Concubine, she is so charming

Chapter 38 Forced

Qionghua Palace.

The empress supported the empress dowager and led the harem women and wives to arrive first, followed by the emperor and ministers.

After everyone sat down, Ning Chen raised his glass, "Today, I will celebrate with you all at the Chongyang Palace Banquet. May my country be peaceful and the people safe!"

"May the south be enlightened, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe!"

Everyone raised their glasses in response and sang together.

Ning Chen drank the glass of wine, then smiled and waved his hands, "Excuse me, everyone, don't be restrained when you have a banquet today, just eat and drink to your heart's content!"

The queen mother also smiled and agreed, "It's hard to get together, don't worry about the red tape, Aijia has not been lively for a long time."

"Today's banquet can make the queen mother happy, so the daughter-in-law can feel relieved, and the daughter-in-law will respect the queen mother." The queen answered at the right time.

"Huan'er has a heart." Outside, the queen mother still gave the queen a lot of face.

Although she prefers her niece, the queen is indeed not wrong, she has always been filial.

Ning Chen also boasted, "The queen has worked hard in organizing the palace banquet, and I also offer a toast to the queen."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, this is all a matter of concubine's duty." The queen also toasted immediately in response.

The three of you came and went, and played a drama of family harmony, and the ministers below just praised it.

In short, the atmosphere is relatively harmonious.

After drinking for three rounds, the field became lively.

The Empress Dowager whispered a few words to Nanny Fu who was beside her, and the latter found a little maid to go around.

Not long after, Mincai got up with a glass of wine.

"Your Majesty, my concubine would like to offer you a toast. The Double Ninth Festival always has the meaning of ascending the heights. My concubine wishes the emperor good luck and great achievements!"

"If you have a heart, then I will lend you a good word!" Ning Chen took a drink to save face.

Mincai smiled and blessed his body, and continued, "Today, my concubine has prepared some talents to present to the emperor. I wonder if the emperor is willing to show his face to my concubine."

Ning Chen's eyes dimmed.

Before he could open his mouth, the Empress Dowager said first, "Min Cai is always smart, it's rare for her to take the trouble to prepare, Ai's family also wants to take a look."

"Since the queen mother also wants to take a look, then ask me to take a look too." Ning Chen nodded with a smile.

It looks like a filial son.

Mincai breathed a sigh of relief, and clapped his hands behind him, and then two eunuchs moved out a long table, followed by a few palace maids holding pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and followed to set it up.

At that time, the huqin sounded, accompanied by the sound of tambourines and copper bells, which suddenly made people feel like they were on the battlefield.

A woman in a stone blue palace dress, like the fresh green of spring, slowly entered the arena to the sound of a piano, stood still, held a pen, and dipped in ink.

The sound of the music suddenly accelerated, as if thousands of troops were bursting out, the cavalry were heroic, and Min Cairen's brushes also moved with the music, flowing clouds and flowing water, and completed it in one go.

Accompanied by a northern border military tune, the nib of the pen leaps and falls on the paper, sometimes slow and sometimes fast, and the pen stops after the song is finished, and everyone has not been slowed down yet.

The Empress Dowager was the first to applaud, followed by applause.

Min Cairen's complexion was reddish, perhaps because he was recognized, his whole body exuded an unconcealable brilliance, which was much more attractive than usual.

"The concubine dedicates this painting to the emperor, wishing the emperor a prosperous future!"

Two eunuchs came over and erected the painting. It was a landscape painting of cliffs and green pines.

Exquisite technique, profound writing power, can be described as superb.

"Okay!" Ning Chen praised with a smile, "I really like the kindness of a talented person. Today I can't think of anything to reward you for a while. Let's be promoted and graceful!"

Min Cai was taken aback for a moment, and then saluted excitedly, "My concubine, thank the emperor for his grace!"

Everyone below sighed, although Chen entered the palace with the status of Baolin, she was promoted to Wanrong twice in just three months. To have this kind of favor, she is worthy of being the emperor's first cousin.

The emperor's action can be said to have given the Chen family enough face, and this time the British father-in-law and his wife are laughing like flowers.

But Ye Yun watched from the side, but only sympathized with Ning Chen.

Obviously Ning Chen doesn't like the Chen family, but today the empress dowager is so flattering, and Chen's talent is applauded by everyone, if he doesn't reward something valuable, it won't be justified.

The reward is too expensive, it is beyond the rules, only the promotion is the most suitable.

It can be said that Ning Chen was set up by the Queen Mother in front of everyone. If he can't satisfy the Chen family, it may not end well. This is completely forced.

Thinking this way in my heart, my eyes couldn't help looking over.

Ning Chen felt that someone was looking at him, so he turned his head keenly, and happened to meet Ye Yun's eyes, seeing the emotion in Ye Yun's eyes thoroughly.

"Cough, cough, cough!" Ye Yun didn't expect to run into each other, so she hurriedly lowered her head, took a sip from the cup, but forgot that it was fruit wine, and choked on drinking too quickly.

Nan Zhi was taken aback, and quickly squatted down to pat her back, which immediately attracted a lot of attention.

"What's wrong with Ye Meiren?" the queen asked with concern.

Ye Yun hurriedly got up, "Go back to the empress, the concubine choked on the wine, and she was disrespectful in front of the emperor, please punish me."

When anyone hasn't been choked, anyway, she apologized generously.

The queen wanted to act like a magnanimous and virtuous woman who treats the hero's daughter generously, so naturally she would not punish her.

"That's how it is. It's fine if you don't feel uncomfortable. Sit down quickly. I heard that you like crabs. I'll have a dish of steamed chrysanthemum crabs later. It tastes really good."

"Thank you, empress." Ye Yun was about to sit down after being blessed.

Suddenly, Ning Chen spoke.

"Ye Meiren has always been the most considerate in serving me, so come and sit with me, come and give me a seat."

Everyone was surprised, they had never heard that Mrs. Ye was so favored.

Even Ye Yun himself was quite surprised.

But for those who are determined to sit on the favorite concubine, this idea is still not bad, and they quickly adjusted their posture, and Shi Shiran passed by.

She also thought of it now, she was afraid that the emperor felt uncomfortable because of being forced by the empress dowager just now, so he deliberately avoided Min Wanrong who had just been promoted, and asked her to come and serve him closely.

After Ye Yun left, the things on her seat were taken away, and the table was also removed.

Yao Xiang's complexion changed, she didn't expect things to develop like this, but she has already ordered the things she arranged, and it's too late to stop now.

At this time, the palace servants carrying the chrysanthemum crabs entered the palace one by one.

The plate that should have belonged to Ye Yun fell on the table of Yi Wanrong who was sitting on her hands.

Yao Xiang kept thinking of countermeasures in his mind, and the empress dowager above also noticed this, and her eyes also changed.

But things have come to this, since it is destined that Mrs. Ye will escape this catastrophe, the same applies to Mrs. Wu.

Making up her mind to pay attention, the imperial concubine gave Yao Xiang a look, and the latter calmed down.

There is no turning back when the bow is opened, so whoever is shot is the one.

The secret communication between the aunt and nephew has not been discovered, and everyone has already talked about the stomachs of Concubine Wen and Xia Cairen.

"When I gave birth to Han'er and Rui'er, my belly was very round. Madam's belly looks a little bit sharper?" Princess Jiahe said.

Yan Xiuyi took a look, then pursed her lips and smiled, "I heard that the one with the pointed belly is the son, and the round one is the daughter. It seems that the belly of Concubine Wen is probably a prince!"

(End of this chapter)