Hearing this, Concubine Ye smiled with satisfaction, then looked at Jin Jieyu who was speaking and said, "This King Jing also wants to call you my concubine. Is it possible that you don't have the blessings of this palace?"
After saying that, Concubine Ye mentioned Xiao Junlu intentionally or unintentionally, because she asked, "Yes, the former emperor sent the fourth son away to investigate the case. Is it time to come back now?"
Jin Jieyu was so busy that she replied with a smile, "Sister Lao is worried. He came back yesterday."
Concubine Ye nodded and smiled, "That's good. He's not too young anymore. Don't go out all the time when he comes back this time. Look at his two brothers. The wife and daughter-in-law are all bulging, but he hasn't found a place yet. You... Mothers and concubines should also give more advice."
As soon as she said these words, Xianbi's face suddenly stiffened.
Not long ago, Princess Qi was clamoring for a divorce, but she never expected that even the emperor agreed. Now, no one in the capital is gossiping about King Qi. Although Shen Jingci has a secret in her belly, she is a concubine after all.
When she thought of this, she felt very upset. If she hadn't been threatened by Shen Jingci with that incident, she wouldn't have killed Qin Wanyi!
As she thought about it, Xianbi's heart became even more angry.
Jin Jieyu didn't think so much, she just smiled and sighed, "They say that a child can't help his mother when he grows up, and he has a laid-back temperament. Today, when I'm waiting for him to come to pay my respects, I hope my sister can talk more about him. What you said He still listened."
Hearing this, Concubine Ye immediately joked and said, "Look, this lazy son wants me to take care of him. It shows that I have a hard life."
As soon as he said this, everyone in the palace laughed together.
Xie Ruzhuo sat with her until noon, and the other concubines also took their leave without hesitation. After a while, she and Concubine Ye were the only ones left.
After the people left, Concubine Ye looked back at Xie Ruzhuo with a smile and asked, "How have you been these past two days?"
Xie Ruzhuo replied hurriedly, "Much better, I don't vomit anymore, and I eat more."
Concubine Ye nodded and said, "That's good." After saying that, she said with a smile, "From now on, when I'm busy here, you can go to Jin Jieyu's place for more walks. She will be fine alone in the palace."
Xie Ruzhuo knew that Concubine Ye was trying to win people over for Xiao Junxi, so he smiled and thanked her, "My daughter-in-law saved me, thank you for your advice."
Seeing her showing off like this, Concubine Ye said with a satisfied smile, "Concubine, I'm old. If I don't worry about you, who should I worry about? Okay, you go play with Ning'er, I have to take care of the banquet tonight. As for the matter, I won’t accompany you for now.”
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo responded, "Yes."
After bowing and leaving the palace gate, Xie Ruzhuo asked Jiang Zhu, "How was your chat with Jade just now?"
She saw that Concubine Jing was in a bad mood and thought that Xie Rulan lived in Concubine Jing's side hall, so she sent Jiang Zhu to ask about the situation.
Not wanting to hear what she said, Jiang Zhu's face suddenly turned a little ugly, and he whispered, "Jade Cui said that the night before yesterday, noble Lan accepted the favor, but he only robbed Concubine Jing of her day."
After hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo stopped walking, looked back at her and said, "Tell me in detail."
Jiangzhu didn't dare to hide anything, and only told what he heard from Feicui.
It turned out that Emperor Jing was going to stay at Concubine Jing's place the day before yesterday. Unexpectedly, Xie Rulan seized the opportunity and pretended to be sick and weak in the palace. After Emperor Jing saw her, he became more suspicious of Concubine Jing. Later, thinking that Xie Rulan was the daughter of the Xie family after all, she stayed in Xie Rulan's room that night.
When I left on the second day, I also reprimanded the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ordered people to mention Xie Rulan's case.
In this way, Concubine Jing, as the head of the first palace, was obviously slapped in the face. After being insulted like this, her face naturally didn't look any better.
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo sneered and said, "A good third sister like me is really restless. I dare to take advantage of such an opportunity. I'm not afraid of turning back and getting burned!"
The forces behind Concubine Jing are not simple. Xie Ruzhuo has a suspicious target, but has never confirmed it. Now that Xie Rulan has offended her, I am afraid that life will be even more difficult in the future.
Jiangzhu whispered, "Isn't it? I heard Feicui say that the fifth lady was defeated before, and I am afraid that Concubine Jing was among them. The slave girl was thinking privately, whether Concubine Jing took advantage of Noble Lan and regarded her as a Is it because she abandoned her son that Guiren Lan broke up with her?"
Jiang Zhu has always been a prudent person, but now his analysis has restored the truth of the matter to some extent.
Xie Ruzhuo also had this suspicion in her mind, but Xie Rulan didn't listen, so she didn't need to worry about him. Xie Ruzhuo thought that she had never been able to do things like deal with other people's troubles.
Since the other party insists on having his own way, life or death has nothing to do with her!
They stayed at Xiao Xinning's place until the lanterns came on before they went to Tai'an Hall together.
This year the banquet between the harem and Madam Gaoming was held in Tai'an Hall, and Concubine Ye was still the host. Xie Ruzhuo originally wanted to go earlier, but Xiao Xinning insisted on pestering her to meet Li Jie secretly. Xie Ruzhuo couldn't resist her and had to follow her.
After not wanting to see Li Jie, Li Jie was more anxious than she was, but after saying a few words, he urged Xiao Xinning to go back, with a serious face and said, "There are differences between kings and ministers, and the wedding date has not yet come, so we should not be so reckless and break the rules." , the princess should take the princess back first."
Xiao Xinning was so angry that she kicked him, but in her peripheral vision, she saw Li Jie's face holding back a smile, and immediately said angrily, "Wow, how dare you tease me."
Li Jie enjoyed the beauty's pink fist greeting and said sincerely, "No, it's just that the rules cannot be broken." After saying that, he whispered in her ear, "I have drawn up the layout of my home and will enter the palace someday." When you greet the Holy One, ask someone to show it to you. If you don't like it, I will change it again."
Hearing this, Xiao Xinning immediately lost his temper and said shyly, "You can make the decision."
By the time the two separated, it was already dark. Xiao Xinning turned around three times with each step, and finally followed Xie Ruzhuo back to Tai'an Palace.
Seeing her little girl's posture, Xie Ruzhuo was amused and sighed at the same time. After all, she was a girl who had just begun to fall in love, and the joy on her face could not be concealed no matter what.
When we arrived at Tai'an Hall, we saw that most of the people had already arrived.
The two of them had high status, and the noble ladies and rich ladies hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Greetings to the princess, I have seen the princess."
Xiao Xinning excused himself first and sat down next to Xie Ruzhuo in the upper seat. Then he laughed softly and said, "Look, I said it's not too late. You see, my mother-in-law hasn't come yet."
Concubine Ye is still busy elsewhere, so naturally she is no more idle than the two of them.
Xie Ruzhuo glared at her and was about to speak when he saw Xiao Xinning put a glutinous rice pearl cake to her mouth with a flattering look on her face, and said with a smile, "Prince sister-in-law, try it. Is this cake delicious?"
Xie Ruzhuo glared at her helplessly, then took the cake and put it into his mouth.
The taste is surprisingly good.
Tonight is a palace banquet, and those low-level concubines are not qualified to come here. They are only rewarded with food and wine by Concubine Ye, and they spend New Year's Eve alone in her palace.
Xie Ruzhuo glanced around and saw that everyone who was supposed to come had arrived, including Qin Wanyi.
After she left, her face looked better than before, and her body became plumper. Seeing Xie Ruzhuo looking at her, Qin Wanyi returned a grateful smile.
Xie Ruzhuo nodded at her and looked away.
Unexpectedly, this scene fell into the eyes of the Xian concubine. A flash of anger suddenly flashed across Xianbi's already gloomy eyes.
That day when she and Shen Jingci conspired to kill Qin Wanyi's unborn child, Qin Wanyi ran to Concubine Ye's palace, and when she returned, she went directly back to the Qin family, which also made the next move planned by Xianbi and Shen Jingci come to nothing. .
Is it possible that Xie Ruzhuo was involved in this
When she thought of this, she felt a little angry in her heart. The Xie family is really annoying and likes to get involved in everything. Things were like this back then, and they are even more like this now!
As she thought about it, Xian Concubine's eyes suddenly widened. Yes, she had forgotten one of the most important things!
It seems that the imperial doctor has not been executed yet and has been locked up in the sky prison. If he told the most important thing, wouldn't he -
The color drained from the Xian Concubine's face instantly, and her hands hidden in her sleeves were clenched tightly. She couldn't sit still, so she called the maid next to her over and whispered, "Go and send a message to King Qi. Tell him not to leave after the banquet is over, but to come to my palace!"
The wise concubine spoke so urgently that the female officer did not dare to delay, and hurriedly bowed and left.
Xie Ruzhuo heard these words as he was closer to the superior. She concentrated for a moment, looking thoughtfully at the leaving figure of the female officer.
What is it that makes Concubine Xian so anxious
Before she could think about it, she heard the chambermaid shout, "The imperial concubine has arrived—"
Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of people getting up, and all the ladies paid their respects and said, "Greetings to the noble concubine."
Concubine Ye smiled slightly, ordered everyone present to stand up, and said with a smile, "Today is the New Year's Eve banquet. Regardless of whether you are king or minister, whether you are young or old, please take a seat."
Following Concubine Ye's words, soon the dancers were seen filing in, accompanied by the sound of silk and bamboo orchestral music, the aroma of rouge and gouache lingered, and the hall felt as warm as spring.
This banquet can be described as a feast for the guests and hosts, at least on the surface.
He has a small calculation in his heart and a smile on his face. Xiao Xinning was really happy. She had been suffocated in the palace for a long time, and now she had a chance to have fun. She was laughing and having fun with Xie Ruzhuo.
After finally waiting for Xiao Xinning to calm down, he heard a soft female voice, "Zhuo'er."
When Xie Ruzhuo turned around, she saw Jiang Qinglan sitting next to her at some point and looking at her with a smile on her face.
Jiang Qinglan's belly is now very round. Seeing her sitting like this, Xie Ruzhuo quickly put his backrest behind her and said with a smile, "I was thinking of going over to find you later, but why did you come here first?"
Jiang Qinglan is much plumper than before, her skin tone has become whiter, and her eyes curve into crescents when she smiles, which shows that she is living a very nourishing life.
Hearing this, Jiang Qinglan immediately smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for so long. If you don't come, I'll have to go to the mountain." After saying that, she carefully touched Xie Ruzhuo's belly and said, "I heard my husband say that you If you are pregnant, it will be better for you."
Seeing the narrowing in her eyes, Xie Ruzhuo sneered, "Is it possible that I can still be faster than you?" As she said this, she carefully put the wine in front of her aside.
Xie Ruzhuo had already seen it. The wine glass on the Jiang family's table was put aside. Jiang Qinglan was not here to drink.