The flower-viewing banquet ended successfully with great enthusiasm.

Then Old Madam Liu asked Rou Niang suggestively, "The ladies who came today are all the noble ladies from various families. All the ladies who have a bit of a face in the camera are probably here today. Some brought their children, and some came alone. Do you have a deep impression of them? Tell me about them."

Rouniang shook her head and said, "There were too many people, so I didn't remember them carefully. If she really had any impression, she only had a little impression of Madam Feng."

What she said was true. After greeting each other, it was indeed hard to tell who was who. Everyone followed the rules and behaved in a measured way. No one was deliberately trying to be impressive. So she didn't have a deep impression. But Mrs. Feng asked Feng Shi to play with her daughter Yurong, so she had a little impression.

Old Madam Liu listened to what Rou Niang said and nodded secretly. She understood what Madam Feng meant. Let's listen to the news that the servants have inquired about. Although Feng Shi is not very noble, he is also considered to be an upper-middle-class family. Feng Shi is smart and clever, although he is a little naughty, but so far, nothing too outrageous has been reported.

So Old Lady Liu asked Rouniang, "Rouniang, you see Yurong is almost old. When the daughters of families in our capital reach Yurong's age, they start looking for a husband, and then prepare the dowry for two or three years. After the ceremony is completed, the daughter can be arranged to marry after she turns 16!"

Old Madam Liu looked at Rou Niang's expression, and Rou Niang was stunned. She really didn't expect that she had always treated her daughter as a little girl, but in a blink of an eye, Yurong was already 13 years old.

Rouniang nodded and said, "Thank you for reminding me, Grandma. I didn't expect that the flower viewing banquet had this meaning."

Seeing that Rou Niang had come to her senses, Old Lady Liu asked, "What do you think of the young master of the Feng family?"

Liu Rouniang suddenly realized. No wonder Madam Feng was more enthusiastic than other ladies and kept asking her questions. She must have this in mind!

She smiled awkwardly and said, "Grandma, I didn't observe carefully, but she looks okay."

Madam Liu smiled and said, "There is no need to rush. Let's learn more slowly. If you have any questions, just ask your aunt. Zhou is the most reliable person."

Rou Niang nodded. She could see that her elder aunt really had the demeanor of a mistress of the house and arranged everything properly. Her younger aunt had a cheerful personality, but was not very proficient in these things like herself.

But my aunt is different from her.

My aunt-in-law is not only a woman in the harem, she is also a female general with an official position, so she usually goes to the military camp.

Just this point alone made Liu Rooniang very envious. She had never known that a woman could support herself with her own strength without relying on her husband's family or her own family. Of course, what she didn't know was how difficult it was for this female general to come here!

Putting aside the hardships she had endured since elementary school, even so, due to the restrictions on diet for women, it was difficult for her to go to the battlefield. Because her Wu family was a family of military generals, she disguised herself as a man and went to the barracks. When the country was in turmoil, she helped the new emperor to conquer the country, and because of her meritorious service, she was made a female general. There were no more than three people like her in the country.

The next morning, just after they had finished breakfast, a servant said that an imperial edict had arrived and asked everyone to go to the front hall to receive it!

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. They didn't expect that this would alarm the emperor?

Everyone quickly got ready and knelt down to receive the order.

The eunuch who announced the imperial edict had a pale face and no beard. He spoke in a soft but high voice and said a lot of flowery words. Rouniang didn't quite understand what he said, but the general meaning was that he wanted her to go to the palace to meet the emperor. This surprised everyone, including Liu Rouniang herself.

Liu Zhong hurriedly handed a bag of silver to the eunuch. He was probably used to receiving this kind of silver. With a flip of his wrist, the bag of silver went into his sleeve. Liu Zhong then asked, "I would like to ask you, eunuch, why did you choose my niece to enter the palace? She is also from Beijing and has no connection with the emperor."

The eunuch smiled and said, "Congratulations to General Liu. There is good news. Just go into the palace and don't worry."

The eunuch said nothing more and left.

It’s the same as not saying anything!

Liu Rouniang secretly felt sorry for the bag of silver, but Old Madam Liu and others all breathed a sigh of relief!

Judging from the eunuch's tone, it's probably not a bad thing, that's good. They spend money just to know whether it's a good thing or a bad thing. After all, the eunuch won't tell you the specific things, otherwise it will really break the rules!

However, Liu Rouniang was also curious. She had only heard about eunuchs, but this was the first time she saw one.

Before entering the palace, Old Madam Liu hurriedly ordered people to pack up Liu Rouniang. Rouniang thought that she only needed to change her clothes, but she didn't expect that she had to quickly bathe and change clothes again before taking a carriage to the palace gate.

The carriage could not enter the palace, so it had to be sent here and let Rouniang go in by herself.

Empress Rou got off the carriage, but found that the eunuch who led her in was the one who announced the imperial edict in the morning. It seems that the bag of silver is useful!

The eunuch led Liu Rouniang inside. The silver was indeed worth spending. The eunuch would point out everything along the way and explain it to Liu Rouniang in detail. He would explain everything one by one, including where to go and what to pay attention to!

After many twists and turns, Liu Rouniang lowered her head and dared not look around. She only felt that the bluestone slabs under her feet were particularly stable and clean, and the surrounding carved dragons and painted buildings were also beautiful. She did not dare to look at it from a distance, and finally arrived at the imperial study.

Then someone led Liu Rouniang in, and the emperor, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, sat at the top. He looked solemn and majestic, but upon closer inspection, he looked familiar.

But Liu Rouniang didn't dare to think too much, nor did she have time to think too much. She just took a quick look, lowered her head hurriedly, and saluted.

"Your humble servant Liu Rouniang pays respect to His Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"

At this time, Liu Rouniang kept Old Madam Liu's instructions in mind. It would be a lie to say that she was not nervous. It was the first time in her life that she met the emperor, how could she not be nervous!

"Get up!"

The voice is powerful,

Liu Rouniang stood up quickly, and heard the emperor say, "Liu Rouniang, you must have had a hard time along the way!"

Liu Rouniang was confused and at a loss as to what to do.

The emperor then said slowly: "I thank you for raising Xiaoshan, and I will grant you a wish. Tell me what you want, and I will swear to fulfill it for you!"

Liu Rouniang was shocked when she heard this and quickly looked up. However, she forgot the rules at this moment and blurted out, "What is your relationship with Xiaoshan?"

The emperor laughed heartily: "Mo Xiaoshan is my son, my only son."

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