During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the whole city celebrates.

With cheerful smiles on their faces, the people reunited with their families, talked about their longings, and waited for the lantern festival in the evening.

The banquet in the palace was scheduled for noon, and at the beginning of the day, the invited dignitaries had already entered the palace one after another.

There were eight luxurious carriages parked outside the gate of the Duke of Jingguo's residence. After Mrs. Cui got on the carriage, she told Madam Du: "Call Si Niang and Ba Lang over and take a seat in my carriage."

When the people around heard it, they couldn't help but look envious in their eyes.

Although the old lady did not let the third lady go to the palace, the old lady asked the third lady's children to ride in the same car with her. She did not call the third wife's eldest daughter Cui Hengyue, which was to declare to everyone that the fourth lady and the eighth man were favored.

still.

And even though Cui Hengyue was the eldest daughter of the Cui family and the eldest daughter of the third wife, she was not favored by the old lady.

Cui Siniang led Ba Lang slowly toward the front carriage amid envious and jealous eyes. When passing by Cui Hengyue, Cui Siniang raised her chin provocatively at Cui Hengyue:

"Sister, I'm sorry I can't accompany you anymore."

Cui Hengyue smiled and said nothing.

"Aheng——"

At this time, Mrs. Cui came over and said to Cui Hengyue: "You take my carriage, I have something to tell you."

Cui Siniang's expression was stagnant, she called out "Auntie" obediently and left.

"What are you so proud of?" Cui Erniang glared fiercely at Cui Siniang's back, and then pulled Cui Hengyue to follow her mother.

Everyone looked away and got into the car.

After Mrs. Cui Er got on the carriage, she couldn't help but said: "Sister-in-law is too obsessed with Yuan Niang."

Hearing this, Mrs. Cui Ershao smiled and said: "Auntie met Yuanniang when she went to Yunxuan Temple last time. I heard that auntie liked Yuanniang very much when she first saw her.

"Now that Yuan Niang has returned home, she is naturally attracted to her."

Cui Sanniang snorted coldly: "It doesn't matter what your intentions are. After all, you belong to the third wife. In the future, the third wife will also make the final decision on marriages."

Regarding what Cui Sanniang said, Mrs. Cui Ershao just smiled and did not answer.

Although she was not present when Cui Hengyue returned to the house, judging from the orders issued by the Duke and the old lady later, Cui Hengyue was by no means an ordinary weak woman.

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The carriage moved slowly, Mrs. Cui sat in the middle, and said to Cui Hengyue on the left: "The Queen Mother is quite critical of your sudden return to the palace. You must be careful in your words and deeds when entering the palace this time.

"After entering the palace, you and Er Niang will stay with me and don't move around at will."

Cui Hengyue looked grateful: "Yes, I will follow my aunt's teachings and I will not wander around."

She lowered her eyes and thought to herself: her aunt died in the palace, and although she returned to the Duke of Jingguo's palace, she didn't have many opportunities to enter the palace.

When entering the palace this time, she must find an opportunity to find out what happened back then, and she must not return empty-handed.

Mrs. Cui Ershao and Mrs. Cui Sanshao secretly looked at each other, and they felt more and more that Mrs. Cui valued Cui Hengyue. At the same time, they were also very happy.

Mrs. Cui could say these words to Cui Hengyue in front of them, which shows that Mrs. Cui regards them as her own and does not shy away from speaking.

"Auntie, don't talk about this, elder sister will be nervous." Cui Erniang interrupted.

Seeing that her mother was not angry, Cui Erniang took Cui Hengyue's arm and said with a smile: "Sister, you don't have to worry, I will always be with you."

Cui Hengyue's mouth twitched slightly, and then he smiled: "With you here, I feel relieved."

Hearing this, Cui Erniang was in a good mood and told Cui Hengyue about interesting things in the palace: "Sister, let me tell you, the last time I entered the palace..."

Amidst the chirping sounds of Cui Erniang, the carriage arrived at the palace gate.

Everyone in the Cui Mansion got off the carriage, and after checking, slowly walked into the palace gate.

Before the banquet started, everyone in the Cui Mansion had to go to Wanshou Palace to pay their respects to the Queen Mother.

"Bless your Queen Mother!"

Except for Mrs. Cui, everyone in the Cui Mansion's group of more than 20 people knelt on the ground and saluted the Queen Mother.

"We are all one family, get up quickly."

The voice was so gentle that Cui Hengyue couldn't help but look up and glance ahead.

The Queen Mother sitting on the throne was only in her thirties, with a smile on her well-maintained face and a pair of bright eyes like the moon in the water, hazy and mysterious.

She didn't look like a queen mother who had been in power for a long time, but more like an ordinary noble lady. Cui Hengyue really couldn't imagine that such a beautiful and kind woman would do something to abuse her brother and sister-in-law.

Maybe, there is a secret behind this.

"Mother, sit down quickly."

The Queen Mother personally helped Mrs. Cui sit down, and then called to the others: "Sit down too."

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

After everyone thanked them, they sat down carefully.

The Queen Mother looked at Mrs. Cui and said: "The eldest brother and the second brother are still in the front court and will come over later. Mother will sit here with me for a while and wait for the eldest brother and the others to come over before going out for a walk."

Mrs. Cui said with a smile: "I am an old man and can't walk anymore, so I'd better let the juniors go for a walk."

The Queen Mother smiled and asked about Mrs. Cui's health: "How is mother's health lately? How did you sleep at night?"

Mrs. Cui looked at her daughter lovingly and answered her questions one by one.

While the Queen Mother and Mrs. Cui were talking, the others listened quietly and did not dare to make a sound.

Cui Hengyue looked confused. The people in Cui Mansion seemed to be afraid of the Queen Mother.

After caring about her mother, the Queen Mother said a few words to Mrs. Cui and Mrs. Cui, and then called the junior she liked to come over and asked about the current situation.

Cui Hengyue discovered that the Queen Mother, like Mrs. Cui, her favorite juniors were Cui Siniang and Cui Balang from the third room, followed by Cui Wulang.

Cui Sanniang was born beautiful and the Queen Mother liked her.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly Cui Erniang poked Cui Hengyue with her elbow. She immediately came back to her senses and found that everyone in the palace was looking at her.

"Sister, the Queen Mother calls you over." Cui Erniang lowered her head and reminded in a low voice.

Cui Hengyue took a deep breath, curled her lips, walked up to the Queen Mother in a dignified manner, and saluted politely: "I have met the Queen Mother."

"Raise your head." The voice suddenly became majestic.

Cui Hengyue's heart trembled, and she raised her head obediently, but with her eyes downward, she did not look at the Queen Mother.

After a long time, the majestic voice sounded again: "Well, he does look a lot like the third brother."

Hearing this, Cui Siniang's face suddenly dropped.

Ever since Cui Hengyue returned home, she hated people saying that Cui Hengyue looked very similar to her father, as if she was not her father's daughter and only Cui Hengyue was his father's daughter.

However, after realizing that this was the Longevity Palace, Cui Siniang immediately put away her little emotions and smiled.

"Yes, aunt, everyone said that seeing the eldest sister is like seeing the father. You don't need to shed blood to identify yourself, you can know that this is your father's daughter." Cui Siniang said with a smile.

As soon as these words came out, the Queen Mother looked at Mrs. Cui: "Yuan Niang is back home, has mother been tested?"

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Cui Hengyue heard that the Queen Mother was gritting her teeth when she said the name "Yuan Niang".

Mrs. Cui showed a forced smile: "It concerns the descendants of the Cui family, so of course it has been tested."
Chapter completed!