The New Year of the seventh year of Yongping was particularly lively, and when the emperor feasted the ministers in the Taiji Palace, he was full of smiles, wine to the cup, and the ministers close to him laughed loudly, obviously in a particularly good mood. The emperor was in a good mood, and the ministers were naturally happy, and frequently raised their glasses to toast the emperor, and the emperor did not refuse to come, and the atmosphere at the banquet was very warm for a while.

The crown prince, who was sitting at the head of the emperor, was a little absent-minded, half holding the golden wine cup, and did not take a sip for a long time. When King An next to him saw it, he secretly snickered, stretched out his foot and quietly kicked King Zhou beside him, and raised his chin slightly, "Third brother, have you seen it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be worried about the crown princess." "Every year on New Year's Day, the New Year's banquet is carried out separately from the front and harem. The former dynasty consisted of the emperor and the crown prince and the children of the royal family, and the civil and military ministers of the Manchu dynasty. There is no queen in the harem, so they take turns to preside over the banquet of princesses, princesses and foreign wives.

King Zhou glanced at King An a little depressed, "The crown princess is pregnant, and it is normal for the prince to worry." Could it be that the second brother is not worried about the second sister-in-law? Princess An was just diagnosed as pregnant for two months two days ago, and King An was very happy, and pulled the brothers who lived outside the palace to drink wine for a day, and he was very happy to say that he would definitely give birth to a son this time.

Now, in addition to him, the rest of the brothers who have become married, their eldest wives all have babies in their wombs, including the princess Liu of the fourth prince King Qi, who is also three months pregnant. As for himself, the eldest wife didn't move, and even those little wives didn't react. King Zhou felt that the emperor's eyes were a little wrong when he looked at him recently, and he vaguely mentioned two days ago that he was too busy recently and was slightly unwell, so he wanted to find a doctor to see.

Damn, he's fine! King Zhou wanted to curse when he thought of this. He is a little discouraged at this time, he doesn't even have a son, how can he take the heir? Even if he knocks down the crown prince, his father won't pass the throne to him, okay, he fights so hard, and in the end he marries others!

King An glanced at King Zhou with a smile, and comforted him warmly: "Don't worry, the matter of the child is fate." Look at my brother and I, haven't we been very happy to have three daughters in a row? It's okay that King An didn't persuade him, but his persuasion made King Zhou depressed, and he raised his wine glass with a straight face and drank it all.

King Zhou's move happened to be seen by the emperor, and when he saw the other sons, he was smiling, only the third son had a bitter and bitter face, and the old man didn't feel very comfortable. The old emperor complained a little about his third daughter-in-law, why can't he even have a baby, what's the use of asking her!

Originally, among all the daughters-in-law, the old emperor did not want to see Princess Zhao the most, but at this time, Princess Zhou had surpassed Princess Zhao and ranked first among incompetent daughters-in-law. Originally, no matter how bad Princess Zhao is, people can give birth. No matter how virtuous Princess Zhou is, it is useless if her stomach is not angry. This is the old emperor's most simple evaluation of his daughter-in-law.

"Shichiro, where are you going?" The old emperor called out to the prince who was walking out, "Don't go and toast your father-in-law yet, thank you Su Xiang for raising a good daughter-in-law for you." ”

Ever since the prince sat at the banquet, he had been thinking about his beloved wife who went to the harem alone to attend the banquet. It was easy to get to the banquet, so he wanted to go out to pick up Su Yan and send her back to the East Palace. Who knows, he just got up here and was discovered by the emperor.

The prince glanced at his father helplessly, summoned the palace maid who served at the banquet, asked her to bring a pot of wine for herself, and walked to Su Xiang's seat.

Su Zhoucheng and Mrs. Lu's father and son sat together, and when they saw the prince coming, they hurriedly got up and arched their hands with a smile: "Your Highness!" ”

"Father-in-law, sit down." The prince said modestly, and saluted Mrs. Lu and Young Master Lu again, and then sat down with the corner of his robe, carrying a wine jug to fill a few people with wine at once, "Grandfather, father-in-law, uncle, please." ”

The old marquis of the Du family looked at Su Zhoucheng from behind, and the eyes of the others were all with knives, obviously he was the prince's serious grandfather, why did outsiders call him so kindly. Isn't it because the crown princess is favored, and the prince loves Wu and Wu. Hmph, Wu Niang is a concubine who is not useful, if Liu Niang entered the East Palace, why is it so.

At the harem banquet, the Yasukuni Mansion and the daughters of the Lu family sat at the head, especially the biological mother of the crown princess, and she sat on the chief with the princess in a grand manner, and even the four concubines of Gui, Shu, De, and Xian had to accompany the last seat. The New Year's palace banquet is the most important thing to pay attention to, and you can't make any mistakes. In the past, there was no queen, and the four concubines sat together as the chief. With the crown princess this year, the fourth concubine can only be held back.

Obviously, they are all grandmothers, but they have to accompany and flatter their juniors, and the four concubines are more or less unhappy in their hearts. Especially the noble concubine Du Shi, the prince is not close to her, and even the princess is not much different from the other three concubines, and there is not much closeness. She sighed in her heart, whether she was her niece or not.

Sitting on the seat, the eyes of the three concubines Shu, De and Xian from time to time made Du Guifei a little unhappy, she took advantage of the change of clothes, found a side hall to rest, and by the way, asked someone to invite her mother over.

As soon as Mrs. Du entered the house, she saw her daughter lying on the soft couch with a cold face, and couldn't help but sigh, "I really regret that I shouldn't have sent you to the palace that day." In the old lady's heart, more than half of the reason why the daughter of the Du family did not become the crown princess was because there was a noble concubine in the family. Moreover, she is also a little distressed about her little daughter, knowing that she will be sent to the palace, although she is in a high position, she will not have any more children of her own. Originally, I thought that let her take good care of the prince, and it didn't matter if she had her own children or not. Who would have thought that the emperor would take the crown prince to his side and not give others a chance to approach at all.

Du Guifei smiled faintly, "Even if you don't enter the palace and marry someone else, you may not be as good as you are now." "The emperor does not set up a queen, she is the first person in the harem, and everything has the final say. Marrying someone else, you have to serve your mother-in-law, take care of your uncle, sister-in-law and children, and worry about your husband's future, how can you compare it with the present. "Auntie, don't talk about this. I called you here to tell you that Wu Niang is afraid that it will not be useful. "Even if she can't control the East Palace, she has faintly heard that the crown princess threw several widows in the Yeting Palace, and she is not even allowed to leave the gate of the Yeting Palace on weekdays. Since they entered the palace, let alone the prince, they haven't even seen the princess a few times.

Mrs. Du sighed: "I had expected that if I had chosen Liuniang that day, it would not have been like this." ”

Du Guifei is also very pity, "It's also that Liuniang came back too late, and her reputation is not obvious." Otherwise, if you can't be the crown princess, it's still okay to be a good woman. ”

The sixth mother of the Du family is the eldest daughter of the Du family Sanlangjun, with a beautiful appearance, poetry and good writing, and the most valuable thing is that the temperament that is as gentle as water, which can attract a proud and noble man like the prince who lost his mother at a young age.

"In two months, it will be Daddy's seventy-fifth birthday, and the prince will go in person." Du Guifei chuckled, "Two months later, the crown princess is more than seven months pregnant, and she has difficulty moving, so she will definitely not go with the prince." Ah Niang, you might as well let Liuniang meet the prince. ”

Old Madam Du frowned slightly, "It's not proper, Wu Niang is still in the East Palace, even if the sage chooses Liangdi for the prince, he will not choose Liu Niang." ”

At this time, the palace maid who was waiting for Du Guifei came in with tea, put it on the table in Mrs. Du's hand, and said with a smile: "Old lady, this is the sage's new reward for our mother, and it is said to be very rare, and it only produces so many catties a year." The saint saw that the mother liked it and rewarded eight taels. The mother was reluctant to drink, and today you came, so you ordered us to take it out. ”

Mrs. Du hurriedly said: "Even if the saint rewards people, you can keep it and drink it, I am an old woman, and I can do anything." ”

Du Guifei smiled, "This is the golden dragon ball that A-Niang drank last year, and when you go back in a while, take it back." ”

"No, no." Mrs. Du waved her hand and asked with concern: "What's wrong with Niangniang today, she doesn't look very happy?" ”

Du Guifei wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, and said with some sadness: "Wu Niang is sick, I'm afraid it's ......."

Old Madam Du's eyes, which were originally slightly narrowed, widened instantly, and she stared at her daughter without blinking: "What do you mean...... Wu Niang she ...... "Wu Niang did not accept the favor, she died in the East Palace, and her daughter cried twice in front of the saint, I am afraid that the saint will be more or less guilty." At this time, if the prince takes a fancy to Liuniang, the saint has eighty percent hope that he will agree.

The old lady went back and forth several times in her heart, and felt that it was feasible, she nodded slightly at her daughter, wiped her tears a little sadly, and said: "Wu Niang is young and in excellent health at home, how can you say that she is sick?" ”

Du Guifei hurriedly persuaded her mother, "The children of the family have grown up pampered since childhood, and there are people who can't think about it for a while." A-Niang, we can't help her with this, and she can only figure it out by herself, don't get angry. ”

The old lady let out a long sigh, wiped her tears and said, "The water spilled by the married daughter, especially the one who has entered the palace, you can't manage it if your aunt wants to." ”

At the banquet in the front hall, Princess Huyang also raised a glass to Su Yan, and said with a smile: "Qi Niang, it will be my birthday in a few days, you and Qi Lang can come over." "Since the last time she had an unpleasant quarrel with the prince in the East Palace, this is the first time Princess Huyang has seen Su Yan.

Before the New Year, there are banquets in all families in Shangdu, especially the farewell banquet of Princess Huyang's family, which is extremely famous in Shangdu, and the prince will participate in it every year. This year, the prince didn't even show his face, which made Princess Huyang very congested. It's a pity that the prince can ignore her, but she can't ignore the prince. Princess Huyang knew that her brother was stubborn, and she was afraid that it would not be easy to speak, so she hit Su Yan with her idea.

Princess Huyang's thoughts are a bit similar to Du Guifei, the crown princess is now five months pregnant, and it is definitely not easy to go to the banquet. As long as the prince goes alone, some things will be easy to do.

Su Yan smiled shallowly, "Sister's birthday, Qilang and I will definitely go to congratulate." "She has been locked up in the East Palace for a long time, and she also wants to go out and go around.

"That's right." Princess Huyang drank a glass of wine. Even if Su Yan came with the prince, it would be nothing, and things would be easier to operate.

"Sister, just prepare good wine and good food." Su Yan said with a smile. Even if there is something wrong with Princess Huyang, she is still the prince's sister-in-law, and she doesn't want to have a stiff relationship with her.

Although Su Yan nodded, on the seventh day of the first lunar month, Princess Huyang still got up early, and after dressing up luxuriously and beautifully, she sat in the main hall with some trepidation, worried that the prince would not come.

Princess Huyang was the emperor's first child, and before the prince was born, she was favored by the emperor. Now, although it is not as good as the crown prince, in terms of the emperor's favor, it is also the first among the rest of the princes and princesses. On her birthday, the emperor rewarded her early, and almost all the officials in the court and China gave birthday gifts.

As the emperor's favored daughter, Princess Huyang has the right to be willful, and if she can participate in her birthday banquet, she must be a famous family, or an important minister in the court. The rest of the officials are lowly and small, and the family is not obvious, and even the gift giving has to go sideways.

Half an hour before the banquet began, the guests had almost arrived, but the prince and the princess were gone. Princess Huyang's face was a little unpleasant, and the maids around her quietly lowered their heads, trying to minimize their sense of survival, for fear of angering the princess.

"Sister-in-law, why are you still sitting here, let's go fight Shuanglu." The delicate and sweet Duan Yan came over, and when she saw Princess Huyang sitting on top with a calm face, she came over to pull her with a smile.

When Princess Huyang saw her sister-in-law, she finally smiled a little, "Sanniang, have you remembered what I told you yesterday?" ”

Duan Yan's delicate little face was a little bitter, and she said expectantly: "Sister-in-law, forget it." ”

Princess Huyang's willow eyebrows were upside down, her apricot eyes were wide open, and she poked a finger on her head angrily: "What's the matter, you fight for me a little anger." Don't look at it now as Liangdi, low Su's head. After the crown prince ascended the throne...... Princess Huyang sneered twice: "I don't know if the Su family can sit firmly in the position of this queen, let alone whether she has the destiny to be the queen." ”

Duan Yan was a little frightened by Princess Huyang's words, she pursed her red lips, and her drooping eyes were full of complexity.

"What, scared?" Princess Huyang raised an eyebrow.

Duan Yan nodded silently, and Princess Huyang sneered, "It's not for you to do it, what are you afraid of." Your task now is to dress yourself up and do what I have to do for you. The rest, you have to wait until you enter the palace to accept the favor and give birth to a son. "Yes, Princess Huyang has the idea of sending her sister-in-law Duan Yan to the East Palace as a concubine. Even the plan has been set, just waiting for the crown prince and the princess to set up.

Princess Huyang was afraid that Duan Yan would act inappropriately, so she simply took people with her and mentioned them from time to time.

"Is the prince here?" The banquet will begin, the prince is still nowhere to be seen, Princess Huyang will ask in a while, and every time Changshi shakes her head, her anger will be added.

His Royal Highness the Prince, who was resented by Princess Huyang, put his unbelievable wife to sleep. Even if today is his sister's birthday, he can't disrupt his beloved wife's schedule. You can't live without a nap that you have to sleep in every day. As for Princess Huyang's birthday banquet, after the banquet began, they just had to show their faces, and he had done so in previous years anyway.

Su Yan had something in his heart, and he only slept for half an hour before waking up. As soon as her body moved, the prince, who was lying beside her with his eyes closed, reached out and took the person into his arms, and patted him gently, "Qingqing, sleep for a while." ”

Su Yan rubbed his eyes, yawned slightly, and his sleepy voice was a little hoarse: "Don't sleep, let's go to celebrate my sister's birthday." ”

The prince hugged his beloved wife who was about to get up, and the old god said: "Sister's birthday banquet every year is not dispersed until midnight, and it has only started for a long time, so we don't have to go too early." ”

"But ......"

The prince stretched out a finger and pointed at Su Yan's red lips, and said with a slight smile: "I do this every year, we go too early, so that people are uncomfortable." "As the crown prince, except for the banquet in the palace or the East Palace, he will not go too early, nor will he stay too long, so as not to be restrained by everyone.

Su Yan was right to think about it, after she became the crown princess, she went out to the banquet again, and she really felt that everyone was uncomfortable. Her heart was wide, sleepiness swelled up, buried her head in her husband's arms, rubbed unconsciously, and said vaguely: "Then I'll sleep for a while, Shichiro remembers to wake me up." ”

Looking at his beloved wife who had fallen asleep in seconds, the prince kissed her hair lovingly, gently adjusted a more comfortable position for her, and closed his eyes.

When Princess Huyang almost saw through the autumn water, the prince and his wife, who had a good night's sleep, were late. Hearing Changshi trotting in and saying, "Princess, the crown prince and the crown princess have arrived." Princess Huyang closed her eyes and let out a long breath, finally here.

Princess Huyang glanced at Duan Yan beside her, got up and straightened her dress, and then led someone out to greet her.

Seeing Su Yan who was supported by the prince, Princess Huyang was not surprised at all, but said with a smile: "Qilang, Qiniang, you are late, you can be punished with three glasses of wine." ”

"Didn't you come to the banquet in previous years, and this year it's a little early." The prince doesn't care about that, tell the truth. What kind of wine is fined, I don't know if his family Qingqing is pregnant and can't drink. His family can't drink, how can he drink so much that he smokes Qingqing!

Princess Huyang: ...... Is this kind of brother really close!

Su Yan smiled: "Sister, I'm sorry, we're late." It's just that in my current situation, I can't drink wine, so I'll make a note for the time being, and I'll make up for it next year. She quietly pulled her husband, today is Princess Huyang's birthday, and the birthday star is the biggest, don't make people unhappy.

Princess Huyang nodded and said with a smile, "In this way, I have to remember it well, so as not to forget it next year." ”

Princess Huyang's birthday banquet is also separated from male and female guests. The prince originally went to the male guest's side, but he just refused to part with Su Yan. The previous palace banquet, there was no way, and now I can't say anything to let my pregnant beloved wife take a step away from her eyes.

Such a willful younger brother is still a younger brother above 10,000 people under one person, Princess Huyang has no choice but to stiffen a smiling face, let the two of them sit down in a flower hall, and discuss with the prince with kind words, "Qilang, my sister will definitely take good care of Qi Niang." Qi Niang is also my own nephew in her belly, what are you worried about? ”

The prince shook his head firmly, "No, if you don't watch it in person, you just don't feel at ease." He glanced at Princess Huyang and hesitated, "The left and right Gu and the crown princess have also come, and the birthday gift has also been given, whether the birthday banquet is eaten or not, and the orphan and the princess will go back to the palace directly." ”

Princess Huyang: I really want to strangle this wayward brother, how can I break it!