(62) Banquet (II)

I don't know who started first, the concubines and the wives all came forward to toast with the queen mother and the queen and others with wine glasses.

What the concubines said was nothing more than those words wishing the Queen Mother the Holy Eucharist to be healthy, a thousand years of crane longevity, and eternal pine age, and wishing Song Mier, it was all routines, and behind every blessing was a heart that wanted to be on top.

However, because the Queen Mother is Shen Zhan's biological mother, Shen Zhan is very kind and filial, and the concubines toast the Queen Mother, but they are very sincere, hoping that the Queen Mother can look at herself differently and lean against the big tree to enjoy the shade.

The congratulations of the women are all kinds of strange, some are sincerely good for the queen mother and the queen, and some take this opportunity to come forward to climb the relationship, and they want to thank the queen for "taking care" of their daughters in the palace, however, because of the matter of the Biwu Palace, the women and girls have a tacit understanding to avoid the topic of "whether to enter the palace", especially those girls, who are particularly obedient, snuggling up to their mothers or aunts, just like an ordinary girl who comes to grow in the world, and there is no longer any nostalgia. It caused the concubines who didn't know what to do for a while.

It was the time when the staggered laughter and laughter were staggered, and Song Mier was also stumped by Yuan Wanyou, Qin Shuya and Jiang Yuexi, and they were talking and laughing together. Specifically, it was Song Mier, Yuan Wanyou and Qin Shuya who saw Jiang Yuexi telling jokes vividly and lively, which was really a living treasure. It was also because of this that Song Mier was distracted, and for a while he didn't notice the situation on the Queen Mother's side, but he didn't want to, he was talking and laughing, and suddenly heard the sound of the wine cup falling and the dishes breaking on his side.

"Get out of this Taihe Hall for the mourning family!" Song Mier had never heard the Queen Mother speak so violently, her heart jumped suddenly, and she hurriedly separated Jiang Yuexi and Qin Shuya, who had been stunned in front of her, and looked towards the Queen Mother.

I saw that the queen mother's face was flushed, one hand was supporting Xiao Ji, and the other hand was pointing to a person kneeling in front of her, her eyes were full of anger, and next to the person kneeling, Rou Guiji was sitting on the ground, her eyes were full of tears, and her face was full of Zhang Huang at a loss.

The hall was quiet, and the crowd that was singing and laughing just now was silent, each with their heads lowered, and they didn't dare to come out. There were also a few low-ranking concubines, who were standing behind Rou Guiji, with strange expressions and stopped talking.

Song Mier looked fixedly, the person kneeling on the ground was wearing a moon-white shirt, a beige embroidered grass jacket on the outside, a moon-white horse-faced skirt on the bottom, and the head was also very clean, only a goldfish hairpin wrapped around beads, and no other jewelry. The whole person was lying on the ground shivering. It is He Chongyi and He Mengjie.

How did He Mengjie become like this?

Song Mier couldn't help frowning, in her impression, He Mengjie's previous dress, although it was not eye-catching, but she also liked brightly colored clothes, like today's moon white, which is an elegant blue, He Mengjie would never wear it on her body in the past, not to mention that she also wore a beige jacket, and there was no pearl on her head? If you wear it like this on weekdays, it's just a little lighter, but it's reasonable, but it doesn't fit He Mengjie's character, but today is a banquet in the Laba Palace, everyone is dressed happily, and she can't wait for the flowers to be pleasing to the eye.

"What's going on?" Song Mier asked in a low voice.

It was just a simple question, but the people around He Mengjie looked at each other, as if they didn't know how to speak.

"What? Isn't Hongu's words useless? Song Mier asked coldly, and walked forward to support the Queen Mother to ease her, "Queen Mother, beware of being angry." ”

The concubines and palace people who were down heard Song Mier's cold question, their faces turned white and they knelt down, and when they saw the queen mother, they were relieved by Song Mier's stroking of her back, her expression flickered a little, and she didn't know how to speak.

The Queen Mother glanced at the palace people kneeling under her eyes, and said lightly: "Mi'er, what do they know, it's just that the mourning family is not in good spirits." ”

Song Mier's heart skipped another beat, and she heard the Queen Mother continue: "This cheap maid, she is dressed in a good day, she is deliberately looking good for the mourning family, right?!" There is no distinction between dignity and inferiority! A small charge, and want to cross the noble concubine to toast to the mourning family, it's just presumptuous! The Queen Mother slammed the table, and all the palace ladies and concubines around knelt down, their faces pale.

"The Queen Mother forgives the sins, the Queen Mother forgives the sins, the concubine body is not intentional!" He Mengjie kowtowed violently to the Queen Mother, and after a while, her forehead was bruised.

Rou Guiji on the side seemed to be unable to stand it, and she also knelt down and pleaded with the Queen Mother, saying that it was because of her own negligence that He Chongyi fell to the ground with a slight bump.

"I don't need you to intercede for her!" The Queen Mother turned a deaf ear to Rou Guiji's plea, "Come on, pull this cheap maid out of the palace, strip her clothes and scold her for thirty!" ”

"The queen mother can't!" Song Mier was a little anxious, and hurriedly spoke out to stop him.

In the criminal law of the palace, stripping and cane punishment is not one of the most cruel and cruel to the physical and mental harm of the punished, but it is one of the most cruel criminal laws to the physical and mental harm of the punished. The so-called stripping and cane punishment means that the person who is being punished is to take off the clothes of the person being punished in front of the public, and to be flogged or beaten with a rod, this kind of criminal law not only causes physical harm to a person, but also destroys his soul. Especially for women, being punished naked in front of everyone, ridiculed and ridiculed, is a killing of women's personality and dignity, and for these women who value their reputation, it is even more cruel than killing themselves.

And He Mengjie is not an ordinary palace maid, but the emperor's concubine, an ordinary palace maid has not made a big mistake and will not be punished with a stripping cane, how can the emperor's concubine be naked in front of everyone? What's more, it's on top of a banquet where all the courtiers and wives are in their positions?!

Song Mier made a color, wanting to drag He Mengjie out of the Queen Mother's line of sight first, and then think about it else.

"Mi'er, is it possible that even you have to go against the will of the mourning family?" The Queen Mother's tone was not good, Song Mier's heart was beating very violently, this was the first time the Queen Mother said something heavy to herself, Queen Mother, Queen Mother, What's wrong with her? But now, this is not the time to think about these issues, and how to solve this impasse now is the key point.

"Queen Mother・・・・・・

"Queen Mother, what happened?"

Song Mier and a male voice sounded at the same time. It turned out that Shen Zhan, who was next door, noticed that something was wrong with this end and got up to check.

Song Mier finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Shen Zhan, and when the Queen Mother saw Shen Zhan, she frowned at first, and then said dissatisfiedly like a child: "Emperor, you can take care of your Zitong!" The mourning family has to stop everything they do! ”

Song Mier gasped: Why is it so good to blame me!

Liu Shuxing, who was behind him, sneered briefly, twisted his waist to squeeze Song Mier away, and angrily shook his hand and walked to the other side of the Queen Mother to hold the Queen Mother, and whispered: "Auntie, don't be angry, we don't know ordinary people." ”

Yes, I forgot that the concubine was the niece of the Queen Mother, and when I saw the stitches, I saw that Song Mier seemed to be disgusted by the Queen Mother, so I immediately stuck to it.

Yes, Liu Shuxing saw Shen Zhan and immediately had a variety of charms, and taught the more than ten nobles present what it means to be alive and fragrant, what is the road to a favorite concubine, and what it means to dare to be a queen.

It's a pity that the Queen Mother's aunt didn't buy it.

"Get out of the way of the mourning family, who allowed you to approach the mourning family?" The Queen Mother's tone was very unkind.

Liu Shuxing's face was blue and white for a while, and she couldn't get off the stage in front of so many people, so she was not embarrassed. She also saw that Shen Zhan was unconsciously impulsive and didn't think about it, the Queen Mother loved the queen so much on weekdays, and she was almost reprimanded, not to mention herself who was not treated by the Queen Mother. But calm down, the Queen Mother pays more attention to face, and will never let others not come to the stage in front of so many people, everything is solved in her own palace, today, what's wrong?

Here, Shen Zhan finally sorted out what happened from the mouth of Yue Kang, the eunuch of Shoukang Palace.

It's just that Rou Guiji and He Chongyi toasted to the Queen Mother at the same time, He Chongyi Xu was in order to show his heart to the Queen Mother, he was too anxious, and accidentally stepped on Rou Guiji's skirt, He Chongyi's hands were quick, and he immediately reached out to support Rou Guiji, Rou Guiji was fine, this was originally in the past, who knew that when Rou Guiji turned around, he accidentally tripped himself up, and saw that he was about to fall down again, He Chongyi turned sideways to pull Rou Guiji, but forgot that he was still holding a wine cup in his hand, a force, All the wine in the wine cup was spilled on the table in front of the Queen Mother, and Rou Guiji was also dragged to the ground due to inertia.

Originally, it was just an accident, but for some reason, the Queen Mother suddenly became angry with He Chongyi. Shen Zhan only felt his eyebrows skip a beat, thinking of the news that Song Mier had told him the day before yesterday that the queen mother was irritable, and he always felt some bad premonitions.

He glanced at He Chongyi, who was still lying on the ground trembling slightly, and then looked at Rou Guiji, who was looking at him with teary eyes, turned his head and took a step forward without looking, stood in the position given by Liu Shuxing, grabbed the arm of the Queen Mother, and said softly: "Queen Mother, why be angry for a concubine?" The queen mother was angry, and the sons punished them. ”

Shen Zhan's voice was magnetic and gentle, and he had a handsome and good face, with his emperor's dress like a celestial, he fascinated those noble ladies on the spot, and a heart that wanted to enter the palace began to stir again, but this time it was completely because of his own girlish infatuation.

But Shen Zhan's next sentence made them fall into hell again.

I saw Shen Zhan slowly glancing at He Chongyi and Rougui Ji, his handsome face seemed to be dyed with a little scarlet evil charm, the corners of his mouth pursed a smile, and his eyebrows raised slightly, which was quite playful: "The queen mother is the most noble person in this calendar, if the concubines not only can't make the queen mother comfortable, but make the queen mother unhappy, then it is useless for this concubine to come." Come on, drag these two concubines down to me, give them a thumb, Rou Guiji is grounded for three months, she can't come out without an edict, He Chongyi enters the cold palace, and she can't be summoned forever. ”

As soon as these words came out, the ladies who were still looking at Shen Zhan's handsome face and became obsessed immediately shuddered, the handsome Langjun who was like a god was just their illusion, in fact, this young emperor was the owner of life and death to seize power, and a single word could make people live and die.

Cruel and ruthless.

As soon as Shen Zhan's words fell, Ruxi, who was standing behind Rou Guiji, cried, "Your Majesty, Gui Ji Niangniang is innocent!" Ask your majesty to spare your mother, please ask your majesty to spare your mother! The mother is weak and can't stand the punishment! ”

Rou Guiji's face was already pale and speechless. She couldn't believe that her lover, the emperor who had been in love with her a few days ago, was so cruel to inflict criminal punishment on herself so quickly, or when it wasn't her own fault!

Why is this, just because the Queen Mother is unhappy?

Rou Guiji's face became paler and paler, and she was about to faint when she saw it.

"If you faint, you don't have to wake up again." Shen Zhan glanced at Rou Guiji and said coldly.

As soon as these words came out, there was another sound of inhaling around her, and Rou Guiji bit her lip tightly, for fear that she would faint. The friendship with Shen Zhan in the past all turned into fear at this moment. And He Chongyi lay on the ground, trembling, tears soaking the carpet in front of her.

"Queen Mother, can you take your breath away like this?" Shen Zhan smiled again, as if he was not punishing people, but enjoying the flowers and tea, watching a scene.

The wrath of the emperor, bleeding thousands of miles, ambushing millions of corpses.

The terrible thing is that the emperor is not angry, and the wind and clouds decide the joys and sorrows of others' lives.

"Forget it, it's a good day, what does it look like to fight and kill, just roll your fingers." The Queen Mother's love gradually subsided, and she seemed to be a little unbearable for the two people crying underneath.

Song Mier finally breathed a sigh of relief, and helped the Queen Mother to sit carefully with Shen Zhan, but fortunately, Shen Zhan came, and casually punished the palace concubine to calm the Queen Mother's anger or something, Shen Zhan did it, but he couldn't do it. Shen Zhan is filial to his mother, and he does it himself, and others are afraid that they will think that they are deliberately punished for their own selfishness. It's hard to be a queen.

Because she was once grounded, Song Mier simply felt that Rou Guiji's grounding was the same as herself, and it was also Shen Zhan's protection of her, otherwise what if the Queen Mother's punishment was even more severe? It's just a grounding, and three months have passed in a flash.

After that, the banquet was a little boring, it was clear that the queen mother was unhappy, the emperor was unhappy, the queen mother was not happy, the concubines were restless because of the fate of themselves and their opponents, and the women and nobles were also worried because they had witnessed the emperor's family affairs.