On the first day, the Zhaoming Palace spread out the splendor, draped in red and green, and it was lively for the annual Yuan-Ri court meeting. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Hundreds of couches were bowed outside the gate, and the musicians and dancers of the palace were invited to wait by the side in the morning, waiting for the court meeting to perform songs and dances for the powerful families.

On this day, there was a slight light snow in the sky of Jiankang, and the sky was gloomy and cloudy, which was particularly cold. Gu Yuan opened a little curtain and looked at the Zhaoming Palace, which was getting closer and closer, and he didn't feel warm holding the hand stove, but felt even more cold and biting. She swept past the palace guards standing with swords in front of the palace gate, as usual, all of them were majestic, and she couldn't see any difference, but the corners of her mouth showed a slight sneer, this wind and snow are about to be big.

It's just that she still ordered the husband to stop in front of the palace gate, and came to pray for the Empress Dowager Bo. Maybe everything is predestined. After getting out of the carriage, Gu Yuan walked to the palace car that was already waiting in front of the door, and the female historian sent by the Queen Mother hurriedly got out of the car and saluted Gu Yuan: "Immortal Chief, please board the car with the maid." ”

Empress Dowager Bo was dressed in a vermilion purple group phoenix flying in a gorgeous suit, with a high bun, and the red gold phoenix steps on her bun were dazzling and dazzling, and she looked at Gu Yuan with a little unapproachable smile: "The immortal chief is here, please come to the table." ”

Gu Yuan also knew that according to the rules of the Southern Jin Dynasty, the Queen Mother would invite the concubines of the Inner Palace on the first day, echoing the Yuan Dynasty in front of the end gate, but she was afraid that the concubines in the palace would also come here soon, she didn't want to get too close to them, so she made a mockery to the Queen Mother and sat down on an inconspicuous couch on the side.

Not long after Gu Yuan arrived, Concubine Xie Guifei brought Chen Jieyu and Li Liangren over, and asked the Queen Mother to sit down. Although they were talking and laughing, their eyes swept over Gu Yuan, who was sitting alone in a corner from time to time, and they paid special attention to her every move. Gu Yuan didn't look at them, she also heard the news in this palace from Cui Ting, since the last time she entered the palace to see Chen Jieyu and Li Liangren and the two little princes, Concubine Xie Guifei took more care of the two of them, but whenever there was anything, she also pulled the two of them together.

The queen mother on the upper throne also swept over several concubines and Gu Yuan on the lower seat, with an incomprehensible complexity in her eyes.

The queen mother's banquet, where did the concubines in the palace dare to slack off, it didn't take long for them to come, and even a few people who had been sick all the year round in the past had already sat down on the couch, but Queen Xu had never shown up. The queen mother's face was indifferent, and she instructed the palace maid: "Go and invite the queen to come over, wait for her to open the banquet." ”

It's just that the palace maid has not stepped out of the hall yet, and the palace maid of the Jiaofang Palace has come to raise her hand and bow to the queen mother: "The queen mother, the queen mother is unwell today, and she fainted in the palace before. ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, she raised her eyebrows and smiled a little coldly: "Fainted?" Since you are not in good health, let the doctor take a good look, and you don't have to come over. He told the palace maid to retreat, and he didn't look angry.

The concubines at the banquet were all full of surprise, looked at each other, and couldn't help but whisper. Queen Xu has been in charge of the harem for many years, but she has always been healthy, disease-free and painless, and she didn't expect to be sick suddenly, or it happened that she was too sick to come to the banquet at the time of the Yuanri Palace banquet, which really made the concubines have to be full of doubts, and they only felt that it was not so simple.

There was only one concubine Xie Guifei, sitting calmly, eating with syrup, and never discussing this matter with anyone, even when other concubines asked, they just smiled and shook their heads: "I don't know, after a while, I will go to Jiaofang Hall to ask for peace and visit Niangniang's condition." ”

When Gu Yuan heard the palace maid say that Empress Xu was seriously ill and could not come to the banquet, his hand stopped slightly, and he put down the slurry without moving. It seems that Queen Xu has already planned, and she also knows about today's events, so she said that she was sick and refused to come to the banquet to prevent herself from becoming a hostage of the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother didn't seem to care at all, and smiled and said to Concubine Xie Guifei, who had removed Queen Xu's seat and was closer to her: "The queen can't come to the banquet today, you are the highest status and the most important person at this banquet, so you will preside over the banquet." She smiled while letting the palace maid beat her back, "I'm also getting older, and I don't have so much energy to play with you young people." It's just that this is the first day after all, and we can't go alone, there will be those outside, and we have them, and we have them, which is even more lively than them. ”

Unusually, Concubine Xie Guifei, who has always been low-key, did not push back this time, got up with a smile and agreed, instructed the palace maids to hold a banquet, and calmly arranged for the Kabuki people to come forward to dance, just like the hostess of the palace. The concubines in the palace were surprised again, they thought about the fact that Empress Xu said that she was sick and could not come to the banquet, and it was not difficult to guess whether there was really something related to this.

The palace maids held hot delicacies and served them to everyone, and the kabuki people also danced and played music for the banquet in their costumes, and the whole hall was full of singing and dancing in a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere.

Concubine Xie Guifei and Chen Jieyu were talking with the Queen Mother beside the Queen Mother, and listened to the Queen Mother talk about the old things over the years, their faces were full of curiosity and joy: "...... I didn't expect that there would be so many rules in this Yuan Dynasty, and those of us in the harem couldn't go to the front to take a look. ”

The Queen Mother smiled slightly: "Not to mention you, even I have never really seen the grand occasion of the Yuan-Ri Dynasty Meeting, I heard that all the powerful vassal kings and the children of the family masters in Jiankang will wait in front of the end gate to worship, there are hundreds of people, and the scene is very strong." ”

Chen Jieyu smiled and pushed the palace maid, personally beat the queen mother's back, and said: "I heard that there is also a birthday wine, everyone who comes to worship must offer wine to His Majesty, so many people, aren't they going to get drunk?" She is the youngest concubine in the palace, and she has a delicate appearance, and the queen mother does not care about some transgressive words, but is often amused by her.

The Queen Mother really laughed: "You can really eat so many bowls of wine there, naturally it means just a meaning, but it is just a good omen for their loyalty." ”

Concubine Xie pursed her lips and smiled: "May Your Majesty live tens of millions of years." This is also a dedication to the birthday wine, but when Concubine Xie said it, it was so earnest, so that the Queen Mother bowed her head slightly and smiled gently.

The sound of high-pitched drum music came from far outside the hall, and it came from the end door, and the Queen Mother listened to it and nodded with a smile: "The court meeting has begun." Her expression was not as relaxed as before, and with a hint of solemnity, she looked out of the hall, as if she was waiting for something.

Gu Yuan slowly turned his head to look at the night that was already falling outside the hall, and the snow was getting heavier and heavier, this night was finally coming.

(To be continued.) )