Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 223

Chapter 223 Hold a Banquet in the Palace

Hearing the noise, Huyan Haze lifted the curtains. When he saw Empress Dowager Xiao standing at the gates of the Imperial City and the city gates getting closer and closer, he couldn’t wait to jump out of the carriage and run towards her with two short legs. As he ran, he shouted, “Royal Grandmother, grandson is back.”

Seeing that, Empress Dowager Xiao hurriedly spread her arms and bent over slightly before he rushed over. Huyan Haze plunged her head into her grandmother’s embrace. Her head was still rubbing hard. Empress Dowager Xiao kindly stroked his head and said with red eyes, “My Haze, you’re finally back. Imperial grandmother missed you so much.”

‘”My grandson also missed the Imperial Grandmother. If Mother hadn’t stopped me from coming back, my grandson would have come back long ago. Imperial Grandmother wouldn’t have cried. In the future, my grandson will live with you and accompany you to the Imperial Garden for a walk every day. When my grandson grows up and my grandson protects you, no one would dare to bully you.” When he left Tianshui Nation, Uncle Prince Jing told him that his Imperial Grandfather was gone. He told him not to mention his Imperial Grandfather in front of his Imperial Grandmother. Otherwise, his Imperial Grandmother would be sad. He also asked him to accompany his Imperial Grandmother in the future. Therefore, he decided that he could live with her in the future. Anyway, he had always lived with her.

Hearing her grandson’s kind words, Empress Dowager Xiao’s tears finally fell. She hugged him tightly and cried, “Alright, Hao Ze will live with the Royal Grandmother in the future. He will accompany the Royal Grandmother every day. The Royal Grandmother will wait for you to grow up and protect the Royal Grandmother.” As she spoke, she picked up Huyan Haze and got on her luanjia, and instructed her to drive back to the palace.

Everyone heard the Empress Dowager’s instructions and said, “Get up and drive.” Then, a group of people entered the city and headed towards the Imperial Palace.

Originally, Fu Yingran also planned to go to the city gate to pick up his son, but Huyan Mingshuo said, “Our son has returned with honor. We parents have to help him support the scene, so I plan to host a palace banquet in Qionghua Hall. Let’s just welcome them! Besides, there are some things that should come to an end.”

As for Huyan Mingshuo’s suggestion, Fu Yingran naturally wouldn’t object. He was now the Empress of Ye Lan, the only hostess in the Ye Lan Palace, so she could only stay in the palace to organize the evening banquet. She couldn’t personally go to the city gate to pick up her son, while Huyan Mingshuo called Lan Zheng to discuss things in the study. “Prime Minister Lan, are things ready?” Let them be careful. The Crown Prince is also present tonight. I do not wish for any accidents to happen. ”

Lan Zheng bowed and replied, “Don’t worry, Your Majesty, The old minister has already made arrangements, He would definitely not disturb His Highness the Crown Prince, “As long as nothing unexpected happens, the capital will be quiet after today. Oh, right, the last time Empress asked Commander Lei to throw Miss Mu Lian into the prison, she didn’t ask about it. She probably forgot that Commander Lei also asked this old official yesterday, how should Mu Lian be dealt with? Your Majesty, do you want to ask the Empress?”

Mu Lian had been locked up for a few days, I wonder if the Empress really forgot, Still intentionally trying to cool her down, It’s been so long, Without interrogating Miss Mu, nor did he order her to be dealt with, But Miss Mu Lian was a girl after all, Most of the prisoners in the prison were male prisoners, so it was inevitable that there would be many inconveniences. However, the Empress did not say anything, and no one dared to make a decision without authorization. Thus, Lei Yu found Lan Zheng to ask for advice on how to deal with them. Lan Zheng was also uncertain, so he wanted to ask Huyan Mingshuo about his attitude. After all, Mu Lian was once the emperor’s imperial concubine.

Hearing this, Huyan Mingshuo raised his head and asked with a frown, “Is it Mu Lian?”

“Exactly.”

“Good, very good, Back then, I had already given her a chance, Since she didn’t know how to cherish it, No wonder, “Back then, she had to enter the palace at all costs. Then I’ll let her go. Go tell Lei Yu that he doesn’t need to interrogate her. Let someone directly cut her limbs and meridians and move her to Luo Hua Pavilion in the Northern Garden. Send a few more guards to prevent her from leaving the palace. If she is pardoned, don’t tell the Empress about this.”

“Yes, this old official knows. Then this old official will retreat first. Presumably, His Highness the Crown Prince has already entered the palace. This old official should also go out to make arrangements.”

“Yes, you can go.”

After Lan Zheng left, he secretly wiped away his sweat. He did not know how to evaluate what had happened to Great General Mu’s mansion. He could only say that greed was not enough to harm others.

Seeing that Lan Zheng was leaving, Huyan Mingshuo also got up and went to the harem. At this time, Fu Yingran was also arranging everything. He was bringing a group of maids and eunuchs to meet his son at the entrance of the palace. When he saw Huyan Mingshuo walking towards him, he quickly greeted him and said, “Everything has been settled. I just happened to go to the entrance of the palace to meet Haoze. Do you want to go?”

Huyan Mingshuo nodded and replied, “Well, Lan Zheng has already arranged everything. There shouldn’t be any problems. Anyway, it’s still early. Let’s go meet that kid together, so that he won’t complain that my father doesn’t care about him.”

Huyan Mingshuo felt guilty about this. Ever since his son was born until now, he could count all the time he had spent with him with one hand. There wasn’t much intersection between father and son, but no matter what, it was his own son. It was the continuation of his life. Blood was thicker than water. No matter how hard it was, it couldn’t be erased.

Outside the palace gate, Huyan Haze was nestled in Empress Dowager Xiao’s embrace. As the carriage slowly moved over, he looked at the people around him who came to greet him. He seemed a little excited. It seemed that Father and Mother still loved him very much. They actually put up such a big array to greet him. At this moment, the little prince’s vanity was greatly satisfied.

Therefore, when he saw the two bright people at the entrance of the palace, he pounced towards them with respect and bowed politely, “This son pays respects to Father Emperor, and pays respects to Mother Empress.”

Then she plunged into Fu Yingran’s arms. Fu Yingran squatted down and hugged her son. She kindly touched his head and said, “Good boy, Mother missed you too. Quickly let Mother see if you’re tall?”

“Of course I’m taller. Uncle Prince Jing said I’m already a big boy.”

“Yes, you’ve indeed grown taller and more sensible.”

Looking at the mother and son’s actions, Empress Dowager Xiao thought that she was dizzy from old age. Back when she lived in Tianshui Kingdom, the mother and son quarreled so much when they met. How could there be such a harmonious scene? It seemed that the two of them were much more sensible during this period of separation, but just as she was sighing with emotion, the painting style suddenly changed.

Fu Yingran let go of his arms and put his hands on his waist and asked him, “But, honestly, did you misbehave on the road? Did you cause trouble for Uncle Mu Hai?”

Hearing this, Huyan Haze immediately jumped 30 feet away and said with a wary expression, “Are you still me, Mother?” Is there anyone you can be a mother like that? Do you have a sense of accomplishment in slandering your son like this? “This Crown Prince is at least a Crown Prince. He won’t only cause trouble like you women. The most hateful thing is that he even slapped his butt and ran away after provoking trouble. You still need a child like me to clean up your mess. Aren’t you ashamed?”

With regard to this matter, The Little Crown Prince had some grudges in his heart. Thinking back to the envoys who had appeared in Tianshui Country for no reason, His cautious liver began to bleed, Originally, he had planned to learn from Uncle Ye Lan while he was not being taken back to Prince Jing, But who would have thought that so many people would suddenly appear, causing him to have to sleep later than a dog and get up earlier than a chicken every day, and he would have to meet this and that non-stop every day, so he still hadn’t learned the ability to summon wind and attract butterflies from Uncle Prince Jing. He was also very persistent about this matter.

Seeing this, the corner of Empress Dowager Xiao’s mouth twitched. Sure enough, the mother and son were Tianshui’s mistakes. The scene of mother and son being filial had not lasted for fifteen minutes. Seeing that the mother and son were going to quarrel at the entrance of the palace, Empress Dowager Xiao quickly stopped them and said, “Alright, alright, you mother and son, stop quarreling. It’s better to talk about it first. You don’t need to look at your ident. I.ty and don’t need to be afraid of making others laugh.”

When the Empress Dowager spoke, the mother and son naturally did not dare to disobey. They both shut their mouths and brought everyone into the palace.

A while ago, Ambassadors from all over the world suddenly visited Tianshui Country, Since the Emperor of the Tianshui Kingdom was also the newly crowned Crown Prince of the Emperor of Ye Lan, the Emperor of Ye Lan saw that his son was trapped and sent troops angrily. Afterwards, he received news that the countries surrounding the Tianshui Kingdom were not attacking the Tianshui Kingdom, but because of the economic pressure of the Tianyizhuang Villa, they chose to go to the Tianshui Kingdom.

The emperors of the two kingdoms were originally father and son, His son was young, As a father, Naturally, he was worried about his son. So the Emperor of Ye Lan ordered the army to withdraw, He only sent Great General Mu Hai to assist Zhao An, Thanks to the protection of his ancestors, everything went smoothly. Today, His Highness the Crown Prince returned to Ye Lan with the jade seals and surrender letters of the various countries. From then on, the world was unified and Ye Lan officially became the strongest country in the world. The Emperor of Ye Lan was overjoyed. Thus, he held a banquet in the palace to reward the officials and ordered all officials above the fourth rank to bring their families to the palace for the banquet.

The officials naturally did not dare to neglect him. He brought his wife and children into the palace and said, Seeing the Empress go out to welcome them, they naturally had to follow. Now that they had brought the Crown Prince back, everyone followed them all the way to the Qionghua Palace, where the banquet was held. When they arrived at the Qionghua Palace, Fu Yingran did send someone to the West Palace to invite Imperial Concubine Ya to come and temporarily receive the women from the various palaces. Meanwhile, she and the Empress Dowager brought the little Crown Prince back to the bedroom to change their clothes and wash up.

Ya Fei received the Empress’ order, He quickly tidied up, She hurriedly rushed from the West Palace to the Qiong Hua Palace to receive the women of the various palaces. The Empress had told her a few days ago that if everything went smoothly today, it would be the last day she stayed in the palace. From now on, she would be able to stay with her beloved forever. Therefore, no matter what the Empress asked her to do, she would unconditionally obey.

This was the first palace banquet hosted by a new emperor since he ascended the throne, Ye Lan was located in the north, and its customs were more open. It did not pay attention to men and women’s defense like the Great Wei. Naturally, there was no saying that men and women were seated differently at the age of seven. Therefore, at this moment, the Hall of Joan was filled with guests. There were clear lines between the male and female sides. The male side was currently being presided over by Lan Zheng, while the female side was in a mess.

Xiao Ya saw such a scene when she entered the hall. She couldn’t help but frown slightly. Then, she strode to the main seat and sat down. She coughed softly and said, “Cough …, what are you ladies talking about? It’s so lively. I wonder if you can tell me about it? So that I can join in the fun.”

Hearing the noise, the madams and young misses immediately shut their mouths and looked at the main seat. Seeing that it was Imperial Concubine Ya, they all knelt down in horror and saluted, “This official wife (official daughter) greets Imperial Concubine Ya. Imperial Concubine Ya is extremely blessed.”

Xiao Ya gently raised her hand and looked at the crowd. “Everyone, get up. Your Highness the Crown Prince has just returned to the palace and has been traveling all the way. The Empress and Empress Dowager are both taking care of the Crown Prince changing clothes and washing up in the Eastern Palace. Therefore, I will order this palace to temporarily entertain you on behalf of the Empress. Everyone, don’t be restrained. Just follow your nature.”

“Thank you, Imperial Concubine Ya.”