Although the reception banquet that day ended unhappy, the Queen Mother's birthday banquet came as promised.
The banquet was held in the Ganquan Palace in the front hall. In addition to foreign envoys, the emperor also allowed officials of the third rank or above in Kyoto to bring their families to attend.
At this time, the palace was already bustling with people and guests.
At the same time, Wei Mingfeng and Nangong Mingyu also went to Ganquan Palace to pay homage to the Queen Mother, and they met Huo Zhaoyi on the way there.
Princess Mingyu led Wei Mingfeng to salute Huo Zhaoyi, "Hello, Madam Zhaoyi."
"Princess, you don't need to be polite to me." Huo Zhaoyi looked extremely approachable and quickly helped the two girls up.
Just as the two girls were about to leave, Huo Zhaoyi suddenly stopped Wei Mingfeng: "Miss Wei, please stay."
Wei Mingfeng saw that she was smiling kindly and a little embarrassed to speak, so she smiled and said, "Is there something wrong, Madam Zhaoyi?"
"I have something to ask Miss Wei. Can you lend me a moment?" Huo Zhaoyi asked again.
Wei Mingfeng glanced at Nangong Mingyu. Nangong Mingyu trusted Huo Zhaoyi and said, "I'll wait for you over there."
After Nangong Mingyu finished speaking, he walked forward. Wei Mingfeng felt a little uncomfortable, "What do you want from Mingfeng?" She couldn't say that she liked or disliked the emperor's concubines, but she just felt a little awkward.
After a moment, Wei Mingfeng's expression changed. She directly suspected whether she had dug up the Queen Mother's ancestral grave at some time in her previous life. Otherwise, she would not have thought that the Queen Mother would have such a vicious idea to harm an eight-year-old girl.
Wei Mingfeng was a little confused again: "How did the empress know that the Queen Mother wanted to harm me?"
"I have been in the palace for so many years, so I naturally have a way to know, but I don't dare to disobey the Queen Mother. If anything happens, I will first choose to protect myself. This is the way to survive in the palace. I hope Miss Wei will forgive me. "
"Miss Wei is on good terms with Princess Mingyu again. If something happens to you, Princess Mingyu will definitely not be happy."
Huo Zhaoyi did not hide her thoughts in front of Wei Mingfeng. She believed that Wei Mingfeng was a smart girl and there was no need to beat around the bush with her.
"Your Majesty is very kind to Princess Mingyu," Wei Mingfeng said.
"To be honest, many years ago, not long after I entered the palace, the emperor sent Princess Mingyu to me to raise her. However, for some reasons, I and Princess Mingyu were not destined to be mother and daughter." Huo Zhaoyi's explanation was flawless.
"Mingfeng is very grateful that the empress can take the risk to tell Mingfeng these things. Mingfeng naturally understands the difficulty of the empress." Wei Mingfeng added.
Huo Zhaoyi picked up another rose next to her and held it in her hand, and said: "If Miss Wei becomes successful in the future, I hope she can help my son. I would like to thank you in advance."
After Huo Zhaoyi said that, she took the roses and left. When Wei Mingfeng saw this, she was a little unresponsive, but she was quick-thinking. Huo Zhaoyi came to help her even if she risked offending the Queen Mother, so he probably felt pity for her.
It's really strange that she has any ability to help a prince.
Wei Mingfeng didn't know at this time that what Huo Zhaoyi was thinking was exactly what the people in the palace were thinking.
She said she was not young anymore. She moved into Fengyi Palace and the emperor was so kind to her. In a few years, the emperor could directly accept her as his concubine. Huo Zhaoyi also heard these things from others.
Wei Mingfeng was thinking about something when Nangong Jing and Jian Qingyang suddenly appeared in front of her, startling her.
She raised her head and saw that it was them, "First Prince, Master, do you walk silently?"
