Chapter 152:

???? August 15th Mid-Autumn Festival, a grand feast was held in the palace.
Because it is a moon-viewing feast, and it is also a pleasure for the monarchs and ministers, it is set in the water pool of the Yaochi in the imperial garden.
The Yaochi Water Pavilion has a huge area and is built on the Bibo Pond. There is an open-air platform constructed with white marble, which is excellent for feasting and enjoying the moon.
The feast is divided into two parts, male and female. The emperor Jing and the princes are on the left, the queen concubine in the palace and the women are on the right. The middle is separated by potted plants of different heights.
The feast on this occasion, held in the evening, is very magnificent. Countless lotus lights were lit on the water pavilion, and there were singing and dancing music, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a fairyland in Yaochi.
The throne sits on the queen.
The queen is very dazzling today, wearing a bright yellow palace dress and wearing a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin. She looks graceful and majestic under the lights.
Under the throne, there are two long rows of seats on the left and right. Xiaohua sits on the first seat on the left. The first place is the concubine Qiao Xianfei. Arranged, but there is no seat opposite Xiaohua.
In front of the long table, there are many melon and fruit snacks, one of which is a variety of moon cakes, all of which are bite-sized and look quite delicate.
Two children sat with Xiaohua in one seat, one dressed in a small prince's costume and the other dressed in a pink kimono. With two baby dolls carved in jade, it is so cute. Inviting countless surviving women to look at this place, I really felt that the concubine had grown well, and the appearance of the twins was also very good.
Both children participated in this occasion for the first time. Since they were quite new, Yiyi saw Gong Ling dancing and couldn't blink her eyes. Han'er is much better than her. Although she feels novel, she doesn't show her face. She sits beside the mother princess, showing the example of a crown prince.
Let the little flower as a mother-in-law can't help but look.
"Hanger, are you tired from sitting like this?"
"It's a bit." Chaoer frowned, "But the guest Qian said, Xiaoer is still young. You don't need to learn anything else, but the etiquette must be done, especially in front of outsiders.
Guest Qian is a prince guest. He greets the princes with his etiquette and negligence. Daxi has set up the Donggong government office. There are three males and three youngs to teach the prince, and the House of Lords is responsible for tutoring the Donggong daily. It's just that Luo Han was young and temporarily stayed with Xiaohua to live in Chenxi Palace. Everything has not been put on the charter, but the etiquette that the prince should have must be learned every day.
Xiaohua can anticipate how hard the child will be in the future, but as Emperor Jing puts it, he must seek his administration in his place. Parents' spoiling will only cause the child to become a struggle in the future. And Xiaohua doesn't know how to educate a child, especially a Chu Jun, so he can only obey Jingdi, and then spare his children as much as possible in his spare time.
"Tired and told the concubine, you are still young, don't have to work so hard."
Luo Chao just nodded, but still maintained a correct posture. Xiaohua said so, seeing that the child insisted, and said nothing else.
Compared with Han'er, Yiyi seems to have no princess example. But the princess was still young, and no one would question it. After watching singing and dancing for a while, she got bored and yelled at Xiaohua that her belly was hungry.
Thinking about having no meals at night, the couple just ate some snacks for a while, and when they came, they still had only snacks. Xiaohua then ordered a few words with the lilacs around her, letting her prepare some things that the two children love to eat.
Jingdi sat on the left platform, and he could see the situation here. Although he was holding a wine glass all the time, his face was calm and calm, but his eyes never left.
Seeing the movement over there, I thought of something with Xiaohua, and whispered something to Fushun on the side.
Lilac's speed is very fast, and soon brought some food. There are sweet porridge and custard, there are small crystal buns, and jujube mud rolls. Yiyi loved sweets and laughed as soon as she saw them, and started eating under the service of Lilac. Yuer doesn't like sweets, but Xiaohua uses chopsticks to hold two crystal buns and a jujube roll on an empty plate for him to eat.
Luo Han was also hungry at this time, and began to eat the food that Xiao Hua had arranged for him.
After the two children had finished eating, some palace people withdrew their things.
At this time, a young came up with a gold tray, on which were placed a few golden fat crabs, one as big as a slap and a pot of wine.
"This is a crab from Xingong. Your Majesty enjoys it with her mother, and there is a pot of fine amber wine."
Xiaohua turned her head and looked over there on the high platform, just in front of King Jing's eyes.
Although she could not see clearly, she could understand what he meant. It must be that she did n’t eat at night. No one would take care of her two children at dinner, but she could n’t do it. She gave her a sweet mouth by watching crabs.
Xiaohua smiled at that place and said, "Say to your majesty, your concubine thanked your majesty."
Many people have seen the movements here, including the queen.
Rewarding the concubine only, not the queen, your majesty's heart is obvious.
Looking at the queen's stiff face, Jing Bin smiled rarely, and met with An Bin, the same gloating.
Lilac is responsible for removing crabs, and Xiaohua is responsible for enjoying.
Dipped in garlic and vinegar sauce, it is extremely delicious to use. Even Yiyi took several sips, and Yuer ate with joy.
"Okay, well, children can't eat cold and eat more, which is bad for their health." So to the children, the little flower who should also eat cold food has not stopped.
Crab is cold, but it is just mixed with amber wine, so Xiaohua drank a few more glasses of amber wine. Amber wine is not spicy. It tastes very mellow in the mouth. I didn't realize that Xiaohua used a few more glasses.
The breeze flicked slowly across the cheeks, and the top of the head was a disk-like bright moon. There was a moon shadow in the pool, accompanied by the surrounding pool waves.
Fushun walked over, "Ma'am, Your Majesty let the old slave come to invite His Highness the Prince."
Xiaohua nodded, and Haner and Fushun went to Jingdi.
Halfway through the banquet, the atmosphere at the banquet became more and more casual, and the voices in the room gradually increased.
It was not only the emperor Jingdi who had dinner with each other, but Xiaohua also had his wife left to speak to a place she knew well, including the queen. There were a few relatives who looked like relatives and said something to their children.
Qiao Xianfei ’s maiden city, Yang Bo ’s, was also attended today. Qiao Xianfei ’s mother and brother-in-law came to Qiao Xianfei, and several people told of their love.
In contrast, Xiaohua is deserted here.
She was unfamiliar with the women's families in Beijing. She wanted to rely on her to get an eye in front of the concubine, but she could not understand the conscientious nature of the concubine, so she did not dare to step forward.
At this time, Mrs. Jinyang Hou came over, first saluted Xiaohua, then stood and talked to her.
"When I saw that there was no one in front of my mother-in-law, the concubine came cheeky. In fact, many ladies wanted to come to the mother-in-law to make eye contact with them. It was just because they did not dare to step forward because of their unclear nature. Cai, do n’t be surprised if you look at Wangwang. "
"Ms. Jinyang Hou has praised it."
"This is your high princess. It looks like a jade girl in front of a bodhisattva.
Yiyi didn't like the stranger in front of her very much. She looked at Xiaohua and said, "Mother Concubine, Yiyi wants to go and play with her brother."
"Brother is where his father is."
"Then I will go to the father emperor."
Xiaohua thought for a while and said, "Aunt Concubine asked Aunt Ding Lan to take you. Don't be naughty and not allowed to run around, just stay with Father Emperor."
Yiyi sees Xiaohua agree, and then pulls Ding Lan to let her take her. Ding Lan led her, followed by several palace men and two eunuchs, and a large group of people circled Yiyi to the left.
Xiaohua turned to see Mrs. Jinyang Hou still standing there and said, "Don't be surprised, Mrs. I wonder where you just said?"
Mrs. Jinyang Hou smiled stiffly, "The concubine praised the high princess's cleverness and cuteness. It seems that the concubine still has some vision. The high princess is so smart at a young age. It will certainly be a model for my princesses in the future. "
Xiaohuagan smiled a bit, this man's really flattering eyelids did not blink. But don't say, listening to people say their children, the mood is still full of joy.
Because of the flattering person, Xiaohua didn't have a cold and didn't know what to say to her, so she just smiled and didn't speak.
Xiaohua felt that she behaved properly, but in some people's opinion it was not so good.
In particular, Tian Shi thought that he grabbed the handle of the concubine. At this time, this Yuan concubine should be quite pleased with herself. Unexpectedly, she suffered such a cold reception repeatedly. This made Tian's annoyed, and his eyes went to Xiaohua.
"The concubine looked familiar to the lady, like someone he had seen a few years ago."
With this expression in her eyes, Xiaohua didn't know what Mrs. Jinyang Hou meant, so she lived for so long.
She chuckled her lips and smiled indifferently, "Is it? Madam, shouldn't you be wrong? This palace is not a capitalist."
"It turns out that it is true that the concubine admitted wrong ..."
"Ma'am was wrong."
"It's not just the concubine who has seen the man alone, there are several others. There is an old concubine named Wangpozi in the concubine's house ..."
The following words were restrained by a sudden gaze that could penetrate people's hearts. The sight was cold, and it seemed to be flooded with countless swords and arrows.
Because he knew the origin of Yuan Yuanfei, Tian's original awe has been replaced by contempt. Even if I came here to speak before, no one dared to come, so she came alone.
Why, nothing more than feel like grabbing the handle of the concubine!
This mentality is like a most inferior pariah, and suddenly found that some of the nobles who are above can not see the privacy of others, and suddenly feel that they have caught the weakness of the other side, and want the nobility to do whatever he wants to give himself supreme honor With power.
Mrs. Jinyang Hou was right, the bad things really cannot be known, even if the facts are not like that, but everything is based on people's opinions. The status will also be destroyed.
What's more, Xiaohua is not alone, there are three children behind him, a prince, a princess, a second prince, the mother's reputation is bad, it is likely to affect several children.
But, again, this weakness cannot be shown.
Xiaohua knows too much about this kind of person's mentality, and is greedy but not contented. Once it is dragged on, it may be endless. Not only will she face endless greed, she will also be implicated in several children.
"Ms. Jinyang Hou, this palace thinks you should understand what you can say and what you can't say. Take care of your mouth and don't involve the whole family ..."
Xiaohua's performance is confident, because she knows that Jingdi will believe her. Of course, how to resolve this Jinyang Hou is also a headache. Emperor Jing did not worry about it, but was afraid of spreading it ...
Suddenly there was a loud noise in the distance, there were many people over there, and someone shouted, "The princess fell into the water ..."
Xiaohua's body suddenly softened, hurriedly stood up under the help of Lilac, and ran over there.
Behind him, Mrs. Jinyang Hou stood at the same place, showing a bit of fear in her face.
A voice suddenly sounded behind her, "Ma'am, why are you standing here?"
Mrs. Jinyang Hou was surprised for a while, and immediately saluted, "Have seen the concubine."