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In the main hall, the elders were also talking.

When the queen saw Princess Jincheng, she took the initiative to greet her: "I haven't seen you for a long time, how is the princess?"

Princess Jin Cheng hurriedly replied: "Thanks to my mother, I eat and sleep well every day, and I am alive."

She was telling the truth, Emperor Mingde treated the clan of the previous dynasty generously, and everything in the Princess Mansion remained the same.Although she has lost her invisible power, Princess Jincheng is already satisfied after experiencing the puppet emperor's reign and being able to have a stable life today.

The queen was relieved: "That's good. At our age, we are not old, but we are not young anymore. We still have to take care of ourselves."

"What the lady said is."

Princess Jin Cheng was very sad.She and the queen also knew each other when they were young. At that time, she was rich and precious, but the queen's family background was not obvious. How could such a day be expected, it is really impermanent.

While the two were talking, another lady came to greet her.

The queen took a look twice and asked, "Which family does this lady belong to? Why does this palace look familiar? Have we met?"

Mrs. Dong hurriedly introduced: "Sister, this is the second wife of the Dingxi Hou Mansion, her maiden name is Cheng."

"Dingxihou Mansion, the surname is Cheng..." The Queen remembered, "Oh, you are the Cheng family's sister Sufen?"

The madam looked excited: "Your Majesty still remembers my wife. When your Majesty was in the capital in the early years, the second sister of my wife had always been in contact with your empress."

The queen smiled and nodded: "That's the case, where is your sister Suying?"

Mrs. Cheng looked mournful: "Second sister went to Yuzhou. A few years ago, there was a military turmoil, and the whole family was gone."

The Queen sighed.Over the years, there have been chaos in the green forest first, and then there have been a lot of powerful families. Such encounters are also normal.

"I still remember that Suyingte came to see me off when I left Beijing. At the beginning, there was communication, but later the two places were separated, there were wars from time to time, and gradually lost contact. I didn't expect that heaven and man would say goodbye forever."

Mrs. Cheng said softly: "My sister has always been thinking about my empress. She went back to Beijing to visit relatives in the early years, and told my wife that your marriage was so hasty at the beginning, and she was worried. Later, I learned that my empress and her husband are harmonious, and I finally feel relieved."

These words made the empress even more sad: "Suying treats people most righteously. When my family Ah Ling was one year old, she even traveled thousands of miles to send congratulatory gifts."

Continuing on this topic, I can't help feeling overwhelmed by today's joy, the empress quickly stopped, and said with a smile: "Since we meet old friends, we must have a drink."

Upon hearing this, Madam Dong quickly adjusted the seats and arranged her nearby.

Mrs. Cheng was flattered. In front of so many guests, she was called an old friend by the empress. She can be said to have a bright face today.

Everyone sat down for a while, and the banquet soon began.

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There are a lot of people here today, and Madam Dong is very busy.

She didn't have time to sit down and catch her breath until halfway through the party, when everyone was having fun on their own.

Dong Qi saw her supporting her waist, and quickly asked: "Mother, is your back hurting? Why don't you rest here for a while, and I'll watch you outside. When it's almost time, you come out to see off the guests, so you won't miss anything."

Mrs. Dong was of course happy that her daughter was so sensible, so she asked her, "Can you do it yourself?"

Dong Qi patted her chest and promised: "I have been studying with you for several months! Besides, with my aunt around, who dares to be presumptuous?"

Mrs. Dong thought about it, and said: "Then I will rest for a quarter of an hour, and I will leave it to you first." The backache is really uncomfortable, and it would be good if it can be relieved for a quarter of an hour.

"Hey!" Dong Qi went out happily.

Madam Dong let out a sigh of relief, and told her maidservant to go back to get the plaster, and then she rested in the back room of the water pavilion for a while.

After a while, someone came outside.

The water pavilion of the Dong family is exquisitely built, arranged in a horoscope, and the scenery is unobstructed.In fact, there is a hidden inner room at the back for guests to rest.However, outsiders are not familiar with it, so it is difficult to find the existence of the inner room.

For example, now, when the two sat down, they started talking without seeing anyone beside them.

"Sister Cheng is lucky. It's really enviable to be treated differently by the empress."

Another person sighed: "This is the legacy of the second sister. Things are impermanent, and I never thought that the old sister Dong would become the empress one day."

Madam Dong recognized Madam Cheng's voice.

The lady echoed: "Who wants to get it? I remember you said that the marriage of your empress was not favored at the beginning."

"Isn't it?" Mrs. Cheng was very emotional, "After the marriage was settled, the second elder sister went home and was very angry, saying that Mrs. Liu was really scheming, and she was just bullying the empress by pushing what she didn't want to others. kind."

Such a secret, where do you usually hear it?The lady hurriedly asked: "The Liu family that Sister Cheng mentioned, but the virtuous concubine in the early years?"

Mrs. Cheng nodded, then looked to the side: "Shh! This is not good for people to hear."

The two looked around, but they didn't see anyone, so they were relieved.

"There is no one else here. Sister Cheng, tell me? Don't worry, I've heard it, and I won't say it."

Mrs. Cheng must be full of things to say, and asked her: "Have you heard about Mrs. Liu?"

"I heard some."

Mrs. Cheng continued: "We must not talk about Your Majesty, but the Liu family, my second sister is extremely disgusted. At the beginning, she and His Majesty were childhood sweethearts, and she was about to get married, but she was suddenly favored by the East Palace. The second sister was very puzzled. , Even if the royal family takes wives and concubines, it also pays attention to what you like and what you want, the Liu family is not a dignitary that has to be wooed, how did it come to the point of robbing the wives of officials?"

The lady responded: "That's the truth. But that Emperor Dezong's temper... Maybe the Liu family just didn't dare to offend the East Palace?"

"That's why my second sister paid attention. At that time, the empress had already gone to Tongyang with her majesty, and the Liu family was waiting behind closed doors. The second sister specially came to inquire, but she was repeatedly rejected. She only met Liu family once."

"What? Is there something wrong?"

"Second sister said that Mrs. Liu's complexion was wrong, she looked sick, but her body was plump. And there were rumors that Mrs. Liu threw herself into the East Palace at the polo meeting before the wedding."

"Ah!" The lady whispered, "Could it be..."

Mrs. Cheng nodded: "Have you thought about it too? My second sister suspects that it's not that Donggong is interested in Liu Shi, but that Liu Shi took the initiative to plan to enter Donggong. The reason why she can't avoid people is actually because..."

The lady understood, and couldn't help but be scornful: "This is too..." After thinking about it, she said, "However, if it is true that there is a dark knot in the womb, shouldn't she rush into the Eastern Palace? Why wait until others find out?"

Mrs. Cheng reminded: "Recall, does the Liu family have any children?"

The lady understood: "By the way, she has nothing to do. What's going on?"

"Of course something went wrong." Mrs. Cheng said, "I remember that the marriage was ordered in the midsummer of that year, but Mrs. Liu only entered the East Palace in the next year. There must be something wrong with that child and it needs to be dealt with, Mrs. Liu I just hid to take care of myself, and then I entered the East Palace after I was done."

In the inner room, Mrs. Dong suddenly opened her eyes.