On the fifteenth day of the month, the moon was round and big. When Xia Tong walked on the dark bluestone steps, he could see a shadow underneath, as if a ghost was following him.

Chunlan gave her a cloak and said, "Mother, please be careful with the wind."

Then she complained in a low voice: "It's already autumn, why do you come to the water pavilion to have a night banquet? It's cold in the middle of the lake. She knows that your master is pregnant, so she doesn't understand."

The venue for the banquet was decided by Jiang Bilan, but I heard it was the Empress Dowager Jiang's idea. Prince Linjiang rarely came back, so he had to be serious about it, so as not to neglect the distant guests.

In fact, Xia Tong is not as delicate as Chunlan thought. Perhaps because of the spiritual spring water that regulates her body, she has not even caught a cold in the past six months, and she is already healthier than before at home.

On the contrary, she felt that Jiang Bilan was unique. Huanyue Pavilion was located in the middle of the lake. It was a large place and the scenery was beautiful. It was indeed a tourist attraction.

But Chunlan was quite wary, "It's a good place, but it's dark, there are many people, and there are many eyes. I'm just afraid of something happening."

Her concerns are reasonable, but fortunately, Chang Qing is also with her. This person seems to be silent, but is unexpectedly honest and reliable.

He put his hand on Xia Tong and said, "Don't worry, Miss Chun, I will take good care of the master."

Although the stone bridge was narrow, its foundation was very well established. Xia Tong was originally worried about it swaying, but when he stepped on it, he realized that it was extremely solid, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Entering the pavilion, the eyes were much more spacious. Because boats were needed to transport people, many royal relatives had not arrived yet. There were only a few palace concubines with similar status to her present. Xia Tong nodded lightly to them and said briefly.

Say hello.

Li Mi had gained a lot of weight before and had not lost the few pounds yet, so she claimed that she was ill. Wang Jingyi was a follower of the Empress Dowager Chiang and was bound to appear with the Empress Dowager Chiang.

Her seat was supposed to be a little above Feng Yuzhen's... But Xia Tong looked left and right and couldn't find out where Feng Yuzhen's seat was. Could it be that she planned to come out to dance directly without changing her clothes?

Xia Tong suddenly wondered how she was going to dance.

She was dazzled by what she saw, but luckily the little monkey appeared in time and guided her with a smile, "Mother, please come with me."

Xia Tong felt that An Ruhai didn't know how he was doing things. Couldn't he just arrange them in order? What were they doing?

But it was not convenient for her to scold his master in front of his apprentice.

When the little monkey led her to where she should sit, Xia Tong was stunned - for example, she originally thought that her seat was in the corner by the window, an inconspicuous position, but who knew that she was

Arrangements were made at the podium.

In the middle is the emperor's throne, with the Empress Dowager Chiang on the left and her on the right.

Although the desk in front of her was a little smaller than that of the Emperor and Queen Mother, this arrangement clearly pushed her in front of everyone.

Xia Tong couldn't help but feel a little flustered, "Whose idea was this?"

The little monkey was about to reply when a cold voice sounded, "It was my idea."

Xia Tong instantly withered. Wouldn't the emperor plan to show affection in public again? She really couldn't bear it. Not to mention that she was not just a wife but a concubine, even if she was placed as a concubine, she would be insignificant!

Just as she was about to stand up and decline the emperor's compliment, Liu Zhang put his arm around her shoulders and pushed her down, "You don't need to talk to me about these false etiquettes."

Xia Tong:……

She really wasn't pretending to be polite, she really didn't want to sit in this seat.

Helplessly looking at the emperor's face, Xia Tong knew that he had committed the problem of being arbitrary again, so he had no choice but to stay still, like a frightened rabbit.

Liu Zhang's expression softened a little. People were coming and going that day, and he felt like his brain was about to explode. He was even more impatient when he thought about the toast party later, so naturally he had to let Xia Tong accompany him and make the best use of everything.

Jiang Bilan followed the emperor in. She couldn't help but be stunned when she saw this. Her face was like a dark cloud that was about to collapse. She was not qualified to be a concubine. How could Jieyu of the Xia family be arranged to be beside the emperor? She subconsciously glared at An.

Like the sea at a glance.

It can be seen that the emperor didn't say a word, so he knew that this was actually his idea, and An Ruhai was just following orders. Jiang Bilan had no choice but to sit down and sit down.

Of course the others also noticed something strange in the palace, but no one dared to say anything.

Empress Dowager Chiang cherished her face and refused to let a concubine spoil the good atmosphere of the palace reunion, so she just pretended not to see it, so as not to have another dispute with the emperor and make a joke.

After a while, the night banquet started, and all the princes and princes present raised their glasses from a distance, "I wish your Majesty the Queen Mother good health and eternal blessings."

Seeing the harmonious scene in Wuyangyang, Empress Dowager Jiang felt that her children and grandchildren were full of joy, and she said gently: "All of them will be exempted from the gift."

He also deliberately warned his younger son, "King Linjiang, you don't have a good drinking tolerance. Remember to drink less, otherwise it will harm your health."

The reason why Empress Dowager Jiang chose this pavilion in the middle of the lake was also taking this into consideration, to let the night breeze blow in so that he could relax his alcoholism.

Liu Zhang lowered his eyes and covered his eyebrows with a hint of sadness.

Xia Tong squeezed his hand from under the table, indicating that there was no need for him to be upset over such a trivial matter - love was enough to harm him, and Empress Dowager Jiang was so blatantly partial, I'm afraid that other vassal kings would not feel comfortable seeing it.

The Queen Mother is technically their aunt's mother.

This caused King Linjiang to lose his peace all his life.

Liu Zhang reluctantly responded to her, "I understand."

I understand, but I still feel a little concerned.

Maybe the two people's whispering was too obvious. Liu Fang suddenly pointed the finger at them and said in his drunkenness: "Brother, although Xia Jieyu is your favorite concubine, her status is not high, how can you

To allow her to be respected as the queen is not to disregard the face of the Tian family?"

Empress Dowager Jiang scolded: "Fang'er, don't talk nonsense!"

But I was happy in my heart, because the younger son knew how to feel sorry for his mother, while the older one would only protect her blindly.

Jiang Bilan looked at the energetic faces of everyone here and sneered secretly in her heart, the emperor is putting Xia family in a frying pan and roasting her. Look, just this one thing is enough to go down in history - he doesn't even follow the rules in order to pamper his concubine.

Who could read this without criticizing him? Fortunately, King Linjiang was an upright man and was willing to speak out.

However, Mrs. Wei quietly tugged on her husband's sleeve and said, "What are you talking about? Who wants you to act foolishly and stand out? Your Majesty certainly has his own intentions. Xia Jieyu is pregnant and may still be a prince. Why did Your Majesty give her a seat?"

?The Queen Mother is broad-minded and naturally she won’t care about it.”

Although the voice was low, the words were clear. The words successfully drew everyone's attention to Xia Tong's belly. Fortunately, the weather was getting colder and it was night, so her clothes were extra wide, otherwise she would have been embarrassed to death.

Mrs. Wei successfully comforted her husband, and then went up to offer Xia Tong a glass of wine, "I apologize to you on behalf of my husband, and I hope that the Moon Goddess will bless you to give birth to a prince successfully, so that you can spread the branches and leaves of my great week."

Xia Tong felt that this princess was just right to be "outspoken". Look, if she couldn't give birth to a prince, she would seem to be a failure to the world.

Liu Zhang calmly took the cup and said, "Xia Jieyu is pregnant, I'll take this cup of wine for you."

Ask An Ruhai to bring a pot of sour plum juice and fill it up for Xia Tong herself, "Whether it's a prince or a princess, as long as it's your child, I like it."

Wei's smile was slightly stiff. She glanced at the Empress Dowager Jiang and saw that the Empress Dowager had no intention of speaking, so she had to retreat calmly.

Xia Tong drank the slightly cold sour plum juice, but her heart felt warm. The emperor was willing to help her out like this, and she was naturally moved. At this moment, she felt that the previous "praising and killing" was nothing. With Princess Wei

In comparison, the emperor was at least really nice to her.

When Jiang Bilan saw the two of them showing affection like no one else was around, she could only secretly get angry.

After the third round of drinking, everyone present looked drunk. Xia Tong saw that the emperor's cheeks were slightly red, and was about to ask him if it was okay so that someone could prepare a bowl of sobering soup.

Liu Zhang waved his hand gently, "No need, I am very awake."

He didn't feel sober when he said this, and he must still be sad. Xia Tong suddenly remembered that sentence, "The excitement is theirs, I have nothing."

Maybe this dragon chair that countless people longed for was really not that important to the emperor - at least not as important as what he dreamed of.

Xia Tong sighed, and was about to have someone open the porthole to get some air, when he suddenly heard a clear sound of silk and bamboo coming from far away, and couldn't help but prick up his ears.

The closer the sound got, the clearer and clearer it became, like the sound of nature coming from nine layers of clouds, overwhelming all the noise in the room. The people who were doing the drinking also stopped what they were doing and stared out the window.

Someone in the palace who knew what to do had already opened all the palace doors and window lattice, and the bright moonlight poured in, scattering a silvery white.

On the lake as flat as a mirror, a small boat floated by. The woman on the boat was dressed in red and holding a flute, facing the moon in the sky. The moonlight in the lake was like a lotus blooming in late autumn. In this thousands of flowers

When she withered, she showed her beautiful and scorching figure.

Only then did Xia Tong understand what the figure in the painting meant. Compared with the close-up view of the Royal Garden last time, looking at it from a distance, Feng Yuzhen had a hazy beauty that could not be toyed with - she had indeed made a lot of progress.

Moreover, you are far away in the middle of the lake, and others cannot get close to you, thus avoiding the embarrassment last time.

Jiang Bilan's silver teeth were almost broken, "What a good Feng Yuzhen!"

He dared to play such a trick behind her back. He obviously didn't take her seriously. How could she have such courage if no one instigated her?

Jiang Bilan targeted Xia Tong almost immediately.

Xia Tong met her resentful eyes and just shrugged - this was approved by the emperor and had nothing to do with her.

Princess Wei looked at the vassal princes here, young and old, all with straight eyes and drooling mouths. She felt really contemptuous. Fortunately, her husband had seen a lot of the world and would not be confused by such things.

Unexpectedly, by mistake, Liu Fang left his seat and walked out as if there was no one around.

Wei asked anxiously: "Where are you going?"

Liu Fang seemed to have not heard her words, and all he could see were the fairies he met by chance in the imperial garden that day - the fairies were dancing in the heavenly palace, calling him to come and keep her company.

But he forgot that he was in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, not on the ground. But with a plop, Liu Fang jumped over the partition and fell straight down.

At that time, Xia Tong was instructing An Ruhai to bring the alcohol-relieving soup and feed it to the emperor one mouthful at a time. Suddenly, he heard the constant noise outside, and hurriedly asked Chunlan to go over and inquire.

Feng Yuzhen won't be insulted again, right? Her ship is far away in the center of the wave, and no one else should be able to board it!

Unexpectedly, Chunlan looked very embarrassed when she came back, "It's none of Meiren Feng's business, it's King Linjiang...he accidentally fell into the water."

Xia Tong:……

I didn’t know whether it was good news or bad news for a while, but having said that, this person’s concentration was so poor that he was even worse than a guard. Was it because he drank too much?
Chapter completed!