After killing four concubines, the queen was sentenced to death and reborn

Princess Yong'an's face turned slightly pale, and her brows were furrowed, as if a heavy burden was pressing on her heart. "Sister..." Her voice was as thin as a mosquito, full of anxiety and helplessness.

"Yong'an, as descendants of the royal family, how can we allow ourselves to be manipulated by others? I don't care about any new scholar!" Princess Qingping's words were full of pride, and a disdainful sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Upon hearing this, Princess Yong'an lowered her head even more, like a flower that had lost its color. Even her breathing became cautious. She was afraid of angering her again and dared not say another word.

Just at this moment, Princess Changle walked into the palace with the palace maids, her face filled with irrepressible joy, like the peach blossoms blooming in spring, bright and vivid.

Seeing this, Princess Qingping's eyes flashed with an undisguised annoyance, and a meaningful sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth. She said sarcastically, "Where did Sister Changle go for a tour? She came back so happy. I'm really envious of her!"

Upon hearing this, Princess Changle's face changed slightly, and her tone was a little unhappy: "Don't worry about my affairs, sister Qingping." After that, she flicked her sleeves, turned around and walked towards her own bedroom, leaving the two of them with a resolute back, and she was no longer willing to give them another look.

Princess Yong'an followed closely with her gaze, complex emotions flashing in her eyes, as if she had a thousand words to say but could not. However, she could only swallow those words back into her stomach silently, turning them into a silent sigh.

"Humph, what a loser, to dismiss a newly-minted scholar. How ridiculous..." Princess Qingping's tone was full of sarcasm, as if she was watching a funny play.

The handkerchief tightly held in Princess Yong'an's hand was almost twisted into a ball. Her mood was like the surging river, magnificent and yet she had nowhere to vent.

……

Everything that happened in Yongzhang Palace reached Lu Lingyuan's ears without missing a word.

After listening to the palace servant's report, Lu Lingyuan remained calm and composed, and said calmly, "My mother is indeed very good at predicting things. Princess Qingping is indeed a person with her own ideas."

"Princess Qingping has always been strong-willed, and disputes between her and Princess Changle are commonplace. I also heard that she looks down on Princess Jingle and Princess Yining. But in terms of background, Princess Qingping is not as good as Princess Jingle and Princess Yining. Empress Chen was deposed during her lifetime, and the fact that Empress Chen confused the royal heirs is not a secret in this palace. I really don't know where she gets this arrogance from." Yun'er was indignant, her tone full of dissatisfaction with Princess Qingping.

Upon hearing this, Lu Lingyuan's face darkened and she said sternly, "Yun'er, you are becoming more and more unruly! Talking about the princess behind her back, is this your way of behaving?" Although she knew that Yun'er was feeling unfair for her, she understood even more clearly that if she didn't stop her today, this girl's outspokenness might bring her trouble in the future.

Yun'er immediately knelt on the ground, lowered her eyes and head, and said quickly: "I know I was wrong, please forgive me this time, Your Majesty."

Lu Lingyuan sighed softly: "This is the palace, you need to be careful with everything you say and do. This is just one time, it won't happen again!"

"Yes, I will never dare to do it again!" Yun'er quickly assured.

"Get up!" Lu Lingyuan said in a deep voice.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yun'er whispered.

……

After that was the Flower Festival Banquet, which was the first banquet held by Lu Lingyuan since she became queen.

Lu Lingyuan did everything herself, watching the palace banquet from beginning to end, not missing any details.

The main activities of the Flower Festival are flower viewing, tea tasting, banqueting and praying.

On the Flower Festival, the capital city was ablaze with flowers, creating an extraordinary bustling scene.

At the banquet, red silk was hung high and colorful lights were swaying, just like a dazzling sea of ​​stars falling into the mortal world. The light gauze curtains danced in the wind, like clouds and mist, adding a bit of mystery and romance to the banquet. The fragrance of flowers was overflowing, refreshing, and various flowers were cleverly arranged everywhere in the banquet.

Most of the guests attending the palace banquet were young men and women from prominent families in the capital.

The annual Flower Festival is also the day for unmarried men and women to meet each other.

Lu Lingyuan is a woman wearing a gorgeous long dress with exquisite patterns embroidered on it. As she walks, it seems as if butterflies are dancing in the air.

Her eyebrows are like distant mountains, her eyes are like autumn water, and there is a faint smile on the corners of her mouth, revealing a gentle temperament.

Lu Lingyuan sat at the top, looking at everyone attending the palace banquet with a gentle expression.

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen!" Everyone hurriedly saluted.

"No need to be polite, just stand up!" Lu Lingyuan said in a gentle voice.

"Thank you, Queen!"

After everyone sat down, Lu Lingyuan said a few polite words. After everyone sat for a while, Lu Lingyuan let them do as they pleased.

Lu Lingyuan sat in the upper position, gently stroking the flowers beside her, as if whispering to them.

It was also at this time that Xiao Chengji arrived with a large group of palace servants.

Lu Lingyuan quickly led people forward to pay respects, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health!"

The others also knelt down and saluted, "Your Majesty, may Your Majesty be blessed with good health!"

"Get up!" Xiao Chengji walked up to her, held her hands, and personally bent down to help her up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lu Lingyuan said slowly.

Xiao Chengji looked at her tenderly and said casually, "You all should get up too!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"I'm just here to take a look, there's no need to be restrained!" Xiao Chengji said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

After saying that, Xiao Chengji took Lu Lingyuan's hand and sat on the upper part, being very intimate.

These days, the news has spread throughout the capital that Your Majesty stays overnight in the Weiyang Palace and that the Emperor and Empress are very affectionate. Seeing them today, it is indeed true.

But for the people at the banquet, the love between the emperor and the empress was not good for them.

They were all preparing to participate in the selection to enter the palace. After entering the palace, they all longed to gain the favor of His Majesty, give birth to a son or daughter, be ranked among the four concubines, and bring glory to the family.

But if Your Majesty keeps doting on the Queen, when will they be able to give birth to princes and occupy high positions?

Princess Lingyang looked at the two people sitting above. They seemed to be a good match. Her expression became a little ferocious. Her long nails dug into her palms, but she didn't feel any pain at all.

Princess Lingyang felt that the two of them were an eyesore and could not bear to look at them any longer.

These days, Lu Lingyuan was busy preparing for the banquet and had somewhat neglected Xiao Chengji, but she herself hadn't realized it.

Xiao Chengji's face turned black several times in front of her, but he could only come back reluctantly afterwards.

"The banquet is well prepared!" Xiao Chengji said in a low voice.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lu Lingyuan raised a glass of wine and said to him, "Your Majesty, I toast to you!"

"Okay!" Xiao Chengji raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled.