Your Majesty, the Empress Runs Again

The concubines in the harem who were waiting to see Shen Xin make a fool of himself were all disappointed when they found out that the Imperial Concubine Jin's punishment on Shen Xin was merely to punish him in a thunderous manner. Although they had a rich family, every time Empress was assassinated, they would have to show their intentions. It would be unbearable even if they had to do it more frequently.

"Miss, you've truly offended too many people this time." These few days, Qingxu was busy with the arrangements of the Supreme Harmony Palace. She found that all the palace maids who had been transferred from the other palaces had bitter expressions on their faces. The rings were linked, if the palace masters were unhappy, the ones who would suffer would naturally be the palace maids, and after seeing Qingxu, they were no longer as passionate as before.

"I like to see them unhappy but unable to get rid of me." It was only now that Shen Xin truly understood the true meaning of these words. There were too many monks and porridge, just one emperor. Although she felt heartache for those half a year's worth of duties, it was nothing compared to the filial piety she received from the various palaces. She was happy that she had effortlessly pulled out those nails, so how could she care about offending others?

"Miss, please quickly change your clothes. The palace feast is about to begin. "According to the rules, you have to lead the empress dowager to the palace to pay respects to the empress dowager!" Seeing that Shen Xin was still sitting on his bed without a care in the world, Qingxu became anxious. This was the first time the Great Qin had met the envoys of the other two countries, so as the Empress, Miss must not make any mistakes in her honor.

"It's still early." As Shen Xin spoke, he allowed Qingxu to change the palace dress on him; the speed at which he peeled things off from his hands didn't slow in the slightest. In Shen Xin's hands, he peeled the honey-fried fruit that the brothers of the Leisurely House bought for her when they went to Hai Country. Her appearance was similar to a pistachio fruit used in the modern world, only that the honey inside was more fragrant than the pistachio fruit.

There were only six concubines qualified to participate in the palace banquet. There was only one imperial concubine and five main concubines, namely the virtuous and virtuous Shude Manor. The Consort of De was vacant, so the other five people respectfully bowed to Shen Xin, the Empress. Shen Xin sized up the four people on the main wife's seat. Other than Wen Jing, Wen Liang, and Fei Hou, the other three had never interacted with each other before.

Earlier, Qingxu had already viciously added in the information on the various mistresses for Shen Xin. After a brief observation, Shen Xin found out that the one who had relied on the cowardice of the Consort Lin was none other than Lin Yusheng, who had been promoted from the position of an imperial concubine to a concubine. And the ice snow beauty standing at the very end was the Consort Shu. The other tall, skinny people with sharp and harsh faces were none other than Zhuang Fei, who had been praised by Qin Ao for her modesty.

Shen Xin quickly led the way for the five of them to the Tai An palace. "Chenqie greets Imperial Mother, esteemed empress dowager. May Esteemed Empress Dowager live a long life, and be healthy and well." Shen Xin rejected such a congratulatory speech in his heart. If he really did not know what was going on in the minds of the ancients, wouldn't the age of the Crane Songpeng be turning into an old demon?

"Good, good. "Good children, get up!" Empress Dowager Lin had changed into a green palace dress. Even though it was her birthday, she still did not have a smile on her face.

"Muhou, chenqie will support you!" With regards to this Empress Dowager Lin whom he had just met, for some reason, Shen Xin felt good will from her. However, she was very sure that this was her first time seeing this woman who was already over a hundred. She found that she didn't have much resistance in her heart to having to rely on the rules to carry this woman to the palace feast.

In the nineties, the great bell at the palace gate signaled the beginning of the feast. supported the empress dowager as they prepared the time. When they reached the entrance of the Supreme Harmony Palace, they just happened to meet Qin Ao who was following behind Eunuch Chen.

After another bow, Shen Xin extended her hand out to help support Empress Dowager Lin, but in that instant, she lowered her head and quickly took a step back. Shen Xin lowered his head, not even giving Qin Ao a single glance. As a result, he missed Qin Ao's hand and only after pausing for a moment did he suddenly turn around to support Empress Dowager Lin.

Empress Dowager Lin saw everything from the bottom of his eyes and considerately did not expose Qin Ao. Instead, he stretched out a pair of callous hands that had been holding the Buddha beads for years and had not been maintained and patted Qin Ao's hand to comfort him.

Qin Ao laughed bitterly without a sound. The two had not fought like this ever since Shen Xin returned to the palace. He knew that she was wary of him, but he never expected her to see him as a jackal, a tiger, a leopard.

"The empress dowager of the Emperor Empress has arrived ~" With a song and shout, the officials and family members who had been waiting at Supreme Harmony Palace for some time kneeled down on the ground to say their goodbyes.

"Everyone, please rise. Tonight is a feast for the family. Take a seat!" Qin Ao led the way and entered the hall first, only officials of the third stage dared to bring their families in, while the other officials sat in the outer hall.

Great Qin was very strict with regards to the order in which the officials would take their seats, but it was not serious with regards to males and females, only separating the ministers and their families. As an empress, Shen Xin was naturally seated on Qin Ao's left side, on his right, and on his right, the empress dowager's seat.

"Today is the day after the birth of my mother, so there's no need to be restrained. We can drink and drink!" Qin Ao raised his glass, and all the ministers raised their cups as well. The emperor said that there was no need to be restrained, as he would not dare to be impudent in front of the emperor. After seeing Qin Ao taking care of the traitorous Grand Commandant Lin, all of the ministers wanted to keep their tails tightly between their legs, as they did not dare to say anything.

"Imperial Mother, I have specially searched for this piece of heavy wood from the South Sea and carved it for you. I hope Imperial Mother will be happy." As the emperor, Qin Ao was naturally the first to give the Empress Dowager Lin a birthday present.

"Your majesty is really considerate. This one is very happy." Empress Dowager Lin's plain face revealed a trace of a sincere smile when she saw Guan Yin. It could be seen that Qin Ao's gift to her had quite pleased her.

Royal Grandmother, An'er has prepared a gift for you. Take a look!" The princess of Gui An, who had long been ready to make a move, had someone present her with a string of buddhist beads. The buddhist beads were glittering and translucent. The most eye-catching thing was that each bead had a drop of red on it. Those present were all knowledgeable people, and they all sighed in admiration.

"Princess, are you giving me the legendary Blood Beads?" Very soon, someone asked about it and immediately received a praising gaze from the noble princess.

"Princess is indeed a most filial person." The reason why the Blood Bead was so precious was not because of its crystal clear raw materials, but because it was extremely difficult to make. There were a total of 288 blood droplets, and each red dot was of the Phoenix Blood. It was a rare occurrence to see a phoenix in a hundred years. Legend has it that the last time it appeared was two hundred years ago.

It was rumored that the Phoenix Blood could extend one's lifespan, and those who were most courteous to him were even more advantageous as the Phoenix Blood Beads were also priceless. The more legendary a matter was, the more convincing it was for it to happen.