amaotonovel Chapter 152 Still Thinking About My Prince
Chapter 152 Still Thinking About My Prince
Seeing the little emperor's confused look, the empress dowager continued.
"I just heard that Princess Sheng is pregnant. I am very pleased. I would like to ask His Majesty to give Princess Sheng some treasures as a token of congratulations."
The little emperor nodded his head and spoke in a childish voice.
"I'm sure!"
Xu Keke quickly stood up to express his gratitude.
"I thank the Emperor for his grace and the Empress Dowager for her kindness."
All the ladies in the imperial court stood up to congratulate him, and Xu Ke smiled and thanked them one by one.
The palace banquet continued and the ministers began to chat with each other.
The ladies of the imperial family also discussed the family affairs of their respective families in private.
At this time, a minister stood up and said.
"Grand Empress Dowager, now that Princess Sheng is pregnant, it is truly a blessing for our dynasty.
I think that under the governance of the Regent, our dynasty enjoys good weather, peace and prosperity.
This is all thanks to the blessing of the Empress Dowager."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Empress Dowager Wei Ling'er glanced at the minister and felt extremely displeased.
Although what he said is true.
But the little emperor is still sitting here, it’s too unreasonable for him to be ignored!
The Empress Dowager said with a smile.
"I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the ministers. The Regent has led his troops to battle, and I am fortunate to have received your dedicated assistance. Upon his return, I will surely reward you according to your merits."
Everyone said in unison.
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
The sound of stringed instruments and bamboo instruments was heard throughout the palace banquet.
Xu Ke was sitting in the seat next to the Empress Dowager, and felt a lot of stares at her.
Envy or jealousy...
When his eyes met hers, his expression turned into a flattering smile.
Xu Keke also saw Li Yueran in the guest seats, and the two smiled at each other from a distance.
When it comes to the families of the ministers in the court, Xu Ke really knows quite a few of them.
But I still have some impression of the fourth young lady Wei from the Duke of Wei's mansion. After all, she was at the flower-viewing banquet at Princess Jianning's mansion.
The two even had a few arguments about making a wish.
At this moment, he saw Miss Wei Fourth staring at him with her cheeks puffed out.
Oh, how did I provoke her again?
Xu Keke doesn't bother to care about these people who have nothing to do with her.
However, she also knew that once the news of her pregnancy came out, the days that followed would not be peaceful, and she had to be more careful.
Just like the delicious food on the plate, Xu Keke didn't eat many bites.
Halfway through the banquet, Xu Keke felt a little tired after sitting for a long time and frowned slightly.
The Empress Dowager, who had been keeping an eye on her, saw this and asked with concern:
"My little daughter-in-law, are you feeling unwell?"
Xu Ke replied softly.
"Mother, I've mostly been lying down to rest in the palace these days. Maybe it's just habit, but I feel a little tired after sitting for a while."
The Empress Dowager immediately gave orders to the palace maids around her.
"Send Princess Sheng to the side hall to rest."
Xu Keke thanked them, and left the banquet with Nanny Wang, Dingdang, Anxiang, and the palace maids, and walked towards the side hall.
After entering the side hall, Xu Ke relaxed his body and leaned on the couch to take a short rest.
Nanny Wang and the others were waiting on the side, asking about their well-being.
After a while, there was a soft knock on the door.
Nanny Wang went to open the door and saw two little palace maids coming in carrying exquisite snacks and hot tea.
"These are the refreshments that the Queen Mother ordered to be sent to Princess Sheng."
The maid said respectfully.
"Put it down! Thank the Empress Dowager on my behalf."
Xu Ke said lightly.
The two palace maids placed the tea and snacks on the eight-immortal table beside them and then left.
Dingdang picked up the kettle and poured a cup of tea for everyone.
"Miss, would you like some hot tea?"
Nanny Wang stopped her.
"It's better not to drink. Princess, it's not too late to drink when you return home. It's better to be cautious in this palace."
Xu Ke nodded slightly.
"Mammy, that's very thoughtful."
"Then let me try the snacks in the palace."
Dingdang, who was a little hungry, took a piece of cake and stuffed it into her mouth.
He turned around and smiled mischievously at Xu Ke.
"Just try it out for you, young lady, to see if it's poisonous."
Anxiang took a sip of tea and said with a smile.
"I'll try it too."
As they were talking, they suddenly heard footsteps outside, followed by a woman's voice.
"Is Princess Sheng in there?"
Nanny Wang frowned and said to Xu Keke.
"Princess, from the sound of this person, it seems like he is coming with bad intentions."
Xu Ke's expression remained unchanged.
"Anxiang, go out and take a look."
Anxiang went over and opened the door, only to see a young lady in luxurious clothes standing at the door with two maids.
If it’s not Fourth Miss Wei, then who else could it be?
Miss Wei Si chuckled when she saw that it was a maid who opened the door.
"Move aside, I want to see Princess Sheng."
Anxiang rolled her eyes at her.
"My lady, my princess is resting and cannot see guests."
Miss Wei Si became unhappy when she heard this.
"How dare you, my servant, stop me? I'm an old acquaintance of Princess Sheng's, and I've come here with good intentions to congratulate you. Why don't you get out of my way?"
Anxiang also got angry.
"You are so rude, young lady. My princess said she is resting. If you continue to pester me, don't blame me for being rude."
As he said that, he was about to hit her.
At this time, Xu Keke's voice came from inside the house.
"Anxiang, let her in."
"Oh!"
Anxiang responded and moved aside.
Fourth Miss Wei raised her head proudly and walked into the house with her maid.
As soon as she entered the room, Miss Wei Si did not even bow, but walked to the stool and sat down.
"Princess Sheng, how are you?"
Xu Ke glanced at her sideways.
"Miss Wei, what brings you here?"
A smile appeared on the corner of Miss Wei's mouth.
"I just heard that the princess is pregnant, and I came to congratulate her."
"Thank you Miss Wei for your congratulations. If you have nothing else to do, please leave."
Xu Ke was too lazy to flatter her. Wouldn't it be a waste of her time if irrelevant people appeared in front of her?
Fourth Miss Wei sneered.
"Princess Sheng is truly a man of new appearances after three days of absence!
A few months ago, she was just a lowly official daughter, but now that she's become Prince Sheng's consort, she's become quite the airhead.
"Well, you're right. I'm just being pretentious. What do you think?"
Xu Ke remained calm.
These words made Miss Wei Si choke. She really didn't dare to do anything with Xu Ke, let alone her.
Even the second sister, who was the Queen Mother, did not dare to openly become an enemy of Princess Sheng.
Fourth Miss Wei bit her lip and suppressed the jealousy in her heart.
"Princess Sheng, please don't be so arrogant. There's still a long way to go. It's still uncertain who will have the last laugh."
"Haha, I'll wait and see what tricks Miss Wei can come up with."
Xu Ke continued with a sneer.
"Miss Wei has reached marriage age a long time ago, right? Why hasn't she married yet?
Are you still thinking about my prince? I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible."
"you......"
Fourth Miss Wei stood up in a rage, like a cat whose tail was stepped on.
"You wait for me!"
After saying these harsh words, she left angrily with her maid.
Xu Keke looked at her departing back and snorted coldly.
"Out of control."
Nanny Wang walked up and patted Xu Ke's shoulder gently.
"Princess, don't get angry over such an ungrateful person. It's not good to hurt yourself."
"Don't worry, Ma'am. I don't take this kind of clown seriously."
After saying that, Xu Ke stood up and stretched his muscles.
"Let's go back to the palace banquet."