Royal family banquets have always been exquisite and luxurious, but after Emperor Chengxuan ascended the throne, because there were very few brothers of the same generation, the banquets from then on were not as luxurious as those of the previous emperor.
Because it was the Chinese New Year, Zhuang Luoyan put on the Chinese clothes that the emperor admired very wisely, and put on makeup in front of the mirror, making his face look very rosy.
"Master, what's the matter with you?" Yun Xi looked at Zhuang Luoyan, who was radiant with radiance.
"It's been another year in a blink of an eye," Zhuang Luoyan said with a pair of willow-leaf eyebrows, hooking the corners of his mouth, "Everyone wants to be happier today, why should I make that appearance to confuse people."
Yun Xi suddenly understood, the weak appearance is pitiful, but as a woman in the harem, you have to know the general situation, and you want to get a good deal during the new year. If you face a bitter face, who will be happy
The New Year's banquet was still held in the Taihe Hall. In addition to the royal family, there were also envoys from the surrounding dependent countries. It was indescribably lively. As soon as Zhuang Luoyan entered the hall, he met the same elegant concubine.
"The concubine has seen Zhao Xiuyi," Yangui concubine slightly bent her knees, "Zhao Xiuyi's complexion has improved a lot, and her body has recovered a lot when she wants to have a small birth."
How much does this noble concubine want to poke her lung tube? Zhuang Luoyan's expression froze in cooperation, "Concubine Yangui is also looking good today."
Yangui concubine smiled like a flower, "each other."
On the dragon seat, Feng Jin clings to the wine glass, glances around the corner, and reaches out his hand to summon Gao Dezhong, "Gao Dezhong, I remember a few months ago that I said that I would not be promoted to concubine within two years?"
Gao Dezhong bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, you did say this. You have been thinking about it every day because you forgot about it. It was the servants who did not do well. You forgot to remind the emperor about this, and ask the emperor to forgive him."
"Forget it, you have a lot of things to do all day," Feng Jin waved his hand and said in a flat tone, "Since that's the case, let the palace province do not have to prepare the reward for the promotion of the noble concubine. She has neither the merits of the son nor the The virtue of governing the harem, and being a noble concubine is enough."
The emperor's words were not loud, but they were enough for the empress sitting next to him to hear clearly. She looked at the beautiful concubine wearing a pink ruffle with a taunting expression in her eyes.
The news of who is going to be promoted to the throne in this harem has already spread. The emperor has withdrawn the will of Yangui's concubine's promotion at this moment, and he said these words, which can be regarded as a disgrace to Yangui's concubine. This noble concubine also has no brains. She has to do things that are not welcome by the emperor. Even if she has two points of holy favor, she has squandered it all.
Women in this harem, it is better to bring some brains when going out.
Concubine Yangui didn't know that her destiny in the harem had been doomed. After stimulating Zhuang Luoyan, she sat down in her seat in a very good mood, with a somewhat contented expression on her face.
Zhuang Luoyan's position is adjacent to Su Xiuyi, and on the left of Su Xiuyi, a position is enough to prove that the two are more noble. After greeting each other, Zhuang Luoyan sat down, supported the spread-winged golden butterfly on the left temple, and tilted his head to look at the opposite clan and the envoys of the affiliated countries.
"Tingzhu, the one in the apricot-yellow dress is the Crown Prince of the United States?" Zhuang Luoyan half-covered his face with a handkerchief and asked Tingzhu in a low voice behind him.
"Go back to the master, that's it, the Prince Gaomei sent a few hundred-year-old ginseng to our palace two days ago." Tingzhu deliberately lowered his voice, "The person who gave the gift also said that the master would be nice to them. sentence."
"What do they think of me?" Zhuang Luoyan sneered, "We've never seen a few broken ginsengs." She doesn't like Gao Mei Zhuangluo at all, because this country really gave her a sense of being replaced by a certain country in her previous life. , Whenever this country is shameless, she wants to step on it and ravage it.
Ting Zhu was choked by her master's rude words. In her memory, her master was a relatively lenient person. Suddenly hearing such mean words made her start to think about what the master hates about this tall American prince.
Maybe... the master doesn't like eating ginseng
Bamboo wouldn't understand this kind of plot of going through time and space to despise you, so until the banquet started, she still didn't understand what was going on.
The matter of Zhao Xiuyi's petty birth has been known to everyone, but many people don't know what happened, but seeing the emperor's attention to Zhao Xiuyi, the Zhuang family has become more and more prestige in the capital, but unfortunately Zhuang's family is not It is a scholar's home, and it is quite low-key, and some people who want to go to the camp can't find a way to please.
People in the royal family have been well-managed since Emperor Chengxuan took the throne. No one wants to look for bad luck, so they never say much about the affairs of the harem. What do they intervene in the emperor's family affairs
Therefore, when everyone saw Zhao Xiuyi appearing at the banquet in a gorgeous dress, dressed decently, and did not look sick and crooked on the face, they sighed in their hearts, no wonder the emperor favored him. rare.
Maybe this Zhao Xiuyi will be the next Concubine Shu again. In the future, they should pay attention to things related to this Zhao Xiuyi. Although they are members of the royal family, in the eyes of the emperor, how can they be worth the weight of a favorite concubine
This woman's pillow wind is sometimes more powerful than Zhezi.
Zhuang Luoyan naturally didn't know the thoughts of the imperial family. For women in the harem, other people's opinions were not the most important thing, what was important was what the emperor thought.
Although the royal banquet was exquisite, there was one thing that was unsatisfactory, that is, she didn't use a few chopsticks for each dish, so she took it down and replaced it with a new dish. It was still a table of delicious food in her previous life.
Yun Xi and Tingzhu are carefully serving Zhuang Luoyan's meal, and they also need to identify which dishes are not suitable for people who have had a small childbirth. After all, the master's childbirth is less than a month old, so be careful.
Yun Xi stopped a dish from a palace maid, "This dish is too spicy, you don't need to serve it." To make a full set of the show, at least make people believe that the master really thought he had a miscarriage.
Zhuang Luoyan ate a piece of dessert, watching the Heaven and Earth Harmony and Dance on the stage, blinked a little tiredly, and closed the fur on his body.
Hearing that, Zhu Zhu hurriedly handed Madam Tang to Zhuang Luoyan.
After the Heaven and Earth Harmony Dance, there was another pipa dance to celebrate the Spring Festival. Zhuang Luoyan looked at the woman leading the dance and felt a little familiar. After thinking about it for a while, I remembered that this was the dancer who danced for the emperor before watching the Jinfeng list that day.
"Your Majesty, this dancer's dance is really graceful, but she is not inferior to Concubine Shu," the queen said with a smile. "Since Concubine Shu, concubine has not seen such a good dance for many years."
Concubine Shu Gui's face was not very good-looking, but she said, "The Empress has praised me wrongly."
Feng Jin glanced at the two of them, then turned to look at the woman who was leading the dance, and said, "Since the Queen thinks she is good, let's call her a talented person. I also think that her dancing style can match that of Concubine Shu Gui."
After listening to the conversation between the three of them, Zhuang Luoyan twitched the corners of his mouth. The emperor's words were cruel enough to actually hit the empress and Concubine Shu together.
"It's just a dancer," Su Xiuyi hummed, but didn't say it too loudly. If it wasn't for Zhuang Luoyan getting close, she wouldn't be able to hear her complaining.
Zhuang Luoyan looked at the dancer carefully, her eyebrows turned round, her eyes were bright and her teeth were bright, and her soft waist was even more unbearable. It was truly stunning. It's just that the emperor used such a dancer to compare with Concubine Shu, and it really slapped his face a bit.
Although the Su family was not considered a prominent person in the capital, Concubine Shu Gui also attracted the emperor's favor with her dancing posture, but she could be called an aristocratic family.
After the dance was over, the emperor called the dancer to step forward, "What's your name?"
The dancer bowed with an indescribable aura, "Back to the emperor, the servant is called Momei."
"Beauty rolls the beaded curtain, sits deeply and frowns," Feng Jinwei pondered, "It's a good name, so I will call you a talented person and live in the side hall of Linyuexuan."
The dancer named Momei showed joy and shyness, and hurriedly knelt down to give thanks.
Zhuang Luoyan couldn't help but glanced at this newly minted talented person. The poem the emperor read was really not a good one. But seeing the tears wet, I don't know who I hate. This is a poem of resentment against an abandoned woman. The emperor used this word to describe this dancer. I don't know whether he regarded this dancer as a gadget or meant something.
Seeing that the emperor sealed another stunning beauty into the palace, the concubines and concubines were a little uncomfortable, and the banquet at the back was even more unpalatable.
Zhuang Luo's face also showed two points of loneliness that could not be concealed, but the speed of eating did not slow down.
If it was said that at this moment, whose heart was the most unpleasant, it was none other than Concubine Shu. When she looked at the talented person, she felt that it was the embarrassment that the queen had given her, but because of her status, she had to endure it.
The queen's face had already recovered, she smiled lightly: "Since the emperor loves it, the concubine can't wait any longer. Heyu, give the red Su embroidery in this palace's library to Zhencairen, I think only Zhencairen will come here. The beauty is worthy of that Su embroidery."
As soon as these words were over, Zhuang Luoyan saw that the faces of several concubines present were even more ugly. The method of invoking hatred for the enemy really made the queen really perfect.
Concubine Shu continued with a smile: "Since the Queen is boasting about you like this, saying that we are not as good as you, this palace should give you some rewards." After speaking, Lingsha was summoned, "Give the red jade hairpin from this palace to Zhen. Talented people."
Is this transferring hatred to the queen? Zhuang Luoyan felt that Concubine Shu Gui's move to transfer Dafa was also good. She bowed her head and forked an orange into her mouth. Zhuang Luoyan was very happy to watch the play.
Who knew that the two of them started, and other high-ranking concubines began to reward, Zhuang Luoyan looked at the talented person with a happy face, wiped the corners of his mouth and said, "I don't have anything rare, I will take the former child. Give it to Zhen Cairen with the emerald bracelet."
"Xie Zhao Xiuyi reward." Zhen Cairen knelt down and thanked him with a blush of joy on his face.
Zhuang Luoyan looked back with a faint expression. On this occasion, he was welcomed by the emperor to the harem.
Su Xiuyi looked down at Zhuang Luoyan, and suddenly said with a smile, "Zhao Xiuyi seems to be in a bad mood?"
Zhuang Luoyan looked back at Su Xiuyi, is this a targeted attack