"Yanqiu, go back first." Meng's mother could not help but chase her son away when she saw him standing there in a daze.
Meng Yanqiu's lips twitched. He wanted to smile but found that he could not.
In his previous life, he thought that Ye Shaohua had harmed him and Ye Qingqing. He did not care about her even after she died and even resented her for sending the news to the thirteenth prince.
Now it seemed that Ye Shaohua was really innocent. It was Ye Qingqing who wanted to get involved with the thirteenth prince.
He hated her from his previous life to this one, but he did not expect that he hated the wrong person.
Ye Qingqing could not understand the Ye family's needlework, but Ye Shaohua took the headless lower part of the needlework. How long did it take for her to use the Ye family's needlework?
It went without saying who was the one who understood the Ye family's needlework in his previous life.
It was funny that he had sworn not to care about Ye Shaohua in this life, but it was Ye Shaohua and her mother who helped him at the last moment.
Meng Yanqiu did not have the face to look at Ye Shaohua. Thinking of Ye Shaohua who had died because of him in his previous life, he could not help but turn around, trying his best to suppress the surging sadness in his heart.
**
Half a month later, the emperor personally came to Jiangling.
Jiangling was not a big place, but many high officials and nobles came.
In this half a month, Imperial Inspector Liu had also brought people to renovate the temporary imperial residence in River Tomb, and River Tomb also had a flourishing appearance. The magistrate of River Tomb had decided to let the emperor see the best side, and was very attentive in all aspects.
During the palace banquet, all the local officials gave many lavish gifts.
The clothes that Ye Shaohua wanted to embroider for the emperor took a lot of effort, so she spent a lot of time.
Mu Jinyun was still not in her hands.
"Sister Concubine De, I heard that the crown prince found an embroidery for the emperor. Why didn't I see it?" Concubine Shu looked at Concubine De who was sitting upright and could not help but smile.
This time, the emperor only brought two concubines to Jiangling, Concubine De and Concubine Shu.
However, it was worth mentioning that there was no empress in the harem. There was a rumor among the people that the emperor wanted to make Concubine De empress, but because Concubine De was just an ordinary person with no background, she was not willing to be empress.
The emperor had no choice but to make Concubine De an empress.
Concubine De knew that Concubine Shu was trying to provoke her, but she didn't take it to heart. She just smiled and said, "Perhaps I was delayed."
"If the Crown Prince hasn't found a suitable birthday gift, I happen to have a few pieces of embroidery from the Jiangling Embroidery Workshop. Why don't you let the Crown Prince take one from me?" Concubine Shu did not intend to let Concubine De off.
During the banquet held in the palace last time, Concubine De had gotten her hands on a bolt of peony and phoenix cloth, and her clothes were extremely gorgeous.
He had suppressed all the newcomers from the palace.
Concubine Shu naturally found an opportunity to humiliate Concubine De.
Concubine De was used to the open and covert attacks of the Imperial Palace. She smiled faintly and did not explain.
Concubine De's servant couldn't help but whisper, "Your Highness, why don't we find something from the private storehouse for the Crown Prince?"
Concubine De looked at the Crown Prince's calm face and said thoughtfully, "No need."
"But …" The servant wanted to say something, but when he saw the look on Concubine De's face, he did not dare to say anything.
"What? Did the Crown Prince also find a birthday embroidery for His Majesty?" Jiangling was the Empress Dowager's hometown. This time, she went to Jiangling and took the old route, but when she saw her hometown, the Empress Dowager felt much better.
However, she looked at Concubine De indifferently.
She had always disliked this Concubine De. Firstly, Concubine De's family did not have many people, and it was also because the Emperor was visiting the people that the Emperor fell in love with her at first sight, so he brought her into the Imperial Palace.
No one would have thought that a commoner girl would eventually climb to the top of the four concubines, and her son was even named the Crown Prince.
Not to mention that the Emperor did not choose an empress because of her.
Concubine Shu glanced at Concubine De and couldn't help but smile, then she sat next to the Empress Dowager and began to explain, "I heard that the Crown Prince randomly found a commoner girl to embroider a birthday embroidery for His Majesty. I don't know how good that commoner girl's embroidery is, but after all, she is just an ordinary commoner girl, not as good as the embroidery of the Jiangling embroidery workshop."
Hearing that it was another commoner girl, the Empress Dowager naturally remembered what Concubine De had done before, and her face became stern.
But after a moment, she returned to her original expression, as if she was not the least bit unhappy.
At this time, the Thirteenth Prince had already taken out the embroidery that Ye Qingqing had given him in advance. "I wish Father happiness as vast as the East Sea, and longevity as long as the South Mountain."
As he spoke, he asked the eunuch following behind him to unfold the birthday embroidery that he had given to the Emperor.
The Empress Dowager raised her head to take a look, and in the end, she was a little impressed. "What a good painting of pine and crane longevity. Thirteenth Prince, you are very thoughtful."
When the Thirteenth Prince heard the Empress Dowager's praise, his face lit up.
The Emperor looked at the screen of pine and crane longevity and was also very satisfied. He was now almost 50 years old, and people in the ancient times generally did not live long, especially the Emperor who worked hard. It would be considered a long life if he could live to 60 years old.
Now, this pine and crane longevity embroidery had been sent to the bottom of his heart.
In particular, this pine and crane longevity embroidery was meticulously made. It was lifelike and had both form and spirit. At a glance, one could tell that it was not an ordinary item. Even among the tributes collected by the Imperial Palace, there was no one that could compare to this.
"The Thirteenth Prince was actually able to find such a rare embroidery." The Cabinet Elder on the side looked at the pine and crane longevity embroidery and couldn't help but sigh. "This kind of treasure is a masterpiece that has been passed down from generation to generation. It can be said to be the pinnacle of embroidery skills in the Great Mu Nation. It is not inferior to Xiuniang Ye's masterpiece that I have seen before."
For a moment, the ministers in the Summer Palace were full of praise. The Thirteenth Prince's party had stolen the limelight.
Honored Consort Shu and the Thirteenth Prince glanced at Mu Jinyun, who was sitting on the side, and couldn't help but smile.
At this time, Li Xiu, who was sitting next to Mu Jinyun, whispered into his ear.
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