Chapter 409 Entering the Palace to Participate in the Banquet of Hundred Officials
The next day, a banquet for hundreds of officials was held in the morning, and the emperor was not allowed to have free time today.
Even if he is pretending, he must do it well.
According to the rules, the emperor had to complete various complicated rituals with the civil and military ministers first, while the female relatives were arranged to chat at the Chaoyang Palace banquet.
The queen also had to attend and lead the concubines to entertain the women. Even if she didn't want to, she had to come out. This banquet was no ordinary banquet.
The queen applied heavy makeup and sat in front of the dressing mirror, trying her best to cover up the scars on her cheeks, but no matter how thick the rouge was, there were still marks.
Looking at her face in the mirror, she tried hard to raise the corners of her lips, making sure to be polite and decent and show the magnanimity of the mother of the country.
She has practiced this smile hundreds of times, but she is still not satisfied with it.
Aunt Jin came in and said: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager sent someone to invite your Majesty to come to Chaoyang Palace, and the family members are coming one after another."
The queen's face darkened: "Are you afraid that I will make a fool of myself in front of those people? In the past years, wasn't my aunt the only one to entertain me?"
"Empress, you are the mother of a country. You have to go on such an important day as today." Aunt Jin was also very distressed: "The Queen Mother's illness has never recovered."
The Queen was not focused on winning over the minister's family at all, and suddenly said: "Have you heard about the grandmother who knows how to make secret beauty recipes?"
Grandma Jin sighed and shook her head: "Anyang Prince's Mansion is very tightly guarded. I asked my relatives to inquire about it, but there is no news. But don't worry, I will ask you to inquire again. I will definitely get you medicine to remove scars."
"Your Majesty, Princess Anyang has entered the palace and was taken to Shou'an Palace by Aunt Wan." Aunt Jin has been thinking: "Why don't we go see Princess Anyang? Aunt Cui might really be in the Palace of Anyang."
, I heard that the princess’s medical skills are also very good, even Princess Wen Yi took the initiative to show her kindness.”
The queen thought that last time she held Yan Yan back and wanted Shangguan Han and Mu Lingwei to fight on their own, it would be better for both parties to lose.
Unexpectedly, Shangguan Han was banned in the end, and Mu Lingwei's reputation was not damaged.
The queen suddenly looked at Aunt Jin, "What I mean is that I should also take the initiative to show my goodwill to her."
Grandma Jin nodded.
The palace maid suddenly came in: "Reporting to the queen, the general's wife and the third lady are here."
"Yan Yan and mother, why did they come to the harem?" the queen asked in confusion.
Aunt Jin quickly said: "Bring the madam and the third lady in."
On the other hand, Mu Lingwei only slept for less than two hours last night before she was pulled up to dress up. Because it was already very late when they returned to the palace, and she fell asleep next to the bed. She got up early again today.
After entering the palace, she was led into Shou'an Palace by Aunt Pei Wan.
As soon as Mu Lingwei came in, she saw the empress dowager dressed in a beautiful dress, and bowed to her respectfully: "Greetings to Grandma Huang, and wishing grandma long happiness and good health."
"My granddaughter-in-law, come and sit down quickly," said the Empress Dowager.
She took Mu Lingwei's hand and said, "I heard it was extremely dangerous outside the palace yesterday. Were you scared?"
"Did the news come to the palace? How could I not be scared? It scared me to death." She was actually scared to death.
Mu Lingwei glanced around and said softly: "Grandma Huang, are you safe in the palace?"
"With Jinghong and Peiwan watching, it's safe for now." The Empress Dowager added, "I'll ask Jinghong to assign some guards to you."
"No, Jun Mohan has left people for me. Apart from playing dirty tricks, those people don't dare to do anything to me." Mu Lingwei was also very calm, and the Queen Mother's confidants had to stay to protect her safety.
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"Thank you for your hard work. When Mo Han comes back, no one will dare to bully us." The Queen Mother was a little sad and said: "Let's fill our bellies before going to the banquet. Knowing that you are coming, I asked Peiwan to prepare it early in the morning.
It’s on.”
Mu Lingwei knew that Jun Yi had already told her.
At this time, Princess Ping also walked in with a big belly: "Greetings to the Imperial Grandmother."
The Empress Dowager's face was full of love and concern: "My granddaughter-in-law, you have entered the palace so early and have a big belly. It must be uncomfortable."
"It's not uncomfortable, but the child always kicks me, but it's very exciting. I thought he must be missing his great-grandmother, so I came early."
Princess Ping acted coquettishly again, and her words made the Empress Dowager burst into laughter.
As soon as Princess Ping came in, she saw Mu Lingwei sitting next to the Queen Mother, looking very intimate, and said: "Sister-in-law, I'm fine."
The Shen family is indeed a bit annoying, but she is Jun Yi's wife, and Jun Yi has helped them a lot.
Mu Lingwei also smiled and said, "Hello, Princess Ping."
The Empress Dowager also asked the palace maid to buy a pair of bowls and chopsticks for Princess Ping.
I saw Mu Lingwei and Shen Rou accompanying the Empress Dowager like sisters-in-law who had a close relationship.
At the same time, the two of them had dinner and accompanied the Empress Dowager to the Chaoyang Palace.
When everyone saw the Empress Dowager approaching, they all stood up and saluted.
"Let's all take a seat, there is no need to be formal," said the Empress Dowager.
When they saw Mu Lingwei and Shen Rou, they were both stunned.
Today, Mu Lingwei did not dress herself too delicately.
I was assassinated just yesterday. I had been busy for another day and didn't sleep well all night. I got up early today, so my face wasn't very good either. I only lightly applied some powder to cover the panda eyes under my eyes.
Someone else was whispering about the assassination of Princess Anyang yesterday.
Everyone was talking about it, "If I were scared to death, I would have passed away. Looking at Princess Anyang's complexion, she is really in trouble. I heard that her life was not good since she was a child, and she also encountered big problems after marrying the prince.
Disaster……"
"I really don't know who she offended, and someone wanted to kill a helpless woman."
"Last time, I looked brilliant, but today I seem to be scared. It's really pitiful."
None of them saw Mu Lingwei hiding in the carriage and firing concealed weapons, so they had the impression that she was easy to bully.
Princess Wen Yi and others waved to them again, and Mu Lingwei also nodded slightly as a courtesy.
She was assassinated yesterday, and Chen Guogong's government sent people to express condolences. They were afraid that she would be frightened, so they even kept Gu Panpan with her.
Mrs. Liu also came over and smiled at her and said: "Princess is well, Panpan is not being naughty in the house."
Liu's attitude and behavior were very cordial, indicating that the Duke of Chen and Princess Anyang had a very good relationship.
"Hello, Mrs. Chen." Mu Lingwei smiled and said, "Panpan is very good, but she was infected with the cold, so I asked her to stay at my house to recuperate."
At this time, Shen Rou suddenly said: "Sister-in-law, let's go sit over there and let you get to know the ladies of the ministers."
Mu Lingwei did not doubt that he was there, with a slight smile on her lips, she said warmly: "Okay."
Ms. Liu also took the initiative to stay with her.
Mu Lingwei was wondering if Shen Rou wanted to harm the Queen Mother, but the old lady was kind to Shen Rou.
Last time, Shen Rou looked down upon her, and she had no contact with her. Why did she suddenly change her gender this time?
I heard that Shen Rou is jealous and is a Hedong lion.
If Shen Rou wants to harm the Queen Mother, she has a big belly, and she still has Jun Yi's child...
Mu Lingwei suddenly had a headache. She hoped that Shen Rou would not participate in the Shen family's plan. Since she was a pregnant woman, she would accumulate more virtues for her child.
Seeing Shen Rou coming over, all the ladies bowed and greeted each other, "See Princess Ping and Princess Anyang."
Mu Lingwei also shook her head slightly in return.
Another person said: "The princess's belly is so big, she must be giving birth!"
"With such a big belly, it looks like twins. Princess Ping is so lucky."
"The princess is so beautiful, the young prince must also be very beautiful and handsome."
Mu Lingwei glanced at her. She didn't have X-ray eyes. She was more than eight months old and her belly was quite big. After all, she was about to give birth.
"Thank you, madam, for your kind words." Shen Rou also began to mingle with everyone.
Mu Lingwei suddenly felt that she was a little redundant. It was not that she was not good at talking, but these ladies were obviously trying to flatter Shen Rou.
She didn't want to get involved in their discussion of children, otherwise she would bring up the matter of her not consummating her marriage with Jun Mohan.