concubine does not accompany

Yun Qinghuan has always liked Yun Qingling's temperament, although the relationship between Yun Qingling and Yun Qingxi is not very good, and they have always met and greeted each other, but she still hates her and worries about her.

Yun Qinghuan pulled Yun Qingling to let her lean on him, and comforted her: "Ling'er doesn't have to worry so much, there is the emperor's favor in the palace, no one can bully Eighth Sister. Besides, Aunt Li is no longer here, she The status in the mansion is not as good as before. The old lady and the prince probably can't control her. What's more, her grandfather was sentenced to be executed by Qiu Hou because of corruption. You and I don't mind these things, but what about outsiders? They will definitely despise Eighth Sister because of this. Eighth Sister has reached the age of marriage, and there are not a few people who come to you to propose marriage these days, but since Aunt Li passed away, no one cares about Eighth Sister. If If this drags on, Eighth Sister's marriage will become a big problem. But if Eighth Sister is to be married off to anyone, I'm sure Eighth Sister is not willing. How about entering the palace as a concubine or concubine like now, After all, her life's glory and wealth are indispensable. And the emperor is doting on her now, as long as she speaks, there must be room for improvement in the case of her grandfather, Mr. Li. I think Eighth Sister must have thought about these things."

Yun Qingling nodded, "Ninth Sister is a sensible person after all, she sees it more thoroughly than I do. But if it were me, I would rather die alone than enter the palace to be the emperor's concubine." Yun Qingling suddenly remembered What, he said again: "By the way, I went to Zuixianlou a few days ago. Brother Chengyu told me to tell you that you haven't been to Zuixianlou for a long time. He said that even if you don't want to take care of the dessert shop business, Anyway, you should go get your share of the dividends."

Thinking of the dessert shop in Zuixianlou, Yun Qinghuan felt a little sorry. Since she was released from prison, except for asking Enzhi to send her written recipes for making various beverages and the results of her own experiments, she never went there again. .

According to Enzhi, the business of the dessert shop is very good, and now it is well-known in the capital, and many people from far away will come here to buy it and bring it back.

And those drinks, Cheng Yu also arranged for people to make them according to the method, but at first there was no improvement, but after learning a few more times, the taste was [-]% similar.Now all kinds of beverages are also on sale, and like those small cakes, they are very popular among consumers.

Thinking of how unprofessional her half-boss was, Yun Qinghuan said with a sarcastic smile, "Okay, okay, I've kept this in mind, and I'll definitely go there when I'm free."

The two were chatting, when they suddenly heard a long voice, "The Empress Dowager is here!"

Although everyone was surprised, they all knelt down and saluted.The emperor even greeted the queen mother personally, and the queen mother went up to sit with him.

"Why did the queen mother come here from such a long distance? If there is anything to do, the sons and ministers will go back to Beijing. Why do you have to work like this?" Although the emperor ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, he was especially filial to the queen mother.Originally, he was going to spend this August [-]th Mid-Autumn Festival with the queen mother, but the queen mother said that she was not feeling well recently and didn't want to make more troubles, so she told the emperor to live it as he wanted and ignore her.Only then did the emperor bring the crowd to the paddock.Unexpectedly, the queen mother came here again by herself, and she came here at night, presumably this journey was scheduled day and night.

The empress dowager's status is so noble, she must have something important to rush over here in such a hurry.

But the queen mother smiled and said: "It's nothing, just doing nothing to join in the fun. It just so happened that Yao'er returned to Beijing after the filial piety period. Ai's family saw that she was alone in the mansion for the holidays, so they brought her with her." She's here together." The queen mother waved her hand as she spoke, and said, "Yao'er, why don't you come over to pay respects to the emperor and empress empress!"

As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, a woman in plain clothes, with no jewelry on her head, and no makeup on her face, came out from the darkness.The woman looked to be 23 or [-] years old, but judging from her hairstyle, she was still a young girl, which is very rare in this era.

The woman came out gracefully and saluted the emperor and empress.

The crowd on both sides began to whisper.

"Who is this?" someone asked.

"Duke Shen's daughter, Shen Peiyao, is the close relative of the Empress Dowager." Someone replied.

"Why haven't you heard of it before?"

"Why haven't I heard of it? It's just that you were young and don't remember that's all. She was married to Lord Jin by the former emperor. Later, because of many things, the marriage was delayed again and again. Three years ago, she returned to her hometown to marry Shen Guogong." Shouxiao, there has been no news of her in the past three years, and everyone has almost forgotten about her."

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Everyone's discussion fell into Yun Qinghuan's ears verbatim. She tightly clenched her hands under her sleeves, but her face remained calm.

Yun Qingling felt uncomfortable after hearing this. She was always outspoken, and said to Yun Qinghuan: "Ninth Sister, is it true what you said to them? Could it be that the prince has a marriage contract? Then how can he marry you? Marry Are you going back to be a concubine?"

Enzhi also looked worried, "Yes, girl, has the prince mentioned this to you? Why did Miss Shen appear all of a sudden? Why haven't the servants heard of it before."

Yun Qinghuan bent the corners of her lips and squeezed out a smile, "Don't worry about it, I will naturally ask him to explain this matter. Let's see why the Empress Dowager came here first." She didn't believe it, The queen mother came here day and night really to join in the fun, is it necessary to bring Shen Peiyao who has just finished her filial piety to join in the fun?

Presumably the Queen Mother's trip must be for Shen Peiyao's marriage.

Sure enough, after Shen Peiyao greeted the emperor and the queen, the queen mother hurriedly told her with a smile: "Yaoer, you and the prince have not seen each other for many years, but after all, you have a marriage contract, and sooner or later you will be a family. Don't avoid suspicion, you can sit next to the prince."

Yun Qinghuan didn't look at Shen Peiyao's reaction, her gaze was fixed on Murong Jin, she wanted to see what this man was thinking.

Murong Jin always had a light smile on his face, he had been like that ever since Shen Peiyao appeared, as if that woman had nothing to do with him.

However, when Shen Peiyao moved towards him, he put down the cup in his hand, turned to the queen mother and said with a smile: "The queen mother has a heart, but the queen mother should know that my heart belongs, and she has no intention of marrying Chu Huan'er." Therefore, I appreciate the empress dowager's kindness. But it is better for Ms. Shen to avoid suspicion. Ms. Shen may not care about these things, but I care about what Huan'er thinks of me. So, Ms. Shen, please hold your hands high and don't Just pull me into the water!"