Chapter Seventy-One: The Beginning

Empress Pei's health has not been better since the end of last year and the beginning of winter. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

At yesterday's family banquet, her complexion was covered by heavy makeup, and her spirit was supported by a momentum that refused to admit defeat.

It was impossible to sleep peacefully on Chinese New Year's Eve, and after keeping the New Year, she returned to Fengxiang Palace for less than an hour, and had to get up and start dressing up.

The higher the status of a woman, the more complicated the dress, the more time and effort it takes.

As the queen mother of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Pei Tingyu must wear a complete set of queen court clothes in order to welcome the New Year's worship.

This toss is nearly two hours.

Everything is ready, and the woman in the mirror finally has the exquisite beauty that belongs to the mother of a country.

Mama Zheng habitually patted a sycophant: "When Your Majesty sees Niangniang later, you will definitely not be able to take your eyes off it." ”

A mocking smile crossed the corner of Empress Pei's mouth.

She has been married to Emperor Yongtai for nearly 20 years, and he has never had much affection for him.

In recent years, this has been even more so, there are countless beauties in the harem, and she has never belonged to the main palace lady only on the first and fifteenth nights of the first and fifteenth nights.

Especially since the beginning of winter last year, she has been unwell, and Emperor Yongtai has found a good reason not to be close to him, but he just occasionally sent Liu Shun to Fengxiang Palace to greet her.

What's more, how could the person who couldn't take his eyes off him could be himself?

His Majesty the Emperor will definitely come to Fengxiang Palace today, and it will come very early, it has become a routine in the past few years, hasn't it?

Before the smile on her face dissipated, she heard Liu Shun's familiar voice from outside the hall: "Your Majesty is driving-"

She stretched out her hand and twisted it on her thigh, holding Mama Zheng's hand dignified and gracefully ready to take over.

Emperor Yongtai has liked Gu Xi for nearly thirty years, but has never had the opportunity to be alone with her.

In the past, when he was still the third prince, he could still meet Gu Xi from time to time because of his in-laws.

Since becoming the emperor, the number of times he meets Gu Xi every year has become less and less, so much so that he can count them on one hand.

Knowing that the woman was already an unattainable dream for him, Emperor Yongtai couldn't help but want to see her, as long as he saw that she still maintained that stability and softness between her eyebrows and eyes, his heart seemed to be able to settle down.

And every New Year, the Pei family goes to Fengxiang Palace to meet the queen, which is the closest time he is to Gu Xi.

Unlike other banquets, he was an emperor and sat so high, and she was a courtier's wife, so far away from him.

In the queen's Fengxiang Palace, he is just a brother-in-law, and she is just a sister-in-law, although she can't be too close, at least she can see it clearly, and even feel the warm breath on her body.

That's enough for him.

Emperor Yongtai, who was dictatorial and arbitrary, had such a humble idea in his heart, and even he himself was a little incredible.

Empress Pei understands his psychology very well, so she is sure that he will come, and it will come very early.

Emperor Yongtai walked into the main hall of Fengxiang Palace, and saw Empress Pei kneeling there to greet him, and hurriedly walked two steps to personally hold her arm: "The queen is my wife, so she doesn't have to pay such a big salute, her body is important." ”

Queen Pei sneered in her heart, she didn't have to pay a big salute, what she said was better than what she sang!

She said very humbly: "Etiquette can not be abolished, the concubine is in the position of the queen, and it should be an example for the concubines of the harem and the subjects of the world. ”

Emperor Yongtai knew that Empress Pei was such a woman with no interest in one look, so he was no longer polite to her, and took her hand and walked to the main seat and sat down.

He looked at the somewhat deserted main hall and said with a smile: "In previous years, Xin Xin would keep the New Year with Shu in the palace on Chinese New Year's Eve, but this year she was absent from the family banquet in the palace, could it be that there is something interesting outside the palace?"

Although he had a smile on his face, there was a faint loneliness in his eyes.

Empress Pei hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, Xin Xin will be in July this year, the eldest girl's family is much more sensible than before, and she wants to accompany the elders in the mansion to celebrate the New Year." ”

She defended Pei Jinxin in her mouth, but in her heart she was very disdainful of Emperor Yongtai's loneliness.

Don't you just want Gu Xi's daughter to accompany her for Chinese New Year's Eve, why pretend!

Emperor Yongtai smiled: "Yes, Xin Xin is also fifteen years old, it is indeed time to find her an outstanding husband, the queen has always loved her, you will have more snacks in this matter, and choose a good person to marry me personally." ”

The queen's lungs are about to be blown up!

She Xinxin originally had the most outstanding fiancΓ© in the world, but she was beaten by the man in front of her, and he was embarrassed to say this in front of him!

But the man in front of her is not only her husband, but also the king of a country, unless she doesn't want to live, she can only endure it.

Empress Pei looked grateful and said, "The concubine thanked Your Majesty for Xinxin." ”

Emperor Yongtai waved his hand, the queen's forbearance kung fu is very rare among women, but unfortunately it is exactly like this, she will always be a mask, which makes people unlikeable.

Men are, and he is certainly no exception.

But a truly beautiful woman is never just that face.

For example, the three concubines with high ranking in the harem are not necessarily better than Pei Tingyu in appearance, and they are about the same age, and they all look much more comfortable than her.

While the emperor and queen were talking, they could only hear the palace people coming and going: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, the family of the Marquis of Weiyuan has arrived." ”

Emperor Yongtai's eyes lit up a little in an instant, and his hands even trembled almost imperceptibly.

Empress Pei's fists were clenched together, Gu Xi's thousand-year-old fox spirit, she would make her miserable sooner or later!

Soon, everyone in the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion was welcomed into the main hall of Fengxiang Palace.

The old Wei Yuanhou couple, Cheng Enhou and his wife, Wu Ning Hou and his wife, and Weiyuan Hou Shizi and his wife were the leaders, and the rest of the people knelt down in order according to their seniority and gave a big salute to the emperor.

Emperor Yongtai's gaze inadvertently drifted to Gu Xi's side, and he saw a woman decorated with a first-class costume that was stunning and graceful, but the whole person seemed to be thinner than before, and heavy makeup couldn't hide the haggard under his eyes.

He couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart, and glanced at Pei Tingyan viciously.

How does this damn guy take care of his wife!

Where can Pei Tingyan care about what kind of eyes the emperor looks at him at this time, his mind is full of the scene that is about to kick off.

He has lived for more than 30 years, and this year is the most meaningful.

In the middle of the night, I learned that the daughter I had loved for 14 years was a niece, and she was still a niece whose identity was not seen.

was dragged into the palace by his wife early in the morning to act, in case he didn't act well and didn't look like it, whether the whole family's head could be protected or not.

He couldn't help but turn his head to look at his wife who was kneeling beside him, only to see Gu Xi's face indifferent, and he couldn't see anything unusual at all.

Sure enough, women are born to act, and that Qiaohong is so good, and his wife is not far behind!

Emperor Yongtai withdrew his gaze from Gu Xi with difficulty, and said loudly: "Excuse yourself and give a seat." ”

The family of the Marquis of Weiyuan stood up according to their words, but only Pei Tingyan and his wife still knelt on the ground.

Gu Xi's face suddenly turned pale, and he said sadly: "Please Your Majesty and Niangniang make the decisions for your concubines." ”