She was afraid that people would think there were too many rules and would be oppressive, so she specially gave instructions so that everyone could chat freely, just like friends.
Especially Shen Mingtang, she was worried that he would be nervous and care about something.
When they met, several people came forward to salute, but Feng Xiaoran immediately said: "No need to be more polite, everyone should sit down and talk."
She glanced at Shen Mingtang, but Shen Mingtang didn't look at her. Feng Xiaoran was a little disappointed.
Everyone sat down according to their seats, Feng Xiaoran said with a smile: "Now is the time for everyone to reminisce, so there is no need to be too grand. In a few days, I will officially ascend the throne, and a grand palace banquet will be held at that time. Celebrities from the capital will attend. Everyone
No matter how lively it is."
She was afraid that Shen Mingzhu and others would not want to participate, so she added: "I have sent people to invite the eldest princess and sister Lian back. They miss the princess very much."
When things were not going well, Shen Mingzhu left a letter to the eldest princess and Princess Lian, asking them to go to a safe place as soon as possible. The mother and daughter took Xiaomei and others away to a remote place.
In the countryside, Feng Qinran was naturally not in the mood to "take care" of them and allowed them to move away.
Now that Feng Xiaoran had regained the throne, the first thing she did was to send people to invite them back. They were Shen Mingzhu's close friends.
Since it was the grand ceremony for Feng Xiaoran's official enthronement, Shen Mingzhu could not help but show respect and immediately expressed her intention to attend the ceremony.
Shen Mingzhu and Xiao Xian drank a few glasses of wine with them and then talked about walking around.
Everyone is already sitting together chatting, and they are not so restrained, especially Feng Xiaoran is now sitting opposite Shen Mingtang, while Shen Mingfu and Yelu Fei have already escaped, and Shen Mingtang is sitting upright with a posture of being neither humble nor overbearing.
Mingzhu felt a little tired, so she simply stayed away.
Xiao Xian held her hand and walked in the imperial garden.
The climate of Yue is hot, and flowers are blooming all year round. In the Imperial Garden, there are various exotic flowers and plants, rockery and flowing springs, and the scenery is quiet and pleasant.
The two of them were walking on the cobblestone path and were not allowed to talk. They were both in a peaceful and happy mood.
When the two came back, the banquet had already ended. Rouge reported that Yelufei and Shen Mingfu had gone back first. Shen Mingfu lived in the side hall where she and Xiao Xian lived, while Yelufei and Shen Mingtang lived together.
Shen Mingtang was invited by Feng Xiaoran to have tea.
Shen Mingzhu smiled and said: "Brother is an adult and has his own freedom. Let's just go back and rest."
But when she got up and washed herself the next day, Mei Hong, who was helping her comb her hair, quietly said to Shen Mingzhu: "Uncle didn't seem very happy when he came back yesterday."
Shen Mingzhu was a little surprised, "What's wrong?"
Mei Hong shook her head, "My servant doesn't know either, but Ju Qing probably knows. You can ask her when she comes back later."
Soon Ju Qing came back and Mei Hong made a gesture. She knew what it meant and immediately came to report to Shen Mingzhu.
"It seems that the empress of the Yue Kingdom wants to propose marriage to our uncle, but the uncle means that he is the son of the Shen family and cannot marry into the family. Moreover, he has a father to support and cannot stay away from home." Ju Qing said in order not to affect Shen.
Mingzhu's judgment was just a matter of fact.
"Then the empress said that she didn't need him to become a wife and could let him rule Vietnam together. She also said that the uncle's father was naturally her father and would definitely take good care of the old man. It was also okay to ask him to be the prime minister of Yue. Anyway, the empress would say good things.
I’ve said everything, but our uncle didn’t agree.”
