During the Lantern Festival, a palace banquet was held in the court to entertain the ministers.

Ye Congwei got up early in the morning, washed and dressed up and entered the palace with Qi Su.

The prince was going to the previous dynasty and feasted with the emperor, while Ye Congwei went to the harem, sat under the queen's mother, and met a group of women.

These ladies of the Decree got up earlier, entered the palace before dawn and lined up, waiting for the summons of the palace people according to different grades.

Among them, there are the old lady of the Hou Mansion and the county lord of Qingning, as well as the grandparents and daughters-in-law of the Qin State Mansion.

Ye Congwei is a prince and princess, and her status is much higher than that of ordinary Mrs. Xuan, so she doesn't need to line up outside and suffer less.

You must know that this year, the cold wind is still cold.

When the old lady of the Hou Mansion came in, she saw that the tip of her nose was frozen red, Ye Congwei hurriedly sent Si Zhu and sent her small stove to her grandmother.

"Princess Yu is filial." The queen didn't smile, and glanced at Ye Congwei.

For the sake of the second prince, she was probably very dissatisfied with Ye Congwei, maybe it was similar to the red face and trouble, and she made the second prince lose her temper.

Ye Congwei smiled: "The queen mother is kind, I see that the older wives are all given seats, but I just have a model." ”

As soon as she said this, the queen couldn't do it if she didn't give Mrs. Ye a seat.

The old lady of the Chengtai Hou Mansion is a second-grade edict, and in front of her, the old lady Cui of the queen's maiden family and the old lady of the Qin Guogong family have been given seats.

Inevitably being said to favor one over the other, the queen waved her hand and asked people to move the chair upholstery.

"Courtiers thank the queen for her compassion." The old lady knelt down to thank her, but did not mention Princess Yu.

This kind of big occasion gives the queen enough face, so that the two sides can be safe.

Empress Cui is also a person with a sense of the overall situation, and she didn't want to make things difficult for the ladies of the Hou Mansion for Ye Congwei, but she just said a few words lightly.

Her son is the one who wants to enter the East Palace and come to the emperor in the future, how can this little marquis mansion be worthy of her bothering to target?

The lady ordered to enter the temple according to her rank and bow down, and then sit down and wait for the feast.

This process is cumbersome, and groups of female dependents come in, and it takes a lot of time just to meet them.

Mrs. Fate, who was the lowest grade, didn't know how long the cold wind had been blowing outside, Ye Congwei quietly left her seat and went to the old lady to take a look.

"Fortunately, my grandmother is second-class, otherwise she would have suffered." She reached out and pinched the back of the old lady's hand, and it was cold.

The Chunlan maid beside the old lady was warming her up with hot tea, and said, "I wear a lot of clothes before going out, and I can't freeze, but the old lady hasn't gotten up so early for a long time." ”

I got up before dawn, and I was top-heavy, and my eyes were dizzy.

"I'm fine, I'm going to be abolished if I keep people like this all day," the old lady waved her hand and said, "The princess will go back quickly, and the banquet will be held later." ”

Ye Congwei shook his head: "It's okay, just say a few words." ”

The feast has not yet begun, and many girls are not in their seats, as long as they do not make loud noises and disrupt the process.

The county lord of Qingning is a four-rank order, her seat is not next to the old lady, Ye Congwei is worried that her grandmother will not be taken care of, so she came.

The old lady disagreed, and she raised her voice: "My jade silver hook seems to be holding ear meat......

With such a shout, he pulled Ye Congwei closer, pretending to ask her to help look at her ears.

"Wu'er, it is rumored in the back house that the second prince has a mind for you."

The old lady said this very quickly, and she confided in her ear, Ye Congwei was stunned for a moment, and almost didn't hear it clearly.

She opened her mouth, but before she could speak, the old lady had already waved her hand to chase people away.

"Okay, it's okay, the princess should go back quickly." She pushed Ye Congwei aside.

Mrs. Chen, who was sitting next to the old lady, couldn't help but smile and said, "Although I am a princess, I still don't forget my granddaughter's duty, Mrs. Ye is so blessed." ”

Ye Congwei's expression was a little complicated, the hall was not a place to speak, and the old lady took this opportunity to report to herself, wanting her to be more careful.

Be cautious in your words and deeds, and don't give the queen any chance to find fault.

Ye Congwei obediently returned to her seat, upset, why did she get involved with the second prince again in the New Year?

Grandmother was the most disgusted with chewing the root of her tongue, so if this word had not spread, she would not have told herself so urgently.

Ye Congwei sat in his position and suddenly found that he was about to be pushed to the edge of the cliff again.

She raised her eyes and looked at Concubine Jin on the other side, this matter may have something to do with her, after all, it is the eldest prince who will benefit from pouring dirty water on the second prince.

But...... It's not necessarily that simple.

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At the palace banquet, the queen did not make trouble for Ye Congwei.

She is a smart woman, the rumors have already spread, and she must be clear from Princess Yu.

Once it is mixed up, it is just a joke for others, not to mention that Ye Congwei's generation is there, no matter how powerful the idle princess is, it is also the emperor's uncle's generation.

To deal with Ye Congwei, she has her own countermeasures.

The food came in on a cold day, and all the delicacies were blown cold.

A group of people ate a delicate meal of cold dishes, and all left the palace half hungry.

The queen mother left Mrs. Qin to speak, Mrs. Qin is a five-grade fate, and the official position of the husband in charge is not very high, at first she was left behind, and she was worried, but unexpectedly, it was a happy event sent to the door.

Two days after the Lantern Festival, the saint summoned Qi Su into the palace and said that he would give him a side concubine.

When Ye Congwei received the news, he knew that this was the queen's countermeasure.

She is not familiar with the Qin family, and there is no intersection in the past, but before in the eldest princess's mansion, Mrs. Qin and the old lady of the Zhou family sang and harmonized, and their memories are still fresh.

The granddaughter of the Zhou family married the second prince, and they naturally belonged to the faction of the second prince, although the Qin family was not on the stage, most of them also went together.

No matter what kind of person it is, it is not new to stuff people into Prince Yu's mansion, what is fresh is that this is a person with a reputation.

It would be fun if the side concubine gave birth to Lin'er before the princess after passing through the door......

Most of the queen's mother didn't want to see Ye Congwei so idle, and find something to pass the time in her smooth days.

After Ye Congwei knew, he was at a loss for a moment.

In his previous life, within two years of Ye Congzhi marrying into the palace, he had not heard that Prince Yu had a side concubine.

After all, his wife is not groundless, he has already offended several families before, and everyone avoids it.

Why did she change to be the princess, and this trajectory changed?

I think it was the accident of the second prince, and some things changed with it.

In fact, if there is no name for Ke's wife, Qi Su is still quite popular, even if he spends all day drinking, but how tempting the palace is.

Ordinary noble families may be picky, such as the Qin family, and they wish to become relatives of the emperor because of this.

Seeing that Ye Congwei is married and living well, many people say that the life of the prince's wife has been broken, and he can accept a side concubine.

When Si Lan Simei heard about it, she was naturally anxious.

"It's not been a year since the princess got married...... Si Lan frowned.

Si Mei came up with tea and explained: "The prince is not ordinary to the princess, even if there are a few more, he is not afraid." ”

"You are confused," Si Ju shook his head: "The side concubine is not a beauty in Qiancui Garden. ”

The side concubine will have her own yard and her own slaves, and she will take the initiative to come over and ask for warmth.

This person's heart is full of flesh, if those beauties are not locked up, and they are dangling around them all day long, maybe the hundred steels will turn into finger wrapping.

Ye Congwei picked up a piece of refreshment, and saw that several maids were like facing a great enemy, and she was not calm in her heart.

The trajectory of fate has deviated from the previous life.

Her arrival provoked the second prince, and the queen's dissatisfaction and hatred will not affect Qi Su, right?

She didn't know, and she didn't have that strong eyes to see the big picture.

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"Princess, you can't sit still!" Si Mei grabbed her arm.

Ye Congwei put down the pastry and said helplessly: "Dare to ask the think tanks, what should I do?" ”

"Take a closer look at the prince and take out the style of being the housewife!" Si Mei thought for a while and said, "Coincidentally, isn't there going to be a beast fight in a few days?" ”

Young Master Cui made up his mind to compete and let the leopard and the white tiger fight.

This beast fights, and others can't get close, and there are also requirements for the venue.

In the past few days, I have been in a horse farm in the capital, rushing to prepare.

Iron railings are used to enclose the arena for fighting animals, while those who watch are on a high platform outside the circle to ensure a clear view, which can not only ensure safety but also eat and drink for fun.

Ye Congwei touched his chin: "If nothing happens, I should go." ”

As soon as the news of the Colosseum came out, many people in the capital were boiling.

Not to mention the common people, even the children of high-ranking families, they rarely see the scene of wild beasts beating each other with their own eyes.

And hunting in the mountains, it is extremely difficult to encounter jackals, tigers and leopards, and there are many ordinary roe deer robes, even if they meet, I have never seen the scene of them fighting each other.

Fighting beasts can be described as rare and tight.

The racecourse has a wide field of vision, and people can sit in the surrounding circle, and the young master Cui waved his hand and ordered to go down, and be sure to get the high platform in place.

Then he sent out invitations, not only fox friends and dog friends, but even his aunt Queen Niangniang, who was also invited.

Originally, a few people were having fun in private, but suddenly it became a big one, and it was presumably crowded on the stage at that time.

"The slave maid is going to prepare the line for the princess," Si Ju asked, "Do you want to summon the treasurer of the Treasure Pavilion?" ”

"Wait," Ye Congwei called her, "Let me think about it." ”

The emperor and empress want to arrange a side concubine for Prince Yu, can this matter be solved by her going out to 'suppress the crowd'?

Maybe the second prince will also go then, and once he goes, he will have to bump into him head-on.

It is impossible for Ye Congwei to hide from people because of him, I just hope that he knows how to measure himself......

Regardless of the front and backyard, those are human spirits, and a look in one look means a lot, not to mention that the two of them are criticized for no reason......

Thinking of this, Ye Congwei couldn't help but have a headache, the queen has a good hand in chess, and for her, internal and external troubles.

Si Lan thought more than she did, and said in a low voice, "Why don't you go and listen to that Qin girl first?" See if she goes. ”

"What do you want?" Ye Congwei raised his eyebrows and asked.

"If she goes, let's naturally pick up ourselves." Si Lan's eyes were full of fighting spirit.

Miss Qin's net worth is not obvious, and she doesn't have much sense of existence in the circle of noble girls, but now is different from the past, and there may be invitations to her home at this party.

And their duty as maids is to respond according to each other's usual dress style.

Regardless of anything else, the first time you face up, you can't afford to lose.