The emperor added a seal of joy, and the queen mother laughed from ear to ear when she saw the gifts from everyone. Everyone was full of laughter, saying that this year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was extraordinarily lively.
The banquet began, and the musicians behind the jade curtains played the silk and bamboo strings in their hands one after another.
It's just that people from the right and left sides of Zongzheng don't look at each other. They seem to be friendly and kind on the surface.
It is really good to sing and dance, and perfunctory greetings are also good, but it is also an ordinary thing in the palace, and the people of the two factions are even more disgusted with each other, each of them can't see each other, and they have to pretend to be close at this banquet.
In the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony, there are probably only a few happy people, nothing more than those who stood on Ji Yueqin's side, as well as the imperial concubine and the German concubine who saw the queen's jokes.
The queen was so angry that she didn't eat anything, and Duan Zhilan was too timid to say anything behind the queen.
"Look at our empress, like a rooster that has lost a fight, it really makes my sister look funny." The imperial concubine smiled and said to Concubine De, the grievances that had accumulated in her heart for many days had vanished.
"Who doesn't know that our queen's concubine won her love with a knife, competed with her sister for a husband, and even planned to climb on the dragon bed." Concubine De smiled mockingly, her eyes drifting to the queen's side.
In fact, their volume is not too low, just the voice that the queen can hear. The queen trembles with anger, but she can't make a noise in front of the emperor and his ministers.
"The goddamn concubine and noble concubine are useless except for chewing their tongues behind their backs." The queen's palms were pinched with blood, and she said bitterly.
Duan Zhilan looked at the blood oozing from the queen's hand and exclaimed, "Auntie, your hand is bleeding!"
The queen gave Duan Zhilan a cold look. Duan Zhilan thought that her aunt was annoyed that she was not better than Ji Yueqin.
In fact, the queen can't blame Duan Zhilan. The emperor originally wanted to reward Ji Yueqin, but he couldn't find a good reason to reward him. In the afternoon, not only did he fail to frame Ji Yueqin, but he shook out the things about Chen Guzi's rotten sesame seeds.
In fact, she also wondered why she was so impatient now that she wanted to put Ji Yueqin to death over and over again. Thinking about it, the older you may be, the more brooding about youth, so when you see Ji Yueqin's face, she thinks of Duan Rou back then.
Thinking about how to deal with Ji Yueqin, the queen watched her sneak out from the side. There was a smile on the corner of the Queen's mouth. I didn't think of a way to deal with you, but you actually fell into the trap. If Ben Gong doesn't beat you back to your original shape this time, Ben Gong will not be called Duan Xue.
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Ji Yueqin chatted with the Empress Dowager for a while, and the Empress Dowager was overwhelmed by alcohol and went to rest. Ji Yueqin was a little bored sitting there alone, and after drinking some wine, she felt a sense of boredom. , I wanted to go out for a walk.
So she took advantage of the crowd to be in a good mood, gave Huaizhu a few words, and walked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony from behind the musicians alone.
After leaving the Hall of Supreme Harmony, she looked at the bright moon hanging in the sky, and suddenly felt a sense of homesickness in her heart. It's Mid-Autumn Festival again, but things have become different.
Not long ago, he and his younger brother shared happiness at their parents' knees. Now, he follows his mother's last wish and came to Dayu alone. Although the emperor's uncle and the empress dowager are very kind to him, their hearts are still full of their own family. care.
She sighed faintly, and walked away from the Hall of Supreme Harmony. What she didn't know was that there was a shadow behind her that had been following her.
Ji Yueqin turned around as if she had walked into the imperial garden. She didn't get lost this time, and relied on the moonlight to walk to the pavilion where she had a conversation with Nan Xuanjue in the afternoon.
She sat quietly on the pavilion chair, seemingly peaceful on the surface, but extremely sad underneath. Everyone sympathized with Ji Yueqin's experience, but no one could feel the real pain in Ji Yueqin's heart.
There is no one in this world who can empathize with the pain of others. Because they have not really experienced it, there is no way to truly appreciate the feelings of others. To say that they truly understand is just an overflow of compassion.
From a great hero, his father was said to be a thief who cooperated with the enemy and betrayed the country. His mother had the appearance of beating the country and the city, and she was even more talented than ordinary men. The two of them were willing to sacrifice themselves in order to protect their children. life, willing to use his own life in exchange for a child's lifeline.
Ji Yueqin was the only one who survived. The whole family of 1808 people, all the people were beheaded, without leaving the whole body, whether she was lucky or unfortunate to live in this world.
It is not easy for everyone to live in the world. Mother taught Ji Yueqin to have a good heart. If others treat you well, you should treat others sincerely; if others treat you badly, protect yourself and don't change. Become a person who even hates himself.
When she arrived in Dayu, the only person who was related to her by blood was the one who wanted her to die the most. How ironic it was! She giggled, but there were tears in her eyes. No matter how strong she was, she was actually just a hedgehog disguising herself with a smile.
"Who's there!" Ji Yueqin shouted in panic like a vigilant deer, when she heard movement in the rockery not far away.
"Wan Qing, it's me." Although the voice was cold, it carried an indescribable warmth that made Ji Yueqin's alert heart a little relieved.
"Yixiu? Why are you here?" Since he called out his own small characters and added this voice, it was convenient for him to be his ally, Nan Xuanjue.
However, what Ji Yueqin was puzzled was why he appeared here, not to mention the fact that the two of them disappeared together at the banquet, I am afraid they would be noticed by those who care. He himself was on the cusp of the storm, and Nan Xuanyu had some doubts about his relationship with Nan Xuanjue. If he was taken advantage of by someone with a heart, he would have to face even more in the future.
Nan Xuanjue looked at Ji Yueqin with tears in her eyes, and was stunned for a while, as if she had seen herself back then. But after hearing Ji Yueqin's question, Nan Xuanjue immediately realized that something was wrong, "Oops, we've fallen for it!"
Ji Yueqin was a little confused, but looking at Nan Xuanjue's serious appearance, she immediately realized what happened. They met here, either by accident or by someone deliberately designing it!
"It's a long story, let's go first!" Nan Xuanjue probably figured out the cause and effect, so he pulled Ji Yueqin and took a detour to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
As soon as they left on their front feet, a few men in black stood on their back feet. They looked at each other, looked at the direction where Ji Yueqin and Nan Xuanjue were leaving, and chased after them.