The Queen of Destiny: The King's Side

The guard of honor drove all the way to the capital, and all the idlers within a ten-mile radius of where they went had to avoid them, and the only sound they could hear was the clacking of horseshoes along the way.

Xuechun sat next to Xixian and fanned her with a cattail fan, but Xixian was still sweating uncontrollably. The chariot they were riding in was closed, and because she was the emperor's woman, she couldn't be seen casually. You have to wear a veil even when you get out of the car and walk around.

Jiang Guo's class system is very strict, only the queen is eligible to share a chariot with the emperor, so Xi Xian can only ride in another carriage along the way, and follow Yuwen Haoxuan far away.

She couldn't walk around at will when she was resting at the post station, and Yuwen Haoxuan was busy with the political affairs that had been delayed by going out for the past few months, so she didn't have time to see her, so only Xuechun could talk with her, and she was bored and depressed along the way Pass.

It was already autumn when we arrived in Shangjing, and although the leaves hadn't started to wither in large numbers, they were all withered and turned yellow. As soon as the cold wind passed, several pieces were blown down with the wind.

When the guard of honor arrived outside the gate of Zhangqing, a court lady came forward to serve Xi Xian and got off the car. She walked out of the closed carriage and took a deep breath. She looked at the palace with glazed and golden tiles in front of her. The whole palace appeared under the clear blue sky. More tall and solemn.

In front of her, Yuwen Haoxuan, who was wearing a gold embroidered dragon robe with a black background, was looking at her. A smile appeared in Xi Xian's eyes, she straightened her waist and walked forward with the support of the palace maid.

Yuwen Haoxuan took her arm from the hand of the court lady, and the corners of his lips slightly raised. All the words were written in his eyes. The two walked towards the Zhangqing Palace hand in hand amidst the sound of ritual and music. Countless black heads crawled on the ground.

Xi Xian calmly looked at the people kneeling at her feet. Now she is no longer a beauty without grace. Before returning to the palace, Yuwen Haoxuan had already issued a verbal order to confer her the title of third-rank Jieyu. Everyone understands Xi Jieyu, who returned to the palace today, is no longer the beauty Xi she used to be.

The palace servants who looked down on her in the past looked at her now, their eyes had long since lost contempt, only envy and jealousy, Xi Xian walked past them with her head held high, her eyes glanced at every face indifferently, from now on she would never Just be patient as before.

After the ceremony of returning to the palace to accept the gift, there was a grand banquet. The relatives and ministers had meals in the main hall, while the emperor and his concubines were in the back hall.

In the front hall, there were cups of wine and laughter, but in the back hall there were Yingying, swallows and swallows whispering softly. Yuwen Haoxuan had been on tour for several months, and all the concubines took advantage of this day to show off their fancy dress, hoping to be able to live in Baihua. In the middle of the show, he emerged and attracted Yuwen Haoxuan's attention.

However, a concubine sitting on the left side of Yuwen Haoxuan was wearing a blue palace attire, which was incompatible with the colorful room full of purples and reds. The dress is simple, but every piece of jewelry on her body is worth ten thousand gold, and the inherent nobility between the brows makes people dare not underestimate it.

Xi Xian looked at it for a while, thinking that this must be the highest-ranking concubine in the harem. According to the rules of the palace, as her identity, she is not allowed to come to disturb the concubine at will, so this is the first time she has seen a concubine. .

She remembered hearing Fan Tao say that this imperial concubine was from the Empress Dowager's mother's family, and that the sweep against the Empress Dowager's mother's influence ten years ago was extremely cruel, but for some reason this imperial concubine was safe and sound, presumably she must have some cunning.

Xi Xian was thinking that a song and dance was over, and then it was time for the concubines to express themselves, and saw a concubine in front of her who was wearing a pink palace dress stood up and raised her glass and said, "The emperor does not care about his own safety for the sake of the world. I went to the people to observe the sentiments of the people in person, and the ministers and concubines were deeply disturbed every day in the palace. They have asked the father and the emperor to donate more than [-] taels to the affected peasants in the south, hoping to make the emperor less worried."

"Zhao Shurong is indeed a country of etiquette—the princess of Xuan Kingdom, she really knows the general principles, and I offer you a glass to express my heart." Yuwen Haoxuan picked up the wine glass and drank it down.

Zhao Shurong looked proudly, looked at the other concubines in the hall and said, "This year the rain is poor, and the drought in the south is particularly severe. A little bit of power from the concubines is really useless. It's better for all the sisters sitting here to do their best. So that the common people will suffer less, what do you think, the emperor?"

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you, and I'll reward you heavily if you do it well!"

When the concubines heard what Yuwen Haoxuan said, they all agreed in unison, but they were very angry in their hearts. This Zhao Shurong made everyone pay, but she was the only one who benefited in the end.

Xi Xian sighed helplessly. When she came from Ningguo, she didn't bring much silver taels. If she paid less, she would be laughed at, but if she paid too much, where would she get money?If you want to ask Ningguo, the emperor will not refuse her given her current status, but she doesn't want to do it.

In a blink of an eye, several concubines came forward to toast, and Yuwen Haoxuan responded one by one. Several beauties and talents rushed to present songs and dances. Look, they are unworthy of using this method to win favor in public, but they can't help but feel a little itchy when they see the admiration on Yuwen Haoxuan's face.

Seeing Wang Baoluo's figure in the lively crowd, Xi Xian realized that Wang Zhaoyi, who used to be the most expressive, had been silent today. The clothes and headgear on her body were still luxurious and dazzling, but the look did not spread to her face.

Yuwen Haoxuan looked at Xi Xian, followed her gaze and saw Wang Baoluo, waved his hand to signal the dancing concubine to step back, he got up and walked in front of Wang Baolu, Wang Baoluo stood up and saluted in a daze. But he was a little unstable due to alcohol.

Yuwen Haoxuan stretched out his hand to hold her arm, and said with concern, "I always feel that something is missing today. It turns out that I haven't heard you all the time. What's wrong? Are you unhappy when I'm back?"

"No concubine, concubine is because I am so happy, I want to keep looking at the emperor quietly." Unexpectedly, Yuwen Haoxuan would still care about him and her, Wang Baoluo shed two lines of tears. The status in the middle is not as good as before, and he has been ridiculed and stared at a lot.

Yuwen Haoxuan stroked her shoulder and said, "You seem to have lost weight. I brought a lot of precious medicinal materials from outside the palace, and I will let Liu Maolin deliver them to you in a while."

Wang Baoluo quickly thanked everyone, Yuwen Haoxuan's concern was seen by everyone, and she could finally face everyone in the palace with her head held high and her chest held high like before.

After appeasing Wang Baoluo, Yuwen Haoxuan turned around and walked back to the head of the hall. While the concubines were raising their wine glasses to greet Wang Baoluo, he looked at Xi Xian who was sitting in the back row. His eyes seemed ashamed. Xi Xian knew that He was afraid that he would not understand his intentions, so he returned a gentle smile to signal his reassurance.

After several months of getting along, the tacit understanding between the two has become extraordinary, and it only takes one look to know what the other is thinking.

The concubines were all busy trying to curry favor with Wang Baoluo, and no one noticed the small gestures between them, but this scene happened to fall into the eyes of the noble concubine at the bottom.