Reborn Concubine Queen

Chapter 270 Palace Feast (1)

In front of the majestic Vermilion Palace gate, surrounded by famous ladies and ladies from aristocratic families got off the carriage one after another, Shi Yiqing was surrounded by girls and followed Mrs. Shi, and was led by the palace people to sit on the left side of the banquet.

Shi Yiqing sat on the back of the chair holding the etiquette. Just as she took off her veil, she heard people around her pointing and whispering to each other.

The eldest lady raised her eyebrows as if she didn't see it and said: "Qing'er, you sit here for a while, I'll come as soon as I go."

Shi Yiqing looked at the lady who seemed to be running away, and smiled wryly with downcast eyes.

Sure enough, not everyone in this world can withstand gossip.

Mo Wu, who came into the palace to serve her, frowned slightly, and said softly to the lady: "Miss, this servant is just a girl, and she knows how to keep her duty, and she knows not to listen to indecent words, nor to speak indecent words! These people are from famous families. Don't they know?"

Shi Yiqing turned his cheek and said to her: "Be cautious in your words and deeds, keep your own duty, don't worry about what others say. I'm afraid it will take a while before the banquet starts, Xing'er is reckless, so watch carefully She, don't tell her who she bumped into, you know?"

Because she knew she was going to enter the palace early in the morning, Shi Yiqing had only eaten a bowl of soup and rice since morning, seeing that the sun was going to the west, if Mo Wu hadn't secretly brought steamed buns in, she might have fainted from starvation.

Shi Yiqing got up with a smile, and in the name of changing clothes, led Mo Wu and Xing'er to find a quiet place, for fear that someone would catch him wolfing down, and if word spread, it would cause another disturbance.What Shi Yiqing didn't expect was that the harem was so lively today that he couldn't find a quiet place.

Seeing that Shi Yiqing was so hungry that his face looked pale, Xing'er said anxiously: "Miss, why don't you just eat like this, and don't pay attention to face."

Mo Wu scolded in a low voice: "What are you talking about? Are you asking Miss to make people laugh?"

Shi Yiqing frowned impatiently, lowered his voice and said, "Shut up, stop arguing, it's making my head hurt."

She leaned weakly on Mo Wu's body, thought for a while, pointed to a yard not far away, and said, "If I remember correctly, the yard over there is deserted, and there should be no one there, you two Help me through."

Following the vague memories of her previous life, she found a deserted courtyard. Mo Wu asked Xing'er to knock on the door. Xing'er only knew that there was someone in such a deserted place, so she knocked symbolically, and then said nothing. He politely opened the door and helped Shi Yiqing in.

Comparing the desolate courtyard in front of him with the bustling and bustling outside, Mo Wu felt a sense of emotion. Looking along his line of sight, he could not help being a little surprised to see the dusty house under the sun faintly revealing its past glory.

"Miss, this place is so big, why hasn't anyone cleaned it out for people to live in?" Xing'er tilted her head and looked at it and asked, "I see, this place is bigger than the yard we bought!"

Shi Yiqing sighed with complicated emotions: "There used to be a favorite concubine living here, so her bedroom will naturally be prosperous and spectacular."

Seeing Shi Yiqing complaining so much about this place, Mo Wu was secretly startled, and asked in a low voice, "Miss, is there anyone here?"

Xing'er smiled and said: "The front is so lively, everyone must have gone to the front to receive the reward, why are you still here? Miss, I see that the room on the left is a little cleaner, let's go there."

After finishing speaking, when Xing'er stepped forward to support Shi Yiqing and was about to go to the left, she heard a faint sound coming from the yard, and when she wanted to listen carefully, there was no sound.

Xing'er glanced at Mo Wu, seeing Mo Wu also had a panicked expression on her face, forced to suppress the scream in her heart, and said with a trembling voice, "Miss, did you hear anything?"

Shi Yiqing frowned slightly, and walked down the steps to the main hall of the bedroom, so scared that Mo Wu grabbed her with trembling fingers: "What's wrong?"

Mo Wu trembled and said in fear: "Miss, don't, don't go in, there are ghosts!"

Shi Yiqing smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen. Since you two are afraid, stay outside."

When Shi Yiqing pushed open the main door of the bedroom and broke in, luckily the sun was still there and her vision was clear, so she was never surprised: "Who? Come out!"

"You rashly broke into your empress's palace, which is already a capital offense. Since your empress does not blame you, why don't you get out quickly, do you have to ask someone to beat you out?"

Shi Yiqing followed the voice and walked closer, only to see an old woman standing in the snowdrift leaning on a broomstick, her head was covered with buns like weeds, covering her face, her voice was hoarse and ugly, like iron. Scratched on the ground in general.

There is no doubt that the person in front of her is the female official here, and the empress she is talking about should be the emperor's previous favorite concubine.

Shi Yiqing didn't know whether this person was crazy or stupid, so he could only follow her words: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me. This slave and servant came to invite Your Majesty to the banquet under the emperor's order. All the palace maidens are in the bathing pool forest Waiting for the mother to pass."

The old woman staggered forward while leaning on the broom, and said in a hoarse voice: "The emperor has long forgotten about the empress, why would he ask the empress to go to the banquet, you are clearly sent by Concubine Yu to tease the empress!"

Shi Yiqing was taken aback by her harsh words, and hurriedly said: "I'm telling you, it's not Concubine Yu, it's true that the emperor called the servants over to invite the mother, and he said that he will wait for the mother to dance the Bai Shu dance for the emperor to see!"

The old woman staggered and ran in front of Shi Yiqing, grabbing her wrist: "How did you know about Bai Shuwu!"

Shi Yiqing was startled at first, then a thought flashed in his head, he raised his hand to brush away the old woman's withered hair: "It really is you, Concubine Xuan!"

The old woman covered her face and avoided Shi Yiqing, and said in panic, "It's not me, I'm not Concubine Xuan, I'm not!"

Shi Yiqing felt a sense of sadness in his heart.

Emperor Mingqian reigned for more than 30 years. During these [-] years, he had many concubines. Historians later commented on these concubines in the emperor's harem, such as the virtuous and generous queens of the past, and the compassionate and benevolent empresses of today. The most eye-catching one left should belong to the famous concubine Xuan.

When Concubine Xuan was favored back then, it was the time when she gave birth to the fourth prince. From the position of a mere nobleman to the position of concubine in one step, she was shouting inside and out that she would call the fourth prince to succeed him. The concubine also thought so, which led to the disaster later.

When the fourth prince was three years old, Concubine Xuan's brother went up to the emperor to make the fourth prince the crown prince. Before that, the eldest prince was infected with the plague and died. At that time, he proposed to establish the fourth prince as the crown prince, which provoked the emperor to scold him severely. After a few days, the fourth prince died of illness in the prince's mansion, and concubine Xuan began to complain about her illness to the outside world, and finally disappeared in the harem.

This is politics, this is a struggle for power, and even one's own son and the daughter he once loved can be abandoned.

And what about Concubine Xuan?Undoubtedly, she was struck by this sudden change and lost herself. The formerly luxurious harem became her restricted area, and the favor in the past became sharp knives, stabbing her heart. She was losing her son. In the pain with her husband, she gradually became depressed, and finally went crazy, laughing and cursing life.

Shi Yiqing slowly withdrew from the main hall, returning the silence to Concubine Xuan.

Shi Yiqing forced a mouthful of steamed buns at the back, and couldn't eat anything else. With a pale face, he ran down his throat and leaned against Mo Wu's body, and said weakly: "If this continues, I will be starved." fainted."

Someone passed by from behind, Xing'er hurriedly tucked the steamed buns into her sleeves, turned her face and pretended to be polite, and stood aside with her hands down.

"Hey, is this girl from the Shi family?"

"You shouldn't be talking about a girl anymore. She was conferred the title of Princess Yuanhe, so she should be called Princess."

Shi Yiqing politely met the ceremony: "I met Mrs. Hao, Mrs. Liang."

The two ladies smiled solemnly: "Just now the lady officer said, the banquet will start soon, what is the princess doing here?"

Shi Yiqing lowered his eyes and replied: "I don't dare to be the princess, the two ladies should call Qing'er by nickname. Speaking of Madam, just during the banquet, Qing'er was a little bored, so he came out to get some air and was about to go back."

"That's great, follow us all the way." Saying that, the two wives walked forward hand in hand, talking and laughing, but ignoring Shi Yiqing.

Shi Yiqing followed behind the two wives, listening to the two of them chattering some homely gossip, but she wanted her to hear it, so he didn't get too tired and flustered.

Fortunately, the distance from this road to the banquet is not far. When Shi Yiqing resigned from the two wives and was about to go to the direction of the women's family, a burst of fruity fragrance wafted down the wind. Shi Yiqing went to see it in surprise, and bumped into a deep pair in the eyes.

"Miss, I wonder if you can make way for me?"

Shi Yiqing avoided the man's gaze, lowered his eyes and said a few words to Mo Wu, then led Xing'er back to the seat.

Mo Wu thought about it for a while, and then repeated Shi Yiqing's words in a slow tone: "It's obvious that the young master bumped into him on purpose and wanted to ask our young lady to make way. There is no such reason in the world. The young lady doesn't have the same knowledge as the young master. I just want to never see the young master again. .”

After finishing speaking, Mo Wu was about to leave tremblingly, but was stopped by the man.

"Go back and tell your lady, just say it's better not to be so smart, so that you won't be able to get off the table in the future." The man nodded and smiled at Mo Wu, "Remember, tell your lady the exact words, even my tone is the same. and!"

Mo Wu didn't like this man's arrogance, so he spoke out the man's words at the turntable, and finally asked: "Miss, who is that man, why are you talking like this? It's very disgusting!"

Shi Yiqing nodded and smiled, covered the words at the corner of his mouth with the tea bowl in his hand, and replied softly: "You don't like it? I don't like it either, but who is the emperor's son-in-law, the husband of the most favored Princess Tianlin?"

Mo Wu was speechless, covered the corner of his mouth and said in a soft voice: "No wonder he dared to speak so arrogantly, his feelings are Princess Tianlin's son-in-law!"

(End of this chapter)