Seeing that Lu Chen had arrived, consort qi and Consort Chu did not dare to stay any longer. They took their leave together with Prince Bao and Prince Yun.

  Lu Chen sat beside Lady Qiao and said, “Don’t listen to the nonsense of Lady Qi.”


  Lady Qiao said, “Yes, Hong Qifeng is the first female official, and also the first female scholar. Her existence is to tell all the women in the world that they can study and become officials and achieve fame and fortune.

  “Therefore, you should treat her better and praise her more. You can also tell the world that being a female official is not necessarily inferior to being a male official.

  “Moreover, Hong Qifeng is talented to begin with. It’s just that I didn’t expect the rumors outside the palace to be so outrageous.

  “This rumor has to be dealt with. Otherwise, in the future, everyone will think that Hong Qifeng’s current status is because you have feelings for her.

  “This is clearly because of her outstanding ability. This is a little too unfair to Hong Qifeng.”


  Lu chen nodded and said, “Yes, we will rest tomorrow. When the morning court comes, I will make it clear to the officials that if there is such a rumor that neglects women to do things openly, we will definitely not let them off easily.”


  Qiao jinniang said, “There’s no need for that. If we make it clear, it will only embarrass the Hong family. Tomorrow at the mid-autumn Festival banquet, I will ask Consort Qi to give her a copy of the etiquette book. I will give her a few words of advice and knock on the mountain to shock the Tiger.”


  Lu Chen replied, “Okay.”


  “Mother.”Little Ang ‘er stumbled over. Little Ang ‘ER had just turned one year old, and now she dared to learn how to walk.

  When she saw Qiao Jinniang from afar, she called out to her mother. Qiao Jinniang went over to pick up little ang ‘er and kissed his little face. “Ang ‘er is so obedient.”


  Lu Chen walked up to Little Ang ‘er and said, “Call Me Daddy.”


  Little Ang’er called out to her father softly. Then, she saw Lu Xi not far away. She called out to her brother and tried to get out of Qiao Jin’s arms.

  The little man who had just learned how to walk felt that he was walking too slowly. So, he simply crawled over quickly and called out to her brother.

  Little Lu Xi carried little ang’er up from the ground with a look of disgust and helplessness. “The ground is dirty. Why are you still crawling?”


  Qiao Jinniang looked at her two sons from afar and could not help but sigh:

  “It would be great if we had another daughter. Otherwise, we’d better hurry up and have a daughter, right?”?

  “I have nothing to do at the moment. The business outside the palace, Fennel and star anise, is doing very well.

  “If I get pregnant now, I can still play with Fu Lu Ruoyi’s child when she’s born next year.”


  Lu Chen frowned. “Didn’t we agree to have another child when Ang ‘er is three years old?”


  “I thought that Ang ‘er would stick to me if she was too young, but as you can see, ever since Ang ‘er got people to stick to her, it was Xi’er who stuck to her even more. He wouldn’t mind having another sister.”


  Lu Chen said unwillingly, “No, the doctor in Lin ‘an said that you can’t get pregnant consecutively. It’s too tiring for your body.”


  “But the imperial physician said that my body is very strong. It’s fine to have another child now.”


  Qiao jinniang said, “I’m really craving for Fu Lu’s daughter. The little skirts that the Shang Gong bureau made for Fu Lu’s daughter are really interesting.”


  Lu Chen said, “If you really find them interesting, you can also ask the Shang Gong Bureau to make some dresses for young girls to wear.”


  Qiao Jinniang:”? ? ?”


  In the Changle Palace on the eve of the mid-autumn Festival, the fragrance of Osmanthus assailed the nose, and the red candles swayed.

  Qiao Jinniang saw a servant bring a bowl of medicine and poured it into a bonsai.

  Lu Chen saw her pour the medicine out and frowned slightly. “Jin ‘er?”


  Qiao jinniang said, “I really want a daughter.”


  Lu Chen said, “What if it’s a daughter? No one can guarantee a daughter. Moreover, princesses are rare in the royal family. Since the great ancestor, the total number of princesses has never exceeded fifteen.”


  Lu Chen lowered his head and whispered into Qiao Jinniang’s ear, “Besides, I don’t want to be a monk for more than a year soon. Can’t I have another two years before I get pregnant?”


  Qiao Jinniang:”.……”


  No wonder he was not in a hurry to have a daughter even though he clearly wanted one. It seemed that he had this thought.

  Qiao Jinniang put her hand around Lu Chen’s neck and said, “Isn’t that the same as having a child early? Won’t it be the same in the future? Besides, when you were pregnant with Xi’er, you weren’t vegetarian for the whole year, okay?”


  Lu Chen said helplessly, “If this child is still a prince, it will have to be born again in another three years.”


  The jinniang replied, “Yes.”


  The next day, the Jinniang only woke up when it was almost noon.

  When Hong Ling and Lu he came to help her with her makeup, Qiao Jinniang looked at herself in the mirror and felt that her current life was a little ridiculous.

  In the past, when she was in Lin ‘an, she also slept late, but at least she had a restaurant to manage and had to get up at the latest.

  Now that she only woke up at the latest, it was indeed a sin.

  Lu Chen walked to her side. “You’re finally awake. Many princesses and princesses want to visit you, but you’re still sleeping……”


  Qiao Jinniang pinched Lu Chen’s hand fiercely:

  “You still have the nerve to say that. If you hadn’t been unrestrained last night, I wouldn’t have woken up at This Hour?

  “How can I face those princesses and princesses later?”


  The dignified empress, the mother of a country, actually slept until this late. She didn’t want to see outsiders anymore.

  Lu Chen picked out a phoenix hairpin and put it on Qiao Jin. He smiled faintly and said,

  “Didn’t you say you wanted to give birth to a princess as soon as possible? I was just trying to fulfill your wish.

  “Don’t worry, you’re the Empress. Even if you sleep until noon, they won’t dare to laugh at you.”


  Lady Qiao Jin was both embarrassed and angry. “I won’t talk to you anymore. I don’t want to speak to you again today.”


  In the Hanyuan Palace Hall, the guests arrived.

  The whispers of the imperial wives and relatives below grew more and more. Everyone also turned to look at the table in Marquis an Yuan’s manor.

  When they went to pay their respects to the empress, the palace maids all said that the empress was still resting.

  How could the Empress Be So absurd on this day?

  Perhaps it was just as the rumors said, the Empress was not on good terms, so the Empress did not even receive the imperial concubines.

  Halfway through the luncheon, although the empress came, the two of them did not communicate the entire time. It could be seen that the rumors were true.

  Outside the palace, in the Hong family, Madam Hong and Hong Qifeng were preparing to enter the palace.

  Ye Suxin was not qualified to enter the palace for the banquet, but today, Madam Hong needed to use her to expose Lady Qiao Jin, so she recognized ye suxin as her future daughter-in-law.

  It was also possible for the emperor’s unaccepted daughter-in-law to go to the banquet with the Hong family.

  Hong Qifeng said unhappily, “Mother, why did you bring ye suxin along? It’s a palace banquet.”


  Madam Hong said, “Don’t worry about it. After tonight, Feng ‘Er’s future is limitless……”


  Hong qifeng frowned and said, “Mother, what nonsense are you talking about?”


  Madam Hong looked at Hong Qifeng who was wearing a red traditional dress and jewelry from the jewelry pavilion. She looked very beautiful.

  She did not believe that His Majesty would praise his daughter every day and leave such a beautiful young lady unmoved

  Once the Empress was deposed, Hong Qifeng’s ability, family background, and looks would be the best candidates to enter the harem.

  The Marquise of Wu an hurried over and said, “Little sister, great joy, Great Joy!

  Consort Su, who entered the palace to attend the luncheon today, told me that today, the Empress did not even receive the greetings of a mistress.

  During the luncheon, His Majesty and the Empress did not even say a word!”