The subordinate officials of the East Palace looked at each other, and one of them said: "Prince, we have been with you for several years, and we are all grasshoppers on the same boat, and we will never spread it, but it is ......."

The prince said irritably: "If you have something to say, I'm not in the mood to play a guessing game with you." ”

"Yes, the lowly position is to say, have you told your concubines about this?"

Being reminded by the subordinate officer like this, the prince fell into deep thought, and said with a hideous face: "Liao, you don't want to live it!" ”

With that, he got up, left the council hall in a menacing manner, and turned around and went to the backyard of the East Palace.

The official's face was like earth, "It's the princess of the Liao family?" ”

"Be cautious, the crown princess is still vacant today, and the Liao family is just a side concubine." Another subordinate officer replied calmly.

But no matter who it is, how can it be the Liao family, the Liao family is the former crown princess and the concubine of Liao Zuocheng, isn't this clearly going to break with the prince?

However, they can also understand that after all, in order to give birth to a son for the prince, the Liao family drank medicine for many years, but only gave birth to three daughters, and his body suffered losses one after another.

For the crown prince, the Liao family has paid so much, and now she has abdicated to become the prince's side concubine, her original position as a concubine, she doesn't know which noble girl to give it cheaply, her own family also dislikes her useless, abandons her, and even stuffs her young and beautiful sister to the prince as a concubine.

The face of the Liao family has long been lost by the prince and the Liao family, and there is nothing to doubt about a desperate woman doing such a thing.

In the early years, there were also subordinate officials who advised the prince that as a prince, he should cultivate himself and cultivate his temperament, not indulge in self-enjoyment, and interfere with the balance of the harem to the previous dynasty, but the prince has a violent temperament, and he can't listen to these things the most, and he will release the people who put forward opinions in a blink of an eye.

After that, even if other subordinate officials couldn't get used to it, they didn't dare to talk nonsense.

Now, the prince has finally been stumbled by his own woman.

Pingxi Hou Mansion

When Qiao Shi saw Aunt Qi coming in, he hurriedly asked, "How is it?" ”

Since he knew that his sister-in-law had entered the East Palace, Qiao's family had become a little more interested in the prince of the East Palace, and he let Aunt Qi and her mother's family go back and forth frequently on weekdays.

Aunt Qi had just returned from Qiao's house, took off her cloak, and saluted Qiao's family, "Madam, this is not very good in the East Palace. ”

"How?" Qiao Shi was very surprised, "My brother-in-law is the crown prince, the future saint, how can it be bad to sit firmly in the position of the prince?" Don't talk nonsense. ”

She was very skeptical that Aunt Qi had misspoken the word.

"Madam, you can't scream, now that the position of the crown princess is vacant, even Zuo Xiang doesn't dare to call himself the prince's father-in-law, how can you call the prince a ......"

Aunt Qi was embarrassed to say the word brother-in-law, is this what Qiao can say?

A trace of irritation flashed on Qiao's face, "It's just a private shouting, and you won't go out and talk nonsense." ”

Aunt Qi said bitterly, "You still have to be cautious." ”

Seeing Qiao's nod, she sighed and said: "It is said that the prince lost his temper in the East Palace, as if he was reprimanding a concubine, the prince has always been gentle with beauties, and I don't know what taboo that person has committed. ”

Qiao's looked lively, "Did you hear who it was?" ”

Aunt Qi shook her head, "No, Miss Yu Nian only entered the East Palace not long ago, and the residence is far from the front, so I didn't hear it, but it is said that others who have seen it seem to have been warned by the prince, even if they are used to chewing their tongues, they are silent when they see others, as if this incident has never happened." ”

Aunt Qi approached Qiao's ear and whispered, "But Miss Yunian seems to have seen that the eunuch of the East Palace carried out a roll of straw mats. ”

Qiao Shi showed a surprised expression and said in a trembling voice, "Yes...... Corpse? ”

"I don't know this, Miss Yu Nian is timid, she doesn't dare to go over to look at it, and those little eunuchs are also in a hurry." Aunt Qi said, "However, according to the old slave's thoughts, it is estimated that it is." ”

Qiao Shi was stunned, how could it be so dangerous to enter the East Palace, and if she didn't get it, she would lose her own life, she instructed: "You can talk to Yu Nian, let her interfere less in these things, and just serve the prince well." ”

Qiao's family is now very precious to the line between his mother's family and the East Palace, and he doesn't want Qiao Yu to fold in the East Palace.

Aunt Xu responded: "The old slave can save it." ”

The New Year is approaching, but the saint is sick, and the concubines take turns to serve the sick, and they have no time to preside over the palace banquet.

This year's palace banquet was personally organized by the Queen Mother, and it was well organized.

"Those who are allowed to participate in the palace banquet can bring an attendant into the palace, I am ready to take you there, you prepare well on Chinese New Year's Eve, don't lose the face of the Pingxi Hou Mansion."

Lu Yunyao was shocked, "The prince wants to take me there?" What about Qingyun? ”

"Naturally, I stayed and looked after the house." can only bring one person, Mo Changjue ruthlessly left his attendant behind, and chose to take Lu Yunyao there.

Qingyun seemed to have realized this result a long time ago, and was not panicked at all, and even wished them a good time at the palace banquet.

"After the palace banquet, special fireworks will be set off in the palace, and it will be beautiful to watch from the viewing platform." Qingyun said, "The prince and Miss Lu watched together. ”

Lu Yunyao nodded, but asked: "Before the palace banquet, His Royal Highness, as the prince of the world, was also going to follow, but he brought Qingyun?" ”

"Nature." Mo Chang was very frank, "I don't have a servant girl by my side, who don't take him?" ”

"So, in the past, His Highness took Qingyun to watch the fireworks?" Lu Yunyao looked at Mo Changdu, and then at Qingyun, his eyes teasing.

Qingyun begged for mercy: "Miss Lu, don't make fun of me, neither I nor the prince can appreciate this beautiful scenery, and I have to follow the saint and the queen, basically standing guard in the cold wind, and being with you and the prince, naturally can't be compared." ”

Lu Yunyao's vision is only one acre and three points of land in Yaxing, and even the sky is the sky of Yaxing, and he has never seen the fireworks in the palace.

Listening to Shizi's description, I also have some expectations in my heart.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, the entire Hou Mansion was auspicious, because they had to enter the palace to accompany the car, they could not accompany the old lady to keep the year, so the family first went to the bamboo incense courtyard, sat around the old lady for a long time, and talked for a while.

When it was getting late, the old lady urged them: "The envoy has arrived, hurry up, go." ”

The family said goodbye to the old lady, and then rode into the palace together.

Most of the people who participated in the palace banquet were either rich or noble, and this was the only time of the year, when officials of the third rank and above, earls and above, and royal relatives and nobles could ride their own chariots and travel freely in the palace.

Back then, it was limited to the way to the Taiji Palace, and the harem was still a forbidden place, and foreign ministers were absolutely not allowed to set foot on it.

The chariot of the Hou Mansion is very large, and the family and their attendants are seated, and they are not crowded, and Lu Yunyao does not have to run behind the chariot.