readx; The corners of Yuan Jing'er's mouth hooked slightly, and she said softly, "That's the case, Concubine Xue stayed in Yongning Hall in the palace early this morning, and the queen decreed that a birthday banquet for Concubine Xue in Yongning Hall will be held in a few days, why, the county lord has not received an invitation?"

When Lou Yueqing heard this, she raised her eyebrows, she didn't seem to have heard of this. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

She only returned to Beijing yesterday, and no one mentioned these things, and Mrs. Ning Guo generally didn't like her to attend the banquet in the palace, so she wouldn't go out of her way to tell her, not to mention, Rong Zhi probably wouldn't let people invite her.

However, in this way, the emperor is already well.

Seeing that Lou Yueqing really didn't seem to know about this matter, Yuan Jing'er smiled and said, "It seems that the county lord didn't receive the invitation, but Jing'er heard that Miss Lou Er was also invited!"

Speaking of Lou Qiqi, Yuan Jing'er is actually a little envious.

Lou Qiqi is the daughter of a concubine, who doesn't know? However, she was raised under the name of Mrs. Ning Guo, nominally, she is the daughter of the Lou family, although she is not as noble as Lou Yueqing, the county lord, but among the noble daughters of Chujing, it cannot be ignored, and there are not many noble girls who can compare with her, and before Lou Yueqing returned to Beijing, Lou Qiqi was a fragrant sweetheart, but no matter who proposed marriage, Mrs. Ning Guo ignored it, and now although she is promised to be married, at least it is not used as a pawn for marriage.

Marrying the down-and-out Xining County Palace, in the eyes of outsiders, is a marriage, because compared to the Ningguo Mansion, although the Xining County Mansion is a palace, it is a pity that Lou Qiqi marries in, however, Yuan Jing'er can see one thing, that is, Mrs. Ningguo did not use this daughter to seek any benefits for the family, although the marriage was unsatisfactory, at least it was not a chess piece.

Even her father, even if she spoils her and loves her, if she can seek better interests for the family, her father will not refuse, this is the sorrow of the woman of the family.

I heard that before, there were many people who asked to marry Lou Qiqi, even the queen mother, she had mentioned letting Lou Qiqi enter the palace as a concubine, and with the status of the Lou family, Lou Qiqi entered the palace, and her status must be extraordinary, even if the emperor loves Qin Guifei, I am afraid that he will not refuse, but Mrs. Ning Guo refused, although the Xining County Mansion was not as good as it was back then, it was very stable.

I'm afraid that there is no concubine in Jingzhong who can have such treatment.

In fact, among these families, which daughter does not exist as a chess piece? There are only two daughters of the Lou family, who are protected by such a prominent family, with a strong mother like Mrs. Ning Guo and an excellent brother like Lou Yichen, whether it is Lou Yueqing or Lou Qiqi, they don't have to plan for their own future, and they don't even need to seek benefits for the family, they can rest easy.

When Lou Yueqing heard this, she smiled faintly, "Then it seems that I am lonely and unheard, since this is the case, Miss Yuan will watch first, and I will go back first!"

She didn't receive the invitation, I'm afraid it was because of Rong Zhi and Mrs. Ning Guo's obstruction, even if the palace was invited, it wouldn't be able to reach her here.

But that's fine, she doesn't bother to wade through these troubled waters.

When Yuan Jing'er heard this, her eyes moved slightly, but she didn't stop it, and bent her knees slightly, "The county lord walks slowly!"

Lou Yueqing nodded with a smile and left without looking back.

At the same time, the palace.

Because of the regent's departure from Beijing, the emperor went to court early this morning, so the new favorite Xue Concubine Niangniang, who has lived in the Xuanwen Hall for many days, has also been assigned to live in the Yongning Palace, and many people are waiting to see what the charm of this Xue Concubine Niangniang is, she was favored when Qin Guifei fell out of favor, and was named a concubine from a dancing girl, and she was still a concubine.

There were not many concubines in the palace, except for the queen, the lord of the middle palace, that is, Qin Guifei and Concubine Zhen, and a few concubines with low status, but the queen was not welcomed, Qin Guifei was grounded, and the concubine was not as good as the original because of the annihilation of the Zhong family, and rarely went out。

At this time, Fengluan Palace.

Empress Yuan is instructing the head of the Internal Affairs Office to take charge of Concubine Xue's birthday banquet in a few days, because the Queen Mother has not been in charge of the harem recently, so she has handed over all the internal affairs of the harem to her, and after seven years in the palace, Empress Yuan began to have the real power of the queen, and she is in charge of all things in the inner court, and now her status in the palace is not as unimportant as it was at the beginning.

Although it is not favored, it is always good to have power in your hands.

Early this morning, she wanted to use Concubine Xue's birthday banquet to test the emperor's attitude, Qin Guifei was grounded, and no one knew what the emperor wanted, so it was best to test Concubine Xue's affairs, if the emperor agreed to hold this banquet, it would prove that the emperor really loved this Concubine Xue, so his attitude towards Qin Guifei could be seen.

At this time, Yuan Qing, who had gone to Yongning Hall to send rewards, hurriedly walked in.

"See the Queen!"

Empress Yuan glanced at her, and then the head of the Internal Affairs Office stepped down.

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs hurriedly retreated.

The queen looked at Yuan Qing and asked lightly, "How?"

Yuan Qing gritted her teeth and said in a low voice, "Niangniang forgives her sins, the slave and maid knocked on the side, Concubine Xue just refused to say what happened to the emperor in the past few days, she kept pretending to be stupid, and the slave and maid had no choice but to give up!"

Hearing this, Empress Yuan frowned, "What did she say?"

Yuan Qing gritted her teeth and said in a low voice, "She said that the emperor just let her stay close to relieve her boredom for a few days, and she couldn't ask the rest!"

Empress Yuan's face sank, this kind of talk will deceive those ignorant people.

It will definitely not be an ordinary trivial matter for the emperor to treat Qin Guifei like this, and the emperor has not seen anyone for so many days, and he has frequently summoned the imperial doctor, it is definitely something wrong with his body, how can it be so simple?

smiled coldly, "It seems that this chess piece that this palace is looking for is useless!"

She went to great lengths to find such a person, but she didn't expect to be disobedient, heh, it's really wonderful.

Yuan Qing twisted his eyebrows and asked, "Niangniang, what should we do now?"

Empress Yuan's eyebrows and eyes were sharp, and she said, "In this way, you can only ask this palace in person, and this palace will not believe it, she dares to deceive this palace!"

A chess piece, if you want to get out of control, don't even think about it.

"But......" Yuan Qing hesitated.

"How?"

Yuan Qing said in a low voice, "The maid beside Concubine Xue is the emperor's person, and Niangniang is afraid that she can't force her to ask, otherwise she will ......."

Hearing this, Empress Yuan's face changed, and she looked at her suddenly, "What did you say?"

Yuan Qing replied, "The two palace maids beside Concubine Xue are the people of Xuanwen Palace, and they will not leave her side an inch, if you rush to ask, I am afraid that the gains outweigh the losses, and the loss of chess pieces is a small matter, and it is a big deal to displease the emperor!"

Empress Yuan was a little incredulous, the emperor actually favored this woman so much?

The palace maids of the Xuanwen Palace, not only are loyal, but more importantly, they are all martial arts, saying that they are serving, but in fact they are protecting, the emperor gave the palace people of the Xuanwen Hall to Concubine Xue, I am afraid that he wants to protect her, so it seems that the emperor's mind is elusive.

Didn't you really forget about Qin Guifei so quickly?

Yuan Qing thought about it, gritted his teeth, and said, "Niangniang, this Xue Jia seems to have betrayed you, it's better to ...... than to keep it."

Gently swipe your hand under your neck.

Empress Yuan had a calm face and did not say a word.

To get rid of Concubine Xue, she didn't have this means, but Concubine Xue was the person she worked so hard to find, and secretly spent a lot of effort to cultivate such a person, who looks like Qin Guifei, can dance with long sleeves, and has a temperament similar to Qin Guifei but more gentle than Qin Guifei......

But if you keep it, wouldn't it be the next Qin Guifei?

Seeing that she was silent, Yuan Qing was a little anxious, "Niangniang......"

"No!" Empress Yuan said lightly, slowly stood up, paced and thought for a moment, gritted her teeth and said, "Xue Jia is favored, this palace can't ask for it, as long as it's not the slut of the Qin family, no matter who it is, this palace is very happy, not to mention, this palace wants to let Qin Minying taste the shame that this palace has suffered for so many years!"

In her life, the person she hates the most is Qin Minying.

She is the queen, she should be the most noble woman in the Chu State, but, because of Qin Minying's existence, she has been beautiful on the surface for so many years, but in fact she has become a laughing stock, she will never forget it, her wedding night, her husband, did not step into the Fengluan Palace, but stayed at Qin Minying, since then, seven years, no favor, no power, can only endure all kinds of grievances every day, the person she loves the most, disgusted with her, several times wanted to abolish her, that's all, what she wants to get, cherish, Qin Guifei abandoned like a shoe, never treated each other seriously, why should she？

Now, no matter who is favored, she doesn't care, as long as Qin Guifei falls out of favor, she will clap her hands!

Hearing this, the corners of Yuan Qing's mouth twitched slightly, and he was silent.

Thinking of this, Queen Yuan's eyebrows burst out with a strong hatred, and there was some pleasure of getting what she wanted, the corners of her mouth curved, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Pass on the order of the palace, Concubine Xue's birthday banquet, it should be grand, it's best, celebrate with the palace!"

Yuan Qing bowed, "Yes!"

After Empress Yuan finished ordering, she said, "Get ready, this palace is going to see the emperor!"

"Yes!"

After so many days of recuperation, although the injury has not yet healed, there is nothing wrong with his face, although it is a little worse than before the injury, but he often falls ill, and it is common for his face to be pale, so no one can see it.

He had just come back from the Empress Dowager's palace, and he was looking at the urgent report that Rong Zhi had just delivered, when the father-in-law of Shunde walked in, saluted, and said, "Your Majesty, the queen asks to see you!"

When Rong Yan heard this, his sword frowned, the queen came at this time, and he was afraid that he would know what was going on.

Usually, he usually doesn't let the queen in, except for Qin Guifei in the Xuanwen Palace, Concubine Xue can let him enter and exit at will.

After thinking about it, he said lightly, "Let her in!"

The father-in-law of Shunde was a little surprised, and thought that he would refuse, because every time the queen asked to see him before, the emperor would not see him, and over time, the queen mother did not come over much, but thinking of the recent events, he could also understand, so he bowed and withdrew.

Soon, Empress Yuan walked in, and Yuan Qing behind her walked in closely, still holding a cup of things in her hand.

Seeing the emperor, Empress Yuan's eyes flashed slightly, and then she bowed, "The concubines see the emperor!"

Closing the fold, Rong Yan looked at Queen Yuan lightly, "Why is the queen here?"

Empress Yuan smiled lightly and said softly, "The concubine knows that the emperor is dealing with the government today, and now I'm afraid that she is also tired, so let me boil some tonic soup and send it to the emperor, so that the emperor can replenish his body!"

After speaking, his eyes motioned for Yuan Qing to present the soup in his hand and put it on the table in front of Rong Yan.

Rong Yan looked at the queen with a light smile on her face, and then looked at the soup with a faint aroma in front of her, her face was as usual, and she fell silent.

Empress Yuan looked at Rong Yan and lowered her eyes at the bowl of soup, and couldn't help but look at him carefully.

There is nothing wrong with looking at the face, but compared with the Mid-Autumn Festival Palace Banquet, it is a little thinner.

At this time, Rong Yan raised her eyes and looked at her, and said lightly, "The queen has a heart!"

Empress Yuan came back to her senses when she heard this, and hurriedly said, "This is what a concubine should do, if the emperor likes it, the concubine will send it every day!"

After saying that, I raised my eyes to look at him and watched his reaction.

Rong Yan paused and looked at her thoughtfully.

Empress Yuan didn't dare to look at him anymore, so she had to lower her eyes and remain silent.

Rong Yan suddenly smiled faintly and said, "In this case, I also want to drink the soup made by the queen herself every day!"

As soon as his words came out, Empress Yuan suddenly raised her eyes and looked at him in disbelief.

What she said just now, in fact, didn't hold out any hope, she just said it casually, but Rong Yan's words caught her a little off guard.

Rong Yan didn't care about her reaction, reached out and brought the soup bowl in front of him, and really drank it one by one.

Empress Yuan couldn't believe what she saw.

In the past, she had sent soup many times, but either he couldn't see her, or he just said a few perfunctory words, but he would never touch the bowl of soup, but now, he not only said the words just now, but also drank the bowl of soup in front of her.

She was not good at cooking before, a noble woman, no one would do this, she would not be favored before entering the palace, but after entering the palace, she was not favored, so she thought of various ways to please him, and also wanted to be a virtuous queen, so she knew that he liked to learn anything, he liked to eat, she also learned to cook, this soup was indeed made by her own hands.

After Rong Yan finished drinking a bowl of soup, he raised his eyes to look at Queen Yuan, and smiled faintly, "The queen's cooking skills are not inferior to the imperial dining room!"

Receiving such praise, Empress Yuan was overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "The emperor praises falsely, the concubines dare not compare with the emperor's imperial kitchen!"

She wasn't wrong, the emperor was really different, and his attitude towards her had changed a lot, before, she had never gotten a good face, but now, he smiled at her.

Rong Yan smiled, slowly stood up, bypassed the imperial case, walked out, walked in front of Empress Yuan, and said softly, "Since the queen is here, it is better to accompany me to the imperial garden to relax!"

Empress Yuan was overjoyed, "The concubines obey the order!"

Since entering the palace, Empress Yuan has never walked in the imperial garden with the emperor, and today is the first time.

The people who saw it in the palace almost couldn't believe it, they had only seen the emperor take Qin Guifei to the garden before, but now, they walked with the queen, remembering that Qin Guifei was grounded, Concubine Xue rose, and now the queen and the emperor are relaxing in the imperial garden together, everyone is guessing that the wind direction in the palace has changed......

I just don't know why the emperor, who has always favored the concubine, has changed so much, and even changed the normal.

In the past, no one knew that the emperor was very disgusted with the queen mother, if it weren't for the queen mother's support, the queen mother would have been abolished, but now, the emperor has changed his temperament, snubbed the concubine, and turned to favor Concubine Xue, and he is no longer indifferent to the queen mother.

It didn't take long for this scene in the imperial garden to spread all over the palace, and even the queen mother was incredulous when she learned about it, but she didn't say anything.

In this way, it was exactly what she wanted to see.

Empress Yuan didn't dare to say anything all the way, and walked behind the emperor very crampedly, following the same steps, but she was very nervous.

Before entering the palace, she often entered the palace, because she was a cousin, so the emperor had a good attitude towards her, and she chatted together in the imperial garden many times, she always liked him, so she was very happy, but at that time, he was just a brother and sister to her, and he became a husband and wife for many years, and today is the first time to walk here together.

Nowadays, it is the season of chrysanthemums in full bloom in the Imperial Garden, and from a distance, a field of colorful chrysanthemums is like a rainbow, which is beautiful.

Rong Yan likes chrysanthemums, so a lot of chrysanthemums were planted in the place where he lived before he ascended the throne.

Rong Yan has a gentle and elegant temperament, so he likes chrysanthemums, and in the past, every time the chrysanthemums were in full bloom, he would always get a variety of rare chrysanthemums for ornamentation.

I don't seem to have heard of these things in these years, because the emperor's mind is all on Qin Guifei, so not to mention appreciating chrysanthemums, even I have almost forgotten that I like chrysanthemums.

Empress Yuan thought of this, but said with a smile, "The concubine remembers that the emperor used to like chrysanthemums very much, why don't you go and enjoy chrysanthemums?"

Hearing this, Rong Yan paused, turned his head to look at Queen Yuan, and saw Queen Yuan's eyes looking at the other side, he looked over, it was indeed a chrysanthemum garden specially opened in the imperial garden, and from a distance, a piece of chrysanthemum competed with each other, each with its own characteristics.

Only then did he notice that the air in the Imperial Garden also faintly smelled the fragrance of chrysanthemums, such a fragrance could be easily detected, but just now, he didn't notice it.

After pondering for a long time, he suddenly smiled, "The queen's memory is excellent!"

He himself has forgotten what he likes, for so many years, he only cares about one person in his heart, and the things he cares about are closely related to her, and he likes and loves almost all of them, and she never cares about his joys, sorrows, and sorrows.

Now that I think about it, it seems like waking up from a dream, and he in the dream is stupid.

Empress Yuan said, "The emperor's affairs, the concubines naturally remember!"

She never forgot, but, remembered, it was useless.

Rong Yan smiled, as if he was laughing at himself, as if he was simply smiling, and then bowed slightly, "Since the queen proposed, then let's go!"

After speaking, he walked towards the chrysanthemum garden.

In the past, there were not so many chrysanthemums in the palace, and during this time, Empress Yuan began to take charge of the affairs of the palace, so she ordered someone to find a lot of chrysanthemums and put them in the imperial garden, hoping that the emperor would be able to see when he came out.