The slave family is not a disaster

Chapter 281
"Yes, the emperor sent someone to send a verbal order. Tomorrow night, there will be a feast of lanterns and wine in the Golden Dragon Hall of the Imperial Palace, and the Lord and Princess are invited to the banquet on time." Xiu Lei did not dare to sell the lawsuit, and said truthfully.

Jue Nishinomiya frowned: "So soon? Is it the Lantern Festival again?"

"Lantern Festival? The concubine seems to have never heard of it." Ye Anran was shocked, why hadn't she heard of such a festival since she was a child in Tianmu Kingdom?

"It's normal if you don't know this, but it's strange if you know." Nishinomiya-jue smiled.

"Why did the prince say that?" Ye Anran raised his head and asked.

"This festival was set by the ancestors of our Xigong family. The common people do not participate. It is our royal family's own festival." Xigongjue explained word by word.

Ye Anran nodded thoughtfully: "No wonder, it turned out to be like this, then... Shall we go tomorrow night?"

"Do you want to deceive the king?" Said Nishinomiya with a smile.

"No, I just feel a little tired from attending such banquets recently." Indeed, Ye Anran is not a tactful person at all, he doesn't know how to attend such banquets and gatherings, let alone how to get along with others , she only knows how to be kind to others.

When she was in Yangzhou before, she was like this, so the servants in the mansion liked her as the second lady very much, but since she came to Bianjing, she found that this approach seemed useless, because the people here in Bianjing are too scheming, It doesn't necessarily mean that if you treat people well, they will treat you well. Maybe, if you treat people kindly, they will bite back in the end.

So every time Ye Anran participates in such an occasion, she is always afraid...

Jue Nishinomiya took her hand and comforted him: "It's okay, don't worry, isn't there me? Tomorrow night, you can just rest in my arms and watch the excitement."

"Well, this is the best." Ye Anran smiled wisely.

Xi Gongjue became more and more considerate, and dispelled all Ye Anran's worries. Now she suddenly felt that she was somewhat dependent on Xi Gongjue, because he always handled his own affairs properly.

night of twelfth march

The palace was incomparably lively, the emperor and his concubines had already sat down, even the queen mother came out to join in the fun, and Xi Gongyue, who had been avoiding her all this time, also rarely came out, but Wang Guifei still lived alone in the palace and refused to come out.

The seats in the audience were Xi Gongjue, Ye Anran, Xi Gongmo, Shu Bixuan, and Xi Gongjin.

Seeing that this time it was really a grand banquet for the royal family... the princesses and princes gathered together, and all of them brought their families, but Nishinomiya Jin was alone, without the concubine's company, so he looked extraordinarily lonely.

Empress Dowager He sat upright, looked around, and asked dissatisfiedly: "Why didn't Wang Yu come again?" Looking at the expression of Empress Dowager He, I knew some displeasure. It seemed that Empress Dowager He still cared about today's festival of lights.

"Going back to the Empress Dowager, the Royal Concubine Wang said she is not feeling well, so she will not come." A young eunuch reported in a low voice.

"She is the one who has the most things. I don't know how to meet her since she entered the palace. She thought that there is no master living in Qixia Palace." The Empress Dowager was very unhappy, and everyone dared not speak.

The emperor smiled and said, "Queen Mother, since Yu'er is not feeling well, don't ask her to come."

"No, it's fine at ordinary times. She comes out during the Chinese New Year, and Ai's family didn't blame her, but today is the Lantern Festival, which is a festival passed down from the ancestors of our Xigong royal family. It's a day for our royal family to reunite. Isn't she our Xigong Are you at home? Xiao Shunzi, go to Qixia Palace and tell Wang Yu that if you don’t come today, Aijia will send her back to Luoyang Wang’s house tomorrow, and she will be an eyesore here. If you want to leave, go early, harem There is no shortage of such eye-catching decorations." The Queen Mother shouted angrily.

"Yes." The little eunuch fled quickly.

Everyone held their breath and did not dare to speak. It is not easy to provoke the queen mother to get angry... Except the emperor, no one dared to persuade her.

Qixia Palace

"The imperial concubine, the empress dowager ordered, if the empress does not go to the Lantern Festival today, then...?" The little eunuch didn't seem to dare to say.

"So how?" A woman's weak voice came from inside the curtain.

"Then the empress dowager will send her back to Luoyang tomorrow." The little eunuch said tremblingly.

Wang Guifei leaned against the curtain and sneered: "It would be great if this is the case, I really want to go back to Luoyang, and Bianjing is no good."

"Master, please don't be arrogant, Master... If you find out, you will definitely get angry." A little maid next to her comforted her in a low voice.

"Okay, Xiaoxia, you don't need to say more, I understand that I, Wang Yu, was born as a victim of the Wang family. At the beginning, our Wang family paid money and people, didn't we just want to show off our status? Everyone envies our Luoyang Wang family for producing a noble concubine. , but who knows my suffering...? Forget it, if it wasn't for my brother, I really want to die." Concubine Wang said with a pale face.

"Master, don't think too much. When the young master left last time, he told the slaves to take good care of the master. When the weather is warmer, we will go to ask the emperor for instructions and return home to visit relatives, okay?" Xiaoxia is Wang Yu The maid brought from Luoyang can also be regarded as a confidant. She knew that Wang Guifei missed her hometown very much, so she comforted her.

"Going home to visit relatives? Am I eligible?" Concubine Wang Gui smiled wryly.

"Why not? Ever since she entered the palace, Ye Zhaoyi has returned to Yangzhou twice. You are a noble concubine who is one level higher than her. The emperor will not embarrass the master." Xiaoxia analyzed slowly.

Who knows, Wang Guifei shook her head: "Xiaoxia, don't you still see the situation clearly? When Ye Zhaoyi entered the palace, she was a big gimmick. She is one of the two beauties in the south of the Yangtze River, and her younger sister is Princess Rui'an. Loved by thousands of people, and now she is pregnant with a dragon fetus, what can I, Wang Yu, compare with others?"

"Master, don't think about it, the most urgent thing is now, let's go to the lantern banquet first." Xiaoxia persuaded anxiously.

"Well, let's go, those who should come will always come, and those who want to hide can't hide. If I don't go this time, the queen mother will probably not let it go." Finally, under the threat of the queen mother, Wang Yu still took a step forward. The threshold of Qixia Palace.

In the Golden Dragon Palace, Wang Guifei was long in coming. She was wearing a golden imperial concubine crown and a peach pink dress. She was very glamorous, but her cheeks were still a little pale, perhaps because she hadn't seen the sun all year round.

"Concubine Wang Yu...greetings to the emperor, to the empress dowager, to the empress dowager." The concubine Wang Gui bowed like this under the eyes of all the people.

Many people had surprised expressions on their faces, because many concubines had been in the palace for two years, but this was the first time they saw the legendary owner of Qixia Palace, Wang Guifei.

"Sister Wang, it's good if you're here, come and sit down." The Queen's scene was very good, and she seemed to be very enthusiastic about Wang Yu.

"Yu'er, it's good if you come." The emperor nodded slightly, but he couldn't see the clue.

The queen mother did not look at Wang Guifei from the beginning to the end, but directly ordered: "Everyone is here, let's start."

"Yes." After receiving the order, Nanny Chang cleared her throat and announced loudly: "The Empress Dowager ordered the Lantern Festival banquet... to officially begin."

Then came the opening of the court music, and everyone began to enjoy the delicious food and wine. Because Ye Anran was a little sleepy, she felt drowsy leaning on Xi Gongjue's side.

"Anran, eat something before going to sleep, be good." Seeing that Ye Anran wanted to be an ostrich at the beginning, Nishinomiya coaxed and lied to deliver the pastries to Ye Anran.

Ye Anran randomly grabbed a piece and put it in his mouth, but felt that it was so sore, he opened his eyes immediately: "You... what did you give me to eat?"

"Sour plum cake." Jue Nishinomiya smiled wickedly.

"Okay, you clearly know that I don't like sour food, but you deliberately make things difficult for me." Ye Anran secretly pinched Nishinomiya Jue.

The young couple were flirting and cursing like this, which made Shen Bilan who was sitting on it feel very uncomfortable.

Seeing Xi Gongjue and Ye Anran flirting, Xi Gongmo and Shu Bixuan flirting...

Nishi Gongjin couldn't take it anymore, and sighed: "I'm so miserable. Sitting with you, you all have families. How pitiful is my single prince, hey... I really didn't expect it, I didn't expect it .”

"Then you can just find one too." Xi Gongmo said with a smile.

"Nonsense, am I such a casual person?" Nishinomiya Jin protested.

"Indeed, you are not such a casual person, but you are not a casual person." Xi Gongmo said jokingly.

"Hehe." Ye Anran and Shu Bixuan laughed coquettishly at the same time.

"Lonely, you made fun of me because you have a princess, don't you, don't you forget what the people in Bianjing said about you? You, a prince who used to have the habit of breaking his sleeves, have nothing to be proud of." Xi Gong Jinkou said without hesitation.

Unexpectedly, Xi Gongmo was not angry at all, but just smiled lightly: "A hero doesn't mention his courage in the past."

"Hey, you... you have a thick skin. Let me tell you, sister-in-law three, you can't treat him too well. You know, he really liked men before... Let me tell you." See Furious that Xi Gongmo could not succeed, Nishinomiya Nishiki began to change targets, and began to bombard Xigongmo's new wife Shu Bixuan indiscriminately.

What's interesting is that Shu Bixuan glanced at Xi Gongjin quietly and said, "King Heng, you have such a vicious mouth, aren't you afraid that you won't be willing to marry you in the future?"

Xi Gongmo was suddenly at a loss for words...

He didn't expect that this seemingly gentle and gentle Miss of the Shu family would do nothing if she didn't make a sound, and she would become a blockbuster, explaining his pain with one word, and it was more ruthless than Xi Gongmo.

Nishinomiya Jin beat his chest and stamped his feet immediately: "Oh my God, it's unreasonable, you...you guys are bullying people."

"Okay, stop pretending, who doesn't know what you are like, let's start the show, it seems that there is a good show going on." Xi Gongmo put her arm around Shu Bixuan's shoulder and looked at the center of the stage and said.

Nishinomiya Nishiki stopped pretending all of a sudden, and opened his eyes wide to watch the fun...

Sure enough, a woman wearing light green tulle came to the center of the stage, bowed profusely, and then said: "The morning sun is not talented, I would like to perform a dance, and present it to the emperor and the empress dowager."

"Isn't this person Chen Shuyuan, the emperor's new favorite?" Xi Gongjue narrowed his eyes and said.

"Oh, so she is Chen Shuyuan, she is really pretty." Ye Anran praised.

"Nonsense, it's far worse than you." Said Nishinomiya casually.

Ye Anran blushed suddenly...

At this time, the emperor smiled and said: "Okay, since my concubine has this elegance, then I will just wait and appreciate it as the queen mother."

The Queen Mother didn't say anything, she couldn't tell whether she liked or hated Chen Xi, she just said lightly: "Let's get started."

"Yes." After Chen Xi knelt on the ground to thank her, she got up and began to dance with the rhythm. Everyone also concentrated on watching the performance, because everyone was waiting to see a joke. There are always countless concubines in the harem. They showed their talents on such festivals and won the emperor's favor from then on, but few succeeded.

(End of this chapter)