The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

After the queen learned what her daughter said, she sent people to the Imperial Study and Fushou Palace to ask the emperor and her mother what they thought.

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty was stunned when he heard the words of the visitor. "Yi Yi is already eight years old."

Time flies by so fast.

Considering that it was her first birthday since entering the palace, Emperor Shundi of Yuan Dynasty decided to make it a grand celebration.

The Queen Mother thought the same thing. "Go back and tell the Queen that the birthday of the legitimate princess should be more grand. This is also the first birthday of Princess Yongkang since she entered the palace."

After receiving replies from both parties, the Queen started to organize the banquet. After some thought, she decided to invite the royal family members to attend the family banquet, so that the princess could also get to know them.

Shen Jiarou didn't have any idea about this.

When the prince learned of his sister's birthday, he began to think seriously about the birthday gift.

Ever since the third princess left the palace once, she fell in love with everything outside the palace, such as the noodles and candied haws outside the palace.

On this day, a person came to Zhaolan Palace.

The eunuch came in and reported, "Your Majesty, Princess Yongkang is here."

The Concubine De, who was embroidering a handkerchief, was stunned when she heard it. "Please come in!"

The news that Shen Jiarou took the initiative to go to Zhaolan Palace quickly spread throughout the harem.

Anpin was shocked when she heard this. "Huh, they are both her sisters, but she actually took the initiative to get close to the unpopular Third Princess."

The palace servant serving on the side sighed: After all, Concubine De’s position is higher than yours.

Imperial Palace

Concubine Zhang lay on the chaise longue. After listening to the palace maid's report, she slowly opened her eyes.

"Oh, Princess Yongkang took the initiative to go to Concubine De's place? This is really strange. Princess Yongkang has been in the palace for a few months. Apart from the Queen Mother and the Empress, Concubine De's palace is the third palace she took the initiative to step into."

Her personal maid, Nanny Qin, said, "Who says it's not true? I don't know what tricks Concubine De and the others used to make Princess Yongkang, who never gets close to the harem, take the initiative to get close to them."

Concubine Zhang thought for a long time and decided that the cause should be the third princess.

"I'm afraid it's that little bitch who goes to see Princess Yongkang from time to time."

Nanny Qin was stunned when she heard this, but she also felt that what her madam said made sense.

The plan was being put into action here, but Shen Jiarou had no idea and had already started chatting with Defei and her daughter.

Defei thought that Princess Yongkang's eighth birthday was coming soon, and she didn't know what she liked, so she asked in a roundabout way.

"Princess, when you and Xier left the palace that day, she said she saw your pet. What was its name..." She suddenly forgot it.

Ou He, who was beside the Third Princess, said quickly, "Your Majesty, its name is Hu Zhan. I heard that the Emperor asked the Princess to raise it."

After her reminder, Concubine De finally remembered.

"Look at my memory. Yes, it's called Huzhan. I guess Huzhan has been with you for a long time."

Shen Jiarou smiled faintly, "Almost two years."

Shen Jiarou returned to the palace only after being invited by Concubine De and her daughter to have dinner.

The mother and daughter watched her disappearing figure. After looking at her mother, the third princess murmured to herself.

"I don't know what gift I should give to my sister Yi Yi."

De Fei thought for a moment and said, "How about embroidering a battle shield?"

The third princess was stunned for a moment, then she was delighted, "Mother, this is a very good idea. I will go there now."

Seeing her daughter had left, Concubine De felt less sad. She found that since her daughter met Princess Yongkang, she smiled more and more. As a mother, she was happy to see her daughter happy.

The prince knew that the girl liked elegant things, so he decided to paint a picture of the lotus blooming in her heart and write some words about it.

The next day, Shen Jiarou received the second payment for the storybook, a silver note of 50,000 taels.

She received a pile of silver bills early in the morning and was happy to touch them. In her joy, she asked everyone in the palace to go to the small kitchen to order a portion of their favorite food, and gave each person in the small kitchen one or two taels of silver as a reward for their hard work.

So far, the total amount of royalties from the two times has reached 60,000 yuan, which has made Shen Jiarou even more motivated to write storybooks.

A book appeared in the capital, telling the story of two poor brothers, one a scholar who came to Beijing to take an imperial examination, and the other a brave and strong young man who competed in a martial arts exam.

During this period, the business of Shi Ya Xuan Restaurant was even more prosperous, because the stage was set up in the center and there were different programs every day, which the diners watched with gusto.

Fengyi Palace

Thinking of the eldest princess who had been married for many years, the queen sent someone to deliver a letter, "Tell the eldest princess that she was not able to attend the ceremony of enthroning her fourth sister last time. She must come to the palace on her fourth sister's eighth birthday this time, and let the queen mother see her."

The eldest princess Ji Chenfei was also flattered when she received her mother's imperial edict.

Nanny Chang thought about what the Queen said and felt that it made sense.

"Princess, why don't you go back? I heard that Princess Yongkang is very capable. She was promoted from a county lady to a first-rank princess in just two years. She rose step by step based on her merits. Besides, the Queen Mother is also very kind to you. You can just go and see her."

The eldest princess was a well-educated, gentle person. After hearing what Nanny Chang said, she was also moved.

"Mammy, let me think about it."

She had never been favored by her father since she was young, and her mother was of low rank and humble status. If it weren't for the care of her grandmother, both of her parents would have died long ago.

Thinking of this, he felt a little sad, and his longing for his grandmother also came to his mind.

"Mammy, let's go to the palace this time. It's time to visit the Empress Dowager."

Thinking of her fourth sister whom she had never met, she didn't know what birthday gift to prepare.

Nanny Chang saw her frowning slightly and asked in confusion, "Princess, what's wrong?"

"What birthday gift should I prepare for my fourth sister?"

She couldn't afford anything too expensive, after all, she wasn't favored. Her husband's position wasn't high, and there weren't many valuable items in the house.

Nanny Chang thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you prepare some as usual and make one yourself to show your love for your sister?"

The eldest princess was worried that she would be looked down upon, and Nanny Chang saw it, but there was nothing she could do as there were not many valuable items in the mansion.

"Princess, listen to me, Princess Yongkang rose to the top step by step, so she must be used to seeing good things. What matters is the intention. If she likes it, we can be sisters. If she doesn't like it, we can just be ordinary relatives."

The princess suddenly came to her senses after hearing this and said, "Mammy, you are right. I have confused myself."

After a few days, the third princess's handkerchief had gradually taken shape. Ouhe looked at the pattern on it with amazement in her eyes.

"Princess, this is so beautifully embroidered. I think Princess Yongkang will like it."

The third princess was delighted when she heard this. "As long as you like it."

If it weren't for her mother's reminder, she wouldn't know what to give.

Concubine De was also doing embroidery. She was originally planning to embroider Princess Yongkang's pet, but she told her daughter about it, so she had to find something else to embroider.

The eldest princess decided to embroider clothes for her fourth sister, because she heard that her fourth sister often went out of the palace, so the clothes would be of use.

She began to work hard on designing the patterns, and finally decided which one to embroider through multiple votes.