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"Your Majesty, Lady Ruan has arrived—"

Just when everyone at the banquet had different thoughts, today's protagonist finally arrived.

Suddenly everyone's eyes turned to the end of the Imperial Garden.

Because it was a family dinner, Xiao Chenjing dressed more casually than usual.

The whole person looks very energetic in his black robe.

However, most people's attention was still on the person next to him, Concubine Ruan.

All I can say is that she is worthy of being someone who rose to power from a palace maid. Her appearance is indeed impeccable. Even the royal family members who are used to seeing beauties couldn't help but keep their eyes on her for a while.

Ruan Miaomiao, who attended the banquet for the first time, was not as nervous as one might imagine.

Even she herself found it strange.

Except for the servants, no one here has a higher status than her.

However, when everyone's eyes were focused on her, Ruan Miaomiao only felt a sense of satisfaction and pride coming from within her body.

She wanted to hold her head high and tell everyone everything she had achieved.

The man next to her is His Majesty! He is the most powerful person in the world!

She is the only one who can accompany him and appear openly.

In other words, only she can hold that position.

Ruan Miaomiao, who has ambition but no matching brains, is full of hope for her future.

After all, she has taken the first step that many people cannot take. Now that she has entered the harem, how can she not stand out and become the number one person in the harem?

From childhood to adulthood, all she wanted was what she didn't want, and there was nothing she couldn't get.

It's the same this time.

Thinking of this, she caught a glimpse of Mu Zian's movements from the corner of her eye, and she stiffened slightly. Then, she lowered her head, which was originally held high, reluctantly.

Well, isn't it just pretending?

It seems like no one can do it.

Mu Zian noticed her action and a smile appeared on his face. Fortunately, he had explained the interests involved clearly the day before.

Otherwise, according to Ruan Miaomiao's personality, if she was not explained clearly, she would definitely offend a lot of people at today's banquet.

"Hahahaha, today is a family dinner, no need to be polite, everyone, just sit down."

Xiao Chenjing was so happy that he forgot to let go of Ruan Miaomiao's hand.

So, in the eyes of outsiders, it seemed that the emperor loved Concubine Ruan so much that he was reluctant to part with her at the birthday banquet in front of the concubine and the prince.

It gives enough face.

Ruan Miaomiao didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but she sat down directly on the seat to the right of Xiao Chenjing.

On the other side is Concubine Xian, who currently has the highest status in the harem.

Although Xiao Chenjing has few people in his harem, there is still someone under Concubine Xian who has a higher status than Ruan Miaomiao.

That was the niece from his natal family whom the Empress Dowager personally arranged for marriage when His Majesty was still a prince.

In terms of closeness of relationship, Concubine Xian is not as good as Concubine Li.

This person and Xiao Chenjing are truly cousins, and that relationship can never be erased.

But why is there basically no such person in the harem?

The fundamental reason is that Xiao Chenjing has no feelings for her at all. If it weren't for the Queen Mother, he would never have made her his concubine.

Regarding Concubine Li, Xiao Chenjing and the Queen Mother have reached a consensus.

That is the empress dowager's maternal family - the Li family needs a concubine in the harem. She doesn't need to be too favored, but she cannot be without.

Therefore, the only role of this so-called Concubine Li in the harem was to chat with the Queen Mother in her spare time as a way of comforting her.

And she herself probably knows the twists and turns involved.

Anyway, as long as the Queen Mother is alive, she will never have a bad life.

So after a long time, I started to let it go.

Ruan Miaomiao is the protagonist today. With the emperor's tacit approval and support, it is not impossible for her to sit in the upper seat.

Concubine Li looked at Xiao Chenjing, she still had expectations in her heart.

Although Xiao Chenjing rarely visited her, he still took good care of his nominal cousin.

And isn't he the one who pays the most attention to rules?

From the time Concubine Ruan came in till now, she has not greeted the Imperial Concubine, and this is in public.

But to her disappointment, Xiao Chenjing either didn't notice or intentionally let it go, and didn't comment on Ruan Miaomiao's behavior.

Even when sitting down, he patted the other person's hand soothingly.

After Ruan Miaomiao took her seat, her first reaction was to look at Concubine Xian on the other side. To be honest, this was the first time she had seen the other person in person since entering the palace.

Ever since she became a noble lady, she has been trying every means to keep Xiao Chenjing in her palace.

But for some unknown reason, the other person suddenly became sick all the time and could not get better.

Judging from her own experience, Ruan Miaomiao was somewhat suspicious whether the other party wanted to call the emperor to the imperial concubine's palace on the pretext of illness.

She thought, not without malice, that it would be best to remain sick until she could no longer get up.

But to Ruan Miaomiao's disappointment, although Concubine Xian's illness had not been completely cured, she had recovered to some extent under the treatment of the imperial physician.

Now, everyone can come to the birthday party.

If she didn't come, she would be the only one sitting next to the emperor.

Tang Rouer didn't know what Ruan Miaomiao was thinking. When she felt the other party's gaze looking at her, she smiled and nodded at her.

Be friendly.

"You really don't know etiquette. You really haven't experienced it before..."

Jasmine stopped talking after she saw Tang Rouer's gaze.

She pursed her lips and lowered her head.

This little episode was not noticed by anyone except the two of them.

After everyone was present, Xiao Chenjing took Ruan Miaomiao's hand again and stood up, while his other hand picked up the wine glass on the table.

Signal to the people below.

"First of all, thank you all for coming to Noble Lady Ruan's birthday party. Please don't be shy. Come, I will toast to you all first."

Now that His Majesty had stood up, how could the people who were originally sitting below dare to continue sitting? They immediately stood up.

Holding the wine glasses respectfully in both hands, they said in unison: "Your Majesty, congratulations to Noble Ruan on his birthday."

It was just like a scene in a dream. Ruan Miaomiao's breathing paused. Looking at the scene, a belief in her heart became even stronger.