Chapter 226 An unexpected event

As the sky gradually darkened, the palace banquet finally began.

Yun Qin changed her clothes. Compared with the light-weight ones she wore during the day, this dress was much more complicated and gorgeous. It was the attire for a palace banquet, but it made her look arrogant.

Not surprisingly, he stole everyone's limelight again.

All other royal family members were present at the palace banquet, but compared to their previous casual treatment of Yun Qin, this time they had to solemnly call her Concubine Xi.

Prince Rui, who was blind in one eye, was naturally there too. Seeing him reminded Yun Qin of the time when she was drunk and was hugged by Huo Jinchi, and she ran into him. She felt a little embarrassed.

Sometimes, excessive drinking can easily lead to social death.

Although it was awkward, Yunqin's acting skills were good enough to keep a gentle expression on her face.

After that, the same process continued: serving of food, singing and dancing, and toasting.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, people drink a kind of cattail wine. Yun Qin had never drunk it before and was a little curious. But just as she picked up the cup, she heard Huo Jinchi say, "Princess Xi, come to my side."

Yun Qin felt a little guilty for some reason, so she quickly put down the cup in her hand, then walked up and sat next to the emperor.

The concubines had already become numb, and except for the two newcomers who raised their heads to look a few times, the rest did not even raise their heads.

Yunqin sat down, and the maid next to her immediately came forward to pour her wine, but was stopped by Huo Jinchi, who said in a calm voice:

"She doesn't drink."

He looked at Yun Qin with a faint smile and a hint of teasing, "Right?"

As he spoke, he leaned slightly closer, and Yun Qin immediately smelled the alcohol on him. Mixed with the warm fragrance on his body, it was not unpleasant, but it made her sniffle.

Seeing her sniffing like a puppy, Huo Jinchi's smile deepened. He brought the wine glass to her and whispered, "It smells like cattails. You can smell it, but I can't give it to you to drink."

Perhaps because he drank too much, his voice became mellow and had a different kind of magnetism than usual. The hot air he exhaled touched her neck, making it slightly itchy.

Yun Qin felt that he was a little drunk, so she simply followed his actions, took the wine glass from his hand, put it aside, and replaced the tea in front of her with his.

"Your Majesty has drunk enough. Why don't you drink a few more cups with me?"

Huo Jinchi lowered his eyes to glance at the tea on the table, chuckled softly, and with a bit of indulgence, he picked up the cup of tea and took a sip in Yun Qin's sight, but he held Yun Qin's hand under the table.

Yun Qin struggled but failed to get away, and she felt that he must be drunk.

"Look what I'm doing. Eat quickly. Try this Longjing shrimp. It has a light taste." He said, motioning the palace maid to bring the dish to her.

Fortunately, it was her left hand that was held, and Yun Qin was still able to pick up food with her right hand. She picked up a shrimp and put it in her mouth.

This obedient look made Huo Jinchi smile again, and he gently stroked her wrist with his fingers.

Yun Qin almost choked, but she couldn't glare at him in front of so many people, so she could only silently turn her wrist and try to pull her hand out.

Fortunately, during the banquet, some relatives came to talk to the emperor, and Yun Qin finally pulled her hand back. When she touched the place where his fingers had rubbed, she always felt a little hot.

Soon, the singing and dancing stopped, and the palace servants carried up a "mountain of rice dumplings", which was also a "spectacle" in the palace during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Yunqin was also given a plate of rice dumplings, which formed a small hill in front of her.

She really wanted to say: Eating so many rice dumplings will cause indigestion.

"Empress Xi, can I exchange this jujube rice dumpling for your milk rice dumpling?"

A child's voice with a hint of stickiness interrupted Yun Qin's inner complaints. She lowered her eyes and saw the eldest prince standing in front of her holding a zongzi.

Zongzi with different fillings are tied up with different ropes. The one he was holding was tied with a red rope, which was a jujube zongzi.

Yun Qin couldn't help but glance at Concubine De. Concubine De's face looked a little gloomy, but she had to smile and nod at her.

Seeing her looking at Concubine De, the eldest prince pouted and said, "Mother only got one milk dumpling, which I ate."

Yun Qin couldn't help laughing.

It seems that it was not Concubine De who sent him here.

The appearance of this zongzi is exactly the same as the ones on Zongzi Mountain.

Yun Qin found a milk dumpling from her plate, handed it to the eldest prince, and said with a smile: "No need to change, just take it and eat it."

"Thank you, Concubine Xi." The eldest prince's eyes smiled into crescent shapes and he took the rice dumpling from her hand.

He glanced at the rice dumpling in his hand and said, "It seems that Concubine Xi doesn't like date rice dumplings either."

"Oh, I have this!" The eldest prince said, taking out a handful of dried loquats from his purse and handing them to Yunqin, "Empress Xi, have this."

It's obvious that this is what he likes to eat, so he carries it with him.

Yun Qin smiled and answered, "I also thank the eldest prince."

The conversation between the two had already attracted Hawking Chi's attention. Looking at the two people, one big and one small, who got along very well, there was a glimmer in his eyes.

"Zi Yan, come here." He waved to the eldest prince, held him on his knees, and asked with a smile: "Tell father, how many zongzi you ate today?"

The eldest prince began to count on his fingers seriously, while Yun Qin looked at the dried loquats in her hand, pinched one and put it in her mouth.

Seeing her eating the dried loquat, the eldest prince hesitated for a moment while counting on his fingers.

Seeing his eyes fall on the dried loquats in her hand, Yun Qin couldn't help but pick one up and tentatively put it to his mouth.

The eldest prince didn't hesitate and ate it directly, saying vaguely: "Today, I ate six dried loquats!"

This made Yun Qin and Huo Jinchi laugh at the same time.

It can be seen that he really likes eating dried loquats.

Seeing the happy scene of the three people, Concubine De clenched her hands, and her eyes turned slightly red with anger.

Accidents always happen unexpectedly.

Yunqin first felt a severe abdominal pain, and then felt a warm current in her lower body. Her menstrual period, which had been delayed for a long time, suddenly came at this moment.

Her face suddenly turned pale, which naturally attracted Huo Jinchi's attention.

"What's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, I will go to the back hall first." Yun Qin was somewhat embarrassed. She bit her lip and said, "Change, change clothes."

Huo Jinchi noticed something was wrong, but did not stop her and motioned Rong Xin to help her down.

When they returned to the back hall, Yun Qin's clothes were indeed stained with blood. Rong Xin quickly found some clean clothes and helped her change.

During this process, Yun Qin had constant abdominal pain. At first she thought it was just normal dysmenorrhea, but the pain became more and more severe, so severe that she could hardly straighten her back. In the end, she didn't even have the strength to stand and fell directly on the couch.

Seeing her head covered in cold sweat from the pain, Rong Xin panicked for a moment, but Tingchun shouted, "Doctor Yu, go call Doctor Yu over!"

"Yes, call Doctor Yu, go and ask Doctor Zhang Yu to come over!"