Fengming Chen Palace

Chapter 34 New Year's Eve
In a blink of an eye, it has been half a month since Nanny Chen came to Nongyu Xiaozhu. During this half month, Emperor Chen came here once, and Concubine Lu also came here once.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year is getting closer and closer, Shang Yifang sent Su Qingning new Chinese New Year clothes, which were put away after being inspected by Nanny Chen.

Mother Chen has been here for half a month, and has taken control of everything in Nongyu Xiaozhu.

From Su Qingning's basic necessities of life, to the ups and downs of Nongyu Xiaozhu, no matter what happens, she has to go through her.

Especially Su Qingning's everything, she controls everything very strictly. Besides, in the past half a month, she checked the inside and outside of Nongyu Xiaozhu, and anything that might be harmful to Su Qingning Everything was cleaned up by her.

In this regard, Su Qingning has no objection. The so-called employing people is not suspicious, and suspecting people are not used. Her intuition tells her that this Nanny Chen will not harm her, but she should have a purpose in coming here. She probably has a story. .

Although she doesn't know what she wants to do with herself, but now, it doesn't do her any harm.

After the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the days passed faster and faster, and in a blink of an eye, it was the New Year's Eve.

Early in the morning, Su Qingning got up and changed her clothes. A few days ago, Emperor Chen came again. Before leaving, he specially allowed her to attend the New Year's Eve banquet at Yanqing Palace.

After coming to ancient times, this was the first time she participated in a large-scale palace banquet. She was a little curious, what is the difference between the New Year's Eve banquet in the palace and the modern party?
"Master, don't worry. The New Year's Eve banquet is in the evening. It's not too late for you to eat something after you wake up at noon."

Chen Momo is an old man in the palace, she knows all kinds of rules in the palace, and she knows how to deal with things.

Hearing what she said, Su Qingning nodded, seeing that she had changed her clothes, she turned and went back to the inner room, and changed into her regular clothes.

According to what Nanny Chen said, after lunch, she took a nap as usual, and she didn't appear in Yanqing Palace until evening.

In the past, any celebrations in the palace were held in Yanqing Palace. When Su Qingning arrived, many people had already arrived.

Yanqing Palace is very big, Su Qingning led Nanny Chen and Hongxiu towards her place.

This corner of the palace is full of concubines in the harem, not everyone can come, it can be said that those who can come to the palace banquet are all concubines with dignity in the palace.

The concubines start with the royal clan, and the next step down are the family members of the court ministers.

On the opposite side of them are also the royal family members, and the ministers of the court and the central government are in charge.

Su Qingning's uncle and cousins ​​are not of high status, so they have no chance to attend the palace banquet.

According to Mother Chen's instructions, Su Qingning sat quietly, neither looking at nor moving.

There were more and more people in the hall, and when the seats were full, the emperor and queen accompanied the queen mother and appeared in Yanqing Palace.

After saluting, Su Qingning returned to her seat. She noticed that there was a new seat not far from the queen mother, and there was a man sitting there.

Because she was far away, she couldn't see the man's appearance clearly, but since the man was sitting there, she must have a high status.

Su Qingning's guess was correct, the person sitting there was the youngest son of the current empress dowager, the current sixth prince Xuanyuanqi, he was one year younger than the Emperor Chen.

Originally, he was in the fiefdom, but after discussing with the emperor, the empress dowager sent someone to recall him to the capital.

The emperor arrived, and the New Year's Eve palace banquet kicked off. Su Qingning had eaten in Nongyu Xiaozhu, so she was not hungry at all. She just tasted the food at the palace banquet. I ate a lot of the fruit on the table.

She liked to eat fruit, although Dian Zhongsheng often gave her gifts, but she couldn't enjoy eating it.

In ancient times, fruits were precious, and there were only a few kinds that could be eaten. Today is New Year's Eve, and there are more fruits at the palace banquet.

The emperor's eyes turned around in the hall, and stayed on Su Qingning's body. Seeing that she was eating happily, a smile appeared on his lips.

Withdrawing his gaze, Emperor Chen took a sip of wine, and his eyes fell on Xuanyuanqi.

At this time, Xuanyuanqi was sitting in his seat, drinking, watching the singing and dancing in the hall, looking at his appearance, he seemed very casual.

Frowning slightly, Emperor Chen no longer looked at him, thinking of what the Empress Dowager said when discussing with him, his eyes flashed with sadness.

The palace banquet continued to be lively until it was approaching midnight, when the singing and dancing stopped, Zhou Chengren read out the imperial decree to seal the harem under the emperor's signal.

Basically, with the exception of Wan Xiuyi, all the concubines in the harem had Jin titles.

Concubine Chu was made a noble concubine, and Concubine Lu was promoted to Xiuhua, a third-rank concubine, because of the queen's help.

Zhang Xiuyi, who gave birth to the eldest princess, was promoted to the third rank Zhaorong, and Su Qingning Cong Ronghua was promoted to the fifth rank Jieyu.

The imperial decree was read out, and the concubines who were entrusted by the Jin Dynasty were naturally overjoyed. Wan Xiuyi sat in her seat. Because today is New Year's Eve, she was authorized to lift the confinement. After all, her Yihua Palace is still Raising the second princess.

At this time, Wan Xiuyi's face was very ugly. She never expected that this time the harem would be sealed off without herself.

When she heard the imperial decree read out, she was still a little bit happy in her heart. Although she was lowered towards the previous position, she might be able to be promoted back by taking this opportunity.

Unexpectedly, it had nothing to do with her at all. Looking at the concubines kneeling on the ground to thank her, Wan Xiuyi's eyes fell on Su Qingning.

Now, she is Su Jieyu.

Thinking that she is all thanks to her where she is now, Wan Xiuyi's heart is filled with resentment towards Su Qingning.

Su Qingning knelt on the ground, and she could feel a gaze from the palace falling on her.

Thinking of seeing Wan Xiuyi just now, Su Qingning had an idea in her heart. It seemed that Wan Xiuyi was still determined.

It's okay, anyway, she didn't intend to let her go, after the new year, she still had to find a way to send the second princess back to her own mother.

After thanking her, Su Qingning got up together with everyone, it was midnight, and the New Year's Eve was over. The emperor and the queen accompanied the queen mother to leave the palace banquet.

The sixth prince Xuanyuanqi followed behind, holding a jug of wine in his hand, taking advantage of his approach, Su Qingning took a quick look at him.

This glance made Su Qingning feel a little cold. She noticed that the sixth prince's eyes were very cold, and seemed to have a bit of murderous intent.

"Master, are you alright?" Noticing her strangeness, Nanny Chen stepped forward and asked with concern.

Shaking her head, Su Qingning looked at the Sixth Prince again, only his back was left at this time.

Withdrawing her gaze, Su Qingning adjusted her emotions. She didn't know that after walking out of the hall, Xuanyuanqi stopped and turned to look into the hall...

(End of this chapter)