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Her Majesty asked, "What's different?"

Yao Sisi smiled. "This subject's daughter and prince wish for the empress dowager to personally open it and have a look."

"Alright!" Her Majesty gave a loud praise and sent a happy message from within. The ministers below began discussing what the birthday cake was about. The minister who sat next to the prime minister asked, "Does the prime minister know what a birthday cake is?"

The Prime Minister shook his head. "I don't know either." The Minister expressed his disbelief one after another.

The prime minister was innocent and guilty of a crime of concealment. It was truly an injustice, but who would be willing to be the father of such a person? Who knew what gift their daughter was giving them?

Yao Sisi turned around and walked back to her highness, who had already set up a table. Zuo Rulan Fan personally helped the empress dowager down. Her Majesty opened the box with an excited heart, only to see her face and hands trembling. After a long time, she finally managed to say two words. "So beautiful."

Yao Sisi said happily to the empress dowager, "Empress Dowager, please take it out."

"Good, good, too beautiful." The empress dowager took the birthday cake Yao Sisi spoke of and placed it on the table. Everyone's eyes were glued to the cake. That beautiful appearance she'd seen before was always the best weapon to attract people's attention.

She smiled very sweetly as she watched everyone present stare at the rare object with rapt attention. She once again became the focus of attention, but her goal was to be the best when it came to doing it. Thus, she pulled the empress dowager away from her, smiled at her, and said, "Esteemed Empress Dowager, you have to listen to the singing before eating this. There are still many surprises left. You, don't get too excited."

Then, he turned around and said to everyone present, "Everyone will sing at the same time. This is a blessing to the empress dowager, and the words are: Wish you a happy birthday, repeat it three times, and then I'll wish you a happy life, and then I'll wish you a happy life, and every year you live today, and every year you live today. I'll wish you a happy life, and every year you live today."

With that, Yao Sisi placed Yao Qin on the table and stood there. After tuning her fingers, she started to sing, "I wish you a happy birthday!"

Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday.

I wish you well.

Every year.

One year old and the other day old.

I wish you well.

"Blessed life is with the Heavens."

After singing it three times, at first no one followed, but then they saw that the Emperor was singing it all, so they too began to sing it. In the end, it was better if everyone knew how to sing it, or the more they sang it the better.

The Empress Dowager was both moved and moved, her eyes filled with tears. She didn't know what to do. Yao Sisi considerately gave the empress dowager a silk handkerchief and, as if by magic, took out an exquisite phoenix candle from the base of her guqin.

The reason why he had such an expression was because Yao Sisi had forced him to carve the phoenix candle. He did not know what Yao Sisi wanted to do with it, but he was very clear on one thing: once again, she had won the favor of her mother and royal brother. He only felt that his marriage was about to be touched by a vulgar, pretentious woman.

Yao Sisi saw all of Zuo Rulan's expression and turned to the empress dowager. "Esteemed Empress Dowager, this was personally made by the Prince himself. What if he didn't exist then?"

When Her Majesty saw how beautiful this candle could be, she was moved and liked it even more. He turned to Zuo Ruping happily and said, "Fan'er, is what Sisi said true?" Zuo Rulan Fan forced out a smile and said, "Your mother's work was indeed done by this son."

The empress dowager looked dotingly at Zuo Ruping as she spoke with a slightly blaming tone, "Why do I see that your expression is one of unwillingness?"

Without waiting for an answer, Yao Sisi interrupted the conversation. "Esteemed empress dowager, the prince felt embarrassed in front of all the ministers. Alright, Esteemed Empress Dowager, you can make a wish now." Yao Sisi placed the candle in the middle of the fake birthday cake and lit the candle with a poker. She said to the empress dowager, "Empress Dowager, you can make a wish now."

The Empress Dowager was anxious and curious, and for a moment did not know what to do. When she saw that she did not need to ask, Yao Sisi explained in detail, "My daughter used to travel to an ancient tribe where she would light a candle for her birthday, and then she would put her hands together, close her eyes, and pray devoutly. In her heart, she asked the heavens for a favor.

As soon as the empress dowager heard this, she followed Yao Sisi's words and made a wish. When Her Majesty opened her eyes again, Yao Sisi urged Her Majesty to blow out the candle.

After all forms were completed, Yao Sisi ordered Little Chun to remove the 'birthday cake' and whispered in the empress dowager's ear. "The empress dowager's limit is limited. After the banquet, you'll enjoy it with the empress."

The empress dowager nodded in satisfaction. Her Majesty went back to sit on the dais. The emperor couldn't help but ask, "Imperial Mother, what wishes did you just make?"

The empress dowager said in a low, mysterious voice, "My son, Sisi has already said it. Saying it out loud won't work."

On the sixth day of the next month, it would be a auspicious day, but time was too tight. The Emperor did not accept it, but chose the second day, and then announced in public that Yao Sisi and the Fourth Marquis's wedding date would be tomorrow, the ninth day of the ninth month, with more than a month left.

Yao Sisi and Zuo Rulan Fan let out a sigh of relief in tacit understanding, but the two of them had different thoughts. Yao Sisi didn't want to participate in Yao Jiajia's wedding because Yao Jiajia's wedding was on the sixth day of the eighth month and there were still seven days before the wedding. On the other hand, Zuo Rulan Fan was extremely opposed to this marriage, so he wanted to delay as long as possible and arrange everything privately. He had prepared a final path for himself, which was to escape.

Yao Sisi returned to her seat after thanking Zuo Hongfan. This made her relax. She didn't need to do anything else from now on. She was feeling a little drowsy as she went to meet Mister Zhou on the table.

Zuo Rulan Fan nudged Yao Sisi. "Woman, what do you think when you sleep in front of so many people?"

Yao Sisi moved her body and turned her head to look at Zuo Wanfan. She said without even opening her eyes, "What are you thinking about? You're still not looking like you're sleeping."

He called over Eunuch Tang, who was standing next to the empress dowager, and said, "This prince is a bit tired. You go tell my mother that this prince wants to take his leave first."

After a while, Eunuch Tang would say to Zuo Hongfan, "The empress dowager told you to send the quasi wangfei back to her estate first. The empress dowager said it was a imperial decree, so please obey." No matter how hard Zuo Ruping tried, she couldn't understand what was so special about this woman. Her royal brother and mother had always protected her so well, so she would use her imperial edict to threaten him.

He looked at Yao Sisi, who was sleeping soundly beside him, and let out a playful smile. His index finger floated up to his lips and his lips parted slightly. "I'll send you back, alright?"

He carried Yao Sisi into his palanquin while Yuanbao and Shadow waited in the side chamber. They had no idea that their master was already out of the palace in the palanquin of the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Marquis had his servants drive the horse carriage to the nearest alley from Flower Street before stopping the celebrity. He carefully picked up Yao Sisi and threw her into a corner before sitting down.

Then, for the first time, he felt the thrill of revenge, and ordered his servants to quickly drive the carriage back to the manor.