It was another plum blossom appreciation feast.
Xiao Qiang still remembered that the year before last, she disguised herself as a man and came to attend the plum blossom appreciation feast in the name of her brother.
Mei didn't appreciate it, but spent a long time dealing with the noble concubine and Princess Diaoman.
In the end, the imperial concubine suddenly had a miscarriage, and the queen didn't have time to cause trouble for herself, so the banquet ended in a hurry.
Now when I come to the Royal Villa again, the scenery is still the same, but it's a pity that things have changed.
Who would have thought that the emperor would be replaced so quickly.
The previous concubines and princesses would have become yesterday's flowers, and they would no longer be arrogant.
This may really correspond to the sentence, the emperor takes turns to come to my house next year.
I heard that it was Concubine Zhuang who suggested holding this plum blossom feast, and she was pregnant with twins.
Seeing that the emperor was in urgent need of money due to external and internal troubles, he specially organized the family members of various ministers in the court to participate in the so-called plum appreciation banquet.
The main purpose is to extract money from these noble ladies.
Concubine Zhuang was very smart.
She thought that the emperor should ask the civil and military ministers for money in the Golden Palace.
In turn, she held a plum appreciation banquet and asked for money from the ministers' families.
A two-pronged approach will always extract some money from the hands of civil and military ministers.
In this way, we might have money to send troops to conquer foreign enemies.
Especially the Chu Prince's Mansion and the Lanhou Mansion.
The Chu Prince rarely went to court.
Lan Houye had been ill since he returned from his mission to Xiliang Kingdom.
The two families refused to go to court, so they had to invite their family members to the royal courtyard to ask for money.
The Holy Ancestor has stipulated that the princess of the Chu Palace does not need to attend any royal banquet.
There is no requirement for the Crown Princess and the young princess not to attend royal banquets, so Concubine Zhuang specially asked Eunuch Wang to go to the Prince of Chu's Mansion to convey the decree.
The Crown Princess must attend the Plum Blossom Appreciation Banquet, and she even revealed to Xiao Qiang the matter of raising money, intentionally or unintentionally.
Son.
If the Chu and Lan families know each other well, they should prepare their banknotes in advance and come to attend the plum appreciation feast.
This was an obvious thing, and the people from the Liangchu and Lan families didn't dare to obediently take out the money.
Unless the Chu and Lan families want to rebel.
Xiao Qiang, Chu Huan and Aunt Chu got off the carriage of Prince Chu's Mansion together.
Then I saw the female relatives of each minister's family, wearing thick brocade clothes, walking down from their respective carriages on footstools.
Everyone was chatting with each other, and everyone was beaming with joy.
The family members of these ministers only care about their one-third of an acre of land.
They are busy fighting with the concubines in the mansion every day, so they have no time to care about national affairs.
Xiao Qiang couldn't help but shook her head secretly when she saw the wives and daughters of the adults, all dressed up in gold and silver, as if they were in a beauty pageant.
When we all dress like this and ask you to pay for it, everyone should be secretly feeling sick.
"Xiao Qiang, you have taken everything from others, don't you feel guilty at all?"
After Xiao Yunxi saw Xiao Qiang, he rushed over in three steps.
Following Xiao Yunxi's voice, the ladies and ladies who came to attend the banquet all looked over.
At this time, someone started whispering, saying that Lord Lin, the adopted daughter, was the junior sister of Prince Chu.
Originally, the master of Chu Shizi, Old Man Xueshan, had intended to marry his female disciple to Chu Shizi.
Unexpectedly, the prince of Chu accidentally took the love potion and took advantage of the innocence of the prince's concubine Xiao Qiang.
Then he had to marry the other party.
As a result, the old man from Xueshan left a suicide note before his death, asking this girl Xiao Yunxi to come and seek refuge with the Crown Prince of Chu.
She only asked for the position of an equal wife, but was rejected by the Crown Princess, who instigated Princess Chu and Crown Prince Chu Lian, and drove them out of the Chu Palace.
In a short time, all the ladies and ladies quickly understood the ins and outs.
The look in Xiao Qiang's eyes became different, and she even cast a sympathetic look on Xiao Yunxi.
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Especially those ladies from aristocratic families who can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour.
Each one of them felt even more disdainful.
No wonder they got married in a hurry and gave birth to the youngest son of Prince Chu's palace so quickly.
So that’s what happened Seeing everyone's expressions, Chu Huan was so angry that he wanted to go up and tear Xiao Yunxi apart.
They even went so far as to reason with others and tell them that these people were deliberately misleading and exploiting them.
Xiao Qiang pulled her sister-in-law Chu Huan with a calm expression.
Xiao Qiang didn't care at all about the looks of those women.
He can say whatever he likes to other people's bodies, and he won't lose a piece of flesh.
Even if Xiao Yunxi pretends to be a white lotus and wins everyone's sympathy, what will happen?
Looking at Xiao Yunxi standing in front of him, Xiao Qiang sneered and said: "Since your goal has been achieved, shouldn't you get out of the way?
Don't you know that good dogs don't block the way?"
Xiao Yunxi did not expect Xiao Qiang to scold He is a dog.
"I have never seen a woman as shameless as you.
Are all the men in the world dead?
She always stares at other people's husbands and rushes to be a concubine.
My brother will not fall in love with a woman like you.
Do you think that by forging a fake suicide note, you can get away with it?
Your lies may be able to deceive everyone, but we in the Chu Palace will never be fooled.
I’m not afraid to tell you the truth.
We have unlocked the suicide note of the Snow Mountain Old Man.
Everything you said is a lie.
Do you think that by coming up with such a dirty trick, you can marry into our Chu Prince's Mansion just by virtue of your reputation?
Who doesn't know that our Chu Prince's Mansion and Lin Hou's Mansion have already fallen out with each other?
Huh, don't be ashamed.
Do you think that by climbing up to Linhou's Mansion, you can take advantage of our Prince Chu's Mansion?
Go ahead and live your daydreams."
Chu Huan spoke louder, and all the ladies and ladies immediately turned around after hearing this.
The wind direction.
Ah, it turns out that the suicide note was a forgery.
Everyone seemed to wake up from a dream.
He looked at Xiao Yunxi with an angry look.
It turned out that this woman had fooled everyone.
The ladies and young ladies watching the excitement were as unsteady as grass on the wall.
A cold light flashed in Mrs.
Lin's eyes.
She thought that with the help of the pre-arranged rumors, she could give Xiao Qiang a blow.
Unexpectedly, Chu Huan was so protective of Xiao Qiang.
But he couldn't tell directly about Xiao Qiang's resurrection.
Even if you say it, a few people are willing to believe it.
After Xiao Yunxi got along with Mrs.
Lin for some time, she completely believed that she was the real Xiao Qiang.
He believed that everything in Prince Chu's Mansion belonged to him.
It was Xiao Qiang who robbed her of her identity and everything that should have belonged to her.
So when I saw Xiao Qiang today, I couldn't help but rush out.
At this time, the truth was revealed by Chu Huan When Chu Huan revealed the truth, Xiao Yunxi felt her face burning and uncomfortable.
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He said with salivation: "Sister Huan, I know you have never liked me.
But everything I said is true.
I don't believe that Sister Huan is not aware of the details."
"Okay, come back Yunxi, your stepmother will seek justice for you."
Mrs.
Lin shouted to Xiao Yunxi with a distressed look on her face.
The group of people walked into the Royal Courtyard one after another.
Just when everyone walked into the gate of the other courtyard, Mrs.
Lin threw a pebble out while no one was paying attention.
After the pebble spun a few times, it flew directly into the eye of the formation set up by the other courtyard.
"See you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are a thousand years old, you are a thousand years old."
When all the ladies saw in the main hall, Concubine Zhuang, who had been waiting for a long time, bowed in unison.
Only Xiao Qiang and Chu Huan just bowed deeply.
Because when she came here, Aunt Chu had told her that people from Prince Chu's Palace and women from the emperor's harem, except for the Queen Mother and the Empress, did not need to kneel down and kowtow.
When Xiao Qiang heard this, she thought it was a good rule to save herself from having to kneel down to others.
In the main hall, a large group of people knelt down and cheered.
Only Xiao Qiang, the eldest concubine of Prince Chu's palace, and Chu Huan, the young princess, stood out like chickens.
Concubine Zhuang, who was sitting at the top, saw the two sisters-in-law from Prince Chu's Mansion, and they only saluted her instead of kneeling down.
He immediately became unhappy, and his brows were so furrowed that he could pinch a fly.
The noble lady next to Concubine Zhuang saw that her master was unhappy, and immediately shouted angrily: "The prince concubine of the Prince of Chu's Palace and the little princess are such great chariots.
Why do you stand up and not kneel down when you see the imperial concubine?
Do you, the Prince of Chu's Palace, want to override them?"
Is it above the imperial power?"
After finishing her salute, Aunt Chu stood up and said expressionlessly: "Auntie Chu is an old man in the palace, so don't rush to make a fuss.
If you are not convinced, you can ask His Majesty the Emperor and the former Queen.
We Chu Does the master of the palace need to kneel down to the concubines in the palace?"
The lady beside Concubine Zhuang suddenly became mute.
Because she was born as an old man in the palace, how could she not know some of the kindness that the Holy Patriarch had given to the Chu Palace.
It wasn't obvious before that it was because of the Queen, and Princess Chu didn't come to attend any palace banquets at all.
Furthermore, the previous crown prince, Chu Lian, had not yet gotten married, so the emperor's concubines had no reason to take advantage of Prince Chu's palace.
Chu Huan is an underage girl.
Even when she enters the palace, she plays with her brother.
"Your Majesty, there is indeed such a rule.
The master of Prince Chu's Mansion does not need to kneel down to the Queen Mother or the concubines below the Queen."
Aunt Gui said in a low voice.
Concubine Zhuang suppressed the anger in her heart, and then said angrily: "If you don't kneel, don't kneel.
Who makes me not the queen?
Maybe I don't have the luck to be kneeled down by the crown prince concubine and the little princess of the Prince of Chu.
Everyone.
Please give me a seat if you are all flat."
Concubine Zhuang thought that as long as she could successfully give birth to the emperor's son in her belly, she would definitely ask the emperor to make her the queen.
When the time comes, he wants Xiao Qiang, the eldest concubine of the Chu Palace, to kneel down for him.
Concubine Zhuang turned around and saw Xiao Yunxi next to Mrs.
Lin.
So she waved to Xiao Yunxi and said with a smile: "I am very grateful to Miss Xiao for saving my life.
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If you hadn't sacrificed your life to save me that day, I and the emperor in my belly might have been in trouble.
Come, come, sit next to me."
Xiao Yunxi glanced at Mrs.
Lin, and after receiving Mrs.
Lin's permission, she moved to Concubine Zhuang's side.
She bowed deeply and said in a very tactful voice: "The daughter of the people saw the imperial concubine in danger that day, so she rescued her out of instinct.
If it were any person who was frightened and the carriage was in danger, the daughter of the people would come to the rescue.
If the imperial concubine could be saved, The two unborn little princes are Yunxi’s blessing and Yunxi’s duty, and I cannot bear the concubine’s thanks.”
The more Concubine Zhuang looked at Xiao Yunxi, the more she liked her, and she dared Xiao Qiang not to kneel down to her.
Xiao Yunxi also had to be stuffed into Prince Chu's palace.
Xiao Yunxi sat firmly next to Concubine Zhuang, and even more considerately checked Concubine Zhuang's pulse.
He smiled and said: "The imperial concubine and the little prince in her belly are both healthy."
The reason why Concubine Zhuang called Xiao Yunxi over was to let Xiao Yunxi take her pulse.
It wasn't that she couldn't trust the imperial doctors and medical women in the palace, it was just that having one more person to say that the child in her belly was healthy would make her feel more at ease.
Mrs.
Lin was paralyzed in bed and cured by this Miss Xiao Yunxixiao.
Then it’s even easier to give yourself a safe pulse.
Besides, I have taken the anti-fetal pills sent to the palace by Mrs.
Lin and Xiao Yunxi in the past few days.
I feel very comfortable in my body.
Even his own pulse, the imperial physician and the medical woman, said that it was beating very powerfully and that the emperor's son in his belly was very healthy.
Concubine Zhuang turned to look at Xiao Qiang, who was sitting not far away with a calm expression, and said with a smile: "Concubine, I think Miss Yunxi is a considerate and wonderful person.
If she and Concubine do it, Sisters, what’s wrong with following the example of Empress E and Nv Ying in serving the Prince of Chu?
With Miss Yunxi around to take care of her, the Crown Princess would not have been in danger during the birth.
What's more, Old Man Xueshan had also intended for Yunxi to marry Crown Prince Chu.
Xi has long since become a fair and upright Crown Princess."
Xiao Qiang glanced at Concubine Zhuang, and then said: "Yes, it seems that Miss Yunxi is very good at medicine.
It just so happens that Concubine Zhuang is pregnant, wouldn't it be better to take Yunxi to the palace to serve Concubine Concubine.
Concubine Concubine is like this I like sisters, and it’s not a bad idea to have one more.
As for what happened to my wife’s previous coma during childbirth, I think the person behind it knows all about it.
I'm afraid it would be useless even if Miss Xiao Yunxi was there at that time.
Maybe the imperial concubine still doesn't know that Miss Xiao Yunxi was once a fool, with a mind like a child of several years old.
He just woke up recently, as everyone in the Snow Mountain Sect can testify.
I would like to ask the noble concubine, do you think Old Man Xueshan would marry a mentally retarded little girl into the Prince of Chu's Mansion to be the Crown Princess?
I wonder if Old Man Xueshan is ill, or some people with ulterior motives have their brains filled with water. " Xiao Qiang's words were like a slap, hitting Concubine Zhuang hard on the face.
Concubine Zhuang was even more speechless, yes, a , Yes, a mentally retarded person, let alone the Snow Mountain Old Man, would not be able to be married off by anyone else.
What's more, she married into the Prince of Chu's palace and became the eldest concubine.
Concubine Zhuang almost broke her teeth when she heard Xiao Qiang's sarcastic words.
Xiao Qiang is right, the most indispensable thing in the palace is women, aren't they all equal to the older sisters?
Concubine Zhuang felt that all her face had been lost, and she wanted Xiao Qiang to die immediately.
She also secretly blamed Mrs.
Lin for not telling herself clearly that Xiao Yunxi used to be a mentally retarded idiot.
When everyone saw Concubine Zhuang being beaten by Xiao Qiang, she was speechless.
They couldn't help but let out a long breath, and there were many people who were gloating about her misfortune.
Everyone knows what the dealer was like in the past.
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Now that she is becoming arrogant just because she is pregnant with the emperor's heir, many people have long been uncomfortable with it.
At least half of the ladies in the hall had daughters or sisters who were chosen to be concubines in the emperor's harem.
Who can feel better about being crushed by Concubine Zhuang?
After all, Concubine Zhuang is not the Queen.
Besides, the first wife of the current Emperor Gong, Murong Qian, has passed away many years ago.
Mrs.
Lin quickly smoothed things over and said: "Your Majesty, since the Crown Princess does not want our Yunxi to marry into the Prince of Chu's palace, we might as well let it go for the time being.
Now that we are facing a formidable enemy, your Majesty might as well get down to business."
The meaning was obvious.
The noble concubine, hurry up and ask these noble ladies for money.
"That's right.
If Madam Hou hadn't reminded her, I almost forgot about the business."
Concubine Zhuang felt better at this moment.
After all, Concubine Zhuang is not very young, so she probably knows how to please a man in bed.
If you really want to meet someone as eloquent as Xiao Qiang, you really are not the one.
Concubine Zhuang covered up her embarrassment and coughed twice.
He said sonorously and forcefully: "Now both Mongolia and Turks have sent war orders to our Nanzhao Kingdom.
Our soldiers are in urgent need of food and grass, war horses, and cotton-padded clothes and armor for the winter.
At present, the national treasury is in short supply, and I want to take the lead in communicating with you all.
Madams and ladies, please contribute a small amount.
The right way is to have a country before you have a home.
Everyone knows that if the skin is gone, the hair will be attached.
Only when our soldiers have clothes to wear and food to eat can they be better able to win the war.
Therefore, I suggest that everyone contribute some of the money you usually spend on gouache and rouge to raise funds for the soldiers.
I don’t know what you think.”
Mrs.
Lin was the first to stand up and said loudly: "My wife is willing to pay one hundred thousand taels of silver as military expenses for the soldiers."
When Concubine Zhuang saw Mrs.
Lin cheering her up, the smile on her face became more sincere.
Everyone also knows that Lord Lin is leading troops outside.
It is understandable that Mrs.
Lin was the first to donate money to support Concubine Zhuang's proposal.
"The daughter of the people is willing to contribute all the money, one thousand taels, that the master gave me," Xiao Yunxi also said quickly.
Concubine Zhuang looked at the ladies and ladies sitting below who were whispering to each other, with a look of impatience on her face.
After all, everyone is not a fool.
How can the ladies of the house not know how many banknotes their master brought to court today?
The emperor in the Golden Palace asked for money from the ministers, and now Concubine Zhuang asked for money from the family members of the ministers.
I wondered if the emperor's calculation was too precise.
Lord Lin is away on an expedition, and Mrs.
Lin is so active.
That's because their Lord Lin's Mansion only contributes a share of money.
People from Prince Chu's Mansion and Lanhou Mansion don't have to go to the morning court, so they only have to pay a share of money.
This one says: "My wife gave me ten thousand taels."
The one said: "My wife gave me five thousand taels."
Some people also said: "My wife gave out three thousand taels."
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In short, no matter whether everyone paid out more or less, they must have all paid out.
Concubine Zhuang was quite satisfied.
As long as she was willing to provide money, it would prove that her fundraising banquet was a success.
"Prince Princess, I don't know how much money you are prepared to pay."
At this time, a noble lady asked Xiao Qiang who was sitting next to her.
Xiao Qiang looked at the lady and said with a smile: "My concubine will give me 150,000 taels of silver."
Xiao Qiang and her mother-in-law, Princess Chu, had originally discussed it, but they knew it would be impossible without the money.
Grandma Chu has prepared three hundred thousand taels of silver notes.
But before getting out of the car, Xiao Qiang somehow asked Aunt Chu to take out 150,000 taels from the box.
Xiao Qiang thought to herself that if the other party talks nicely, she will donate all the 300,000 taels of silver.
If she dares not to talk to others, then the 150,000 taels of silver will be a lot.
Who knew that Concubine Zhuang would cause trouble as soon as she came up?
Xiao Qiang got angry, and the consequences were so serious that he simply cut the three hundred thousand taels of silver in half and only got 150,000 taels.
Logically speaking, 150,000 taels of silver is quite a lot.
Compared with the ladies and ladies here, Xiao Qiang got the most.
Then again, who didn't know that the Prince of Chu's palace was as rich as any other country, so he only took out a mere 150,000 taels of silver.
Everyone thought it was too little.
When Concubine Zhuang saw Xiao Qiang, the eldest concubine of Prince Chu's palace, she only took out 150,000 taels of silver notes.
His face turned dark immediately.
Concubine Zhuang always believed that Prince Chu's Mansion was a fat sheep and wanted to take advantage of today's opportunity to kill him.
As a result, I didn't expect that the eldest concubine of the Chu Palace would be so stingy and only donated such a small amount of money.
Concubine Zhuang was very dissatisfied, very dissatisfied.
So she said with a smile on her face: "I thought that the Crown Prince of Chu Palace was so favored in the Prince of Chu Palace.
Today's meeting is just like this.
Isn't it true that the Crown Prince of Chu is never willing to give you money?"
Everyone looked at Xiao Qiang, the eldest concubine of the Chu Palace, and wanted to see how Xiao Qiang dealt with Concubine Zhuang, who made things difficult again and again.
Xiao Qiang said calmly: "Whether my concubine is favored or not has nothing to do with others.
Only your own feet know whether the shoes fit.
If you are happy, I will give more, and if you are unhappy, I will give less.
Donating to raise capital is voluntary, and the amount or amount is based on everyone's feelings for the soldiers of Nanzhao Kingdom.
Could it be that those who gave out less did not want the soldiers of Nanzhao Kingdom to win the battle?
I can't see it.
What's more, compared with everyone here, this concubine has given out the most.
This hall is really stuffy, my dear concubine.
Didn't you invite everyone to come and enjoy the plum blossoms?
Don't let some people or things affect everyone's mood to enjoy the plum blossoms."
After Xiao Qiang finished speaking, she picked up her sister-in-law Chu Huan and walked out of the hall.
After Aunt Xiao and Sister-in-law Xiao Qiang went out, everyone realized that the female family members of the Lanhou Mansion did not come to the banquet today.
"Hey, it seems that Lan Houye's wife and the little princess of the Hou Mansion did not come to attend the plum appreciation banquet."
One of the noble ladies said garrulously.
"Hey, you didn't know, right?
I heard that Lan Lin, the eldest son of Lanhou Mansion, left a letter and ran away from home.
Lanhou's wife suddenly fell ill in a hurry.
Now that she is well, I guess the little princess of Lanhou Mansion is very busy.
Mr.
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Lan and Mrs.
Hou are both ill.
How can the little princess be in the mood to attend the plum appreciation banquet?
"Youdao is always in need of well-informed people.
"Madams, please go to the plum garden to enjoy the plum blossoms.
When dinner starts at noon, I will invite all the ladies to come and have a meal together."
Concubine Zhuang said with satisfaction when she saw that her goal was achieved.
Concubine Zhuang believed that the only flaw was that the money provided by the Chu Palace was too little.
But it doesn’t matter, the days are long, Xiao Qiang, I, Zhuang Yan, will remember you.
If I didn’t put Xiao Yunxi into Prince Chu’s Mansion, my surname would not be Zhuang.
After receiving the signal from Concubine Zhuang, the ladies walked out of the hall in groups
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