Traitor Concubine Growth Manual

Chapter 125

When going to the banquet in the evening, Chu Yan went with His Highness the Crown Prince.

Everyone had already sat down in the hall, and when they saw the two coming together, they all stood still and greeted in unison.Chu Yan smiled without saying a word, her eyes flicked past those beauties one by one, and finally took them back casually, and walked to the top with the prince leisurely.

The empress dowager and empress had already taken their seats, logically Chu Yan should have come before them, but now that she is coming with the prince, who would dare to say that she is not?

Ever since the queen mother took a fancy to Shen Xin, she and Chu Yan have become more and more at odds. This princess must not take her seriously. Not only does she rarely go to Shouyan Palace to pay her respects once a month, but she has long since ignored her. The queen who is doing things is good, it seems that she is really letting her temper go, and she is unwilling to do any face-saving work.

At that moment, the Empress Dowager just smiled and said: "It's a coincidence that the Crown Princess came. The Empress just asked about you. Aijia saw that everyone in the harem had arrived, so you are the only one missing. Seriously, Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here."

These words were nothing more than implying that Chu Yan didn't know the rules, and the elders sat down, so she came late, and she really didn't pay attention to the two great Buddhas, the queen mother and the empress.

The empress looked at the empress dowager, but did not speak. Just now when she asked about Chu Yan, she was just thinking about the matter of the doctor's diagnosis of the happy pulse in the morning. Now that the empress dowager mentions it like that, it doesn't sound like she meant it. It seems to be complaining that Chu Yan, the princess, is a bit disrespectful.

She smiled slightly, without explaining, just nodded to Chu Yan, and said gently: "The Crown Princess came down with the Crown Prince, hurry up and take your seat."

Today she was the birthday star, but she greeted Chu Yan with such a smile, even the crown prince seemed to be just a foil for Chu Yan, everyone couldn't help but see the queen's love for the crown princess.Thinking about what the queen mother said just now, it seems a little subtle.

Seeing the Empress Dowager's complexion sank slightly, Chu Yan smiled at the corner of her lips, nodded to the Empress, responded with a smile on her face, and then glanced at Gu Qi with a smile.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walked beside her without looking sideways, as if he hadn't noticed the meaning of what the Empress Dowager said just now, but when Chu Yan stepped up the steps above the main hall, he suddenly stamped his feet slightly and raised his arms towards her.Chu Yan understood, responded with a smile, put her hand on his arm, and went up the two stone steps with him.

After going up, Chu Yan glanced at the queen mother casually, and when she met the latter's eyes, she showed a gentle smile innocently, and the queen mother's complexion seemed not very good-looking.

Concubine Mu Gui, who was sitting below the empress dowager, asked slowly: "Is the empress dowager feeling unwell? This concubine looks at you with a rather ugly expression."

There is a hint of gloating in the words that seem to be concerned.

The queen mother narrowed her eyes, and gave Concubine Mu a cold look: "Concubine Mu, please worry, Ai's family is in good health, but it seems that the hall is a bit boring, and there are too many gossips, Ai's expression is naturally not so good when he hears this. It looks good."

"The Empress Dowager is getting old, and she likes to be quiet. It is really not appropriate to go to lively places." Concubine Mu acted as if she didn't hear her insinuation, and said something.

At this time, Chu Yan had already taken a seat with Gu Qi. Gu Qi sat in the center of the hall, while the queen mother and queen sat on either side of him, and Chu Yan sat a little below the queen.

As soon as she took her seat, she heard Shen Xin, who was sitting under the steps on her left, whisper softly: "The empress dowager is always strong, and everything in the harem is well organized. I admire her very much. How can she be willing to obey easily?" Old? According to the concubine, the old lady in the concubine's family can't be compared with you at all."

She did not shy away from speaking for the queen mother, but the queen mother turned pale, looked at her lovingly, smiled, and did not speak.

Concubine Mu glanced at Shen Xin with a smile that was not a smile, and she just drank tea and didn't answer, as if talking to this side concubine would demean her status.

Of course, at this time, Chu Yan, the main wife, has the most right to speak, so he did not disappoint everyone's expectations, smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Shen Fangfei was joking, the queen mother is a daughter, naturally It cannot be compared with the old lady of the Shen family."

Shen Xin's face turned pale, Fang felt that he had slipped his words, so he lowered his eyebrows and said softly: "Your Highness has taught you the lesson, it was the concubine who slipped her words."

Her soft and weak appearance is always endearing, but now her little face is pale and pale, it seems that her delicate face has accumulated power for a long time on weekdays, and she has been used to it.

Chu Yan raised her eyebrows, and "blame" her with a softer voice than her: "Look at what you said, when did I teach you a lesson? It's just a few words, why are you still talking?" Are you red-eyed? Ah, it's Bengong who made a slip of the tongue, I don't know that Concubine Shen is so cowardly, she can't even make half a joke, so I don't dare to say more with you from now on."

She spoke half-jokingly and half-seriously, and all the female relatives present smiled, looking at Shen Xin with more color in their eyes.This one is just a side concubine, to put it bluntly, a concubine, isn't it too much to take Joe now?
But this kind of thing still depends on how His Highness the Crown Prince expresses, so everyone's eyes turned to Gu Qi in the hall.

Gu Qi seemed to be completely out of the situation, and did not participate in the women's topic at all. He just gracefully picked up the golden silk hibiscus cake on the table and took a sip. gave an order.

The next moment, the most proud chief eunuch beside the prince immediately went down to bring a plate of golden silk hibiscus cake, placed it respectfully on Chu Yan's table, and explained in a low voice: "Your Highness said that today's dessert doesn't contain much sugar. , it doesn’t taste greasy, you don’t like too sweet food, you can try this one.”

Chu Yan smiled sweetly, nodded to Gu Qi, twisted a piece, and tasted it slowly, her expression was leisurely and comfortable, and at the end she licked her fingertip playfully, as if the hibiscus cake in her mouth was really delicious.

Everyone looked away without any trace, and Concubine Shen's expression seemed to be the same as that of the Queen Mother—it's not very good-looking.

Today is the queen's birthday, but the queen has never liked this kind of occasion very much, so everyone didn't dare to make too much publicity, and after the prince's toast, they raised their glasses and said in unison: "Congratulations to the queen's mother!" Prosperity and longevity, health and well-being of the phoenix body!" Then he drank up the wine.

This occasion was the first family banquet after His Highness the Crown Prince's wedding. Since the Empress kept a low profile, the focus was naturally on the Crown Princess and the beauties.

Now the seven beautiful girls, except for Shen Xin who was granted the title, the rest are still relatively embarrassing identities. If they are placed in ordinary people, this is equivalent to the status of a housekeeper, but now they are placed in the royal family, so naturally they will be unknowingly raised. A few points higher.But the crown prince is going to ascend the throne anyway, and these few will be considered old people in the future, no matter whether they are favored or not, their status will still be put there, it's just a matter of time.

The queen mother seemed to want to make Chu Yan unhappy, after eating a few mouthfuls, she looked at the Chongzheng in Xiunvzhong kindly, as if she suddenly remembered: "Aijia remembers that Miss Chong could not eat it a while ago. Clean things, broke your body, and you have been sick in bed for a long time, His Royal Highness visited you for a long time, but now you are so sick?"

Chu Yan had heard about what happened in the palace after leaving the palace to pray for blessings, so she raised her eyebrows and looked at Chongzheng. The other party did indeed look a little weaker than before. Maybe it was because of the lingering poison, and her face was a little pale. He looked a bit sick and weak Xizi.

This daughter of the general family was in decline because of the decline of her family, and because of her father's filling in the house at home, so her temperament seemed not to have been inherited from the general of Zhennan. Feeling flattered, she hurriedly got up and said: "Be more concerned about the empress dowager, the servant is already well. His Royal Highness has sent a lot of tonic products a while ago, and the imperial doctor has also taken good care of it. The servant is fine."

When mentioning this matter, Concubine Mu said unhurriedly: "Speaking of Miss Chong's poisoning, His Royal Highness also taught it to the Empress Dowager and the Palace, but the person who poisoned her has never been seen. It hasn't been found out yet, so I feel a little ashamed when I say it. Back then, I thought about the presence of the Empress Dowager, how could I have any room to intervene in these matters? Now that Miss Chong is still suffering like this for no reason, I feel very sorry."

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes: "Mu Guifei is saying that Ai's family is not doing well?"

Concubine Mu smiled slightly: "How dare the concubine? The concubine just thinks that Miss Chong was poisoned for no reason, and the real culprit has not been caught yet, so she has indeed been wronged."

The queen mother laughed a few times, but turned her head to look at Gu Qi calmly: "Today, taking advantage of His Royal Highness the crown prince is here, Ai's family wants to deal with this matter. Man, the Ai family also has a clue, but the Crown Princess returned to the palace not long ago, and His Royal Highness is also busy with political affairs, so it took a few days. Now that Concubine Mu has brought it up, the Ai family wants to solve it as soon as possible."

Chu Yan frowned, watching what kind of tricks the Queen Mother was going to play.

Seeing that the Queen Mother turned her head to the side and gave some instructions to Qing He who was beside her, Qing He went down and brought a maid up after a while.Now the palace is full of female relatives, including the emperor's concubines, the empress dowager and the female relatives of Concubine Mu's natal family. Of course, Zhao Ronghua was also present, and they all watched this scene one after another.

Chu Yan was relieved that now it was Concubine Mu and the Queen Mother who were fighting to the death. Of course, it didn't matter if she and these beautiful girls were counted, but fortunately, since Aunt misunderstood His Highness the Crown Prince last time, she really died down, and never again. There have been troubles, and now she doesn't seem to care much about these things, but she has a bit of a dusty smell of a queen.

Gu Qi also saw his biological mother again after a long time. Seeing that she has aged a lot, but she has also become quieter and calmer. He didn't know what feelings he felt for a while, but it was quite complicated.

In the past, once the mother and son spoke, there were thorns in a few sentences. The mother was wholeheartedly thinking about herself and the family, but the son had a deep gap with her, so naturally they couldn't agree.But now I don't know whether it is the distance that creates beauty or what, but I have felt relieved in the long silence.

Gu Qi glanced at Zhao Ronghua from a distance, did not speak, but sighed inwardly while withdrawing his gaze.

He raised his eyes, but saw Chu Yan looking at him with a smile that was not a smile, and he was a little dumbfounded. She was probably overwhelmed by his melancholy and guilty conscience.

It's just that everyone's attention was diverted by the maid Qing He brought up, even Chu Yan and Gu Qi looked over.

The Queen Mother shouted in a deep voice, "Kneel down!"

After the court lady knelt down with an ashen face, Chu Yan suddenly noticed that Concubine Mu's complexion was a little uncomfortable.She quickly glanced at Mu Nianqiu, who was among the beautiful girls, but found that the other party's eyes also darkened, and looked at her with a slight frown, a little alert.

Chu Yan nodded slightly towards her, didn't speak, just looked at the scene in front of her.

But the queen mother asked slowly: "Tell me, which palace are you from?"

(End of this chapter)