Chapter 71 The Concubine's Birthday (1)
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the birthday of the imperial concubine Zhao Yawei, the palace was filled with lights and colorful decorations, and the weather was full of joy.
Mrs. Lu took Lu Qingyun, Lu Qingbo and Lu Qingyao to the palace early in the morning.
Lu Qingyun thought it was too slow to ride a carriage, so he rode his horse to meet Fu Wenchang early.
Lu Qingyao sat in the shaking carriage and was drowsy, his little head was dozing off.
Mrs. Lu is full of worries and always has a bad premonition in her heart, and is uneasy.
"Dong", Lu Qingyao, who was sleeping in a daze, didn't notice any of her attention, was shaken by the carriage, and rushed forward.
Mrs. Lu was thinking about her worries, and she had no time to help her up with her eyes and hands. She rubbed her forehead with distress and scolded, "Yao'er, they are all big girls, why are they still so frivolous? Be careful not to get married in the future."
This collision was not light, Lu Qingyao grinned in pain and tears came out.
"Mom..." Lu Qingyao sniffed and dragged her long tail toward Mrs. Lu, "I got up too early today, I'm really sleepy. I'll stay with my parents in the future and never marry for the rest of my life."
"Nonsense." Mrs. Lu patted her demonic grabbing and said angrily, "No girl doesn't marry? You want to stay at home. If your parents agree or not, your three brothers will not agree, silly girl."
Lu Qingyao started to cheat. Anyway, she was still young, and she never thought about getting married in this life, and she still had many things to do. In the future, she would be a galloping hero in the world, indulge in life, be free and happy, and live the life she had never experienced in her previous life.
Lu Qingbo was riding a horse in front and heard the conversation in the car clearly. Listening to Lu Qingyao and Mrs. Lu act coquettishly, listening to her smile, listening to the mother and daughter exposing each other's shortcomings, I felt a sense of stability that I had never felt before, and I was glad that I had no choice to leave home and go back to Cangmo first.
Because it was winter, Concubine Zhao's birthday party was held in Baohua Hall, and men and women sat in separate seats.
The emperor has been staying in Baohua Palace for three consecutive days, and the wind direction in the palace has changed drastically.
As the first person in the harem, Concubine Zhao has been the leader of the queen Feng Yin for many years. She has been stared at by many pairs of eyes. Not only is she still favored by open and secret arrows, but she can also conceive a child when the emperor's interest in the harem is fading and give birth to his youngest son safely.
Their face is easy to grow old. If you want to gain a foothold in the beautiful harem and survive, it depends not only on luck and the emperor's favor.
Zhu Xidao sat on the top, smiling at the singing and dancing in the hall, and was in high spirits.
Zhao Yawei, sitting at the lower right head of his, was dressed in a noble concubine's dress, grand and solemn and luxurious. Compared with the simple and elegant home makeup in the past, she looked more bright and noble.
"Your Majesty, I respect you."
Zhao Yawei picked up the wine glass, looked at Zhu Xi dignified, generous and tender.
Zhu Xi laughed and refused everyone, and killed the wine in the cup in one gulp. Du Yuanshan behind him hurried forward to help him fill it up.
"Today is the birthday of the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine has been with me for many years, giving birth to children for me and taking care of the harem. I am grateful. Today, I want to give the imperial concubine a surprise, Eunuch Du."
Du Yuanshan said "ah" and stood up with a smile on his face.
"Publicate the edict."
Zhu Xidao's words made everyone else change their faces. Even though there had been rumors, now that everyone's hearts were still turbulent when they heard the emperor say this with their own ears.
Zhao Yawei was also a little surprised. She didn't expect the emperor to issue an order so quickly, and the banquet had just begun.
Concubine Zhao was surprised, and the others were different.
Wen Yanyu had a smile on her face, and the curve of the corners of her mouth had never changed. No one noticed that her fingers wearing armor trembled slightly invisibly.
The male guest was also in a turbulent tide and the atmosphere was strange.
King Fu asked Zhu Jingfeng directly and said, "Fourth brother, it seems that my father is planning to enthrone the king and build a mansion for you."
Zhu Jingfeng smiled innocently, "Brother, be careful of his words, how can I guess my father's thoughts?"
Zhu Jingming disdained, "Why should I be so humble in my fourth brother? Your age is at the time when it is time to be crowned king. Brother has already had his own mansion at your age, so what's there to avoid?"
Zhu Jingfeng looked cynical, neither watching King Fu nor making a sound, and laughed heartlessly.
Unwillingness flashed in Zhu Jingming's eyes, and there was also a little jealousy and envy.
Zhu Jingyou's eyes circulated between them, and he looked at Zhu Jingyu who had always been humble, and finally chose to say nothing.
Lu Qingyao sat next to Mrs. Lu, expressing her feelings towards the dishes on the table. That year, all she took to the palace was shocked and she had no intention of tasting the craftsmanship of the imperial kitchen. Today, she thought that she could finally taste the delicious dishes in the palace with confidence. Unexpectedly, facing this table of wine, the ladies and daughters present seemed to have never seen each other, and only looked at them but didn't eat them, which made her embarrassed to throw away her temper and eat them.
Could it be that these wives and ladies are all made of iron? They won’t even be hungry?
It was only noon and the banquet lasted until the evening. If you were hungry for a day, wouldn’t it mean that you would kill her?
Mrs. Lu looked at her with a funny heart, knowing that she must have been frustrated because she was not eating well. So she picked up a piece of mung bean cake and put it in her plate, hoping that she would eat something to fill her stomach first.
As soon as Lu Qingyao picked up the chopsticks, she had not even touched the mung bean cake. The emperor who was on the head suddenly threw out an imperial edict.
After the father-in-law who was reciting the imperial edict said a lot of compliments, Lu Qingyao finally heard the main topic, "Identity Concubine Zhao is appointed as the Imperial Concubine, and the title is Shun."
"Thank you, Lord, Long."
The newly promoted imperial concubine Shun respectfully accepted the imperial edict, and all the people present stood up.
Through the crowd, Lu Qingyao saw Zhao Yawei to toast the emperor with her back.
After sitting down again, she heard someone start to whisper. What she was talking about was nothing more than how the imperial concubine was so favoured and had a lot of honors.
Lu Qingyao was unconscious. These things had nothing to do with her, like the Li family gathered with a wife in the east of the city and the Wang family in the west of the city. They had nothing to do with her. What she cared about was whether the banquet could be started.
Zhao Yawei personally scooped a bowl of soup and brought it to Zhu Xidao, then blew it carefully before handing it to King Gan.
"The emperor tried it. This was made by me who specially ordered the imperial kitchen. I thought that if the emperor was happy today, he would have to be hungry. This jade pearl soup nourishes the stomach and drinking it is best to drink it after drinking."
Zhu Xidao took the spoon and tasted it lightly, and said, "No, it's really delicious. The imperial concubine is intent."
Zhao Yawei gently handed her handkerchief, her voice was melodious and melodious, "Serving the emperor is my duty, and I will be happy if the emperor is happy."
"Hahaha, Weier is indeed virtuous, respectful and humble, and has won my heart. Come on, my beloved concubine sits beside me. Today you are the birthday star, so I should respect you. Du Yuanshan, don't pour wine for the imperial concubine."
Du Yuanshan smiled and poured wine for Zhao Yawei, complimenting with sincerity, "I congratulate the Imperial Concubine and congratulate the Imperial Concubine. The Imperial Concubine is here today. I wish the Imperial Concubine good luck and good luck."
Du Yuanshan said while making a rehearsal, making Zhao Yawei so happy that he asked Ruying to reward him with golden leaves.
"The imperial concubine is different, she will take action and she will be Jinyezi."
"The Empress has always been generous. Today, the Emperor accompanied him to celebrate his birthday and was named the Imperial Concubine Shun, with a glory."
"She has Xu Xiang in front of her and the fourth prince behind her. This blessing is not something you and I envy."
"Hey, didn't you hear that the emperor would still be appointed as the fourth prince for the royal family and Jianfu today? Why did he only grant the imperial concubine?"
"Another person has already left the palace to build a house at the age of the Fourth Prince. Maybe the marriage has been decided, so why do these Fourth Prince still live in the palace?"
"My sister doesn't know that although the emperor favors the imperial concubine, Wu Nai is a ignorant prince. I heard that he has been fighting all day long and has no way to do anything."
"Sister, you heard it wrong. The imperial concubine is well-educated and well-off, and she is both talented and talented. The fourth prince doesn't know..."
"There are still a long and short stretches of ten fingers. In recent years, King Fu was in the limelight and had a great reputation. However, these fourth princes have never heard of any achievements."
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The gossip around him fell into Wen Yanyu's ears intermittently, scratching her heart like a hair scratching her.
Didn’t you say you wanted to give the fourth prince a title? Why did Zhao Yawei suddenly get the title?
She held the cup to the seat of Zhu Xidao, who was sitting down, and Zhao Yawei, who was smiling like a picture beside him, and said a few words of congratulations with heartfelt words.
When she sat down, Wen Yanyu's eyes accidentally floated over Liu Ping on the opposite side. Liu Ping's face calmed down and she lowered her head.
Zhao Yawei accepted the congratulations from another concubine with a smile, and quietly took the actions of everyone below.
When she saw Lu Qingyao and Mrs. Lu, she subconsciously glanced at Zhu Xi and said, seeing that he was joking with several ministers on the other side, she seemed to have no attention to the female concubine.
Zhao Yawei smiled brighter.
Lu Qingyao was finally able to let go of her stomach and eat. As a result, after she tasted all the dishes on the table, she found that everyone else was looking at her with an incredible look. Only Mrs. Lu looked like she was not surprised and kept helping her cook.
Lu Qingyao naturally knew how everyone thought of her, but the world was so big that Lu Qingyao had the biggest meal. In the two lives, she was over 50 years old. How could she treat her body badly for a few irrelevant people? What's more, her mother didn't say anything about her, and the others were not qualified to influence her.
Mrs. Lu really didn't realize that something was wrong. Isn't the rice just for eating? Can't I eat this table of dishes without eating them?
Knowing that Yao'er likes to eat, Mrs. Lu's eyes are all her, but she is completely in her eyes. Anyway, she rarely attends such occasions. The people of the Lu family do not need to gain a foothold by catering to others' ideas.
"Mom, that's enough."
Lu Qingyao was busy fighting and eating a lot of food, but she seemed to eat voraciously, but her movements were like flowing water. Every move naturally showed a sense of nobleness and domineeringness, which made people feel inexplicably stressed.
Her mouth never stopped for a moment, and her ears and eyes never stopped for a moment.
Apart from the discussions of the aunts and the open and secret arrows between the boring women in the harem in front of her, she found that the male guest did not seem to be idle, and it could even be said to be extremely busy.
This huge harem is indeed even more exciting than what is sung in that play.
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