Light Dance Jiajing

Lord Wang had never expected that Meng'er was so favored that she left the emperor waiting in the gatehouse. This was simply unheard of. He was very excited just thinking about it. Needless to say, the benefits of having such a relative were beyond words. Today, he was dragged to a drink by several colleagues. When he got there, he saw that Yan Song, the Second Assistant, was also there. Lord Yan greeted him with a smile. Lord Wang was flattered and felt like he was stepping on cotton. He ate the meal very lightly. He had only been transferred back to Beijing for a year. These people had much higher official positions than him and he had no friendship with them on weekdays. Not only these people, but half of the civil and military officials had become close to him recently. Lord Wang's popularity suddenly became very good. Even Lord Yan came to invite him to a banquet. He was not stupid. He naturally knew that these people were attracted by the in-law relationship behind him. Later, he learned that the reason why Yan Song was so eager to make friends with him was because he could not please Meng'er no matter what. No matter how many things he sent, Meng'er would not even look at them. He had no choice but to find Lord Wang.

Lord Wang thought that his family had not provided much support to Concubine Kang and her daughter back then. They just thought that Zaihou was a prince after all, and his fate was unpredictable, so they didn't lose much by betting on a lucky coin. Who would have thought that Mian'er would be so amazing? Now he only regretted that he had not maintained more relationships with Mian'er. Now there are many people who want to add to his glory, so he doesn't take them seriously anymore.

On that day, the imperial edict arrived at the Wang family, rewarding a lot of money and silk. On the surface, it was to praise Lord Wang for his hard work and good governance, but he was a fifth-rank official who had only been transferred back to Beijing for a year. He had made no achievements and had never done anything outstanding. How could he deserve the emperor's edict of praise? They naturally knew that this was the emperor's reward for their help to Meng'er. Two days later, the emperor granted another jade card to enter the palace, allowing Mrs. Wang to visit Concubine Kang at any time. The palace was so strict. Zhu Yuanzhang had established a very strict palace ban system. Concubines were not allowed to meet with officials, and women of state only came to the court on the Qianqiu Festival of the Central Palace, the Winter Solstice, New Year's Day, and the first and fifteenth days of each month. In the past, even the relatives of Concubine Zhang, who was extremely favored at the time, were not allowed to enter the palace easily. Mrs. Wang's entry into the palace would be like an ordinary visit. How much face did she have? Lord Wang became even more popular in the court.

Although she had the badge to enter the palace, Mrs. Wang did not dare to treat entering the palace as a formality. She was very cautious and only went to the palace once every ten days or half a month. Unexpectedly, the emperor sent his eunuchs to tell Mrs. Wang that she didn't need to be so restrained and could go to the palace more often, even if she went every day. Upon inquiring, she learned that Meng'er was making a fuss about leaving the palace again. The emperor was really exhausted after accompanying her for strolls on the streets for a few days, and at the same time he was worried that the girl would run around outside and no longer want to return to the palace to live. The emperor thought that besides shopping, Meng'er just wanted to go to Lord Wang's house to play. If Mrs. Wang came to the palace every day, it would be difficult for Meng'er to go to that person's house. As a result, Mrs. Wang became a frequent visitor to the palace. She brought Wang Qiang with her every time she entered the palace. Now that Wang Wei had grown up, he could not come with her. Meng'er was a little disappointed. She had originally wanted to leave the palace under the excuse of visiting relatives, but the emperor asked Mrs. Wang to come to the palace every day. Now it was difficult for her to find an excuse to go out. It would be bad to say that she went shopping every day.

Gradually, Wang Qiang became a sight to behold in the palace. The eleven-year-old girl had grown into a graceful young lady with big, twinkling eyes. She was as cautious as Lady Wang and never said a word when she entered the palace. When the nobles praised her for her intelligence and beauty, she would just smile and act shy. Zhu Fuyuan was one year younger than Wang Qiang and she kept calling her sister. Wang Qiang was such a smart person that she could tell at a glance that Zhu Fuyuan was using her to get closer to Meng'er. To be honest, she didn't like Zhu Fuyuan very much. She herself was a smart person, but she didn't like girls who were calculating like her. But since Zhu Fuyuan was rushing to be intimate with her, she didn't refuse. But after she learned that Meng'er and Zaihou both hated Zhu Fuyuan, getting along with her became a little subtle. She didn't need to offend Meng'er's siblings for Zhu Fuyuan.

Wang Qiang was secretly delighted to have more opportunities to see Zaihou, but she didn't expect that Zaihou's homework was getting harder and harder. She would rarely see her cousin when she entered the palace again. She heard that his three masters were extremely strict with him. Although Zaihou had also studied with Meng'er in recent years, he still fell behind in his studies. The three masters took turns to give him extra lessons. Zaihou now almost stayed in the study room all day and could not come back until dark. Wang Qiang was extremely depressed, but she tried hard not to let anyone see her little thoughts.

When Zaihou was busy, Meng'er naturally stopped bothering him. The emperor praised the three teachers who gave Zaihou extra lessons with great satisfaction, and even hinted to them that he had high hopes for Zaihou. Hehe, the rest depends on your imagination. Haha, they will have to give Zaihou extra lessons more strictly to see if this kid Zaihou still has time to bother Meng'er.

Nowadays, Changchun Palace has become the busiest place in the inner palace. Although Kangpin's position is not high, she is in charge of food, clothing and daily expenses by the four departments and eight bureaus. Anything good is picked up and sent to Changchun Palace first. Concubines and princesses come to visit whenever they have nothing to do, saying that they are here to pay a visit to Kangpin. As soon as they see Meng'er, they hold her tightly and look like they love her very much. Meng'er has been socializing for many days, but she found that there is only one place that is the quietest, the West Warm Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, which was specially set aside for her by the emperor. Now only by hiding here can no one disturb her. Meng'er is tired of those ineffective social interactions, so she simply comes to hide in the quiet West Warm Pavilion After being empty for many days, the emperor unexpectedly came here for such a reason. He was secretly delighted. After thinking for a while, he ordered people to move many books here. Meng'er flipped through them and found quite a few picture books and even unofficial history novels. She couldn't stop reading. Unconsciously, she spent more and more time in the West Warm Pavilion. So in the East and West Warm Pavilions, one reviewed memorials while the other read quietly. The good times were probably like this. Later, whenever Meng'er came, the emperor ordered people to move all the memorials to Meng'er's room and send all the servants away. The room was still quiet, but there was a warm feeling.