There are three festivals a year in the Northern Tang Dynasty that are very lively.
One is the winter solstice, the other is the Qianqiu year of Emperor Ming Yuan, and the other is New Year's Eve.
Yuan Qingling had attended the Winter Solstice and New Year's Eve before, but they were not very grand. This was naturally because she didn't have much money to spend and there were no big events.
This time, Emperor Ming Yuan seemed to want to wash away the humiliation of previous poverty, and made the Winter Solstice celebration grand and lively. The royal family members, high-ranking officials, ministers, and even the marquis of the feudal city and their families were all invited to the palace.
Emperor Ming Yuan first accepted worship in the Qianyuan Hall and then returned to Wanyuan with a group of officials. Wanyuan was very large. Large banquets were held in the past between the front hall and the inner court.
When the prince and the princess arrived, many people had already gathered in Wanyuan. The weather was a little colder than the previous days, so the guests were all dressed in grand and luxurious clothes.
This time, there were mostly young people. Since they could bring their families, many wives from aristocratic families brought their children to be married into the palace, which was like a large blind date banquet.
The appearance of Yu Wenhao and his wife caused quite a commotion. The eyes of the guests were all focused on Yuan Qingling, but if Yuan Qingling took a closer look, he would find that more focus was on Yu Wenhao.
Yu Wenhao was dressed more luxuriously today, wearing a purple-red brocade court dress embroidered with four-clawed real dragons, a purple gold and jade belt around his waist, and a gold and jade crown. His facial lines were very clear and firm, and his brows showed majesty.
With a military background, he has a straight back and a slender figure. He shows a tough guy demeanor when he walks. When he stands, he looks like a jade tree facing the wind. With the blessing of the crown prince, he is really the center of attention.
His limelight has been suppressed by his daughter-in-law Yuan Qingling. Even though Yuan Qingling is the protagonist, it seems that she can only be his foil today.
Yuan Qingling took a special look today and found that just as Princess Ji said, there were many girls on the field with pink bubbles in their eyes, and they just wanted to stare at Yu Wenhao.
She sighed quietly in her heart, she was really... a coquettish woman, attracting bees and butterflies everywhere.
Yu Wenhao didn't realize this at all. He dressed up deliberately today because he was so happy today. His wife had suffered so many grievances and she felt proud and proud.
Feeling happy in my heart, I held my head high and raised my chest more and more, like a arrogant rooster returning from a battle.
Naturally, Yuan Qingling also received a lot of attention. The wealthy woman came forward with her daughter to salute. Yuan Qingling smiled and exchanged a few words with them, whom they did not know, but felt a little overwhelmed. She has never been a person who is good at socializing.
Fortunately, Princess Ji knew about her, stepped forward to deal with it for her, and then took her to Suxin Palace.
Suxin Palace is located at the north corner of Wanyuan. It is relatively quiet. The concubines of the harem also sit here for a while and chat. Princess An, Princess Sun and Princess Rong Yue are also here, talking to Concubine De and Concubine Hu, and there are several other ladies.
Yuan Qing Ling had not seen many of them before, and they were also very luxuriously dressed. Two of them were sitting next to Concubine De. From the appearance, they looked like mother and daughter. After Concubine De introduced her, they found out that they were Princess Weng Jing, the daughter of the eldest princess.
and her daughter Rouxian, the head of the county.
Yuan Qingling therefore took one more look at Princess Rouxing. After all, today Princess Ji said that Princess Wengjing's daughter longed for Yu Wenhao, so she really had to take a few more glances.
The Lord of Rouxian County has a mother-like appearance, with a delicate and beautiful appearance. Sitting there, she is very dignified and majestic. After all, she comes from a famous family, which can be seen from her temperament.
Yuan Qingling felt a little more at ease. Given her temperament, she was not the kind of person to be entangled.
Because Princess Weng Jing was the elder after all, Yuan Qingling came forward to meet her. Princess Weng Jing looked at her with a decent but unfamiliar smile on her lips, "The Crown Princess does not need to be polite."
After saying that, Princess Weng Jing turned to look at her daughter, Princess Rouyan.
According to the usual practice, the head of Rouxian County had to salute Yuan Qingling. Yuan Qingling knew the royal rules and thought so, so he thought of being more friendly and said, "No need to be polite, just sit down."
As everyone knows, the head of Rouxian County had no intention of saluting at all. He sat motionless and lowered his eyes lightly, not even looking at her.
This was very embarrassing, the atmosphere cooled down, and several married women present moved uneasily. Concubine De was also startled, and looked at Princess Wengjing, thinking that Princess Wengjing should say a word or two, but Princess Wengjing
The master just stretched out his hand to smooth the silk on his knees, his expression was the same as that of the master of Rouxian County, arrogant and indifferent.
Yuan Qingling had never experienced such an embarrassing scene before. Fortunately, Concubine De smoothed things over and said with a smile: "We are all members of our own family, so there is no need to be formal. Princess, sit down quickly."
Concubine Hu also said: "Yes, sit down quickly, thank you for your hard work."
Concubine Hu's belly was so big that she had to lean back to sit comfortably on the Arhat bed.
After Yuan Qingling took her seat, Concubine De looked at her and praised: "Princess, I didn't expect you to accomplish a great event that benefits the country and the people. I really admire your courage in my heart. Our boudoir in the capital."
Woman, where can anyone be as capable as you?"
Concubine De said this on purpose. She and Yuan Qing Ling did not have to be so polite and praise her in a big way. She meant it to Princess Weng Jing and her daughter.
Concubine Hu also smiled and answered, "Sister De Concubine is right, the Crown Princess is really capable and is the pride and role model for us women."
Yuan Qingling looked at the two of them, feeling a little helpless in her heart. She was already embarrassed, but the two suddenly praised her, which seemed even more deliberate. However, Yuan Qingling knew that they were trying to save her from the siege. Besides, Princess Weng Jing and her daughter were also with him.
Since I have nothing to do with it, I naturally don't care about them.
Rong Yue was talking to Princess An just now and didn't notice the embarrassing scene. Suddenly she heard Concubine Hu and Concubine De praising Yuan Qing Ling. Rong Yue smiled and said: "Of course it is, otherwise why would the prince be like this?"
How important is love?"
Rong Yue just made the comment and was not targeting anyone at all. However, Princess Weng Jing smiled slightly and said, "Yes, the Crown Princess is indeed a capable person, but as a royal wife, mere talent is not enough.
She also needs to be virtuous and decent. There are not many people around the prince now, so the prince concubine should also carefully look for the prince. This is the right plan to prolong the life of the royal family."
When Yuan Qingling heard this, her expression immediately turned ugly. However, with the Empress of the Inner Court and the other wives there, she didn't say anything, she just kept a cold face and said nothing.
Princess Ji smiled and said: "Princess, please don't worry about the royal family's children. The princess has three children, which is not something ordinary people can do."
There was a sarcastic look on Princess Weng Jing's face, "Yes, it is indeed not something ordinary people can do. It's just that the Crown Princess is capable and very busy. There must be someone around the Crown Prince to take care of her, right? It's cold and someone urges her to put on more clothes. In her free time,
There is red and fragrance on the sleeves. The Crown Princess should help organize these things. Otherwise, if there is no one around the Crown Prince for a long time, wouldn’t he be accused of being a jealous and shrewd woman?"
Are you annoyed? Are you tired of it? It was all going back and forth. Yuan Qingling suddenly lost all her good mood. She didn't care about her dignity and status, and she coldly retorted, "What the princess said is reasonable, no."
Do you know that the princess has chosen several beautiful concubines for the princess to take care of her?"