As soon as she opened her eyes, she was forcibly carried back to the East Palace by the paranoid pri

Xiaobi retreated with the booklet and gold ingots in her hands, facing the envious gazes of the palace people in Yongding Palace.

Xiao Guanzi stepped into the Yongding Palace and offered his congratulations, "I wish your Majesty a thousand years of happiness and longevity!"

"I have come here specially to ask for some money for collecting blessings." Xiao Guanzi said sincerely and flatteringly, holding a whisk in his hand.

Behind him followed a group of young eunuchs, who were either holding brocade boxes or carrying large wooden boxes with elegant patterns in pairs.

He Yue pointed at Xiao Guanzi and Xiao Ye behind him and said in a teasing tone, "Two famous people in the imperial court came to me to ask for money, but the allowance that Chi Jue gave you is not enough."

Xiao Ye Zi continued, with a charming smile on her pretty round face, and bowed with both hands, "The silver gift given by the Queen on her birthday is incomparable to anything else. Master and I want to get some of the Queen's blessings!"

He Yue smiled lightly, her eyebrows slightly curved, like the summer breeze, the lotus in the pond, and all the other intoxicating scenes, looking at Hui Qing, "Give the two big celebrities double the gold ingots, we can't let their hard work go to waste."

The master and disciple who received the two gold ingots thanked her again, "Thank you for the reward, Madam!"

Xiao Guanzi waved his hand back, and the eunuchs put down the wooden box and piled the brocade box on top. "Your Majesty, these are the birthday gifts from various places. This is the gift book that has been counted."

Xiao Ye quickly presented the gift book in her hand. Hui Qing took it first and then handed it to the Queen.

He Yue flipped through the pages casually and glanced at them quickly. Because she had previously taken over the rouge shop given by Duke Liu, this time there were a large number of people delivering shop deeds, including jewelry shops, rouge shops, cloth shops, and so on.

The young eunuchs opened several wooden boxes and brocade boxes, which contained pearl and ruby ​​head ornaments, and double phoenix hairpins holding pearls...

Every piece here is breathtakingly beautiful.

"Your Majesty is still meeting with the court officials. He will be here soon. He asked me to deliver the birthday gift first." Xiao Guanzi did his best to speak well of his master, and his tone was a little exaggerated. "You don't know that His Majesty has carefully examined each of these. This hairpin and hairpin were sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for re-making at least three times!"

He Yue asked the palace maids to accept it, "Chi Jue is very thoughtful."

After a birthday, becoming rich is not enough to describe her now.

Only after her birthday did she truly turn twenty-seven. The past few years had passed in a daze, at times frighteningly slow and at times horrifyingly fast.

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In the afternoon, a large dark cloud floated over from the north, covering the sky, and the weather suddenly became cooler.

The imperial physician had warned that the empress was about to give birth, so she had to move around more often and not stay in Yongding Palace all day. She also shouldn't eat too much cakes and pastries.

Hui Qing suddenly became a stern housekeeper. When her expression became stern, He Yue was also a little afraid of her.

He Yue was supported by Hui Qing and walked slowly in the Imperial Garden. She did not have any particular preference for any particular flower, so there were flowers of all colors in the Imperial Garden, which were pleasing to the eye at a glance.

During the tense period when the Queen was about to give birth, everyone in the palace was on edge, and even the concubines did not dare to have a bold encounter for fear of disturbing the Queen.

He Yue walked slowly, with Hui Qing being closest to her, while the other palace people were a few steps away.

"Xiao Bi will be leaving tomorrow." He Yue said as she walked, "Hui Qing, I'm in a very bad condition right now. Please go to the palace gate to see her off on my behalf tomorrow."

Hui Qing nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, Madam."

"I have also prepared a life and a house for you, which is no worse than Xiaobi's." He Yue patted Hui Qing's wrist, which was supporting her, and said calmly, "You will not lose a penny. As long as you want, you can leave the palace at any time. You are the person closest to me, and I hope you are doing well."

Hui Qing lowered her head in shame, not wanting the Queen to notice the tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty, I only want to serve you for the rest of my life and I don't want to leave the palace."

He Yue didn't notice her hidden expression and teased her with a smile, "You have served me all your life. When you are old, you will become an old lady serving water to old ladies, and you will have to use crutches. Others will laugh at you to death."

"It doesn't matter if you don't have this idea now. Just tell me if you do." He Yue really didn't want Hui Qing to waste his life by her side.

Huiqing still refused and insisted on serving her all the time.

He Yue gently advised her to think it over again.

The palace maids following closely behind her were all jealous of Huiqing's status in the Queen's heart.

But there was nothing they could do. Huiqing was like Eunuch Guan in front of His Majesty. They could only flatter and respect her. The Empress did not shy away from them and openly showed her favoritism because of this.

After strolling around for nearly half an hour, He Yue slowly returned to Yongding Palace. Ning Rushong had already dealt with government affairs and was waiting in the West Pavilion.

He sipped his tea. Midsummer was here, and it was always more unbearable. He Yue even prepared more medicine for him. It was no longer limited to the evening, but he also had to prepare a bowl for him during lunch break.

"Chi Jue." He Yue called him. The strategy of inflicting pain on herself was probably the most useful trick in the world for her. He Yue's attitude towards Ning Rushong became increasingly gentle and tender.