Heart aches, did you ever have heartache for an empress named Qin Zhaoxin? Xi Yuyin, you're not bad either, and you managed to get his fleeting heartache. But as for Xiang Rong, even if he had heartache, he would never be soft-hearted.

  After Chu Lianrong, Shi Yuyin said many congratulatory words, but they were not as colorful as Chu Lianrong's string of Tibetan Buddhist beads.

  The empress dowager merely gave a few words of general praise and didn't say anything else, occasionally glancing at the Buddhist rosary in her hand as if deep in thought.

  Shi Yu Yin lost interest and also retreated, afterwards, it was just other concubines and officials, only when one person has already gotten what they have been thinking about in their heart, others are just adding flowers to the brocade, a thousand words but not easy to remember, those who tried to curry favor with the empress dowager at this birthday banquet simply wasted more silver.

  The banquet has officially begun.

  The empress dowager saw that everyone had started drinking and chatting, and also saw Chu Lian sitting quietly on one side, silently sipping the wine in her hand. "Green Lotus, go invite Consort Chu to come sit by my side."

  Lu Lian was slightly surprised, after the Empress Dowager's ascetic practices, she no longer managed the affairs of this palace, let alone the concubines in the harem, including Yu Guifei who had been favored by the Emperor in the past. The Empress Dowager didn't seem to have much difference with her, but now she seemed to have taken a liking to Chu Lianrong.

  Although she thought so, her movements were cautious and slow, "Princess Chu, the Empress Dowager has summoned you to have a conversation."

  Chu Lian thought to herself that this was a good opportunity, even if the Empress Dowager didn't look for her, she would go find her, after all there were plans that required her to get close to the Empress Dowager.

  She slowly stood up, gave a polite smile to the concubines at the table, and turned around slowly, her movements unhurried but not perfunctory, instead looking elegant and refined, like floating clouds and flowing water.

  The sleeve of her dress inadvertently brushed against the green vine, and she whispered softly, "Does Green Vine know what the Empress wants to see me about?" Her head was bowed low, seemingly paying attention to the steps beneath her feet, but no one saw the subtle movement of her red lips.

  "Just now, thank you, Princess Chu for expressing my thoughts. It's probably because the Empress Dowager thinks that your gentle and soft nature has won her over." As mentioned earlier, Green Lotus was good at flattering people, and now seeing the Empress Dowager's favorable attitude towards her, this sentence also showed some skill.

  Chu Lianrong didn't say a word because she had already reached the last step, and with gentle steps, she walked up and bowed to the empress dowager.

  "Come, sit beside me." The Emperor sat on the left side of the Empress Dowager, now that the right side without an Empress was a position coveted by all the imperial consorts, how could the Empress Dowager say such a thing...

  For a moment, whether it was the courtiers or the imperial consorts, they all put down their cups and glanced over at the high seat from time to time, even though their gazes did not linger.

  "Your Majesty, please don't be angry with me. Although I am just the daughter of the Governor of Xunzhou, brought up in a secluded boudoir and unfamiliar with palace etiquette, I also know that this position is not one that I can occupy." Chu Lian knelt slowly beside the Empress Dowager.

  "I didn't expect that." The empress was taken aback at first, but then she saw Chu Lianrong's polite demeanor and a gentle smile spread across her face. Looking at the single jade hairpin on Chu Lianrong's raven-black hair, she seemed even more solemn and elegant, making the empress feel even more at ease. It was rare for such a refined and lovely woman to appear in this gloomy palace.

  "Get up, just sit down and rest your hands." The empress personally reached out to help Chu Lianrong get up, while the Buddhist beads she was playing with in her hand had become a hindrance. Lu Luo considerately took them from the empress's hand, allowing her to easily support Chu Lianrong. The empress gave Lu Luo an approving glance.

  Chu Lianrong's mouth curled up, but the Empress thought she was smiling at her, unaware that she was actually lamenting how fair fate had been to her in this life, where her luck wasn't too bad.

  At this time, Shi Yu Yin suppressed the dissatisfaction in her heart after hearing the words of the Empress Dowager. She had been coveting that position for a long time. Although the Empress Dowager was unintentional, who knows what thoughts arose in Xun Rong's mind.

  As soon as Chu Lian walked over, it proved that she was different in the Empress Dowager's heart, and Xiang Rong's piercing gaze never disappeared.

  Chu Lian Rong knew that Shi Yu Yin was extremely dissatisfied at this moment, but all of this was just the beginning. Wait and see, I'm sitting here today, making you uncomfortable is only one part, there's still a good show waiting afterwards. "Empress Dowager, just now I didn't make it clear, the idea provided by Fo Zhu Luoluo was actually found by Yu Gui Fei through someone, I don't dare to take credit for myself."

  "Everyone else would have loved to take credit for this achievement themselves, but you're different, you gave it all away." The empress dowager's words were stern, but in reality, she wasn't blaming him at all.

  She was also the mistress of the harem, and she had also used these small tricks and thoughts. She had even won the favor of the emperor's mother. But Chu Lianrong was different. Who in the palace didn't have a discerning eye? If you were late by just one step, others wouldn't say anything. After all, being too obvious was not good, it was better to be reserved.

  Today is Chu Lianrong's solo achievement, neither Yu Guifei nor Lu Luo will have a word to say.

  "After all, Rong'er has always been like this. She would never take credit for herself alone. Otherwise, how could her son have looked up to her?" Xun Rong poured a cup of clear tea for the empress dowager, his tone full of pride. The woman he had taken a liking to, the one he had snatched from Xun Yang's hands with great effort, couldn't possibly be wrong.

  "Yes, I know that the emperor's son has a good eye for things." The empress dowager picked up the clear tea in front of her and brought it to her lips, but suddenly felt that her breathing was not very smooth, furrowed her brow, and put down the tea.

  "But doesn't this clear tea suit your taste?" Chu Lianrong noticed the Empress Dowager's actions and hastily asked.

  The empress dowager shook her head, but another wave of dizziness washed over her. "Is the empress dowager tired?" Green Lotus walked to the empress dowager's side and began to massage her temples.

  As soon as she approached, the empress dowager felt not only relieved but also breathless, and fainted directly onto Xiurong's body.

  "It's not transmitted to the imperial physician yet." Chu Lianrong hastily stood up, and the people on the scene seemed to have not reacted as if they were suddenly awakened by her clear and cold voice, including the palace maids, eunuchs, and even the concubines and court officials, immediately becoming chaotic.

  "Your Majesty, it's not suitable for the Empress Dowager to be here, let's hurry back to the rear palace first." Shi Yuyin also stood up, as one of the four consorts, she had seen many scenes before and quickly calmed down, hurrying to soothe the chaotic scene.

  It wasn't until now that she reacted, her face sinking as she carried the Empress Dowager into the rear palace. Her mother-in-law was usually in good health, and today's banquet had just started not long ago. She was a light drinker and hadn't even touched wine, only having a cup of chrysanthemum wine made by Luoyang, and that was all, so it shouldn't be possible for her to get drunk and fall over.

  The doctor was called over very quickly, but what they didn't expect was that they couldn't diagnose why.

  The imperial physicians with seniority almost all gathered here, "Your Majesty, forgive us, we cannot diagnose the cause of the Empress's fainting. The Empress's pulse is normal, but she fainted, this is indeed unreasonable."

  He fiercely swept his sleeve, sending the cups and saucers on the case table crashing to the ground, shattering into thousands of pieces. The remaining water stains even dampened his sleeves. "When did my imperial hospital become so useless? You can't even diagnose the cause! What's the point of keeping you all here? Come in..."

  Xu Rong's words were interrupted by Chu Lianrong, who had come together with him. "Your Majesty should not be in a hurry. If you punish them now, it will not solve the problem. Why don't we listen to what they have to say?" The gentle voice of clear spring water soothed Xu Rong's annoyance.

  "Hmph, you should be grateful to Xi Fei for pleading on your behalf." Xū Róng let out a cold snort, but in the end, he was moved by Chu Lián Róng's words.

  "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Empress." The old ministers of the Imperial Hospital hastened to kowtow and express their gratitude to Chu Lianrong.

  "There's no need for such courtesy, the top priority is to find out the cause of the Empress Dowager's illness, otherwise you will still be guilty and even if you are spared from death, it will be hard to avoid punishment." Chu Lianrong said, looking at the people kneeling on the ground and then at Xiurong with a gloomy face.

  "Yes, yes, yes, your old minister will definitely do his best." After another round of inquiring and discussion, several people even started discussing it directly behind the screen.

  Xu Rong, who was sitting in the outer room, grew increasingly impatient as he listened to the murmurs of discussion.

  "Your Majesty, don't be too anxious, these are all the old imperial physicians in the palace, perhaps they just forgot something for a moment. The Empress Dowager is a blessed person with a heavenly appearance, nothing will happen to her." Although Chu Lian said so, her eyebrows were still filled with worry.

  Her eyes softened, "Were you just scared?" He reached out and pulled Chu Lianrong to his side, letting her sit on his lap, stroking the wrinkles on her forehead.

  "The emperor is anxious in his heart, how can I be frightened, even if I am frightened it's my own fault." Chu Lianrong seemed to be a bit wronged, and this last sentence was spoken in a low voice.

  "It won't happen again, but this group of imperial physicians is really detestable. Since it concerns the Empress Dowager, I am naturally more anxious in my heart. It's a trouble for you." If it weren't for Chu Lian's gentle voice like clear water, how could she have called him back from his furious state? This imperial physician will definitely suffer some consequences today, but as she said, if they were to hurt all the imperial physicians in the palace now, it would be hard to find suitable replacements.

  The eunuchs cleaned up the broken cups on the ground without batting an eye, and Lü Luo brought over a new jug of wine. "Your Majesty, have a cup of osmanthus wine."

  "Your Majesty, there's no need to explain anything to me." Chu Lian Rong saw Lu Luo walking over and struggled to get up. "Lu Luo is thoughtful, this osmanthus wine is exceptionally good, Your Majesty should have a cup to calm your mind."

  Xu Rong listened and turned to look at Lu Luo, who was pouring wine, his heart moved, and he grabbed her slender hand, "Lu Luo's hands are indeed clever."

  "The emperor's praise was misplaced; it was just his own blind speculation."

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