According to custom, emperors of all dynasties and generations would hold palace banquets during the Chinese New Year to reward the civil and military officials of the dynasty.
The courtiers who meet the criteria for attending the palace banquet will enter the palace with their wives and daughters on the day of the palace banquet. They will celebrate the arrival of the New Year with the emperor, princes and princes in the main hall. Their relatives will enter the harem to meet the queen mother, The Queen and all the concubines.
Usually, there will be banquets in the harem, but not all the family members who come to the palace to pay New Year's greetings are invited. Most of those who can stay to participate in the harem New Year's banquet are wives with royal titles, or are selected to become crown princes or princes. The concubine's good son.
"It would be a great honor for those low-ranking officials and family members to participate in the harem's annual banquet." Jin Miaomiao felt a little sleepy and curled up on the chaise longue, half asleep, and said without energy, "They You can brag about it for at least a year!”
"Then you underestimate them too much. It's not just for one year. For them, this kind of rare experience can be bragging for a lifetime, even if the annual banquet they attended is not very pleasant, or even a little... Awkward."
Shen Cha raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at Jin Miaomiao's dazed energy, she stood up and walked to the chaise longue, covering her body with a thin blanket.
"Not very happy? A bit embarrassed?" Jin Miaomiao looked at the person standing next to her, "Is there something wrong with that? You just said that the old lady had been lying in the hospital bed for more than three months and her body had completely recovered. She was already ready to die. It’s Chinese New Year, could it be that the old lady is unwilling to be defeated by Emperor Jiaren, Emperor Chongde and Prince Tong and wants to go back for revenge?”
"Smart, that's right." Shen Cha smiled slightly, "Actually, her illness was not that serious at all, but she felt very aggrieved and couldn't spit out the so-called bad breath. She felt uncomfortable, so, This disease has dragged on and tortured her for so long. Moreover, she has been lying in bed for more than three months, thinking about how to take revenge. "
"You mean she's already thought of a plan and put it into action?"
Jin Miaomiao was originally very sleepy, groggy, and almost fell asleep, but after listening to Shen Cha's words, she was frightened by the possibility she thought of, and her sleepiness disappeared without a trace.
"You..." She swallowed and asked nervously, "What is her... plan?"
"What do you think?" Shen Cha tilted his head, "The plan she came up with is a plan commonly used by concubines of all dynasties. It is cunning and shameless but very useful. There is rarely a way to solve it."
"Who and who was her chosen target?"
"The future crown princess who is favored by the queen, the granddaughter of Taifu Zhen Cheng, and Prince Tong, who has just been adopted as his adopted son." Shen Cha nodded towards Jin Miaomiao, then sat back down next to Shen Haolin, resting her head on his shoulder. "It can't be said that she has evil intentions. After all, many concubines have used this method in the past, and most of them succeeded. Therefore, at most she is imitating her ancestors, but she is not as good as her ancestors."
"Failed?"
"This is inevitable." Shen Cha nodded, "The old lady's original plan was to trick the future princess into an empty side hall in the name of the prince, stun her with incense, and then go back to the palace. Lure King Tong to the side hall, use the same method to stun him, and throw the two of them on the same bed. When people find out, they are lying together in disheveled clothes."
"Killing is so heart-breaking!" Jin Miaomiao extended his thumb, "You deserve to have stayed in the harem all your life, that's awesome!"
"It's awesome, but it failed." Shen Haolin looked at Shen Cha who was leaning on him with half-closed eyes, and chuckled, "But the old lady never expected that the two goals she chose, I wasn’t fooled at all.”
"Because they predicted in advance that the old lady would cause trouble?" Jin Miaomiao frowned slightly, "Is it so... magical?"
"No, it's just these two targets who didn't listen to her at all." Shen Cha gently raised the corners of her lips, "When the Crown Princess was chosen, Emperor Chongde and Grand Tutor Zhen's granddaughter met each other. , they themselves are young, it doesn’t matter if the two children meet, say a few words, and get to know each other. Later, on the day of Prince Tong’s adoption ceremony, the concubines didn’t know what they were thinking. They probably wanted to give Prince Tong Introduce a few more friends, and let several female relatives bring their children into the palace. On the day of the ceremony, under the pretext of celebrating, let Prince Tong get to know these children, including the future crown princess. Judging from the content at the end of the memoir, it is the part after they grew up. The princess, later Emperor Chongde's queen, was the main person who promoted the emotional changes between the two people. She could see that the relationship between Emperor Chongde and Prince Tong was She also saw their concerns and always persuaded them to face their hearts and not let down the people around them. Emperor Chongde and Prince Tong are very respectful and grateful to her."
"This..." Jin Miaomiao glanced at Shen Cha, "The direction of this story doesn't seem right? This girl is very open-minded. She doesn't like Emperor Chongde? But since she doesn't like it, why did she agree to become his Where are the Crown Princess and the Queen?"
"No likes, no dislikes." Shen Cha shrugged, "This girl is indifferent to everyone and everything, and has no special emotional fluctuations. Prince Tong said in his memoirs that this sister of his seems to be the one who left this world. An independent existence, watching the joys and sorrows of the people around him with cold eyes, just like an outsider."
"It is true that such people exist." Jin Miaomiao nodded with understanding, "Master also mentioned in his notes that when he once traveled around, he saw such people. They did not resist life or resist. Destiny, as if their mission is to wait for death from the moment they are born, and such people have no pain when they leave the world, and they all leave in their sleep."
"That's right!" Shen Cha nodded, "The queen also left peacefully in her sleep." She waved her hand towards Jin Miaomiao, "The topic has gone too far. The old lady wants to plot against the future Crown Princess and Tong. Wang, they poured dirty water on them, but they didn’t expect that Emperor Chongde sent a message to the Zhen Mansion the day before, asking her to follow Mrs. Zhen, her grandmother, and never leave. The old lady didn’t know Taking advantage of her opportunity to accompany Mrs. Zhen, he sent someone to invite her to the side hall in the name of Emperor Chongde. As soon as the future princess heard this, she immediately understood why Emperor Chongde would go there in advance. Reminding herself to stay by her grandmother's side. She pretended to agree to the person who sent the message, but did not follow him. Instead, she told the person who sent the message that she had to send her grandmother back. The person who sent the message did not I thought that such a young child would lie to him, so I agreed. As a result, the princess never came out after returning to the palace."
"How did the old lady react?"
"Before she had time to react, Emperor Chongde came over with Prince Tong to pay New Year greetings. In front of everyone in the palace and ladies, the Crown Princess asked Emperor Chongde what he wanted to see her for."
"What a great move!" Jin Miaomiao patted her thigh, "This girl is really extraordinary!"
