Chapter 16: The Third Aunt

After chatting for a while, it was time for a feast. Wen Hui was first taken by Princess Lichuan and went directly to Princess Lichuan's seat. Chen Guifei is not busy going now, she has to wait for the emperor to go together. Do you want the finale of the precious status?

The main hall for the banquet has been dressed up beautifully, the middle is a big case, there are already some wine and dishes on display, this is the emperor's throne, there are only two seats on this throne, naturally one is the emperor and the other is Chen Guifei. This dinner was the first time that Concubine Chen Guifei sat next to the emperor as the first person in the harem. Since the emperor ascended the throne, it has always been the queen who has been by the emperor's side, and in the middle, Chen Guifei once favored the harem, but she couldn't cross the queen, so she could only accompany her obediently. and the later Wan Guifei was imposing, and she did not be able to cross the queen and queen. This is the etiquette of the state, and it cannot be transgressed.

Now that Empress Wang has been deposed, the highest ranking in the harem is Concubine Chen, and she is naturally by the emperor's side. After fighting for decades, I finally got to this position, I don't know what Chen Guifei thinks now, she may not have become a queen yet, so she doesn't look very excited.

There are a few smaller cases next to the emperor, which are lined up with the emperor, just a little shorter, a little smaller, that is the position of the favorite concubines in the harem, among which there are four concubines, as well as Qian Concubine, who has been very favored recently, and one is Xie Chonghua, who gave birth to the fifth prince. The fifth prince is still young, and he has not yet left the palace, so he is raised by his biological mother Xie Chonghua, and he will also attend with Xie Chonghua today.

In fact, there are positions in the harem, there are more favored people, and there are more beautiful women, but only the fourth concubine and Xie Chonghua, who gave birth to a prince, can appear at the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, and it is already a great grace for Qian Concubine to attend. Every year, the beauties in the harem do everything they can to make an appearance at the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet. The competition is fierce, and those who can attend will naturally be proud for a year, and those who can't attend will be angry for a year.

It's a horizontal row, and then it's all vertically divided into two sides. There are three rows on each side. On the left closest to the middle lane is the position of the royal nobles, and the first is the emperor's uncle, King Qinghe. King Qinghe was the younger brother of the first emperor. The first emperor's generation basically died when they seized the heir, and the prisoners were imprisoned, and the remaining few also died. Only this King Qinghe has a low position because of his biological mother. has always been unpopular, when he left the palace to be crowned king, he was also a county king, or after the emperor of this dynasty ascended the throne, he saw that there was only such an uncle, so he was crowned a prince and let him take charge of the Zongren Mansion, which appeared in everyone's field of vision.

The second is the eldest princess's family, then the third, and the fourth are the emperor's younger brothers, all of whom have no real power. It's just a sudden appearance every year on Chinese New Year's Eve. This is the first row, and the next few rows are some princes of the Xungui and the clan, the county lord, and even the county lord, the county lord. Guogong or something.

These are all on the left, and the first position on the right is the position of Princess Lichuan, which is really prominent. In fact, the first position should be the position of the prince, in previous years, the prince's family was the first, and Princess Lichuan was the second. There is no prince this year, so naturally Princess Lichuan is the first. Then there was the second prince King Zhou, and the third prince King Qi. The fourth prince is the king of Jin. The second row is the capital master family of the four major families, namely the Li family, the Chen family, the Bai family, and the Wang family. In previous years, it was the first in the Li family, because the Li family was the emperor's mother's family. The Wang family is second, because the queen belongs to the Wang family. Now the Chen family is second, because the concubine belongs to the Chen family. This ranking is watched by the whole world, so the heads of all families attach great importance to it.

Further down were the emperor's ministers. Starting from the first product and going all the way down to the fifth grade, of course, this number is too much, and it has been lined up outside the main hall.

Chen Wenhui followed Princess Lichuan to sit on the first big case on the right, and immediately became the focus of everyone. After all, Wen Hui was an executive of a large company in her previous life, and she attended too many conferences of 1,000 people, 10,000 people, seminars, etc., and she was not afraid of such a scene. Therefore, it looks extraordinary.

Princess Lichuan was originally a little worried, Wen Hui's first time to attend such a banquet was the most important Chinese New Year's Eve banquet of the year, will she show timidity, after all, she brought it out, if she is timid, even she will not have face. But what made Princess Lichuan happy was that Chen Wenhui was calm and calm, and she didn't have stage fright at all, but she looked very good, even better than her, a princess, and couldn't help but be very relieved, and secretly admired in her heart.

As soon as Princess Lichuan sat down, she greeted the imperial uncle opposite across the case, after all, this is an elder, and the princess has to call him uncle, and the eldest princess, that is Princess Lichuan's aunt, and the emperor is a sibling. Wen Hui also saluted. After saluting with King Qinghe, the eldest princess, she had to salute like a beautiful woman beside the eldest princess. That is Wen Hui's third aunt Chen Yuanfang, the second daughter-in-law of the eldest princess. Chen Yuanfang was very happy to see her niece, smiled at her, and introduced her two daughters to Wen Hui. These two girls have reached the age of kissing. One is seventeen years old, and the other is fourteen. The eldest one is named Tian Nanzhen, who is a little plump, with a pink face, big eyes and a small mouth, and looks like a standard ancient lady, looking very shy. The princess later told Wen Hui that Tian Nanzhen already had her in-law's family and would be out of the cabinet next year. The in-laws' family is the Shen family of the scholarly family.

The fourteen-year-old one is more delicate and eccentric, and his name is Tian Nanrong. This is the time to say pro, and it has not yet been decided. The eldest princess brought her granddaughter out, and she also meant to find her in-laws for Tian Nanrong. It can be seen that Chen Yuanfang is still very favored in the eldest princess's family, and the two daughters she gave birth to are also very favored by the eldest princess.

On this occasion, you can't talk much, you can only say hello, even so, Chen Yuanfang invited Wen Hui to come to her house to play with her sisters in a few days. Chen Wenhui has a good impression of this third aunt.

As soon as I greeted these people, the princes had already arrived with their families. Princess Lichuan directly crossed the house of the third prince and the second prince, and directly greeted the fourth prince Liu Yan. The second prince, King Zhou, doesn't care, the faces of the third prince are already dark. Wen Hui hasn't seen Liu Yan for a long time.

Liu Yan still looks like he is captivating the city and the country, but the coldness on his body is less, replaced by a group of harmony, but from his autumn-like eyes, Chen Wenhui sees a downright coldness. Wen Hui couldn't help but slander in her heart, this Liu Yan is really a cold-hearted person, and now he is pretending to be harmonious, and he really sacrificed a lot in order to be on the throne. But a person's appearance can be pretended, but his heart can't be pretended, and his coldness is hidden deep in his heart.

Standing next to Liu Yan is the concubine Chen Wenfeng. Chen Wenfeng also took a little boy with him, who was Liu Yan's son and Chen Wenfeng's son. Chen Wenfeng is very beautiful again, it should be said that she is even more gorgeous than before she got married, and she has the charm of a young woman, which looks even more charming.

Chen Wenfeng and Princess Lichuan were originally best friends, and they were naturally affectionate when they met at this moment. and Wen Hui are cousins, so they are naturally enthusiastic. Only Chen Wenhui knew that Chen Wenfeng's enthusiasm was cold to the bone. At this point, their husband and wife are very right.

However, the side concubines Bai and Ma are very kind. Concubine Bai Yujing had a relationship with Chen Wenhui before, and she was naturally even more familiar when they met at this moment. The Bai family and the Xiao Chen family are now cooperating very well, cotton is planted very successfully in the northwest, this year has initially seen the benefits, next year, the year after next can be expected to bring greater benefits. Now cotton cloth and cotton jacket have become the fashion of the capital. Just now, Wen Hui found out that even the eldest princess was wearing a padded jacket. This kind of light and warm thing is naturally more popular with the elderly.

Ma Lexuan, the concubine of the horse, also knew Wen Hui before she got married, and at this moment, she naturally tried her best to express her enthusiasm with Wen Hui. Everyone can see at a glance that the friendship between Liu Yan's family and Princess Wen Hui Lichuan is extraordinary.

This scene naturally made everyone see it, and the imprint of this Xiao Chen family was deeper than that of Liu Yan's faction.

Chen Wenhui naturally understood, but it didn't matter, their family had already been tied to the chariot of the fourth prince Liu Yan, and it was useless to clear it up, it was better to admit it generously.

But Princess Lichuan has always been neutral, and at this moment, it is clear that the carriage and horses are standing in Liu Yan's faction, which naturally surprises many people and makes many people think deeply. After all, now Princess Lichuan is the emperor's favorite daughter, and her biological mother is the highest concubine in the harem, and it is likely to be the next queen. Therefore, her table is like a weather vane, making those who have not yet figured out how to stand in line begin to think about whether they should stand on Liu Yan's side.

This kind of scene naturally made the third prince Liu Hong very angry. The third prince with a gloomy face glanced angrily at his beautiful wife, her beauty disgusted him, what else did this woman have besides a good-looking face? It is a shame to not have an outstanding family background, not a vast social circle, and not even know a few words.

When Princess Zheng of Zhou saw her husband's face, she couldn't help but feel sad, can she be blamed? She was born in a Shilin family, and her family has been a scholar for several generations, advocating the way of Confucius and Mencius, paying attention to three from four virtues, and women are virtuous if they are not talented. However, after marrying the third prince and becoming a princess, she deeply hated her mother's education. What is the use of a princess who can embroider, make clothes, cook? Does the princess still have to do these jobs herself? These are the jobs that even the housekeepers of the palace can't do in person, what's the use of the princess no matter how good she is? After many years of marriage, Princess Zheng of Qi still does not manage the complex internal affairs of the palace. For example, how to manage the property of the palace, the connections in the capital, and the poetry and tea parties of those celebrities, she can't cope with it, so she can only live in a simple house, sit and watch the two side concubines, one specializes in managing the housekeeping in the house, and the other often participates in various noble ladies' gatherings in the capital.

Chen Wenhui is also secretly looking at this legendary Princess Zheng of Qi, she is really beautiful, but she always feels weird, as if she is beautiful without a soul, just like a blank piece of paper, how can a woman have no temperament and no charm. Chen Wenhui shook her head, she was really blind to this face.

ps:

Thanks to the pink ticket rewarded by Xiaoai book lovers, it turns out that everyone has not forgotten me. Thank you.