Queen's scheming

Chapter 159 Palace Banquet ([-])
"Empress, don't think concubines are disrespectful. Concubines prepare warm water for empress. You can use some, empress. Concubines are worried about the other things, for fear that someone will add something to them." While giving Shen Qing Yibu a break, whispered.

Shen Qingyi nodded lightly and smiled, knowing that she was pregnant, Mi Yurou was the first concubine who cared about her sincerely.In Mi Yurou's heart, it is best for the crown prince to be born by the empress. He is the son of the eldest son, and his position cannot be shaken, so as to avoid the tragedy of brothers fighting in the future.

Shen Qingyi smiled at Li Tianyou and said, "Your Majesty, Imperial Concubine Duanjing arranged the banquet so well, shouldn't you reward her with something?"

Li Tianyou took a sip of his wine just now. Hearing what Shen Qingyi said, he also took a look at Mi Yurou. Today, she is wearing a pine and cypress green narrow-sleeved double-breasted jacket, with snow-white fox fur rolled around the collar, dignified and elegant. .

"En! Yurou handles the affairs of the harem more and more easily. It should be rewarded. I don't know what the imperial concubine wants?" Mi Yurou has already been honored as the imperial concubine. It may be lost.

It is rare for Li Tianyou to address Mi Yurou so affectionately, let alone in front of courtiers and concubines, just this sentence is more effective than any gold, silver and jewelry.

Mi Yurou put the sterling silver chopsticks and silver peony-patterned plate in her hand on the small table beside her, blessed herself, and smiled softly: "It is the duty of a concubine to help the empress share her worries, and I dare not I want a reward from the emperor."

Shen Qingyi covered her sleeves and gave a "chichi" smile, her eyebrows and eyes bent into a beautiful crescent shape, and with a volume that only Li Tianyou and Mi Yurou could hear, she said with a smile: "The imperial concubine has worked so hard for the emperor, the emperor should go to see her more." Just walk around the Bamboo Palace, Qinzhu Palace is too cool in winter, and still needs the protection of the emperor's dragon energy."

When Mi Yurou heard this, she blushed slightly. Under the light of the wine, she looked like a blooming rose flower, elegant and dignified.It has to be said that Shen Qingyi treated her very well, it was almost straightforward to say that she let Li Tianyou stay in Qinzhu Palace.Although Shen Qingyi is pregnant now and is not suitable for bedtime, Li Tianyou still stays with her in the Ningsu Palace every day, causing dissatisfaction among the concubines, but the Empress Dowager doesn't say anything, and others dare not criticize her. When Li Tianyou heard it, not to mention Cheng Chong, he was afraid that his life would be lost.

Li Tianyou nodded lightly and said: "After two days, I will go to Qinzhu Palace."

Mi Yurou didn't dare to answer, she just pursed her lips and took the plate, intending to serve Shen Qingyi more dishes.

Shen Qingyi smiled lightly, and stopped her and said: "The imperial concubine, go down and rest, you will be busy in two days!"

Mi Yurou blushed completely at Shen Qingyi's words, even her earlobes turned red. The empress is still so forthright, so Shen Qingyi said this as if it were a joke.

Mi Yurou blessed herself generously, bowed and retreated, and handed the silver and small dishes in her hand to Yu He who was in front of Shen Qingyi.

Li Tianyou saw Mi Yurou go to the banquet, and said softly to Shen Qingyi: "I don't know, when did my queen, who was soaked in vinegar, change her sex?"

Shen Qingyi squinted at Li Tianyou, her phoenix eyes moved, her watery eyes were clearer than the alcohol in the emerald wine glass, and said in a low voice: "The concubine only said to let the emperor go to Qinzhu Palace for a walk, but if you enter the palace, What to do, the concubine didn't elaborate!"

Li Tianyou pretended to be surprised and said: "Could it be that the empress wants me to learn from that Liu Xiahui so that I can sit still?"

Shen Qingyi's eyes were full of banter, she lowered her eyebrows and smiled slightly, so charming.

Concubine Xue was watching from the next table, her already cold face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, without Yunlu beside her to remind her, she was becoming more and more impatient now, her noble status could not allow her to act like the concubine next to her. So servile.

She even looked down on Mi Yurou a little. In her opinion, Mi Yurou was only clinging to and flattering Shen Qingyi to get her current status in the harem.In front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the concubines in the harem, Mi Yurou, as an imperial concubine, is like a servant girl, serving Shen Qing Yibu!

Concubine Xue didn't seem to realize that even though she was already a second-rank concubine, she was just a well-known concubine in a big family, and it was her duty to serve her mother.

Today's Tang Aoxue has long forgotten that it was Shen Qingyi who rescued her from the group of old girls who were not high enough or low enough, and gave her supreme dignity. What she sees in her eyes and thinks in her heart is Li Tianyou's treatment of Shen Qing. Yi's only favorite, she didn't understand, Shen Qingyi only had a glamorous skin, Li Tianyou shouldn't be so sunk, only her background, such a supernatural temperament, is worthy of him as a young emperor!

The maid Mei Yue beside her gently pushed Concubine Xue, interrupting Tang Aoxue's thoughts.

"Concubine Xue, the emperor and empress are going to give wine at the banquet. According to the rules, you and imperial concubine Duanjing should accompany and serve beside the empress." Mei Yue was the maid Tang Zihan had chosen for her. When she was young, she had been studying the palace rules hard, but now she was promoted to a first-class maid, reminding Tang Aoxue of the rules all the time.

Even if Tang Aoxue was unwilling, she could not disrespect Shen Qingyi in front of the courtiers.How many banquets have been held in this palace, Li Tianyou and Shen Qingyi have always been sitting high in the first place, but today they want to give wine at the next banquet, Shen Qingyi clearly did it on purpose, to make herself like a slave behind her Follow, lose face in front of the officials.

Tang Aoxue lifted the frosty moon skirt and went up the stairs step by step, feeling more and more annoyed in her heart. The plum blossom glaze on the crescent moon bun swayed and swayed slightly, making rustling sounds, which seemed to express the resentment in Tang Aoxue's heart.

Imperial Concubine Duanjing and Tang Aoxue stood on both sides of Shen Qingyi, each of them was holding a small red lacquer plate painted with gold, on which was placed a white porcelain jug with auspicious dragon and phoenix, and a small white porcelain wine cup that was translucent and bright.

Shen Qingyi noticed Tang Aoxue's reluctance at a glance, smiled slightly, and said to Mi Yurou: "I am pregnant, so I can't drink alcohol, so I don't need the two of you to wait on me."

As soon as Tang Aoxue heard this, she was about to hand back the lacquer plate in her hand to Yu Lian beside her, but who knew that Yu Lian didn't even look at it, so she turned around and said sharply to the little maid next to her: "Is your mother's hand stove warm enough? Why don’t you bring it up? Seeing that the empress is pregnant and has a soft temper, you will turn against the heavens. Let me tell you, no matter what, we are still slaves, and it is our duty to serve our master well! Don’t be more diligent , When the emperor got angry, he sent you all to the Punishment Department."

Tang Aoxue was holding the lacquer plate, a little awkward, Yu Lian turned around to look at Tang Aoxue with a smile on her face and said, "Oh, Concubine Xue thinks that you are serving the Empress alone, and the drinks are not enough? Concubine Xue don't have to worry, the servant is here with you The ones following behind, besides, the empress can't use drinks, so it's enough if she wants to."

Tang Aoxue was so angry with Yulian that she almost threw the lacquer plate in her face, but she wanted to maintain her dignified demeanor as a second-rank concubine, so she could only smile dryly without saying a word.

Shen Qingyi saw Yu Lian pointing at Sang and scolding Huai to teach Tang Aoxue a lesson, and said in a harmonious voice: "Imperial Concubine Duanjing, Xiao Anzi is serving the Emperor alone, how inconvenient, you are accompanying him, in case the Emperor drinks too much, there is someone by his side."

When Tang Aoxue heard this, she became even angrier. Why didn't she serve Li Tianyou by herself?
Shen Qing raised Yi Lian's hand lightly, seeing this, Yu Lian snatched the lacquer plate from Tang Aoxue's hand, and said in a low voice: "Concubine Xue, you have to help Empress Empress."

Tang Aoxue only felt that the anger in her heart had reached the top of her head, she stretched out her arms in a daze, and coldly swept the stone steps under her feet, she wished Shen Qingyi could step on the air and fall off the stone steps, It would be the best if the dragon heir could be thrown away, how could such a beautiful idiot be able to stand the worship of the officials.

Tang Aoxue thought of this in her heart, her feet moved slightly, and she unconsciously stretched her lotus feet towards Shen Qingyi's feet.But what Tang Aoxue didn't expect was that Shen Qingyi froze at this moment.Tang Aoxue moved forward slightly, losing her center of gravity, seeing that half of her body had already reached the stone steps, and she was about to fall when speaking, but it was Shen Qingyi who grabbed her by her side.

The courtiers and concubines at the table all saw Tang Aoxue's embarrassing appearance of almost falling, each of them held their voices and held their breath, pretending not to see, turned their backs, and all snickered and said nothing, if it was someone else, it would be fine, they have always been aloof Concubine Xue, who was admired, had a small face that looked like ice and snow. At the moment she almost fell, she opened her mouth wide and let out a coquettish cry. Her hairpins fell off a bit, and she yelled coquettishly at the banquet, too. Disgraceful!
Tang Aoxue was so ashamed that she wished she could find an empty corner and sneak in, but Shen Qingyi held her hand tightly, making her unable to break free.

Shen Qingyi climbed down the stairs step by step, six cherry red pomegranate skirts dragged on the ground, embroidered with golden phoenix Yu Fei, her gait was elegant, noble and graceful, no one had to admit that only a woman like Shen Qingyi could It matches the four characters of peerless elegance.

Shen Qingyi said in a cold voice with a volume that Tang Aoxue could hear: "I advise Concubine Xue that you'd better play it safe, otherwise next time, you won't just almost fall, it's as simple as that!"

Tang Aoxue didn't answer, but she clenched the hand under her body tightly. Shen Qingyi felt the hardness of his arm, smiled, but said coldly, "Why? Do you think you can't be wronged? You have to remember I begged the queen mother to let you enter the palace as a concubine. If you dare to fight the thoughts of the emperor's heir in my belly, I will definitely let you live or die, and will never make your situation better than Concubine Wan !"

The reason why Shen Qingyi ignored them a few days ago was because she thought that Li Tianyou would return the throne to Gu Yiran, and she would leave with Li Tianyou at that time, and these concubines in the original harem would only end up going to the temple to clean up, so she did not Complain with them and let them toss for a while.But the situation is different now. She has a child, and her position as queen will not change. She will continue to live in this golden cage. If she wants to live, she must live a wonderful life, and she must not let mermaid!
Tang Aoxue's heart sank, Shen Qingyi's words really intimidated her, how could such a woman who is not a barbarian is better than a barbarian be worthy of the queen's throne!
(End of this chapter)