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One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

Upon returning to the Princess' residence, Bai Yan immediately went forward to receive Shen Ninghua's cloak. When he saw the smile on Shen Ninghua's face, he curiously asked, "Princess, did something interesting happen in the palace?"

Shen Ninghua's eyes were as clear as jade. When she heard this, her smile became even more pronounced. "The empress wanted to talk about the princess' dowry, but it was a pity that she failed to do so in the end. Xiao Qi will probably have to stabilize his position as the head of the Internal Affairs Bureau this time."

"Then we must congratulate Prince Consort." Xiao Qi was Chu Junyi's man. His control of the Internal Affairs Division was extremely beneficial to the princess.

Shen Ninghua nodded and turned to look at the door, only to see Chu Junyi walking in with large strides.

"Xiao Hua, you're back. Are you alright?"

Thinking about how recently she had entered the palace and how these people looked like she had gone to a tiger's cave with a dragon's lagoon, Shen Ninghua immediately found it funny. "What can I do for you? Did you tell Xiao Qi to do things?"

Chu Junyi smiled, "The Xiao family was neutral, which also severed the Queen's influence in the Internal Affairs Division. How could she be willing, she naturally wanted to grab hold of the tail of the Internal Affairs Division. However, she didn't expect that I had warned Xiao Qi earlier that taking over this matter would be a relatively smooth task, how could she easily succeed?"

A hint of a smile appeared in Shen Ninghua's eyes. "Your preparations were thorough. This time, the empress has suffered a setback. She shouldn't let it go so easily." I'm afraid that the wedding of the two princesses, An Jing and An Qing, will no longer be peaceful. "

"Mm, it's best to prepare in advance. After all, there have been a lot of things that have happened recently. The Emperor has also started to pay attention to the two princesses, Baili Anqing and Baili An. If something happens to their wedding, the Emperor will probably be furious."

Shen Ninghua lowered her gaze. "The empress is now quite hostile towards us, looking as if she's being targeted in her eyes. I wonder if she'll plot against us at the two princesses' wedding." If Princess An Qing's wedding was ruined because of them, let alone Baili Qingqing, they would feel rather sorry for themselves. After all, a woman's marriage was a lifelong matter.

Chu Junyi frowned as well. "We may have special identities, but we're only going to watch the ceremony. There shouldn't be any problems. I'll have some people pay more attention these days, so don't let your guard down. Wherever you go, bring the cyan sparrow with you."

"Yes, I understand."

Within Ning Kun Palace, Fang Xue carefully helped the empress wipe the wound on her palm. Her eyes were filled with worry. "Empress, even if you're angry, you can't waste your body like this. This wound will take several days to heal."

Zhao Hui Ying's expression was clear and cold. His forehead was locked into a knot: "The Emperor actually spoke out to beat this palace."

Fang Xue's hands stopped moving. She inadvertently poured out a bit more of the medicinal powder in her hands, causing Zhao Hui Ying to abruptly suck in a breath of cold air in pain.

"Hiss …"

"Ah, pardon the Empress!" Fang Xue kneeled down and kowtowed to ask for forgiveness.

Zhao Hui Ying sucked in a deep breath, lowered his head and looked at the wound on his palm, then said with a frown: "Get up, you're an old man by my side, can I still punish you for such a small matter?"

"The Empress is magnanimous, and has always treated this servant extremely well." Fang Xue didn't get up and directly kneeled on the ground. She continued to help Zhao Huiying clean the wounds on her hands, and her movements were especially careful.

"Fang Xue, go tell your big brother that we don't need to worry about the Internal Affairs Division for now."

"Yes, Empress. However, the Internal Affairs Division is in charge of many matters in the harem after all. If they are not in full control of it, then it will likely cause too much trouble."

"How could I not know?" Zhao Hui Ying snorted coldly, "It's just that Xiao Qi is a member of the Xiao family. Even if it's the empress, I can't easily touch him, unless he has a huge mistake."

A palace maid reported from the door, "Empress, Princess An Qing requests an audience."

"She's here?" Zhao Hui Ying's eyes flashed with a trace of a smile. He waved his hand to have Fang Xue pack up the medicine bottles and things, and said, "Let her in."

The ornament on his head was extremely simple and there was a faint smile on his face, making him look like a welcoming flower. Although it could not be considered passionate, he was still elegant and spirited, "Your son greets Imperial Mother."

"Stand up, why are you here?"

Baili Anqing raised his gaze as he abruptly kneeled down, his knees emitting a muffled sound as he landed on the ground. One could see how solid this courtesy was, "This son thanks mother for protecting me today."

A trace of a satisfied smile appeared in Zhao Hui Ying's eyes: "Fang Xue, hurry and help the princess up?"

"Princess, please get up."

"Mother, your son's birth mother is so lowly that I don't dare to ask for the love of my father and mother. I had originally wanted to marry an honest man and live a peaceful life with less dowry, but who would have thought that my mother would still have me in her heart, and I am extremely grateful."

Zhao Hui Ying indicated to Fang Xue, who stood to the side. The latter hurriedly helped her with the embroidery chair, allowing Baili Anqing to sit down.

After she sat down, Zhao Hui Ying smiled and said: "Girl, don't you dare belittle yourself. Even though your birth mother is only a noble person now, there's still a possibility of her being promoted in the future. I'm the empress, the direct mother of all princes and princesses, so I naturally have to protect you."

"Thank you, Imperial Mother. It was this son who wanted to change his mind in the past."

Zhao Hui Ying turned her head and Fang Xue had already brought over a complete set of ruby heads: "Today I said I would give it to you. I originally wanted to send someone to send it over to you. You came at the right time, so I directly took it."

As she spoke, she took a glass hairpin inlaid with rubies and carefully stuck it on her head. "Look, only people of your age like these are worthy of such gorgeous jewelry."

Baili Anqing hurriedly knelt down, "Your son thanks Imperial Mother."

Seeing her actions, Zhao Hui Ying lowered his eyes in satisfaction, and once again put on a pair of jadeite silk wrapped and gold-plated ruby bracelets for her: "As a princess, these are all things you should enjoy. Now that you're about to get married, and you're even going to be in peace for a few days, properly prepare for marriage, and if you lack anything, send someone over to tell me.

"Yes, this son once again kowtows to thank mother for her grace."

"En, alright. I'm also tired. Fang Xue, send someone to send the princess back. The night is cool, put on the mink cloak that I wore for An Qing. Don't get caught in the cold."

"Yes, Empress."

Baili Anqing withdrew from the palace with a face full of gratitude.

Zhao Hui Ying smirked, the expression in his eyes extremely satisfied.

Fang Xue sent someone back. Seeing her like this, she smiled and said, "Your Highness, you've finally not wasted your efforts."

A stream of light flashed across Zhao Hui Ying's eyes: "Always in the position of being debased by others, now that I see the opportunity to climb up, how can I not use all of my strength? As long as she is a good chess piece, I will not treat her unfairly. "

"Yes, the Empress is kind and benevolent." There are only ten or so days until the wedding of the two princesses. Does the Empress have any plans? "

"It should be Spring Festival in a few days, right?"

"Yes."

"Princess Zhao Hua and Prince Consort were extremely close, and thus, she had come into contact with them in private. The two princesses were about to get married, so it wouldn't be a big deal to meet each other in private. Since Spring Festival was approaching, they were allowed to go out freely. After all, it wasn't that convenient for them to go out once they were married. "Taking advantage of this opportunity, we will allow the princess and Prince Consort to meet."

"Empress, what do you want?"

The smile on Zhao Hui Ying's face deepened as he looked at the Spring Flower on the table and said, "It's not easy for a woman. If you don't meet a good man, the result will be miserable for life. I remember that Baili Anqing's Prince Consort is Yang Lin, the direct descendant of the Yang Pavilion, right?"

"That's right, the emperor personally bestowed the marriage. It's said that the one this Yang Jiuxiu wanted to marry was Princess Tranquil East. However, he was snatched away by a Grade Four Martial General. That's why he followed the emperor's orders and married Princess An Qing."

"Mm. He's still young and yet he still looks young. Let the people from Jade Cloud Pavilion do the deed, we must let An Qing know Yang Lin's true appearance."

Fang Xue was startled, then understood. "The Empress wants Princess An Qing to cancel the engagement?"

"Simply ending the engagement wouldn't work. How could Shen Ninghua be involved in this? Come over …" Zhao Hui Ying slightly lowered his eyes and softly chatted with Fang Xue for a while, then the corner of his mouth curled up.

Fang Xue nodded and respectfully left.

Zhao Hui Ying lowered his head to scan the wound on his palm, his face was filled with gloom: "Xia Jingyan, when I was able to kill you, I could also kill your daughter as well. The only thing to blame is that she's too much like you, a thorn that you can't pull out or pierce through, how can I tolerate that!"

Treading on the Spring Festival, the day the people put on spring clothes, to the outskirts to play.

The two carriages stopped at the river bank, and a green-clad maid tripped off a stool, respectfully supporting a lady in a light green dress off the carriage. The lady wore a veil, making it difficult to see her face, but just her delicate eyebrows and beautiful eyes made people stop in shock.

The girl got off the carriage and scanned her surroundings before turning her head to look at the carriage. The crowd followed her gaze and discovered that there were two more slim and graceful women getting off the carriage. Although they were both wearing veils, their beauty was still hard to conceal.

Many people were secretly sighing in their hearts. As expected of someone who had eyes full of bliss. Who knew which family's young master would benefit from having three beauties like this?

These three people were none other than Shen Ninghua, Baili An, and Baili Anqing.

The cyan sparrow followed behind Shen Ninghua and said, "Miss, the private room on the second floor is ready."

"Mm. Let's go up and take a seat, An Qing."

Everyone's heads were stretched out as they looked across the river. On the surface of the river, the stage was built near the water, and it was covered with pink gauze curtains. Before long, there would be dancers performing on stage to fight for the title of Spring Fairy.

Chu Junyi, dressed in green, walked up to them with a basket containing the auspicious items. "Greetings, princesses."

"Lord Chu does not need to be so courteous."

Chu Junyi looked at Shen Ninghua with a warm smile on her face. She placed the basket on the table and said, "This is what you asked me to prepare. I'll bring it over to you."

"Yes." Shen Ninghua nodded her head and looked at the freshly harvested and pruned Spring Flowers. "This year's Spring Flowers are even better."

Chu Junyi smiled. "The peach blossoms are about to bloom."

Shen Ninghua's eyes moved. She nodded and turned her head to look downstairs. On the stage, there was already a joyous sound.

Yang Lin and Du Yi, who were both dressed in luxurious clothing, simultaneously stepped into Lin Bin Restaurant.