The imperial decree summoned the minister of household affairs and his wife to the palace for a banquet.
Entering the palace for a banquet?
Ye Zhenzhen was stunned for a moment. She had gone to the palace last time because of the embroidery scandal, but she didn't expect to be invited to the palace for a banquet this time. Although she was borrowing Cui Weizhen's honor, it was still honorable enough.
There is no other reason. Mid-Autumn Festival banquets in the palace are usually family banquets. Even if there are foreign ministers attending, most of them are highly respected ministers who have such grace. It is even rarer for female relatives to be invited to the palace banquet.
Compared with Ye Zhenzhen, Cui Weizhen seemed much calmer. He came to his senses unexpectedly for a moment and began to inquire about the news like the eunuch delivering the order: "Eunuch Zhang, why did your Majesty suddenly give you a banquet?"
Eunuch Zhang was the eunuch beside Emperor Xuanwu. He was very clear about the status of this famous person in the imperial court and did not dare to take advantage of him. He quickly said: "Master Cui doesn't know something. This Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet is organized by Concubine Su.
The imperial concubine felt that the family banquet every year was too boring, so she asked for a banquet for the ministers of the court. Your Majesty is willing to celebrate the festival with the ministers, so you are happy to accept it. Mr. Cui, you were personally named by your Majesty to enter the palace."
Cui Weizhen's expression remained unchanged, and he inquired about the ministers who were attending the banquet today, and then he handed over his hand to thank him. Eunuch Zhang did not dare to accept his courtesy and quickly avoided it. Guan Yan invited Eunuch Zhang to come down for tea with a very serious look and went to take care of things privately.
After Eunuch Zhang left, Ye Zhenzhen's suppressed look of worry finally showed: "Why is Concubine Su hosting this year's palace banquet? Is there something unexpected in the palace?"
No wonder she was worried, it was really because Concubine Su was not only her favorite concubine, but also King Ke's biological mother. Recently, Prince Ke had made a big mistake with the couple, and she was afraid that Concubine Su would take the opportunity to take revenge.
Cui Weizhen is not worried about this. If Su Guifei wants to take action, she can do it elsewhere, but it will definitely not be at the palace banquet tonight. After all, she is the organizer of the palace banquet. If there is a problem with any of the guests, she will also have to do it.
Someone who has fallen into the trap.
In the past, Concubine Su might not have cared about it, but now that King Ke is in decline, Concubine Su cannot be too cautious.
What he was only worried about was that the former dynasty was closely related to the harem, and the sudden appearance of Concubine Su would make His Majesty miss the past and give King Ke a chance to make a comeback.
All kinds of complicated thoughts flashed through his mind. Cui Weizhen did not explain it to Ye Zhenzhen in detail, but just comforted him: "Don't worry, the Queen suffered from cold a while ago and was slightly ill, so she asked Concubine Su to assist in the palace affairs.
Now the queen's body has recovered and nothing will happen to her."
Ye Zhenzhen felt relieved now. She had watched too many palace fighting dramas in her previous life. She always felt that the high walls of the palace were mountains of swords and seas of fire, and the banquet was also the Hongmen Banquet. She was a humble person, so she was afraid of being persecuted by the bad guys.
But...she looked at Cui Weizhen, who was calm and reliable next to her, and her heart slowly calmed down. After all, there was still Wei Zhen accompanying her.
But if they want to go to the palace for a banquet, they can only let Zhou Xunting's pigeons fly. Not only that, Wangzi cannot be brought into the palace. Aunt Wei also gave up her plan to go out for fun and stayed in the house to look after the child.
If you can't see the lanterns today, you can do it tomorrow.
It’s just that Ye Zhenzhen didn’t want to disappoint Pengpeng and wanted to create opportunities for her, so she secretly sent a message to Wei Jinyu and asked him to take Pengpeng on a trip. Good times and beautiful festivals are a powerful tool to promote relationships, and it can be regarded as the best of both worlds.