The concubine in the medicine pot is charming again, and the sick and tyrant obediently confesses 035 The Thirteenth Hongmen Banquet of the Twelfth Moon
035 The Thirteenth Hongmen Banquet of the Twelfth Moon
On the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the palace was covered with snow.
The Queen asked the Empress Dowager Minghua for the cleanliness, pride and beauty of plums, and invited the concubines to the Baoxiang Pavilion in the Imperial Garden to enjoy the snow and plum blossoms, make tea and taste wine.
Firstly, the thirteenth day is the first dust-free day of the twelfth lunar month, which is meant to get rid of the old and welcome the new. Secondly, there have been constant misfortunes in the palace recently, so everyone should pray for the emperor and the queen mother.
As for those three...
Just like what Xiao Xiruo said to Xie Ruixi yesterday when she went to visit her. It was just a Hongmen banquet, so she had to be careful.
Xue Xue praised Xie Ruixi's benevolence and righteousness, but Xiao Xiruo knew that the so-called benevolence and righteousness were nothing but interests.
"Sister De Fei, too. Why did she suddenly fall into the water? It's such a winter, so don't freeze your body!"
"Yes, it is easy to get sick in winter. No, Sister Xianfei's mother is also ill. Yesterday, the Queen Mother also said that the New Year's Eve family dinner is coming, and the only person in charge in the palace is the Queen Mother.
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As soon as Xiao Xiruo got off the ceremonial guard, he heard two noble people "whispering".
With such an uncontrollable volume, do you think she is deaf?
So she called them in front of them with great enthusiasm and asked them to tell them all about the morning meetings these days. They walked all the way without stopping.
It's cold and windy in the twelfth lunar month, especially in the Imperial Garden.
So these two pampered nobles quickly choked and turned pale for a moment, looking even more sickly than Xiao Xiruo.
But Xiao Xiruo was "stupid", she just thought they had choked on their saliva and waited for them to continue...
The two nobles who were originally trying to insinuate that Xiao Xiruo was ill were really unhappy now.
Fortunately, God was kind to them. On the way to the corridor of Baoxiang Pavilion, they saw a palace maid kneeling in front of a stove.
The smoke in the incense burner is curling up, the burner body is golden, and the fish are swimming in filigree. At first glance, it is a high-quality object.
It's just that there is a hot stove in the furnace. Although the palace maid keeps rotating her fingers, the fingers are made of meat after all, and they have already been burned red.
But she still struggled to support herself, and did not forget to bow and salute when she saw Xiao Xiruo and others.
Xiao Xiruo saw the maid's tears, but she said nothing.
It was just that his feet staggered, and the heater in his hand happened to hit the incense burner.
When the incense burner fell to the ground, Xiao Xiruo let out an "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."
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On Baoxiang Pavilion, the queen's seat is in the middle.
Xiao Xiruo's seat is on the right, Wang Yiting's seat is on the left, and the other concubines sit back one by one according to their positions.
This is understandable in the palace, but today's position is unexpected.
Because there was a small seat placed next to the queen, above Xiao Xiruo and Wang Yiting.
This is also the reason why Concubine Wang Shu has not looked at the throne in a friendly manner since she entered the cabinet.
Not only Concubine Wang Shu, Xiao Xiruo also heard other concubines talking in low voices, repeating the three words "Hua Suyi".
Finally, with Haigui's shrill voice, Queen Hua Suyuan came carrying a girl in a green skirt.
If the flower element is like the peony Yao Huang, then the girl in the green skirt is dressed today like the white and double-petaled top-quality green calyx outside Baoxiang Pavilion.
The color is light and clean, with sparse shadows and dark fragrance.
Compared with the Hua Su Yuan, it is indeed more charming.
As soon as the queen came out, all the concubines should salute. But Xiao Xiruo just glanced at the queen and Hua Suyi lightly, and then sat down calmly.
She actually sat down?
For a moment, the eyes of all the concubines in the pavilion fell on Xiao Xiruo.
If they had known that this person didn't understand the rules, today's plum blossom appreciation party would inevitably involve her suffering. But they never expected that this person would be looking for trouble before they even started.
"Concubine Xiao is really an eye-opener for me, what? Is this capital so big that you have no distinction between superiority and inferiority and you are arrogant?"
The queen sneered. She was worried that she had no legitimate reason to teach Xiao Xiruo a lesson, but this bitch came to her door all by herself.
Thinking about her fourth brother, he still has to lie on the bed for how many months.
Facing the Queen's attack, Xiao Xiruo did not hesitate and coughed twice weakly before getting up.
"Replying to my sister, my sister has come all the way, and I only know that the concubines in the palace need to salute to the superior. But sister, is your sister also considered the superior of this noble concubine?"
At this moment, Xiao Xiruo's big eyes were full of doubts, and there was an arrogance of disobedience.
For a moment, everyone's eyes couldn't help but glance at Hua Suyi, secretly sighing that Xiao Xiruo's words were really roundabout.
You know, Miss Hua Wu is always with the Queen Mother these days, so the concubines often take her with them when they salute the Queen Mother.
Even when the late emperor was here, except for the most favored ones, who else had not saluted him?
Why do you prefer her...
"Oh? Concubine Xiao is so brave." Hua Suyuan sneered, "My fifth sister is like this when she follows my aunt, and it is naturally the same when she follows me. What, are you questioning my aunt?"
Facing Hua Suyuan's aggressive approach, Xiao Xiruo just tilted her head.
But just when everyone thought that Xiao Xiruo would not slap the Queen Mother in the face, but would borrow the donkey from the slope, Xiao Xiruo took a thick book of Dayan Laws from Xingxue and began to read it page by page in front of all the concubines.
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Seeing that his silly wife seemed to have forgotten the page number again, Xi Yang hurriedly smiled and helped.
So Xiao Xiruo pointed to a line in the regulations:
"Xi Ruo comes from the border and has just started to study the regulations recently. I would like to ask my sister whether the regulations are correct or what you just said is correct?"
At this moment, Xiao Xiruo, who was foolish and foolish, successfully stunned Hua Suyuan.
She used the Queen Mother to suppress Xiao Xiruo, but what about Xiao Xiruo?
He actually took out the regulations written by Emperor Taizu...
Even if her aunt is here, I'm afraid she wouldn't dare to openly disobey the rules...
Just when the queen clenched the armrest, knowing she wanted to bow her head to Xiao Xiruo but still holding on, Hua Suyi stood up slowly.
The girl looked at Xiao Xiruo with a smile and said calmly:
"The imperial concubine is right. It is Suyi who does not know the etiquette and has overstepped the bounds of other empresses. Suyi will just step aside and let my sister accept the worship alone."
After that, she took the initiative to salute all the concubines, and then respectfully stepped aside.
For a time, there was a stark contrast between her knowledge and logic and Xiao Xiruo's recklessness.
All the concubines couldn't help but laugh secretly, but they were happy that Xiao Xiruo had offended Hua Suyi.
Everyone stood up and saluted, and the queen also walked down the steps. Haigui immediately greeted the palace guests with a smile and presented them with plates of exquisite snacks.
It is said that in response to the Queen Mother's decree, these things were purchased by Hua Suyi, the Fifth Miss Hua, with money from the Hua family.
For a while, all the concubines thanked her one after another, and Hua Wu also walked back to the table.
She was not the only one who came back, but she was also holding a snow-white cat with blue eyes.
The wind blew the plum blossoms, and Hua Suyi and the Queen petted the cat wildly, completely ignoring the cat's hair blowing in the wind, while Xiao Xiruo "happened" to sit downwind of them.
So soon, Xiao Xiruo's cough broke out again. This chapter has been completed!