The year soon came, and according to custom, the emperor had to feast his ministers and their families in the front hall. Under the emperor, there are concubines, then the clan, and finally the officials and relatives above the fifth rank.

In previous years, the seats were arranged according to the grade, and this year is no exception. Although Chen Guiren was a dark horse, she was not in a good position and could not serve the emperor closely.

At the beginning of the unitary period, everyone arrived at the Taihe Hall one after another.

Chen Guiren also stepped on a little bit, and in the face of everyone's envious and flattering eyes, she fixed her eyes and saw that her position was already the last few among the concubines, and her face was suddenly a little embarrassed.

Chen Guiren's personal palace maid Xiao Fluttershy, she whispered to Chen Guidao: "Your Majesty will bear with me first, and when Your Majesty has promoted you to the position, you will naturally be able to sit in the inner position." ”

Chen Guiren has been used to being sought after recently, and his mentality is a little unbalanced. But such an important occasion was naturally not the time for her to be petty, so she persuaded herself to calm down and sit down in a proper manner.

"Sister." Concubine Lin, who was sitting on top of her, greeted her with a smile.

Seeing that she could sit above her, Chen Guiren's mood that had just calmed down almost surged again, and he responded with a breath of breath, his face turned blue.

The banquet was about to begin, and only the last two were left unattended.

"You have to put up a shelf on such an occasion, and it's really her." Concubine Fang opposite Concubine Lin looked at the empty two positions above with a strange look. One is the emperor, and the other vacant seat is only five or six steps away from the emperor, which is naturally Tang Guifei's.

When Chen Guiren heard Concubine Fang's words, he looked up at the position that was obviously wider than himself, and the sourness in his heart was about to come out.

"Hmm!" She turned to her side and covered her mouth with a handkerchief.

"Yo, what's wrong with my sister?" Concubine Lin noticed her big movement and asked with concern, "But you're not feeling well?" ”

Chen Guiren waved his hand, with tears in his eyes. Fluttershy quickly picked up the water glass on the table and handed it to her, patting her on the back as she replied, "It's a bit of a bad thing for you." ”

Concubine Lin was stunned for a moment, and said with some confusion: "Isn't it already five months?" Why are you still happy? ”

"Imperial Physician Fu said that the nobleman may be a prince in this birth, so the reaction is bigger." Fluttershy laughs back.

As soon as these words came out, Concubine Lin was still able to keep smiling, and the other concubines who noticed the movement here couldn't help but roll their eyes.

The first time I heard that pregnancy has different degrees of joy due to the different genders of men and women, Chen Guiren is too deliberate to steal the limelight. Sure enough, the light bones couldn't stand the hold, and this began to float!

Everyone was secretly laughing at Chen Guiren's pretentiousness, and suddenly Xu Zhong appeared at the door of the main hall, his face was solemn, he shook off the Buddha dust, and sang: "Your Majesty has arrived, and the concubine has arrived!" ”

The Lord is coming.

On any major occasion, the concubine will either appear with the emperor or finalize alone, and others have long been accustomed to it. But Chen Guiren watched the emperor take the hand of the concubine and appear together, and he couldn't help but feel jealous in his heart.

Because it is the New Year, most of the concubines wear red dresses to match the atmosphere of the New Year. Chen Guiren is no exception, wearing a newly made red pomegranate skirt, her neck is decorated with rabbit fur, and the gentle rabbit fur supports her face, looking docile and cute, which matches her age. The rest of the concubines also dress up like this, and in addition to being decent, they have some of their own careful thoughts.

But looking at the concubine beside the emperor in a blink of an eye, the women gasped and couldn't help but grit their teeth.

The concubine was wearing a goose-yellow Shu brocade bandeau dress, and the long skirt was embroidered with bewitching peony flowers, as if her ambition was engraved on her face. Her outer shirt only reaches the shoulders, revealing the flat shoulders and collarbones, and the white and tender skin is displayed without any scruples, with this goose yellow dress, which makes people shine. What's more, she passed by slowly, and everyone saw that there was a scarlet bird painted on her round shoulders! It's too bold, and others don't dare to act on such a whimsical idea even if they think of it.

Her slender neck line is unmistakably exposed by the smooth bun, and the jewelry on her ears is long and short, the long one sliding to her chest, and the short one just snuggling to her earlobe. It's so discordant, but it's so eye-catching.

The auxiliary one appeared, and he was glamorous.

This is Tang Guifei, in terms of color, dress, and appearance, no one has ever been able to go through a round under her.

"On this day, I'm not afraid of freezing to death...... someone muttered to himself.

Xu Kangdi knew that he had snubbed her recently, so that some rumors of the concubine falling out of favor came out. In the matter of Chen Guiren, the concubine behaved so generously and decently, which made Xu Kangdi feel relieved and a little guilty, so he offered to go to the Taihe Hall with the concubine, in order to tell everyone that the concubine was still his favorite.

Such a signal was naturally received by everyone present, and they sent the two of them to the top with looking up.

The banquet began, and the singing and dancing began.

After three rounds of wine, Tang Guifei played with the wine glass, her eyes were like silk, and she was seductive.

Xu Kangdi took the initiative to toast to the concubine, looked at her face, and said affectionately: "I wish, year after year, year after year, we can all be like this." ”

The concubine smiled and raised her glass, and took the lead in drinking the wine in the glass.

Chen Guiren, who was sitting below, had been paying attention to the movements of the emperor and the concubine, and when he saw the two drinking wine intimately, he felt strange in his heart. She entered the palace with the purpose of competing for favor, thinking that she could keep her original intention and not be pulled into this muddy quagmire by power and jealousy. But now it seems that she has not been spared, and she has also begun to fight, jealousy, and suffer from gains and losses.

"Chen Guiren."

Chen Guiren suddenly came back to his senses, and saw Xu Kangdi squinting and beckoning to her: "Come here, come to me." ”

Chen Gui's heart tightened, and he got up and moved over slowly.

"Why don't you seem interested? Is it because you are not feeling well? Xu Kangdi asked with concern.

"Back to Your Majesty, everything is fine with the concubine." Chen Guiren bowed his head slightly.

Xu Kangdi leaned to the left, patted his chair, and said, "Come, come to me." ”

Chen Guiren was taken aback, and said, "How good is this, the concubine doesn't dare to ......"

"Nothing to dare, come." Xu Kangdi said with a smile.

Chen Guiren quietly glanced at the concubine's expression, saw her expressionless, and was happy in his heart, and obediently walked over and sat down.

"You can't drink, so I'll replace the bar with tea, and I'll give you a drink." Xu Kangdi raised his glass. Seeing this, Xu Zhong, who was waiting on the side, immediately handed Chen Guiren a cup of tea.