How did she choose? Could it be that there was someone loyal to her in the harem who told her which lady she could befriend? Alas, it's all the more unlikely!

Lin Yuan thought more and more about her, and finally laughed at herself - what kind of character is this, is it worth paying attention to her? If you want to get rid of her entanglement, it's very simple, just avoid it the next time she enters the palace, and she will only enter the palace once a year. It's really neither a threat nor a value to yourself.

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On this night, as expected, the emperor went to Xianfu Palace.

Lin Yuan's mood can't be said to be good or bad. The status of the bully was suddenly taken away by Chu Huasheng, and it was a pity that he lost it after experiencing the greatest glory. In order to prevent Chu Huashang from taking advantage of this opportunity to become bigger, she has to return to the days when she was a waiter and a beloved, and work hard to compete for favor...... She hadn't worried about competing for favor for a while.

But what's interesting is that Chu Huashang still wants to exchange with her.

If there is any change, one is that Lin Yuan failed to get Rong Hua's position, and the other is to make the Queen Mother, who is full of expectations, wait a little longer. Before she became Ronghua, she would not let herself get pregnant, that was called asking for hardship.

A few days later, it was the Chung Yeung Festival.

The custom of inserting dogwoods all over is not a joke, and the concubines and palace people in the palace are all arranging flowers and grass on their heads. Lin Yuan put three small red fruits on the branches of the hairpin on his head and hung down, looking in the mirror, it was quite fresh and pleasant, but it was a little funny.

The queen held a family banquet in Changxin Palace as usual. Of course, at the banquet, you still have to wear gold and jade jewelry, and the dogwood branches are just collected in the veil and don't on the body.

Because the weather began to cool down in September, and it was windy today, the elderly Queen Mother never came.

Concubine Xiang, who has always liked to hold banquets, also took a leave. Her health is not as good as it used to be.

But Shen Zhaoyuan, who had been thinking about it behind closed doors recently, came.

Her clothes and outfits are the same as when she was a concubine in the past. She didn't like luxury before, and after being demoted, it was easy to save trouble, and she didn't have to deliberately reduce it, but she changed the purple she was used to wearing to purple, and the phoenix tail on her bun was replaced by a five-branch golden box inverted weeping lotus hairpin - both of which can only be used by concubines.

Shen Zhaoyuan's arrival made the scene instantly silent—not cold, just an indescribable, subtle dullness.

The people who were sneering at the Shen family a few days ago and were full of resentment have all quieted down today, and they are even a little afraid of shrinking. Shen Zhaoyuan is now the mother of King Zhao, even if she makes a mistake and is demoted, who would dare to despise it? But no one rushed to the ground, Shen Zhaoyuan's reputation is worse than that of Concubine Xiang now, a poisonous woman without virtue, who is stained, doesn't it mean that she is also virtuous.

Shen Yunrong suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart, indifferently walked past these concubines with different expressions but did not say a word, and bowed in front of the queen.

Her legs trembled a little.

It's been ten years since I entered the palace, but I still can't help it...... She entered the East Palace at the age of sixteen, and the concubine Xiao was the same age as her, but she served the prince two years earlier than her. The two have been fighting for so many years, and in the end she has the prince, and the queen sits firmly in the back seat, so it can only be said that the victory or defeat is not scored. Later, there was a powerful Concubine Xiang, although there was one more person to compete, but her position as Concubine Rou was more stable than before because of the three-legged situation.

This time I fell off the concubine position, and it was the first time in my life! Moreover, he almost lost his life, and he was lucky to be Zhaoyuan.

If the queen doesn't make a move, it's enough, once the seizure ...... Shen Yunrong had already regretted it, she thought that she should take the most drastic and strong method, even assassination and poisoning, regardless of the risk, and quickly take Xiao Yueyi's life, instead of grinding it slowly and steadily.

She couldn't bear it when she saw Xiao Yueyi's face at this time.

The reputation of so many years of painstaking management has been ruined in one fell swoop!

She can no longer be qualified to be a mother. In the past, the reason why she was busy dealing with the queen and avoiding conflict with Concubine Xiang was because Concubine Xiang was not her biggest threat, and Concubine Xiang could not be a queen with a domineering reputation. Her Shen family's reputation is known to the world, she is obedient, virtuous, benevolent, and generous, and Queen Xiao can't match it at all.

It is very hard to maintain fame and morality, and you can't get angry or punish them for being offended by low-ranking concubines; was repeatedly provoked by Concubine Xiang to suppress the incident, and made the appearance of valuing the harmony of the clan; What's even more hateful is that a few serving slaves and maids were found to be eyeliners planted by others, but they couldn't be beaten with torture to let them bite out of the people behind the scenes.

Xiao Yueyi, you are really good!

But no matter how capable the Xiao family is, what can they do, a woman who has no heirs...... The canonization of the eldest son of the emperor is a piece of driftwood that Shen Yunrong grabbed in the deep pool, and the emperor has no intention of making a prince for so many years, but now he suddenly gave the title of king...... He is the only son of the emperor, it seems that the emperor has finally figured it out and feels that he should pay attention to this only son. The emperor's eldest son will enter the East Palace!

Even if she can never become a wife, she still has Yan'er, the biggest trump card. In the future, Yan'er will ascend the throne, and the childless Xiao family will not be slaughtered by her, and she will still be the destiny of the phoenix as the queen mother!

Shen Yunrong thought about it back and forth, and finally became calm. Ten years have passed, and in the days to come, this palace can afford to wait.

After Shen Yunrong sat down, a few more concubines came in twos and threes.

When it was time for the banquet, everyone except Concubine Xiang was gone. Chongyang Festival is not as good as the Dragon Boat Festival, and the family banquet is a pure small gathering, which is not very grand, and there is no need to wear heavy court clothes. Everyone gathered together to figure out the auspicious meaning of reunion.

The Emperor came half an hour after the feast. He came to Changxin Palace after wishing the Queen Mother her birthday.

At the banquet, everyone was happy and happy, although everyone was dissatisfied because Chu Huashang was recruited to the nearest seat next to the emperor, they also tried their best to maintain the harmony of the festival.

The emperor treated Shen Zhaoyuan, whom Banyue had never met, lukewarmly, without the residual anger of her mistakes, nor did he reveal the extra importance that came from the emperor's eldest son.

Shen Zhaoyuan looked remorseful, more deferential than before.

Lin Yuan's seat is adjacent to that of the concubine. Concubine Jin was the last to arrive, she had been recuperating in the palace because of her broken foot, and she had long been out of favor for a few months, and the palace people would not serve her wholeheartedly, so they arranged for her to sit next to Lin Yuan at will—although according to the rules, she should have sat further forward.

However, she had no complaints, and even to Lin Yuan, who hurt herself, was sincerely harmonious.

During the banquet, the emperor was served by his favorite concubine Chu Huashang, laughing and having fun, and the sacred heart was happy; Lin Yuan saw that the emperor had the heart to raise Chu Huasheng, so he didn't step forward to fight for the throne, and sat leisurely and talked to the concubines around him. Zhang Wanyi, who is at the bottom, has been talking to her about the dishes on the table.

Although Zhang Wanyi is not scheming and Lin Yuan are not all the way, this person is very easy to get along with, and it will feel easy to talk to her. Lin Yuan likes this kind of intersection without entanglement of interests.

The emperor in the front seat somehow laughed. Lin Yuan looked at it, and Chu Huashang was talking to the emperor with a smile on his face.

The concubines' faces darkened even more.

The partial emperor was on the rise, stroked his palms and exclaimed: "Tian Qing has read the books of sages and sages, and his mouth is poetic and extraordinary......"

Everyone thinks that the Chu family is playing with pen and ink again. Someone was unconvinced: "Is it Rong Hua's poem?" It's better to take it out and give it to the concubines and others for a detailed look and have fun. ”

Chu Huashang did not shirk either, and said generously: "It is the festival, and the concubine also casually said a few words and smiled at the emperor. The sisters were so interested, and the concubines spoke out and appreciated it together. However, you can't hide your secrets, and it's the most lively to have fun with poetry. As he spoke, he looked forward to it, and a smile flew away: "It's better for us to fill in the poems in the order of position." ”

Everyone knows that the Chu family's literary talent is too outstanding, and ordinary people can't catch up, even if everyone composes poems together in front of the king, the Chu family is not the only one who is brilliant in the end...... knows that it can't be compared, but he is unwilling, if he refuses to do it, he will lose the opportunity to show his face in front of the emperor.

As soon as Chu Huashang's proposal came out, everyone gritted their teeth and echoed in unison. The Emperor was in a good mood today, and he was also waiting with great interest to admire the masterpieces of these beauties.

The queen took the lead in writing a sentence "Heavy Nine Autumn Festival, you have to move Chenyi". The poetry is indescribable, but it is better than her pen like a swimming dragon in one hand, which is praiseworthy.

Zhao Shuyuan was casual, and continued with a sentence "The golden wind flutters the chrysanthemum, and the jade dew is a branch." I put together a whole song with the queen.

Shen Zhaoyuan disdained to make peace with the queen and poems, and picked up another sentence with seven words: "After the Western Chamber of the year, the chrysanthemums are thin and Du Qiuniang". It's rare to have new ideas, and I didn't have to press the queen. However, everyone was staring at Chu Huasheng, and the Shen family didn't win too much attention even if it was a good work.

The next concubines made up poems one by one, some of the clouds "the flowers leaned on the fence to see the rotten bloom, and the moon had asked the wine for the reunion night", some of the clouds "happy to meet the Chongyang Festival, and the wine is new today", and some of the clouds "and happy that the Chongyang Festival is coming again, and the yellow chrysanthemum flowers are the first". And so on, all of which are auspicious sentences to celebrate the festival and bless reunion.

In fact, everyone knows that they can't see their families for many years after entering the palace, so what is the meaning of reunion during the Double Ninth Festival? However, you can't show your mood at will in the palace, the emperor, the queen, the queen mother and the concubines of the palace are your current relatives, and the Double Ninth Festival is a happy event in Changxin Palace, which is naturally a happy event, who dares to say a sentence of "people close to their hometown"?

Since Shen Yunrong lost power, Concubine Mao has fallen out of favor. She has been depressed recently, but the emperor's attention to the emperor's eldest son made her feel a little hopeful, at this time the banquet hurriedly wanted to please the emperor, and wrote a sentence on the pen, "Unify the mountains and rivers Emperor Yechang, Wenchen and military generals are loyal." ”

As soon as this poem was read out, everyone seemed to be smiling.

But no one opened their mouths to judge.

In the end, the emperor frowned slightly and said: "Although the poem of Concubine Mao has a good intention, it is a pity that it should not be done." "Everyone likes to pat on the back, but don't you want to shoot it so obviously, the two lines of the poem don't even touch the edge of Chongyang, and praise the mountains and rivers thoroughly...... If the emperor really praised it, he would be stupid and conceited.