As night came, red candles shining, Zheng Lanyin sorted out the accessories on her body over and over again.

"Bai Shao, Hong Mei." She shouted twice, only Bai Shao came in. With her worries, she didn't notice this at all: "Have you not arrived yet for the people who took me to the palace banquet?"

Qianyi Pavilion is very remote, close to the three imperial concubine palaces in the west. Even if she opened all the windows and doors, she could not hear the sound of silk and bamboo at the New Year banquet.

"At this time in previous years, the New Year's banquet was about to begin. Is it because I live in a remote place that the palace servants who invited me to the banquet have not arrived yet?"

"Does my clothes look good? Will they look shabby?"

"Master." Bai Shao poured a cup of hot tea for Zheng Lanyin, and she waved it away with her hand: "Take it away, I have finally applied the fat and can't make it. Go outside and see if the palace servants who invited me to the banquet have arrived."

The tea splashed out from the teacup and splashed on the back of Bai Shao's hand, and soon it turned red. She wiped the water on the back of her hand and said to Zheng Lanyin's blessing: "Okay, master, I'll go and see it now."

She walked out the door, and Hongmei, who was sitting in the yard, was eating melon seeds, raised her head and laughed sarcastically, "Are you punished again?"

Bai Shao covered the back of her hands without saying anything.

"For the sake of our years of working together, I would like to find a new master as soon as possible and jump out of here." Hongmei spit out the melon seed shell in her mouth: "The master has lost his power, and you are staying here is just a time to try to get some time."

"We are slaves, are there any choice?" Bai Shao looked at Hongmei: "Don't do anything to blame the Lord."

"You are so loyal to her, how did she treat you?" Hongmei stood up and patted her body: "I promised to wait for you to reach 25, and she would let you out of the palace. What's the result? You are already twenty-eight this year, and you followed her to this broken place and were beaten and scolded, and were coldly faced by other palace servants."

"Go to see the other person's Mingyue Palace. Even the dog at the door is more beautiful than us."

"Do you want to work as a servant in Mingyue Palace. Does Mingyue Palace want you?" Bai Shao persuaded with kind words: "The palace cannot accommodate the servants who are betrayal of the master, Hongmei, don't cause trouble for yourself."

"You are willing to be a loyal dog, don't pull me up." Hongmei sneered at her and took out two taels of silver from her arms: "I won't be a businessman here after tonight. Please keep this little money."

Bai Shao watched Hongmei twist her waist and left, and reached out to hold the two taels of silver on the stone table in the palm of her hand. There were only a few empresses in the palace. Hongmei was the first-class palace maid next to her master. Even in order to maintain her superficial kindness, these empresses could not allow Hongmei to work in her palace to avoid taking the title of "stricken and insulting".

Except for the empress in the palace, who else dares to accept the red plums?

Maybe... it is an errand in the palace, a place where people prefer clothes, food, etc. can also be accepted.

The silver is warm, and Bai Shao puts the silver into her sleeves, walks out of the Qianyi Pavilion, and walks in the palace alleys. On the New Year's night, the palace maids can also apply rouge, wear silk flowers, and gather together to chat and joke.

From time to time, laughter came from the palace wall. Bai Shao stopped and leaned against the wall to look up at the sky. There was only a dark sky above her head, and a lonely red lantern.

She knew that no one would invite her master to attend the New Year banquet, and she also knew that if she went back now, her master would only vent her anger.

The wind was a little cold. She covered her lower abdomen that was vaguely painful, and remembered the girl with bright eyes, the cloak she draped on her body.

Warm, soft, with a faint fragrance.

If this palace is a thorn that cannot be seen, that girl is a little magpies that accidentally fall on the thorn bushes.

She has a pair of wings of freedom, and a happy and moving voice.

"Ming Xiaozhu." King Chen took two steps, turned to Jiuzhu who was following him and said, "Let Xiangjuan follow you tonight, and take her with you no matter what."

Jiuzhu nodded: "Okay."

"Then let's go." He looked at the main entrance of the hall and waited for Jiuzhu to come to him before stepping into the hall.

"His Highness Chen is here, and the Lord of County Ming is here."

Everyone who was joking and joking quickly fell silent, got up and looked at the man and woman at the door, and greeted King Chen.

Some people were secretly observing the expressions of Ming Jingzhou and his wife. Last time, His Majesty held a Qianqiu Banquet for Concubine Su. The daughter of the Ming family appeared with the imperial concubine. This New Year banquet was attended by King Chen. What was the attitude of the Ming family towards the princes?

Sun Caiyao put down the teacup in her hand and saw that King Chen brought Ming Jiuzhu to his seat, which was the first place in the county chairman.

The seats at the royal banquet are the most important. The county lord who was granted the title of the daughter of a foreign minister in Ming Jiuzhu was even higher than that of a county lord with royal blood. The minor official of the Ministry of Rites who was in charge of the seats came forward to stop him, but instead saluted the two.

"Fourth brother and sister." Princess Jing, who is closest to her, greeted her with a smile: "You are attending a palace banquet as a royal family for the first time. If you have any unaccustomed to it, just tell me."

"Thank you, my third sister-in-law." Realizing that she had been staring at Ming Jiuzhu for too long, Sun Caiyao quickly withdrew her gaze and nodded and smiled at Princess Jing.

"Did you see the old county lord who is in charge of the Ming County Lord?" Princess Jing smiled and said with a spring breeze, with a friendly attitude: "Her great-grandmother is a royal princess. She originally had no title for girls of her generation. When her father was in trouble, the old county lord privately asked someone to send something to the royal palace. Later, when the father ascended the throne, she got quite close to Mother Su. His Majesty was concerned about the kindness he had when he was in secret, so he made an exception to give her the title of County lord."

Get close to Concubine Su?

Sun Caiyao had some impression of this old county lord. A few years ago, this old county lord had been ranked first in the county chairman. However, after entering the palace today, she sat in the second seat without thinking.

The people in the palace are all foxes who have become spirits and have achieved the ultimate judgment of the situation.

All the time to give in, even Guozi helped Jiuzhu peel two of them, and then King Chen got up and left.

After taking two steps, he turned back: "If someone makes you unhappy, just hit his face with a cup, and it will be mine if it is broken."

"Your Highness." Xiang Juan couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of the county lord."

Jiuzhu touched the cup seriously. It would be a pity to use it to hit people with such exquisite workmanship.

Xiangjuan noticed her actions and suspected that no matter what His Highness said, County Lord Ming might take it seriously.

When His Highness finally turned around every five steps, Xiang Juan poured a cup of tea for Jiuzhu. Jiuzhu found an embroidery stub under the table and dragged it out to Xiang Juan: "Aunt, sit first."

"Thank you, County Lord." Xiang Juan sat down behind Jiuzhu, her eyes swept over everyone present, and her smile was gentle.

This kind of small embroidery staked for the masters, but the aristocratic family is very strict, so most of these embroidery staked are useless, and there are less than two or three of the servants who can sit down.

She softly explained the identities of the people here to Jiuzhu. She explained them clearly, regardless of the relationship between men and women, and their relationships, and their closeness to the royal family.

Jiuzhu looked at her admiringly: "Auntie is so awesome."

"I am the fourth-rank female official in charge of Mingyue Palace. If you can't even figure out these things, how can you have the face to serve the queen?" Xiangjuan was amused by Jiuzhu's admiration. Female officials like her will be raised by the royal family for the rest of their lives when they are old. Low-rank officials also have to salute them when they see her.

Because the Empress is an imperial concubine, she is half a rank higher than the palace maids in front of other concubines.

The great palace maid is the master's right-hand man and the master's voice-over, so there are also some palace maids and eunuchs who secretly go to the master's house for benefits under the name of the master. The mother's family cannot go in and out of the harem at will, and even if they are deceived, they will not know.

"Your Majesty is here!"

After singing three consecutive reports, the court officials ordered the women to stand up one after another, faced the door with their straight faces, and saluted them together: "Long live Your Majesty, Long live, Long live, Long live."

After three salutes, Jiuzhu heard the county lord beside her and continued in an old but powerful voice: "Empress, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years

"Empress, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years, thousand years!"

The old county lord glanced at Jiuzhu, and Jiuzhu also glanced at her.

The chant of worship was almost at the same time.

The civil officials hesitated to look at Concubine Su who was standing with His Majesty. The huge phoenix hairpin on her head made their eyes hurt.

The royal family members followed and shouted, but would they not shout?

In the past New Year banquet, although Concubine Su was with His Majesty, everyone just vaguely said, "See Concubine". Who brought the bad news this year?

There was a moment of stagnation in the hall, until the two brothers of the Ming family, Mr. Wu, and officials of the third rank and above of the Ministry of Rites all made bowing gestures, and everyone came to their senses.

"The Empress is a thousand years old and a thousand years old."

This time, most of the officials and wives in the palace worshipped.

Looking at the increasingly happy smile on His Majesty's face, everyone still understood that this was the result His Majesty wanted.

He Tingyu sighed. When he sang for the third time, he ignored the anger in the eyes of Mr. Yang, bowed and bowed and bowed: "Empress Qiansui, Qiansui, Qiansui, Qiansui."

The third time he sang the prayer loudly and in a uniform manner. Emperor Longfeng took the hand of Concubine Su and walked to the high seat to stand firm: "I am very moved by the thoughts of all the people."

Thought?

What's your intention?

"I met the Imperial Concubine when I was young. Over the years, she has given birth to a prince for me, managed the harem, and was respectful, frugal and humble, and never complained..."

Manage the harem?

After Your Majesty ascended the throne for so many years, when did the newcomer join in the harem?

As for the four words "respect, frugality, humility," as long as His Majesty himself does not feel embarrassed when he says it, they can also pretend that's the case.

"Over the years, the imperial concubine has always been with me and has shared my worries, but because of the busy government affairs, I neglect the imperial concubine everywhere."

When the other concubines heard this, their expressions were colorful. His Majesty was either in Taiyang Palace or in Mingyue Palace, or on the way to Mingyue Palace, could this be called neglect?

The more civil officials heard it, the more they felt that something was wrong with Your Majesty’s words. What did Your Majesty want to do?

What do you want to do?

"Recently, a minister reported that there should be no descendants in the palace. I tossed and turned and couldn't sleep at night. Finally, I had to admit that this beloved minister was right."

The ministers look at me, I look at you, and guess who is the troublesome person.

When His Majesty ascended the throne, he wanted to appoint the imperial concubine as queen, but in the end he gave up because there were too many ministers who blocked them.

They thought that His Majesty’s feelings for Concubine Su were so deep because he was in the secret residence day and night. When there were more women entering the palace later, the feelings naturally faded, and men understood it.

Unexpectedly, in the past ten years since His Majesty ascended the throne, there was no newcomer in the harem. Everyone stopped him from making Concubine Su the queen, so he simply refused to make Concubine Su the queen and let Concubine Su dominate the harem.

As Your Majesty sat firmly on the dragon throne and controlled the military power of the world, they no longer dared to establish the queen before His Majesty. They were afraid that His Majesty would be excited and would make Concubine Su the queen, so they could not stop him.

So who did this?

Officials from the six ministries looked at each other, Ming Jingzhou and Ming Jinghai exchanged a look, lowering their heads without saying a word.

Your Majesty clearly makes something out of nothing.

"The Imperial Concubine Su is virtuous, virtuous, frugal, and respectful, and worthy of being my queen." Emperor Longfeng finally said the words that scared countless civil officials: "Tomorrow, I will bring the Imperial Concubine to worship the ancestral temple and confer the Imperial Concubine as Queen."

Concubine Su's beautiful eyes trembled slightly, but under the eyes of the ministers, she did not reveal her emotions, but just kept a reserved smile.
To be continued...