The Queen's birthday is coming soon, and the Queen held a birthday banquet in the palace garden.
The queen summoned the fifth imperial concubine before, so the fifth imperial concubine is in charge of the birthday banquet. From the arrangement of decorations to all kinds of snacks and snacks, including the singing and dancing during the banquet, all are arranged by her.
The queen gave orders to go down late, but she didn't mess up her hands and feet because of it. She still arranged everything in an orderly and impressive manner.
The birthday is placed in the imperial garden, although there is no scene of a hundred flowers blooming in summer, the delicate and beautiful flowers are in full bloom, and there is no feeling of bleakness in autumn.
Not far away is the lotus pond. Although the lotus is gradually withering, the lotus leaves are lush and lush, showing a unique and exquisite taste, and the scenery is picturesque.
Carpets embroidered with auspicious patterns are spread on the wide open space in the garden, and the thrones of the queen and the emperor are on the top of the carpet.
In front of the throne, there are many small tables lined up in two rows. The male guests and the female guests are separated on both sides. On each table are longevity peaches, various exquisite and attractive delicacies, and special wines.
The birthday banquet is about to start, there are crowds around, and the clothes are fragrant, especially some unmarried noble ladies are all wearing exquisite makeup today, wearing the most fashionable clothes, and are dressed up in splendor.
The sixth prince is eighteen years old this year and is about to marry his concubine. Earlier, someone made a rumor that the empress wanted to take this opportunity to choose a concubine for the sixth prince.
Yu Qing was the first to arrive today. She specially wore a pink lotus-trimmed skirt, a butterfly-shaped hairpin of the same color on her head, and a string of bright red agate around her neck. She was dressed brightly, like a hostess.
Everything around her has been arranged properly, and she just sits there and talks to people she knows well.
"Fifth Imperial Concubine, today's birthday banquet was arranged by you alone?"
Yu Qing lifted her chin slightly, and her specially painted eyes looked more energetic. There was a smile on her lips, and a proud look in her eyes: "The empress is busy with affairs, so I naturally want to solve problems for the empress."
"I heard that the Empress personally ordered the Fifth Imperial Concubine to host this banquet?"
Yu Qing smiled and nodded: "It's my honor that the imperial concubine trusts me."
When the surrounding female relatives heard this, they all looked at Yu Qing with admiration. To win the empress's favor, the Fifth Imperial Concubine is truly amazing.
This time, a woman on the other side said: "I'm curious about it, why did the empress leave this matter to the fifth imperial concubine instead of Princess Huai?"
Mentioning Su Ying, Yu Qing's eyes flashed with resentment, she still smiled and said: "Princess Huai is pregnant now, I'm afraid she can only raise the baby at home, maybe she won't come here today."
"There are so many women who have given birth here. How can it be so expensive to have a child? Even the empress's birthday is not willing to come."
Yu Qing smiled and said: "Princess Huai is favored by Duke Huai. She had two sons first, and now she is pregnant. She is probably the most honorable woman in the capital now."
"Hey!" A woman was unconvinced after hearing this, "No matter how noble she is, she relies on the reputation of Duke Huai. She really thinks that she is great? Now that she is pregnant with a child, she is so high-spirited that she doesn't even look down on the empress. inside."
A flash of success flashed between Yu Qing's brows, she sighed, and said slowly: "It's fine if she just doesn't take us seriously, how can she not even give face to the queen? It really shouldn't be. "
When Yu Qing reminded her like this, some people became even more unhappy: "I congratulated Princess Huai before, but she actually blocked everyone out."
Yu Qing now wished to ruin Su Ying's reputation completely, she sighed: "How can she meet other people even if she refuses to meet the queen? Speaking of which, not long ago I specially prepared a gift to visit her, unexpectedly It happened that she was not feeling well. After the Empress Dowager found out, she ordered me not to set foot in Duke Huai's mansion again."
"Concubine Huai is so unreasonable?" A woman said indignantly on Yu Qing's behalf, "It's normal to feel unwell during pregnancy, how can she blame the fifth imperial concubine for her own poor health?"
Yu Qing showed a sad look on her face, she shook her hands and didn't want to say more: "Forget it, it's fine not to mention this matter."
"I thought Princess Huai was a good one, but I didn't expect to be such a person."
Yu Qing listened to them saying bad things about Su Ying one by one, her eyes showed a little complacency, she pretended to drink tea with her head down, to hide the joy in her eyes.
At this time, someone shouted: "The queen is here."
Everyone stood up vigorously and looked in the direction of the voice in unison.
At the entrance of the imperial garden, the queen is dressed up in the bright yellow dress of the queen, with a phoenix-style headdress on her hair. Surrounded by a group of palace people.
When she approached, everyone respectfully bowed to her: "See the queen, the queen is a thousand years old."
The queen smiled gracefully and luxuriously, and there was no trace of wrinkle on her well-maintained face.
She sat down dignifiedly on the throne with the support of her mother, with royal majesty in her eyes, she raised her hand: "Everyone, please rise."
Everyone thanked them and sat down.
When Yu Qing saw the queen coming, a faint smile appeared on her bright red lips. She held up her skirt and walked towards the queen, whispering something in her ear.
The queen nodded again and again, with a satisfied smile on her face.
Several female relatives who surrounded them all whispered: "See, the queen likes the fifth imperial concubine very much."
"That's right, Princess Huai is arrogant and domineering, and the fifth imperial concubine is gentle and virtuous. She is completely compared to her. Who doesn't like it?"
"Not to mention anything else, the fifth prince married a side concubine last year, and there are quite a few concubines and concubines in the mansion. And Duke Huai's mansion doesn't even have a single concubine."
"Princess Huai is very powerful, and her means are extraordinary."
A sharp-eyed woman saw Ye Feibai walking in this direction, and hurriedly said, "Keep your voice down, His Highness Duke Huai has brought the young prince and the second young master over."
Everyone followed her gaze and saw Ye Feibai walking towards this side with two children at a steady pace.
He was tall and tall, wearing a black brocade robe with delicate patterns embroidered with gold and silver threads at the neckline, which was dazzling under the sunlight.
On that handsome face, the twinkling phoenix eyes were as sharp as an eagle's light, and the bridge of the nose was straight.
He raised his haughty chin slightly, exuding an innate noble and domineering aura all over his body.
A woman looked at Ye Feibai with admiration: "Duke Huai is handsome and handsome, if you are lucky enough to marry him, it will be worth dying for."
Someone chuckled lightly: "I'm afraid that you will have the life to marry but not the life to enjoy it. I'm afraid Princess Huai will kill you before you get married."
There was a look of surprise on the woman's face: "It's so scary?"
"If she wasn't scary, how could Duke Huai be the only woman?"