Mu Tinng's birthday was coming, and the fact that Su Mianyue and Su Chengye were attacked and injured one after another made all the powers in the world have different opinions. Although Mu Tinng tried his best to cover up the news, the news had already spread, but the real culprit could not be caught. He could only give Phoenix Palace and the prime minister's office a lot of rewards to show the world his attitude.
In the prime minister's mansion, Su Mianyue lived a very comfortable life, and even forgot that he was already the queen. Whenever he rose up, he would take Biwu to the streets, and sometimes to the cat-ear alley to receive some messages for su yu.
"Miss, your majesty's birthday is still three days away. It looks like your majesty forgot that your lady is still in the Prime Minister's Mansion. If you don't send someone to pick her up, it's really shameless for your lady to go back like this. Those people in the harem will definitely step on your lady's feet." Biwu held her chin and said listlessly, "But miss can't help but not go back. If she is caught, miss will suffer and implicate the Prime Minister's Mansion."
The hand that wanted to bounce biwu's forehead was taken back. Only then did Su Mianyue realize that he still had to go back to the palace.
The master and servant lay on the soft couch, looking out the window at the colorful bonsai and sighing incessantly.
"Enough, your lady. My emotions are contagious." Su Mianyue was dispirited for a while, and when he realized that this was not going to work, he suddenly sat up and slapped Biwu on the shoulder, his eyes shining brightly.
Although she had not done much important things these days, su mianyue was not idle either. Although she did not like to go back to the palace, she would be able to protect herself when she returned.
"Miss, our good days are over. You're still in the mood to laugh." Biwu was a little confused by the beating, and then lay down there, with a bitter little face, said, "Miss, you don't have to struggle anymore. Anyway, after we return to the palace, our fate is in the hands of the emperor. Whether we can live or not is not up to us."
"Baby Biwu, you really hurt my heart by talking like that. Hurry up and cheer up. Whether we can live peacefully after we return to the palace this time depends on our performance this time." Su Mianyue chuckled and pulled Biwu towards the entrance of the Prime Minister's Mansion. This time, she was going out on the street in the open, so she didn't care if anyone noticed her whereabouts.
Su Mianyue went to all kinds of silk and satin shops, rouge shops, or jewelry stores, spending all day in a frenzied manner. Even in the end, these shops in Imperial Capital were directly put up with closed brands, and the only place to buy similar things was to go to the next place to buy.
Watching Su Mianyue spend money like water, Biwu couldn't help but feel sad, especially when Su Mianyue was all kinds of private venues, Biwu did not stop because of the shock of stupidity.
After the master and servant returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Su Chengye sent someone to invite Su Mianyue to ask why Su Mianyue bought so many things, but Su Mianyue only said that he was tired and did not explain.
In the middle of the night, Empress Dowager's decree came from the palace, asking Su Mianyue to go back to the palace.
"That's great. Empress Dowager still loves miss." Biwu was excited, but Su Mianyue shrugged his shoulders indifferently. If Empress Dowager really loved her, this will not be issued at this time.
But Empress Dowager was at least a little nicer to herself than the others. Su Mianyue was grateful. After all, it was the Wuqing family.
After entering the palace, Su Mianyue was taken to Cining Palace to meet Empress Dowager. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law wanted to have some small talk, so Empress Dowager tactfully explained the reason for calling her back to the palace.
"The empress dowager laughed. She just suddenly missed the days before she left the court and wanted to go shopping. On a whim, she bought some items from several stores, so she didn't dare to see her father before she went back to the palace." Su Mianyue nodded slightly with a look of shame.
Empress Dowager nodded to show that he understood. Not to mention in the boudoir, even in the crown prince's mansion, Su Mianyue often went shopping for the whole street because of his emotions. In the end, it was either given to others or sold at a low price.
However, the money was given by the Su Family as a dowry, and Empress Dowager was not easy to interfere, so he acted as if he did not know.
"There's something wrong with the Imperial Household Department. Now that the birthday party is around, it's impossible to buy new things, so..." Empress Dowager looked at Su Mianyue and said only half a word.
"Empress Dowager wants those things bought by his concubines?" Su Mianyue answered with great strength, but her heart was full of laughter. The things in the Imperial Household Department were wasted. They were originally set up for Su Mianyue, but unfortunately she jumped out on her own. She did not know which unlucky person was responsible for buying them.
"Yes, the birthday banquet is the most important," Empress Dowager nodded.
Su Mianyue hesitated for a moment and said, "If the empress mother wants these things, let the trustworthy people check them. I don't have the energy to deal with any more trouble, and I don't want to do bad things with good intentions, so I ask the empress mother to compensate me according to the market price, just think that this matter has nothing to do with me."
After saying these words, Su Mianyue left without seeing Empress Dowager's complicated eyes.
Back in Phoenix Palace, Biwu asked in confusion, "Miss, you just asked Empress Dowager's people to inspect the goods, so that someone secretly made trouble for you. I can understand. But why did miss take the money? Empress Dowager won't use too much. Why didn't miss send her personal feelings?"
"When are you going to use your brain, you silly girl?" Nodding Biwu's forehead, Su Mianyue said, "The more cautious I am, the more Empress Dowager feels that it's not easy for me to be a queen. She will protect me a little more, and even make a small profit this time." Not only money, but also people's hearts.
Biwu still could not understand Su Mianyue's intention, but seeing Su Mianyue's confident appearance, he no longer bothered about this matter, but went to order people to prepare dinner.
Su Mianyue had just had dinner and went to Imperial Garden for a meal. The concubines of the various palaces came to Imperial Garden for a walk by coincidence, and they even sold it to Su Mianyue intentionally or unintentionally.
Su Mianyue, who had only wanted to take a walk for a while, had to delay for two hours. When he returned to Phoenix Palace, he was so tired that he threw himself on the bed and even changed.
The next day, the head of the Imperial Household Department sent a list and sent the money to Su Mianyue. He also expressed his gratitude. Su Mianyue just smiled and said yes, but Biwu couldn't figure it out. But Su Mianyue was right. He made a small profit this time. Besides the rest of the goods, he made a net profit of over 100,000 taels of silver.
Mu Tinng's birthday banquet was only two days away, and the palace was even busier. Only the people of Phoenix Palace were playing cards from top to bottom. Before the outcome was decided, Su Mianyue was summoned to Cining Palace by Empress Dowager.
"Empress, I called you here today to introduce you to these lovely guests. You are all about the same age and are being treated by the empress, but you are much more seasoned than this old man from the ai family." Empress Dowager smiled and waved at Su Mianyue, letting Su Mianyue sit next to her to show his importance to Su Mianyue.
His eyes swept over the girls present. They were not from the Tianlan in terms of dress, but in terms of looks, they were all different, at least beautiful.
"These younger sisters are very unfamiliar, but they all agree with the saying that people are more delicate than flowers. If the empress mother introduced her to the concubines, wouldn't she be afraid that the concubines would be jealous?" Su Mianyue came to Empress Dowager with a light smile and joked.
"If the empress is really jealous, she won't say anything. These are princesses and princesses from all over the world who have come to Tianlan to make peace. The ai family is old and doesn't remember much. The empress just communicates with everyone. If these noble girls stay at the Tianlan in the future, the empress will take better care of them." Patting the back of Su Mianyue's hand, Empress Dowager said meaningfully.
"Since it is my mother's orders, I will obey them." Su Mianyue nodded and turned to look down at the group of ladies, some of whom had met in the marketplace before, but this could only be regarded as the first time they met. Su Mianyue said in a calm but friendly tone, "My palace is a few years older than you. I am fortunate to meet you here today, and may have a deep fate in the future. In the Tianlan, we respect the left. Let the princess begin her self-introduction."
Su Mianyue's voice was very natural, but the girl she called the princess sister could not be natural. This person was Wanyan Shuang of the Hengyuan, just a princess.
"The empress doesn't know anything about it. Today, she just invited everyone to have a small gathering, so she didn't pay attention to the formalities, so this order is..." Empress Dowager smiled and signaled to Su Mianyue not to care about it.
"What mother said is wrong. The monarch is the subject. Since these noble girls have come to our Tianlan to make peace, whether they enter the palace or marry the subject, they represent the friendship between the two countries. Originally, there were differences between countries, and the cultural differences were quite large. But since we sincerely came to the Tianlan for marriage, we would at least learn the culture and etiquette of the Tianlan, so that we could get married and make the marriage meaningful." Su Mianyue shook his head and looked at the ladies below, saying, "Everyone, please go back to the post today. After the envoy teaches you the etiquette of the Tianlan, please enter the palace for a chat."
"This is Cining Palace. We are the guests invited by Empress Dowager. Even if we were rude and Empress Dowager didn't say anything, why did you chase us away?" Wanyan Shuang looked at Su Mianyue provocatively. Even though lan country was still a big country today, hengyuan country's military strength was not bad, otherwise Wanyan Shuang would not dare to be so presumptuous.
"Presumptuous, this palace is the empress of the middle palace, how can you, a foreigner, humiliate me?" Su Mianyue suddenly looked down at Wanyan Shuang and said coldly, "Since you don't want to marry into the Tianlan, then you can go back with the emissary. Even the Tianlan can't tolerate such an unruly woman. Today, seeing that you are still young and have committed a first offense, this palace will not bother with you. Otherwise, this palace will definitely let your emissaries give you an explanation."
Wanyan Shuang wanted to speak again, but was stopped by the palace maid who followed her into the palace. She could only look at Su Mianyue reluctantly and hate her to death.
Su Mianyue was really angry, and the other girls had to leave, so Empress Dowager smiled with satisfaction.
"Mother, it's good to do such a thing once. Next time, mother will either directly refuse these people to come to the palace to pay their respects, or hand them over to the emperor or other concubines to deal with it. I really don't want to do this jealousy. Who knows who will come to the palace in the future? I can't hate my concubines to death." Su Mianyue looked at Empress Dowager grumpily.
The palace servants who had gone to Phoenix Palace before whispered Empress Dowager's intentions. They wanted to use Su Mianyue's hand to send these noble girls out of the palace. They also wanted to find a reason to reject the marriage request of some countries.
"I have put you in a difficult position, but the ai family can't think of anyone who can do this better than the empress." Empress Dowager held Su Mianyue's hand with a smile, motioned for her to help herself up, and continued, "In this matter, the ai family will greet the emperor, and those girls who look to make people tired will be given to outsiders. Otherwise, this harem will become even more foul, and the ai family will not come back."
"Mother is wise." Su Mianyue nodded, not very concerned about these things. She would leave in a few months at most, and it had nothing to do with the chaos in the palace.
"Silly child, the ai family knows your grievances over the years. Now that the ai family has made the decision for you, the ai family will support you in how you want to clean up the harem. But the ai family only has one condition. Don't touch the ai family's imperial grandson." Empress Dowager took a meaningful look at Su Mianyue and asked her to go back to the phoenix palace. Obviously, Empress Dowager went through a lot of trouble just to say that.
Can she really clean it up? Su Mianyue sneered.
If it was really up to Su Mianyue, not to mention emptying the harem, at least gu lingliu could not stay, and all who did not belong to her, Su Mianyue, should not stay.
"Miss..." Biwu looked at Su Mianyue with sparkling eyes, thinking that Su Mianyue was going to do something.
"Silly girl, you're so innocent. If you were in a tv show, you wouldn't have survived three episodes." Su Mianyue said with emotion.
"What tv show?" Biwu asked, puzzled.
"It's the palace..." Su Mianyue stopped in time and casually brought up a topic. He secretly said that he should be more careful in order to avoid being caught.