Emperor Qi was naturally very moved by this birthday banquet. Not only did he feel his son's true feelings, he also let out a sigh of relief in front of the foreign envoys. He looked at Xie Xun and Qin Rushuang with increasingly satisfied eyes.
Others were not so happy, led by Xie Yang who had just been robbed of the limelight.
Everyone around was talking about the performance of the princess just now, and some people even talked in a low voice, saying that Qin Rushuang is "a woman who cannot be compared to a man", and she is indeed a perfect match for Xie Xun, who is known as the God of War.
Xie Yang's face was distorted as he listened.
His concubine was also the daughter of an important minister. Sensing that her husband was in a bad mood, she was already a little trembling on the side. At this moment, she quietly picked up a chopstick dish and wanted to hand it to Xie Yang. When she looked up, she was frightened by Xie Yang's distorted face.
A jump.
But she knew Xie Yang's fiery temper. Women's status was already very low, so she didn't dare to say anything outside.
She could only hold her sleeves tightly and lower her head, hoping that after returning to the palace tonight, Xie Yang would not take it out on her.
At this moment, she looked up and saw Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun sitting opposite.
Qin Rushuang seemed to want to eat a plate of glutinous rice cakes. King Huai on the side shook his head and gave her only one piece. Then he asked his servants to remove the glutinous rice cakes and replace them with jujube paste which is easier to digest.
I guess she was worried that Qin Rushuang was pregnant and couldn't eat things that were difficult to digest.
This scene was insignificant, but in her eyes, she felt a lot of envy.
Did the royal family also have such feelings?
At this moment, a sound of "touch!" suddenly came from his ears. It turned out that Xie Yang found that his wife had been looking towards Xie Xun, so he patted the table.
"What are you looking at? You also want to marry into Prince Huai's Mansion? You don't even know what kind of person you are! If you were really as capable as Princess Huai, I wouldn't be suppressed like this! Ignorant woman! In addition to knowing how to
Eat my own food and drink my own food, what else can you do?!"
The woman lowered her head and felt so aggrieved that she wanted to shed tears.
How could Xie Yang say this?
Although her mother's family is not as prominent as Qin Rushuang's, it is very wealthy. If nothing else, how much did she get as a dowry?
Now the food in the palace is all their own food. She doesn't ask for anything else. She just wants Xie Yang to stop getting angry with her...
But who can know what kind of life she is living in the house now?
Thinking like this, her tears fell down. Xie Yang became even more impatient after seeing it: "Cry, cry, cry! Why are you crying! This is my father's birthday, what does it look like to cry?"
Xie Yang wanted to scold him again, but a palace maid suddenly came next to him.
This palace maid was the person close to his mother-in-law and was also his wet nurse when he was a child.
"Oh, my little ancestor! Why are you angry again? Calm down, don't be angry over these little things!"
When he saw the wet nurse coming, Xie Yang changed his expression and became more respectful.
The princess on the side was even more sad.
Is she even worse than a servant? Xie Yang treats the wet nurse with more respect than he treats her, the head wife!
Thinking this way, a sense of grievance and resentment rose from the bottom of her heart, but she quickly concealed it.
The wet nurse lowered her head and said secretly to Xie Yang, "My lord, please don't be angry. I know you have been wronged, so don't be sad. The fun is yet to come."
With the nanny's words, Xie Yang immediately calmed down.
The previous competition was over, and now everyone was drinking and having fun.
Wanbi has been quite favored these days. If she hadn't blown the pillow wind into the emperor's ears, Xie Yang would not have been allowed to leave the palace so early.
But now Concubine Wan's favor has not faded, so today Emperor Qi and the Queen are in the right position, and Concubine Wan is sitting one seat below the emperor, and she can be seen when she looks up.
Seeing that everyone was almost drunk, Concubine Wan suddenly said to Emperor Qi: "Your Majesty's birthday is today, and the whole country is celebrating it. I also have a happy event to share with Your Majesty, and it is a big happy event. I am even happier!"
These unexpected words aroused Emperor Qi's interest, "Tell me, what other happy events are there?"
Concubine Wan continued: "It seems that we are also concerned about Prince Huai. The prince and princess are so powerful that they have helped your majesty. There is another happy event in Prince Huai's palace..."
Wanbi's voice was not quiet, and Qin Rushuang, who was sitting below, naturally heard her words.
When she heard Concubine Wan say that the matter was related to Prince Huai's Mansion, Qin Rushuang's face turned cold and her hands under her robe clenched slightly.
Could it be...
Qin Rushuang turned her gaze to Wan Bin above, and Wan Bin happened to be looking towards her as well.
Regarding today's birthday gift, everyone can tell that Prince Huai wants to put pressure on her son. She doesn't show it on the surface, but in her heart she is angrier than anyone else. It's Prince Huai's Mansion again!
The previous drowning case in Honglin Lake had already caused her Yang'er to lose favor in front of the emperor. She finally took advantage of the emperor's birthday to get Yang'er out, and tried her best to regain the love in front of the emperor.
They spent so much effort to get that piece of treasure, but they didn't expect to be overwhelmed by King Huai's messy stuff. Who can bear it?!
Anyway, Wanbi couldn’t bear it!
She glanced at Qin Rushuang proudly, and not surprisingly saw Qin Rushuang's expression change.
She gave it a try and aroused Emperor Qi's curiosity, and then continued, "I wonder if Your Majesty still remembers that in addition to the fetus in the womb of Princess Huai, King Huai also has a child?"
"It's a coincidence. A few days ago, a maid next to me went to the nunnery to offer incense on my behalf, and she happened to meet the lady from Prince Huai's palace."
"That one has a big belly now! I made the decision without authorization. Seeing that she was deserted in the nunnery, and now she is pregnant with a child, I took her back from Kyoto."
When she heard this, the concubine sitting below her eyebrows jumped.
The person who came here is not good, he is going to cause trouble!
Qin Rushuang and Qin Fanghao, the two sisters, have met. What will happen? I am afraid that they will argue and make His Majesty unhappy.
So the imperial concubine hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, didn't you agree before that you would find an opportunity to bring that man back again? What's wrong with this...?"
Concubine Wan covered her lips and smiled and said: "What a big deal! I have also heard about it. It is just a quarrel between the two sisters. How can there be any reason to let the prince's flesh and blood wander outside? Come here! Invite people up.
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Qin Rushuang's hands under her sleeves squeezed tighter, and she turned her gaze to Xie Xun's face. Xie Xun's expression didn't change much, but Qin Rushuang felt his body tighten...
Xie Xun unconsciously rubbed the wine glass with his fingers, but the glass was already empty...
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Qin Fang came in all his glory.
When ordinary women are pregnant, they usually choose to wear looser clothes to cover their belly slightly.
But Qin Fanghao didn't know whether intentionally or unintentionally, she deliberately chose a coat skirt and tied a belt over her belly. At a glance, her entire round belly was exposed, and it didn't look much smaller than Qin Rushuang's.
Her hands were touching her belly, as if she was tightly protecting the fetus in her belly.
After entering the main hall, she saluted the emperor and the imperial concubine. The emperor saw that her belly had grown bigger, and there was indeed a look of satisfaction in his eyes.
It is indeed a double happiness. Who doesn’t want to have children and grandchildren?
After paying homage to Emperor Qi, Qin Fanghao walked over to the table of Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun.
When she saw Xie Xun, her eyes were full of joy, and she expressed her daughter's longing for her lover to 10%!
The clothes she seemed to have specially chosen today were a piece of clothing with a similar color to Qin Rushuang's skirt.
Qin Rushuang was red, so she wore light red.
The ministers present had all had several rounds of wine, and were a little dizzy, and their thoughts were not as clear-headed as usual.
Several people saw Qin Fanghao coming and even said with a smile: "Look, King Huai is really enjoying his blessings. What a pair of sisters! They are both pregnant at the same time. It's a double happiness for the palace!"
Qin Fanghao actually gave a grateful look to the adults who came out, and then walked towards Xie Xun.
Before she arrived, her voice preceded her. Her eyes suddenly turned red, and she even choked out a cry: "Your Majesty, I'm back..."
