The prince of love, the wealth has come to me

Xiao Mingchen then said, "In that case, this shop is indeed a bit strange. I guess I have nothing to do today, so let's go shopping with Qingqing. I can buy any jewelry I like."

"Okay." Ling Yueqing glanced at him and naturally understood what he meant.

The two of them arrived at Baoyuan Hall. When the waiter saw Ling Yueqing, he immediately came up to her and said, "Miss, you are here? What kind of jewelry do you want to see today?"

His voice paused obviously when he saw Xiao Mingchen following behind Ling Yueqing, and then returned to normal.

"Do you have any new earrings recently? I want them to be made of high-quality materials. Bring them to me for a look?"

"Okay, don't worry, Miss. Even if you don't tell me, what I give you will be the best in our store."

Ling Yueqing chose for a long time, and until she finished choosing the jewelry and Xiao Mingchen left, the waiter did not even mention the gift of fate for her.

After returning to the palace, Ling Yueqing said to Xiao Mingchen, "It's really not simple. Every time I went there before, he said he would send me off, as if he would not give up until he sent me off. But today when you accompanied me, he never mentioned it again.

"It seems that this place should be thoroughly investigated."

"Right on my mind."

A few days later, Xiao Mingchen listened to the news brought by Yun Dian and pondered silently.

"The man behind Baoyuantang is actually named Li Zhongyu. He opened Baoyuantang in secret a few years ago and it quickly became popular in Shengjing. Even now, there are still many customers every day."

"Your Highness may not know that he actually has another shop called Treasure House."

Xiao Mingchen said, "Zhenbaolou? But it's the Zhenbaolou that cooperates with the imperial palace and specializes in making jewelry for the imperial concubines?"

"Your Highness, that's right. The Treasure House came into being out of nowhere fifteen years ago and quickly established a relationship with the imperial palace. The one who facilitated this was the Empress Dowager, who was then Concubine Luo." Yun Dian continued.

"Then can we find out how he and the Queen Mother met?"

Yun Dian shook his head. "No, I didn't find any connection between the two before. But I heard that this man had a childhood sweetheart in his hometown, but she suddenly disappeared."

Finally, Yun Dian concluded, "This Li Zhongyu often goes in and out of the palace under the pretext of making jewelry. I think the man the emperor saw that day must be this person."

Ling Yue finished listening to Yun Dian's words and was about to say something when Chi Feng came in.

"Your Majesty, someone is coming from the palace."

Xiao Mingchen and Ling Yueqing looked at each other and said, "Let him in."

"Yes."

After a while, a eunuch walked in. It was the eunuch attending the Empress Dowager, Eunuch Yang.

"I wonder why Eunuch Yang came here this time?"

"I, your servant, pay my respects to the prince. The queen mother was extremely happy to hear that the prince had returned, but considering that the prince had just returned and was tired from the journey, she did not summon you. Today is a good day, and the queen mother summons you and the princess to the palace for dinner."

"Okay, I understand. Go back and tell the Queen Mother that the prince and princess will arrive later."

"Your Highness, Princess, please come with me into the palace now. The Queen Mother misses you and wants to talk to you more. I believe dinner is almost ready now." Eunuch Yang said with a smile, but his tone was unquestionable.

"Okay, then wait a moment, Eunuch Yang. The prince and the princess will change clothes and go together."

"The old slave is waiting here."

After Xiao Mingchen and Ling Yueqing entered the house, Ling Yueqing asked softly, "What does the Queen Mother mean? Are we just having a meal this time?"

"Qingqing, don't worry. I'll take care of everything. Remember to find time to visit Yuning and give her Mu Han's letter. Tell her to stay calm. I'll arrange everything."

"it is good."

Then the two of them entered the palace with Eunuch Yang and came to the Empress Dowager's Xiande Palace.

Eunuch Yang said, "My Lord and Princess, the Queen Mother has ordered that you two should just go inside when you arrive. I will leave now."

Xiao Mingchen and Ling Yueqing walked in together and saw the Queen Mother instructing the palace maids to arrange the dishes.

"Take a look at these dishes over here. These are Chen'er's favorites."

"Put these dishes here. I saw Qing'er picking them up several times last time. They must be her favorites."

Looking at the busy appearance of the Queen Mother, Xiao Mingchen and Ling Yueqing looked at each other. If it weren't for those doubts, the Queen Mother's current actions could truly be regarded as that of a loving mother.

The maids were the first to notice the two and saluted in unison, "Your servants greet the prince and princess."

"Get up." The two walked forward, "Your son/daughter-in-law, pay your respects to your mother."

The Queen Mother turned around upon hearing this and hurried over to greet them, "Chen'er, Qing'er is here, please come and sit down. I have asked someone to prepare a large table of dishes, all of which are your favorites."

"Okay, you go down."

"Yes, I'll take my leave." After everyone left, there were only three of them left in the store.

The Queen Mother held their hands and said distressedly, "You two have suffered a lot in the past few days. You must not have eaten well or slept well. Look, you have lost weight."

Ling Yueqing said she couldn't respond to this because she had actually gained several pounds.

She felt that she had gained a lot of weight recently, so she went to the system to get a scale, and sure enough, she had gained a lot of weight.

And now, somehow, the Queen Mother can still be seen to have lost weight. The angle is indeed strange.

Xiao Mingchen replied, "Don't worry, mother. Qing'er and I have been doing well these days. Now that we are back, we just need to eat more to replenish our body."

"Okay, okay, come on, eat more. These dishes are your favorites." The queen mother kept picking up food for the two of them.

"Was there any effect this time? Was Chen'er's hidden illness cured?" The Queen Mother asked Xiao Mingchen.

Xiao Mingchen almost spit out his rice when he heard this, while Ling Yueqing looked at him in confusion. What hidden disease? How could she not know?

"Don't worry, mother. That miracle doctor is very skilled and has cured all my illnesses." Xiao Mingchen said carelessly.

But the Queen Mother obviously didn't appreciate his deception, and instead took Ling Yueqing's hand and said, "Qing'er, I'm sorry for putting you in such a difficult position. I also know that every woman doesn't want to have a child."

"It's just that Chen'er had a physical problem before and couldn't get pregnant. Now that she's better, you can have children. But after all, she has just recovered from a serious illness, so you still have to take it easy, understand?"

Ling Yueqing finally understood what the two of them were talking about. She didn't expect that what he meant by "the secret cannot be revealed" was this.

So she looked at Xiao Mingchen teasingly, and then promised seriously, "Don't worry, mother. I will ask the prince to be more restrained these days. Everything is based on the prince's health."

"Okay, I know you are a good and obedient child."

Xiao Mingchen looked helpless. He just said it casually, but why did he take it so seriously...