The scorching summer days are fleeting, and the autumn leaves are falling. The palace walls are hung everywhere with glazed palace lights, Emperor Yuan'an set up a Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet in the liquid clear pool tonight, and the concubines of the six palaces, the princesses and princesses, and the royal princes are all invited.

The moon is full at night. The bright moonlight sprinkled down, reflected on the sparkling pool surface, faintly mixed with the hazy beauty of the distant mountains. Nu'er was uncharacteristically talking and laughing, and she sat quietly in the seat below Emperor Yuan An. Sometimes drinking, sometimes meditating.

Bai Shuang was not around, and no one knew that the Mid-Autumn Festival was a lonely day for slaves, and it was also a sad day.

She grew up and could no longer cry in Bai Shuang's arms like before. Now she has nothing left but to be strong.

Wine is drunk one by one, four or five wines are drunk, and the slave does not know it. She picked up the jade pot and was about to pour wine, but was held down by Xinmei, "County Lord, don't drink it, you should be drunk if you drink it again." ”

Xinmei looked at the rare willful appearance of the slave, and persuaded in a low voice, "It's a small thing to get drunk, but it's a big thing to lose etiquette in front of the palace." ”

The hand on the jade pot slowly let go. The slave sighed slightly, looking at the people around her, you and me, she suddenly felt extremely lonely at this moment. There are thousands of mortals in the world, but none of them understand her, even Dongli Yuyang doesn't understand her.

"Lord Mingjia doesn't seem to be very happy. But the slaves and maids around me don't serve well enough? Concubine Shu, who was sitting opposite the slave, showed a concerned look and asked in a loud voice.

Concubine Shu's voice was not loud, but the people who were far away did not notice the conversation of the people above. However, the people who were close had already quieted down, and cast their eyes on the few most honorable people in Great Xia above.

Emperor Yuan An also came back to his senses at this time and looked at Nu'er, "What's the matter, Mingjia is in a bad mood?" ”

Nu'er smiled faintly and said softly, "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a day for family reunion." How could Mingjia disturb everyone's interest. It's just that this old wine is drunk. ”

As he spoke, Nu'er picked up a jade cup and got up. Said loudly to Emperor Yuan'an, "During the Mid-Autumn Festival, I can't help but think of His Majesty's teachings in the past, 'Always be grateful, always think of people who help each other, often feel the fate of acquaintance, and often remember the feelings of friends.'" 'The so-called affection is not heavy when it is expensive, and it is not light when it is poor. Mingjia has always kept it in mind. Today's festive season, how can you not respect Your Majesty? ”

There was silence for a moment, and the face of the Queen Mother and Queen Mother above was gloomy. Emperor Duyuan applauded. Obviously, he was very useful to the slave's words, and he boldly picked up the wine cup in front of him, "That's right! I really deserve to have a drink with Mingjia! ”

After that, Emperor Yuan An drank all the wine in his hand. Then he said, "I remember that Mingjia has always liked jade. There happens to be a jade carving of a Hetian jade riding elephant boy in the Longyang Palace. Xu Quan, I'll send it to Changqing Palace later. ”

The slave seemed to be accustomed to the various rewards of Emperor Yuan'an. She didn't show much joy, but slowly saluted Emperor Yuan An with a smile on her face.

The crowd was in an uproar. The things in the Longyang Palace, even if it is a brick and tile, are the best of the best, and they are worth a thousand gold. I don't know if it's a blessing from several lifetimes of cultivation. Looking at this Mingjia County Lord's face indifferently, it is obvious that he is a person who has seen the world.

Originally, there were many princes and princes who came from the fiefdom at this Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet, but they all just heard that there was a great county lord in the palace, who was deeply favored by His Majesty. However, everything is rumor, and most of these people are heard. What I saw with my own eyes today really felt the difference between His Majesty and this county lord.

Shengge stopped and got up, got up and stopped. A handsome man in civilian clothes hurried to the table. It immediately attracted everyone's attention. You must know that this is a banquet held by the emperor, and someone dares to be late, and this person is dressed mediocrely, and I don't know which poor boy it is.

So everyone mourned for him for three minutes in their hearts.

However, unexpectedly, Emperor Yuan'an's hearty laughter sounded again above the main hall.

"Eleventh brother, you're late. Say, 'How shall I punish you?' ”

The man in civilian clothes stepped forward with a smile and waved his hand at Emperor Yuan'an, "Brother courtier, your Majesty is blessed!" ”

"Eleven, if you don't come again, I'm afraid your royal brother will have to send someone to the palace to look for you." The Queen Mother, who was sitting above, smiled and narrowed, and her serious and rigid face, which had never liked to laugh, could hardly reveal a trace of kindness.

Everyone suddenly realized that this man in civilian clothes was the brother of Emperor Yuan'an, the eleventh son of the first emperor, and the king of Liang, Donglixun. When the first emperor was alive, the battle for the succession can be described as bloody. And because this King Liang is too young, he is the old son of the empress dowager and the first emperor, and he is twelve years younger than Emperor Yuan'an. So I didn't have to fight for savings, but I fell into a relaxed body.

After his brother ascended the throne, he has always been kind to him. This King of Liang had a smooth life, and the swords and shadows at the time of the struggle for the crown were all blocked by Emperor Yuan An, and he lived his childhood happily and peacefully, and became His Royal Highness King Liang in a beautiful manner.

There has always been such a rumor in the palace: because the queen mother had high hopes for her eldest son, she was strictly cultivated since she was a child, and she was not close to her eldest son. And the youngest son King Liang, because of a good time when he was born, the queen mother was held in her hand and held in her mouth, and she was loved by thousands of people. She prefers the younger son to the eldest son.

It is the young and beautiful Xiao family in the palace now, who was originally going to be assigned to King Liang as a concubine, because King Liang didn't like it, so the queen mother gave her to her eldest son.

After Emperor Yuan An ascended the throne, he gave his younger brother the best fief and the best treatment, but he restricted him a little, and he was not allowed to return to Beijing without an edict. This edict is equivalent to isolating the opportunity for the Queen Mother to meet her youngest son. It is rumored that because of this, the Queen Mother was very dissatisfied with Emperor Yuan An.

But no matter what, King Liang's life is too good. Such a life without any worries will be something that anyone will envy.

"My son has been in the dust all the way, I'm afraid I'm tired." How rare it is to see my youngest son. The Queen Mother was so excited that there was a faint tremor in her voice.

"The queen mother doesn't have to worry. The son came all the way, and he always wanted to be reunited with his mother and royal brother. When you think about it this way, you don't feel tired after a long journey. King Liang said with a smile.

looked at the mother-son relationship between the Queen Mother and King Liang. Emperor Yuan'an's good mood seemed to have been suddenly poured with a basin of cold water. For so many years, he has respected and been filial to the Queen Mother, but no matter how good he is, the Queen Mother will always have a cold look in her eyes, and she will never, even once, never look at the eleventh brother with tenderness.

He waved his hand and said as usual, "Take a seat." ”

As an emperor, he has already practiced the ability to not let people check his mood.

Although most people will not feel the change in Emperor Yuan'an's mood. But Nu'er caught it keenly. She knew this emperor too well, who was worshiped as a god by the world. He seems to be magnanimous and single-minded, but in his bones he is as promiscuous as ordinary men, and he will have his own plans. Maybe not so much, but there will be.

After King Liang sat down, the Queen Mother was obviously in a much better mood. pulled and talked for a while with Emperor Rong, who she didn't like very much. All living beings are entertained, and the slaves are calm and idle, the more people are more and more lively, and the more lonely they feel, the more clear they are.

Suddenly, a burning gaze fell on him. The slave looked like a vigilant beast, and saw only the graceful and noble queen lady who was drinking.

The slave lowered her head in confusion and picked up the wine cup and took another sip of wine, why did the queen look at her so inquiringly. She asked herself that she had been staying in Changqing Palace obediently these days and had never caused trouble.

"County Lord." A gentle voice came.

Nu'er smiled and nodded, "Ying, nobleman." "I almost forgot that Ying Changzai had been promoted. The slave smiled embarrassedly, but Ying Guiren didn't seem to care. She held a teacup in her hand, "The concubine is pregnant and inconvenient to drink." I had to replace the wine with tea to thank the lord for saving his life. ”

The nobleman laughed. I stay in Changqing Palace all day, and I don't go out of the gate, how can I say that I can save my life? Having said that, Nu'er still picked up the wine glass, "I would like to congratulate you on your pregnancy." ”

Ying nobles gave gifts, covered their faces with their sleeves, and drank all the tea in the cup.

And a little away from the slave, there is a person whose gaze has been crossing the slave intentionally or unintentionally. She is as bright as a flower, eclipsing the flowers. It is the first noble daughter who has been famous for a long time, Lu Yinhua.

"How's it going?" With a smile on his face, Lu Yinhua lowered his voice and asked Mengsheng beside him.

Mengsheng took the opportunity of pouring wine and whispered back in Lu Yinhua's ear, "Don't worry, the county lord has done it." ”

The smile on Lu Yinhua's face became thicker. She no longer looked at Wei Nu'er, but looked at the handsome man opposite. Her fiancé, the sixth prince, Dongli Mingrui.

In half a year, she will be the rightful Sixth Imperial Princess.

"Mengsheng, pour wine."

Lu Yinhua picked up the wine glass and walked towards the six princes in a lotus step. Her graceful figure reflected a graceful shadow. Originally, there was a difference between men and women, but Lu Yinhua and the Six Princes already had a marriage contract, so everyone didn't pay so much attention to it.

"The moonlight is so good, won't Your Highness have a drink with Yinhua?" Lu Yinhua smiled.

The sixth prince looked up at the sky, nodded involuntarily, and showed a smile that could gently pinch out the water, "The night of the Mid-Autumn Festival is really beautiful." The sixth prince picked up the wine glass in front of him, turned the wine cup thoughtfully, and looked at Lu Yinhua with a smile, "General Lu has been gone for less than three months, and I thought that such a filial person as the county lord would be indulged and sad and unable to extricate himself. Seeing the county lord smiling today, it seems that I am too worried. ”

Lu Yinhua chuckled in his heart, but there was a trace of sadness on his face, "My father is in the spirit of the sky, and he probably won't want Yinhua to indulge in pain and not extricate himself." ”

"The county lord is polite." The Sixth Prince nodded, politely with an unapproachable distance. When Lu Yinhua turned around in a daze, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the eyes of the six princes and stopped on Wei Nu'er's body for a long time.

She turned around unwillingly, and the hatred for Wei Nu'er in her heart increased a little.

Wei Nu'er, you want to avoid the battle in the harem, I want you to become the target of the palace publicly.

Let's see.