The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

Song Yuntang shook her head and said, "Since the Queen has given this humble lady a prize, if you like this painting, you can take it. There is no need to exchange it."

The queen smiled and felt more favorable towards her.

"Then I would like to thank the county lady for giving up her love."

He ordered the palace maid to frame the painting and send it to his palace, and then followed the emperor to Jiaotai Hall.

Seeing this, the others hurried to follow.

Zhuang Zihan wanted to step forward and say something, but Mrs. Zhuang grabbed her arm.

"Han'er, that's enough!"

"Mother~"

Zhuang Zihan frowned and looked at her, as if blaming Madam Zhuang for not standing up for her and even stopping her from seeking justice for her.

The daughter of a prime minister, a talented woman in the capital, actually lost to a girl from the countryside in painting. If the people in the capital knew about this, how would they laugh at her?

If I don't turn the situation around today, I'll become a laughing stock among the other concubines when I enter the palace next month.

Mrs. Zhuang did not allow her to make trouble anymore.

"Can't you see? The Empress obviously prefers the peony painting by Princess Le'an?"

Zhuang Zihan looked at her in disbelief.

"Mom also thinks hers is better?"

Mrs. Zhuang shook her head.

"Han'er, what do you think determines the value of a painting?"

"Of course, it's someone who can appreciate this painting..."

Having said that, Zhuang Zihan seemed to understand something, but even so, she was still unwilling to give in.

"She is a flatterer."

Madam Zhuang said patiently, "Whether she's flattering or has ulterior motives, you shouldn't jump out and contradict the Queen in this situation. She's the mistress of the harem, and when you enter the palace, you'll be at her mercy. Even if it's just the morning and evening visits, if she's deliberately trying to take advantage of you, you'll suffer greatly."

"After entering the palace, many things will be beyond your control. If you keep doing this every day, you'll go crazy or even die. By then, your energy and spirit will be completely depleted. How can you still compete for favor in this harem?"

"Before, I always thought that you could marry an ordinary official in the future, so I didn't impose too many restrictions on you. From today on, Han'er, you must think twice before doing anything, so as not to harm yourself and our family."

After hearing her words, Zhuang Zihan's eyes turned red.

"My daughter knows."

Mrs. Zhuang took out a handkerchief from her bosom and wiped away her tears.

"But Han'er, there's no need to be too cautious. You have your father and elder brother's support in the previous dynasty. If you are bullied, you have to fight back. Although the Queen is the master of the harem, His Majesty is the one with the most say. Only by receiving his favor can you have smooth sailing in this harem."

Zhuang Zihan listened carefully.

"Thank you for thinking of me like this, Mom."

Madam Zhuang looked at her lovingly, "Silly child, you are my daughter, a piece of my flesh and blood. If I don't think about you, who else can I think about? His Majesty and the Empress have already entered the Jiaotai Hall. Let's go quickly. We can't keep everyone waiting."

Zhuang Zihan raised her hand and held Mrs. Zhuang's arm.

"Let's go."

……

Shen Yin moved closer to Song Yuntang.

"My sister kept it a secret from me, and it was so hard for me. You must be secretly happy these days watching us praise you in front of you, right?"

Song Yuntang smiled, stretched out her fingers and compared, with a hint of playfulness on her face, which was similar to that of a girl her age.

"Just a little bit."

Shen Yin laughed, then glanced at her unhappily.

"You're already a mother, yet you're still so naughty."

The ladies standing by all praised her.

"No wonder my sister was able to cure Old Madam Yan's illness. I never thought you were the female healer who brought people back to health. You are truly amazing!"

"I heard that many people outside still don't believe that it was my sister who cured Old Madam Yan's illness. Once the news spreads from the palace, no one will have such thoughts anymore."

These ladies are easy-going.

After learning that she was the county lord, his expression became even more respectful.

Song Yuntang followed the crowd into Jiaotai Hall and saw Madam Tang, who was sitting in a seat neither too far ahead nor too far behind, waving at her.

"Girl, here."

Song Yuntang walked towards her with a smile.

"When did Master's wife come? I didn't see you just now."

After coming to the capital, she was taken care of by the Tang family. She would go to the Tang family every once in a while to talk with Mrs. Tang, and sometimes she would bring Hao Ting with her.

After a few visits, we became familiar with each other.

Although they are not mother and daughter, Mrs. Tang seems to regard her as the shadow of the late queen and cares for her very much.

Just like this time, when she learned that the queen had sent her an invitation, she directly sent the nanny who had taken care of the previous queen to her.

She has accepted this favor.

Whether because she is her husband's teacher's wife or out of Mrs. Tang's concern, she has to fulfill some of the obligations that a younger generation should fulfill.

Mrs. Tang took her hand.

"You young people should go to the Imperial Garden to play. We elders will only disturb your fun if we follow you. So we stayed in Yongning Palace to chat with the Empress Dowager for a while before coming here."

She said, pointing to the seat next to her.

"This place is not too far in front, nor too far in the back, so please sit here with me."

"it is good."

Song Yuntang nodded and sat down next to her.

Madam Tang smiled again and said, "When you have time, bring Hao Ting to the mansion to sit and have a chat, so that the mansion can also be lively."

Song Yuntang agreed.

"Okay, at the latest the day after tomorrow, I will bring Hao Ting to visit Master Tang and his wife at the mansion. I will have someone deliver a letter in advance."

Mrs. Tang was happy.

"Hey, good."

Sitting in the main seat, the emperor saw Mrs. Tang being affectionate towards Song Yuntang and felt quite nostalgic.

Lord Tang and Madam Tang had only one daughter. When he was a prince, he and Qinxue were in love with each other. Unfortunately, they faced a battle for the throne less than two years after their marriage. The Tang family gave him a lot of help at the time, but unfortunately Qinxue fell ill after giving birth and died in just over half a year.

The eldest prince was not well-nourished in the womb and had always been weak and sickly. In order to prevent the concubines in the harem from having bad intentions, he was personally raised in the Yangxin Palace by the emperor.

During this period, he had been asking people to pay attention to Song Yuntang's medical skills, wanting to know if she was as good as the rumors said.

After this palace banquet, perhaps he could summon her into the palace to treat his son.

……

The following palace banquet was quite pleasant.

The birthday banquet was over, it was already the hour of Xu, and it was getting dark outside.

Song Yuntang led Xia Ning and Jinshu out of the palace. When they got on the carriage, Yumian Taohua had already been placed on the carriage by the palace servants.

She leaned on Jinshu's shoulder, yawned, and closed her eyes tiredly as the carriage slowly moved forward.

Halfway through the journey, Xia Ning noticed that there was no movement in the carriage, so he lifted the curtain and peeked inside. He saw Jinshu making a gesture to keep quiet, and saw that his wife was sleeping soundly, so he closed the curtain again to prevent the night wind from blowing into the carriage and catching his mistress cold.

It was quite late when I got home.

This was Song Yuntang's first time entering the palace. Xu Yongwang and Jiang were worried, so they sat in the main hall and chatted while waiting for her to come back.

Suddenly hearing a noise at the door, Jiang and Xu Yongwang hurriedly got up and left the main hall.

Song Yuntang walked around the screen wall and saw her parents-in-law supporting each other standing at the door of the main hall. She looked a little surprised.

"Dad, Mom, it's so late, why haven't you gone to bed yet?"

"Well!" Xu Yongwang said, "Your mother is so worried that she can't sleep. She doesn't want to disturb your father, mother, and grandparents' rest, so she insists on waiting until you return to the yard."

Song Yuntang felt warm in his heart.

"Don't worry, Dad and Mom. I'm fine." He turned to look at the pot of peonies that Xia Ning had just brought in from outside the courtyard. "Look, the Queen Mother also gave me a pot of peonies."