C47 Appreciation of the maple

Recently, Hua Ruoyu had been rather quiet. Furthermore, Feng Ningyan was in a good mood this morning.

"Yeah, today I'm going to accompany the empress dowager to reward the red leaves, Ruo Yu didn't dare to be negligent and woke up early to take a shower and get ready …" Hua Ruoyu anxiously looked at Shen Lingjue and reported.

"You're going too?" Feng Ningyan's brows slightly furrowed, and she looked Shen Lingjue in the eye.

Hua Ruoyu was not a member of the imperial family, why would she have such an identity? Furthermore, Shen Lingjue did not know what was going on either.

Hua Ruoyu blankly nodded her head, "Ruo Yu also felt that it was strange, but the palace did indeed deliver the Empress's imperial decree."

Feng Ningyan laughed coldly, "To think that Cousin's reputation would have already spread into the palace before the talent competition even started. With your cousin here, it must be very lively today. "

The addition of an illogical Hua Ruoyu on the list of royal bounties was truly strange. Feng Ningyan had a feeling that this had to be a deliberate arrangement by someone else.

It was just that she could not imagine, who was the person who specially brought Hua Ruoyu up? What was the purpose of such an arrangement?

There were two carriages outside the Duke Palaces. In front of the carriage, Shen Lingjue and Feng Ningyan were sitting in the carriage together, and in the carriage behind them were Hua Ruoyu, Lan Zhu and the two maids sitting next to the princess.

The Lingyun Mountain was not far away, when the people from the Prince Yu's Mansion arrived, the officials in charge of the bountiful trip had already been prepared, and the Imperial Guards had already lined up.

The Crown Prince, Crown Princess, King Cheng Shen Youhuang and Sixth Prince Shen Yusu also arrived, followed by the Princess Prince Consort Ma and the royal family.

The empress dowager and the empress dowager slowly approached under the protection of the Imperial Guards.

Everyone knelt down to greet him, shouting "Long live the emperor, thousand years old empress dowager, empress dowager," with great momentum.

However, to Feng Ningyan, it was still the same overwhelming and deafening shout that Ning Nanjun made when he was facing the enemy, which was even more inspiring.

Her Majesty changed her palanquin at the foot of the mountain, and the Emperor followed her on foot. Everyone else naturally followed her on foot.

When the empress dowager saw this from the crowd, she immediately recognized that the elegant and beautiful woman beside Shen Lingjue was Yuwangfei.

At first glance, Feng Ningyan did not put on makeup, nor did she wear any gold ornaments. Amongst the many well-dressed concubine, she seemed especially elegant and refined, with an extraordinary temperament.

The emperor left early on the night of their wedding, so this was the first time he saw Feng Ningyan's real appearance. He was surprised by her low-key, simple outfit.

In such an occasion, the concubine were all fighting for the beauty, dressed in makeup, but they were still easily outdone by Feng Ningyan.

The empress dowager nodded her head slightly, but didn't call Feng Ningyan to follow close behind.

Consort Shu followed behind the emperor and empress. When she turned around, she saw Feng Ningyan and smiled at her from afar.

When Feng Ningyan saw that the Consort Shu's complexion looked good, the Empress was also in a good mood. She knew that the Consort Shu must have not revealed the matter regarding the hand warming furnace.

When she saw that the person in front of her was further away, she asked Shen Lingjue in a low voice, "If the emperor knew about the hand warming furnace, he would definitely be angry at the empress. Since the empress is fine, then the Consort Shu must be hiding the musk deer pearl from you. Why would she do that? "

Shen Lingjue was supporting her hand as she walked along the mountain path, and upon hearing her gossip, she pinched her palm: "I'm not letting you care, yet you want to care?"

"Curious." Feng Ningyan laughed.

Shen Lingjue pursed her lips helplessly, and said: "Since there is genuine evidence, Consort Shu will not let the Empress off so easily. There is another possibility. For example, she was afraid that once the investigation was thoroughly conducted, the Emperor would be concerned about whether or not the fetus had been harmed by the musk deer pearl and order the royal family to conduct a medical examination to expose the false pregnancy. "

When Feng Ningyan heard the words fake pregnancy, she couldn't help but think of Hua Ruoyu's tricks from her previous life and how she remembered her own Huang'er's miserable death. Her heart was in great pain and she couldn't help but hold onto her chest, gasping slightly.

"That's right, this really is a harem tactic to win over concubines..."

Shen Lingjue saw that her face was pale white, she covered her chest and quickly hugged her: "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing..." Feng Ningyan looked at him, and thought about it even more. She could not help but turn her head to look at Hong Feng and Shan Lan, and cast away her painful memories.

This "love" between the two of them caused many people in the entourage to be filled with envy. Some people were extremely jealous as well.

Lingyun Mountain was not tall, his victory lay in his excellent scenery, his flourishing Spring Fountain, his summer viewing of the waterfall, his autumn admiring of the red leaves, and his bright winter snow.

Red maple leaves could be seen along the mountainside. The maple leaves were red as fire after the frost had set them down. It was a spectacular sight to behold.

At the top of the mountain, the scenery was even better, especially around the wide observation deck, which was filled with cinnamon. The fragrance was as sweet as honey and refreshing.

Inside the pavilion, there were tables of snacks and fresh fruits, as well as some fruit wine that had been meticulously made in the kitchen.

After the empress dowager took her seat, the empress dowager sat on both sides of the empress dowager, while the prince, princess and other imperial relatives sat below.

Before the crown prince could sit down, he and his wife raised the wine to toast the empress dowager.

Her Majesty was delighted and drank it all in one gulp.

Then, her gaze landed on Shen Lingjue and Feng Ningyan.

Shen Lingjue and Feng Ningyan walked out, raised their cups and knelt in front of the empress dowager, greeting the new couple with great respect.

"Grandson, Sun's daughter-in-law offers a toast to Esteemed Empress Dowager."

The empress dowager was overjoyed. "Alright, alright." As he spoke, he finished another cup.

Feng Ningyan never thought that the empress dowager would drink like this. She guessed that anyone who drank till the bottom would feel more refreshed and happy, they would probably be easy to get along with.

The empress dowager saw that Feng Ningyan had a sense of propriety, her attitude was neither servile nor overbearing, and she also sang along with him.

"Come, come. Wailing Home heard that after your marriage, you haven't toasted to the Emperor and Queen yet. When we meet today, hurry up and make up for this cup of tea with your new daughter-in-law."

Aunt Jin brought two cups of tea to Angele.

Shen Lingjue looked at Feng Ningyan and held her hand tightly. She walked to the front of the emperor and knelt down with her.

Feng Ningyan brought tea to the top: "Wife will treat royal father to a cup of tea."

The Emperor, however, did not take her tea.

The Emperor did not even accept the tea, as he did not even acknowledge the Yuwangfei. Such a feast was tantamount to telling everyone that the rumors outside the palace were true, that the Yuwangfei was a 'fiend'. Otherwise, why would the Emperor not accept his wife's tea?

The Crown Prince sneered when he saw it. The Crown Princess rolled her eyes and smiled.

Seeing that, Hua Ruoyu remembered the loving look she had when she saw Feng Ningyan and Shen Lingjue in the morning, and felt really good about it.

This was the first time Shen Yusu saw her in King Yu after their wedding, and seeing her being wronged, she couldn't help but look at her royal father nervously.

Feng Ningyan kneeled on the cold floor and raised the teacup above her head, but she did not see the emperor receive the tea, instead there were some whispers behind him.

Shen Lingjue raised her head, looked at the emperor and said: "Father, please drink some tea."