After crossing, I was dragged by the bamboo horse and became a queen

Chapter 324 Reunion Festival

The empress dowager really wanted to have a reunion festival. After all, she was old and liked to seek auspiciousness in everything. She always felt that it would not be good to have a good reunion festival if it was too deserted and desolate.However, considering Empress Chen's mood, the Empress Dowager did not hold a banquet in Shou'an Palace, but just put some tea and fruits, and called her grandson and grandson-in-law to accompany her to enjoy the moon.

Empress Chen, Concubine Lin Gui and Concubine Li were all locked in their own palace, staying at home, silently recalling the past on this reunion day.

On the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, apart from going to court, the emperor stayed in the imperial study for a whole day and did not go out, nor did he come to the harem.

In fact, the emperor hadn't entered the harem for several days, and he didn't know what he was busy with.

In the entire palace, only the Chonghua Palace was really in the mood to celebrate the festival.When the young couple Xiao Jingheng and Shangguan Jing came back from Shouan Palace, Yingxia and Xiaoxi had already prepared snacks, tea and fruits for the young couple, as well as a pot of sweet-scented osmanthus wine. The two happily sat in the yard, watching the moon , while spending the first important holiday after the long-awaited reunion.

"You don't have to wait here either," Shangguan Jing waved to the maids and eunuchs who were waiting around, "I set up a table by myself and sat down to watch the moon. Those who celebrate the festival will not be able to reunite with their families, so just stay here with me." Let's have a reunion festival together with His Highness."

The palace people of Chonghua Palace smiled and thanked the concubine for her kindness, then set up tables lively and sat down in the yard to watch the moon, which was very festive.

"I thought my mother-in-law would invite you into the palace to see you today." Xiao Jingheng put his arms around Shangguan and admired the moon while chatting gossip: "It turned out that my father-in-law sent a letter."

"She's not free." Shangguan Jing replied: "My eldest brother is getting married soon, and the family is busy, so there are always a lot of ritual exchanges between relatives, such as the second sister's in-law's family."

In a word, Xiao Jingheng nodded clearly.I'm afraid that because of Li Langzhong's affairs, Wudinghou's Mansion and Su Dashi's Mansion are very busy these few days!

"I really want to go see Eldest Sister today." Shangguan Jing said again: "I think it's the reunion festival after all, so I'll go see her and send some things over there. You can also come to our Chonghua Palace for the festival."

"Then?" Xiao Jingheng raised his eyebrows.

"Then she said she was not feeling well, so she didn't let me in at all." Shangguan Jing replied: "I didn't see her, so I gave the gift to the maid of Hanchun Palace. I think she is probably not in a good mood today. .”

"En." Xiao Jingheng nodded, looking noncommittal.

"However, when I passed by today, I happened to meet the palace maids from the Shangyi Bureau coming out of the Hanchun Hall." Shangguanjing continued: "A dozen palace maids went there! Could it be a big festival, sister wants to cut new clothes? I am not afraid that Empress Chen will be unhappy for such a laborious work!"

"Didn't you ask in person?" Xiao Jingheng asked.

"No." Shangguanjing shook her head: "In front of so many people! Let Xiaoxi go and find out later."

"Alright." Xiao Jingheng nodded, and the young couple put aside their chores and began to concentrate on drinking and admiring the moon.

Soon after the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was the first anniversary of the death of the three princes.According to the tradition of Dazhou, the Ministry of Rites held a ceremony, of course not in the palace.

According to the rules, there will be no memorial activities in the palace, but Empress Chen went to the Dafu Hall early in the morning, saying that she was praying for blessings, but everyone knew that she was paying homage to her son who had died for a year .

Not long after Empress Chen entered the Dafu Hall, Concubine Lin Gui and Concubine Li also went.The whole harem didn't dare to pretend that it was out of sight, so they hurriedly changed into lighter clothes, and some concubines even began to go to the square in front of the Dafu Hall to pray one after another.

Shangguan Jing also went to burn incense.Her elder sister, Shangguan Luan, also went, but Shangguan Luan dressed very plainly that day, in line with the status of a widow.She was wearing a plain Xiang skirt with green borders, and a simple snail bun. There was only a silver hairpin on her head, and all the Kodan on her fingers disappeared.

She stayed with Empress Chen in Dafu Hall for a whole day, and didn't return to Hanchun Hall until dark.

Shangguan Jing personally sent Shangguan Luan to the gate of Hanchun Hall, but Shangguan Luan did not invite his younger sister to sit in Hanchun Hall, but let Shangguanjing go back first by saying that he was tired.

She did look tired and haggard, so Shangguan Jing didn't bother her much, and turned around and left.

On this day, the entire harem seemed gloomy. The empress dowager said that she was not feeling well, that she was bored in the Shou'an Palace, and she refused to see anyone except Xiao Jingheng.

And the emperor's mood is not very good.Although he went to court and handled government affairs in the imperial study as usual, when he heard that Empress Chen and Concubine Lin were in the Dafu Hall, the emperor just sighed slightly, showing a little sad look, but he did not go to the Dafu Hall to accompany him Wives and concubines pay homage to their sons.

The difficult day was finally over, and nothing happened, Shangguanjing couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

However, who would have thought that the next morning, before Shangguan Jing left the house, there would be news that the emperor had canceled the morning court again.The reason is still the same, if you say you are unwell, you will be excused for the time being.

again?Shangguanjing couldn't help but began to feel uneasy again.You know, in her eyes, although the emperor is not very capable, he only knows about the power of the emperor, and his level of governance is a bit low, but he is still very hardworking!Even leaving the capital for hunting, he had to take half of the court along with him.

After being the emperor for so many years, he could count the number of times he did not go to court, and most of them had legitimate reasons. For example, last year, the three princes had a great funeral and stopped court for five days.

If you don't go to court for no reason, it will be the Japanese Yen Festival on August [-] this year, and today.It's been less than a month, and he has not gone to court twice in a row. Is his health really okay?
"It's definitely not unwell. Father looks fine," Xiao Jingheng, who came back from the imperial study, told Shangguanjing: "Same as last time, although he didn't go to court, he was meeting courtiers in the imperial study. An errand was sent to me, I haven't finished the previous river work errand, this time I was sent an errand for the Ministry of Rites, the first emperor's birthday, and my father sent me to preside over it."

"What did Qi Zhengrong say? Or is it too late?" Shangguan Jing asked.

"Yes." Xiao Jingheng nodded: "I specifically asked He Baogui, and he was not on duty yesterday. But He Baogui himself also felt a little strange. His father did not go to court twice in a row. On the first day, he only kept Qi Zhengrong By my side, he and Wu Qingyou are not here."

"The emperor didn't seem to go to the harem yesterday, and he didn't call any concubine to serve him." Shangguan Jing looked even more puzzled: "Oh... no! Think about it carefully, your father seems to have not entered the harem for a long time, right? Wasn't he anxious to give birth to a son at the beginning, and spent almost every night in the palaces of different young concubines? Why did he suddenly cultivate himself?"

　---Here is the dividing line of Yuancheng Festival--
　　I didn't make this up, there really is such a plot.

　　Thanks to Yun Qingqing and Pili Mu for their daily dried fish! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)