The good concubine returned to the palace and made the palace lively for a while.
The queen personally held a reception banquet, which seemed to give the good concubine enough face. The concubines who were waiting to watch the show were a little confused about the queen's intention.
The Fengfeng Banquet was held in the Qingliang Hall. The banquet was attended by empresses from all the palaces. Except for Concubine Shu who said she was not sick yet, all the harem were present. It was a rare lively event.
Concubine Rong looked bad because of the accident at home. She used to be the most out-of-the-box, but now she has become dull and silent.
Concubine De suffered successive setbacks at the hands of the empress, and now she has lost the spirit she had when they first met. When Princess Chaoyang arrived at the banquet, she discovered that the concubines had a vague feeling that no one could compete with the empress.
The queen has only been in the palace for half a year, but she is already so powerful?
Everyone at the banquet had different expressions, and even the good wine and food did not taste much.
"Sister Liang Concubine must have lived a miserable life in the imperial mausoleum. It looks like she has lost some weight?" Concubine Xian turned her head to talk to Concubine Liang, with a slight smile on her face and said, "The clothes are also much simpler." "It makes my sister Xian Fei laugh. I am in the royal mausoleum with my ancestors, how dare I dress up so much." Liang Fei raised her hand and touched the headdress, and said with a shy smile: "Today is the Queen's banquet, this dress
It is already the best that I can wear."
"See what Concubine Liang said, are you scolding me for not giving the reward?" Si Ningchi took a sip from the cup, looked up at her and said with a smile: "Yufu Palace sent a lot of jewelry and clothing materials, but Concubine Liang also confiscated them.
Ah."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, I have no intention of doing so." Concubine Liang lowered her head quickly and whispered in an unspeakable voice: "The Ghost Festival is approaching, and I would like to pray for Concubine Rong for the last time after the Ghost Festival.
Change into a satin skirt."
The words of the good concubine are really very loyal and filial. It seems that she is not a queen. Is she still wearing linen to show her filial piety?
Si Ningchi raised his eyebrows, looked at her simple and elegant dress, curled his lips and said with a smile: "I am worried about how to arrange the ancestor worship. My dear concubine is so loyal and filial, so why not let you be responsible for burning paper ingots and offering sacrifices to our ancestors?"
The dead soul is healed."
"Liang Concubine is so kind-hearted, I think she will be able to wish the souls of the dead peace." Si Ningchi put down the cup in his hand, looked at her with a faint smile and said, "What do Liang Concubine think?"
"Since the Empress has given me the order, how can Liang Concubine shirk it?" Before Liang Concubine could speak, Princess Chaoyang spoke first and said: "It is your duty as a concubine to share the worries of the Emperor and the Empress, so Sister Liang Fei should accept it.
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"Then I would like to thank the Queen for trusting her so much. I will definitely pray well." Liang Fei bowed her head and agreed.
"Empress, are you going to invite the master to the palace this year to chant sutras and pray for salvation?" Concubine Xian said, "In previous years, we would set up an altar at the palace gate to pray for the souls of the dead and to peacefully pray for them. Can we continue as usual this year?"
"It is a great act of kindness to perform religious rituals, so let's carry on as usual." Si Ningchi raised his eyes and responded very casually.
The Master of Meeting is extremely famous in Beijing. I heard that Master of Meeting had extraordinary magical powers when he was young and even killed demons. I am afraid that he will ascend to immortality in the future.
How many people in the capital want to ask the master to ask for a hexagram, but they can't get it. In the past few years, the master has been able to enter the palace to practice magic, and he has become even more popular.
Concubine Xian and Master Huiyi are old acquaintances. I heard that Concubine Xian’s mother was a Buddhist and had a relationship with Master Huiyi, so they had such a relationship. It was also Concubine Xian who invited Master to set up an altar in the palace to perform rituals to transcend the souls of the dead.
After going through many rounds, he was able to invite the meeting master into the palace.
"The Emperor has arrived——" While the palace was busy, loud shouts came from outside the palace.
During the banquet, all the concubines stood up to greet them.
Si Ningchi looked at Zhao Zongheng's striding figure and raised her eyebrows. She thought he wouldn't come to join in the fun.
"I, my concubine, see you, Your Majesty." Si Ningchi lowered his head slightly and bowed in greeting.
"Everyone sit down." Zhao Zongheng stepped forward, took Si Ningchi's hand very skillfully, and pulled her to sit on the main seat. He waved his other hand to signal the others to get up.
"How come the emperor has time to come here?" Si Ningchi looked at Zhao Zongheng and said.
"I was passing by to see you." Zhao Zongheng raised his eyes and glanced at Si Ningchi, holding her hand without letting go.
Concubine De and others had already seen this scene too much, but they didn't feel anything at all. Only Concubine Liang was stunned for a while before sitting back on her seat blankly. Looking sideways, she could still see the hands of the emperor and empress clasped together.
The smile on Concubine Liang's face disappeared, and she looked straight at Zhao Zongheng with her eyes, as if she was shocked and confused, and a little confused.
Si Ningchi stared at Zhao Zongheng and tried to pull his hand back.
Zhao Zongheng reluctantly let go and held his hand...
"Brother Emperor, you haven't visited Sister Liang Fei since she returned to the palace." Princess Chaoyang looked at the intimate behavior of the two emperors and empress, frowned with some dissatisfaction, and took the initiative to say: "Brother Emperor has been prepared in Yufu Palace.
Liang Fei’s favorite tea snacks, and Sister Liang Fei also brought back all the emperor’s favorite books.”
"It's still early today, your Majesty, do you want to go and see those scrolls?" Princess Chaoyang said with a smile: "Sister Liangfei is very precious. I remember that I also collected a picture, the Mo Liao scroll. Isn't the emperor looking for it?
Has it been a long time?"
Zhao Zongheng's mind moved slightly as he listened, and for a moment he wanted to take a look.
The world is extinct, and he has been looking for that scroll for a long time.
But...
Zhao Zongheng glanced at Si Ningchi who was sitting next to him, raised his eyes, and said with a warm expression: "Famous paintings are rare. Since a good concubine is a treasure, how can I take away someone's favor?"
"I'm still thinking about the red bean meal porridge in Fengwu Palace." Zhao Zongheng turned his head slightly and looked at Si Ningchi and said: "This banquet is for Princess Chaoyang and Liangfei. You can enjoy it."
"Queen, will you follow me back to the palace?"
"..."
Zhao Zongheng abducted the queen with a few words. After a wonderful banquet, the concubines had not had time to show off for the emperor's arrival, and the emperor left.
Princess Chaoyang's hope was in vain. Looking at the retreating figure of the emperor and empress, she felt that her heart was blocked and she couldn't breathe out for a long time.
In the end, the fun of the banquet was gone. Princess Chaoyang and Liang Fei followed closely and left. The concubines saw that the rightful owner was gone. What else were they doing?
Since then, they have left one after another. On the way back to Yufu Palace, Princess Chaoyang held Liang Fei's hand as if she hated iron, and said, "It's rare to see the emperor today, why didn't you say anything?"
"Let the emperor follow the queen back to the palace, what kind of red bean meal and porridge is not available in the palace? Is it worthy of the emperor's attention?" Princess Chaoyang looked at the good concubine seriously and said: "Don't be so arrogant. It's you who are wronged.
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"Princess, I just..." Concubine Liang felt a little uncomfortable. All she could think about now was the image of the emperor holding the queen's hand, and the emperor's expression when talking to the queen.
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I will be joining v on the 29th the day after tomorrow, and there will be a few more chapters. Let’s see how many specific chapters I can write! There are a little few comments in the book review area. Sisters, please leave more comments, discuss the direction of the characters, and guess what the ending will be for everyone.