Since the Queen Mother is going to die, it's better to make her death worthwhile.

Emperor Xuande thought for a moment and then agreed to Shen Yande's suggestion, "Okay, without further ado, you will bring the Queen Mother back tomorrow. Just because the new year is approaching, you will take her back to the palace to celebrate the New Year."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Shen Yan said goodbye to Emperor Xuande and returned to the princess's residence.

She rested all night, and when she woke up again, it was already midnight the next day.

She took her people and set off to Puning Temple to pick up the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother still lives in Cining Palace, but the people in her palace have been replaced by Emperor Xuande's people.

Her every move was under the surveillance of Emperor Xuande, and Emperor Xuande did not allow anyone to visit her on the grounds that she was overworked and needed to recuperate.

After settling the Queen Mother, Shen Yan left the palace.

When she was about to reach the palace gate, she met King Rong.

"You are Princess You Ning, whom my royal brother respects, right?" Prince Rong smiled and took the initiative to greet Shen Yan.

Shen Yan looked at King Rong, who was dressed in rich clothes, tall and thin, and looked noble but not domineering.

When he smiles, he looks like a teacher, with a strong scholarly air and elegance accumulated over time.

This kind of King Rong should have been the dream lover of many women when he was young.

"Yes, it's me." Shen Yan said.

"You have such a gorgeous temperament and outstanding talent and appearance. My royal brother really has a vision." King Rong's eyes were filled with admiration, like an elder's admiration for a younger one.

Shen Yan's expression was indifferent, showing no emotion at all, "Your Majesty, thank you."

"I heard that you won first place in the chess competition in Cangyue. Congratulations." King Rong said with a smile on his face, "I wonder how my daughter Changning performed?"

The news that Shen Yan and the others won first place in this competition has long been spread in Da Qin.

However, the news about what Xie Chenjia did has not been reported yet, and they did not deliberately publicize it to embarrass Da Qin.

"Your Majesty has taught his daughter well, and Princess Changning has performed very well." Shen Yan's tone was cold. She wanted to end this topic as soon as possible, "Your Majesty, if there is nothing else to do, I will leave first."

"Okay, okay." King Rong always had a gentle smile on his face, and he was not unhappy at all because Shen Yan took the initiative to mention leaving first.

Shen Yan didn't want to have too much entanglement with King Rong. There was now a feud between her and Xie Chenjia. Xie Chenjia was the apple of King Rong's eye. When the time came, she didn't believe that King Rong would not help Xie Chenjia.

After Shen Yan left, King Rong turned to look at Shen Yan's back, his expression did not change at all.

It wasn't until Shen Yan's figure disappeared that he turned around and headed towards the imperial study room.

"My brother has met the emperor." King Rong went to the imperial study and gave Emperor Xuande a great gift, his expression extremely respectful.

"Royal brother, after all these years, you are still so polite." Emperor Xuande immediately ordered, "Come and give me a seat."

"Thank you, brother." Prince Rong thanked him and sat down.

Between the two of them, they seemed to be very harmonious and close, but there was an insurmountable distance between them.

However, they both maintained this sense of distance from each other very well.

"Your Majesty, you have had a hard time coming to Beijing this time." Emperor Xuande began to speak politely.

"But when I think about seeing my brother, it won't be hard." King Rong said with a smile.

"You are still the same as when you were young." Emperor Xuande's smile grew stronger.

At this time, a chamberlain served tea to Prince Rong, and Emperor Xuande said, "I kept the new tea and was reluctant to drink it, so I gave some to Princess Youning and Prince Ling for you to try."

"Thank you, brother." Prince Rong took a sip and said, "This tea is indeed delicious. It is the best tea I have drunk this year."

"If you like it, take some back with you when you go back." Emperor Xuande was very generous to Prince Rong.

"Then thank you very much, brother." Prince Rong said as if unintentionally, "I just met Princess Youning when I entered the palace. She is a good child. She is respectful to me, humble and polite, and can speak well. No wonder The emperor likes her so much."

"That's right." Emperor Xuande smiled, "Youning is indeed a good boy."

Shen Yan was neither humble nor arrogant in front of him, so how could she be so respectful to Prince Rong?

Moreover, Shen Yan has a very cold temperament. Except when she is dealing with people and in front of people close to her, she rarely talks at other times and will never speak even if she can do something.

Emperor Xuande's smile became a little thicker. His younger brother's words were out of touch.

"Brother, I heard that the Queen Mother has returned from praying for blessings. I'm going to see her." Prince Rong mentioned Shen Yan and stopped.

"No need. The Queen Mother has worked hard to pray for blessings and is resting in Cining Palace. After she recovers, the emperor can go see her again." Emperor Xuande refused.

"Yes, Brother Emperor." King Rong always obeyed Emperor Xuande's orders.

"Prince Rong, you wrote to say that you are coming to Beijing with your family to celebrate the New Year. How come you are the only one you see?" Emperor Xuande asked.

"They are cleaning up at the house. I can't wait to see my brother. I can't wait any longer." King Rong smiled happily.

"You, even at this age, are still the same as before."

Emperor Xuande recalled the past, and the smile on his face became more and more relaxed, "I remember one time when you went out to play and found a delicious and novel fruit, so you quickly ran back and gave it to me to try, but you fell down along the way. I don’t even care about the clothes I got while playing outside.”

He sighed, "After all these years, I still remember that it was the sweetest fruit I had ever eaten that summer."

Therefore, among all his brothers, he was particularly tolerant to King Rong.

"It's rare that the emperor still remembers that those are what the younger brother should do. No matter what the younger brother has, if the younger brother needs it, the younger brother will give it to him." King Rong spoke sincerely and began to express his loyalty.

The two brothers reminisced about old times until it was getting late before King Rong got up and left.

He left the royal study room, and before he could walk far, he met the queen.

The Queen came to seek Emperor Xuande's opinion. Now the Queen Mother has returned to the palace to see if she wants to prepare anything special for this year's New Year.

This year's New Year's banquet was hosted by the Queen herself.

"I have met the Queen." King Rong saluted quickly. There was no smile on his face, his expression was respectful, and he felt alienated.

"Prince Rong, there is no need to be so polite. As a family, there is no need to be so polite." The queen's face was very red, and her hands were also very red, as if she had been frozen from standing outside for too long.

But the distance from Kunning Palace to the Imperial Study Room is not that far.

Moreover, she was holding a charcoal Bobo for warmth.

"King Rong..."

"The Queen Mother..."

The two of them spoke at the same time, but stopped at the same time.

"Your Majesty, please speak first," Prince Rong said.

"If Princess Ruorong is free, you can come into the palace and talk to me," the queen said.

"I will definitely bring the message to you, Queen, and I will leave first." King Rong said goodbye.

The queen nodded.

The two of them each walked the same path, but it ended up being a different path.

There were steps in front of her, and the queen's eyes were a little dazed, not looking at the road under her feet.

"Empress, be careful of the steps." When Rong Yue reminded her, the queen had already fallen down.

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