The First Empress - Chapter 26

Chapter 26 New Wine Not Open
Nowadays, the Emperor’s birthday was getting closer and closer. Linglong was also getting more and more distracted. In recent days, she had deliberately avoided the Empress. Ji Zhuhua seemed to have acquiesced to Linglong’s actions. When the two of them met, they only slightly nodded as if they had seen each other.

There weren’t any women in the harem who were naturally beautiful and romantic. Lan Sou Yu had just arrived, and although she seemed to have taken up all her romance, she still did not have a beautiful appearance.

There were countless women in the painting, but none of them could be helped by the Empress. Therefore, there were many women who could not approach the Emperor. One could imagine the role of Empress Ji Zhuhua in this connection.

There were also a lot of women who were as beautiful as autumn moons.

Tong Jia’s Yao Tao Nong Li said, Ning Guta was gorgeous, Although they were all newly promoted concubines, they did not receive much favor from the Emperor. Everyone was fully prepared for the final sprint. This time, everyone was afraid that there would be a problem. Normally, trivial matters would disappear at this time. They were all afraid that if something happened at this juncture, they would be heavily punished.

Naturally, Linglong also knew that there were many beautiful women in the palace. Mingyi Meishu also had a lot of wealth and background, as well as a natural beauty with wind charm. She could completely treat herself as an ordinary person, but the Empress’s meaning seemed to be that she had to shine at the palace banquet. However, every time she met the Empress, she couldn’t say anything important.

Every time the Empress smiled, it was just a romantic smile. Her charming appearance and expression were unfathomable. She could only wait for the palace banquet at that time. After the palace banquet, she could see what was different about the situation.

Seeing that it was the fifteenth day, it was already the end of the day. Emperor Huiqi had already said this morning that his birthday was a joyous occasion. Furthermore, he had arranged a palace banquet at the Calyx Pavilion. This was the place where emperors of past dynasties would hold palace banquets.

In the daytime, all the civil and military officials would naturally arrive in Zihua Palace. Even the hardworking king, who had always been far away from the horizon, would come back. The birthday of the Son of Heaven was naturally the most important festival in the dynasty and even under the heavens. In the daytime, the nobles and princes had to present their golden mirrors to show their bags. There was no need to say anything about it. However, the night was even more lively than the day. After their longevity, the civil and military officials celebrated the emperor’s blessings. With that elegant blowing and singing, this was the time for the imperial concubines to compete.

The Calyx Pavilion folds in the north and west of the Imperial Garden, It was already late autumn and all the flowers had died. However, Empress Ji Zhu Hua still had Royal servant move all the chrysanthemums to the bottom of the Calyx Building. The so-called Calyx Building was not a building, but a very large building. There were countless seats on the stage inside. It was likely that the entire Manchu Dynasty could sit in it.

The corridor of the Calyx Pavilion was full of cornice and high pecks, so it was naturally extremely beautiful.

The imperial concubines had already arrived. As they lowered their eyebrows and smiled, they chased after each other. Today, there was no longer the solemn atmosphere they used to have. As long as the Emperor was happy, everyone in the world would be happy. This was not necessary.

Li Sheng and Qin’er followed Linglong to the Calyx Pavilion, one on the left and one on the right. The two of them had just arrived at the vortex of the beehive when they encountered the Seven Kings Hui Ye. Hui Ye only glared fiercely at a few people before disappearing.

They continued walking. After crossing the long bridge, they could see the Calyx Pavilion in front of them. Li Sheng knew that Linglong was tired, so he stopped.

Linglong couldn’t help but smile, “The Seven Kings don’t seem happy.”

Li Sheng didn’t know what to say. He was prepared to play careless, but he still smiled and replied, “Little Lord, I don’t know. The mother of the Seven Kings hanged herself in the cold palace at that time. At that time, this servant was also present. The mother of the Seven Kings looked extremely terrifying.” Saying that he was hanging himself was probably related to the Emperor. “Rumor has it that the Emperor and the Seven Kings are at odds. The Emperor murdered Empress Yun Yun, causing the two of them to look at each other in opposition.”

Walking to the front, the song platform rang warmly and the autumn light melted. However, Bu Linglong suddenly felt a chill on her body. She stammered, “Since that’s the case, why did the Emperor not kill her quickly and instead want to recuperate the carbuncle like this? What is the reason for that?”

Li Sheng looked ahead and saw many concubines and princes and grandchildren arriving. Naturally, he lowered his voice, “Your Majesty, there are many things that servant would not dare to say when it comes to ascending to the throne. However, Seventh Prince is now full-winged and has withered branches. How can he cut them off at once?”

Tonight was originally Chao Ge Ye Xian’s night, but Ling Long’s heart was beating fiercely.

In the past, when I was at home, I didn’t know about these things at all. I only vaguely heard about the Emperor’s killing of the Empress. Today was the first time I heard a more accurate answer. I was suddenly a little shocked.

Linglong took a deep breath and asked, “Isn’t the Emperor in danger?”

The corner of Sheng’s lips curled into a smile. “Danger is not dangerous. The Emperor will naturally figure it out. If the Seven Kings could successfully usurp the throne, they would have already been covered in yellow robes.” Sheng’s words lacked interest, but Linglong could tell that if she wanted to usurp the throne, it was not something that could be done with a bunch of royalists and mobs.

As for Huiqi, he naturally had everything planned out and would not allow Seventh Prince to take advantage of it.

Tonight’s banquet seemed a little unusual …

Today’s women are all heavily makeup, Almost dressed up as a kabuki, They all wanted to perform at night to please Long Yan, However, at night, how many people could stand out from the crowd? Or perhaps, whether the Emperor’s thoughts were here or not was between two sides. After listening to Sheng’s words, Linglong roughly understood that the conflict between the Seven Kings and the Emperor was not a bit by bit, but a deep-rooted scar that had already been rooted in her heart for a long time.

On this day of national celebration, Seventh Prince naturally felt that his fate was unbearable, and it was normal for him to look at others angrily.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the Calyx Pavilion. They saw Empress Ji Zhu Huarou leaning against the Dragon Throne without any bones. She held a red lifting in her hand and brought over a handful of daisies for His Majesty to see. “This year’s Hydrangeas are blooming quite well. What do you think, Your Majesty?”

The Emperor took the chrysanthemum and calmly placed it on the table. He looked at Seventh Prince Hui Ye, who was present. “It’s just a chrysanthemum. All the golden armor in the city is also my golden armor. Besides, I was not born to like chrysanthemums. Wait until the banquet is over and move wherever you come from.”

Although the surroundings were filled with the fragrance of flowers, it was refreshing. However, Ji Zhuhua also felt the Emperor’s unhappiness and could only laugh embarrassedly, “This is natural. Why don’t we let the concubines go on stage and dance for the Emperor? For today, they have been waiting pitifully for a long time.”

Huiqi was about to raise a smile in response when Seventh Prince put a chrysanthemum in his temples and said coldly, “Brother Huang doesn’t like chrysanthemums, but Ye likes them very much. It’s just because chrysanthemums aren’t afraid of the Ice Frost Lonely Mark. It’s not what Brother Huang understands to have golden armor all over the city. The joints in them need to be studied slowly.”

When the Empress saw Seventh Prince speak like this, she immediately smiled sweetly. “Could it be that Seventh Prince is drunk before he drinks? Why did he say that chrysanthemums are not chrysanthemums?”

The fragrance in the surroundings dissipated. Linglong could also hear the words of the two of them. This was proof of what Li Sheng had just said.

Hui Qi lazily looked at the Seven Kings Hui Ye. “I don’t know,” he sneered. “Could it be that the entire world belongs to someone else?”

Hui Ye chuckled, “Dragons give birth to nine sons. How did you know that there is only one emperor in the world? There are three or five emperors in Xi Rong, Bai Hai and Fu Sang countries alone, right?”

Everyone could tell what this meant. Bu Linglong frowned slightly. Today’s palace banquet was a bit unusual.

It was obvious that Hui Qi’s expression had greatly changed. He clenched his fists tightly and smashed them on the table, “Impudent!” After that, the concubines became even more silent. Some even dropped their wine glasses on the ground.

“Other kingdoms are other kingdoms. The so-called ‘Heavenly None Two Days People without Two Masters’ has always been like this in this country. Could it be that the Seven Kings are already drunk? If the Seven Kings are drunk, how about we invite someone to wake them up and sober them up?”

The Seven Kings Emblem Ye innocently said, “Your Majesty, why are you so angry? Seventh Brother is only joking. Some things don’t happen forever. The so-called ‘Heavenly Neverday’ said that there were ten suns hanging in the sky in the previous dynasty, but weren’t they shot down by the warriors one by one?” Besides, there are some things that the Emperor and Seventh Brother are not able to grasp, are they? ”

Originally, these beautiful women with lotus flowers on their cheeks and peach blossoms were all his own, but now, they were hugged by Hui Qi. Naturally, jealousy surged in his heart. He already had a large underground organization, and it was as easy as turning his palm to rebel. It was just that he was afraid that Dang Yu, who had been snared by the Emperor, would not obey his orders completely.

Huiqi naturally understood what he meant, but he sneered, “Since it hasn’t happened, in my opinion, it probably won’t happen in this lifetime. Those things are all Seventh Prince’s worries. Forget it, I was originally here to listen to music and watch a play tonight. Don’t ruin your mood for unnecessary things. Queen, please let them go on stage one by one.”

Huiqi seemed to have forgotten Hui Ye’s panic and rudeness, or rather, he didn’t care at all. The Empress hurriedly took the list and looked at it while pointing at it with her crystal armor. After a long time, she finally chose the order of her appearance.

Hui Qi was thinking in his heart, should he immediately ambush the seven kings? Because he didn’t know to what extent the seven kings had recruited troops and horses, so he could only remain motionless against me. These things had already been prevented. He would only jump out and cut off his claws when necessary, not now.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard Empress Ji Zhuhua whispering to the Emperor.

Hui Qilian hurriedly took the list, looked at it, and then handed it over, “The Empress just looks at it.”