There is a black lotus in the deep palace

Chapter 315 Back to the Door
As the year approached, Xia Houjue was about to prepare for the five-year celebration of his enthronement.

Not only did the Tubo Ministry receive invitations, but other neighboring countries also received invitations. Counting them in detail, this was the first time that Xia Houjue organized such a seemingly luxurious celebration.

Only he himself knew that behind this extravagant celebration, he had other purposes.

Judging from the case of the Tang Mansion, even though the Great Xia Dynasty is now rich and the country is strong, it is still not peaceful. Not only are outsiders restless, but even some of our own people are collaborating with the enemy and treason for the sake of profit.

Xia Houjue would absolutely not allow such a thing.

The New Year's Eve banquet was still prepared by Concubine Gao. In the sixth year of the Emperor's reign, Concubine Gao was no longer the same Gao Liangyuan who had a humble background and had to carefully live in the backyard.

Now her clothes are bright and well-maintained, and she is not too old in her early twenties, which makes her more confident in the whole banquet. She was just a humble little Liangyuan back then.

Because it was a family banquet, all the participants were members of the royal family, so everyone was informal, talking and laughing after three rounds of drinking.

"Empress, I heard that the little prince, who is only a few months old, already eats a lot, and one nanny is not enough to feed him."

"Is that true? The little prince is so blessed."

"Empress, when the weather gets warmer, you must take the little prince out for us to see."

All the women in the harem talked to each other, and everyone smiled and patted Tang Wanning's ass. For such a harem absolute boss, as long as they are not stupid, anyone will come to please.

Even though their teeth were itching with hatred behind their backs, Tang Wanning was actually a little uncomfortable.

Being told by her husband's concubine that she wanted to see the child was a bit strange, but when she didn't know how to answer, Xia Houjue suddenly said coldly.

"Wanwan hasn't recovered yet, so rest more in the future, don't ask me anything if you have nothing to do, and don't gossip, what about the little prince, you will see each other one day."

The concubines were a little bit aggrieved, but they didn't dare to say anything after all. Everyone obediently agreed and continued drinking to be transparent.

Looking at the high-ranking emperor who only smiles at the queen with a cold expression, and the empress who is smiling on the surface but has "I don't want to talk to you" written in her eyes, everyone feels sad besides.

Does this harem still look like a harem? Apart from endless food and luxurious and beautiful clothes, they have nothing.

Hehe, it seems that it is better to compete for favor on such a day?

But what should I do if I still want to fight for favor?The queen empress already has a little prince, but they themselves are going to die alone, it's very sad to think about it.

Thus, the New Year's Eve banquet ended in an atmosphere of entanglement, sadness and envy.

Tang Wanning only needs to attend this kind of family banquet once a year. If it wasn't for keeping the last bit of her reputation, she wouldn't do it.

In fact, you can completely ignore it, but people are always greedy.

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The second day of junior high school after New Year's Eve is the day Tang Wanning looks forward to the most.

It was said that the eldest brother was coming back, but the second brother also came back. According to parents, they were delayed on the road for a while, and it was already the end of the twelfth lunar month when they came back. There were several heavy snowfalls in the capital, and the eldest brother suffered a lot after traveling all the way back wind chill.

In short, due to various reasons, she did not see her two dear brothers years ago.

Now that the new year is over, and the time to return to her mother's house in the second year of junior high school has come, and the family members have also returned, Tang Wanning couldn't bear it any longer, so she quickly packed her things and took the baby home.

The Tang Mansion had just finished the new year, and there were still several festive red lanterns hanging on the gate, and there were still some traces of paper scraps left by the firecrackers at the gate.

Tang Waning got out of the carriage at the gate and changed into a sedan chair, and took Xiao Chang, who was extremely tightly wrapped, to the inner courtyard.

Although the Tang Mansion is not big, it is the mansion of the Marquis of the First Grade. The specifications are actually very high. The inner courtyard is divided into the main courtyard and the partial courtyards.

However, he was born as a general in the Tang Dynasty, and he didn't like the common etiquette of these literati, so those moon caves, gardens, pavilions and pavilions were basically not visited, and only some servants were left to take care of them every day, so that they would not be desolate.

Tang Wanning returned home and went all the way to her mother's yard. As a married daughter, the first thing she did when she returned to her mother's house was naturally to find her mother.

In the main courtyard, the Tang family seemed to have been waiting for a long time. Everyone sat neatly around the stove.

As soon as she entered, everyone including her own mother stood up and saluted, but it was Tang Wanning who helped them up one by one in embarrassment.

"Mother, sister-in-law, there is no one else here, so there is no need to do this in the future."

Mrs. Tang's eyes stayed on her for less than a second, then she turned her eyes to Xiao Chang who was in the nurse's arms behind her, and then...the elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law surrounded her randomly, and Tang Wanning was left alone, very embarrassed.

"mother!"

"Do you want me anymore? Why don't you care about me, I'm your own daughter." She subconsciously acted like a spoiled child in the past when she got into trouble.

Mrs. Tang smiled and pointed to her head.

"How old are you and you still fight with your own children, do you look like a mother?"

"I don't care. With Mother, I will always be your most beloved daughter." The eldest sister-in-law Qin and the second sister-in-law Tan both laughed, and there were bursts of laughter in the room.

The smiles on their faces were so real, so lifelike, that Tang Wanning didn't notice any flaws at the time, not even the blackened corners of sister-in-law's eyes, and her mother's swollen eyes.

Until Tang Wanning lived at home for the third day, she wanted to go to see her eldest brother and second brother, but every time her mother would not let her go for various reasons.

At the beginning, he said that he had contracted a cold, and he was afraid that he would be sick to the child. Later, he said that it was snowing outside again, and it would not be too late to go when the weather improved.

Later, all these reasons were used up, and their reasons became more and more bizarre. No matter how stupid Tang Wanning was, she should have realized something was wrong.

"Mom, where did my elder brother and second brother go? Did they come back? I went back to my mother's house in the second year of junior high school, and I haven't seen my brothers since the fifth day of junior high school. Didn't you say that they are all back?"

"I'm back." Mrs. Tang smiled with a guilty conscience.

"Your eldest brother has been a little busy recently, and he seems to say that he wants to be transferred back to the capital for a post. I also heard from your father that they went to the Ministry of War with your father early this morning, and said that you don't have to wait for them for breakfast in the future. You said ..." Mrs. Tang pretended to be helpless.

"It's so cold outside, dear girl, you're still weak. Don't think about it too much. They men should be busy with their careers. Isn't it good for us to live a comfortable life for a few days?" Tang Wanning followed Mrs. Tang back dubiously. Room.

(End of this chapter)