20. Humiliation, honor, and pride
It was not until the firelight was far away and the cheers were far away that the young Son of Heaven took his queen's hand again and walked back to the hall where thousands of lights were shining as bright as day. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Xijun glanced at the time leak in the hall - the night leak has already passed halfway, and there is probably more than an hour before it should be the Zhengdan Dynasty of the Hundred Officials for the Son of Heaven to congratulate the first month.
In previous years, it would not be so long, and Da Da would only be one or two hours at most, but this year it is just right to go to the end with the Zhengdan Dynasty.
The harem does not participate in the dynasty, and before he walked to the high platform of the emperor, Xijun wanted to leave. However, as soon as she stopped, the young man whispered: "Eat a little soup and rice and then go back to the forbidden middle." β
-- It also makes sense.
Because Da Da and Zhengdan Dynasty are going to give banquets to hundreds of officials, all the officials of the Shaofu are fully prepared, although they will not say that there is no food when they return to the Jiaofang Palace, but it is impossible to eat better than here.
It is estimated that Liu Fuling was also hungry, so he sat down and lifted the chopsticks directly. On the dining table was the steaming meal that had just been served, and the meal that had been served had long since been replaced.
Xi Jun looked at the young Tianzi's slightly more urgent movements than before, and couldn't help but sigh.
- Self-inflicted......
According to the arrangement of Shaofu and Taichang, when the Fang Xiangshi and the Twelve Beasts dressed by Huangmen were equal to exorcise ghosts everywhere in the palace, everyone in the palace could have a meal, and even prepared music, dance, and praisers, no one expected that the young Son of Heaven would be suddenly interested, and he only drank two mouthfuls of hot soup and left the house.
Thinking of the actions of the Son of Heaven, Xijun's hand couldn't help but stop in mid-air, and he paused for a while before putting down the toothbrush again.
The young Son of Heaven turned his head to look at her, but said nothing, and continued to concentrate on eating.
There are probably many people who feel hungry, and there is almost no sound of conversation in the hall, only the light music of "Deer Song" is playing leisurely.
"Zhonggong, do you want the official to serve another meal?" Seeing that the young queen did not move, the chief emperor standing outside the tent asked in a low voice.
Xijun suddenly came back to his senses, shook his head, and said, "No need. Although she replied like this, she still had no intention of eating, and sat quietly on the seat, looking ahead, but her eyes were obviously full of confusion, and she did not know whether she was in a daze or in thought.
Although he didn't look at his queen, Liu Fuling's movements of eating obviously paused before he became smooth again.
The difference between the emperor and the queen is so obvious that many people can't ignore it, and some people inevitably exchange glances and opinions with each other silently.
Yihua can't do it, standing next to Zhu Hu, she and all the servants are on a high platform, condescending, and everyone is watching, and they don't dare to do anything unceremonious, so they can only bow their heads and think alone.
The questions that everyone in the hall thought about were similar, but what was the meaning of the actions of the Son of Heaven.
Xi Jun thought for a long time, only to feel a faint pain in the corners of his forehead, until he couldn't bear it anymore before he came back to his senses, raised his right hand and pressed his eyebrows, and then looked at the people in the hall. Seeing that the few high-ranking ladies in the harem had stopped, and most of the others were about to run out of food, the girl pondered for a moment, put down her right hand, and quietly pulled the sleeve of the young man's shirt.
Liu Fuling, who was sitting on the right side of the girl, quietly glanced at him and silently asked her what was wrong.
Lowering his head, Xijun said in an almost whispered voice: "Can the concubine go back to the harem?" β
A hint of surprise flashed in Liu Fuling's eyes, but he didn't agree, but patted the girl's hand and comforted him gently: "Stay a little longer." β
Xijun nodded in agreement, but couldn't help but be more worriedβwhy did she have to stay?
Melodious ceremonial music is played behind the curtains, musicians whisper beautiful words, and Maiko dressed in light guigui clothes stretch their limbs in the temple, with elegant postures that touch people's hearts.
Not many people have paid attention to all this, and Weiyang Palace is not a place for many people to enjoy.
Xijun also felt uncomfortable.
In fact, every time, coming to Weiyang Palace with the Son of Heaven will make people feel uncomfortable.
-- The young Son of Heaven didn't like Weiyang Palace, so he always did something to vent his frustration of having to come here.
The young queen had to wonder if he was going to use himself for some purpose.
"Nakanomiya."
The voice of the Son of Heaven happened to sound, and Xi Jun was slightly surprised, and when he raised his head, he bumped into a pair of deep black eyes.
"At the end of the year, the middle palace served the imperial sister on behalf of me to thank the imperial sister for her hard work." Liu Fuling asked gently.
Xijun lowered his eyes and did not answer immediately.
The music is still the same, the singing is moving, and even the subtle sound of the Maiko waving their sleeves is so clear.
Xijun could feel that everyone in the hall had their eyes on him, that feeling...... Be on hot coals.
- The eldest princess of Hubei offered to the Son of Heaven in the forbidden...... But after all, she is not the Queen Mother!
Xijun felt humiliated.
- This is not a family feast!
-- This is a great pilgrimage ceremony in the front hall of Weiyang!
Xijun wanted to refuse, but the right wrist held by the Son of Heaven told her that this request of the Son of Heaven must not be refused.
"Nakanomiya?" Liu Fuling's voice was still gentle, but his hands were even harder.
Xijun raised his eyes to look at the Son of Heaven, but he did not promise.
The calmness in the girl's eyes made Liu Fuling feel a little flustered, and subconsciously, he clenched the girl's wrist harder, hoping to get a positive answer as soon as possible.
The pain made Xijun frown, however, she did not obey the meaning of the Son of Heaven, but raised her voice and called: "Mother Fu." β
The queen's mother stood behind the elders, and when they heard the call, although they didn't know what the day was, they still got out of the way.
The queen's mother is selected from the palace maids, who must be over fifty years old, have no children and no daughters, and have no loss of virtue, so she has always been the most important rule. Even in this unexpected situation, she still did not have the slightest panic, but solemnly bowed her head and walked to the tent, kneeling down: "The maid is here." β
"Serve the elder lord on my behalf." The eight-year-old queen also said the order in a serious manner.
Among the female attendants, Fu Mu is on the right and is the person with the highest status.
As he spoke, Xijun kept looking at the Son of Heaven, trying his best to suppress the persecuted panic.
She was not sure whether this arrangement would satisfy the Son of Heaven.
The young queen couldn't help but be nervous, but her mother didn't hesitate in the slightest.
"Respectfully."
-- Fu's mother has the responsibility of teaching and teaching, so she is not called the only one.
Liu Fuling was not without anger, however, in the face of the obvious persistence in the young girl's eyes, he finally let go of his hand.
Xijun did not hide his dissatisfaction, and immediately withdrew his hand, not looking at the Son of Heaven beside him.
The conversation between Zhu Hu did not deliberately lower his voice, and no one in the hall and the attendants around the imperial throne could not be heard.
Fu's mother, dressed in a silk collar and robe, solemnly bowed down to the chairman of the elder prince and presented the gilded wine that can only be used by the supreme.
"The servant is edicted, and the middle palace is dedicated to the eldest lord."
The eldest princess of Eyi looked at the queen sitting in the middle of the Zhu Hu, and her eyes were full of anger that could not be hidden.
-- The same feeling of being humiliated.
For a moment, the eldest princess of the Han Dynasty wanted to knock over the wine buds in the hands of the woman kneeling in front of the table.
However, just thinking about it is only for a moment.
The hands that were hidden in the lacquer were still trembling, but the eldest princess of the Han Dynasty had to lean over to the throne and thank you: "Concubine Thank you, Your Majesty, the middle palace is kind!" β
- How could the eldest princess of the Han Dynasty suffer such humiliation?
With her forehead pressed against the back of her hand, the eldest princess almost crushed the roots of her teeth.
She had never seen the concubine of the Emperor Gao, who was honored as the queen mother, but she knew what kind of honor her aunt, aunt, and eldest sister had.
ββWhich eldest princess who is the emperor's sister doesn't make the queen doubly courteous?
- Even her sister is a person who speaks the same in front of the crown prince, except for the queen, in the Han Palace, who dares to say no word to the eldest princess?
After taking the bronze bud, the eldest princess of Hubei drank it all, and then didn't look at Zhu Yan, where the emperor and queen were located, but the resentment in her heart was difficult to erase.
- Why is that eight-year-old queen so proud?!
It can almost be said that the resentful gaze swept the seat where the hundred officials were. As Gu Ming's auxiliary ministers, Huo Guang and Shangguan Ji's position is above the hundred officials.
Seeing Huo Guang smiling and looking at her granddaughter, the eldest princess of Eyi couldn't help clenching her fists, and secretly sneered in her heart.
- Isn't it because she has a father surnamed Shangguan and a mother surnamed Huo?!
- Yes! The young queen has a good mother!
- Just like the eldest princess and the crown prince back then!
- What else can she be afraid of?
At the same time, Xijun didn't look at the eldest princess of Eyi, although the eldest princess's seat was closest to him.
Seeing Mother Fu saluting in front of her, she got up to salute, and then turned to the Son of Heaven on the side: "Your Majesty, the night leak is coming to an end, concubine, please retreat." β
The first pilgrimage begins at the seventh quarter of the night.
According to the system, at the same time, the harem lady and the princess in Beijing, the lady of the liehou, and the wives of the officials on the 2,000 stone will also congratulate the queen in the Jiaofang Palace.
At this time, there were less than four quarters left before the Great Pilgrimage.
-- The Son of Heaven has no reason to refuse.
Even so, the young Son of Heaven still stared at the queen who bowed his head for a long time before waving his hand and agreeing: "Quasi! β
As the queen withdrew, the princesses led by the eldest princess of Hubei and the harem ladies who were present also bowed and retired.
Ding Wairen, who had been guarding the palace gate, watched the eldest princess walk out of the palace gate with an angry face, although she was so frozen, she still cheered up, and while meeting her, she instructed the attendants to prepare the car.
Carefully approached a few words, and persuaded in the name of the New Year, finally made the eldest princess ease her face and smile a little.
Ding Wairen breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but hesitate - do you want to explore the things at the banquet?
He was still hesitating, so he heard the eldest princess say lightly: "Have you seen the queen?" β
Ding Wairen shook his head in surprise: "How can the identity of the minister see the queen?" "He can't even enter the palace gate!
The eldest princess replied and smiled softly: "A little girl...... I'd like to see ...... How proud will it be! β
Ding Wairen couldn't help but be frightened, but he didn't dare to respond, just pretended that he hadn't heard anything, and said with a confused face: "What did the elder master say?" β
The eldest princess raised her eyes and said lightly: "It's nothing!" (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )