The delicacies were prepared one after another by the palace maids and brought to the long table in the dining hall. This long table was enough to accommodate more than ten or twenty people.

Lao Mo, the elderly maid in the Empress Dowager's Palace, brought all the concubines in and greeted them at the door, "Ladies and gentlemen, please come inside!"

Concubine Hua and Concubine Ling did their part and rushed in, followed closely by Concubine Xuan, who was alone in the family, while Concubine Zhuang, Concubine Hui and Concubine Ning, took care of the rear. They were not as reckless as Concubine Hua and Concubine Ling.

"I know, you go back, we will be careful!" Han Lingying pushed Shao Qi back, then grabbed Shihe's arm, "Let's go!" and ran towards the door of the dining hall.

Your concubine said, "I don't see Concubine Tang either!"

At this time, the last wave of maids passing the dishes came in one after another. After putting the dishes away, they left the dining hall one after another in an orderly manner.

Everyone recognized Han Lingying because she was Concubine Han. But Shihe changed her face and the concubines didn't recognize her at all. When they saw Shihe's appearance, doubts flashed in their eyes.

What shocked the concubines was what the Empress Dowager said next.

According to the order of rank and concubine's name, the concubines found their concubines one after another, and all sat down dignifiedly. However, there were only seven seats occupied at the long table where more than ten or twenty people could sit around, and the rest were occupied.

, and there are still a lot of them.

Concubine De and Concubine Xian sat in the front, while Concubine Li sat opposite Concubine Ning, between Concubine Xuan and Concubine Ling.

Concubine Hua looked left and right at the door, "Queen Mother, when will the Emperor arrive?"

Han Lingying and Shihe hurriedly ran into the dining hall. When they saw many pairs of eyes staring at them, their footsteps suddenly stopped inside the door.

Behind Han Lingying and Concubine Xuan, there were several empty seats. One of them, the concubines knew without guessing, belonged to Concubine Tang.

The imperial concubine, on the other hand, went to the opposite side and sat down in the seat in front of the imperial concubine, face to face with the imperial concubine.

Concubine Ning smiled lightly and said: "It should come. There is no need for the Queen Mother to lie to us!"

Ling Fei panicked and said, "Concubine De? Isn't Concubine De dead?" Colluding with the imperial doctor was a serious crime of decapitation. How could she still be alive?

The presence of Concubine De made the two of them suddenly widen their eyes and gasp as if they had seen a ghost.

The imperial concubine walked over, glanced at Shihe, wondering who this person was, and then sat under Shihe.

Hearing this, Concubine Xuan's expression changed faintly, but disappeared in an instant.

Lao Mo bowed down in flattery, "Ms. Hui Fei, you're too polite, you're welcome!" He glanced at Concubine Hua and Concubine Ling who were still bickering in front of him, smiled bitterly in his heart, and said to himself: "It's not appropriate, why Concubine Hua and Concubine Hua and Concubine Ling are arguing with each other?"

Your concubine, isn’t she as dignified and polite as Concubine Hui?”

The Empress Dowager glanced at the dining table, and then asked An Lin who was standing at the door: "Are the Emperor and Concubine Tang here?"

Why can the virtuous concubine come out of the cold palace?

Hearing the arrival of Concubine De, Concubine Xian and others, Concubine Ning, who had always looked calm, couldn't sit still anymore and thought to herself: "Concubine Xian has been thrown into the cold palace, hasn't she?"

Why is Concubine Han here?

The Empress Dowager gave your concubine a slightly annoyed look, "Your concubine, please sit down!"

Why didn’t Concubine De die?

"Oh." Ling Fei reluctantly agreed and then sat down, but her eyes were still on the beautiful and delicate Shi He.

Concubine Zhuang thought for a while and agreed with Concubine Ning, "That's right, the Queen Mother doesn't have to fool us!" Then she took their arms and said, "Let's go up and find our seats!"

"Concubine Hui!" Concubine Zhuang, who was beside Concubine Hui, pulled Concubine Hui into a corner and whispered, "Do you think the emperor will really come today?"

The other concubines were the same, and they all stared at Shi He.

Hearing this, all the concubines stood close together and bowed their heads. When the Queen Mother walked into the door, they bowed together and said in unison: "See you, Queen Mother, good luck to you!"

Under the shocked and horrified gazes of the concubines, Concubine De, Concubine Xian, and Concubine Li, all dressed in plain clothes, looked at each other at the door and walked into the dining hall together.

Concubine Hui shrugged slightly, with an expression that she also wanted to know, "I don't know either. Ask Lao Mo, Lao Mo doesn't know either."

An Lin bowed his head and said, "Go back to the Queen Mother, she will be there in a minute!"

The Queen Mother sighed in annoyance and said angrily to the two imperial concubines: "Hurry back to your seats and sit down. There are no ghosts here!"

Hearing this, the concubines were shocked and frightened.

At this time, outside,

Queen Chenghuan is back, and there is another Tang concubine whom the emperor loves very much. How will these concubines live in the future?

Fu Yushu thought that he couldn't take care of it even if he wanted to, so he could only listen to Shao Qi's words and left with Shao Qi.

The Empress Dowager, with the support of the palace maid, sat down in the middle seat at the front of the long table, and then the palace maid stepped back and stood up.

Also, why is there an unfamiliar face sitting in the queen's seat?

The delicacies were prepared. Your concubine glanced at Concubine Xuan with an extremely disgusted expression, "She is not worthy of being my mortal enemy. She can only serve me for the rest of her life!"

Only one person could sit at both ends of this long table. The seats on both sides were arranged according to the concubine's name. Shihe took the queen's seat, but the seat opposite her was still empty. Everyone thought that it must be the emperor.

seat.

Concubine Hui approached Concubine Zhuang and whispered: "What happened today? Not only the dead people are back, but the emperor is also coming, and Queen Chenghuan, who escaped from the palace, is also back. I have a vague feeling that something will happen today

Big things happen.”

Shao Qi patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, brother, there are still many things waiting for us to do during the relocation, so leave them alone. With the officer's protection, I believe the other concubines will not embarrass them!"

Arriving in front of the Queen Mother, the three of them knelt down and said, "See the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

Suddenly, the concubines' eyes widened in shock.

Concubine Zhuang also felt something bad, "I hope nothing serious will happen later!"

"Hurry up, you two, don't keep the Queen Mother waiting!" Not far from the door, Fu Yushu and Shao Qi pushed Han Lingying and Shihe towards the dining hall.

The imperial concubine and the noble concubine sat opposite each other, followed by Concubine Xian and Concubine De, then Concubine Hua and Concubine Hui, then Concubine Ling and Concubine Zhuang, then Concubine Li and Concubine Ning, and finally Concubine Xuan and Concubine Han Lingying

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Concubine Hui nodded gratefully, "Thank you, Lao Mo."

The concubines raised their heads one after another, and then followed the empress dowager's maids and walked to the dining table.

"Uh!" Seeing the strange looks in front of her, Shihe immediately wanted to run away. She had always been reserved, but she had never appeared in front of so many people.

Concubine Zhuang whispered to Concubine Hui, "Didn't Concubine Li get kicked out of the palace? Why did she come back again?"

"Shh!" Concubine Hui hissed, "Stop talking and look at the situation!"

"Who knows, he probably has a lot of background, otherwise the Queen Mother would not let this person come to have a meal together!"

After Concubine Hua glanced at Concubine Xuan who was following behind her, she said to Concubine Ling: "Your mortal enemy is behind you!"

The Empress Dowager said at this time, "Sit down, don't be so unruly." After saying this, she tilted her head to the side, intentionally signaling to the maid next to her.

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The palace maid understood, and then raised her voice: "Concubine De, Concubine Xian, Concubine Li, please meet me!"

Concubine Hui glanced at the huge dining hall. She was still standing inside the door and asked Old Mo: "Old Mo, did the Queen Mother say when will the Emperor come to the dining hall?"

The Empress Dowager waved her hand casually and responded lazily, "Yeah! No need to be polite!"

The Empress Dowager said: "Get up. Whatever your previous status was, sit down in the seat corresponding to your status. The Emperor will be here soon."

At this time, the imperial concubine and the noble concubine, like other concubines, were full of questions.

Concubine Hua was puzzled, "Didn't Queen Chenghuan escape from the palace?"

"Concubine Ning, do you know?" Concubine Zhuang asked Concubine Ning, who was walking towards the two of them.

At this time, An Lin's anxious and helpless voice came from outside the door, "Two empresses, stop fighting and invite us inside quickly. The Queen Mother is still waiting!"

"Yes!" The three of them stood up.

The Empress Dowager lazily raised her hand and signaled to the concubines: "Please find your seats and sit down, don't stand!"

Concubine Ling stood up in shock and stared at Shihe. She was so shocked, "Shihe? Queen Chenghuan? Are you Queen Chenghuan?"

Why was Concubine Li kicked out of the palace and came back again?

At this time, a loud and shrill eunuch's voice came from outside the door, "The Queen Mother has arrived——"

Immediately afterwards, the imperial concubine and the noble concubine ignored each other and walked into the dining hall with cold faces and cold eyes. But when they looked up, everyone was looking at them.

Shihe couldn't stand the attention of many people on her, which made her want to dig a hole and bury herself. At this moment, she also knew why everyone was so surprised. She smiled dryly at her concubine, and then walked to the right side of the empress dowager.

Take the first seat at the side and sit down cautiously.

Shihe?! Isn’t that Queen Chenghuan?

"Your concubine, will you die if you let me take one step?" Concubine Hua stopped your concubine and refused to let her approach the dining table first.

Lao Mo smiled shamefully, "I don't know this either, and the Queen Mother has never mentioned it to me, but I thought that since the Emperor is coming to Xiangning Palace to have lunch with the Queen Mother, he will be there soon."

The Queen Mother signaled Han Lingying and Shi He, "Concubine Han, find your seat and sit down." After Han Lingying sat behind Concubine Ning, she said to Shi He, "Shi He, come here!"

After the concubines sat down, there were many seats in front of them, and they all sat in the back. But they knew very well that the concubines in front were the seats for the emperor, the imperial concubine, the noble concubine, the virtuous concubine, the virtuous concubine, and others.

It was not their turn to sit in the front. Except for Concubine Hua and Concubine Hui, who sat a little forward, everyone else sat at the back.

Seeing the restless behavior of those two people, Fu Yushu was very worried about whether they would get into trouble later.

Some people were still whispering, "Who is that woman next to Concubine Han?"

Your concubine said proudly: "It's because you don't have the ability. If you don't have the ability, don't rob me, and you want me to let you go? No way! You are my mortal enemy!"

At this moment, Tang Lin's laughter came from outside the door, "Stop making trouble and hurry in!"

All the concubines looked towards the door, wanting to see the emperor's true face as soon as possible.
Chapter completed!