The queen has four sons and six daughters, and she can call the wind and rain

After that day, Concubine Qi started sending people to give gifts to Yun Zhining and Xiao Putao again.

Yun Zhining refused at first, but after that, Concubine Qi added a lot of things and sent people to deliver them.

Yun Zhining couldn't stand it anymore and sent people to beat them up.

After that, Concubine Qi finally calmed down.

On this day, Yun Zhining was watching Xiao Pu Tao practicing calligraphy in Qingning Palace when the eldest prince suddenly came to visit.

"Ming'er pays his respects to Empress Yi. May Empress Yi be well and safe."

"Good boy, get up quickly."

Little Grape immediately dropped the pen in his hand and jumped off the stool.

"Big Brother, are you here to play with me?"

The eldest prince shook his head.

"My mother's birthday is coming up in a few days. She wants to invite Empress Yi to attend her birthday banquet. I wonder if Empress Yi is willing to go?"

"Of course I do."

Yun Zhining touched the eldest prince's head and said with a smile.

"Go back and tell your mother that I will definitely go there on time."

"Thank you, Madam Yi."

The eldest prince clasped his fists and bowed respectfully.

"If Empress Yi has no other instructions, Ming'er will take his leave."

"Wait a moment!"

"Brother, I haven't seen you for a long time. If you are not busy today, can you play with me?"

Yun Zhining knocked on the table and said with some displeasure.

"You haven't finished writing your big characters yet."

"Mother, it's rare for my eldest brother to come to Qingning Palace. Please let me play with him for a while. After the nap, I will make up for the big words I owe you, okay?"

As soon as Little Grape started to act coquettishly, Yun Zhining was defeated.

"Okay, okay, go play with the eldest prince first. There aren't many big characters left anyway. You can just make up for it when you write tomorrow."

"Yeah, mother, I knew you were the best."

"I love you the most."

Yun Zhining glared at her and said speechlessly.

"If I don't agree with you going out with your eldest brother, will you no longer think I'm good and will you no longer love me the most?"

"Of course not."

Little Grape chuckled, with a sly gleam in his eyes.

Yun Zhining didn't know what to say to her.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and take your eldest brother out to play."

"Ming'er, what do you want to eat for lunch? I'll ask the kitchen to make it for you."

The eldest prince touched the little head and smiled shyly.

"The food in Qingning Palace is delicious. I'm not picky. I can cook anything I want."

"But my stomach has been feeling uncomfortable lately, so I can't eat spicy food."

"I see. Then we'll have a light lunch today."

"Okay, thank you, Madam Yi."

Yun Zhining waved her hand.

"Okay, go have fun. I'll send someone to call you when the meal is ready."

"Just play in the palace. Don't run out. It's very dangerous."

"Don't worry, Madam Yi, I will take good care of Little Grape."

Little Grape played with the eldest prince for an hour with Wan'er and Jun'er, and then it was time for dinner.

After dinner, Yun Zhining sent Qingzhu to send the eldest prince back, and then took Xiao Pu Tao to take a nap.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Concubine Zhou's birthday has arrived.

She is now considered the number one person in the harem. Logically speaking, it is not excessive to invite everyone to her birthday party.

But there are really too many people in the palace. If we invite them all, there won’t be enough room. And with too many people, bad things can easily happen.

Therefore, Concubine Zhou only invited concubines of the rank of Jieyushi and above, and each of them prepared a grand gift.

"My Lady, this is the longevity picture I embroidered. I hope you live a long life and get what you want."

"My Lady, this is a peony vase that I asked my father to find outside the palace, as well as a set of peony tea sets. I hope you can think of me when you drink tea and arrange flowers, and think of me more when good things happen, and help me more."

"My Lady, this is the Goddess of Childbearing from me. I hope you can have both sons and daughters, and live with the Emperor forever."

Everything was fine before, but when it was Concubine Wei's turn, she presented a statue of Guanyin, a goddess of fertility. Although her words were respectful, her expression was very annoying, and every word she said was a stab in Concubine Zhou's heart. Concubine Zhou's face changed instantly.

Worried that Concubine Zhou would ruin her birthday banquet in her impulse, Yun Zhining quickly held her back.

His eyebrows twisted.

"My Lady, the smell of Concubine Wei makes me uncomfortable. Can you please kick her out?"

After spending such a long time with Yun Zhining, how could Concubine Zhou not know that she was deliberately giving her an excuse to drive Concubine Wei out so as not to affect her birthday party and let the people below laugh at her.

Concubine Zhou understood.

At the same time, I was also silently sighing in my heart.

When Yun Zhining first entered the palace, she watched helplessly as Yun Zhining snatched away her favor and broke the Buddhist beads bestowed upon her by Empress Dowager Xiaoci, so she really hated Yun Zhining and made trouble for her all the time, wishing she would disappear from this world as soon as possible.

But after dealing with her for so many years, she found that Yun Zhining was the only person she could trust in the harem. If she encountered an unexpected event one day, Yun Zhining was the only person she could entrust.

This is what it means: a journey of a thousand miles tests a horse's strength, and time reveals a person's true character.

"Lin'er, what are you still standing there for? Get Concubine Wei out right away. If anything happens to Concubine Yi, will you be able to take the blame?"

"Don't be angry, Madam. I will drive Concubine Wei out right now."

"Concubine Wei, please."

If she were an ordinary person, she would definitely leave quickly to prevent the matter from getting worse. However, Concubine Wei relied on the fact that she was the niece of Empress Dowager Xiaoyan and did not take Concubine Zhou seriously.

"Empress Zhou, are you out of your mind?"

"It was Concubine Yi who deliberately caused trouble for me and slapped me in the face in public. Not only did you not help me to seek justice, you also sided with Concubine Yi."

"Do you believe me? I will go to Xiaohe Palace to sue you?"

"You go!"

"You go now."

"I just don't believe that Queen Dowager Xiaoyan would punish me for something like this."

She originally wanted to have a good birthday, but it was ruined by Concubine Wei just at the beginning. Concubine Zhou was really angry.

He was shaking with anger.

I wanted to go crazy on the spot.

Seeing this, Yun Zhining stepped forward, held her hand, patted it, and spoke softly.

"Sister Zhou, today is your birthday, you should be happy."

"As for these troublesome things, leave them to me to deal with."

After saying that, she walked up to Concubine Wei and slapped her hard.

Concubine Wei was stunned on the spot.

Others were also horrified.

Although Yun Zhining had killed many concubines along the way, she always used soft tactics to deal with those people secretly and basically had no head-on conflicts with anyone, so some people always thought that she was soft-hearted, easy to control and deal with.

But the slap just now woke everyone up.

They clearly realized that Yun Zhining was no longer the cannon fodder who was sent into the palace by her father and mother in order to save her elder sister.

She is Concubine Yi, the mother of Princess Chang'an, Princess Anle and the fourth prince, the emperor's favorite concubine. She has the love of Empress Dowager Xiaoyan and Empress Dowager Xiaoci, and the support and protection of Concubine Zhou, Concubine Qi and Madam Lin. She is the person who cannot be offended in the harem.

But smart people are common, but stupid people are rare.

Concubine Wei is the most typical example.

She always felt regretful that if she had been younger, she would have been able to participate in the selection of concubines. If she had participated, the queen of Daye would not be Zhang Wanru, but her.

Now that Zhang Wanru has been deposed, it will be her turn to be the queen.

Yun Zhining actually dared to disrespect her, the future queen. She was so bold.

"Yun Zhining, you dare to hit me!"

"I'll hit you because you deserve it!"

Yun Zhining moved her wrist and sneered.

"Today is Concubine Zhou's birthday. It would be fine if you didn't wish her well, but you actually rubbed salt into her wounds and deliberately provoked her. You have ulterior motives."

"I didn't want to attack you, I just wanted to give you a warning in secret. I hope you can understand my good intentions and withdraw as soon as possible to avoid embarrassment."

"Who would have thought that you didn't understand what I said at all. Not only did you refuse to leave, but you also continued to provoke Concubine Zhou."

"Madam Zhou Guifei, as the birthday girl, it is not convenient for me to do anything to you, so let me do it."

"If you are dissatisfied, go to the Emperor and Empress Dowager Xiaoyan to complain. I want to see if they will protect you."

Concubine Wei had never encountered such an embarrassing situation in her life. She immediately pulled out the hairpin from her head and stabbed Yun Zhining.

"Ahhh, Yun Zhining, go to hell!"