Chapter 152: Is it courting death to steal the limelight from her?
When I arrived, many palace concubines were already seated. Although the concubine conferment ceremony had not yet begun, the sound of musical instruments was already playing slowly in the background, raising the atmosphere of the entire banquet little by little.
Yelu Zihan and Yan Li were sitting in the main seats. The emperor and empress were talking and laughing, and their courtesy was appropriate, making people envious just by looking at them from a distance.
Seeing my arrival, Yan Li gracefully walked down the imperial steps, and just when I came to her to salute, she gave me a virtual hand.
"Jia concubine is so polite. Are you feeling better?"
"Thanks to the queen's mother-in-law and the emperor's blessing, my concubine is no longer in serious trouble."
Looking back at Tianya, Tianya cleverly handed over the brocade box.
"A small gift, congratulations to the queen for taking charge of the post seal and unifying the six palaces."
Yan Li covered her mouth and smiled softly, her bright red dragging palace dress gently swaying with her movements. The alluring red color contrasted with her fair skin as white as snow. With this smile, her face was so beautiful.
"They are all our own sisters. If you say you are the leader, you will be outspoken."
Yan Li approached me naturally, held my hand and walked to my position, and said in a voice that only the two of us could hear:
"This time you contributed a lot."
He pursed his lips and smiled, not responding at all to her words, but happily taking his seat under her guidance.
The festive sound of silk and bamboo was pleasant to the ears, but the auspicious time had not yet come, and neither the emperor nor the empress opened their mouths to share the dishes.
Everyone just sipped some wine consciously. Seeing that the time was approaching, the seat next to me was always empty.
Just when I was still thinking about how naive Concubine Qiang's behavior was, I heard a roar outside the palace, and everyone looked at the source of the sound.
A dazzling sapphire blue illuminated by the glazed red gauze palace lantern is breathtakingly beautiful.
The slender figure with a touch of blue gradually approached, attracting the attention of everyone present. She walked calmly towards the emperor, as if she was accustomed to the attention.
"See Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Queen."
The blue figure made a big salute according to the rules, and Yeluzi Han straightened up. She raised her head intentionally or unintentionally, showing a faint smile.
Because she had a sideways look when she came in, it wasn't until this moment that I discovered that she was Concubine Qiang who had not been present for a long time.
Her tardiness and dress-up today were undoubtedly to steal the limelight.
When this Yanli saw her face, she was no less surprised than I was.
It's just that the difference with me is that after seeing Concubine Qiang's face, I was in the mood of watching a good show. The newly ascended Queen's face turned livid.
Concubine Qiang turned a blind eye and sat down next to me. As soon as she sat down, she started talking and laughing with the other concubines. She didn't feel that her appearance had any impact. It seemed that tonight's banquet would be very exciting.
When the bell rang and the auspicious time came, everyone stopped what they were doing and stood in awe.
Ming Kangwen presented a bright yellow imperial edict and stood in the center of the banquet. His sharp voice read out every word of the edict clearly.
I glanced sideways at Yelu Zihan, and saw that he was looking at Yan Li with tenderness, and Yan Li also had a happy look on his face, with a scene of deep love that made others envious, and my mind was filled with confusion.
confusion.
If it weren't for Ming Kangwen's last words, "I specially designate Yanli as the queen of my country, I admire this!"
I purposely pulled it up, but I guess I couldn't bring my mind back to reality in time.