The birthday gift given to Xie Xinlan at night was packed in a sapphire blue satin box, boxy, and even Hua Qianshu didn't know what it contained.

Xie Xinlan only glanced at it lightly, and then bowed his head and motioned for the eunuch to put it away.

Hua Qianshu paid attention to it, and the eunuch secretly handed over the box to the people around him with great care, and took it elsewhere.

It seems that the past between the Queen Mother and Yefang is no longer a secret, and many people are just tacitly acquiescing. Even a minion understands her heart, and knows how to do things according to her preferences.

Xie Xinlan glanced lightly at Hua Qianshu, who was standing below, and slightly hooked the corners of his lips: "The side princess is the first time to enter the palace after the canonization, reward." ”

Immediately, Gong E stepped forward and handed over the vermilion lacquer tray she was holding in her hand to Hua Qianshu.

Lifting the yellow silk covered on it, it turned out to be an extremely delicate red gold slave delicate green head.

Although it is not precious, it caused the ladies of the hundred officials next to them to let out a rather amazing exclamation, highlighting the queen mother's gifts.

Hua Qianshu thought that Xie Xinlan would take the opportunity of her birthday to make things difficult for herself, but she didn't expect that instead of being punished, she would be rewarded.

Hua Qianshu kowtowed again to thank him, and handed over the reward to the night retinue to take down.

Xie Xinlan waved his hand and motioned for the two to retreat.

After the princely and powerful people celebrate their birthdays, they are civil and military officials. is still singing praises of virtue, all of them are literary crepe words, and Hua Qianshu is just guessing a general idea, absent-minded.

And the eunuch Zhou Lie also had a seat at this banquet, just below the Nine Dragons Golden Case between the emperor and Xie Xinlan. The whole time, he was squinting and leaning back in the chair behind him, as if he was closing his eyes. Occasionally lifting the eyelids, the essence is shining, not necessarily looking at which position, it makes people break out in a cold sweat.

His description reminded Hua Qianshu of one word: contempt for the heroes.

I remembered that day, I overheard a sentence from the people in the teahouse: the eunuch is in charge, and the chicken is in the morning.

So many high-ranking court officials all stood in the hall respectfully, listening to the instructions of the Empress Dowager, while a eunuch sat leisurely on the sidelines, looking at them arrogantly and disdainfully, holding the power of life and death, and no one in his eyes.

Hua Qianshu secretly glanced at it, and Zhou Lie suddenly opened his eyes, like a goshawk that had found its prey, and glanced in her direction.

She hurriedly lowered her head, only to feel that her scalp was numb, as if the gaze was like a fire, and a "crackling" spark could be baked in her back heart.

It felt like a long time had passed, and Yefang reached out to her, tugging at her sleeve and motioning for her to follow her.

Only then did she realize that the birthday salute had ended, and the ministers had all returned to their respective positions.

Although the night release has no real power, it is a member of the royal family, so the seat is a bit high. I don't know if it's intentional or unintentional, it's not far from Xie Xinlan.

Hua Qianshu sat down worriedly, still carefully guarding against the open guns and hidden arrows from Xie Xinlan.

But as the banquet progressed, everyone was staggered, there was laughter, the warbler sang and danced, and Xie Xinlan talked to others by himself, and he didn't put Hua Qianshu in his eyes from beginning to end.

Could it be that you are overthinking?

Xie Xinlan is also the queen mother of a country, and her identity and status are all here, if she competes with herself and makes things difficult for herself in front of so many ministers in the court, I am afraid that it will make the ministers laugh.

She struggled to reduce her presence, and kept her head down, a rare honesty.

Like her, there is also the little emperor. This poor child, sitting with a bunch of adults, tired of listening to other people's whiskers and flattery, and still sitting honestly upright, watching those heads scratching and posing singing and dancing, he has long been lacking in interest, his eyelids are lowered, and he is about to fall asleep.

finally looked forward to the queen mother's voice: "The mourning family and the emperor are also tired, you take care of yourself, and we will rest first." ”

The little emperor suddenly opened his eyes and became energetic.

Everyone got up to send Xie Xinlan and the little emperor off, and when the corners of the two of them turned around the palace door and disappeared, there was less restraint, and the banquet became lively.

Feng Chu's kung fu disappeared in a blink of an eye, and he didn't know if he went straight out of the palace.

And Liangxue Jiaojiao also recognized Hua Qianshu at the right time, probably because she was afraid of her status as a side concubine, and did not dare to come forward to provoke. But they surrounded Yeluqing, not knowing what they were talking about, and the eyes of the two looked over from time to time, with bad intentions.

There are two people who knew each other in the boudoir in the past, and they came to talk to Hua Qianshu together, and chatted for a few words without being salty or light, Hua Qianshu turned his face again, and the night release was no longer in front of him, and he didn't know where he went.

In this unfamiliar palace, night release is her backbone, and when Leng Ding disappeared his shadow, she suddenly felt a little flustered.

Looking around anxiously, Ye Fang was no longer in the main hall, otherwise, no matter how many people there were, she would still be recognizable at a glance.

A little eunuch separated from everyone and walked closer, bowing to her: "Madame, is she looking for the Seventh Prince?"

Hua Qianshu nodded: "Where did he go?"

"The Queen Mother summoned the Seventh Prince to speak, and the prince explained the little one before leaving, please move to the side hall to wait for a while, and after he comes out, he will go directly to the side hall to find Mrs. and return to the house together. ”

The Queen Mother announced that it would be released at night?

It's possible.

She specially ordered that she follow Yefang into the palace to participate in the palace banquet, how could she let the two of them go back without saying a word?

She didn't doubt him: "Please ask your father-in-law to lead the way." ”

Following behind the little eunuch, out of the bustling Qinghe Palace, along the corridor paved with lanterns, I don't know how many turns, the little eunuch paused and pushed open the temple door: "It's here, please wait for Mrs. to come in and wait." ”

There were lights pouring out of the hall, and there was silence.

Hua Qianshu was tired of sitting on a shelf in the Qinghe Palace, and seeing that it was clean here, it was just right to avoid those noisy crowds and be clean for a while.

Stepping in, he sat down on a chair at will, and the little eunuch stood guard outside the door and closed the door of the hall.

Hua Qianshu looked around, a color of yellow rosewood carved furniture, lilac drapery hanging low, antique jade, exotic flowers and plants as decoration, that is, I always felt that there was a smell of fat powder, less majestic atmosphere in the palace, more like a beautiful boudoir.

She thought that maybe it was just the palace of the original concubine, which was temporarily used as a resting place, and when she turned her face, she saw a sapphire blue satin box on the dresser next to her, which was the birthday gift presented to Xie Xinlan at the right time.

Now in the palace, there should be only one master, Xie Xinlan! The concubines of the first emperor have all been sent out.

Hua Qianshu's heart suddenly rose with a bad premonition.

At the same time, light footsteps sounded outside the door, and then a woman's deep voice commanded: "Go and urge the Seventh Prince, why haven't you come here for so long, is this ignoring the Empress Dowager?"