Amidst the bursts of music, the dancer with a high bun and draped silk clothes danced like Chang'e flying to the moon, and the graceful palace maidens filed in holding wine cups and jade dishes.
After the monarch and his ministers drank together, colleagues exchanged cups and cups, chatting and laughing constantly.
Among the elegant chatter and laughter, King Dongyang's overly bold laughter was particularly sobering. Even through the screen, Xu Mingyi could hear his grandfather's movements.
But the old man was confident in his heart. Although the wine was good, he was not greedy for it.
After the banquet was over, the ministers and their families retired one after another.
King Dingnan also left the banquet early, probably because he had a few quarrels with King Dongyang during the banquet. He was so angry that he didn't even take a few bites of the food, so he took his grandson back.
Wu Ran was very reluctant to leave. He originally wanted to talk to Mingshi more.
Xu Mingshi also watched his friend leave. He had long been accustomed to the unique way of getting along with the two old men.
After the banquet, the Queen Mother was very interested and suggested that she go to Deyue Tower to admire the moon.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, admiring the full moon is a natural occasion, especially tonight as the sky is beautiful and the night is quite beautiful.
Emperor Zhaozhen was happy to accompany him. He immediately nodded in agreement and took his son and future daughter-in-law with him.
Princess Yongjia and Haishi also echoed.
Emperor Zhaozhen looked at King Dongyang again and asked with a smile: "It's still early, general, would you like to go with us to have a seat at Deyue Tower?"
The old man hurriedly waved his hand, "I won't spoil the scenery."
Hearing this sentence, Emperor Zhaozhen suddenly laughed twice. He remembered an old incident - he remembered that when he was a boy, he once was in the camp on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, and everyone sat around a bonfire. The same thing happened.
While admiring the moon, King Dingnan was reciting poems and homesickness with his hands behind his hands, but the general was seriously discussing with his men: Wu Gang was not good enough, and he could chop down the osmanthus tree with just a few strokes of his axe.
King Dingnan sneered when he heard this and scolded him for being a reckless man. He also said that the osmanthus tree was a sacred tree and could heal after being chopped with an axe. His words implied that the general was talking big words.
The general became more energetic and claimed that as long as he cut down the trees quickly enough, there was no laurel tree that he could not knock down.
What's more, even if you don't have an axe, you can still pull it out by the roots!
The two held different opinions, so they argued for a long time.
Mr. Wu's face turned red due to the argument, and his demeanor as a member of an aristocratic family was completely gone.
The general was so angry that he wished he could immediately rush to the sky and break into the moon palace to prove his divine power.
He was still young at the time and was simply dumbfounded. He silently glanced at the innocent full moon and couldn't figure out what was so fussy about such an illusory thing...
Only later did he realize that there was nothing in this world that these two old men could not quarrel with.
King Dongyang took his children and grandchildren out of the palace first, while Cui and Xu Mingyi accompanied the Queen Mother and her entourage to the Moon Tower.
There is a high pavilion in the building with a wide view. Once several large windows are opened, the view is full of night stars. It is most suitable for admiring the moon, hence the name Moon Tower.
The eunuch Gong'e had already prepared melons, fruits, tea, and various moon cakes and candied fruits.
Everyone was chatting around the Queen Mother admiring the moon. The noise of people in the Baohe Hall was gone, and only the breeze accompanied the bright moon.
Emperor Zhaozhen was also very relaxed, with a smile on his face all the time. He was talking to his mother and mentioned the old affairs between King Dingnan and King Dongyang, which made the old queen laugh so much that she almost burst into tears.
: "These two enemies..."
Xu Mingyi and Xie Wuhuang also laughed.
At this time, the Queen of the Sea, who had been sitting next to the Queen Mother, stood up hesitantly.
Everyone couldn't help but look away.
Facing everyone's gaze, Heide grasped his sleeves tightly and couldn't help but dodge his eyes.
"What's the matter?" Emperor Zhaozhen said, "If you are tired, let Sonner accompany you back to rest."
In fact, according to his wishes, the other party did not have to follow him, so as to avoid being so uncomfortable.
Unexpectedly, he heard Haishi say: "Concubine... I want to make amends with Miss Xu."
As soon as these words came out, there was a moment of silence.
Not to mention others, even Xu Mingyi himself was very confused: "I wonder what the Queen means by this?"
How could an elder, who was in the position of a queen, have to compensate her?
"A few days ago, outside Shoukang Palace, Sonny's words and deeds were out of character, and he offended Miss Xu..." Haishi said in a shameful tone: "This child grew up with me and Your Majesty in Mizhou. He is used to being indulgent and careless.
, in fact, there is no bad intention... Please don’t take it to heart, Miss Xu.”
Xu Mingyi was very surprised when she heard this. She never expected that Haishi would apologize to her junior for this.
But...does this have anything to do with carelessness?
Seeing Haishi raising her hand to salute, she also stood up and said, "The Queen's words are serious, and I have offended my daughter. And if the Queen hadn't mentioned it, I would have completely forgotten about it."
She didn't know why the other party mentioned this matter in public and assumed such a humble posture.
But she knew that according to common sense, once the other party said these words, if Princess Yongjia suffered a loss from her in the future, it would appear that she was deliberately retaliating.
This naturally goes a long way, and she doesn't care what others think.
Maybe she thought about the other party too complicatedly, but no matter what, since the other party said so, she naturally wanted to explain the situation to the fullest.
Over there, Princess Yongjia reacted and her face darkened.
Is the queen mother crazy?
You actually said this in front of your father, grandmother, and brother!
Your majesty, the queen, being so groveling to the daughter of a foreign minister... is basically sending someone to your doorstep to humiliate her!
Facing those eyes that did not distinguish between joy and anger, but without a smile, Princess Yongjia panicked and said hurriedly: "I just made a few jokes with Miss Xu that day!"
As he said that, he looked at Heidegger: "The Queen Mother is making too much of a fuss!"
Seeing that his daughter's eyes were filled with shame and anger, Haishi stopped talking and quickly glanced at Xu Mingyi from the corner of his eye.
This small gesture could not escape Cui's eyes.
See what her family Zhaozhao is doing?
It seems that the mother and daughter have not agreed on the matter. Is it possible that Zhao Zhao, whose family did nothing from beginning to end, was dragged into the water, helped the princess build steps and completed this matter?
Isn’t this a so-called joke?
Ms. Cui didn't want her daughter to suffer any injustice, so she gently tugged on the girl's skirt.
The Xu family worked hard to get where they are today, not just to show off with this slimy queen.
Don't say that you have to be sensible to be liked by others. The prerequisite for being sensible is not to wrong yourself.
Zhao Zhao is not married yet!
Xu Mingyi understood clearly.
It's up to them to say whatever they want, whether it's a joke or not, as long as she doesn't interrupt.
She was not interested in taking the initiative to cover up lies for others.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Haishi tightened his sleeves and rebuked his daughter: "If you are wrong, you are wrong. Even if it is a joke, you should not lose your sense of proportion... Why don't you quickly apologize to Miss Xu!"
"..." Princess Yongjia's face turned red and white, and she stood up suddenly.
She was holding back a ball of fire in her heart and wanted to explode, but when she saw Emperor Zhaozhen sitting there, she could only suppress it.
Her father has never scolded her, but she has always had an unspeakable fear of her father. This fear has been rooted in her heart due to her mother's words for many years, and because she has always felt that her father always seems to be far away from her.
Very far away, not even remotely close to her and her mother.
This made her have a lot of temper, but she never dared to explode in front of her father.
She clenched her fingers tightly, her eyes were red, and she said almost word for word: "...I was inappropriate with my words that day, and my words were not measured. Please forgive me, Miss Xu."
Facing those eyes that said "Are you satisfied with this?", Xu Mingyi remained silent.
Very good, this is probably because he completely hates her.
Who did she offend?
All he could say was: "Princess, you are serious."
Looking at Heidegger, the Queen Mother also sighed in her heart.
If others don’t know what her daughter is like, doesn’t she herself know too?
Is there any reason for such a thing to be forced on the head?
So, do you really want to solve the problem, or do you just want to do it superficially so that others can see how sensible you are and how you teach your daughter to be strict?
At present, it seems that although this daughter-in-law doesn't talk much, she has a lot of little thoughts.
To put it harshly, he actually has the potential to be a troublemaker...
She had never looked down upon her daughter-in-law because of her background, but at this moment, she still had to admit that she was short-sighted and could not understand the real pros and cons.
The Queen Mother made a decision in her heart, her face remained calm, and she said with a smile: "Okay, now that everything has been said, please sit down."
Then he looked at everyone, his eyes full of kindness and said: "We are all going to be a family in the future, there is nothing we can't say, and our family has a simple population, there are not so many twists and turns... Ai's family is also getting older.
I just love seeing a family having fun."
All in all, anyone who wants to cause trouble is tantamount to going against her. If things are done out of proportion, she will never tolerate it.
Everyone responded "yes" in unison, remembering it carefully.
The Queen Mother nodded happily: "Okay, okay."
It's really great.
Her mood for admiring the moon was gone.
Emperor Zhaozhen said at the right time: "The wind is cold at night, so my son should go back after seeing his mother."
The Queen Mother nodded, looked deeply at her son, and said: "The Ai family has Chunbai and the others with them, so you should go back and rest early."
After saying that, he looked at Cui and Xu Mingyi and said with a smile: "Tell A Yuan to see you off and come back to the palace to talk to me another day."
What happened today caused her to lose her face in front of her relatives.
It seems that there is no big trouble, but this kind of sticky behavior that makes people unable to explain the reason is the worst. If it were two ordinary families, it would be possible for them to get married.
With Heidegger's little thoughts, do you really think everyone else is stupid?
Xie Wuhao agreed to come down. He understood what the imperial grandmother meant, and he, together with Zhao Zhao and the Crown Prince's wife, made it clearer what was going to happen tonight, so as not to create any estrangement.
After everyone left one after another, Princess Yongjia also went back with her maid with red eyes.
Soon only Emperor Zhaozhen and Haishi were left in the pavilion, and the palace guards were also screened out.
Seeing Emperor Zhaozhen sitting still, Haishi felt a little uneasy. She thought she should say something.
Admit your mistake?
Sonny did something wrong, and she should admit it.
When she was about to speak, she heard Emperor Zhaozhen speak in front of him: "I see that you seem to be extremely uncomfortable with palace life. If you have any plans, just tell me clearly."
He has known Heidegger for many years, but they have rarely gotten along with each other. He dare not boast about his understanding, but there is one thing he is clear about - Heidegger is overly sensitive, and she can misinterpret a simple sentence a lot.
So he didn't want to say too much about what happened tonight, and only picked out the most important things.
Heide's face turned pale when he heard this.
"Your Majesty...are you going to drive me away? My concubine...I have not adapted to the life in the palace. I practice etiquette and learn the Beijing dialect every day!" She was a little panicked: "Miss Xu!
It's Son'er's fault. I blame my concubine for not being able to restrain her. I will definitely do this in the future——"
Emperor Zhaozhen raised his hand helplessly and interrupted her.
"I see everything you do in the palace. I have no intention of blaming you, and you don't have to force yourself. The queen's responsibilities are not within the original agreement between you and me."
Heidegger's eyelashes trembled slightly.
So, now that she is of no use to him, is the agreement coming to an end?
"Everything I promised you at the beginning is still true, including Son'er's marriage." Emperor Zhaozhen said: "I have recently found some suitable candidates for Son'er. They may not have outstanding family backgrounds and looks, but their personal qualities are better.
It's valuable. I'll send someone the portrait tomorrow, and you can just discuss it with Sonny and decide."
The night wind blew through the window lattice, making Heideshi feel cold all over.
After arranging Sonny's marriage, we can make arrangements for her, right?
Finding a husband is not something that can be done in a day, so he has already made a decision...
She knew it.
She knew she shouldn't come to the capital and let him sit on the throne...
When he became emperor, everything changed.
No matter how hard she tried, it was useless.
Waves of cold wind rushed in, as if passing through her internal organs, making her cold and painful.
"You should consider what I just said." Emperor Zhaozhen stood up and left, finally saying.
Listening to the footsteps that were gradually disappearing, the corners of Heidegger's mouth trembled and he gave a somewhat sarcastic smile.
consider?
Now that he has spoken, does she still have room to think about it?
Haishi sat stiffly where he was, and then he left Deyuelou in a daze until his grandma came to look for him.
Returning to Yukun Palace, I saw Princess Yongjia waiting in the dormitory.
Princess Yongjia cried and had a big quarrel with her.
After his daughter left, Heide sat down blankly as if lost, but his daughter's cries and questions seemed to still echo in his ears——
"Why didn't Queen Mother even discuss with me for a moment, and then she did this stupid thing tonight! You don't want to lose face, but I still want it!"
"It was just a trivial matter at first, but now it has made my father and my grandmother know about it. You will be happy if you put me on the fire, right?"
"..."
At that time, listening to her daughter's resentful words, she thought about her current situation and felt a little out of control.
Looking at this girl who had the shadow of her biological father in her eyebrows, she even felt hatred for the first time.
She slapped Sonny.
The attack was extremely heavy, and the palm of the hand was even a little numb.
After the slap fell, she stared at the girl and asked bitterly——
"Why did I do this? I don't want you to make enemies with the future crown princess! Do you know how much I have worried about you over the years and how many troubles I have dealt with for you? If you can be more careful and sensible, you will please your father.
Why should I be so worried about you!"
These words and this slap also made the girl completely explode.
