292 Palace Banquet (1)
On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, the emperor wanted to set up a banquet in the palace to entertain the envoys of the Jin State who stayed in the Great Zhou Dynasty for the New Year. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Among them, there is Sanzak, the second prince of the Jin Kingdom.
Sanzak is twenty-eight years old, and he is the second prince of the Jin Kingdom, because he has been following the army everywhere since he was a child, so he has grown up to be extremely tall and strong.
The emperor intends to win over the Jin State, and he also attaches great importance to the second prince of the Jin State.
For this banquet, the emperor specially summoned several confidants and important ministers to discuss the matter while admiring the flowers in the imperial garden.
Because it was a relatively casual discussion, some concubines in the harem also attended, including the queen and Concubine Hui.
Today's weather is not bad, and the warm sun shines on people very comfortably.
Everyone was talking and laughing in the imperial garden, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
"All matters big and small for this banquet will be left to Concubine Hui." After the discussion, the emperor suddenly said.
The empress's expression suddenly changed when she was sitting beside the emperor.
It's that again! The emperor thinks about her all the time!
The Queen's nails clenched tightly under her sleeves, and she tried to maintain a proper smile on her face.
She is the queen, the head of the six palaces, and the mother of the world, so she must not be rude at this time!
The ministers also looked at each other.
Leave it to Concubine Hui? This doesn't seem to be good.
There is also a queen in the harem, how can she pass the queen and hand it over to Concubine Hui? Everyone knows that the emperor loves Concubine Hui, but this is not in accordance with the rules!
What a wise man the emperor was, his voice fell, but everyone was silent for a long time.
"How?" The emperor glanced at everyone present, and his expression was slightly displeased, "Do you have an opinion?" ā
Naturally, there were opinions, and the ministers were only hesitating how to speak, and a gentle voice sounded.
"Back to the emperor, the concubines thought that the banquet should be handed over to the queen. Niangniang is the head of the six palaces, and the mother is the world, and it should be handled by her to greet the guests of the Jin Kingdom, so as to show the importance that my Great Zhou Dynasty attaches to the Jin Kingdom. ā
The person who was talking was Concubine Hui, she was not hurrying or hurrying in front of everyone.
It was rare for someone to open their mouths, and the ministers hurriedly echoed, "Yes, yes, what Concubine Hui said is very true." ā
The emperor was obviously also moved, he twisted his chin thoughtfully, and after a moment he said, "Well, Concubine Hui has a point. In this case, leave it to the queen. ā
All the ministers shouted in unison, "The emperor is sage." ā
The Emperor added, "Queen, then this matter will be left to you, and you must not disappoint me." ā
The queen barely squeezed a smile, and said gratefully, "Yes, the concubine will definitely not live up to the emperor's trust in the concubine." ā
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Yongning Palace.
The queen squeezed the white jade teacup in her hand fiercely, the teacup trembled, and the hot water in the cup continued to overflow.
Mama Xu said distressedly, "Niangniang, don't embarrass yourself, didn't the emperor hand over the banquet to you in the end?" The emperor still has you in his heart. ā
A bitter smile tugged at the queen's lips, "Yes, he handed it over to me." ā
It was because of that woman's words that he handed it over to her!
After all, it's because of that woman!
Mama Xu persuaded, "The emperor handed it over to Niangniang, and Niangniang will do it well, and if she does it well, the emperor will definitely be happy." ā
The queen said hatefully, "What's the use of doing it well?" In his eyes, he can't see the existence of this palace at all, no matter how good he is, he can't match that cheap person! ā
All he thinks about in his heart are that cheap \ people!
After being dead for so many years, this woman can make the emperor so fascinated by a face that is somewhat similar to her!
"It's really ironic, the dignified queen of this palace still has to look at this woman's eyes to do things." The more the queen spoke, the more hated she became, and simply threw the white jade teacup in her hand to the ground with a "bang".
The broken white jade splashed everywhere, and the tea soaked the ground.
"This palace really wants to kill her to vent the hatred in my heart!"
Mama Xu was shocked.
"Niangniang, Niangniang......" she called urgently, "don't speak, don't speak." ā
There are the emperor's eyes and ears everywhere, and even the Yongning Palace is not necessarily safe.
The queen naturally knew that she was just too angry just now.
After taking a deep breath and letting her emotions calm down, the queen's gaze became more and more gloomy.
"You can't kill her, but this palace can make her ugly at the banquet!" She said.
Let her be in front of the emperor, in front of the envoys of the Jin Kingdom, in front of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, in front of the three thousand concubines in the harem - make a fool!
"Mama Xu, come here." The queen whispered to Mama Xu.
Mama Xu put her ear to the queen's lips, and the two whispered.
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Anping Hou Mansion.
Mei Kexin received a post from the palace and invited their family to the palace for a banquet.
"What kind of banquet is this for no reason?" Mei Kexin is still secretly sad about Qiu Ci, and this post invited their family again, that is to say, Qiu Ci is also among them.
In this way, it led to her sadness.
He Changming said, "This banquet was specially organized by the emperor in order to entertain the envoys of the Jin Kingdom, and I also want to take the opportunity to let them see how spectacular and prosperous my Great Zhou Dynasty is, and the Beijing officials above the third rank have been invited." ā
Mei Kexin knew that the banquet in the palace could not be pushed casually, although she had been worried about Qiu Ci, she was also sensible.
"I know, I'm just talking about it." She looked down and whispered.
He Changming comforted her.
"I know you're worried about Sister Yuan, why shouldn't I?" He said, "But Song Shizi has already chased after him, and Jinyiwei is also helping to find it, thinking about it, she will be fine." ā
"It's been months...... "Why don't you let it go?" Our sister Yuan is gone, and she won't let us report to the official......"
He Changming took her into his arms, "It's okay, don't ...... like this"
Song Yu once hinted to him that this matter must not be reported to the official, because it is very likely that Zhao Jingheng arrested Qiu Ci.
If the news spreads, it will not benefit anyone.
A delicate boudoir daughter is captured by a fugitive prince, which can easily cause people to misunderstand.
Who knows if she was really taken away or if she eloped with someone?
Song Yu's worries are not unreasonable.
He Changming sighed, and it was also thanks to Song Yu that he believed in her so much, and if she changed someone else, she would really think that she had eloped with others.
Whether it is or not, but this is difficult to reconcile, once Sister Yuan is accused of elopement, her reputation will be damaged in the future, and the impact on her will be huge.
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"Miss." Ziyun trotted into Hancui Pavilion and called out happily.
He Qiuxue was a little inexplicable when she saw her like this, "What's wrong?" ā
"It's a good thing, miss." Ziyun said, "The palace has come to post, please invite the lady to attend the palace banquet." ā
He Qiuxue carefully recalled these words, and when she thought about it, she couldn't help but be overjoyed.
In the past, she didn't have to think about it, but now, she has passed under the name of Mei Kexin, and according to the rules, she is also the concubine of the Hou Mansion, so she can think.
In addition, Qiu Ci's life and death are uncertain now, she can not only think, but also go!
Because she is the only concubine of the Hou Mansion!
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PS: Today is February 14th, Western Valentine's Day, happy holidays everyone!