Not to mention the turbulent undercurrents along the way, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager were escorted back to the palace in a mighty manner. Everyone had no time to take a breath and prepare for the upcoming celebration banquet.
From the day he returned to the palace, the emperor was so busy that he could hardly touch the ground.
The harem didn't care about competing for favor at the moment, and everyone came and went in a hurry.
The main reason was that the Queen claimed to be ill on the way. In this case, the celebration banquet would definitely not be hosted, and it would have to be hosted by the noble concubine, Shu concubine, and virtuous concubine.
The terrible thing is that the last celebration banquet that the imperial court could copy was already during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong, and it was said that the banquet was not very good at that time...
Because the conflict between Xiaozong and the Ji family was very obvious at that time. After Bian Guan reluctantly fought off Wei He, the uncle and nephew were completely torn apart without the pressure of foreign invasion.
At the celebration banquet at that time, the young Xiaozong couldn't even suppress his anger. He threw his lamp in front of everyone and left, not only the civil and military officials of the court and the Ji family, but also the Empress Dowager and the commoner Ji Sheng. Imagine the atmosphere and embarrassment at that time.
Yun Fenghuang felt that this banquet was unlucky, so he didn't want to copy it: "Let the Ministry of Rites find other examples, such as the founding of the country. After all, this great victory is different from that of the late emperor. . During the time of the late emperor, it was Wei He who invaded the country, and the country was just defending itself. This time it was a crusade against Wei He, and the troops were directed at the country, and even helped him appoint a new khan and a new clan. How could it be the same as during the time of the late emperor? Compare?"
Concubine Shu and Concubine De all agree... They actually like to do things with the concubine.
The main reason is that the imperial concubine is different from the queen. She has the favor of the emperor and has her own means. When Yun Fenghuang doesn't want to mess with others, she has always been quick and protective of her shortcomings, and will not get angry easily.
Gu Zhen, on the other hand, was incapable of doing anything, and because he was unfavored, he would inevitably have many worries, so he was very tangled in his thoughts.
Sometimes you even need to blame the person behind you...
Now that Yun Fenghuang is taking the lead, Shu Fei De Fei is wholeheartedly taking action.
The high-ranking officials were worried about the banquet, while the ordinary concubines took great pains to dress up for the banquet.
As a result, as soon as she turned around, another incident occurred: Tian Jieyu had a rash on her face without any warning!
After investigation, it was found that her new rouge was mixed with something.
Then, this box of rouge was given to her by Jing Jieyu...
"I didn't do this!" Jing Jieyu was shocked when she heard the news, and hurried over to explain to Xie Runan, "You also know this box of rouge. I use it myself. I thought it was good so I gave you a box to try... If I feel bad about it, how could I give it to you?"
Xie Runan was in a very low mood at the moment. After all, although she was not that stunning originally, she was still beautiful, but now her fair face was covered with dense red pimples, which was terrifying to look at. Let alone attend the celebration banquet in this situation. Well, then it will be a question whether he can continue to be favored in the future!
But she was a sensible person, and she nodded slightly when she heard this: "Don't worry, if it turns out to be someone else, just pay it back. If it were you, why wouldn't I be clear about it? How could you harm me?"
Jing Jieyu breathed a sigh of relief. Although she also knew that Xie Runan was not that kind of confused person, but after hearing this with her own ears, she felt more at ease. She hurriedly asked: "Have you reported this matter to the imperial concubine? Has the imperial doctor seen it? ?”
"I just sent someone over to report it." Xie Runan was a little uneasy. As Yun Fenghuang's niece, and with a good temperament, she usually gave some benefits to the people who served the noble concubines in Xuanqing Palace, so she occasionally Being able to get some inside information, for example, although the imperial concubine was willing to support her, she was not very satisfied with her and believed that Xie's generation had no outstanding talents, so Xie Runan took the lead.
Originally, Xie Runan was somewhat arrogant because he had no brothers and was raised as a son by his parents.
But after entering the palace, no matter his appearance, background or skills, he was beaten and even beaten frequently. This bit of arrogance was completely eliminated.
At this moment, she was very worried that after the imperial concubine knew about this, she would feel more and more unable to support herself on the wall. She whispered, "It's just that the empress is ill. The imperial concubine has been worrying about the celebration banquet these days. I don't know if she has time to personally intervene." ?”
"You are a blood relative of the Imperial Concubine. Why would the Imperial Concubine not care about you?" Jing Jieyu was very confident.
Jiang Mingdan didn't know the complexity of the inside story. She really thought that she was where she was today thanks to the support of the imperial concubine.
In her opinion, the imperial concubine is willing to lend a helping hand even to a newcomer like herself who has the same problem, let alone a niece like Xie Runan
Xie Runan looked at her determined look and smiled bitterly to himself, becoming more and more depressed. He felt that if it weren't for Concubine Min, a smart person like Jing Jieyu would never associate with him, let alone treat her well.
Xie Runan was in a complicated mood for a while.
Fortunately, although Yun Fenghuang was busy these past two days, when he heard that Tian Jieyu was being plotted, he did not ignore it and immediately sent Qing people to the scene to take charge.
"You two empresses, don't worry." The Qing people came to the scene with the imperial doctor who specially diagnosed Yun Fenghuang. After the imperial doctor's examination, the result made everyone feel relieved, "Such a rash looks terrible. In fact, it will be gone in two days. At most, it will be too late to catch up with the celebration banquet, and no trace will be left behind when I look back. "
The people of the Qing Dynasty quickly comforted them and said: "In fact, it doesn't matter if we don't go to the celebration banquet. On that day, the protagonists must be the soldiers! Your Majesty will greet the principals in the front, and the ladies will greet their families in the back... We are just going to have a meal. It takes a long time to prepare wine and the like, and I will be very tired without it."
Having said that, Tian Jieyu is young, which is a good time for good things, and the time to enter the palace is short. How can I not regret missing the celebration banquet
But compared to being disfigured from now on, this result is already very good. At this moment, he forced a smile and said: "It's all because of my incompetence. I asked people to plot it and I don't know what happened. Even Mingdan and the empress are worried about me."
"What did Jieyu say? You are the niece of the empress, a close relative of flesh and blood, and you have suffered such a crime for no reason. Why doesn't the empress feel distressed?" Of course the people of the Qing Dynasty knew that Yun Fenghuang was not satisfied with Xie Runan, and he didn't even have much hope. But in front of Xie Runan, the words were still very nice, "The Queen is also ill at the moment. Our Queen is really too busy to get away. Otherwise, after hearing the news, the Queen will definitely come to see her in person. .”
After talking about the situation in this way and appeasing the two Jieyu, we got to the point and thoroughly investigated the whole situation.
Of course, we must first investigate the ins and outs from the two people around Jieyu.
Mainly because both Yun Fenghuang and Qingren felt that the possibility of Jing Jieyu attacking Xie Runan was not very high.
This is not only because they have always had a good relationship, but also because Jiang Mingdan is a smart person. Even if she has ulterior motives, what good will it do if she hurts Xie Runan now
It was just a celebration banquet. As the Qing Dynasty said, they were not the protagonists, they were just wallflowers.
Does it make sense for Jiang Mingdan not to ask Xie Runan to attend
So the problem is most likely with the two attendants.
After such an investigation, it was discovered that the culprit was Lu Jieyu.
Lu Jieyu originally heard that Tian Jieyu was in trouble and was still secretly gloating about it. Although she was promoted by Concubine De, she should be close to Xie Runan, but because Jing Jieyu took the lead, she was finally won over by Li Jieyu. These days He often quarreled with Tian Jieyu and Jingjieyu, which made him somewhat angry. Naturally, he didn't have any good impressions of Xie Runan at this moment.
Who would have known that the fire would suddenly burn on my head while I was enjoying myself watching a movie!
Lu Jieyu felt bad all over, and hurriedly ran to Yijia Palace for help: "Concubine De, Rong Zhen, I really have never done this... I even found out about it after it happened! You also know that I have never been close to Tian Jieyu. There are some servants in her palace, and I am completely confused. How could I have tampered with the rouge she used?"
Concubine De didn't take it seriously at first. When she heard that Lu Jieyu was involved, her face turned ugly. She scolded Lu Jieyu first and blamed her for being so stupid. She knew that she was close to the concubine, but she didn't follow suit. Do you want to be good friends with Tian Jieyu before Jing Jieyu? It's fine now. What I thought was a small dispute between Jieyu and Jieyu suddenly turned into an accident for Jieyu Tian! Who in this palace doesn't know that the concubine is the best at protecting the shortcomings of the concubine. In the past, Concubine De was the beneficiary of the concubine's habit, but now the one who is in trouble is the concubine's niece!
And the imperial concubine is famous for protecting blood relatives!
Especially after the demise of the Xie family, these distant relatives have become the darlings of the imperial concubine. How can this matter be ignored
After Concubine De scolded Lu Jieyu, she didn't even have time to change her clothes, so she hurried to Xuanqing Palace to plead guilty.
"Why are you panicking? It's just a rash. It will disappear in two days." Yun Fenghuang didn't care much. She did care a lot more about Xie's bloodline than usual now, but to say that everyone is as beautiful as a pearl. The treasure is not enough.
Xie Runan can save her life if she can. If something goes wrong, she will have revenge and revenge, and she will be heartbroken and so on...
That's really not the case.
So he felt very calm at the moment and said slowly, "We have been friends for many years. It's not that biological sisters are better than biological sisters. After all, how many biological sisters can live next to each other like us and get along with each other day and night? Don't say Tian Jieyu doesn't. Seriously, even if there are any shortcomings, I can still offend you?"
Although she knew that the imperial concubine always spoke sweet words, Concubine De almost shed tears after hearing this.
After all, if a person who has always valued blood relatives suddenly says that you are more valuable than her blood relatives, even if you are a distant relative, you cannot help but be moved.
Concubine De was excited and even more angry: "Who on earth is so vicious and murders Tian Jieyu like this?!"
After saying this, he hurriedly added, "Sister, it's not that my sister meant to excuse the Lu family, but based on my sister's understanding of the Lu family, she has such a thief heart but not the courage! Even if she has the courage, she doesn't have the ability! "