After the Queen Mother came, she naturally sat at the top of the banquet, Xia Rui held Yun Xiao's hand and sat on the right side of the Queen Mother, Hua Tianruo as the protagonist of this banquet, sat on the left side of the Queen Mother, and the rest of the people sat according to their respective positions.

Since it was Hua Qianruo's birthday banquet, the Queen Mother couldn't help but praise her, and everything, on the surface, was very harmonious.

Hua Tianruo also received the wine given by the Queen Mother and the wine toasted by the concubines, and the banquet was very happy, and there was nothing suspicious about it.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone was a little drunk.

At this moment, the Queen Mother said to the flowers:

"Concubine Li is a good child, she has always won the favor of the emperor, and she has also won the favor of the mourning family...... Let Concubine Li help the queen take care of it, and it can also make the queen more relaxed, what does the emperor think? ”

When Yun Xiao heard this, his heart suddenly shook.

The Queen Mother's words are to divide power.

However, if she divides power, she will divide power, why not give it to her own people (concubines), but to share it with Hua Tianruo, who has a discordant relationship with her?!

Here, when Xia Rui heard this, his expression was stunned: "This ......"

The Queen Mother saw that Xia Rui's face was hesitant, and hurriedly added another fire:

"Your Majesty, the mourning family is doing this, it is also for your sake, you must not misunderstand the kindness of the mourning family, dealing with harem affairs, it seems, it is simpler than dealing with court politics, but, the affairs of the harem are trivial, and the mourning family is also from the queen's position, these things are the most clear, the queen dreams of sleeping at night, taking care of the harem for you, you should be more considerate of her! Besides, Concubine Li was originally the highest-ranking concubine under the queen, and it is also justified for her to assist the queen and take care of the affairs of the harem. ”

However, Xia Rui still felt that something was wrong, and turned his head to look at Hua Qianruo, only to see that Hua Qianruo's eyes were full of expectation, and he couldn't bear to refuse, so he had been hesitant.

At this moment, Yun Xiao said: "The queen mother is thoughtful, and the concubine also thinks that it is very appropriate to let Concubine Li assist the concubine in taking care of the affairs of the harem." ”

Xia Rui was stunned when he heard this, he suddenly turned his head to look at Yun Xiao, and was about to speak, but saw Yun Xiao secretly reach out and hold his hand, signaling himself not to speak.

On the other side, the queen mother said with satisfaction: "The mourning family said that the first emperor had a good vision, and the queen who was selected was virtuous and sensible, and it was clear at one point, the emperor can have such a queen, it is really a blessing for the emperor, and of course, it is also the blessing of my Great Xia Kingdom!" Hehehehehe......"

She let out that oozing laugh again, which sounded very out of place with the festive atmosphere of the feast.

However, Yun Xiao felt that the intention of the Queen Mother's move was not to take away the harem power in her hands, and to use Hua Qianruo's birthday banquet to provoke the fight between herself and Hua Tianruo again, and then let Gao Concubine benefit from it and stabilize the power of the Gao family, which seems to be higher.

If everything is really as Yun Xiao guessed, then expecting Hua Qian to regress in this battle is almost equivalent to expecting the sun to come out of the west, so Yun Xiao can only retreat by himself, figure out the queen mother's plan, and then make the next step.

As for Xia Rui, since the current situation has developed like this, he has no choice but to say:

"Okay, I will temporarily grant Concubine Li the right to associate the six palaces, and I hope that Concubine Li can assist the queen well in the future and jointly govern the harem!"

When Hua Tianruo heard this, she was very happy, and she hurriedly got up to thank her: "Concubine thank the emperor for his grace, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Xia Rui nodded: "Concubine Li, in the future, you must follow the queen to govern the harem, you must listen more, learn more, and watch more, don't draw conclusions immediately when you encounter something, and ask the queen more!" ”

Hua Tianruo heard this, and her heart was a little unhappy, she had always hated Yun Xiao, and finally had great power, and she had to consult Yun Xiao all the time, how could she be happy?!

In Hua Qianruo's heart, Xia Rui is eccentric Yun Xiao, and even the power of the assistant six palaces is also Yun Xiao's relent, and Xia Rui gave it to herself, so although she has gained great power, she will not remember Yun Xiao's goodness, but hate Yun Xiao even more.

Of course, these thoughts can't be shown now, she pretended to be well-behaved, and said: "Yes, the concubines obey the order, please rest assured!" ”

The Queen Mother has been putting on a smiling face, looking at Hua Tianruo intently, and the more she answers properly, the happier the Queen Mother will be.

Not only that, but she also wants to add another fire to Hua Qianruo's heart:

"Concubine Li, the emperor has such a virtuous and generous queen by his side, it is also your blessing, the emperor asked the queen to teach you to manage the harem, the queen will inevitably teach you everything, carefully teach you, this is not everyone can have, today is your birthday, you will take advantage of today's celebration, toast the queen a cup, thank the queen well!"

Hua Tianruo heard the Queen Mother's words, her lungs were about to explode, but in front of Xia Rui, she couldn't really shake Yun Xiao's face, so she had to pick up the wine glass, walk to Yun Xiao's side, and say to Yun Xiao: "Concubine Xie Queen Mother......"

Yun Xiao raised her eyes and glanced at Hua Tianruo, knowing that Hua Tianruo must be very unwilling now, so she didn't want to say anything at this time, just reached out and took the wine she handed over, drank it all, and said, "Sister Concubine Li has a heart!" ”

Hua Tianruo turned around, returned to his seat, and found another topic, diverting this matter: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, everyone has drunk a lot of wine today, and they are all a little drunk. ”

Xia Rui nodded at Hua Tianruo, and Hua Tianruo immediately ordered the maids under him to serve sweet soup.

The sweet soup is made from lotus root powder, longan, honey, red dates, and lotus seeds, and is accompanied by dried flower petals, which looks very tempting.

Soon, the palace people presented a bowl to everyone present, and the bowl in front of the Queen Mother was particularly large.

Everyone was about to eat it, but the Queen Mother suddenly pointed to the sweet soup in front of her, and said with a smile:

"This sweet soup is well done, and when I look at it, I know that Concubine Li has put some thought into it, but it's just ...... The mourning family is now old, and they can't eat anything too sweet, so they can only take a look, and they wasted Concubine Li's heart, queen, it's better for you to taste the taste of this sweet soup for the mourning family! Come on, reward this bowl of sweet soup to the queen! ”

When Yun Xiao heard this, her heart was full again, and she was about to get up to thank her, but Concubine Gao suddenly stood up and said, "Queen Mother, why do you only love the queen and Sister Lifei?" The concubine also wants the sweet soup you rewarded, and begs the queen mother for mercy! ”