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18、【18】

The next morning, after a simple breakfast, Tao Ti sat in front of the dressing mirror and dressed up.

A long dress with lotus color, a long dress with moon-white silver silksaurus robe, combed with a flying fairy bun, a little pink, full of eyebrows and eyes, and white wrists, like a lotus after rain, pure and gentle, and generous.

Linglong looked at it, and felt that it was too simple and suggested softly, "Crown Princess, should you wear another bead flower, or pick another one?"

"That's great. We're going to pay our respects to the queen. We're dressing too bright and gorgeous. "Tao Ti looked in the mirror and decided to dress in a low-key manner without losing her identity. She slowly stood up and said, "Let's go, it's better to pay your respects sooner than later. Let's try to go and return sooner."

"Yes." Linglong responded and followed her respectfully.

The sky outside was not yet bright, and it was faintly blue. Tao Ti was sitting on the sedan chair, yawning lazily, supporting her head with one hand, thinking that she was really not energetic at all. I really admire Pei Yan for being able to get up so early every day... If she had to get up early every day, she would probably have lost her mentality.

When the sedan chair stopped in Ganlu Palace, it was dawn and several princesses arrived one after another.

Tao Ti and they greeted each other, and then the palace maids led them into the main hall and took their seats.

The princesses were gentle, quiet, lively, or shy, each with their own beauty. Although they met for the second time, the sister-in-law got along well. Everyone had a chat every time, and the scene was still very pleasant.

Soon, a eunuch pinched a slender voice and reported, "The Empress is here-"

Upon hearing this, Tao Ti and the princesses quickly got up and saluted and greeted each other.

Empress Zhou, wearing a purple-red embroidered phoenix palace robe with the help of the second princess Pei Lingbi, slowly walked out from the seven-foot-high phoenix peony screen. Her properly maintained face held a smile that was always kind, and said in a gentle voice, "Everyone is free. I'm getting up late in the Japanese palace today, so I'll have to wait for you."

Everyone said, "I haven't waited for a long time." After seeing Empress Zhou take her seat, she sat down one after another.

As the Crown Princess, Tao Ti is naturally the most forward. When she looked up, she happened to face the smiling appearance of the Queen of Zhou last week and Pei Lingbi's face full of disgust.

No matter how you stare, you are not afraid of your eyes being glared.

Tao Ti glanced at Pei Lingbi quietly, and stopped looking at her, but just greeted Queen Zhou.

Since ancient times, there has been nothing to talk about between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, not to mention that she and Queen Zhou are not serious mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. After talking, they only talk about the same thing. Everything is good in the East Palace. How is the prince's health recently? How are you and your husband get along... It's a bit like a company leader visiting new employees.

Tao Ti was amused by this metaphor and her mentality became much more relaxed.

The two chatted back and forth for several rounds, and the atmosphere was in good condition. Pei Lingbi, who was standing beside her, seemed to have hair all over her body, and she immediately interrupted, "I heard that the princess was staying in the kitchen all day long to cook, and even the daily meals were made by you. Is the cooking skills of the Donggong kitchen very bad, and she actually forced you, the princess, into a cook? Humph, this is about to spread, and I thought our royal family was harsh on you..."

Queen Zhou frowned slightly, "Is this true? If you are not used to eating in the East Palace, I can send a few new chefs to..."

Pei Lingbi said, "That's right, if you change a cook, you have to cook in person? It's so cheap..."

Realizing that the occasion was wrong, she didn't say the word "slutty" and swallowed it hard.

Tao Ti greeted Queen Zhou's caring gaze last year and smiled, "Don't bother with my mother, the imperial chefs in the East Palace are all very good. But I am a person who can't stay idle, so I love to think about some food by myself, so I beg your highness to allow me to open a small kitchen."

After a pause, she bent her black eyes and looked at Pei Lingbi with a "gentle" look, "I didn't expect that Sister Lingbi is so concerned about the East Palace and can take such trivial matters to heart. I am really touched by being my sister-in-law."

Pei Lingbi's face turned green. Who cares about you? You are so moved! Why didn't you find this woman so good at acting before?

After all, Queen Zhou was also the palace fighting champion of this class, so she could naturally hear what Tao Ti said. A deep meaning flashed in her beautiful eyes, and Fu Fanshi Zhu's face still had a loving smile, and praised, "I didn't expect that Atti, you are still a good cook. It seems that Yan'er has really married a virtuous and good wife."

"The Queen Mother is a mischievous praise." Taoti cooperated with a look of shyness, lowered her head, and said softly, "The Queen Mother is the mother of a country, the example of women in the world. My daughter-in-law has to learn more from you."

This commercial hype made the awkward atmosphere harmoniously.

Queen Zhou raised her red lips and smiled sincerely, "Look at this little mouth is sweet, she is such a good boy." She turned her face and glared at Pei Lingbi again, "You, you are not young anymore. Don't always think about playing on weekdays. If you have time, talk to your sister-in-law more. If you have your sister-in-law, you are half smart and sensible, I don't have to worry about being blamed by your husband's family after getting married."

Pei Lingbi was already unhappy about Tao Ti's neither salty nor indifferent attitude, but now she was even more angry when she heard that her mother compared herself with Tao Ti.

She bit her red lips, her eyebrows and eyes full of arrogance, "Mother, I am a princess! Even if I get married, I am the king, and my husband's family is a minister. Even if I have something wrong, they dare not complain if they have a hundred courages!"

Speaking of this, she didn't even glance at Tao Ti and muttered in a low voice, "Pretending."

Pei Lingbi sat next to Empress Zhou. The muttering of Empress Zhou could naturally hear clearly. Her face couldn't help but sink a little. She called out "Lingbi" like a warning, raised her eyes with a little guilty smile, and looked at Tao Ti, "Ati, Lingbi has been spoiled by this palace since she was a child, and she can't speak in her mind... But her heart is good, don't bother with her."

Tao Ti thought to herself: I’m so heartless. She smiled with a gentle and generous look on her face, “I am her sister-in-law, and I’m also her elder, so I will naturally tolerate her more.”

As expected, as soon as these words were said, Pei Lingbi's face became even darker. Where did this bitch come from as her elder? Is this advantage to her?

Seeing Pei Lingbi’s incompetence and furious, Tao Ti felt so happy when she looked at her.

After a cup of tea, a great palace maid came to report to the Queen of Zhou, saying that the concubines were already waiting outside.

Seeing this, Tao Ti and the princesses had the vision and stood up in time to leave.

Queen Zhou smiled and was kind to Tao Ti, "Ati, come to Ganlu Palace to sit when you have time."

Tao Ti naturally agreed and withdrew with everyone in a gentle and manner.

As soon as he walked out of the main hall, he saw that there were already many concubines waiting in the courtyard, including several familiar concubines. Tao Ti still remembered it, so he smiled and nodded as saying hello.

Suddenly, her sleeve was gently pulled.

Tao Ti withdrew her gaze and looked at the little girl at hand in a daze, "Sixth Princess?"

The Sixth Princess is the youngest child in the palace. She is eight years old this year and is a beautiful girl with a round face. Compared to the other princesses, the Sixth Princess doesn't say much. Most of the time she listens to her sisters and never speaks on her own initiative. The only thing she said to Tao Ti was the saying "My sister-in-law is blessed."

Now that she suddenly pulled her sleeve, Tao Ti's bright black eyes were filled with a hint of surprise, "What's wrong?"

The Sixth Princess blinked her dark eyes, as if she mustered up her courage, and whispered, "Sister-in-law, don't take the second sister's words to heart. She always looks like that... Well, it's not worth being angry with her."

Her voice was soft and her pink face was still a childish atmosphere, but her clear black eyes were mature that was not in line with this age.

Children who grew up in the palace were more precocious. Tao Ti bent down, raised her hand and touched her little head, and smiled, "Thank you... But don't worry, I didn't take those words to heart."

Perhaps because of her actions, the Sixth Princess was slightly stunned for a moment before she said quietly, "Well, that's good."

Perhaps the little girl in front of her was too cute, or she was the first royal family member to release her kindness to her, Tao Ti didn't know what happened, but suddenly became interested and invited, "Do you have anything else to do? If you have free time, should you go to the East Palace with me?"

The Sixth Princess was stunned again. Her cute little look looked like a hamster holding melon seeds.

"I...can I?"

"What's wrong with this?" Tao Ti saw the little girl looking expectant and hesitant, thinking that she was afraid of being alive, so she stretched out her hand to her and showed a bright smile, "Let's go? I happened to make some peach glue before going out, and I'll make you dessert later."

Looking at the white jade hand in front of her, the sixth princess' black and slender eyelashes trembled. In the end, she still couldn't resist the smile of the princess and sister-in-law, and placed her little hand in the palm of her palm.

The Sixth Princess didn't know why, but she had an inexplicable trust in the crown princess and sister-in-law.
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