Chapter 254: The First Confrontation on the Table

When the second concubine spoke, someone outside stretched out her voice and spread the message that the emperor and queen mother Feng arrived.

Because of their illness, the two queen mothers did not attend as usual.

At this moment, Chun Jia and Gu Zhen accompanied the Queen Mother to enter the venue.

According to the tacit understanding, the queen should hold the empress dowager to show filial piety and closeness, but since the empress dowager and the regent joined forces, even if they tore their faces in private with Chunjia, now they have no intention of pretending to be harmonious with their ancestors and grandchildren in public, but they go their own way.

After these three came in, they were worshiped by everyone and sat down on the top, and the empress dowager ordered to be exempted, and Chunjia said a few words to several important ministers, and exchanged pleasantries with Wei Su's envoys, and began to set up a banquet.

The Empress Dowager has been expressionless since she came in, and she didn't even look at Chun Jia, but she was to Gu Zhen, probably because Gu Zhen was a concubine who had been in the palace for so many years after all, and she could still give some face, Gu Zhen turned her head sideways and talked to her with a smile, and occasionally replied.

In this case, the seats on the harem side are relatively dull, because I am afraid of provoking this dislike, and when the time comes, I will have a public seizure, and I will be shameless.

However, the ministers and envoys are far away, and they are still in full swing.

Yun Fenghuang chatted with Concubine De and Concubine Rui, and then looked at the bottom, and saw that Princess Roukun was no longer in the seat, and she should have calculated the time to prepare for the dance.

Sure enough, after the secretary of the teaching workshop finished presenting a song and dance that implied the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty, some people in the envoy group stood up and praised the singing and dancing level of the national dynasty very fluently, and then logically proposed that their princess also intended to dance for the emperor of the national dynasty and the queen mother.

Of course, it is indispensable to praise Princess Roukun's noble identity and exquisite dancing skills, and Chunjia also echoed a few words to save face.

After saying this for a while, the venue below was changed and set up as an exotic stage, and Princess Roukun wore Wei Su's costume, covered her face with tulle, and her wrists and ankles were hung with golden bells, and she stepped out from behind the screen with a loud sound.

Wei Su is already good at singing and dancing, and Princess Roukun dares to perform in public, so she naturally has confidence.

Moreover, the rhythm of Hu Dance is generally cheerful and fast, not like Middle-earth, soothing and melodious, but it can drive the atmosphere more.

At this moment, the hem of the princess's skirt swirled sharply, and the bells of her whole body vibrated with it, attracting the attention of the audience in an instant.

Even Yun Fenglian, who didn't have a good impression of her, couldn't help but stop the wine cup for a moment and stared at it...... Just saw Princess Roukun looking at Chunjia on the throne, the young son of heaven is also in a complete crown today, and at this moment he is raising his hand slightly, and he has gathered a few strings of crowns, so that he can enjoy Princess Roukun's dancing.

In this way, the face of heaven is also displayed, and under the brilliant lights, the already handsome emperor is more and more dragon-like and extraordinary.

Before Princess Roukun came, she had heard that the Son of Heaven in the Central Plains was young, and he was both talented and beautiful, but he was married to a foreign country and couldn't be a main room, so she couldn't help but feel a little depressed and suspicious.

Just now, Chunjia and Gu Zhen entered with the Empress Dowager, but there was a crown to cover it, even if she peeked quietly in the crowd, she couldn't see the appearance of this son of heaven clearly.

At this moment, I couldn't help but be overjoyed, and the dancers worked harder and harder.

I didn't notice that except for the queen, the concubines looked at her with no kindness at all.

No one spoke for a moment in the hall of this dance, until Chunjia gently clapped his hands and shouted, and the praise began one after another, the tide was churning, and the banquet was lively for a while.

Princess Roukun gasped slightly, walked off the stage, but did not go to the back to change clothes, but took a glass of wine from the seat, and walked to the Danqi generously, expressing that she wanted to toast Chunjia.

This move is not in line with the etiquette of the Central Plains, but to be more tolerant of foreign countries, Chunjia was originally talking to Gu Zhen in a low voice, but was reminded by Yan Yin, turned his head to look, smiled, and ordered her to go up.

Seeing the princess coming to him with a full glass of wine, Chunjia was about to pick up the golden cup in front of him, but Princess Roukun didn't drink it immediately, but exhaled and sang a little song. Most of the people in the palace didn't understand Wei Su, Chunjia's eyes flashed, but he drank the golden cup in front of him with a smile, and said slowly: "I know, the princess is lively and cute, and I like the princess very much." ”

Princess Roukun was quite surprised: "Can the Son of Heaven understand our Wei Su's song?" ”

“…… In the early years, someone in the palace also sang such a tune. Chunjia smiled, "So I know a little bit about it." ”

Originally, it was almost the same here, but Princess Roukun turned her head to look at Yun Fenghuan and asked, "But what did Concubine Xian sing?" I heard that in the current harem, only Concubine Xian Niangniang is a native of the North. It's close to me, and you should know what we're doing. ”

Yun Fenghuang glanced at Chunjia, then looked at Princess Roukun, and said with a smile: "The princess guessed wrong, it's not the palace." However, the small songs that are popular in the north, and the palace will indeed have so many songs, so I can sing them privately and listen to them with Your Majesty another day. ”

Princess Roukun raised her eyebrows and said, "I heard that there is a saying in the Central Plains that it is better to choose a day than to hit the sun, why don't you sing it now, so that Your Majesty can ......."

"The princess drank too much." Chunjia suddenly opened her mouth to cut off her words, and let Yan Yin with the same smile, "Send the princess back to the table." ”

Princess Roukun pursed the corners of her lips, and was about to say something, but she was looked at by Chunjia gently, so she didn't say anything, stomped her feet, and retreated with the geese.

Chunjia looked at Yun Fenghuan and sighed with a smile: "This princess is young, why should you bother with her?" ”

"Yes, the concubine is getting old." Yun Fenghuang glanced at him angrily, "It's time to give way to her in two days?" ”

"What did you say, it's not that I'm afraid you'll lose your interest." Chunjia leaned over to her slightly and coaxed, "By the way, why haven't you sung the little song you just said before?" It's not Princess Roukun who mentioned it, have you been hiding it all along? ”

Yun Fenghuang shook the wine cup in front of him, and said with a smile: "It was also this princess who mentioned it and thought of it temporarily." His Majesty also knows that the concubine was born in the north, and she had fought with Wei Su in her early years, so the small songs that circulated in the township were ...... Although the concubine has not studied it seriously, she can still hum a few words. ”

Chunjia sighed: "I knew that it would not be easy for you to mention this at this time, but fortunately I persuaded people away." ”

I also want to know that the little song that Yun Fenghuang said is the kind that is not very friendly to Wei Su.

Although Chunjia may not be sincere with Wei Su, but now that they have taken the initiative to repair it and sent the princess as a concubine, they must always give some decency, and they can't be too mean.

"What is this not simple, concubine?" Yun Fenghuang pursed his lips and said, "You still say that Princess Roukun is young?" From the concubine's point of view, this is exactly the newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and he doesn't take these concubines to heart at all! Rushing Ming'er into the palace, the concubine is afraid that she will have to wait for her to get off the horse! ”

Chunjia smiled, and before she could speak, the empress dowager over there was a little impatient, and said lightly: "Concubine Xian, how many words do you have to say to the emperor before and after, now pull the emperor to sit there quickly, do you want the queen to give you a seat?" ”

“…… The concubine knows her mistakes. Yun Fenghuan had to bow his head and ask for guilt, "Please punish the Empress Dowager." ”

The Empress Dowager ignored her, and only said to Gu Zhen: "Since you are a queen now, you should have the appearance of a queen, and the people below are not in tune, so you should be in charge, otherwise when the rules are relaxed, something will go wrong, and you will not be blamed on you, the head of the palace?" Besides, there are so many furnishings in the palace, and you are like a wooden man who turns a blind eye to it and does not hear it, so what do you want to do? ”

Gu Zhen was quite depressed, and said in his heart that the Son of Heaven was talking to his favorite concubine, could he manage it?

can only bow his head aggrievedly and say: "What the imperial grandmother taught me is that it is the fault of the granddaughter-in-law." ”

Because of the two words of the empress dowager, the emperor and the high-ranking concubines did not say anything more.

After the banquet was dispersed, the emperor sent the empress dowager back to the palace again, and the concubines went back to each other.

Xie Meng and Xie Kuo couldn't help sleeping in the arms of the palace people halfway because they were young, and at this moment Yun Fenghuang asked them to carry them to the chariot, so as not to catch a cold, and he asked Qingdu to carry a palace lamp and walk slowly on the side of the chariot.

First, Wen Yao Palace is not far from the harem, and secondly, she ate more wine just now, and she just walked to dissipate the smell of wine.

The group was passing through the narrow corridor, but there was a somewhat messy footsteps behind them, mixed with the voice of a man.

Yun Fenghuan frowned slightly, stood still, turned his head to look, but saw several palace people carrying lamps, escorting a master and a servant.

Seeing the honor guard of the virtuous concubine, she hurriedly bowed down from afar and saluted, and said: "I'm disturbing the mother, the queen mother takes pity on the drunkenness of the prince regent, and leaves him to live in the palace temporarily, and Ming'er will go to the temple with His Majesty...... Because the prince was very drunk, the slaves and maids dared to take a shortcut and didn't want to collide with the mother. ”

"It doesn't matter." Yun Fenghuang glanced at Gong Xiangxiao, he was supported by Dou Su, staggering and unstable, and he could smell the smell of wine on his body before he got close, so she gave way to the side and said lightly, "The prince is indeed not lightly drunk, you should send him to rest quickly." ”

When the group passed, she glanced at Chen Jing, and Chen Jing hurriedly leaned over: "Niangniang? ”

"Inquire where the Empress Dowager has arranged for the prince to live?" Yun Fenghuang said, "This son is also strange, obviously the regent doesn't care about him, but the empress dowager will summon him to the palace every now and then to talk, and now he will simply stay in the palace." ”

Chen Jing didn't move when he heard this, and said with a chuckle: "I've heard about this matter. It seems that when His Majesty Xiaozong was there, because he had no children under his knees, he was very fond of the prince regent, and he was summoned to the palace from time to time to stay overnight, and he was once raised as a prince. At that time, the Empress Dowager Xu had no grandchildren, and she also doted on the Prince Regent. When the regent was young, the first emperor and the empress dowager hugged him a lot...... Even when the first emperor left the regent to discuss things in the palace, the reason used was that the regent was young and could not do without his biological father. ”

It is said that the regent was married and had children at that time, and it was not easy to live in the harem according to the rules, but if he lived in the previous dynasty, Xiaozong felt that it was not very convenient, and finally chose the island in the Taiye Pond, "The regent has been living in Xiaodaiyu earlier, and the prince is probably living there this time." No one has mentioned this place for many years, and I don't know if I have time to clean it up in the past? ”

Why is it too late for Yunfeng Huangxin Dao? When the palace first entered the palace and was forced to jump into the lake to escape by Chun Jia's bastard, this person was forbidden by an order on the island.

I'm afraid that no matter whether he enters the palace or not, those places are always ready for him to come.

However, if she remembers correctly, Gong Xiangxiao has a place to live in the palace city, that is, when she was a companion to Chunjia before, she came to a separate courtyard in the former dynasty. And Wen Yao Palace is in the previous dynasty, if the Empress Dowager is just distressed that this cheap grandson has drunk too much, she is afraid that he will toss on the way back, and plans to keep someone in the palace for one night, and it is more convenient to ask someone to send it to the courtyard over there.

It's not always a whim.

Yun Fenghuang thought about it for a while, and returned to Xuanqing Palace.

At this time, it was already late, and she didn't have the heart to say anything to the palace concubines, so she waved her hand and asked them to settle themselves.

He asked someone to serve Xie Meng Xie Kuo to sleep, and went to see a pair of children in person, and then went back to the dormitory to rest.

I couldn't rest for long, and it was time to say goodbye.

On the first day of the first lunar month, the invitation is particularly grand, and you must get up earlier before you have time to make up.

Yun Fenghuang hesitated when he was dressing up, and finally asked someone to call out the two nieces: "Dress them up too, and go to say hello together later." In the end, I have lived in the palace for these days, and I can't help but say hello to the Queen Mother for the New Year. ”

Although the Empress Dowager may lose her face because of this, if she doesn't bring them, it seems that the Xie daughter doesn't understand the rules.

However, when she really arrived at Qingci Palace, the Empress Dowager from a family was much more atmospheric than Empress Dowager Yuan, and she didn't care much about Xie Meng and Xie Kuo, so when Yun Fenghuang ordered the two nieces to kowtow to the palace, she called out lightly, and after letting the attendants reward things, it was regarded as no such thing.

Not a single word was tapped.

This is definitely not for the sake of the New Year, to be more tolerant of Yun Fenghuan, it is nothing more than too lazy to worry about children.

Today, although the heirs are still young, they have also been brought over, and the empress dowager is not very interested in these great-grandsons who are not related by blood, only the eldest prince, as the eldest son of Chunjia, was asked by her to hug him and look at it, and said a few auspicious words lukewarmly. There is also Princess Zhaoqing, the eldest daughter of the emperor is really cute, and the queen mother can't help but take a few more looks.

The other imperial heirs, the Empress Dowager simply did not let them go.

…… The main reason is that these imperial heirs have basically never been to Qingci Palace, and today there are so many people, one crying, causing one cry after another, one after another, the Queen Mother listened to the headache and dizziness, so after retracting the gaze of Princess Zhaoqing, she let everyone disperse: "The queen stays for a while." ”

Gu Zhen stubbornly stayed, praying in his heart that there would be no embarrassment.

When I was a concubine before, I went to Qingci Palace and Mianfu Palace to ask for peace, and the Feng masters of the Ji family all had this attitude, and they were indifferent or cold to the concubines, and only let the queen stay and discuss business with them.

At that time, Gu Zhen was not without envy of this special treatment.

But now it's her turn to be treated, and she doesn't want ......

Helplessly, the Empress Dowager spoke, she was not a cloud and a phoenix, and she couldn't do anything that disobeyed the yang and the yin or even openly disobeyed the order, so she could only ask with a smile after the concubines left: "What does the imperial grandmother command?" ”

The Empress Dowager didn't talk to her about it, and mentioned the marriage of the eldest princess Minghui straight to the point: "The concubine Ji Sheng was abandoned, and the jade disc was removed, in this case, it is not appropriate for Minghui to keep filial piety to her according to the rules." The meaning of mourning is that it is good to follow the decline of the father's life. ”

When Gu Zhen heard this, he thought that this was the case, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and was busy expressing support.

And euphemistically guaranteed that no one would talk about the eldest princess's unfilial piety.

"In this way, she will be filial in a few months after the beginning of spring." As a result, the Empress Dowager followed, "Then the marriage should also be considered, the mourning family heard that your brothers and nephews are very neat and tidy?" ”

Gu Zhen: "......"

If Concubine Xian is here, I'm afraid she can give dozens of reasons for refusal.

However, the former Mrs. Yaoning, the current queen is not so eloquent, and she was dumbfounded for a while, and then said dryly: "The emperor's grandmother praises falsely, and the brothers and nephews in the granddaughter-in-law's family are all unlucky. ”

"It's good not to be angry." The Empress Dowager said indifferently, "Minghui's status is precious, and the concubine doesn't need to be too capable, like the queen, you can live a down-to-earth life." ”

Gu Zhen stubbornly said: "The granddaughter-in-law doesn't dare to hide it from the emperor's grandmother, the granddaughter-in-law's brothers and nephews are quite stubborn......"

The Empress Dowager glanced at her and suddenly said: "If Concubine Xian is here, not only will she not excuse herself like this, but she will immediately agree to this matter, and she will also kneel down to thank the mourning family, do you believe it or not?" ”