Chapter 227: Day Banquet

On the first day of the first lunar month, the Son of Heaven had all the crowns, set up a grand court, and was congratulated by all officials.

After that, the monarchs and ministers worshiped their ancestors.

After noon, I returned to the harem, went to the Spring Palace, and met with the Queen Mother Yuan, and the Queen Mother Qu and a group of princesses, princesses and concubines also gathered here for a long time, and congratulated the emperor on the new year.

Chun Jiacai came back from the Imperial Ancestral Temple, still wearing the grand gown, looking different from the usual elegance and gentleness, majestic and solemn.

Sitting at the side of the two empress dowagers, his eyes glanced at the wife who was kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times, and seeing that the one leading the way was Empress Ji who was still sick, she frowned slightly.

After waiving the ceremony, he said gently: "After all, the first day of the first month is auspicious, and the queen is much better. She can get up, and I am very relieved."

Empress Ji looked much thinner.

In fact, since the Ji family lost power, the queen has lost weight all the way.

In the past, Ji Lingzi had a well-proportioned stature, but now her plump cheeks are clearly sunken, and she doesn't look as bright and elegant as before, and her demeanor is no longer noble, even if she wears heavy makeup , Fengguanxiapei, also could not sustain the aura of the Lord of the Six Palaces, she looked quite weak and delicate.

It's just that the eyebrows are quite calm, there is no weakness and resentment - after all, it was raised by everyone since childhood - Hearing this, he slightly bowed his head in the seat, a little angry: "I ask your majesty to forgive me, my concubine Although I feel better, my spirits are still weak. However, my concubine has been bedridden these days, and neglected to greet the two queen mothers and His Majesty. And His Majesty said congratulations, I'm afraid he will go back later."

Looking at Yun Fenghuang in front of his eyes, his eyes were dark and without any emotion, but his face was impeccably calm, "I will have to trouble Zhenfei to worry about the palace banquet later."

"Your Majesty's words are serious, and it is a concubine's blessing to be able to share her worries." Yun Fenghuang said with a humble attitude, lowering her eyes, "The Queen's Majesty is a lucky person with a natural appearance. If you can get up today, you will be fine in two days. gone."

"What the real concubine said is true." Since the empress is very knowledgeable, she just came here to greet her and didn't intend to appear at the banquet, Chunjia's originally slightly frowned brows relaxed, and she changed into a concerned expression and said, "Although the queen can get up and walk around, she has lost a lot of weight this time, so she still has to live well."

Empress Dowager Yuan and Empress Dowager Qu also said some words to ask Empress Ji to take care of her health. Empress Ji agreed one by one, and greeted them cautiously.

Seeing Empress Ji who was being helped out by the attendants, the mother and son of the Tian family continued to chat and laugh, and the newly promoted concubines such as Yunfenghuang, Wei Hengyan, etc. immediately joined in as if nothing had happened, making the queen mother laugh out loud from time to time, such as Gu Zhen, etc. The old man, however, felt a sense of regret.

The emperor's wives are all like this, is their downfall still far away?

So the excitement in the main hall was almost entirely supported by Yun Fenghuang and Wei Hengyan.

Therefore, before the banquet, when everyone dispersed and went back to change their robes for the banquet, Empress Dowager Yuan sighed to Empress Dowager Qu: "There are really few high positions in the palace... If it weren't for the lively temperament of the concubine Zhen and Wei Zhaorong, what happened just now? After a while, the atmosphere of the New Year's Eve was gone."

"Sister said so." Empress Dowager Qu is the last among the three empress dowagers. She never dares to show off when she dresses up, lest she accidentally pass the first two. Sex is even higher.

Under such a grand occasion, she is only wearing a brocade robe with a crimson red bottom and four patterns of wishful auspicious clouds, and a very simple phoenix crown on her bun. The beads held in the phoenix's mouth are all second-class.

Even so, it was still difficult to hide her charm, she lowered her head slightly, and said in a soft voice, "Please ask my sister to make plans for the emperor."

Empress Dowager Yuan said: "We can only wait for the beginning of the new year to recruit some sensible newcomers. At that time, you will also palm the emperor's eyes together."

They chatted here for a while, but Yun Fenghuang didn't dare to be negligent. He went back to Huanhua Hall and changed his clothes. Going out according to the time, and taking Wei Hengyan, who also checked the time, to the Spring Palace to welcome the Queen Mother.

This move is not only to show respect for the two empress dowagers, but also to accompany the two empress dowagers to the table, which can convey that she is supported by the two empress dowagers in the harem.

So it came to the banquet... There was nothing to say about the palace banquet today, and it was generally smooth and smooth.

Only after drinking for three rounds, the banquet gradually became lively. A high-status foreign wives came forward to toast the two empress dowagers, followed by one or two young girls in bright dresses.

After exchanging a few words of pleasantries, Queen Mother Yuan suddenly beckoned Yun Fenghuang over, and asked her with a smile if the girl the other party was bringing was okay.

Yunfeng Huangzai took a closer look, and found that they all seemed to be as good-looking and calm as his own age. Looking at the appearance in his heart, he was not the kind of Yuan Niangniang who could be dealt with lightly. Of course, he followed the empress dowager. praise.

Empress Dowager Yuan smiled and said to the elderly lady: "Concubine Zhen has always had vicious eyes, she said yes, of course she is a good child, so don't be humble."

Similar plots have been staged several times, and Yun Fenghuang almost understands that the few people she told her to be good are her next new sisters.

"Are you blaming Aijia?" After the banquet, Chunjia was sent away to rest because she drank too much, and she sent the two empress dowagers back to their respective palaces.

Of course, this order is Queen Mother Yuan first, Queen Mother Qu second.

On the way from Spring Palace to Jiashan Palace, Empress Dowager Qu who had been silent all this time suddenly asked this question.

After Yun Fenghuang was slightly stunned, he asked in surprise, "Why did the Empress Dowager make such a statement?"

"After the first month, the new recruits." The Empress Dowager Qu sighed, "You are always a smart child, you should know that the newcomers this time are different. The Ai family has known about this for a long time, but they never reminded you , and never spoke for you... Do you blame Aijia?"

"Your Majesty already loves my concubine very much." Yun Fenghuang squinted his eyes and said softly, "Besides, Your Majesty also has His Majesty's difficulties, and I understand this."

Empress Dowager Qu said lightly: "You are a good boy, what a pity, just like Ai's family, you came from a lower family background, otherwise..."

She fell silent and said nothing more.

Yun Fenghuang didn't say anything.

After leaving Jiashan Palace, Xie Hengyu, who was with him before, dared to speak out: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager Qu..."

"Maybe it's win-win, maybe it's sympathy." Yun Fenghuang sighed, "But it's just a few words, let's forget it."

Anyway, Empress Dowager Qu hasn't done anything up to now, she just does what she can't offend.

For the rest, let's see.

Thinking of the few people I saw at today's banquet, it's not easy to draw conclusions after a quick glance, but just looking at Ziyi's conversation, they were all cultivated by their respective families, and none of them showed recklessness and arrogance.

Such conditions, coupled with their family background, and the elders who came to chat with the queen mother are good at dancing... There is no one who is not a strong opponent.

Yun Fenghuang felt a little heavy, but when he returned to Huanhua Hall to see Chunjia, he greeted Chunjia with a nonchalant smile: "Didn't Your Majesty be drunk just now? Why didn't you go in and lie down?"

"Drinking the hangover soup, it's much better." Chunjia drank a lot of wine toasted by his ministers at the banquet today, and his drinking capacity was only average, although the wine at the palace banquet was not too strong, he couldn't help feeling a little drunk if he drank too much.

Even after drinking the hangover soup, it was still slightly smoky at the moment, the crown had been removed, and she had changed into the usual clothes she wore on a daily basis. Her starry eyes were hazy, with a blush at the end of her eyes.

His voice was a little hoarse, he glanced at Yun Fenghuang in front of him, and said in a low voice, "You also drank a lot of wine just now, ask them to serve you a bowl."

Yun Fenghuang was also a little dizzy, nodded upon hearing this, asked Chi'e to fill a bowl of hangover soup, and asked Chunjia while drinking, "Your Majesty, at the banquet today, did I not embarrass you?"

Chunjia smiled lightly and said, "Aifei has become more and more proficient at these things."

What's the use?

After the newcomer enters the palace, I don't know if the experience I have accumulated through hard work will come in handy again?

Or is it like Queen Ji, who is asked to tell the newcomers?

Yun Fenghuang laughed at himself, without changing his face: "After all, I dare not disappoint His Majesty, I have to do things with my heart."

Chunjia seemed to be still drunk, she closed her eyes slightly, but smiled and said nothing.

It was very late at this moment, and the palace people waited on them to take a bath and change clothes in a short time.

It wasn't until the exhausted two lay down in the inner room that Chunjia asked in a low voice, "Has everyone seen it?"

"...read it." Yun Fenghuang was about to fall asleep, when he heard the words, he opened his eyes suddenly, looked at the ceiling, and asked slowly, "Where is your majesty? Has your majesty also read it?"

Chunjia said lightly: "No."

After a pause, he seemed to explain and said to himself, "It's good that the Queen Mother has seen this kind of thing with you."

Anyway, what I fancy is only the family background behind them.

Yun Fenghuang heard the meaning in his words, but curled his lips silently.

People haven't seen it yet, but the emperor said this sincerely, and she believed it.

But when someone enters the palace, it will last forever, does the emperor still think so, who knows?

... The daily banquet passed without incident, but the harem was not at ease, because it was the birthdays of Yun Fenghuang and Empress Dowager Qu.

Yun Fenghuang's own birthday is easy to handle, the empress dowager, the three empress dowagers and the empress are all there, so it's not her turn to celebrate like a little concubine.

However, a few banquets were set up in the Xuanqing Palace, and Wei Hengyan was invited to the scene, together with Yi Xingen, the concubine who was waiting so embarrassingly, gathered for a banquet, ate and drank, listened to everyone's congratulations, gave out some rewards, and then After receiving some rewards from Empress Dowager Yuan, Empress Dowager Qu, Empress Chunjia and others, the matter was settled.

During this time, Shun Jieyu and others also sent congratulatory gifts, but Yun Fenghuang didn't pay attention to it personally, and just handed it over to Chi'e.

It was Empress Dowager Qu's birthday, so she went to ask Chunjia for instructions.

Chunjia didn't seem to care much, and said: "Mother Qu always likes to be quiet and doesn't like to make trouble, so it's the same as before."

Yun Fenghuang tentatively said: "I didn't know what kind of concubine I was in the past, is it like the loving mother Empress Dowager?"

"..." Chunjia was silent for a while, and Fang said, "Of course not."

He calmly said, "Although when I came to the throne, my aunt and biological mother were named queen mother together, but the aunt and concubine are different. The concubine should know that I was actually raised by the empress dowager, a loving mother. There is also a saying in the market that life is not as good as nurturing." Therefore, the birthdays of the two empress dowagers should not be treated equally."

"Yes." Yun Fenghuang sighed in her heart. Although she told Xie Hengyu not to take Queen Mother Qu's words seriously that night, she did not intend to support each other with the Queen Mother, but from Chunjia's attitude From the looks of it, Empress Dowager Qu is really no match for Empress Dowager Yuan.

In other words, after the newcomer entered the palace, she was truly fighting alone.

And it's different from when he just entered the palace, the forces from all sides are intertwined, and there are a lot of opportunities that can be exploited.

This is a tough fight.

On the way back to the harem after leaving Taichu Palace, Yun Fenghuang thought silently, but it was impossible for her to just admit defeat.