royal princess

Chapter 259
After the second round and the third round, everyone's atmosphere in the hall was obviously a little down. It was obvious that the emperor might not come.

Concubine Xian's face was also a little stiff with a smile. Even if she didn't expect the emperor to treat her so well, it was a great honor for her to show her face. However, the emperor hadn't come yet at this hour, so I couldn't help but feel anxious and lost .

The noble concubine glanced at the concubine Xian, smiled softly, but turned her head to the queen and asked: "The emperor is busy with palace affairs recently, and I don't know if I know the birthday of the younger sister of the concubine Xian."

What does this mean?
Is the noble concubine questioning that she, the queen, has not reported to the emperor?Such blatantly sowing dissension, the empress's expression was naturally not very good-looking, she looked at the imperial concubine and said: "The younger sister of the imperial concubine also knows that the emperor is busy with official duties, so naturally the most important thing is state affairs, we sisters in the harem, try not to cause trouble for the emperor. yes."

Concubine Xian coming to drink a glass of water and wine on her birthday is causing trouble?
The emperor runs to the Yihexuan every day, isn't that causing trouble?

The noble concubine smiled softly, "What the empress said is that after all the emperor is not only busy with official duties, but also takes care of the baby in Concubine Xi's womb, isn't it?"

The queen frowned and looked at the imperial concubine. She seemed to be a bit out of sorts today, so she looked at her with a sullen face and said, "Sister imperial concubine, please be careful, it's better not to say these things lightly."

"The empress really likes to joke. I just express my expectation for Concubine Xi's birth. What else does it mean? Or what does the empress mean?" The light shining from the depths of the body made the queen tremble.

She gently held her hands, ignored the imperial concubine, but turned to look at the concubine Xian, "You are the most sensible, and the emperor is naturally thinking about you. It's just that you also know that the scientific examination is coming soon, and the country will seek talents." The most important thing is that you have to be understanding, don't learn from those petty people who don't have the slightest heart."

Concubine Xian choked on her breath, who is the empress's petty anger referring to?Are you still a concubine?
But now she absolutely can't dismantle the Queen's platform, she smiled softly and said softly: "Your Majesty is very right, since the sisters in the harem can't solve the emperor's worries and problems, it is true that we don't cause trouble for the emperor." Yes. The courtiers and concubines dare not hold any resentment in the slightest, they only hope that the emperor's state affairs will be smooth, and our Dayu dynasty will be stable, this is the blessing of all people in the world."

The queen nodded in satisfaction, "I will tell the emperor about your thoughts."

Concubine Xian smiled, "Thank you, Ma'am, it's just a little bit of my sincerity, I don't dare to take credit or take the liberty."

The noble concubine watched the empress sing along with the concubine Xian, and suddenly felt very boring, why bother to do this?Does the queen really trust Concubine Xian?Is Concubine Xian really willing to be the queen's dog?

In her opinion, everything is fake.

People, no matter how much you pretend, you can't suppress your inner desire.

Concubine Xi has monopolized the emperor's favor for a long time, and everyone in the harem has long been dissatisfied. Everyone is ready to go, and she just needs a small boost.

Since ancient times, those who monopolize the monarch's favor have never had a good end.

How could a smart person like Concubine Xi not have thought of this.Now, by repeating the old tricks during pregnancy, I thought I could keep up with the last child, will everyone endure it to the end?

Even if they were willing, the families behind these people would not agree!
"The Emperor is here!"

"Concubine Xi is here!"

The sudden sound made the whole hall quiet, and everyone immediately got up to meet him, but the latter sentence that Concubine Xi arrived still made everyone feel bursts of surprise.

Concubine Xi is here?

how can that be possible?
Didn't she regard her stomach like her eyeballs, and usually refuse to step out of the door of Yihexuan, but today she came to attend Xianfei's birthday banquet?
Moreover, he came with the emperor.

"The courtiers and concubines welcome the holy driver." Everyone responded in unison.

"Everyone get up." Xiao Qi walked in slowly, holding Si Jin's hand, and said as soon as he looked at the crowd.

Si Jin quietly broke free from Xiao Qi's hand, and went forward to pay respects to the queen, "My concubine pays respects to the empress."

The queen helped Concubine Xi up with a smile, looked at her and said, "Do you want to come out and have fun today? I see that your spirit is not bad."

"Thank you for your concern, my concubine, everything is fine." Si Jin replied with a smile, and then looked at the imperial concubine, "Greetings to the imperial concubine and sister."

The imperial concubine smiled, "Concubine Xi doesn't need to be too polite, it's a serious matter to take care of yourself first because you are heavy now."

There was a thorn in this remark, Si Jin didn't pay much attention to the imperial concubine.He only smiled at her, and then looked at Concubine Xian, "The concubine respectfully wishes sister Concubine Xian a happy birthday, and wishes her to have a bright future every year, and to be happy every year." As he spoke, he handed over the birthday gift.

Concubine Xian was both surprised and happy in her heart. She was happy that the emperor had arrived, and surprised that Concubine Xi followed, but she didn't show it at all on the surface. She accepted the birthday gift in person and said to Si Jin: "Sister Xi Concubine can Come on, I am naturally very happy, please think about it."

Everyone chatted and laughed for a while, and after meeting each other, the queen invited the emperor to take the seat.One side of Xiao Qi is naturally the queen's seat, but the other side of the seat is reserved for the birthday concubine Xian.The noble concubine moved down a position, after all, today is the home of the concubine Xian, and this face is to be given.

However, where would Concubine Xi sit?

Although the people below had recovered their senses at this time, seeing Concubine Xi standing in the hall with a radiant face, everyone felt a little heavy in their hearts.

This concubine Xi is simply lingering, it is really hateful.

With her here, can the emperor still see others?
Everyone thought that Concubine Xi was not here today, and everyone tried their best to show their faces in front of the emperor, but what happened?

Even though everyone was dissatisfied, they had to admit the fact that where Concubine Xi was present, the emperor could not see others.

No matter how beautiful you are, no matter how talented you are, it's all useless!
"Sister Concubine Xi came by Bengong's side, just for us sisters to have a good talk." The queen asked someone to add a seat beside her, and waved to Si Jin with a smile.

Si Jin sighed inwardly, the empress really deserved to be an empress, she had no intention of causing trouble for Concubine Xian, after all it was her birthday, so she accepted the empress' arrangement with a smile, and walked over with lotus steps.

Xiao Qi glanced at Si Jin, and didn't turn his head until she sat down firmly.In fact, the distance between the two is very close, only a queen is separated in the middle.

After the emperor arrived, Guan Chang'an came out and sang the birthday gift that the emperor bestowed on Concubine Xian. A one-page list of items was considered very respectable.Concubine Xian was very surprised and thanked the emperor for her kindness with surprise on her face, and ordered people to put away the things. Looking at the envious eyes of the concubines in the palace, she felt that her back could straighten up.

In this palace, status and rewards can both prove whether a person is favored or not.It doesn't matter if you don't have the emperor's favor, but being able to have generous rewards also shows that you still have weight in the emperor's mind.

The queen lowered her eyes and smiled, and looked sideways at Si Jin, "You shouldn't have come out today."

"Thank you, Ma'am, for your concern. It's just that I'm always suffocated in the Yihexuan. It's rare that today is a good day for Concubine Xian, and it's done by you, Madam. Naturally, I don't have anything to worry about." Holding the queen up, Si Jin looked sincere.

The queen smiled and shook her head, "There are so many people with mixed eyes, even if I personally arrange it, I still need to be careful. You, don't be so careless in the future."

"Yes, I remember." Si Jin smiled sweetly, "The concubine also wants to take the opportunity to meet my mother, but now as the month gets older, I dare not come out and walk around easily. The opportunity is rare, my mother, please don't train me .”

The queen looked at Si Jin acting like a baby to her, she was dazed for a rare moment, she looked at Si Jin with a complicated heart, and then everything turned into a sigh and swallowed in her heart, "Eat some food, if you want to come, you can eat it too." hungry."

Si Jin responded with a smile.

The Empress chatted happily with Concubine Xi, Concubine Xian and Concubine Xi also got along well with the Emperor, but the concubines who had no chance to get close could only watch from afar.There are singing and dancing in the hall, but everyone has no mood to watch.

Even if Concubine Xi is not by the emperor's side to hold his mind, and there are concubines surrounded by virtuous concubines, even Concubine Mei and Concubine Qu can't get close to him, let alone the rest.

Originally, I thought that when I was drunk, I would naturally feel more relaxed, but now looking at...

Su Rui sat down, staring at Concubine Xi who was beside the queen, suddenly felt that this was the first time she had looked at this person so seriously.This woman who is related to her by blood, but the relationship between the two, or the relationship between the two families, is actually not harmonious.

Slowly retracting his gaze, he lowered his head, took a mouthful of vegetables and swallowed carefully, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Qiao Lingyi's slightly absent-minded gaze.But soon, Qiao Lingyi put away his expression, and sat there looking unharmed.

Su Rui smiled inwardly, to be honest, Qiao Lingyi is the most pitiful person in the whole hall.Thinking back, she bewitched herself to do a lot of things because she saw her irritable temper.Now that she has figured it out, she will naturally not let her tease herself again.

Thinking of this, she walked over to Qiao Lingyi with a glass of wine and sat down.

Qiao Lingyi was taken aback, and looked sideways at Su Rui.

The two looked at each other, and Su Rui smiled and said, "Sister Qiao, what are you doing looking at me like this? Could it be that there is something on my face?"

"No." Qiao Lingyi said quickly, she was just curious, what was Su Rui doing here at this time?
The hall was bustling at this time, most of the concubines who had been friends with each other were sitting together talking and laughing, so the two of them were not conspicuous.The emperor and empress talked and laughed happily, and the concubines below naturally tried their best to stretch their advantages. Even if the emperor didn't watch it, it was better than not being prepared.

Su Rui raised her glass, looked at Qiao Lingyi and said, "Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've had a drink with Sister Qiao. It's rare to meet today. Let's have a drink?"

(End of this chapter)