Chapter 143 The knot is good, that's all
"The Empress has always lived in seclusion and rarely leaves the palace. Concubine Ming is the Emperor's most beloved concubine, and she goes to the ice-skating day every year. This year's ice-skating day is organized by the Eighth Prince, and his mother, Concubine Yi, will also definitely go." said Nanny Feng.
The Empress rarely went out? Chen Heng naturally thought that she had fallen out of favor. She thought that this was just a way for novels to increase the drama. In history, those Empresses without real power in the harem were almost always caused by the instability of the country, or the emperor's age and youth were unable to communicate, so the ministers used the emperor to control the princes. In most cases, even if the Empress had lost favor, the emperor would still respect her.
The status of the original wife was actually very high in ancient times.
Not to mention that the crown prince is born to the queen.
"Is the Queen feeling unwell?" Shen Heng asked.
"The Empress gave birth to two sons and a daughter. Who could have imagined that in the end, only the first prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, would be left," Nanny Feng said sympathetically. "After all these setbacks, he became seriously ill and has been on a diet of medicine all year round."
So that's how it is. Shen Heng nodded and asked some more questions about the palace to avoid making a fool of herself.
In a blink of an eye, ice skating day is here.
Early in the morning, the Meng family's carriage arrived at the door to greet them.
It was the first time for the two of them to wear gorgeous clothes. They had to show off when entering the palace.
Watching the two of them board the carriage and leave, Xia said nervously, "There are many rules in the palace. I hope Ajian and Aheng don't make any mistakes."
"It'll be fine." Nanny Feng comforted, "Madam Shen and Mr. Xie are both respectable people."
If we talk about Chen Heng's impression of the Dacong Palace, it is majestic, ancient and heavy.
The palace walls, which were two or three people high, gave people an invisible sense of pressure. However, the colors of the entire palace were light yellow and light red, and there was a hint of warmth in the majesty and coldness.
It is said that the imperial palace gives people a suffocating feeling, but Chen Heng has never lived in one, so she doesn't feel that way.
After the routine questioning and inspection at the main gate of the palace, the carriage went directly into the palace.
Fairy Lake is the outer courtyard of the Outer Palace. It is also the place where court officials handle their business, and the seven departments and three courts of the imperial palace are all located here.
The reason why Fairy Lake is called Fairy Lake is that it is said that one of Emperor Taizong's concubines loved skating on the lake. She had someone push an ice boat, and she danced on the ice boat like a fairy, hence the name.
The entire venue was surrounded by royal guards standing guard, and the palace flags fluttered in the breeze.
Following the guidance of the palace maids, Chen Heng and Xie Jian came to the platform by the lake, where Meng Xuanlang and Wu Jin were already there, talking with some young masters.
"Madam Shen." A familiar voice sounded, and Shen Heng turned around and saw Qiu Yi, the maid of the Meng family who served her last time.
"Qiu Yi?" Chen Heng was very happy to see her and said to Xie Jian, "Then I'm going to go play."
Xie Jian hummed softly and said to Qiu Yi, "Thank you for taking care of my wife."
Qiu Yi quickly bowed and said, "This is what I should do." There are very few men like Mr. Xie who are so attentive to their wives.
On this day, men and women do not sit together at the banquet. Just like the last time at the Qing Prince's Mansion, men and women can play together as long as they observe etiquette. On the frozen lake, there are scenes of men pushing ice carts with women sitting on them, but most of them are accompanied by their brothers.
"Madam Shen, do you want to go play on the ice?" Qiu Yi asked.
"Okay. Let's go for a walk." Chen Heng had been eager to go for a while. This was the first time in her life that she had walked on the lake.
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