The Ninth Prince's scream of "ouch" resounded throughout Fengyi Palace.
Queen Xu held her forehead and scolded angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
She could really see that the emperor's pat was very light and he didn't use much strength.
When the Ninth Prince heard this, he had no choice but to rub his butt aggrievedly, squeezed into Empress Xu's phoenix chair, and whispered a few words in her ear.
Queen Xu was immediately amused and laughed.
"real?"
The Ninth Prince nodded heavily.
The emperor was dissatisfied.
"What are you saying that only you two, mother and son, know, and I am not worthy of hearing it?"
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?" Queen Xu glanced at the emperor angrily, "Aze is next to you. He must look like a father."
The emperor casually took his youngest son to his side and asked him, "What are you talking about?"
"Talk about Sister Jiaojiao." The Ninth Prince gestured with his hands, "She eats, drinks and sleeps every day. Every time I see her, she gets fatter. She's so chubby."
"Jiao Jiao?" The emperor thought for a while and remembered.
"Is this the little girl you told me about last time, the little girl who warned you in the dream?"
Queen Xu once mentioned Yan Jiaojiao to the emperor.
It is no small matter that a young son was poisoned.
The emperor was naturally furious, and after a thorough investigation, he became a little scared.
But such things as warnings in dreams were too mysterious, and the emperor himself did not believe it.
But the queen believed it, and so did his son, so the emperor couldn't say anything.
Later, I heard from Empress Xu that both Princess Cheng and Princess Yong'an recognized the little girl as their adopted daughter, and there was a lot of envy in their words. The emperor was very curious.
How can a newborn baby have so much love flesh?
Especially his youngest son, who has been raised to be a bit squeamish and doesn't like his cousins very much. He always runs to the Nanyang Marquis Mansion to see the little girl named Yan Jiaojiao.
If the two children were older, he would have to wonder if his son had fallen in love with them.
"Come into the palace someday and ask me to take a look."
He had many sons, but no daughters. For this reason, they once joked with the Chengwang brothers that if they raised a group of bald boys, they would not be able to afford betrothal gifts in the future.
As soon as the emperor spoke, Yan Jiaojiao entered the palace again.
But this time, it was not because of Empress Xu’s announcement, but to congratulate Empress Dowager Guo on her birthday.
Speaking of which, the birthday of a queen mother of a country, even if it is not a full birthday, should be celebrated with great pomp.
After all, His Majesty the Emperor’s filial piety must be demonstrated, right?
Queen Mother Guo's birthday is a bit inappropriate.
The death of the late emperor was the day before the birthday of Queen Mother Guo.
The ministers and ministers cannot offer sacrifices to the late emperor one day and celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday happily the next day, right?
Therefore, Empress Dowager Guo herself said that every time she celebrated her birthday, she would only ask the ministers to come into the palace to kowtow and give her a birthday banquet on the official day.
Yan Jiaojiao was hugged by Mrs. Ji and kowtowed to Queen Mother Guo in Cining Palace among the crowd.
She quietly raised her head and took a look. Empress Dowager Guo was sitting at the head. Her appearance was luxurious and imposing, and she could not look directly at her.
But if you look carefully, it is not difficult to see that compared to the first time they met Yan Jiaojiao, the Queen Mother seemed to be a little more gloomy in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, even though she was smiling.
As if feeling that someone was looking at her, Queen Mother Guo's majestic gaze swept over.
Yan Jiaojiao quickly hid her face in Ji's arms.
Queen Mother Guo withdrew her gaze and nodded invisibly.
The female official next to her took a step forward and handed down the Queen Mother's oral instructions, "Get up. The Queen Mother will grant you a seat."
So everyone continued to kowtow, then stood up and respectfully exited the main hall of Cining Palace.
As Mrs. Hou, Ji was assigned to a side hall of Cining Palace.
Anguo Gong's wife was also there, so they sat together and talked.
"That one in your family isn't a demon, is he?"
Madam Shizi is talking about Liu Xinyue.
Ji shook her head, "Master Hou is ill. She wants to make trouble, but she doesn't have the ability."
Mrs. Shizi touched Yan Jiaojiao's head and said, "You are still soft-hearted. Tell me, you should have been whipped half to death."
People kept entering the side hall, so the two of them hid their words and sat upright.
Yan Jiaojiao discovered that Mrs. Gaoming was not the only one who came.
There are also several young girls who are either quiet or pretty.
Judging by their age, the oldest one is only eleven or twelve years old, and the younger ones are seven or eight years old.
At this time, the Ninth Prince sneaked up to Ji's side and made two gestures.
Mrs. Prince Anguo didn't understand, but Mrs. Ji understood. After a moment's hesitation, she handed Yan Jiaojiao to him.
The Ninth Prince hugged the heavy Yan Jiaojiao and slipped out along the original path.
【What are you doing? 】
Yan Jiaojiao protested.
【Looking at the ladies! 】
Pretty little girls, no matter how beautiful they are, who would want to go out with this brat?
"Shh!"
The Ninth Prince left the side hall and handed Yan Jiaojiao to his chamberlain. He gestured to Yan Jiaojiao, "Someone wants to see you."
Yan Jiaojiao was surprised.
【Who? 】
The Ninth Prince blinked mysteriously, "You'll know when you see him."
The chamberlain looked at him making gestures and talking to himself, and was surprised. What happened to His Highness Ninth Prince?
The Ninth Prince coughed, put his hands behind his back, and walked out of the side door with his chamberlain and Yan Jiaojiao.
The moment he went out, Yan Jiaojiao tilted his head and saw the prince walking into Cining Palace with several other richly dressed teenagers.
Yan Jiaojiao somewhat understood.
[Hey, hey, are those young ladies in Cining Palace going to choose concubines for the prince? 】
The Ninth Prince stopped and took Yan Jiaojiao from the hand of the chamberlain, asking the chamberlain to follow him at a distance and not to get closer to him.
After watching the chamberlain retreat far away, the Ninth Prince asked Yan Jiaojiao doubtfully, "Do you know all this?"
[Nonsense, don’t you know how to guess? 】
When it comes to congratulating the Queen Mother on her birthday, if every family brings girls, there should be some older ones and some younger ones. How can there be a bunch of girls of the same age coming all at once?
Something is obviously wrong.
The Ninth Prince smiled, "No."
His imperial grandmother didn't know what happened, but two days before her birthday, she suddenly issued an order to several families, asking them to bring their girls to the palace at that time.
Looking at the ladies she invited, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that they were preparing for the crown prince's concubine.
Yan Jiaojiao was stunned and had no idea where to start complaining.
In this era, when girls reach the age of fifteen, there are not a few who leave the court.
But, starting to choose a concubine at the age of ten... She still couldn't accept this setting.
How is this different from destroying a young girl?
Moreover, according to the plot, isn't His Highness the Crown Prince supposed to stay safe and wait for Yan Wanwan, who is still breastfeeding, to grow up?
