The concubine is so charming

97 Chapter 97

As soon as a person arrives, the New Year's banquet begins soon. With the sound of silk and bamboo, the singers sway their slender waists and perform soft and cheerful celebration dances.

Because Concubine Jing came back, the Empress Dowager didn't care about the concubines below, and chatted happily with Concubine Jing and Concubine Zhuang. Xie Wanning lowered her head and ate honey yam with a faint smile on her face.

If the palace banquet can be done like this every year, it will be very worry-free.

Concubine De looked at the virtuous concubine on the right who was silent with drooping eyes, and then at the concubine who was smiling elegantly on the left, carefully recalling what the queen mother said, and finally felt that she moved to the left and talked to the concubine: "Sister, I When I said I wanted to play together, I wasn't agreeing with you."

Xie Wanning was a little surprised. In the first few years, she and Concubine De were almost always held together at the palace banquets, and she never gave each other a good face.I don't know what's going on with Concubine De now, but she yelled at each other happily, almost scaring the imperial concubine into a panic.

"What's wrong with you recently?" Xie Wanning asked her in a low voice, "It's not because I became a noble concubine, are you mad?"

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Concubine De was teased by her again, not to mention how depressed she was, she took a few deep breaths before saying with a frowning face: "The Empress Dowager asked me to play with you, I can no longer be as self-willed as before."

The two have been at each other for several years, and there is nothing to hide. Concubine De can say whatever she has, and she knows that Concubine Gui is not the kind of person who beats around the bush.

Xie Wanning looked at her amusedly, seeing that she really didn't dare to make the Queen Mother angry, she said, "We used to have a bad relationship, can you really bear it? Or is it just playing with me on the surface a few times to make the Queen Mother happy?" That's all?"

Concubine De looked up at her, curled her lips: "I can't bear to do anything, I can't beat you now, besides, I know who you are, I can't afford to offend others, so I might as well play with you. As for the future How many times you can play depends on your performance."

Xie Wanning couldn't hold back her laughter.

Concubine De is quite honest, anyway, I am bored in the palace, so why not play with Concubine Gui a few times and learn how she passes the time.The imperial concubine knows how to eat and play, and can live a happy life. She can live a good life even if she can learn five points.

For the rest, she knew that she would not have that life in her life.

After the Queen Mother finished talking to her that day, she went back and thought about it for a long time. She was locked in her own palace for a month, and gradually realized many things.

She knew that she was arrogant and indulgent, and she would come forward to say a few words to anyone who disliked her. Because of this, the other concubines in the palace didn't like her, and she didn't have any friends after several years in the palace.

Of course, she still wanted to make friends after entering the palace, not to say she was naive, but to say she was stupid.

But being stuck in the palace alone is also very boring. She loved playing around Shengjing when she was young, but now that she is in the palace, she can't go anywhere, and she feels aggrieved and panicked.But just like what the Queen Mother said, she also knew that Xie Wanning lived her life by herself.

She has to go to the Royal Garden to have tea and enjoy the scenery every now and then, and she often attends flowers and plants in her own palace. On weekdays, she either reads books or chooses good words. The book arranges music to perform small plays, and when the arrangement is completed, the queen mother and concubine are invited. Let's go to listen together, she and Xie Wanning didn't like each other at that time, Xie Wanning didn't care about face at all, and never invited her.

She knows that imperial concubines are particular about food and clothing, she is willing to grow flowers and plants to make scented tea by herself, and she can also embroider purse handkerchiefs all over her body with her own hands.These few palace banquets are well-known in the palace. Not only are the dishes much richer than before, but the shows are also better. No one does not praise her. ,all in

The most important thing is actually His Majesty's attitude.

After entering the palace for so many years, His Majesty has always been afraid of her in his eyes and heart, and now it is spread all over the palace, saying that His Majesty will go to Jingyu Palace every day, but he is not often placed in Qianyuan Palace.

But the same people have different fates.

Concubine De thought that maybe the eldest son of the emperor would also be born into her womb.

The imperial concubine has everything, the right time, place, people and everything, but she herself has nothing, even the queen mother and aunt would occasionally praise Xie Wanning, which made her very nervous.

She herself is not a person who can hide her words, and she was sullen for several days, but she still couldn't help running to ask the Queen Mother.The queen mother looked at her with a smile, as if she was still the little girl from before, her eyes were very embarrassing.

She remembered that the queen mother said to herself: "You can notice this, which means that your eyes are looking out. In fact, you are the same straightforward person as the imperial concubine. You should get in touch with her more and go to the imperial garden to have fun together. Maybe it can also ease the relationship. No matter how you live, the most important thing is to look at yourself, no matter how much I tell you, it’s useless, you have to figure it out yourself.”

Concubine De thought for a long time after going back, and finally made up her mind to go outside.

Speaking of which, she doesn't really have any feelings for His Majesty, and she is still very dissatisfied with his indifferent attitude towards herself. Now she completely lets go of him, and no longer entangles with those favors and affections, but it seems that the sea and the sky are suddenly bright, and even the hair on her head The sky is blue.

For the current concubine De, men are really not important at all, what matters is that she lives a stable life.

So, after going back and forth for a month, she finally took the first step.

Xie Wanning saw that there was a little awkwardness on her face, and knew that she still couldn't save face, so she couldn't help but chuckled: "I was just teasing someone, didn't you see that?"

Concubine De glanced at her: "I can see it. I said that on purpose. I won't provoke her. It's always okay to get angry."

Concubine De can see clearly the character of Concubine Xian. Xie Wanning thought for a while and said, "When the Lantern Festival is over, there will be a new excerpt at Lesi. I invite you to read it."

Concubine De's eyes lit up: "It's a deal?"

Xie Wanning looked at her amusedly: "It's a deal."

Only then did Concubine De feel at ease, and stopped talking nonsense to her, and started eating by herself.

After chatting with Concubine De for a while, Xie Wanning's mood improved a lot. She was about to eat all the chestnut roast chicken in one go, when Concubine Jing called her name.

"Concubine, you are really beautiful today, it's hard for you to hold back the ultramarine clothes at such a young age."

Xie Wanning raised her head and said with a smile: "The empress dowager is as beautiful as before. From a distance, I thought she was a [-]-year-old girl. It is unexpected that she is already a young mother."

Concubine Jing never thought that she would be able to praise herself, so the smile on her face withdrew, and she said: "I have just returned to the palace for a few days, and I have been living in Prince Jing's Mansion outside the palace. It makes people envious."

Xie Wanning raised her eyebrows, she turned her head slightly to look at the Empress Dowager, but seeing that she was just eating fruit wine indifferently, she said, "Your Majesty is making fun of me, what am I doing interesting?"

Concubine Jing cleared her throat, but her voice became brighter: "Oh, the imperial concubine is now a famous person in Shengjing, even our deserted Prince Jing's mansion has heard of it. It is said that you are the honored pet of the Sixth Palace of East and West. Your Majesty can't take his eyes off others, now that he is sitting on the imperial concubine, maybe he can take another step forward in the future."

Having said that, it's not just a simple chat.

The expression on Xie Wanning's face remained unchanged, and she said lightly: "Your Majesty must have heard the jokes of the servants in the mansion, how can the jokes be taken as real? Besides, can the concubine go forward and ask the Empress Dowager and His Majesty to speak well?" , is not what a servant can say."

She made it clear that she was meddling in other people's business, Concubine Jing raised her eyebrows and was about to get angry immediately.

Concubine Zhuang, who was sitting next to her, pressed her hand and said with a smile: "It's just a joke between tea and dinner, how can it be taken seriously, it's okay, let's eat vegetables."

She is getting along with each other right now, just now Xie Wanning looked at the opposite side for real, she lowered her head and bit Concubine Jing's ears for a long time, no one knew what she said.

Xie Wanning is well-bred, but after all she is a noble concubine selected by the Queen Mother and His Majesty, if someone hits her in the face, if she doesn't hit her back, Her Majesty and the Queen Mother will lose their faces.

She was about to open her mouth to speak, but the Queen Mother suddenly put down the chopsticks in her hand, and she said slowly: "You are also so old, why are you so frizzy like a child? It should be brought to the palace banquet. Besides, since the imperial concubine was promoted to the throne, she has respected her elders and paid homage to her maidservants. Her palace affairs are handled neatly, beautifully and rigorously, and she is also polite, dignified and self-restraining to others. It is not unreasonable to praise her. OK."

The Queen Mother's series of words not only fooled Concubine Jing, but also fooled Xie Wanning herself.

She blinked her eyes, and suddenly shouted in her heart: Is it me that the Queen Mother praised?is it?is it?

But the Empress Dowager praised her, so she had to agree with her, and she lowered her head shyly: "Your Majesty praised me absurdly. It is because of Your Majesty's appreciation that I have everything my concubine has today."

The queen mother laughed and said: "You are the most honest child. If you are not good, how can the emperor and I like you?"

The two of them, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, suddenly became intimate and harmonious, but Concubine Jing on the opposite side was downcast. Concubine Zhuang looked at her tightly clenched hands and persuaded softly, "Why did you say that?"

Concubine Jing gritted her teeth and said: "If she is really asked to be so honored and favored, then in the future..."

Concubine Zhuang glanced at her, but she smiled in her heart. She heard that her natal family had also handed over the photo of Caixuan. She didn't want to see the imperial concubine grow up. If she gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor early in the future, then the girl from the Zhang family The road will be difficult.

The queen mother also turned her head at this moment, and looked at Concubine Jing lightly: "You are also such an old person, it is time to take care of yourself, don't worry about family affairs and children's affairs, just look at me, don't worry about it. pretty good?"

As soon as the Empress Dowager made a move, she would know if there was any. Calling her an old man with such a simple sentence, Concubine Jing immediately became honest, and wanted to apologize to the Empress Dowager: "What Your Majesty said is true, and it's because I'm overthinking and worrying too much about my children and grandchildren. thing."

"When our eighth wife marries the princess, you won't have that much time to spare." The queen mother smiled, and the atmosphere became warm again.

Concubine De moved to Xie Wanning's side: "The empress dowager is the best."

Xie Wanning glanced at her: "Yes, yes, you have to study hard."

Concubine De immediately shrank back, but didn't say anything more.

In the midst of the feasting, Xiao Mingxiu led a group of brothers into the banquet hall. He was wearing a black dress today, and he looked slender, tall and straight, very handsome.

"My mother has an auspicious new year." Xiao Mingxiu led his brothers to stand in the hall and toasted the queen mother. "My son wishes my mother good health and good luck in everything. Blessings are like the East China Sea, and my life is longer than Nanshan."

After saying this string of congratulatory speeches, the Empress Dowager's face almost burst into joy. After Xiao Mingxiu finished speaking, the princes behind him also sang it again, making the whole banquet hall even more lively.

The princes came back every year just to greet the Queen Mother. They came up one after another to toast the Queen Mother, and talked around the Queen Mother.

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Sitting there, Xie Wanning saw Xiao Mingxiu come and sat down in front of the imperial case beside her, so she ordered Ning Duofu: "Heat up the tofu soup for Your Majesty, so as not to hurt my stomach."

Xiao Mingxiu's cheeks were a little red, he hadn't had any wine, but it was a little hot in the banquet hall, which made him smell of alcohol.

After fasting for three days and not being able to eat meat, Xiao Mingxiu looked at Xie Wanning, then stared pitifully at the bowl of tofu soup.

Xie Wanning couldn't help laughing: "Your Majesty, let's make use of it first, and we can eat normally tomorrow."

Xiao Mingxiu leaned close to her and whispered: "All I know is that I have no taste in my mouth and always feel hungry."

The emperor personally fasted for three days before the New Year's Eve sacrifice, in order to feel the rare grace of heaven and experience the suffering of all living beings. This is an old rule that has been left over for thousands of years and cannot be changed.

Xie Wanning thought for a while, then coaxed him in a low voice: "Well, how about this, I will try to make a water chestnut meatball soup for Your Majesty in the future, with small pieces of winter melon and shiitake mushrooms in it, so that Your Majesty can have a full meal?"

Xiao Mingxiu was just pretending to be pitiful to her, but he never expected her to be so easy to talk to, so he was overjoyed: "Let's make a deal!"

Xie Wanning couldn't help laughing again.

Why is it that so many people want to "make a deal" with her today?

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