It turns out that the harem can only live well if it is favored.
Look at this huge table full of different dim sum, they look exquisite and delicious.
Soon the Queen Mother sent someone to express her condolences and told her to rest for a few days before paying her respects.
Ning Yuxi was very happy because she didn't have to get up early to go to work.
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In the blink of an eye, it was the New Year's Eve banquet. After recuperating from illness for a few days, she went to pay her respects to the Queen Mother and was naturally "comforted" by her colleagues.
Ning Yuxi handled the situation in a low-key manner. The most important thing now was to give birth to the child safely. Only with a child would she feel confident in the harem.
The New Year’s Eve banquet was held in the Qingzheng Hall. It was also a family banquet. In addition to the emperor, concubines, princes and princesses, there were also some close clan members.
Ning Yuxi is now a noble lady and is pregnant, so her seat is not at the end. It is in the middle. In front of her are naturally Concubine Xin and Concubine Qin, and in the front are naturally the favored Concubine Liu and Concubine Jing.
Among the newcomers, she and Feng Da Ying were pregnant, Qin Guiren was banished to the cold palace, and only Xie Guiren and Zhou Changzai Zheng Da Ying were left to serve the emperor in bed.
Concubine Xie and Concubine Zhou's mothers' families all held official positions at prominent positions, but Concubine Zhou was born out of wedlock, so her rank was lower. Now, among the three newcomers, Concubine Xie is the most prominent.
Ning Yuxi was bored these days while taking care of her pregnancy, so she found out everything that was going on in the harem.
Next to Ning Yuxi was Concubine Xie. They didn't have much interaction on weekdays, but after taking a closer look at Concubine Xie, she found that she had an elegant demeanor and a dignified temperament, and was indeed worthy of her noble family background.
Comparing the two cars, Zhou Changzai sitting in the back was indeed much inferior.
At the banquet, everyone was toasting each other, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Ning Yuxi was enjoying the dancing and music after having eaten her fill, when she suddenly felt that the little palace maid serving dishes at the table seemed to be unstable, and the soup on the tray was about to spill out.
Ning Yuxi quickly dodged to the side, and just as she was about to rejoice that she had dodged it, she heard a cry of surprise from the table next to her: "Ah!"
Ning Yuxi turned her head and saw that the soup in the little palace maid's tray had splashed onto the corner of Concubine Xie's clothes.
At this moment, she knelt down and kowtowed: "I'm sorry, my lady, I didn't mean it, please forgive me."
The little palace maid spoke with a faint cry in her voice, and was obviously frightened.
The palace maid looked to be no more than thirteen or fourteen years old. She was kneeling on the ground, trembling, and her words were so earnest that it really made people feel pity for her.
Concubine Xie frowned slightly as she looked at the stain on the corner of her clothes, but she didn't look angry. Instead, her personal maid Huayin raised her voice and scolded:
"How dare you, a palace maid, be so careless as to dirty your master's clothes at the New Year's Eve banquet? I think you are deliberately trying to embarrass my master!"
Concubine Xie raised her hand to stop Hua Yin: "Okay, Hua Yin, she didn't mean it. Just accompany me to the side hall to change."
The little palace maid was frightened half to death, but now she was so happy that she burst into tears when she saw that her master did not pursue the matter, and kowtowed to express her gratitude.
Ning Yuxi thought to herself that it was a good thing that she reacted quickly.
After the maid cleaned up the spilled soup and left, Zhou Chang, who was sitting in the back, said with disdain, "Oh, Xie Guiren is really magnanimous."
Concubine Xie seemed unaware and did not respond. She nodded slightly to Ning Yuxi and Concubine Chen who were sitting next to her, and then let Hua Yin help her out.
Zhou Changzai became even angrier when she saw that the other party ignored her. She just couldn't stand the other party's aloof attitude!
He kept insisting, "Humph, who are you pretending for?"
Ning Yuxi and Chen Guiren didn't respond and were too lazy to pay attention to her.
Fortunately, there was constant music and dancing at the banquet, and the noise here did not attract anyone else's attention.
At this moment, all the sons were looking at Zheng Da Ying, who was dancing gracefully in a light crimson dress in the center of the hall.
Although Zheng Da Ying had a frivolous and spoiled personality, one had to admit that she had a good appearance and figure. At this moment, she was wearing a fiery red dress with flowers embellishing her eyebrows. She was extremely charming and beautiful.
Everyone's attention was drawn to her, and Ning Yuxi had to admit that Zheng Da Ying's dance was quite good.
After the dance, Zheng agreed and Pinpin Niao Niao stepped forward to salute the emperor: "I, your concubine, use this dance to wish your majesty a healthy and prosperous new year."
The emperor was relieved when he heard this: "Get up, my beloved concubine's dancing skills are very exquisite, please appreciate it!"
Zheng agreed and said excitedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
As the banquet continued, Concubine Liu's disdainful voice came from the front: "Concubine Xin really took a lot of trouble. It must have taken a lot of effort to train Zheng Da Ying!"
Concubine Xin pretended to be confused and said, "What do you mean, Your Majesty? Zheng promised that he would do well and be praised by the Emperor. What does this have to do with me?"
Concubine Liu wasn't fooled: "Everyone knows that Zheng Yingying is your concubine. You are old and ugly and don't like the emperor, so you let others fight for your favor. Are you blind and can't see it?"
As she said this, Concubine Liu rolled her eyes in disdain.
Concubine Xin was furious. "You!"
She was the same age as the emperor, but she was already old and ugly when she was only 27 years old.
She didn't age, but her looks did fade. She was above average in appearance and not very noticeable in a palace full of beauties. Moreover, she became out of shape and gained weight after giving birth to the second prince, and her looks did fade.
She knew it in her heart, and she really cared about it. She had tried many methods but none of them worked. Now that she was being ridiculed in person, it would be a lie for her not to be angry.
But she didn't dare to contradict Concubine Liu. Concubine Liu had both family background and favor. If she went against her, she would definitely be the one who would suffer.
I had no choice but to grit my teeth and swallow it.
Qinpin, who was standing by, felt very happy to see this. Concubine Xin had suppressed her for so long just because she gave birth to a son. But there was no need to rush. Once the child promised by Feng in her palace was born, it would be hers. Then she would see how she could show off in front of her.
As the banquet was drawing to a close, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the front seat: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Then Concubine Jing, who was sitting in the front seat, suddenly vomited blood and fell down.
The personal maid beside her screamed and caught the person.
This scene frightened everyone. When the emperor saw Concubine Jing faint, he hurried over to take her away, his tone full of worry: "Xiang'er, Xiang'er, wake up! Someone, quickly call the imperial physician!"
The Queen also hurried over and saw Concubine Jing spitting blood and unconscious. She asked: "What happened?"
As she spoke, the queen looked at the frightened palace maid beside her and asked, "What happened to your queen? Why did she vomit blood and faint for no reason?"
The maid Zhuying knelt down in panic and replied, "Your Majesty, I don't know. You were fine the whole time, but suddenly you fainted."
Without asking any more questions, the emperor carried Concubine Jing to the side hall. The empress had no choice but to order all the royal family members to leave the palace first, and then followed them.
Soon the imperial physician arrived. After taking the patient's pulse, he looked solemn.
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