Her arrival brought a small climax to the palace. Many ladies in the palace whispered to each other, trying to find out which concubine Bai Susu was.
When she knew it was Concubine Bai, she understood clearly that Concubine Bai had not been in the palace for long and her family background was humble, but she was favored by the emperor and was likely to be the most favored concubine in the harem.
When I saw her today, I knew for sure that she was such a beautiful lady with extraordinary beauty.
In addition to the ladies in the inner court, there were several other burning gazes, one of which was from Concubine Hui.
Bai Susu believed that if looks could kill, she would have died thousands of times already.
Concubine Hui was also dressed quite brightly today, in a purple brocade palace dress, with her hair full of pearls and jade, which was very dazzling.
But in front of Bai Susu's extreme beauty, she can only become a fish eye.
Bai Susu smiled faintly, with a hint of provocation in her eyes, and nodded to Hui Fei.
Concubine Hui didn't expect her to be so arrogant. The hatred and anger in her heart were like a raging fire. She wanted to go up and scratch Bai Susu's face!
Emperor Xuan Jing was not interested in this dinner to begin with, but he did not expect that Su Su would dress up so gorgeously for the dinner, so beautiful that it was heart-stirring.
He could even feel his heart beating strangely. He drank a glass of wine to suppress his surging emotions, but even when talking to the queen beside him, his eyes always fell vaguely on Bai Susu.
Lady An whispered teasingly in Bai Susu's ear: "Sister, you are dressed like a fairy from heaven today. The look in the emperor's eyes seems to be that he wants to eat you up."
Bai Susu didn't expect that Lady An would speak so bluntly in public. Her beautiful face seemed to be stained with rouge. She covered her face with a handkerchief and glared at Lady An.
Lady An smiled foolishly, feeling that just looking at Bai Susu was a pleasure.
Although it was a dinner party, there were no dishes on the table because not everyone was there yet. Bai Susu just took a kumquat and peeled it slowly in her hand.
She slowly looked at Emperor Xuan Jing on the steps. Today he was not wearing a dragon robe. Instead, he was wearing a long, ultramarine cloud-patterned gown and a black jade crown on his head. He looked noble and aloof.
His every move and gesture exuded the lazy aura of an emperor, and all the women in the room kept glancing at him.
But he only looked at Bai Susu. As soon as their eyes met, Bai Susu smiled sweetly, like a blooming flower, illuminating the whole hall.
Concubine Hui gritted her teeth and cursed Bai Susu in her heart a thousand times, calling her a vixen!
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The Queen Mother arrived late, and what surprised Bai Susu was that there was a strange man following behind the Queen Mother.
The man was tall and dressed in a purple robe. His eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Emperor Xuan Jing, but his facial features were not as delicate as Emperor Xuan Jing's.
After he followed the Empress Dowager to the banquet, he bowed to Emperor Xuan Jing and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Emperor Xuan Jing had a calm expression and did not exchange pleasantries with him. He just asked him to sit down.
Bai Susu already had a guess in her mind that this person must be the Queen Mother's biological son, Li Shen.
When he bowed just now, Bai Susu noticed that his right hand was still hidden in his sleeve, and even though it was hanging down now, her true appearance could not be seen.
He must have been very concerned about his hand disease, so he specially customized special clothes.
She was looking at it in a daze, and unexpectedly met Prince Dun's eyes. Bai Susu was startled, and quickly looked away and continued to eat the orange slices in her hand.
Prince Dun was unable to extricate himself from the glance just now. It was so tempting to think that the emperor had such a beauty in his harem.
He had always had no taboos in love affairs, and his eyes were filled with an evil and turbid light, which diminished his originally handsome appearance by seven points.
Bai Susu felt a chill in her heart. Prince Dun made people feel uncomfortable just by looking at him. Even if he didn't have a hand disease, he would not be able to ascend to the throne!
The empress dowager sat at the top and saw that many ministers were there. She started to act strangely again and raised her glass to lament that Emperor Xuan Jing had no prince, which made her uneasy.
It is such a pity that I don’t have grandchildren around me on such a good day.
A minister noticed the emperor's displeasure and stood up, saying, "May God bless Daqing. The emperor is in his prime, and sooner or later, he will have an heir. Please rest assured, Empress Dowager."
However, there were also some ministers who sincerely hoped that Emperor Xuan Jing would have an heir. They did not want to be so blindly optimistic and spoke out to refute him.
At this time, Prince Dun showed a subtle and satisfied smile at the corner of his mouth, which made Bai Susu very angry!
Emperor Xuan Jing saw that the empress dowager had only said a few words, but the ministers were already on the verge of quarreling.
He put down the cup in his hand, and the bottom of the cup made a crisp clinking sound against the table. The ministers were afraid to speak for a moment.
Emperor Xuan Jing has been on the throne for more than ten years, so he naturally has some power.
But more importantly, he was indeed a good emperor. Except for not having a prince, his ministers were convinced in all other aspects.
Prince Dun saw his ministers were silent and gritted his teeth in his heart. How could an emperor without an heir be worthy of the service of these ministers?
"Now that everyone is here, let's start the dinner." Emperor Xuan Jing finished speaking.
Then the female officials in charge of the banquet came in one after another with the palace maids, carrying red lacquer trays and offering dishes and fine wine.
The sound of bells and drums began, and to the music, several palace maids with enchanting figures began dancing in the center of the hall.
They wore royal blue gauze skirts, with curved sleeves and bent waists, and their figures were graceful.
When Bai Susu saw that there was crab in the dish, she couldn't help but become interested and used a small silver fork to carefully scoop out the crab roe and crab meat to eat.
The crabs are the most plump at this time of year, with tender, yellow and fragrant meat. Bai Susu enjoyed eating them very much.
Lady An saw that she liked crabs, so she poured her a cup of peach blossom wine and said, "Crab meat is cold, sister, please have some light wine to warm your body."
Bai Susu smiled faintly and thanked him. She had never drunk alcohol since she came to this world, and she was really craving for it at the moment.
Thinking that if she was pregnant, she naturally wouldn't be able to drink alcohol, Bai Susu became even more tempted.
She no longer hesitated, picked up the cup and took a sip. The wine was mellow, not strong in flavor, and had a light sweetness. She thought it was the plain wine that concubines were used to drinking, so the alcohol content was not high.
But after drinking it, I just felt warm from my throat to my stomach, which was very comfortable.
Bai Susu couldn't help but drink a few more glasses. Emperor Xuan Jing saw that Bai Susu was eating and drinking intently and kept drinking, with her little face flushed by the alcohol. He couldn't help but frowned.
He gave the empress a wink, and she spoke out and told him about the promotion.
During festivals, the six palaces were given titles of honor. Even Concubine Hui felt a warm feeling in her heart when she heard the news, wondering if she would be promoted to the next level.
After the Queen finished reading the imperial edict, Concubine Hui's heart sank, and she even cast a jealous look at Bai Susu. The Emperor actually named her Zhenpin!
Why!
"Sister, the Queen's decree includes you. You should go and express your gratitude quickly." Looking at Bai Susu's expression, An Meiren felt a little regretful for letting her drink.
But after a few drinks, Susu got drunk.
Bai Susu was now feeling dizzy. She didn't know if it was because she hadn't drunk for a long time or if her body couldn't handle the alcohol. She just felt her body had become much softer, and she was obviously drunk.
Just now, it seems like she got a promotion?
Concubine Zhen? Sounds good.
Bai Susu smiled and touched her slightly hot cheek with the back of her hand, only then did she wake up for a moment.
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