Two days later, Chinese New Year's Eve was coming, and the festive atmosphere in the palace was very strong, and the palace people were busy from the morning for the royal family banquet in the evening.

Before half of the unitary time, the sky was dark, and the palace was already full of colorful lights, and the Empress Dowager Zhuang, the thousand concubines and the palace concubines had all arrived at the main hall of the Yangxin Palace and sat down in their respective seats, just waiting for the emperor to come.

At this moment, Pei Gongcuo was holding a jade hairpin in his hand in the Shuihua Palace, carefully pinning it into Hua Mian's bun.

He had come to tell Hua Mian that she would have a good rest and not have to attend the family banquet, but she had already gotten up and was grooming. Hua Mian said that she no longer saw red after drinking a few pairs of medicines from Imperial Doctor Zhang, as long as she was careful, it would be fine. When he saw that she was in good spirits, he did not stop her. After all, it is rare to have a family dinner, and no matter what reason you are absent, you will always be criticized.

In order to avoid criticism, Hua Mian asked Pei Gongcuo to go first, and he was accompanied by Wan Tao and then again.

Pei Gongcuo understood her intentions, told her to be careful on the road, and took Fu Xin back to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

At half an hour, Pei Gongcuo walked into the main hall of the Heart Cultivation Hall in a coiled dragon regular suit, and sat down at the Golden Dragon Banquet Table in the kneeling of the concubines.

After three rounds of drinking, the flower and Burmese side came belatedly. She greeted the emperor, the queen mother and the concubine and apologized to everyone, and sat down on his left side under Pei Gongcuo's signal, raising her eyes to face the Qianyu language opposite, she was nodding and smiling at her gently, she smiled politely and then withdrew her gaze. This scene was caught in the eyes of Empress Dowager Zhuang, who was sitting on Pei Gongcuo's right hand, and she looked at them meaningfully for a long time, as if she was thinking about when the two of them began to become so acquainted.

At this time, Bi'er said something in Wen Ruya's ear, Wen Ruya's face changed first, and then she smiled and said to Hua Mian: "Since Concubine Burma is late, in order to show her sincerity, should she be punished with three glasses of wine?" ”

Without waiting for Hua Mian to open his mouth to refuse, Pei Gongcuo was already unhappy, and he said in a deep voice: "Concubine Burma is unwell today, so it is not suitable to drink, so I will be exempt." ”

Others may not feel anything when they hear this, but it is a blow to Wen Ruya.

Fang Cai'er went back to Xianfu Palace to fetch the piano for her, and when she passed by Shuihua Palace, she saw the emperor coming out of it, so she hid, and after a while, she saw Hua Mian pacing out slowly under the support of Wan Tao.

She walked so carefully, and even needed someone to help her, she couldn't help but wonder in her heart, isn't Concubine Mian sick? Then she heard Wan Tao complaining that she shouldn't have gone to the banquet, what if she was forced to drink. She replied, and said, "I am not feeling well today, and it is not appropriate to drink." She was shocked, could she be pregnant?

When Bi'er told Wen Ruya about this discovery, she was naturally surprised. In order to confirm whether she was really pregnant, she came up with a way to punish alcohol, but she was stopped by the emperor. She was jealous and sad in her heart, the emperor had gone to Shuihua Palace but didn't come all the way with the person, knowing that she was pregnant but still had to hide it for her. He protected her so well!

"I don't know what discomfort the Burmese concubine has? Is it a big deal? ”

It was the Empress Dowager Zhuang who asked this, she had a kind face and a very kind tone, and she seemed to care about the younger generation.

Wen Ruya's heart was overjoyed, looking forward to her being exposed, but she was so angry with what happened next that she almost vomited blood.

Hua Mian said respectfully: "Back to the Queen Mother, it's just that she has a cold stomach, and it's fine." ”

"Oh, that's right. Beiyu's red wine is very mild and warms the stomach, Concubine Qing Shu gave a few bottles to the mourning family when she entered the palace, and the mourning family has not drunk much, so she specially brought two bottles over today, wanting everyone to enjoy the mouth. Fortunately, you reminded me, otherwise the mourning family would have almost forgotten. The Queen Mother said and turned her head to Pin'er next to her and said, "Go and pour wine for the Burmese concubine, and by the way, pour it for all the mothers." ”

Pin'er walked to the Hua Mian table in response, Fang picked up the wine glass and listened to Pei Gongcuo: "Wait! ”

Pin'er looked at him suspiciously, only to see his gaze stay on his face for a moment and then turn to the Queen Mother: "Although red wine is mild, it is also wine after all, is it okay for me to ask Imperial Doctor Zhang?" ”

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, although she felt that he was a little too careful, but she didn't say anything, only said, "It's okay." ”

After Pei Gongcuo finished instructing Fu Xin, the Queen Mother said to Pin'er, who was a little stunned: "What are you still stunned about, pour wine for you first." ”

Pin'er came back to her senses at this time, and walked back to the Queen Mother after pouring wine all the way, but the slight wave in her heart made her eyes always involuntarily sweep to Hua Mian's seat.

Hua Mian also knew that Imperial Doctor Zhang would not let her get drunk, but she was always not good at taking the initiative to provoke the Queen Mother, Fang Caizheng didn't know what to do, but she didn't expect Pei Gongcuo to be so witty, and took out Imperial Doctor Zhang as a shield, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhuang Ziyan's heart was also full of jealousy. Xia Er came back the day before yesterday and said that she and King Duan were caught kissing by Fu Xin by the river, she thought that the emperor would not spare her, but she didn't think about it, not only did the matter end in the end, but the emperor seemed to take care of her even more. What is this woman's ability to make the emperor obsessed with her so much?

In the staggered singing and dancing of the faction, Hua Mian found that those concubines would always turn their attention to themselves intentionally or unintentionally, and even Pin'er next to the Queen Mother and Yi'er around Rong Laiqing seemed to be hostile to herself, especially after Foxit came back and conveyed the words of Imperial Doctor Zhang, she became the target of public criticism. She wanted to blow. Xiao Yisong to make amends, and felt that it was really not appropriate to be too publicistic at this time, so he concentrated on eating.

Wen Ruya carefully observed the food that Hua Myanmar ate, all of which were light and refreshing, as for dog meat, soft-shelled turtle, crab meat, barley porridge and other foods or cold or hot foods, she did not even touch them, and those are taboo for pregnant women. At this moment, she had to be sure that she was indeed pregnant.

This realization made her indignant, and even the mood of performing a song for the emperor disappeared. Since the emperor is trying his best to protect this woman, it is inconvenient for her to act blatantly, she will always find a way to make her lose everything that should belong to her.

When the banquet was almost over, the concubines came out to bow down and thank the banquet, and after Pei Gongcuo got up and left, they dispersed.

That night, when Hua Mian was about to fall asleep, he felt someone quietly come to the bedside, and without saying a word, he began to untie his clothes. She looked at the visitor with some surprise, only to see him bend down and lift her up, and then carefully carry her into the bed, while she lay beside him.

He wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his head on her shoulder, although he felt her stiffness, he still sighed contentedly and said, "You have been in the palace for so long, and it is the first time that I have slept with you in my arms like this, do you feel unaccustomed?" ”

Seeing that Hua Mian was silent, he said to himself: "Do you know how long I have been looking forward to this day? ”

This sentence suddenly hit the softest place in Hua Mian's heart, and the hand that wanted to push him away stopped in mid-air. She didn't know that the moment she put her hand down, a knowing smile appeared on his lips.

Wen Ruya tossed and turned all night sleeplessly, and when it was almost dawn, she finally sat up unbearably and shouted: "Bi'er! ”

The sound of turning over and getting out of bed soon sounded on the soft couch beside him, and someone walked to the side of the bed and said, "What do you command?" ”

Wen Ruya opened the account and said, "Find a way to reveal the pregnancy in Shuihua Palace to Zhuang Ziyan, I don't believe she can calm down." ”

"Yes, the slave will go at dawn."

"Well, remember, don't let people know that this matter is from Xianfu Palace."

"Yes."