The empress dowager narrowed her phoenix eyes, leisurely allowing the maids to fan her with a silk fan, and quietly said: "The people coming and going in your mansion are also too miscellaneous."

  "Anping's two imperial brothers intentionally stirred up some momentum, roughly estimating that I had boarded the pirate ship and was no longer in control of my own body."

  The king smiled slightly and didn't think much of it at all.

  "These two things are also useless!"

  The empress dowager sneered coldly----

  "Like their mother empress, they are weak and timid, yet they want to swallow the whole world in one gulp, like a heavenly dog devouring the moon."

  Jing Wang listened to Tai Hou's indifferent and venomous evaluation, his smile growing more profound.

  "Never mind them, just talk about yourself... What are your plans now?"

  The empress turned her gaze towards him, a smile full of meaning.

  The King let out a relaxed sigh, as if dyed by the icy coolness of the entire hall, his voice was extremely clear and calm: "I've always been a lazy person, my younger brothers have grievances, and they come up with some 'radical' behavior, I'm also confused."

  "Are you going to sit back and watch the tigers fight?!"

  The empress's smile deepened as she couldn't help but glance at this son born of her younger sister with a hint of ridicule.

  "The Empress Dowager is a shining mirror, and the Emperor's elder brother has indeed been excessively harsh in his demands on the vassal kings. It would be good for my younger brothers to make some noise about it."

  At this time, the sun outside was scorching hot, with white flowers dazzling people's eyes, and directly shot into the hall, but it was driven away by the coolness of the ice blocks, unable to advance an inch. The king's eyes suddenly turned icy cold, making people suspect that they were in a snowy winter.

  The empress dowager heard this and said no more. The hearts of these vassal kings are like those of tigers and wolves, known to all. What is Jing Wang thinking of doing now?

  She smiled slightly and didn't want to think about it anymore. The lightly shaken exquisite painting fan left a faint shadow on her snow-white face.

  "Alright, since you've made up your mind. I don't have any advice to give... Let the Emperor suffer some setbacks too."

  The empress's smile was still as elegant and refined as it had been in the past. Like a profound and unfathomable deity, she gazed down leisurely at the mortal world with its countless worries.

  Chen 'Lu' returned from the Qianqing Palace, but saw a bustling scene in front of the Bimonthly Palace, with precious gifts piled up under the corridor. Her heart was clear and bright, and she knew that some consorts were trying to curry favor by following the example of Xiang Gui Ren, as they saw their own imperial favor was deep and heavy.

  Although they were not of high status, they could not be neglected. She entered from the side door and ordered Geng Qing, who came forward to greet her: "Who has arrived?"

  The ladies of the imperial harem all sent their names and titles to the Qing Dynasty newspaper, either coming in person to pay their respects or sending someone to deliver lavish gifts. All of them claimed to be "wishing the empress a thousand autumns of good fortune".

  She slightly frowned, looking at Qingyan and said: "Have you mentioned my birthday to them?"

  "That night at the banquet, the servant told Yang Bao Lin. Next month on the twelfth is your auspicious birthday."

  The brook is clear and laughing cleverly. It's as if it's spreading rumors quickly in a surprising palace.

  Morning 'dew' returns with a nod of approval. Glancing at those coral beads 'jade', silk brocade embroidery. Sighed: "Indeed, there are many embroidered flowers on the brocade, but few charcoal sent in the snow."

  Qing said with a smile: "Human feelings and worldly affairs are like this, adding flowers to brocade can make them borrow power to rise to the sky, why not do it? Sending charcoal in snowy weather is just adding trouble for nothing, who would be foolish enough to do that?" Morning dew smiled slightly, not taking offense: "I'll ensure they become rich and noble, and they'll look up to me as their leader, isn't that a good idea?"

  She glanced at the various treasures, without any interest, and said: "You pick out a few, divide them among everyone, and the rest will be recorded in the warehouse according to their origin. Next time, they can be given to these ladies, that's all!"

  Qingyan replied, "The other ladies are still waiting in the front hall..."

  Morning dawned, and after changing into ceremonial attire, she arrived at the front hall surrounded by palace attendants. With humble demeanor, only the faint glimmer of pearl curtains was visible as Morning Consort entered with gentle steps under the escort of palace servants.

  She wore a pale green silk skirt, her black hair was tied up in a bun, with a few pearls scattered about, a bright moon-like jade hairpin was inserted at an angle into the back of the bun, swaying gently, shining brightly.

  Her face is clean and pure, without any makeup, her whole person exudes a crystal clear radiance like jade, as if she were a celestial being.

  At this moment, even the concubines who secretly despised her appearance could not help but admit that Chen Fei's demeanor was exceptional, making people feel ashamed when they looked at her.

  "The young lady is truly an extraordinary person."

  Yang Bao Lin gazed at her and sighed from the bottom of his heart.

  "Baolin sister smiled and said, I was born with a rough appearance, how can I compare to the beautiful ladies from various countries?"

  Morning 'dew' nodded to everyone, very friendly, not a bit of arrogance, everyone saw her easy-going and approachable, secretly relieved in their hearts.

  Yang Bao Lin was originally the confidant of Empress Qi, and her relationships in the palace were not bad. She spoke up first: "Next month is Your Majesty's birthday, a lucky day. Some small gifts from us sisters are really not enough to show our respect, please accept them with a smile."

  "But it's just a small birthday, nothing to make a fuss about. My sisters don't usually spend much money on me, but this time they splurged..."

  "Morning Dew" finished speaking and called out to Qing, saying: "Bring me the gifts I prepared for each of you ladies!"

  Before long, small wooden boxes were placed one by one on the small silver table in front of them. Someone couldn't help but be curious and opened it lightly, only to see a brilliant light flashing, knowing that it was no ordinary product, and they all exclaimed in great surprise.

  Morning dew on her face is faint, without a hint of pride. In casual conversation, mentioning that the people from Xiang and Gui finally got to see their relatives' faces, she couldn't help but sigh: "Sisters have been away from home for many years now..."

  All the concubines were melancholy, their families visited them once every few months, but they had been away from home for too long and missed them very much.

  "My sisters are not as lonely and helpless as I am. They all have elders at home, so I plan to memorialize the Emperor, so that everyone can return home to visit their relatives."

  A low murmur arose from the seats, and the crowd was both astonished and delighted, as if in a dream.

  Some people couldn't help but wonder after they finished reading: Did Chen Fei really have the ability to persuade the emperor?

  Morning 'dew' saw in the eyes, no longer said, just asked about the situation of several people in the family: mother's body is good, father brother inherited title, how many younger brothers and sisters, etc.

  Everyone saw her ask about their family members' official positions, and they all trembled with fear, carefully telling her. In the quiet of dawn, she secretly made a note, saying: "When it comes down to it, they are all relatives of the imperial family; if the emperor can take care of one or two of them, that would be a good thing."

  Her seemingly casual remark made the concubines' eyes light up in an instant -

  What a wonderful thing!

  After chatting for half a day, everyone got up and left, but Yang Baolin deliberately walked at the end, his eyes slightly hinting.

  "Bao Lin sister, you stay for a moment, about Qi Fei's funeral, I want to ask your advice!"

  Chen found a reason to keep her without making a sound or showing any expression.

  "Bao Lin, is there anything you want to say?"

  Yang Baolin gritted his teeth and knelt down solemnly: "Your Majesty, we really can't go on like this!!"

  She clenched her silver teeth, her 'flower' face pale, pearl tears falling down, already crying with pear blossom in the rain.

  There is still one more chapter tonight, night owl classmates can wait a bit, and other relatives can look again tomorrow morning.