For a while, my aunt Lin Nanyue, who is now the only concubine who has won the emperor's favor, is suspected of being happy, and the news spread in the palace.

Concubine Shu has always been a loner, and she doesn't have a few cronies around her, because at this point in her, basically no one doesn't look down on her current favored posture, and most people are like the queen, who regards Concubine Shu as a thorn in the flesh.

Therefore, Concubine Shu may be unhappy, and it also made an atmosphere of joy and sorrow suddenly born in the harem.

There was a lot of fun outside, but it was very quiet inside the Xiwu Palace, because I didn't leave the house, so I didn't know if Concubine Shu was pregnant, and I didn't want to know, so that the palace people up and down the palace all avoided me when they saw me in order not to make me angry.

Qiushui came back from the imperial dining room and put the contents of the food box in front of me: "Little master, the people in the palace say that Concubine Shu is pregnant, do we want it?" ”

I know that Qiushui means to ask me if I need a gift for Concubine Shu, but I have just entered the palace, and I have never been fortunate by the emperor, even if I really want to give a gift, I am afraid that it will be ridiculed because it is too shabby, it is better to disappear and not attract attention.

"We don't have anything to do in Xiwu Palace, so let's do it, if the news comes in two days that Concubine Shu is really pregnant, then send the pair of small gold bracelets I brought to the Inviting Moon Palace."

Qiushui looked up at me suddenly: "Little master, no, that's the master for you and your future prince!" How can I give it to Concubine Shu? ”

I looked down at my belly, how much I want to give birth to the child from my belly, can it not be a royal child, since ancient times emperors are lucky, if one day I really can't hide, give birth to a princess, the emperor because of my mother disgusted with the child, the child's life is not just like me?

Moreover, how can the emperor's family have family affection, if I give birth to a prince, the day when the princes take over the heir in the future, it is very likely that my son will die, I don't want my child to go through this, or don't be delusional, it is good to be able to conceive a dragon.

"Not to mention whether I can give birth to a prince in the future, just looking at the current situation in Xiwu Palace, I am afraid that the emperor will not come, and it is useless to keep this thing for me, so it is better to take it and give it away."

Qiushui looked at me a few times, as if she wanted to say something to me, but in the end, she finally held back.

"By the way, you go out with Bailu a lot, what else has happened in the palace recently?" I asked as I ate.

Qiushui thought about it for a long time, but still didn't think about it, at this time, Bailu happened to come in from outside with a copper basin of hot water, as if he heard my words outside, and immediately replied: "Little master, in addition to the major accident that Concubine Shu seems to be pregnant with a dragon seed in the palace recently, the slave maid also heard that Prince Guo is coming back!" ”

The chopsticks I just stretched out were stunned in place, Prince Guo is coming back?

Prince Guo was sent by the emperor to envoy to the Western Regions before the draft, I thought that Prince Guo would not be able to come back during the Chinese New Year, but I didn't expect to come back so soon.

"Do you have a specific time for Prince Wenguo to come back?" Seeing that I was very curious about Prince Guo's affairs, Bailu put the copper basin in his hand on the shelf, and walked to my side: "The slave maid heard that there will be another five days of Prince Guo's chariot to enter Beijing." ”

Five days! It's going fast.

Prince Guo is the younger brother of the emperor's compatriot, it is said that at that time Prince Guo was still the favorite prince of the previous emperor, but for some reason, it was the current emperor Ye Yanchen who ascended the throne, I think there must be some unknown reason for this.

In the past five days, the palace has been lively, I don't know if it is to celebrate Concubine Shu's pregnancy or to celebrate the return of Prince Guo, but these have nothing to do with Xiwu Palace.

Five days later, Prince Guo entered the palace to meet him, and the emperor decided to set up a banquet for Prince Guo to receive the wind and wash the dust, and the concubines in the harem were also among the invited.

"Little master, you should wear bright colors today, in the past, you were so plain in the past, today is a festive day, don't make the emperor unhappy." Qiushui took out a baby pink palace dress, but I waved my hand.

"Let's wear that teal one again."

Today is the emperor for Prince Guo to pick up the wind and wash the dust, naturally someone wants to be in the limelight, no matter what, it will not be my turn, why should I dress up extremely glamorous to make people unhappy.

At night, the Baohe Hall was brightly lit, and the palace people were busy inside and out, so I came to the Baohe Hall with Liu Jianxue early, waiting for the emperor and Prince Guo and other people to sit at the table.

However, it was not the emperor and Prince Guo who were waiting, but Concubine Ning and An Changzai, who were basically the queen's henchmen, and their arrival meant that the emperor and the queen were about to arrive.

I still have Liu Jianxue, Concubine Ning and An Chang don't deal with each other, and now that I saw them, I pulled Liu Jianxue to hide: "Sister Liu, let's go outside to breathe, this earth dragon in the Taihe Hall is too hot, I feel a little stuffy." ”

Liu Jianxue knew that I wasn't because it was stuffy, and I didn't want to have unhappiness with An Changzai and Concubine Ning, so she followed me out of the Taihe Hall without saying anything.

As a result, the two of us will walk out of the Taihe Palace, and we bumped into the oncoming emperor and Prince Guo, and Liu Jianxue and I immediately knelt down and bowed: "The concubine sees the emperor, Prince Guo." ”

The emperor had a good impression of Liu Jianxue, but he was a little disgusted with me: "It turned out to be Huaixing and Jianxue, you guys get up quickly, it's so cold outside, why did you come out!" ”

Liu Jianxue knew that I was not treated by the emperor, so she hurriedly said: "The concubines feel that the Taihe Hall is a little stuffy, and they rush out to breathe, but they don't expect to meet the emperor and Prince Guo." ”

The emperor glanced at me, turned his head to Liu Jianxue and said, "Come to the table, today is for Prince Guo to pick up the wind and wash the dust, don't disturb Prince Guo's interest when you see snow!" ”

I listened to it from the sidelines, and I always felt that there was something in the emperor's words, but I didn't know why the emperor said this.

Just when I was thinking about these things, the emperor had already walked into the Taihe Hall with Prince Guo, and Liu Jianxue saw that I was still stunned, so she stretched out her hand and pushed me: "Huaixing, why are you still stunned, go in quickly, don't make the emperor and Prince Guo unhappy." ”

I lowered my head and followed Liu Jianxue into the Taihe Palace, the two of us are one level apart, and our relationship is close, so the queen deliberately arranged the seats of the two of us in one place, so that we can whisper.

I can't help but sigh in my heart, although the queen is not favored by the emperor, but the things in the harem, the queen is well organized after all, no wonder Concubine Shu has been favored by the emperor for many years, and now she is still only the imperial concubine, and she can't take away the queen's position as the lord of the harem.

After Liu Jianxue and I sat down at the table, the eunuch pinched his throat and shouted, "Open the table!" ”

Immediately afterwards, it was Prince Guo who toasted to the emperor: "The courtier's brother went to the Western Regions this time, increased his knowledge, and reached a consensus with the Western Regions, in the future, we can open the frontier and the Western Regions to exchange markets, bring in their unique things, and also deepen the friendship between the two countries, this is all thanks to the emperor's brother's blessing, and the courtier's brother respects the emperor's brother a cup!" ”

The emperor raised his glass: "What did Prince Guo say, you and I are brothers of the same mother, and now only you can solve problems for me, this time you have made a great contribution, it should be me who respects you!" ”

After that, the two drank all the wine in the wine glass, and the eunuch Guan next to the emperor was a person who could look at the eyes, and immediately clapped his hands, and the singers and dancers appeared one after another, and there was a singing and dancing in the Taihe Palace.

The queen also raised her glass and toasted Prince Guo: "Prince Guo has been on an envoy to the Western Regions this time, and it has been more than a few months since he left, and the palace and the emperor are worried tightly. ”

Prince Guo also raised his glass: "The younger brother has worried the imperial sister-in-law and the imperial brother, and the younger brother will punish himself with a cup!" ”

The queen covered her face with wide flowing clouds and wide sleeves, took a sip of the wine in the cup, and turned to look at the emperor: "Your Majesty, today is Prince Guo's reception banquet, and the concubine specially ordered someone to arrange a song and dance, why don't we all watch it together?" ”

The emperor seemed to be on the rise, and immediately nodded in agreement: "It's rare for the queen to bother so much, since that's the case, let's pass it in." ”

Immediately, Jingtai beside the queen clapped his hands, and a group of dancing girls dressed more revealing than the talented dancers rushed in, and in the middle of them stood a woman dressed in the Western Regions, the woman was dressed in red, with a veil of the same color on her face, which looked very mysterious.

Then, as the music sounded, the woman danced her bewitching body in the center of the stage, looking soft as a puddle of water.

The emperor had never seen such a dance, and when he looked at the woman in the center of the stage, he looked straight, and the queen's face showed a smile, but Concubine Shu's face was very ugly.

When I saw the back of the woman in the center of the stage, I was sure that this dancing girl must be Wen Xiuyuan, but Wen Xiuyuan was really so eager to attract the emperor's attention?

At the end of the vocal music, the woman knelt down beside the emperor and asked the emperor in the softest voice: "Your Majesty, the concubine's dance is beautiful?" ”

Where can the emperor still care that today's protagonist is Prince Guo, and when he pulled Wen Xiuyuan down and sat on his lap, he pulled down the veil on Wen Xiuyuan's face, and saw Wen Xiuyuan's well-groomed and delicate face.

"It turned out that Wen promised, and you are very beautiful today." The emperor stole a fragrant kiss in Wen Xiuyuan's ear, causing Wen Xiuyuan to giggle in his arms.

"Don't you think Brother Wen's dance is a little familiar?" Just when the emperor was openly flirting with Wen Xiuyuan, King Guojun suddenly spoke.

Hearing his words, a strange smile appeared on Concubine Shu's face, and I also remembered that if the dance was amazing, it must be her good aunt, today's Concubine Shuniang!

The emperor looked at Prince Guo suspiciously, then at Concubine Shu, and immediately pushed away the embroidered mandarin on his legs: "Bold!" Do you want to follow Yue'er's example and climb my dragon bed? ”

Where had Wen Xiuyuan seen such a battle, and immediately prostrate on the ground and prayed to the emperor to calm his anger: "Your Majesty, this dance is indeed choreographed by the concubine for a long time, and the concubine doesn't know that Concubine Shu has skipped it!" ”

The anger on the emperor's face subsided a little, but he didn't believe all of Wen Xiuyuan's words, and was about to ask something, when Prince Guo spoke again: "Brother Huang, Wen promised to please the imperial brother, not to mention that the younger brother saw that Wen promised to be not very old, how could he know how Concubine Shu captured the heart of the imperial brother back then!" ”

I silently looked at Prince Guo's Ye Yannao, and found that this person was not as cynical as he seemed on the surface, and every word he said was mocking the emperor's side of some flatterers.