The Lantern Festival is coming soon, and according to the custom, the emperor and the queen need to set up a banquet with all the concubines in the harem, but this time, the emperor handed over the matter to Hui Guifei on the grounds that the queen is not in good health.

In fact, everyone in the harem knew very well that the emperor was dissatisfied with the ruthlessness of the queen's punishment of his subordinates and deliberately gave him a look.

Concubine Hui is also a capable master, and she arranges in an orderly manner, from the furnishings, plating, dishes, to the position of the concubines, and the songs and dances that warm up, everything is dotted one by one, which is very proper. This made the emperor look at her with admiration.

In the evening, all the clan children and harem concubines came, and the queen sat beside the emperor with an expressionless face, and the first of the next was Concubine Hui.

As the emperor took his seat, the banquet soon opened, and the dancers danced, and everyone was staggered, so lively. Everyone was happy, and there was a very festive atmosphere, but the queen had been sitting there with a strained face, and she did not refuse to toast everyone.

After the dance, the queen found that Concubine Hui had been drinking tea instead of wine, so she became suspicious. So, she picked up a glass of wine, squeezed the ear tightly with both hands, and said to the emperor,

"Your Majesty, today's Lantern Festival, the concubines and sisters toast you with a cup, praying that our country and the people will be safe, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment."

It was all festive words, but it was faintly threatening, after all, all the power of the Northern Desert was in the hands of her father.

The emperor picked up the wine glass and said calmly, "The queen has a heart." ”

All the concubines also got up, "Concubines wish Your Majesty prosperity in the country!" ”

"Let's get up, today's Lantern Festival, everyone can have fun, don't be too rigid about etiquette. With that, he drank all the wine from the glass.

The queen raised her glass, and the wine slowly crossed her throat, a little anxious, and tears almost squeezed out. She coughed lightly, and then looked at Concubine Hui next with sharp eyes. Said without light or weight,

"Today's Lantern Festival, everyone is drinking, Concubine Hui, the one in your hand doesn't seem to be a bar, such a good day, don't spoil everyone's interest."

Concubine Hui was stunned for a moment, and then lowered her eyebrows and said, "Queen Mother, the concubines have always been invincible to alcohol, so they replace wine with tea, and hope that Niangniang will atone for her sins." ”

Before the queen could speak, the emperor suddenly opened his mouth first, "It's okay, since the concubine is not strong enough to drink, today is just a family reunion, just a little casual." ”

Concubine Hui smiled slightly, "Thank you, Majesty, concubine, for your grace." ”

The emperor was obviously conniving at Concubine Hui, and the queen's face had become very ugly.

"Your Majesty, today is the Lantern Festival, only Concubine Hui doesn't drink, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, besides, Concubine Hui's sister has also drunk before, why can't she say that she can't drink now?" After speaking, he didn't wait for the emperor's response and said directly to Concubine Hui,

"Sister, today's Lantern Festival, this palace only drinks this cup with you, even if you are not strong enough to drink, you can't even drink a cup."

After speaking, he poured himself a drink.

The queen has already finished drinking, and if Concubine Hui refuses again, it will be a red fruit to brush the queen's face.

"Queen Mother, concubines really can't drink." Concubine Hui didn't give the queen face at all, and said coldly.

"Heh, Concubine Hui, it seems that you insist on not being able to get along with this palace, what if this palace has to drink it?"

Concubine Hui didn't speak, she suddenly stood up from her seat and made a big salute to the emperor,

The monarch frowned slightly, and said, "Why do you suddenly salute so well?" ”

"Your Majesty, the concubine is already two months pregnant, it is really not suitable to drink, and please atone for your majesty and the queen."

After speaking, he glanced at the queen defiantly.

"What? Are you pregnant again? The Emperor asked with great joy when he heard this.

"Yesterday, I felt that my body was not happy, so I announced that the doctor came to take a look, and I was two months pregnant."

"Good! Great! Love the concubine and the country have great merit! Say, what reward do you want? ”

Concubine Hui smiled slightly, and said lightly, "It is already a great reward for the concubine to have His Majesty's favor, and she does not ask for other rewards." ”

The emperor nodded and said, "Concubine Hui is very knowledgeable, but the widow can't wronged you." Come on, spread the widow's will, and immediately entitle Hui Guifei as the imperial concubine, and canonize the ceremony on the fifteenth line of the next month. ”

The concubines hurriedly got up and said to Concubine Hui,

"Congratulations to the Imperial Concubine, congratulations to the Imperial Concubine."

Concubine Hui also said happily, "Concubine, thank you for your grace." Sisters, get up quickly. ”

All the concubines got up and glanced at the queen meaningfully.

Now the queen's face is very good-looking, obviously an expression that she wants to laugh but can't laugh, and finally said to Concubine Hui without smiling,

"Congratulations to my sister, who can continue to have children for Your Majesty one after another."

Concubine Hui rolled her eyes, and said with a smug expression on her face,

"Queen Mother, now the concubine doesn't need to drink."

The queen replied with a smile, "That's natural, my sister is blessed, she gave birth to a prince, and now that she is pregnant, she must take care of her body, and don't accidentally have a miscarriage like other sisters." ”

"The queen mother can rest assured, the concubine has the protection of the emperor, and this baby will be safe and stable."

"Come on, add a seat, and the imperial concubine will come and sit beside me." The monarch said to Concubine Hui with a smile.

Concubine Hui stood up, looked at the queen with a smile and said,

"Your Majesty, don't the concubines dare to rob the queen's position, you spoil the concubines like this, aren't you afraid that the concubines will be jealous?"

The two of them are really like the husband and wife of Qin Se and Ming, and the queen on the side sits expressionlessly like an outsider.

Halfway through the banquet, the dishes were almost eaten, and Concubine Hui ordered someone to serve the last dish to everyone, that is, a bowl of Qinwo porridge per person.

All the concubines are Bai Qin, and the queen's is blood Qin, because the emperor doesn't like to eat this, Concubine Hui changed to the stuffed balls he likes.

The maids stepped forward one after another and brought the bowls of Qin Wo to the masters, however, when they arrived in front of Concubine Hui, the maid who served the bowl suddenly stepped on the skirt of the skirt, her body was crooked, her feet slipped, and she fell to the ground together with Qin Wohu.

A bowl of exquisite Qin Wo fell into a puddle of white mud like this, which looked a little disgusting, and everyone's eyes turned to it, and they were all stunned.

"What's the matter, I can't even hold a Qin nest well, pull it out and kill it with a cane!" The good banquet was interrupted, and the emperor immediately ordered with an angry face.

Qinwo is expensive, it tastes refreshing and very nourishing, ordinary concubines usually can't eat it, only on such a grand day can you eat a taste, and at this time there is naturally no superfluity on the ground. That bowl of Qin Wo is more expensive than the life of the palace maid, so it's no wonder that the emperor is angry.

Hearing that the maid hurriedly fell to the ground,

"The emperor and the concubine atone for their sins, and the slave and maid did not mean it." However, the guards did not listen to her and went directly into the temple to pull her.

"Wait a minute!" As soon as the maid's face was revealed, the queen recognized it as her palace at a glance. The guards heard the queen speak and consciously stepped aside.

"Qinghe, why are you? Why don't you stay in the Fengming Hall and run here to make a fuss? ”

The maid knelt on the ground and cried, "Queen Mother, serving food should not have been done by slaves and maids, it was Chunxi next to the imperial concubine, saying that she was uncomfortable and had to let the slaves change into her clothes to serve the food." Her clothes are wide and big, and the slave accidentally stepped on her foot for a while before she fell, begging the mother to help! “

When the queen heard this, she immediately felt like she had eaten a fly, Chunxi was Concubine Hui's personal maid, she saw her yesterday, she was in good shape, why was she uncomfortable when she was served? If this matter has nothing to do with Concubine Hui, she won't believe it if she is killed.

"If you don't do things well, you dare to quibble, drag them out!" The emperor was not polite at all.

"Wait a minute." The queen spoke again, and the guards were a little dazed after being interrupted twice, so they could only stop and stand aside.

After knowing that the palace maid who made the mistake was the queen's mother, the concubines at the entire banquet looked like they were watching a good show. Concubine Hui sat beside the emperor, and her eyes were even brighter.

I only heard the queen continue,

"Your Majesty, Qinghe is a slave in the palace of the concubine, and today he made such a big mistake, which ruined everyone's interest, so let the concubine take it back to the palace to deal with it."

She didn't care if such a stupid girl who was used by someone and didn't know it was dead, but the queen knew in her heart that defending Chunxi was defending herself, and now if they were allowed to dispose of their maids, then the majesty of her queen would really be trampled under Concubine Hui's feet.

"Queen Mother, Qinghe's Qin Nest is more expensive than her, even if she is killed with a cane, she should be killed, but since she is the queen's mother, even if she doesn't need to open her mouth, the concubine doesn't plan to pursue it, but she just suffers the child in the concubine's belly, and a good bowl of Qin Wo is so ruined."

Concubine Hui Guifei had a coquettish and aggrieved tone, and now even everyone at the entire banquet began to whisper about the queen's domineering.

"Concubine Ai, don't worry, the widow will naturally not treat you and the child in your womb badly."

"Since it's the queen's person, let it be handed over to the queen."

Oh, it's not bad, the emperor has rounded his face after all, and the queen's face is a little calmer.

"Don't go back to Fengming Pavilion soon, don't embarrass the palace again!" The queen reprimanded sternly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you Queen, thank you Concubine." Chunxi hurriedly kowtowed a few times and hurriedly retreated.

After Chunxi left, the emperor stared at the empress and continued,

"However, Concubine Hui has just become pregnant, and she needs Qin Wo nourishment, and the effect of Blood Qin is better than that of Bai Qin, so it is better to reward Concubine Hui with the Queen's share of Blood Qin."

What the?

……

Everyone gasped.

Blood Qin is only available to the queen, this is a customary rule in the East Underworld, giving the blood Qin available to the queen to the concubine, it seems a little inappropriate, but since the emperor opened his mouth so lightly, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it.

The queen had a cold face, and her heart suddenly understood, no wonder the emperor handed over Chunxi to himself so easily, it turned out that he was waiting here, and as soon as the blood Qin let it, everyone knew that she was just a decoration.

However, the emperor didn't care whether she agreed or not, his tone was discussed, but his actions were not polite at all. directly signaled to the personal eunuch beside him, and brought the blood Qin in front of the queen to the front of Concubine Hui.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, concubine, and thank you to the queen." Concubine Hui said with a smile, her eyes narrowed into a slit, and she almost never left the queen's face. Picked up the spoon and gently dug a spoonful, savoring it carefully,

"Well, this blood Qin really tastes better than Bai Qin, the queen mother, blood Qin is rare, the concubine has already taken up the mother's, this bowl of the concubine only ate one bite, and the rest should be returned to the mother."

After saying that, he really served the rest of his food to the queen.

Heh, hehe.

The queen laughed angrily, the queen of a country, the position around the emperor can't be kept, even a bowl of blood Qin can't be saved, and she will humiliate herself with the leftovers eaten by others.