Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 356 The Mid-Autumn Family Banquet
On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the night is heavy.

There are lights and festoons in Yikun Palace, because it is a small family banquet, only the small kitchen of Yikun Palace is allowed to set up a table.

Although the small kitchen sparrow is small, it has all internal organs, and the dishes it makes are not extravagant, but delicate and delicious.

However, all the people sitting at the banquet seemed to have no joyful atmosphere.

Except for Erbeile, who was expelled from the palace, all the concubines in the harem arrived, followed by a few elder brothers and five princesses and Er Gege.

Except for Chen Wenxin, the three concubines De, Hui and Rong were respected in the palace, and their seats were at the front, and the expressions of the three were a little calm.

Concubine De and Chen Wenxin are on the same side, and they don't have much contact with them.

What is strange is that Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong, who have always been sisters, did not say a word in a strange way today.

Don't even look at each other, try to avoid eye contact.

Mr. Zhang Gui in the back was concentrating on eating the vegetables and didn't pay attention to these things at all. Mr. Ding has stopped being a monster recently and followed Mr. Zhang's example to pick and eat vegetables at the banquet.

Seeing Chen Wenxin's plump body after pregnancy, she also seemed to have a special sense of beauty. Recently, she turned her longing into appetite and desperately ate more to gain weight.

To achieve Chen Wenxin's plump body, there is a long way to go.

"Is this Pleurotus eryngii delicious?"

Zhang Guiren didn't raise his head when he heard someone ask, "It's delicious, that stewed chicken with mushrooms is also delicious."

After subconsciously she finished answering, she felt that something was wrong, and when she looked up, she realized that the person who asked the question was Dinggui.

Mrs. Ding was a little embarrassed by her stare, "Um... this tripe is also quite delicious, would you like to try it?"

Zhang Guiren's eyes turned back and forth between her face and the tripe on the plate, and finally fixed on the tripe on the plate and put down his chopsticks.

The two chatted head to head and chatted about the dishes on the table.

Only Zeng Chang who was next to Zhang Guiren was amazed. He did not expect the two who had fought before to reconcile so easily.

The allure of food is powerful.

Wei Changzai has long been used to this, she sometimes looks at the situation of Concubine Rong and Concubine Hui, and sometimes looks at the elder brothers below.

The fifth elder brother insisted on attending at a young age. Chen Wenxin doted on him and made an agreement with him not to yell or run around, so he was allowed to attend.

The fifth princess and Er Gege teased him from time to time, but he made the two little girls giggle.

Apart from him, the elder brother, the third elder brother, and the fourth elder brother who were able to attend were very strange.

Just like Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong have a good relationship, the elder brother and the third elder brother have always been friends.

In other words, just like Concubine Rong is attached to Concubine Hui, Third Elder Brother has always been attached to Eldest Elder Brother.

The current scene is a bit weird, the third elder brother is stern and doesn't look at the eldest brother, but talks to the fourth elder brother from time to time, talking about the books he has read recently and so on.

The fourth elder brother told him his study experience very frankly. The two brothers are similar in age, and if they really open up and chat, they will be more compatible than other brothers.

The fly in the ointment is that the elder brother looks extremely ugly when he sees the happy appearance of the two brothers, and the fourth elder brother is worried about the mood of the elder brother, so he can't talk freely.

Chen Wenxin, who was at the top, saw all this, and smiled calmly: "What are the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother talking about? Tell us too."

Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong froze as soon as the words came out.

The fourth elder brother was about to get up and answer, but he didn't want the third elder brother to stand up first, he said: "Return to the queen's mother, I heard a story, I don't know if it is true, the fourth brother has read that story, so I asked ask him."

"Oh? What's the story?"

"The story of the yellow robe added to the body."

Chen Wenxin smiled and said: "Third Elder Brother, do you understand the question? If you understand the question, I will also talk to the girls and let everyone listen to the story for fun."

Brother San said: "This story is about a general under Emperor Gong of the Later Zhou Dynasty, named Zhao Kuangyin. When he was leading the army, he fell asleep one night, and his brothers got together to discuss it."

"What are you discussing?"

"They discussed how to help Zhao Kuangyin, who holds the military power, to the throne, so that their glory and wealth will definitely be indispensable in the future. So they made a yellow robe and put it on Zhao Kuangyin, and they surrounded him and returned to the capital. Emperor Gong of the Zhou Dynasty had to abdicate to let the virtuous. "

The third elder brother spoke clearly and concisely, and Chen Wenxin couldn't help praising: "The third elder brother has grown up now, and his speaking strength has also increased. He is not as sick and weak as he was when he was a child. The queen mother is really happy for you."

She was sincerely happy for Third Elder Brother, but it made Concubine Rong's expression stiffen even more.

The third elder brother smiled and said: "This story is not finished yet, does Queen Mother want to hear it?"

"Think about it, tell us."

The third elder brother glanced at the eldest elder brother.

"This Zhao Kuangyin is the later Song Taizu. Those brothers who thought that helping him to mount a horse would make chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, were all eradicated by him. My son couldn't help but think of a sentence, the cunning rabbit died, the lackeys cooked, and the birds died..."

"Third elder brother!"

Concubine Rong's voice almost changed, "Did the third brother drink too much? Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival family feast, why are you talking about such a miserable story?"

What kind of cunning rabbit and dog cooking, didn't he just want to hint to Concubine Rong that if he blindly helps Concubine Hui hold the elder brother, there may not be good results in the future?
The eldest elder brother's face was livid, and his eyes were full of anger when he looked at the third elder brother.

It turned out that the third elder brother thought this way. He didn't want to support himself as the crown prince, so who did he want to support?

Is it the fourth elder brother, or himself?

He really underestimated this weak and sick brother.

After hearing the story of the third elder brother, Concubine Hui understood it completely.

It turned out that the third elder brother had such thoughts, no wonder Concubine Rong dared not tell her the reason for the quarrel between their mother and son that day.

She sneered, "Why does Concubine Rong stop the third elder brother? The third elder brother used to be weak and sick and seldom spoke loudly in front of others. Now that he dares to speak out, why do you, a mother-in-law, stop you?"

As soon as Concubine Hui said this, Concubine Rong looked at her in a daze, even Zhang Guiren and Ding Guiren, who were concentrating on eating, noticed something was wrong, and raised their heads from the dishes.

Concubine Rong never expected that Concubine Hui would embarrass her in front of everyone.

She originally thought that based on the relationship between the two sisters, it would be fine for Concubine Hui to be angry for a few days, and she would be able to explain slowly.

I didn't expect Concubine Hui to be so heartless.

In her heart, does she regard herself as her younger sister, or as a vassal?
Seeing Concubine Rong's distraught face, the third elder brother said to Concubine Hui unconvinced: "What Hui Erniang said is that this son-in-law used to be sick and weak, but now the bigger the better, he is no different from other brothers."

It's no different from other brothers, and it's no different from big brother.

Whatever Big Brother can do and compete for, he can do the same.

Concubine Hui was so choked by him that she couldn't answer, her face turned red with anger, and she couldn't argue with a junior.

Dinggui put a lotus seed into his mouth, and said loudly: "It's just autumn, why do people eat garlic? It's very choking."

Zhang Guiren, who was sitting next to her, almost didn't laugh out loud.

Seeing the stubborn look of the third elder brother with his neck stuck, Chen Wenxin put down his chopsticks and suddenly felt deeply moved.

Brothers have grown up after all, a young man of this age grows up very fast.

In the blink of an eye, it seems that I don't know...

"The story is over, third elder brother, sit down quickly. I also have something to tell you here in this palace."

When Chen Wenxin said this, everyone was shocked.

What she wants to say will be...

"You all know that before the emperor left, he handed over a secret edict to the palace for safekeeping. In this secret edict, it is said that if the emperor makes a mistake while going abroad, the foundation of the Qing Dynasty will be inherited."

really!

Everyone pricked up their ears, and the delicacies in front of them seemed to lose their appeal, and the elder brothers held their breaths and waited for her words.

"I know, everyone wants to know what the contents of the secret edict are. I also really want to know, but since the secret edict is a secret edict, it cannot be opened casually."

"Now, if this Palace opens up private peeping for a moment of curiosity, what if the emperor really has a chance in the future, and the princes and ministers refuse to accept this opened secret edict, what should I do?"

After hearing this, the originally enthusiastic people couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

I thought that Chen Wenxin would reveal the content of the secret edict, or at least give some hints, but I didn't expect it to be so.

Does she really not know the content of the secret edict?
Everyone was dubious.

"Perhaps you will suspect that I know the content of the secret edict, but I lied to you not to know."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and they all dared not say anything.

"Actually, that secret edict is not in Yikun Palace, nor is it in my hands. The emperor just told me where it was hidden. That place is too secret to be touched easily."

She said this directly, no one would have guessed that the emperor would put the secret edict behind the upright plaque, the most eye-catching place and the easiest to be ignored.

At the same time, it can also dispel other people's coveting of her and Yikun Palace.

"It's the best. The emperor's intentions are not something I should guess. After all, the emperor will come back. At that time, the emperor will always announce the candidate for the crown prince, so we don't need to be in a hurry."

Dingchang was smiling and echoing Chen Wenxin's words, which made everyone enlightened.

They are eager to know the content of the secret edict, isn't it the same as cursing the emperor for not coming back?
Chen Wenxin smiled softly, "This is what I want to tell you today. The emperor is here, and the secret edict will be announced by the emperor in the future. If the emperor is not here..."

Everyone's hearts were raised.

"Those who are now busy in the palace wanting to know the contents of the secret edict, I will regard it as someone who cursed the emperor. I even wonder if there is someone who is connected with foreign countries and murdered the emperor!"

Chen Wenxin's words suddenly became severe, and Concubine Hui turned pale with fright and sweated profusely.

I only heard the woman at the head supporting her protruding abdomen, and said word by word: "Everyone knows who it is. The twenty thousand guards in the palace are all ordered by the father of the palace. Anyone with evil intentions will not be able to escape!"

(End of this chapter)