With Ruan Liuyan's order, the sedan chair was followed by the accompanying palace maids and eunuchs, and the group left Chonghua Palace in a mighty way. After walking for about a stick of incense, they came to the Taihe Palace.

There are already many concubines and ministers in the palace, because the palace banquet has not officially begun, they are all gathered together to talk and chat. When Ruan Liuyan walked into the main hall, the atmosphere was stagnant for a moment, but after a while, it returned to normal, ignoring the admiring or jealous gazes from all places, she calmly came to her seat and sat down.

Sitting diagonally opposite Ruan Liuyan is Xiao Mengyao and Concubine Xiao, she is extremely beautiful, at this time, a pair of beautiful eyes slanted over, and her eyes were naked and contemptuous. It just so happened that Ruan Liuyan raised her head, her eyes collided with her, and then nodded at her, Concubine Xiao was stunned for a moment and turned her gaze away.

Not far from Concubine Xiao is Qin Shuying's concubine, she is dressed in a pure white smoke and gauze skirt, sitting in a cold position, a faction can be seen from a distance and cannot be blasphemed, it is really like the legend, she is a cold beauty. Not far from her right hand is He Zhaorong, who is gentle as water on weekdays, her face has always been warm and moist, and she looks kind and gentle to everyone.

And the closest to the main hall are Xue Jieyu and Zheng Cainu, who have been demoted. Looking from a distance, Xue Jieyu seems to have lost a lot, her chin is pointed, less sharp, but a little more weak. And Zheng Cainu is still a small jasper, sitting in the chair obediently and skillfully, and the whole person is like the most inconspicuous flower in this "flower cluster".

Correspondingly, the most prestigious ministers in the court, the emperor's relatives and relatives also came, and there were many ministers, daughters, and families relied on each other. In the crowd, Yin Zhongxian and the bureaucrats exchanged greetings, and after just one glance, Ruan Liuyan looked away.

Time passed little by little, and tonight's protagonist finally appeared. With the spread of the eunuchs, headed by the Empress Dowager Zheng, Princess Jiahe Dongfang Rong and Dongfang Ke appeared outside the gate of the Taihe Palace with her.

The concubines and ministers worshipped, and Ruan Liuyan followed suit.

As Dongfang Rong and Zheng sat down, Dongfang Ke stood on the high platform and said: "Today is the birthday of the princess, and today I will not talk about state affairs." The concubines and ministers only need to drink and have fun, and they all sit down. ”

"The concubines/ministers have thanked the emperor and the queen mother, long live the emperor, long live the emperor." "Princess Chitose Chitose Chitose." The ministers and concubines congratulated, and then the opening show that had been prepared for a long time was followed.

As the musical instruments sounded, several palace maids dressed in rose-red cool clothes rushed in and danced in the center of the main hall. These palace maids are carefully selected to go to the main hall, and their looks and postures are all superior, and now they are on stage, and their every move is pleasing to the eye from the heart.

After the song is over, it is followed by the gifts of the palace concubines and ministers. Princess Jiahe is the sister of today's saint, and she has been deeply loved by the Queen Mother since she was a child, and there are countless people who want to please her. Dongfang Rongda is the most active and fun-loving child, so Dongfang Ke also let her go, taking advantage of her birthday this time, everyone is full of energy to offer their own private collection, or from all over the world to hand treasures. Especially when it comes to the gift, everyone's faces are as usual, but secretly there are waves and dark waves, and they are secretly competing.

This is not only a birthday for Princess Jiahe, but also a channel for concubines and ministers from all walks of life to show their strength and win a face-saving honor. Soon the eunuchs in the palace counted the list of all the people present and handed it to Li Dezhao, and as Dongfang Ke nodded, Li Dezhao read out the roster in his hand, and the eunuchs in the palace carried up the gifts prepared by the people who read the names in turn.

Round after round, there are two more people in front of them who will be Ruan Liuyan's turn here, Ruan Liuyan quietly sipped hot tea, raised her eyes and bumped into He Zhaorong's meaningful smile, this smile faintly carried a touch of calculation, which made her feel shocked. Pretending to be calm, she smiled back at He Zhaorong, and she turned her gaze away.

The palace concubine's gift is from low to high, and now it is Zheng Cainu's turn, seeing Zheng Cainu's jasper flower walking out of the seat, Ruan Liuyan can't help but sit more upright. Zheng Cainu is also one of the few people she can say since she entered the palace, her family background is average, but at this time, seeing her confident appearance, people can't help but wonder what kind of gift she will give to the princess.

Ruan Liuyan's face had a faint smile, and she didn't even dodge the occasional eye contact with Dongfang Ke on the high platform, she smiled calmly, but after Zheng Cainu's gift was carried out, she couldn't laugh. Because Zheng Cainu's gift was also a tall display shelf, decorated with eight large congratulatory words sewn from fine satin fabric, these words were poured into the gas, and the patterns and redrawn beautiful patterns on them were puffed up, exactly as she had prepared.

Just as the tulle covering the exhibition was lifted, Mingyue behind her began to panic and began to pull her sleeves in private. Ruan Liuyan tilted his head, and heard Ming Yue's crying trill, "Master, hers is exactly the same as ours, and we are still behind her, what can we do!" ”

"Don't panic," Ruan Liuyan coughed lightly and covered his lips with his sleeve, "Haven't you carefully checked all of our things?" Isn't it all a problem? ”

"Yes, it's all right, but our gift is behind Zheng Cainu, and after a while, everyone will think that we stole Zheng Cainu..."Mingyue was very anxious, but Ruan Liuyan interrupted her words when she heard this, "Don't say it, go and check the things again, if there is anything abnormal, report back to me immediately." ”

"Slave and maid, go now." Mingyue should get down, and her body slowly retreated from the table. Ruan Liuyan took out a cup of cold tea on the table with one hand, drank it all, put the empty cup on the table, and swept his gaze coldly towards He Zhaorong.

He Zhaorong didn't dare to look at her, and lowered his head weakly. Ruan Liuyan snorted coldly and looked away from her face. It seems that this He Zhaorong has long known that someone is going to make this play, but he wants to see her make a fool of herself with a good show and schadenfreude, and she still swears to form an alliance with each other, and that face is really big enough.

Soon Mingyue came back here, and when she heard her announcement, Ruan Liuyan was a lot calmer, but she still made a restless appearance, because she wanted to know who planned this play. The closer she got to her offering, the more restless Ruan Liuyan's face became, and she pretended to be worried, carefully observing the expressions of everyone who was present at this time, and who were close to her.

He Zhaorong must know something, but it is very likely that the plotter is not her, and with the power of Zheng Cainu alone, it is impossible for her to copy and plagiarize the things she designed so completely, which must be fueled by someone behind the scenes. Concubine Xiao, Concubine Qin, Concubine Rong, who is closest to Dongfang Ke, He Zhaorong and Xue Jieyu who are present? Sweeping them one by one, she frowned slightly, thinking deeply.

Until the crowd became lively again, it turned out that it was the next turn. Ruan Liuyan retracted his gaze, and suddenly felt a gaze on the high platform fall on him. She raised her head and saw that Dongfang Kezheng was talking to Dongfang Rong on the side, not him.

So, that glance just now... Is it the Queen Mother?