Su Liyue lowered her eyes, gradually concealing the shock in her eyes, and a hint of self-mockery appeared at the corners of her lips.
In addition to Su Liyue, Ye Cangming also saw the person following the emperor. However, compared to Su Liyue's shock, Ye Cangming's expression seemed very calm. It could even be said that his expression had not changed at all, as if everything had been expected by him.
As for the rest, only the Queen Mother did not need to stand up, she was sitting there frowning in thought.
Everyone else stood up and bowed their heads, including the queen.
As soon as Emperor Ye Kunlin sat down, everyone knelt down and shouted "Long live the emperor".
The royal family members stood with their heads bowed, clasped their hands or bowed.
The emperor's pomp is fully displayed.
Ye Kunlin didn't immediately yell for everyone to stand up. Instead, he gestured to Eunuch Xi to put a stool next to him. After letting everyone sit down, he said to everyone, "Stand up."
His tone was light, but one could tell that he was in a very good mood today.
Everyone stood up and sat down.
Then they looked up—and when they saw the person sitting next to Ye Kunlin, everyone was shocked.
It was a woman wearing an ice-blue palace dress. She had a pretty face, skin as white as sheep fat, and an ethereal temperament. She looked to be in her early thirties at most... In fact, if you exaggerated and said she was twenty-seven or twenty-eight, some people would believe it. After all, there was not a single wrinkle on her face, but her charm could vaguely tell that she was already in her thirties.
Everyone felt that the woman looked somewhat familiar, but they couldn't figure out who she was for a while.
What shocked everyone the most was where this person was sitting.
You know, there are three large seats right in front of everyone, and those seats show one's status.
From left to right are the Empress Dowager, the Emperor and the Empress.
As for the concubines, the current emperor's harem is very simple. Except for the concubines who gave birth to princes and princesses, the other concubines are of too low a rank and are not qualified to participate in such occasions.
The mother of the eldest prince, Prince Ji, Concubine Xian, sat behind the queen on the right. Next to Concubine Xian were Concubine Shu, the mother of the fourth prince, Concubine Mei, the mother of the third prince, and Concubine Min, the mother of the sixth princess.
As for the mother of the twelve-year-old seventh prince Ye Houzhao... he was born to a palace maid, who was beaten to death after he was born, so there was no place for him as mother.
In short, all the concubines who were qualified to attend the banquet were behind the queen, and none of the concubines were ostentatious people. They were usually very low-key, so even though they came with the queen mother and queen, no one paid attention to them.
Although the chair that the emperor added is very ordinary and does not show his status, it is placed close to the dragon throne, right between the emperor and the empress, and its position is on the same level as the emperor and the empress, which shows how much the emperor values this person.
Who is this person?
Everyone has this doubt in their mind.
She couldn't even remember when the emperor had such a concubine in his harem.
In addition to the people below, Queen Xie was also staring at the man at this time, her expression changing from shock to confusion and finally to anger.
Obviously, Queen Xie already knew the man's identity.
Some of the ministers who were observing the Queen's expression saw this and were just beginning to wonder when they heard Queen Xie speak in an impolite manner, "It's you—"
Who is it?
Everyone's eyes were on Queen Xie, and they were eager to know the answer.
At this time, Queen Xie was trying hard to calm herself down.
It’s a pity that it can’t be calmed down.
Finally, after taking a deep breath, Empress Xie looked at Ye Kunlin and asked, "Your Majesty, why is Concubine Zhen here?"
Zuo Qinglan, that bitch, why is she here? Shouldn't she be in her own Ziyun Palace?
That is where Zuo Qinglan belongs.
What made Empress Xie even more upset was that no matter how hard she took care of herself, wrinkles were inevitable on her face.
In the past, she was proud of her status, but after seeing Zuo Qinglan, all her pride became a cloud.
Because time has been too kind to this little bitch Zuo Qinglan, she has become no different from the way she was thirteen years ago. When she stands next to her, she actually feels as if there is a generation difference between them.
Why?
She was imprisoned in Ziyun Palace, shouldn't she have suffered a crushing defeat?
Why is she like a young girl even though she is locked up in the cold palace?
Empress Xie was so furious that she was about to lose her mind.
And this is entirely because the person she hates most in this life is Zuo Qinglan.
Before Zuo Qinglan appeared, although the emperor did not love her, he did not love anyone else either. Everyone was the same. As the queen, she could hold her head high in front of others.
However, after Zuo Qinglan appeared, the emperor had someone he loved, and she, his wife and the queen, became a joke.
She had clearly given birth to the prince first, but Zuo Qinglan's son was superior to hers in every way, whether it was appearance or intelligence...
Looking back on the past, Empress Xie still finds it unbearable to recall. It was a kind of crushing pain and hatred that others could not understand.
Ye Kunlin looked at the queen's out-of-control appearance and glanced at her indifferently, without any ripple in his eyes.
"What happened back then was just a misunderstanding. My Concubine Zhen has reflected on her actions for years now. That's enough." Ye Kunlin said calmly, his tone full of defense for Concubine Zhen.
These words seemed to be a response to Queen Xie's words, but when he said this, Ye Kunlin's gaze swept towards the shocked people below.
Everyone in the audience couldn't believe their ears.
Zhenfei, the Zhenfei who was the most favored concubine in the harem back then?
Later, it was said that she angered the emperor and was put under house arrest, making Ziyun Palace the new cold palace?
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