Chapter 51: The New Year's Banquet (1)
Today is the New Year's banquet, Xia Ruqian is on the cusp of the storm, and he never dares to be late. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info She urged Zhuxiang early in the morning to dress her up.
Yan Xi was very curious and ran around, asking this and that around Xia Ruqian, she was very excited.
Xue Chenyu peeked in from the window outside.
kept muttering in my heart, today is the New Year's banquet, I don't know if Su Yu will go.
Seeing that Xia Ruqian had already packed up, he was about to get up and come out. Xue Chenyu couldn't bear it anymore, so he suddenly ran in.
"Oh, why is Miss Xue, scared Zhuxiang, what are you doing early in the morning?" Zhuxiang patted her chest, a little shocked.
"Ben girl came and had a look." Xue Chenyu puffed out his cheeks and looked arrogant: "Have you been in the palace all day today?" Wouldn't that be no one to play with me? ”
"Today is the palace banquet, I must arrive early, I'm afraid I can only grieve Chenyu and Yan Xi to play together!"
"Great, great! Sister Chenyu will teach me martial arts again! Yan Xi was very happy, and threw herself into Xue Chenyu's arms.
Xue Chenyu caught Yan Xi, turned around, and asked casually: "Today's palace banquet, are there only royal people?" ”
"yes, yes." Xia Ruqian didn't realize it, and was still looking at her makeup in the bronze mirror.
"Then, Su Yu and Su Gongzi won't go?" Xue Chenyu asked tentatively.
"Hmm." Xia Ruqian nodded, but raised his head as if he knew something: "Huh? ”
"Uh-huh, can't I ask?!"
Xia Ruqian looked at Xue Chenyu with a blushing face. Poof, he laughed out loud: "Why can't it, I didn't say no!" Why is the morning rain so surprised? Isn't there something you're hiding from me? ”
"Cut, this girl is sitting upright! Yan Xi, let's go out to play, my sister calls you martial arts! Xue Chenyu patted Yan Xi's head and pulled her away in a hurry.
Xia Ruqian watched Xue Chenyu leave and asked, "What can you see in Zhuxiang?" ”
"Zhuxiang just thinks this Xue girl hates it very much!"
Xia Ruqian shook his head and smiled: "Stupid bamboo fragrance, looking at Chenyu's shy appearance, he must have missed Su Yu!" ”
"Why is she like this!" Zhuxiang was immediately annoyed: "Su Gongzi is obviously the princess!" ”
"Zhuxiang, what nonsense!" Xia Ruqian immediately reprimanded.
"Ah, Zhuxiang lost her words."
Yun Duo came in from the outside curtain and brought in a cold air: "Princess, the carriage is ready, the prince said to go to Kunyi Palace to ask for peace first, and then eat together." ”
"yes, okay." Xia Ruqian took two steps, turned around, and said in a solemn voice: "Zhuxiang lost his words, and you will be punished for staying in the mansion." ”
Kunyi Palace.
"The Queen Mother, the concubine has asked the Queen Mother to say goodbye." The queen led a group of concubines to kneel on the ground to greet him.
"Well, get up! It's Chinese New Year's Eve, so there's no need to be formal. Queen, how are the preparations for the New Year's banquet? ”
"If you go back to the Queen Mother, you have all prepared, please rest assured that the Queen Mother."
As soon as the words fell, a person suddenly rushed over from outside, passed through the concubines, and made a big salute to the queen mother.
"The concubine is late today, please forgive the queen mother."
"Bold, please be late for the Queen Mother, what kind of system will it be?! Someone! ”
"Wait." The Queen Mother fixed her eyes and saw that it was Concubine Ning. She suddenly remembered Ning Qing, and immediately stretched out her hand and motioned for her to sit down: "Well, who is Mourning Jiadao in such a hurry, it turns out to be Concubine Ning!" ”
Concubine Ning secretly glanced at the queen, immediately got up from the ground, and sat down beside the queen mother with affection: "The queen mother forgives her sins, the concubines served the emperor yesterday, and she overslept today." ”
"Well, it's important to serve the emperor!" The Queen Mother immediately patted Concubine Ning's hand and said to the queen: "Don't worry about it, queen!" ”
"Yes." The Empress stepped back.
"Is Ning Qing okay?" The Queen Mother asked again.
As soon as Concubine Ning heard Ning Qing's name, her eyes immediately burst into tears, and she looked extremely distressed: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother doesn't know, Sister Qing'er has suffered a lot of grievances. After the New Year the day after tomorrow, I will be sent to Jiangnan! It may not be clear whether you will see each other in the future, and the concubine is really heartbroken! ”
"Hey, I've wronged her." The Queen Mother sighed and felt very sorry in her heart: "What a good child! ”
"Queen Mother, it's not that the concubines want to say bad things about the nine princesses, Sister Qing'er is kind-hearted, how could she frame the nine princesses and kill the concubines and concubines, and the concubines don't believe it! The ninth princess has lost her memory, and Qing'er's sister loves the prince again, so maybe someone will get a loophole, do something and splash dirty water on Qing'er's sister, but after all, it was done by someone else, how could it still involve Qing'er? ! ”
The Queen Mother frowned: "Isn't the case already closed?" Don't mention it, bad luck! ”
Concubine Ning glanced at the Queen Mother's face and immediately confessed: "It's all the concubine's fault, on such a happy day, you can't mention those unfortunate things!" It's just that the concubine is sad for Qing'er's sister. ”
The Queen Mother frowned and did not speak.
Concubine Ning took out a sachet from her sleeve: "Queen Mother, Sister Qing'er is afraid that she won't be able to see the Queen Mother, so the concubine sent a sachet, saying that the Queen Mother did not sleep well, and this sachet was sewn with acacia flowers, ginkgo biloba leaves, and cassia seeds, hoping to relieve the Queen Mother's insomnia." ”
The Queen Mother held the sachet and stared at it carefully for a while. I was so emotional, I couldn't help but feel that I missed it.
"The Nine Princesses have arrived!"
The eunuch outside shouted. Concubine Ning immediately saluted and returned to her seat.
The Queen Mother frowned, and looked over with a fierce gaze.
"I have seen the Queen Mother, the Queen, the Queen Mother is blessed with longevity and health, and the Queen is a thousand years old."
The queen was a little anxious, and frequently looked at Xia Ruqian. Xia Ruqian followed her gaze, but there was nothing. It's just that many concubines are sitting in danger.
I and my concubines, there shouldn't be a holiday, right?!
The Queen Mother picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked a little lazily: "How long is this?" Why are you so late? It's just that on weekdays, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and the empress and concubines who come here every day to greet An have arrived, but you are very big?! I can't come a few times a year, and I dare to be late for such an important day?! ”
Xia Ruqian's heart tightened, and she immediately fell to the ground: "The Queen Mother is angry, shallow, shallow and knows her mistakes." ”
Any quibbling is useless.
will only offend the Queen Mother even more.
What is the danger of wanting to add to the crime?!
Therefore, Xia Ruqian immediately pleaded guilty.
"Since he knows his mistake, the mourning family doesn't say anything. It's just that this palace has its own rules in the palace. The mourners have the heart to spare you, but they can't break the testimonies. What do you say, Queen?! ”
"The concubine thinks that the princess served the ninth prince last night, and she got up late today?"
Xia Ru opened her mouth shallowly, but still obeyed the queen's wishes, and nodded with a flushed face.
"Huh, woke up late? Does the princess want to use the name of the prince to suppress the mourning family? ”