The second prince was taken out to show his face, and then he was taken away.
A baby who is only one month old can understand it. Even if he doesn't understand it, not everyone can hold Long Zi, or he can still play a few times like a normal baby.
Next is feast time, which is commonly known as dinner.
It's just that there are many rules for eating in the palace, especially when this kind of internal and external women feast together, fortunately, there is a female official who is Siyansi to guide, otherwise Xiaohua must make a mistake.
She finally understood why His Majesty said yesterday that it would be good to let her follow the guidance of the female official. It seems that he also knows the rules. The rules are too cumbersome, especially everyone is wearing a very formal crown. The banquet, on the contrary, seems to be showing who has good rules, which makes Xiaohua extremely uncomfortable, always afraid that she has made a mistake.
The female official on the side seemed to see Xiaohua's annoyance, and whispered: "If you don't want to stay, you can leave."
"is it okay?"
Xiaohua has never experienced such an occasion, and her thoughts are still stuck in the concept of ordinary people entertaining guests, and the host must accompany them well. However, this kind of banquet is, to put it bluntly, a kind of communication between the royal family and the princes and ministers. With some strong political purposes, it is a kind of maintenance and consolidation for the ruler of a country. The royal family is not stingy to give some honors to the people below. It is also an honor to be able to enter the palace to participate in such occasions.
But how can the monarch and his ministers be generalized? Although Xiaohua is not a monarch, but today Emperor Jing asked her to entertain all the foreign wives, she represents the face of Emperor Jing, and the reason is the same. So after the cutscene is over, it’s okay to stay or not.
"That's ok." The female official smiled and glanced at the women below, "The Empress is here, maybe they are more cautious."
This female official's smile makes people very comfortable, not embarrassed, but has a kind of thoughtfulness like a spring breeze.
Xiaohua couldn't help asking: "Do I need to say something?"
"No need, ma'am."
Xiaohua stood up, the music in the hall stopped, she smiled dignifiedly at the women below and left. Before stepping out of the side door, I heard a female official say some words of official explanation to the foreign women. Generally speaking, the empress had just given birth and her body had not recovered, and then there was another movement of congratulations.
After going out, Xiaohua complained to Lilac beside him: "These rules are too complicated, I'm really tired."
"There will be many occasions like this in the future. Niangniang still has to get used to it, but once you get used to it, you won't feel anything. You can naturally be lazy when you are the master."
Thinking of the life women still simmering inside, Xiaohua couldn't help showing a schadenfreude smile to Lilac.
Entering the palace as a foreigner is naturally not a good experience. It is said that it is honor, but in fact, it is exhausted after one game. Mrs. Jinyang Hou spent a whole day thinking about the things in her heart, and it was not until she got into her own carriage after leaving the palace that she thought of something with surprise on her face.
Returning to the mansion, the Marquis of Jinyang saw that his wife was still in a daze, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong? Seeing that you have been haunted."
Tian Shi felt that her mouth was a little dry, and her heart was pounding because of those guesses. She cleared her throat and asked, "Master Hou, what do you know about Concubine Yuan Gui? Do you know the background of her parents' family?"
The Marquis of Jinyang pondered for a while, then shook his head, "Why did you think of asking these questions? This Concubine Yuan Gui's background is very mysterious, and she doesn't seem to have heard any rumors. It is estimated that she is not from a common background."
Tian Shi swallowed a mouthful of saliva and pretended to be calm: "It's nothing, I'm just curious to see that Concubine Yuan Gui is extremely beautiful."
***
Xiaohua returned to Chenxi Palace, and more than half an hour later, Emperor Jing also returned.
Emperor Jing's fair face had a thin layer of ruddy, as if he had been drinking.
Xiaohua personally served and helped him change his clothes, and prepared water for bathing. After Emperor Jing came out, Xiao Hua was using bird's nest porridge.
"Your Highness, do you want to use some?"
Emperor Jing had his long half-wet hair loose, leaned lazily on the imperial concubine's couch, and shook his head.
Xiaohua put down the bowl when she finished, asked Chuncao to take the cotton kerchief, and went to the imperial concubine's couch to wipe the hair of Emperor Jing.
Emperor Jing didn't like to be served too closely, especially his hair. Except for a few specific people, he never let anyone touch him. Every time I wash my hair, Xiaohua doesn't say anything, it's always dripping with water, and I don't know how to ask someone to dry it.
Ever since Xiaohua found out about his bad problem and couldn't bear to help him wipe his hair, he has been relying on it. After every shower and washing his hair, he would dangle in front of Xiaohua with dripping hair, until Xiaohua couldn't stand Napa anymore. Just wipe it for him and that's it.
After Xiaohua dried Jingdi's hair with a handkerchief, seeing that he was comfortable, she also asked Ding Lan to bring a jade comb and let him rest his head on her lap, and slowly brushed him through the hair, using her fingers as she passed it. Do a head massage.
Emperor Jing squinted his eyes comfortably, and played with the corner of Xiao Hua's clothes in a bored way, looking like he was in a good mood.
"Are you tired today?"
"Tired, there are too many rules. After seeing today's occasion, I realized that the rules I learned in the past are not rules." At the end, Xiaohua smiled embarrassedly. "But with the help of a female officer, I left when it was about time."
Emperor Jing gave a satisfied 'um', "There will be a lot of occasions like this in the future, and you'll be fine after you get used to it."
After Jingdi's hair was almost dry, the two went to the bed.
As soon as the curtain was lowered, Emperor Jing's eyes changed, and Xiao Hua knew what it meant.
The late emperor passed away and needed to observe filial piety. She had a big belly, and he was very busy every day. The two of them only did so once or twice in the past six months, and they were worried that they would not be able to enjoy themselves.
Emperor Jing was really desolate, he didn't say any nonsense, and people were bullied. It's been a long time, and Xiaohua is also panicking, but Jingdi just teased it casually, and she couldn't stand it anymore.
She wrapped his neck around his neck and put on a gesture of letting Jun taste it, but this Jun focused on the wrong place, and instead started teasing her.
This experience is not unique. At that time, Nurse Yiyi had breastfed children, but not many men. So Xiaohua just blushed and didn't reject it. Seeing that Emperor Jing had been sucking in one place for a long time, he even asked him to change it. Xiaohua has always remembered what Mama Xu said at the beginning, that the unevenness on both sides will be different in size.
Emperor Jing took a sip and mumbled, "No more food for children in the future."
Xiaohua was stunned, her whole body was hot and scalding, and she couldn't bear it, so she couldn't help but feel wronged: "Then I will ask the imperial doctor to prescribe the medicine to restore milk."
Emperor Jing glanced at her and ignored her.
…
After a long time, Emperor Jing said, "No."
It took Xiao Hua a long time to think about it before he understood what he meant.
…
After tossing until midnight, the two stopped.
Xiaohua was so tired that she couldn't move her fingers, and Emperor Jing hugged her to take a bath.
Lilac took advantage of the free time to clean up the bed and bedding. Seeing the various traces on the sheets, and even the stains that were suspected to be milk, her face flushed.
On the contrary, Ding Lan was more generous than her.
After the two went out, Ding Lan teased in a low voice, "I've never seen you so shy before, why, after meeting Deputy Commander Zhao twice, did you understand the meaning?"
Lilac twisted her in a gesture, "You're an open mouth, you can say that."
"Okay, I know you have a good relationship with your lover, so don't always hang on to people, take the time to tell the empress, she has a good temperament and will fulfill you."
Lilac frowned, "Ah—I know that, but looking at the current situation, how can the empress be short of people, let's just wait."
"But you're not too young to wait."
Lilac didn't speak any more, glanced at the crescent moon hanging in the air, and sighed deeply.
***
The queen is indeed seriously ill this time. Otherwise, on the day when the second prince is full of moon, she will never sit back and let Xiaohua take the limelight.
After the banquet was over, Concubine Qiao Xian came to Fengqi Palace.
The queen knew that she had nothing good to do, but she couldn't suppress her inner desire and announced her to enter the dormitory.
Seeing the pale queen lying on the couch, Concubine Qiao Xian was very surprised.
After pretending to comfort a few words, Concubine Qiao Xian stepped into the topic.
The general meaning of the words is to say that the Queen is not here today, Concubine Yuan Gui is in the limelight, and the female officials of Si Yansi have arranged a big battle for her, and all the foreign women have come to visit the concubine. Not to mention seeing a noble concubine, others thought it was a visit to the queen.
Concubine Qiao Xian is a very talkative person. Sometimes she clearly knows what her purpose is and what kind of situation it is, but she can't help but fluctuate her emotions greatly with her words.
What the other party meant, the queen understood very well. It is nothing more than that she feels that the imperial concubine is a high mountain that she cannot overcome, and she wants to instigate the queen who is born with advantages. The gun barrels are always stabbed forward like this, but sometimes they clearly know the other party's purpose, but because they also stabbed their own hearts, they can't help but feel the same enemy.
The enemy of the enemy is the friend. Concubine Qiao Xian and the queen are not friends, but have the same enemy. Concubine Qiao's meaning is already very obvious, and the rest depends on what the queen thinks.
After Concubine Qiao Xian left, the queen couldn't help coughing another mouthful of blood.
There was a trace of sadness in her heart, and a lot of resentment. Hate why that person exists, hate Concubine Qiao Xian as if she has grabbed her lifeline, and recklessly challenge her queen's majesty again and again.
Mama Zhao came out with a bowl of medicine in her hand and served the queen to drink it.
"Niangniang shouldn't have listened to Concubine Xian's words. It's her own body that is embarrassed. Niangniang's body can't stand the toss."
"She didn't tell a lie, and Ben Gong understands what she means..." The Queen became excited and grabbed Zhao Mammy's hand, "But Ben Gong really wants her to die, Mammy, can you help me? "
Mammy Zhao's expression was gloomy and inexplicable, "The maiden is wrong, doesn't the maiden understand one thing? First of all, you have to stand up by yourself, you have no foundation in the palace, you should not seek help from the servant, the servant, but rely on it. people."
"People who should be counted on..."
"Niangniang, you have forgotten the imperial concubine. The concubine has been the queen for nearly 30 years and has been operating in the palace for so long. A newly promoted concubine is nothing to be afraid of."
The queen laughed sarcastically, but it was still the case.
For the first time, she hated her powerlessness. Concubine Qiao Xian pinched her sore spot and challenged her queen's majesty again and again, as did the Xiao family. She knew that this Zhao mama was sent by the Xiao family, she knew everything...
But does she have the ability to refuse
Ha ha…