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Chapter 135: Wuwuwu...6...6 Brother...

A few days later, it was the Queen Mother's birthday. The four concubines arranged the banquet layout, dishes, location, and performances according to their previous division of labor...

The only difference was that the Queen Mother said that the weather was too hot this year and she did not want to hold the banquet during the day, but chose to hold it at night.

The location chosen is Jiuzhou Qingyan, a platform standing in the center of the lake. It is very cool when the evening breeze blows.

To get from the shore, you have to take a boat, and the same goes for the return trip.

This cruise ship can only be taken a few times a year, so everyone thought it was very new and went there early.

This boat is big enough to accommodate twenty or thirty people at a time.

When it was just getting dark, except for the First Wife and the Crown Princess who were still pregnant, and the Crown Prince who was still under house arrest, everyone else gathered at the Jiuzhou Qingyan.

Defei clapped her hands, and the palace servants brought in new and fresh dishes. There was singing and dancing, and the banquet was very lively.

Everyone took this opportunity to present the gifts they had carefully collected.

There are authentic works of calligraphy and painting masters, precious and rare double-sided embroidered screens... Each one is priceless and hard to come by.

Tong Jia Qingtang brought a white jade Guanyin statue and said after returning to his seat: "I heard that the Fourth Lady is the most favored by the Empress Dowager. Qingtang is a little curious and wonders what the Fourth Lady has prepared."

For a moment, everyone's attention was drawn to them, and their eyes wandered between the two of them.

Kangxi narrowed his sharp eyes slightly, wondering what Tong Jia Qingtang was trying to do.

Having been in the palace for so long, Xiyu had long been accustomed to being able to respond to situations in a flexible manner, so she was not at all panicked when suddenly asked about it.

She placed her hand on Chun Shi's wrist and slowly stood up, bowing her body towards where the Empress Dowager and Kangxi were, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, with just the right arc.

"The granddaughter-in-law originally wanted to present gifts in the order in which her brothers and sisters-in-law had presented their gifts before presenting gifts to the royal mother, but she didn't expect that Princess Tonggia couldn't wait any longer."

"In this case, Xiyu will present the gift first. I hope all the brothers and sisters-in-law will forgive me."

After saying that, she bowed to several people to express her apology.

Xia Ying came out from behind her and handed the tray with the gift to her.

The Queen Mother smiled dotingly and waved at her. Xiyu walked over with the light gift. Everyone couldn't help but feel curious and wanted to see what the gift was.

"My granddaughter-in-law gave me a silk quilt, which is light and breathable, and is very comfortable to use in summer. On the quilt, there is a Heart Sutra embroidered by my granddaughter-in-law to help me sleep."

She looked at the Queen Mother, her eyes full of admiration, "I know that the Queen Mother has no shortage of priceless gifts. I just hope that this gift will allow you to sleep well every night."

The Queen Mother raised her hand and touched the silk quilt on the tray. It was indeed thin and light, with fine and solid stitching that would not scratch the skin.

Silk is hard to come by and its price is high, so the quilts made from it are even more valuable. But the most important thing is the heart.

"It's the same if you have a big belly and give it to the embroiderers to do it."

The Queen Mother smiled at her gently and quickly had someone take the tray from her hand.

Although it is not serious, Xiyu has been weak since childhood and still needs more care.

Xiyu touched her belly and said, "How can it be the same? My daughter-in-law is doing this now to send you blessings along with the baby in her belly. He is also a part of it. If I don't bring him along, he might make a fuss again."

The Queen Mother was amused by her and couldn't help but reach out and touch her belly.

Older people just like the feeling of having a large family with many children and grandchildren. She can tell at a glance whether the younger generation is truly filial or not.

This gift touched the Queen Mother's heart.

Yinzhen's eyes deepened a little. He spoke lightly without mentioning the hard work at all. During those days, she could not eat anything but had to embroider the quilt cover. She was visibly thinner than before she was pregnant.

There was a flash of heartache in his eyes, which he concealed by drinking.

After delivering the gift, Xiyu slowly stepped back and walked towards her seat.

When they were halfway there, they heard the Sixteenth Prince crying in Wang's arms not far away.

Hearing the crying of a child, everyone looked over at once. It was for no other reason but that they immediately thought of the series of rumors that had been circulating in the imperial palace recently.

The Sixteenth Prince was only about three years old now. He struggled in Wang's arms, occasionally stretching out his chubby little hands to point not far away, his nose red from crying.

“Wuwuwu… Sixth… Sixth Brother… Wuwuwu Sixth Brother…”

There was silence at the banquet, and his crying was so loud that everyone except the Empress Dowager Kangxi and the four concubines could hear what he said.

Xiyu was walking halfway when she heard this. Her pupils trembled and she subconsciously turned her head to look at Yinzhen.

After both sides saw the confusion and puzzlement in each other's eyes, they became more suspicious.

Seeing that everyone's faces changed in an instant, Kangxi narrowed his eyes and asked, "What did Yinlu say?"

Wang, the biological mother of the Sixteenth Prince, stood up from her seat holding the child, walked to where Xiyu had just stood, and bowed to Kangxi, who was sitting at the top of the table, "Your Majesty, the Sixteenth Prince is talking about the Sixth Prince."

Her voice trembled, as if she was also thinking of the recent rumors of ghosts.

Sixth brother...the only one who could be called Sixth brother by the Sixteenth Prince was naturally the Sixth Prince who died early.

Almost in an instant, the expressions of the people headed by Kangxi varied.

Defei's eyes were red. She leaned in Jixiang's arms, stroking her chest with her hands, tears in her eyes that were about to fall.

Concubine Hui looked a little frightened, but it soon disappeared, and she looked confused like Concubine Rong and others beside her.

The Sixteenth Prince cried until his voice was hoarse while being held in Wang's arms, and from time to time he uttered a few words "Sixth Brother". His little hands kept reaching out in a certain direction, as if he wanted someone over there to hug him.

It didn't take long for someone to notice this.

"Take him there and see where he is going." Kangxi said in a serious and cold voice, exuding the majesty of an emperor.

Just now he was still doubting whether this was something Yinzhen and his wife did on purpose to make their plan go smoothly, but then he changed his mind and thought, how could Xiao Shiliu, a child of only two or three years old, cooperate so perfectly if he had not really seen it.

How could a two or three-year-old child understand how to cooperate!

My dear, please stop it.

Wang kept praying in her heart, and her calves were trembling slightly.

The further you go in that direction, the fewer people are seated. Going further up is where the four concubines are, and it becomes clearer and clearer where they are heading.

"This this……"

Seeing him getting closer and closer to her, Concubine Hui held Chuntao's hand tightly and pretended to be calm.

The people below were discussing in low voices, "Isn't the Sixth Prince's biological mother Empress Defei? If he were to appear, he should appear beside Empress Defei. Why is the Sixteenth Prince pointing at Empress Huifei and calling her Sixth Prince?"

"I don't know, is there something else going on?"

"Could it be related to the death of the Sixth Prince..."

"Hush, you don't want to die, how dare you say that casually."

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