The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

"I think what the Queen Mother said is very appropriate."

The emperor continued with a smile.

The Queen Mother felt relieved after hearing this, thinking that she had finally won back a game.

But the emperor hadn't finished speaking yet.

"The Empress Dowager has just been missing the late Emperor and has mentioned several times that she wants to go to the Imperial Temple to practice Taoism and pray for the late Emperor. I am very reluctant to let her go. Furthermore, the temple is austere, and I cannot be by her side every day. How can I be at ease?

But now that the Queen Mother is going to take Zhaoqing with her, I feel much more at ease.

Zhaoqing is gentle and considerate, and very good at taking care of people. With her following the Empress Dowager, I think your daily life will be fine.

After your birthday, if you insist on going, it would be unfilial of me to try to stop you. It would be better for me to let others misunderstand you and bear the blame, and then send you to the temple to enjoy your old age."

The empress dowager spoke with great sincerity, and the emperor opened his heart to her.

The words were sincere and very moving.

The Queen Mother could hardly maintain her expression.

Looking straight at the emperor.

I sent your favorite concubine to become a nun, and you want to send me away too?!

You have really made progress!

After a moment of silence, the Queen Mother sneered.

"The emperor is truly filial!"

"My filial piety is not comparable to that of King Rui."

The emperor sighed immediately without waiting for the empress dowager to say anything.

"I am so busy with government affairs that I rarely have time to accompany the Empress Dowager. Even if I wanted to fulfill my filial duty, I couldn't. Days like today, where we can enjoy a feast, chat, and sing and dance with her, are extremely rare. However, my sixth brother, when he has free time, often has the time to accompany you and entertain you."

Prince Rui was secretly displeased.

He is a prince, but now he has become a person who entertains people?

Just as he was about to tactfully retort, the emperor turned to him:

"Sixth brother, when the Queen Mother goes to the temple, I will be unable to leave. You will perform filial piety on my behalf and serve the Queen Mother day and night."

Prince Rui's heart suddenly jumped.

He hurriedly said, "The Queen Mother also entered the temple in the nunnery. How can this minister go there?"

"That's all right. The auxiliary temple of Daxiangguo Temple is the residence of the nuns. The Empress Dowager is there, and my sixth brother can stay with the monks in the main temple. It's close by, so I can show my filial piety every day."

"My Royal Brother, please allow me to..."

"When did I go to the temple?"

The Queen Mother interrupted Prince Rui's defense in a deep voice.

Only then did King Rui realize that he had fallen into a trap.

She actually followed the emperor's words and tacitly acknowledged that the empress dowager was going to the nunnery.

From the very beginning, the Queen Mother had not decided to go!

"Royal brother, this is a joke...hahaha..."

Prince Rui laughed dryly.

Princess Rui also laughed and said to the Queen Mother in a sweet voice:

"Look, even though we're royal, we're so close and harmonious. When we talk and laugh, we're even more lively than the common people out there. Before my daughter-in-law entered the palace, she was a little timid, fearing the royal majesty would be too overwhelming. But once she got here, she realized how loving the Queen Mother is and how kind His Majesty treats us. We truly are a perfect family!"

How could the virtuous concubine let her take the lead?

She immediately took up the conversation, flattering the deep mother-son love between the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, and smoothed things over perfectly.

The concubines and ladies also joined in the fun.

Soon, the rivalry between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor turned into carefree banter between mother and son.

There is no need to mention the matter of sending Concubine Zhao to the temple to practice.

Both the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, mother and son, restrained themselves somewhat.

You can't just start a fight at the birthday banquet in front of all the ministers.

Others can make suggestions and argue, and mother and son can also use this as an excuse to secretly compete with each other, but if the two of them really quarrel face to face, it will damage the dignity of the royal family.

Without dignity and majesty, how can one control his subordinates and rule the country?

Jasmine, who was sent by Fei Wan to deliver the birthday gift, had already been called up by Concubine Xian and quietly withdrew.

The headband that Fei Wan gave was registered and accepted by the people in Ciyu Palace along with other people's birthday gifts.

Jasmine came here with the heart of devoting herself to her master, and returned safely, feeling both relieved and a little surprised.

When he went back to report, Xiaohui had also returned from Yanyun Palace after doing some business, and she even took a detour to get the ointment and gauze for changing the dressing.

Fei Wan fixed the injured finger on the spot, re-tied the splint, and then the few of them returned to Guanlan Courtyard.

When Jasmine told Xiaohui and the others what happened in the palace, they were both surprised and happy.

What was shocking was that the Queen Mother actually wanted to send the young lady to become a nun.

What makes me happy is that His Majesty actually supports me so much.

"My lady, what should we do next? Although His Majesty values ​​you greatly, the Queen Mother is ultimately the most important person in the harem. His Majesty is busy with state affairs and cannot interfere in every matter. I am afraid that my lady will suffer in the future."

Xiangyi worried quietly.

Among the four palace maids in Guanlan Courtyard, Xiaohui is the youngest and still needs experience.

Although Yinzhu and Jasmine each have their own strengths, are very efficient and loyal, they are not good at dealing with people.

Only Xiangyi is smart and knows how to judge the situation.

Fei Wan wanted to train her, so she asked, "Do you know why I want to deliver the birthday gift at this time?"

Xiangyi shook her head.

She doesn't understand.

In fact, according to her thinking, the Queen Mother disliked the young lady and even forbade her to attend birthday banquets. At this time, the young lady should stay out of the limelight and try not to offend the Queen Mother.

How can I go there specifically to give a gift?

Moreover, this happened after the Queen Mother and His Majesty had a rift and were angry about the Changle Palace incident.

Isn't this just asking for trouble?

Fei Wan told her, “I just want to be the punching bag when the Queen Mother is extremely angry but hasn’t vented her anger yet.

The more the Queen Mother takes her anger out on me, the more His Majesty pities me.

If the Queen Mother uses me to cause trouble, it will be my good luck, because Your Majesty will definitely honor me.

He wasn't lifting me up for my sake, but for his own sake."

Xiangyi, Xiaohui, and Jasmine were all shocked.

The young lady's intelligence and thoughts are beyond their reach even if they live several lifetimes combined!

"My lady...but His Majesty did not honor you, he just stopped you from becoming a nun..." Xiaohui said thoughtfully.

There is no promotion and no reward, how can it be called an honor?

Xiang Yi understood and told her, "Your Majesty, for the sake of my lady, you tricked the Queen Mother in public. If that's not considered a favor, what is? A favor is more than just a superficial reward. The Queen Mother will probably be furious, and others will be afraid of my lady and won't dare to offend her easily in the future!"

Furthermore, since His Majesty has shown such respect for the young lady today, he will surely not let her suffer at the hands of the Queen Mother in the future, as this would be very humiliating for him."

Xiaohui blinked, then realized:

"So, the same goes for what the young master said about Sakura-chan being back soon?"

"Yes, silly Xiaohui!"

"As if you're smarter than me, you still need my explanation to understand."

Xiaohui hummed in retort.

The two of them were joking and bickering.

Jasmine followed behind with a smile on her lips.

There are small paths in the palace gardens, with branches of flowers slanting across them.

Fei Wan held a bunch of seasonal flowers picked by her maid and watched the falling petals on the roadside with a smile.

The sky was gloomy, as if it would rain at any moment.

I have no worries in my heart and don't feel depressed.

On the contrary, the gentle breeze blew away the stuffiness and made me feel cool and comfortable.

The master and servants walked slowly towards Guanlan Courtyard, not in a hurry.

When he arrived at the gate of Guanlan Courtyard, he saw a young eunuch in the imperial court talking to Xiao Linzi, who was guarding the courtyard.

When the eunuch saw Fei Wan coming, he hurried over:

"Miss Zhao, please move to the Fairy Moon Palace. His Majesty has summoned you. Your servants have been searching for you everywhere but can't find you!"

Xiao Linzi also said, "My lord, the emperor has sent someone to wait for you for a while."

Xiaohui and Xiangyi looked at each other, both excited.

Is this an apparent "favor"?

The Queen Mother didn't allow the young lady to go to the birthday banquet and forced her to "recuperate", so does Your Majesty have to let her go?