royal princess

Chapter 96 The Emperor's Warmth 1
After the noon banquet, the wives who entered the palace got the imperial edict, and if there were women in the palace who could get together, the concubines in the side hall left in a hurry.Qi Ronghua's natal family is not obvious, and Si Jin is just getting started, and the two of them have no natal family to reunite, and there is a sense of sympathy for each other.

Si Jin has been promoted to Wanyi, and seeing that the family members are getting more and more prosperous, naturally, some concubines will come up to make acquaintances.Si Jin also knew that living in the palace should not leave a reputation of being aloof and lofty, but she was able to calm down and deal with everyone.Everyone saw her talking and laughing at Yan Yan, she was very close, but for a while there were quite a few people gathered around her talking and laughing.

Whether it was true or false, Si Jin couldn't help but feel tired, but she couldn't say it out, so she could only joke patiently.

After finally waiting for the wives to leave the palace, Si Jin and the others went back to the palace to redress themselves.After entering the door of Yihexuan, Si Jin fell down on the couch, and said to Yun Shang and the others: "I'll take a nap for a while, call me in half an hour."

"Master, half an hour is not enough. You have to get up in a moment at most. You have to change your clothes and make up later. This will take time." Yun Shang said while undressing Si Jin.

"Just a moment." Si Jin closed her eyes, only to feel that all the bones in her body were falling apart, like during the military training, training for eight hours a day, her bones were run over by a big truck.

While talking, Si Jin fell asleep.Yun Shang put up a brocade quilt for her, and then lifted the curtain and walked out.When I got outside, I ran into Hua Rong who was holding a teacup, and hurriedly said: "Let's put it aside for now, the master is asleep now."

Huarong nodded when she heard the words, and said in a low voice: "Aunt Tong just delivered a message."

Yun Chang froze for a moment, frowned and asked, "What did you say?"

Huarong curled her lips, and said reluctantly: "What else can I say, but just tell me to let our master dress up well at night. Who do you think our master is, really..."

"The empress is very scheming, she wants to use our master to snatch the favor of the noble concubine. But tonight, the empress may be disappointed, the emperor will not let the imperial concubine lose face."

"Isn't that right? No one in the palace knew that the imperial concubine used to be so pampered. Today is Princess Yuzhen's full moon banquet. The emperor must be going to Changle Palace. If this is the case, why should the empress let our master do it? Wicked people." Dressing up at night is not to embarrass the imperial concubine, but to add another layer of hatred.

Yun Chang was silent, glanced sideways at the inner room, sighed a long time, and then said: "Now our Yihexuan has to rely on the queen, so what people say is what they say."

Huarong pursed her lips, "It's really..."

"Okay, let's not say a few words. After the master wakes up, let's talk slowly, and the empress can't offend her." Yun Chang frowned when she said it herself. Of course, their master is favored. The queen is behind the scenes, but it is also because the master can win the favor of the emperor.Otherwise, the queen pushed so many people, why did the master fall into the eyes of the emperor.It is said that it is relying on Fenghuan Palace, but in fact it is the master who has the ability.But it is true that the master is safe and sound in the harem and is protected by the empress, which is really embarrassing.

After Si Jin woke up, she drank a cup of warm tea first to quench her thirst, and then she was not surprised when Yun Shang conveyed Aunt Tong's words, and said, "Then take the gift that the Queen Mother rewarded last time." Bring me the clothes made of satin, and the set of emerald jewels."

"Yes." Yun Shang responded quickly, and Hua Rong went into the inner room and took out the things.

Si Jin glanced at it, and saw that the clothes were hibiscus red, paired with this ruby, it looked good, but it was unavoidably tacky.But that's fine, as long as the queen can do business, anyway, Xiao Qi will not come to Yihexuan tonight.

It took a long time to remove the bun and comb it again. By the time it was finished, the sky outside had already darkened.

The lights in Fenghuan Palace were brightly lit, and the two red lanterns hanging outside the palace gate could be seen from a distance. Fenghuan Palace.The dinner party was set in the main hall, and there were palace people who had already set up the tables and chairs one by one. The two sat at the same table, and Si Jin and Qi Ronghua sat together.

The hall was very lively, the imperial concubine changed into a coral red shirt, surrounded by stars like the moon, Aunt Hua and Princess Yuzhen were not there, presumably they did not bring them from Changle Palace.I have already met people at the luncheon, but there is no need to come out again because of the coldness of the dinner.

The queen was dressed in formal attire at noon, and at the dinner she wore a red brocade gown, which collided with the coral red of the noble concubine, making everyone's eyes afraid to look at it.

"The Emperor is here!"

Following Guan Chang'an's voice, the hall fell silent, and everyone knelt down to greet her. Si Jin saw a corner of the bright yellow robe slipping in front of her.

"See the emperor." Everyone said in unison.

"All the beloved concubines are flat, today is a happy day, you don't need to be formal, just sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Everyone returned to their seats, Si Jin and Qi Ronghua looked at each other with a smile, and sat down lightly.Si Jin didn't look up to look at the scenery above, but only looked at the dishes on her table.The banquet in Fenghuan Palace took a lot of thought, and there was a white jade pot next to it, which contained Huiquan wine, so Si Jin held the pot and poured herself a glass.

Xiao Qi sat on the top, the empress and concubine occupied each side, quite a bit of a rivalry.The imperial concubine Qianqianyu held the wine pot with her fingers, and with a smile on her lips, she said softly: "Today's feast, thank you for the emperor's grace, it is Zhen'er's blessing."

"Yuzhen is my daughter, so I naturally don't want to treat her badly." Xiao Qi picked up the wine glass and drank it down, "It's really hard work for my concubine to give birth to a daughter for me."

The noble concubine blushed when she heard the words, "This is the duty of a concubine, I dare not be the emperor to say that." After finishing speaking, she refilled a glass for Xiao Qi, "The concubine is looking forward to writing a good word for the emperor."

The face of the queen next to her is not so good-looking. Can you write a good word?The imperial concubine dared to say so!Don't be ashamed in public!
Xiao Qi laughed and drank it down again.

Si Jin, who was sitting at the bottom, did not hear Xiao Qi's response to this. According to her thinking, Xiao Qi was stupid to let the noble concubine have a son.However, who can guarantee that this will not happen?After all, the imperial concubine has been favored for many years, so she still has some weight in the emperor's heart.Even though the family background adds weight to it, if the imperial concubine hadn't really been liked by Xiao Qi, this daughter might not have been able to be born.

Si Jin picked up the wine glass and took a sip, only feeling that the wine tasted a bit sweet in her throat, and Qi Ronghua next to her said in a low voice: "Sister Wanyi, drink less, too much wine will hurt your stomach."

"Thank you, Sister Rong Hua." Si Jin smiled sweetly, with a naive expression on her face, "This wine tastes so good after I drink it, I can't help being greedy."

"The things here are good, empress, but eat less and cherish the blessing."

"My younger sister has been educated." Si Jin knew that Qi Ronghua had good intentions, so she smiled softly at her.

Qi Ronghua couldn't help being startled, seeing Xi Wanyi's pink face with dizziness, willow brows and cherry lips, no wonder Xi Wanyi won the Sacred Heart in one fell swoop.If she was a man, I'm afraid she couldn't hide from it.

How can there be no singing and dancing in such a banquet? The empress specially chose a new dance performed by the music department of the Shangyi Bureau.I saw that all the dancers in the field had waists like thin willows and faces like peach blossoms.

Xiao Qi's eyes seemed to glance over Si Jin inadvertently, and saw that she had her head half down, she didn't see how much food she had eaten, but she drank several cups of wine, and her brows frowned for a while.

The imperial concubine will turn her head and see the emperor's frown slightly. She follows his gaze and quickly retracts, only looking at the emperor with a chuckle, "Your majesty, the food and drink are not to your liking. Why don't the concubines ask you to change them?" Come."

Xiao Qi looked sideways at the imperial concubine, his eyes were deep, his brows were sculpted and his face was kind, "No, the banquet prepared by the queen is very suitable for my taste."

The queen next to her heard the words and said: "Thank you for the emperor's praise. The concubine should do it. This rouge foie gras was used by the emperor last time. This time, the concubine ordered them to make it specially. Your majesty, please try it."

The empress personally picked up a chopstick and put it into the emperor's bowl, her brows were peaceful, and the corner of her mouth was smiling, with the air of a graceful and magnanimous empress.

Today in this hall there are three people wearing red, the empress's bright red, the imperial concubine's coral red, and Si Jin's hibiscus red.Three touches of red are particularly eye-catching in this hall, and many people's eyes fell on Si Jin with a bit of sneer.Today is a good day for the imperial concubine, and she still wants to win favor with the imperial concubine, it's really beyond her control.

The food and drink were abundant, the beauties were spinning, the hall was full of laughter, and under the misty lights, Si Jin looked at the various living beings, and Si Jin refused to let her eyes see the happy scene of the concubine and queen's family above.Even when everyone came forward to toast together, Si Jin just followed behind the crowd, toasted with them, and then returned to her seat.

From the beginning to the end, she never met Xiao Qi's eyes.

When the banquet was over, it was already mid-moon, Xiao Qi took the imperial concubine's hand and left the gate of Fenghuan Palace.

Qi Ronghua stood beside Si Jin and glanced sideways at her, only to see that her expression was flat, her eyes were calm, and she was a little dazed for a while.Unexpectedly, Xi Wanyi has a calm temperament, so it's good, so that she can live more comfortably in this harem.

The low-ranking concubines waited for the high-ranking concubines to leave before they could leave. Concubine Dong Xian passed by Si Jin and comforted her with a smile: "My sister's better days are yet to come."

"Thank you, Concubine Xian." Si Jin smiled innocently, as if she didn't understand what Concubine Xian was talking about.

Concubine Xian's smile paused, then she strode away holding the hand of the palace maid.

As soon as Concubine Xian left, Concubine Mei and Concubine Qu came out together. Concubine Mei nodded and smiled at Si Jin, but Concubine Qu was expressionless and neither hot nor cold.When Li Zhaoyi left, she looked at Si Jin as if she was looking at a poor object. Si Jin's hands were tightly clenched in the sleeves, but there was no abnormality on her face.

(End of this chapter)