I've waited for you for a thousand years, and I've lived this life just to meet you

Yongshou Palace

In the main hall of Yongshou Palace, Nanny Liu stood beside Empress Dowager Wei.

Queen Mother Wei, sitting on the chair, was wearing a gorgeous court robe with intricate patterns embroidered on the golden brocade, demonstrating the glory and dignity of the royal family.

Queen Mother Wei always liked quietness, so she exempted the concubines from the morning and evening self-reflection ceremony, but there were still some concubines who came to pay their respects.

Today, all the concubines were surprisingly present and came to Yongshou Palace to pay their respects to Empress Dowager Wei.

"Empress Dowager..." One of the concubines broke the silence first.

Queen Mother Wei looked up and saw Concubine Zhang with an angry look on her face.

She thought to herself, "This beautiful woman is always jealous. Last night, the emperor favored Concubine Yu again. I'm sure she's here to complain to me."

Concubine Zhang frowned, one hand tightly gripping the armrest of the chair, her tone filled with dissatisfaction and grievance: "Yesterday, Imperial Concubine Yu entered the palace. Shouldn't the Empress Dowager come over to pay her respects?"

At this time, Concubine Li on the side said, "Concubine Zhang, Concubine Yu is in favor now, how can she have time to care about the Empress Dowager?"

After hearing this, Concubine Zhan lowered her head slightly and couldn't help but sneer in her heart: "This Concubine Li is still the same, a cannon."

Empress Dowager Wei smiled slightly and said, "Noble Concubine Yu just entered the palace yesterday, so the Emperor will naturally favor her more. This is also human nature. You don't have to worry too much."

When Lady Zhang heard this, she bit her lips in anger and her eyes turned red.

She knew that she couldn't go against Queen Dowager Wei, so she stamped her feet secretly and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Queen Mother Wei rubbed her brows wearily and said to everyone, "Everyone go back!"

"Yes, I'll take my leave." After the concubines paid their respects to Queen Dowager Wei, they left one after another.

Queen Mother Wei was not yet forty-two years old, but her body was gradually becoming tired, and coupled with the numerous affairs of the harem, she already had some white hair.

Although there were few women in the emperor's harem, he had never favored any of them, and there were no conspiracies or intrigues. Instead, the harem was much quieter.

"The Emperor has arrived! Imperial Concubine Yu has arrived!"

Soon, Xiao Mohan brought Su Yuer into Yongshou Palace.

Walking into the palace, you will see the interior walls inlaid with enamel paintings, which are colorful and lifelike.

A simple and elegant palace lantern hangs in the center of the hall, making the entire hall bright and mysterious.

Xiao Mohan saluted respectfully towards Queen Mother Wei, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Queen Mother!"

"Your Majesty, there is no need to be so polite." As Empress Dowager Wei spoke, she turned and looked at Su Yu'er.

Su Yu'er stepped forward and bowed to the person in front of her, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager. May the Empress Dowager be blessed with good health."

She was wearing a gorgeous palace gown with dragon and phoenix patterns. A golden phoenix jade hairpin was inserted diagonally in her hair bun. The hairpin was inlaid with exquisite jadeite, sparkling with a faint light.

She has a beautiful face, skin as white as snow, and a charming smile, which makes her look even more beautiful and charming like a flower.

Wei's eyes fell on Su Yu'er, "No need to be polite, sit down."

Su Yuer said, "Thank you, Queen Mother."

She didn't hesitate and sat down gracefully.

"The emperor is afraid that I will embarrass your Yu'er, so he came here in person."

Xiao Mohan looked at Su Yu'er and said, "Why do you say that, mother? My son is able to marry Yu'er, and he should thank you for your support."

Empress Dowager Guo looked at Su Yu'er and smiled calmly: "Yu'er, you are more fortunate than I am."

Su Yu'er stared in confusion. She looked at Xiao Mohan and gave him a hint.

Xiao Mohan looked at her puzzled expression with a smile, then turned to Queen Mother Wei and said, "Mother, please stop teasing Yu'er."

Queen Mother Wei said with a kind smile, "The Emperor is my biological son, and we are of one mind.

This son has had his own thoughts since he was five years old, and his mother knows it all.

Yu'er! You are worthy of the emperor's love, and you are worthy of the emperor doing this for you."

Su Yuer understood completely.

Xiao Mohan must have already informed his mother, Queen Dowager Wei, of his feelings for her.

"Yu'er, you are a smart person. I believe you have understood what I meant when I said you are more fortunate than me."

Su Yu'er answered seriously: "I understand. Thank you, Queen Mother, for your understanding and support for me and Mo Han!"

The Queen Mother Wei looked at the two of them and liked them more and more. They were such a perfect match!

Queen Mother Wei smiled and said, “I’m glad you understand. It’s rare for the emperor to treat you so well.

In this deep palace, sincerity is the most precious thing, and I believe that you will cherish each other even more."

Su Yu'er stood up and bowed, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your consideration."

Seeing this, Queen Mother Wei said softly, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Yu'er, you should call me mother."

Su Yuer smiled shyly, "Mother, I don't know what you like. I came here in a hurry, so I prepared some small gifts for you to accept."

Cuihong walked forward holding a gift.

Su Yu'er took a porcelain bottle and said, "Mother, this is the Dingyan Pill. After you take it, your youthful appearance will remain forever, and you will not age with the passage of time."

When Queen Mother Wei heard about Dingyan Dan, she looked at the porcelain bottle in Su Yuer's hand with shining eyes.

Su Yuer took over an antique-style cosmetics box and said, "Mother, this is a set of anti-wrinkle and nourishing cosmetics. It will help with anti-wrinkle and nourishing, and delay skin aging."

Queen Mother Wei excitedly reached out to take the porcelain bottle. "Is this the Dingyan Pill that Fengyu Pavilion auctioned a while ago?"

"Mother! You may not know this, but Yu'er is the major shareholder of Fengyu Pavilion.

"The auction items at Fengyu Pavilion were all provided by Yu'er, and the pills were all made by her herself." Xiao Mohan explained proudly.

Queen Mother Wei looked at Su Yu'er in surprise, "Did Yu'er make all of this herself?"

"Yes, mother, Yu'er is already a seventh-level alchemist."

Queen Mother Wei: "..." My son has found a treasure.

"Mother, you can take the Dingyan Pill to see the effect." Su Yuer said.

"Okay, okay! Mother will take it now."

Queen Mother Wei couldn't wait to open the porcelain bottle, take out the pill from the bottle and put it into her mouth.

She had seen the eldest princess's appearance after taking the elixir.

It can make people stay young forever. As a woman, she also cares about her appearance.

After taking the anti-aging pill, Queen Mother Wei felt a cool sensation emanating from her body as the pill entered her stomach.

After a while, Queen Mother Wei felt her skin become white and smooth.

She felt that her body was slowly changing and the effect of the elixir had not yet been fully exerted.

"This Dingyan Pill is really good. I feel like the medicinal effects in my body haven't been completely absorbed yet."

"Mother, please use a mirror to take a look." Su Yuer handed over a small mirror.

Queen Mother Wei took the mirror and looked at it from left to right. "What is this? It's clearer than a bronze mirror."

She finally looked at herself in the mirror and said, "Ai Jia is so young? I don't even have any gray hair anymore."

Yu'er, is it really Ai Jia? "At this moment, she couldn't believe that the person in the mirror was herself.

At this time, Madam Liu came over and saw the changes in Queen Mother Wei at a glance. She said in surprise: "Queen Mother, how did you become so young, with fair skin and black hair?"

"Emperor, your mother has really grown younger!" Queen Mother Wei asked excitedly while looking at Xiao Mohan.

"Congratulations, Queen Mother! Your beauty will last forever!"

Nanny Liu came back to her senses instantly and whispered to Queen Mother Wei, "Queen Mother, lunch is ready."

Queen Mother Wei stood up happily, took Su Yu'er's hand and said, "I am just happy. Your Majesty, Yu'er, will you please have dinner with me?"

Su Yu'er said gently, "Okay, thank you, mother!" and let Queen Dowager Wei hold her hand.

Xiao Mohan looked at his mother's happy expression and shook his head.

Then he also held Su Yuer's hand.

Su Yu'er looked at him gently with her five fingers spread out.

Xiao Mohan also spread out his five fingers, and they put their five fingers together, tightly interlocking their fingers.

Queen Mother Wei glanced at their clasped hands, shook her head and smiled, jokingly saying, "I'm a bit of a hindrance! Emperor, please hold your wife's hand."

Xiao Mohan lowered his eyes and stared at his daughter-in-law, holding each other's hands tightly, and said softly: "Mother, it's rare that you have self-awareness."

Su Yu'er blushed slightly and looked at the naughty Xiao Mohan lovingly.

Then they came to the dining table.

Queen Mother Wei walked to the main seat and sat down, and the two of them sat separately at the dining table.

The dining table was already full of dishes. "Yu'er, I don't know what you like to eat." Queen Mother Wei said while wiping her hands.

"Mother, my daughter-in-law is not picky about food." Su Yu'er said softly.

"Yu'er, do you still have the mirror I just used?"

Su Yu'er smiled and said, "If you like it, take it. I still have some here.

Also, Fengyu Pavilion will be holding an auction on July 7th. If your Majesty is interested, your daughter-in-law will take you there."

"Very good! Mother will go with you!"

"Mother, Yu'er, we can talk about it later. Let's eat first!" Xiao Mohan stopped her.

If we don’t stop it, we probably won’t even have anything to eat.

This meal, chewed slowly and silently...

The palace maid who served the meal removed all the food from the table, and the person serving next to her served the first cup of tea for rinsing the mouth. After rinsing and wiping the mouth, the maid brought the tea for drinking.

After drinking tea, Xiao Mohan was about to return to the imperial study, "Yu'er, can we go back together?"

Queen Mother Wei was speechless. She couldn't bear to let her son go for a moment. "Yu'er! You two should go back together."

Su Yu'er smiled, stood up, and bowed, "Yes, mother, your daughter-in-law will take her leave."

Xiao Mohan also stood up and bowed, "I will take my leave."

After the Emperor and Imperial Concubine Yu left, Empress Dowager Wei murmured to herself, "It seems today that the Emperor truly holds Imperial Concubine Yu in his heart."

Madam Liu said softly, "This servant feels that the fact that Imperial Concubine Yu is treated with such sincerity by the Emperor is due to her exceptional qualities.

Moreover, I feel that if the Emperor wants to clean up the court, Concubine Yu is indispensable."

"Yes!" Queen Mother Wei said while looking in the mirror, "Concubine Yu is not a simple person.

Since the emperor ascended the throne, he was forced to take in several concubines in order to stabilize the court, but the emperor never favored any of them.

The royal family has to take care of the royal offspring, but I can't control the emperor.

The Emperor has also had a frank conversation with me, and every word he said came from the heart. I have come to terms with it and will not stand in my way."

Queen Mother Wei turned the mirror in her hand and continued, "Because of Su Yu'er's caring words when she was young, the emperor has only had Su Yu'er in his heart since he was a child.

Today, after seeing Su Yuer, I felt that my son had found a treasure.

These women in the harem are far inferior to Su Yu'er.

I have embarked on the same path as my son and am moving forward with unwavering determination."

Madam Liu comforted her, "Empress Dowager, since you have embarked on the same path as the Emperor, you should be at ease. Everything will be fine!"