The palace banquet began at the beginning of the unitary time, and after a group of foreign women met the queen's mother, they took their seats. In the middle of the side hall, the singing and dancing girls were already dancing, they were wearing gauze skirts one by one, their figures were slim, and their dancing posture was graceful. Fortunately, this side hall is paved with earth dragons, but it is not cold, otherwise, with so little of what they wear, they will definitely be able to freeze out.

Yun Xue, Yun Ni and Jinxiu sat in front of the same table, looking at the dishes full of dishes, Yun Xue had no appetite at all. However, on this occasion, it is not okay not to eat at all, so you have to eat some at will.

Yun Xue's eyes looked at the two women sitting on either side of the queen's head. Those were Concubine Yang and Concubine Qi, that is, the other two women of Emperor Yonghui in the palace.

Concubine Yang is the niece of Emperor Yonghui's mother Yang, after Emperor Yonghui ascended the throne, because he wanted to promote his mother's family, and the Yang family also made a lot of efforts in the palace change. So Shen Ningyan found a dignified and graceful woman to enter the palace among the daughters of the Yang family and sealed the concubine.

The other Concubine Qi is the granddaughter of the right minister, Qi Xiangye has been the prime minister for 20 years, and his protégés are all over the world. Emperor Yonghui ascended the throne, and he also relied on Qi Xiangye's help. Therefore, Shen Ningyan later chose a girl from the Qi family to enter the palace.

I have to say that Shen Ningyan's hand is really beautiful. chose someone else's daughter to enter the palace, and from then on, the family's life and death, honor and disgrace, are all on the daughter who entered the palace. If you want your daughter not to be left out in the harem, you have to contribute to the emperor.

The Yang family and the Qi family are both Wenchen, and Wenchen naturally makes an indispensable contribution to the daily handling of court politics. But relatively speaking, Wenchen's threat is also slightly smaller. After all, they don't have generals in their hands, and even if their relatives are powerful, it is impossible to subvert the imperial court.

And behind Shen Ningyan is the Shen family, with Shen Hongjun, the person in charge of the world's soldiers and horses. In the future, once the other two families have an accident, Shen Hongjun can completely destroy them. Therefore, such a layout can not only stabilize the court, but also not leave too many hidden dangers, it can be said that Shen Ningyan is quite thoughtful.

However, people's hearts are insufficient, this Concubine Yang and Concubine Qi each gave birth to a son and a daughter, as if Concubine Qi is pregnant again. Especially Shen Ningyan's health is not good now, and she can almost not serve Qin Wenhao, which is tantamount to giving the other two concubines a chance.

Although Qin Wenhao is a very diligent emperor and does not indulge in pleasure, there will always be times when men need women. At the moment, the other two concubines are eyeing the emperor.

Fortunately, Emperor Yonghui still has a lot of love for Empress Shen Ningyan at the moment, although Shen Ningyan can't sleep, but Emperor Yonghui often stays in Fengyi Palace. Such grace makes Shen Ningyan still majestic in the harem, and no one dares to be disrespectful to her.

For this situation, the other two concubines were also crazy with jealousy. It would be good for the emperor to think of them for ten days and half a month, but he met with the queen almost every day, and the two of them went in and out together at every turn. With such a stark contrast, how can they be calm?

It's just that their sons are still young, and they don't dare to show any emotions until the children grow up. At this moment, although the two concubines were jealous and hateful of the queen in their hearts, they had to pretend to be happy. Only occasionally, some different emotions will appear in the eyes.

Yun Xue sighed secretly, in this deep palace, where is it so good? I don't know, where will Yunni go in the future? I only hope that Yunni and Yunlin are so deep that no one can get in.

A wide variety of delicacies, all kinds of fine wines. On such a brightly lit night, all the women in the capital gathered in this side hall to talk and laugh together, but it was also very lively.

The Yun family was naturally present today, she sat there, looking at Yun Xue who was radiant opposite, and her teeth itched with hatred. This slut is really fateful, she was not poisoned, and I don't know what means she used to know that the soup that night was poisonous.

The slut injured Xiao'er like that, and Lang Zhong later said that he must take care of himself, otherwise he is afraid that it will affect the heirs. The slut is really vicious, she hurt Xiao'er, she should let her never have children for the rest of her life. It's a pity that it failed, why was she so lucky? It's infuriating.

The Yun clan stared at Yun Xue viciously, and he couldn't even watch the singing and dancing. Someone next to her was talking to her, and it took her half a day to react. "Sister Wen, what did you just say? I'm afraid I'm tired these days, and my spirit is not good, so please don't be weird. Yun smiled and looked at the Duchess of Xing Guo next to him.

Duchess Xing Guo smiled, "It's nothing, I see that you always look at the other side, as if the person sitting over there is the daughter-in-law of the third young master of your family, right?" looks like a dignified and blessed child, and her stories have been spread all over the capital. I didn't have time to take a closer look on the first day of the new year, but when I saw it today, this face was different, it was a good example. ”

Although outsiders have heard about the affairs of Zhenguogong's family, they don't know anything after all. According to the idea of ordinary people, the children in the family are born, even if they are not biological, they are still a family after all, and they should naturally be happy.

Duchess Xing Guo also knew that several of the Yun family's sons were not successful. In her thoughts, the Yun family should be kind to Shen Hongjun and his wife, and when the time comes, Shen Hongjun will reach out and pull it casually, and the Yun family's sons will have a good future. How did she know that the Yun family hated Shen Hongjun and Yun Xue so much, so she said so.

When the Yun family heard that people praised Yun Xue, her face was not very good-looking, but the other party was also a duchess of the country, and she didn't dare to give people face. So he could only smile and nod his head, just hating in his heart.

Seeing that Yun's expression was wrong, Wen knew that there was something he didn't know about. The Wen family couldn't help but shake their heads, the Shen family, the prince of Zhenguo, if it weren't for a queen and a governor, I am afraid that in this generation, it would have to fall. Looking at the current Zhenguo Gong Shen Xuan, as well as his wife Yun, they are not on that right path.

After Wen and Yun only said a few words, they didn't say anything anymore, and just cared about laughing with the lady on the other side. And the Yun family, because of the Wen family's words, hated Yun Xue even more.

Yun Xue sat opposite, and had already discovered Yun's gaze. She secretly said in her heart, you don't need to stare at me like this, just stare at me, after I find out the evidence, I have to clean you up. You hurt Zhiyuan's mother, and let Zhiyuan's father alienate him, just these two things, I have to clean you up. Not to mention poisoning me, huh, wait and see.

"Eldest sister, your mother-in-law has been staring at you." Yun Ni said in Yun Xue's ear.

When Yun Xue heard the words "mother-in-law", she couldn't help but laugh, "You, you can really speak." ”

Isn't it just the mother-in-law in name? That is, people who don't know outside will regard the Yun family as Yun Xue's mother-in-law. As for the two of them, they are almost the same as enemies. wants Yunxue to treat her as her mother-in-law, but there is no door.

The splendid on the side also heard it, and the three of them laughed in a low voice, making the boring banquet a little more cheerful. After an hour of feasting, it was almost over. It's all a group of women, and they can't drink much, how can they eat a meal for hours like a man?

"Let's go, let's go outside and take a look, there are a lot of new lanterns in the palace this year, as well as ice lanterns, which are also lit up at this time. Let's take a look, and in the middle of the day, we'll set off fireworks. It's said that there are new fireworks this year, which are higher and brighter than the original. The queen mother got up first, and everyone followed, and they all went out of the side hall and came to the imperial garden.

In the Imperial Garden, there are indeed lights everywhere, and there are a lot of ice lanterns placed on the ground. I don't know where I got the ice cubes, but the ice lanterns made can be the size of a small house. At this moment, there are candles lit inside, and the reflection is really as gorgeous and gorgeous as a crystal palace.

Various lanterns illuminate the garden as if it were daytime. The ladies of the various provinces under the lamp are picturesque and gorgeously dressed, and they are really a picture of beauties under the lamp. Everyone was very happy, some were excited to guess the lantern riddles, and some were looking around, and their eyes were not enough.

Yun Xue and the three of them thought that they didn't have the ability to guess the lantern riddles, so they didn't want to be ashamed, so they just walked around the imperial garden and took a look at the various lanterns. There are many women who think the same way as them, and they are also walking around together. Some of them were curious about Sister Yunxue, so they took the opportunity to talk to Sister Yunxue.

People are well-intentioned, Yun Xue naturally won't shake her face, so she talked and chatted with these people with a smile. These women were already curious about Yun Xue's experience, and seeing Yun Xue and the three of them were neither humble nor arrogant, they talked well, which added a bit of goodwill. So, after a round of shopping, many people have invited Sister Yunxue to sit at home.

In this circle, socializing is inevitable, and Yun Xue naturally readily agreed. If you have a good relationship with these ladies, you can also learn more about the situation in Beijing as soon as possible. Sometimes, it's not just men who need relationships in the court, but women who need it. And the short things that women talk about in their parents are likely to be some big things that have a huge impact behind them.

By the time everyone had walked around, it was almost time. The banquet in the main hall was almost over, and Emperor Yonghui led a group of courtiers to come out of the hall, and everyone stood on the steps, looking at the prosperous scene in front of them.

An attendant hurriedly ordered the fireworks to be lit, and sure enough, a moment later, I saw fireworks blooming in the sky. The fireworks in this palace are simply different from what Yun Xue saw in Linjiang Prefecture. The fireworks fly high and then explode high in the air in a dazzling burst of colour.

Everyone looked up and saw more and more fireworks blooming in the sky, illuminating the entire night sky as bright as daytime. The fireworks in the palace were a signal, and then all the fireworks in the capital began to be set off.

The fireworks of the common people are naturally not as good as those in the palace, but they are better than the large number. For a time, the sky above the entire capital was colorful, bright and dazzling, and a prosperous scene.