Chapter 4 The Queen Mother
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Cheng Qingluan turned around, but saw a figure dressed as an elegant scholar in snow blue, looked closely, and recognized it as the imperial doctor who had seen her before-Tong Chuhan. I was a little surprised in my heart, and said with a casual smile on my face: "Master Tong? ”
"It's rare that the mother still remembers Weichen." Tong Chuhan bowed to her, "Recently, the hospital has been busy, I don't know if Niangniang still has a headache?" ”
Looking at Tong Chuhan's deep black eyes and a light smile, Cheng Qingluan suddenly felt that he seemed to have something to hide from her, but due to the people coming and going at the banquet, it was really not appropriate to have too much contact, so he replied casually: "As long as you don't remember the past, it's fine." ”
"Really? Niangniang, please take the liberty of Rong Chen. Tong Chuhan staggered a step, and when he passed by Cheng Qingluan, he whispered: "Forgetting, sometimes it's not the solution to things. Just like buying drunk, you can only forget your troubles for a while, and when you wake up in the next day, in addition to adding to the pain, the troubles will not disappear because of this. ”
A trace of doubt flashed in Cheng Qingluan's eyes, frowning and pondering, Tong Chuhan's words seemed to mean something, if there was no accident, it should be related to her amnesia.
Zi Su stood behind Cheng Qingluan, and she couldn't really hear what Tong Chuhan said to Cheng Qingluan, but his eyes that seemed to have deep meaning made her feel unwarranted fear.
"Niangniang, the queen's Qianqiu banquet is about to begin, let the slave maid take you to the banquet first." Shisu stepped forward and whispered eagerly.
At this moment, a shout came from outside the Imperial Garden: "The emperor has arrived-"
Shisu's footsteps were sluggish, but he didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly knelt down and saluted with everyone in the imperial garden.
Cheng Qingluan came back to her senses, and saw that everyone bowed her head and bowed down, only she stood alone, and she was ready to kneel before she had time to think about it, but before she could bend her knees, she was held by someone with one hand and taken into her arms.
"Ning'er, your body hasn't healed yet, so these etiquettes will be waived." Yu Wenxuan is not calling "Qingluan", but "Ning'er".
Cheng Qingluan was stunned, struggled slightly, but her waist was tightened, she didn't dare to raise her head, so she had to lower her voice and whisper: "Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with the rules." ”
"Ning'er, whether it is in line with the rules or not, it's just that I have the final say." Yu Wenxuan leaned into her ear and whispered, a warm snort sprayed onto her neck, itching a little upset, "Besides, you are my favorite person, how can I be willing to let you kneel on your knees?" ”
His voice was soft, but it was audible to everyone present.
Without the emperor's order, no one dared to raise their heads, but everyone's faces changed drastically, and even the queen, who had always been gentle and decent, stiffened, and her smile was a little unbearable on her face.
The hall was silent, and the queen couldn't hold on anymore, so she raised her head and called softly: "Your Majesty ......"
"Let's be flat." Yu Wenxuan didn't look at the queen, but hugged Cheng Qingluan's slender waist and walked straight to the upper seat. There were already palace people who had set up a new set of seats on the other side of the emperor's seat.
Just like a caring husband, Yu Wenxuan took off her cloak for her, helped her sit down, and then waved his hand to announce the opening of the banquet.
Just when everyone was breathing a sigh of relief, a beautifully dressed woman suddenly walked out holding a white jade cup.
The lotus step moved lightly, walked in front of Yu Wenxuan with a smile like a flower, and said softly: "Today is the queen's thousand birthdays, and the concubine Lu Mengyu wishes the emperor and the queen that they will love the white head and the blessings will be long." Her voice was soft, and it sounded as comfortable as a gentle drizzle.
Cheng Qingluan couldn't help but look up at her quietly, that Mengyu was wearing a moon-white flowing fairy skirt, with a string of jewels around her waist, three thousand ink silk was only curled up with a white hosta, and a pair of pearl earrings on her cheeks swayed lightly with her movements, reflecting the swaying light of the moonlight.
On the extreme face, the pair of black and white jade eyes looked forward to life, obviously a shallow smile, but it was with three points of drunkenness, which made people intoxicated. Such a simple dress is really rare to see in this palace, but it is precisely because of this that she is even more dusty.
This dress, in a trance, actually made her feel similar.
The queen listened to Lu Mengyu's words and was about to praise a few words, but when she turned her head, she saw that Yu Wenxuan's mind was all on Concubine Ning, and she even gave a look to others, and a trace of jealousy inevitably surged in her heart.
She coughed lightly, quietly pulled Yu Wenxuan's hand, pointed at Lu Mengyu and said with a light smile: "Your Majesty, look at Sister Yu's dress today, she is really noble, even the concubines are stunned." ”
Not liking to be interrupted by the queen, Yu Wenxuan glanced at Lu Mengyu, his eyes fell on her beautiful dress with fluttering clothes, a touch of mockery flashed in his eyes, he drank the wine in the cup perfunctorily, and said indifferently: "Concubine Ya, you are moon-white......" He paused, tapped his fingertips on the desk, and shook his head with regret, "It doesn't seem to be suitable for you." ”
As soon as the words fell, Lu Mengyu's face turned pale.
Yafei? The emperor always calls her "Yu'er", how could he ever call her "Concubine Ya" detachedly like today?
Feeling the strange gazes of the people around him, Lu Mengyu couldn't hold on anymore, and froze in place holding the white jade cup.
"Hehe, Mengyu, why are you standing still? Could it be that the emperor was late to the queen's banquet at the Wai Wai family? ”
An old but majestic voice suddenly sounded from the end of the banquet, and everyone looked at it when they heard it, only to see a woman in a dark green brocade dress walking in front, with a very graceful and luxurious demeanor, and behind them stood two columns of twenty-four palace people, six in front of them were carrying a long pendulum dragged on the ground, and the remaining eighteen were all holding wine and delicacies. A group of people walked on the red carpet in a majestic manner, and officials and ladies in the past all went out to kneel down and pay respects.
When Lu Mengyu saw this woman, her beautiful eyes turned, and she looked like she wanted to cry, so delicate that she felt pity.
She stepped back to the side of the red carpet, bowed gracefully to the woman, and called out softly, "Aunt Huang is well." The tone was full of indescribable pity and grievance.
At this time, Yu Wenxuan had also led the queen and Qingluan to walk down from the high seat, leaned over and saluted respectfully: "Queen Mother (Queen Mother) Jin An." ”
The Queen Mother replied lightly, looked Cheng Qingluan up and down quietly, and said secretly in her heart: Sure enough, it is the face of the country and the city, and it is rare that the temperament is more noble than that of the queen and Lu Mengyu. No wonder the emperor tried his best to take her into the palace and make her a concubine.
Retracting her gaze, the Queen Mother waved her hand, took a few steps forward with a smile, took Yu Wenxuan's hand, and took him back to the high seat half-pulled and half-on-the-spot. Behind her, except for the six palace people who raised the pendulum, the remaining eighteen palace people quickly retreated to the sides.
"Let's be even, everyone is flat, today is the queen's Qianqiu banquet, and it is also a family banquet, you don't have to be restrained." The Queen Mother smiled and made a flat gesture, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief and sat back in their seats.
"Mengyu, you're tired of standing, let's sit back first." The Queen Mother smiled lovingly, but the strength of holding Yu Wenxuan's hand did not relax at all, and there was a fierce look in her eyes, forcing Yu Wenxuan to have no chance to speak.
Lu Mengyu got the look that the Queen Mother secretly handed her, a touch of pride flashed in her eyes, she twisted her waist like a weak willow, sat back in her seat, and the banquet continued.
Originally, the seats on both sides of the banquet were arranged according to their positions, first the prince, then the concubines in the backyard of the palace, and finally the courtiers.
Cheng Qingluan, as a concubine, was supposed to sit in the third position on the right row, but Yu Wenxuan brought her to the upper seat as soon as she came, and the position that originally belonged to her was filled by the person behind.
But now that the queen mother has sat down, it is impossible to give up her position, so she has no place of her own at this banquet.
Everyone looked at the woman standing in the middle with a playful face, they wanted to see how this stunning woman who fascinated the emperor could solve this situation? Do you want to sit behind the courtiers? Although there are still one or two vacant seats there, as the emperor's concubine, she is a king, and she sits behind the courtiers, where is the royal face?
Just when everyone was blindly guessing and couldn't understand it, Cheng Qingluan's eyes were half-drooping, and he stood indifferently in place, without a trace of embarrassment and unwillingness to be left out on his face, but instead showed a smile as if he were nothing, elegant and gentle.
Everyone was impressed by her pampered and unfazed attitude, and some old scholars couldn't help but nod their heads and praise secretly, this is the real lady, which is like Concubine Ya, the emperor is just a word, and he is wronged as if the whole world owes her.
Lu Mengyu, who was originally sitting in the position, comfortably enjoying the grapes that the palace maid peeled for her, felt the disdain that shot at her, and her heart was stunned, and her eyes were like quenched poisonous knives, scraping towards Cheng Qingluan.
The Queen Mother also noticed that something was wrong at this time, and the homely smile on her face chatting with Yu Wenxuan was also a little less, she swept her eyes to Cheng Qingluan, who was still standing upright, although she was dissatisfied, she also had to sigh in her heart: neither showing weakness nor being strong, it is really smart.
"Why didn't anyone arrange a place for Concubine Ning? How do you slaves work? The Queen Mother scolded half-truthfully, but her words alluded to Cheng Qingluan's arrogance and vain attempt to stand side by side with the emperor and queen, which led to such an embarrassing end.
Lu Mengyu also hurriedly got up when she saw the opportunity, walked out, and said softly: "Don't be angry, Aunt Huang, you can also have a seat behind Mengyu, anyway, we are both sisters, presumably Sister Ning won't mind, right?" ”
Although Lu Mengyu's words seemed to be relieving Cheng Qingluan on the surface, in fact, she was mocking her for angering her elders, and at the same time, she was also forcing her to bow to herself in front of everyone and bow her head to her.
"Of course...... Cheng Qingluan took over and smiled, "But since they are sisters, why bother sharing each other, just share a table." ”
When Lu Mengyu heard this, her pretty face suddenly darkened, that Concubine Ning really thought she was her sister, but she was just a slut who had a top of the prime minister's 2,000 gold, with her, is it worthy?
Seeing her little face fall, Cheng Qingluan took a step closer and smiled gracefully: "Isn't Sister Yafei unwilling?" ”