Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

Tang Qianran looked slightly embarrassed. The banquet was naturally hosted by people from the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Household Department. She was just there to supervise them. They would do the same thing this year as they did in previous years.

She also heard that envoys from various countries had attended the emperor's coronation ceremony and had not yet returned, and wanted to witness the grand occasion of the Lantern Festival in the Great Zhou Kingdom. She was just a woman in the harem, so in fact she didn't need to worry about anything.

Tang Qianran clenched her fingers and said loudly, "Of course this must be kept secret. Concubine Song Shu will know when the time comes."

"I'll just have to wait and see what surprise the Imperial Concubine will give us." Song Jing said with a smile, as if to say that everything about holding such a grand Lantern Festival was planned and hosted by Imperial Concubine Tang.

Jiang Fenghua sat aside calmly. The Lantern Festival was indeed a more grand and festive festival among all the major festivals. The festival in the palace was previously organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, while the festival outside the palace was naturally organized by the Ministry of Rites. Government officials would hang lanterns and decorations on the streets of Shengjing City for the people to enjoy the lanterns and stroll at night, and there would also be activities such as guessing lantern riddles.

However, women in the palace were not allowed to leave the palace freely to enjoy the lanterns and have fun on the streets. She had not participated in the Lantern Festival outside the palace for three years.

As soon as you enter the palace, the gate is as deep as the sea.

The Queen Mother was very happy to see everyone's enthusiasm, and said, "There is one more thing that I have been worrying about for a long time. When the late emperor left, he held my hand and I promised him that I would make the Xie family prosperous and the descendants would be prosperous. At present, the emperor's offspring is still very few!"

When the late emperor was mentioned, everyone observed a moment of silence to show respect.

"In terms of bearing children, the Queen has made great contributions. I am very pleased." The Queen Mother added.

Tang Qianran wanted to increase his favorability, so she added, "There are many sisters in the harem who have not seen the emperor. They are all first-class beauties. Your Majesty, please take a look at them."

The Queen Mother said, "I really can't recognize them all. Everyone stand up and I will take a look at them one by one."

At this moment, everyone was very excited and wanted to ask the queen mother for some advice.

Tang Qianran said, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, this is Shu Ronghua, she is the daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and she looks really gentle and lovely."

Shu Yan slowly stood up and bowed to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother said happily, "It is a beautiful one."

When the empress dowager conferred titles on them, she also started from their family background.

Then Helan Yanran bowed slowly.

"Okay, I remember you. At that time, I discussed with the emperor and gave you the character 'Lan'. It is indeed as noble and elegant as an orchid. Noble Concubine Lan, the daughter of Helan, the Marquis of Changping."

Helan Yanran bowed slightly, "Yes."

Among the group of beauties that Jiang Fenghua had selected for Xie Shang, except for two who were chess pieces she wanted to use, the rest had clean family backgrounds. The royal family needed an heir, and it would be beneficial to the country if the heir's maternal family was clean.

After the young ladies entered the palace, she also taught them wholeheartedly and treated them with tolerance, never criticizing them, because she knew how miserable it felt to be bullied. And now, how many people present here can remember her kindness?

Once Tang Qianran gained the favor of the empress dowager, it seemed as if all these concubines had received her favor and she was ready to send them to the emperor's bed.

Before the empress dowager could recognize everyone, Jiang Fenghua bowed to her on the grounds of feeling unwell. The empress dowager's mind was not on her and she did not come to her senses until she left the Cining Palace.

The Queen Mother would arrange for the concubines in the harem to sleep with her before the selection.

As soon as Jiang Fenghua left the Cining Palace, Gao Qingtong and Concubine Song followed her out, "Let me accompany the Queen!"

Song Jing said, "Tang Qianran is such an ungrateful person. If the Queen hadn't protected the baby in her belly, would she still be so arrogant like she is now?"

Gao Qingtong said, "Our queen is also thinking about the heir of His Majesty. The child is innocent, it's not because of her. It is said that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. The queen is a kind-hearted person. These are all the merits of the queen, all based on her own heart."

Jiang Fenghua smiled slightly, "Gao Zhaoyi's little mouth has become even sweeter."

"What I said is the truth. I think the late emperor appointed Your Majesty as the Empress because he knew that you are a kind-hearted person. As long as You are around, there will be no chaos in the harem." Gao Qingtong said again.

Song Jing was stunned. "Zhaoyi Gao has always been aloof, but now she's good at flattering me. Even I, Song Jing, am ashamed of myself."

Several people were talking and laughing. At this time, Zhang Jingjing, Wen Yu, Chen Jiawei and Fang Yao also chased out.

Several people said respectfully, "Your servants pay their respects to Her Majesty the Queen."

Jiang Fenghua said, "Why don't you stay a little longer." The power of the harem is now controlled by the Queen Mother. It will be beneficial for them if they curry favor with the Queen Mother.

"I also want to follow the Queen." Zhang Jingjing said.

Fang Yao also said, "We can tell the difference between good and bad. The Queen was strict with us at the beginning because she was thinking about us. Before I entered the palace, I heard others say that the harem was a place where people were eaten, but the East Palace was very safe. We all knew that it was the Queen who was protecting us."

Chen Jiawei was more shy and agreed, "That's right."

Wen Yu also said, "The Queen is a good person."

Jiang Fenghua was confused by what they said. She was not a good person.

Gao Qingtong asked Concubine Song Shufei again, "How did Your Majesty hear that there would be envoys participating in this year's Lantern Festival?" They were all in the deep palace, so naturally they didn't know what was happening in the former dynasty or outside the palace.

"My uncle has returned to Beijing. He had been stationed at the frontier, but he received an imperial decree from His Majesty to return to Beijing to visit his relatives. In fact, it was because my grandmother passed away. Now that I am a member of the palace, I cannot leave the palace to pay homage to my grandmother." Her eyes were red.

Jiang Fenghua glanced at her. No wonder Song Jing was dressed so simply, but as a royal woman she could not wear mourning for other people.

Jiang Fenghua returned to Chenxi Palace. She was thinking about the time when the Hu tribe withdrew their troops and signed the letter of surrender. This time, the Hu tribe should also have envoys going to the Great Zhou Kingdom!

Xie Shang sent people to search for Su Qingqing's whereabouts, but she disappeared without a trace, as if she had never appeared.

There was someone watching Xie Ling'er quietly, but there was no movement.

She guessed: The reason why Su Qingqing was not found was probably because she had mixed in with the envoys.

Su Xuan was in collusion with the prince of the Hu tribe, so would the king of the Hu tribe be in collusion with the Su family? At the beginning, Su Xuan had a year to prepare for the rebellion, but apart from the large movements of the Su family army, the Hu tribe did not get involved.

In the previous life, ever since Xie Shang personally went to the border to ask them to sign a letter of surrender, there has been no news of the Hu people rising up to attack the Great Zhou again.

She was not sure whether the Su family and the Hu tribe were in the same group. Knowing that the Su family had rebelled and was destroyed, and even that the Su family and the Hu tribe had a grudge against each other, it was even more impossible for him to help Su Qingqing, unless the king of the Hu tribe was also deceived, or she was not called Su Qingqing now, but changed her name to another one.

They had already sent a message to the border asking Tan Guanqing and Jiang Zhiqin to find a way to find Su Qingqing's whereabouts, but there had been no reply.

Qin Yunyan has been staying in the laundry department very honestly and has not had any contact with anyone.

I can only say that Su Qingqing is too cautious.

Xie Shang didn't let her worry about Su Qingqing's affairs and just asked her to take good care of the baby.