Ji Zeyu didn't change his face when he heard the words, and said in a low voice: "Qin's face doesn't raise her face, she naturally deserves good treatment."
"You!" Princess Anyang's face turned purple for a moment, she stopped and stared at the man's tall back as he was still strolling in the courtyard, "You are presumptuous, I am the princess!"
Ji Zeyu stopped and looked back with undisguised mockery in his eyes: "Oh. I didn't see what Her Royal Highness Princess Eldest would do other than reincarnate."
"presumptuous!"
"The eldest princess should calm down. Today, the empress dowager has a long life."
Ji Zeyu continued to walk forward quickly, leaving Li Helan alone with his chest heaving and short of breath.
After such a quarrel with Ji Zeyu, when he returned to his senses, the figures of Pang Xiao and Qin Yining had already approached the Ci'an Palace.
Li Helan scolded the palace servant beside him with a sullen face: "It's not too late to keep up, what kind of decency is it after dawdling."
The palace servant's face was flushed with reprimand, and he followed Li Helan cautiously with his head lowered.
Qin Yining naturally didn't know what was going on behind her. At this time, she and Pang Xiao had already been allowed to enter the main hall of Ci'an Palace under the communication of her inner servant.
The empress dowager celebrated her birthday today, wearing a red and gold Zhai clothing, wearing a tassel gold phoenix crown, elegant and elegant.
The middle-aged woman sitting beside the Queen Mother was also dressed in a light golden Zhai robe with a phoenix crown on her high bun. Although her face was not glamorous, it was extremely attractive.
This is the queen.
The queen mother, the queen and the clansmen who were at the banquet in the hall heard someone reporting that Prince Zhongshun had arrived, and even their voices were a little weaker, and they each looked out of the hall door.
I saw Pang Xiao, who was wearing a purple python robe and a purple-gold crown, bent over slightly, and carefully supported a pregnant woman who was wearing a light blue brocade jacket with arrow sleeves and a dark blue dress.
The queen mother smiled.
The queen saw that a scumbag like Pang Xiao actually didn't care about being arrogant, but also supported her wife, and then saw Qin Yining walking cautiously with her waist and stomach straight, but still very eye-catching and charming, her heart was sour. It popped up.
Some women are born with a good life, and they are born beautiful, and their husbands dote on her wholeheartedly.
And what about her? Although she is an empress, all the concubines and concubines in the emperor's harem are beautiful, but she is already old and pregnant, and she will inevitably become the target of public criticism in this palace. To put it in a bad way, she can't wait to keep her eyes open even when she sleeps. She was so tired while she was pregnant that the thick powder on the queen's face couldn't hide her tiredness.
Looking at Qin Yining again, her complexion is good, and her skin is breakable, which is completely different from her situation.
With the love of Prince Zhongshun, her life must be very smooth.
When the Queen's heart turned back and forth, Qin Yining and Pang Xiao were already approaching.
Pang Xiao first supported Qin Yining to kneel slowly on the brocade mattress brought by the maid, while he knelt by the side, and the two respectfully gave the Queen Mother a big gift.
"Congratulations to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, Shengshou, Jinan, and prosperity."
"Okay, okay, you child, you are so polite when you arrive at Ai's house. Your daughter-in-law is heavy, why don't you support her?"
The queen mother smiled and stretched out her hand to Pang Xiao.
However, Pang Xiao bowed his head to help Qin Yining because he obeyed the order, and did not see the action of the Queen Mother.
The queen mother raised her hand stiffly for a moment. Seeing that no one paid attention to her, she had to withdraw her hand in embarrassment, and the smile on her face was still loving.
Pang Xiao helped Qin Yining to sit on the rose chair brought by the servant. Because of Pang Xiao's status, the family members of the clansmen had to step back. In addition, Pang Xiao is a powerful figure in the court. The fact that Li Qitian ordered people to impeach Pang Xiao and failed has spread all over the capital. Now that the clans see Pang Xiao again, they are naturally more awe-inspiring.
Qin Yining naturally noticed that the atmosphere in the hall became quiet after they arrived, and sighed inwardly, but his face remained dignified.
The queen smiled and chatted with Qin Yining, "Looking at your month, you should be a mother in four more months, right?"
Qin Yining was about to stand up to answer, but was gently stopped by the queen: "Why do you need to be so polite? Today is the family banquet of the mother and the queen. We are just a family of relatives getting together to talk."
"Yes, thank you, Empress." Qin Yining still bowed and bowed his head in greeting, with a humble and submissive attitude.
At this time, I heard a waiter in front of the door saying: "The eldest princess Anyang, the concubine is here!"
When everyone looked back again, they saw Li Helan in a gorgeous dress, with an anger that never faded on her face, and walked in quickly. Ji Zeyu followed behind in a brocade robe with white teeth and arrow sleeves.
These two people, one is a rich and noble flower in the world, the other is a desolate moon in the night sky, and they don't look like people at all.
The two approached the Queen Mother and the Queen, and both saluted.
Without waiting for the Queen Mother's order, Li Helan got up, leaned over coquettishly, sat next to the Queen Mother, and separated the Queen from the Queen Mother, "Queen Mother, do you want to be a servant?"
The Queen Mother reluctantly tapped Li Helan's forehead and reprimanded: "You puny monkey, when will you be able to learn the steadiness of your relatives and sisters?"
Li Helan proudly raised her chin and looked around for a week.
Immediately, the relatives of the Li family who had "achieved a dick and a dog soared" began to praise Li Helan at once. Some say that the princess is pure and sincere, and some say that the princess has a pure heart. It is always a one-sided compliment, and the queen mother likes it.
The queen sat beside her with her eyes lowered, but remained silent. What kind of temperament is her sister-in-law, her sister-in-law knows no better. If it is said that Li Helan has developed such a temperament, the unreasonable favor of the Queen Mother and Li Qitian is the root cause.
Li Helan was very happy to be praised, but when she saw Pang Xiao and Qin Yining sitting side by side in the first place, and Qin Yining still had such a big belly, the smile on Li Helan's face stiffened again.
"It turns out that the Prince Zhongshun and the princess are here too. It's really disrespectful that this palace didn't see it."
Pang Xiao stood up and cupped his hands: "The eldest princess is serious. The minister and the minister's wife have just arrived."
Li Helan raised her eyebrows and looked at Qin Yining, who was still sitting in the same position: "I see that Princess Zhongshun went to a barbarian land. Not only was her belly bigger than a normal woman's six-month pregnancy, she even forgot the rules and etiquette. Going, it can be seen that the environment creates people, and this statement still makes sense.”
Li Helan's mean words made everyone present frown.
Now, no one in the audience does not know that Qin Yining is pregnant with twins, and it is normal for her belly to be a little bigger. Besides, regardless of her virginity, Prince Zhongshun doesn't care, so what are outsiders talking about? Today is the Empress Dowager's Shengshou again. As the eldest princess, to be the first to stand up and challenge things is really unruly.
The crowd shook their heads in their hearts.
Qin Yining looked at the nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, and only thought he heard the barking of dogs.
Pang Xiao clenched his fists tightly, looked at Li Helan with indifference and contempt, and smiled: "The eldest princess is still the same as before, ignorant and innocent. The empress dowager is well-educated. I admire it."
Li Helan's face turned black.
The queen mother's brows also wrinkled.
The clansmen were even more frightened and took a deep breath.
Looking at the civil and military affairs of the dynasty, falling from the top, including the saint, who else dares to turn around and say that the queen mother has no way to teach daughters
But Pang Xiao was someone who even dared to resist thirty-three ways even the imperial decree, and the sage still had nothing to do with him. Of all the people present, no one really dared to do anything to him. Besides, Li Helan was wrong in this matter.
Seeing the Queen Mother's face turned green with anger, the Queen hurriedly smiled and changed the subject, "It's almost time. The stage is already ready. Queen Mother, should we move to Fang Ting Yuan?"
The queen mother was finally less embarrassed, nodded and ordered everyone to go to the show together, and said, "It's cooler there, let's have a banquet in Fangtingyuan."
"Yes, the queen mother just takes advantage of it today, and leave everything to the daughter-in-law." The queen smiled softly and walked forward with one arm of the queen mother.
The crowd followed behind.
Li Helan watched Pang Xiao protect Qin Yining to Fangtingyuan, holding a sigh of relief in her heart, wishing she could rush up to press Qin Yining to the ground and beat her hard. Who is not married again? Is it to show that she is not married to Pang Xiao
Li Helan was out of breath, and his face was sullen throughout the whole process of watching the play. Even the empress dowager talked to her, which made the petulant unwilling to pay attention, and the rest of the clansmen who were making trouble were not joking, and the atmosphere in Fang Ting Yuan seemed particularly dull.
This dullness continued until Li Qitian came.
Along with Li Qitian, there were several courtiers and honorable men who were quite trusted by him. Lu Heng was among them.
When Lu Heng came in, the first thing he saw was Qin Yining.
She lowered her head and was taking the fruit handed by Pang Xiao, with a gentle smile on her lips, especially when she caressed her round belly, that kind of maternal tenderness, which made Lu Heng feel a little bit for a moment. Trance. He even fantasized in his heart that it would be nice if it were his own child.
Lu Heng's quickly forced himself to look back, followed behind Li Qitian, and saluted the queen mother and queen together with the ministers.
After the two parties greeted each other, the seats were rearranged.
Li Qitian first recited the birthday speech aloud, thanking the Queen Mother for her kindness of upbringing and teaching. The scene was very touching for a time, and the eyes of some female relatives with shallow eye sockets were a little wet.
After the birthday speech, it is the birthday banquet. Li Qitian gave an order, and the people in the imperial kitchen moved to bring up the delicacies, fresh fruits and vegetables, and delicate snacks.
The palace people are well-trained, and even though there are so many people, no one has heard a cough or a crash when putting down the utensils.
When the banquet was ready, Li Qitian picked up the wine cup, got up and said: "This first cup, I suggest that everyone drink it together, and I wish the Queen Mother good health forever!"
Everyone stood up, toasted with wine cups, and said in unison, "The Empress Dowager will always enjoy her well-being!"
The queen mother rejoiced in her heart, took a dignified sip of the wine, and ordered everyone to sit down at will.
The courtiers and the female relatives intertwined with each other.
The women were ordered to go to toast with the Queen Mother in groups of three or five.
There are also courtiers who go together to toast to the saint.
The atmosphere became warmer a little bit, and everyone looked very happy.
At this moment, a guard walked in quickly from the outside, bowed to Li Qitian's side, and whispered in his ear: "Sir, a monk came from outside the palace gate and gave you something, saying it was an old friend asking to see you."