At this time, Princess Changning was yawning and still wearing her inner clothes. It was obvious that she had just crawled out of bed.

"Aunt Wei, um? Qingyu, why are you both up so early?" As she spoke, she yawned again, her clear eyes full of tears.

The virtuous concubine said gently, "You, when you were in the palace, no one cared about you and you could sleep as much as you wanted. Now that you are here, today is your first day, but you have to go and pay your respects to your grandmother and your father. Why don't you go and wash up?"

Changning grumbled coquettishly, "If I had known I would have to get up so early, I wouldn't have come here."

Xianfei gently tapped her forehead. "It's just for today. Since you're here to relax, your grandmother and your father don't want you to disturb them. You must go today, hurry up." She pushed Princess Changning, who was lazily lying on her and acting coquettishly, and said to Ye Qingyu, "After you two have dinner together, come with Changning and me to pay our respects to the Empress Dowager."

Ye Qingyu nodded obediently, "I'll do whatever you say. I can even have breakfast here. I made the right decision to come today."

The virtuous concubine smiled affectionately, "It's just breakfast. This Hibiscus Pavilion has a small kitchen, so food for this month won't be a problem. You won't have to come to me to pay your respects in the future. Since you're here to have a good rest and have fun, I don't have so many rules here. You can sleep whenever you want. I'll have them keep breakfast for you in the small kitchen."

Ye Qingyu and Ye Qingya were flattered and hurriedly thanked her, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After breakfast, Concubine Xian took the three of them to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager.

When they arrived, the hall of Yihe Palace was already full of people and it was very lively. The Empress Dowager and Emperor Jingyou were sitting in the first seats, and a man in gorgeous clothes was kneeling in front of the Empress Dowager.

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager and His Majesty."

The Empress Dowager was happily stroking the top of the man's head in front of her. When she saw Consort Xian coming, she withdrew her hand and said with a smile, "Consort Xian and Changning are here."

The man who heard the voice turned around, a broad smile on his bright and handsome face, "Empress Xianfei! Little Changning."

Chang Ning stared at the man in surprise, "Second brother, it's really you!"

The Second Prince stopped kneeling and flirting with the Queen Mother. He stood up and walked in front of them in a few steps. He saluted the Concubine with a proper posture and said, "Greetings, Concubine Xian. It's been many years since we last met. You seem younger than ever."

The virtuous concubine smiled happily, "Your mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter. Are you tired of playing outside and are you willing to come back?"

The Second Prince smiled and helped Concubine Xian sit down. "Oh, isn't it Father's birthday coming up soon? As a son, I have to come and congratulate him."

Emperor Jingyou snorted in annoyance, "Oh, it's amazing that you still remember my birthday. Should I thank you?"

Ye Qingyu and others stood behind Concubine Xian. Only then did Ye Qingyu notice that Shen Yanli was there too. When he saw her looking at him, a bright smile appeared in his eyes.

The Second Prince was not annoyed. He smiled and said, "Father, please don't be angry. I know you miss me. I'm back now, so calm down."

Emperor Jingyou was so irritated by his shamelessness that he laughed, "Which eye of yours can you see that I miss you? I wouldn't care if you died outside!"

The Empress Dowager frowned and glared at Emperor Jingyou, "Your Majesty, stop talking nonsense! Xu'er just likes to play a little, why are you scolding him?"

The second prince immediately ran to the Queen Mother and acted coquettishly, "Grandmother, you still love me the most. Oh, by the way, Grandmother, I brought you a gift." As he spoke, he took out a sachet from his sleeve and rummaged in it for a long time before pulling out a strange object. "Grandmother, this is something I've been looking for for a long time. I'm giving it to you."

The Queen Mother looked at the black stone half the size of her palm in her hand, and didn't understand what the good thing her grandson was talking about.

The Second Prince enthusiastically explained, "Grandmother, look here! This is a cypress leaf. It's petrified like the stone itself, and it symbolizes longevity. I spent half a month digging through the stone to find this."

The Queen Mother: "..."

As a philanthropic grandmother, the Empress Dowager did not understand her second grandson's strange hobby, but she still doted on him and respected him. "Thank you for your hard work, Xu'er. Grandmother will accept it."

The second prince said happily, "I brought gifts for everyone."

The disgust in everyone's eyes was about to overflow, but unfortunately the Second Prince was in high spirits and could not see it at all.

"Old Four, this is for you. There's a bug in here that I don't even recognize. It must have existed millions of years ago."

Shen Mingxiu's eyes twitched, and he had to take it, "Thank you, second brother."

"Oh, you're welcome. We're all brothers."

"Third brother, this is for you."

Shen Yanli took it and smiled faintly, "Thank you, second brother."

The Second Prince excitedly approached Princess Changning and said, "Changning, this is something I've been looking for for you for a long time. Look, it's so beautiful."

The smile on Changning's pretty face froze, "Second brother, you should keep it for yourself. I, I won't take away what is good from others."

I wonder what the beautiful thing the second prince said was, maybe it was some bug in a stone that he had never seen before. She was afraid of bugs.

The second prince took out a golden amber bead like a night pearl from his sleeve. It was transparent and moist, and looked very beautiful.

He said excitedly, "Look, there's a butterfly in here. Its colors are so vivid that it looks like it's alive. It's so beautiful."

Butterfly? Chang Ning curiously leaned over to take a look. It really was a butterfly, wrapped in translucent amber, and it looked alive.

Fortunately, fortunately, it wasn't some strange insect. Chang Ning took it and said, "Thank you, Second Brother."

After the Second Prince presented his gifts, it was almost time and everyone took their leave one by one. Emperor Jingyou still had official business to attend to, so even though he came to escape the summer heat, he still had a lot of things to deal with.

Emperor Jingyou had not left Kyoto for many years and wanted to go out and relax, so he decided to come here with the empress dowager to escape the summer heat.

The second prince had not returned to Kyoto City for three years. He dragged Shen Yanli and Shen Mingxiu along, wanting to have a good reunion with his brothers. Unfortunately, Shen Mingxiu did not give him this face.

"Second brother, I have something to do, so I can't accompany you." After saying that, he turned and left.

The Second Prince looked at Shen Yanli in confusion, "He's here to have fun, what could he be busy with?"

Shen Yanli smiled but said nothing. The Second Prince didn't think about what he had figured out. He turned around and became concerned about Shen Yanli's legs. "Third Prince, is your leg feeling better?"

"much better."

"That's good. I'll be running around and asking for a miracle doctor to treat your leg. I heard there's a very powerful one. Once I find him, I'll find him for you."

Although the Second Prince loves to play, he is also very stubborn. Shen Yanli nodded and said, "Thank you, Second Prince. By the way, this is my fiancée."

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