She cried for a full hour. When Zheng Xiyao calmed down, she wiped her tears in embarrassment and refused to look up.
Duke Qing Guo had already guessed his daughter's thoughts and sent her to rest without leaving her any longer.
Zheng Xiyao originally wanted to visit her grandmother, but her grandmother's maid said that her grandmother was resting and could not be disturbed, so she had to go there early tomorrow morning to pay her respects.
Returning to her room, she found that the layout of the room had not changed at all, it was exactly the same as when she left.
The familiar scene made her feel at ease. Besides, it was rare for her to sleep well without someone harassing her.
Early the next morning, while it was still dark, Zheng Xiyao was woken up by a burst of noise.
She climbed out of bed in confusion, opened the door and was dumbfounded:
There were two rows of palace maids and chamberlains standing at the door. When they saw her, they all saluted and said hello: "Mother, be safe."
"What are you doing here?"
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid your Majesty won't be used to it, so I came here to serve you."
"No, you can go back. I'm at my own home and I don't need you to serve me." Zheng Xiyao refused firmly.
Seeing that Concubine Chen persisted, everyone had no choice but to turn back.
"They've all left, what are you doing here?" Zheng Xiyao looked at the female officer who stayed behind in confusion.
"Your Majesty, I would like to put on the bureau chief's clothes and pay my respects to your Majesty."
"Shangfu Bureau? What's going on?"
"I would like to inform you that the dress required for the Queen's Conferment Ceremony still needs to be tried on by your Majesty herself."
Zheng Xiyao, she forgot about being granted the title of Queen.
"Okay, then you can bring me the dress and I can try it on."
She thought the matter was over. The fat palace maid next to me stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I am the chief cook of the Shang Food Bureau. See you, Your Majesty. The list of meals required for the harem banquet during the Queen's Conferment Ceremony still needs to be reviewed by Your Majesty."
"Forehead…"
"Your Majesty, I am the Secretary of the Shangyi Bureau. The etiquette and regulations of the Queen's Conferment Ceremony need to be checked by your Majesty to see if there are any omissions..."
"Your Majesty, this servant is a minister of the Shang Palace Bureau. During the ceremony of conferring the queen...
"Okay." Zheng Xiyao frowned and interrupted them: "How come you can't go on with your queen conferment ceremony without me?"
She looked at everyone coldly: "If it really doesn't work, it's okay not to hold this ceremony. You can report back to the emperor. I think it's okay to be the concubine Chen."
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone knelt down in panic and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Zheng Xiyao chuckled: "Go back and tell Your Majesty that I am only here for a few days and will return in a few days."
"Yes, slave, please leave."
Everyone left quietly. Zheng Xiyao breathed a sigh of relief.
Later, she went to visit her grandmother, but she made the old man sad again. The two hugged each other and cried for a while. The old man became mentally unstable, so she left.
On the way, I happened to meet my sister-in-law and nephews.
"Bless your Majesty." The woman opposite had a strong bookish air. She was wearing a light yellow skirt, quiet and elegant.
"It's sister-in-law, no need to be polite, everyone in the family calls me Yaoyao. Sister-in-law, please call me the same." Zheng Xiyao smiled.
The woman smiled sweetly and nodded at her.
"Is this my nephew?" Zheng Xiyao smiled and pinched the boy's chubby cheeks. The child's soft and cute look made her heart melt.
"Haoran, call someone quickly." The sister-in-law gave the boy a few blows. The boy timidly looked at the beautiful and charming woman in front of him and said softly: "Yao Yao is fine."
Zheng Xiyao was stunned. It was the first time she heard a child call her that. The sister-in-law looked at her in panic and explained: "Children are not sensible." She patted the boy on the head and said, "Call me aunt."
Zheng Xiyao smiled and waved her hands: "It doesn't matter. Names are just for people to be called. You can call me anything. And I also like Haoran to call me that. From now on, Haoran can also call me Yaoyao in private."
For some reason, she liked this nephew very much, hugging him and never letting go.
"How is this possible? It's not etiquette."
"There's nothing wrong with it. Just say it's okay." Zheng Xiyao responded calmly, her tone gentle but irrefutable.
Zheng Xiyao played with her nephew for a while, feeling a little overwhelmed and letting the boy play by himself.
"Sister-in-law is really lucky, Haoran is a lovely child." She said to the woman who was paying attention.
"Yes, since marrying Siqi, having these two children is the happiest thing for me." The woman had a smile on her lips and looked at the child with soft eyes.
"If I had a life like my sister-in-law, I wouldn't change my position even if I was given ten positions." Zheng Xiyao joked.
"I know, and I will cherish it. The Qingguo Palace is my home, and Siqi is my family, and I will always remember it. The Xiao family...is at its own peril." Her sister-in-law, Xiao Yuqing, promised seriously. .
Zheng Xiyao shook her head at first, and finally nodded, hugging her with relief: "You are a member of my Zheng family, and you will be for the rest of your life. As long as the Duke of Qing is here and I am here, you are the Zheng Xiao family. So, don't worry and brother Just get on with life.”
Xiao Yuqing couldn't help but shed tears the moment Zheng Xiyao hugged her. From the day after the Xiao family's rebellion failed and the family was confiscated and destroyed, she never felt at ease one day, as if there was a knife hanging over her head that could fall at any time.
She is a branch of the Xiao family. Before marrying Zheng Siqi, her life in the Xiao family was unsatisfactory. This time the Xiao family failed. If the royal family pursues the case, she will definitely be involved. She didn't have much when she arrived, mainly her children and husband, which she couldn't let go of.
She didn't really feel relieved until Zheng Xiyao comforted her and said that it was all over.
Only the current happy life is what she wants to protect.
Fortunately, she has a powerful sister-in-law, and Xiao Yuqing is grateful.
"Well, miss, the palace has sent someone." The housekeeper interrupted the two of them.
Zheng Xiyao was stunned. A group of people just left in the morning, why are they here again?
"Mr. Wang? Why are you here?" Zheng Xiyao was surprised to see that the person coming was Wang Dequan.
"Your Majesty's servant brought this to the empress." He said and presented a food box. Zheng Xiyao opened it and took a look.
It's a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake.
"Your Majesty said that the empress must have missed this since she has been back for a long time, so she specially asked the old slave to bring it to the empress to relieve her pain of missing her." Wang Dequan explained flatteringly.
Zheng Xiyao was speechless. She had only been back for two days and she had done so many tricks.
"It seems that His Majesty is very interested in you, sister." The sister-in-law joked from the side.
Zheng Xiyao smiled awkwardly. She had no choice but to accept the food box and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."
Wang Dequan was shocked by Concubine Chen's bland response, and because of Concubine Chen's momentum, he had to go back to the palace to report.
Zheng Xiyao said goodbye to her sister-in-law with a food box and returned to her residence.
She picked up one of the pieces and tasted it. Not to mention, the snacks in the palace are very delicious, at least she can't get this taste elsewhere.
I no longer care about the male protagonist's petty thoughts.
Maybe she ate too much dessert in the evening, and her stomach was so upset in the middle of the night that she couldn't sleep.
She had to get up in the middle of the night to prepare for some activities and to eat.
Zheng Xiyao walked out of the dormitory barefoot wearing a coat.
Then... he stared blankly at the man who came in through the window.
Zheng Xiyao:......
Liu Siyan:......
The two looked at each other.
