The Queen has arrived: An Lingrong does not want to fight in the palace after her rebirth

Jiuzhou Banquet.

Royal relatives and concubines from various palaces gathered together, enjoying themselves and laughing.

Although it was Wen Yi's first birthday gift, she was just a baby who couldn't even speak clearly and just focused on playing. Naturally, the main venue was left to the adults who had their own calculations.

Concubine Qi was sharp-eyed and immediately took a fancy to the golden hairpin on Shen Meizhuang's head. She said sourly, "Lady Hui, this is the new hairpin given by the Queen Mother. It's really exquisite."

Shen Meizhuang nodded slightly and said, "Yes."

The empress who was sitting at the head seemed to be keeping an eye on Shen Meizhuang, and she immediately explained to everyone: "The empress dowager knew that Concubine Hui was pregnant, so she specially sent someone to send this hairpin over. On the hairpin are the two immortals He and He, which means many children, much happiness and good fortune."

Concubine Hua also spoke quietly, "The rare thing about this hairpin is that it was worn by the Queen Mother when she was pregnant with the Fourteenth Master."

As soon as Concubine Hua finished speaking, the Emperor's eyes suddenly became terrifying. The Empress must know that what the Emperor has been seeking all his life is the Queen Mother's love, and she is poking at the Emperor's sore spot to flatter Shen Meiyu.

This was not the end yet. Concubine Cao naturally followed Concubine Hua and spoke up: "This shows how much the Queen Mother is looking forward to the child in Concubine Hui's belly. I also want to know how handsome the prince is."

Shen Meizhuang felt uncomfortable being praised. She said shyly, "I hope to be a princess, as lovely as Princess Wen Yi."

Just as he finished speaking, a young eunuch came into the hall holding a gift, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this is a birthday gift from Concubine Duan to Princess Wen Yi."

The emperor finally came back to his senses and turned to ask the queen, "How is Concubine Duan's health lately?"

The queen smiled and replied, "I asked the imperial physician to prescribe a new prescription for Concubine Duan a few days ago. Her health has improved, but she still needs to rest for a while."

The emperor was relieved and told the eunuch, "Concubine Duan is very thoughtful. Give this necklace to the princess."

It was not a dowry from the previous life, but a gold necklace with exquisite workmanship.

An Lingrong was wondering why Concubine Duan no longer attended Wen Yi's birthday banquet in this life, but she saw Concubine Cao leave the table and walk to the emperor's table to pay her respects: "Your Majesty, I think today is a family banquet, and everyone present is our relatives. Although the singing and dancing today are grand, they are too rigid. Why don't I be bold and find a game for everyone to participate in for fun."

The emperor would naturally not refuse her face on such a small matter today, so he allowed her: "Just tell me what you think."

After receiving the emperor's signal, Concubine Cao turned around and said, "I think that since the sisters present here can accompany the emperor, they all have their own strengths. Why don't we write down these strengths and draw lots? Whoever draws the right one will come out to entertain the guests. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

The emperor nodded and said: "This is a fresh idea. I will do as you say."

Concubine Cao smiled and continued, "In this case, please don't hide anything, and let the emperor and his relatives see the best of it."

Her words were so sharp that Zhen Huan, who was about to go out, had to sit down and listen to her orders.

The palace maids on both sides brought up the writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone that had been prepared early in the morning and placed them in front of everyone in turn.

Noble Lady Fucha had already written the word "Guzheng" on the paper. She glanced at An Lingrong and saw that she had only written the word "Embroidery". Noble Lady Fucha was stunned and was about to ask her why she was so careless. An Lingrong lowered her voice and said to her, "Sister Fucha, don't panic. Today, we are not interested in you or me. Just watch the show."

In her previous life, Zhen Huan was very popular, but I wonder if she will be so lucky in this life?

After a while, all the notes were collected, and Concubine Cao spoke to the emperor again: "Your Majesty, it was I who came up with the idea. To be fair, let Concubine Li preside over the drawing of lots."

Before the emperor could speak, Prince Dun, who had been waiting impatiently, spoke up: "Why do you have to do so many weird things for an entertainment? Just start quickly."

The emperor did not take Prince Dun's disrespect to heart. Instead, he followed his words and said to Concubine Cao: "Today's family dinner doesn't have so many rules. You can come."

Concubine Cao then said, "Then I will begin."

Concubine Hua and Concubine Li below looked at each other and waited for the show to begin.

Just like in the previous life, the Queen came first and drew the lot to write a longevity character for Princess Wen Yi. The Queen cooperated with Concubine Cao to complete this show and won applause from the whole audience.

The next one turned out to be Noble Lady Fucha, and Cao Moqin drew the piece to play the famous Song Dynasty guzheng piece "Night Rain at Banana Window" for Noble Lady Fucha.

Noble Lady Fucha made a gracious appearance, and her smooth melody won a round of praise.

Taking advantage of everyone's surprise, Cao Qinmo quickly took out the prepared note and read it out loudly: "This is for Lady Wan. Please do a stunning dance."

As soon as the voice fell, the royal relatives below all had expressions of watching a good show, but Cao Qinmo seemed to be unaware of the inside story and continued: "Your Majesty, Concubine Wan's appearance is as graceful as a swimming dragon and as graceful as a startled swan. It is my sister who should dance this piece."

The emperor's expression instantly became very intriguing. Before he made any signal, the concubines below started to argue with each other, saying that if Zhen Huan didn't dance well, she would be imitating others, and if she danced well, she would be disrespectful to the late queen.

When Zhen Huan was in a dilemma, Prince Dun and Prince Heng echoed each other and openly accused Zhen Huan of being hypocritical, saying that her pretentious posture was not even as graceful as that of a geisha, and they even openly said that the Emperor judged people by their appearance.

The various remarks made the emperor's face even uglier. He said in a deep voice, "It has been a long time since the Jinghong Dance was performed in the palace. I also want to see it. Lady Wan, you can just dance casually."

Zhen Huan had no choice but to agree. After she changed into her dance costume and came back, Shen Meizhuang requested that she play the zither to accompany Zhen Huan's dance. The Emperor immediately ordered someone to bring out the Chang Xiangsi guqin.

The sound of the piano was melodious and the dance was graceful, but there was only form but no soul. There was a hint of disappointment in the emperor's eyes. She was not herself after all.

When everyone was feeling bored, a melodious and charming flute sound came from outside the hall. The flute sound was lively and emotional. What's more, the flute sound made up for the defect of the person playing the piano who was skilled but lacked sentiment. The combination of the flute and the piano instantly captured people's heartstrings.

Zhen Huan's dancing posture also changed with the addition of the flute music, from the initial sluggishness to smoothness. Finally, she simply abandoned her original dance moves and began to dance gracefully to the flute music, her dance like light clouds covering the moon and like flowing wind returning snow.

The emperor began to show surprise in his eyes. Concubine Hua naturally noticed this change and she glared at Concubine Cao fiercely.

Concubine Cao was not in a hurry and gave Concubine Hua a calming smile.