The sky is getting colder and colder, the imperial city court of the Ningyue Kingdom is shrouded in a bleak cold, calm and full of waves, a snow has just fallen at night, and when I go out in the morning, the ground is already a thin layer of white, and my eyes are plain.

The Queen Mother had already come to Yi Zhi and asked Mu Qingchen and Shen Bining to enter the palace at the same time, saying that she was summoned for something.

Mu Qingchen couldn't think of what kind of important things the Queen Mother would do when she summoned her at such a time, but since it was the will of the palace, she couldn't help but go.

"What about Concubine Shen?" Qingchen took Aunt Qiu and Jin Yan out of Lu Luoju and walked towards the door, where the carriage and horses had already been prepared at the gate of King Yi's mansion.

This time she didn't bring Huai Jin and Zhan Yu, after all, the person she was going to see was Shen Yuan, the woman who had been crawling and rolling in the deep palace all her life, with a strong wrist and unpredictable scheming, she didn't want Shen Yuan to see something.

"Princess Qiyu, Concubine Shen should be waiting at the door. Aunt Qiu replied and spoke again, "The princess beware of slippery roads. ”

Qingchen nodded, walked to the door, but saw that Shen Bining was not there, and waited for a while, only to see Shen Bining followed by Nuan Xia and Nuan Dong, and it was long overdue.

"Concubine Shen has such a big shelf, she actually made the princess wait. Jin Yan blurted out at Shen Bining.

"The concubine is late, and she asks the princess to forgive her sins. Shen Bining said, bowing and saluting.

"It's okay, let's leave when you come, but don't let the Queen Mother wait for a long time. Qingchen looked at Shen Bining's outfit today, glanced at Nuan Xia without a trace, smiled inexplicably, and then turned around and got into the carriage.

The two rode all the way into the palace in a carriage, led by the father-in-law who led the way, and came directly to Ci'an Palace, and then got out of the car.

"Slave Wu Haifu to Princess Yi and Concubine Shen, the princess and concubine can be regarded as arriving, the queen mother and the ladies have been waiting for a while. As soon as Wu Haifu, who greeted him at the door, saw Qingchen and Shen Bining, he asked An to salute.

"It's such a cold day, I'm tired of Father-in-law Wu. Qingchen smiled, and together with Shen Bining, Wu Haifu led him into the Shouning Palace.

The Queen Mother sat on the top as usual, Aunt Lan beside her stood on her side, and the concubines on both sides were all in order except for Lu Xiangran, sitting according to their grades, on the right hand side was Concubine Shen Bihuan, on the left hand side was Concubine Shu Gu Yanru, Shen Bihuan was under Concubine An Luo Yiyi and Su Cairen, and Gu Yan was Zhaoyi Yang Shu and Yu Meiren in the following order.

There were two empty seats at the end of the left and right sides, which were supposed to be reserved for her and Shen Bining.

Qingchen secretly thought in his heart, and stepped forward with Shen Bining to salute: "Say hello to the Queen Mother." ”

"It's coming. The Queen Mother held the stove in her hand, leaned against the cushion behind her back, and said with a lazy face, "Sit down first." ”

After Qingchen thanked him, he chose to sit on the empty chair on the left, Aunt Qiu and Jinyan stood behind Qingchen and waited, while Shen Bining automatically walked to the right. Neither of them spoke, waiting for the Queen Mother to speak.

"I have called you here today because I want to tell you something. After a while, the Queen Mother finally spoke, "The first snow fell last night, and the weather is cold, which means that the end of the year is approaching." In the past, when the emperor was there, he was prepared half a month in advance, but this year is the first year of the emperor's ascension to the throne, and it has to be done in a big way, and this palace banquet should also be prepared. ”

"Empress Dowager Qi, the concubine grew up with her father in the fief since she was a child, and the etiquette in this palace is not very well understood, and the concubines are not involved in the palace banquet. As soon as the Queen Mother's words fell, Concubine An opened her mouth.

This refusal was unceremonious, and he didn't put the Queen Mother's face in his eyes at all, making the Queen Mother's face a little ugly. Seeing this, Qingchen looked at Concubine An in his heart, and he had more thoughts of inquiry.

The Queen Mother glanced at Concubine An, frowned slightly, turned her head to look at the others, and asked: "The queen has passed away, the six palaces have no owner, and the mourning family should have been in charge, but unfortunately the mourning family is old, this body is useless, and it can't withstand the trouble, so I have to rely on you, Concubine An grew up in a fief with a different surname, and she doesn't know the rules in the palace, what about the others?"

"The Queen Mother, the concubines have some ideas, it is better to ask the Queen Mother to allow the concubines to invite Ying to organize this year's palace banquet. Shen Bihuan saw that no one spoke, so he took the initiative to speak.

Everyone knows that the Queen Mother summoned the concubines, but it was just a formality, Shen Bihuan is now acting as the responsibility of the Six Palaces, and she is a member of the Shen family, who else can the palace banquet be handed over to her if it is not handed over?

"The palace banquet is very important, and you haven't done it before, so the mourning family is looking for someone to help you. The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Princess Yi, I don't know what you think?"

"The Queen Mother is serious, the concubine grew up in the Tianxing Kingdom, the number of etiquette in this palace should be different, and the concubine is really not capable of doing this. Qingchen saw that the Queen Mother had ordered him, and hurriedly got up and replied, "As the Queen Mother said, the palace banquet is a big matter, and the concubines really don't dare to hold it up." ”

"Concubine Shu, what do you say?" Seeing that Qingchen did not agree, the Queen Mother turned her gaze to Gu Yanru again.

"The Queen Mother, now that the emperor is coming to the palace every day, the concubines are afraid that they are not skilled. Gu Yanru had a look of smugness in her eyes, but one sentence made all the concubines present change their faces.

Qingchen smiled secretly, now that Shen Bihuan and Lu Xiangran are competing, Xiao Ling naturally doesn't want to go to Bizhi Palace; Concubine An is a cold character, refusing people thousands of miles away, Xiao Ling will not be bored with herself; Yang Shu lives in the side hall of Yijing Palace, Xiao Ling is not at Concubine An, so naturally he can't remember that he has a Zhaoyi Niangniang, not to mention those two low ranks, but they are just selected to fill the palace, so the only thing left is Gu Yanru.

"Why should the Queen Mother be embarrassed? I heard that the daughters of Prime Minister Shen's family were all raised by example of the Queen Mother, all of them have both ability and political integrity, and have excellent wisdom, since Concubine De has the heart to hold this palace banquet, why not let Concubine Shen help her?" At this time, it was Yang Zhaoyi who spoke, "Concubine Shen is the concubine of King Yi, and she is the daughter-in-law of the royal family, so it is reasonable to hold a palace banquet." What's more, Concubine Shen and Concubine De are sisters again, so they must have a tacit understanding, and this palace banquet must be twice the result with half the effort. ”

The words were not leaky, which not only patted the queen mother's ass, but also successfully pushed the matter out...... Qingchen looked at Yang Zhaoyi who was speaking, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, none of the women in this palace were fuel-efficient lamps.

The Queen Mother's gaze swept over everyone's faces, and she paused on Mu Qingchen's face for a moment, and then she said faintly: "That is the case, then so be it, Concubine Shen helped Concubine De hold a palace banquet, and during this time, she will enter the palace to walk more." ”

"The concubine is incompetent and can't contribute to the palace banquet, so I feel deeply ashamed, so it's better to let Aunt Qiu also help Concubine Shen, and it can be regarded as the concubine doing her best. Qingchen's face remained unchanged, and he said naturally.

Aunt Qiu was obviously a little stunned when she heard Qingchen say this, Princess Yi would never let her do anything, and she rarely let her interfere even when she served on weekdays, obviously to prevent her, but she didn't expect that she would be given such an errand at this time.

"The slave obeys. No matter what Mu Qingchen's purpose was, but the master spoke, she could only accept it.

Seeing Aunt Qiu agree, Qingchen nodded slightly, with a sarcastic smile in his heart.

Since Xiao Ling sent Qiu Rong to her side for her to call, then Qiu Rong can be regarded as her slave, a slave like Qiu Rong has to be used in key places, serving tea and pouring water on weekdays, and a few little girls are enough for Jinyan and them, but now this palace banquet is ......

"Then let's make it this way, what do you need, just tell the Internal Affairs Office, let them prepare, this time is different from the past, we must make this palace banquet lively and decent!" ”

"The concubine retreats-" Everyone got up and walked out of the Shouning Hall in turn.

"Bining, go to Bizhi Palace with this palace, there are some palace banquets in this palace to talk to you. Shen Bihuan walked out of Ci'an Palace, and said to Shen Bining, but his eyes were firmly fixed on the phoenix hairpin on Shen Bining's head, and a touch of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

Qingchen glanced at Shen Bining, and the seven-tailed phoenix hairpin was shining on his head, which was really ...... It's too ostentatious, I was in Shouning Hall before, and I don't know if the Queen Mother didn't see it, or deliberately didn't say it, but Shen Bining's obviously rebellious thing has been taught a lesson.

"Princess Yi has time to accompany the palace?" Qingchen was about to leave, but heard Concubine An's voice sounding behind him.

"Niangniang commanded, don't dare to disobey. Qingchen smiled and walked towards Luo Yiyi.

"Yunqin, Yuntong, just follow the two of you from afar. Concubine An said to the two palace maids behind her.

Qingchen naturally knew what Concubine An meant, so he turned back to Aunt Qiu and Jin Yan and said, "In this case, you can also wait for me here." ”

After that, he and Luo Yiyi walked towards the lake not far away.

"Has Concubine Shen always been so bold? The seven-tailed phoenix hairpin didn't even dare to wear it on her head in the palace, but Concubine Shen actually brought it into the palace. Concubine An said with a smile.

Maybe she didn't know she was wearing a seven-tailed phoenix hairpin. Qingchen glanced at Concubine An, and regardless of the temptation in Concubine An's eyes, he spoke directly.

In the country of Ningyue, the phoenix hairpin also has grades, the queen can wear nine tails, the imperial concubine eight tails, the four concubines of Guishu and virtuous can wear seven tails, and the other concubines can wear six tails, and the concubines below are not qualified to wear the phoenix hairpin. Even Luo Yiyi can only wear a six-tailed phoenix hairpin, not to mention Shen Bining, a concubine of King Yi?

"Do you know why this palace is looking for you?" Concubine An listened to Mu Qingchen's words, a touch of coldness suddenly flashed in her eyebrows, and she asked.

"The concubine doesn't know, and she asks the mother to show it. Qingchen looked at Luo Yiyi unmoved and said.

"Hongu wants to know who you really are. Luo Yiyi's gaze locked tightly on Mu Qingchen, and he spit out these words in his mouth, and his tone did not fluctuate in the slightest.

However, in Qingchen's ears, these words were like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and there seemed to be a turbulent wave flashing in her eyes, and she returned to calm in an instant, she had been in Ningyue Country for so long, and the words "Who are you" were still asked by Ning Ri and Ning Chen when they appeared in the Star Picking Tower.

But now, it's Concubine An......

Mu Qingchen, who was dressed in a vermilion palace dress, and Luo Yiyi, who was dressed in a pale pink palace dress, stood silently opposite each other by the lake, like fairies in the painting, with the same stunning face, one calm, the other cold, but under the calm, it was the ups and downs, and in the cold, it was sharp.