marrying a concubine

The thirteenth day of the first lunar month is Longevity Festival.

On Xiaobai's 16th birthday, a grand banquet was held in the palace. She was sitting high above, while the audience was singing and laughing and congratulating, but she couldn't laugh because there was one person missing from the banquet.

Her eyes swept over all the ministers, without Zhou Fan, he didn't come, why?

This is her first birthday after he returned to Beijing, which is of great significance.All the civil and military officials in the court have arrived, but he is missing. Except for the years when he was absent, he is always there every year on her birthday, and he will give her a gift.

Although it is not the most expensive or the best, but in retrospect, she is very happy and looking forward to it every time she receives a gift from him, especially since the birthday when she made love, she began to like Longevity Day.

These are her sweet memories.

She asked what he wanted for a present for her birthday this year, and Zhou Fan didn't answer. She was mysterious, and she wasn't curious, but she was looking forward to this day, always looking forward to what kind of surprise he would bring her.

The heart that has been looking forward to since the beginning of the banquet feels a little lost, Xiaobai sits alone, without him, it seems that everyone in the audience has become a foil, and this birthday means nothing to her.

But it doesn't seem to matter.

She was far away, and all the civil and military officials below were watching the song and dance performance with great interest, but she felt very bored, her eyes always swept across the prime minister's seat intentionally or unintentionally, and there was no one there.

The loss in her heart became heavier and heavier.

Every year's Wanshou Festival is celebrated like this. Although it is her birthday, she is always on top alone, forcing a smile to see the joy below. They are very involved and excited, as if this is their festival, not her birthday.

Her birthday is celebrated by the whole country. She should be very happy. Why does she still feel dissatisfied and so lonely?The perennial feeling is not as deep as this year, maybe because she knows that he is in the capital, but he didn't attend the Wanshou Festival dinner.

We only played together for a day yesterday, and we are doing well, why didn't we come?Zhou Fan is cautious in doing things, and if something happens temporarily, he will definitely send someone to talk to her, so that she can have a bottom line.

She sat depressed and looked hard at the entrance and exit, hoping to see that handsome figure approaching, but as time passed, she became more and more lost and unable to sit still.

Zhou Fan, what is holding you back?

What is more important than my birthday?You know it, I am looking forward to it, the two of you live together.

Maybe, he will give her a surprise, the moon has not yet passed, the birthday has not yet passed, maybe he is like that year, waiting for her in the imperial garden, and the two of them celebrated the festival.

The more Xiaobai thought about it, the more he couldn't sit still.There was a little monster living in her heart, always scratching her heart, itching and uncomfortable, she excused drinking too much, let all the officials continue to enjoy themselves, she went back to the palace to rest first.

"Is the emperor in a bad mood today?" Official A whispered, "I haven't seen her smile all night."

Official B said, "Yes, although the emperor didn't talk much in the past, he occasionally chatted with us and talked about recent interesting things. Today, he kept his face sullen and didn't speak. Who offended the emperor? What a happy day this is. "

General A said: "You really have no eyesight, didn't you see who was missing?"

Everyone looked around and suddenly realized, "Master Xiang didn't come..."

"On such an important day, why didn't Master Xiang come?"

"Is there something that's delayed?"

"What could be more important than the emperor's birthday?"

Long Teng jumped up and slapped the table, "Zhou Fan is too much!"

The ministers were taken aback by him, and several young officials whom Zhou Fan had been friends with touched their noses, secretly worrying about Zhou Fan, why didn't he come?

Xiaobai didn't let everyone follow her, and Ruyi also knew how to send shadow guards to protect her safety. Qingfeng and Wuqing were not there, so the shadow guards were naturally responsible for her safety, and she was generally safe in the palace. Gong brought a big cloak to Xiaobai.

Xiaobai waited in the imperial garden for a long time, but there was no one there, and there was no one there. Seeing the night getting darker, she was very uneasy, and there was a feeling of tension and anger intertwined.

Ruyi took the cloak into the imperial garden, put it on for her, and said with a light smile, "Your Majesty, it's getting cold, don't freeze."

"I'm not cold." Even so, she still put on a big cloak. Daughter's Country is like spring all year round, and there is a little bit of coolness in winter, and the flames in her heart are cooled inch by inch.

"Your Majesty, maybe Xiangye is really delayed by something urgent and will enter the palace in a while. He will not be absent on such an important day." Ruyi said empathetically.

Xiaobai said with a straight face, "Did I say I was waiting for him?"

Ruyi was at a loss for words, Xiaobai walked away, as if to prove that he was not waiting for Zhou Fan, and returned to the palace with a frosty face, Ruyi smiled secretly, followed quickly, which was self-defeating.

However, Master Xiang, you have really angered the emperor.

After a while, two figures quietly left the palace, flew over the eaves and walls, and went straight to the prime minister's mansion.

After Xiaobai returned to the palace, she was fidgeting, and finally couldn't help changing her clothes, and asked the shadow guard to take her out of the palace. Zhou Fan must have something to do, otherwise he wouldn't stop coming. Since he didn't come, she would go.

She was worried that something had happened to him.

The shadow guard took her to the Xiangfu and hid it. Xiaobai went to Zhou Fan's bedroom familiarly. She had been to the Xiangfu countless times and knew how to get there. As soon as she arrived outside the courtyard, she heard Jin'er and Qing'er The anxious voice was mixed with a trace of cursing. She was puzzled and walked in, but unexpectedly saw Xiao Qinglian and Lihua standing outside Zhou Fan's house with tears in her eyes, and Qing'er scolded her with a blushing face.

Xiao Bai wondered, Xiao Qinglian actually went to Beijing?Still living in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhou Fan didn't mention it to her. Although there were only two sides, she still recognized the woman who coveted Zhou Fan after two years.

Jin'er saw Xiaobai with sharp eyes, and exclaimed, "Your Majesty?"

From Qing'er and Xiao Qinglian's point of view, Xiaobai was dressed in men's clothes, facing the wind like a tree, pretending to be a man and pretending to be fake, standing in the night made Xiao Qinglian feel suspicious.

"See the emperor!" Jin'er and Qing'er saluted.

Xiaobai helped them up and asked, "Where is Xiangye?"

Jin'er pointed at Xiao Qinglian angrily, "Your Majesty, it's all this woman. She doesn't know what to cook for Xiangye. When the servants came in, they saw Xiangye knocked over, and ran out with red faces, and no one was allowed to follow. .”