When they arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, all the ministers had already been there. At this moment, the sounds of drums and music suddenly rang out, each one exciting. When the ministers saw His Majesty coming in hand in hand with the Queen, they all paid their respects.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant, pays homage. Long live Your Majesty, and long live Your Majesty. Live the Queen a thousand years, a thousand years, and a thousand thousand years." The voices of the ministers were unanimous and loud.
Su Jingyao and Jun Zechen walked side by side, gracefully moving towards the highest seat in the hall.
The highest seat today is a dragon and phoenix chair, which is just wide enough for two people.
This was specially arranged by Jun Zechen, and there was no separate dragon throne or phoenix throne.
Afterwards, the four concubines sat on both sides of Su Jingyao and Jun Zechen according to their positions.
After the emperor arrived, the banquet officially began.
Defei sat below Su Jingyao with a complicated look in her eyes, sometimes looking at Su Jingyao, sometimes looking at Jun Zechen.
The virtuous concubine sat below His Majesty with a smug look on her face. It was obvious that she was still the number one among the concubines.
Concubine De glanced at the emperor and empress unobtrusively. They were sitting side by side, with outstanding temperament and manners, and seemed so well matched.
But her heart was full of bitterness, because she should have been the respected queen beside His Majesty.
But now even the positions of the four concubines were issued by the Queen's decree.
Thinking back to the past, when His Majesty's heart had not yet been completely taken away by the Queen, Concubine De was filled with fear.
Because the queen is kind and pure, of noble birth, beautiful, intelligent and decent, she is such a nearly perfect woman. Concubine De doesn't know what kind of man would not be attracted to her.
So even though she believed that Jun Zechen would not fall in love with anyone else at that time, she was still worried about the Queen.
Every time she was sad because of His Majesty's special treatment of the Queen, she would ask His Majesty at that time to make a promise to her.
However, in the end, these promises are like mirages in the mirror and will shatter at the slightest touch.
The funniest thing is that she always thought she knew the queen very well, but she didn't know that the queen was not as non-competitive as she saw.
Her kindness is all a disguise, even His Majesty has been kept in the dark by her!
Thinking of this, Concubine De clenched her hands unconsciously.
During these few months, Concubine De has put a lot of thought and effort into cultivating a number of people in private.
She urgently needed a prince to consolidate her position, so she placed her people in both Concubine Chu and Concubine Ye's places.
Because she couldn't be sure whether Concubine Chu would give birth to a prince smoothly, she could only try her best to seize every possible opportunity, so she also placed a spy in Concubine Ye's place.
It was precisely because of this that she realized that she had always believed that Concubine Ye was disliked by His Majesty because she had plotted against the Queen.
But it turned out that the Queen had set up a trap step by step, making Concubine Ye fall into it foolishly.
Defei recalled every move of the Queen when she was still the Crown Prince's concubine. Now it seems that they all had a deep meaning and were deliberately intended to alienate the relationship between her and His Majesty.
In the end, he succeeded in convincing both her and His Majesty of the Queen's kindness and concessions.
Just like the incident with Concubine Ye this time, in your majesty's heart, the queen will always be the poor person who is plotted against and the most innocent person.
Concubine De lowered her head slightly, a hint of unwillingness flashed in her eyes. She bit her lips tightly, and her hand held the wine glass tightly, her fingers looked a little white because of the force.
It was all her fault for being too stupid and trusting the Queen so easily!
She will eventually tear off the queen's hypocritical mask and expose the real queen completely in front of His Majesty. At that time, will His Majesty still love the queen as unreservedly as he does now?
There was a gleam of ruthlessness and determination in Concubine De's eyes.
After the banquet began, the ministers presented gifts, then the concubines, and finally the queen presented gifts.
After the gift presentation, it was time for the envoys to appear. These were steps that had been arranged long ago by the Honglu Temple, and everything seemed to be in good order.
Afterwards, the shrill and high-pitched voice of the eunuch who was reporting echoed throughout the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"The envoy of Yuehui Country and Princess Mingyue of Yuehui Country come to see you—"
"The eldest prince of Canglang State and the second princess come to see you—"
"The envoy of Lingyu Kingdom and Princess Yixuan come to see you—"
"The envoy of Seabuckthorn Kingdom and three princesses came to see me—"
"The Crown Prince of Yuelin Kingdom and Princess Yafu come to see you—"
Later, some envoys from vassal states came, but the eunuch did not report them one by one.
Jun Zechen's majestic and imposing voice rang out in the hall, like a huge bell, "Announce."
Afterwards, special palace servants brought in envoys from various countries one by one.
The envoys walked to the center of the hall with solemn expressions and steady steps, with awe and respect in their eyes.
However, the real focus of the ministers' attention was the beautiful princess and county lady who followed behind the envoy.
Some of them are beautiful and charming, some are gentle and lovely, and some have a unique style.
Minister Su frowned slightly and looked at the princesses and princesses seriously, then he turned his gaze to his daughter who was sitting in the first seat.
My daughter looked calm, without any ripples on her face, as if all this had nothing to do with her.
He couldn't help but feel relieved. His daughter had such a magnanimous character that many women could not match.
Su Jingyao didn't have any special feelings, so her expression was calm.
What's more, the entire banquet was planned and arranged by her and the officials of the Honglu Temple. She naturally knew very well who the envoys brought with them.
As for the four concubines sitting next to her, Concubine De showed a look of surprise at first, but soon regained her composure, as if no matter how many women came to the harem now, it had nothing to do with her.
However, Concubine Lin was quite proud of her promotion to imperial concubine today. However, when she saw these princesses and princesses, her mood suddenly became depressed and her face looked a little gloomy.
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