Li Huang

As I was thinking, I saw the **** leading a woman. Take a closer look, it is Liu Guiren.

She wore an autumn fragrant palace dress, and her dress was embroidered with endless flowers, which were formed into small stamens by the golden method. Among the golden and red dark flowers, the silver thread outlines countless exquisite leaves, and the splendid double-petaled flowers cover the entire skirt, which is very eye-catching.

Although her hair is combed into a simple wishful bun, it is extraordinary to wear it.

There is a long hairpin of pomegranate with a red gold continuous flower branch. The flower branch was carved from extremely thin gold pieces, and a flower pedicle was raised in the densest place. The flower pedicle is inlaid with a pomegranate carved from crystal rubies, and the delicate knife work even carved out the cracks in the pomegranate, exposing the seeds inside.

The long hairpin hung down a string of beads ground into a pomegranate seed, and shook it gently as she walked.

Such a dress is very luxurious, which has already exceeded her status as a noble person, and it should be Shen Xiyao's reward. The pomegranate is a symbol of many children. She wears such a dress before the mother. If she really wants to say it, it is also reasonable.

The concubines followed my gaze and exclaimed one by one. After all, the appearance of Liu Guiren was beyond their expectations.

Li Fei stepped forward and said, "Guiren Liu, why are you here?" Guiren Liu was only blessed, but did not speak.

"Empress Empress, Liu Guiren is not a fifth-grade imperial concubine, such an occasion..." Li Fei turned to me and said.

I have always maintained a dignified smile, and said to Li Fei and the concubines below: "Guiren Liu is the biological mother of Emperor Ji, and the emperor has granted her permission to participate in today's ceremony."

After all, regardless of everyone's eyes, turned around. Looking at Chenguang, the Queen Mother should be coming soon.

Li Fei was naturally indignant, but she couldn't say anything, she just took a look at Liu Guiren and returned to her position to stand.

Guiren Liu gave me a simple salute, and the little **** led her to her place.

At the gate of the palace far away, you can already see the canopy going to meet the Queen Mother.

I stood dignifiedly at the top of the concubines, and not far away, I could see Shen Xiyao's figure. He was supporting a woman whose dark blue and silver silky auspicious knot dress gleamed with a calm and noble luster in the sun.

I greeted the two figures, with a gentle and generous smile, stopped a few steps away from Shen Xiyao and the woman, and went down with deep blessing.

"The Queen of Kunning Palace, Ling Xuewei, led all her concubines to welcome the Queen Mother and the Empress back to Beijing."

Behind me was also a red and willow green.

I lowered my head deeply, lowered my eyebrows and closed my eyes, and for a moment I could even see the shadow cast by my thick eyelashes.

The surroundings were quiet, and my heart was beating a little rush. At this moment, a hand appeared in front of my eyes. I followed the hand and looked like a benevolent smiling face.

I couldn't help but also gave a smile from the heart, and slowly got up.

The queen mother looked at me and looked back at Shen Xiyao with a smile and said: "The emperor, do you still blame the Ai family for picking such a queen for you?" That tone was full of jokes.

Shen Xiyao hurriedly smiled and said: "The mother is laughing. How can the son be dissatisfied with the arrangement of the mother. It is too late to be grateful."

After speaking, he looked at me with warmth in his eyes.

However, there is no sweet taste in my heart.

And Shen Xiyao supported the Queen Mother one by one. The Queen Mother is actually not very old, only about forty years old, and is well maintained. Because of the long years of worshipping the Buddha, the whole person exudes a kind of closeness and kindness, but also has a layer that will never be approached. noble.

In the Upper and Lower Tianguang Hall, the Queen Mother sits on the top, Shen Xiyao and I sit aside, and the other concubines are standing there according to their ranks. There will be a banquet later. Here I just invite the Queen Mother to take a rest and talk to everyone.

The queen mother's eyes rolled, and she faintly scanned the concubine below, and finally set her gaze on Shen Xiyao: "Why don't you see Concubine Liu?"

Shen Xiyao's expression did not change, and she said casually with a smile: "Mother, now she is no longer Concubine Liu."

The queen mother said "Oh": "Yes, you can also advance to the first level after giving birth to Di Ji."

In fact, I believe that the Queen Mother must have known about Liu Guiren's demotion, and she also knew why she was degraded. At this time, I deliberately asked each other, and my heart trembled, fearing that the Queen Mother would give Di Ji's biological mother a prominent position.

Shen Xiyao said with a little embarrassment: "Mother, it's not..."

I took his hesitation at the right time and said: "The empress dowager, Concubine Liu was demoted to a nobleman because of a case before. Now this case is still under investigation. After investigation, she will be treated fairly."

The queen mother nodded, and said to herself as if she was talking to herself: "Noble man, then I won't be here today." There was a slight disappointment in her words.

I looked at the Queen Mother and smiled slightly: "But the concubine thought, after all, she is the biological mother of my first emperor's heir. Today, I specially asked her to welcome you."

I smiled softly and felt Shen Xiyao's gaze.

But I didn't look at him, but turned my eyes to the women below: "Will Guiren Liu be here?"

Noble Liu walked out and fell to the ground, "Qingyuetang Liu Ruxu sends greetings to the empress dowager, the emperor, and the empress."

The voice is soft and humble, not at all like the arrogant concubine.

The queen mother just smiled and nodded: "Get up."

Looking at Liu Guiren's clothes again, there was an imperceptible beating between his eyebrows, and a kind smile said: "Liu Guiren's clothes look really happy. The pomegranate is a symbol of many children and happiness. I am very pleased to see it."

I was stunned. The Queen Mother did not blame her for her over-dressing. It seems...

The queen mother took a sip of tea, and after a long pause, she turned her head and looked at me and asked, "Where is Di Ji, Ai Jia wants to see me."

I whispered to Zhilan, and Linglong was picked up. She was already awake. She looked around very obediently, her pink and tender appearance was lovely.

As soon as the Queen Mother saw her, she gave her a surprise smile, stretched out her hand to hug, I smiled and took it down, but Yu Guang saw the smiling face of Concubine Liu inadvertently.

My heart trembled, and my hand stopped for a while. After recovering, the queen mother had already held Linglong in her arms, and Shen Xiyao also got up and looked at Linglong with a happy expression.

"Any name?" the queen mother asked her son.

Shen Xiyao nodded: "It's called Linglong, because she was born at night, and the moonlight that night was also very good, so she took the phrase'Linglong Looking at the Autumn Moon'."

The queen mother nodded and gave Linglong to Zhilan. At this moment, Guiren Liu walked up. His eyes seemed to be gentle and loving, but his eyes had implications.

The Queen Mother and I were both taken aback, but Liu Guiren smiled with tears in her eyes: "Empress Mother, please forgive Ruxu, Ruxu really misses her own daughter. Ziruxu was imprisoned in Qingyuetang, and Linglong was taken away by the empress. ......" After that, Hyun Ran wanted to cry, arousing affection.

The queen mother's face changed slightly, she glanced at me, and then still smiled gently and handed the Linglong in her hand to Guiren Liu.

Liu Guiren took it with a warm smile that seemed to be a mother, but didn't want to. The moment she embraced Linglong, Linglong actually burst into tears and stretched out a pair of small hands towards me.

I couldn't help but step forward and took Linglong back from Liu Guiren's hand, looking at Linglong lovingly.

Linglong stopped crying as soon as I was hugged, a flash of astonishment flashed across the Queen Mother's face, and she looked at Liu Guiren with a cold look.

Liu Guiren's face was jerky, and his hand was also retracted.

Shen Xiyao smiled helplessly, Liu Guiren glanced at him, but he did not respond. I saw Linglong stopped crying, and then handed her to Zhilan. The queen mother looked at me with profound eyes for a long time before saying: " We greet my old lady who is tired, so let’s go back and rest, and come back to the family dinner tonight."

After reading Shen Xiyao, Shen Xiyao smiled at the Queen Mother, and then waved at the concubines: "Go down."

Guiren Liu was still hesitant to leave after all the concubines had retreated. I watched her long shadow on the smooth black marble floor, full of resentment and resentment.

I smiled faintly, but did not see, but bent over and carefully helped the Queen Mother.

Ci Ning Palace is the queen dowager’s bedroom. This is the first time I have come. I walked to the vermillion gate with Shen Xiyao, and the queen mother smiled back at me.

"The queen should go to rest, too, and you have worked hard too."

I smiled respectfully: "Queen dowager, this is what the concubines should do."

The queen mother did not speak, her eyes fell on the golden glazed eaves, I heard her gentle but somewhat cold voice: "Emperor, I want to ask you something."

I watched Shen Xiyao's back disappear behind the scarlet door, and finally felt relieved.

Hui Ju said softly behind him: "Manny, the servant girl was outside just now. I heard them say that at the banquet tonight, the emperor will regain the position of Liu Guiren."

Her voice echoed untrue in the autumn afternoon in the afternoon. I looked at the **** jade finger in my hand, smiled and looked back at Hui Ju: "That's just what I want."

Huiju looked at me incomprehensibly, and I slowly fiddled with a small leaf red sandalwood hollow silver ornament on the placket, and the sound was like the cool autumn wind.

"Sooner or later, she will be reset. Instead of resetting because of the emperor's favor, it is better to take this opportunity."

"In this way, the emperor must feel that he owes his wife, to Liu Guiren, naturally it will not be the same." Hui Ju said.

I nodded and looked at the endless red walls of the long street: "Yes, isn't this better."

The banquet was set outside the Shuixie Pavilion at the Royal Garden. A wide platform was paved with beech wood, facing the Feilong Pond, and behind it was a purple mountain house with lush flowers and chrysanthemums. Everywhere was the fragrance of chrysanthemums and delicate figures.

Everyone was seated. Shen Xiyao and I sat down next to the Queen Mother. On the left side of the table in the front was the favored concubine, on the right was the royal nobles, and far away, was the high-ranking minister.

I swept gently, before Li Fei and her concubine, Xi He was at the head of the table on the right, followed by Wei Wang and other brothers and sisters of Shen Xiyao.

Looking into the distance, the long banquet extended to the water's edge. I retracted my gaze, and my eyes fell on the table where the courtier was sitting. I only saw my eldest brother, but not my father.

I was shocked, but thinking that my father had resigned, he wouldn't be here anymore.

"Queen Mother," I said, looking at her with a smile, "I'm all here, it's time for a banquet."

The queen mother nodded gently, her eyes fell on Xi He's body, and she smiled lovingly and said, "He'er, come and sit here."

Xihe stood up and said to the queen mother: "Queen mother, sons and ministers dare not."

His eyes were drooping, and the stone-cyan plain brocade robe made his face pale.

The queen mother smiled and said, "I don't dare to do anything, it's all born and raised by me." After speaking, she glanced at Shen Xiyao.

Shen Xiyao smiled disapprovingly on his face, and said, "Xihe, come and sit down."

Xihe hesitated, glanced quickly at me next to the Queen Mother, and finally smiled helplessly and walked over, but did not sit down, smiling at the Queen Mother and Shen Xiyao.

The queen mother looked at it, Shen Xiyao couldn't sit by courtiers, looked at me again, and I quickly got up: "Wang Yu, you can sit here."

After talking with a smile, he glanced at Zhang Dehai next to Shen Xiyao, and he immediately ordered someone to move the chair to Shen Xiyao's side.

Xihe didn't look at me, and bowed slightly: "Queen, empress, Xiao Wang dare not."