Noble Lady Jing Zhao

The second wife, Mrs. Jiang, had no choice but to live with her mother.

I felt blessed and walked with my daughter to my mother-in-law.

Palace banquet today.

Anyone in Kyoto who accepted the post would have their whole family take their daughter to the palace for a banquet.

As for the princes, those who did not have official positions in the court were not brought into the palace at all.

Today is the day when Concubine Jiang Shu visits the concubine for the second prince.

This news has already spread throughout Kyoto.

And this time when the second prince returned, he was much stronger than when he was in Kyoto a year ago.

There are big changes in appearance and physique.

As for temperament, I haven’t seen it yet.

The old lady of the Ye family took her son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughters to the Ding'an Building for the banquet under the guidance of the palace officials.

Ding'an Tower is the tallest pavilion in the palace.

Climb to the top of the building and have a panoramic view of Kyoto.

It is extremely rare for a palace banquet to be held in Ding'an Tower.

The seat of Uncle Chengen's Mansion was somewhat far away from the Emperor and Empress.

In the banquet hall, the lights are brightly lit.

The palace people came in and out, adding a lot of color to the banquet hall.

The sound of silk and bamboo is clear and melodious.

Not long after, the seats at the palace banquet were filled with people.

In front of Uncle Chengen's Mansion is the Jiang family of the Xiaoyong Marquis Mansion, and in front of the Jiang family is the old lady of the Sumu Marquis Mansion, Mrs. Mu, Mrs. Zhao and her second wife.

Opposite the Mu family is the Queen's natal family, the Ruan family.

Behind the Ruan family is the Song family, who have recently joined the cabinet as bachelors.

Opposite the uncle's residence is Master Qian's family.

Everyone sat down and looked at each other, smiling slightly as a greeting.

Not long after, the emperor and empress stepped into the palace banquet together.

After the emperor's death, it was rare that he brought two concubines with him today, one of whom was the ever-favored Concubine Yun.

There is another one, Concubine Jiang Shu.

Everyone stood up, and the sound of salutes and greetings rang out in the banquet hall.

"My dear friends, today's family banquet is a waste of courtesy."

The emperor raised his hand to signal the officials to stand up.

Everyone thanked them for the grace and took their seats one by one.

The prince's seat is the seat closest to the emperor and empress.

Concubine Yun's seat is on the other side of the emperor.

Concubine Jiang Shu was sitting behind Concubine Yun Gui with the second prince.

"Today's family dinner, firstly, I want to get together with all my loved ones, and secondly, I want to hold a wedding banquet for my second son."

The emperor raised his cup, and everyone then picked up the cups in front of them.

Only the second prince stood up, walked to the center of the hall, knelt down in front of the emperor and the empress, and solemnly said, "My son, I would like to thank my father, the emperor, and my mother."

The queen's eyes were full of gentle smiles.

She and Concubine Jiang Shu have been like sisters in the palace these years.

She watched the second prince grow up.

Although he likes to be a bit noisy, he is always respectful and polite in front of his elders.

And he is also extremely loyal to the prince.

Therefore, the queen treats the second prince equally as the prince.

There were many concubines in the harem, who might have given birth to a prince for the emperor.

Besides the queen, there is Concubine Jiang Shu.

No one else.

Even though Concubine Yun Guifei, who had been favored for several years after entering the palace, had not given birth to a son or a daughter to the emperor so far.

The emperor signaled the second prince to stand up and then asked him to sit down again.

The banquet officially started.

Ye Jingzhao's mind was not on this palace banquet.

She glanced at the third sister intentionally or unintentionally.

In the previous life, this palace banquet took place after the New Year.

It's ahead of schedule now.

She was not sure whether the third sister would still go to see that person at this palace banquet.

Until halfway through the palace banquet.

As the second prince stood up and left the table.

Ye Jingzhao's expression became completely tense.

Until the figure of the second prince completely disappeared from the banquet.

Only then did she turn her eyes to her third sister Ye Jingyun again.I saw the third sister eating the dishes by herself.

After a while, she took out the handkerchief again and pressed the corners of her lips.

He then moved closer to the second wife, Jiang Shi, and muttered a few words in a low voice.

He raised his eyes and looked at everyone at the banquet.

In the banquet, the graceful figure of the dancer swayed.

Everyone's attention was attracted by the dancer's dancing posture.

Ye Jingyun bowed slightly and quietly left the banquet.

"Mom, I'm going out for a while."

Seeing his third sister Ye Jingyun leaving, Ye Jingzhao approached his mother Xie and whispered something.

The third lady, Mrs. Xie, looked away, looked at her daughter, and warned, "Don't run around, be careful, and don't bump into the noble person."

Ye Jingzhao nodded lightly.

He stood up and carefully exited the banquet.

Entering the palace today, it’s hard to have many maids around.

Now that the red date is visible, the left arm no longer hangs between the neck. The gauze is wrapped around the left arm and hidden in the wide sleeve. If you don't look carefully, you won't find any clues. It's just like normal.

Compared to Xiangluo, I naturally brought red dates.

After all, a palace banquet in the palace is not like a family banquet in Beppu, Kyoto.

Nothing could go wrong easily.

Hongzao was wary all the way and followed the fourth lady cautiously.

Ye Jingzhao turned to the right according to the direction in his memory.

To the west of Ding'an Tower is an idle palace garden.

This idle palace is said to be the residence of a very favored concubine of the late emperor.

Later, for some reason, the concubine became angry with the late emperor overnight.

I gave Bai Ling one piece.

After that, the palace was completely sealed.

The late emperor left an oral edict that no concubines in the palace would be allowed to move in to this palace from now on.

She vaguely heard that this palace was named Ronghua Pavilion by the late emperor.

It can be seen how much the late emperor loved him.

The people in the palace are also extremely taboo about this idle palace garden.

Some people say that when passing by this place at night, you can always hear the plaintive crying of a woman coming from Ronghua Pavilion.

Therefore, this palace was completely avoided.

It actually became a good place for the second prince.

The palace road here is narrow and narrow, and it is pitch black all the way here.

If it weren't for the moonlight, it would have taken a lot of effort to find the main entrance of Ronghua Pavilion.

Ye Jingzhao turned around and signaled Hong Zao behind him not to make any noise.

The master and servant walked quietly towards the palace gate of Ronghua Pavilion.

When he reached the stone steps, Ye Jingzhao stopped.

Looking up, I saw a gap in the palace door.

His heart was beating violently.

There was a sudden weight on his feet, as if his feet were nailed to the stone steps.

She took a few deep breaths and suppressed the panic in her heart.

Only then did I feel light.

The restraints under his feet suddenly disappeared.

She was free. She just raised her foot and took a step. She paused again.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally made his decision.

She stepped forward gently, raised her hand, and was about to push open the palace door.

Suddenly his shoulders sank, and Ye Jingzhao's heart felt as if it was stuck in his throat for a moment.

The tense and suffocating pressure made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave for a moment.

At this moment, she frowned tightly.

My heart is filled with despair.

Obviously in this life, she has been careful in every possible way.

Why, it was eventually discovered.

Her eyes were filled with disappointment.

He slowly closed his eyes as if resigned to his fate, turned around, and prepared to face the coming danger.

"Sister Ye Si, what are you doing here? It's very unlucky here. Let's go somewhere else."

The girl's voice was clear and gentle.

Ye Jingzhao looked up.

Looking at the girl in front of her, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.