Jun Qingshang raised his head to look at the weather, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, he touched her head and turned to look at Peach Blossom: "Bring me the conical bamboo hat."
Peach Red responded and followed along, holding onto a pink muslin bamboo hat. It fit very well with Yun Ruoleng's clothes today. Jun Qingshang accepted the bamboo hat and carefully helped her put it on, then pulled her small hand and walked out.
Peach Blossom and An Ying walked side by side. After An Xiang was killed, she volunteered to enter the palace. Although she still felt a bit of lingering fear in her heart, for the safety of her young miss, she would never leave her side.
Yun Ruoleng actually disapproved of Peach Blossom following them, but she had said with all her heart that there was one more person with more power than Jun Qingshang, and convinced him to follow her.
If Peach Blossom and Jun Qingshang were to join hands, Yun Ruoleng would only be able to compromise! Although she was still a little afraid, compared to those unknown maidservants in the palace, Peach Blossom was better off following them. After Yun Ruoleng compromised, he continued to console himself. He didn't know if it was because self-consolation was very useful, but his mood improved very quickly.
The banquet was like a family banquet. The people who came were officials of the second rank and above, as well as the two grand concubines who had not come out from the palace. Although the number of people at the banquet was not as many as before, they were mostly ministers from the humerus and imperial relatives. After Yun Ruoleng entered the palace, he directly went to the Tzu Ning Palace. There were endless sounds of laughter within the Palace. When Yun Ruoleng entered, someone said, "Princess Hua-Yang is becoming more and more beautiful." There was a commotion.
Yun Ruoleng only smiled and did not say a word. Peach Blossom who followed behind didn't reply, but went forward to greet the empress dowager.
"If the little girl doesn't come to the palace for some days, I would miss her so much!" The empress dowager waved her hand towards Yun Ruoleng. "Come over, let This Dowager have a good look."
"Ruo Er also wants mother, it's just that it has been closed for the past few years, Ruo Er might be able to prepare some things." With Peach Blossom's support, Yun Ruoleng walked up the steps and stood next to the empress dowager, "Ruo Er and the prince discussed for a long time, and gave empress dowager many things. After thinking about it, empress still liked Ruo Er's paintings more, so this time when they entered the palace, Ruo Er brought a lot of them."
Hearing that, the empress dowager's eyes immediately lit up, and she pulled Yun Ruoleng's hand as she said with a smile, "You're still the most considerate girl."
Yun Ruoleng smiled slightly, "This was taught to her by the King. Ruo Er had originally wanted to prepare clothes for her mother, but the Prince said that it would be better to give her those than to give her a painting.
Yun Ruoleng was naturally happy that the empress dowager would like it, but at the same time, she didn't dare to take credit for it. These things were all prepared by Jun Qingshang in the first place, she wouldn't forget her husband even if she got lucky.
The empress dowager smiled benevolently and nodded. "He's a good child."
"Princess Hua-Yang is smart and astute. She's always thinking for her husband." These words sounded sour, Yun Ruoleng's gaze followed the voice and saw Huang Wanxue provoking him.
Yun Ruoleng only glanced at her, and did not respond. When the empress dowager heard this, she was somewhat dissatisfied. Her gaze turned sharp. "If you had her, that'd be great!"
"My daughter-in-law isn't as smart as my imperial sister-in-law. The gifts she gives are all vulgar and crude. The empress won't mind. My daughter-in-law isn't happy yet, so how would she dare to seek meritorious service for His Highness?"
These words were … Yun Ruoleng could not help but laugh, this Huang Wanxue was truly powerful. Was it really a tiger that didn't show off its might, treating her as a Hello? Kitty.
"Your highness, it's all because of you that I suggested this to you. I wouldn't dare to invite you to do this, so you should let your mother know that your son never forgot about her. I'm sure the ninth princess doesn't even understand this, right?" Yun Ruoleng's straightforward words had cut straight to the point.
Huang Wanxue held the handkerchief tightly in his hand, and laughed awkwardly: "Royal sister-in-law's words are reasonable, I and the Prince were careless."
"Enough!" "It's the new year, what kind of etiquette is this!" The empress dowager was already very dissatisfied with Huang Wanxue, she berated him sternly, "You should also take care of yourself, stop spouting nonsense here!"
"My daughter-in-law knows she's wrong." The previously aggressive Huang Wanxue instantly became discouraged, and after saying this, he did not forget to glare at Yun Ruoleng.
Would Yun Ruoleng just casually get people to stare at him? It was obvious that he didn't know, but Yun Ruoleng didn't say much, and only smiled faintly. Her glare was like hitting cotton, neither painful nor itchy.
Huang Wanxue retracted his gaze. Even though he was very angry, he understood that this was not the time for him to be angry.
The empress dowager's good mood was ruined as she waved her hand. "Go to the imperial gardens! This Dowager is a bit tired. "
Although she said she was tired, everyone could see that she was angry. Seeing her holding Yun Ruoleng's hand, she stood up and walked out, while whispering to Yun Ruoleng: "Little girl, I got a lot of good stuff, you can pick whatever you want later."
The corner of Yun Ruoleng's mouth rose slightly, "Thank you, mother."
"You are being too polite, why are you being so polite with This Dowager?" The empress dowager patted Yun Ruoleng's hands as the corners of her lips curled up slightly. The empress dowager who was almost fifty years old had some wrinkles on her face, but it did not affect her original complexion in the slightest.
"A daughter-in-law is not courteous." Yun Ruoleng paused, and then laughed bitterly: "You are so good to your daughter-in-law. Your daughter-in-law is afraid that your sister-in-law will be unhappy, after all, she is your daughter-in-law too!"
"Humph!" It was fine if they did not mention Huang Wanxue, but when they mentioned her, the empress dowager's expression instantly changed. "She was sent by the Yue Ling, and was called a peacemaker. He was just a spy placed on the surface. "It's been hard on you, Ninth Prince."
Yun Ruoleng frowned, what was going on? It was impossible for Huang Wanxue to leave his hometown in Heaven's Enlightenment, it was just that he was branded like this by the empress dowager … Yun Ruoleng silently sighed in his heart. This empress dowager likes someone but likes them to the bones, if she doesn't like someone who can degrade her to mud, Huang Wanxue would probably be a little wronged.
After the empress dowager finished speaking, she saw that Yun Ruoleng had lowered his head in silence.
"The daughter-in-law is thinking if Huang Wanxue really sent the spy over. If it's a spy …" Yun Ruoleng stared at the empress dowager with sparkling eyes. "I'm afraid that the Ninth Prince is in danger.
"Who cares what she does? Just a little girl sent by an enemy kingdom to show her goodwill. " Her Majesty spoke very easily.
Yun Ruoleng could only smile bitterly. This empress dowager was not stupid, she did not think too deeply into it. Jun Qingshang and the others had really protected her well.
The two of them were like a mother and daughter, Jun Qingshang and Jun Rushi were like father and son within the Mourning Hall, talking, while other ministers came down to congratulate the two of them.