After the prince enters the play

Chapter 319 Chapter 320: Summer Banquet
Most of the summer banquets were originally held in the Summer Palace. Of course, most of the participating officials were courtiers who followed His Majesty to the palace, but this year's holding in the capital is naturally different from previous years. How long will it take until the number of people attending the banquet almost doubles.

There was a lot of rumors about King Xiang's personal affairs this morning, and the wives who came to the palace to attend the banquet got together in twos and threes, so naturally they had to mention this matter.

The palace is going to hold a summer banquet today, and the palace people are going back and forth very lively. Su Xinyi is leading people to do the last inspection, and the palace people bow down and salute wherever they pass.

However, the wives who participated in this year's banquet did not know the explosive news until they entered the palace. This year's summer banquet was actually hosted by the empress and the princess.

This news is so explosive that even the matter of King Xiang this morning has been diluted a lot. The wives of various families came to the scene one after another, and the palace people who received them sent the wives to the palace where the banquet was held in an orderly manner. Familiar ladies gathered together to talk.

Half of the topics in today's session were about Prince Xiang's mother and son, and half of the topics were about the Queen and the Crown Princess.

The sun gradually rose, and the weather gradually became hotter. The icebergs at the four corners of the main hall continuously emitted traces of air-conditioning, keeping the hall slightly cool.

Mrs. Jiang came a little later today because she had something to do at home. As soon as she entered the hall, she saw Mrs. Wang waving at her. She nodded with a smile, and hurriedly walked over.

There was a circle of people around Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Jiang took a look and found that most of them were good friends. Everyone had greeted each other. Mrs. Wang was slightly relieved, it seemed that it was not too late.

Mrs. Han next to her smiled and asked her, "We are all waiting for you."

Mrs. Wang said: "Before leaving the house, we have to deal with some matters at home temporarily. It's a bit late. What you were talking about before seems very lively."

Seeing Madam Wang's expression, Madam Tu looked at her in surprise, "You still don't know?"

Mrs. Wang looked at the other party in a daze, "Know what?"

Several other people looked at each other, and it was Mrs. Han who clapped her hands, "That's right, I'm afraid you haven't had time to listen to these matters in your house. The storytellers from all over the capital this morning..."

Mrs. Han briefly explained the matter, and Mrs. Wang was so surprised that she almost turned pale, she quickly covered her lips with a handkerchief, and coughed lightly, "Really?"

Oh, the mansion has been busy this morning, and she doesn't know about such a big thing.

"Can this be fake?" Mrs. Jiang snorted softly, "We were just guessing who did this."

Mrs. Wang listened to the ladies chatting with each other, and she felt a little nervous. It seemed that someone did this on purpose. It's hard to say who did it.

After the prince went out to fight, King Xiang jumped up and down, and their master also said a few words to her after returning to the mansion. His master had always supported His Highness the Prince, so naturally he didn't like King Xiang's attitude.

Madam Wang suppressed the thoughts in her heart, and said softly: "Speaking of which, the savior brought back by Lord Xiang seems not so simple now."

Mrs. Tu nodded slightly, "No, everyone thought she was a fisherman in the past. For the sake of the savior, Prince Xiang brought her back to the palace. Concubine Li Gui and King Xiang will have a rift."

Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Han looked at each other, and Mrs. Han said, "This man is really unrecognizable. Who would have thought of it. Tell me, if this matter is heard by God, how will His Majesty deal with it?"

Mrs. Jiang said: "Who would bring up such a trivial matter before His Majesty? It's just some gossip, and it's nothing serious."

"The courtiers won't say it, but the imperial concubine is not someone who can suffer such a disadvantage." Mrs. Wang said softly.

Everyone couldn't help sighing, and when Li Guifei was mentioned, everyone's expressions were quite subtle.

In the past, Concubine Li Gui was gentle and tolerant in her actions. Sometimes people would think that the empress was slightly inferior to her. Because the empress was in charge of the harem, some palace officials would deal with them severely if they made mistakes. In this way, some people would inevitably think that the empress was too strict. .

Now, ever since this Fu Yun entered the capital, Concubine Li Gui has spread bad words because of her many times.

Savior?

King Xiang's savior, to Concubine Li Gui, might be a fatal person.

On the other side, Mrs. Dingnanbo and Mrs. Changnanhou were also talking about this together. Next to them were the First Lady and Fourth Lady of Qi State Duke's Mansion, and Mrs. Ji and Mrs. Gao of the Youjun Dudu's Mansion.

We are all in-laws of the Duke of Qi's mansion, so we naturally feel closer when talking together, and Mrs. Tu soon came to say hello from the other side.

"Why haven't you seen Mrs. Tai?" Mrs. Tu came over and greeted everyone with a smile, looking at Mrs. Tu and asked.

The Da Furen said kindly to Madam Tu, "Madam Tai is getting old, and she is not feeling well these days."

Mrs. Tu hurriedly asked a few words with concern, she nodded when she knew there was no major problem, and said with a smile, "I'll visit Mrs. Tai at the mansion another day."

They are relatives-in-law, and knowing that their daughter-in-law's grandmother is not in good health, it is common sense to visit her at home.

However, the most attention-grabbing lady today is the fourth lady, who is the concubine's aunt, and the fate between people is really wonderful. Everyone in the capital knows that this lady is very caring and loving for her daughter who has come back.

How many people laughed at her behind her back, but who would have thought that this child could be a princess?

This luck?
This blessing?
Hey, besides, when the Fourth Madam married Su Chun, all the ladies in the capital envied her. Now, all the ladies of the same age as the Fourth Madam are mothers. I know how many people looked behind Su Chun after Su Chun died in battle. Fourth lady's joke.

But what about now?
When the fourth wife was the daughter, she was the jewel in the palm of the Gao family, and later she married the No. 1 Su Chun in the hearts of ladies in the capital. As a result, after Su Chun died in the battle, they picked up another daughter, and now she has become the prince's mother-in-law. Are you angry? Annoyed?

It's very annoying.

The fourth lady has two hurdles in her life, one is that her husband died in battle, and the other is that she has no children.

Su Chun died in battle, not many people saw the Fourth Madam's jokes, after all, they were the God of War in Southern Qi, everyone was sad and melancholy, but there were no children, so many people criticized the Fourth Madam behind their backs.

Especially after Su Chun's death in battle, she failed to leave him with a son and a half daughter, so many people were upset.

Back then, Fourth Master Su was the dream lover of so many ladies, it's fine if she took over, but you still take over the nest and not do business.

Later, Su Xinyi was born out of nowhere, hey, Fourth Master Su had an illegitimate daughter outside?
With such a pretentious temperament, the Fourth Madam couldn't help but cry to death, but in the end, she was protecting this daughter as a treasure, and she felt a little complicated when she wanted to see a joke but didn't take it seriously.

Now that daughter has become a crown princess, and the Fourth Madam has turned around, looking at the radiant Fourth Madam, their moods are even more complicated.

Some people, this fate, makes people feel a little powerless with envy, jealousy and hatred.

The Fourth Madam is now whispering to her natal sister-in-law, Madam Gao whispered to the little sister-in-law: "Are you happy today?"

The fourth lady could understand sister-in-law's deep meaning, and she pursed her lips happily, "I'm happy, my Xiaoliu gave me a long face, how can I be unhappy."

Mrs. Gao saw that sister-in-law was radiant now, and she was also happy to see it.

Soon Mrs. Wang also came to say hello to Mrs. Gao. The two are in-laws and their relationship has always been harmonious.

Mrs. Wang looked at Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Fourth and said in a low voice, "I heard that the Crown Princess helped the Empress hold a summer banquet today. This is really good news."

Empress Shu is the successor. Although she and the crown prince have always been friendly on the surface, King Rong has always been against the crown prince in the past few years. It has only changed in the past two years. No one will believe how sincere the queen is to the crown prince. After all, the queen has her own son.

But now that the Crown Princess has only been in the East Palace for less than a year, the Empress asked the Crown Princess to participate in the summer banquet, which is different from the rumors.

Since ancient times, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have been difficult to get along with, especially the step-wife and the eldest son, who have opposing interests.

Moreover, Empress Shu has beaten Concubine Li Gui for many years, so her ability should not be underestimated.

This crown princess has become even more famous since she returned to Beijing, a werewolf who would strike at the slightest disagreement, how could such two people get along in harmony?

This is almost like seeing a ghost in the daytime.

How many waited to see the queen and the crown prince overturned the harem, and it turned out that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were very affectionate, which was very surprising.

Anyway, this year has been a lot of weird things.

After hearing Mrs. Wang's words, the fourth lady smiled and said, "It's all cultivated by your mother."

Even if the relationship between the two families is good, there are some things that the Fourth Madam can't say casually.

Mrs. Wang nodded slightly. Her son married Mrs. Gao's eldest daughter, and Mrs. Gao was also the eldest sister-in-law of Mrs. Fourth. The relationship was considered very close, so she was naturally willing to see the Crown Princess' status stable.

Mrs. Wang coughed lightly, glanced around, looked at the two of them and said: "I just found out what happened this morning, and now everyone is guessing who did it, I think Concubine Li Gui will definitely not let it go, Crown Princess It’s better to be more careful.”

The fourth lady knew that Mrs. Wang had good intentions, she nodded, "Thank you for your kindness, Madam, but I believe that this kind of thing was not done by the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess has always been straightforward, and she disdains such methods."

Mrs. Wang thought so too. Xin Yi's temper would be reported on the spot if he suffered a loss. She frowned slightly, "If we think this way, Concubine Li Gui and King Xiang may not think so, we should be more careful."

Mrs. Gao said softly at the side: "This kind of thing is empty talk, and it can only be done if there is evidence. Presumably, the imperial concubine will not make lies."

That's what I said, but the emperor has always loved Concubine Li Gui, so it's not easy to talk about this pillow.

"Hey, who is behind Mrs. Wu'anhou? It doesn't look familiar?" Mrs. Wang's eyes accidentally glanced at the woman behind Mrs. Wu'anhou. .

Mrs. Gao followed Mrs. Wang's eyes, she was taken aback for a moment, then her eyes changed, and her expression was not very good.

Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Wang met each other's eyes, and their expressions became a little dignified.

The fourth lady looked a little confused, and turned around to look at it quietly, and was also taken aback by this look.

"That girl looks a bit like..." The fourth lady couldn't utter the last part of her mouth. She didn't have a deep impression of the first queen. She turned her head away after seeing the first queen. To see my sister-in-law.

Mrs. Gao nodded slightly to her sister-in-law, and the fourth lady's expression was also ugly.

Mrs. Wu Anhou took You Xiangru around, greeted people she knew well, and inadvertently took You Xiangru around the venue, but walked around when she met the Su family.

Mrs. Marquis Wu'an still remembered that her daughter could not enter the East Palace. If the Crown Princess hadn't obstructed her, Nian Wei would have entered the East Palace long ago, so why bother to take You Xiangru around today.

Seeing the unkind eyes of the people in the Marquis of Wu'an's house, although the face of the eldest lady did not change, her heart sank. She walked up to the fourth lady and said softly: "Fourth younger sibling."

"Sister-in-law." The fourth lady responded.

Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Wang said hello to Mrs. Da, seeing that the sister-in-law had something to say, they went to say goodbye first and talk.

The eldest lady looked at the person and said, "Be careful today."

The fourth lady's face was ugly, "Sister-in-law, what do you think Madam Wu'anhou is going to do?"

"Anyway, there must be no good intentions. At the beginning, their family wanted Pei Nianwei to enter the East Palace. Now that this trick is not working, they may have to find another way." The eldest lady said in a low voice.

"I saw that many people present could see it." The Fourth Madam said softly.

The eldest lady snorted, "Madam Wu'an is so high-profile, isn't it just to let everyone see it? However, the former queen has passed away for so many years, and even if His Majesty is thinking of the relationship with the former queen, he may not like a fake."

The fourth lady looked at the sister-in-law, "Do you want to send a letter to Xin Yi?"

The eldest lady shook her head, "There are so many people watching, I don't know how many people are watching, let's not act rashly. This incident has little impact on the East Palace. The most embarrassing ones should be the empress and Li Guifei. Let's just wait."

The fourth lady thought about it, so she talked and laughed as usual, so that no one would notice the slightest clue, but she was as worried as the sister-in-law in her heart.

At this time, the footsteps outside the main hall suddenly became denser. Suddenly, many palace people came and carried many tables and cases into the main hall. The ladies were a little surprised when they looked at it from a distance. What is this going to do?
Soon a servant came to convey the message that His Majesty had an order to combine the banquets in the front and rear palaces into one, and everyone was in an uproar.

In the spacious hall, a lot of desks were added, and the hall, which seemed a bit empty at first, became quite full in an instant.

"Party banquet?" The fourth lady had a bad feeling, "Sister-in-law, why am I a little uneasy?"

The eldest lady patted the hands of her siblings, and said softly: "No matter what, let's just be cautious in our words and deeds."

There are things like joint banquets. Sometimes there are banquets at the end of the year, and His Majesty will also have joint banquets when he is excited, but usually he will be informed in advance. This time it is indeed sudden, which makes people feel uneasy.

Not to mention that the wives are constantly discussing, at this time Su Xinyi and the queen are constantly arranging matters, the queen's face obviously does not show her attitude towards this matter, and seeing her calm and composed, she knows that she has a plan, Su Xinyi still admires the queen Damn.

After the queen gave the order, she looked at Su Xinyi and said, "In the future, you will work with the prince, and this kind of thing will happen from time to time. You have to learn to adapt."

Su Xinyi said: "No wonder my mother told me to be more prepared for everything. My daughter-in-law is very grateful to my mother for her teaching. Having you with my daughter-in-law makes me feel more at ease. This is really my blessing."

The queen couldn't hold back her joy when she heard Su Xinyi's words. She looked like a female evil star, but she didn't expect that she would be able to deceive people.

Whatever she thinks, as long as she is happy to hear it.

The queen had almost cleaned up here, so she asked Su Xinyi, "Have Concubine Li and the others gone?"

Su Xinyi immediately said: "A quarter of an hour ago, Concubine Li, Concubine Xian, and Concubine Ming passed away together."

"Let's go too." The queen originally planned to let Su Xinyi go first, but now she changed her mind and let her go with her.

Su Xinyi didn't know that the queen had changed her mind, and followed the queen respectfully out of Yuanhui Palace.

Walking on the road, the queen looked at Su Xinyi and said, "Your Majesty suddenly changed his mind this time, you should pay more attention to the banquet."

Pay attention to who?
Su Xinyi knew that the queen was referring to Mrs. Wu Anhou and her niece, but the queen couldn't say it clearly when she was away.

"Yes, I listen to my mother." Su Xinyi immediately agreed, hesitated for a while and then said, "What if something happens to me, what should my daughter-in-law do?"

The queen took a look at Su Xinyi, and said slowly, "As the queen, I have to take care of the banquet, so I can't take care of other things, but Concubine Li Gui can do more work."

Su Xinyi instantly understood, tsk, the empress is indeed a sesame stuffing, how could it be the sesame stuffing that raised a white-faced steamed bun King Rong?
It's rare.

The empress is predicting what Mrs. Marquis of Wu'an will definitely do, but not only does she not stop her, she also seems to be pushing the boat along the way, so Concubine Li Gui is able to do more work, this is in case she finds any signs, this is to send a message to the past Let Concubine Li Gui take the lead.

"What the queen mother said is that the imperial concubine has always been virtuous, and she would be obliged to think about it." Su Xinyi said solemnly.

Queen:  …

The word virtuous is very subtle.

Tsk, the princess is indeed a black heart, but she likes it.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have a tacit understanding, and they are in a good mood at this time.

Su Xinyi hadn't seen her family members today, so she was a little happy to see her at this time, following behind the empress, she really wanted to see what Concubine Li Gui looked like now.

At this time, the sun was getting closer to noon, and the servant who opened the way in front stepped up to the outside of the hall, and shouted loudly: "The empress is here, the princess is here!"

The ladies in the hall immediately stopped exchanging greetings and took their seats one by one.

Everyone waited for a little while, and then they heard the shouts of peace outside, the empress was dressed in a phoenix robe, and under the phoenix crown, her face was somewhat solemn, followed by the respectful prince and concubine, the two of them were full of stars General Shi Shi ran in.

All the wives stood up and saluted one after another, "See the Empress, see the Crown Princess."

The queen walked to the upper throne and turned around. Su Xinyi stopped in front of her seat under the steps. The queen raised her hand slightly as she looked at the dark crowd, "Excuse me, ladies."

"Thank you, Empress."

Concubines in the harem, wives inside and outside, Mrs. Xungui got up and took their seats one after another. Everyone's eyes flew together and fell on the crown princess.

　Today's update is over, cute little ones, thank you for your support, I love you all.

　　
　
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