Lucky First Daughter: After crossing, she will fly the whole family with her mouth

Chapter 228 The Prince
Xiao Jinyue wanted to see if the empress and concubine could muddy the pool of water in the palace, but unfortunately the two of them failed to make a big deal.After hearing the news, Concubine Zhuang Xian hurried over with her sickly body and persuaded the two of them to leave.

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, it's the day of the Shengshou Festival.

Princess Jin and Xiao Jinyue got busy early in the morning after getting up and dressing up.

After the palace gate opened, many officials brought their families into the palace one after another to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday.

On this day, Xiao Jinyue and Princess Jin finally met the Queen Mother.

Just before the banquet was ready to start, many court ladies, eunuchs and nuns surrounded the queen mother and appeared in front of everyone.

Xiao Jinyue took the opportunity to glance at the Empress Dowager, and saw that she was dressed more dignifiedly than usual, yet festive.I just took a closer look and found that the smile on her face seemed a bit forced.

However, seeing that her spirit was not bad, Xiao Jinyue felt relieved after all.

The Queen Mother arrived, and then Concubine Zhuang Xian accompanied the Emperor.

The emperor walked in with a sullen face. He seemed to have lost a lot of energy, and his steps seemed to be a little weak. He looked like he had just recovered from a serious illness.

Concubine Zhuang Xian, who walked side by side with the emperor, changed from her low-key attire in the past, and instead wore a set of exquisite and luxurious palace attire not inferior to the empress's.

Not only the queen frowned, but the concubine was so angry that she nearly tore the veil in her hand.

However, soon, Xiao Jinyue discovered that the imperial concubine secretly looked at Concubine Zhuang Xian with very complicated eyes, with complacency, disdain, and even contempt.

When she wanted to observe more carefully, she found that the imperial concubine had returned to her usual high-spirited expression, which almost made her think she was just delusional.

Others, whether civil or military officials or concubines, no one thought there was anything wrong with Concubine Zhuang Xian's attire.

After all, the status of the fourth prince is unusual now. During this period of supervising the country on behalf of the emperor, he performed very well. Everyone believed that the emperor would definitely make him a prince.

The son is about to be the prince, and the next emperor will naturally be him too.

Concubine Zhuang Xian, who was his mother and concubine, was dressed like a queen, and no one would recklessly offend her at such a time.

Everyone went forward to kowtow to the Empress Dowager according to their status, and when it was Xiao Jinyue's turn, Concubine Zhuang Xian suddenly said, "Why haven't you seen Prince Zhen Guo?"

Xiao Jinyue said without changing his face, "The poison on the son has not been cured. I heard that after he got up this morning, he vomited blood again. He really couldn't get up, so he couldn't come to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday."

Concubine Zhuang Xian wanted to say something more, but the queen mother waved her hand and interrupted her, "Since the son of the Duke of Zhenguo is not in good health, it is understandable, the emperor will send a few more imperial doctors to the government of Zhenguo to help him diagnose and treat him. .”

Xiao Jinyue took the opportunity to thank the Queen Mother, and went to kowtow to the Queen Mother for her birthday.

After Xiao Jinyue stepped back, the emperor suddenly asked Princess Jin, "Sister-in-law, why didn't you see Brother Huang today?"

Princess Jin is also wondering, today is the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, why is King Jin missing?
"A few days ago, I met King Jin on the street. I heard that he was going out of Beijing to find the best birthday present for the Queen Mother. Could it be that he was delayed on the way and hasn't come back yet?"

Xiao Jinyue tightened her hand holding the teacup, looked up and saw an imposing official who was speaking, and whispered to Princess Jin to find out that it was the Queen's elder brother Ning Guogong, Minister of the Ministry of War who held one-third of the military power in Yuankang Dynasty , Song Chenglin.

The queen mother frowned, "This child is still going out of Beijing to look for birthday gifts. The Ai family has always paid little attention to these things. Your majesty, you should send someone to the Prince Jin's mansion to see if your brother is back."

The emperor waved for a father-in-law and asked him to go to Jinwang's mansion to see if King Jin was in the mansion.

After the birthday greetings, the banquet began soon.

Plates of delicacies were served, and everyone enjoyed the singing and dancing performances while enjoying them.Some time ago, several princes had accidents one after another. The emperor took the opportunity to clean the court. Many officials were afraid of being implicated, so they lived in fear every day.

The emperor's dragon is not in good health, and he has not gone to court for a few days.But when they came out today, everyone felt relieved. In this festive and peaceful atmosphere, the ups and downs of the previous period seemed to have passed.

All the officials smiled and exchanged glasses, and the wives also chatted quietly with the people around them, while enjoying the delicious food and wine prepared by the imperial chef.

At this lively and festive time, Concubine Zhuang Xian suddenly said, "Your Majesty, don't you have a happy event to announce, if you don't say it now, it will be considered as a happy event..."

Hearing Concubine Zhuang Xian's words, the audience couldn't help but quiet down.

Many people found it a bit strange that Concubine Zhuang Xian was almost an invisible person no matter what the occasion was, and she seldom spoke in a high-profile manner on such occasions.

But when they saw the fourth prince with a happy face, everyone seemed to understand a little bit.

Everyone speculated in their hearts, is it possible that the emperor is going to announce that the fourth prince is the crown prince?

After hearing Concubine Zhuang Xian's words, the queen remained silent, but her heart was full of sorrow. Her son was originally the best candidate for the crown prince, but now that he died tragically, the emperor wanted to make someone else's son the crown prince.

Xiao Jinyue followed the crowd to quiet down, glanced at the imperial concubine calmly, and found that she was pulling the handkerchief in her hand vigorously.However, what surprised Xiao Jinyue was that the imperial concubine's expression didn't look angry, but seemed to hide excitement and anticipation.

Seeing that the emperor is about to make the fourth prince the crown prince, and the eldest prince is still imprisoned in the prince's mansion, it is reasonable for Concubine Zhao to speak out to stop it.

Her reaction was obviously unreasonable!
Xiao Jinyue had an intuition that if something abnormal happened, there must be a demon!
As for Concubine Sun De and Concubine Yao Shu, one of their sons was assigned to Ninggu Pagoda, and the other was grounded.Although the two of them attended the Queen Mother's birthday banquet today, they both dressed very low-key and remained silent throughout the entire process.

They didn't react at all when they heard Concubine Zhuang Xian's words.

The banquet fell silent, and everyone quietly waited for the emperor to announce the good news.

However, unexpectedly, the emperor just glanced at Concubine Zhuang Xian indifferently, and said slowly, "Could it be that Concubine Ai is drunk, when did I say that I would announce some good news today?"

The smile on Concubine Zhuang Xian's face paused.

Even the Fourth Prince was stunned.

The others looked at each other in blank dismay, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Suddenly an official laughed and broke the silence of the scene, "Your Majesty, the fourth prince has performed outstandingly during the period of supervising the country, and his performance is impeccable in every aspect. Why don't you take advantage of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet and be more happy than ever, It is a good thing for the country and the people to make the fourth prince the crown prince..."

Someone opened his mouth, and many officials rushed to propose, all of them asked the emperor to make the fourth prince the crown prince.

The emperor waited for them to finish talking, and then his face darkened, and the wine glass in his hand hit the table heavily, "I am not too old to move, the fourth prince is still young, and has insufficient experience, and it is not yet time to be a crown prince."

As soon as the emperor said this, the scene fell silent.

Some people were stunned, some were puzzled, some were surprised.

I thought this move was in line with the emperor's wishes, but I didn't expect that my guess was wrong.

Everyone can see that the emperor does not want to establish a crown prince now, but Ning Guogong stood up at this time, "Your Majesty, with the ability of the fourth prince, it is enough to take on the responsibility of the crown prince..."

(End of this chapter)