Under the bright candlelight in the room, everyone was laughing and talking, but Ye Bingshang was exceptionally quiet and cold. Her smile at this moment made people feel like they were bathed in spring breeze.

"I thank the emperor for his concern." Ye Bingshang stood up and raised her glass, "I wish the emperor and the empress long life and happiness, and I wish the sisters in the palace a happy life forever."

The jujube and yam cake was Shen Meizhuang's favorite, but Ye Bingshang didn't. But Shen Meizhuang was unreliable, and everyone from Yinzhen to Concubine Jing knew that she loved this cake, so Ye Bingshang, who had just arrived, had to love it.

"Princess Lan is really good at talking." Concubine Hua praised Ye Bingshang in a casual tone, but her upturned phoenix eyes stared at Zhen Huan with ill intent.

Zhen Huan came back to her senses and looked straight at Concubine Hua, smiling, "Sister Mei has always been sincere and straightforward, she says whatever she thinks."

New love and old love were involved, and the military power of the previous dynasty was also involved. Yinzhen did not want to offend either side, so the queen toasted Yinzhen at the right time to divert everyone's attention.

Ye Bingshang and Zhen Huan were sitting close to each other, and she heard Zhen Huan whisper, "Huanbi, I want to go out for a walk."

"Oh, this is my first time in Changchun Garden. I am not familiar with the road. I would like to ask Aunt Jinxi to accompany you."

It just so happened that Ye Bingshang was also feeling a little tight in her chest. She couldn't stand the atmosphere of this palace banquet, and had to be looked at from time to time by Yinzhen and other concubines. She turned her head and whispered to Zhen Huan.

"It's late at night and we've had some wine, why don't Caiyue and I go for a walk with you."

Zhen Huan nodded in agreement. Ye Bingshang, Jingpin, and An Lingrong in the back seat said something, and then went out to visit the garden with Zhen Huan.

Speaking of which, since Ye Bingshang came to this place, she has been either imprisoned or secluded in the palace to avoid trouble, and has not yet had a good look at the scenery here.

However, the people here are much more normal. Even if they are as stupid as Concubine Qi or as fierce as Concubine Hua, Ye Bingshang thinks they are normal people.

"It's so quiet here." As soon as Zhen Huan left the crowd, her girlish nature was immediately revealed and she looked around.

"This Changchun Garden was originally the favorite temporary palace of Emperor Kangxi. After the death of the late emperor, it naturally became much quieter. In front is the Tonghua Terrace. There is a night banquet in the palace, so it is always noisy nearby. My lady, why don't you go and take a look."

Cui Jinxi spoke slowly and carefully, intentionally or unintentionally arousing Zhen Huan's interest in Tonghuatai. She also talked about how much the late emperor loved Shu Fei, and then expressed regret for Shu Fei's current situation of becoming a nun and living in seclusion.

This caused Zhen Huan to sigh with emotion, "No matter how beautiful or wonderful a love affair is, it is but a fleeting moment."

It is unclear whether she was talking about the late emperor and Shufei, her and Yinzhen, or all the women trapped in the palace.

In Cui Jinxi's words, the phoenix tree is the most chaste and loving tree. Ye Bingshang doesn't know whether it is true or not, but in her impression, the phoenix will only roost in the phoenix tree. In the palace, the phoenix tree should symbolize the throne of the phoenix.

However, the late emperor built a Paulownia Terrace for Concubine Shu. With such excessive favor, it is inevitable that Concubine Shu would have had some other thoughts. Unfortunately, her son was too young and the late emperor did not live long enough.

"The late emperor had so many concubines. He had three empresses, and later he had noble concubines and four concubines. I heard that although the late emperor's concubine Liang was born in the Xinzheku, she was the most beautiful woman in the late emperor's reign. It can be seen that love in the world will eventually fade with beauty."

Ye Bingshang spoke coldly, expressing her ridicule and disdain for this relationship. She hated love to the extreme.

It also broke the sadness created by Cui Jinxi. Zhen Huan, who was about to go to Tonghua Terrace alone, took back her steps, as if she had come back to reality.

Cui Jinxi wanted to say a few more words when she saw this, but Caiyue suddenly said, "Yes, Concubine Shu is several dozen years younger than the late emperor."

In an instant, all the sadness and love disappeared, and Zhen Huan felt as if she had just woken up from a dream. How could it be love for an old king to dote on a beauty who was not even 20 years old?

"Sister Mei, let's go back."

"Okay." Ye Bingshang asked Caiyue to pick a few morning glories. "This folk flower is not common in the palace. This flower blooms in the early morning and is also known as the morning glory."

"Morning glory? What a nice name." Zhen Huan took a morning glory and put it to her nose and smelled it. The fragrance was very light, somewhat similar to the scent of cucumber.

Ye Bingshang tied three morning glory buds of different sizes together, and added a few small leaves to make a small bouquet. She seemed to be in a good mood.

"There is also a flower called the evening calyx, which is the common gourd flower among the people. It blooms at dusk and withers the next morning. Unless you are a careful person, you will not be able to see the evening calyx and morning calyx bloom."

Zhen Huan murmured: "It is easy for a person with a heart to find a priceless treasure, but it is hard to find a lover."

When the two returned to the palace banquet, Cui Jinxi and Huanbi both looked unhappy. An Lingrong whispered to them that the emperor had just asked them where they had been.

Ye Bingshang pinned the bouquet of morning glories on An Lingrong's head and said with a smile, "Thank you, sister."

Yinzhen squinted at the bouquet on An Lingrong's head and asked, "What kind of flowers are these?"

An Lingrong's face turned red instantly. She didn't know how to answer and looked at Ye Bingshang and Zhen Huan timidly and helplessly.

Zhen Huan bowed and looked at Yinzhen with a smile, "Your Majesty, there is a flower called Chaoyan, which only blooms in the early morning. It is not easy to see unless you are interested."

"It's not often seen in the palace. I saw that the crape myrtle in the courtyard was in full bloom. I have ordered someone to bring a few pots to Bitong Academy. Now is the season when crape myrtle is in full bloom."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

During the question and answer, Zhen Huan's eyes were full of affection, and Yinzhen readily agreed, and there was a natural atmosphere as if they were the only two people in the world.

Zhen Huan vaguely showed off Yinzhen's favor and specialness for her, and turned around and smiled at Ye Bingshang and An Lingrong in a very artificial manner, with a hint of shyness in her smile.

The Queen smiled without saying anything, Ye Bingshang smiled appropriately, An Lingrong had a hint of disappointment in her eyes, Concubine Qi was completely confused, and Concubine Hua glared at Concubine Cao fiercely.

Concubine Cao then said in a panic, "Your Majesty, please allow me to leave first. Wen Yi is vomiting milk again."

"what happened?"

It was Chinese Valentine's Day, a festive occasion for couples to spend a happy night together, but Yinzhen went to Concubine Hua's Qingliang Palace because he was worried about Princess Wen Yi.

Ye Bingshang looked at Zhen Huan helplessly. Well, the only person who was happy at this palace banquet became Concubine Hua.

"A mother is kind-hearted and loves her children deeply. I hope Concubine Hua and Noble Lady Cao can take good care of Princess Wen Yi." Zhen Huan said this with a half-smile, and her eyes and mouth revealed sarcasm.

An Lingrong kept her head down and said nothing all the way, secretly glancing at Ye Bingshang from time to time. She seemed to want to say something but stopped herself before following Zhen Huan away at the fork in the road, and in the end, she said nothing.

Caiyue asked tentatively: "My lady, do you want to help Miss An?"

"Why should I help her if she needs my help?"

Ye Bingshang also personally provided porridge to the people and set up schools, but later the Ye family rebelled against the country, leaving her alone. How did those who had received her kindness repay her?

'I also drank her porridge, it was disgusting.'

From then on, Ye Bingshang understood that instead of doing good deeds without asking for anything in return, it would be better to wait for others to ask for help before showing mercy, like the piece of driftwood in the hands of a drowning person that cannot be let go.

"Little Master, it's not good!"

Cai Xing rushed in rashly, "Princess Wen Yi keeps vomiting milk, the imperial physician said it was because of tapioca flour mixed into the water chestnut soup, after investigation it was found that only Concubine Wan's palace had used tapioca flour recently, Concubine Hua said it was the young lady and Concubine Wan who did it."

It’s Concubine Hua again. There’s really no peace for the whole day.

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