At the same time, hearing that another place was hit by a disaster, the emperor organized a group of ministers to discuss countermeasures day and night, and he really had no time to summon the concubines. He did not even go to the Chenxi Palace in the past few days.

The Lantern Festival came quickly, and Jiang Fenghua had some free time. The Queen Mother granted her permission not to pay respects on that day, and Jiang Fenghua slept until she woke up naturally. She rested quietly for half a month after returning to the palace, and her appetite improved a lot, and she was in a good mood.

Xie Zixuan and Xie Hongyou have already learned to speak. Their son doesn't talk much and his pronunciation is not very clear, but Jiang Fenghua was still surprised when her daughter opened her mouth and recited a poem.

Nanny Wang said, "It's all because of the good teaching of the Empress. The Empress likes to read books, and she also likes to read to them. They have been influenced by her since they were young."

"Mother, Hong'er also wants a hug." When Xie Hongyou saw his sister being hugged and kissed by the queen mother, he began to compete for her favor.

Jiang Fenghua was pregnant and couldn't hold the two children. She handed Xie Zixi to Nanny Wang, then held her son and kissed his cheek. Xie Hongyou immediately became happy and kissed Jiang Fenghua on the face again.

At this time, Xie Zixuan also wanted to move closer to her when she saw her, "Mother, Xuanxuan wants a kiss too."

Jiang Fenghua leaned over and kissed her pink little face, and Xie Yangxuan kissed her on the face again.

Nanny Wang said quickly, "Quickly bring the eldest prince over. The queen is in a heavy condition and cannot get tired."

Xie Hongyou did not force his mother to hold him, but sensibly touched Jiang Fenghua's belly and said, "Good brother."

Jiang Fenghua also smiled. With two lovely children by her side, she was happy every day.

At this time, Song Qing and Gao Qingtong also came with their children. They were followed by a group of palace maids and eunuchs, so they naturally didn't need to take care of the children themselves.

"I send my regards to the Queen."

Jiang Fenghua said, "No need to be polite."

She looked at their child again, "Her eyes are wide open and she's dressed festively. Little Yan Huan will definitely be a beautiful girl when she grows up."

Gao Qingtong said, "She's not even half a year old yet, how did Your Majesty know that she's such a beauty? I think that children who are a few months old all look pretty much the same."

"Who said that? Sons and daughters are very different. Sons are chubby and strong, while daughters are cute and lovely." Jiang Fenghua said, "Just look at Concubine Song Shu's son. He is only half a year old, about eight or nine months old. He is energetic and has a chubby face. It's obvious that his mother feeds him because she is afraid that he will be hungry. Alas, his mother is just a greedy cat."

Song Jing smiled, "I think it's always good to be able to eat, so that you can grow strong and healthy, unlike Concubine Tang's children, who are thin and weak, and have to see the imperial physician every few days. They look listless. I'm worried that the second prince will be listless."

Jiang Fenghua thought of Tang Qianran's child again. Logically, the child should not be much different from Gao Qingtong's child, but she always felt that the child was listless, even though his voice was very loud when he was born.

These children are all in good health. Xie Zixuan and Xie Hongyou often suffered from minor illnesses when they were young, but they recovered after a few days of rest. The older they get, the easier they are to take care of.

Jiang Fenghua's two children have been brought up delicately and look very cute like elves. The daughter inherited Jiang Fenghua's facial shape, which is very attractive. The more you look at her, the more you like her. She has big eyes and a small pointed chin. When she smiles, she is soft, cute and sweet, which makes people like her very much.

Jiang Fenghua said to Song Jing, "The Queen Mother asked you and Concubine Tang to assist the Ministry of Internal Affairs in organizing the Lantern Festival banquet. If you don't help, I'm not afraid of punishing you."

"I have been feeling unwell recently and have already asked for leave from the Empress Dowager. I don't want to stand with her." Song Jing has always been at odds with Tang Qianran. In the past, she just didn't want to cause trouble for the Queen's sake. Now, if Tang Qianran dares to provoke her, she is not afraid.

Jiang Fenghua remembered that Qin Yunyan and Shu Yan had also colluded with each other, and warned, "There are many people here tonight, so you should protect yourselves and your children and be careful."

The two immediately became cautious, "Is something going to happen tonight?"

Jiang Fenghua said, "I don't know. I just think the child is too young. I think the child is the most important thing. Don't join in the fun."

She already knew that there were many lanterns set up outside the imperial city, and tonight Xie Shang would lead everyone to the city wall to view the lanterns, and there would also be various performances.

This idea was thought out by Tang Qianran, and it can indeed bring joy to the people. Outside the city are the common people, inside the city are the emperor, ministers, and even concubines from the harem, and even many talented men and beautiful women have joined in. One can imagine the grand occasion of tonight.

Just when Jiang Fenghua received the news and asked them to prepare to go to the banquet, Lian Ye came back in a hurry, "Your Majesty, Zhu Yiyi has entered the palace. She was hiding, but I saw clearly that it was her."

Hong Xiu said, "Imperial Censor Zhu and Madam Zhu had already entered the palace, but they clearly didn't bring Zhu Yiyi with them."

"That means she entered the palace secretly, and Censor Zhu did not allow her to enter the palace at all." Jiang Fenghua continued, "Do you know who brought her into the palace?"

Lian Ye raised the corners of her mouth. She had not gone to Lin Feng every day these days in vain. "It's Commander Shang. I also heard a shocking news. I heard that Commander Shang and Zhu Yiyi are discussing marriage. Commander Shang wants to marry Zhu Yiyi as his second wife. His subordinates are all saying that they want to drink at Lord Shang's wedding. I found out after a little inquiry."

After hearing this, Jiang Fenghua felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly alive. Shang Hong was the commander of the Imperial Guards. He used to be the late emperor's man, but now he was Xie Shang's man.

When Zhu Yiyi was in the Imperial Garden and the Plum Garden, and even went to the Taihua Palace to seduce Xie Shang, Shang Hong must have seen it when he was on duty in the palace!

Now he wants to marry Zhu Yiyi. Isn't this stealing a woman from the emperor?

Lian Ye added, "Lord Shang is supposed to maintain order in the palace today, but he brought a woman into the palace stealthily. Could she be trying to seduce the emperor again?"

"Does Lin Feng know?" Jiang Fenghua asked.

Lian Ye said, "I haven't seen Lin Feng yet. He and His Majesty went to entertain the envoys. He probably doesn't know that Lord Shang brought Zhu Yiyi into the palace without permission."

"You should pretend that you don't know anything. Even if you meet Lin Feng, you can't tell him." Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Lian Ye said.

Jiang Fenghua said to Nanny Wang again, "Go inform Nanny Liu and ask her to keep an eye on Zhu Zhenzhen. Also, tell her that Zhu Yiyi has entered the palace."

Ever since Nanny Liu found out what happened to Zhu Zhenzhen outside the palace, she ran to Jiang Fenghua and cried to him. She was sure that it was Zhu Yiyi who harmed her young lady even though she didn't go to Hengyang with him. Although Zhu Zhenzhen was stupid and not a good person, she was raised by Nanny Liu, and Nanny Liu was really good to her.

Madam Liu did not dare to tell Madam Zhu the truth, because the Zhu family and the emperor had issued orders to keep the matter secret. Madam Zhu would certainly not be able to keep it to herself, and if she made a fuss or spread the news, Zhu Zhenzhen would definitely not be able to stay in the palace any longer.

Nanny Liu is also a smart person, but she also wants to avenge her young lady. Jiang Fenghua asked someone to pass the news of Zhu Yiyi entering the palace to Nanny Liu, which can be regarded as fulfilling her desire to protect her master.

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