Chapter 236: Birthday Banquet
"See the Emperor—"
"Respectfully the Queen Mother—"
Kangxi and the Queen Mother stood in front of people, Tong Guifei and Niu Colu Guifei were not good at this time, although the two did not say anything, they moved in unison and led everyone forward to salute and greet each other.
"No courtesy. The Empress Dowager held Kangxi's hand, even though she knew in her heart what Kangxi's purpose was, and she also knew the plans of those Mongolian concubines in the harem, but she didn't want to hit the south wall like the Empress Dowager, and even hit her head and bleed.
Now that the Mongolian power is not what it used to be, the empress dowager herself is difficult to protect, if she follows her forward like before, I am afraid that there will really be no future, so seeing Kangxi and Yan Yuese's appearance, the empress dowager not only did not feel resentful, but on the contrary, she was very cooperative, because she knew in her heart that only by cooperating with the emperor could she keep everything now.
Kangxi is not embarrassed, in his opinion, this is to act a play for the royal family to see, and the other is to explore the bottom of the queen mother, after all, the queen mother's affairs have indeed caused a lot of criticism, he needs someone to stand in front of him to show his filial piety, and the queen mother is undoubtedly the most suitable person, but it is also the most important person to determine. Fortunately, the Queen Mother is more knowledgeable and practical than him, otherwise Kangxi would not have allowed today's birthday banquet to exist.
"Flat. Kangxi responded, his eyes swept down, his gaze slid over Yunxi's face, and then helped the Queen Mother slowly into the main hall. Concubine Tong and Concubine Niu Colu followed behind them step by step, after all, among all the concubines, they have the highest status, waiting for the Queen Mother, whether they are close or not, at this time it is a form of showing their identity, they naturally don't want to give up, but they think well, the Queen Mother and Kangxi did not do what they wanted.
Kangxi helped the queen mother to the top banquet table and sat down, and then Kangxi sat on the left, while Concubine Tong and Niu Colu sat next to Kangxi in turn, and the other concubines lined down in their identities, Age Gege, the prince and Fujin sat on both sides, and Yunxi, as one of the three concubines, although not at the head of the three concubines, could feel that the harem concubines faintly respected her as the head, after all, the favor that Kangxi gave her was indeed not as good as other concubines.
The Queen Mother glanced over to Yunxi, who was sitting not far away, and a trace of complexity flashed in her eyes, she has been living under the control of the Queen Mother all these years, whether it was before or after, in short, after stepping into the capital, her life no longer belongs to her, and even her joys, sorrows and sorrows are still the Queen Mother's face, that kind of life really makes her feel numb, but for Horqin, in order to live in peace, she endures, gritted her teeth and endures, even if her mouth is full of blood, no one can see her pain.
Now that the Empress Dowager has fallen, it stands to reason that there will be no change in her life, at most she will stay in the Buddha Hall for the rest of her life, but now the Empress Dowager has handed over some of the remaining forces in the secret to her, hoping that she can find a way to keep these people, so as to give La Korqin a show girl at a critical moment, the Empress Dowager has no objection to this, after all, she can only be good if the clan is good, but this does not mean that the Empress Dowager approves of the Empress Dowager's domineering style.
Originally, the Queen Mother thought that the Queen Mother's methods were too radical, but now although she also felt sorry, but more of a sigh of relief, plus she has a kind of love for Kangxi itself, so she doesn't have much bad feeling about Kangxi's approach, after all, she also has a lot of eyeliner in her hands, although the Queen Mother has little time, but because she is seriously ill, not Kangxi, otherwise she would not be able to cooperate with Kangxi so calmly, as for Concubine Zhao, she herself has no bad feelings, after all, she is a favorite concubine at this time but not a sole favorite, and it will not make the indifferent Queen Mother hate to the bones。
Yunxi felt the queen mother's gaze, but she was not too nervous, she had lived two lives, she had the calmness and capital she should have, and she would not secretly feel weak because of a look from others, and this queen mother is not the kind of person who deliberately finds fault, plus the affairs of the queen mother and the suppression of Mongolian forces, even if the queen mother is dissatisfied, she will not target her at this time.
Kangxi didn't notice it, no, maybe he was aware of it, but he deliberately ignored these, and the same princes exchanged a few words, and then directly announced the opening of the banquet, and then the palace maids began to send all kinds of dishes like flowing water, probably to show their filial piety, Kangxi was not stingy, and arranged the banquet extremely rich and exquisite, but the palace banquet was generally prepared early, and when it was served, there was basically no heat. However, on such occasions, what is important is not what to eat, but this glory and decency, just like the royal family invited below, they are not close to Kangxi, and it is impossible to sit so close, and if they are not recognized by Kangxi, even if they have qualifications, their status is unstable.
There was a hint of a smile on the corner of Yunxi's mouth, and while circling between the clan's fortunes, her eyes continued to scan the surroundings, and when she touched her own mama's flattering gaze, Yunxi was calm on the surface, and her heart could be said to be full of emotion. In the previous life, she was the only one who begged for someone, and no one ever begged her, and in this life she was no longer duty-bound, no longer well-behaved, and even became extremely selfish, but the people around her began to come up one by one, holding her and begging her, such a change is really ridiculous.
In fact, it is also the three thousand beauties in this harem, except for the Yuan match, the others are not as fast as the current Concubine Tong and Niu Colu, in just a few years, she has been promoted to three levels in a row, from a noble person to a concubine, some people can't take a step in their lives, but she went directly to a high place, not to mention that she still has two elder brothers.
Regardless of Gege and Brother in the palace, there are many returns, but there are not many who can survive, you must know that before the eldest brother Yinyu, there were many Elder Gege, who died young, and they were as strong as Kangxi almost couldn't bear it, not to mention the concubines who gave birth to these children. It's now, don't look at these living elder brothers as being good now, but who can guarantee that they will always be fine, so Yunxi can protect the two little elder brothers, no matter what means she uses, at least in the eyes of others, she is powerful, otherwise why would these princes Fujin, who don't bow their heads easily on weekdays, come to her side.
The outer courtyard of Shufangzhai is the stage, watching the play is a necessary program in the palace banquet, and after the banquet is removed, Kangxi led everyone to the outer courtyard, where all kinds of melons and fruits have already been placed, just waiting for everyone to sit down. As for the performance on the stage, it has already begun, because it is the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, except for the Queen Mother's favorite, the rest of tonight's play is mainly based on birthday celebrations, which can be regarded as a lively picture.
Yun Xi coldly watched those concubines who were alone at the table secretly wooing the Fujin people around him, his face was unmoved, but he secretly wrote down these people, don't look at the palace and the palace There seems to be only a wall between the palace and the outside of the palace, but many things are inseparable, if there is no support from these people, Yunxi will have a lot of trouble, but more importantly, it depends on the attitude of the princes of the clan, as long as they are willing to support her, although the views of the Fujin are not negligible, they will not affect the overall situation.
Today, Yunxi has dealt with a lot of Fujin, Prince Yu Fujin is impartial, I think it is also because there are two concubines above, and Prince Gong Fujin is inexplicably very enthusiastic about her, although Yunxi does not know the reason, but he did not refuse her kindness, after all, in this harem, neither she nor her children can be alone. After Yongzheng ascended the throne in the previous life, everything was difficult because he was too independent and strong, and he thought that he could work hard, but as a result, he was not tired to death.
To tell the truth, when Yunxi entered the civilized world and learned about the history of the Qing Dynasty, her mood was really complicated, but she could only change herself, after all, in this world, women are real and honest people, even if you are the master of the harem, but you can't control the fate of others, let alone change the direction of history.
Yunxi in this life is no longer as considerate of others as before, now she has a precious status, Kangxi's favor, and her son, and she will definitely help with the rest of the things she can do, even if she can't do it perfectly, but it is stronger than watching the tragedy of the previous life happen, as for the rest, she also has a scale in her heart, which is more important She knows very well, as long as it does not touch Kangxi's bottom limit, presumably some people want to keep it, as for the future, Yunxi can only say that it depends on the will of God.
Yunxi retracted her gaze, took a sip of the wine glass in her hand, and the fragrance of the wine made her body feel warm as soon as it entered her throat, but she didn't plan to drink more, after all, everyone in the palace was frightened step by step, where did she dare to really indulge, and in front of Kangxi and the Queen Mother, who would dare to lose her temper, as for the birthday, concubines like Yunxi rarely stepped forward, unless the Queen Mother and Kangxi pointed it out, otherwise basically the people who could take the lead were Ah Gege and others.
Although it's not that no one wants to take this opportunity to pass Yunxi into the demon concubine of the country, but with Kangxi above, it is impossible to let these people succeed, after all, this birthday banquet is to celebrate the queen mother, but secretly it is for Kangxi's reputation. At this time, if someone wants to destroy, without Yunxi opening, Kangxi will not be able to let go.
After three rounds of drinking, the queen mother is not young in the end, and after listening to two plays, she went back to rest, Kangxi and the ministers of the clan greeted each other, and Yunxi saw that many people withdrew, so she chose to retire from the table, as for those concubines who were waiting for them, Sima Zhao's heart was well known, and she just wanted to get some favor, and Yunxi felt that as long as there was no way to do this kind of thing, she would go with the flow.
Of course, if Kangxi really wants to be lucky, it is not something that they can stop by blocking it, didn't they see that the original good and noble person broke the precedent with just his stunning appearance? If she hadn't calculated Kangxi by herself, maybe she would still be one of the best favorite concubines in the harem at this time!
However, what made Yunxi a little surprised was her grandmother, full of patience, she thought that she had retired from the palace, who knew that she had been waiting for her in this halfway, thanks to her proper maintenance on weekdays, otherwise it would have been a long time, something really happened, she had not been crowned with an unfilial hat, didn't she see that Kangxi couldn't afford to wear such a hat? What is she a concubine, if she really wants people to sit on this matter, she doesn't believe that the women in the palace don't want to knock her into the dust and steal everything from her.
It's just that it's not a trivial matter to make her Mama wait for her so persistently, after all, according to her brother's ability, as long as it's not too big, she should be able to solve it, if he lets it go, it must be a matter of the inner house, who is this for, Yunxi is really a little curious.