mynovelweb Chapter 231 Welcoming the Queen Mother
Chapter 231 Welcoming the Queen Mother
"All officials in the capital have been notified. Please come to the gate of the palace to welcome the Queen Mother this afternoon!"
"The palace will hold a banquet for the Queen Mother tonight. The Emperor has considered that the Princess is not feeling well."
"I hereby allow the princess not to go to the palace gate to greet him, but I hope the princess and the Xiao family can attend the palace banquet in the evening on time."
“This is a banquet post”
Xiao Yingyao took the note handed over by his father-in-law without opening it, and said to the father-in-law who delivered the message.
"Okay, the Xiao family already knows about this!"
"Is there anything else you need to tell me, sir?"
"Master Xiao, I have finished delivering my message. I will return to the palace to report now."
"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Wang, please see him off."
Uncle Wang took his father-in-law out of the Xiao residence. Xiao Yingyao looked at the post in his hand and thought, "Oh~ what a trouble!"
But I still took the post to the Buddhist temple. I stayed in the temple all day long. I hope she is not indulging in desires!
This won’t do. This is wrong love. It’s better than being a nun.
Xiao Yingyao walked into the Buddhist hall and called Xiao Shuyao softly.
"Little sister, the palace sent a message saying that the Queen Mother is coming back to the palace and we need to welcome her."
"The Emperor is concerned about your health, so he allows you not to go to greet him, but I'm afraid you will have to attend the palace banquet tonight."
Xiao Shuyao turned the beads in her hand, paused, and said, "Okay, let's go."
"Brother, take care of yourselves and we will go to the palace together tonight."
"Okay, little sister."
Xiao Yingyao went downstairs to inform everyone and get ready. Xiao Shuyao also continued to meditate with her eyes closed!
It's still early!
Zeng Chengze learned about the palace banquet and quickly asked someone to prepare things for Xiao Shuyao.
Then he went ahead to prepare a separate seat, cushion, food and daily necessities for Xiao Shuyao.
After finishing all this, Zeng Chengze went directly to the palace gate. It was almost time and the Queen Mother should be here.
At this moment, a lot of people have gathered at the palace gate.
"Now that the Queen Mother is back, I'm afraid the Second Prince's status will be different."
"Hush, you are so brave, discussing royal affairs right in front of the palace gate."
"Don't worry about your life."
"I, I'm telling you this in secret!"
The officials gathered in twos and threes, and there were also many people who were not usually seen, such as the Fourth Prince, the Big Princess, the Little Princess, and the Eldest Princess.
They all arrived at the palace gate one after another.
When the princess arrived, there was silence all around.
The noise stopped, and the woman, although she had always been low-key, did not speak.
But she is notoriously difficult to deal with. If she approves of someone, then whatever she does is right.
You have to be careful when someone she doesn't approve of gets close to you.
A woman who protects her shortcomings, is independent, opinionated and very sharp.
Many people want to have a good relationship with her, but the eldest princess has her own way of judging people.
So, it's hard to get close.
As soon as the eldest princess arrived, the little princess Zeng Qingxue jumped to her side.
"Aunt, aunt, Xue'er misses you so much. Why don't you come to the palace to see Xue'er?"
The eldest princess smiled softly and rubbed Zeng Qingxue's head. "Oh, it's been a long time since we last met. Our Xue'er has grown up."
Zeng Qingxue looked at the eldest princess and said, "Aunt, are you sick? Why do you look so haggard?"
"Aunt is fine. Are you doing well in the palace?"
"Is anyone bullying you again?"
"If you have anything, you must tell your aunt, and she will help you vent your anger!"
"Hehe, Auntie, no one dares to bully me now!"
"Aunt, let me tell you, my brother's princess is fine now!"
"You must meet him, you will like him very much."
The eldest princess was also very curious when she saw Zeng Qingxue's eyes full of love for Xiao Shuyao.
Don't be fooled by this little princess's carefree appearance. She is very opinionated and not the type to keep quiet.
"Then Auntie must get to know him well this time. I wonder if Xue'er can introduce him to Auntie then!"
"Okay, auntie, this is easy, leave it to me!"
"Okay, then auntie will wait!"
Many wives of officials were envious of the eldest princess's doting on the younger princess.
But now the eldest princess basically does not appear in public.
It’s useless, so many people don’t care!
When Zeng Chengze arrived, everyone was standing in their respective seats, with the royal family members at the front.
The people behind have all taken their positions according to their official positions, and now the positions of Shangshu and Prime Minister are vacant.
Many people's minds are also very active.
But the emperor just didn't decide on these two positions.
"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, and Consort De have arrived."
The emperor promoted Concubine De to Imperial Concubine, so now the three of them are basically together.
Everyone knelt down and saluted, "Your Highness, Empress, and Consort De."
"Stand up, the Queen Mother is coming soon, get ready to welcome her."
Everyone stood up and waited for a while before they saw the Queen Mother's guard of honor arriving.
This scene gives off a luxurious and high-end feeling, with a full display.
When the Queen Mother's carriage arrived at the palace gate, an eunuch sang loudly,
"Her Majesty, return to the palace. Pay your respects!"
Except for the emperor, everyone knelt down and saluted. Just as the queen was about to kneel down, she was stopped by the emperor.
The queen was too lazy to kneel, so she stood with the emperor to greet him.
"Welcome the Queen Mother back to the palace. May the Queen Mother live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."
Amid the cheers of the crowd, the Queen Mother was helped down from the carriage by a nanny.
When the Emperor and Empress saw the Queen Mother get off the carriage, they bowed and said, "We respectfully welcome Mother back to the palace."
The Queen followed suit and finished her greetings, then stood up straight together with the Emperor.
What caught my eye was an old lady with gray hair and a delicate face.
At first glance, he seemed very kind and his smile was very gentle.
But anyone who knows her knows that this old lady is not easy to get along with.
When the Queen Mother saw that the Queen and the Emperor were both standing, she felt resentful towards the Queen.
But it's not obvious on the face.
"Why does the emperor look even more haggard?"
"Government affairs are important, but so is your health."
"The emperor is too incapable of taking care of himself, and the people who take care of him are also incapable of taking care of the emperor like this."
"Mother, you are exaggerating. The child is fine."
"Humph, you only know how to protect me, what's good about that?"
"Now that I'm back, I'll show you some caring people who will take care of you."
The queen listened on the side with a blank expression on her face. She ignored him and did not respond to Chen.
The emperor felt like his heart was about to jump out. It was over. Looking at Shanshan’s expression, she was probably dead.
This empress dowager is really not one to keep quiet. It’s so annoying. I have to coax her for a long time.
"Mother, this is not urgent. You just came back, go back and have a rest."
"I will host a banquet in the palace tonight to welcome my mother. Please get ready early."
The Queen Mother knew that this matter could not be rushed, but she had already returned.
The emperor has no say in everything.
"Yeah, that's right. I'm tired too."
"By the way, Xiang'er, come and pay your respects to your father."
A handsome man as handsome as a tree and as white as jade walked out from behind the empress dowager.
The man lifted his robe, knelt before the emperor and saluted.
"Your Majesty, your son, pays homage to you. Long live your Majesty. I am unfilial and have failed to show my filial piety to you. Please punish me, Your Majesty."