Chapter 8 Full Moon Banquet
Half a month later, Princess Yong'an held her full-moon banquet.
The Great Chu Emperor wanted to hold a grand ceremony, but was stopped by Concubine Chen. Because of the status of the Dingguo Marquisate and her relationship with the Crown Prince, she felt that her status was eye-catching and all the palaces were watching her, so it was better to keep a low profile.
The emperor was reluctant at first, but finally gave in under the insistence of Concubine Chen and no longer invited the third-rank officials and their families, and only celebrated with the whole palace.
The weather today was not very good, and Chen Fei originally wanted to go there by herself, but when she was about to go out, she heard the aggrieved voice of the little baby.
[It’s obviously my full-moon party and my enthronement ceremony, why didn’t mother take me with her? Does mother not love me anymore? Wuwuwu...]
When Concubine Chen heard this, she was stuck at the door. She turned around to look at Lu Xingwan, sighed and said, "Take Wanwan with you. After all, it's her enthronement gift."
[Yeah, mom is really the best! ]
Chen Fei smiled helplessly, but she also enjoyed it.
On this day, Lu Xingwan, a money-loving boy, received many gifts.
When it was Concubine De's turn to present a gift, Lu Xingwan looked at it again and again but didn't see anything she liked.
[Humph, you're still managing the six palaces. What's that embossed jade pendant? What's that? White porcelain double-eared square tripod? Jade Pixiu? I don't like any of them. Concubine De is so stingy. Did she use all her money to bribe her son and his ministers?]
[Empress Lan? Is she the second prince's mother? The gift she gave me is actually a hundred-year-old ginseng. Not bad, it will help my mother to get better. I like Empress Lan.]
[What did Concubine Yao give me? It was a painting. It was quite good. I heard that the calligraphy and paintings of the Great Chu Kingdom were very valuable.]
[Where is the Moon Noble? Not bad...]
The Emperor of Great Chu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when listening to the comments of this little girl in a baby voice. It seemed that she liked all the gifts except the one given by Concubine De. However, the one given by Concubine De was the truly valuable item. It turned out that this little girl was treating people badly, not things.
However, he did accurately catch Lu Xingwan's words: the third prince was pulling the ministers.
It seems that there are still many people who are eyeing the throne!
It would be better to let Ying investigate his third prince again and again.
Finally, it was naturally the mother, Concubine Chen, who presented the gift. When Concubine Chen took out the gift, Concubine De, who was sitting opposite her, sneered: "Sister Chen, isn't it too tacky? It's all gold! Is this the taste of the Dingguo Marquisate?"
[Wow, my mother really understands me. I like gold bracelets, gold chains, gold hairpins, and gold locks.]
[You stinky concubine, I just like you, so what? You know nothing. 】
He immediately started dancing and jumping around in his wet nurse's arms.
When the Emperor of Great Chu heard Lu Xingwan's words, he immediately laughed.
When Concubine De saw the emperor like this, she became even more angry: "Your Majesty, do you also think that Concubine Chen is vulgar? I used to think that Concubine Chen had high standards!"
"What do you know?" The Great Chu Emperor didn't want to pay attention to her. "Look how much Yong'an likes it. Meng Quande, tell them to make a Ruyi for my Yong'an with gold, according to the largest specifications."
After saying that, he looked towards the nurse and said, "Come, bring Yongan to me."
Then he took Lu Xingwan over and said, "As long as Yongan likes it."
[Father understands me so well. Father and mother are both so kind to me. Father, I must have spoken earlier and told you the truth earlier to protect my glory and wealth... Bah, to protect my father.]
“Hahahaha…” When the Emperor of Great Chu heard such childish words, his face was filled with joy.
When Concubine De saw the Great Chu Emperor act like this, she felt even more resentful towards Concubine Chen, but she did not dare to show it on her face. She just smiled and said, "It turns out that Princess Yong'an likes gold. I was negligent."
Just when everything was peaceful inside, Meng Quande suddenly came to report: "Your Majesty, it's raining outside."
The Great Chu Emperor stood up hurriedly, handed Lu Xingwan back to the wet nurse, and strode out.
"Yong'an is truly a lucky star. On the day of his birth, there was a downpour, and now there is another heavy rain. With these two rains, the drought in our Great Chu has been resolved."
Concubine De, who was standing in the dark, naturally gave Concubine Chen another look.
At this time, outside the palace.
The Great Chu State had been suffering from drought for several months. Unexpectedly, when Princess Yong'an was born, a heavy rain solved the urgent problem. Now another heavy rain has come, and there is hope for this year's crops. People immediately kowtowed towards the direction of the imperial palace.
"Princess Yong'an is a goddess sent from heaven. She will surely protect our Great Chu for thousands of years."
"The emperor is also a wise ruler and will surely maintain his throne."
When this matter reached the palace, the Emperor of Great Chu naturally loved Lu Xingwan even more and immediately wanted to make Concubine Chen a noble consort.
Concubine Chen was nervous in the palace.
"Now, Concubine De regards the prince and I as thorns in her eyes. The emperor's action will undoubtedly increase Concubine De's resentment." After receiving the imperial edict, Concubine Chen was playing with Lu Xingwan in the palace. There were only Jinxin and Jinyu in the inner room, so she spoke worriedly.
"Don't panic, Your Majesty. After all, we still have the Dingguo Marquisate as our backup!" Jinxin said comfortingly.
[My silly mother, you are the biological mother of Princess Yong'an and the aunt of the crown prince. Concubine De will never let you go.]
[What's the point of you being so tolerant? Won't it just make her more aggressive? ]
[Didn't the storybook say that you were a soldier in the past? Why did you become so timid after marrying my father? Show her your former battlefield prowess and teach her a lesson.]
After hearing what Lu Xingwan said, Concubine Chen sighed deeply. It's not that she understood the truth, but her father and mother had told her in the past that it's better not to stand out in the palace.
He didn't think about it anymore and just held Lu Xingwan in his arms and played with her for a while until she was hungry and then sent her to the wet nurse.
Concubine Chen originally wanted to breastfeed herself, but because she consumed too much during childbirth and was too worried, her milk supply gradually became insufficient, so she gave up the idea.
Fortunately, Wanwan has always been a sensible person. After I explained everything to her, she quickly accepted the wet nurse.
Because of Concubine Chen's promotion to Noble Concubine, the situation in the harem was tense. Until this day, the Emperor stormed into the gate of Qingyun Palace.
"Why is your majesty so angry?" Seeing the emperor coming angrily, Concubine Chen stepped forward to comfort him gently.
"Yan Linzhi of the Qintianjian wrote to the emperor today, saying that our Yongan had a Buddha lotus birthmark on his body, and that there was something strange in the sky when he was born. He even claimed that it was a sign of a demon, and asked me to execute Yongan." When he said this, the Emperor of Great Chu was still full of anger.
"What?" Concubine Chen was naturally surprised.
Lu Xingwan started to speak with a squeaking sound.
[It must have been arranged by Prime Minister Cui. He wanted to execute me and said that my mother was unlucky. Humph, they didn't kill me when I was born, but now they want to kill me and my mother. What a bunch of vicious people.]
When the Emperor of Great Chu heard this, he suddenly realized something.
Yan Linzhi, the chief envoy of the Qintianjian, was a student of Prime Minister Cui.