Chapter 262

Don't look at the age of the queen mother, she has not been involved in the affairs of the harem in these years, but after the death of the late emperor, she was able to suppress so many concubines and princes in the harem with thunder, and pushed her son to the throne, which is enough to see this. An old lady is not an ordinary person.

Queen Qin didn't want to have an overt conflict with the Queen Mother because of a small concubine Xiao.

Empress Qin hesitated again and again, but decided to have a chat with the emperor.

The emperor was reviewing the memorials in the imperial study, and he was not surprised at all when he saw the sudden visit of the Empress Qin.

He waved his hand.

All the eunuchs and palace maids withdrew.

Only the emperor and the queen were left in the imperial study.

Empress Qin said coldly: "I want to talk to Your Majesty about the prince's side concubine."

While reviewing the memorial in front of him, the emperor said without raising his head: "What happened to the prince's concubine?"

"The daughter of Master Jing is not suitable to be the concubine of the prince."

The emperor asked back: "Then who do you think is suitable to be the concubine of the prince?"

Queen Qin said: "Naturally it is Qin Shiniang. She has had a friendship with the prince since she was a child. She is far more suitable for the prince than Jing Sanniang."

The emperor stopped writing, looked up at her, and smiled inexplicably: "Qin Shiniang only met the prince once when he was a child, and the prince has already forgotten about this, so what kind of friendship are you talking about? your niece's reputation?"

Empress Qin: "Even if we have only met once, it is fate."

The emperor leaned back and looked at her with heavy eyes: "It's just a side concubine position, but it bothers the queen to make this trip in person. It seems that the queen really wants this side concubine position."

Empress Qin heard the sarcasm in his words, but she was not angry, she was still indifferent.

"Chen and concubine beg your Majesty to do it."

Emperor: "What if I don't want to fulfill it?"

Empress Qin: "Then it's up to you to do what you can."

The emperor sneered: "Okay, it's up to you!"

The conversation ends here.

The emperor and the queen once again had an unhappy breakup.

Back at Jiaofang Palace, Empress Qin immediately wrote a letter and sent it to Qin's house.

She wanted the Qin family to stop Jing Shilan and Duan Yuwei and prevent them from entering the palace.

However, it was still a step too late.

The emperor had long expected that the empress would do such a thing. He had already negotiated this matter with Taifu Jing and Duke Duan Guo yesterday. In order to avoid further complications, Taifu Jing and Duke Duan Guo sent Jing Shilan and Duan Yuwei away early this morning. into the palace.

At this time, the emperor had already sent them to the East Palace.

Anyway, it's just a side concubine. It's just a matter of setting up a few tables in the East Palace. There is no need to prepare anything.

So, when the prince returned to the East Palace, he found that there were two more concubines in the East Palace, namely Jing Side Concubine and Duan Liangdi.

The two blushed and greeted the prince.

Luo Qinghan motioned them to waive the ceremony.

Without any hesitation, he chose a palace for the two of them.

"Concubine Jing side lives in Wanhe Palace, and Duan Liangdi lives in Ning Wuyuan."

Concubine Jing and Duan Liangdi bowed again and thanked them.

Because they came too suddenly, Wanhe Hall and Ning Wuyuan had not had time to clean, so they were temporarily unable to live, so they could only be temporarily settled in Linde Hall.

In order to celebrate the arrival of Concubine Jing Side and Duan Liangdi, the prince asked for a banquet in Linde Hall.

All the concubines in the East Palace received invitations.

When the news reached Qingge Hall, everyone looked at Concubine Xiao with a worried look.

Xiao Xixi didn't know why: "Why are you looking at me like this? Is there something dirty on my face?"

Baoqin thought she was pretending to be strong, and comforted her softly: "Niangniang, don't be sad, even with Concubine Jing and Duan Liangdi, you are still the prince's favorite concubine, and they can't take your favor away."

Xiao Xixi didn't feel how sad she was.

But for Baoqin's concern, she still took it.

Baoqin specially helped Concubine Xiao dress up, and when the sun went down, Concubine Xiao came to Linde Hall in a sedan chair.

The Linde Hall was very lively tonight.

The concubines and concubines of various palaces gathered here, all of them dressed in fancy dresses, and at a glance, there was a feeling of a hundred flowers blooming.

As one of the four side concubines, Xiao Xixi is next to the main seat, which is a very conspicuous and good position.

Concubine Bai sat directly opposite her.

The eyes of the two inevitably met in the air.

Before Xiao Xixi could react, Concubine Bai had already withdrawn her gaze, drank tea with her eyes down, and looked like she was ignoring anyone.

Concubine Li is still working hard to copy the scriptures in the Golden Wind Palace, and there is no chance for her to show her face tonight.

When Concubine Jing and Duan Liangdi appeared, everyone looked at them both.

Both are rare beauties.

Concubine Jing side wears a lotus-blue long-sleeved skirt. She has a gentle and virtuous temperament, her steps are elegant and calm, and she has a demure temperament unique to a scholarly family.

Duan Liangdi is wearing a hibiscus-colored saffron dress, bright eyes and white teeth, and a lovely apple face that gives people a charming and naive feeling.

They took their seats beside the prince.

One left and one right, each with its own style.

The prince, who was caught between them, had an expressionless expression throughout, like a tool man who was forced to do business.

Since it was just a simple family feast, everyone was more relaxed, and some concubines took the initiative to express their desire to sing and dance for the prince.

The prince is all right.

In order to attract the prince's attention, the concubines tried their best to show all their talents.

Concubine Bai didn't have the heart to watch the show. She was drinking tea most of the time, and looked up at the prince from time to time.

Concubine Jing and Duan Liangdi are similar.

Compared with the performances of the concubines, they obviously care more about what the prince is doing.

What is the prince doing?

He was looking at Concubine Xiao.

And Concubine Xiao was watching the show while eating.

Aside from the winks that the concubines sometimes throw at the prince, the shows they perform are really good-looking. Whether it's playing the piano, reading poetry, singing and dancing, they're even more exciting than what she's seen on TV shows before.

It is rare to have such a good-looking show, so Xiao Xixi naturally wants to watch it more.

After all the concubines had finished performing, the banquet came to an end.

The prince stood up, ready to go back to rest.

All the concubines got up and sent the prince away.

Except for Concubine Jing Side and Duan Liangdi, all the other concubines left the Linde Hall and returned to their respective residences.

Xiao Xixi didn't go far before she was stopped by Concubine Bai.

Concubine Bai is still soft and weak.

She said meaningfully: "The women in this palace have come one after another, and no woman has ever been so popular. Today, with Concubine Jing and Duan Liangdi, there may be other women tomorrow. Sister Xiao, please take a look."

Xiao Xixi said sincerely: "I see it very openly. On the contrary, sister, you are not in good health. You must not get angry with these messy things again."