At two o'clock, the night completely covered the entire palace, and the moon became more and more round, and the white jade hung in the sky.

Everyone looked left and right, but never saw the arrival of the emperor and queen.

The Mid-Autumn Festival feast is second only to the New Year's banquet, and the Ministry of Rites has been planning for several months, but the emperor and queen suddenly disappeared, so frightened that He Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, hurriedly sent people to Zhaode Hall and Fengyi Palace to ask for another invitation.

This has never been the case in previous years.

The emperor is generous and kind, and he is not too harsh on anyone, but tonight there was a sudden uproar, and everyone in the banquet was panicked.

Yin Qingyun lowered her eyelids and thought of the rumors that spread outside the palace a few days ago that the emperor was not in good health.

Although the Lu family deliberately added fuel and vinegar, but the emperor's health was really not good, at this time in his last life, he was tired of himself for the disaster in the north, and he continued to take medicine every day, until the imperial doctor gave heavy medicine and could no longer relieve his pain.

As the crown prince, Xiao Huan played a role at this time, got up and said a few beautiful words, and then followed the palace people to invite the emperor and empress.

Everyone had to nod yes, and the half-eaten mooncakes in their hands were not fragrant, you look at me, I look at you, and they are all guessing what happened.

Only Xiao Zhi, who was sitting in the prince's seat, was quiet as if he was alone, drinking a little wine and not talking like a word, not caring about the anxiety of the people around him at all.

Yin Qingyun looked at Xiao Zhi like this, and couldn't help but remember that after she divorced him, it was also such a Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, Xiao Zhi sat upright across the table, didn't look at her, just kept drinking.

Xiao Zhi's appearance of holding a wine glass gradually coincided with the figure in her memory.

It's just that the mood of the two is completely different now.

Yin Qingyun stared at Xiao Zhi for a long time??, suddenly Xiao Zhi raised her eyes noticeably, which frightened her heart to stagnate, and she could only stare at Xiao Zhi stupidly, not knowing what else to do at all.

Xiao Zhi's slender fingers pinched the wine glass casually, and when he looked at her, there was a shallow smile in his dark eyes, and a trace of joy was mixed with doting, and a slight smile made Yin Qingyun completely panicked.

She may have really been poured some ecstasy soup by Xiao Zhi, but he just smiled at her from the banquet, which was enough to make her hate to hold the best things in the world in front of him.

Xiao Zhi.

Her fiancé.

Yin Qingyun thought about it, and was a little disgusted with the one that Yin Zhengye did the day before yesterday, which disturbed her agreement with Xiao Zhi in a good way.

Yesterday, Ning Luo asked her to go into the palace to accompany the emperor, and she lied and deceived her.

She did tell the emperor her heart for Xiao Zhi and insisted that he would not marry, but the emperor was not very happy. Even gave her a life-saving decree in public that day, and her face was calm throughout the whole process.

Qinglan suddenly poked her shoulder and reminded her, "Girl, Your Majesty is here." ”

Yin Qingyun came back to her senses and looked along the gate of the palace, the big red palace lamp illuminated the courtyard as bright as day, and the inner supervisor sang in his voice, and everyone at the banquet hurriedly got up and saluted.

Yin Qingyun also bowed her head and saluted.

The emperor was dressed in a golden silk five-clawed dragon robe and a purple and gold crown, and walked calmly towards the center of the banquet step by step.

Yin Qingyun raised her head slightly and glanced at the young woman holding the emperor with her residual vision, her posture was dignified, her delicate face was like a begonia dyed with morning dew, gorgeous and beautiful, especially the charm of the corners of her eyes when she lowered her eyes, which made her feel very familiar.

That's not Queen Lu.

Yin Qingyun groaned slightly, and when she saw Cui Chengyu standing beside Xiao Zhi, she looked indifferent, and only then did she realize that she was the fifth girl sent into the palace by the Cui family.

In her previous life, Miss Cui Wu did not enter the palace, but married Zhu Kaicheng, the eldest son of the Zhu family, and had children, and was happy with Shun.

Now she has not only become the emperor's concubine, but also her mother and son, and she was just promoted to Zhaoyi a few days ago.

Empress Lu followed closely behind, followed by the wilting Xiao Huan, and others knew at a glance that he had been reprimanded by Empress Lu again.

The emperor took Cui Zhaoyi to sit on the main seat, completely ignoring Empress Lu's gloomy face that could drip water, and the people below did not dare to make a sound.

What else do they not understand.

Just now, the emperor and empress were terrified, and the emperor and queen did not appear for a long time, it seems that it was because of this Cui Zhaoyi.

Thinking like this, many people cast a little inquiring glance at Cui Chengyu at the banquet.

But this newly appointed Zhongshu waiter is very powerful, he is deeply favored by the emperor, he is born like a decent man and a gentleman, and he does things without leakage, so that others can't hold him half of the mistakes.

There is nothing wrong with people sending the girl into the palace to consolidate the foundation of the family, and they can't frame the Cui family for harboring evil intentions because they can't stuff people into the harem.

Speaking of which, it is also Cui Zhaoyi who has the ability.

In the past, how many people racked their brains to stuff people into the palace, and they always guarded the harem for three or five years, and then released them innocently. Over the years, just such a Cui Zhaoyi has entered the emperor's heart.

"Excuse me."

The emperor sat down with Cui Zhaoyi, who was already pregnant, and looked down at the people below: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, you Aiqing and your relatives don't have to be formal." ”

Everyone thanked and got up, Yin Qingyun also raised her head and glanced at Queen Lu, who was sitting on the side seat with her face longer than a donkey, straightened her skirt and sat down slowly, the corners of her mouth curled unconsciously.

The Emperor did this very unkindly, but she liked it.

Queen Lu has been in the harem for many years, and it is rare for there to be a Cui Zhaoyi who can make her deflated.

Cui Zhaoyi is backed by the Cui family, unlike other low-ranking concubines in the harem, even if Queen Lu hates her teeth, she can't say anything to her.

Just like now, the emperor took Cui Zhaoyi, who was pregnant with Liujia, to sit on an equal footing, and Empress Lu could only be angry on the sidelines.

This has never been done before.

No matter how disgusted the emperor is with Empress Lu, he never shows it on his face, and still plays a respectful role with her, and now the emperor only gives all his tenderness to Cui Zhaoyi.

gave Cui Zhaoyi, who was three or four points similar to Queen Chen.

Xiao Huan sat back down, holding a wine glass to ease the embarrassing atmosphere at the banquet: "Yes, tonight is a full moon, you have a good feast and drink, and enjoy this autumn moon together." ”

Everyone agreed, each holding a wine glass and toasting to Xiao Huan and the emperor.

The emperor still gave Xiao Huan face, took the wine glass handed by the internal supervisor, and made a gesture to drink with the ministers.

Cui Zhaoyi hooked her head, pulled the corners of the emperor's clothes, and gently curled her eyes: "Your Majesty is slightly sick, don't drink it." ”

The emperor looked at her with low eyebrows, his eyes softened, and the wrinkled corners of his eyes smiled: "Today is a big day, I still have to set an example." ”

The emperor said, dipped the wine glass to his lips, and put it down: "Is the concubine still satisfied?" ”

Cui Zhaoyi fell into the emperor's arms as if no one was around, and whispered, as delicate as a yellow oriole in spring.

Empress Lu sat closest to her, but she couldn't hear what the fox and demon were whispering to the emperor, so she only clenched the golden cup in her hand with hatred, and spilled half of the wine.