Throughout the year, the flowers bloom and seem to be a matter of an instant, so half a month has passed almost unconsciously.

On the second day of February, there has always been a saying that the dragon raises its head, and the Qin Tianjian who is in charge of the stars in the palace also said that this day is a rare auspicious day for the zodiac, so the day of Zhou Xianrui's enthronement and sacrifice to the sky is set on this day.

The new emperor ascended the throne, this is a major national event, and now Emperor Ming has done a great job in the past few months, and has been buried in the imperial mausoleum.

And now that Zhou Xianrui has ascended the throne, the emperor's name is planned to be "Qi", which takes the meaning of inheriting the past and opening the future, and the peace of the country and the people.

Although the enthronement ceremony has always been the emperor and queen, leading the Manchu Dynasty to worship the ancestors and worship the sky, the rest of the concubines in the harem are not allowed to participate.

But I saw that Xiao Jinxuan still got up before dawn, and sat in front of the dresser, dressed up, after all, after ascending the throne, the state banquet held in the Jinhua Hall in the palace was handled by her, so she was destined to be idle today.

And Zhou Xianrui, who served the state banquet today, had already sent someone to send it in person, but when Xiao Jinxuan put on the graceful and luxurious dark purple palace dress, she was about to wear the hairpin of Zhu Hai that the concubine had rewarded.

didn't want Zhuxin and Baizhu to pick up the hairpin, but was stopped by Wen Xin, who walked in from outside holding this jewelry box.

Then I saw that Wen Xin first took the Zhu Hai in Zhuxin's hand and the reward from Concubine Liang and looked at it twice, and then he snorted and threw it directly on the dresser.

Xiao Jinxuan, who is sitting in front of the dresser and is always busy all day long, is seizing all the time to close her eyes and recuperate.

Hearing the sound of Zhu Hai smashing on the table, she couldn't help but open her eyes and ask puzzledly:

"Wen Xin, who provoked you, who is so good, I am saying that this Zhu Hai was rewarded by the concubine, and I am still going to wear it at today's state banquet, if you break it, it will be extremely disrespectful."

But as soon as he heard Xiao Jinxuan's words, he saw that Wen Xin first opened the jewelry box he was holding in his hand, and then handed the beads and hairpins with all kinds of rare hair ornaments to the dresser, and then said with a sneer:

"Jinxuan, the good concubine of Yanqing Palace, gave jewelry and hair ornaments to all palaces because of this state banquet. But as far as I know, the color and quality of the wheel, you can't even compare to Su Qin of the Pothos Palace. Look at the Zhu Hai given here, the pearl is the size of a broken grain of rice, this is a joke that we haven't seen a good thing in the palace, and in my opinion, this kind of inferior and cheap thing is not to be worn. ”

And almost as soon as Wen Xin's rather indignant words were finished, he saw that Zhu Xin, who had always been straightforward and happy, immediately said with a dissatisfied face:

"The master Wen Xin is right, they all say that this palace is close to the world's rare things, but these gold-wrapped hairpins rewarded by Concubine Liang's mother, where can you wear them at such an occasion as a state banquet. Yi Nu looked at the Yanqing Palace on purpose, after all, you are not as good as Princess Shen in the rotation position, but it is much higher than the Su family who was born as a concubine. How can she be given a complete set of mutton fat hostas, but you can only wear a gold-wrapped hairpin with pearls the size of a grain of rice, which is really angry to the slave. ”

Hearing the continuous complaints and dissatisfaction of the people around her, Xiao Jinxuan just smiled indifferently, and then saw her casually pick up the gold-wrapped hairpin, fiddle with it a few times, and then said gently:

"Zhuxin said that you followed me when you were in Meizhuang, then you should remember that at the beginning, your young lady didn't even have to wear a silver hairpin, compared with the past, what is there to complain about now."

After saying these words to Zhu Xin, Xiao Jinxuan immediately turned her head to look at Wen Xin again, and then said with a smile:

"Concubine Liang Niangniang has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and she has seen the struggle for power, so Wen Xin now has the power of the six palaces alone, and the other party will be afraid that I will become the second Empress Xue, these are actually in my expectation. And you all know that when Jingshi settles down, I won't live here for a long time, so Concubine Liang is an elder, and she is the mother concubine who raised Xianyu to grow up. And this palace has always been too much to lose, you must remember the truth that misfortune comes from the mouth, and it is wise to cherish words like gold. ”

Although it is clear that what Xiao Jinxuan said is extremely reasonable, but now that she is by the other party's side, Wen Xin, who has become more and more experienced and can't rub sand in her eyes, can't help but say with an unhappy face:

"Jinxuan is afraid that we will become more and more people, and others will not only not appreciate it, but will become even worse. Don't forget, not long after Aunt Xiangyun picked up the little county lord half a month ago, Dongxi, the little palace maid in Yanqing Palace who wanted to please you, came to sell a good informant. And how Concubine Liang didn't want to give you a box of snacks, and how she was guarding against you behind your back, all of them were clearly learned from us. Especially that Princess Xiangping, the other party and you are like sisters in the face, and it is really hateful to do everything to sow discord behind your back. Jinxuan, I know that you have no intention of seizing power in the harem, but at least you are still in the palace now, so you must be more careful, but you can't be careless. ”

Wen Xin's kind reminder, Xiao Jinxuan naturally listened, but she didn't want to make the relationship with Yanqing Palace too stiff, so she couldn't help but smile and said with a smile:

"Wen Xin, you are only two years older than me, and when others see you in such nagging, you have to be regarded as an old master. And Zhuxin too, you all learn from Baizhu, look at people standing so quietly from beginning to end, women should be so gentle. If you don't change your mouth and be straightforward, see who else dares to marry you in the future. ”

As soon as she heard that Xiao Jinxuan actually made fun of herself, even if Zhuxin was straight, she had already reached the age of talking about marriage, and she couldn't help but blush.

And Wen Xin, who was looking at this, was stirred up by the current atmosphere, and couldn't help but chuckle out loud.

On the contrary, Xiao Jinxuan praised the quiet and gentle Baizhu, but she still stood there without smiling.

It wasn't until Zhuxin pushed her that Baizhu woke up like a dream, and looked at everyone slightly nervously.

Seeing Baizhu's obvious unyielding appearance, Xiao Jinxuan, who always felt a little guilty about the other party because of Wen Xin's incident, couldn't help but immediately ask with concern:

"Baizhu, what's wrong with you, I see that you are sweating on your forehead, if you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me, and I will call the imperial doctor to treat you."

Looking at Xiao Jinxuan's concerned gaze, since returning to the other party, it may be because he used to say goodbye in the palace, so he has always felt a little embarrassed and guilty in his heart.

Therefore, the current Baizhu is not only much more polite than before, but the other party is a little better to her, and she will be sincerely afraid and look ashamed.

Therefore, seeing that Xiao Jinxuan heard this, she actually wanted to summon the imperial doctor for her alone, and immediately Baizhu couldn't help waving her hand again and again, and then said gratefully:

"Thank you for your concern, but I'm fine, maybe the quilt was not tightly covered after nightfall last night, so I suffered a little cold, and the slave maid went to fry a pair of medicine and drank it. It's just that today's state banquet Baizhu may not be able to serve you, so don't blame the master of Wanwang. ”

Looking at Baizhu, who is now more and more polite with her, Xiao Jinxuan not only didn't feel comfortable, but found that they seemed to be a little estranged from each other.

However, looking at Baizhu's face was really not good, Xiao Jinxuan immediately agreed that the other party could go down to rest, and asked Zhuxin to call the treasure pigeon, and go to the banquet with her today.

Because of the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, only the emperor and queen have always had the right to sacrifice to the heavens together, and the rest of the concubines were not allowed to participate in the grand ceremony together with the Manchu civil and military forces.

And because Emperor Ming's cause of death was strange, and he finally died in a secret passage, it stands to reason that the other party can't even be considered to be dead.

Therefore, because Emperor Ming did not personally establish the position of the prince, Zhou Xianrui, who inherited the unification was controversial and suspicious, even accepted Guo Yi's plan.

That is for Emperor Ming to defend the country and die for three years, during which he will not recruit show girls to fill the harem, do not set up a queen, do not hold any extravagant celebrations, and everyone in the palace is not allowed to wear a glamorous service.

In order to demonstrate Zhou Xianrui's benevolence and filial piety, and to block those doubts and speculations about his succession to the throne.

So now although Zhou Xianrui is about to become the emperor, the phoenix position is vacant, and the other party first invited Xiao Jinxuan to worship the sky together, but was politely refused.

After all, in Xiao Jinxuan's heart, the person standing next to Zhou Xianrui on the day of the sacrifice to heaven was the symbol of the mother of the country three years later, so she immediately recommended Shen Wenqing, after all, in her opinion, no one can be more suitable than the other party.

However, although Zhou Xianrui agreed to this proposal in the end, Xiao Jinxuan does not have to participate in the enthronement and sacrifice to the heavens now, but the palace banquet after the ceremony is because she is in charge of it.

Therefore, after dressing neatly and decently, she did not dare to delay in the slightest, and when she walked towards the Jinhua Palace, she hoped to check it again at the end to ensure that there would be no mistakes at the state banquet.

Waiting until Xiao Jinxuan, who arrived at the Jinhua Hall in advance, cautiously reviewed all the drinks and dishes for tonight's palace banquet, as well as the rehearsed programs from beginning to end.

Not long after that, the enthronement ceremony ended, and with the handsome and upright figure of Zhou Xianrui, who should be the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty and the envoys of the Fanbang Dynasty, he walked into the Jinhua Palace.

And after everyone sat down according to the position of guest and host, Xiao Jinxuan, who was sitting on the right side of Zhou Xianrui as a side concubine, saw that the other party was sitting on the dragon chair, she couldn't help but turn sideways and asked softly:

"Your Majesty's Aptitude Ceremony is all going well, although today is a state banquet, but because of the three years of national martyrdom and filial piety, so all the songs and dances should be simple, if you have anything else to order, I will start to ask someone to arrange it."

Don't look at Xiao Jinxuan's words to Zhou Xianrui, but her eyes are opposite to Zhou Xianyu's eyes sitting on the prince's seat.

Even if there is indeed a distance between them, and they can't speak to each other, the care and warmth between each other is self-evident and cherishes each other.

Zhou Xianrui, who had been paying attention to Xiao Jinxuan's every move since he entered the Jinhua Palace, naturally had a full view of the behavior between the other party and Zhou Xianyu.

But Zhou Xianrui, who also knew that feelings could not be forced, couldn't help but smile wryly in his heart, and then he was not entangled in the problem of feelings, but talked about the business in a low voice.

"Jinxuan, what you arranged, I have nothing to worry about. It's just that among the envoys of the Fan State who came to congratulate this time, Fujiwara Osamu was the monarch of the Ying Kingdom that night, and he actually came to congratulate in person. Although this Yeying is a small country, this Fujiwara Shu is also the king of a country after all, so his use is higher than that of other envoys, but it is not comparable to me, so this point has to be rearranged by Lao Jinxuan. ”