In a blink of an eye, it was August 14th, that night the emperor held a banquet for the royal family members in Xunhua Palace. Although the late emperor had twelve sons, by this time there were only a few left in the capital.
The eldest son was from a humble background, but he attempted to murder the prince. After his failure, he was demoted to a commoner by the late emperor.
The second son was the deposed prince, who was deposed and died because of the witchcraft case.
Prince Ping, the third son, is a womanizer. His fiefdom is in Bashu. He indulges in sex all day long. He is a prince with no real power.
The fourth son, Prince Yu, is now the new emperor Xichen
The sixth son of King Qing, whose name was Xiqing, was the son of the late emperor's noble concubine. He was very favored when the late emperor's noble concubine was still alive, but later his mother died. Although the late emperor loved him very much, he had developed a bohemian temperament and now he is wandering around.
In addition to playing in the mountains and rivers, leaving his corpse behind, the late emperor would return to the capital to pay his respects when he was still alive. Now that the late emperor is gone, there is no news about him at all.
The Eighth King Chu Xijin was the son of the late emperor Roufei. The concubine was thrown into the cold palace for being suspected of slandering the deposed prince's case of witchcraft. After the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he died and the eight kings became monks.
Due to his weak health, the Nine Kings never left the palace to build a mansion, and they still live in the concubine's palace.
The ten kings of Chu Xiwu, who was granted the title of loyal king, is the tenth king who is about to get married.
The biological mother of the twelve kings of Chu Xichao, Concubine Hui, was the late emperor's favorite youngest son, but unfortunately he still had no chance of becoming emperor.
In addition to these, the fifth, seventh and eleventh brothers all died young, so the only ones who can stay in the palace to attend the dinner are the ninth king, the tenth and the twelfth.
However, because Jiuwang was too weak, he only sat for a while and then stood up and asked Xichen to leave so that Shen Huan could see him off. Shen Huan had no choice but to hold a lantern in front of him to see him off, but there was no conversation all the way.
Ever since Xi Chao told him what happened between Jiu Wang and Li Xiuhe, when he saw Jiu Wang again, he always felt uncomfortable. Although among the nobles, those dandies would also raise a few prostitutes in the outer courtyard to make them angry.
, but...after all, we are good friends who grew up together. Suddenly, I learned that he is a good man, and I really can't accept it.
Arriving outside the concubine's palace, Shen Huan was just about to go back when the Nine Kings said: "Huan, you don't seem to be happy tonight."
Shen Huan hurriedly concealed her smile and said, "Nothing."
The moon was bright in the sky and the palace lanterns were bright. The Nine Kings clearly saw the panic on her face and immediately understood, so they remained silent.
Shen Huan felt the atmosphere was awkward and said softly: "Well, Brother Ninth, you should go to bed early. I'll go back first."
She hurriedly saluted, lowered her head and walked past him, but heard him murmur: "I hope you don't look down on me..."
Shen Wen was stunned and blurted out: "How could it be!"
Jiu Wang smiled, but it was extremely bitter. He waved his hands, as if he was out of breath, and said: "You go back, I will go in too."
However, Shen Wen left in no hurry. Looking at his pale face, she asked hesitantly: "That time when I helped to cover up a lie, was it because of my request or because he was involved in the matter?"
The Nine Kings didn't think too much and said slowly: "It's because of your request, and it's also because of him."
Shen Huan sighed: "Then, Ninth Brother is still my Ninth Brother, and I will not look down on you because of this."
Jiu Wang wanted to smile gratefully at her, but she quickly left with a lantern.
At this time, the concubine came out, looked at the figure, and asked: "Is it Ah Huan?"
Nine Kings said: "Yes"
The concubine was silent for a moment and then said: "She is a good girl."
Jiuwang smiled bitterly and said: "I know."
The concubine did not speak any more, but supported the Nine Kings and walked in slowly.
The dinner party on the 14th passed peacefully, and the concubines were carefully preparing to stand out on the 15th night. Some of the concubines who had not seen the Emperor's golden face for a month almost started dressing up since the morning, just hoping that they would be unique and in line with the rules. The dress can leave a deep and beautiful impression on the emperor
Shen Huan didn't need to care about these things. She only needed to wear court clothes and follow Xichen quietly. She could sometimes watch those women competing for their beauty, and she felt really tired for them.
At night, the full moon, as big as a disk, hangs in the sky, with no clouds around. In the dark night, there is only a bright jade disk, which casts a clear light like mercury on the ground, illuminating the entire palace and making it bright. When the big palace lanterns are hung up, it becomes more like daytime
Shen Huan followed Xichen into the palace, with lowered eyebrows and eyes. She held in her hand a red sandalwood inlaid with three jade inlaid Ruyi jade. A luminous pearl produced in Haidong, with an inch diameter and large crystal clear pearls, dotted between the two dragons. The combination is a pattern of two dragons playing with pearls, which is dazzling.
Xichen sat down, and the concubines stood up. Only then did Shen Huan notice that the leaders were Concubine Qing and Concubine Pei. Concubine Qing was wearing an apricot yellow palace dress today. The collar and cuffs were densely embroidered with embroidery and were decorated with thousands of pearls. It was extremely luxurious. At the same time, Concubine Pei also looked elegant and graceful in her palace dress of crimson cloud brocade covered with smokey single gauze.
Shen Wen couldn't help but have a slight sneer on her lips. The love between these two people was obvious. They even no longer shied away from dressing up. According to the palace rules, only the empress could wear true yellow, and the first-class concubines could only wear partial colors. , such as apricot yellow, begonia red, haze and other colors, Concubine Qing and Concubine Pei are only second-grade concubines, but today these two people coincidentally wore crimson red and apricot yellow, which shows that their minds have already been focused on the queen who has been hanging around for a long time. Bit
Xichen raised his hand slightly, and everyone followed suit and scanned the surroundings with their eyes, but Xichen frowned and said, "Why isn't Concubine Rong here?"
Everyone's expressions froze, there were beauties gathered, flowers bloomed, every woman was dressed in embroidery, pearls and green silk, but the emperor ignored the many smiling faces and only paid attention to his concubines. However, the concubines did not seem to be present.
Shen Huan also frowned and looked around, and sure enough he didn't see Xian Ya.
At this time, Pang Guiren stood up and came out of the queue, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, my concubine and my roommate Yang Changzai were waiting for Sister Rongbin to come together, but when they left, Sister Rongbin suddenly felt dizzy and couldn't move her feet. I am not stable, so I have to rest in the palace. I am unable to come. I hope the emperor will forgive me."
Xue Ling also came out and knelt down and said: "Yes, sister Xianya thinks she has an old illness. Please don't blame the emperor."
Xichen said: "Since Concubine Rong is ill, I naturally won't blame her. Have you ever asked the imperial doctor to take a look at her?"
Xueling said hurriedly: "Yes, when I came out, the palace officials from Jingyi Palace had already gone to the Imperial Hospital to invite me."
Xichen nodded and said: "That's good, you can go back to your seats."
After the two thanked them, they returned to their seats. Shen Huan was still a little worried. Xian Ya's illness had already been cured, so how could she do it again? She looked at Hua Zhi, who nodded slightly at her. Since Hua Zhi thought it was okay, Sister Xianya should be fine! Now we can only wait until the dinner is over before going to see her again
Xiao Shizi sang loudly: "Play music!"
When the strings and bamboos were played, two rows of colorful dancers filed out from both sides and began to dance to the beautiful music.
The dance was graceful and the music was moving. Everyone listened attentively and their eyes lingered, but Xichen's face was pale. He had never been very interested in it, so he just raised his glass and drank.
At the end of the song and the dance, everyone praised them one after another, and then Concubine Qing and Concubine Pei led them to congratulate the emperor.
(ps: You should know by reading the title that Xianya cannot escape the fate of cannon fodder in the end. Don’t scold me, the plot requires it.
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