Concubine Biography

Chapter 44

"Participate in the palace banquet?"

When Li Jiarong said this, everyone's expressions were a little strange.

Mrs. Su disapproved and felt a little jealous, Mrs. Yang was surprised, Mrs. Zhou was envious, and Mrs. Yan looked at it.As for Lu Ying, she imitated Yuan's daily habits, keeping her head down and her face expressionless.

Li Jiarong nodded, "This is the emperor's order, Mrs. Chen, prepare well, and come with us into the palace on the day of the palace banquet."

Fu'er stood up and answered.

After everyone had dinner, Li Jiarong went to the study, Su Shi left Fu'er to talk.

"My sister is entering the palace for the first time, and my sister will inevitably have to say a few words. I hope that my sister will not dislike her talkativeness." Su Shi smiled gently, gentle and kind.

Fu'er hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Thank you, my concubine, for your generous teaching."

Su pointed to the chair and said angrily, "Why are you still so polite? Sit down quickly. It's getting late, so let me make a long story short. You have to enter the palace at Shenshi on the day of the palace banquet. The prince goes to the main hall to thank you, and we also have to go to Zhao Concubine Yanggong Degui gave thanks, and then went to Yingchun Hall for a dinner, watched the fireworks at Zishi, thanked Yinshi, and we can go back."

"Thank you, Ma'am, for your reminder." Fu'er sat up slightly, bowed her head and thanked.

Su picked up the teacup, and blew the froth gracefully, "As a concubine, my younger sister is not allowed to enter the palace to see the beauty of the sky, but the emperor Jinkou has kindly granted me, my younger sister should also respect her status, and there is no need for her in the palace." In the mansion, sometimes one more word may bring death to the whole family."

Fu'er replied, "The concubine knows that her status is humble, so she should keep the etiquette and dare not surpass it."

Su took a sip of tea, and said earnestly, "Sister, I won't say anything else. My sister only needs to remember one sentence, close the door, and we can make trouble no matter what you want. But once you leave the gate of the palace, You have the stamp of Prince Rong's Mansion on your body... I'm going to put my ugly words first, if anyone causes trouble for the master and causes disaster, this princess will never forgive me lightly!"

The last sentence, Su said very solemnly.

After coming out of Su's courtyard, Fu'er let out a long sigh, the palace banquet is really troublesome!

Hong Ying walked back with her, and when she saw her troubled, she persuaded, "Ma'am, you don't need to be so worried. Although the rules in the palace are great, as long as Madam acts according to the princess, you can't go wrong."

"You can't go wrong with the princess? What do you mean?" Fu'er asked curiously.

Hong Ying laughed and said, "Wangfei is the eldest daughter of Marquis of Lin'an, she is of noble birth, so there is nothing wrong with her etiquette. Besides, Wangfei has a very strong self-esteem and deep affection for the prince. She always puts the prince first in everything she does."

Li Jiarong first?

In her mind, Fu'er recalled Su's delicate face and her complacency when she tried to get rid of herself, and her body shuddered involuntarily.

"Does Madam feel cold? Let's go back quickly, the room is warm." Hong Ying supported Fu'er and quickened her pace.

On New Year's Eve, Fu'er got up early in the morning and went to the main courtyard to have breakfast with Li Jiarong Su and others. This was the first time for her to celebrate the New Year in the palace, and she felt different than when she went south.

Because Shen Shi had to enter the palace, Li Jiarong went out after breakfast, and Su Shi also told everyone to do whatever they wanted.When Fu'er returned to the house, Hong Ying waited for her to change her clothes, tied two thick leggings on her legs, and brought a big bowl of noodles for Fu'er to eat.

"What's this for?" Fu'er kicked her legs curiously, feeling that her legs were too heavy.

Hong Ying shrugged, "It's my master's order. He said he had to keep kneeling after entering the palace. The ground is cold so that his wife might be damaged by the cold. And this side, my wife hasten to eat while it's hot. My father said that the dishes at the palace banquet tonight are all delicious." It’s cold, and you’ll get stomach upset if you eat it, so it’s at the bottom right now, and we’ll have a good meal when we come back at night.”

This is not a palace banquet, it is clearly a tosser!

Although Fu'er was screaming bitterly in her heart, she still ate up the noodles with soup and water according to Li Jiarong's instructions.

At the last moment, a girl came to send a message, meaning to prepare to leave, please go to the door after getting ready.

Fu'er hurried to the door, the carriage had already parked at the door, Li Jiarong and Su Shi and others hadn't arrived yet, Fu'er resigned herself to her fate and stood in a sheltered place waiting for them.

After finally waiting, Li Jiarong frowned slightly when she saw her cold and flushed face, but she still didn't say anything, and went straight into the first carriage.

Su looked at Hongying, and said to Fu'er, "She doesn't want to go, the third son and the young master are also going to enter the palace today, you should sit with the nannies."

After speaking, Mrs. Su got into the carriage where Li Jiarong was, and Mrs. Yang walked past Fu'er, chuckled, and got into the carriage where Jiarong Li was.

This means...she is a slave?
Fu'er suddenly felt that what Su said yesterday could be ignored as hypocrisy.

Saying goodbye to Hong Ying, the carriage rolled towards the palace, and Fu'er sat on the very edge of the carriage, saving the two nannies from staring at her like thieves.

When the carriage stopped, Fu'er got out of the carriage, and walked to Su Shi's carriage consciously, waiting for Su Shi to get off the carriage.

When Li Jiarong saw her when he got out of the car, his face turned ugly again. Before Li Jiarong could speak, he heard a little eunuch who had already been waiting beside him bow and say, "Hi Wangye, the princes have arrived , my lord, this way please."

Li Jiarong withdrew his gaze from Fu'er, nodded coldly, and followed the little eunuch to another place.

Mrs. Su got out of the car first, and Fu'er immediately stepped forward to support Mrs. Su's arm, showing her humility. Mrs. Yang also naturally supported Mrs. Su's other side after getting off the car. It was indescribable for the three of them to walk together harmonious.

"Why did Mrs. Wang come so slowly? My sister has been waiting for a long time."

Fu'er looked at this gorgeously dressed woman who came to say hello, she was Princess Min Yang Bingyu who had met once.

"How is the third sister? Is Peiyuan feeling better recently? Is it coming this year? Where's Peizhuo?" Yang Yubing and Su Shi talked affectionately after seeing the ceremony.

Speaking of Li Peiyuan, Yang's expression was a little gloomy, "Peiyuan is not in good health yet, so I didn't bring it," he waved for the nanny to come over, "Pei Zhuo is here, hurry up, Pei Zhuo, this is you aunt."

Su Shi turned her head and smiled when she heard the words, "Sister Yang, Peizhuo should call younger siblings aunts."

Yang Shi held back her skirt and saluted, and said with a clever smile, "It's my sister who said something wrong, thank you sister."

"As both an aunt and an aunt, the third sister is not wrong." Yang Bingyu's phoenix eyes raised slightly, standing up for Yang.

Fu'er looked at Su Shi naturally, they had already attracted the attention of the ladies around, Su Shi naturally saw it too, smiled gracefully, Su Shi nodded, "It's true."

After Su Shi finished speaking, she turned her head and ignored it, and walked straight forward. Fu'er followed Su Shi step by step, for fear of making a mistake.

Ever since the empress passed away, the emperor has never established an empress. Zhaoyang Palace, where the highest-ranking concubine Degui lives, has become a place where all the female relatives go to express their gratitude.

Fu'er stood at the end, knelt down and worshiped with everyone, she could only see the corner of Concubine Degui's clothes, and she could hear Concubine Degui chatting and laughing with several high-status wives, the cold wind blowing in from outside the palace , Fu'er was grateful to Li Jiarong for his thoughtfulness.

Soon everyone went to Yingchun Palace again, and Fu'er was placed next to Mrs. Yang. It was a bit embarrassing to say that since Fu'er followed Mrs. Su into the palace, what he saw was either the princess or Mrs. So-and-so, so-and-so Mrs. Tai, she is a little concubine who is not popular, but few people answer her.

Soon, the court ladies brought out all kinds of exquisite dishes, and after waiting for the emperor and concubines to arrive, everyone thanked them again.

The emperor spoke first, and then thanked him.Concubine Degui said a few more words, thank you again.Several princes waited to wish the emperor good luck in the New Year one by one. When the emperor was happy, he couldn't help but praise a few more words, and thank you again.Next is the clan and so on...

Fu'er watched the steaming food in front of her eyes turn cold little by little but couldn't eat a single bite. She couldn't help but feel lucky that she only had to participate once, otherwise she wouldn't have to suffer like this every year?

"Why didn't you see Peiyuan again this year, old five?" Naturally, the food in front of the emperor had been replaced with hot ones. At this moment, the emperor took a bite of the food, looked at Li Jiarong, and asked softly.

Li Jiarong stood up and replied, "Father, Peiyuan was ill again a few days ago, I saw that he was really not fit to go out, so I didn't bring him, it's my fault."

The emperor sighed, "You father, you have to be careful. If your child is weak, you need to seek medical treatment as soon as possible. What can you do if you continue like this? Your heirs have always been weak. This year, you managed to get three children in one fell swoop, but you still have to give up. Lose one..."

The emperor's expression was a little downcast, and Li Jiarong quickly replied, "It's because the minister is not good, and the emperor is worried."

"Don't talk about this, don't talk about this..." The emperor shook his head, smiled and looked down, "Is the Chen family from your mansion here? Come, come out and let me have a look."

Li Jiarong looked at Fu'er, and Fu'er hurriedly pulled up her skirt and walked into the hall, knelt down, "My servant Chen has seen the emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

The emperor leaned forward slightly, and squinted his eyes to look at Fu'er, "Why have you lost so much weight? I remember you are quite fat? Is it because the fifth child often doesn't give you food?"

It's rare for the emperor to make a joke, everyone laughed, Fu'er was ashamed, and hurriedly replied, "Go back to the emperor, it's fine for the servants to eat and wear in the mansion."

"I have seen that you are a lucky person. No, since you entered the palace, the fifth child has three children in succession. It's just why you don't move?" The emperor looked at Li Jiarong with a smile.

How should this be said?It can't be said that she has been drinking Bizi soup, right?

Fu'er's heart was beating like a drum. It seemed that the emperor valued Li Jiarong's heir very much. Today is the new year, and the emperor is in a good mood, so he is going to fight it out!
"I don't know why there is no news about it now. This matter depends on God's will. After returning to the mansion, I must often worship Guanyin Bodhisattva and ask the Bodhisattva to protect my servant."

As soon as Fu'er finished speaking, she quickly lay down still, and cold sweat rolled down her cheeks.

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and soon burst into laughter, "You don't need to worship a Bodhisattva for this kind of thing, just work harder!"

This……

The whole room burst into laughter, Fu'er never thought that the emperor would say such words, her face turned red.

Li Jiarong stood up at the right time, still showing the standard cold face in front of others, "I obey the order!"

"Hahaha……."

Li Jiarong's cold face combined with his words had a strange effect. The emperor laughed, and everyone laughed too.

King An stood up and cupped his hands, "Father, my son specially rehearsed a song and dance for tonight. If the father likes it after watching it, you can reward my son with a big red envelope." Wang An is like a child asking for candy The general appearance of begging for rewards makes the emperor more happy.

Li Jiarong gave Fuer a wink, and Fuer retreated consciously.

In the midst of the feasting, singing and dancing, Fu'er was like a small speck of dust, after having some fun, she fell silent.

At that time, the emperor brought a group of family members to the Yuntai Hall to watch the fireworks. Fuer stood behind the crowd, and the gorgeous fireworks exploded into various beautiful shapes in the sky. Jiarong's lonely and handsome expression under the fireworks.

Fu'er couldn't help but cast her eyes on the face of Li Jiarong who was next to the emperor. His face was as calm as water, and he stared at the front indifferently. How could there be any trace of his appearance from last year?

Someone tugged on her sleeve lightly, and Fu'er turned her head.

It was Xiao Fangzi and an unknown court lady.

The palace maid said in a low voice, "Miss Yan Concubine has invited Madam, and Madam is invited to follow the servants."

(End of this chapter)