In the palace, the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15 is extraordinarily grand, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will arrange various activities for the emperor and concubines early, the highlight of which is to worship the moon god, enjoy dramas and eat moon cakes.

According to the ancestral practice, only in the Year of the Ox, the Year of the Dragon, the Year of the Goat, and the Year of the Dog, the emperor will personally go to the moon god to worship, and in the rest of the years, ministers will be sent to worship on his behalf.

This year is the Year of the Monkey in Wushen, and Kangxi sent Bilong, Mingzhu, Wang Yan and others to the Moon Temple to worship the Moon God, and he set up a banquet in the Imperial Garden to enjoy the moon with everyone in the harem.

Kangxi was dressed in a white court dress, with turquoise pearls, and a dragon pattern gold square pattern white jade court belt around his waist, sitting on the top seat, and Tong Guifei on the side was wearing a five-tailed phoenix hairpin, also wearing court clothes, and three strings of red agate pearls were hung on her body.

The others sat on both sides, in addition to the tribute incense lamps on the table in front of each person, there was also a plate of red silk moon cakes, and the moon cakes in front of Kangxi were larger, with a diameter of more than two feet from top to bottom, weighing nine catties.

After eating the moon cake rewarded by Kangxi, the banquet will be officially held, and the palace people will put flowers, pomegranates, watermelons and other seasonal fruits on the table, and naturally the fattest crab meat at this time is indispensable.

The begonias and hosta flowers in the palace have already bloomed, and the place where the banquet is held is near the lotus pond, and many pink and white lotus flowers are swaying in the wind, smelling the refreshing fragrance, enjoying the food singing and dancing, which is really a great pleasure.

The temporary stage was singing, Concubine Tong ordered a song "Dance in Ni Clothes", Concubine Hui ordered a song "Celebration of the Immortals", Shu Wan took the excerpt and ordered a song "Guanghan Fa Song".

Most of these songs are to thank the emperor for his grace and sing praises to virtue, in order to add to the festive and lively festive atmosphere.

Shu Wan doesn't like to eat crabs, let alone crab roe and crab paste, and after barely eating a crab leg, she eats some fresh fruit on the side, admires the moon and drinks, Battle loves crabs, but the crab is cold, Shu Wan dismantles one for him and doesn't let him eat it again.

"This hairy crab tastes sweet, isn't it in line with the taste of the jade concubine?" Concubine Tong saw that there was still a lot of crab meat left on Shu Wan's plate, so she said, "Since you don't like crabs, why don't you let the imperial dining room serve you some other meals?" ”

Although the crab meat is delicious but cold, especially for pregnant people, it is not suitable to eat more, Tong Guifei saw that Shu Wan did not eat crab meat, and her heart was a sigh.

Shu Wan blessed her body slightly, "Concubine Xie is considerate, the concubine just thinks that the crab meat is too fishy, and she really can't eat it, but there are so many fresh fruit cakes on the table, so I don't bother with Concubine Niangniang." ”

At this time, Concubine Yi on the side stood up and said: "Concubine Niangniang, the concubine wants to ask for a favor, there are many wines and delicacies at this banquet, but the concubine can't eat, she can only look at the sisters with her eyes, she is really greedy." ”

"Oh, why can't you enter, do you have something else to hide?"

Yi Concubine smiled shyly, the pomegranate flower flag costume she wore today reflected her little face was particularly bright, "Back to the emperor and the concubine Niangniang, the concubine is three months pregnant, and the imperial doctor specially instructed that she could not drink alcohol or eat cold food, so the concubine wanted to ask the concubine Niangniang for a favor." ”

"Oh, so that's the case," Concubine Tong smiled a little reluctantly, the hand on her knee tightened suddenly, only to feel that the smile on Concubine Yi's face was extremely dazzling, "That... Why don't you let the palace give you the same meal as the Jin nobles, Your Majesty, what do you think? ”

Kangxi smiled in his eyes and nodded, "Okay, Yi Concubine has a meritorious child, and I should reward you, I will reward you with that ruby pomegranate hairpin, I hope you can take good care of the fetus and add another brother to me as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, the concubine Xie Emperor rewarded."

Concubine Tong congratulated Kangxi, rewarded a statue of Guanyin to Concubine Yi, and said to everyone below: "It is also said that there are many old people in the harem now, and there are many newcomers this year, so you must also work hard to open up branches and leaves for the emperor as soon as possible." ”

"Yes."

Yi Concubine happily returned to her seat wearing a pomegranate hairpin, and glanced at Xiao Guo's with a big belly with disdain, and the sarcasm in her eyes was undisguised catharsis, and Xiao Guo happened to be looking at her, and her eyes swept around Yi Concubine's stomach with dark eyes.

"Sister Yi Concubine is really amazing, it's been three months since the news was announced, it's really thoughtful, my sister admires," the corners of Xiao Guo's mouth were slightly hooked, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, as he spoke, he picked up a piece of apple and put it in his mouth.

"My sister is too worried, this palace just thinks that it is better to be careful, after all, there are so many villains with evil intentions in the palace who are staring at this palace, and this palace only dares to let the emperor know when the dragon fetus is stable."

In order to conceal the pregnancy, she has worked hard in the past three months, and it just so happens that today is the Mid-Autumn Festival and the dragon fetus is also full of March, which is a good time given by God, so she announced the matter.

"Sister is smart, sister replaces wine with water, I wish my sister that you can give birth to a cute little princess of ice and snow this time, just make a good word with Brother Jiu, a man and a woman."

Xiao Guo gritted his teeth, originally thought that he would finally be able to beat Yi Concubine once this time, but he didn't expect that Yi Concubine was also pregnant, and she also picked such a good day to announce it and won the emperor's reward.

"Thank you, sister, this palace also wishes my sister can get what she wants this time, and add a clever and intelligent sister to the little princess."

Everyone couldn't help but think a lot because of the fact that Yi Concubine was pregnant again, and the originally delicious food seemed to be difficult to swallow.

The banquet continued, the breeze was slow, the fragrance of flowers was bursting, the clouds in the sky were blown by the wind, the moon was half covered and half covered like a jade plate, the surrounding lanterns were brilliant, and the colorful clothes and dance skirts were dancing in it, which was really like the beautiful scenery of the fairyland in the heavens on earth.

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"Concubine Hui, you still have injuries on your legs, so I won't drink this glass of wine of yours."

Concubine Hui originally wanted to toast to Kangxi, but Kangxi interrupted her with a word, these words were affectionate, his eyes were deep, and Concubine Hui, who was looking at her like this, also became twisted, and the injury that would ache faintly from time to time didn't seem so uncomfortable now.

Since the last rescue, Kangxi's attitude towards her has improved greatly, and she usually goes to Yanxi Palace to sit and have a cup of tea.

"Yes, Concubine Hui, the palace has also ordered someone to prepare a red date and lotus seed soup that nourishes qi and nourishes the body, you can replace the wine with the soup and give the emperor a cup."

"Yes, concubine Xie Huang, Xie Guifei Niangniang."

Concubine Tong straightened the hairpin on her head and continued to discuss with Kangxi the play that is now being staged on the stage.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to change the scene of singing and dancing, Yi Shi, who had been sitting down, also got up and toasted Kangxi.

These days, Yi's limelight is not small, of course, most of them are stained with the light of Concubine Tong, tonight her dress is still the same as before, she is wearing a lotus pollen flag suit, the blue fringed hairpin sways from side to side with her movements, her eyelashes tremble slightly, and her faint pink lips are slightly open, "The concubine respects the emperor with a cup, and may the emperor live a long and eternal life." ”

"Okay," Kangxi raised his glass and drank the wine.

Seeing that Kangxi didn't say anything more, Yi moved his lips, lowered his eyes in disappointment, and slowly walked back to his seat.

"Heh, it's just that I can sing a few tunes, so I really think I am loved by the emperor."

Yi Shi pursed his lips and laughed in a low voice: "Even if it is singing, it can accompany the emperor, it is much better than Sister Nala, you can't see the emperor once for half a year." ”

Her face became hideous for a moment, but it quickly returned to a pitiful appearance, and the nobles of Nara thought that they were hallucinating.

The nobles of Nala have completely lost Kangxi's favor since the death of the little elder brother this year, and Kangxi would go to her palace to sit in the palace for the sake of the little elder brother, but now he has not seen Kangxi for more than half a year.

"You! It's just a villain's ambition. ”

"I am indeed a villain, but I am better than young, unlike the noble man of Nala, I am already an out-and-out old man."

Yi Shi still smiled innocently, the two of them were close to each other, and the argument was very quiet, I don't know, I thought the two of them were whispering something affectionate.

Shu Wan moved her ears and took back her hearing, but she didn't expect that Yi Shi was a small white flower on the outside and a man-eating flower on the inside, which was really personal.

Rubbing his forehead, he turned around and whispered to Zhixing: "Zhixing, the smell of alcohol here is too heavy, let's go out with the palace to breathe." ”