Chapter 18：

The next morning, after a brief breakfast, Tao Ti sat in front of the vanity mirror and dressed up.

A set of lotus lotus color long dress with a moon-white silver-inlaid silk satin gown, combed with flying fairy bun, slightly pink and white, brows and eyes, bright wrists frost, like a lotus after the rain, clear and gentle, and generous.

Linglong looked at it, selfishness felt too simple and elegant, and softly suggested, "Prince princess, do you want to stop using a bead flower, or choose another step?"

"That's fine. Let's ask the queen. It's unnecessary to dress up too brightly and gorgeously." Tao Ti looked in the mirror, and after making sure that she was dressed low-key and did not lose her identity, she slowly stood up and said, "Let's go, please peace. This matter should be done sooner rather than later, and we strive to go early and get back early."

"Yes." Linglong responded and followed her respectfully.

The sky outside was not yet bright, and it was faintly cyan. Tao Ti sat on the sedan chair and yawned lazily, with one hand on his head. He said that she really didn’t have the energy to get up early. To be able to get up so early... I have to change myself to get up early every day, I am afraid that my mentality has collapsed prematurely.

When the sedan chair stopped in Ganlu Palace, the sky was bright, and several princesses arrived one after another.

Tao Ti and them met with each other, and immediately led by the maids into the main hall, each taking their seats.

Several princesses may be gentle, quiet, lively, or shameful, each with its own beauty. Although it was only the second time I met, the aunts and sisters got along well, and the big guys had chats with each other, and the scene was still very pleasant.

Not long after, an **** pinched his slender voice and reported, "The queen empress arrived—"

Hearing that, Tao Ti and the princess got up quickly and saluted.

I saw Queen Zhou wearing a purple-red embroidered phoenix palace gown with the support of the second princess Pei Lingbi, slowly walking out of the seven-foot-tall phoenix wearing a peony screen. Her well-maintained face had a consistent, kind smile, and she said in a gentle voice, "Don't be polite. I got up late in the palace today, so you have to wait a bit longer."

Everyone repeatedly said, "It didn't take long." After seeing Queen Zhou taking his seat, they sat down one after another.

As a princess, Tao Ti is naturally the most advanced. As soon as she raised her head, she was right at the smile of the queen last week, and Pei Lingbi's face full of disgust—

Staring at anything, don't be afraid of staring down.

Tao Ti glanced at Pei Lingbi faintly, then stopped looking at her, only chatting with Queen Zhou.

Since ancient times, there has been nothing to talk about between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, not to mention that she and Queen Zhou are not serious mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. They only talked about these two chariots, what is all right in the East Palace, recently How is the prince's body, how are your couple getting along...it's a bit like a company leader condolences new hires.

Tao Ti was amused by this metaphor of herself, and her mentality relaxed a lot.

The two chatted for a few rounds, and the atmosphere was good, but Pei Lingbi on the side seemed to be uncomfortable with long hair. After finding a gap, he hurriedly interjected, "I heard that the prince is stuck in the little girl all day long. You cook in the kitchen, and even the daily meals are done by yourself. Is the cooking in the Donggong dining room so bad that you have turned your prince into a cook? Huh, this is going to be spread out, I thought Our royal treats you harshly..."

Queen Zhou frowned slightly, "Is this true? If Donggong is not used to eating meals, this palace can send a few new cooks over..."

Pei Lingbi said, "That's right, it's okay to cook by yourself if you change to a cook. It's really cheap..."

Realizing that the occasion was not right, she didn't say the three words "Han Pizi", and swallowed back abruptly.

Tao Ti greeted the caring gaze of Queen Zhou last year and smiled, "Don’t bother your mother, the royal cooks of the East Palace are very good. It’s just that I can’t stay idle, so I love to think about something to eat when I’m fine, so I begged your Highness for permission. A small kitchen."

After a pause, her dark eyes curled, and her eyes "gently" looked at Pei Lingbi, "I didn't expect that sister Lingbi cares about the Donggong so much. Such trivial things can be taken to heart. My sister-in-law is really touched."

Pei Lingbi's face is green, who cares about you, you are touched by a ghost! Why didn't you find that this woman was so good at acting before?

What Queen Zhou said was also the champion of this session of the palace fight, and naturally he could hear the meaning of Tao Ti's words. A pair of beautiful eyes flashed a deep meaning, Fu Fen Shizhu still had a loving smile on his face, and praised, "I didn't expect Ati, you are still good at cooking. It seems that Yan'er really married a virtuous person. daughter in law."

"The mother's queen is absurdly praised." Tao Ti was very cooperative with a look of shame, lowered his head, and whispered softly, "The mother is the mother of a country, and the example of the world's women, the daughter-in-law has to learn from the mother."

This business blows each other, and the embarrassing atmosphere is brought into harmony.

Empress Zhou raised her red lips and smiled sincerely, "Look at this sweet little mouth, what a good boy." Turning around, she glared at Pei Lingbi again, "You, you, the boss is not too young. Don't always think about having fun on weekdays. Talk to your sister-in-law when you have time. If you have your sister-in-law who is half smart and sensible, I don't have to worry about you being complained by your in-laws after you get married."

Pei Lingbi was originally upset for Tao Ti's attitude that is neither salty nor indifferent, but now she is even more upset when she compares herself with Tao Ti when she hears her mother.

She bit her red lips, her eyebrows were full of arrogance, "Mother, I am a princess! Even if I am married, I am a prince, and my in-laws are ministers. Even if I am not, they dare to lend them a hundred courage. Blame!"

Having said that, she didn't glance at Tao Ti, and muttered, "Pretending to be."

Pei Lingbi was sitting next to Queen Zhou. The muttering Empress Zhou could not help but he heard clearly. Her expression became a little darker, and she called out "Lingbi" as a warning. He raised his eyes with a guilty smile and looked at Tao Ti. "Ati, Lingbi has been spoiled by this palace since she was a child, and she can't speak her mind...but her heart is good, so don't care about her."

Tao Ti said in his heart: He has a good heart. On the face, there was a gentle and generous smile, "I am her sister-in-law, and I am also her elder, so I will naturally tolerate her a lot."

Sure enough, when these words came out, Pei Lingbi's face was obviously darker, where did this bitch's face be her elder, is this taking advantage of her?

Seeing Pei Lingbi's incompetence furious, Tao Ti looked at what was so cool in his heart.

After a cup of tea, a grand palace lady came to report to Queen Zhou, saying that the concubines were already waiting outside.

Upon seeing this, Tao Ti and the other princesses were very insightful and got up in time to leave.

Queen Zhou smiled and was polite to Tao Ti, "Ati, come to Ganlu Palace to sit when you have time."

Tao Ti naturally agreed and retired with everyone docilely.

As soon as I walked out of the main hall, I saw that there were already many concubines waiting in the courtyard. There were a few familiar concubines, Tao Ti still remembered, so he smiled and nodded with them, which counted as saying hello.

Suddenly, her sleeve was pulled gently.

Tao Ti retracted his gaze and looked at the little girl beside him in a daze, "Six princesses?"

The sixth princess is the youngest child in the palace. She is eight years old this year. She is a beautiful girl with a round face. Compared with the other princesses, the six princesses didn't talk much. Most of the time, they listened to their sisters and never took the initiative to speak. The only thing she and Tao Ti had said was "Sister-in-law Wanfu".

Now seeing her suddenly pulling her sleeves, Tao Tiying's dark eyes were a little surprised, "What's the matter?"

The sixth princess blinked her black eyes, as if mustering courage, she whispered, "Sister-in-law, don't take the second sister's words to heart, she has always been like that...well, it's not worth it to be angry for her."

Her voice was soft, her pink face was still childish, but her clear black eyes had a maturity that didn't fit her age.

Children who grow up in the palace are more precocious. Tao Ti bent down, raised her hand to touch her little head, and smiled, "Thank you...but don't worry, I didn't take those words to heart."

Probably because of her behavior, the sixth princess was taken aback for a while, and then said unequivocally, "Well, that's fine."

Perhaps the little girl in front of her was too cute, or she was the first royal member to release kindness to her. Tao Ti didn’t know what was wrong, she suddenly became interested, and warmly invited, “You have other things. Do you want to be busy? If you are free, do you want to go to the East Palace with me to play?"

The six princesses were dumbfounded again, this cute little appearance, like a hamster holding melon seeds.

"I... can I?"

"What's wrong with this?" Tao Ti saw the little girl look expectant and hesitant, thinking that she was afraid of living, and proactively reached out to her with a bright smile, "Let's go? I just soaked before going out. Some peach gum, I'll make you dessert later."

Looking at the white jade hand in front of her, the black and thick eyelashes of the sixth princess trembled. In the end, she still did not reach the smile of the princess concubine and sister-in-law, placing her little hand on her palm.

The sixth princess didn't know why, she had an inexplicable trust in the princess and sister-in-law.

The prince's concubine and sister-in-law seem to be different from all the people in the palace. She is like a bright sun hanging in the sky, like a vigorous vine, always full of life and hope... people can't help but want to get close. To get warm, to absorb the light.