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

The banquet hall was decorated with extraordinary luxury. The entire hall was hung with lanterns, creating a festive atmosphere. At first glance, it was shockingly luxurious.

The luxury outside the palace is far greater than that of the imperial palace.

I could only hear the family members who entered the palace talking about it, "When I went out today, the streets were very lively, and the people were all out. This year's Lantern Festival is really unique."

"I heard that it was planned and hosted by Concubine Tang. The daughter of the Tang family is quite opinionated. The Queen Mother assigned her the task of making this year's Lantern Festival banquet unique."

Another lady asked, "How do you know that it was the Empress Dowager who assigned Concubine Tang to organize this banquet?"

Madam Li said, "My nephew works in the Ministry of Rites. The Empress Dowager is in charge of the harem now. She asked Concubine Tang to assist her. The fact that such a grand festival as the Lantern Festival was given to Concubine Tang shows that she values ​​her very much."

"I also heard that the Queen Mother didn't like the Queen, so she took away her power. It's really puzzling that the Queen can't be the master of the harem, but lets a concubine make decisions. I guess if the late emperor hadn't directly appointed Jiang as the Queen, the Queen Mother would have directly made the Tang family's daughter the Queen."

Madam Li said this deliberately to make people think that Jiang Fenghua might not necessarily become the queen. However, the late emperor issued an order, and the current emperor could not disobey it. Jiang Fenghua's position as queen was secure, but she was only a queen without power.

When everyone heard Mrs. Li gossiping like this, they all shut up and didn't dare to get close to her. Everyone knew that the Jiang family had snatched the Li family's daughter-in-law, and her son had bad morals, so who would let their daughter marry into the Li family?

Mrs. Li felt unhappy when she saw everyone looking down on her. She just felt that Jiang Fenghua could not become the queen.

"Hush, don't say such things. The Tang family is just lucky. The emperor will never let her be the queen." Madam Zhang said, "I still prefer the queen. What is the queen mother's demeanor? She is not only beautiful, but also has temperament. She is also loved by the emperor. The queen is pregnant, so she doesn't care about these tiring things."

"Having said that, I still think that the Tang family is really lucky. Since the former Minister of Justice was killed, the Tang family has been getting better. I heard that the daughter of the Tang family had discussed marriage with the Lu family before... Tang Jinrong was originally just a small general, and he was only acting as the Minister of Justice. Later, after his daughter entered the palace, he directly consolidated his position, and he became the official Minister of Justice..."

"I also met Concubine Tang when she was still in her boudoir. She and the boy from the Lu family were always together. They were childhood sweethearts. Later, the Tang family became prosperous and kicked the Lu family out. The Lu and Tang families broke up because of this. Don't you know about this?"

Someone else said, "Tang... that person is actually a vain idiot. What ideas can she come up with? The reason why Concubine Tang was able to come up with a way to have fun with the people so quickly was thanks to the Tang family's think tank who helped her come up with ideas."

But everyone can only see the surface, but fail to see that there are people behind the scenes who are taking advantage of the Tang family's power to fan the flames.

The Tang family gathered together workshops among the people who knew how to make lanterns and worked day and night to make all kinds of lanterns. By the fifteenth day of January, lanterns filled the palace and the entire street.

At this time, Madam Tang also walked over slowly in a gorgeous dress. When everyone saw Madam Tang coming, they were silent and said, "Madam Tang looks so beautiful today! This dress is so gorgeous, and the hairpin is also beautiful, so exquisite."

She just smiled and said, "The ladies are also very beautiful."

Mrs. Tang had dressed up carefully. Her daughter was in charge, so she couldn't lose face for her daughter! She had to dress gorgeously and luxuriously: "This piece of material was given by the Queen Mother..."

Just as everyone was complimenting Madam Tang, Feng Jingyuan also slowly came over. In an instant, everyone gathered around Feng Jingyuan again, "Madam Jiang is here. Hello, Madam Jiang."

Feng Jingyuan was dressed elegantly and appropriately. With her beautiful face, she didn't need any clothes or jewelry to complement her. She would catch people's eyes just by standing in the crowd. Good-looking people are also more popular.

"I also came on time, so I'm not late!" Feng Jingyuan smiled.

"It's not late, it's not late, we are early."

"Mrs. Jiang's earrings are so beautiful. How come I have never seen them before? Where did you buy them? I want to buy a pair later."

"Mrs. Jiang's orchid hairpin is also beautiful, delicate and not tacky."

"I also like the dress that Madam Jiang is wearing. I have never seen this style before. It must be the latest model! So beautiful!"

Before Feng Jingyuan could say anything, Madam Li said sarcastically, "Madam Jiang's second daughter married a merchant who sells clothes and jewelry. From ancient times to the present, most merchants are only interested in profit and will use any means to cheat and extort money from the people. They don't feel guilty about selling a piece of clothing for thousands of taels. No wonder they are getting retribution..." I heard that Zhang Yumo turned into a living dead. It must be because he had done too many evil things that he is dying.

After saying this, Feng Jingyuan walked up to Madam Li. She looked calm, with a cold look in her eyes. She asked Madam Li in a deep voice, "Madam Li's clothes are quite gorgeous. I guess they cost thousands of taels of silver! But the material of the clothes is not worth thousands of taels. Could Madam Li have been cheated? It's good enough for someone as smart as Madam Li not to cheat others. How could she be cheated? Madam Li would never wear clothes that cost a few taels of silver to attend a banquet in the palace. The price is too cheap and doesn't match Madam Li's status! But why is the color combination so chaotic and uncoordinated? Isn't it the clothes that are to blame, but the people? That's not right. So Madam Li was cheated of thousands of taels of silver? If she was really cheated, report it to the police!"

Everyone chuckled after hearing this. Mrs. Jiang was really humorous. Who would dare to cheat the wife of the Minister of War? Unless she was stupid enough and willing to be cheated.

Everyone looked at Madam Li's clothes again. At first glance, the clothes were indeed gorgeous, but upon closer inspection, they were not made of particularly good material, the embroidery was not very exquisite, and the color combination was even uglier. Madam Li had a fierce look, and it looked very awkward for her to wear a dress that was too bright.

"Why is Madam Li's dress in this color? It's really a bit gaudy."

"Mrs. Jiang's clothes are elegant and noble, the color combination is even more complementary, and she is also beautiful..."

Seeing that everyone was staring at her, Mrs. Li unconsciously glanced at her clothes. This was a new dress she had specially ordered to wear for the Lantern Festival. It was indeed very expensive, and she liked it very much. She had always thought it was good. Now she was being stared at and pointed at.

She looked at him coldly, "Mrs. Jiang's dress is not that good!" But upon closer inspection, it was indeed dignified and noble, not ostentatious at all. When she looked at her own clothes again, they could not be compared with Feng Jingyuan's.

Feng Jingyuan smiled slightly on her pretty face, "My second daughter embroidered it. It's fine as long as it's comfortable to wear."