However, Princess Ning believed that her eldest brother had become indecisive after becoming the prince. She just wanted to celebrate Concubine Yun's birthday and did not want to go into the palace to cause trouble. Of course, if given the chance, she would never let Yun Ying go. But Yun
The imperial concubine is his aunt. If she can't enter the palace, how can Yun Ying have the chance to go? Besides, even if the imperial concubine Yun invites Yun Ying, she should know whether she is qualified to enter the palace.
"Brother, how could something happen to me? Although my mother-in-law is not in the palace, Concubine Yun's birthday celebration cannot be delayed. The previous things have passed. There is no other purpose for entering the palace this time, just to celebrate my aunt's birthday." Princess Ning
Begged and said.
"I know what you mean, but I am worried that Concubine Yun is still angry about what happened last time. After you enter the palace, you will inevitably be scolded by your aunt. My eldest brother feels sorry for you, so I hope you will not enter the palace." Prince Cheng said.
"Brother, don't worry. You entered the palace to celebrate your aunt's birthday. How could you make her unhappy? Brother, you just think too much and it's too complicated. Ning'er just wants to celebrate her aunt's birthday. Brother, Ning'er wants to
I want to celebrate my aunt’s birthday, but it’s also for my mother and concubine.” Princess Ning said helplessly.
"Is everything you said true?" Prince Cheng said.
"Of course it is true. I will go to greet my grandmother early tomorrow morning, and then prepare gifts for my aunt," Princess Ning said.
"Brother is just worried that your aunt will not invite you to the palace. How will you enter the palace then?" Prince Cheng said.
"If my aunt has not invited me, please help me enter the palace." Princess Ning said.
"I understand." Prince Cheng said.
In fact, Prince Cheng is still a little worried. Although it is for his mother and concubine, he does not want Ning'er to risk entering the palace.
After Princess Ning returned to the courtyard, Qin'er asked worriedly: "Princess, what should I do if Concubine Yun directly refuses?"
"I really have no choice but to endure it and let them see my changes." Princess Ning said.
"Concubine Yun Gui is very favored now. I believe that your majesty will definitely celebrate Concubine Yun's birthday. When the time comes, the princess, as her niece, will definitely be summoned to the palace. No matter what happens to the princess this time, she must be patient and never do it again.
I lost my temper." Qin'er warned.
"Don't worry Qin'er, I will be well prepared this time." Princess Ning said.
Because the medicinal bath was over, Princess Ning's complexion improved a lot. She went to the Princess's Mansion early the next morning to pay her respects to the old lady. Yun Ying and Tan'er happened to be there at the time of greetings. They had a drink.
After tea, the old lady winked at Tan'er and Yun Ying, and the two of them found an excuse and left the room.
"Grandma, Ning'er wants to discuss something with grandma." Princess Ning said.
"What's the matter?" the old lady said.
"It will be my aunt's birthday in a few days, so Ning'er should prepare a gift for her," Princess Ning said.
"In previous years, your mother and concubine would take you to the palace. This year, your mother and concubine are not here either. I think it is better to stay in the palace." The old lady said.
"Grandma, in the past years, His Majesty did not accompany my aunt to celebrate her birthday. Wouldn't it be very deserted if my aunt is still alone this year?" Princess Ning said.
"It's just that you caused trouble in the palace before, and Concubine Yun may not have calmed down yet. If you enter the palace at this time, wouldn't you be asking for trouble?" said the old lady.
"Grandma, are you worried that Ning'er will suffer if she enters the palace?" Princess Ning said.
"Of course, what should I do if Concubine Yun blames you for that incident last time?" the old lady said.
"I will apologize to my aunt. This time I sincerely admit my mistake to my aunt. I believe that my aunt will forgive me." Princess Ning said.
"In this case, you should be busy preparing in the past few days, and come back when you are ready." The old lady said.
"Grandma, you have been away from the palace for several days. Why don't you go back with Ning'er? How can you stay in the princess's palace all the time? The palace is your home, isn't it?" Princess Ning asked.
"Don't persuade me to go back, go and prepare the gifts quickly," the old lady said.
After Princess Ning left the Princess's Mansion, she went to the Jinyuzhai in the south gate. The gold and jade ornaments inside were dazzling, and there were so many styles. Princess Ning was dazzled when she saw them. It's just that the pearls and hairpins in the palace are naturally more beautiful than those in Nanmen.
The door should look better, and why does Concubine Yun lack these things?
"Miss, these jewelry are too ordinary. If they are better, they would be too expensive. Therefore, we don't have that much money to buy these things. I think if we want to be sincere, we might as well prepare some things ourselves."
The son said.
"But besides jewelry and jade, what else do you need to prepare to be most thoughtful?" Princess Ning asked doubtfully.
"You know how come Concubine Yun is lacking these things? If the princess wants to show her sincerity in giving gifts, she can't just use pearl hairpins to fool Concubine Yun," Qin'er said.
"Of course I know that my aunt doesn't like these things. In previous years, my mother and concubine prepared things. I never noticed what gifts my mother and concubine prepared for my aunt every year." Princess Ning asked.
"Actually, the concubine prepares either a vase or a jade pendant for the concubine every year. If you are worried about making a mistake, just prepare a jade pendant for the concubine." Qin'er said.
"If I only give you a jade pendant, doesn't it seem sincere?" Princess Ning said worriedly.
"The princess's peony embroidery is very good. It is better to embroider a peony picture for Concubine Yun Gui. This is different from the congratulatory gifts in previous years. Concubine Yun Gui will definitely like it after seeing it." Qin'er said.
"You're right, it's just that I haven't embroidered for a long time, so I don't know if I'm unfamiliar with it," Princess Ning said.
"Qin'er will prepare things for the princess now. The princess will give it a try. If it doesn't work, it's still too late to prepare the jade pendant." Qin'er said.
"Okay, go get ready now. Time is already very tight. I'm afraid I won't be able to finish the embroidery by the time the day comes." Princess Ning said.
"Princess, don't you still have Qin'er? Qin'er will help you." Qin'er said.
Although Princess Ning was willful and arrogant, she was not without merit. Princess Cheng had specially asked someone to teach Princess Ning how to embroider. The embroidery of peonies and birds was so lifelike that it could even be fake. Qin'er and Hua'er prepared it for her.
, took out the embroidery thread that had not been touched for a long time.
Princess Ning felt that the embroidery threads in the palace were too ordinary, so she had to take Qin'er out of the palace to choose some special embroidery threads.
When she returned to the palace, she had already returned with a full load. Although it was getting late, Princess Ning did not feel tired.
After returning, Princess Ning began to prepare for embroidery, but Qin'er stopped her and said to Princess Ning: "Princess, you don't need to eat anymore? Besides, it's getting late now, and you will have to light candles in the future. What's wrong with your eyes?"
Can you bear it?"
"There are only ten days left. If we don't rush out as soon as possible, I'm afraid it will be too late." Princess Ning said.
"It's not too late, why don't you have your meal first, and my servant will accompany you in the evening." Qin'er said. Princess Ning only listened to Qin'er's words, ate something first, and then hurried back to the room.
Qin'er was worried that the room would be too dark for her eyes, so she lit a few more candles in the room.
Princess Ning was embroidering the pictures with ease, and Qin'er was helping to sort out the embroidery threads. After embroidering for two hours, she felt a little tired. Qin'er asked Princess Ning to pay more attention to rest and not to tire herself out by then.
Still can't enter the palace.
Princess Ning had no choice but to put down her needlework and take a bath before going to bed. After Qin'er had tidied up, Hua'er asked Qin'er to rest as well, and she would stay vigil tonight.
The next morning, Princess Ning did not forget to greet the old lady, and without wasting time, she quickly returned to the palace to continue embroidering the pictures after getting the old lady's consent.
Three or four days have passed, and Princess Ning still hasn't received the news that Concubine Yun Gui has asked her to enter the palace. Although she is a little worried, she knows that the most important thing now is to embroider the pattern in her hand.
Therefore, he concentrated on continuing to embroider without any distracting thoughts. Prince Cheng came twice and saw Princess Ning embroidering in the room without disturbing her.
However, he had received the news the day before yesterday that His Majesty would celebrate Concubine Yun's birthday this year. Concubine Yun also sent posts to the Princess's Mansion and Hades' Mansion. So far, he has not sent any posts to Ning'er, which means that Ning'er will not be invited at all.
Enter the palace.
He also heard from Qin'er that Ning'er embroidered until early in the morning every day in order to catch up with the work. Moreover, early the next morning, she insisted on going to the princess's mansion to pay her respects to the old lady. If her aunt had not summoned her, wouldn't her time have been in vain?
What do you mean?
Prince Cheng distressedly asked Qin'er to let the princess pay more attention to rest, and then went to the princess's mansion.
"Old madam, Prince Cheng is here." Aunt Qing said.
"Sheng'er hasn't been here for a few days, why did she suddenly come here again? I think it's probably because of Ning'er's entry into the palace. Let him come in," the old lady said.
"Yes." After Aunt Qing agreed, she asked the servants to invite the prince in.
"Old madam, why didn't you tell the princess that Concubine Yun Guifei's post was sent to the princess' mansion." Aunt Qing asked.
"Concubine Yun took care of Yun Ying, so Ning'er's name was not included in the post. Seeing that Ning'er was so serious about preparing gifts for the concubine, I couldn't say anything for a moment," the old lady said.
"Princess Ning is the niece of the imperial concubine after all. Although she has never been close to her, if she is not summoned this time, it will affect the princess's marriage." Aunt Qing said.
"That's right. If Your Majesty does what he did in previous years, that's it. Even if Ning'er doesn't come into the palace, it won't matter. But this time is different from the past. He specially invited Yun Ying to come into the palace." The old lady said.
"What do you plan to do, old lady?" said Aunt Qing.
"Let's see what Sheng'er means first," the old lady said.
Just as he was talking, Prince Cheng entered the house, and this time he respectfully greeted the old lady.
"Why did you come here today?" the old lady asked.
"Grandma, my grandson is here for his aunt's birthday. He has already received the news that his aunt has invited Yun Ying to the palace. Ning'er, a silly girl, is still preparing birthday gifts for her aunt every day. If she knew that she could not enter the palace,
She will definitely be sad. Of course, I know this girl should be taught a lesson, but this time is different from previous years. If she does not enter the palace, it will have an impact on her marriage. After all, she is the princess of the Cheng family.
, you don’t want to let someone take advantage of the loophole, right?” Prince Cheng told the old lady his thoughts.
"The post has indeed been sent to the princess's mansion a long time ago. I have seen how hard she has been working these days, so I don't have the heart to tell her," the old lady said.
"My aunt must have made this decision because of what happened last time. What should I do now? Without my aunt's summons, I wouldn't be able to see her at all." Prince Cheng said anxiously.
"Do you want me to see Concubine Yun to plead for Ning'er?" the old lady asked.
The old lady had long known the purpose of Prince Cheng's visit to the princess's mansion today, but she had never exposed him.
"My grandson begged my grandmother to come to the palace to see my aunt, and asked my aunt to allow Ning'er to come to the palace to celebrate her birthday," Prince Cheng said.
