Poisonous Peasant 'Concubine'

Chapter 281 - Palace Banquet – An Enraged Death

At the entrance of Fuling Palace, a row of eunuchs and a row of court ladies stood on both sides of the road. Led by Ling Jingxuan and Princess Shangming, a group of wives walked towards Fuling Palace in an orderly manner. The sedan chair passed by them, and the people sitting on the soft sedan chair were all the masters of the palaces and halls, that is, the emperor's concubines, women in the harem, regardless of gender, the number is quite considerable, Ling Jingxuan almost twitched seeing it, no wonder the emperor He collapsed when he was only in his forties, and he would have collapsed if he raised so many wives and concubines, so he was lucky if he didn't die.

"The Empress is here!" Arriving at the foot of the Fuling Palace, the eunuch who led the way went in to announce, and just at this time, the Empress' Luan arrived.

"See empress empress, empress is a thousand years old!"

Ling Jingxuan and Princess Shangming bowed their knees and gave a half salute. All the other concubines and wives kneeled down in a proper manner. Chu Yunhan, who got off the Luanjia, also put on a red queen's dress, and the domineering phoenix embroidery circled around On it, the crown is dotted with luxurious pearls and gemstones. Coupled with his incomparably handsome appearance, fair and smooth skin, indifferent and aloof temperament, and his innate elegance and dignity, he almost instantly outshone everyone present. Going down, with the support of the female officer, Chu Yun coldly glanced at the crowd, and when he saw Ling Jingxuan, a flash of joy flashed in his eyes, he finally came.

"Pingshen!" Quickly suppressing the joy of seeing Ling Jingxuan again, Chu Yunhan swung his right hand and led the palace people back into Fuling Palace.

"Concubine Xiao, Concubine Bai is here!"

Before they stood up, the eunuch's shouting sounded sharply again, and the married woman had to kneel down again, but this time Ling Jingxuan didn't need to salute again, just bowed his head a little. , if it wasn't because the imperial concubine belonged to the emperor, they should have saluted him instead.

Concubine Xiao Gui is also in her forties, and she is well cared for. She looks about thirty at most. It goes without saying that the emperor's woman looks good. For those who don't know, it's hard to imagine that such a beautiful woman and child have already passed away. In her twenties, Concubine Bai on the other side, I don't know if it's Ling Jingxuan's illusion, he always feels that he looks a bit like Chu Yunhan, but compared to Chu Yunhan, he has slightly more smiles on his face.

"You are Princess Cheng?"

When passing by them, Concubine Xiao Gui, who was walking a little ahead, suddenly stopped, her tone and attitude were all superior. Seeing his red body, Concubine Xiao almost broke her teeth, no matter whether it was the palace or the big families Only a regular wife is qualified to wear Zhenghong clothes. God knows how long she has been wearing Zhenghong phoenix robes. However, hate turns hate, but she doesn't show it at all on her face. She always looks graceful and luxurious. unattainable.

"This concubine is right, what advice does the imperial concubine empress have?"

Her disguise may be able to deceive others, but there is no way to escape Ling Jingxuan's sight. From the very beginning, he never thought of bowing down in front of these people. With the cool voice, Concubine Xiao Gui's exquisitely drawn face also quickly flashed a trace of annoyance, what she cares most about is her status, who would dare to stand taller than her in front of her over the years?Coupled with the empress dowager's love and the emperor's respect, even the empress dared not refute her face openly, how dare a princess call herself my concubine in front of her?

"This palace has long heard that Princess Sheng is dignified and noble, and seeing her today really lives up to her reputation."

Smiling, Concubine Xiao couldn't find anything wrong with her words. The premise is that when others don't know Ling Jingxuan's background, any idiot will know that she is simply mocking him. A farmer pretends to be dignified and noble. , he is just a vulgar country farmer, no matter if it is a concubine or a court eunuch, they are all human beings, how can they not hear the smell of gunpowder, but no one dares to speak casually, standing side by side with Ling Jingxuan The eldest princess, Mrs. Zeng Hou, also didn't look sideways, and she didn't have any intention of asking for help.

"Well, it seems that this concubine is still very suitable for our family, Sheng Rui. I was afraid that I would embarrass him, but now I heard the concubine and empress say that this concubine is full of confidence. Sheng Rui is right. The concubine was born to be the concubine of Prince Sheng."

"what?"

As soon as Ling Jingxuan finished speaking, everyone, headed by Concubine Xiao Gui, couldn't help being dumbfounded. Is he really stupid or is he just pretending?How can anyone be so thick-skinned? Can't he hear that she is mocking him?The best, this Princess Cheng is also too good!Compared with the twitching black lines on their chins, Ling Jingxuan looked smug, as if he was really thankful. The first to react was Mrs. Zeng Hou, Princess Shang Ming, Zeng Shaoqing's old lady, who swept him lightly. With a glance, a trace of satisfaction quickly slid across the bottom of his eyes, and then he put on the appearance of an old god.

"It's good to be able to sit in the position of Princess Sheng, but the princess must sit firmly, otherwise if she falls down one day, I'm afraid she will become the laughing stock of everyone."

The corners of her mouth twitched uncontrollably, Concubine Xiao suppressed her smile, and was about to leave after finishing speaking, Ling Jingxuan said leisurely: "Thank you for your concern, my concubine, but my concubine is different from your empress, the prince will marry me When I was born, I had nothing but a promise, this life is for me, the honor of ninety-five years can be discarded, the golden words can be reversed, the friendship between life and death can be killed, and the mountains of swords and fires can be gone! Madam, don’t worry, my prince has always made promises, and I will definitely be alone. "

What do women in the harem lack the most?It's not power, it's not money, and it's not beauty, but it's the love of the Ninth Five-Year Lord. Doesn't she love to talk sarcasticly, then she will make you hate so much that you bleed internally, and then you will piss her off.

"Yes, I hope so."

Sure enough, Concubine Xiao, who had her back to him, froze, and after a while, she uttered a few words bluntly, and then strode away with a feeling of displeasure. Concubine Bai, who had a panoramic view of everything, passed by Ling Jingxuan with great interest. Glancing at him, he didn't say anything, and the wives who followed behind them were all immersed in what Ling Jingxuan said earlier, but as a woman, who wouldn't want their man to love him unwaveringly?Can? ?That is impossible, they are ladies of every family, in order to show women's morality, even if they don't want to, they have to take the initiative to take concubines and raise houses for their men to show their virtuousness.

In an instant, Ling Jingxuan undoubtedly became the object of envy and hatred of all the wives and ladies.

Afterwards, the virtuous and Shude four concubines also arrived one after another, as well as some Zhaoyi beauties and so on. Anyway, after almost everyone who should have arrived, the eunuch for ceremonies finally rushed out from the palace. The surrounding eunuchs and maids also got busy one after another. The angry Huajun Princess suddenly walked over with a dozen maids and entourages. Seeing that he was about to enter Fuling Palace, the eunuch Si Li hurried forward to stop him: " Princess Huajun, please slow down??"

"Snapped!"

"Go away!"

In the next second, a terrifying sound of breaking through the air suddenly sounded, and the eunuch who stood in front of him was thrown out. Princess Huajun, who was holding a long whip, gave him a fierce look, and led his people to swagger. After walking in, no one dared to stop him anymore. Seeing this scene, Ling Jingxuan couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth. Compared with him, he instantly felt that he seemed much gentler. Sun?Are you decisive?

"The Empress Dowager has an order to announce that all the ladies will enter the palace!"

Several eunuchs swiftly dragged away the eunuch who had been drawn out, and the other shouted loudly. Under the guidance of the eunuchs and maids, a group of married women headed by Ling Jingxuan, Mrs. Zenghou, entered the hall neatly and orderly. In Fuling Palace, the empress dowager is at the top, the other concubines, led by the two concubines Xiao Bai, sit on both sides in sequence, and the Huajun princess who forced her way in earlier stood beside the empress dowager with a displeased face.

"See the queen mother, the queen mother is thousands of years old!"

Under the guidance of the eunuchs, Mrs. Ling Jingxuan Zenghou, who walked to the center of the main hall, knelt down first, and the rest of the wives also knelt down one after another. The shout of a thousand years resounded throughout the hall, and the empress dowager sitting above nodded in satisfaction and waved: "Everyone Madame is free from courtesy."

"Thank you, Empress."

After the people in front stood up, the other wives slowly stood up. The hierarchical system was especially obvious here. Then the queen mother said some auspicious words, and people rewarded the wives below the second rank, because they did not They were qualified to go to the banquet, thanked them for their rewards, and they left. The only ones left behind were wives, concubines, princesses, princesses, and their daughters who could be named by the major families in the capital, and Ling Jingxuan was naturally among them.

"Come here, give the ladies a seat."

Glancing at the people who were still standing, the Empress Dowager's eyes flickered when she saw Ling Jingxuan who was the leader. There was shock and resentment, but more calculations. She never thought that this Princess Cheng would be so young. Just an immature and easy to bully appearance.

Well, Ling Jingxuan is only 21 this year, and his appearance is indeed weak and bully, but if he really wants to bully him, the result may not be what they imagined.

"Thank you Queen Mother!"

Ling Jingxuan was not polite to her, and he walked straight to the first seat on the right, and everyone present could not help but twitch their mouths when they saw this. Although his rank is the highest, his seniority is not the highest. , apart from Princess Shangming, there are also old ladies from various families. He can be said to be the youngest in age, so he is really not polite at all?

Vulgar, disrespectful, uneducated? ?

All kinds of demeaning adjectives kept slipping through many people's minds, and the old ladies who were relatives of the emperor were even ashamed immediately, but because the eldest princess didn't speak, they didn't dare to stand out That's it, everyone can only go to his lower head and sit down in order. Except for the high-ranking princess and princess, the other daughters who have not left the cabinet, including Ye Ruyun, stand behind them respectively.

"Who is Princess Cheng? The Ai family is getting old, and his eyesight is not working well."

coming!

A flash of sarcasm flashed across Ling Jingxuan's eyes. With such an obvious humiliation, do you really think he is mentally handicapped?Glancing at the sneering concubines on the opposite side, and then looking at the married wives who were also smiling, Ling Jingxuan stood up abruptly, met everyone's surprised and puzzled eyes, and strode up the steps. In front of him: "Below is Prince Cheng, Empress Dowager, you look so young, you don't look like an old woman in her teens at all, people who don't know will think you are only in your 30s, but human skin It can be maintained, but the eyes are not easy to maintain, and it is normal for vision to degrade, so don’t be too sad, Queen Mother, I will definitely stand in front of you when I come to see you in the future, lest you overuse your eyes and make your eyesight worse.”

Didn't they think him vulgar and uneducated?Then let him show them vulgarity, anyway, he is a farmer, isn't he?