"Good, good, good boy, come to me quickly." The old lady took Ye Qingyu's hand, her eyes full of love, "What a handsome child, your eyebrows and eyes are exactly the same as Qingshuang's."

Ye Qingyu lowered her head shyly, and Xu smiled and said, "Yes, Qingqing looks a lot like Qingshuang."

Suddenly, a sharp voice came from the side, "It's a good birthday party, why is the old lady mentioning a dead person? Isn't it unlucky?"

The lively atmosphere around them suddenly stagnated, and everyone looked at the woman who spoke.

Ye Qingyu's eyes, which were originally full of smiles, suddenly turned cold and she looked up at the source of the voice.

The lady at the table next to her was dressed in the attire of a princess, looking graceful and elegant, but with an expression that couldn't hide her hostility, and the look she gave Ye Qingyu was filled with hatred.

Ye Qingyu frowned slightly. She really didn't know this person.

She didn't recognize her, but others did. Xu's expression was cold, "Princess Kang, the dead are the greatest. We are talking about Qingqing's mother, how can it be unlucky?"

Princess Kang? The mother of Prince Kang Shen Xuan. Prince Kang passed away three years ago.

The two of them only had one legitimate son, Prince Kang, so naturally they doted on him in every way, which led to Prince Kang's lawless character. If the emperor had not considered that Prince Kang had passed away and had helped him succeed to the throne, he would not have allowed Shen Xuan to act lawless.

Seeing the hostile look on Princess Kang's face, Ye Qingyu understood that she was blaming the Qingyuan Marquis' Mansion for the assassination of Shen Xuan.

Ye Qingyu looked at Princess Kang calmly, without a trace of fear, "Please be careful with your words, Princess Kang."

Princess Kang's expression was filled with anger. "This is the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. You are disrespecting the Queen Mother by discussing a person who died of illness."

The Duke of England's wife's amiable expression faded. "It seems I am the old woman's fault. I don't think the Queen Mother would blame a wife like me."

Princess Kang was choked by the words of the old lady of the Duke of England. She was about to say something when she heard the eunuch shouting.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

"The Queen Mother is here!"

"The Imperial Concubine has arrived!!"

Everyone stood up and saluted, "Long live the emperor." "Long live the empress dowager."

"Be flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor was seen supporting the empress dowager and walking towards the high seat.

The Queen Mother was graceful and elegant, looking at the people below with a smile on her face.

Following behind the Queen Mother and the Emperor, a group of concubines, princes, and princesses all took their seats.

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "I didn't want to celebrate this birthday. The Emperor said that the flood in the south has been resolved and the refugees have been properly resettled. Now is the perfect time to hold a banquet so that the ministers who have been working hard these days and their families who have been living in fear can relax and have some fun.

Everyone, please don't be so restrained. Just feel free and at ease here with me."

Everyone smiled and said, "The Queen Mother is right."

Princes and princesses came forward to present birthday gifts. The emperor drank a few glasses of wine with the empress dowager and then left in a hurry.

The food and wine were already on the table. Ye Qingyu had eaten a lot of food in the palace in her previous life, but she didn't think anything of it. She ate with dignity.

Ye Qingyu picked up the wine glass, sniffed it, frowned slightly, and put it down.

"Miss Ye."

Ye Qingyu looked up and saw a bright and pretty face appear in front of her.

Seeing the person coming, Ye Qingyu quickly stood up and saluted, "Your humble servant greets Princess Changning."

Princess Changning, Shen Siyao, is the legitimate daughter of the late Empress and the younger sister of Shen Yanli.

In her previous life, Ye Qingyu had a pretty good relationship with her. Princess Changning was a kind-hearted woman with a gentle and innocent temperament. She always had good intentions towards her. Even after her marriage was snatched away and the Emperor asked her to marry a foreign prince, she never held a grudge and never refused.

A hint of doubt flashed across Ye Qingyu's eyes. Logically speaking, she and Princess Changning should have no intersection in this life.

Princess Changning looked at her carefully, with kindness and affection in her eyes, but she seemed afraid of scaring her and did not dare to show it too much.

She put on a gentle smile and said in a clear and pleasant voice, "Miss Ye, there's no need to be so polite."

"I heard from my father that Miss Ye was generous in donating food to the south. I admired her so much and wanted to meet you. I didn't expect you to be so beautiful."

Ye Qingyu smiled and said, "Your Highness, you are too kind. I just happened to have a grain store in Yuzhou. It's just a trivial matter. Your Majesty is too kind to me."

Princess Changning shook her head. "You're too modest. There are countless families in the south who own grain shops, and yet you donated all the food from your shop to the people affected by the disaster. This shows how kind-hearted you are."

Ye Qingyu was embarrassed to be praised by her own family, let alone the princess. She blushed and said, "Your Highness, please stop praising me. I really don't deserve it."

Princess Changning saw that she was really embarrassed and stopped making things difficult for her. "Okay, I know you're shy, so I won't say anything."

She leaned close to Ye Qingyu's ear and whispered, "The emperor said you are fine."

Ye Qingyu's eyes widened, and her pretty face became visibly rosy.

Princess Changning couldn't help but giggle when she saw her so shy.

It seems that the third brother is not in love with you alone.

"Third sister, what are you whispering about?"

The sudden appearance of the soft and baby-like voice startled Princess Changning and Ye Qingyu.

Princess Changning saw the little girl approaching her and patted her chest, saying, "Xiaoliu, you scared me to death. Why are you here? Where is Concubine Yi?"

The Sixth Princess stared at him with her watery eyes and said in a baby voice, "I came here secretly because I missed Third Princess. It's been a long time since you last came to play with Little Six."

Princess Changning coughed lightly and said with a guilty conscience, "Third Sister has been quite busy lately. Xiaoliu, please don't blame her."

The Sixth Princess nodded obediently and sensibly, "Okay, then I forgive you. Then, Third Princess will play with Little Six today."

Princess Changning smiled and nodded, "Okay, Third Sister promises you."

The Sixth Princess clapped her hands happily. She looked at Ye Qingyu beside her and said softly, "This sister is so beautiful. Can you play with Xiaoliu?"

Ye Qingyu stood up and bowed, "Greetings to the Sixth Princess. The Sixth Princess is also very cute."

This little princess is the emperor's youngest daughter, born to Concubine Yi. She is only seven years old and has no title yet.

Ye Qingyu's expression darkened. She remembered that the Sixth Princess didn't survive this winter...

When the Sixth Princess heard Ye Qingyu praising her, she smiled happily, revealing a row of small white teeth, "Thank you for the compliment, sister."

Ye Qingyu looked at the soft and tender little princess and couldn't help but think of the child she had carried in her previous life. She didn't know whether it was a boy or a girl...

Princess Changning noticed that her expression had dimmed a bit, and couldn't help asking, "Miss Ye, what's wrong?"

Ye Qingyu quickly came back to her senses and waved her hand, saying, "It's okay, I just thought of something else."

Chang Ning said, "If you don't mind if you have any difficulties, you can tell me and I will definitely help you."

Ye Qingyu smiled gratefully and said, "Thank you, Princess."

"Ah, ugh, that's so hard to drink."

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