Although the Holy Birthday Festival is a day that the court has not dared to forget for 20 years, because it is held every year, to be honest, for most of the participants, it is really as the Empress Dowager herself said, there is nothing unusual.

It's nothing more than dressing up, going into the palace to congratulate and have a meal - in addition to the new officials and their families who will be more excited and frightened, the real nobles have long been accustomed to such festivals and occasions.

But this year is different.

It's not about the two kings of Suxiang - it's that this year everyone knows that Emperor Duanhua had a falling out with the Empress Dowager before!

Although it is said that this birthday banquet is also claimed to be presided over by Emperor Duanhua himself, who doesn't know that the emperor will not say that he sincerely wishes his grandmother a long life than Nanshan, and he doesn't curse this grandmother in his heart to go to Huangquan early!

So the most realistic question in front of everyone is: how to behave at the birthday banquet?

Even if the Empress Dowager is hated by Emperor Duanhua, where is her identity and seniority, and she is the protagonist on the Holy Birthday Festival, so she should not be left out in the cold; It's too hot, what if Emperor Duanhua sees or knows about it, and writes down this family?

After all, the impression that Emperor Duanhua has left on everyone recently is not lenient......

When the families were worried about this problem, Song Yixiao was very leisurely: Emperor Duanhua told Jian Xubai before that when she gave birth to a son, he would revert to her, which means that she is still only a Jane Song family, and according to the rules, she is not qualified to enter the palace to congratulate the empress dowager.

So on this day, she stayed in the house to watch the child and have a baby.

In fact, if Song Yixiao is still there, because she is still less than three months pregnant, Jian Xubai may also give her leave not to enter the palace for the sake of safety - the question is, if you don't go, and can't go, are you in a good mood?

"I know you feel sorry for me, but when you come to Your Majesty, you must not reveal a single star!" Song Yixiao persuaded him when he helped him dress, "In case Your Majesty notices, our whole family will not be able to eat and leave!" ”

After Jian Xubai went out with a calm face, she realized that she seemed to be accidentally and habitually provoking......

Alas, this kind of thing is really a habit of nature!

Song Yixiao shook her head a little sneering, and recruited three children to check their homework - Lu Zhuo'er and Song Xuan were doing as usual, but Jian Qingyue still had a little grudge, pouted, stood behind his aunt and brother-in-law, and only glanced at his mother out of the corner of his eye.

"I beat you a few times, and I still have a grudge against my mother!" Seeing this, Song Yi smiled and said to her, "I don't want to think about whether my mother is innocent and innocent to give you rules?" ”

Concise and transgressive. Zi was lively, but he had not yet been accustomed to being arrogant, and he also admitted that it was wrong for him to wipe Song Xuan with ink that day, but he said aggrievedly: "But it's okay to hit me once or twice!" Why hit to ten! ”

"Okay, this is wrong for my mother, and I admit my mistake to you for my mother." Song Yixiao didn't want her daughter to be estranged from her, and when she said this, she also let her go, "Do you want to let you beat you a few times for your mother?" ”

"You don't need to do this!" Jian Qingyue said with a smile when he heard this, "Daddy said that girls should be generous - although my mother beat me more, I won't call back!" ”

"Your father is right, we must be generous girls in the future!" Song Yixiao's eyes flashed, and she beckoned her to come to her with a smile and touched her daughter's little head, "However, generosity also has to divide people, some people, if you are generous to him, he may think that you are a bully - of course, Chaoping doesn't have to think too much about it now, just remember what my mother said!" ”

She just hopes that her daughter will be generous, but she doesn't want her daughter to be generous enough to tolerate men's three wives and four concubines in the future!

Jian Qingyue didn't know her mother's thoughts, and she seemed to understand whether she understood or not.

Song Yixiao comforted her daughter, and asked Song Xuan and Lu Zhuo'er about their recent homework and life, although Song Xuan was young, he had already begun to show the upbringing of a big family, and he replied like a little adult, but Lu Zhuo'er was silent as before, only occasionally nodding and shaking his head.

"Does Zhuang'er miss her brother?" Song Yixiao has always been very concerned about this sister's situation, and she is very sad to see that she has not improved significantly, so she suppressed this emotion and asked with a smile, "Will my sister take you to see your brother in two days?" ”

She is coaxing the child here, but in the imperial city, at the surging Holy Birthday banquet, it is exploding!

The reason is that not long after the banquet, the Empress Dowager raised the bottle surrounded by everyone, and before she could say a word, the door of the palace was suddenly pushed open, and a person who was unexpected by everyone walked in - Lu Hehao!

In November, the imperial capital was already frozen.

Although it is said that in the hall where the birthday banquet is located, the earth dragon will inevitably be burned, and it will be as warm as spring.

However, after the door of the palace was so wide opened, and the wind and snow at the end of the year mixed with the fierce cold air were involved, because the banquet had not been held for a long time, the guests who had not yet fully indulged in the delicious food and wine and silk bamboo singing and dancing all noticed this change for the first time.

After seeing that it was Lu Hehao, everyone was surprised, but they didn't have any vigilance - they just said that he was here to admit his mistake.

Because in the eyes of the vast majority of people who don't know what's going on, Emperor Duanhua has been trying to protect this younger brother, and the empress dowager hates this grandson because Lu Hehao masterminded the death of his own daughter Daiguo's eldest princess.

"Could it be that Your Majesty is reluctant to let his brothers wander in the imperial mausoleum, take advantage of today's opportunity to let him enter the palace to make amends with the Empress Dowager, and expect the Empress Dowager to read in front of the people present and say a few good words to the concubine Lu Hehao?" Many people thought, "Even if the Empress Dowager just says a few words on the scene, Your Majesty always has a reason to ask the court's subordinates to be merciful!" ”

And some people, such as Empress Dowager Su and Empress Wei, both frowned, thinking that this scene was arranged by the Empress Dowager, and the purpose was to attack Emperor Duanhua now!

"Could it be that the Empress Dowager wants the crown prince to be the new monarch? Otherwise, my son has not yet arrived in the imperial capital, why would the Empress Dowager do it?! Empress Dowager Su frowned and thought so, "Damn, what are you going to do now?!" ”

"Could it be that the Empress Dowager really wants King Su to be the new king? Otherwise, King Su has not yet been ambushed, why would the Queen Mother do it?! But I didn't know that Empress Wei's heart was also sinking, "Damn, what should I do now?!" ”

These two frightened and angry looked at the Queen Mother, hoping to find an opportunity to turn over for their side, but they didn't expect them to turn their heads like this, but they saw that the Queen Mother was also sitting on the seat in shock and anger, staring at Lu Hehao, a concubine who was walking into the hall step by step - the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother are noble, and they are both the younger generations of the Queen Mother, and the seats are naturally closest to the Queen Mother, so they can see the clear anger from the depths of the Queen Mother's pupils, and a trace of fear that can no longer be concealed at the moment!

Empress Dowager Su and Empress Wei were both stunned: Fear?!

The Empress Dowager, why should you be afraid of Lu Hehao?!

It's just that before they can think about it, Lu Hehao, the concubine below, has already completed the next third of the Danqi, and he no longer walks forward, kneeling down in a well-behaved robe: "Grandson wishes the imperial grandmother a good birthday!" ”

"The mourners don't want to see him!!" The Empress Dowager almost trembled and put the wine bottle back on the table, and then scolded left and right, "Who allowed him to come in?!" Hurry up and kick him out with the mourning family - who is the one guarding the door today?! It's just the opposite, without the permission of the mourning family, how can this person appear here!! ”

Everyone thought that on such a day, it was her own grandson, and the Empress Dowager would more or less give Lu Hehao a little face.

After all, Lu Hehao seems to have come to kowtow to her for her birthday, isn't it?

But I didn't expect the Empress Dowager's attitude to be so intense, and in addition to being stunned, everyone subconsciously held their breath and stared, and even the sound of silk and bamboo stopped unconsciously!

In the Guang Palace, which was quiet in a moment, only the footsteps of a few chamberlains walking quickly sounded - it was the order of the Empress Dowager to rush forward.

However, before they could reach Lu Hehao, Lu Hehao had already finished kowtowing and stood up straight.

He still knelt on the ground upright, but when his eyes turned, he looked at the people in the hall, including the empress dowager, the empress dowager, and the empress, but they all had a hint of banter, and quickly raised his voice: "Grandmother Huang, slow down!" The grandson came to die today, in addition to paying tribute to the birthday of the imperial grandmother, but also to expose a rebellious and crazy royal scandal! ”

"Shut up !!" The Empress Dowager at the top screamed uncontrollably, "Bastard thing! Why don't you hurry up and let him continue to lose?! ”

It's just the screams and urging of the Empress Dowager, but in the end it is no faster than Lu Hehao's wanton laughter: "Why does the imperial grandmother continue to cover up for Your Majesty?!" After all, he insulted the first emperor's favorite concubine, and even King Qing was born, and he was grandly recorded in the name of the first emperor, and he was crowned a prince in the name of the first emperor's widow - such a disloyal, unfilial and unrighteous person, the emperor's grandmother obviously already knew, but she always kept silent, but she called the first emperor under Jiuquan, how to turn a blind eye?!! ”

In the last sentence, Lu Hehao almost shouted - as soon as he finished shouting, he was held down and gagged by a group of chamberlains!

But—

In the hall, followed by the sound of "clang" one after another, in order to celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager, the best porcelain, gold bottles, silver jue, and jade plates specially taken out of the treasury were all smashed to the ground by everyone who was stunned at this moment!

In the wide open door of the temple, the wind and snow at the end of the year are still involved.

Blowing through the hall full of wood and stone.

I don't know how long it took, Empress Wei woke up like a dream for the first time, jumped up and shouted: "What are you doing in a daze?!" Didn't you hear the words of the imperial grandmother? Don't hurry up and pull this bastard thing down - how much effort Your Majesty has put into it for his fellow brother! He didn't say anything about revenge, but even ripped off the innocent mother and son of Concubine Nuan and King Qing......"

As soon as the words came to this, they suddenly heard a "knock" - everyone subconsciously followed the prestige, but saw that it was the warm concubine mentioned by Empress Wei, she was still holding a pair of toothbins in her hand, a jade bowl and a puddle of soup on her skirt, and the whole person fainted on the seat, unconscious!

Seeing this scene, people who didn't know whether to believe Lu Hehao's words or not, their eyes became subtle: If Lu Hehao was pure nonsense, Concubine Nuan should be so angry at this moment that she would refute or rebuke Lu Hehao, right?

Why did you faint without saying a word?

Wuhuan woman's physique, is it so delicate?

Or, being a thief with a weak heart, so he has nothing to say, and he faints in fright?!

Sensing everyone's thoughts, Empress Wei is like falling into an ice cellar!

But she knew that she couldn't back down at this moment - the crown prince had the advantage of succeeding to the throne, all because he was the son of Emperor Duanhua!

Once Emperor Duanhua was detained, he was convicted. The chaotic mother also gave birth to a son who was charged with the name of his deceased father, so it is very likely that he will be directly deposed from the throne!

At that time, the crown prince will be the son of the abolished emperor!

In this way, the difficulty of his ascension to the throne can be imagined!

The queen took a deep breath and continued, "Mother Nuan has always been quiet and docile, not good at arguing, and when she was slandered so viciously, it is no wonder that she was so angry that she couldn't say anything, and fainted directly!" Come on, quickly help the warm mother concubine to rest. ”

Glancing at King Qing behind Concubine Nuan, who was being coaxed in the arms of his nursing mother—because of his young age, this prince did not go to the front hall with his brothers and nephews to entertain the ministers, but accompanied his biological mother to the side where the ladies were set up - King Qing didn't know what was going on now, and was in a hurry to wake up Concubine Nuan.

The queen glanced at him deeply, "The sixth brother seems to be very worried about Concubine Nuan, let's go down together, lest he cry later!" ”

"Wait!" Empress Dowager Su, whose face was sinking like water, interrupted her unhurriedly, "On an occasion like today, Lu Hehao, a commoner, actually said such an appalling thing, the queen wants to turn a big thing into a small thing, but you are also naïve!" This is not the time for the purifier to clear himself, and he must refute the rumors! Otherwise, where is the holy reputation?! According to the opinion of the mourning family, it is better to let King Qing and His Majesty recognize each other with blood, so as to calm people's hearts - Queen Mother, what do you think? ”