After her true feelings were exposed, the real princess was favored by the whole world

Chapter 42 Organizing a Birthday Banquet

Shen Qingtang didn't know if he had an illusion. He always felt that Lu Jiu'an taught her very hard today, as if he was competing with someone.

It was like this for several days, and he seemed to have endless energy.

During dinner in the evening, Shen Qingtang asked cautiously: "General Lu, are you okay?"

"Did I hit you too hard that night?"

Lu Jiu'an quickly shook her head: "Fourth Princess, I'm fine. I just want to teach you swordsmanship."

He wouldn't let the fourth princess know that he was competing for performance!
Shen Qingtang didn't think anything of it after hearing this.

"Thanks to General Lu, I have made such rapid progress during this period."

"General Lu, you've worked hard, come and eat more." She picked up a piece of meat and put it in his bowl.

"Thank you, Fourth Princess."

Lu Jiu'an felt happy. He felt that it was great to live a normal life like now.

Under daily high-intensity training, Shen Qingtang's swordsmanship became more and more proficient.

Her cultivation level also kept rising.

In just one and a half months, her cultivation reached the Great Perfection in the later stage of Qi training, which is extremely fast.

With her talent and strength, no one at the same level can be her opponent.

During the time Shen Qingtang was practicing in seclusion, she didn't see anyone who came to see her.

This made Shen Tianming anxious.

After hearing the news that Shen Qingtang was released from confinement, Shen Tianming immediately sent someone to call Shen Qingtang over.

During this period of time, all Shen Tianming could think about was spies.

He also tried to send people to find out the spies, but the spies were hidden so deeply that he could never find them.

He was worried to death.

Shen Qingtang raised his head and glanced at the plaque of Jinluan Hall.

Well, I still hate it here.

"Father, why did you ask me to come here?" Shen Qingtang stepped into the hall with a cold tone.

Shen Tianming:
After many days, Shen Qingtang is still the same stubborn donkey, unchanged at all.

Shen Tianming smiled kindly at her: "Isn't it half a month away from your mother's birthday? My father wants you and Mu Xin to follow Wang Shangshu to handle this matter."

"You two have grown up so much, it's time to learn to manage things. This birthday party is an excellent opportunity to exercise."

Shen Tianming figured that he could care about their study progress from time to time and eavesdrop on Shen Qingtang's thoughts.

Shen Tianming did not find any other spies, but Shen Tianming already knew clearly that there was a spy among the examiners in Chunwei this time, and he would find that person no matter what.

[Organizing a birthday party? 】

[This is good. Then I will have a reason to leave the palace in an honorable manner! 】

[I’m so sleepy and I’m giving you a pillow. Lao Deng, you’ve finally done a good deed. 】

"Okay, no problem, I promise to make the Queen Mother's birthday party a beautiful one!"

Shen Qingtang patted his chest and readily agreed.

Shen Tianming:? ? ?

Why is this girl always thinking about running away? He didn't treat her harshly. Isn't it good to stay in the palace? !
No, he had to ask Lu Jiu'an to keep a close eye on Shen Qingtang and not let her escape.

Patrols in the palace and the city must also be strengthened, especially during the banquet held by the queen. No one can leave the imperial city at will.

For some reason, Shen Tianming's eyelids twitched. What if, like last time, Lu Jiu'an was set aside by Shen Qingtang?
He needs to send a few more guards to follow Shen Qingtang.

"Qingtang, you are going to do business this time. My father will send you two more capable guards."

[I think two more people should be sent to monitor me. 】【Tch, do you think just these few people can trap me? 】

"Okay, no problem." Shen Qingtang nodded and agreed.

"This is the first time for you and Mu Xin to do business. Father will take time to come and see you."

Shen Tianming said in a good temper that he wanted to find a reasonable excuse for himself.

"Okay, Qingtang, go back and get ready first. Someone from the Ministry of Etiquette will come to you in a while."

"Okay, then I'm leaving."

It's now November, and this winter has been extremely cold.

The flying snowflakes were like egret feathers, falling into Shen Qingtang's hands, and then melted slowly, leaving only a few delicate traces.

I still remember that the original owner carefully prepared a gift before Mu Wan's birthday. She didn't have anything good on her, so she went to the imperial garden and secretly cut off a branch as thick as an arm.

The tree is naturally fragrant and smells very good.

She wanted to carve a statue for her mother.

It's a pity that she hasn't met her mother a few times, so she can only rely on the memory of her appearance and carve it bit by bit with a knife. When she really can't remember, she squats outside Fengluan Hall, waiting for her mother to come in and out of the dormitory. , she could see it.

It took her more than two months to complete the carving.

The original owner had never learned how to carve and had little strength. The finished product she carved out with all her efforts was not pretty at all.

Only those eyes were carved and lifelike, as if her mother was really looking at her.

A pair of rough and thin little hands were scarred, and a lot of flesh had been cut off for this statue.

But it doesn't matter, she is very happy, she finally prepared a gift for her mother with her own hands.

I hope my mother can hug her and praise her when she receives the gift.

She waited and waited, hoped and hoped, and finally got the day of her mother's birthday.

She packed the statue in a beautiful wooden box and held it tightly in her arms, imagining what her mother would look like when she received her gift.

Will your mother be happy?

Will she praise her for her ability?

When she was begging on the street, she heard someone else's mother say to her daughter that no matter what her daughter gave her, her mother would be satisfied.

That day she took a cold shower, put on the thin pink clothes given to her when she first entered the palace, and tidied herself up.

The cold snowflakes fell on her face, melted by her smile like the warm spring sun.

She happily carried the wooden box to the banquet venue, but was stopped by the guards Shen Muxin had arranged in advance.

"Fourth Princess, please come back. The Queen has given orders not to let you in."

She didn't believe it, why wouldn't her mother let her in?
"You lied to me, I want to go in to celebrate my mother's birthday."

She is thin and weak, so how can she defeat the strong guards?
Until the end of the banquet, she was unable to see her mother.

She was unwilling to give in. She had prepared the gift for so long and had to give it away.

She finally plucked up the courage to go to the gate of Fengluan Hall to wait for her mother to come back.

She sat on the threshold, hugging the wooden box tightly in her arms, letting the snowflakes fall on her body, and finally turned into snow water.

Two maids came, they were Shen Muxin's people.

The wooden box that she had guarded for a long time was taken away, and she was taken back to the Moon Palace by the palace maid and locked up.

Shen Muxin walked out of the darkness, took the wooden box, opened it and looked at it.

"It's so embarrassing to give away such an ugly thing." Shen Muxin smiled mockingly.

She casually threw the statue into the grass, and it fell to the ground. In the cold moonlight, she could vaguely see a line of small words engraved on the base of the statue:
Mother, I love you.

(End of this chapter)