Concubine De's mother, Mrs. Bai, as Mrs. Congyishangshu, has a relationship between her daughter and grandson, which can be described as an extremely noble status. So it is normal for her to receive an invitation to this banquet.

Even if Concubine De has obviously fallen out of favor recently, her business for so many years has not been in vain.

Concubine De now has a deep foundation, coupled with the relationship between the two princes. Although she is not as prosperous as before, no one dares to offend.

And Bai Shangshu himself is in the court, and he is also well-connected and has a deep foundation? Therefore, it is reasonable to say that Emperor Jingming will not be at this banquet, and deliberately skip Mrs. Bai Shangshu.

And this banquet was hosted by Concubine De and the queen together. The queen is not what she used to be. Weigh and calculate, and will not do such a thankless thing.

However, Concubine De fell out of favor, after all, it still has an impact. Bai Shangshu has connections in the court, but in fact, he also has political enemies and people who do not deal with him. So Bai Shangshu, Mrs. Bai. During this time, I also listened to a lot of rumors, and I was very worried.

After all, Bai Shangshu is a male dependent, and he can't enter the harem without the emperor's permission. So only Madame Bai was alone, and she came to Concubine De. Waiting for Concubine De to retreat from everyone, Mrs. Bai no longer hidden, the anxiety in her heart, directly held Concubine De's hand, and said distressedly.

"How are you doing?"

In this life, no matter how old you are, you are a child in front of your mother. No matter how cruel and scheming she is, Concubine De, who is ruthless, is no exception. As soon as Concubine De saw her mother, she was looked at by her mother so distressedly, and she was aggrieved all of a sudden.

"Mother... Your Majesty..."Although Concubine De has always said that she will no longer care about Emperor Jingming's favor in the future. In the future, I will only concentrate on planning for my son, but after all, we have been together for so many years.

For so many years ago, Emperor Jingming was very fond of Concubine De, so Concubine De's feelings for Emperor Jingming could not be let go overnight.

And in front of her closest mother, Concubine De no longer hides her sadness.

"My daughter is not doing well, not at all. Mother! Your Majesty... Your Majesty now only has the lady concubine who has captivated the country and the city in his heart. Where is his heart now, and there is still the slightest position in Bengong, an old and decrepit person. ”

Concubine De couldn't hold back her tears, and in front of her mother, she didn't want to, no matter how patient she was, she choked up and cried.

Although Mrs. Bai had expected her daughter's fall from grace and sadness in her heart. But seeing her daughter crying like this, Mrs. Bai was still distressed. Madame Bai sighed deeply and gently stroked Concubine De's head.

"Before entering the palace, mother, have you forgotten what you told your mother. His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, with three thousand concubines in the harem. Where will the emperor be, only like a woman. So you must not give him all your sincerity. Otherwise, it is you who suffers. ”

Concubine De smiled bitterly, "My daughter remembers everything, but my daughter doesn't want to monopolize Your Majesty." The daughter has been in charge of the harem for His Majesty for so many years, and she has been working hard.

"And the daughter also gave birth to two sensible and obedient children for him, and the second prince is so good. This palace can be regarded as a meritorious service to the community! Now it can't be compared, the daughter of a petty official who has just entered the palace for a year? Is it just her face? It's just unreasonable! This palace really can't accept it, Your Majesty... How could he do this to Hongu? ”

"This palace is not convinced! Mother! My daughter is not convinced! ”

Seeing that her daughter's expression was wrong, she spoke falsely again. Madame Bai hurriedly pulled her daughter to stop her from continuing. "Niang Niang is cautious!"

It's not that Mrs. Bai doesn't feel sorry for her daughter, but she is even more afraid that she will cause trouble. Mrs. Bai also knew that her daughter was bitter and patiently persuaded her.

"Niangniang, don't say this kind of thing again. Mother knows that you have a grudge in your heart, but you can have a grudge against anyone. You just can't have the slightest resentment against Your Majesty. ”

"Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en. What Your Majesty decides, we can only accept. When Mrs. Bai saw her daughter's appearance, she was really distressed. She sighed softly, but still softened her tone and whispered.

"Even if you have it, you have to bury it tightly in your heart, and you must never say it, let alone let anyone see it."

Concubine De nodded weakly, "My daughter knows that my daughter has never shown herself in front of people. Today, I only said it in front of my mother. ”

Mrs. Bai was also relieved to see that her daughter was not ignorant. Madame White began to get up seriously and plan for her daughter.

"But over the years, Your Majesty has been fond of you. In previous years, it was not unseen, a very beautiful woman. But it can't get past you, and now Your Majesty has suddenly changed so much, Niangniang think about it carefully. ”

"Your Majesty's attitude towards you has changed. It's simply because of the concubine. Or is it because our family has provoked His Majesty's dislike, or because His Royal Highness the Second Prince has done something before, which makes His Majesty dissatisfied. ”

Hearing Mrs. Bai say this, Concubine De felt a little like waking up from a dream. Concubine De actually didn't want to believe that Emperor Jingming had no sincerity towards her and would treat her so cruelly.

So as soon as she heard Madame Bai say this, Concubine De immediately found a reason for Emperor Jingming to treat her like this.

"It shouldn't be my father's fault, our family has always been fine, and we haven't caused trouble. My father has always been conscientious in the court, and I haven't heard His Majesty say anything about my father. ”

"I think it's still the incident that Lu Nanxi provoked, it was she who seduced the emperor to hide His Majesty, which made His Majesty angry." Concubine De said hatefully: "What a troublemaker, not only ruined my son's reputation, but also affected the palace!" ”

In Concubine De's heart, her mother's home. Of course, the second prince is right. Your Majesty will not treat yourself coldly for no reason. So if there is a mistake, of course, it is Lu Nanxi.

Concubine De confidently pushed the reason for her fall from grace on Lu Nanxi. I have to say that although Lu Nanxi is hateful, he is indeed wronged. However, she and Concubine De, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, are also a perfect match.

They are all in the same vein, selfish, and like to blame others for their mistakes. Having said that, the fall from grace, plus the second prince's reputation was ruined because of Lu Nanxi. The new hatred and old hatred are added together, and Concubine De can't wait to peel off Lu Nanxi's skin.

Although Madame Bai is more sensible, she is also in the same camp as Concubine De. She also agrees with Concubine De's point of view, so she doesn't have a good impression of Lu Nanxi. However, because of the short time, Mrs. Bai did not criticize Lu Nanxi with Concubine De.

Instead, he seized the time and got down to business. Madam Bai looked at Concubine De with a serious face and asked.

"By the way, what does Your Majesty think of the real Miss Lu family? Niangniang is in the palace, did you hear any rumors? ”

Hearing Madam Bai talk about Miaomiao, thinking of the scene she saw at the banquet before, Concubine De's brows furrowed tightly.