Chapter 179: Spring Feast
"Queen, watch your demeanor." Ye Kunlin's deep and deep voice sounded from the side.
Queen Xie, who was still thinking about how to confide in the events of the year without a trace, was like being poured a basin of cold water, especially after facing the hidden warning eyes of Kunlin in the last night, she suddenly woke up.
His Majesty...... It seems to have seen her intentions and had warned her in advance......
Thinking of this, Empress Xie's face turned slightly pale, and there was fear in her heart, but she was more unwilling and angry.
Thirteen years have passed, and she thought that she was not a woman she threatened for a long time, but she still let the emperor miss her, how could she not hate her?
However, no matter how hateful and unwilling she is, Queen Xie can only swallow it all at the moment, and strive to make a dignified and decent appearance.
It's just that anyone with a discerning eye can see that the queen's state is not right.
After all, there was a war king couple who made King Duan suffer, and then Concubine Zhen leaned left out of the cold palace, and the emperor also openly showed his attention to Concubine Zhen, and the queen's state can only be a ghost.
And Zuo Lan, who became the focus of everyone, just raised her head and glanced at Empress Xie lightly at this moment, and quickly looked away, as if she was not interested in the queen at all.
Then, Zuo Lan's gaze swept towards everyone in the audience, and his gaze seemed to fall on Su Liyue and Ye Cangming for a moment, but it quickly drifted over, as if that glance was so casual.
It's just that Concubine Zhen's glance was looked at by Su Liyue.
At first, when she saw Concubine Zhen appear next to the emperor, Su Liyue was indeed shocked.
But now Su Liyue had calmed down.
After all, there is nothing to be uneasy, she signed with Ye Cangming and Lishu, and there is no mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship with Concubine Zhen.
When Ji Xiaohe wakes up, she won't even have any intersection with Concubine Zhen.
And Concubine Zhen just felt that she was not worthy of the night, and now that she has fulfilled Concubine Zhen's wish, she will not give birth to the kind of restraint that a daughter-in-law sees her mother-in-law to Concubine Zhen.
It is precisely because of this change in mentality that from the moment Concubine Zhen sat down, she silently paid attention to the demeanor of the people in front of her, especially Concubine Zhen's.
And the more she looked, the deeper the suspicion in Su Liyue's heart became.
Concubine Zhen not only has a fairy-like appearance...... Although she inexplicably feels very familiar with this appearance, the point is not here.
The point is that Concubine Zhen is not only good-looking, but also her temperament is unique.
It's like a goddess who is high up and is used to seeing the fireworks in the world, and she is no longer interested in anything.
Moreover, this kind of temperament, judging from Su Liyue's countless skills, is absolutely impossible to pretend.
Especially those eyes, indifferent, as if they had seen through everything in the world.
However, Concubine Zhen has an unknown side - that is, when she was alone with herself that day, Concubine Zhen made things difficult for herself, which was completely inconsistent with her whole temperament.
Even now when she thinks of the scene when Concubine Zhen changed her face, she still has a sense of trance.
It's as if that kind of Concubine Zhen is not real, but just her delusion.
Or, that kind of Concubine Zhen is actually just a kind of deduction, a kind of falsehood wearing a mask.
And just now, when Concubine Zhen looked at her, she clearly saw that there seemed to be a trace of waves in Concubine Zhen's eyes, as if there was a slight ripple in the calm lake water.
Therefore, Su Liyue was almost certain that Concubine Zhen's glance might not have been unintentional.
However, she couldn't figure out what that glance meant.
And inexplicably, the appearance of Concubine Zhen made her feel a little uneasy in the depths of her heart.
Tomorrow is clear, but she just feels like a dark cloud is coming.
Is this a delusion?
Su Liyue stared at Concubine Zhen closely, but unfortunately Concubine Zhen didn't raise an eyelid to her again, so Su Liyue had no way of knowing the answer.
"It's a double blessing today."
At this moment, Concubine Xian spoke, looking at the emperor with a smile on her face, "Congratulations to the emperor, concubine." β
The double happiness is coming, one is the spring banquet, and the other is the lifting of the ban on Concubine Zhen.
Ye Kunlin looked at Concubine Xian, and saw that Concubine Xian's eyes were full of friendliness when she looked at Concubine Zhen, and her face softened a little, "Thank you Concubine Ai." β
Concubine Xian didn't say anything, only hooked her lips and smiled, and then looked at Zuo Lan, "My sister hasn't come out for a long time, but remember to go and sit in my palace." β
This is actually very standard, as if Zuo Leanlan has never disappeared from the field of vision of others, but he just doesn't like to walk around with people.
Hearing this, Zuo Leanlan looked at Concubine Xian, "Thank you Sister Xian for your memory, I will definitely go when I have time." β
The tone was light, but I couldn't hear any emotion.
Concubine Xian smiled and said nothing more.
Seeing this, the rest of the concubines also greeted Concubine Zhen one after another, and Concubine Zhen also answered them one by one.
And Empress Xie in the middle seemed to be just a superfluous, which made Empress Xie's face stiffen a little more and more.
Fortunately, a gong sounded, the auspicious time had arrived, and the spring feast was about to begin.
No one spoke again, and their faces were solemn.
Wan Gonggong, one of the great eunuchs beside the emperor, stepped forward a few steps and began to recite the lyrics.
The gist of the lyrics is probably in the spring at the beginning of this year, a blessing for this year, one wishes the world is peaceful, and the other wishes the wind and rain are smooth.
Although these steps take place every year, this moment is also a belief among the monarchs and ministers, and everyone except Su Liyue seems to be extremely religious.
Wan Gonggong sang and stopped, and everyone except the emperor Ye Kunlin got up.
Everyone knelt on the ground, the queen mother stood, the queen and the concubines bent their knees slightly, and everyone Qihu: "My emperor is wise, may the wind and rain be smooth, and the world will be peaceful." β
The unanimity of everyone was very shocking, and everyone's piety made Su Liyue feel even more shocked at this moment.
It was as if at this moment, Su Liyue felt the power of faith.
Soon, Ye Kunlin let everyone sit down.
After that, a variety of drinks and dishes are served.
These drinks and dishes are exquisite, and the table must be full of grains and six animals, taking the meaning of 'five grains are abundant, and six animals are prosperous'.
And everything that flies in the sky, walks on the ground, and swims in the water must all be complete.
It can be seen that people at this time really take food as the sky.
After the drinks and dishes are served, it is time to pray for the blessing dance.
After the blessing dance, today's ceremony is over, that is, the blessing session is over.
The end of the blessing session also means that today's spring feast is very successful, which is a good sign in the eyes of everyone.
And then, it's time for fun.
The dancers and musicians raised in the palace appeared, the singing and dancing were leveled, and the cups were staggered, so it was not lively.
It's just that after the halfway through the wine, many people's minds began to turn.
Didn't you say that the emperor wants to establish a prince today? Why do you look like this, there is no movement at all?
"Your Majestyβ"
At this time, Empress Xie spoke up.
Everyone's eyes looked at Empress Xie in unison.