"Emperor Xie, why is the emperor here at this time?" The queen asked, confused.

"The hour is coming, they probably have also entered the palace, I just came to see how you are prepared, since they have arrived, I am not here, I have to go back to the palace, they should be there." After Emperor Qi Wen finished speaking, he turned around and left, but the concubines were stunned.

In fact, Emperor Qi Wen just came in to take a look, after all, the person here is still his own queen, or the nominal hostess of this harem, although he is estranged from the queen, but from the overall situation, Emperor Qi Wen still has to appear.

Seeing that the emperor came in a hurry and left eagerly, the empress knew that he was forced to come to give herself dignity, but she and Emperor Qi Wen both knew in their hearts that there were some things that they really couldn't go back.

The hour is just right, the carriage of the Yongwang Mansion passed the east gate of the palace, and the carriages of several other princes and marquis also arrived almost at the same time, and everyone had to get off the carriage and walk for a distance to reach the second gate of the palace after entering the palace gate, and the carriages of various families stopped at the rest place not far from the east gate, the men and women got off the carriage in turn, the men gathered together, and the women went out from the other door, where the men and women went separately to the palace of worship.

Xibao got out of the carriage and entered the rest place, there were a lot of princely ladies in the house, Xibao was not very familiar with it, just quietly waiting for Princess Liu, and after a while, Princess Liu entered the house, and greeted this group of ladies before coming to Xibao's side and said: "My sister is not very familiar." ”

"No, these ladies look familiar but they can't quite recognize it, fortunately sister, you are here, otherwise my sister can only stand dryly." Xibao laughed quietly. However, it is said that Xibao is only the side concubine of King Yong, and she does not need to have a diplomatic relationship like the main concubine, so it doesn't matter if she can't remember people, after all, the ladies of the main house deal with the main house, but after all, Xibao is the side concubine who has entered the royal jade, and these ladies also have to respect her for three points.

"It's okay, you'll know each other after a long time." Princess Liu patted Xibao's hand and comforted.

"Sister Xie." Xibao really had to say something. It's not that the relationship between Princess Liu and Xibao is as good as it seems, but as a daughter of a family, she understands how to fight in her backyard, but she must pay attention to her identity when she goes out. Princess Liu's reputation for being virtuous is praised by everyone in the family.

"Sister Princess Yong, you're here, it's good to go together for a while." It was a bright and lively woman who spoke, wearing a honey-colored folded branch floral style hair round neck gown with a dark flower peony brocade long skirt, and the tassel hairpin pinned to Lingyun's bun swayed from side to side with her movements, she was really a pleasing woman.

Princess Liu smiled and said, "You, you are all princesses, why are you still so jumpy." By the way, Sister Zhao, this is Princess Ke, and Man'er is Concubine Zhao in my house. ”

Xibao made a half-salute and said, "The concubine Zhao Yuntian has seen Princess Ke. ”

"You're welcome, hurry up, I'm not a few months older than you, everyone is used to calling me Man'er, you can call me sister at a loss." Wen Man'er is really a hearty character.

"Okay, thank you, Sister Man'er." Xibao also called happily, but somehow Xibao always felt that this princess Ke was so innocent and would not be annoying, but I didn't expect that there would be such a woman in the royal family.

"Okay, let's have time to chat in the future, this time we have to hurry up and say goodbye to the queen, let's go two sisters." Princess Liu spoke.

"Yes, let's go, I saw Princess Heng and Princess Shen already set off before you came just now, so we have to hurry up."

In this way, the ladies who entered the palace to worship rushed to the main hall of Kunning Palace in groups.

And the queen in the main hall of Kunning Palace looked at the time and said to the concubines under the seat: "All the sisters have worked hard, and the edicts of the Zi family will come to the court for a while, and the palace will not leave you, and the concubines of Zixian, De, and Shu will stay for a while, and the rest will go back to the palace to rest first." ”

The concubines all said respectfully, "Yes." Except for the three concubines of Xian, De, and Shu, the other concubines all knelt down and left one after another.

The queen looked at the people and said when they were almost gone: "After a while, those daughters-in-law will come, so don't bother, let's meet together." ”

"My sister arranged it, and my sister hasn't seen my daughter-in-law for a long time." Concubine Shu smiled.

"If only those children had come with me today, I haven't seen them in a long time." Concubine Xian said with a sigh.

"Hey, it's not that I won't see you in the future, if the children are so busy today, I won't be at ease, so let's call the children again in the second year of junior high school." The queen said. Yes, it's really going to be too busy today, if the emperor and grandson come, I don't know if something will happen, so let's wait until today.

At this moment, the palace people at the gate reported that the orders of the princesses of each family had arrived one after another, and the marquis was waiting for the queen to announce the meeting in the side hall.

The queen straightened her clothes and said to her grandmother, "Announce it." ”

"Yes." Mama arrived at the door and began to announce people according to their grades and enter the temple to meet them. Of course, these princesses must have been the first to declare.

Mama respectfully asked: "Queen Mother Xuanheng Princess, Heng Wang's side concubine, Yong Wang's side concubine, Yongwang side concubine, Shen princess, Princess Ke are here!" ”

Several princesses entered the main hall one after another in the order of eldest and youngest, and the four princesses stood side by side, and Xibao and the other side concubines were waiting half a step behind the princesses.

The maid on the side shouted: "Princess Xuanheng, Concubine Heng, Princess Yong, Concubine Yong, Princess Shen, Princess Ke come to see you." Everyone knelt down and said: "The concubine bows to the queen's mother, and wishes the queen a good New Year and all the best." ”

"Okay, all up." The queen said.

Several princesses got up one after another, and greeted the concubines present one after another, but Concubine Xian, Concubine De, and Concubine Shu all nodded with smiles.

The queen said: "The princesses will go down to rest for a while, and then announce that you will come to talk after the palace and your concubines have finished meeting other orders." ”

"Yes, the concubine will retire first." The princesses and concubines all said goodbye and came to the east side room one after another, which was a separate room separated from the edicts outside.

Xibao looked at the women in the room and sighed in his heart: this is probably the most powerful woman except for a few ladies in the palace, and he was forced to become one of them.

Princess Yong looked at Xibao a little restrained, thinking that it was time to introduce her to the princesses, after all, she was personally ordered by the emperor to marry, thinking of this, Princess Yong gently took Xibao's hand and led her to a very delicately dressed woman and said: "Sister Princess Heng, this is our Concubine Zhao of Yongwang's Mansion." Then he said to Xibao: "Sister Zhao, this is our Heng Princess Le Pingru, and she is also the sister of the Le family in our house." ”

Xibao smiled and bowed to Princess Heng and said, "King Yong's side concubine Zhao Yuntian has seen Princess Heng. ”

Princess Heng also smiled and helped up Xibao, who was saluting, and said: "Get up, it's all a family, don't be so polite, tsk, it's really a stunning beauty, Sister Liu, your King Yong is really a blessing, this one in your house is more beautiful than the other, this Zhao Side Concubine's appearance is not inferior to our former first beauty in the capital, our current Princess Shen, Sister Murong." Princess Heng looked at Xibao carefully and said.

Xibao didn't know who Princess Shen was, so she could only pretend to be shy and bow her head and say nothing, but Princess Liu smiled and diverted the topic: "Look at what my sister said, the Zhao family is still a child, how can it be compared with Princess Shen." ”

"Oh, Sister Liu, don't be angry, sister, I am such a straight person, I just like it when I look at such a beautiful Sister Zhao." Princess Heng also smiled.

Wen Man'er, who was also Princess Ke on the side, also said jokingly: "Sister Princess Heng, I also think so, I just saw Concubine Zhao at the palace gate, and I also think it looks very good, I just joked with Princess Yong's sister that they took all the good ones." ”

Although Xibao is the center of the conversation, she is reluctant to join such a discussion, and she is also disgusted to be judged like this, so Xibao has been smiling and pretending to be ashamed.

Princess Shen, who had just been slow for them for a while, also came in, and when she saw everyone laughing together, she only frowned slightly and said, "A few sisters and sisters, what are you talking about, why are you so lively." ”

"Well, Sister Murong is here, it's nothing, it's just that I'm introducing Concubine Zhao in our house to all my sisters and sisters, so why don't you come in." Princess Liu immediately changed the topic.

"Oh, is it Concubine Zhao who married King Yong last year, it must be this sister." Murong looked around, stopped his gaze on Xibao, who had been keeping his head down, and said.

Xibao has a big head, why are you still discussing yourself, can't you say anything else, Xibao thought madly in his heart.

"My sister has good eyesight, this is really Zhao's Yuntian, our lord's side concubine." Princess Liu generously pulled Xibao over and said.

Xibao raised his head and saluted with a smile: "Zhao Shiyun has seen Princess Shen. ”

Murong looked at Xibao so carefully, and then said gently: "Sister Zhao, don't be polite, hurry up, no wonder everyone is making fun of you, you are really a little girl who loves to blush." ”

Xibao got up and looked up at Murong Shi's eyes, Murong Wan'er smiled and surprised Xibao, I have to say that the princess Shen in front of her is indeed a fresh and stunning woman, the women in this room are a little overshadowed in front of her, she is wearing a moon-white soft satin pleated cotton skirt with an orchid embroidery collar of the same color on the outside to set off her fresh and refined beauty, especially the stunning bun pinned with jasper rhombic flowers double hairpin, and the daffodil tassels hanging next to the temples make her even more beautiful. It really deserves the praise of the first beauty in the capital. Xibao just looked at Murong and secretly exclaimed in his heart. Murong also looked at Xibao carefully, and the two looked at each other speechlessly.

Princess Heng next to her quipped: "I'll just say that these two sisters are rare in the world, look at the two of them looking at each other." The crowd laughed.

Xibao embarrassedly accepted her eyes, nodded apologetically at Murong and said, "Don't be surprised, Princess Shen, the concubine is just surprised by your beauty, it turns out that there are really fairies in the world who come out of paintings." ”

Murong laughed amused by Xibao's childish words: "Sister Zhao praised it falsely. I think you're more like the girl who came out of the painting. ”

Princess Heng on the side continued to interrupt: "Oh, okay, this still doesn't let the other sisters live, you two are afraid that it won't end when it gets dark." ”

"Yes, come on, let's sit down and talk." Princess Liu also said.