Harem Daily Life

Chapter 207: Is the virtuous concubine going to regain favor?

When Eunuch Qin heard this, he immediately added a stool next to the Queen Mother and placed new bowls and chopsticks.

Little Jin'an was always taken care of by the Queen Mother in the Hot Spring Palace, so he was not afraid in front of her. He stood up and went straight to the Queen Mother and sat down obediently.

Some of the other relatives had seen the emperor's appearance when he was a child. Prince Changping looked at the emperor, then at the second prince, and had a thought in his mind: Although the second prince was adopted by the people, it doesn't mean he is not the emperor's child? Judging from his appearance, he is most likely the emperor's biological child, but his biological mother is probably of low status, so the mother was abdicated and the child was raised under the name of Concubine Tao.

Prince Changping felt that he had seen the truth, and his eyes softened when he looked at the Second Prince. He said, "This must be the Second Prince I just recognized not long ago. Now that he has entered the He family, he is a member of the He family. I will give the Second Prince a small gift, please don't despise it."

After saying this, he took off a jade pendant and handed it to the maid beside him, asking her to take it.

The Queen Mother took one look and said with a smile: "Is this made from the yellow jade from that year? The late emperor got a piece of top quality yellow jade by chance and made five jade pendants. You brothers each get one. How can the Prince of Changping give such precious jade to Jin'an? You should take it back and give it to him as a New Year's gift."

Prince Changping said, "This jade originally witnessed the affection that the emperor had for us brothers. It is just right for me to pass it on to the second prince today as a legacy. I hope that the royal descendants will be friendly and respectful to each other, and the family will flourish forever."

"If you put it that way, I will ask Jin'an to accept it. Jin'an, thank Prince Changping quickly."

Little Jin'an stood up obediently and said cutely: "Thank you, Prince Changping. I wish you all the best, good health, and good health for your family."

These auspicious words were all memorized by Mingyue before he came here, and she allowed him to combine them freely and use them over and over again.

Everyone was suspicious again. Why did the Prince of Changping not curry favor with the eldest prince, who was born in a proper family, but instead curry favor with the second prince who was adopted by the emperor? Maybe he was obsessed with elegance every day and his brain was out of control.

Concubine De didn't know what everyone was thinking, she only knew that she was very angry. A surge of anger went straight from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, and the heavy hairpins on her head could hardly hold it back.

She gave birth to a prince of noble blood! Why is it that the one who is outstanding today is the one from the common people?

She looked at her son beside her and whispered, "My son, didn't you learn a few poems recently? Go recite them to your grandmother and make her happy."

The eldest prince shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, I don't want to go. I'm scared."

The Queen Mother was always majestic, and the eldest prince was very afraid of her. Not only the eldest prince, but also the eldest and second princesses were afraid of her.

Ever since the Imperial Concubine discovered that the Queen Mother was close to the Second Prince, she realized that the Queen Mother was deliberately supporting the Second Prince, so she restrained the eldest princess a little and told her to be careful with her words and actions.

She was the one who prepared tonight's palace banquet, so nothing can go wrong.

But an accident happened.

The originally scheduled dance had a different track and even the dancers were changed.

The imperial concubine frowned and looked at the dancer, then saw the virtuous concubine walking out with a veil on her face, gracefully dancing to the music. The imperial concubine and all the concubines were shocked!

The virtuous concubine, who had finally shown signs of falling out of favor, was about to make a comeback!

De Fei sat beside the Imperial Concubine and whispered to her: "Why did the Imperial Concubine arrange for her to dance? Isn't this a chance for her to perform her charm?"

Defei became even angrier and couldn't even have peace during the New Year.

The imperial concubine narrowed her eyes, and was speechless. She could only explain: "She did it herself, but she didn't tell me."

Concubine De was stunned. Is there such a thing?

As expected, the competition for favor still depends on the virtuous concubine.

Tao Yanyan watched Concubine Xian dancing. To be honest, if Concubine Xian was not so pretentious that her filter was broken, Tao Yanyan actually liked watching her. After all, she was beautiful!

With a pair of eyes to see the world, who doesn’t want to see more beautiful people and things?

She watched and ate at the same time.

She was looking at the beauty, and Prince Yong opposite her was also looking at the beauty. Prince Yong became suspicious as he watched.

Logically speaking, Concubine Xian is a favorite concubine, and Concubine Tao is also a new favorite recently. When rivals meet, they should be particularly jealous of each other, just like his favorite concubine and the princess, who often don't get along. But how come Concubine Tao doesn't show any hostility towards her rival?

Could it be...

Prince Yong had a bold guess - Concubine Tao was not deeply in love with her brother, so it didn't matter to her brother who he favored.

"It seems that my royal brother has not received all the love of the beauty." Prince Yong complained in his heart, his eyes darkened, and suddenly he felt a little balanced in his heart.

It would be unfair for He Linzhang to say that he had no feelings for Concubine Xian. After all, the most favored woman in the harem has a fatal attraction to the emperor. He hadn't seen Concubine Xian for a long time, and the sudden dance of the beautiful woman tonight really stirred up waves in his heart.

As soon as the Empress, Imperial Concubine, De Concubine and Shu Concubine saw the Emperor's eyes, they knew that Concubine Xian had indeed gotten up again this time. They were speechless.

The Queen Mother picked up a piece of pork ribs for Xiao Jin'an and said calmly, "You keep dancing in the same few ways. Are there any new dance steps?"

Actually, Concubine Xian's dance was newly choreographed, but after the Empress Dowager said so, everyone agreed that she was right. After Concubine Xian finished dancing, she thought there would be thunderous applause, but she didn't expect the Empress Dowager to pour a basin of cold water on her. No one spoke for her. She felt a little aggrieved for a moment, and looked at the Emperor with pity.

He Linzhang cleared his throat and said, "The Concubine's dancing has always been the best in the palace. You danced very well today. You are very thoughtful."

The emperor gave Concubine Xian a way out, and her expression naturally improved. She took her leave to change her clothes and gave the empress dowager a provocative look.

The Queen Mother rolled her eyes and said, "The dance is pretty good, but it's just not original." After saying that, she glanced around and her eyes fell on Tao Yanyan.

Tao Yanyan was originally watching the show, but when she received the Queen Mother's gaze, she instantly had a bad feeling. Sure enough, she heard the Queen Mother say, "Today we are all family, let's all have fun. I remember that Prince Yong can dance with a sword, right? How about Concubine Tao playing music and Prince Yong dancing with a sword to liven up the palace banquet?"

Just as He Linzhang was about to stop him, Prince Changping was the first to respond: "Great! I'm looking forward to hearing Concubine Tao play the pipa again! Can you play the song "Happy Jianghu" again today?"

Everyone responded, and He Linzhang's face turned dark.

Prince Yong stood up and said, "It is better to obey than to be respectful. I will show my humility here." He turned and looked at Tao Yanyan, "Jieyu Tao plays the pipa very well. I wonder if you can do me the honor."

Tao Yanyan took a deep breath. She looked at the emperor's dark face, then at the queen mother's triumphant expression, and said, "Yes, I will send someone to get the pipa. Thank you, Prince Yong."

He Linzhang drank a glass of wine expressionlessly, and glanced at He Tingye with hatred: "How can you dance with swords without a sword? Come, fetch my Longhua sword and give it to Prince Yong."

The sword was made by a famous swordsmith. The two brothers even fought for the sword. In the end, He Linzhang won, and the late emperor gave him the sword.

Prince Yong was dancing with swords tonight. I took his sword and as a result, I participated as well, so it wasn't too much of a loss.