Over the past six months, with the help of Emperor Jiahe, the business of various industries under the Bei family has grown rapidly.
In addition, the rise of four types of papermaking techniques divided up a lot of interests of the aristocratic families.
But they have the support of Emperor Jiahe behind them, and there is also a concubine who is pregnant with the royal heir in the palace. Many people hate the Bei family but dare not target them openly.
He made several secret moves but was killed by Emperor Jiahe, who gave him a severe warning.
With sufficient treasury, Emperor Jiahe was full of ambition and high spirits, and all his previous frustrations were swept away.
At the New Year's Palace Banquet, the Empress Dowager and Emperor Jiahe were still arguing about whether Bei Lingyao should attend.
Over the past six months, there have been voices questioning whether Bei Lingyao's pregnancy was a fake one.
Many people suspected that Emperor Jiahe was infertile, and Bei Lingyao, the abandoned woman who was divorced after seven years of childlessness, was just a cover for the Empress Dowager and Emperor Jiahe to deceive everyone.
There are false rumors such as trying to steal the truth, use someone else as a substitute, and confuse the royal bloodline.
The Empress Dowager and Emperor Jiahe were furious, but could not find out the source of the rumor.
Bei Lingyao knew that there were many people behind these false rumors. Her becoming a royal concubine and being pregnant with the royal heir affected the interests of many people.
In addition, she had been staying in Yongshou Palace to take care of her pregnancy, and was exempted by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor from paying respects to the Kunning Palace. It would be strange if she didn't incite hatred.
The Empress Dowager and Emperor Jiahe naturally wanted Bei Lingyao to appear to dispel everyone's suspicions, but they were more worried about the safety of Bei Lingyao's fetus.
Bei Lingyao volunteered to attend, as it would not be a good idea to just hide away to protect the pregnancy.
And she can protect herself.
The Empress Dowager and Emperor Jiahe could only increase their protection of Bei Lingyao.
As the imperial concubine appeared at the palace banquet for the first time, Bei Lingyao also put a lot of effort into dressing herself up today.
She is graceful, elegant, dignified and generous, and her appearance and temperament outshine all the concubines.
"The Emperor has arrived, and Concubine Zhuang has arrived!"
"Your Majesty, your servants, greet His Majesty, and His Majesty Royal Concubine Zhuang. Long live the Emperor, and long live His Majesty Royal Concubine Zhuang, a thousand years."
"Stand up"
Bei Lingyao walked down the red carpet arm in arm with Emperor Jiahe, stepping into a high position.
When everyone stood up and saw Bei Lingyao, they were amazed and shocked.
Before this, everyone thought that Concubine Zhuang was born like a vixen who bewitched the emperor. Words like vixen and enchanting concubine were all wanted to be applied to Concubine Zhuang.
At this glance, Concubine Zhuang didn't look weird at all.
She is more dignified and majestic than the empress, more graceful and noble than the concubines. When she stands with the emperor, she looks like a dragon and a phoenix, with natural majesty.
A daughter of a merchant actually possesses such a powerful aura as a mother of the country.
Nobility should not be desecrated, so people will not feel offended.
It seems as if she was born to be a phoenix, a phoenix by nature.
The words "fox spirit", "vulgar woman" and "evil concubine" are all insults to Concubine Zhuang.
Is the Yong'an Earl's Mansion blind?
Lin San is also a man without luck.
Not to mention the ladies attending the banquet today, even all the concubines were overshadowed by Bei Lingyao.
Even though the empress and the concubines closest to Bei Lingyao were dressed up with jewels and precious stones today, they looked dull and tacky.
The Empress Dowager and Emperor Jiahe were both a little dazed for a moment, as this was something they had not expected.
You don’t know until you compare. In this comparison, the concubines are no match for Concubine Zhuang.
At this time, the concubines' hearts were twisted and their faces were stiff. These noble ladies, ladies from wealthy families, and daughters of aristocratic families had been carefully brought up with wealth and luxury since childhood. Their noble and elegant temperament from the inside out was natural and could not be faked.
But what right does Concubine Zhuang have?
They cannot understand and find it difficult to comprehend.
But they didn't know that Bei Lingyao's background was no worse than theirs.
There are several generations of famous businessmen in modern times, but unfortunately they don’t have a good body.
After traveling to the world of cultivation, she is also the daughter of a cultivation family and a perfect foundation-building genius.
After traveling to the Dagan Kingdom, she was also born as the daughter of a first-rank imperial censor, entered the palace and became a concubine, sitting on the throne of queen and empress dowager for many years.
This temperament was cultivated over several worlds. If she were to be outdone by the concubines, then she would have lived in vain over these worlds.
Everyone was so focused on Bei Lingyao's temperament and appearance that they forgot about her belly, which was the focus of their attention.
Emperor Jiahe said cheerfully, "It is my great honor that Concubine Zhuang is pregnant with twins. This glass of wine is in honor of Concubine Zhuang."
Bei Lingyao, pregnant, bowed slightly, picked up her fruit tea, and smiled faintly, "Your Majesty is a benevolent and wise monarch. I am a citizen of the Great Xia Kingdom. Thanks to the protection of Emperor Taizu, I have the honor of entering the palace to accompany him and give birth to his children. This is a great honor for me, and I dare not take any credit for it."
Everyone looked at Bei Lingyao with respect. These words not only praised Emperor Jiahe, but also brought out Emperor Taizu to bless himself.
If it weren't for the blessing of Emperor Taizu, how could the emperor go to the Guanyin Temple and meet Concubine Zhuang who was also praying for a child.
Not to mention that after the emperor lost his sons one after another, there has been no good news from the harem in the past few years. However, Concubine Zhuang gave birth to an imperial heir as soon as she entered the palace. Who dares to say that it was not the blessing of Emperor Taizu?
After the emperor and his empress toasted each other with wine and tea, Emperor Jiahe toasted the empress dowager with the second cup and the subjects and people with the third cup.
It is equivalent to the first cup being a toast to the mother of the emperor, the second cup being a toast to filial piety, and the third cup being a toast to the subjects and people.
It was a good start and the palace banquet was full of joy.
A new year brings new hope, and it’s a good omen for the beginning of the new year.
Anyone who is sensible and considerate will not ruin the atmosphere of the New Year's palace banquet.
But there are always those who are ignorant and short-sighted.
The Concubine Shu, who had been released from the ban several months earlier, kept glaring at Bei Lingyao, full of resentment, envy, jealousy and hatred.
If she had known that Bei could conceive an heir to the throne and be made a noble concubine, she should have destroyed Bei's appearance when she broke into Yongshou Palace.
Concubine Shu regretted her decision and felt that she was too soft-hearted, which left her with such a powerful opponent.
"Your servant Yang Qianqian pays homage to His Majesty. I would like to entertain you with a dance. I request your permission."
Suddenly, a delicate voice was heard, and everyone saw a woman in a red dress with long sleeves walk to the front and kneel down in the direction of the emperor.
Everyone fell silent. Concubine Shu frowned and looked at the girls in the room, wondering why her eldest brother's concubine's daughter was joining in the fun.
Bei Lingyao looked at it with interest. If she was Concubine Shu's half-sister, she would be of the same generation as Emperor Jiahe.
But Shufei's niece is the illegitimate daughter of Shufei's elder brother.
She was also the concubine's daughter of Emperor Jiahe's cousin and the emperor's cousin.
Although the royal family abides by rules, they are also the least rule-abiding. But the Yang family is the first family, and under the pressure of the crowd, they don't care about their face anymore.
At this moment, the Queen Mother and the Yang family's faces turned pale. They really didn't expect that this concubine's daughter would suddenly show up.
This was really not arranged by the Yang family.
"Qianqian, you want to show off after just a few days of dancing lessons. I, your great aunt, would like to ask your uncle, the emperor, to pick out a husband for you.
Today is the palace banquet, and the young men and women of marriageable age can also show their talents. Ai Jia and the Emperor will grant you marriages."
The Queen Mother couldn't help but make up for her natal family and was very angry.
My father and elder brother became more and more confused as they grew older, and indulged their children in their mischief.
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