Wearing a secret agent with many tricks, the cold and proud prince flirts easily

Ten days later, it was the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. Murong Hao told the Ministry of Etiquette that this year's birthday banquet would be grander than in previous years, and officials of the sixth rank and above could bring their families into the palace to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday.

In Changding Palace, in the bedroom of the Empress Dowager.

Tang Jingjia held two exquisite wooden boxes and handed them to the Empress Dowager Liang Shuhua.

"Jia'er would like to send my regards to the Empress Dowager. Today is the Empress Dowager's birthday. Jia'er wishes the Empress Dowager many years of longevity and a 3,000-year-old daughter."

Tang Jingjia looked at the gorgeously dressed Liang Shuhua in front of her with a smile. She wanted to do something big by borrowing her palace banquet today.

"Jia'er is still interested. What did she give to the Ai family?"

Liang Shuhua took the gift and asked her with a bright smile.

"The Queen Mother, open it and take a look. Do you like it?"

Tang Jingjia's eyebrows were curved and her smile was bright, and she motioned for her to open the wooden box.

Open one first, it is a very gorgeous golden phoenix sunrise hairpin, dotted with red and blue emeralds, which is dazzling under the light.

"It's so beautiful. The Ai family will wear this gold hairpin to attend the palace banquet today. The Ai family would like to thank Jia'er."

Liang Shuhua looked at the obedient girl in front of her with a loving expression and patted her hand.

"Jia'er, put it on the Aijia. You have the best sense. Where can you put it on?"

Liang Shuhua was in a good mood today, and she was very happy to see such a beautiful hairpin again.

"Yes."

After Tang Jingjia put the hairpin on Liang Shuhua, she looked at the Empress Dowager in the bronze mirror.

"The Queen Mother, please wear this. It's so beautiful."

Tang Jingjia looked well-behaved and said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll listen to Jia'er. What's the other thing?"

Liang Shuhua asked, looking at a small wooden box on the dressing table.

"The Queen Mother, open it and take a look."

Tang Jingjia did not explain directly and asked her to open the box by herself.

"This girl has learned how to tell the truth."

Liang Shuhua said, opening the small box. There was a green and clear jade bracelet in the box.

"It's a top-grade bracelet. Jia'er spends too much money on it."

Liang Shuhua had seen many high-quality jadeite bracelets, but the jadeite used in this bracelet was all green and crystal clear, so it was probably very valuable.

"Grandma, my mother asked me to give this to you. She, my father and brother will come to the palace banquet later. My father also prepared a birthday gift for the Empress Dowager. This bracelet was given to me privately by my mother. Can Jiaer put it on for you?"

Tang Jingjia's obedient smile always hung on her face. She had to rely on her to coax the old lady and stay in the palace permanently.

"Your mother is really polite. One day you can go back to the house and thank her for the Ai family."

Liang Shuhua stretched out her hand and motioned for her to help put it on.

"Yes, great aunt."

Liang Shuhua looked at the girl in front of her with a loving expression. She was so good, gentle, virtuous, and knowledgeable. It would be great if she could become the emperor's concubine.

It's a pity that she can't speak now, so I can't help her much, and I don't know if she has been close to the emperor recently.

"Jia'er, you have been staying in my great-aunt's Changding Palace for nearly two months, do you have a chance to get close to the emperor?"

Liang Shuhua asked her directly.

Tang Jingjia shook his head, his eyes filled with grievances.

"You won't deliver soup to the imperial study? Or block the emperor on his way to the morning court or back to the Ambergris Palace?"

Liang Shuhua was anxious, thinking that this girl was still too young.

"Jia'er has been sent away, and Eunuch Zhao De was demoted. The emperor is now followed by a large number of imperial guards from the Ambergris Hall to the Political Hall or the Imperial Study Room. Jia'er has no chance at all."

Tang Jingjia pursed her thin lips tightly and said in an aggrieved voice.

"Hey, the Emperor really only focuses on the Queen. What should we do?"

Liang Shuhua was helpless. The medicine she took now depended on the queen, and the future stability of the Liang family in the court depended on the emperor's grandson. She could no longer take action.

"Grandma, it doesn't matter. Jia'er can wait until the day when the emperor is willing to accept the concubine for the draft."

Tang Jingjia looked so pitiful that Liang Shuhua felt pity for her.

"You also have a hard life, but you must be the emperor. Otherwise, let it go. Don't be trapped in a tree and lose a piece of forest. You are not young anymore, and a woman's youth cannot be delayed."

Liang Shuhua still wanted to persuade her to let go, but now, she had no good solution.

"Grandma, today is your birthday, and you are the protagonist. Are we going to attend the palace banquet?"

Tang Jingjia hated it when others asked her to give up on the emperor. She cared about the emperor and was willing to work hard for it. She wanted to try and not regret it in her life.

"Okay, let's go to the palace banquet first and talk about it later."

Liang Shuhua didn't want to mention this girl's unhappy things on this great day.

Tianqing Palace, this is the largest banquet palace in the imperial palace.

According to the emperor's instructions, the people from the Ministry of Rites made today's birthday banquet extremely grand for the Empress Dowager.

Countless palace lanterns illuminate the huge Tianqing Palace, and giant dragon and phoenix pattern carpets are laid from top to bottom, symbolizing the dignity and authority of the royal family.

In front of the first place are the dozens of varieties of peonies that the Empress Dowager likes to admire the most.

Liang Shuhua and Tang Jingjia came to Tianqing Palace. Seeing such a grand palace banquet, she nodded with satisfaction.

The standard of this palace banquet was higher than all her birthday banquets in the past. It seemed that her imperial grandson still favored her, and the benefit of not offending her imperial grandson was immediately apparent.

She entered the main hall and came to her seat. The royal nobles, civil and military officials and their family members sitting below all stood up and saluted her.

"The Empress Dowager is a thousand years old. I wish the Empress Dowager a thousand years of longevity. I wish you longevity and prosperity for all generations."

"Okay, okay, okay... thank you all, no gifts."

Liang Shuhua didn't expect that this would happen at this palace banquet. The Ministry of Rites handled the matter properly this time, and it seemed that she was the emperor's grandson.

With a smile on her face, she watched everyone take their seats, waiting for the palace banquet to begin.

And Tang Jingjia returned to the Tang family with his maid Caiyun.

Not long after, the Supreme Emperor, the Supreme Queen, the Emperor and the Queen arrived one after another.

After everyone saluted again, Murong Hao looked at the Empress Dowager.

"Today is the 68th birthday of the Imperial Grandmother. I wish the Imperial Grandmother a long and healthy life, happiness and good fortune."

Murong Hao's blessing was very sincere, as anyone can act.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for hosting such a luxurious palace banquet for the Ai family. Your Majesty is very considerate."

Liang Shuhua kept looking at her emperor's grandson with a smile on her face. It seemed that he really wanted to put aside the past grudges with her and repair their relationship.

"Your Majesty, you're welcome. Let's start the palace banquet. Everyone, let's eat and drink well today."

Murong Hao announced the start of the palace banquet with a kind face. For a moment, the dancing girl entered the hall and the music of the musicians from the Yuefu Bureau sounded.

This palace banquet was arranged according to Liang Shuhua's preferences. The officials below had heard that the emperor and the empress dowager were at odds. Judging from today's palace banquet, the emperor was suspected of rekindling the old relationship with the empress dowager.

Everyone was enjoying the dance. It was not yet noon, so the imperial kitchen served sweet low-alcohol aperitif fruit wine to everyone in the hall.

Everyone drank fruit wine while admiring the graceful dancing of the dancers.

Taking the first place at the top, Lin Yunxi asked Zhixia while she was pouring her wine.

"Who is Mr. Wang's son Wang Xubai?"

"Empress, please go down to the second to last table on the left, the one wearing a silver-white robe."

Zhixia poured the fruit wine and whispered in Lin Yunxi's ear.

Lin Yunxi looked down at the first person, which was a bit far away, but her eyesight was good and she could just see Wang Xubai's appearance clearly.

People really can't be judged by their appearance. Looking at Wang Xubai, who was dressed in silver-white robes, there was a dirty heart hidden under his suave face.