The rebirth of the poisonous concubine

Chapter 82 There is no benefit in breaking the rules in the palace
She knew that Situ Rui liked extravagance, and today's arrangement was based on Situ Rui's and her own preferences.

The ground is covered with a red carpet inlaid with gold threads, and the beams are covered with delicately painted palace lanterns, with bright red silk flowers on them.

Today, at the emperor's birthday banquet, the empress ordered that the palace lanterns in the entire palace be made of red silk, and the lights must be brightly lit all night.

The main hall is surrounded by eight pairs of tall silver carved pillars, and next to the pillars there are one-person-high silver candlesticks carved with the same pattern.

It was still early in the sky, and there was no trace of gloom, but red candles were lit early above.

This candle is secretly made in the palace, and it is mixed with many kinds of precious spices. When it is lit, there will be a faint fragrance in the palace. Only the royal family can achieve such extravagance.

On the front is a carved table with a golden dragon border, and the dragon chair at the back is naturally where the emperor sits. According to the rules of previous years, only the queen sits next to it.

But this year is different from previous years. With the imperial concubine Qin Wange entering the palace, there are two pictures next to the dragon chair.
The chairs are where the queen sits on one side and Qin Wange's seat on the other.

Qin Wange sat next to the queen, which meant that she was sitting on an equal footing with the queen.

Seeing Xu Qiushui's cold face, Qin Wange knew that Xu Qiushui hadn't arranged this, maybe it was Situ Rui's special order, so Xu Qiushui had no choice but to obey.

On both sides are agarwood mahogany tables, and beside the tables are vases made of white jade.

Xu Qiushui has always liked peach blossoms, and the jade vases are carefully prepared with peach blossoms picked from the garden behind.Behind the table are soft embroidered cushions and pillows, and behind them are the serving maids and eunuchs.

Those sitting in the hall are all high-ranking concubines and highly regarded officials in the harem, while those outside the hall are all foreign ministers.

When Qin Wange came in, he glanced roughly.

All the ministers were still sitting in front, but Situ Yan, the emperor's younger brother, the imperial king of Lingzhou, was arranged in a corner that no one noticed. This also showed how much the emperor didn't want to see this emperor. younger brother.

The faces of the highly respected ministers in the hall were very unfamiliar to Qin Wange, and most of them had never been seen before.

That's right, over the years, Situ Rui has been very suspicious. Those old officials who the former emperor relied on and the ministers who had good friends with the Qin family were all withdrawn, exiled, and relegated by him using various excuses. He was relegated, and many ministers resigned and went home because of the Qin family's affairs back then.

But those who stay in the court and reuse them are like the right ministers.Qin Wange sneered inwardly, and glanced at the prime minister on the right who was seated in front.

The court situation in Xiling, because of Situ Rui's jealousy, disobedience to honest advice, and the use of those who can only flatter, has long been a mess. Even if she and Situ Yan hadn't come to Xiling, even if they hadn't set up this situation Well, Situ Rui, the emperor, has not been around for long.

Judging from the first position behind Xu Qiushui, it was Concubine Lan, and Concubine Yun was sitting next to her. This was arranged according to the rank of concubines.

Arriving in the back, lined up in turn are Li concubine, Hua concubine, Yue concubine and the others.Further down, there are concubines with lower ranks.

Xu Qiushui had no choice but to dote on the harem alone, coupled with vicious methods, if any woman in the harem won the favor of Situ Rui without a certain family background as a backing, Xu Qiushui would definitely not tolerate it. The night before yesterday, Cheng Enlu, The next day, it should be degraded or disappeared under various names.

Qin Wange came late, basically everyone in the harem arrived.With a smile on her face, Qin Wange sat down beside Xu Qiushui regardless of Xu Qiushui's livid face.

Looking into the main hall, all the concubines are all dressed in heavy makeup, and they really went all out for Bojun's smile. Such a desperate appearance really compares to all the peach blossoms in the garden.

However, it is no wonder that these people have worked hard.Today is a rare opportunity. Seeing that Situ Rui's gaze has been on her recently, Xu Qiushui feels deeply threatened, so he asked them to try their best to compete for the limelight at the birthday banquet today, so as to divert Situ Rui's attention.

If this once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity for the empress to take the initiative to delegate power is not seized to express herself, I am afraid that it will be more difficult to show her face in front of the king in the future, and she will only end up as a lonely old man in the deep palace.

The arrival of Qin Wange naturally attracted the attention of many people. This princess from southern Xinjiang was conferred the title of imperial concubine before she went to bed. In the harem, her status is only second to that of a queen. For her sake, Situ Rui punished the Queen for confinement.

The news about the harem spread the fastest. The concubines looked at Qin Wange with envy, envy and disdain, but Qin Wange, who was sitting next to Xu Qiushui, looked indifferent.

No matter whether others are jealous or envious, she is the one who can sit next to Xu Qiushui in the end. For them, this position can only be prohibitive.

Looking around, the natural appearance of a woman who was fortunate enough to be given a status by Situ Rui was not much different.Either the appearance is gorgeous, or the appearance is beautiful, each has its own merits.

Looking at the concubines present here, they are all fat and thin, Situ Rui seems to be quite blessed.

No matter how domineering Xu Qiushui was, he came from a humble background and his foundation in the palace was unstable.If there is a concubine in the draft or if Situ Rui wants to be lucky, Xu Qiushui can't stop it.

It seems that Xu Qiushui seems to be a collection of thousands of pets in the palace these years, but life is not easy.

No matter how beautiful Situ Rui was, he would eventually get bored one day, and Xu Qiushui was greedy in nature, presumably Situ Rui already had a taboo against her and the right minister, that's why he was so anxious to support her.

Today's Qin Wange was dressed in an elegant and light attire, and at the banquet with Concubine Lan, who was also lightly wearing makeup, she stood out in front of all the concubines, and the concubines secretly gritted their teeth and hated secretly.

Moreover, the most important thing is that even if this imperial concubine doesn't dress up carefully, she can dress like this casually, and her appearance and figure alone will leave them far away. Even the empress of the Yanguan Harem Incomparable.

"The dress of the noble concubine is indeed exquisite and ingenious, but today the emperor's birthday banquet, according to the palace rules, should wear authentic court clothes. I am afraid that it is not appropriate for the noble concubine to come here. After all, white is the most taboo color in the palace. , if the elder sister of the imperial concubine wears this outfit at the emperor's birthday banquet, what is the intention?"

After Qin Wange sat down firmly, she heard Concubine Li, who was sitting under Concubine Yun, say with a smile.

Concubine Li was wearing a sky-blue court dress embroidered with dark flowers, and on her head was a golden five-tailed golden phoenix hairpin inlaid with rubies. Xu Qiushui was not inferior.

Concubine Li's background is average, her father is only a third-rank servant.But in the palace, she was able to be favored all the time, and she was still alive to see, even more favored than Concubine Lan and Concubine Yun. Naturally, there was a reason for her.

She is a smart person, she took refuge in Xu Qiushui when she first entered the palace, and served her carefully.Moreover, she has always been loyal to Xu Qiushui all these years, so Xu Qiushui was able to accommodate Concubine Li to always be by Situ Rui's side.

Xu Qiushui knew what a man was thinking, especially Situ Rui, even if there were no Concubine Li and other people, it would be better to let someone he could control gain the grace of God than someone he could not control.This will also strengthen your position.

However, although Concubine Li was favored in the palace, in order to balance her own power, Xu Qiushui restrained Concubine Li and never let Situ Ruijin confer her the title of Concubine Li. Jiu is still a concubine.

At today's birthday banquet, Xu Qiushui thought to himself that his identity would not trouble her, after all, Xu Qiushui had to act like a worthy queen in front of the officials.

But Concubine Li, who had always only listened to her orders and believed that she was obedient to her orders, deliberately made trouble for her. It was clear at a glance who ordered her.

Qin Wange smiled when he heard the words, and said in a calm manner: "I am from southern Xinjiang. In the customs of southern Xinjiang, white is the most noble color, so wearing white at the emperor's birthday banquet is a sign of I don't mean to belittle the emperor's respect. On the contrary, Concubine Li, the five-tailed phoenix hairpin is quite delicate and unique in workmanship."

When Qin Wange said this, everyone unconsciously looked at Concubine Li.

Qin Wange took a sip of tea, looked at Concubine Li and said leisurely: "In the palace regulations of Xiling, the empress wears nine-tailed phoenix hairpins, the imperial concubine wears seven-tailed phoenix hairpins, the five-tailed phoenix hairpins for concubines and above, and the five-tailed phoenix hairpins for concubines You can only wear three-tailed phoenix hairpins. Empress, do you remember wrongly?"

As she spoke, a look flew towards Xu Qiushui from the corner of her eye.

Qin Wange suddenly took the initiative to ask herself a question, Xu Qiushui was stunned for a moment, what she didn't expect was that she, who was born in southern Xinjiang, would know so much, so she was reluctant to talk to her, and said lightly: "The imperial concubine has a very good memory. , I have a good memory of the rules of the harem."

"Thank you, Empress, for your compliment." Qin Wange nodded slightly, full of respect, "But Concubine Li has no heirs, and without the emperor's special favor, does wearing a five-tailed phoenix hairpin conform to the palace rules? Is it wrong? Concubine Li has been in the palace for so many years, don't you know all the rules in the palace? Today's emperor's birthday banquet originally paid the most attention to etiquette. Concubine Li deliberately wore the five-tailed phoenix hairpin. heart of?"

Qin Wange said in a cold voice suddenly.

Although Concubine Li is a concubine, she is favored by the emperor, and she belongs to the empress, so she thinks that she is different from the other three concubines, so she always wears the five-tailed phoenix hairpin.

Concubine Lan has a weak personality, she just hopes that she can survive in the palace without attracting the attention of the empress, so naturally she doesn't dare to say anything; Concubine Yun has a cold personality, she always reads her books behind closed doors I don't care about these things in the harem because of my own affairs.

(End of this chapter)