The music has changed, and a row of dancing girls has also been changed in the hall, and this song and dance are elegant. Eight cold, eight hot, four soups and four dim sum, a jade jasper soup on the imperial dining room, tender tofu, and green side dishes, with some minced meat foam and crushed nuts in the middle, it looks very gratifying.

The queen personally presented the lamp to the emperor, and Concubine Li's eyes also slanted lightly. Unexpectedly, the emperor didn't taste it, but glanced at Liu Jieyu and said: "This soup is like a ** with West Lake beef soup, Liu Jieyu is a native of Jiangnan, and she must miss her homeland very much, so I rewarded her." ”

Liu Jieyu happily accepted the reward, picked up the spoon and tasted it twice, smiling gently, "It is indeed very similar to the taste of the concubine's hometown, thank the emperor for his grace." ”

Hui Zhi glanced at the situation inside with her peripheral vision, feeling a little strange. Concubine Li and Concubine Shen... Why is it so quiet today?

A concubine brought back from the outside, not only in half a year, from the beauty position to Jieyu, but also so favored in front of the emperor, Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet is so gracious, if the empress is the mother of a country to be generous and reasonable, Shen Guifei has just lifted the disguised grounding, and it is not strange to be cautious - why does Li Concubine see this matter in her eyes, and she is a young newcomer, according to her nature, if she does not say two sentences, I am afraid that I don't know how to panic in my heart.

Hui Zhi's fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop, and said in her heart, didn't she think it was wrong?

When Wang saw her move, he was stunned and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Her children are very similar to their father, and they are becoming more and more similar, no matter what they talk or do, even the movements when they are bored and thinking about things are almost exactly the same-just now she clearly saw Hui Zhi holding her fingers lightly on the table, which is the same as Qin Weien's demeanor and movements, if she wasn't thinking something in her heart, where would she have such a look?

Hui Zhi chuckled and shook her head, "Mother don't worry, it's nothing serious." I just think that today's concubine Niangniang and Concubine Liniang seem to be very calm. ”

Wang laughed. "You kid, you're thinking too much. After all, this is a Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet, and it is not only a palace banquet attended by the harem, so many important ministers and nobles of the previous dynasty are there. The concubine naturally had to abide by her words and deeds, so as not to embarrass the emperor. ”

Hui Zhi let out a soft "oh", stuck out her tongue and said, "I see." ”

Then he put aside the doubts in his heart.

After singing and dancing, the harem concubines separated by bead curtains. Out of the figure of two women - one looked at the eyes, but the voice was gentle, with Wu Nong's soft tone, to offer a song to help the fun, the emperor smiled softly, agreed, let her take her to tune. The emperor's words mentioned "Sun Jieyu", and Hui Zhi looked at Sun Jieyu.

The niece of the Queen Mother's mother's family, if you talk about relatives, can be regarded as her cousin. Although the seniority is not low. But he is not very old, sixteen or seventeen years old, with a goose egg face, round almond eyes, a straight nose, two cheeks rosé, a mouth like a cherry, beautiful facial features, and they are all beautiful at a single glance, but they are just put together - that's it. is not as delicate and gentle as Suihua, nor is she as stunning and charming as Liu Jieyu, a decent woman......

It's no wonder that he has been in the palace for so long. has always been in Jieyu's position, and I heard that the emperor is not very favored.

And the other woman who walked out was Liu Jieyu, who was very beautiful, and she didn't hear the voice of the person inside, so she was about to change her clothes...... It's just that Hui Zhi feels that Liu Jieyu's steps. Obviously a little unstable.

Sun Jieyu's song was excellent, and when the song was about to end, the emperor listened carefully and was about to clap his hands to appreciate, but he didn't expect a round-faced father-in-law next to the emperor to gently lean down and say a few words, and the emperor's face suddenly became very ugly, and even the queen next to him was pale.

Something happened, Hui Zhi thought to herself.

Sure enough, the queen left the table in a hurry, and the things on Liu Jieyu's table were carefully collected by the round-faced father-in-law. Sun Jieyu finished playing a song, did not wait for the emperor's reward, looked sad, and retreated.

After that, two more snacks were served at the palace banquet, and the emperor said the New Year's message as usual, and then hurriedly ended the palace banquet.

The family got into the carriage at the gate of the palace, and when the nobles and ladies who participated in the palace banquet followed the eunuch to guide the way back, no one pulled the palace people or eunuchs to inquire and inquire.

The corners of Hui Zhi's mouth twitched slightly-I am afraid that something big will end in advance, everyone is also smart, no one dares to ask, it can be seen that everyone is aware that this matter is not small...... This year, perhaps, is not a good year.

Qin Yuan was waiting in the carriage at the gate of the palace to pick up people, and when he saw that the people in the palace banquet had come out in advance, he knew in his heart that something was going on.

When I received my parents and sister, I let go of my hanging heart, got into the car, and couldn't help asking: "What happened in the palace?" Seeing that you have not come out for a long time, I have been worried for a long time. ”

Qin Yuan came on horseback, but now the night is a little cold, Qin Weien and Wang are in the same car, Qin Yuan and Hui Zhi squeezed in the car behind.

"Something happened, Liu Jieyu had an accident, and as for what happened, I have to send someone to inquire to find out. Hui Zhi lowered her eyes, told Qin Yuan everything that happened at the banquet, and added at the end, "Concubine Li is very abnormal today...... She didn't seem to say a word. ”

Qin Yuan raised his eyebrows, "Is Pei Gu's private seal in your hand?" What happened at the palace banquet, even the emperor and queen changed their faces, it is definitely not a trivial matter. ”

The family returned to the house worriedly, and by the time they returned home, Mrs. Sun had already rested. The family sat in Jiamutang to keep the New Year, and Brother Hao also yawned early, and slept on the small bed, rolling around, and the sound of firecrackers outside, Wang went over and moved Brother Hao to the inner room.

Qin Weien said to Hui Zhi and Qin Yuan: "Let's all go back, it's not early, maybe there will be some news tomorrow, it's better to rest." ”

They saluted and wished a happy new year, and walked to their own yard with their thick cloaks.

The night was just right, but it was very cold, and the wind blew on the face like a knife. Hui Zhi entered the Yuhua Pavilion with her front foot, and the snow fell on her back foot.

Aman brought another bowl of angelica mutton soup and persuaded Hui Zhi: "It's cold outside, I heard that everything eaten at the palace banquet is cold, so the girl should drink some soup to warm up." ”

Hui Zhi stared at the small blue and white bowl of soup, and her heart gradually cleared.

Liu Jieyu, before she left at the end, the bowl of soup she drank was the bowl of jade and jade soup that the emperor rewarded - the emperor said that this soup was a few points like the West Lake beef soup in Liu Jieyu's homeland, so he rewarded it. (To be continued.) )

PS: There will be a little late, but it's already very late now, 233