Chapter 267: The Chrysanthemum Banquet in October (4)
When Ning Banghua returned to her seat, all the nobles present looked at her with jealousy and envy, jealous that she had a reliable uncle, and envied that she would soon become Prince Heng's princess.
Ning Banghua also took the lead in raising the wine cup, facing Emperor Qi on the throne of the imperial dragon, and the imperial concubine beside Emperor Qi, and said loudly: "The courtiers respect the emperor and aunt, may the emperor have a healthy dragon body, and my aunt will be young forever!" ”
"Hua'er has a heart, and it is not in vain that your aunt loves you so much." It is well known that the imperial concubine takes a fancy to Ning Banghua, and Emperor Qi looks at the face of the imperial concubine, so he naturally wants to raise her a few more points.
The imperial concubine followed Emperor Qi's words and begged for grace for Ning Wanhua and said: "Your Majesty, Hua'er is so sensible and knowledgeable now, the emperor should reward Hua'er with some grace." ”
"Since the imperial concubine opened her mouth to ask for grace for Hua'er, then I will marry Hua'er and Qing'er." Emperor Qi paused and said, "The wedding date will be set on March 16 next year." ”
"The son thanked his father for his grace." After hearing that Emperor Qi had given him a marriage, Shangguan Qingqiao also got up from his seat, lifted his robe and knelt on the ground, bowing to his head and thanking him.
"The courtiers have thanked the emperor for his grace." Ning Banghua also followed, knelt beside Shangguan Qingyu, and kowtowed to the head to thank him.
Ning Zhiyun watched Ning Banghua return to her seat with her head held high, the nobles sitting around her all had different expressions, Sun Miaotian, the daughter of the nearest right minister, also pretended to be happy and said hello to her, He Mingyan, who was a little farther away from her, was drinking stuffy wine by herself, and Ning Moru on the side was also holding the wine cup with hatred in her right hand.
"Second Miss, now that the eldest lady has been married by the emperor, it is a great joy." Sun Miaoting said and glanced at Ning Zhiyun gloatingly, "Why did I look at the second lady as if she was unhappy, and I didn't come to say hello to the eldest lady." ”
Sun Miaoting has always been good friends with Ning Banghua, and now that she sees that she is proud of the spring breeze, she naturally wants to help her suppress Ning Zhixuan.
"The third lady and the eldest sister are friends, so naturally they want to be happy for the eldest sister." Ning Zhixuan's words were also condensed with joy, "My eldest sister and I are sisters, and there has never been any disagreement, so I will naturally only be happier than the third lady." ”
"The sisters are more intimate than the Pajiao, how can the third miss see that the second miss is not very happy?" He Mingyan hurriedly took over the conversation and said, "With the reputation of the eldest lady who has always treated her sisters well, the second lady naturally wants to be happy for her at this moment." ”
He Mingyan swept over Sun Miaotian with a pair of wonderful eyes, as if she was laughing at her for lifting a stone and hitting her own feet, how Ning Banghua treats her sisters harshly on weekdays, the young lady of the imperial capital has already heard of it, but she is afraid that Ning Wanhua's obscenity will see through it and not say it, but her heart is like a mirror, and now Ning Zhiyun and He Mingyan's words are clearly following Sun Miaotian's words to satirize Ning Banghua.
Ning Banghua saw Ning Zhixuan and He Mingyan singing and sarcastically mocking herself, and her heart was already very angry, but she could only try her best to suppress her anger on her face, and dealt with everyone with a smile.
"Xin'er, you should also congratulate your eldest brother and eldest lady, after all, you will also call the eldest lady the imperial sister-in-law in the future." Seeing that Ning Zhiwen had the upper hand again, Concubine Li pointed the finger at Shangguan Yunxin, knowing that she was disgusted with Ning Banghua because of Ning Zhixuan, but she deliberately wanted her to congratulate Ning Wanhua.
Although Shangguan Yunxin has never been waiting to see Ning Banghua, after all, she grew up in the palace since she was a child, and she has been taught by Shangguan Hanyue, so she also knows the truth that a husband can bend and stretch.
Shangguan Yunxin said that he was already looking at Shangguan Qingyu and Ning Banghua and smiled sweetly: "Xin'er congratulates the eldest brother on marrying a beautiful girl, and congratulates the eldest lady on being able to conclude a good relationship with such a civil and military all-round talent as the eldest emperor." ”
Shangguan Qingxin listened to Shangguan Yunxin's witty words but smiled slightly, but Ning Banghua next to her suddenly darkened his face, Shangguan Yunxin's words sounded fine at first glance, but after thinking about it, it was not difficult to find that those words emphasized that Shangguan Qingqiao was a civil and military all-rounder, and Ning Banghua was just a beautiful girl with empty beauty.
"Since ancient times, men have made great achievements, and women have taught their husbands and children to be diligent and thrifty, and the princess's words are really in harmony with the queen mother's heart." It was Aunt Xin, who walked in from the Queen Mother's side who never stepped out of the Shoukang Palace easily, and after she said this, she bowed to Emperor Qi and said, "The slave maid serves the Queen Mother's order to send something to the future Prince Heng and Princess." ”
"Aunt Xin, hurry up, if you have something to tell the little palace maid to send it, why bother aunt, you can run it yourself." The imperial concubine's words can be described as a pun, not only elevating Aunt Xin, but also elevating Aunt Xin to Ning Banghua's identity.
"The Queen Mother heard that the emperor had given a concubine to His Royal Highness Prince Heng, and she was very happy, and she specified that the slave maid would send this mandarin duck and alloy hairpin to the eldest lady."
"The courtiers have thanked the Queen Mother for her grace." Ning Banghua thought that she had been informed of Aunt Xin's identity by the imperial concubine in advance, and knew that she was the aunt that the Queen Mother and Emperor Qi both relied on, so she didn't dare to hold it up, but stepped forward in person, stretched out her hands and took the mandarin duck and alloy hairpins and gold hairpins and a copy of "Women's Rules" in Aunt Xin's hands.
"The courtiers have thanked the Queen Mother for her grace." Ning Zhiwen looked at Ning Banghua, who was bowing in the direction of the Queen Mother's Shoukang Palace, and sneered in her heart, it seems that the Bai family really bothered to teach Ning Banghua in private for today's marriage.
"Your Majesty, the slave maid wants to go back to Shoukang Palace to resume her life, so she will retire first." Aunt Xin said to the upper blessing.
"Come on, lift the curtain for my aunt, and send my aunt out." Concubine Li is now in a hurry to talk to Aunt Xin, not only Concubine Li, but even the imperial concubine treats Aunt Xin with great respect, Ning Zhixuan is more and more sure that Aunt Xin must have some unknown secret past in her heart.
After Aunt Xin left, Ning Zhixuan noticed that Ning Banghua's face had also eased a lot, and she was really grateful to Aunt Xin for her thoughtful words for Shangguan Yunxin.
Ning Wanhua was obviously angered by Shangguan Yunxin's remarks about her beautiful lady and civil and military all-rounders, and it must have been Aunt Xin who also saw that Ning Wanhua was angry, so she would have relieved Shangguan Yunxin.
Shangguan Yunxin said that Ning Banghua is a beautiful girl with only beautiful sex, and Shangguan Qingqiao is a civil and military all-rounder, which is clearly ironic that Ning Banghua is not worthy of Shangguan Qingqiao, but it is only by relying on a little posture that he can enter the eyes of Shangguan Qingqiao.
Aunt Xin knew the intention of Shangguan Yunxin's words, and she also understood that Ning Banghua was thinking about these words, so she secretly reminded Ning Banghua by saying that the Queen Mother liked a woman with outstanding virtue rather than talent.
Ning Banghua heard that the Queen Mother liked a woman with outstanding virtue, not a woman with outstanding talent, so she eliminated the evil anger in her heart that hated Shangguan Yunxin.
"Father's ......"
"Congratulations to the eldest brother, the eldest lady is the first beauty in the imperial capital, and the neon dress dance was even more dazzling, and it won the true legend of the imperial concubine." Shangguan Jiuxiao took the opportunity to interrupt Shangguan Yunxin's words and said, "Now that the eldest emperor brother has decided on the candidate for the concubine, the third emperor brother was happy not long ago, and the happiest ones are the father and the imperial concubine." ”
Shangguan Jiuxiao said and patted Emperor Qi and the imperial concubine, because the third imperial concubine had just given birth to the little imperial grandson, Xu Zhaoyi couldn't get enough of looking at the little imperial grandson all day long, so this time Xu Zhaoyi and King Gongjun did not go to the banquet, and Hengjun King Shangguan Lichu's biological mother Zhengui Concubine has always been unfavored, and she does not have to participate in the banquet of non-major festivals.
"Concubine Li, your Xiao'er is really going to please the emperor and the palace." The imperial concubine already looked at Emperor Qi with a smile as she spoke, "Your Majesty, Xiao'er's child is now also the king of the county, and seeing that Qing'er has decided on the candidate for the main concubine, even if Xiao'er doesn't marry the side concubine, she should add a concubine." ”
Ning Zhixuan saw the imperial concubine, Concubine Li and Shangguan Jiuxiao sang and harmonized, and then the topic was changed to the marriage match, and her heart sank suddenly, and she turned her face sideways to see that Shangguan Yunxin was so anxious that she had already clenched the wine cup in her hand, and Ning Wanran was already so frightened that her face turned pale.
"Brother Emperor, brother I wish Brother Emperor Brother a concubine who is both talented and beautiful." Shangguan Hanyue looked at the imperial concubine again as she spoke, "Please also ask the imperial concubine Niangniang to forgive the sin of the son's minister, the son's minister is just overjoyed for a while, so he will forget to congratulate the eldest brother." ”
"Second brother, you, who have been alone so far, I'm afraid it will only make the imperial concubine think of the remaining brothers who have not yet married." Shangguan Yunxin was clearly joking about Shangguan Hanyue, and the actual purpose was to show that Shangguan Jiuxiao was not the only prince who had not yet married, and the imperial concubine Niangniang could not be too partial to Shangguan Jiuxiao.
"Xin'er's words really hit the heart of the palace." The imperial concubine looked at the princes lovingly, and then clapped her hands lightly and said, "You all come out." ”
When the imperial concubine's voice fell, Shangguan Yunxin saw that in the inconspicuous seat in the corner, a few young girls came out.
"This is the candidate for the concubines that the palace is looking for for a few of you, they are all young ladies from the imperial capital's official eunuchs, naturally all of them are knowledgeable, and in the future, your daily life will be served, and the emperor and the palace can also feel at ease."
Ning Zhiyun saw that the imperial concubine had recruited those young girls, so she knew that she didn't really plan to give up Ning Banghua, and she didn't really believe her words, but she wanted to see for herself and see with her own eyes who would win in the end between her and Ning Banghua today.