But the filthiness of this family will not affect the celebration of the whole country at all.
On November 18th, the celebration banquet was held as scheduled.
In the Qionghua Palace, there were sounds of stringed instruments, singing and dancing, and laughter.
Ning Chen directly rewarded the soldiers who had made meritorious contributions at the banquet.
General Lu and General Xian were both veterans of two dynasties. They had long held first-rank official positions and there was no room for promotion, so they were given titles and were both made marquises.
Ye Zhe was just the opposite. He inherited the title of Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery from his father at a young age. He was not qualified for the higher title of Duke, so he was promoted to a higher rank and given the title of second-rank general.
The Yin clan of the Yue family were also promoted.
Then there is Huo Pingbei. He has made more military achievements this time than Ye Zhe. After all, he came as a reinforcement and went to Beiling Pass and Qingqiang Pass.
Therefore, he was promoted to the second-rank general and granted the title of Viscount.
Nowadays, the titles in Nanqi are five levels from Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount and Baron. The Huo family rose to prominence from Huo Pingbei's generation. He earned himself the title of Viscount at a young age, which made him a real young talent.
After the appreciation of the previous dynasty, everyone's eyes were on the harem.
But Ning Chen stopped himself and did not mention any reward for the harem at the banquet.
Everyone thought that this would have to wait until the end of the year.
When the banquet was finally over, the Queen took the initiative.
"Your Majesty is in a good mood today and has drunk too much. I have already ordered someone to prepare some hangover soup. Your Majesty, please go to Fengqi Palace and drink it before going to sleep."
"No." Ning Chen waved his hand, "I'll go to Ming Xiuyi's place tonight."
The queen was stunned, and her eyes darkened, but she still had a gentle smile on her face, "Okay, Ming Xiuyi is the most considerate and meticulous, then I will take my leave first."
Even the queen had left, so there was no reason for the other concubines to stay, so they all followed suit and left.
"Come here quickly." Ning Chen narrowed his eyes and waved to Ye Jun.
Ye Jun snorted, "There is a sour smell around the emperor, which makes me dare not get close to him."
Although he said this, he still walked over.
Ning Chen took her hand skillfully and smiled with a bit of ruffian charm.
"Sour, who are you jealous of? Don't you know it?"
"Who else can I be jealous of? Of course I am the most jealous. Those people are so eager to glue their eyes to the emperor that I want to dart them off." Ye Jun rolled her eyes proudly.
This answer was obviously unexpected.
Ning Chen originally intended to say that the other concubines were jealous of Ye Jun, but he didn't expect to get such an answer.
Looking at the quirky appearance of the woman in front of me, I felt in a good mood.
He squinted his eyes and looked at her for a while, then suddenly picked her up and carried her horizontally.
Ye Jun lost her balance and hugged Ning Chen's neck tightly in shock.
"Your Majesty has drunk a lot of wine and is still hugging me. Be careful not to fall. I am very afraid of getting hurt!"
"Don't worry, I can't hold a little woman like you anymore, right?"
Ning Chen curled the corners of his lips in pleasure and strode towards the imperial sedan chair.
"I am not a little woman anymore. I am a mother." Ye Jun retorted.
"You are still young even if you are a mother. I am five years older than you." Ning Chen said in a nonchalant tone.
Ye Jun raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Your Majesty is always five years older than me, so won't I be a little woman all my life?"
"If Qingqing wants to say so, then so be it." Ning Chen also laughed.
In the darkness of night, the young emperor in a dragon robe, holding his most beloved concubine, stepped onto the sedan chair step by step.
This time, Ye Jun did not refuse to ride with him.
The rules are set by the emperor. The emperor sincerely wants to give you this special gift. If you refuse to accept it again and again, you are not abiding by the rules, but you are rejecting the emperor's kindness.
Especially since the atmosphere is so good today, why would I refuse
At that time, in Fengqi Palace, the queen, who had specially sent people to watch from afar, was so angry that she smashed things on the table.
She didn't expect Ning Chen to take Ye Jun to ride in the imperial sedan chair. She had only ridden in it once, on the day when the queen was crowned and entered the palace.
But no matter how angry the queen was, or how jealous others were, it could not affect the atmosphere in Zhaochunxuan at all.
Under the influence of alcohol and happy mood, both of them were particularly excited today.
I kept making noise until late at night before going to bed.
Ning Chen is on holiday tomorrow, so naturally he won't let Ye Jun get up to pay his respects.
So he asked Yuan Jiu to pass on the message, exempting Ming Xiuyi from paying respects to the Queen tomorrow.
The servants were very sensible and did not wake the two of them up early the next day, so they slept until almost noon.
Both of them woke up hungry.
It's nothing. I didn't eat anything at the dinner yesterday. I just drank a lot. I also did some physical labor. I also missed breakfast today. It's strange that I'm not hungry.
However, although it was noon, it was still the first meal of the day, so I still asked the kitchen to serve breakfast.
I don't want to eat so much oil all at once.
"It's a rare opportunity for me to have some free time. I'll rest here for a day." Ning Chen said.
That’s what I mean by not leaving today.
Ye Jun looked at him with a smile, a hint of cunning in his eyes.
"What's wrong?" Ning Chen asked curiously.
"Your Majesty has always been diligent. There are times when he doesn't even get up until noon like me. Now we can only rest for half a day." Ye Jun raised his eyebrows.
Faced with the young concubine's teasing words, Ning Chen did not show any weakness.
He lowered his voice and said, "I don't know who was pestering me yesterday, like a demon. I'm exhausted after a whole night. Shouldn't I get more sleep?"
Ye Jun's face turned slightly red.
He picked up a longan bun and said, "Your Majesty, try this. The chef's cooking skills are quite good."
It's obvious that you're embarrassed to change the subject like this.
Ning Chen smiled with satisfaction and lowered his head to eat the buns in the bowl.
At last he suddenly said to the side.
"Yuan Jiu, pass on my decree. Ming Xiuyi will be promoted to Shunyuan. In addition, Huo Cairen will be promoted to Meiren."
Ye Jun was stunned for a moment, then lowered his eyes slightly, "The emperor has skipped his level to get promoted, which is not in accordance with the rules."
"I am the rule. This is what you should do for your brother's achievements." Ning Chen said.
In fact, there was one more thing he didn't say.
According to what he had in mind, he wanted to promote Ye Jun to the rank of Shunyi in one fell swoop.
But jumping two levels at once is indeed a bit too ostentatious.
Therefore, Huo was also promoted to a higher level, so that the difference between the two of them would not be so obvious.
Langhuaxuan.
"What? Ye conferred the title of Shunyuan on her?" Yi Shunrong asked back.
Yunxiu nodded, "The imperial decree has been issued. Ming Xiuyi was promoted to Shunyuan, and Huo Cairen was promoted to Meiren. Both of them were promoted above their level. I think it's because of their family's military achievements."
After hearing this, Yi Shunrong threw the handkerchief she had not yet finished embroidering aside in frustration.
Ever since she entered the palace, she had always been superior to Ye in terms of status and had even given birth to a son. But now, overnight, Ye had surpassed her.
Although it was only level one, Yi Shunrong felt very upset.
After all, Ye Jun also has a prince.
Although it is said that a mother's status is determined by her son, there is also a saying in the palace that a son's status is determined by his mother. A mother's good birth, high position, and favor are all helps to her child.
Now the pressure that Ye Jun puts on her is increasing.