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"Maybe I'm thinking too much, but the Bai family has an old grudge with me, and I have drawn the Ye family into the same enemy? The queen is cautious and doesn't put anything on the bright side, and it is difficult for us to guess. ”

The sedan car continued to move forward, and arrived in the capital in the evening.

At the Xuanwu Gate of the Imperial Palace, there are hundreds of officials and concubines kneeling to greet each other. The emperor and the empress were visited, and they had to go to Changle Palace to kowtow to the queen mother. Lin Yuan and other concubines were not summoned by the Queen Mother, and went back to their palace early to rest, but they were idle.

went to Lishan Palace, Lin Yuan couldn't see the Queen Mother for several months, and the Queen Mother was not in a hurry to summon her when she came back this time. Waited until the Mid-Autumn Festival, a big banquet was held in the palace, and the queen mother wore a heavy court dress to attend and accept the worship of everyone.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is more lively than the last Dragon Boat Festival. Because of the implication of family reunion, whether it is the emperor, the prince, the concubine, or the prince, the county king, the county lord, the clan daughter, etc., who do not live in the palace, they all have to enter the family banquet together, and the pomp is very large. As concubines, Lin Yuan and the others can easily see foreign men on weekdays, so they can meet a few princes during this kind of festival.

Everyone bowed three times to the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the Empress. The queen mother's expression is no different from the past, with a slight indifferent smile glanced at the crowd of people who bowed down and kowtowed, the phoenix crown covered with blue and red gold showed a noble majesty in the sun, and the fluorescence of the emerald gemstone inlaid with the size of a finger belly was soft and elegant, hiding the vicissitudes of the white flower hair pressed under the phoenix crown.

The concubines of the six palaces, regardless of their status, whether they are favored on weekdays or not, as long as they have a reputation, they can all attend. The Queen Mother looked at them one by one, and saw that only Concubine Xiang was holding her stomach alone, and the rest of the women were wearing heavy makeup and blooming beautifully, but her stomach was shriveled and shriveled, and the Queen Mother couldn't stop sighing in her heart. It's really disappointing to go to the palace and not get anything out of it for a few months.

Anyway, the good day of the Mid-Autumn Festival should not mention these.

She looked at the respectful crowd, raised her eyes and glanced at the various chrysanthemums and bronze jade ornaments in the main hall, nodded to the queen, and said, "This banquet is very well organized. ”

The queen hurriedly lowered her head and said with a smile, "The queen mother praises falsely", and the smile went straight to the bottom of her eyes. The bright yellow Luan Feng brocade robe on her body trembled slightly with her smile and smile, and the gold silk on the fine embroidery suddenly reflected a dazzling luster, which was really the noble demeanor of the phoenix.

The queen has been having a good time lately. She glanced at Concubine Xiang, who was full of pearls and emeralds on the side, with a stunning appearance, and was dressed in a rose and purple court dress but couldn't hide her bloated body, and she was full of emotion in her heart. Although Concubine Xiang is becoming more and more popular because of her pregnancy, she has never shaken her status after all, and the emperor has not promoted the position of concubine because of her pregnancy this time. Besides, Concubine Rou has been suppressed by herself recently, and Concubine Mao and others are becoming more and more unfavorable, so she, the queen, is much more comfortable.

The Queen Mother had already turned her head and spoke to King Xianyu and his wife: "...... Concubine Deshun has always had problems with her waist and legs, but there is still a big problem this year? ”

The Seven Kings Xianyu King is Tuoba Hong's best brother today. His mother, Concubine Deshun, came from a humble background, and he was originally the most inconspicuous one in front of the first emperor, but at the beginning, King Mu Wu and Tuoba Hong and other princes were involved in the turmoil of seizing the heir, and after Tuoba Hong ascended the throne, he fought against the same party and eradicated the troubles, and many prominent princes were ruined, but a Xianyu king who was not qualified to take the throne got Tuoba Hong's courtesy.

Even Princess Xianyu is the sister of Concubine Xiang's mother, and the relationship between King Xianyu and Tuoba Hong is better than that of the prince next to her.

King Xianyu is a gentle and elegant person, and he usually doesn't talk much. He respectfully replied to the Queen Mother: "The concubine's body has improved a lot." Princess Xianyu on the side was full of smiles and said enthusiastically: "The mother concubine can leave the palace to be supported in the mansion, all thanks to the grace of the queen mother and the emperor." The ministers and others are extremely grateful to the Queen Mother, and they only look forward to entering the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival to worship the Queen Mother......" The words spoken are as clever as Concubine Xiang.

On weekdays, Concubine Xiang often flatters the Queen Mother obediently, and the Queen Mother is faint, this time she looked at Princess Xianyu with a kind smile, and instructed the palace people to reward the silk brocade and mountain treasures to the Xianyu Palace.

King Xianyu was busy thanking. The other nine kings, King Xuancheng, are also close to Tuoba Hong, as well as the six uncles, the eleventh uncles, and the elders of Tuoba Hong's generation, such as Emperor Jing Dachang, have routine rewards, and even the distant relatives who are not high in status and have not been able to attend the palace have been given silver and two things, and the palace is full of thanksgiving voices.

After a while, a group of dancers danced to the beat, and this was the official opening of the feast. Everyone toasted to the emperor according to their status, and the banquet was very lively.

In the hot atmosphere, Lin Yuan could barely see the emperor's face clearly, but when she toasted the emperor with several concubines, she could clearly see the extra intimate smile on Tuoba Hong's face. At this kind of feast, most of the concubines in the palace are decorations, that is, the concubine and the emperor said a few more words, and the grace is obvious. It is not easy for Lin Yuan to get the attention of the emperor

After the luncheon, the queen mother said that she was tired and wanted to go back to Changle Palace, which meant that she didn't want to admire the moon with everyone at night.

Xu Ronghua grabbed the Empress Dowager's side and asked, "The Empress Dowager is tired, do you need me to serve?" ”

This lady will seize the opportunity, Zhiyun said in his heart.

She glanced at Xu Ronghua again, thinking that the Queen Mother also had the intention of summoning today, so she nodded and said, "A few ladies and maids should come with the slaves." ”

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When Lin Yuan and the others arrived at Changle Palace, the luncheon was over.

The queen mother came to serve the queen mother in the past, and the queen mother did not add new people in the months when the emperor went out of the palace to escape the summer, although there were many concubines who stayed in the capital and tried their best to meet the queen mother during this time.

It's too difficult to get ahead in the palace, and neither the emperor nor the queen mother is easy to talk about.

The person who walked ahead with Xu Ronghua was Concubine Wen. After she fell out of favor, her outfit became more and more plain, she didn't even wear a jade pendant on a blue embroidered rattan skirt, and only a jade hairpin was used in her hair bun, which was somewhat similar to Wang Shurong, who served the Queen Mother all year round. It's just that Concubine Wen has always loved Ling Xu's bun, even if she doesn't wear a bright headdress, she must pull up the green silk and tie it on the top of her head, and look at her bun from a distance, she feels arrogant, which is not comparable to a gentle and modest person like Wang Shurong.

Lin Yuan's eyes fixed on Concubine Wen's high bun and looked at it for a long time. She knew that what this woman wanted was not the same as Wang Shurong.

In the Changle Palace, the Queen Mother went to the warm pavilion of the apse to take a nap after returning to the palace, and only passed down the word to ask the concubines to go to the small Buddha Hall to chant and wait. According to the Queen Mother, young girls should always remember self-cultivation, and it is good to sharpen their temperament in the Buddhist hall.

What this means is that from now on, when Lin Yuan comes to serve the Queen Mother, she will inevitably kneel in the Buddha Hall from time to time.

Lin Yuan and the others knelt honestly. There wasn't even a palace attendant in the whole room, but everyone didn't dare to be lazy. Kneeling Buddha and chanting sutras seems quite simple, but it is not the same thing when you really stick to it. After kneeling for a whole hour, everyone knelt so that their legs were weak, but the Queen Mother had not yet summoned them. After another hour passed, Xu Ronghua began to move his body incessantly, Ye Cairen supported the marble floor in front of him with both hands, and Wu Guiren's back was bent down. Several of them looked miserable.

Only the concubine who was kneeling in front of her was straight. Not because she has perseverance, but because she came to Changle Palace to kneel in the three months that the emperor left the palace, and after practicing for a long time, her legs have grown thicker, of course, she can endure hardships than Lin Yuan. But even so, Concubine Wen's eyes kept looking at the apse, hoping that the Queen Mother would get them up quickly.

Lin Yuan understood that this kind of hard time would last for a long time, if they wanted to continue to marry the Queen Mother.

Alas.

Fortunately, at dusk, the Queen Mother finally passed the concubines into the apse. Several women moved their legs into the threshold, and the Queen Mother was not visible in the room, only a sandalwood screen in front of them blocked the view, thinking that the Queen Mother should be behind the screen.

After saluting, several people sat down on the stools brought by the palace maids, and they were all busy rubbing their legs with their hands. After a while, I heard the Queen Mother say: "It's rare that you have filial piety to come to see the mourning family." ”

Everyone hurriedly said: "This is the duty of the concubines." ”

"Yes. How well do you live in the palace? ”

"Nature is good." It was Xu Ronghua who spoke.

"Really? The mourning family heard that you are short of ice cubes and there are people who bully you, so it's not a good time. ”

Chu Huashang immediately knelt down from the stool.

Lin Yuan didn't expect that the Queen Mother would mention the matter of the Chu family sisters, this is going to knock Chu Huashang?

There was silence behind the screen for a long time, and the pressure of this silence was unbearable for Chu Huasheng, and she didn't know what kind of punishment the Queen Mother was brewing.

When her face was covered with cold sweat in panic, the Queen Mother finally spoke: "You also have some skills to make the emperor so favored." But...... is pampered and arrogant to break the rules, and provokes the emperor to dislike it, that is to ask for hardship. ”

Chu Huashang listened to the reprimand tremblingly, and kowtowed: "The concubine knows that she is wrong, and the concubine will admonish her sister when she goes back......."

The queen looked indifferent and said, "You don't have to bother to help your sister." Not all people can listen to the words of admonition, and it takes a lot of time to say them. When you go back and copy more Buddhist scriptures, it is important to cultivate your own mind. ”

"Yes, the concubine obeys the teachings of the Queen Mother." Rao is Queen Mother reprimanded her sharply, and she could also hear the meaning of the Queen Mother's words. Chu Huashang understood that the Queen Mother rarely scolded any concubine, let alone mentioned anyone, and once a woman in the palace did something wrong, she couldn't just be reprimanded. The Queen Mother can scold her a few words today, that is her blessing.

She still knelt down to plead guilty, and she was sincerely remembering the words of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother asked her to cultivate herself more...... These words are good words, with her current situation, everything needs to be forbearance, and she needs to wait for the opportunity, so she naturally has to polish her temperament.