The banquet started unconsciously, and I was in a trance, not knowing how I got back to the hall or how I sat down next to Sister Wan. I only remember what Sister Wan told me, it turned out that the person's name was Bai Lixuan, the only son of Bai Heng, the only son of Bai Heng, a rare gentle son in the capital, he was humble and polite, and he was extremely gentle to everyone, and he was the husband that many young ladies dreamed of. His aunt is a favored concubine in the harem.

There are many concubines in His Majesty's harem, and there are only a few of them who really have an identity. In addition to the queen mother and the concubine mother, followed by the concubine Niangniang, the concubine Niangniang and the concubine Jing. I heard that this concubine Li is the only daughter of Ouyang Yun, Marquis of Nanming, and like the queen, she was born in a famous family, and she married the emperor when the emperor did not inherit the throne. Concubine Jing is said to be born as a palace maid, but over the years, she has also been deeply favored by the emperor, because after giving birth to His Royal Highness King Yun, her body was damaged and weak, and she has rarely moved, so the emperor also took pity on her very much, and avoided the invitations and banquets in various palaces.

Listening to Yuyin, there are not many concubines who participated in the banquet this time, and there are only six Queen Jiazhi in total, in addition to Concubine Li and Concubine Shu, there are also two Ning concubines and An concubines. On such occasions, the ancestral system has long stipulated that concubines above the concubine position must be required to participate. Concubine Jing did not attend this banquet because of her health, as usual. There is another one, the jade concubine who was just promoted last year, saying that it was because she said the wrong thing and annoyed the emperor, and now she is still grounded and has not been there.

I don't care much about these harem things, it's just that Bai Lixuan's folding fan is indeed very similar to the one my mother gave me, if it is a coincidence, although it is also possible, but now I think about it, and I feel that this possibility is not very possible. But what if it weren't a coincidence? I happened to lose this fan back then, and he happened to pick it up where I lost it? Stuck in the present? And then, many years later, we met inexplicably. But this possibility seems to be even more unrealistic.

"The emperor has arrived, and the queen has arrived."

There was a cry in my ears, Sister Wan pulled my sleeve, and I hurriedly knelt down and saluted. His eyes only dared to look at the ground, and he did not dare to raise his head. Only then did I think that Sister Fang Caiwan told me that my mother was unwell, so I asked the queen to go back first.

It wasn't until I heard the emperor say that I was flat, and I got up with Sister Wan. The eyes slowly looked over there, this emperor, it seemed that there were a lot of vicissitudes, the scene of the first time he came to the palace flashed in his mind, and he didn't remember when it was, but I was still very young at that time, in my memory, he still looked like a handsome son, but now, it is like this. This queen mother, looking at her face is unchanged, the Murong family is famous in South Vietnam, the queen mother was born in a family, and she is born with a noble temperament, but now there are a few more strands of white hair on her sideburns, I think it is because she has been sick all these years, plus there is a prince like Lou Yihang who is worrying, and she must be sad in her heart. Su Yi'er, Su Yi'er, how dare you comment on the current emperor and queen like this in your heart, if you let others know, you won't be on the ground.

I was also a little curious in my heart, didn't I say that this concubine would attend today? The emperor and queen are here, but I haven't seen her yet.

"The concubine has arrived." I was thinking about it, and here it is. Before he had time to salute, he only heard a crisp and beautiful voice: "Everyone is casual today, no need to be polite." ”

I was shocked that this concubine was so bold, her eyes were looking at her, and from my angle, I could only roughly see her side face. Although her clothes don't look gorgeous, they give people a sense of elegance and refinement. When she walked over slowly, I saw her appearance clearly, but I was very surprised in my heart. Why do I feel that her face is very familiar, like me? It's just that her eyes are like a clear spring, with a fresh and noble temperament, which makes people unconsciously shocked.

It wasn't until she sat down that I came back to my senses. In fact, in South Vietnam, only the queen can sit next to the emperor, and the concubines can only sit down, but this Huixian concubine sat straight to the left side of the emperor, in the same row as the queen. And the queen is obviously accustomed to it, and doesn't feel anything. This emperor, to what extent does he love Huixian and Concubine Huixian, he can violate the ancestral teachings again and again, and spoil her alone regardless of the eyes of others. It's just that the most strange thing for me now is how I can look so similar to her.

"I heard from this palace that today, the wife of the Prime Minister's Mansion asked for an order to return to the house first, but is there anything wrong?" I only heard Concubine Huixian say something suddenly.

I was surprised, more panicked, I didn't expect her to mention our Prime Minister's Mansion so straightforwardly, I didn't know what to do for a while, and when I was about to get up, I saw Sister Wan suddenly stand up, blessed her body, and said: "Back to the concubine Niangniang, my mother went back to the house first because of her sudden physical discomfort." The courtiers pleaded guilty to the mother for her mother. and forgive the sins. ”

Concubine Huixian nodded faintly, but asked, "Are you the second lady of the Su family who is sick?" ”

Before Sister Wan could reply, a male voice said, "She's just a concubine." ”

I looked towards this place of sound, it was a young man, he looked a little cynical, but his eyebrows and eyes were a little similar to the emperor, good-looking, he was really good-looking. But seeing his clothes, I don't know how to describe it, I've never seen a man, dressed in red, I don't know, I'm afraid I think he's going to get married today. It's just curious, why does he speak so carelessly? And he still sits next to Lou Yihang, is he the prince?

I was puzzled, but I saw that he was also looking at me, and a smile suddenly appeared on my face, and I hurriedly turned my head around. Hearing him continue: "Didn't you say that the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion would come today? Why is there still no one to see? ”

Before I could react, I was pulled up by Sister Wan, and then said to the man: "This is my second sister Yi'er, she is attending such a banquet for the first time today, and she doesn't know many rules, and I didn't introduce them to everyone, which is my negligence as a sister." ”

After saying that, I smiled sweetly, and I didn't know what to say, so I had to laugh along.

Everyone didn't speak again, and finally the queen said: "Okay, it's not a big deal, Jun Yu, don't care about these little things." ”

I thought that this matter was over, but I didn't expect that the person would continue to fear that the world would not be chaotic, and said to the queen: "My Nanyue has always been respectful and inferior, how did I get to the Prime Minister's Mansion, is it different?" It's just a humble concubine, putting a shelf of concubines everywhere, thinking that if you know a few people, your identity will be different? ”

There was a burst of anger in my heart, how could he say this to others, or so ruthless, but on such an occasion, I could only endure it and keep silent. Turning my head to look at Sister Wan, her brows were furrowed, and it looked like she was about to cry, I reached out and held her hand tightly, she smiled faintly at me and shook her head.

I didn't understand what this shaking meant, but the silence in the hall was terrible at this time, and I naturally didn't dare to make a sound, and stared blankly at the refreshments on the table.

It didn't take long for the man to say: "Take a closer look, the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion looks a little similar to the concubine Niangniang, it's really a coincidence." ”

As soon as his voice fell, everyone's eyes were focused on me, but it was completely different from the situation just now. I glanced at him, only to see that he was just leisurely sipping refreshments, still with a smile on his face. I sighed in my heart, he is really my nemesis, which pot is not opened.

Then I looked at the concubine Niangniang, but I happened to meet her bright eyes, she seemed to smile at me, and said: "If you look closely, it's really fate." This palace and Miss Su are the first time to participate in such a banquet, and when they see Miss Su, it is like they were back then. ”

Then he looked at the emperor next to him and asked, "Your Majesty, did you say yes?" ”

The emperor smiled at her, "Yes, the Prime Minister's Mansion has raised a good daughter, for so many years, although Miss Su has not gone out and has not seen anyone, this first time she came to the palace, she gave the concubine such a big surprise." ”

Surprise? Surprise a ghost, look like a surprise is also a surprise? Woe to me.

Sure enough, Concubine Huixian continued to take advantage of the emperor's words and said: "When I saw this child in this palace today, I liked it very much, so it is better to ask the emperor to decree that she will be married to Jing'er." If you want to come to Jing'er, you will definitely like her very much. ”

I was on the verge of collapse, and I was muttering so hard that I couldn't speak. pinned all your hopes on the emperor who was still thinking about it, don't agree, don't agree. Don't agree, the concubine is just saying it casually, it can be regarded as a joke, but if the emperor also said this, then it can't be taken back anyway, I never thought of marrying into the royal family, and I have never met with this Chen Wang, how can I marry him?

Without waiting for the emperor to speak, I got up and knelt down in the middle, gritted my teeth and said word by word: "The courtiers thank you for the love of the concubine, I'm afraid that the courtiers can't enjoy this blessing." ”

Concubine Huixian seemed to be surprised, but she was not upset by my move, and asked me, "Why is this?" ”

I relieved myself and exhaled lightly: "In the capital, everyone knows that I am terminally ill and incurable, which is also an understandable fact, and the courtiers dare not deceive the mother." To put it mildly, does Niangniang want His Royal Highness King Chen to marry a woman who has not lived long as a princess? Even if Niangniang doesn't care, His Royal Highness King Chen won't care? The courtiers know that their time is short, and they do not want to marry a good husband, but only hope that they can always be by their father's side and mother, and use the rest of my time to be filial to them. Accompany them. ”

I heard her sigh, and then asked with a smile, "You, just because of this?" What if this palace says that Jing'er doesn't mind? ”

I was so frightened that I didn't dare to look at her, King Chen is not here, I don't mind who knows, I'm afraid I won't believe what I said. Think what kind of character this Huixian concubine is, no one will help me at the moment, only help myself, if I don't keep quiet, I want to come according to the emperor's pampering concubine's temperament, I will definitely follow her request, and make this holy decree, then I will definitely swear to death, although the matter of marriage pays attention to the order of my parents, the words of the matchmaker, but I am used to it from Xiaoye, how can I accept everything that others manipulate me.

Horizontal and vertical are all one death, it's a big deal, fight with her, don't want this life. I took a deep breath again, looked up at her, and said bluntly: "Guifei Niangniang, the courtiers are unwilling to marry His Royal Highness King Chen, the courtiers have a wish since they were young, and the husband-in-law who will marry in the future must treat the courtiers wholeheartedly. ”

After saying that, I had already noticed that I was in a cold sweat all over my body, and the surroundings were quiet for a moment, no one dared to speak, and collided with Concubine Huixian, if you don't die, you will be better than dead, this time, Xu is dead. Speaking of death, I couldn't help but think of my father and mother, and hurriedly bowed my head and said: "Guifei Niangniang, the courtiers didn't intend to collide with the mother, if the courtiers wanted to give the courtiers to death, the courtiers had nothing to say, but begged to spare the Prime Minister's family." ”

"Yi'er, this palace won't blame you, you get up first." She laughs.

I looked up slowly, I couldn't believe my hearing for a while, she didn't blame me? Not only me, but the entire hall looked at her in amazement. I still knelt and didn't dare to get up, only to hear her continue: "Yi'er, your temperament is very similar to that of Bengong when he was young, Bengong likes you from the bottom of his heart, and it's a pity that you can't be Jing'er's wife." It's just that since you don't want to, this palace will not force it. Arise now. ”

I let out a long breath, it's okay, it's okay, it's just a false alarm, and it seems that I have walked away in the ghost gate, and it is the first time that I have admired myself, and I actually dare to disobey Concubine Huixian. Fortunately, this concubine is reasonable, she didn't blame me, and she didn't force me to answer the matter.

When I returned to my seat, I suddenly caught a glimpse of the bright red with my eyes facing the opposite side, and saw that the man smiled at me, and then took a sip of the wine glass, and his eyes still seemed to be looking at me, and I quickly avoided his gaze and looked away. Such a beautiful face, I have never seen such a man's face, more dazzling than a woman, enough to be described as beautiful. It's just that for some reason, his smile seems to have been seen somewhere, but where have you seen it?