Houmen's step-wife

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Su Wan didn't know what Emperor Xian De was thinking, she just thought that he was just like herself, wanting to stop calmly and let the queen to toss about, so she was relieved, there would always be someone who couldn't help but jump out and make trouble.

The two of them took a bath and changed their clothes. It was already very late, and it was already past the time for dinner, but the two of them didn't care, and spent their dinner sweetly.

Early the next morning, Emperor Xian De left.

But Su Wan didn't feel lost, because she was not as worried about gain and loss as before, and it could be said that Emperor Xian De had given her a sense of security.

As time passed, the rumors outside became more and more intense. Many people were waiting to see Mrs. Chu's jokes, but there was no movement in Mrs. Chu's house, as if they didn't care at all, which disappointed many people.

In a blink of an eye, it has come to the winter solstice.

On the day of winter solstice, Emperor Xiande went to the Temple of Heaven to offer sacrifices to heaven, but the next day, the wives were going to enter the palace to congratulate the queen, Su Wan was no exception.

On the winter solstice, after the grand and solemn sacrifice to heaven, every day, all the officials came to the court to congratulate the emperor.At the same time, the empress dowager also had to accept congratulations from her orderly wife.

However, due to her serious illness, she was unable to participate in the congratulations. This year, the empress will receive the congratulations from concubines and wives.

On this day, Empress Ning was wearing a uniform and received congratulations from all the concubines and wives above the third rank in the Jiaotai Hall.

Afterwards, Empress Ning gave a banquet in Kunning Palace.

Empress Ning sat alone behind the bright yellow throne, with a smile on her face, a rosy complexion, and a high-spirited look, which seemed to be more graceful and luxurious.

Without the empress dowager's repression, she gained the reputation of a virtuous empress again. Both the court and the people praised her. Now, on such an important day as the winter solstice, she replaces the empress dowager and accepts congratulations from the wives. Happy events follow one after another. Come, how can she not be full of energy?
Even the look in Su Wan's eyes softened a lot.

Su Wan's seat is at the top of the ranks of military officers and honored wives, not in the row of concubines in the harem. Opposite her is Concubine Hu Gui.

However, at this time, although Concubine Hu Gui still had a bad face, she did not target Su Wan as usual.

The first row under Su Wan is Mrs. Li, the mother of Concubine Hu Gui, followed by Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Cao. Madam Hou, Madam Uncle, etc., and even Mrs. Changwu Houtai are here.

The civil servants ordered that Liu Shi, the wife of Zhang Wenhe, the chief assistant minister, be the head.

However, this Mrs. Liu is Zhang Gelao's stepmother, Mr. Zhang Ge is over half a hundred years old, and Mrs. Liu seems to be in her 30s.

I heard that this Mrs. Liu has always been pungent, and that Mr. Zhang Ge was submissive under her control. Even if he went to sleep with a concubine, he had to ask for her opinion. Only if she agreed, would Mr. Zhang Ge dare to go. It's just a rumor. However, since there are such rumors and they have been circulating for so many years, it must not be groundless.

However, this Mrs. Liu seems to be weak and weak, it can only be said that people should not be judged by appearances.

The Queen's banquet was just like that, and everyone just moved their chopsticks symbolically. Besides, although the dishes were exquisite and beautiful, most of them were already cold. Now, the weather is so cold, and everyone is wearing heavy clothes. Serve, where can I eat?

Fortunately, before Su Wan came, she already stuffed her belly with high-calorie food, so she didn't feel hungry.

Empress Ning raised her wine glass and said, "I am here, and I would like to thank everyone for actively donating money. It is because of your generosity that the Yuyingtang can be built better and more, and even more babies can be saved. This is a great merit, therefore, I would like to thank all the wives for all the abandoned babies in the world, and I would like to respect all the wives."

"To the empress!" All the orders also raised their wine glasses in unison, and Su Wan also picked up the wine glass and drank it. The wine in it was all hot, and after drinking it, all internal organs were warmed up.

At this time, someone smiled and complimented: "Your Majesty is too polite, a minister's wife can't be a thank you from the Empress's Majesty. Besides, this is a good thing that will last for thousands of years. It is already a great thing for the minister's wife and others to participate in it." Honored."

As soon as the words fell, another person interjected: "That's right, the empress empress respects the world and treats people with kindness. She can even think of rebuilding the Yuying Hall. With just a little bit, we can't help but admire the empress. It's nothing if we donate a little money ?”

These two obviously wanted to flatter the queen, and hugged the queen's thigh, and made many people frown secretly.

But Empress Ning was very happy to hear that, although her smile was still dignified, there was a joyful smile on the corners of her eyes and brows.

At this time, she had already regarded the Yuyingtang as her own credit, and Mrs. Chu would not be able to take it away even if she wanted to. Therefore, when she heard that the Yuyingtang was her proposal, she did not feel guilty at all.

When she saw that Su Wan was smiling but didn't say a word, she felt more at ease. Mrs. Chu is a smart person after all, and she is very knowledgeable about current affairs.

The two wives who complimented Empress Ning were Madam Hou and Madam Uncle. Unfortunately, both of them had empty titles and no real power, so their words didn't carry too much weight.

Empress Ning said: "The two ladies are really overrated. As the mother of a country, I should do these things." The meaning is already obvious.

At this time, seeing that Empress Ning is very powerful, those two families are not the only ones who want to take refuge in the empress and the second prince. There are also such people as civil servants' wives, the wife of the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, and she can't help but admire: "The empress really loves the people like a child!" In the past, the concubine often heard others say how virtuous the empress is, but she had never seen it with her own eyes, but now, the concubine has finally seen it."

Hearing this, Concubine Hu Gui finally couldn't help but sneered and said: "You ladies are right, our empress is indeed a generation of virtuous queens, but unfortunately, her good reputation is all due to robbing other people's achievements. Got it."

Empress Ning knew that Concubine Hu Gui would cause trouble, so she didn't panic, and said calmly: "Where did Concubine Hu come from? No matter how good-natured I am, I won't tolerate your wanton slander here. You said that I robbed other people's achievements, but you said, whose achievements did I rob? If you can't say one, two, three, then don't blame me for slandering you."

Concubine Hu Gui sneered and said: "The queen doesn't need to scare me here. Since I dare to say it, you are afraid of being punished by you. If you don't talk about the distance, let's say that the wives present all donated silver. In the end, they didn't It is the empress who has gained a good reputation alone, but none of us have mentioned it at all, and all the benefits have been taken by the empress, aren't you taking our money to buy yourself a reputation?"

(End of this chapter)