"What instructions does the Imperial Concubine have? Just tell me. It's hot and I don't like sweet things." Shen Xihe was not giving face to Imperial Concubine Rong. She really didn't like hot weather. When it was hot, she only liked to eat light food.
Concubine Rong still had a decent and graceful smile on her face: "In five days, His Majesty will take us to Xiangguo Temple to pray for blessings. The Queen Mother has long ago told me to hand over the power of the palace to the Crown Princess. Why not start with the blessing and let the Crown Princess take charge, so that everyone can see that the Crown Princess has the ability to control the power of the palace.
I will just hand over the power of the palace to the Crown Princess, so I can relax in the future."
As for the blessing matter, since His Majesty brought the Empress Dowager, he naturally also appointed some concubines, including Concubine Rong, and Crown Princess Shen Xihe also accompanied him. The blessing matter was basically handled by the Ministry of Rites, the Imperial Observatory and the Xiangguo Temple, but the female relatives had to be arranged by the person in charge of the palace.
There were not many people going, and it was not a trivial matter. The fact that Concubine Rong handed this matter over to Shen Xihe just reflected her love for the younger generation. It not only expressed her magnanimity in wanting to delegate power, but also showed her magnanimity in not throwing it away all at once and deliberately making things difficult for Shen Xihe.
"Your Highness, it's a good idea. I'll accept it." Shen Xihe nodded to Zhenzhu.
Zhenzhu took a box from Rong Guifei's maid. The box should contain some seals that would be used to deploy the maids.
"If there is anything your princess has any questions about, just come and ask me." Concubine Rong said gently again.
"I'll have to trouble the Imperial Concubine." Shen Xihe also responded politely, "There are still five days before the blessing ceremony. I also need to go back and familiarize myself with some of the rules of the blessing ceremony. If the Imperial Concubine has nothing else to do, I will take my leave."
"Please come in, Crown Princess." Concubine Rong stood up and personally saw Shen Xihe off.
Shen Xihe did not refuse and escorted her out of the palace gate of Hanzhang Palace. Then Shen Xihe said, "Your Highness, please stay."
"Go slowly, Princess."
The two of them were extremely harmonious and polite to each other, which disappointed many people who were waiting to watch the fun.
"Why didn't the Imperial Concubine tell me earlier? Why did she have to wait until now?" There are only five days, how can we make it in time? Zi Yu couldn't help but complain.
"She did this on purpose." Zhenzhu glanced at Ziyu, "She intends to embarrass the Crown Princess. But if the Crown Princess refuses to accept, she will have an excuse in the future. When the Queen Mother asks about the palace power again, she will definitely bring it up to let everyone in the palace know that it's not that she doesn't want to give it, but that the Crown Princess can't afford it. In the future, even if she forces the Crown Princess to take over the palace power, the palace servants below won't dare to get close to the Crown Princess easily."
"I knew she had bad intentions." The person Zi Yu hated most now was Concubine Rong.
"This is just the beginning. Concubine Rong's real sinister intention must be in the matter of praying for blessings." Biyu's face was a little solemn.
Concubine Rong must have done something when she asked Shen Xihe to take charge of the prayer at this time. Her purpose was simple, which was to make Shen Xihe make a big mistake, preferably lose face. In this way, it would be difficult for the Empress Dowager to ask for palace power for Shen Xihe in the future.
"What happened?" When Xiao Huayong came back from outside, he found that Shen Xihe's maids seemed unhappy.
"It's just some little things, they have been spoiled by me." Shen Xihe didn't want to bring these matters in the inner house to worry Xiao Huayong.