Xiao Jinyue wanted to see if the queen and the concubine could muddy the pool of water in the palace, but unfortunately the two of them couldn't make a big fuss. After Concubine Zhuang Xian heard the news, she hurriedly dragged her sick and weak body over and persuaded the two of them to leave.

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, it's time to hold the holy birthday festival.

After Princess Jin and Xiao Jinyue got up and dressed up, they were busy early in the morning.

After the palace gate was opened, many officials successively brought their families into the palace to congratulate the queen mother on her birthday.

On this day, Xiao Jinyue and Princess Jin finally met the Queen Mother.

Just before the banquet was about to start, many palace maids and eunuchs appeared in front of everyone with the queen mother.

Xiao Jinyue took the opportunity to take a look at the Queen Mother, and saw that she was dressed more dignified than usual, and she was festive. Just took a closer look and noticed that the smile on her face seemed a little reluctant.

However, seeing that her spirit was okay, Xiao Jinyue was relieved in the end.

The Queen Mother arrived, and then Concubine Zhuang Xian also accompanied the emperor.

The emperor walked in with a stiff face, he looked a lot clearer, and his steps seemed to be a little weak, looking like he had just recovered from a serious illness.

Concubine Zhuang Xian, who walked side by side with the emperor, changed her low-key dress in the past, but wore a set of exquisite and luxurious palace clothes that did not lose to the queen.

Not only did the queen frown, but the concubine was so angry that she was about to tear the handkerchief in her hand.

However, soon, Xiao Jinyue found that the concubine's eyes secretly looking at Concubine Zhuang Xian were very complicated, with pride, disdain, and even contempt.

When she wanted to take a closer look, she found that the concubine had returned to her usual high-spirited expression, which almost made her think that she had just been dazzled.

Others, whether they are civil and military officials or internal women, no one thinks that there is anything wrong with Concubine Zhuang Xian's dress.

After all, the identity of the fourth prince is unusual, and during the period of time when the emperor was in charge of the country, his performance was very good, and everyone thought that the emperor would definitely make him the crown prince.

The son is about to become the crown prince, and the next emperor will naturally be him.

Concubine Zhuang Xian, who is his mother, is dressed like a queen, and no one will offend her at such a time.

Everyone stepped forward to kowtow to the Queen Mother according to their status and status, and when it was Xiao Jinyue's turn, Concubine Zhuang Xian suddenly spoke, "Why didn't you see the prince of Zhenguo?" ”

Xiao Jinyue's face did not change and said, "The poison on the prince's body has not been resolved, I heard that after he got up this morning, he vomited blood again, and he really couldn't get up, so he couldn't come to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday." ”

Concubine Zhuang Xian wanted to say something, but the Queen Mother waved her hand and interrupted her, "Since the prince of Zhenguo is unwell and can't come, it is understandable, the emperor and others will send a few more imperial doctors to Zhenguo Mansion to help him diagnose and treat." ”

Xiao Jinyue took the opportunity to thank the Queen Mother and stepped forward to kowtow to the Queen Mother.

After Xiao Jinyue stepped back, the emperor suddenly asked Princess Jin, "Sister-in-law, why didn't you see the imperial brother today?" ”

Princess Jin is also wondering, today is the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, why did King Jin disappear?

"Weichen met King Jin on the street a few days ago, and I heard that he was going out of Beijing to find the best birthday gift for the Queen Mother, could it be that he was delayed on the road, and he didn't come back yet?"

Xiao Jinyue's hand holding the teacup tightened, and when she looked up, she saw that it was an imposing official who spoke, and she quietly asked Princess Jin to know that it was Ning Guogong, the queen's brother, and Song Chenglin, who held one-third of the military power of the Yuankang Dynasty.

The Queen Mother frowned, "This kid still went out of Beijing to find some birthday gifts, and the mourning family has always paid no attention to these." Your Majesty, you still send someone to the Jin Palace, whether your imperial brother has come back. ”

The emperor waved his hand and called a father-in-law and asked him to go to the Jin King's Mansion to see if the King of Jin was in the palace.

After the birthday greeting, soon the feast began.

Plates of delicacies were served, and everyone enjoyed them while enjoying the song and dance performance. Some time ago, several princes had accidents one after another, and the emperor took the opportunity to clean the court, and many officials were afraid of being implicated, and they lived trembling every day.

The emperor's dragon body is not safe, and he has not been to the court for a few days. But when he appeared today, everyone's hanging hearts were relaxed, and in this festive and peaceful atmosphere, the ups and downs of the previous period seemed to have passed.

The officials smiled and changed their glasses, and the women of the inner life also whispered to the people around them while enjoying the wine and food prepared by the imperial kitchen.

At this lively and festive time, Concubine Zhuang Xian suddenly spoke, "Your Majesty, don't you have a happy event to announce, if you say it now, it can be regarded as a happy ......."

Hearing Concubine Zhuang Xian say this, the audience couldn't help but quiet down.

Many people find it a little strange, no matter what the occasion, Concubine Zhuang Xian is almost like an invisible person, and it is rare for her to speak in a high-profile manner on such an occasion.

However, when they saw the four princes with a spring breeze, everyone seemed to have a faint understanding.

Everyone speculated in their hearts, could it be that the emperor was going to announce the establishment of the fourth prince as the crown prince?

The queen listened to Concubine Zhuang Xian's words, silent, but her heart was full of sorrow, her son was originally the best candidate for the crown prince, but now he died tragically, but the emperor wants to crown someone else's son as the prince.

Xiao Jinyue followed everyone to quiet down, glanced at the concubine quietly, and found that she was pulling the handkerchief in her hand hard. However, what made Xiao Jinyue strange was that the concubine's expression did not look angry, but seemed to hide excitement and expectation.

Seeing that the emperor was about to crown the fourth prince as the crown prince, and the eldest prince was still imprisoned in the prince's mansion, Zhao Guifei should have spoken out to stop it.

Her reaction is obviously unreasonable!

Xiao Jinyue intuitively felt that there must be a demon when something goes wrong!

As for Concubine Sun De and Concubine Yao Shu, one of the sons of these two people was assigned to Ningguta, and the other was grounded. Although both of them attended the Queen Mother's birthday banquet today, they were both dressed very low-key and were silent almost the whole time.

Hearing Concubine Zhuang Xian's words, they didn't react at all.

The banquet was quiet, and everyone quietly waited for the emperor to announce the good news.

However, unexpectedly, the emperor just glanced at Concubine Zhuang Xian lightly, and slowly spoke, "Concubine Ai is not drunk, when did I say that I would announce any good news today?" ”

The smile on Concubine Zhuang Xian's face paused.

Even the fourth prince was stunned.

The others looked at each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Suddenly, an official broke the silence of the scene with a laugh, "Your Majesty, the four princes have performed well during this period of time, and their performance in all aspects is impeccable. Why don't you take advantage of the queen mother's birthday banquet to be overjoyed and make the four princes the crown princes, which is a good thing for the country and the people......"

Someone opened his mouth, and many officials rushed to open their mouths to propose, all of which asked the emperor to appoint the fourth prince as the crown prince.

The emperor waited for them to finish, then his face sank, and the wine glass in his hand slammed on the table, "I am not old enough to move, the fourth prince is still young, and his experience is insufficient, and now it is not yet time to become a prince." ”

As soon as the emperor said this, the scene suddenly fell silent.

Some people are stunned, some people are puzzled, and some people are surprised.

I thought that this move was in line with the emperor's wishes, but I didn't expect to guess wrong.

Everyone can see that the emperor doesn't want to make a prince now, but Ning Guogong stood up at this time, "Your Majesty, with the ability of the four princes, it is enough to take on the responsibility of the prince......"

(End of chapter)