Chapter 47: Chuxue's family banquet plan step by step (ten couples)
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As soon as Emperor Chen arrived, everyone in the room, except the Queen Mother, stood up. The palace servants all fell to their knees, and the imperial concubine did not care whether her niece was hit or hurt, and dragged her
Then he knelt down and greeted the Holy Master respectfully.
"My son, please give my regards to your mother." Emperor Chen bowed, straightened up and walked towards the empress dowager who waved to him, "My mother's place is really lively, and my son is here to join in the fun."
As soon as Emperor Chen took his seat, Xuanyuan Huang and others saluted together, "My son, my daughter-in-law, send my regards to my father. May my father be blessed with peace and prosperity."
The imperial concubine secretly pinched Mu Jiaxiang who wanted to raise her head, and quickly followed to greet Emperor Chen and said good luck. But she was anxious in her heart, thinking that before she went out, she had not put on the clothes that Emperor Chen liked her to wear the most, and she loved to look at them the most.
Will the jewelry she wears be inappropriate?
"Haha, everyone, get up. I'm here to join in the fun. My family doesn't need to be polite."
Turning around, Emperor Chen exchanged a few words with the Queen Mother, then took a cup of tea from Guifang, drank a few sips, warmed his stomach and said, "It's been strangely cold along the way, but Lao Jiu feels sorry for my wife."
While talking, Xuanyuan Huang happened to take over a small white jade octagonal heater inlaid with silver from Liu Yun, tested the temperature, took the handkerchief from Ling Zihan's hand, held it on the heater, and then handed it to her.
The process seems simple, but it takes a lot of investment
Everyone present was astonished by his caring and care. When did this most moody and willful Ninth Prince change his ways? He was so meticulous and considerate towards his daughter-in-law, even making a small thermos, for fear of burning her.
Meaty.
Seeing such a scene, everyone naturally had their own thoughts, but none of them showed their expressions. Only Mu Jiaxiang, who was still too young, had a trace of boredom in her expression.
But the imperial concubine was a discerning person and knew what she couldn't do at this time, so she hinted to Mu Jiaxiang and told her not to be angry. Then she turned to Emperor Chen and agreed with a smile: "Isn't that right? Zihan is Huang'er's
My sweetheart, I’m still holding it dear!”
"Huang'er is not your favorite concubine. They are deeply in love as husband and wife. Don't you feel a little relieved?" The corners of Emperor Chen's mouth turned up and he smiled at the imperial concubine. Then he glanced at it, and there was
Another smile fell on the woman behind whom the imperial concubine was half-covering her face.
But this smile seemed a lot weirder.
The imperial concubine kept silent, obviously noticing Emperor Chen's smile, but what she was worried about was Emperor Chen's words. With Emperor Chen's shrewdness, it was impossible for him not to understand what happened last night. And before that, she had also tried to
He said that he wanted him to propose marriage to his niece, and he made it clear secretly that his favorite partner was Xuanyuan Huang.
But he said that Xuanyuan Huang would not send any girl this year, even if it was a concubine. But her behavior of condoning Mu Jiaxiang yesterday would be regarded by the emperor as disobedience to the holy will? No, maybe it is more disobedient than disobedience.
What's more serious is that she simply turned a deaf ear... If he fell out of favor just like that, it would be too bad not to try.
"My beloved, this girl has pretty features and fresh eyes. She doesn't look like someone from your palace." After a pause, Emperor Chen squinted his eyes and looked at Mu Jiaxiang. Without waiting for the imperial concubine to speak, he continued: "Look carefully.
It feels quite familiar."
"Replying to the emperor, this is the daughter of my natal brother, and my name is Jiaxiang." The imperial concubine answered cautiously, constantly guessing what the emperor meant.
The Queen Mother, who was sitting next to the emperor, put down her tea cup and followed Emperor Chen's gaze.
His eyes circled around Mu Jiaxiang and the imperial concubine twice, and said with a smile: "When the emperor said this, the Ai family seemed a little familiar... Look carefully, she looks very similar to the imperial concubine when she was young. Jingze
Gentle and graceful, the conduct is bright and moving.”
Mu Jiaxiang was originally a little scared because of Emperor Chen's appearance. But now after listening to the words of the Emperor and the Queen Mother, she calmed down, her body stopped shaking, and there was a hint of joy in her heart.
You know, she grew up listening to the various deeds of her aunt, the Imperial Concubine. Her grandfather and father's praises of her aunt were deeply ingrained in her mind, so that she used her aunt as a model since she was a child, and she always did everything.
She must move closer to her. Whether it is food, clothing, housing, transportation, music, chess, calligraphy or painting, she must ask her elders, "How do you compare with your aunt?" So now, the sporadic praises from the emperor and the queen mother have become her greatest encouragement.
The imperial concubine's heart was tense. She didn't know what it meant to sit on these two people and sing two harmonies. But she didn't dare to refute, so she quickly stood up and thanked the Queen Mother for her compliment.
"How old are you? Your aunt was almost your age when she entered the palace." Emperor Chen said, but he glanced at Xuanyuan Huang.
Others may not understand, but the Queen Mother knows it, and the Imperial Concubine knows even better. What Emperor Chen is talking about is not the Imperial Concubine at all, but the woman who resembles the Imperial Concubine, the woman who is deeply rooted in Emperor Chen's heart, Empress Xiaocheng. That woman,
It was at the beautiful age of sixteen that she married Emperor Chen. She was the first woman to marry into the royal family and became the queen since the founding of the Western Dynasty.
Mu Jiaxiang, who has been raised in a boudoir since she was a child, has been influenced by her father's desire for power. Now she is being questioned by the most powerful and noble man in the world. Naturally, she is a little complacent. She is even a little arrogant, but she is her daughter after all.
It was not common for men to be shy at home. When he answered, his cheeks were as red as the petals of peony. Inadvertently, it brought back the memories of Emperor Chen.
"Back to Lord Long Live, a common girl will be seventeen after the Chinese New Year."
"Well, Seventeen, logically it's time for marriage!" Emperor Chen smiled silently, his eyes flicked from the imperial concubine's face to his son and daughter-in-law who were sitting down, watching them pretend to be deaf and mute while drinking tea.
Drinking tea, it was a divine friendship, especially when he glanced at Xuanyuan Huang and Ling Zihan, the two people had exactly the same look on their faces, which made him want to laugh. This look in his eyes couldn't help but become warmer and tinged with a smile.
I thought to myself, if An Ran was still here, he would probably smile with satisfaction when he saw this couple who were even sweeter than they were back then...
Before Emperor Chen could ask any more questions, the Queen Mother replied: "She is a girl from the expedition family, and she is on the draft roster."
After retracting his thoughts, Emperor Chen turned his eyes to Mu Jiaxiang, scanned the circle lightly, and responded casually as if he said casually: "Oh, it turns out he is from the expedition family. That boy can actually hand over such a beautiful daughter.
!”
"The Ai family was also surprised, but if you take a closer look, this girl is very much like Taifu Mu." The Queen Mother smiled peacefully, adding fuel to the flames with one sentence, and pushed Mu Jiaxiang out.
Ling Zihan and Xuanyuan Huang secretly exchanged glances. They understood each other tacitly, but they both understood what kind of play the Emperor and the Queen Mother were singing on this makeshift stage. They couldn't help but pity the imperial concubine. It seemed that she was always
If you are careful, you will be punished by yourself if you miss it.
Or, Mu Jiaxiang was overjoyed and ended up in great tragedy. Of course, this depends on Mu Jiaxiang's true wish, whether to use various means to achieve the final goal, or whether to use Xuanyuan Huang as his wife from the beginning.
Purpose.
Emperor Chen asked for a while and then asked Mu Jiaxiang to stand up.
No one here mentioned what happened yesterday. But the imperial concubine still felt a little uneasy, especially when she saw the shy look on Mu Jiaxiang's face when she was talking to the emperor.
Clenching her fists tightly, the imperial concubine probably didn't know at this moment that all her efforts and painstaking efforts would end up being detonated in the future because of the bomb she planted. And Mu Jiaxiang is this bomb, and she is also
As for the bitter fruit she has sown now, as for the future results... until then, who knows?
"I was so busy talking that I almost forgot the time. My beloved, the Queen is not present at today's family banquet, so you have to go and watch." Ignoring the Emperor's respectful reply, Emperor Chen looked at the Queen Mother and then turned to look at her.
The son and daughter-in-law, who looked down and didn't know how much they had drunk, said: "Say
After having been here for a long time, your mother is tired. Let Aunt Guifang help you go back and have a rest first. You boys, each with your wife, dispersed and went to stroll around, enjoy the snow scenery, or go to your mother's house.
Please say hello there and don't stay here alone to hinder the Queen Mother's rest."
"It doesn't matter, the Ai family likes to sit down and talk with the children. Especially Han girl, with her clever mouth and natural cleverness, she has a deep affection for the Ai family." The queen mother held Gui Fang's hand and stood up.
He stood up, looked down, glanced around provocatively with the corners of his mouth, and finally his eyes fell on their clasped hands. The phoenix eyes were slightly raised, bringing out the loving smile at the corners of the eyes and eyebrows,
He sighed with a hint of narrow-mindedness: "As we get older, we are no longer useful. We are either uncomfortable or unhappy all day long. But as soon as we see these children, the Ai family feels relieved. But
Only when this family is harmonious can everything be prosperous! If each of you can be like Lao Jiu and the others, the Ai family will feel relieved. Even if I was in the coffin that day, it would be with my eyes closed!"
As she said that, the Queen Mother glanced at the Prince, hinting at something.
The prince hurriedly bowed and praised the Queen Mother repeatedly for her longevity and longevity, but he did not dare to say anything else. But he knew very well that the Queen Mother meant to remind him to discipline the Crown Princess. Because the Prince
When the concubine came with him today,
He always complained to the Queen Mother, which made her unhappy. But when his eyes fell on the couple whom the Queen Mother praised, his eyes changed, and some indescribable darkness ignited in his heart.
Emotion made him very uncomfortable.
Even if the Queen Mother didn't make it clear, Emperor Chen would have guessed it.
But he didn't make it clear. He spoke to the Queen Mother in a circle and bowed again, "My son has resigned first and returned to the palace to pack up. Then he will personally come to pick up the Queen Mother and host the family banquet."
The Queen Mother nodded with a smile, said nothing, glanced at everyone lightly, then replaced the female officer and followed her towards the inner hall.
In the empty hall, except for the high-ranking Emperor Chen, the lowly people exchanged glances with each other, and as if they had half agreed, they all bowed and left.
Emperor Chen glanced at the prince whom he loved dearly, and waved his hand for them to leave.
The imperial concubine took the opportunity to retreat with Mu Jiaxiang, but she did not pick up Mu Jiaxiang. The moment she lowered her eyes and bowed back, a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
But soon, the disappointment turned to surprise, and then gradually to surprise. Because when everyone was about to leave the hall, Emperor Chen suddenly stood up and called out to Mu Jiaxiang.
Chapter completed!