Chapter Seventy-One: The Birthday Banquet

Ling Yu cried loudly, breaking the atmosphere in the hall that seemed to be solidified, everyone was busy getting up and saluting, Qizheng was restless and saluted with everyone, and his calm eyes did not dare to raise it.

The Yin family looked at Emperor Yuan tremblingly, bent his knees and said, "Your Majesty, the child is ignorant, and the concubines are not." ”

Emperor Yuan snorted, walked to the front of the hall, squinted at Yin, his anger did not subside, and said coldly: "What a childish ignorance, you are a mother concubine who is not familiar with it, can Ling Yu make up these words himself?" After a pause, he looked around again: "You all get up." ”

"Your Majesty." Everyone stood up and lowered their eyebrows.

The Queen Mother looked at Emperor Yuan's anger unabated, and the tears of Ling Yu in her arms couldn't stop flowing, no matter how she coaxed her, she was a little distressed, so she looked at Emperor Yuan and persuaded her: "What is the emperor doing with such a big fire, Tong Yan is unscrupulous, presumably Aya Ronghua did something to make Yin Guifei unhappy, and Guifei also said it casually, how did she expect to let the child learn, today is the birthday of the mourning family, the emperor is for the sake of the mourning family, what if you don't hear it?" ”

Emperor Yuan sat down in front of the palace, glanced at Yin, and looked at the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, how can I not know that Tong Yan is unscrupulous, but there are people who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic." ”

"Your Majesty, the concubines know that they are wrong, and they forget that the emperor is angry." Yin knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

The Queen Mother sighed, looked at the nurse on the side, the nurse understood, took Ling Yu, hugged her to the side and coaxed gently, the cry gradually became smaller, and the Queen Mother persuaded again: "Okay, the emperor, the emperor doesn't want to stir up the unrest of the mourning family today." ”

"Your Majesty, it's better to leave this matter to the concubines." The queen sitting next to her said with a smile.

Emperor Yuan glanced at the calm Qi Zheng, thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, then the queen will talk about how the queen will deal with this matter." ”

The queen looked at Yin, and the corners of her lips lifted lightly: "Although Yin Guifei is not a big mistake, but in the end, it has caused a lot of influence in the palace, and it has also made the emperor Longyan angry. ”

"The mourning family thinks that Mi'er's disposal is very appropriate, so be it." The Queen Mother said lightly.

Emperor Yuan didn't speak, and only nodded after a while, and the Queen Mother looked at Yin: "Okay, you get up, you can have to regulate your words and deeds in the future, and this matter can not be repeated." ”

Yin kowtowed lightly: "Emperor Xie, Empress Dowager Xie, Empress Queen Xie." "The palace maid on the side helped Yin to stand up, and the hall fell silent again." Sit down. The Queen Mother said.

Everyone just sat down, and they didn't dare to mumble quietly, they sat upright, and after a while, the Queen Mother ordered everyone to disperse.

Qizheng walked slowly in the corridor, looking in a trance, Concubine Zhen was beside him, only to see Qizheng walking for a long time with calm eyes and refusing to raise his eyes and say a word.

Concubine Zhen couldn't bear it anymore, Fang looked at Qi Zheng and asked, "What are you thinking?" ”

Qi Zheng slowly raised his eyes and said with a wry smile: "Think about how that child will hate me when he grows up." ”

"Ling Yu just said it unintentionally, that was said by Yin Jiang, why do you need to be careful, how old he is, who can know what will happen in the future." Concubine Zhen said worriedly.

Qi Zheng shook his head lightly, his expression gloomy: "As the emperor said, you can learn it by hearing and seeing it, he doesn't know who I am now, and if he knows it that day, he will naturally believe in her mother, and he has been jealous of a child since he was a child, what place do I have in this palace." ”

"Fu Qizheng." There was a loud sound behind him.

Qi Zheng looked back, Yin Guifei glared at her angrily, and slowly moved towards this side. Qi Zheng turned around and owed.

Yin Shi approached, stopped his steps, and said coldly: "Fu Qizheng, you remember, what the palace has received today, the palace will definitely be repaid to you twice, let's see." With that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

Qi Zheng froze in place and came back to his senses for a long time.

Concubine Zhen looked at Yin Guifei's figure moving forward, sighed coldly, and mocked: "It's always like this, I don't have time to return it to others, I'm afraid I'll lose a long time ago." ”

Qi Zheng sank his eyes, did not speak, continued to move forward with broken steps, and after a while, he spoke: "She said this, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and now, I am not afraid of her, what she wants to do, just take it." ”

The corners of Concubine Zhen's lips raised slightly: "Although the surface work is full of work, but the more people who don't know how to hide it, the more miserable the end, so unreservedly saying their cruel words, there is no benefit, but she should not be underestimated, it is better to be careful, the palace will go back first, you are about to parade with the emperor, go back and prepare for it." After speaking, he led the palace maid to the other end of the road.

Qizheng owed, and when Concubine Zhen was sent away, he slowly returned to Zhaoxuan Hall and walked into the dormitory, Qizheng sat at the table, his eyes were blank.

"Master, I'm afraid that Concubine Yin Guifei will have to embarrass her master everywhere in the future." Qing Chu said worriedly.

Qi Zheng shook his head slowly, looked at Qing Chu and smiled bitterly: "Are you afraid?" But this concubine is not afraid. ”

"But the master ......." Qing Chu wanted to speak, but spit out four words and paused.

"Okay, you step back first, let the concubine be alone for a while." Qi Zheng beckoned.

Qing Chu showed a helpless look, blessed and blessed, and withdrew from the hall.

Qi Zheng sat alone in the hall, holding his forehead with his hand, and closed his eyes slightly in meditation. After a while, Lan Er came in and said, "Master, Lan Jieyu is here." ”

Qi Zheng frowned slightly, stood up, and nodded, "Let her in." ”

Lan'er received the order, answered, and went out. Qizheng got up, straightened her skirt and walked out of the dormitory, her face still unconcealed worried.

Wen Yue walked into the hall, owed a debt, saw that Qi Zheng was a little displeased, and asked in a low voice: "Sister is still thinking about what Prince Ling Yu said today?" ”

Qi Zheng raised her lips and smiled bitterly, turned around and walked to the front of the hall and sat down on the couch, took out the silk silk in her sleeve and brushed it, and said: "Does the concubine think that this concubine will care about what a child says, and this concubine is so useless and angry with a child?" ”

Wen Yue hurriedly explained: "No, no, the concubine doesn't mean this, sister, don't get me wrong." ”

"Okay, no matter what you mean, in short, don't worry about this concubine's business, you better dance your dance, don't make any mistakes tonight." Qi Zheng said coldly.

"Sister, how did you become ...... now?" Wen Yue said hesitantly.

Qi Zheng snorted: "How has it become, has it become unkind? Aren't all the people in the palace changing like this, and this concubine is just one of them. ”

Hearing this, Wen Yue lowered her eyes, and after a while, she said slowly: "Then let's continue to practice." ”

Qi Zheng and Wen Yue practiced for another afternoon, while it was not too late, and came to Ciye Palace early to wait, the backyard was particularly festive, and the people on the stage were also practicing intensively, Qi Zheng and Wen Yue found a seat to sit down, and soon after they sat down, the Queen Mother walked to this side surrounded by a group of people, and the two of them were busy getting down.

"The two concubines are really early." The queen helped the queen mother up the steps, looked at the two saluting and smiled.

The Queen Mother walked to the main table and sat down, and then said, "No courtesy." ”

"Empress Dowager Xie." The two of them got up and sat down.

The sky gradually darkened, and after the concubines and Emperor Yuan came one after another, the feast began, and the concubines offered their carefully prepared congratulatory gifts one after another, and finally the longevity song picture painted by He Youzhu won the praise of the Queen Mother.

Wen Yue changed into dance clothes and Qi Zheng and so on the stage, after the gift was completed, everyone's eyes were on the stage, Qi Zheng fingers continued to pick, the melodious sound of the piano came out, Wen Yue's dancing posture set off its alluring appearance, after the song, Qi Zheng stood up, and Wen Yue Qi Fu went down: "I wish the Queen Mother a blessing like the East China Sea, and a long life without borders." ”

"Okay, that's a good dance." The Queen Mother clapped her hands and praised.

Wen Yue stepped back and changed her clothes, and Qi Zheng walked back to the banquet table and sat down.

"Xiying, why did you say that song just now sounded so familiar." ‘

Hearing the sound from a table next to her, Qizheng looked sideways, Tong Shujin was looking at her with a smile, and asked Chen Xiying, who was sitting on the side.

"It's a small thing, but it's too late." Chen Xiying didn't raise his eyes and said slowly.

After a while, a palace maid came over and leaned into Qizheng's ear and said something, Qizheng bowed her head lightly, got up and left the banquet table.