Emperor Jin

Chapter 26 The Night Banquet
In the early morning of the second day, all the people in the palace got the order, saying that the son of the king of Shu will meet with him today, and a feast will be set up in the evening for the distinguished guests.

So the palace people were busy sweeping and cleaning the dust, and they didn't stop until the courtyards and halls were radiant.

In the side hall of Zhaoyang Palace, it was Fang Wanqing's bedroom. At this moment, a group of young girls with red sleeves and wrists were playing with ropes like dancing butterflies.

They were playing with each other, watching curiously from time to time the bustling servants in the atrium, someone whispered: "Is it just to welcome the son?"

"No matter what, you can't lose the face of the Celestial Dynasty in front of the foreign vassal."

Fang Wanqing smiled proudly, then pursed her lips, as if she thought the tea was bitter, she put the cup on the table and made a loud noise——

"Where have you been hiding and being lazy?! Dongting Biluochun has become like this, what are you doing!"

Following her sharp reprimand, some palace servants had already flinched and approached, reaching out their hands to remove the teacup.

With a bang, Fang Wanqing actually threw the whole cup to the ground, and the sharp porcelain pieces scattered in all directions, leaving several bloodstains on the maid's hands and feet.

Tears welled up in her eyes, but she didn't dare to speak out, only to hear Fang Wanqing say again: "Tonight's palace banquet, only Jieyu and above can attend - the sisters can't accompany me, and the scene must be very strict, think about it It's really boring!"

Everyone knew that she was insincere and pretending to be hypocritical, but they were still full of regret and gratitude. Under the sound of Yingying and Yanyan, they were indescribably harmonious and gentle.

Surrounded by the crowd, Fang Wanqing dressed up happily, and the maids in the palace were led around by her. With great difficulty, she chose one of the dozens of palace attires, and opened the eight-treasure treasure box, half-picking and half-showing off. After looking at all the gold and jade headdresses, she still felt unsatisfactory. She gritted her teeth and simply inserted a vermilion coral hairpin into her bun.

Coral is not expensive, but this branch is red all over, without any blemishes. The head of the hairpin is used as the head of a phoenix, and it is inlaid with a huge pearl. The brilliance dazzles everyone.

It took more than three hours to comment on the attire. Seeing that the sun was setting, it was time to go to the banquet. Fang Wanqing came out of the palace with the support of the palace staff, and just arrived at the atrium when someone called out: "Fang Jie Yu stay here."

Fang Wanqing didn't like it at first when she heard this - the highness and highness all knew that she was not one of the nine concubines, and they really regretted it, so no one dared to mention Jieyu, they all called her a concubine.

She turned her head to the side, only to see that it was Wang Meiren in the south backyard.

Wang Meiren has a long face and fair skin. Although her eyebrows are beautiful, they are not necessarily good. She has been serving the queen for many years, and the queen is sympathetic to her loyalty.

"Is Wang Meiren not with the queen today?"

Fang Wanqing seemed to be exchanging pleasantries in a normal way, but in her words she insinuated that she was a maidservant.

Wang Meiren didn't seem to be able to understand the meaning behind the words. After bowing and bowing, she said softly: "Your Majesty, there seems to be something wrong with this hairpin."

"What's wrong?!"

"This kind of huge pearl can only be worn by concubines, you, Jieyu..."

Fang Wanqing was furious before she finished listening, she sneered and said: "I brought this from home, and it's not a palace standard, so how can there be any taboos?! If you are free, you might as well serve the queen well, and don't chew on these things." Tongue root!"

Without waiting for an answer, she turned around and left in arrogance.

***
In the Qianqing Palace, the gilt mats are lined up in two rows, purple smoke curls up from the auspicious animal gold furnace, and the incense is fragrant, and a gust of night wind blows, blowing the curtain several times.

Concubine Yun Xian arrived early with Xu Yinghua, and the two sat quietly drinking tea. After half an hour, the emperor and empress arrived hand in hand.

With sharp eyes, Xu Yinghua caught a glimpse of the slender figure behind the emperor at a glance - her snow-white face was expressionless, and her double pupils, which looked like dots of paint, turned slightly, which made people feel dazzled.

Holding a silk scarf, Bao Jin followed behind the emperor, glanced at the gate of the main hall, but saw that Li Huan had not yet arrived.

This morning, the emperor ascended to the Zichen Palace for an audience. She stood in the shadow of the extremely high and deep throne, watching the prince respectfully pay homage, and her every move was flawless—from beginning to end, he didn't look up, so, Did not see her.

The Zichen Palace built by my sister is really too high and too deep...

What is she thinking?Abandoning the Hall of Supreme Harmony left by my ancestors, I would rather set the throne on a high place of infinite loneliness...

The eunuch's loud and sharp roll call interrupted Baojin's contemplation. She raised her head, but saw that familiar figure slowly walking into the hall.

Li Huan, the son of the King of Shu, wore a high crown and a broad robe, with the elegant demeanor of a celebrity, and a smile in his peach blossom eyes, and he became calm and focused.

He stepped forward to salute the empress, the emperor motioned to give him a seat at the table, but the empress looked at him with a smile like a flower, "My son is really a first-class good talent, if I have a sister, I will definitely marry you!"

(End of this chapter)