The Jingnan Palace is one of the most powerful in the court, and the procession entering the palace to celebrate birthdays is not generally large. A large number of people entered the palace. Su Tang thought to himself while sitting in the carriage, it was a good thing that there were not so many people in other ministers' palaces.
Otherwise, if there are more of them, the palace will not be able to accommodate them.
The location of Jingnan Prince's Palace is excellent. It is very close to both the busy street and the palace. It is so close that the prince can sleep a quarter of an hour longer than the ministers whose palace is far away.
The journey was smooth, and we went straight in without stopping at the palace gate. When the carriage stopped, someone from the palace came to lead the way.
The prince went directly to the imperial study. The second master and the third master were not treated like this and were taken elsewhere by the father-in-law. Su Tang and the others were taken to the imperial garden.
There are only two such opportunities in a year.
One time it was the Queen Mother's birthday, and the other time it was the Emperor's birthday. Even the Queen could not enjoy such treatment.
It is precisely because the opportunity is rare that we cherish it and pay more attention to it.
In the Imperial Garden, there are colorful flowers, red flowers and green willows, and occasionally colorful butterflies fluttering through the flowers. But what is even more beautiful are the ladies who are like flowers and jade. They all have peach cheeks and apricot faces, and are gentle and lovely. This is the most beautiful thing about the Imperial Garden today.
Flowers that deserve appreciation.
After entering the palace, it was natural to first greet the empress, the master of the harem. The empress was in the pavilion over there, talking to several noble ladies. The empress was dressed in a phoenix robe. She was not only graceful and noble, but also not angry or authoritative.
The princess and Princess Nankang walked in, followed by Su Tang, Xie Rou and others, but Xie Boting and others did not come.
Seeing the princess, the ladies looked at each other in surprise. They almost couldn't remember the last time they saw Princess Jingnan. They didn't expect that this year the Queen Mother would celebrate her birthday and Princess Jingnan would also enter the palace.
The Queen smiled and said, "It's been two years since I last saw Princess Jingnan. You don't need to be so formal with me. Please sit down quickly."
The princess sat down, and Princess Nankang sat down to do something with her. Princess Nankang's face showed a suppressed aggrieved look. No matter how much the prince doted on her, as long as the princess was there, she had no choice but to sit down.
The eyes of the noble ladies looked back and forth between the princess and Princess Nankang. It was strange to say that the one who was clearly favored was Princess Nankang. She was also the noble princess of Prince Zhao's palace. The princess was from a much humbler background.
But the princess sitting there makes people subconsciously ignore Princess Nankang, even though Princess Nankang's headdress is more gorgeous and her makeup is more exquisite.
After the princess sat down, Xie Rou and the others stepped forward to salute the queen. The queen praised Xie Rou and the others, and then her eyes fell on Su Tang.
Well, not only the queen, but also the noble ladies were looking at Su Tang. To be precise, they were looking at Su Tang's forehead, which was the same as the emperor's Fuxi bones.
The Queen smiled and said, "Sure enough, it's the same as the one on the Emperor's forehead. No wonder Master Xie's condition has improved since you got married."
Su Tang said modestly, "My husband is lucky. Most people cannot bear the poison he has suffered."
"That's true," the queen said with a smile.
Su Tang and Xie Rou came to pay their respects to the Queen, and then went to visit the Imperial Garden. The pavilion was so big, and there were other ladies who came to pay homage to the Queen, so they had to make room for them.
However, when Su Tang and the others were about to leave, a palace maid came over and said outside the pavilion, "Queen, Concubine Xia please go to the flower boat to talk to the eldest lady."
As soon as he heard the words "Xia Guifei", Su Tang's right eye jumped suddenly.
It is believed that the old princess wants to ban Yun Jia, and she has no choice but to let her go if she encounters Concubine Xia. Concubine Xia is clearly Yun Jia’s backer. She and Yun Jia have such a big feud, so it’s definitely not good for Concubine Xia to go to her.
Keren had to bow her head under the eaves. Concubine Xia wanted to see her. She could not go. How dare she not go? She could only bite the bullet and follow the palace maid.
After walking for a while, I saw an exquisite flower boat docked by the lotus pond from a distance. When I got closer, I saw Concubine Xia in the flower boat. She was dressed more luxuriously than the queen.
Those who are not queens probably are not wearing phoenix robes. This chapter has been completed!