The days pass day by day, the New Year is coming, the palace is full of lights and lanterns, according to the palace rules, the first morning of the first day of the noble concubines and the emperor should go to the queen mother to ask for tea, this is a very grand etiquette, even the five months pregnant Qiao nobles have come, the queen mother lived in Shoukang Palace far away, the concubines are not afraid of the cold in order to catch the auspicious time, they have to get up early, but now the queen mother lives in the Fushou Palace, the concubines are naturally more convenient than in previous years.

At this time, everyone sat in front of the palace and waited for the queen mother to arrive, Qin Yuan also sat in it, chatting with the noble concubines on the side without a word, since Qin Yuan was sick, she has been staying in Jinhua Palace, and she didn't even go to the queen's provincial security, the queen's house is kind and not picky, but the other concubines have long been dissatisfied.

But today, in order to cater to the atmosphere of the New Year, Qin Yuan wore a pink fluttering skirt wrapped in satin, showing a delicate and seductive figure. The blue butterfly coat covers the white skin, the blue stripes around it, but the dark blue light appears when you look closely, the crystal clear inverted earrings hang down, swaying, and the green silk scattered on the shoulder is pulled up with the hairpin of the blood-red bellflower flower, and the black hair like the flowing clouds is inserted obliquely, and the thin powder is thin, the eyebrows are like willow bends, and the forehead is lightly touched with vermilion, but it seems to be charming and moving, and the slender hand contains the red piece into the red lips, like blood.

Such a bright dress attracted everyone's attention, no, the two nobles in the distance looked at Qin Yuan and whispered to each other, "Look at Concubine Hui's refreshed appearance, you can't tell that she has a serious illness." ”

"I heard that her illness was cured half a month ago, but she didn't go to the queen for a long time, didn't they all say that she was knowledgeable? Why don't you go to say hello when you get better? ”

"The emperor has let the concubines have a good birth and recuperation, the emperor has rested with her the most times this month, even the pregnant Qiao Guiren, only went twice, the emperor also ordered the Shangfu Bureau and the Shangfu Palace Bureau to send a lot of clothes and jewelry, the quality is no less than which concubine Niangniang, you look at the skirt she is wearing today, how is the material worse than the queen's mother? Now that the emperor loves her so much, naturally there is no reason to take the queen in his eyes. ”

"Hmph, it's just a little bit of beauty, the emperor is fresh for a while, and it fades after a long time."

Qin Yuan had already noticed the strange gazes of these two nobles in the distance, she didn't see it at all, and she was still chatting with the noble concubine with a strange face.

At this time, I only heard the eunuch say in a loud voice, "The emperor has arrived in ......", and all the concubines and concubines got up and saluted, "Concubine/concubine/concubine, please say hello to the emperor, and the emperor will be blessed with gold." Qing Cang strode into the hall and sat down, "Flatten." ”

"Your Majesty."

After the concubines got up, their eyes fell on Qing Cang, you must know that some concubines have not seen the holy face for a long time, everyone is waiting for what Qing Cang will say in the first sentence, or who will he say, the emperor is rare to attend in front of all the concubines, let alone such a grand occasion, if you mention someone or ask whom, it is quite face-saving.

Qing Cang roughly swept a few concubines who were in heavier positions, raised his lips and smiled, "Concubine Yi and Concubine Wan are really bright today. Yi Guifei and Wan Fei both smiled softly, Wan Fei didn't mean to speak, Yi Guifei said, "Emperor Xie praises, today is a festive day, naturally you have to wear brighter." Although Concubine Yi and Concubine Wan are old people in the palace, they have always been in grace, although the beauties around Qingcang have changed again and again, but the emperor must choose a few days a month to stay in their palace. These concubines present are all knowledgeable, so they are all waiting for the emperor to talk about who the next one will talk about, Qing Cang's eyes then fell directly on Qin Yuan, and even the noble concubines in the middle didn't even look at it.

Qing Cang smiled with satisfaction after looking at it, her eyes were full of tenderness, "Concubine Hui is really beautiful in this skirt, and it was in vain that I asked a Jiangnan embroidery girl to sew it." ”

Qin Yuan took the praise very naturally, "Concubine Xie is worried about the emperor, how can the concubine live up to the emperor's good intentions, she should have a good life." ”

At this time, Concubine Wan on the side said with a smile, "Look at the noble concubine's sharp teeth, no wonder the emperor likes Hui Concubine." Concubine Shu also echoed, "The emperor specially picked the best brocade cloth in the Western Regions tribute, and invited the best embroidery girl in the south of the Yangtze River to rush to make it overnight. Since the incident of Xianggui Concubine was called, the emperor had never been to see Concubine Shu, so even if Concubine Shu answered, the emperor never looked at her, which inevitably made Concubine Shu a little disappointed.

Although the concubines didn't do much out of the blue, they were already jealous in their hearts. Qing Cang was very satisfied, this was the result he wanted.

Then Qing Cang looked at Qiao Guiren gently, and then the two looked at each other and smiled, but because Qing Cang's smile dissipated too quickly, it couldn't help but be a little perfunctory, which made Qiao Guiren feel a little embarrassed.

"The Queen Mother drove to ......"

At this time, the Queen Mother came wearing the dress embroidered for her by Qin Yuan at the birthday ceremony, sat on the main seat, and everyone performed some cumbersome etiquette before taking a seat again.

The queen smiled at this time and said, "If the concubine remembers correctly, the queen mother's court dress should be worn on her birthday, right?" The Queen Mother nodded kindly, "Yes, the mourning family rummaged through all the clothes last night, either too showy, or too quiet, just look at this court dress is the most suitable, that is, it looks solemn and luxurious." ”

Qing Cang smiled faintly, "That day's birthday was noisy, and the sons did not look at it carefully, but when I saw this court dress today, it really seemed that the queen mother was extraordinary, but I compared the Jiangnan embroidery girl." Qing Cang didn't forget to look at Qin Yuan's side after speaking, Qin Yuan smiled humbly and said, "The emperor is really serious, the concubine embroidered this court dress to show filial piety, as long as the queen mother likes it, the concubine will be satisfied." ”

The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction, and the jealous looks of the concubines were also taken in by the Queen Mother, and then changed the topic and said, "Okay, let's start inviting An to tea." ”

At this time, a eunuch sent a bowl of tea, and after the emperor and the queen took it, they both knelt down towards the queen mother, and the emperor opened his mouth, "The son gives tea to the queen mother, and wishes the queen mother a long life and a long life on the occasion of the New Year. The Queen Mother smiled with satisfaction and took a sip of the teacup.

The queen then said, "The concubines on behalf of the concubines and concubines give tea to the queen mother, and wish the queen mother a long life on the New Year, and a hundred years of happiness, and the queen mother please use tea." ”

What about the favored concubines even again? After all, the queen is the emperor's rightful wife, only she can call the queen mother the queen mother, and only she is qualified to ascend to the elegant hall.

The queen mother tasted the tea and looked very happy, and then let the emperor and the queen get up, and said a few words of congratulations to everyone, and glanced at Qin Yuan from time to time, and the little spoiling in the eyes was all seen by everyone, which naturally attracted everyone's jealousy, and the emperor looked at it in his eyes and was happy in his heart.