"I understand, you all can go down. I want to be alone for a while."
Zhu'er looked at Qiao Yu worriedly:
"Your Majesty..." The other party just waved her hand to signal her to go out. No matter how worried Zhu'er was, she had to go down first. Compared to Du Ziyi who knew nothing, Zhu'er had some guesses in her heart who the father of the child in the young lady's belly was.
The Autumn Banquet is a grand festival in Dongxu, celebrating the good harvest every autumn and thanking the gods for blessing Dongxu with everlasting blessings.
Ever since Dongxu was established as the queen, the autumn banquet has been hosted by Chen Fuwei, and this year's is no exception. Although she was the one who organized these banquets before Chen Fuwei entered the palace, she was in poor health and didn't like to take care of these things anymore.
However, when the Ministry of Internal Affairs was arranging positions this year, Chen Fuwei specifically sent someone to ask the emperor's opinion. The servant reported that the emperor said that the empress would make all the arrangements.
So Chen Fuwei took the risk of arranging Miao Yu's seat very close to Yan Fu, almost sitting across the table from Qiao Yu. According to the rules, it was impossible for Miao Yu to sit so high up.
However, Yan Fu took a look at the schedule and said to do as the Queen wished.
After this incident happened, rumors in the harem that Qiao Yu was about to fall out of favor became more and more frequent, and it was no longer just speculation.
When the banquet started, the Emperor actually entered with Concubine Miao! Moreover, the Emperor specifically asked Concubine Miao to move her seat next to him. Previously, this seat had always belonged to Concubine Lan.
It seems that the situation in the harem is ever-changing. What is favored today may not be the same tomorrow.
Yan Fu's eyes were focused on Qiao Yu's expression the entire time. As expected, the moment he mentioned placing Miao Yu next to him, the other party's expression turned ugly.
"The Imperial Concubine is dissatisfied with my arrangement. My beloved concubine, why don't you quickly offer a toast to her and apologize?"
Miao Yu, who was called, did not disobey Yan Fu. She raised her glass and walked towards Qiao Yu's seat.
"Your Majesty, this cup is for you."
Miao Yu held her wine glass in the air for a long time, but the other party showed no intention of raising his glass in return. After a while, Qiao Yu looked at Yan Fu with boredom, as if to say that his behavior was very childish.
"I'm not feeling well, so I'm having tea instead of wine. I hope you don't mind, sister."
Compared to the distant look she showed to the emperor just now, the tone of this beautiful woman in front of him towards Miao Yu was very gentle.
Furious, Yan Fu tightly gripped the wine glass in his hand, but he also acquiesced to her not drinking, until Yan Qu spoke and completely angered the emperor:
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