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The emperor and the imperial concubine sat together hand in hand, looking extremely affectionate, while the empress accompanied the queen mother, smiling, dignified and polite, like an elegant and tranquil ink painting.

The Queen Mother patted the Queen's hand and sighed softly, "I only recognize you as my daughter-in-law. No matter how noisy others are, they are just concubines. You are the Emperor's legal wife. There are not so many rules for today's family dinner, but during the sacrificial ceremony, only you are worthy of standing beside the Emperor."

"The history books of later generations will only remember the queen's achievements, such as opening a charity hall, promoting agriculture and sericulture, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and being respected by the people. You are the queen, the mother of the country, and a role model for all women in the world. You don't have to be obsessed with temporary gains and losses."

The queen just felt a little annoyed. She no longer cared about who the emperor favored. If Concubine Xiao liked to fight, then let her fight. But Concubine Xiao always liked to drag her into the fight, and she was not happy about that.

Now she had to fight for it. Although being the queen was not very interesting, there was no such thing as a queen who divorced peacefully. If she couldn't become the queen, she would die.

Sometimes she really envied Ji Yunhuan, who was able to obtain an imperial decree from the Queen Mother and live a free and open life from then on.

The queen smiled slightly, "I understand, don't worry, Queen Mother. I am not a jealous person. As long as Your Majesty is happy, it is Your Majesty's grace to favor anyone. I feel the same as Your Majesty, and I hope that the sisters in the harem can serve you wholeheartedly and make Your Majesty happy."

The Queen raised her voice, "I also think this banquet was very well organized. Concubine Xiao has worked really hard and deserves a reward!"

"Xia Zhu, go get this palace's red gold silk bracelet and give it to Concubine Xiao. I have already given it to you. Your Majesty should not be stingy and should also give you a reward."

The empress was so sensible that she did not get angry because Concubine Xiao stole the limelight. The emperor was very satisfied and rewarded her with a red gold hairpin with pearls to match the pair of bracelets.

When Xia Zhu handed the bracelet to Concubine Xiao, her face turned dark and she tried her best to hold back from knocking the tray to the ground!

Song Yaoguang, this bitch, has obviously been sidelined by her. Why is she acting like a queen? Does she need this pair of bracelets? Does she need Song Yaoguang's reward?

Concubine Xiao felt sick as if she had eaten a fly. She had organized a birthday banquet and it was originally very glorious. The clan relatives and dignitaries all knew that she was the one who called the shots in the harem and the empress was just a decoration. Now, after all these rewards, it seemed that the empress was high and mighty and she was just a helper!

Concubine Xiao forced herself to maintain a smile, accepted the reward, and even thanked the Queen, feeling extremely aggrieved.

The Queen smiled and said, "You are too polite, Concubine. With you helping me manage the six palaces, the burden on my shoulders has been lightened a lot, and I can now focus on the affairs of the clinic. I have saved many lives. In the future, Concubine should be diligent and cautious, and share the worries of this palace and His Majesty."

The clan members all praised the event, especially the women. They were too embarrassed to talk about some illnesses, and only when they saw a female doctor with superb medical skills did they dare to ask the doctor for a detailed diagnosis.

In the past, all the famous doctors in the capital were male doctors, and women could only learn some simple pharmacology. The Empress's clinic had a female physician from Baicaotang, who even taught women medicine for free.

Concubine Xiao was so angry that her teeth were itching. It was obvious that Song Yaoguang was out of favor and that was why she lost the power to manage the six palaces. Now she was trying to flatter herself, saying that it was just for trivial matters outside the palace and she didn't even care about the harem.

Those clinics, schools, and textile factories don’t make any money, and yet one has to put money into them. How can they be as important as what’s happening in the palace!

Concubine Xiao leaned on the emperor and looked at the queen provocatively.

"I will do my best. Your Majesty is the mother of the country and has many complicated things to do. Unlike me, I only think about how to serve Your Majesty and am always concerned about Your Majesty."

"I am incompetent. I was so busy organizing a family banquet. The Queen did not help me, but she added people to the palace banquet at the last minute. I was so busy that I didn't sleep well for several days. Fortunately, everything was arranged properly, otherwise I don't know how to explain to Your Majesty."

The emperor frowned as he heard this. He thought the queen had finally calmed down, but it turned out that she was torturing Concubine Xiao in secret.

Concubine Xiao stopped when she saw that things were going well, and did not give the Queen a chance to explain. "Don't be angry, Your Majesty. It's all because of my incompetence. I can only work harder. The Queen didn't mean it."

The Queen Mother placed the teacup heavily on the table and snorted, "You are indeed incompetent! For such a trivial matter as a family dinner, you still run to His Majesty's study every few days. You trouble His Majesty for everything. What else do you need you for?"

"It is precisely because you did not do it properly that the Queen wants to teach you a lesson. Huan'er did not attend any palace banquets in the past, but you chose to leave her out. I like Huan'er to accompany me. Are you deliberately trying to make this birthday celebration a misfortune for me?"

Concubine Xiao sat up straight subconsciously. The empress dowager's light glance swept over her, making her break out in a cold sweat and she dared not to be presumptuous again.

"I am here according to the rules. In the past, Miss Ji was the Princess of Rui, so she came every time. But now she is no longer the Princess, so I did not arrange a seat for her in advance."

"There is also the Eighth Prince. He was not in the capital before, and I neglected him. He was not here in previous years. Concubine Jiang is of low status and is not worthy of sitting here. It was the Empress who showed her favor and insisted on letting her come."

"There is also the Young Master of the Song Family. The Queen wanted him to show his face in front of Your Majesty, so she asked me to add him in..."

The Queen Mother said coldly, "These are the people I wanted to see. I asked the Queen to include them. Concubine Xiao organized this birthday banquet very well. She pestered the Emperor all day long, but never came to me to ask for instructions."

"I didn't want to talk about this little thing, but if you can't do it well, or you do it reluctantly, or you don't have the ability, then don't do it in the future!"

Concubine Xiao didn't understand how things turned out like this. The Queen Mother took away her power to assist in managing the six palaces with just a few words.

This old witch only knows how to help the Queen, the hen that doesn't lay eggs, and finds fault with her all day long.

Concubine Xiao was filled with hatred in her heart, but she looked extremely aggrieved. She knelt weakly beside the emperor, about to cry.

"I am sorry for your Majesty's trust and for not satisfying the Queen Mother. I know I am wrong and I beg your Majesty to punish me."

The emperor looked at Concubine Xiao's pitiful appearance. He had no intention of blaming her, and now he felt even more pity for her.

"Okay, it's just a small matter. Just listen to what the Queen Mother is teaching you. Go to her more often in the future to show your filial piety. Don't just think about me. You should also be more filial to her."

"The ground is cold, stop kneeling, get up."

Concubine Xiao took the emperor's hand and stood up, still sitting beside the emperor and serving him.

The emperor raised his glass to toast the empress dowager and said with a smile: "It's okay for you to scold her, but Concubine Xiao is timid, so please don't scare her."

"I know that Concubine Xiao does not please my mother, but my mother cannot be too harsh on her. She put her heart into today's birthday banquet. It would be fine if my mother does not reward her, but why punish her?"

"I offer a toast to your Majesty, and wish you happiness as vast as the East Sea and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains. Please calm down and stop arguing with a junior."

The Emperor protected Concubine Xiao like this, and the Empress Dowager knew that she could not touch Concubine Xiao. She hated Concubine Xiao's vicious nature, but the Emperor liked her and protected Concubine Xiao in everything.

The Queen Mother could not refute the Emperor, so she waved her hand and said, "I don't need her to show my filial piety. If you don't get angry with me, I can live a few more years. It's getting late, let's start the banquet."