Chapter 43: The New Year's Banquet
Soon it was the New Year's Festival, in addition to the lanterns in the palace, but also to prepare the ceremonial gifts in the palace, the princess Mu Qingling is busy with her feet not touching the ground, even if there are servants Zhang Luo, you can't rest assured, especially this year is the first year that Mu Qingling married into the palace.
As Helian Xuan's only two personal slaves, Rong Le also wants to enter the palace with Helian Xuan, and Rong Le didn't expect that Hui Qiang, who had disappeared for a few months, also appeared, and wanted to go together, for Hui Qiang, Rong Le didn't know how to get along, he was in Hui Wei's position, and he was a little uncomfortable in the face of Hui Qiang, but fortunately, when the two met, it was time to enter the palace, and there was no opportunity to communicate.
Helian Xuan and Princess Mu Qingling in front, the maidservants and servants of the two masters followed behind, and Rong Le also followed behind Helian Xuan, taking advantage of this rare opportunity, Rong Le and Hongxiu winked at each other, looked at each other and smiled, but this secret action, I don't know if no one really found out.
"The son (daughter-in-law) has seen the mother concubine" Helian Xuan and Mu Qingling stepped forward to salute, and Concubine Hu Xian hurriedly asked Helian Xuan to get up.
Because the hour was still early, Helian Xuan and Mu Qingling first went to the harem to meet Concubine Hu Xian.
"Hurry up, there are so many things to do here to the mother, come, Qing'er, you come to the mother's side"
Concubine Hu Xian is a very gentle and cheerful person, and if she can give birth to Helian Xuan who is so handsome, she is naturally extraordinary.
Mu Qingling looked at Concubine Hu Xian gratefully, she had never seen Concubine Hu Xian a few times in total, and Concubine Hu Xian was so enthusiastic about herself, she naturally wanted to save face.
As soon as Mu Qingling sat down, Concubine Hu Xian took Mu Qingling's hand, and the two kept talking like sisters, like real sisters.
"My aunt has a new daughter-in-law, so I forgot about my nephew" Yang flattened her mouth, accusing Concubine Hu Xian's partiality, but Yang's delicate and lovely, which made people look at it not inappropriate at all, but made Concubine Hu Xian happy, Helian Xuan saw that Concubine Hu Xian was happy, and also looked at Yang with appreciation.
"That's natural, this has a new person who forgets the old person, isn't it the palace" Concubine Hu Xian said without hesitation, everyone listened to Concubine Hu Xian's jokes, and even the servants serving in the palace couldn't help but cover their mouths and smile.
"Aunt~" Yang's coquettishness.
"It's useless to be coquettish, there is no place for my aunt here" Concubine Hu Xian said with a smile, if she is really willing to let the Yang family sit by her side on weekdays, after all, she is a girl from her mother's family, and she is her son's side concubine, but there are people on the left and right around her.
The Yang family is not so lively on weekdays, and even a little high-minded, but the Yang family understands that as long as there is Hu Xianfei's aunt, he will have a place in the palace, so in front of Hu Xianfei, the Yang family wants to come to the very daughter's house, which is easier to attract people.
Of course, the Yang family is not a fool, now Concubine Hu Xian wants to make face for the princess, it is enough to be coquettish, and then there is too much, so the Yang family will accept it when it is good, so that Concubine Hu Xian also added some points to the Yang family in her heart.
"Xuan'er, the girl who blocked a knife for you in the paddock a few days ago is here today?" Concubine Hu Xian asked.
Rong Le's heart tightened, but fortunately, before entering the palace, Helian Xuan informed himself that Concubine Hu Xian might name her.
took a step forward, knelt down in front of Concubine Hu Xian, and made a big salute, "The slave has seen Niangniang"
Today's Rong Le is wearing a new set of clothes, and the materials are good, of course, in the absence of overdistance, today's Rong Le, only a few months into the house, because of his age, coupled with Helian Xuan's pampering, his body has grown a lot, and he has more of the taste of his daughter's house, but on the whole, it is still a little green.
"Well, raise your head" Concubine Hu Xian said calmly, I don't know if she was too careful, Rong Le felt that Concubine Hu Xian didn't seem to have a good impression of herself.
Those present, Concubine Hu Xian, Helian Xuan, and Mu Qingling are all masters, and Rong Le, as a slave, can't look at Concubine Hu Xian's face according to the rules, so he just raised his head, but his eyelids drooped, so he couldn't see anything special.
"You have merit in protecting it, you should be rewarded," he said, and asked the servants beside him to bring a tray, which was filled with some imperial gold and silver naked.
"Slave and maid thank Niangniang for reward" Rong Le hurriedly took it, and at the same time thanked Concubine Hu Xian.
"Well, get up"
Helian Xuan still smiled gently, but he was familiar with Helian Xuan's An Lu, and he still felt that Helian Xuan's expression was a little unpredictable.
Concubine Hu Xian seems to be rewarding and boasting about Rong Le, but in fact it is just according to the rules, Helian Xuan doesn't know what his mother thinks, but he is afraid that he knows something, so he doesn't look down on Rong Le.
There was a lot of laughter and laughter in the palace, until the hour was almost up, and everyone went to the imperial garden where the New Year's banquet was held, led by Concubine Hu Xian.
Rong Le had seen the prince and King Hao when he was in the palace before, this time because it was the New Year's banquet, Rong Le had seen several other princes, in addition to the prince Hao Wang and the seventh prince, there were also the third prince Duan Wang Helian Duan, the fourth prince Yi Wang Helian Yi, the sixth prince Yue Wang Helian Yue, and several other young kings.
Among these princes who have been crowned kings, except for King Helian Xuanduan, the other princes are their own mothers, the crown prince and King Yue, King Hao and King Yi.
"Fifth brother, you are one step forward this year" King Yi smiled cheerfully, looking like a big grinning person, but Rong Le behind Helian Xuan would not really think so, as a prince, he has his own protective color, and Helian Xuan is no exception.
Last year's New Year's banquet, because King Yue welcomed the palace into the palace one step before Helian Xuan, and naturally the king was one step earlier, after all, the prince was one more layer than the prince, Helian Xuan sat under Helian Yue in the eyes of everyone to see the show, and after the New Year, Helian Xuan decided to be the princess, and many people speculated that he wanted to move back to face.
"The fourth brother wants to make fun of the fifth brother, but the younger brother really loves the princess, and he is afraid that the younger brother will miss it one step later, so he begged his father, but the fifth brother is tired" King Yue said embarrassedly, and after speaking, he glanced at Princess Yue beside him affectionately.
Rong Le heard when he was in Mufu that before Princess Yue left the cabinet, she was a famous beauty in the capital, and it attracted the strong pursuit of King Yue, but unfortunately King Yue said explicitly, Princess Yue should be shy, and her head has been lowered, so that people can't see her appearance clearly.
"Hehe, brother, how could I make fun of the fifth brother, anyway, it's not the king who made trouble, the fifth brother said yes" King Yi said bluntly, directly picking out King Yue's provocative words, King Yue's face also froze for a moment, but it soon recovered.
Helian Xuan's face was very calm, and he didn't seem to be affected by anything, but Helian Xuan's actions explained a qiē, "Fourth Brother", Helian Xuan raised a glass to King Yi, and Mu Qingling, who was beside Helian Xuan, also raised a glass to Princess Yi.
"Haha, good" King Yi drank it all happily, Princess Yi and Mu Qingling also looked at each other and smiled, and drank it all together, Princess Yi's temperament, it can be seen that she and King Yi are compatible, and neither of them is a rigid person.
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