The Abandoned Daughter

Chapter 358 New Year's Eve Banquet

Concubine Ye Gui smiled satisfied when she heard the words, and then smiled at Jin Jieyu who was talking, "This king is also going to call you a mother and concubine. Is it possible that you don't have the blessings of this palace?"

With that said, Concubine Ye brought up Xiao Junlu intentionally or unintentionally, because she asked, "Yes, the former emperor General Lao Siwai put the case for investigation, should he be back now?"

Jin Jieyu replied with a busy smile, "Sister Lao is worried, he came back yesterday."

Concubine Ye Gui nodded and smiled, "That's good. He is not too young. Don't always go out when you come back this time. Look at his two brothers. His wife and his wife are stubborn. But he hasn't settled yet. If you are a concubine, you have to persuade you."

As soon as she said this, Xianbi's face suddenly stiffened.

A few days ago, Princess Qi was clamoring to make peace, but she never thought that even the emperor would agree to it. Now, no one in the capital said that King Qi is not. Although Shen Jingci had a kind in her belly, she was a side concubine after all.

At the thought of this, she was frustrated. If she hadn't been threatened by Shen Jingci at the time, she wouldn't have been murderous against Qin Wanyi!

As I read, the anger in Xian-嫔's heart grew even stronger.

Jin Jieyu didn't think so much, she just smiled and sighed, "Everyone says that I can't help but, he's a lazy person. When he comes to please Ann today, I hope my sister will talk more about him. What you say He still listens."

Hearing this, Ye Guifei suddenly laughed jokingly, "Look, this tired and lazy, my son wants me to take care of it, which shows that I am a toil."

As soon as he said this, everyone in the hall laughed with him.

Xie Ruzhuo sat with him until midday, and the other concubines also said goodbye. After a while, only her and Ye Guifei were left.

When the people left, Ye Guifei looked back and smiled at Xie Ruzhuo and asked, "Is it okay these two days?"

Xie Ruzhuo hurriedly replied, "I'm getting better, I don't vomit anymore, and I eat more."

Concubine Ye Gui nodded and said, "That's good." After that, she said with a smile, "I will be busy here in the future, so you can go to Jinjieyu for more walks. She is fine in the palace alone."

Xie Ruzhuo knew that Concubine Ye was trying to win people's hearts for Xiao Junxi, and thanked her with a smile, "Daughter-in-law, thank you for your advice."

Seeing her like this, Ye Guifei smiled with satisfaction, "Mother concubine is old, don't worry about you, who will you worry about? Okay, you go and play with Ning'er. I have to take care of the evening banquet. I won’t be with you for now."

Upon hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo responded, "Yes."

After saluting and leaving the palace gate, Xie Ruzhuo asked Jiang Zhu, "How did you talk with Jade?"

At that time, she looked at Concubine Jing in a bad mood, and thought that Xie Rulan lived in the Palace of Concubine Jing, so she sent Jiang Zhu to ask about the situation.

Don't want to hear her words, Jiang Zhu's face suddenly became a little bad, and he whispered, "Jade said, the night before, the nobleman Lan inherited his favor, but it was the day when he robbed Concubine Jing."

Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo stopped walking and looked back at her and said, "To elaborate."

Jiang Zhu didn't dare to conceal it, and only talked about what he had heard from Jade.

It turned out that Emperor Jing was going to stay with Concubine Jing the day before yesterday, but Xie Rulan didn't want Xie Rulan to seize the opportunity and pretend to be sick and weak in the hall. After seeing Emperor Jing, he felt more susceptible to Concubine Jing. Later, she said that Xie Rulan was the daughter of Xie's family, and stayed in Xie Rulan's room that night.

When he left on the next day, he also reprimanded the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ordered them to mention Xie Rulan's case.

In this way, Jing Concubine, as the lord of the first palace, was clearly beaten in the face. She was so insulted, her face would naturally not be any better.

Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo sneered and said, "My good third sister can't help but dare to meet this kind of opportunity. I'm really not afraid to turn my head and burn myself!"

The forces behind this concubine Jing are not simple, Xie Ruzhuo has suspicious goals, but has never confirmed it. Now Xie Rulan has offended her, fearing that life will be even worse in the future.

Jiang Zhu whispered, "Isn't it? I heard Jade said that before the fifth miss was unsuccessful, I was afraid that there was a sign from Jing Concubine. The slave maid privately thought, did Jing Concubine take advantage of Noble Lan and regard her as her again? It was the abandoned son that caused Lan Guiren to tear her skin apart with her?"

Jiang Zhu has always been prudent, but now such an analysis has restored the truth of the matter seven or eighty eight.

Xie Ruzhuo also had this conjecture in her heart, but Xie Rulan didn't listen to her advice, so she didn't have to worry about the other party. Xie Ruzhuo admits that she has never been able to do such things after others have caused her troubles.

Since the other party insists on going her own way, it is life or death, it has nothing to do with her!

When Xiao Xinning stayed here at the beginning of Hua Deng, the two went to Tai'an Hall together.

This year, the banquet of the harem and Mrs. Mingming was set up in the Tai'an Hall, and Concubine Ye Gui was still the master. Xie Ruzhuo originally wanted to go earlier, but Xiao Xinning insisted on pestering her to meet Li Jie secretly. Xie Ruzhuo couldn't help her, so he had to follow her.

After I didn't want to see Li Jie, Li Jie was more anxious than her, but after a few words, he urged Xiao Xinning to go back, with a serious expression on his face, "There is a difference between the monarch and the minister, and the wedding date has not arrived. It is not so reckless to break the rules. , The princess should take the princess back first."

Xiao Xinning kicked him with anger, but saw Li Xie's unsmiling face in the corner of the light, and immediately said with anger, "Wow, you dare to fool me."

Li Jie enjoys the beautiful woman’s fan fist greeting, and sincerely said, “No, but the rules can’t be broken.” After speaking, he whispered in her ear, “I have drawn a picture of the layout of my home, and I will enter the palace another day. Please make peace to the Lord, and ask someone to show it to you. If you don't like it, I will change it."

Hearing this, Xiao Xinning suddenly lost his temper, and said with a shy face, "It's fine for you to be the master."

When the two were separated, the night was already dark. Xiao Xinning turned around one step at a time, after all, he followed Xie Ruzhuo back to the Tai'an Temple.

Seeing her child's attitude, Xie Ruzhuo was amused and sighed. In the end, it is the girl who loves the beginning of love, and the joy on her face can't be concealed anyway.

When I arrived at the back of Tai'an Palace, I saw most of the people who had already arrived.

The two are of high rank, and the noble ladies and daughters hurriedly got up and saluted, "Greetings to the princess, I have seen the princess Jing."

Xiao Xinning first exempted the ceremony, and then sat down next to Xie Ruzhuo in the upper seat, and then laughed in a low voice, "Look, I'm not too late, you see the mother and concubine haven't come yet."

Concubine Ye Gui was still busy elsewhere, so naturally she was no better than the two idlers.

Xie Ruzhuo glared at her. Just about to speak, he saw Xiao Xinning graciously handing a glutinous rice pearl cake to her mouth. He chuckled and said, "Sister-in-law, try this, is this cake delicious?"

Xie Ruzhuo gave her a helpless look, after all, he took the pastry and delivered it to her mouth.

The taste is unexpectedly good.

Tonight is a palace banquet, and those low-grade concubines are not qualified to come here, they are only given food and wine by Concubine Ye, and spend New Year's Eve alone in their palace.

Xie Ruzhuo glanced around and saw that all the people who should have arrived, including Qin Wanyi.

She and Li Qi looked better than before, and their bodies were plump. Seeing Xie Ruzhuo look at herself, Qin Wanyi returned a grateful smile.

Xie Ruzhuo nodded at her, then retracted his gaze.

Just not wanting, this scene fell into Xian's eyes. There was a flash of anger in Xian Bi's already hazy eyes.

When she and Shen Jingci conspired to murder Qin Wanyi's child that day, Qin Wanyi ran into the palace of Concubine Ye, and when she returned, she went back to Qin's house directly, which also frustrated the next move designed by Xianbi and Shen Jingci. Up.

Is it possible that Xie Ruzhuo's participation is also not possible?

When she thought of this, she felt a little fire in her heart. The Xie family really hates them, they like to intervene in everything. What happened back then is even more so now!

As she read, Xian's eyes suddenly widened, yes, she had forgotten one of the most important things!

It seems that the imperial doctor has not been executed until now, and has been kept in a jail. If he said the most important thing, wouldn't he--

Xian's face instantly faded, and the hands hidden in the sleeves were also tightly clenched. After all, she couldn't sit still, called the maid next to her, and whispered, "Go and tell King Qi," Let him not leave after the feast is over, come to my palace!"

Xian 嫔 said anxiously, the female officer did not dare to delay, and hurriedly saluted and retired.

Xie Ruzhuo heard these words when he was closer to the superior. She concentrated slightly, looking thoughtfully at the back of the female official who had left.

What is it that makes Hyun-嫔 so anxious?

Without waiting for her to think about it, the maid yelled, "The concubine empress is here—"

Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of hula-la getting up, and all the wives paid homage and said, "Greetings to the concubine and empress."

Concubine Ye Gui smiled slightly, and the person present stood up, and smiled again, "Today's New Year's Eve banquet, today, regardless of the monarchs and ministers, only the elders and children, please sit down."

With Ye Guifei's words, it wasn't long before the dancers entered in file, together with the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras, the aroma of rouge and gouache filled the hall, and the hall was instantly warm as spring.

This banquet can be said to be a joy for the guests and the host, at least on the bright side.

With a small abacus in his heart, there is also a smile on his face. Xiao Xinning was really happy. She had been depressed in the palace for a long time, and now she had a chance to be lively, and she was very unhappy with Xie Ruzhuo laughing.

When Xiao Xinning finally died down, she heard a soft female voice, "Zuo'er."

Xie Ruzhuo turned his head and saw Jiang Qinglan sitting next to her at some point, looking at her with a smile on her face.

Jiang Qinglan's belly is already very round now. Seeing her sitting like this, Xie Ruzhuo quickly put his backrest behind her and smiled, "I just thought about going to find you for a while, so why did you come here first."

Jiang Qinglan was plump a lot more than before, and her complexion became paler, and her eyes turned into crescents with a smile, showing that her life was very moisturized.

Hearing this, Jiang Qinglan immediately smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for so long. If the mountain doesn't come, I'll have to come." Then, she carefully touched Xie Ruzhuo's belly and said, "I heard you told me before. You are pregnant, you are fast."

Seeing the urgency in her eyes, Xie Ruzhuo sneered, "Could it be faster than you?" She said, and cautiously took the wine in front of her aside.

Xie Ruzhuo had seen it a long time ago, and the wine glass on the Jiang family's table was set aside, Jiang Qinglan, don't come here to grab a drink.