Chapter 968 The Feast Began (1/2)
After reading for a while, Yun Shang heard Pei Lan outside reporting, ”Your Majesty, her former majesty is here.”
Yun Shang was surprised. Today was new year's Eve. They would meet at the banquet later. Why did Hua Ling come to the Weiyang Palace at this time? Was there anything unexpected happening?
Thinking of this, Yun Shang stood up in a hurry and greeted Hua Ling in person. She smiled and said, ”Mother, if you have something to tell me, just let me know. Why are you here in person?”
Hua Ling smiled and glanced around the room. Yun Shang quickly said, ”There is no outsider in the room. Mother, what happened?”
Hua Ling nodded and looked at Yun Shang worriedly. After a moment's silence, she said, ”I heard His Former Majesty talking about today's banquet with Yuan Bao in the morning. I'm afraid they didn't know I was awake, so they said... ”
Hua Ling paused and glanced at Yun Shang.
Yun Shang held Hua Ling's hand and asked, ”What did Father say? Mother, just say it. I can bear it. ”
”I don't know exactly what they were talking about. I only heard His Former Majesty say that Qingyan is outrageous. Now that he has become the Emperor, he still acts willfully. How can there be only one person in the imperial household? If the news spreads out, others will laugh at him.” After a moment's silence, Hua Ling continued, ”Later, I didn't hear clearly what Yuan Bao said in a low voice, but I heard His Former Majesty say that once this matter was exposed, he hope the Empress could consciously speak to Qingyan and recruit more people in the imperial household.”
Hua Ling frowned, ”But I don't know what he was talking about.”
Yun Shang sneered, ”He has never given up. He has tried every means to send people to his Majesty's imperial household. But he never feels for others and he should be clear what kind of situation he was in in the past. Anyway, I won't let him succeed. In the imperial household of Luo Qingyan, it's enough to have me alone. ”
Hua Ling nodded slightly. After a moment of silence, she held Yun Shang's hand and said, ”No matter what, you don't need to shrink back on this kind of thing.”
Yun Shang nodded with a smile. She didn't expect that as Luo Qingyan's mother, Hua Ling would help her on this matter. Yun Shang was grateful. She smiled, ”I will.”
After talking with Yun Shang for a while, Hua Ling went back to the Taihe Palace.
After lunch, Yun Shang sat upright in front of the dressing mirror, allowing the three people, Qin Yi, Madam Qi and Madam Qiu to comb her hair. They first made a high bun, and they then got the phoenix coronet ready.
”The new year's Eve banquet is a grand one, but it's a little more casual than the Grand Ceremony for the Empress, so it only needs the six dragons and three phoenix coronet,” Madam Qiu explained softly as she handed the phoenix coronet to Madam Qi.