The Prime Minister's Wife

Chapter 651 During the banquet (1)
In Fuyong Palace, Concubine Zhen holds Buddhist beads in both hands, and kneels in front of the Buddha statue to chant sutras devoutly, her voice trembling slightly, as if she is afraid.

Aunt Qing, an old maid who has been with Concubine Zhen for many years, said with a worried face: "Concubine, there is still a quarter of an hour before the banquet starts, and there is still time to stop the princess." Shi, help the princess plot against His Majesty.

Concubine Zhen tightened her hands holding the Buddhist beads, and the sound of chanting also stopped, and she slowly opened her eyes, filled with fear, but said a word very calmly: "No need!"

Aunt Qing was a little anxious, and hurriedly persuaded: "Toffee, with your majesty's wisdom, how can you be easily calculated, and whether this matter is successful or not, with your majesty's heart, it will bring disaster to the family. Do you want to gamble with the life of the clan?"

"Toffee Concubine, have you forgotten that the Empress Dowager said that if the princess dared to use tricks to win His Majesty, she would definitely make her life worse than death, and would also implicate the entire Zhen clan? Master, Madam, are they...uneasy in their old age?"

Aunt Qing tried her best to persuade Concubine Zhen to forgive her selfishness.

Concubine Toffee can ignore anything, but she can't, she still has relatives alive, so she must not implicate them.

Concubine Zhen trembled when she heard the words, did she really want to sacrifice the lives of the whole clan for her daughter?
After thinking for a while, she said: "Fei'er is the younger sister of the Emperor of Heaven after all, could it be that the Empress Dowager..."

"Toffee, the princess is the imperial concubine now, and the empress dowager is in charge of her. Before the big mistake is made, the concubine should stop it immediately." Aunt Qing entered the palace since she was a child. clear.

Suddenly hearing that her daughter might be worse off than dying, Concubine Zhen seemed to have panicked, and said anxiously: "Stop it, how can I stop it?"

Seeing that Concubine Zhen seemed to be shaken, Aunt Qing quickly offered a plan: "Concubine, this servant will separate from you. Now you rush to the Luoying Hall to stop the princess, and this servant rushes to inform His Majesty. In this way..."

There was a bang, and before Aunt Qing could finish speaking, Concubine Zhen suddenly picked up the vase next to her and slammed it on Aunt Qing's head.

Aunt Qing stared wide-eyed and looked at Concubine Zhen in disbelief. Concubine Zhen was cowardly and let others manipulate her. She did not think it was because of her daughter that she did it.

Concubine Zhen watched Aunt Qing fall to the ground bleeding from her forehead, she also fell limp on the ground, and said with a blank gaze: "Qing'er, I know what you are worried about, so... your family will not be implicated. I'm sorry!" I have been cowardly all my life, so let me be strong for my daughter.

In Luoying Palace, the banquet is held in the Pixiang Hall which is the closest to the peach blossoms. Open the window and you can see the peach blossoms in the garden.

At this time, the banquet has been set up, and Boqing and Bai Yinger are sitting at the main seats together.

Princess Rensu didn't dare to sit down right away, but stood respectfully beside Bo Qing, serving the dishes attentively.

Princess Rensu smiled lightly and said: "The two empresses and empresses, today is the peach blossom feast, and my concubine specially dug out the peach blossom wine brewed last year from under the peach blossom tree, and invited the two empresses and empresses to taste it."

Bai Ying'er smiled faintly: "Peach Blossom Feast with Peach Blossom Wine, the imperial concubine really has great taste, you should try it too, Qing'er."

Boqing said with a bit of sleepiness: "I have a very pale mouth recently, and I don't have any appetite. Sister Ying'er, try it, I'm a little crooked."

"I think you are becoming more and more lazy, and you can't even sit for a while. I watched the New Year for a while, and the sun was high, and Bo'er said that you haven't woken up yet. You are really a lazy pig." Bai Yinger teased, shallow He took a sip of the peach blossom wine, nodded and said, "Not bad."

"I don't know what's going on, I've been sleepy lately, and I can't get enough sleep." Boqing leaned her body, sitting in the phoenix seat, her posture was lazy but dignified.

When Princess Rensu heard the words, she smiled slightly and said: "If the empress feels weak-mouthed and loses her appetite, the concubine got a jar of ten-year-old green plum wine here by chance. It's okay for the concubine to taste it herself. Taste it."

"Unexpectedly, you still remember that Ben Gong likes green plum wine. If you want to, just take it and have a taste." Baoqing smiled lightly. That day, someone drunk herself with green plum wine, and the person in front of her was also present. Could it be that she followed Mu Zhaoming's example? .

As for the wine, no matter how courageous Princess Rensu was, she would not dare to poison herself.

"Yes."

Princess Rensu responded obediently, lowered her eyes slightly, and secretly looked at Kong Shi in the banquet, Kong Shi bent her lips and smiled.

The green plum wine was taken and aged for ten years, it was really different.

Pour it into the cup, the color is like gold, without any impurities, just poured into the cup, you can already smell the fragrance of the wine.

Bo Qing took a sip and exclaimed: "As expected of ten years old wine, it is really good wine. It is worth it to die drunk under this peach blossom tree today."

Seeing this scene, Kong's eyes narrowed. He didn't expect everything to go so smoothly, and he thought to himself: "Fengqing, drink it. When you wake up overnight, it's a done deal. Let's see what you can do."

He will never forget how the woman humiliated him during the tea fight in the Plum Garden that day.

She has always kept this shame in her heart. For this day, she disguised herself step by step, and even planned to marry Zhen Yingjie, so that she could get close to the fickle one day and return this shame.

I am so grateful to Concubine Zhen for giving her a great opportunity. Now that she kills two birds with one stone, she can not only get revenge, but also gain fame and fortune. She should have a good drink to celebrate.

Drink the wine in the glass in one gulp.

Bai Ying'er didn't see her for a while, and Boqing had already had three glasses of green plum wine. When Princess Rensu wanted to add more wine, she hurriedly stopped her and said scoldingly: "You girl, you must be crazy today. You're so drunk, you're so drunk. It's a trivial matter, it's useless to waste this good wine."

Looking up at Bo'er and Shan Shan, she reprimanded in a low voice: "You two girls don't persuade her, just let her act like this. If she is drunk, beware that His Majesty will not spare you."

Bo'er quickly said with a smile: "My lady, you don't know, our lady has not had a good appetite recently, so I like to eat and drink some sweet and sour things. After eating these things, I can eat more meals in a while."

Hearing this, Mrs. Lu's heart moved slightly.

Bai Ying'er didn't take it seriously and said: "That's what I said, but she can't let her drink like this, too much alcohol will hurt her health."

Looking at the thinness, she twisted her little face and said, "If you continue to drink like this, I'll have someone take the wine away." She became more and more childish.

Although she was a few years older than Bo Qing, Bai Yinger's speech was also old-fashioned, and she thought to herself: "This girl, knowing that Ren Su is uneasy today, is still talking nonsense like this. If something happens, let's see how she will deal with it."

Glancing at Princess Rensu, he said, "Bo'er, hold the jug, and don't allow your master to drink any more."

"Yes, Empress Dowager."

Bo'er responded respectfully, and took the jug from Princess Rensu.

(End of this chapter)