Will succeed

Having said that, Pin He deliberately paused, waiting for the emperor to ask her.Sure enough, seeing He Bin's reaction like this, the emperor asked, "I don't know what it means to love a concubine?"

Hearing this, Concubine He showed a satisfied smile, and then pretended to be pitiful, Yingying said: "Your Majesty, there is only one side concubine in Xi'er's mansion, and Princess Xiahou will not be able to enter the mansion until next year. During this period, Xi'er It can be said that your house is extremely cold!"

A gleam flashed in the emperor's eyes, but Concubine He, who was patronizing the acting, didn't see it: "What Concubine Yi Ai means is that I want you to marry Xi'er?"

Hearing this, Pin He thought with all her heart that it was the emperor's consent, so how could she hide it?Immediately, the sadness on his face was wiped away, and he said happily: "It's still the emperor who understands concubines, that's exactly what concubines mean!"

When she said this, how could Pin He know that Li Xi's face was turning blue down there, and that Li Jue and the others were having a good time watching the play.It was inevitable that Concubine He would say something again, so Li Xi had no choice but to stand up by himself, and quickly said: "Father, mother concubine, and son-in-law have no intention of accepting a side concubine. There is a side concubine in the mansion, who is enough to manage the affairs of the manor. , and the princess is about to enter the palace, how can my son ignore the princess?"

Listening to Li Xi using himself as a shield, a trace of dissatisfaction flashed across Xia Houyue's flowery face.But when he saw Li Jue, his dissatisfaction miraculously disappeared.

"Brother Sanhuang, what you said is wrong. How can there be only one side concubine to take care of such a huge Prince Shu's mansion? As your mother and concubine, Mrs. He does not want to see you with only one person by her side. I just asked my father for orders, how can my brother refuse my mother?"

There was no smile on Li Qi's face, but his serious face could be seen by anyone as an act.

There was joy in He Pin's eyes when he heard someone echoing his words.In her opinion, Li Qi and Li Xi are on the same front anyway, and Li Qi generally obeys Li Xi's words, so what Li Qi means at this moment is actually what Li Xi means.As for why Li Xi said that just now, it was just to make the emperor not suspect him.

Therefore, Concubine He thought wholeheartedly that Li Xi wanted to increase her prestige in the court by accepting a side concubine, so she put up a cover for Li Xi and annoyed the emperor: "Oh! Your Majesty, look at the mind of this concubine. It's not easy to do! Xi'er has a deep affection for the princess, and it's normal not to want to accept a concubine, but the concubine can't see Xi'er being so lonely. I can't bear to be a princess, right?"

Deliberately throwing a look at Xia Houyue, anyone can see the meaning in it, it's ridiculous that Concubine He thought she was covering it up very well.

However, did she think that Xia Houyue and Li Xi were engaged, so she would listen to her in everything?That's too ridiculous!

Sure enough, Xia Houyue didn't follow what He Bin wanted to say, no matter what the reason was, she couldn't show a look of indifference to Li Xi: "Maybe I have to live up to your mother's expectations of Yue'er, Yue'er is a heart Little people, the former side concubine Yue'er of Prince Shu's mansion can be ignored, but the future... Yue'er is something that thousands of people don't want to see."

What Xia Houyue said was straightforward enough, and Pin He's face turned pale immediately.In front of everyone, my future daughter-in-law is so embarrassing to me, if she really gets married in the future, will it be okay?

Immediately, Concubine He became dissatisfied and said: "Princess, what are you talking about? As a woman, you need to regard your husband as the sky, and consider everything for your husband. And Xi'er is your betrothed person, and is your husband. How can the princess be like this?" Jealous?"

As soon as the voice fell, Daming Palace, which was still a little noisy, suddenly became quiet, as if a needle could be heard falling on the ground.No one thought that He Bin would say such words in public.

After all, Xia Houyue is still the princess of Daxia, not to mention that she hasn't married yet, even if she is married, there are still people pursuing her when she leaves with Li Xihe and returns to Daxia.

Princesses are different from ordinary women. To them, a second marriage is nothing at all.In addition, rumors also said that Xia Houyue was the favorite daughter of the Great Xia Emperor, so Xia Houyue's noble status is self-evident.

And what Concubine He said was undoubtedly a slap in the face of the Emperor Daxia. Although everyone in the later Tang Dynasty was happy to see this situation, but the Prince Daxia was still sitting here, if this word reached the Emperor Daxia In my ears, I am afraid that there will be another bloodbath.

Li Xi's face was gloomy, He Bin was his mother and concubine, he could not refute in public, otherwise he would be charged with unfilial piety.And if he doesn't refute, I don't know what He Bin will say.

Contrary to Li Xi's mood, Li Qi was very happy to see Li Xi deflated.This Li Xi had been on his head for so many years, and finally fell into the hands of his mother and concubine.

If one were to say why Li Qi was so sure that Li Xi would suffer, it was because he saw the emperor's livid face.What Concubine He said did not know how much face Houtang lost.

As expected, before the Daxia people stood up to speak for Xia Houyue, the emperor spoke first.

He had long since lost the joy he had before, and stared straight at He Bin with those dissatisfied and dark eyes.When He Pin saw the emperor's expression, he also realized that he had said something wrong, but it was too late.

"Concubine He, Princess Daxia is my honored guest in the later Tang Dynasty, and she is engaged to Prince Shu. Even if you are Prince Shu's mother and concubine, you can't frame the princess like this. As a deep concubine, you should know Fame is so important to a woman, and today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, I order you to apologize to the princess!"

As soon as the words Prince Shu came out, Li Xi knew that the emperor was extremely angry now, otherwise he wouldn't have called him by his title like this.

He Pin was taken aback, and his face immediately turned extremely pale.She has already been demoted from imperial concubine to concubine, if this time... Concubine He didn't dare to think too much, for the sake of her status, she even ignored Li Xi's face.

Logically speaking, even if he wanted to apologize, as Li Xi's mother and concubine, Concubine He didn't have to do that too much, but Concubine He's actions surprised everyone in Daming Palace.

He Bin stumbled off the stage and came to Xia Houyue.Forget it, sincerity, walking a few steps is nothing.But she actually poured a cup of tea for Xia Houyue herself, and gave Xia Houyue the tea with both hands with a flattering smile: "Princess, I was the concubine just now. I hereby apologize to the princess. Please don't blame the princess."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the entire Daming Palace changed, the emperor's eyes became more sinister, and he looked at Concubine He with murderous intent.

In order to prevent He Bin from doing anything irreversible, Li Xi immediately got up and wanted to say something.However, Xia Houyue was one step ahead of him.

Xia Houyue took the tea and smiled softly at Concubine He, but what she said made Li Jue restrain her smile: "How can Yue'er be worthy of such a gift from Concubine He? But since Madam He is so sincere, then Yue'er should accept it."

Hearing this, Concubine He showed a smiling face, and happily looked at the emperor.Seeing what she meant, she wanted to ask the emperor for credit, but saw that the emperor's expression was not good.

No matter how stupid He Bin was, she realized that she seemed to have done something wrong again, so she didn't dare to say anything more, and turned around quickly, wanting to return to her seat.

At this time, Xia Houyue put down the teacup and called out to Bin He: "Madam He."

At this time, Xia Houyue's sweet voice fell on He Pin's ears like a reminder, but it couldn't be ignored.She tried her best to maintain the demeanor that a concubine should have, and asked in a dignified manner: "What else is there for the princess?"

"My lady..."

"Princess, everything is suitable." Li Jue picked up the teacup without even looking at Xia Houyue.But even so, seeing that it was Li Jue who spoke, Xia Houyue stopped the topic, and said softly to Bin He: "Yue'er wants to thank Madam He Bin, this tea is very delicious!"

The corner of her mouth twitched slightly, and Pin He smiled awkwardly: "Really? As long as the princess likes it."

After speaking, he didn't dare to stay any longer, and quickly returned to his seat.When Xia Houyue sat down, she took a special look at Li Jue, and anyone would understand what was in that eye.

As a result, the emperor showed a thoughtful expression.

Without Concubine He making trouble, the Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet continued.

"Brother Huang, thank you for your solution." Li Xi filled the glass with wine and handed it to Li Jue, with sincerity in his eyes.

Li Jue didn't refuse either, and drank it down in one gulp, which gave Li Xi enough face.At this moment, no one could tell that they were political enemies.I don't know, I thought it was brothers with very good feelings who were reminiscing about the old days!

Putting down his wine glass, Li Jue glanced in Li Qi's direction, and said to Li Xi lightly, "It seems that you have to be careful about being alone."

Needless to say, Li Xi also knew who Li Jue was referring to. He had long realized that Li Qi's heart was drifting away from him, but he didn't want him to set himself on fire in full view today.

It seemed that the people behind him couldn't wait any longer.

"Brother Huang, don't worry, it's just a clown, I can handle it."

Li Jue nodded and didn't speak any more, so there was silence here.

After drinking for three rounds, the emperor finally stated the purpose of today: "At the beginning, I said that the daughter of the prime minister had a happy event. But now, what I want to say is that it has not been half a year since they got married, and they are already married. Pregnant, but the crown prince has no heirs for a long time. As a crown prince, having no heirs is a fatal point. Therefore, today, I want to choose one of the ladies to be the crown prince and concubine, thinking that the crown prince will continue to have an heir for me in the later Tang Dynasty. Add to future generations!"

Li Jue put down his cup heavily, especially in this quiet Daming Palace.The emperor turned his gaze to Li Jue, with a displeased expression on his face: "What objections does the prince have?"

After being silent for a while, Li Jue suddenly laughed and said, "How dare my son refute what my father meant? It's just..."

As he said that, Li Jue cast his eyes on the daughters present here, and saw them all blushing and heartbeating, and lowered their heads shyly.