After the election, I was finally busy with one thing, and the imperial doctor reported that the empress was in good health! So, taking advantage of the fine weather at the end of February, the emperor ordered someone to set up a stage in Qinchun Garden. Invite all the concubines to a banquet and watch a play
"When did the palace invite a theater troupe?" Shen Huan opened his arms and asked Xiang Ming and Chun'er to put clothes on him. He felt relieved and took off his winter clothes. Now he is wearing a jacket and is afraid of the cold spring, so he can only Wearing more clothes and wearing heavy jewelry on her head, there is nothing she can do. Who makes her a queen? She has to abide by the rules! It feels so oppressive that she can't breathe. Shen Wei misses not having to wear it when she is pregnant. No need to apply makeup or powder on jewelry
"My Majesty, I forgot, during the Mid-Autumn Festival the year before last, a circus troupe from outside the palace came into the palace. My Majesty said they looked good, so the Emperor kept them. Until now, today, they have finally come in handy."
"Only used today? Have you never seen the banquet before?" Shen Huan asked strangely
Chun'er smiled deliberately and said, "Who dares to use it if the empress is not here?"
Qingyue said excitedly: "Is there a sideshow to watch? That would be great! In the past, we could only see it during temple fairs, and we could only watch it by climbing on the wall, and we still couldn't see clearly!"
Chun'er smiled and said: "Then you will be lucky this time. We will have the best seats if we follow the empress."
Shen Huan looked at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a long dress with wide sleeves and floor-length embroidery of hundreds of birds facing phoenixes with bright yellow colorful silk thread. There was a thin gauze on the outside. The gauze was embroidered with apricot peony flowers and her arms were covered with gold thread. The silk is tied around the waist with a golden belt, and beautiful jade necklaces hang down on both sides. The hair is combed with a ginseng bun, and the forehead is fixed with a nine-tailed emerald pearl hairpin. What is held in the mouth of the phoenix is not an ordinary jade, but a string of pearl necklaces. Hanging down to the back of the eyebrows, there are six golden hairpin trees, and three strings of crystal-clear Dadong beads hanging from the four ears of the Gem Palace Flower.
At this time, there are only four words to describe Shen Huan's outfit: extremely noble.
Just as he was about to go out, he heard the sound of the emperor's arrival. Shen Huan was surprised when Xichen walked in. He looked at her with admiration and said with a smile: "I'll come here first, let's go together."
Shen Huan smiled at him and said to Qingyue: "Go and get Zhao'er. He has been eating or sleeping all day, so it's time to carry him out and play."
Xichen also said: "That's right!"
So, the family of three walked towards Qinchun Garden. The emperor and empress joined hands, followed by Qingyue holding the child, and behind them were a group of palace maids and eunuchs accompanying them.
After arriving at Qingqin Qinchun Garden, after sitting down, the concubines and concubines below had greeted them, asked them to get up and sit down, said a few high-sounding words, and drank the first glass of wine before starting to watch the play.
The performance on the stage was intense. Shen Huan turned her head slightly and saw that Qingyue's eyes almost fell out. Fortunately, the child in her hand was fine. She shook her head and said to Xiangming: "Bring the child over and let her take care of herself." Watching a play"
The child was held in Shen Huan's hands, and Shen Huan looked down. Zhao'er looked impatient and was about to cry. Shen Huan held him and coaxed him for a while, and then he got slightly better, but he still frowned, very sad. Reluctantly
Xichen came over to take a look and said: "This child doesn't seem to like crying. I haven't heard him cry a few times in these days."
Shen Huan said: "Maybe he is stubborn, or he is a boy!"
The two looked at each other and smiled. Some people below saw the harmony between the emperor and the empress, which was a happy thing, but some people were not happy. At this time, they straightened their clothes and said with some drunkenness: "Your Majesty, The third prince is really caring and caring! It’s a pity that the eldest son of the prince has passed away and no one loves him anymore.”
Everyone was startled, and Shen Huan looked over and saw that the person speaking was not Lady Hui, but Li Ronghua!
Li Ronghua was originally promoted by herself, but now she has taken refuge with Chen Xiurong. So, is she prepared to help Chen Xiurong deal with herself?
In fact, Li Ronghua was also threatened by Chen Xiurong. Chen Xiurong said to her: "You used to be the Queen's servant, but now you have taken refuge with me. Do you think the Queen will let you go easily? Instead of letting the Queen punish you, you should listen to my arrangements." Knock down the queen in one fell swoop! When the second prince becomes the crown prince in the future, your benefits will be indispensable!"
Li Ronghua was chosen instead of Hui Niangzi, firstly because Lironghua had a high status, and secondly because she had a good relationship with Shen Huan before, so the emperor would not suspect him of the partisan disputes in the harem, and the emperor never paid attention to them. , without Shen Han, this harem seems to be in vain. But with Shen Han, this harem is still in name only!
When talking about the eldest son of the emperor, everyone's faces showed sadness. It is indeed a pity that the eldest son of the emperor died like this when he was six years old.
Xichen had a sad face, but also frowned at the same time. He was originally teasing Zhao'er, but now he thought of Ping'er, so he sat upright and sighed. Xiao Shizi knew the current situation and asked the troupe to withdraw, and there was silence all around.
Chen Xiurong said hurriedly: "My condolences, Your Majesty, the eldest son of the Emperor has passed away, but Your Majesty still has two sons alive. In the general election in March, new people will be added to the palace, and they will definitely provide more heirs for the Emperor."
Xichen sighed, nodded again, and said, "Today is a banquet, so we shouldn't mention such sad things."
Li Ronghua continued: "The emperor's eldest son has passed away, the elders and younger ones are in order, the emperor cares for the second prince."
Everyone was stunned again. It turned out that the eldest son of the emperor was just a brick thrown. The focus was on the second prince.
But I heard Zhao Guiren say leisurely: "As concubines and concubines, shouldn't the emperor care for the third prince more?"
Li Ronghua sneered: "Third Prince? Where did the Third Prince come from? It's very strange!"
Everyone's expressions changed drastically, and Xichen was immediately furious and shouted: "What a shame!"
Li Ronghua came out of the queue, knelt down and cried: "Even if I die, I don't dare to talk nonsense. It's just about the blood of the emperor's heirs, and there is no room for mermaids to be confused. Please be careful, Your Majesty!"
Shen Huan's face was stern, and her heart trembled in vain. That secret...that secret was...impossible! Absolutely impossible! Apart from herself, Xi Chao was the only one who knew about this. Naturally, Xi Chao would not tell it, and it was even less possible for him. Who else would know?
Xichen was furious, pointed at Li Ronghua and shouted: "Bold bitch, uttering arrogant words, come here! Pull her out and kill her!"
Li Ronghua desperately said: "Your Majesty! My concubine's words of loyalty are distasteful to my ears. The Queen left the palace for a long time, but when she came back she brought a baby of unknown origin. This is very strange. Is the Emperor afraid that he was deceived by an adulterer?"
Xichen went out of the palace privately to welcome Shen Huan back. This was a private matter. Outsiders only thought that Shen Huan returned to the palace on her own. This child made people speculate even more.
Xichen's face was livid. Of course, no one knew about the night he had with Shen Huan in the Southern Kingdom. He had lied about seclusion and welcomed Shen Huan back. He couldn't tell outsiders that he was caught in pain... There was such talk in the harem. I still don’t know what rumors there are among the people outside the DPRK!
Seeing Xichen's silence, Chen Xiurong took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, Li Ronghua's words are true. How about you listen to her words?"
Li Ronghua also said: "Your Majesty, the Queen has been in the Southern Kingdom before. It is said that she and the Acting King of the Southern Kingdom went out in the same car and entered the same palace. People are passing on the rumors, saying about them, them... dirty words, I really can't say it out loud! "