C7 contemplation

Xu stood up and bowed, his attitude respectful. "Reporting to the empress dowager, it's the Third Miss of the palace. Because she rarely attends banquets, she looks familiar to you."

"Oh, come, sit beside This Dowager." The empress dowager smiled and waved Shen Qi forward.

Xu was a little bit nervous, afraid that Shen Qi would mess with the empress dowager again if she didn't know the rules. However, since the empress dowager had said it herself, she couldn't refuse it.

"Esteemed Empress Dowager, my daughter is still young and doesn't know what has happened. If there is any offense, please forgive her." Xu was still worried, so he apologized in advance.

"Look at what you're saying. Would I eat someone? Don't worry, it's just a lively day and no rules."

With the empress dowager's words, Shen Qi followed Xu's instructions and kneeled down, "This subject's daughter, Shen Qi, greets Esteemed Empress Dowager. After saying that, he lowered his head with a very obedient look.

"Raise your head and let This Dowager see."

Shen Qi slowly raised her head, but her eyes could only see the empress dowager's chin.

Although his face had lost the immaturity of a child and was still relatively undeveloped, one could see how beautiful he would be in the future. He was elegant and refined, like a blooming white horseshoe lotus, simple, elegant, and beautiful.

"Good colour!" The empress dowager praised her before smiling and waving her hand. "Hurry, hurry and get up. Come to This Dowager's side."

Shen Qi had to listen to the Big Boss' words. She ignored the burning gazes of the noble ladies behind him, who wanted to tear her apart, and slowly walked to the empress dowager's side, bowing once again.

The common mama took an embroidered block and placed it on the right side of the empress dowager. The empress dowager affectionately took Shen Qi's hand and asked her how old she was, what kind of books she read at home and so on.

Shen Qi acted a little nervous but tried her best to not be rude, trying her best to answer the empress dowager's question clearly.

Seeing Shen Qi like that, the empress dowager was very satisfied. If that little girl saw that she was not nervous at all, it would mean that there was a problem, but if she was too nervous to even speak properly, it would make people feel that she was too petty, and would definitely not be liked by others.

Seeing the empress dowager being so gentle and amiable to Shen Qi, as well as the many noble ladies below him, almost gritting their teeth to the point of shattering them. The days they had hoped for so much had been snatched away by the Third Young Miss of the Shang Shu Clan who had appeared out of nowhere.

Today, everyone came back disappointed. Including Shen Qi, she really couldn't understand what the empress dowager's intentions were.

After the Flower Viewing Banquet, Esteemed Empress Dowager, who had returned to Tzu Ning Palace, took off the gentle and kind outer appearance. She was smart and wise, took off her heavy and formal clothes, changed her head, changed into a set of ordinary clothes, and leaned against the soft couch. A servant girl was fanning her legs, and took a sip of the teacup handed to her by her master and put it down.

He turned around and asked the common mama beside him, "What do you think about Shang Shu Manor's Third Young Miss?"

common mama carefully deliberated on what she wanted to say, "This humble servant thinks that she is a pleasing girl, her looks and temperament are all extraordinary, and her words and actions are all proper and generous."

"Yes, why do you think no one knows about such an outstanding direct descendant of the third young miss?" The empress dowager seemed to ask inadvertently.

"This ? I heard that his body is not good and he has been staying in his room." What common mama said was not very convincing, because after seeing Shen Qi today, she felt that she was healthier than all the noble girls from back then.

"I can see that her body is very healthy. Although she has a slim figure, her complexion is rosy and she walks gracefully. She doesn't seem to be sick all year round."

"As expected of the empress dowager, your observation was meticulous. Your servant was slow and stupid, so I didn't notice." common mama flattered him at the right time.

"You, your mouth is getting stronger and stronger. Even This Dowager has to make fun of you." The empress dowager smiled as she reprimanded her, before changing the topic with a sharp gaze. "This Dowager doesn't care what their plan is, since this Third Young Miss is compatible with Jingze, she can only be my Jingze's Queen's Consort."

"This is also the honor of their Shang Shu Manor. Being able to marry King Duanren as their first wife is also the third miss' fortune. Esteemed Empress Dowager being willing to praise her is your favor. If third miss knows about this, she would definitely be extremely happy." common mama's words of praise seemed like they were free to jump out.

"It doesn't matter if they are grateful or not to This Dowager. If Third Miss is able to wake Jing Ze up, This Dowager will admit her good fortune. No matter what happens in the end, This Dowager will still give her the status of honor. If anything were to happen to Jing Ze, I wouldn't have gone easy on her because she came from the Shang Shu Manor. " His last words were filled with killing intent.

Hearing the empress dowager's words, common mama, who was familiar with the methods of the empress dowager, felt a chill run down his spine. When he thought of the smiling young lady, he couldn't help but interject.

What's wrong with that? Marriage first, wait until she reaches the age of 30 before consummating her marriage. Besides, Jing Ze is unconscious right now, and even if he wakes up, there will be a period of time before he can take care of his body. When Jing Ze's body improves, then that girl will also be old.

"What the empress dowager said was true. Your foresight is superior to mine. Your servant would never have thought of such a thing." The common mama smiled as he complimented, but in his heart, he sighed. He didn't know if it was for Shen Qi or the unconscious Duke Duan, Mo Ze.

On the other hand, Shen Qi who had returned to Shang Shu Manor went with Xu to inform the old lady so that she would be at ease.

The Mother Fang had long since welcomed them at the entrance. After entering, he gave them a general description of the banquet, which basically stated that Shen Qi did not embarrass Shang Shu Manor, while the empress dowager seemed to like her somewhat. Then, hello, hello, everyone, nice.

The old lady was relieved, and seeing the weariness on their faces, sent them back to their rooms to rest.

Originally, he thought this would be the end of the matter. Who knew that Shen Weiyuan would hurriedly return from outside and rush to Xu's room two days later.

"Madam, tell me everything in detail about the day of the Flower Lover Banquet, as well as what I, Xiao Qi, did."

Although Xu was curious why Shen Weiyuan still asked him about it after two days, when he saw that Shen Weiyuan looked nervous as if he had something to say, he honestly recounted the events that happened at that time.

After Shen Weiyuan finished listening to everything, he turned around and returned back to his study, as if something huge had happened.

Sure enough, two days later, Shang Shu Manor received a decree bestowing marriage, "Under the will of the heavens, the emperor decrees: Shang Shu Manor's direct descendant, Third Miss Shen's daughter, Shen Qi, is gentle, graceful, courteous, dignified and generous.

was the first to react, bowing his head and raising his hands high, "This subject's daughter, Shen Qi, accepts the decree, thanks the Emperor for his grace, long live the Emperor!"

When Shen Qi stood up, the rest of the people started to regain their senses. Although Shen Weiyuan was still dizzy, he knew that Li Gonggong was the most popular person in front of His Majesty, and immediately signaled for the servants to go get the silver.

Eunuch Li took the money and smiled, "We congratulate Sir Shen and Miss Shen here!"

"Thank you for coming, Eunuch Li. If you don't mind, please go in and have a cup of tea." Shen Weiyuan said politely.

"That's better. You also know that the emperor is unable to leave his side. We still have to return and report back. We'll come back another day to disturb you." Young Master Li was extremely courteous to Shen Weiyuan, not to mention the Shen Fei s of the palace, even Master Shen himself was not someone to be trifled with, now that there was another Queen's Consort, it would not be bad if he befriended them.

Shen Weiyuan also had a huge legal case on his mind, so he was not polite. After seeing Eunuch Li off, he turned around and returned to the hall. Everyone was confused, waiting for Shen Weiyuan to explain himself to them.

After sending all the servants out, the first to be unable to hold it in was the old lady. "What's going on?" However, the old lady did not seem to be worried about Shen Qi, but was truly surprised instead.

"Your son doesn't know either. This matter happened." Shen Weiyuan was very agitated at the moment. Looking at Shen Qi, he was so worried that he was about to die, "My pitiful Xiao Qi, why do you have such a hard time!"

"What are you talking about? This is a good thing, the Emperor has shown great kindness. " The old lady was dissatisfied with Shen Weiyuan's dejected state of mind.

"The Emperor's kindness? What Emperor's kindness? Do you know the reputation of King Duanren? Even if we don't talk about this, right now, Prince Duanren is unconscious. To be frank, Xiao Qi went there to celebrate. Why else would she be in such a hurry to get married next month? You must know that Xiao Qi is not even old yet. " Shen Weiyuan said in exasperation.

"Even so, not everyone would be blessed to marry into the imperial family." The old lady still did not realize that this was a bad thing.

"Old Ancestor, do you still not understand? Xiao Qi was there to make a comeback. If there was a good thing about her, how would he view her? You also said that this is the imperial family. If there's anything wrong with the Prince of Ten Thousand Hills, even if Xiao Qi dies, she can still be blamed for it.