Chapter 197: Palace Banquet
The Queen Mother's reward to Xue Guifei quickly spread throughout the harem under the deliberate publicity of Mama Jin, and everyone's jealousy of Xue Guifei naturally did not need to be mentioned, not to mention Concubine Li, who had always regarded Xue Guifei as a fierce rival.
It's just that because of Xue Guifei's current status, she has no other way to hurt people except for dropping a few cups and cursing a few times secretly, and she is even more depressed.
Time passed in her curses and jealousy, and soon the day of the Emperor's appointed feast was reached.
The emperor was very proud of his ability to impregnate many concubines at the age of fifty, and he deliberately wanted to show off in front of everyone, so this banquet would not only be attended by palace concubines, but also the ministers and their families in the court.
For a while, the palace people were busy, shuttling back and forth.
And the people who came to the banquet also arrived early, each sitting in their own positions according to their identities, chatting and drinking, very lively, and the ladies were also chatting in groups of three or five, of course, more of them gathered around Concubine Li, congratulations and flattery.
Today, Xue Guifei was unwell, so she asked the emperor for her guilt in advance and nested in her palace, so Concubine Li, who was pregnant, naturally became the focus of the banquet.
Looking at the ladies of the family who were around her, Concubine Li was so unhappy. The corners of her eyes and eyebrows are full of smiles and nobility that she can't hide, wearing a gorgeous palace dress, enjoying everyone's compliments with peace of mind, as if she has become the second Concubine Rong.
She saw that other concubines gritted their teeth for a while, and scolded in their hearts, if there is Xue Guifei, how can you be a slut, Xue Guifei is not as favored as you are not as arrogant.
At this moment, they immediately let go of their prejudices against Xue Guifei in a rare unanimous opinion, and recalled Xue Guifei's gentleness and calmness in their hearts.
Su Yiyi looked at the crowded banquet, but there was always a seat empty, and she couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
That position is Yin Jingrui, the proton of Chenguo, I still remember the last palace banquet, he arrived early, why has it been so long this time, and he still hasn't seen him.
She couldn't help but be a little worried, and for a while she suspected that he was not sick, that he really wouldn't take care of himself, and for a while she was worried that he would be late and make the emperor dissatisfied, after all, he was a proton of another country, and if he dared to be late for the banquet ordered by the emperor, the emperor would definitely be dissatisfied with him.
Her eyes wandered around the crowd for a while, but she still didn't see the handsome man, she became more and more worried in her heart, where could she stay, said to Zhu Dieyi on the side, and hurriedly left the seat.
Thinking that he must have been on the way here, Su Yiyi planned to wait at the gate of the palace, after all, there were many people at the banquet, and the two of them were likely to be unable to speak at that time, and they just happened to say a word to him to report their safety, after all, when they were outside the palace, if he hadn't saved himself, I was afraid that she and Dieyi would have been gone a long time ago.
How do you know that it will be almost half an hour to wait, but she hasn't seen anyone, Su Yiyi couldn't help but be a little anxious, secretly wondering if the two of them missed it, and was about to go up to the banquet to have a look, when a group of people came to meet her.
Dressed in a luxurious dress, the arrogant and immortal Su Manman and the prince came hand in hand, Su Manman has just been the crown princess for a short time, and she is the first beauty in Changguo, so the prince is naturally favored by such a beautiful woman, so Su Manman's eyebrows are full of smugness, which is very eye-catching.
"Yiyi greets His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Princess, Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose." Su Yiyi blessed them with blessings.
The crown prince has a noble status, so naturally he will not pay attention to a person who salutes on the side of the road, so he didn't look at Su Yiyi's salute, and his footsteps did not stop. But Su Manman, who was beside him, spotted her at a glance.
"Yo, sister? Who are you waiting for? ”
"Returning to the crown princess, Yiyi didn't wait for anyone."
Su Manman still wanted to speak, but the prince turned around and said a little impatiently: "Manman, don't you want to leave?" ”
"Your Highness, please first, the concubine will say a few words to her sister, and then come." Su Manman smiled softly at the prince, as if he really had a deep relationship with Su Yiyi.
After listening to Su Manman's words, the prince didn't stay long, nodded and left with some palace people.
"Yiyi, you're waiting for that Yin proton."
When the crown prince left, Su Manman guessed with a smile.
Seeing that she was smiling a little treacherously, Su Yiyi said lightly: "The crown princess misunderstood, Yiyi and Proton just met in Pingshui, what is Yiyi waiting for him to do here?" ”
She is Chang Rui's opponent now, if there are any bad rumors because of Su Manman's words, it will not be good, so Su Yiyi answered very cautiously and did not leave her a flaw at all.
Unexpectedly, this stinky girl was not fooled, Su Manman was annoyed in her heart, but she smiled as usual on her face.
"Really? That's a pity, just now I met Yin Zhengzi's guards, and said it was ......"
As she spoke, she deliberately paused, Su Yiyi was in a hurry, and she couldn't care about what to say.
"What did he say?"
"Yo, sister, what's going on, didn't you just say that you and Proton just met in Pingshui? What are you doing in such a hurry now? Su Manman smiled knowingly.
Knowing that she wanted to see herself make a fool of herself, Su Yiyi calmed down.
Leng Feng is Yin Jingrui's guard, if something happens to Yin Jingrui, then he must be by Yin Jingrui's side, and he hasn't heard any rumors about Yin Jingrui's bad recently, so it won't be too big to come to him.
Thinking so, she said: "Yiyi is just a little curious, after all, she has served the proton for a while, but the princess misunderstood." ”
Seeing that Yin Jingrui was more protective of Su Yiyi before, Su Manman thought that there must be some feelings between the two of them, so today at the gate of the palace, he met Leng Feng, who came to take leave for Yin Jingrui, and immediately wanted to use this matter to stimulate Su Yiyi.
According to Na Leng Feng, a few days ago, Yin Jingrui occasionally felt a cold, so he couldn't come to the emperor's banquet now, so he asked the prince to speak for the emperor, but this Su Manman naturally wouldn't tell her.
Thinking of such a handsome man like an immortal, taking good care of this humble Su Yiyi, Su Manman's heart rose with a trace of jealousy.
"Also, although that Yin proton is just a proton, after all, the bloodline is noble, and it is best for my sister to have this self-knowledge."
Anyway, she didn't expect her to say anything good, Su Yiyi said indifferently: "Yes, the crown princess taught us." ”
"In that case, then my sister might as well go in with me."
Anyway, looking at this situation, Yin Jingrui is very likely not to come, and there is no need for him to wait.
Su Yiyi said: "Since the crown princess has ordered, how dare Yiyi disobey." ”