Chapter Forty-Six: Sharing Joys and Sorrows
Everything was as Lianzhi expected, Gan Tang came to Yuyang Palace in the afternoon to spread the word, Wen Yunxi was strictly watched by Concubine Shu during this time, and she couldn't come out at all.
Lianzhi asked Gan Tang to bring some novel gadgets to Yunxi, but he was also afraid that Yunxi would be bored.
Not long after Gan Tang left, the Empress sent Qi Yuan to inform Lian of the Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet.
"The Empress Mother was worried that Princess Wanyang did not understand the Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet, so she specially let the slave maid go on this trip. The Chinese New Year's Eve banquet was attended by the emperor, the prince, the concubine and the royal family, and the venue was in the Hall of Eternal Life, and Princess Wanyang should be no stranger to the Hall of Eternal Life. β
Listening to Qi Yuan's words, Lianzhi asked, "Since it's a family banquet, I'm afraid the second prince will also participate, right?" β
Qi Yuan nodded: "The emperor specially told the queen mother about the second prince, the family banquet must not lack the prince, and the second prince also learned a lesson this time, so he lifted the ban of His Royal Highness the second prince." β
"Thank you, Miss Qiyuan." Lian Zhi's eyes gestured to Su Ying, and Su Ying gave Qi Yuan a big red envelope: "This is about to end the New Year, I am tired of the Qi Yuan girl to go on this trip, and it is time to buy something for the New Year." β
Qi Yuan didn't answer: "These are all things that slaves and maids should do." β
Su Ying saw that Qi Yuan was puzzled, and he was a little embarrassed for a while, so Lian Zhi spoke: "Su Ying, step down." She glanced at Qi Yuan's shoes, "The road is slippery in the snow, and the girl's shoes are wet with snow and water, let's change a pair of shoes, if you wear wet shoes and walk all the way back, if you get cold, you will really be to blame." β
Qi Yuan still wanted to refuse, but Su Ying had already taken out a new pair of shoes and socks, and the shoes were exactly the same as those worn on Qi Yuan's feet, which was enough to imagine that Su Ying was really attentive.
"I didn't expect these shoes to be the same as the shoes on the feet of the chess girl, it must be fate, I don't want the chess girl to go back in wet shoes."
Su Ying said so, Qi Yuan can no longer refuse, and the shoes will not be discovered by others.
Qi Yuan was about to leave after changing her shoes and socks with Su Ying, she suddenly remembered something, and added: "Princess Wanyang, you have not been in Xichu for a long time, and you may not know that there will be a Lantern Festival banquet after the New Year. β
"Thank you Miss Qiyuan for the point." Lianzhi thanked the chess yuan.
"Princess Wanyang should be able to feast her eyes at the Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet this year."
"What do you mean by that?" Lianzhi was a little curious, what can be beautiful about a family banquet?
"Every year at the family banquet, the emperor will ask people to invite the East Pearl enshrined by the Buddhist family, which is different and is the legacy of the Queen Mother. After the death of the Empress Dowager, this Dongzhu has been worshiped by the Buddhist family, and the emperor is a filial son, and every year at the Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet, Dongzhu is invited, and it is also hoped that everyone will not forget the Empress Dowager. β
With an east pearl, it shows the filial piety of the Chu Emperor, I don't know if the Chu Emperor really has been thinking about the Queen Mother, or just wants everyone in the world to see his filial piety?
"The emperor's filial piety can be learned, if the queen mother has a spirit in the sky, she will definitely be moved." Lianzhi said a polite word, and asked Su Ying to send Qiyuan away.
After Qi Yuan left Yuyang Palace, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Just now she said something she shouldn't have said, but looking at the shoes on her feet, she always felt that those things had to be said.
After sending Qi Yuan to the dormitory, Su Ying returned to the dormitory and said to Lian Zhi: "This Qi Yuan is really not an ordinary palace maid, I don't know how a palace maid with such a heart as she could stay with the queen mother?" β
"You see it again?" Lianzhi quipped.
Su Ying replied with a smile: "They are all slaves, and sometimes you can know the other party's heart at a glance." Qi Yuan is not easy to woo, but I am afraid that I have followed the queen for so many years, and I don't really regard the queen as the master. β
"The queen has no sincerity towards others, so how can she expect others to treat her with sincerity?"
"What about the princess?" Su Ying rarely said this kind of thing directly, even Su Yue and Su Qing were so frightened that they stopped their movements and looked at Su Ying and Lianzhi, although Lianzhi was very good to them as slaves, but it didn't mean that they could accept Su Ying's questioning.
Lianzhi didn't get angry: "Actually, this palace doesn't know what it is to treat you sincerely, only one thing, we came to Xichu from Dongxia together, no matter what status I and you have, we are destined to be both prosperous and loss-inducing." I can't guarantee that the three of you will have a bright future with me, but I can promise that no matter what happens, I will never give up on you, and sharing the ups and downs is the only thing I can promise you. β
Listening to Lianzhi's words, Su Yue, Su Ying and Su Qing were all silent, and the four words of sharing weal and woe were already the greatest promise to them to be slaves.
Su Ying usually does things safest and most carefully. She hadn't even noticed that the shoes on Qi Yuan's feet were wet just now, and it was Lianzhi's reminder that made Qi Yuan notice this. With such a master, Su Ying's heart was a little scared, so he asked such a sentence.
Lianzhi's answer reassured her, and she believed that Lianzhi would not lie to them.
Su Ying knelt down and saluted Lianzhi: "It's the slave who lost her words." β
"It's instinct for people to think about themselves, and you're not wrong." Lianzhi stretched out his hand and pulled Su Ying up, "You are also under consideration in this palace. β
"With the word princess, the slave and maid will understand." Su Ying knew the deep meaning of Lianzhi's words, Lianzhi would think about them, but it also depended on their own creation, if they considered for them, their own ability was insufficient, then giving them up was the choice that Lianzhi had to make.
With such a master, Su Ying was relieved. She has long passed the time when she only believes in love, and she is no longer naΓ―ve. In the palace, the minions have to climb up if they want to live, and the masters have to keep fighting for a better life, the two sides are just interdependent, and it is the best ending to be able to share the joys and sorrows of the minions.
"What Qiyuan said just now, the palace always feels that this Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet is not simple." Lianzhi also mentioned the Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet.
Su Qing thought of the second prince: "The second prince finally lifted the ban this time, will he be in peace or unwilling to be punished?" β
Lian Zhi has been in contact with Wen Zhiyu and understands this person's character of retribution: "The second prince has suffered for the past few months, how can he give up, but he will only target the queen and the eldest prince now, and he should not have time to deal with me for the time being." β
"The most worried thing now should be Concubine Xian, she must have to put a lot of effort into this Chinese New Year's Eve banquet." Su Ying said.
Lianzhi lowered his head and smiled: "Let's wait and see what happens." β
Concubine Xian's side was more cautious, and the Chu Emperor agreed to let Wen Zhiyu participate in the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, which meant that Wen Zhiyu's ban was lifted.
"Xiang'er, you remember to pass the word to the second prince, you must not make any action at this time, just wait for the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet." Thinking of the last chess mistake, Concubine Xian's liver hurts, and her years of planning were broken, if it weren't for the fact that she and Emperor Chu still had a little bit of affection, I'm afraid it would really be difficult to fool the past.
"Yes." After Xiang'er left, Concubine Xian stood alone at her desk for a long time, thinking about this Chinese New Year's Eve banquet.
Needless to say, the second prince has embarrassed Iris several times before, just to suppress her, after all, Iris Dai is the palace maid by her side. Last time in the Imperial Garden, the ink painting of the palace maid beside the queen was punished because of Kite, and it is absolutely impossible for the queen's character to pass so easily.
At this Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, Concubine Xian did not believe that the empress would let go of this opportunity, she had to start first. More importantly, Emperor Chu is obviously dissatisfied with the queen now, even if the queen only makes a small mistake now, it can make the queen have no room for maneuver.
The queen put her in such a situation before, and now she doesn't take advantage of this opportunity, isn't it a pity?
Concubine Xian slowly walked out of the dormitory, she looked at the silver-covered palace, and the corners of her mouth hooked a curvature.
The struggle never stopped.
In this pure white world, there will be a good show about to be staged!
"The emperor has arrived."
Emperor Chu saw Concubine Xian waiting for him outside the palace, and quickly stepped forward to support Concubine Xian, who was about to salute him: "It's so cold, why did you come out?" β
"The emperor is coming, and the concubines naturally have to wait early."
"It's close to the end of the year, and there are a lot of political affairs, so I'm late today."
"The concubine prepared ginseng soup for the emperor, and the emperor drank it to warm his body."
"It's still Concubine Xian who is careful."
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Xiao Quanzi watched Emperor Chu and Concubine Xian walk into the dormitory hand in hand, not knowing what to think, and there were waves in his eyes. Gonggong Li slapped his head: "What do you see, I've been in the palace for so long, don't you know that there are some things that we who are slaves can't watch?" β
"The minion just shook a god." Xiao Quanzi smiled.
Gonggong Li replied angrily: "You dare to shake your head when you run an errand in front of the emperor, you don't want your head, right?" β
Xiao Quanzi didn't dare to say anything, just lowered his head and stood quietly next to him......