she was so angry that she sat up, but she sprained her waist!
"Grandmother, what's wrong with you?"
"Doctor, please call the doctor!"
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Immediately afterwards, there was chaos in the Cining Palace.
By the time Xingnong and Chu Tiankuo were dressed, the sun was already at its zenith.
Chu Tiankuo was in a very good mood. With a satisfied look on his face, he pulled Xingnong and walked towards the Cining Palace at a leisurely pace.
When passing by the Imperial Garden, he saw the hibiscus flowers in full bloom. Thinking of how she looked like a hibiscus fairy last night, he pulled Xing Nong to stop with great interest, picked a hibiscus flower that had just bloomed, and put it in her temples.
When he was done, he took a serious look at her and said with a smile, "Well, she is more beautiful than the flower!"
Thinking of the big red flower on her head, Xingnong felt ashamed. Who is this person
She quickly reached out and took it off, glaring at someone with a bad taste in her eyes: "Why don't you leave now?"
Xing Nong may not take the Queen Mother seriously, after all, she had caused so much harm to their family, but what about the Queen and the Emperor
She felt embarrassed to keep the two of them waiting like this!
Chu Tiankuo smiled and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? The emperor probably just left the court."
Xingnong ignored him and continued walking forward, but at a leisurely pace.
When the two arrived at the Cining Palace, the emperor had already come to the palace after court. The imperial physician had examined the empress dowager and told her to stay in bed and rest.
Princess Changle was waiting by the bed, wiping her tears.
When the servants from the Cining Palace came in to announce that "the Crown Prince and Crown Princess have arrived", the Queen Mother was so angry that she shouted, "Let them go! I don't want to see them!"
The Queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has sprained her waist and needs to rest. Let the two children come and serve tea to the Queen Mother another day!"
The Queen knew that the Queen Mother had specially prepared "Female Rules" and "Female Virtues" to "reward" Xingnong during the tea ceremony, in order to upset her.
In that case, it doesn’t matter if this tea is disrespectful!
Anyway, she is not a real grandmother.
The Queen Mother was so angry that she choked and almost couldn't recover!
The emperor nodded and made arrangements: "Then the Queen Mother, have a good rest. The imperial physician will stay in the Cining Palace to take care of the Queen Mother. I will take my leave."
The queen bowed and said, "I will take my leave."
So the two of them went out, and then said to Chu Tiankuo and Xingnong: "The Queen Mother is not feeling well and needs to rest. We will not disturb her. Let's go back to Kunning Palace!"
Then the emperor and the empress took the two of them back to Kunning Palace.
The Queen Mother lying on the bed was dumbfounded. She couldn't believe that she was left behind like this!
"This is outrageous! This is outrageous!..." Then she got so angry that her eyes rolled back and she fainted!
"Imperial Physician~" Princess Changle shouted in panic.
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There was another commotion in the Cining Palace.
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Kunning Palace
Marquis Changping, his wife, and his son had been waiting in Kunning Palace since early morning.
At this moment, when they heard the palace servants loudly say, "The Emperor has arrived, the Empress has arrived, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess have arrived," the three of them quickly stood up and saluted respectfully: "Your humble servants, your humble servants, greet the Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, and the Crown Princess!"
When Chu Tiankuo heard the news from the palace servants, he had some guesses in his mind. When he stepped into the inner hall and saw a few people, he paused and stood still, as if he couldn't believe that the scene before him was real.
Seeing that he was standing there, Xingnong could only stand there too, and glanced at the people in the room inconspicuously.
The emperor personally stepped forward and helped the Marquis of Changping up: "My Lord, there is no need to be so polite."
Then he and the queen sat on the main seat and said with a smile, "Please take a seat!"
The Queen smiled at Chu Tiankuo and jokingly asked, "Why are you in a daze, Prince? Don't you recognize your uncle and aunt?"
Chu Tiankuo came back to his senses and suppressed the doubts in his heart. Even though he was very excited at this moment, he did not forget Xingnong and pulled Xingnong, "Come, let's meet our uncle and aunt."
Then the two of them respectfully bowed to the Marquis of Changping and his wife, "Uncle, Aunt!"
The two of them quickly stepped aside, not daring to accept the gift, and returned the gift: "Hail, Crown Prince, and Crown Princess!"
After paying his respects, Marquis Changping looked at his nephew with great satisfaction. He felt extremely proud when he thought that Chu Tiankuo had conquered the State of Zhao on his own. He had been hiding in the mountains and secretly training his troops over the years, with the goal of one day joining forces with him to conquer the State of Zhao and take revenge. The army was ready to go, but he did not expect that Chu Tiankuo had captured several cities of the State of Zhao by himself!
As expected, he is a child of the Zhao family's blood! He is born to be a general!
Chu Tiankuo had a lot of questions to ask, but he knew now was not the right time.
Chu Tiankuo looked at the Marquis of Changping and said, "Cousin!"
The two grew up together and are as close as brothers.
Xing Nong followed and bowed: "Cousin."
The Marquis of Changping patted his shoulder and said, "Congratulations, Crown Prince and Crown Princess! May you have a happy marriage and may you have a son soon!"
The emperor rarely saw his son lose his composure like this, so he smiled and said, "Okay, Xiang, serve tea. I have been waiting for you and the Crown Princess for this cup of tea for quite some time! It's already high in the sky! My throat has become dry from waiting!"
The Queen also smiled and said, "Okay, let's serve tea!"
After the queen finished speaking, she glanced at the palace maid beside her.
The palace maid immediately directed people to serve tea and to fetch futons.
Wait until two cushions are placed in front of the emperor and the empress.
Chu Tiankuo and Xingnong walked forward, knelt down, and served tea to the emperor and the queen.
The emperor happily accepted the tea offered by the two and rewarded Xing Nong with a wish-fulfilling gold medal. He smiled and said, "I will grant you a wish. In the future, you can bring this wish-fulfilling gold medal to ask me for help, and I can grant you one of your requests."
There was no other way. All the good things in his small storehouse had been emptied by the Crown Prince to reward his Crown Princess. He went to find a good thing to reward his new daughter-in-law when serving tea, but found that there was nothing even remotely presentable!
This is the only solution I can think of!
Well, the gift may be small but the sentiment is great!
Xing Nong happily took it and said with a smile, "Thank you, Father."
As a promise from an emperor, this gift is still very important!
Xingnong expressed his satisfaction.
Chu Tiankuo looked at her with disdain. Why did his Crown Princess need him to fulfill her wish
My father is so stingy!