Houmen's step-wife

Chapter 574 Extravagant Hope (4)
Maybe they have to be implicated.The court lady was not qualified to seek medical treatment, and died if she couldn't make it through.

Huo Qingyin smiled wryly, and then said: "It was my fault, I won't do it again."

She didn't dare to hope for things that didn't belong to her anymore, she only hoped to leave the palace at the age of 23, but fortunately, it hadn't been two years.

To Su Wan, this matter was just a small episode, and she was soon forgotten.

On Longevity Day, Emperor Xiande held a birthday banquet in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, civil and military officials, foreign envoys, relatives of the emperor, and several princes and princesses were all present.

The only difference is that this time there is an extra Su Wan, sitting next to Emperor Xian De.

And Tuanyuan sat with the princes and princesses.

Everyone knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, and after reading out the birthday speech, it was time to congratulate the birthday and give congratulatory gifts.

First, several princes and princesses presented gifts to Emperor Xiande, then King Jin, civil and military officials, relatives of the emperor, and foreign envoys.

The first prince, the second prince, and the third prince are all old, they are considered to be the age of the feudal clan, but the crown prince has not been confirmed yet, Emperor Xian De seems not in a hurry, and it is useless for the ministers to be anxious, so they delay.

Several princes and princesses also sent their own gifts.

Some are found rare treasures, some are rare and rare books, some are Buddha statues, some are poems, calligraphy and paintings made by themselves, princesses send flowers, and some send their own embroidery and so on. I wrote my own kiss, as well as the "homework" I wrote.

No matter what gift was given, Emperor Xiande accepted it with a nod of his head, and encouraged everyone. Regarding Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, Emperor Xiande carefully looked at their homework, and praised and criticized them. There is no difference, in fact, anyone can see the difference.Royal father has never treated them like this, even if he cares about their studies, he just asks about their progress, how could he check them himself?
Moreover, thinking of his mother and queen (mother and concubine), they were also very disappointed. The second prince looked at Su Wan with hatred and dissatisfaction.

If it weren't for her, the queen mother wouldn't be locked up, maybe he would be the prince now, instead of being so unembarrassed and being pressed on top of his head by two cubs.

Su Wan noticed the second prince's eyes looking at her, so she couldn't help but also looked over, but the second prince lowered his head like a frightened bird, as if he was very afraid of her.

Su Wan frowned unobtrusively, and also looked away.

King Jin was playing with the wine glass in his hand. Seeing the second prince's performance, he smiled meaningfully, and then lowered his eyes.

It's good not to be reconciled, and troubles will arise if you are not reconciled. Only when the palace is in chaos can he fish in troubled waters.

He suddenly discovered that dealing with Emperor Xiande was not as difficult as he imagined, because Emperor Xiande already had a weakness, as long as he controlled his weakness, it would be much easier to deal with Emperor Xiande.

King Jin thought of this, put down his wine glass, and presented his own congratulatory gift, which was a ten-foot-long embroidered painting—a picture of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains.

It took more than a hundred embroiderers five years and painstaking efforts to finally complete it.

Originally, King Jin wanted to keep it for himself, but in the end he followed the advice of his staff and presented it to the emperor as a birthday gift.

Seeing this, Emperor Xiande looked at King Jin with a meaningful smile, and said: "Your brother has a heart, I like it very much." Afterwards, people put it away.

"As long as the emperor likes it." After Jin Wang finished speaking, he sat down, and a young eunuch serving him immediately stepped forward to pour him a glass of wine, and the two took the opportunity to exchange a glance.

Then came the congratulatory gifts from civil and military officials.It is nothing more than Ruyi, Buddha statues, calligraphy and painting, Qixiu, porcelain, etc., and the envoys of foreign countries, most of them are foreign treasures, rare animals.The royal relatives are similar, but they all look a little sleepy, and they have long since lost their previous vigor.

There is no way around this. Over the past few years, Emperor Xiande has obviously been weakening the power of these imperial relatives. For example, the power of Concubine Hu's natal family in the Duke's Mansion of the Right Army has been gradually weakened, and some people have even begun to take over. Li Guogong's governor's position.The same is true for the natal families of Concubine De and Concubine Shu.

Even Marquis Changwu seems to be no longer trusted by the emperor as before. At least it is impossible for the next heir of Marquis Changwu to inherit the Zuojun Governor's Mansion. The decline is a foregone conclusion.

Huo Yuan looked at Su Wan who was sitting next to Emperor Xiande, although several years had passed, but seeing her now, he still couldn't calm down in his heart.

Since she left, the Hou Mansion has no more children.

He did this not in the hope that she would come back, because it was obviously impossible, but he still wanted to get her understanding and let her see his painstaking efforts.

Back then, for the sake of his heirs and filial piety, he knew she was innocent and drove her away. Now, he doesn't want any heirs. Anyway, the Hou Mansion already has an heir, but she will never return to him.

Realizing that the emperor was already paying attention to him, Huo Yuan smiled wryly in his heart, and looked back with some difficulty.

Now, it is not easy for him to see her even once, and it is an extravagant hope to see her more. His Majesty is really guarding him too tightly.

Seeing His Majesty so nervous about Su Wan, he felt very complicated.

If he had treated her so well like His Majesty back then, she might not have left him so resolutely. Perhaps they would have had a pair of smart and lovely children like the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Princess.

Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world.

Huo Yuan lowered his eyes again, his expression returned to indifference.

If there is another life, he will definitely cherish her, and will not make the same mistake, so that he regrets it for the rest of his life.

Seeing Huo Yuan move his eyes away with interest, Emperor Xiande snorted softly, and also looked away.

Su Wan looked at Emperor Xian De in surprise.

Emperor Xian De hurriedly smiled at her, expressing that nothing happened.

When Xia Xia saw the interaction between Emperor Xiande and Su Wan, a trace of envy and longing flashed in her eyes, but the most was deep-seated hatred. If it wasn't for them, how could so many of her brothers and sisters die?

She looked at King Jin again, and bit her lower lip unwillingly. She thought that he had treated her well enough, but now it seems that he is not far behind!If he treats herself half as well as the emperor treats the imperial concubine in the future, she will be willing to stay by his side.

(End of this chapter)