It is said that the queen brought Shi Shunyi because she looked like she had many sons and was blessed to have children. Shi Shunyi is indeed not beautiful, and even looks a little wooden, with thick lips, slightly smaller eyes, wearing a sycamore green palace dress, with a two-color skirt of Chu and Jiang on the lower side, not to mention how old-fashioned and bloated she is.

According to Liang Meiren's previous temper, she looked down on people like Shi Shunyi the most, how vulgar and dull she was, not to mention that she was from a humble background, and she was just a maid who served the queen back then. The current Liang beauty is not like before, she knows that her previous temper is unpleasant, even if she squeezes hard, she has to smile on her face.

Shi Shunyi's position was in front of the two of them, obviously higher than them, but it was also a marginal position.

Shainin looked at it and wanted to laugh.

Concubine Shu's position is really exquisite, and the invited guests are almost divided into three, six, nine and so on according to their grades, which is not wrong. For example, Xie Ning, her rank is low, and she has just been sealed, it can be said that she is the least senior one among the people invited today, so she sits in the back and the most marginal position.

Looking at it this way, she was being treated slowly. If Xie Ning is more temperamental, he will go to the emperor to appeal for grievances because he is favored, and he will not be able to please the emperor.

Respect and humility must not be messed up, Concubine Shu can't even say that the emperor is wrong with such an arrangement, but Xie Ning is likely to end up with a charge of pampering and arrogance.

I don't know if this concubine is really such a person who acts according to the rules and dogmas of the palace, or if she has other plans.

Although Chen Jieyu didn't come over to talk to Xie Ning, she and Gao Jieyu got together, whispering and laughing from time to time, and the two turned back to see Xie Ning together, no matter how you look at them, they seem to be making fun of her.

Xie Ning was not in a hurry or impatient, and when the two of them turned their heads to look together, they simply curled the corners of their lips and smiled.

The two people who were watching her were arrested.

Chen Jieyu was stunned for a moment, and the expression on her face froze. Her eyebrows were raised, her lips were flattened, and the scorn was fixed there. After all, Gao Jieyu and Xie Ning have not had a direct conflict, as the saying goes, raise your hand and don't hit a smiling person, seeing others smiling and greeting, Gao Jieyu habitually smiled back.

After laughing, she realized that the current situation was really not suitable for greeting, and quickly turned her face away. The force was so strong that the beaded tassels on her head were thrown up, almost tangled with her hair.

So Xie Ning doesn't like to plug in and shake, he just thinks it's inconvenient at all, he has to maintain stability all the time, people must be honest and steady, otherwise it will be easy to make a fool of himself.

After such a smile, the two finally stopped looking back frequently. You must know that although the small movements of the two of them just now are not painful or itchy, they buzz like flies, which really makes people feel a little upset.

Shi Shunyi, who was sitting in front, seemed to casually turn his head to look this way, and quickly turned his head away.

The guests were almost here, and the long table against the wall was already full of gifts from everyone. That jade bonsai was sandwiched between a pile of gifts, which was neither eye-catching nor shabby. The embroidered screen sent by Liang Meiren is very exquisite, but it is a little smaller, and it is placed in the back position. In the middle is a red coral tree about a foot high, which is a generous gift, which was sent by the virtuous concubine.

Concubine Xian is not polite, the reason, no one in the palace does not know. As soon as the weather turned cold, Concubine Xian's coughing and asthma was committed again, and she couldn't go out of the house at all.

Concubine Shu finally appeared, she was dressed in a gorgeous palace costume, like a golden phoenix flying into the main hall.

Everyone got up one after another to salute Concubine Shu, and Concubine Shu smiled and said, "Don't be polite." In fact, I really don't love this birthday, but when I was a child, it was like the New Year, because there are longevity noodles to eat, and there are gifts to receive. But at this age, I remind myself that I am a year older after a birthday, alas, it's really sad to think about it. ”

Of course, Concubine Shu is joking, she naturally doesn't look old at all, standing with Shi Shunyi and Gao Jieyu, anyone has to think that Concubine Shu is much younger than them, but Concubine Shu is two years older than Gao Jieyu.

Gao Jieyu smiled and took a sentence: "Where is the lady old?" I look at you as I did when I first saw you when I first entered the palace. ”

"It's a birthday, but in fact, it's just a reason for everyone to get together, sit down and have a cup of tea, talk about it, and usually have a treat, but it can't be so complete. It's a pity that Concubine Xian's sister can't come, which is a fly in the ointment. ”

"Speaking of which, the last time I saw Concubine Xian, I saw that her complexion was fine, but it was cold and windy recently, and I heard that Qingyun Palace had invited a doctor and decoction medicine in the past two days, which was really not light, it seems that Concubine Xian Niangniang is not light this time."

There is no place for Shainin and them to speak on this occasion, as long as they listen honestly.

Xie Ning felt that when these people mentioned Concubine Xian, there was always a kind of schadenfreude that was difficult to hide. The words seemed to be sorry for her, but they were trying to make her illness worse, it really didn't seem to be really good for her.

This shouldn't be surprising, the women of the harem are affectionate like sisters when they meet, but in fact, they can't wait to eat each other alive.

As he spoke, Shainin noticed someone coming in from outside.

A middle-aged Shang Gong with a bun was bending over, carefully helping a child who was about two or three years old to cross the high threshold.

As soon as Concubine Shu saw them, the smile on her face suddenly became more gentle: "Yao'er, come to the concubine." ”

It turned out that this was Princess Yuyao.

Shainin had heard of her, but this was the first time he had seen her.

But she remembered that Princess Yuyao seemed to be five years old? The kid doesn't look that big.

Most of the rumors are wrong.

Princess Yuyao is really beautiful, wearing a red satin dress, her hair is shaved, and she has a small piece of silk on her head, which looks like a chicken feather button on her bare head. The big eyes are like grapes, and they are born with lovely jade snow.

Xie Ning had never seen such a young child since he entered the palace, and he was reluctant to pull it out of his eyes at this look.

Liang Meiren noticed her expression when she turned her head.

Looking at Xie Meiren's reluctant to blink, she must be very envious.

Why don't Liang Meiren envy herself? She wants to have a child, of course it is good to be a prince, and it is good to be a princess. As long as there is a child, the emperor will no longer completely snub her like this. has a child, and she will always have something to rely on for the rest of her life.

The prince has few heirs, and there is only one son alive so far, but there are two princesses, in addition to Princess Yuyao, there is also a princess who is younger and has not yet been officially named.

As for the others, they either got pregnant and didn't give birth smoothly, or they were born but didn't get raised smoothly.

There are so many women in the emperor, and there are all the people sitting in this room. But there are so few children.

Xie Ning didn't know whether to sympathize with the emperor or himself first.

The kind of love and tenderness that flows from the bottom of her heart in the face of her daughter is completely different from the polite enthusiasm she has in the face of today's guests.

Xie Ning could see how much she cared about her daughter, and after saying a few words, he ordered Shang Gong to take her back to her house to rest, and told Shang Gong not to let her freeze, not to let her eat indiscriminately, there were a lot of trivial words.

Princess Yuyao came and went in a hurry, and left again after only showing one side.

Before the banquet, Father-in-law Bai came back and sent the emperor's reward. When Father-in-law Bai left, everyone raised their glasses for today's birthday star, and Concubine Shu drank a full cup with a smile, raised her hand and said, "Come on, you're welcome, you have to eat a bowl of longevity noodles today before you are allowed to leave." ”

Of course, there is more than just longevity noodles on the table.

Xie Ning put down his chopsticks after eating two bites of vegetarian fruit, and concentrated on enjoying the singing and dancing in front of the banquet.

Sitting in the corner has this advantage, and it is relatively comfortable.

Liang Meiren didn't eat anything, and the people on the observation table looked at them one after another, as if they were picking something.

Thinking of the last time she invited herself to enjoy the flowers, Xie Ning thought that she was probably looking for an opportunity.

A chance to give her a chance to return to the emperor.

Perhaps one of these people sitting in the temple today will be willing to help her, but of course it will not be gratuitous.

A woman holding a pipa walked in.

Shainin recognized her.

It was Zhao Ling, the woman who broke into the door of Su Huaimen and was taken down, not long ago when Xie Ning was sealed, she also gave a congratulatory gift.

She was dressed like the first time she was in the Anxi Bridge Pavilion, and that time she was wearing a crimson dress, and she looked particularly bewitching at night. But today she was wearing a cyan dress, which was impermeable from her neck down, and she looked like a stereotypical old Shang Palace.

She saluted and sat on a round stool, plucking the piano and tuning the strings, the sound of tinkling music streaming from her fingertips.

When I heard it again, I still thought her lute sound was particularly beautiful.

It's a pity that other people's minds are not listening to the music, some people are whispering and laughing, some people are flattering and flattering, and some people are pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, such as Chen Jieyu, who has been wedged and can't get along with Xie Ning.

After playing a song, Concubine Shu smiled and said, "I haven't heard such a good pipa for a few days." While commanding the people to look at the reward.

Zhao Ling got up to thank the reward, and bowed to the people on the left and right seats one by one. I don't know if it's Xie Ning's illusion, she always feels that Zhao Ling's salute just now is facing herself.

In fact, she should have thanked Father-in-law Xiaoye for that door-breaking incident, Xie Ning didn't dare to take credit, but she didn't say a word from beginning to end, which couldn't be regarded as a favor.

The other party's sincere gratitude made Xie Ning feel very uncomfortable.

It always made her feel like a liar who was a liar who had stolen her name.

drank a few glasses of wine at the banquet, although it was only a drunken late spring with a very light taste of sweet wine, Xie Ning was not used to drinking wine, his face was red, and he pressed his chest with his hand, feeling that a heart was pounding fast under the palm of his hand.