Xie Ming

Chapter 453 Palace Banquet
August 15th, the hour of Hai is almost halfway!
The moon is full in the sky and the autumn night is cool!
At this moment, in the Qianqing Palace in the inner court, Emperor Hongguang Zhu Cilang was also drinking ginger tea at the banquet, celebrating the festival with everyone!
"Cough cough cough cough."

Suddenly, after taking two sips, Zhu Cilang started coughing and his face turned red.

It was like boiling hot ginger soup, which made my dry and itchy throat come back again!
Seeing this, King Gongli Zhixin, who was standing by, hurried forward to serve him, spread his hands and patted his back, hoping to calm him down!

I saw the corners of his mouth twitching twice, as if he had something difficult to say. Hesitantly, he whispered slowly and expressed his concern.

"Oh, Your Majesty!"

"Slow down, slow down! Ah!" Wang Zhixin said.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Cilang coughed and waved his hand to suppress the matter. In his heart he knew that it was a problem with the ginger tea, but he didn't want to make a fuss about it!
"Uh, this"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty." On the left, Queen Chen Wanxuan, who was sitting nearby at the banquet, saw the situation and became clearly panicked. She stood up and was about to comfort him.

But seeing Wang Zhixin suddenly blocking the way, he couldn't move forward and stamped his hands and feet, extremely panicked.

"Hey! Xiazi-chan!"

"What are you standing there for?! Go now!"

"Bring some tea so His Majesty can rinse his throat!"

Not long after, the other Consort De, Tang Nianci, on the right, also stood up, glanced back, and gave instructions.

When she was accompanying Xiao Xia Zi in the palace, Concubine De didn't stop talking and started talking about the Queen.

"Sister Chen, the emperor is already suffering from a cough!"

"You have to make a bowl of brown sugar ginger tea for the emperor to drink!"

"That won't work!"

"The ginger flavor is very strong, and when sugar is added, it becomes sticky!"

"It's a relief that the Emperor has stopped coughing."

"Look, this is called hooking up again, isn't it?!"

Defei Tang Nianci was choking people with words, and now, just because of a bowl of red dates, ginger and sugar tea, she overstepped the boundaries and criticized the Empress!
The reason why this person is like this is actually related to what happened in the previous dynasty!

It is said that concubines often rely on the prestige of their mother's family. Tang Nianci is a perfect example!
She was originally a daughter of the Tang family in Huguang. Recently, in order to obtain this virtuous concubine and the right to participate in political affairs, the Tang family has made a big move and donated a large sum of money to the court to alleviate the deficit in the court!

Therefore, the harem should follow the previous dynasty, and Tang Nianci's position was directly promoted to imperial concubine, and as the old saying goes, if you take something from someone, you will be grateful!
In this regard, the emperor is also a human being, and is no different!
So as she lived in the harem, he showed even more care and concern for this Defei.

As time went on, Tang Nianci became more and more outrageous and dared to behave like this in court!
"Uh, this"

"Your Majesty!"

"It's my fault!"

"I, I was just thinking that the weather has been getting cold recently. My mother taught me how to make ginger tea at home. She said it can warm the stomach and keep away the cold!"

"so I."

Although Chen Wanxuan was the queen, she was very stupid and cowardly. Her body was weak and fragile, and she often suffered from headaches!
Even at this moment, when being mocked by Concubine De to such an extent, she was still slow in her temper and was not in a position to argue!
He just spoke timidly, fearing that he might make a mistake and anger the emperor.

At this time, Zhu Cilang was quite helpless about it.

I think, the queen is stupid, and there will be no peace in the harem!
Zhu Cilang is a very proud man with great ambitions. He doesn't want to interfere in the affairs of the women in the harem!
But the queen couldn't lift it, what could he do? !

Now, thinking back to what happened a while ago, let’s talk about this ginger sugar tea, it was really hard to drink!
It was only because the Queen said that she had prepared it herself that Zhu Cilang reluctantly took a few sips, which then caused him to start coughing.

Hearing Concubine De's sarcasm, he had no choice but to speak up to save the situation for the Queen. He felt really exhausted.

"cough cough"

"Hu——" He finally took a breath.

"Haha, no problem, it's okay!"

"I have been ill for a long time!"

"I noticed that there were dates in the tea!" "I thought it tasted good, so I drank more!"

"It can be seen that the queen put her heart into it!"

Zhu Cilang had no choice but to find excuses, but thinking about what would happen next, his mind was in turmoil, and he had no choice but to harden his heart and make arrangements.

"But come on, Wanxuan, you are too weak!"

"I heard from Wang Zhixin that he had a headache again last night!"

"I am worried about you!"

"In my opinion, since it is inconvenient for you to deal with the trivial matters in the harem, it would be a good idea to move out and ask Nianci to help you take care of them!"

Using an excuse, Zhu Cilang talked about gaining power!

Although he was absent-minded, he had to take care of it. He thought that Concubine De was a smart person after all, and helping her take care of the trivial matters in the harem could be a relief!

After hearing this, although the queen was unwilling, she was weak and powerless, and she really couldn't argue with anything, so she kept silent and let it go!

Seeing that there were no objections, Zhu Cilang sighed with disappointment and stopped talking about it, as he found it boring.

"Ugh"

"Although today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the late emperor's mourning period is not far away, so everything should be kept simple."

"Plus, the northern border is in turmoil and the court is in chaos. I really can't muster any interest in this!"

"It's a pity that you and I have to go through so much hardship!" He kept muttering to himself.

After Zhu Cilang finished speaking, he cleaned up the banquet room and suddenly glanced at Yuzhen. He saw that Concubine Hui was also in a state of unrest, so he came over to ask her questions.

"Eh?!"

"Concubine Hui!" the emperor called.

But when hearing this question, Yuzhen looked dazed and didn't react at all, as if she didn't hear it.

Seeing this, Concubine An and Dong Ruining, who were sitting near Yuzhen, looked over here without closing their eyes. They also hurriedly tugged at Yuzhen's sleeve under the table and winked at her.

After Concubine An and Dong Ruining's actions, Yuzhen finally came to her senses!
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Yuzhen replied in panic.

"I see you've been feeling uneasy since just now!"

"Why, are you sick?!"

Seeing Huipin acting like this, Zhu Cilang could hardly pay much attention to her, and what he said was just a casual remark!
"Ah, go back, go back." Huibin Yuzhen was stunned by the question for a moment and had not yet figured out how to answer.

"Oh! Your Majesty!"

"Sister Yuzhen has been feeling listless in the palace these past few days. Maybe she is not feeling well!"

Look, Concubine An Dong Ruining came in to help out.

After they finished speaking, the two girls glanced at each other secretly. It was obvious that the two of them had been sticking together and getting along pretty well in the palace in private these days!

"oh?!"

"If that's the case, you should have said it earlier!"

"Let the imperial physician take a look tomorrow!" Upon hearing this, Zhu Cilang issued a detailed plan.

"Yes! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern!" Yuzhen also returned the greeting.

Defei left the room halfway and hurriedly asked Yuzhen to grab some of her attention. She didn't feel happy, but she rolled her eyes at her, complaining in her heart!
You slut, I don't know who is in your heart? !

PS: I’m back! I’m back!

Keep going, keep working on it!
(End of this chapter)