The emperor has a full 50th birthday, and the second prince Mu Rong is specially appointed to organize the Ministry of Rites, and the ministers of the court and the central government can bring their families into the palace to receive the banquet, and the whole country celebrates the amnesty of the world.

Mu Haoyu has been in power for thirty years, his face is getting longer, and his body is indeed very tough, and he is naturally very happy on his birthday today.

The night banquet was set up in the imperial garden, it was the good time of early summer, the temperature of the night was just right, and when it was the time (5 o'clock in the afternoon to 7 o'clock), the ministers of the court and the central government and their wives and children had already reached half of them, and the officials went to gossip with their acquaintances, and the lady was taken by the palace maid to the side hall to rest.

At three o'clock, all the ministers arrived, and the emperor brought all the concubines to the table to accept three bows and nine knocks, and the banquet officially began.

The royal garden is brightly lit, and the palace maids and eunuchs come and go, the wine and food are all in turn, the emperor sits on the main seat, and the lower side of the left hand is the palace concubine according to the grade, and there is no queen in the palace, among the six palaces, only the Yuan Guifei has the highest grade, which is the biological mother of the eldest prince Mu Zhao, followed by Concubine Chen, the biological mother of the second prince Mu Rong, the concubine, the biological mother of Princess Mu Jing, and the rest are some new nobles. On the right side is the honorable position, which is the position of the three princes, and the ministers of the court and the central government who sit according to their grades sit on the left and right sides respectively, and the family members sitting next to them are their families.

It starts with a light and soft dance, followed by some juggling performances, where everyone drinks and eats while watching the novelty performances, followed by a rehearsal of the warriors dancing the sword, which is magnificent and exciting.

After the sword dance, a sudden announcement came from outside the park: "The lord of Zunyi has arrived." Let the ministers be shocked, and then they will remember who this Zunyi county lord is.

Xi Chao walked slowly with Hongming and Hongrui, wearing a light blue dark pattern brocade robe, a jade crown with her hair, and her slender height lined the whole person with a stoic and upright face, and her handsome face still had a cold expression, revealing an indifferent coldness.

Everyone couldn't help but secretly admire, if it wasn't a woman, it really couldn't be seen at all, with the height of a thirteen-year-old normal man, and there was no femininity on his face, whether it was walking behavior or temperament, he couldn't find a trace of reason, how could he not make people sigh pity, if he was a man, what kind of brilliant character would he be.

As soon as he heard that the Xi Dynasty had arrived, Mu Haoyu was extremely happy, and beckoned: "Come, come and sit next to me." "It's been two years, and this is the first time I've seen my daughter in two years.

Xi Chao stepped forward generously and sat on the right side of Mu Haoyu's dragon chair, which surprised the ministers and concubines, and they dared to sit next to the emperor if they didn't give a big gift.

The arrival of the Xi Dynasty not only pleased Mu Haoyu and Mu Jinming, but also caused Ouyang Ye to frown, and Ouyang Yun, who was sitting behind him, hated it even more, but fortunately, the mother on her side saw it, and hurriedly reminded her softly that she had restrained a lot, and did not make any more attention-grabbing moves.

For a while, the scene was quiet due to the arrival of the Xi Dynasty, and it was not clear which one this was playing, didn't the county lord of Zunyi go for treatment two years ago, why did he come back, and he came to the palace so abruptly, instead of coming with Prime Minister Ouyang Ye.

Mu Haoyu raised his hand and waved the banquet to continue, but who else could see it, and discussed with his colleagues around him in a low voice, obviously they had already doubted whether this county lord was weak and sickly.

"Add another pair of chopsticks." Mu Haoyu said to Xi Chao: "Feel free to eat whatever you want." ”

"Hmm." There was a touch of warmth in Xichao's eyes, which only her father and daughter knew.

Xi Chao's unceremonious behavior of holding chopsticks to eat made everyone sitting even more shocked, this is not just a matter of honor, some bold speculations suddenly poured into their minds.

Concubine Yuan and Concubine Chen also didn't look good on their faces, but they flashed a smile before the recovery, and everyone with brains was guessing the intention of the saint, first the daughter of the prime minister's concubine married the eldest prince as a side concubine, and then the extra love for this Zunyi county lord made people have to worry.

The song and dance stopped when the minister presented his birthday gift, and the atmosphere was acceptable, if it weren't for the fact that he still didn't care about the lord of Zunyi who was eating, he almost dropped his jaw, which was too unscrupulous.

"The county lord didn't give the emperor a birthday gift?" Yuan Guifei finally couldn't help but open her mouth first, she wanted to see how bold this girl was.

Xi Chao ate a full meal, drank another cup of fruit brew, and then casually waited for Yuan Guifei's words, "Hongming." ”

Hongming and Hongrui stood not far away, and when they heard the master's call, they immediately took out the prepared birthday gift in public and opened it, which was a two-foot jade carving frame with the text, and the frame was framed with the embroidery that the Xi Dynasty had spent a lot of time to complete - longevity map.

"Good, good, the honorable female red is really the best quality, I like it very much." The things given by her daughter, whether they are expensive or low, are just thoughts, which makes Mu Haoyu very happy.

"The county lord is really a good embroiderer." can't help but let Yuan Guifei admire, even she can't compare, it seems that she has some ability.

Everyone also praised it, and they didn't know what they were thinking.

Li Desheng took the birthday gift and put it away carefully, and ordered some refreshing snacks to be placed in front of Xi Chao.

"The prime minister's daughter is really talented and beautiful." The Yipin member who was sitting next to Ouyang Ye said meaningfully: "I raised a good daughter." ”

Ouyang Ye smiled and didn't answer, what could he say, Ouyang Xichao carried him into the palace behind his back, and it was obvious that he had no status at all in the eyes of this titular daughter.

Ouyang Yun, who was sitting not far from Ouyang Ye, would have been unable to hide a decent smile on her face if it hadn't been for Mother Wang's repeated patience.

"The prime minister will always raise his daughters, and they are all very enviable." Concubine Chen's smile remained unchanged, but there was a bit of ridicule in her voice.

"Both sisters are good." How could Concubine Yuan not understand the intention of Concubine Chen when she said this, and the corners of her lips hooked a touch of ridicule.

"No, the county lord is liked by the emperor, and his sister wants to marry the eldest prince as a side concubine, which is a great thing." Concubine Chen glanced at Xi Chao, who was sitting upright, with a smile, and then looked down for the place behind Ouyang Ye, and sneered: "Heh, one is the county lord with a cold and dignified face, and the other is a concubine who dresses up with flowers and branches to show off the childish spirit of a small family, what a difference between heaven and earth!" ”

I don't know if I don't compare, after the two concubines praised each other, many people noticed Ouyang Yun behind Ouyang Ye, and they knew what they were superior to each other under the two looks.

"Cut, I really thought that if I married into the prince's mansion, I could fly on the branches and become a phoenix, how can I compare to the lord of Zunyi." Some young ladies who were jealous of Ouyang Yun's good life sneered sharply.

"A concubine is a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a little finger of the county lord even if she tries her best to slap the horse."

"That is, her mother is just a concubine, and she puts on a posture of a lady in charge, and she is not ashamed."

"Hehe, if it weren't for the Prime Minister's deep love for the deceased lady, there wouldn't be no housewife in the backyard."

"Look at the county lord, sit next to the emperor, don't show cowardice at all, and the extravagance is no worse than the princess."

"No wonder the emperor likes it." There was a bit of jealousy in the words.

"The county lord is thirteen years old this year, right?" Concubine Chen was not to be outdone and said: "There will be two more years to be over, yo, then it will be a good time for the palace election." Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the Yuan Guifei who was at the head of the head, and the meaning couldn't be more obvious.

Concubine Yuan's expression changed slightly, how could she not know the intention of Concubine Chen when she said this, the emperor loves this Zunyi County Lord so much, it is not impossible if he really intends to be included in the palace, he hid the sad smile in his eyes: "Sister thinks too much." "There are two years to go, and in the meantime anything can change.

"Yes, my sister doesn't think so." Concubine Chen motioned to Concubine Yuan to look up, and the emperor was turning his head to get close to the lord of Zunyi, saying words that only the two of them could hear.

When Concubine Yuan and Concubine Chen gritted their teeth and sneered at each other, in fact, the two of them were not very comfortable, the newcomers entered the palace to share the holy favor, what else could they get for these old people, if the true holy favor did not decay and gave birth to a dragon son, it was even more necessary to suppress them, in case they were crowned queens, what hope would there be. Therefore, the-for-tat in the previous words is just to vent the unhappiness in my heart, and it is impossible not to worry in my heart.

The two of them reached a consensus with a pair of eyes, they must not let the county lord of Zunyi enter the palace, he is so favored if he does not enter the palace, he doesn't know how to be arrogant when he enters the palace, and then there is the entire prime minister's mansion behind her, and she can't be allowed to enter the palace.

"The concubine heard that a small incident happened recently, and it spread all over the city." Concubine Chen spoke first, her eyes looking at Xi Chaodao, who had a cold face; "This matter has something to do with the county lord."

"Oh, let's hear it." Concubine Yuan and Concubine Chen sang together to attract the attention of others, and some of the chatting words became smaller and smaller, and everyone knew it, but they just wanted to see how the favored county lord would react, watching the play, anyone would.

Mu Haoyu's eyes were cold, and suddenly calmed down, he couldn't deliberately defend his daughter in public, let someone with a heart seize the signs and guess, and he was very confident that his daughter could handle it.

"It's not something that can't be said." Concubine Chen said humbly: "There are rumors outside about yesterday's Duobao Pavilion, and the concubine asked more questions when she was curious, how do you want to have something to do with the county lord." ”

"The concubine has also heard of it." Concubine Shu interjected with a smile: "It was said that Diao slave bullied the master, and two people died because of it." "She and Concubine Yuan are in the same boat, of course they have to cooperate. Besides, she really didn't like it when she saw this Zunyi county lord, but a good girl was dressed as a man, and even the emperor acquiesced, her own princess didn't have this honor, how could she not make people jealous.

Yuan Guifei will observe the words and looks, and seeing that the emperor and the county lord have no reaction, she is not sure in her heart, and she gave Concubine Chen a look, after all, her son is going to marry the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion as a side concubine, and it is not good to tear his face here.

"It seems that for one thing, Miss Ouyang Er collided with the county lord and ordered the little girl to teach the county lord a lesson." Concubine Chen's smile did not decrease but became thicker, and said, "Why did the county lord fight with his sisters? ”

As soon as this remark came out, it could be said that it asked everyone's voice, and they all wanted to know that even if the concubines were not in harmony, no one dared to fight for a reason in broad daylight, so that everyone saw the joke and lost the face of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Concubine Chen's words on the other hand illustrate the Xi Dynasty's unfriendly love for her sister as a concubine, women should be virtuous and virtuous, among which Liang ranks second and has a very high status, this alone can make people think twice about the consequences of marrying such a woman.

"Concubine Chen Niangniang knows that she is a slave who bullies her master, and a slave like this who has no master has to be severely punished to set an example." Xi Chao's cold and indifferent voice was like a basin of snow water poured on his body for nine days, and there was a feeling of pain that could not be described.

"What's more, the rumors are not true, those two slaves are not dead, but they have been injured, and somehow they have become dead." Xi Chao glanced at Concubine Chen meaningfully, and the look was so obvious that people couldn't help but think a little more.

Concubine Chen's heart tightened when she heard this, she had a sharp mouth, but fortunately her face was not revealed.

Everyone's hearts were cold, and they secretly said that this severe punishment was too much, after the accident, under the inquiry of someone with a heart, they knew that the two people went without being treated by the doctor, and they didn't know what kind of negligence, the two lives were gone, and the county lord was taken for granted, and people couldn't help but wonder, whether they really didn't know or pretended, and suddenly remembered the case of Zhao Mingli two years ago, which was abolished by the descendants of the roots, and it was also said to be a small punishment at that time, where is this a small punishment......

Concubine Chen's face stiffened for a moment when she was refuted, and she took a sip of the teacup to cover up the gaffe just now, but she still didn't give up and said: "How did you hear that the outside people said that Miss Ouyang Er asked the official to arrest people at that time?" ”

"Probably frightened by Diao Nu, he began to talk nonsense when he was too frightened." Xi Chao shifted a thousand pounds to reveal the problem.

As soon as these words came out, everyone secretly said who would believe them, and their eyes unconsciously turned to the place where Ouyang Yun was sitting, all thinking about making him say a few words out loud.

Ouyang Yun endured the stinging gaze that shot from all sides, hung her head slightly to dodge, the fingers in her sleeves turned white, and secretly hated that slut shamelessly pushed the fault on herself, and the face of the kneeling mother sitting behind her was also good, and she couldn't see where she could go, didn't she look at the joke of the Prime Minister when she mentioned yesterday's incident in public, and subconsciously looked at Ouyang Ye's expression at this time.

Ouyang Ye is not in a hurry, since Ouyang Xichao dares to do it, he is not afraid of being criticized, the intentions of Yuan Guifei and Concubine Chen are all smart people, how can they not understand.

"Fright?" Concubine Chen sneered in her heart, she really dared to say it.

"I heard something the other day." Xi Chao said calmly: "The eldest prince and the second prince also quarreled over a birthday gift to the emperor...... "Let everyone guess halfway through the words."

As soon as the courtiers heard it, they didn't know why, Yuan Guifei and Concubine Chen's faces changed, and their smiles immediately froze on their faces, only a few people in the know knew about this matter, where did the county lord get the news, and the emperor would definitely not like it.

"Just like the eldest prince and the second prince, how can brothers and sisters not bump and quarrel." Xi Chao leisurely picked up the cup and sipped lightly: "It's not a big deal, let people say it's just that everyone cares, what does Niangniang think?" One sentence ignites the mind of the do-gooder, and the other is a warning in the word.

The obvious threat made everyone present startled, this county lord was too arrogant, even Concubine Chen dared to accuse with words, and everyone had the leisure of not being able to watch the play before.

The eldest prince and the second prince who were sitting at the bottom of the seat heard the unfinished words of the county lord of Zunyi, and their faces could not hide their happiness, they got up and knelt down, and said in a loud voice: "The sins of the sons." "I'm afraid that one will accidentally attract the emperor's eyes.

"Enough, a good birthday feast for you to stir up." Mu Haoyu's eyes swept sharply towards the two troublesome concubines and the son who knelt on the ground.

The emperor was angry, how could the people under the seat dare to sit and drink, and they knelt on the ground one after another and said: "The emperor is angry." One by one, they lowered their heads and didn't dare to breathe, and even the concubines were so frightened that they knelt and trembled, and only Xi sat down and looked at the people below.

"Get up." Mu Haoyu raised his hand impatiently and said, "I'm tired, kneel down." Then he left with Xi Chao, turned around and stared at Yuan Guifei fiercely.

Everyone sent the emperor and the county lord of Zunyi away, but they were thinking about the draft, it seems that there are ten of them, eight and nine are already a sure thing, didn't they see that the county lord of Zunyi left with the emperor, there is no need to guess that it is definitely not out of the palace to return to the house, and if you want to go out of the palace, you have to follow his father Ouyang Ye together.

The sacred heart is unpredictable, this is the worry in the hearts of the ministers, some people are not jealous of the good fortune of Ouyang Ye's daughter, the concubine marrying the eldest prince as a side concubine is already Gao Pan, but the concubine who came to the end got the holy favor and entered the palace, it is not an ordinary noble concubine, maybe she will be selected as the imperial concubine once. The Ouyang family has become a relative of the emperor, how can it not make people's eyes hot, and they will go back to think about it, and they will send people to the palace in two years.

After the emperor left, the ministers got up, glanced at the people they knew well, and thought about it in their hearts, and they all stepped forward to ask Ouyang Ye for a good way to teach his goddaughter, and the people who tried to beat the horse continued, thinking that it would be useful to have a good relationship with the prime minister in the future.

Xi Chao chatted with her father for a short time before leaving the palace, and after leaving the palace, she still had no plans to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion, she had already explained to her father that she would move back to the palace to live in the palace for a period of time after a few days.

Ouyang Yun's face was pale, and he sat in the carriage back to the house, the brocade in his hand had already been crushed, it was enough to see that his patience had reached the limit, and Wang Ma sat opposite and handed tea and snacks, and the melancholy between her eyebrows was indescribable.

"Miss, take a sip of hot tea and use some snacks to pad your stomach first, and you don't need much at night, so what you want to eat when you go back and let the next person do it." Wang Ma whispered softly, for fear that Ouyang Yun would not be able to control her and become mad on the spot.

"That slut!" Ouyang Yun gritted her teeth, a fierce light appeared in her eyes, and she saw that Wang Ma was excited, fortunately, the road was not far away, and she would arrive at the Prime Minister's Mansion in a while.

"Miss has arrived." Wang Ma got out of the car first and helped Ouyang Yun down.

Ouyang Yun's face was clouded, and he hurriedly returned to the house and threw everything in the house in a fit of rage.

Aunt Liu anxiously waited for her daughter to come back to ask about the situation, and when her daughter, who was indeed a big tantrum, said something happened in her heart, and didn't bother to ask what happened in the palace, so she hurriedly entered her daughter's house.

"What's going on, what's going on in the palace?" When Aunt Liu saw her daughter's grim face, she secretly stepped forward to grab her daughter who was angry, and pressed it on the chair.

"Tell my mother what happened?" Aunt Liu caressed her daughter's back so that she could calm down, and at the same time she was eager to know the whole story, and she was worried that her daughter had made something stupid in the palace that she shouldn't have provoked.

"You lied to me!" Ouyang Yun, who was originally hanging her head, suddenly raised her head, and looked at Aunt Liu with a cold gaze, that look made Aunt Liu scared enough, and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, Wang Ma was alert and stepped forward to help.

Ouyang Yun still looks like everyone is beautiful now, a demon who has fallen into the devil, grabbed Aunt Liu's wrist and pulled Aunt Liu in front of her, and said coldly: "You lied to me, you obviously said that the slut wouldn't go!" ”

"Ahh Where had Aunt Liu seen her daughter's terrifying face, coupled with the pain in her wrist, she suddenly exclaimed, "Let go, I'm your mother, let go." ”

Seeing that the situation was not good, Wang Ma hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Ouyang Yun's hand, broke off and grabbed Aunt Liu's hand one by one, and it took a lot of effort for Aunt Liu to get out, and quickly retreated from her daughter's side, she was very surprised in her heart, how could a good daughter change her appearance when she came back from the palace once, it was too scary.

"Madam, let's get a doctor to take a look." Mother Wang looked worriedly at Ouyang Yun, who was staring directly at Aunt Liu, it was really a sin, "Miss must have been frightened in the palace." In fact, it is just jealousy and anger, and how can I bear the gossip around me.

"Go, go." Aunt Liu is afraid that her daughter is not a human or a ghost, although her former daughter is well-behaved and clever, although she has a bit of a big lady's temper, she will not become what she is today, what if she can't cure the marriage?

Wang's mother went out a few steps and told the mother-in-law outside to ask for a doctor, but she didn't dare to delay and returned to the house, she was afraid that Ouyang Yunqing would be unstable and do something hurtful.

It was difficult to invite the doctor at this time, but fortunately, a familiar doctor was willing to come over, and after diagnosing the pulse, he prescribed a dose of soothing decoction, took the consultation fee and left, and Wang Ma asked Yahuan to immediately decoct the medicine and feed Ouyang Yun to take it, fortunately, there was no more trouble during this period, and when the effect of the medicine came up, Ouyang Yun slept quietly, and asked Yahuan to clean up the house.

Back at her residence, Aunt Liu was eager to know the situation in the palace, and hurriedly asked the mother who followed her into the palace, how did her daughter come back when she left, like a different person.

"Madam, the county lord went at that time." Wang Ma said with a difficult face: "It is estimated that even the prime minister does not know about this matter." ”

"What! That. Aunt Liu looked at Wang Ma in disbelief.

"The saint also let the county lord do it." Wang Ma told the sensation when the Xi Dynasty appeared, and the favor of the saint for it, and the intentional reproach of the second concubine Yuanchen, as well as the words of everyone who watched Ouyang Yun's jokes around.

"No wonder." Aunt Liu sat on the chair weakly and murmured, "No wonder Yun'er has such a big temper." "The concubine sat next to the emperor and didn't even pay attention to the reproach of the two concubines of Yuanchen, how much reliance should it be, and blame the daughter's incompetence, who is not good to provoke, but he can't get along with the evil star, the sarcasm of being named at the palace banquet, which can stand such humiliation, and can endure it until he returns home is already a Bodhisattva manifestation.

"You said the master doesn't know?" Aunt Liu grasped the key point in Wang's mother's words and asked again.

"Yes, as soon as the county lord came in, a trace of surprise flashed on Xiangye's face, the old slave would not be mistaken." Wang's mother was very sure, and she thought that the reason was that Xiangye asked the county lord to attend and did not tell Mrs. Sù.

"That's weird." Aunt Liu couldn't figure it out, why?