Eight hundred and seventieth chapters birthday banquet (1)
The hearts of all the famous ladies were floating, and they all had their own thoughts and calculations.
The palace was also in turmoil because of this incident.
Xiao Yuhan was the first to be unable to restrain himself and went to Fulin Palace privately, saying hurriedly: "Brothers and sisters, the Queen Mother suddenly issued this decree. On the day of the birthday banquet, all the noble ladies who were ordered to wait were led to the boudoir.
If your descendants enter the palace... you have to be more careful."
After a pause, he sighed again: "To tell you the truth, I suffered such a humiliation back then. Not long after the emperor ascended the throne, the queen mother selected some beautiful palace servants to serve the late emperor. The late emperor liked beauty, and during the three years of observing filial piety,
It has never stopped."
"I know that the love between you and the Emperor is far greater than that between the late Emperor and I. However, once there are outsiders between the husband and wife, there will be a gap."
The person who came here is not kind!
Xie Mingxi was not in a hurry at all, and said with a leisurely smile: "Since the queen likes it, I can let her do it."
Xiao Yuhan couldn't help but roll his eyes at Xie Mingxi: "I'm worried and angry for you, but you are very leisurely and comfortable. I don't believe you can't see the Queen Mother's thoughts!"
Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone on the road.
How could Xie Mingxi not know?
Xie Mingxi twitched her lips and revealed a sarcastic sneer: "As a queen mother, she wanted to choose beautiful and virtuous concubines for the emperor to breed heirs for the Tian family. There is nothing wrong with this move. I can't see it.
, what hindrance will it bring to the mother?"
"The Queen Mother was determined that I would only suffer this miserable loss, so she took action openly."
"If we release such a tempting bait, I don't know how many famous families are ready to take advantage of it!"
"If I were to stop them from bringing their descendants into the palace, I would have offended all the wives of Gaoming above the third rank in the capital in one fell swoop. This would make everyone feel resentful towards me as the queen."
"With this move of the Queen Mother, you can advance, attack, retreat or defend. You will definitely have the upper hand whether you advance or retreat."
"What do you think I should do now?"
Xiao Yuhan felt cold sweat break out on his back: "I only thought about stopping this matter quickly, but I didn't think about the queen's backhand!"
It’s so difficult, how to deal with it?
Xie Mingxi's eyes flashed slightly and she smiled meaningfully: "This time, I will make the queen happy."
Xiao Yuhan couldn't figure out what Xie Mingxi was thinking for a while. However, since Xie Mingxi was confident, she already had a countermeasure. She didn't have to worry about it.
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"What's going on in Fulin Palace?"
In the Jiaofang Palace, Queen Mother Yu rarely showed her face and asked casually.
Zhi Lan and Yu Qiao looked at each other. Yu Qiao replied carefully: "Empress Xiao went to Fulin Palace, and I heard that Concubine Mei also went there. I heard that the Empress Dowager also sent people around her to go there.
Go to Fulin Palace."
Queen Mother Yu was not surprised and asked calmly: "Is there any movement from Concubine Xian, Concubine Jing, Concubine Duan?"
Yu Qiao responded in a low voice: "There was no movement."
The Empress of the Middle Palace and the Empress Dowager were fighting each other, and all the concubines were afraid of being involved. They hid in their own palaces one by one before it was too late to show off. How could they dare to take the lead easily?
Especially Concubine Xian and Concubine Jing. After King Lu and King Min were executed, both concubines became seriously ill. Fortunately, their daughter-in-law and grandchildren are alive and well, otherwise, they would not even have the courage to hold on.
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Queen Mother Yu didn't care about the concubines and continued to ask: "How did the Queen react?"
Yu Qiao hesitated for a moment.
Zhilan had no choice but to answer: "The Queen is calm and peaceful, as usual."
Queen Mother Yu did not lose her temper. She raised her lips and laughed mockingly: "Although the queen is young, she is very sophisticated. Even if she is full of thoughts, she can hide them tightly so that no one will notice."
Just like the sudden "disappearance" of Chief Gu, how did Xie Mingxi ever show anything strange in front of others? Even Sheng Hong was kept in the dark.
Xie Mingxi is indeed sharp, with keen intuition like a beast.
This is a wrestling match between the two of them. If Xie Mingxi informs Sheng Hong about this, Chief Gu will disappear forever and will never be seen again!
The coldness in Queen Mother Yu's eyes flashed across her eyes.
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As the emperor, Sheng Hong was not secretly happy to be tricked into having all kinds of beauties in his arms, but was filled with anger.
He wanted to go to Jiaofang Palace and tell Empress Dowager Yu face to face that he had no intention of marrying a concubine. However, he was stopped by Xie Mingxi.
"Don't be impatient for a moment, come here and listen to what I have to say."
Sheng Hong suppressed the anger in his heart and listened carefully.
Xie Mingxi came over and whispered a few words.
Sheng Hong's frown quickly relaxed and he grinned at Xie Mingxi: "What a great idea!"
Xie Mingxi smiled leisurely and said: "However, after this incident, the emperor will inevitably have a fatuous reputation of being at the mercy of the queen."
Sheng Hong laughed silently, put his arms around Xie Mingxi's slender waist, and teased with two words: "As long as the Queen is willing, I am willing to be at your mercy."
The mind is full of crookedness!
Xie Mingxi smiled and spat at him.
After the couple joked intimately, Sheng Hong suddenly said: "Mingxi, have you been hiding something from me?"
Xie Mingxi's heart skipped a beat and she glanced at Sheng Hong deliberately: "What do you think I'm hiding from you?"
Sheng Hong looked at Xie Mingxi deeply: "I just feel that you seem to have something on your mind."
Xie Mingxi said calmly: "Every day, we fight with each other, compete with the queen mother. We have to take care of the mother and concubine, and take care of the emperor's sister-in-law. It is inevitable that I have something to worry about."
The words made Sheng Hong feel guilty, and he stopped asking for more information.
Xie Mingxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking of Gu Shanchang, who had not heard from him all this time, his heart throbbed. It was like a sharp thorn in his heart. The slightest touch would cause unbearable pain.
On this day, all the officials took a break from court. The palace banquets were held in Chengning Hall and Jiaofang Hall. The emperor held a banquet in Chengning Hall, and all the officials went into the palace to attend the banquet.
A group of imperial ladies entered the harem through Donghua Gate and went to Jiaofang Hall for the banquet.
All the imperial concubines wore imperial attire according to their rank. What was different from previous years was that this year the imperial wives who entered the palace to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday were accompanied by their most beautiful and outstanding descendants.
Regardless of whether there is any intention to let the daughter or granddaughter of the family enter the palace as a concubine, such a grand occasion is indispensable for comparison and competition. No one will abandon the outstanding ladies of the family and bring a mediocre girl to the palace.
Even Concubine Mei's natal sister-in-law, Mrs. Mei, also brought Miss Mei Si, the legitimate daughter in the next room, into the palace today.
The only exception is probably the Xie family.
The second daughter of the Xie family, Xie Lanxi, had been married for several years, and the eldest daughter only had an eight-year-old fourth daughter, Xie Rouxi. Mrs. Xu then led Xie Rouxi into the palace.
