On the day of Emperor Ming's birthday, he also prepared for more than two months.

Today is the day of the whole country to celebrate this Great Zhou, and inside and outside the imperial city, the decoration is all new, and there is a festive and peaceful atmosphere everywhere.

Because Emperor Ming is the lord of a country and the son of heaven of the Great Zhou, his birthday is completely different from that of ordinary people and nobles.

First of all, Emperor Ming got up early in the morning, and the first thing he did was not to be congratulated by everyone.

Instead, he took the civil and military officials to sacrifice to the heavens, so that on this auspicious day, he could seek peace and security for the country and the people in the coming year, and the wind and rain would be smooth.

Because sacrificing to the sky is a major event, and it is also a matter of the previous dynasty, the harem concubines are not allowed to participate, and even Empress Xue cannot be present according to the ancestral system.

The rules for the worship of the heavens are extremely cumbersome and time-consuming, so the state feast is officially held in the early afternoon.

So today's Xiao Jinxuan, although she is three poles in the sun, is still sitting in front of the dresser, calm and relaxed, and let Gong'e help her tidy up her appearance.

Yesterday, because she felt sorry for Zhu Xin, she didn't sleep by her side all night, so when she entered the palace with Zhou Xianyu, Xiao Jinxuan didn't wake up the other party.

Instead, he entrusted Zhuxin to Princess Cheng'an, and asked her to bring Zhuxin over when she came to the banquet today.

It is also for this reason that although Gong E's hair is in a bun and the technique of applying powder makeup is indeed much more exquisite and delicate than that of bamboo heart.

But Xiao Jinxuan still didn't use it well, so she wasted a lot of time after grooming and dressing up.

So although she got up early this time, she fell in front of the dresser, and she hasn't finished taking care of it yet.

For example, the Ruixue bun that Gong'e gave her is really beautiful, but it is too fancy and cumbersome, Xiao Jinxuan has a cold temperament, and she naturally doesn't like this kind of bun.

And finally the bun was satisfied, and those palace ladies took out a lot of luxurious but unusually heavy golden hairpins, as well as the swaying of the red gemstones, and they were about to wear them in her hair.

The bright red gold color, as well as the dazzling brilliance of gemstones, Xiao Jinxuan doesn't like luxury, and she doesn't like jewelry, so she immediately frowned when she looked at it naturally.

Reaching out from the dresser, she picked up the carefree hairpin that Zhou Xianyu gave her, she couldn't help but smile, and then handed the hairpin into the hair.

In fact, in the luxurious bead hairpin hair ornament, in her eyes, it is not as good as the worry-free hairpin, because this hairpin is Zhou Xianyu, and the ruined knife is made by her, and the love and righteousness in it are difficult to reach even the daughter.

Just when she was about to open her mouth and ask Gong E to bring some jewelry that was not too dazzling, suddenly there was a commotion outside the door, which attracted Xiao Jinxuan's attention.

After asking, it turned out that Zhou Xianchen was going to come in to find her, but he was stopped by the eunuch outside, and the Nine Emperor Princes were unhappy for a while, so they made a lot of noise.

Zhou Xianchen is now ten years old, and it is indeed unruly to enter and leave a woman's room at will at such an age.

It's just that for this Nine Emperor Princes of the same age as Xiao Wenyao, Xiao Jinxuan looked at each other as if she saw her younger brother.

Therefore, after laughing, she asked the eunuchs outside not to stop each other.

It didn't take much effort, Zhou Xianchen smiled and ran in happily, because today is a state banquet, so as a prince, he naturally has to dress up well.

Zhou Xianchen was already extremely pleasing, just like the good money boy, with a small face and two big dimples when he laughed.

Although he is a boy, he is very handsome, and when the other party grows up, he must also be a handsome prince who has fascinated countless girls.

And looking at Zhou Xianchen again, as soon as Xiao Jinxuan approached, he grabbed the other party's sleeve, and then said with a smile:

"Sister Xuan, you're not as fast as Chen'er this time, you see I'm all dressed, we're going to set off in a while, and my sister has to hurry up."

Xiao Jinxuan, who was being sent to her forehead by Gong E, was wearing a white jade painted gold peony and swaying in front of her forehead, smiled affectionately, then nodded, and motioned to Zhou Xianchen to play by himself first, and he could get it right away.

And after Zhou Xianchen looked Xiao Jinxuan up and down a few times, he immediately ran out with his calves, and it didn't take much effort for him to hold a new embroidered shoe in one hand and come back again.

When he got closer, he handed this pair of luxurious palace shoes with Lantian jade soles in front of Xiao Jinxuan.

Then he squatted down with a smile, and personally helped the newly met sister to change the embroidered shoes on her feet, and then said very proudly:

"Sister Xuan. Don't look at Chen'er's age and smile, but she is also very sensible, yesterday I actually didn't tell my mother about the eighth sister, I just scared her to play. You see Chen'er will put shoes on you, Sister Xuan, you said I'm not very good. ”

Looking at Zhou Xianchen, who was lowering his head and putting on his shoes for himself seriously, Xiao Jinxuan smiled, but her eyes were slightly moist.

And this scene happened to be looked up by Zhou Xianchen, who was looking up, and immediately he asked in a panic:

"Sister Xuan, could it be that I hurt you, why are you still crying when you are so good, if I dress you uncomfortably, then Chen'er will help you take it off."

After gently holding Zhou Xianchen, Xiao Jinxuan shook her head with a smile, looking at herself in the bronze mirror, dressed in a splendid dress, and her bearing set off the extremely noble herself, she showed a trace of melancholy.

"My sister didn't hurt me, she just remembered some things from the past. My sister never thought that one day she would sit in this palace and dress up and wear such luxurious clothes. Because when my sister was young, not only did she often not have enough to eat, but she would be beaten up if she did something bad. I have a younger brother the same size as you, once I was beaten so hard that I couldn't bend over and put on shoes, and Brother Yao personally put on shoes for me like you in Shicai Xianchen, and for a while I remembered this younger brother who was far away in Yangzhou, so my sister was a little sentimental. ”

If you make a slight mistake, you will be scolded and punished, what kind of life is this, Zhou Xianchen, as a prince, naturally has never experienced it.

However, he has also seen how those eunuchs who did wrong things were punished.

Immediately knew that Xiao Jinxuan had such a tragic encounter in the past, and Zhou Xianchen couldn't help but cry.

Immediately, I saw him straighten his little chest, and then said with a hint of crying:

"Sister Xuan, don't worry about your younger brother, since he is the same size as me, it is better to enter the palace to be a reading boy for Xianchen, accompany me to read and practice calligraphy, and review my homework with my master, my sister is protected by my seventh brother, and your distant brother is protected by the prince, so that you sister and brother, no one will dare to bully in the future."

Zhou Xianchen's childish words were unscrupulous, but extremely sincere, Xiao Jinxuan was still very moved when she heard it, and pulled the other party to her side, she said with a slight smile:

"It's good that Xianchen has this heart, after a while, Brother Yao will enter Beijing, if you are really satisfied with him by then, then I can be a waiter for you and study in the palace, I am naturally happy to be a sister, but it is too early to say this, I am also dressed up now, let's hurry to the concubine Niangniang, and rush to the palace banquet together."

Concubine Heliang and Xiangping, after the meeting was united, several people went to the palace, and without much effort, they came to the Yunhai Palace, where the palace banquet was held today.

It's just that at the entrance of the main hall, they met with Empress Xue and Concubine Hui, and both sides stopped in front of the hall.

After everyone paid homage to Empress Xue, before the other party told everyone to get up, they heard Concubine Qian Hui, who was following alongside, and said with a smile:

"This is really a novelty, if I am not mistaken, next to Sister Liangfei, this woman in a phoenix tail pattern palace skirt is Miss Jinxuan of Shuaifu. In the end, it is the concubine of the concubine, it is rare to participate in a state banquet, this rule system has been overstepped, a daughter of a subordinate, even dare to use the phoenix tail ornament, just by virtue of this article, now you will be taken down, and it is not too much to execute in public according to the palace rules. ”

Concubine Liang, as the queen, is one of the four concubines in the second grade, so she only needs to curtsia and bow halfway, and she does not need to kneel to say goodbye.

Therefore, when she heard Concubine Hui's words, Concubine Liang stood up directly, and then said with a smile:

"I haven't seen Sister Hui for a long time, but I don't know that last time Yu'er was innocent and hurt my sister's wrist, but now it's very good. It's also a shame that Xianyu is now by the emperor's side and participates in the sacrifice together, otherwise my sister's words will make this child listen, and I'm afraid that my sister's other wrist will also be abolished. ”

Although Concubine Liang is benevolent, she is also the most lenient master in this palace.

But to survive to this position, she is naturally not a soft persimmon who blindly knows how to back down and let others slaughter.

Concubine Hui is just a concubine of the third grade, in this harem, this kind of concubine has gained ** and lost ** together, and it is estimated that there must be more than ten or twenty.

And one of the four concubines, Concubine Niangniang, there is only one in this palace, and Empress Xue is the most noble under her.

Therefore, the good concubine, who has always been good-tempered, saw that as soon as they met, Concubine Hui was about to make trouble again, she directly and unceremoniously exposed the pain of the other party, which was also to warn Concubine Hui that before speaking, it was best to think about the consequences.

After hearing Concubine Liang's words, Concubine Qian Hui's face immediately flashed with a trace of horror, and she subconsciously clenched herself, but now she can't even hold the brush anymore, and her right hand has been completely abolished, hurting her muscles.

Concubine Hui couldn't help but think of Zhou Xianyu's terrible place, and immediately couldn't help but shiver.

But Xiao Jinxuan and her had a hatred of killing relatives and abusing her wrist, so she immediately looked at Xue Hou for help, hoping that the other party could support her and make the decision.

But looking at Concubine Hui's expectant gaze, Empress Xue's expression did not change in any way, and she did not speak, saying a word to defend the other party.

Today's Concubine Hui, after the death of Qian Ming's own brother, Qian Yunhong of the Huai'an Hou Mansion is not very close to her aunt, but lives a carefree life every day, and does not continue to serve the prince's faction like his father.

So without the support of her mother's concubine Qian Hui, the reason why Empress Xue still keeps the other party by her side is just to raise a loyal pug.

Which little concubine in the palace is unruly, and when she doesn't need to do anything, Concubine Hui can help her solve a lot of troubles.

But if it was for a useless concubine, she would compete with Concubine Liang, maybe in the face of Qian Ming before, Empress Xue would indeed help one or two, but now where would she do such a thankless thing.

Therefore, instead of taking care of Concubine Hui, Empress Xue came to Xiao Jinxuan's approach a few steps and personally helped the other party up from the ground.

Without a trace, Xiao Jinxuan's glass bracelet containing Gu liquid was worn on her wrist. and the small red spot on the back of the other party's hand.

Immediately, Empress Xue's eyes flashed with satisfaction, and when she looked at the other party, she also showed a smile with a hint of deep meaning.