On the fifth day of the first lunar month, in the Yunyi Palace on the west side of the palace, the palace lights are hung everywhere in the main hall, illuminating the whole hall like a woman's rouge, gorgeous and beautiful. The sound of the silk and bamboo orchestra resounded throughout the night, and countless graceful and delicate kabuki dancers sang and danced, dancing like butterflies.

Since the Chinese New Year, there are banquets in the palace almost every day these days, but today is only a family banquet, so only concubines and direct princes can participate.

On the main seat in the middle of the Yunyi Palace, the emperor and queen sat side by side. Emperor Liang Yinhao was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe embroidered with the pattern of the dragon in the sea, his sword eyebrows were like splashing ink, and the whole person exuded the domineering spirit of a king who was not angry and arrogant. Queen Huo Shi was dressed in a scarlet phoenix cloak, sitting beside Liang Yinhao with her eyebrows calmly, and kept a just right smile. The queen's face is beautiful, although she is not as beautiful as Concubine Chen, but she is also dignified and gentle.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone has already drunk to the top of their heads, all of them are flushed and smiling. Emperor Liang Yinhao was also excited at this moment, held up the gold bottle high, and said loudly: "Today's family banquet, blessed by heaven, the world is peaceful, the country is rich and the people are strong." I've dried this cup! ”

Everyone got up one after another, toasted and toasted, a scene of harmony between the monarch and the minister.

Mu Qing sat quietly in his seat and rarely spoke. Because of the onset of illness a few days ago, her face was still a little pale, but her spirit had almost recovered. After fainting outside the Showa Hall that day, she claimed that she was infected with wind and cold, and she stayed in Chenzhi Palace for the past two days, staying at home. However, if you can rest like this for a few days, you don't have to deal with the hypocritical and hypocritical faces in the palace, Mu Qing's heart is also happy. Mu Qing also ordered Zhu Yu not to tell Qiu Feng what happened that Chinese New Year's Eve, and she knew that with that guy's nature, if he knew that she vomited blood and fainted, he would definitely enter the palace regardless of Qi Qi and scold her well.

Mu Qing knew that Liang Yinhuan would definitely enter the palace to participate in today's family banquet, so she had to attend no matter what. So after resting for a few days, Mu Qing finally stepped out of Chenzhi Palace. Mu Qing is not the protagonist tonight. No matter how much she is loved by the emperor on weekdays, she should always be honored by the queen on this occasion. So Mu Qing picked out a plain skirt today, slightly powdered, and sat on the seat with a dignified look, without squinting. During the banquet, Mu Qing listened to Liang Yinhao from time to time, but in fact, she kept looking at King Rui with her spare eyes. Liang Yinhuan was wearing a purple robe today, looking extravagant, but there was a trace of imperceptible curiosity hidden between his indifferent eyebrows. Mu Qing knew that Liang Yinhuan had been looking at himself from time to time, and the unexpected encounter between the two on Chinese New Year's Eve that day, and talking, even if Liang Yinhuan did not doubt himself, he must have begun to pay attention to her. This is not what Mu Qing is happy to see, she has always hoped that she can try not to contact Liang Yinhuan in the palace, be a transparent person, and complete her responsibilities with peace of mind. But the chance encounter on Chinese New Year's Eve seemed to disrupt her rhythm and disturb the hearts of the two.

Mu Qing forced himself to withdraw his mind from King Rui's body, and glanced at Concubine Zhen beside him without a trace. Shen Hao and the eldest prince are sitting next to Mu Qing at the moment, Mu Qing and Shen Zhen still maintain that kind of relationship that is not light or salty, except for meeting and nodding, there is no conversation. Since the last time Shen Zhen clearly rejected Mu Qing's solicitation, Mu Qing obviously felt the other party's jealousy and evasion of her, it seems that this Shen Zhen has made up her mind to recite Buddha from the scriptures and not ask about the world.

The banquet is coming to an end, and everyone is full of wine and food, waiting for the emperor to leave the table. At this time, Tang Meiren, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that a Qinhu lotus blooming between the cliffs has recently been discovered in the north. Now it is the cold winter season in the north, and this flower can bloom undefeated in the ice and snow, which is really rare to see in a hundred years, which can be described as an auspicious omen. Moreover, the concubine also heard that after the prefect found this flower, he immediately cultivated and planted the flower, and sent it to the capital, and presented it to the emperor, and now he is taking care of it in the inner prison. I wonder if on such a celebratory day as today, the concubines will have the honor to admire such a spectacle? ”

Liang Yinhao was stunned by Tang Meiren's sudden request, and then laughed loudly: "Hahaha, Tang Meiren's news is very well-informed!" ”

Tang Meiren smiled coquettishly: "The so-called good things spread thousands of miles!" ”

The next moment, Concubine De also began to preach: "Yes, the concubine has also heard about this matter. Now that I hear Sister Tang mention it, I really have some expectations in my heart! ”

Tang Meiren and De Concubine sang and harmonized, but Liang Yinhao couldn't refuse, and today was also a happy day, so Liang Yinhao was in a good mood and agreed to Tang Meiren's request. "Well, since everyone has this intention, then ask the inner chamberlain to bring flowers over to help the feast today."

After a while, the eunuch of the inner chamberlain carefully walked into the hall with a pot of flowers. The calyx of the lotus flower in the pot is white, and the bone china is like a translucent luster, which seems to be dyed like nature. Everyone stared intently at the flowers and plants in the eunuch's hand, and they all exchanged their heads and ears, and they were amazed.

Seeing that the little eunuch had already walked to the center of the main hall, Tang Meiren spoke again: "The concubine suddenly has an idea, and I ask the emperor and the sisters to listen patiently, how about it?" ”

At this time, the queen couldn't help but open her mouth, and said with a soft face: "Sister Tang has always been one of the most clever and lovely people in the palace, what do you have to build this time?" “

Tang Meiren lowered her head and smiled shyly, and said, "Seeing that the eldest prince's birthday is approaching, why not make you happy today?" The eldest prince is a person with profound blessings, just echoing the auspicious rays of this heaven, it is better for the eldest prince to dedicate this Qin Hu lotus to the emperor himself, and I wish the emperor a long dragon body, and I will have a long dynasty. ”

Liang Yinhao raised his eyebrows and nodded, obviously agreeing with Tang Meiren's construction. He laughed and said, "Well, that's a good idea. ”

As soon as the emperor said this, the entire hall instantly fell silent, and everyone looked at Concubine Zhen and the eldest prince in unison, waiting for her two reactions.

Liang Xi is already introverted, and when he saw so many people suddenly mentioning himself in the main hall, he couldn't help but feel timid and at a loss. He looked at his mother Shen Zhen on the side as if asking for help.

Shen Hao didn't expect Tang Meiren to say such things suddenly, but since the Foot Emperor had spoken, her mother and son definitely had no reason to refuse, so Shen Hao nodded at her son and said softly: "Go, go and give the flowers to your father!" ”

With her mother's encouragement, Liang Xi mustered up the courage to walk towards the center of the hall.

Mu Qing looked at everyone coldly, and always felt that this qiē was weird, but suddenly she couldn't tell what was wrong, so she could only wait silently for what was about to happen (to be continued. )