Chapter 251 – Distinctive Characteristics

At the end of the tenth hour of the tenth day of the fifth month, the packed up Meng Ruimo and Jiang Yixi took the car to go to the palace. Not only did they bring the clothes and shoes made by Meng Yue and Jiang Yishi, but they also brought a pot of orchids in full bloom and two pots of delphiniums whose blossoms overpowered the branches.

When they entered the palace, they went directly to Yonghe Palace where concubine Qu lived. This is the palace where concubine Qu lived when she was Concubine De before, and it is still given to her.

Concubine Qu sat on the Luo Han bed, wearing a half old fuchsia lapel pasted together, two jade hairpins inserted in the head, thinly applied a layer of powder. Despite being over forty years old, she still had snowy skin, Qiongzhi flower appearance, radiant, looking only about thirty.

She looked very much like Meng Yue, but was much more colorful than Meng Yue, making people want to get close. Meng Yue is beautiful, but some wood.

If Qu Fen was alive, she must be the same.

Meng Zhimo and Jiang Yishi knelt down and kowtowed, “Greetings to concubine Qu.”

Concubine Qu got up, one hand at a time, helping them up.

“Good children, great auntie sees you again. Alas, Fen’er’s death was due to me, I’m sorry for her, and I’ve also let resignation ink and moon maid suffer.”

Saying this, she shed another tear.

These words were concubine Qu’s sincere words, and she also had them passed on to the Emperor.

Meng Ruimo advised, “Niangniang don’t be sad, the Emperor is wise and has punished the bad guys. Your Highness and King Ping have returned, and my sister and I are still alive.”

Concubine Qu nodded and looked at Jiang Yishi again, smiling, “What a neat child.”

A eunuch brought up a tray with two brocade boxes on it. This was a reward for Jiang Yishi’s mother and son.

Another eunuch Lin brought up two brocade boxes, this was a reward for Meng Yue’s mother and daughter.

Shui Xiang and Lin Xiang came forward to receive them.

Meng Ruimo brought Jiang Yishi to greet King Ping and Consort Tang.

Ping Wang looks like Meng Ruimo, a very handsome man. Only slightly garlic nose makes him look more friendly, also can see that he and Li Zhenbao are relatives.

Jiang Yishi was fortunate that she was also considered a descendant of the Li family, but fortunately she didn’t inherit this distinctive characteristic of the Li family, allowing Zheng Ji’s daughter-in-law to confirm her birth.

Jiang Yishi offered her clothes and shoes and the three pots of flowers.

Concubine Qu compliments Meng Yue and Jiang Yishi on their handiwork and marvels at how well those pots of flowers have grown.

Princess Ping pointed to the triangular flowers and laughed, “These two pots of triangular flowers are just as lush as the triangular flowers in Ci Ning Palace.”

The triangular flowers in the Ci Ning Palace are Li Zhen Bao’s filial piety, that is, when Jiang Yi Shi sent, has already grown into a large area, once the end of spring will be decorated with flowers on the branches, purple and red, extremely eye-catching.

Now there are many pots of triangular flowers in the palace, far worse than the one in Ci Ning Palace.

Concubine Qu smiled and narrowed her eyes, “I’ll borrow the flower and send a pot to His Majesty.”

King Ping got up and bowed to concubine Qu, looking at Meng Ruimo pointing in the direction of the side hall with the folding fan in his hand.

Meng Ruimo got up and gave Concubine Qu and Princess Ping a hug and followed King Ping to the side hall.

A few women talked about family matters, and at noon concubine Qu stayed with Meng Ruimo and his wife to have lunch here.

A eunuch from Ci Ning Palace came to Yong He Palace with a food box just after the meal was served.

The eunuch said, “The Empress Dowager knows that Meng Shizi and Great Grandma Meng are here, so she has given us a special dish of pine flower tripe and a dish of deep-fried silk sparrow. Please also ask Great Grandma Meng to meet her old man in the afternoon.”

Meng Zhimo and Jiang Yishi knelt down again to thank for the reward.

Concubine Qu knew that the Empress Dowager valued this nephew-in-law because of Li Zhenbao, and was extremely happy in her heart. Having this favoritism from the Empress Dowager was also a help to her son.

Previously, she wasn’t keen on whether or not her son was plotting for that position. But since being bullied by the Crown Prince, knowing why her sister had died in disgrace, knowing that Noble Consort Zhao had been suppressing their mother, son and relatives through the Zhao family, and the many years of humiliation in the Imperial Tomb, she fully supported her son’s plan.

Empress Dowager was old and Li Zhenbao was in poor health, so they had to rest after lunch. Jiang Yishi and Meng Zhimo waited until the beginning of the day, only by the Ping Wang couple accompanied to the Cining Palace.

Just into the Ci Ning Palace door, saw Li Zhen Bao waiting in the main hall door.

The little ninny had grown a little taller than the previous year and was wearing a navy blue plain dress woven with dark flower and cloud patterns, with a jade hairpin stuck on her pilled head.

When she saw Jiang Yishi coming, she smiled and trotted over, her smile brighter than the sun in the sky.

She pulled Jiang Yishi’s sleeve and shook it for a while, ”Second sister Jiang, I’ve missed you to death. I heard that wicked stepmother hanged herself, congratulations.”

Jiang Yishi ignored the out-of-place and capriciousness in her words, pulled her up and down to look at her once, and laughed, “Growing taller, growing prettier, and also …… more composed.”

If it was before, she would have blurted out all of Fu’s scandals in her head.

Li Zhenbao was very flattered by these three compliments and laughed, “And continue to grow taller, continue to be beautiful, and continue to be calm.”

She curtsied to King Ping and his wife again and smiled at Meng Zhimo.

A few entered the main hall and went to the side hall.

Empress Dowager Xia was sitting cross-legged on her side on the kang.

Meng Ruimo and Jiang Yishi kowtowed to her, King Ping and his wife bowed in greeting, and Li Zhenbao squeezed her way to the Empress Dowager’s side.

Empress Xia gave her a seat, and beckoned Jiang Yishi to her side to say a few words, and then Li Zhenbao pulled Jiang Yishi aside to whisper.

The Empress Dowager Xia did not have a little blame, like usual people spoiled the children of the elders, laugh and let them go to play.

The two of them sat on a big chair on the other side of the backdrop, Li Zhenbao was not willing to sit alone, squeezed with Jiang Yishi to sit on a chair, and also embraced her arm to rest her head on her shoulder.

Li Zhenbao asked in a low voice some of the Fu’s things, Jiang Yishi picked what she could say.

The two made an appointment that when Li Zhenbao left the palace, she would call her sisters to go to the Meng Mansion to play, she wanted to see Xiao Zhaocun and Hua Hua and Jojo.

“I’ve designed several baby clothes for little CunCun and had twenty sets made, so I’ll give them to him at that time. ……”

Jiang Yishi also paid attention to the situation on the other side. The Empress Dowager loved King Ping, pulling his hand and rambling on, and King Ping’s gentle voice came through from time to time.

Even if Jiang Yishi didn’t have much contact with him, she could see that King Ping was steady in his dealings and had open eyes, the Crown Prince would have no comparison with him.

Empress Xia’s grandchildren were numerous, and her grandchildren added up to more than thirty. In addition to Li Zhenbao extraordinarily different, to anyone the same, very charitable, but not very close. Especially the few imperial sons in the palace, more reluctant to show her thickness in public.

It was rare for her to take her grandson’s hand and say so many words, making King Ping’s heart rejoice. In his memory, the old lady had still pulled him around when he was a few years old.

Princess Ping’s heart was even more excited. In all the years she had been in the palace, she hadn’t seen the empress dowager treat any prince like this.

More than two moments later, all of them got up to take their leave, and the Empress Dowager rewarded Meng Ruian with a gold collar and a small jade lock.

Back to Meng House already twilight, the two went directly to Fu An Hall.

Little Zhao An was carried here by Huang mother, the little guy lying on the bed, Huang Xin sat aside spinning a rattle to tease him.

As soon as he heard his mother’s voice, Xiao Zhaocun’s little head tilted over, stretching out his hand and screaming “ah ah”.