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"I can teach you, but later. I'll send the Heavy Sun Cake to the princess first." With that, she pointed to the remaining Heavy Sun Cake in the basket, "Princess can't eat this much, you guys can take it and split."

"Thank you, Miss Xia." The cooks happily thanked him and shared the suns.

Xia Yue took the things and returned to the East District. Just as she entered the Flowerflower Gate, she saw Mu Qianxue and a oval faced woman walk out. It was actually Yin Qiu by Empress Dowager Wei's side.

"Greetings, Princess, Aunt Yin Qiu." Xia Yue went forward and bent her knees before asking in puzzlement: "Princess, where are you going?"

"The empress dowager was afraid that the princess would be too lonely in a foreign land, so she asked me to invite her to the palace for the Double Sun Festival. It would be more lively that way."

"I'll have to trouble the empress dowager to remember this. I'm really sorry."

Yin Qiu smiled. "Although the empress dowager and the princess have only met once, she really likes the princess and often mentions you in front of this servant. Originally, she wanted to summon you to the palace, but she felt a chill."

Mu Qianxue asked in astonishment, "The empress dowager is sick?"

"That's right. A palace maid forgot to close the window because the empress dowager had blown cold winds all night long. She was sick for more than ten days, and afterwards, she discovered that the palace maid had a vile habit of peeping. How hateful."

Xia Yue curiously asked, "Then was she caned to death?"

"Your Majesty was merciful and only sent her to the Concourse of the Underworld." With that, Yin Qiu shifted his gaze. "Princess, the empress dowager is still waiting. Let's go."

"Alright." Mu Qianxue replied before she turned to Xia Yue, who was still standing by the side, and said, "Bring the Heavy Sun Cake and follow me into the palace."

Very quickly, Mu Qianxue was carried on a sedan chair to Zhao Ming Palace. After getting off the sedan, they passed through layers of palace courtyards and arrived at Ning Xi Palace. In the late autumn of September, tens of thousands of trees had fallen and leaves were scattered all over the ground.

Yin Qiu brought Mu Qianxue and Han Yunxi all the way to the main hall before bowing towards the empress dowager. "Esteemed Empress Dowager, the princess has arrived."

Mu Qianxue brought Xia Yue forward a step and respectfully said, "Qianxue greets the empress dowager. The empress dowager is blessed!"

Empress Dowager Wei smiled as she raised her hand. Her large, needle-like sleeves sparkled under the autumn sun as they shone into the hall. "Please grant me your seat without any formalities."

"Empress Dowager Xie." After they sat down, Mu Qianxue discovered that in the hall, besides Empress Dowager Wei, there was also a cultured man from the Shanshan Palace. Without waiting for her to speak, that man had already stood up and cupped his hands together with an unconcealable beauty and said, "I've long heard that Princess Xuanji has an unparalleled countenance.

Mu Qianxue stood up and returned the courtesy, "Qianxue is just like a willow tree. I don't deserve Young Master's praise."

"Princess is too humble. I will have to see Princess again today. Wen Bin, you have lived your entire life." As he spoke, the man's eyes never left Mu Qianxue's face.

"Wen Bin is This Dowager's nephew. He's been serving in Jiangning for the past few years," Empress Dowager Wei said warmly. "He's been transferred back to Jinling not long ago, but now he's serving as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice's right hand."

Not long after the messenger king died, Yu Sanzhong was colluded with him and secretly accepted bribes. In the end, even Yu Sanzhong couldn't escape the fate of being exiled from his post; because the Board of Justice only had one Minister of the Left at that time, the Board of Justice had entrusted Wei Wenbin to be in charge of the overall situation. From this, one could tell that the intentions of the Wei clan were clear.

Mu Qianxue suppressed the sneer in her heart as she bowed towards Wei Wenbin once again. "So it's Vice Minister Wei. Please excuse me."

After they sat down again, Mu Qianxue motioned for Xia Yue to take out the Heavy Sun Cake and personally brought it to the Empress Dowager's side. "You came in a hurry and only brought this Heavy Sun Cake. Xia Yue made it herself.

Yin Qiu signed a small piece and gave it to Empress Dowager Wei. After the latter tasted it, she nodded and praised, "Mm, this taste is even better than the imperial palace's chef. I didn't expect Xia Yue to have this kind of craftsmanship.

"Many thanks for the empress dowager's gift." Xia Yue knelt down and took the bag that Yin Qiu handed to her, returning it behind Mu Qianxue.

Today's chrysanthemum wine was specifically brought into the palace by Wei Wenbin. He accepted the cyan jade wine jug, and as he poured the wine, he said as if he was talking about his own family, "This wine was brewed last year in the sun. The early blooming chrysanthemum and a little of the leaves and leaves of the chrysanthemum were mixed with the grain used to brew the wine, and then added the earth yellow, angelica, medlar, and other medicines. It has been rumored among the people until now that this wine has been used to cure wind, clear eyes, fistula, and hundreds of diseases."

Mu Qianxue raised her eight percent full wine cup and, after offering it to Empress Dowager Wei, took a light sip. She nodded and said, "Since the chrysanthemum is sweet, and the wine itself is mellow and rich, it tastes very good."

Wei Wenbin was very happy with her words. "It's good that the princess likes it. There are still a few jars left. I'll get someone to send a jar to his residence later. You can take it out whenever you want to."

Mu Qianxue smiled and said with lowered eyes, "Thank you, Vice Minister Wei. But I rarely drink alcohol, not even a few times a year. I'd better not rob others of their loves."

"It's good to drink less wine by the side, but chrysanthemum wine is an auspicious wine. Drinking a little from time to time will only bring about more benefits." Without waiting for Mu Qianxue to speak, Wei Wenbin continued, "This is a deal. I remember that the princess is staying at King Rui's Mansion. Once we return to the Mansion, I'll have them send her there immediately."

Empress Dowager Wei saw this scene unfold and smiled. "So it's not that there's no wine, but that you have to watch someone deliver the wine."

Wei Wenbin felt a little uncomfortable at their laughter. "How could that be? It's just that my nephew suddenly remembered that the mansion also has a pot of chrysanthemum wine. Since the princess likes it, he decided to gift it to her."

Mu Qianxue doubtfully asked, "Who else wants chrysanthemum wine?"

Empress Dowager Wei smiled and said, "Before you came, the emperor came to pay respects to This Dowager. When he heard Wen Bin brought a self-made chrysanthemum wine into the palace, he drank a cup and liked it greatly, so he asked Wen Bin to send another jar in. Who would have known that Wen Bin said that he only brewed one jar and left the emperor disappointed. It wasn't because he didn't have any wine, but because he couldn't bear to give it to the emperor.

Wei Wenbin was even more embarrassed by her words. "Aunt, don't tease your nephew."

Empress Dowager Wei knew that he was feeling embarrassed and smiled. "Alright, that's enough. This Dowager won't speak anymore. We'll eat, we'll eat."