concubines are respected

Chapter 116

The feast on the platform is the first feast of the emperor when he first arrived at the palace, and the whole palace attaches great importance to it.

When it was less than Youshi, the palace people in the palace were busy up and down.The Queen Mother also dressed properly, and went to the platform under the service of green bamboo and Suxian.

Lanyue Terrace faces Fulongtan. The entire hall is carved from white marble. On six thick jade pillars hugged by two people, the finely carved flying dragon is in a tendency to take off from the neck. The orange glazed tiles are evenly spread on the top of the hall. , Under the illumination of the palace lanterns, the Ambilight is extremely bright.

Inside the altar, several mahogany tables are neatly arranged on both sides, and the golden dragon seat in the middle is naturally the residence of the emperor.The Phoenix seat standing side by side with the Kuo seat must be the seat of the Empress Dowager.

The queen had committed a crime before and her feet were grounded, and she was not allowed to leave the palace without an edict.Naturally, there were no major events in the palace, and Concubine Yuan was in charge of the sixth palace, so she was supposed to go to the palace with Shengjia.But because of the frail body of the phoenix, after the autumn, the disease continued, so he stayed in the palace to recuperate, and did not accompany him on the journey.

Not long after the empress dowager took her seat with a smile, the emperor also led all the princes and courtiers back from hunting. Before entering the palace, the hearty laughter had already spread into the palace, but today's hunting will definitely return with a full reward.

At this time, the emperor and the prince who had gone hunting in the forest had already returned to the palace, changed into their usual clothes, and as the crowd approached step by step, Suxian, who was waiting behind the queen mother, saw the man in the green shirt at a glance. The figure walked towards the altar with the flow of people.

Xu Shi was emotionally entangled, Suxian suddenly felt withdrawn, and she possessed herself and said to the Queen Mother, "Queen Mother, Suxian got up early today and suffered from some wind and cold. In order not to disturb the emperor's mood due to constant coughing, please allow Suxian to come back Rest in the palace."

The queen mother said with concern, "Do you need to ask the imperial doctor to take a look?"

"No need, Suxian can go back and make ginger soup and take it." Seeing the crowd getting closer, Suxian said impatiently.

"In that case, you should step back and rest." Although the Empress Dowager regretted that Suxian could not attend the banquet, she cared more about her body and nodded in agreement.

With the Empress Dowager's permission, Suxian walked along the side of the hall and hurried to the outside of the hall.

Everyone followed the emperor into the altar. The man in the blue shirt looked around the hall, as if searching for something. He repeated this for a while, and then sat down behind the desk with a sad expression.

"Hahaha, Ze'er's archery skills have improved a lot. He even hunted a white fox, and its sharp arrows shot straight into the eye sockets, making its fur not damaged at all. For today's feast, I will give Ze'er a pot of century-old flower carvings, a drunk Fangxiu!" The emperor laughed loudly while striding up to the Dragon Throne.

"My son, thank you for your kindness." The third prince, with a calm smile on his handsome face, responded calmly to the emperor's award.

"Your Majesty, you must have gained a lot from hunting today." Seeing that the Emperor was very interested, the Empress Dowager said with a smile all over her face.

"What the queen mother said is that today's first battle is indeed a victory. All the princes have gained something, and Zhong Ze'er is outstanding." The emperor leaned forward respectfully and nodded, and looked at the third prince who was seated in the hall with eyes full of praise.

"Father, Zitong also hunted a golden pheasant, why didn't the father reward Zitong?" At this time, the sixth princess had changed into a lake-blue long dress with flying birds and flowers on the ground. The bright golden begonias are swaying, and the white face is even more beautiful.

"Yes, Zitong is also good." The emperor said with a smile, then quickly glanced at Murong Haotian who was sitting at the side, and continued jokingly, "But you can't take the credit for Zitong alone, as far as I know, The golden pheasant was hit by Hao Tian's arrow first, and he had no strength to run, so he was shot by you. You two should share the credit."

The sixth princess coquettishly followed the emperor's gaze, glanced at Murong Haotian who was sitting diagonally across, and said with a sweet smile, "What the father said is true, then please ask the father to order the Treasure Bureau to use the tail feathers of golden pheasants to make five-color feathers." Give Zitong the hairpin, and as for the fat brocade chicken, give it to brother Haotian to drink, hehe!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone laughed continuously, and the atmosphere became more and more harmonious. The princes in the hall raised their glasses to toast the emperor one after another.

Only Murong Haotian was lacking in interest, he held a cup and poured himself a drink somewhat absent-mindedly.After several cups, he leaned sideways and whispered to the servant who was waiting by his side, Xiao Shitou, who nodded repeatedly, and quickly ran out of the hall.

"Brother Haotian is in a trance, but because he only hunted a badger and the harvest is not big, he can't cheer up." Seeing Murong Haotian's uneasy expression, Zitong asked with concern.

The emperor was also a little surprised when he heard the words, "It is true that Haotian is not in shape today. I still remember the scene of hunting last year when Haotian shot down the vultures circling in the sky. How could it end up with only one badger today? , Is it because I have to take care of Zitong and have no time to concentrate on hunting?"

Murong Haotian clasped his fists and said with a respectful smile, "Your majesty is worrying too much, the sixth princess is a superb rider, so there is no need for this servant to take care of her, it's just the fault of this servant's poor condition."

The sixth princess pursed her lips in disbelief, and said to the emperor, "Father, you know to blame Zitong. In fact, brother Haotian wasted his time today to catch a rabbit with his bare hands. Otherwise, if you rely on his skill , even if the third brother shoots down the white fox, he may not be able to win the first prize!"

The sixth princess always speaks bluntly, the third prince was slightly taken aback, then shook his head graciously, and smiled helplessly, "Zi Tong is making fun of your third brother again."

"Brother Haotian, the rabbit you caught, Zitong looks petite and cute, with white fur, why don't you give it to Zitong." The sixth princess blinked her shining star eyes, and said to Murong Haotian with a smile.

Murong Haotian didn't hesitate much, Qi Ran nodded in response, "I will order Xiaoshi to send it to you later."

The sixth princess smiled happily, raised her cup to signal Murong Haotian, and drank it down with her head raised.

The emperor and the queen mother met each other's eyes and smiled knowingly...

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In the other room, Suxian left Lanyuetai, but had no intention of returning to the lonely Xiaoyao Hall. At this time, everyone was toasting and drinking in the hall, and the dancers also entered the hall to dance to the sound of drums. Beside the gate of the palace, Qi Shang Dancer danced with great interest.

It was much quieter outside the hall, the faint scent of flowers hit the air, Suxian felt deeply lifted, and walked towards the garden in search of the scent.

In the garden, there are palace lanterns hanging high every few meters, illuminating all kinds of flowers and trees in the garden very clearly.A cluster of light yellow flowers beside the rocky rockery attracted Suxian's eyes.

"That's right, it's you." Suxian stepped forward in surprise and stooped to pick one off, put it to her nose and sniffed lightly, "When my mother made incense, she liked the stamens of evening primrose very much. But this flower is not easy in Kangzhou City I found it. My father managed to find a few plants in the capital and returned to his residence, but he couldn’t feed them due to the unfavorable weather. Mother felt very sorry for this. Unexpectedly, there are so many in the palace. Hehe!"

While muttering to herself, Suxian pulled up the hem of her skirt to form a pocket, and put the small yellow flowers she picked in the pocket.After a while, the pockets were full of casual clothes.

"Don't go to the banquet, but come here to pick wild flowers. If you like, I will plant them all over the backyard of the mansion in the future." At this time, a familiar and deep voice sounded behind him.

Suxian was startled, the flower she had just picked in her hand floated down, she looked back in astonishment, the man in the blue shirt behind him, with a faint smell of wine, looked at her with a smile on his face...
(End of this chapter)