Her words made Yonghuang feel better, and he said gratefully: "Thank you, empress." After a moment of pause, he said sadly: "In the past, when empress was here, she would never say this. She would only let me chase after her or even surpass her.
Prince Duanhui, she said that this is the only way to prevent her from being embarrassed."
Xianyue had heard some of these things before. In order to get Hongli to pay more attention to Yonghuang, Fucha Wanxiu pushed hard, regardless of his ability to bear it. Fortunately, Fucha Wanxiu died under his own ambition.
Otherwise, Yonghuang will be destroyed.
She patted Yong Huang's shoulder and said comfortingly: "Everyone has their own things they are good at and things they are not good at. Just like today's dumplings, even Concubine Yi agreed and ate a lot of them. Prince Duanhui might not be able to make them."
Come out. There is no need to compete with others, just try your best." After Yonghuang nodded, he said again: "Okay, finish reading the book quickly, then wash up and rest, before it is too late."
Just as Xianyue was about to step out of the threshold, Yonghuang's voice suddenly came from behind, "Thank you, auntie."
Xianyue turned around in surprise. This was the first time that Yonghuang had called her aunt for so long. Although there was only one word difference between aunt and aunt, their meanings were quite different. Yonghuang was willing to say this, which meant that he had already
She regards herself as a relative; thinking of this, Xianyue showed a clear and warm smile, "Since you call me aunt, I should care about you. You should rest early."
A long time after Xianyue left, Yonghuang also showed a smile. He originally thought that calling her aunt would be difficult to say, but he didn't expect that it turned out to be so smooth, as if he was supposed to call her like this.
There was nothing to say all night, and after dawn the next day, just as Huang said, Yanxi Palace became more lively than ever before. Concubines Jia, Yu Guiren, Lu Guiren, Chen Guiren, Bai Guiren, etc. all came to Yanxi Palace to express their congratulations.
, no matter what their true thoughts were, they were all smiling and trying to please them. In addition, Cining Palace and Yangxin Palace also sent congratulatory gifts respectively.
This lasted for two days, and it finally calmed down. After Zhichun received all the things sent to the warehouse, he said: "The things sent by the concubine Jia and several nobles are quite a lot, but they are all ordinary things."
It is far less valuable than the night pearl of the concubine."
Xianyue scolded lightly: "You girl, you are very discerning. Where did you get so many luminous pearls in this world? Even the one for the concubine, I only keep it on her behalf and will send it back in the future."
Xianyue was about to speak when Hongli's voice suddenly came to her ears, "Ye Ming Pearl? Who sent the Ye Ming Pearl?"
Following the sound, she saw Hongli walking in. Xianyue quickly stood up to greet him, and then said: "Why did the emperor come suddenly and didn't send anyone to inform him in advance so that I could go out to greet him?"
Hongli said with a smile: "How can I not come to express my congratulations on my beloved concubine's promotion to the throne?"
Xianyue pretended not to be happy and said: "This noble concubine was appointed by the emperor. Why does the emperor need to come to congratulate me? What you said is simply to make fun of me."
Hongli laughed loudly and said, "I'm not making fun of you. Well, I brought all the gifts." After that, he magically took out a brocade box, which was about the same size as the one Mr. Huang sent yesterday.
Xianyue said doubtfully: "Didn't your Majesty send Xiao Wu to bring a lot of them today? Why are there still more?"
Hongli said nonchalantly: "Those are gifts from the emperor to Concubine Xian, and this is a gift from me to you, Xianyue. How can they be the same?" After that, he added: "Just now you said someone gave it to you.
Night Pearl?"
"Yes, concubine Yi personally sent it to me last night. I had to let my concubine accept it. I couldn't refuse, so I can only keep it for her temporarily and return it when I have the opportunity."
"It's rare that Yi concubine will fall in love with you. Since I gave it to you, you should keep it well. If you reluctantly return it, it will make Yi concubine think too much." At this point, he handed the brocade box to Xianyue and said: "Open it and take a look.
look."
The Xia Yue opened as instructed, and the next moment, the room suddenly became bright, like daylight, and two thumb-sized beads shone brightly in the brocade box. They were the same as the pearls sent by the concubine, and they were both night-bright pearls.
However, the two luminous pearls are obviously more valuable than the concubine's. Not only are they as big as thumbs, but they also shine brighter.
In Xianyue's surprise, Hongli sighed and said: "I have been thinking about what gift to give you today. Later, Sixi reminded me that there is a pair of luminous pearls from Vietnam as tribute in the warehouse.
It is most appropriate to come to congratulate the noble concubine. I will order him immediately
I took it and delivered it in person; it turned out that this gift was unique, but I didn't expect it to be snatched away by the concubine Yi." At this point, he said doubtfully: "But where did the concubine Yi get the luminous pearl? Apart from the queen,
I don’t remember who I rewarded with the Night Pearl.”
Zhichun explained on the side: "Ms. Yibin said that when she entered the Qian Mansion, her family gave it to her, and it should be an ancestral item."
Hongli nodded slightly and said to Xianyue: "How about it, do you like the gift I gave you?"
Xianyue said gratefully: "No matter what the emperor gave me, I like it, but... this gift is really expensive, and I don't feel at ease accepting it."
Hongli shook his head and said: "In my opinion, no gift is as valuable as your concubine."
Looking at Hongli's smiling but serious eyes, Xianyue felt for the first time a feeling of being cherished. If...if it could continue like this, how great would it be.
Hongli had some unapproved memorials in the Yangxin Hall, so he went back after dinner. After he left, Xianyue remembered what Huang had said a few days ago and ordered Zhichun to bring Nanny Song.
Ever since the death of Zhu Yong and Jin Qiu, Aunt Song had been anxious and uneasy, fearing that Xianyue would take the blame at some point. When she saw Xianyue, she hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it really is none of my business.
Apart from two confidants, I have never told anyone about them. Even the daily meals are delivered by me personally. I really don’t know why there is arsenic in the food. I..."
Xianyue interrupted her chatter and said: "I heard that Mrs. Su and Wei Jingxuan had a very good relationship. I would like to ask you, around the day when Zhu Yong and the others died, did Mrs. Su do anything suspicious, or did she do anything suspicious?
Any changes?"
"Ms. Su..." Nanny Song thought carefully for a while, then shook her head and said, "I know that she has a better relationship with Wei Jingxuan, so after receiving the order from the empress, I specially sent someone to keep an eye on her, but apart from Zeng
I met Wei Jingxuan once and apart from saying a few words, there is nothing suspicious about her."
"What did they say?" Faced with Xianyue's question, Nanny Song shook her head and said, "This slave doesn't know. They always talk alone, so no one else can know."
Xianyue pondered for a while and said, "Do you really think it wasn't Su who poisoned you?"