The soft beauty is very good at flirting, and the soul of the ascetic prince is floating

Chapter 182 Birthday, a banquet (Added update for "Book Friends 006660")
Lin's eyes were filled with gloom.

She is pregnant now, but Gu's belly was much earlier than hers. It would be fine if she was a princess.
But if he is a prince...

Mrs. Lin tightened her fingers.
She would never allow anyone else's son to occupy the position of her son's eldest son!
What's more, this person is still the Gu family. New grudges are added to old grudges, so it's time to completely settle the matter!

"What do you want to do?" Aunt Nai looked at Mrs. Lin and asked in a low voice.

Mrs. Lin put down the tea cup in her hand, raised her lips and smiled, saying meaningfully: "I remember, in a few days, it will be Mrs. Gu's birthday?"

Bai Zhi next to her counted with her fingers.
There are many people in the royal family, and there are many days when people need to communicate with each other. The master will not remember these things.

As slaves, they naturally have to share their master's worries and remember these special days so that they can be reminded in advance.
And the birthdays of these concubines are also included in it.
Therefore, after a little calculation and reflection, Bai Zhi was sure, "Yes, the twentieth of this month is Ning Zhaoyi's birthday."

Aunt Nai and Bai Zhi looked at each other, "What do you think, Madam?"

Lin smiled lightly and said nothing.

July 20th, Gu Wanyu’s birthday,
Different from the previous year, now in the palace, it is impossible to have a private banquet and laugh with Qinghuan and the others.
What's more, now that Mrs. Lin is in good health, she still wants to pay her respects to Fengqi Palace.

"Your Majesty, it's ready." Qing Dai reminded her.
Gu Wanyu woke up from her thoughts and looked up into the bronze mirror.

Her black hair, which is piled with snow, was pulled into a flowing bun, with two palm-sized pink lily hairpins inserted into the bun.

Wearing an ice blue double-breasted skirt, the long skirt undulates like a fairy standing in the waves of the sea.
Dignified and noble, quiet and elegant,
The pair of phoenix eyes on her face, which was unpainted due to her pregnancy, revealed a mist-like brilliance, making her whole person spotless.

Gu Wanyu raised her hand to trace her eyebrows with an eyebrow pen, straightened the hairpin on her head, and then handed her hand to Qing Huan behind her.
"Let's go and pay our respects to the Queen."

"Yes." Qinghuan gently held her hand and helped her out of the main hall.
When passing by the steps below the main hall, Gu Wanyu paused.
He glanced at the gorgeous gold and silver lamp that was still open under the steps, and raised the corners of his lips slightly, "I'm taking good care of it."

"Yes." The palace maids and eunuchs standing on one side nodded in response.

Only then did Gu Wanyu look away and left Chonghua Palace.

There was already a chariot waiting outside.

The weather in July is so hot that it seems like it will melt you.

Even though it was just about midnight, there was still some heat, making people feel unbearably hot.
He was carefully helped onto the chariot, reached out to take the fan in Qinghuan's hand, shook it gently, and then said: "Let's go."

Staggering all the way to Fengqi Palace,
After getting off the chariot, he walked slowly into the main hall with a shrill "Ning Zhaoyi has arrived!" from the eunuch announcing at the door.

As soon as I entered, I felt the vague glances from everyone.
She couldn't help but sigh secretly,
After all, Song Jingzhang's harem is a bit thin, and it can only be counted with one palm.
Even people who are plotting secretly can be eliminated and the person behind the scenes can be found out, which is really hard to do.

"I send my regards to the Queen."

Gu Wanyu no longer thought about it, took a step forward, and respectfully greeted Mrs. Lin.

"Sister Ning Zhaoyi is very heavy, so there is no need to be polite. Bai Zhi, please give me a seat to watch tea."

Mrs. Lin looked dignified and virtuous as always. She held a string of Buddhist beads in her hand and was constantly flicking them.

Seeing her sitting down, he immediately asked with concern: "Sister Ning Zhaoyi is now a month old. How is she doing in the morning and at night now?"

"Thank you very much for your concern, the Queen. Doctor An is taking care of me. I hope everything is fine."

Gu Wanyu pursed her lips and smiled, her reply flawless. "That's good," Mrs. Lin nodded with a smile and stated her ultimate goal.
"Today is your birthday, so I should have exempted you from paying my respects. However, I have something to tell you, so I didn't give any instructions."

Gu Wanyu's face was calm, and the smile on her lips did not change at all. He just pretended that he didn't hear the flaw in her words.

"It is my duty as a concubine to give it to the Empress. Naturally, I cannot hide away just because of my birthday. Besides, it is my great fortune that the Empress can remember my birthday."

"It turns out that today is sister Ning Zhaoyi's birthday!" Concubine Shu looked over with a smile, "Why did I say that there are magpies chirping on the branches when I wake up in the morning? The co-author is reporting this happy event!"

"Yes, I didn't expect that Sister Ning Zhaoyi's birthday is today. You are really tight-lipped. I should have informed you earlier so that I could prepare gifts in advance." Wang Guifei agreed.

Looking at them as if they really didn't know, Gu Wanyu felt a little funny.

"It's just a birthday, it's not a big deal, so why bother all the sisters."

"That's wrong. We are all sisters. Sister Ning Zhaoyi's birthday is naturally a major event that should be celebrated together. Queen, are you right?"

"What Concubine Shu said is true," Mrs. Lin nodded in agreement, then looked at Gu Wanyu,

"Birthdays are a big event, so naturally they have to be taken care of. I have ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare the food and drinks for tonight. All sisters will gather at the waterside pavilion at Youshi. It is time to celebrate the birthday of sister Ning Zhaoyi."

Concubine Shu and Wang Gui's concubine would not neglect Lin's solemn attitude. They stood up and responded respectfully, with words of congratulations in their mouths.

Gu Wanyu couldn't shirk it, so she stood up to thank him and agreed.

Seeing everyone like this, Mrs. Lin sneered in her heart,
Let’s wait for the excitement at night!

Then he pretended to be exhausted and waved them away.

After the greetings were over, Gu Wanyu and Concubine Shu walked out of the gate of Fengqi Palace together, and pretended to have an intimate conversation before they were able to escape and return to Chonghua Palace.
"Really, no one came to congratulate the Queen yesterday. Now that the Queen has mentioned it, everyone is pretending to be very affectionate."

Far away from Fengqi Palace, Qinghuan couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

Gu Wanyu sneered, "Didn't you hear what I just said? No one knows about it?"

Qinghuan pursed her lips with disdain in her eyes.
After staying here for so many days, she has seen clearly the people in this palace!

but……

"It's your birthday. It doesn't matter to anyone else, but the emperor didn't ask Mr. Zhao to send anything. It's really strange."

"What's so strange? The emperor has many things to do every day, and now it coincides with the war on the front line. How can he have time to care about this little thing in this palace?"

Gu Wanyu shook her fan and said nonchalantly.

Qinghuan blinked and looked at her expression secretly.

After confirming that there was no dissatisfaction at all, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, it's too early to say this. Maybe the Emperor is preparing to give you a surprise!"

Gu Wanyu couldn't help but smile, "You have confidence in me, your master."

Not confident!

If you didn't have confidence, how could you think that the king of a country would really care about her as a concubine, and would even deliberately prepare a surprise for her birthday!