In fact, the so-called birthday is nothing more than Xiao Ling in order to embody filial piety, show the virtue of benevolence, by the way, in order to make the queen mother happy, and prepare a singing and dancing dinner, in order to be lively, only to convene the palace concubines and courtiers to accompany, and the envoys of the three kingdoms came to congratulate, which also added a lot to this birthday banquet.

After singing and dancing, Xiao Ling instructed the Yangxin Palace to set up a dinner to officially celebrate the birthday of the Queen Mother, and by the way, he communicated with the envoys of the three countries, in order to achieve peace and friendship between the four countries and stop the war.

In order to avoid the inconvenience of the envoys of the Three Kingdoms entering and leaving the palace gate, Xiao Ling instructed Xiao Yi to lead the envoys of the Three Kingdoms to walk around the palace, accompanied by Qin Xi, the chief eunuch of the Great Interior, and then go to the Fengzhu Hall to rest for a while, stay late, and then go to the Palace of Yangxin to participate in the palace banquet.

The courtiers also left the palace, and the families of the courtiers below the third rank also left, and the families of the courtiers above the third rank, together with the harem concubines, together with Mu Qingchen and Shen Bining, all went to Ci'an Palace with the Queen Mother to serve.

There were no foreign ministers and envoys from other countries, and the Queen Mother was in a good mood, so everyone seemed a lot more casual, and the atmosphere of chatting was not as silent as Fang Cai.

"How good is this, you accompany the mourning family to talk, and the mourning family is very happy in their hearts. The Queen Mother was the first to speak.

"Miss Shen San's piano skills are superb, quite like the style of the Queen Mother. One of the women seated at the bottom spoke.

This wife is the wife of Liu Yushi of Yushitai, Liu Yushi is the protégé of Prime Minister Shen He, and naturally she does everything possible to say good things for Shen Biting, and her tone is full of praise for Shen Biting.

"This girl plays better than when she was younger, thanks to her mother's good teaching. The Queen Mother was patted on the back and looked very happy.

"I don't know if Miss Shen San can make a promise? If not, the courtiers want to make a big deal and say a matchmaker for Miss Shen San. Mrs. Liu said, looking Shen Biting up and down, and seemed to be very satisfied.

When it came to Shen Biting's marriage, the Queen Mother seemed very interested, so she and Mrs. Liu said one word at a time, and the harem concubines were all smiling, silent, and only accompanied.

"Queen Mother, when you say this in front of Biting, you see her face flush with shame. Shen Bihuan interjected occasionally to make the Queen Mother happy.

Mu Qingchen was still silent, because of Nie Xinyao's words, the Queen Mother must have been suspicious of her, but the Queen Mother did not question her in front of everyone, so she happily pretended to be dumb and did not participate in everyone's conversation, but took in Concubine An's expression.

Concubine An sat opposite Mu Qingchen, with no expression on her cold face, because Concubine An was usually like this, so everyone didn't suspect anything, but Mu Qingchen knew that Concubine An's calm on the surface was actually to hide her restlessness.

Everyone chatted one after another, and after a while, Wu Haifu, the chief eunuch of Ci'an Palace, walked in and said to the Queen Mother:

"Qi Qi Empress Dowager, the emperor instructed the servants to send congratulatory gifts to Ci'an Palace, how to deal with it, and ask the Empress Dowager to show it. ”

"Leave the white jade Guanyin statue given by Princess Yi and the longevity given by Concubine Shen and give them to Aunt Lan, and send the rest to the warehouse for storage. When the Queen Mother heard the word congratulatory gift, she was slightly stunned at first, and then said.

"The queen mother really loves Princess Yi and Concubine Shen, and even the congratulatory gifts they gave have to be put in front of her, and she is reluctant to put them in the warehouse, but she makes us sisters jealous. Gu Yanru said with a smile.

"A few of you are in the palace, the mourning family wants to see you, you can see you all the time, it is not easy for Princess Yi and Concubine Shen to enter the palace, you girl still don't allow me to leave something by my side as a thought? What's more, the things sent by the two of them are much more useful than those night pearls and blood corals. It is also rare that Princess Yi has a heart, knowing that the mourning family has always come to worship the Buddha, so she sent a white jade Guanyin statue to the mourning family, which is really a considerate and good child. ”

The Queen Mother said this, her face was full of smiles, and her words were full of the love of an elder to a junior, which made the ladies and ladies sitting below admire her.

"Thanks to the love of the Queen Mother, the jade hook is ashamed. Mu Qingchen saw that the Queen Mother mentioned herself, so she got up and saluted back.

She knew that the Queen Mother would never like what she sent, and leaving the White Jade Guanyin was just to leave Wanshou as a cover, even if it wasn't, the Queen Mother would definitely let the White Jade Guanyin be checked inside and out before she dared to put it by her side.

Wu Haifu got the orders of the Queen Mother, so he handed over the white jade Guanyin and Wanshou to Aunt Lan, and he led a few little eunuchs to send the remaining congratulatory gifts into the treasury.

"Okay, after saying this, the mourning family is also a little tired, and if you want to rest and rest, you have to go to the Heart Cultivation Hall at night. It's nice weather outside, so let's go for a walk, these young girls won't be able to sit still for a long time. The Queen Mother's gaze inadvertently crossed over the longevity in Aunt Lan's hand, and then she spoke.

Naturally, no one dared to disobey the Queen Mother's words, and the concubines led by Shen Bihuan and Gu Yanru, as well as the young lady led by Mrs. Shen, as well as Mu Qingchen and Shen Bining, all retired together and walked out.

The moment Mu Qingchen walked out, he seemed to inadvertently turn his head slightly, and happened to see Aunt Lan holding the brocade box containing the longevity quilt, standing respectfully to the side, and the queen mother's hand slowly crossed the brocade box, as if she was caressing the most cherished treasure in her heart.

Out of Ci'an Palace, all the people looked for acquaintances to walk all the way, three by two, and walked towards the Imperial Garden. Shen Bining wanted to say something to Mu Qingchen, but because of Shen Bihuan's identity, he quickly left Mu Qingchen's side and walked towards Shen Bihuan.

"Concubine An, I wonder if the jade hook is lucky enough to travel with Niangniang?" Mu Qingchen called Luo Yiyi, who was a little uneasy, and said so.

"Why not? But this palace has never liked places with a lot of people, why don't you accompany Princess Yi to accompany this palace back to Yijing Palace to sit?" Although Concubine An was surprised that Mu Qingchen suddenly spoke to herself, she also knew in her heart that Mu Qingchen must have something to say to her, so she opened her mouth to invite.

"Niangniang is gracious, and the jade hook dare not obey. Mu Qingchen nodded, and went all the way to Yijing Palace with Concubine An.

This is Mu Qingchen's first time to come to Yijing Palace, in the past when she was still Ye Chengcheng, Yijing Palace was just an empty palace, it is said to be the residence of the first emperor's favorite concubine Bingfei, and later Bingfei was convicted, was stripped of her title, and entered the cold palace, and Yijing Palace was empty.

After Xiao Ling ascended the throne, she ordered to renovate the palaces of Ningyue, she originally thought that Xiao Ling was just planning to repair the palace as a son of heaven and a courtier, which could be regarded as a good start, but she didn't expect that Xiao Ling was preparing for the concubine at that time.

"You two are at the door. When she arrived at the door of the dormitory, Concubine An suddenly opened her mouth and said to Mingyue and Wan Qin.

"Jinyan, Shuyu, you guys stay here too. Seeing this, Qingchen also left the two attendants at the door of the palace, and walked in with Concubine An.

"Mu Qingchen, do you have something to tell me?" Concubine An saw that there was no one around, so she didn't bother to make a scene, sat down directly on the chair above, and then asked.

"Niang Niang Shengming. I'm looking for Niangniang today for General Lou's business. Mu Qingchen also said without hesitation, and sat down on Concubine An's right hand.

"What do you want to say? Come and see my jokes? Because I shamelessly showed my heart to Lou Xiyu, because the person Lou Xiyu likes is you?" Concubine An snorted coldly and said.

"Niangniang has always been smart, why are you so confused today?" Mu Qingchen shook his head and said, "In the past, Niangniang was cold and arrogant, and she didn't even give the emperor face, and the emperor may still think that Niangniang is true temperament, but Niangniang's eyes today follow General Lou all the time, and only the blind can't see Niangniang's thoughts." ”

Concubine An looked at Mu Qingchen and wanted to say something, but she never spoke, just lowered her head a little dejectedly.

Seeing this, Mu Qingchen spoke again: "What kind of person is the emperor, the different surname Hou has told Niangniang, right? Niangniang must know better than me, a princess from a foreign country, the emperor is unpredictable and suspicious, and he would rather kill by mistake than let go." Aiben is not guilty, but Niangniang's move today is not trying to harm herself and General Lou? What's more, Niangniang's mission in the palace has not been completed, so why can't she give up halfway?"

"What do you know?" Concubine An looked at Mu Qingchen and asked in a low voice.

"I know that it doesn't matter, as long as Niangniang knows in her heart that I am now Princess Yi, my mind coincides with the mind of the other surnamed Hou. When you and I succeed, are you still afraid that what you want in your heart will not be realized?" Mu Qingchen didn't say anything, "What's more, Niangniang and I are old acquaintances, and there are some things that I can also help Niangniang." ”

"You...... Want to be the queen?What about Lou Xiyu?" Concubine An looked at Mu Qingchen with a shocked face and asked.

"My fate with General Lou has ended, and there is no possibility in this life, but Niangniang is not necessarily, he is changing day by day, Niangniang can not survive in the world as Concubine An, and why not change her name and surname to follow General Lou? Niangniang has traveled north and south with her father and brother since she was a child, and she has seen a lot of things, and she must be different from ordinary boudoir women, and she must not care about these subtleties. Mu Qingchen was noncommittal to Concubine An's question, but just said so.

Mingyue has been by Concubine An's side for a long time, and once quietly gave her a note, which reads the words "Concubine An's family letter", at first she didn't understand the deep meaning, and then she sent Ning Chen to intercept the letter sent by Concubine An to Nanjun, and only then did she know the whole story.

The reason why Hou with a different surname agreed to Concubine An to enter the palace was to investigate the truth about the death of the first emperor and find evidence that Xiao Ling framed the Ye family and was full of loyalty. Because the first emperor once personally said to the different surname Hou that the emperor of Ningyue Kingdom must be Xiao Yi, but later the first emperor died suddenly, Xiao Yi was far away in Tianxing, and when the news reached Nanjun, Xiao Ling had already ascended the throne.

What Mu Qingchen said coincided with the thoughts of Hou with a different surname, but to find evidence that the Ye family was framed and pull Xiao Ling down from the throne, as for whether Xiao Yi can be the emperor, it is none of her business. However, Concubine An obviously misunderstood Mu Qingchen's meaning, thinking that Mu Qingchen was trying to become the queen, so she would try all kinds of strategies to push Xiao Yi to the throne.

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(Tianjin)