Chapter 1468 Night Banquet
In the blink of an eye, it was the day of Little New Year.
Because everyone in the palace knew that the emperor was going to hold a banquet, they were in a joyous mood. Early in the morning, the cleaners went to the warm room and sprinkled water while sweeping the floor.
In a short while, the windows and tables were cleaned.
Then, it’s time to make the arrangements.
There were red lanterns hanging at the door, freshly picked plum blossoms were placed in the pavilion, and daffodils were placed on the windowsill, but because the colors were too plain, the palace maids were asked to cut flowers out of red paper and decorate them.
The entire warm room was decorated with festive decorations.
By the evening, it was already dark, and early on, Concubine Hui Wu Wan had all the lanterns in the corridor lit up. The large area around the warm room was illuminated in orange, creating a warm atmosphere.
The first to arrive, of course, were the concubines of lower rank.
They followed Concubine De and arrived at the warm room early. They saw that it was spacious and comfortable. The emperor and the empress sat at the top. Then, the other concubines were seated in order of rank on both sides of the hall.
Because the emperor and empress had not arrived yet, no one dared to sit down immediately. Instead, they all stood by the bed, looking at the snow scene outside, laughing and chatting.
After a while, the emperor and empress arrived.
Everyone immediately stepped forward to greet the emperor. Zhu Feng and Xu Miaoyin, dressed in gorgeous attire, strolled towards the warm room. Eunuch Yu and the others waited in two rows behind them. When they reached the door, Zhu Feng looked up and said with a smile, "It's quite lively here today."
Xu Miaoyin said, "It was arranged by Concubine Hui."
"oh?"
After hearing this, Zhu Feng looked back.
Concubine Hui Wu Wan followed behind him with her head lowered. Zhu Feng nodded and said, "You've worked hard."
A smile appeared on Wu Wan's face, and she said hurriedly, "I dare not say bitterness."
Seeing everyone kneeling on the ground, Zhu Feng smiled and raised his hand, saying, "Okay, everyone, don't be too restrained tonight. Let's have some fun."
"yes."
Everyone then stood up.
When he looked up, he found that following behind the emperor and empress were not only Concubine Hui and Concubine An, but also Prince Wei Zhu Chengxuan, who came in with Princess Xinping.
Both the brother and the sister were wearing new clothes made of the same material, which looked neat and beautiful.
However, Xinping was not as cheerful and lively as usual. She stayed obediently in Zhu Chengxuan's arms and listened to whatever Zhu Chengxuan said to her.
At this time, there was another burst of light outside.
Everyone turned to look.
"Who is here again?"
I saw bright lights outside. The Imperial Concubine and the Ning Concubine were walking over from two small paths on both sides with their people. They were holding lanterns in their hands, lighting up the dark sky outside.
The two met at the door of the warm room.
Nan Yan stopped.
From a distance, she saw Feng Qianyan's big belly and did not compete with her for the first place. However, when Concubine Ning saw her, joy suddenly appeared in her eyes.
She walked straight towards her, making a kowtow gesture as she walked: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine!"
She walked fast and hurriedly, and with her big belly, she looked bigger than usual. At first glance, it was like a huge monster rushing towards her. Nan Yan subconsciously took a step back.
Ran Xiaoyu behind her rushed forward and stood in front of Nan Yan.
"Empress Ning, what are you going to do?!"
Feng Qianyan's face darkened slightly, revealing displeasure. The palace maid behind her, Hanxiang, immediately said, "Our queen has naturally come to pay her respects to the Imperial Concubine."
"Greetings, there's no need to leave in such a hurry."
"you--"
Seeing that the two of them were about to argue, Nan Yan stepped forward and said, "Alright."
Everyone immediately looked up at her.
Feng Qianyan couldn't take another step forward at this time. After all, Ran Xiaoyu was already standing there. She could only kowtow to Nan Yan and say, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine."
Nan Yan looked down at her and said with a half-smile, "Concubine Ning is quite affectionate with me, but you are pregnant, and I am afraid I can't bear your kneeling. You'd better get up quickly. The road is slippery in the snow, and you might fall."
After saying that, he turned and went into the warm room.
Feng Qianyan lowered his head and looked at her back, with a sinister look in his eyes.
Hanxiang hurriedly helped her up and asked, "Madam?"
"It's okay, let's go in first."
"yes."
So, the two of them followed Nan Yan into the warm room. Zhu Feng happened to be standing in front of them. When he saw Nan Yan come in, he immediately turned around.
Nan Yan said, "I pay my respects to the Emperor."
Zhu Feng looked at her with gentle eyes.
Perhaps because she had been told in advance, although Nan Yan always dressed simply, she specially prepared exquisite clothes tonight. Although she only wore light makeup and lightly brushed her eyebrows, her outfit was several times more exquisite than usual.
Zhu Feng looked at it and couldn't help but smile.
He subconsciously reached out and grabbed her arm, saying softly, "Don't be so polite."
"emperor."
As soon as he smiled, he heard Feng Qianyan's voice. He turned around and saw that she was also dressed gorgeously and was looking at him with a smile.
Zhu Feng coughed lightly: "Well, you are here too."
"yes."
"It's been over seven months. How have you been lately?"
Feng Qianyan, perhaps because she rarely saw the emperor these days, felt a strange tremor in her voice when she heard him greet her. She said, "The fetus has been moving very violently these days. The imperial physician specifically told me to be very careful."
"That's right, you have to be careful."
"yes."
After saying that, Zhu Feng glanced at Nan Yan again. She was standing nearby, her face expressionless, as if she didn't feel much about the surroundings. Zhu Feng said, "Sit down, everyone."
Everyone immediately thanked him and took their seats.
The concubines' seats were arranged on both sides according to their ranks, and the imperial concubine naturally sat on the left.
The seat on the upper right opposite her was that of Concubine Hui.
As soon as Nan Yan sat down, she smelled a strong scent of rouge and powder around her. She turned around and saw Feng Qianyan sitting next to her.
In terms of rank, Concubine Ning was right next to Concubine Gui.
Nan Yan frowned subconsciously.
Feng Qianyan smiled at her, and there seemed to be something in her smile. She said, "It's just right. I can sit next to the imperial concubine and get closer to her."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Okay."
As he was speaking, the King of Wei took Princess Xinping to pay their respects to his father, the emperor, and his mother, the queen. On their way back, they happened to pass by her, and Xinping hugged her mother.
"Mother!"
"Xin Ping..."
Nan Yan smiled so much that her eyes narrowed, and she picked her up.
He touched her chubby face affectionately and asked, "You didn't act spoiled and willful with your brother, did you?"
"No!"
Nan Yan smiled and reached out to touch her face. Suddenly, she felt something red behind her ears and on her neck. Upon closer inspection, she found that they were some small red rashes.
"What's this?"
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