Spring apricots around the palace wall

Chapter 8 The Banquet of the Closing Palace ([-])

Ruan Wei was stunned for a moment.

Where is Gong Sook?

In the eyes of the concubines, the queen is quite good. People have no temper and do not show off, and there are not so many rules.

However, the queen's attitude towards a palace maid is stronger than towards the emperor.

Ruan Wei smiled and said: "Your Majesty, every woman will only show her most indecent side in front of her closest relatives. The Empress treats the Emperor as her closest relative, so she will act recklessly."

The emperor smiled dryly.

"It seems so to you, but it doesn't seem to me."

Ruan Wei can't talk anymore.

Of course not, a minister of the humerus is guilty and demoted, you destroy not only the official position of others, but also the hard work of the queen's father for most of his life, and the reputation of the whole family.

How can people still love you and trust you?

Of course Ruan Wei couldn't say it, she just blinked her big, confused eyes, looking up at the emperor as if looking up at the sun, moon and stars.

The emperor helped her up, put her in his arms, rubbed her soft hair with his fingertips, and sighed: "If she wants to be half as docile as you, it would be good."

"The empress and concubines are the same, wouldn't the emperor find it boring," Ruan Wei's slender fingers climbed up his chest a little bit, "Husband, do you think so?"

The emperor held her messy fingers and breathed hard: "What is your name?"

Ruan Wei hurriedly pursed her lips, it would be fatal to say the wrong thing inadvertently.

The emperor smiled and kissed her cherry lips, "I like you to call me that."

Ruan Wei blushed like a red plum blossoming.

The emperor carried her to the bed, flicked his hand back, and the amber curtains poured down like a waterfall.
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At the monthly banquet of concubines and concubines, Concubine Ying Gui's eyes were as arrogant and cold as ever.

The big guys talked about interesting things inside and outside the palace, but no one paid any attention to Concubine Ying.

When Ruan Wei arrived, Concubine Shu said loudly, "Ruan Concubine, have you heard the good news, the emperor said it clearly, don't fight the country!"

Ruan Wei took a seat beside her and said with a smile, "I heard that."

"Then Taiwei Xu really thinks what he says is what he says, the emperor is the king of a country, the emperor spoils you, how can something happen to the building!"

Concubine Shu's voice was very loud, and she also meant to speak to Concubine Ying Gui. After all, Concubine Ying Gui was so arrogant before, as if it was a sure thing to send troops to the tower.

Ruan Wei was embarrassed, smiled and said nothing.

Concubine Ying Gui snorted: "That's because Ben Gong's father doesn't want to fight the building. If Ben Gong's father insists on fighting, the emperor won't say anything."

The emperor originally listened to Ruan Wei's advice and quietly came to the palace banquet to surprise the concubines, but when he entered through the back door, he heard Concubine Ying's remarks, his face suddenly turned cold, and then returned to normal. With one hand behind him, he naturally stepped into the banquet hall.

With the beginning of the first "Emperor", the queen and concubines left their seats to greet the emperor.

Concubine Ying Gui was stunned. The empress would hold a palace banquet every month, but the emperor would never attend it before, so she was suffocated, and was provoked by Concubine Shu before she said such words.She also knew in her heart that she was a little too confident.

She was stunned for a moment, wondering if the emperor heard what she said just now. Then, she also saluted behind the queen, but it was far less comfortable than usual.

"It's all free of etiquette, just treat it as a family banquet, don't be restrained."

The emperor sat down beside the queen, and the palace staff quickly prepared dishes for the emperor.

The queen poured the wine for him herself and smiled sweetly, "How can your majesty come here today?"

"Come and see the queen," the emperor said with soft eyes and a light voice, "If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for."

All the concubines and concubines heard this. Concubine Shu, who was a little confused, immediately shouted, "Yes, yes, the Queen's sister is the best!"

The emperor smiled and said to her: "Concubine Shu, I see, you like the queen more than you."

Concubine Shu said, "I like both, the emperor and the empress are one and the same, aren't they all the same as they like the emperor and the queen?"

"Clever tongue like a reed." When Concubine Ying Gui hummed this sentence, she was quietly listening to Concubine Shu talking to the emperor, and she was silent, so her dissatisfied words were heard by everyone.

Everyone heard it, so everyone's eyes were condensed on the face of the imperial concubine.

The emperor also looked at her with a smile, but his eyes were a little cold.

Concubine Ying Gui didn't know how disappointing she was, but she was uncomfortable with the emperor's gaze, and her eyes were dodged.

Ruan Wei's voice broke the silence on the ice: "Your Majesty, are you going to announce some good news?"

The emperor withdrew the gaze that fell on Concubine Ying Gui's face, glanced at the queen, and said, "Everyone is here today, I announce a good news, Ye Changzai is happy."

Everyone was very unanimous, looking at the back of the position, a very inconspicuous woman who had just been banned for two months.

Ye Changzai was originally the maid of Yaohua Palace. Two months ago, Ruan Wei had her menstrual period and was unable to accompany her. She was fortunate to be favored overnight, and at Ruan Wei's request, she was awarded Changzai.

There are not a few "lucky" palace maids, and they are not taken seriously. Ye Changzai still lives in the Yaohua Palace even though she has a rank, and now has her own side palace, but she still regards herself As Ruan Wei's maidservant, she has been serving.

This sudden pregnancy, the status is very different.

"Congratulations to the emperor," the queen said with a smile, "Ye Changzai made a great contribution, then the concubine is the master, and Jin Feng Ye Changzai is a noble person."

The emperor nodded, and Ye Guiren immediately attended to thank him.

Ruan Wei said again: "Niangniang, Ye Guiren is pregnant, and it is not suitable for me to live in my Yaohua Palace. Why don't Niangniang arrange a better place for her?"

"It's really not suitable, and I can't do it here either. I have no experience in taking care of pregnant women." The queen thought for a while and looked at Concubine Ying Gui, "By the way, I heard that Concubine Gui is very virtuous in her boudoir and will serve Ling Cisi since she was a child. Confinement? Ling Ci is also very good at childbirth. She has conceived seven times for the captain, so the imperial concubine must be very good at taking care of pregnant women."

Concubine Ying Gui tightened her jawline.

Ruan Wei wanted to push away the work of taking care of pregnant women, but the queen didn't pick it up, but kicked the ball to her.

She looked embarrassed, "Queen Empress, this rumor is wrong, in fact..."

"Actually, you're not as filial and virtuous as you said in the rumors?" The queen said lightly with a smile on her lips, "So, you should be someone who doesn't know. You don't want to take care of Ye Guiren for the sake of the emperor."

Without waiting for Concubine Ying Gui to speak again, the Queen said with a sigh: "Unfortunately, your food and clothing costs have always been the best, and they are better than those in the Palace. Ye Guiren has no blessing to enjoy it."

Concubine Ying Gui was so angry that she blushed, but she could only swallow her anger and said: "It's not that the concubine is unwilling, but she is really afraid of letting down the trust of the empress and failing to take care of Ye Guiren. Ye Guiren's belly is, after all, the eldest son of the emperor, concubine and concubine. I can't bear it."

(End of this chapter)