As soon as the Queen Mother said this, Grandma Li couldn't help but feel happy.
She suppressed her smile and said, "My Majesty has always looked after Your Highness before he was born. In the past, the most important thing to Your Majesty was the Emperor."
If Miss Qin really wants to give birth to a little prince, the empress will not know how happy she will be.
"Girl Zhao finally got pregnant with great difficulty. She must be a little prince, otherwise..."
Mother Li naturally understood what the Empress Dowager had not finished saying.
Originally, there were only three princes during the reign of the first emperor, but it became even more outrageous in the emperor's generation. Neither the emperor nor Prince An has given birth to a son so far.
There were many beautiful concubines in Prince An's palace, but none of them could conceive an heir. This was because the emperor had no heirs yet, and Prince An did not dare to have children. This was common sense.
How many people were keeping an eye on the position of the crown prince. During the early days of the court a year ago, many courtiers suggested that the crown prince should be established as soon as possible. This put the emperor in a very embarrassing situation.
As long as the emperor has a young prince, he will not be criticized.
"Don't worry, Madam. Miss Qin will definitely give birth to a little prince for the emperor and relieve the emperor's difficulties. Miss Qin is a blessed person. She can get pregnant under such circumstances. You know that God also protects Miss Qin." Mother Li
Grandma comforted the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "I hope so. Zhaoya has always been a good person, and the Ai family is counting on her to have a baby."
As for the other concubines in the harem, none of them were in charge. Although Concubine Xian was canonized this time, she did not have the opportunity to sleep with her.
So she can only count on Zhao Yatou.
It's night, Yangxin Hall.
When Zhang Jixiang saw Xiao Ce wanting to take a break, his heart went cold.
The Emperor is no longer willing to see Miss Qin. Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, and the Emperor is still unwilling to see Miss Qin. Therefore, it is impossible for Miss Qin to reconcile with the Emperor in the near future.
In Jinyang Palace, Qin Zhao was also preparing to take a rest.
Baozhu served her to sleep. Remembering that tomorrow was the Emperor's Longevity Day, he asked, "Do you want to send over the birthday gift that the girl prepared for the Emperor?"
"I'll put it aside for now. I'll give it to you when I have the opportunity in the future." Qin Zhao yawned.
Seeing that she was tired, Baozhu stopped talking and waited for Qin Zhao to go to bed before she went aside to rest.
Tomorrow is the Longevity Festival and the Lantern Festival. It is a big day for the whole country to celebrate together, so it must be very lively.
The girl doesn't care whether she celebrates the New Year or not, but she still feels regretful if she can't show up for the Emperor's birthday, right?
Early the next morning, the palace was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations and was full of joy, all because of the double festival. No one dared to neglect such an important day.
On the Lantern Festival, there was also no bathing. It was rare that Xiao Ce did not need to get up too early or go to the morning court. Even the discounts were collected by Zhang Jixiang.
Since he had nothing to do, he walked around the Yangxin Hall. Everyone's faces were filled with cheerful smiles and they greeted him when they saw him.
Seeing these smiling faces, his mood did not fluctuate at all.
While he was in a daze, a message came from Cihe Palace saying that everything was ready.
This year's Wanshou Festival will host a banquet for many relatives of the emperor, and of course ministers of the imperial family and ministers, as well as various important wives. The banquet will be held in Baohe Hall.
Queen Mother Guo handled the matter single-handedly. Xiao Ce, the birthday boy, did not need to prepare anything, as long as people showed up.
Nianyun told the general process of today's Longevity Festival, but found that Longevity Master seemed to be in a trance and absent-minded.
"The Empress Dowager said that there may be some ill-considered reasons. If the Emperor has any other requests, please feel free to ask for them. The Empress Dowager attaches great importance to the Emperor's birthday." Nian Yun added.
"That's all right. Don't worry, the Queen Mother is doing the work. You can go back." Xiao Ce said and walked away.
Zhang Jixiang hurriedly followed Xiao Ce.
He could see that the emperor's absent-mindedness was still because of Miss Qin. He obviously wanted to see Miss Qin, but the emperor still hesitated.
By the time the birthday banquet officially started, the Baohe Hall was already overcrowded.
The birthday celebration is indispensable. Not only did the concubines and concubines work hard to show their faces in front of Xiao Ce, but others also wanted Xiao Ce to remember them.
Wu Xirou has been staying in Zhongcui Palace these days, just to calm down Sifeng Po, the food cook from last time.
Today is the Wanshou Festival, so of course she has to prepare a birthday gift.
But seeing so many people giving gifts, she was a little hesitant to join in the fun. After all, the small gift she prepared was a sachet, which she had sewn by herself, so she couldn't take it out.
Due to this hesitation, she had no chance to make a move until the afternoon.
She didn't know if it was her misunderstanding, but she felt that Xiao Ce looked a little uninterested and was always distracted.
Because she is now a virtuous concubine, the one with the highest status among all the concubines, and of course she sits closest to Xiao Ce, so she can naturally see Xiao Ce's mood.
The reason why Xiao Ce is absent-minded is probably because Qin Zhao is not among them, right?
People all over the world are celebrating Xiao Ce's birthday, but the person Xiao Ce cares about most is not among them. This must be the reason why Xiao Ce loses his composure.
The Longevity Festival starts in the morning and ends in the evening.
Xiao Ce had received many gifts in his lifetime, but none of them interested him.
Seeing that it was getting late, and the next hour would be Zishi, Zhang Jixiang mustered up his courage and asked Xiao Ce, "Does the Emperor want to go to Jinyang Palace for a walk?"
Wu Xirou was not far from Xiao Ce. Before she could send out the birthday gifts she had prepared, she slowed down when she heard about Jinyang Palace.
Xiao Ce in front did not notice Wu Xirou chasing after him. He hesitated for a moment and finally followed his heart and headed towards Jinyang Palace.
He wanted to ask Qin Zhao if she still remembered what she said last year. She said that the birthday gift she didn't give last year could be made up for in the coming year.
If he didn't go to see Qin Zhao, he would never be reconciled.
In Jinyang Palace, Qin Zhao yawned. She couldn't wait any longer. She was so sleepy.
When Baozhu saw Qin Zhao yawning frequently, he stepped forward and said, "If you're tired, girl, please rest early."
Qin Zhao looked at the hourglass and saw that it was time, so he no longer insisted: "Well, go to sleep."
She originally thought that if Xiao Ce came over, she would give the sachet to Xiao Ce to make up for last year's regrets.
Since Xiao Ce won't come, just wait until the next time you see Xiao Ce and give it to him.
She was about to go to bed when she heard familiar footsteps getting closer and closer.
"What's wrong, girl?" Bao Zhu asked in confusion when he saw Qin Zhao standing still.
Qin Zhao raised his eyebrows lightly: "Suddenly he felt energetic again."
Bao Zhu believed it true: "Does that girl want to read books again?"
"It's up to you." Qin Zhao picked up the storybook he had not finished reading before and pretended to continue reading.
After a while, Xiao Ce strode inside. When he saw Qin Zhaoqian still reading, his eyes steadied.
Baozhu immediately saluted Xiao Ce. Seeing Qin Zhao still sitting, he coughed twice: "Girl, the emperor is here."
Qin Zhao then pretended to stand up and bowed meaningfully.
