The female supporting role turns over: the prince regent's favorite

Chapter 42

Lin Qingqian followed the old lady into the palace gate, and a eunuch came to lead the way.

"Master, this way please, the Empress Dowager's birthday is held in Daming Palace, and this servant will take you there."

Lin Langtian was dressed in an official uniform, with a serious expression, but without losing a sense of elegance, he nodded slightly, "I'm in trouble, father-in-law."

Lin Qingqian glanced around secretly, the palace was more majestic and splendid than what she saw on TV.

A middle-aged man in his early fifties came over and saluted Lin Langtian, "Master Xiang."

"Jia Shangshu, you should also be going to the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet at Daming Palace, so let's go together."

"Okay, I happen to have something to discuss with Mr. Xiang on the way."

The two walked in front, Jia Shangshu's wife also walked side by side with Xu Shi, they were talking and laughing, they should have known each other before.

Jia Shangshu's daughter, Jia Liuer, is about the same age as Lin Qingwu, and they are close friends.

"Sister Qingwu, your clothes today are really beautiful! Did you order them in Xiuyifang?"

Lin Qingwu said with a slight smile: "My mother made it herself. Sister Liu'er is also very beautiful. Her skin looks like snow and her face looks like a peach blossom."

Jia Liuer pushed Lin Qingwu's arm coquettishly, "Sister Qingwu likes to make fun of me, how can I compare with you."

Lin Qingrou was chatting with one or two girls of the same age.

Lin Qingqian lowered her head and thought to herself: This Yuan has such a bad temper, shouldn't he have any friends he knows?If there is one, if she ran up suddenly, can she fool her around?

Fortunately, when they arrived at Daming Palace, no one came forward to say hello.

It's really fortunate that the original body doesn't have any friends, otherwise I would have to work hard to deal with it.

The seats for the birthday banquet have been arranged long ago, men and women have different seats, and the front and rear of the seats are arranged according to their status.

Mrs. Xu, the old lady, Lin Qingwu and others sat a little closer to the front, and Lin Qingqian and Lin Qingrou, who were concubines, sat in the back.

Lin Qingrou glanced at the person beside her, and snorted coldly in her heart, extremely disdainful.

Lin Qingqian sat obediently, watching the people coming and going at the birthday banquet out of the corner of her eye. The seat was still empty, but the emperor, empress and queen mother had not yet arrived.

A group of officials surrounded Lin Langtian's seat, and he couldn't tell whether they were flatterers or friends in the officialdom. He always had a faint smile on his lips, and he talked with ease.

Lin Qingqian suddenly remembered, wouldn't Gu Changgeng also enter the palace?What about him?Still not here?
After searching around, I finally saw Gu Changgeng in the last row of seats.

The distance was a bit far, Lin Qingqian couldn't see the expression on Gu Changgeng's face clearly, but seeing the people beside him whispering, whispering, and frequently looking at him, she felt a little uncomfortable.

As the orphan of a great general with great military exploits, he was ridiculed like this.

The image of Gu Changgeng seriously reading and writing in front of the desk flashed in his mind.

Lin Langtian said that he was not afraid of people poking his back. The emperor ordered him to raise Gu Changgeng. When he brought him back to the mansion, he would only give him food and not let him die of starvation, let alone let him go to the Imperial College. Gu Changgeng was taught.

Preoccupied, the eunuch's sharp voice came from the door.

"The third prince is here!"

Everyone got up and saluted one after another, "Meet the third prince."

The third prince, Qin Zihao, was only nineteen years old. He was born of the most favored concubine Shu Gui at that time. dignified.

He said lightly: "You don't need to be too polite, please get up."

Qin Zihao walked over to Lin Langtian's side to say hello, and the two were talking happily.

Since Qin Zihao entered the hall, Lin Qingwu had a blush on her cheeks, and she peeked at the bright yellow figure from the corner of her eyes.

Lin Qingqian knew that Lin Langtian and Qin Zihao had hooked up in private, but were these two people really not avoiding suspicion on the surface?
Next, the second prince Qin Ziyan, the sixth prince Qin Ziyong, and several other princesses also came to the hall to sit.

Not long after, the eunuch outside the door said in a sharp voice: "Your Majesty, Empress, Concubine Shu is here."

The courtiers and wives in the palace, the royal family, the princes and concubines all knelt down and said in unison: "See Your Majesty, Empress Empress, Imperial Concubine Empress."

The emperor, in the golden crown dragon robe, walks unhurriedly to the upper seat with Concubine Shu on his arm, while the empress, wearing a bright yellow phoenix robe and a phoenix walker on her head, walks on the right side of the emperor.

When the three of them reached the upper seat, the empress sat beside the emperor, and Concubine Shu took a seat on the left seat. The emperor glanced at the kneeling crowd and said in a deep voice: "My love, please, today is the empress dowager's birthday. It's not in the court, so there is no need to be more polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lin Qingqian raised her eyes and took a sneak peek.

The emperor was in his late forties, with a fat body and a big belly. There was a sharp light in his slightly cloudy eyes, and he carried an aura of royal majesty.

Lin Qingqian thought, it fits the image of a fatuous emperor in her heart.

As for the empress, her complexion is slightly cold, and she looks noble and unattainable. Concubine Shu is dressed in a palace dress of colorful dark flowers and cloud brocade, with a gorgeous appearance and a faint smile on her face. The emperor favors.

"The Empress Dowager will be here later, you don't have to be cautious, please take your seat first."

Not long after the group sat down, the Queen Mother came, and the birthday banquet officially began.

At the beginning, Concubine Shu said with a smile on her eyebrows: "I have heard that the eldest lady of the prime minister's mansion is very good at playing the piano. Today is the Queen Mother's birthday. How about playing a song today to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday?"

The queen mother nodded, "The Ai family has also heard that in this capital city, if the eldest lady of the prime minister's mansion is ranked second in piano art, no one dares to be the first."

Lin Qingwu got up, bowed, and said shyly: "The empress dowager, the imperial concubine is absurdly praised, the minister only knows a little about the art of piano, today is the empress dowager's birthday, I wish the empress dowager a longevity like Nanshan, good luck like the East China Sea, my daughter Leave a song of ugly bombs to celebrate the birthday of the Queen Mother."

The queen mother waved her hand and asked the maid to hold the piano for Lin Qingwu.

The sound of the piano sounded, melodious and melodious, pure and pleasant, the beautiful sound of the piano makes people feel like a spring breeze, and many people in the hall are silent in the sound of the piano.

Lin Qingwu, who was dressed in plain white clothes, had the air of a fairy at this moment.

When the sound of the piano stopped, the emperor was the first to clap his hands and praised: "This song should only exist in the sky. It is rare to hear it in the world. It really deserves to be the prime minister's daughter, and should be the best in the piano!"

"Your Majesty praised me. My courtiers just like to play the piano. They are better at playing the piano than my courtiers. There are many people around, and my courtiers are definitely not the best."

"Hahaha... The daughter of the prime minister's mansion is modest. Yes, she is a woman with both talents and virtues. Come here and give me a box of jewelry and jade!"

Lin Qingwu held back the joy in his heart and bowed gratefully, "My daughter, thank you for the reward from the emperor."

Mrs. Xu smiled and looked at Lin Qingwu with satisfaction. Lin Langtian's face remained calm, his eyes met Concubine Shu's eyes, and after meeting for a moment, he quickly retracted, so fast that people couldn't notice it.

Lin Qingqian was not interested in the qin, she lowered her head to eat, when the maid brought fruit wine, like modern red wine, she finally became interested, brought it to her face, sniffed it, and even took a sip secretly, it tasted really good.

Gu Changgeng never cared about what other people whispered to him, and his eyes fell on Lin Qingqian.

Seeing her taking a sip of the fruit wine, Jian Mei frowned tightly, but luckily she only took a sip before putting it down.

(End of this chapter)