Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

Lu Wanying walked in first and Gao Hao followed in right after.

This was the first time the two had met since the last incident in Hanzhang Palace.

I heard that if the Queen hadn't pleaded to release her from house arrest, she would not have been able to attend the birthday banquet tonight.

"His Majesty."

Lu Wanying bowed politely, which was rare.

Gao Haoxu helped her up, but before he could say anything, Wei Zhen'er came up to him, took his arm, and unnoticeably stood between them, separating the two of them.

Lu Wanying's expression froze.

Wei Zhen'er seemed not to notice and pinched her throat to scold: "Your Majesty, you are finally here, I have been waiting for you."

Zhaoyi, who had always been quiet and elegant, actually flattered the emperor and sought his favor in public, which really shocked the old people in the mansion.

Then he turned his head to look at the person sitting alone in the high seat, and he seemed to understand something.

Maybe men still prefer girls who can act like a spoiled brat...

Yuan Yun'e stood up first, but just stood there.

"Your Majesty must be tired and exhausted from all the busy state affairs. Let's start the banquet now."

Gao Hao, who was surrounded by beautiful girls, smiled and hummed softly.

He was born with a graceful figure, and was always elegant and refined. Even if he was in a bad mood, it was not visible from his face.

This faint smile shows that even though he is the emperor who is supreme, he is also a hero who is kind and gentle to women.

Wei Zhen'er was the birthday girl, but seeing that the emperor never pushed her away, she simply took her arm and walked up the high steps together, and sat at the same table, talking and laughing, looking very affectionate.

When people saw this scene, they couldn't help but secretly sweat. How dare Wei Zhaoyi dominate the emperor in front of the empress dowager!

I was secretly amazed at this, and at the same time, I felt an indescribable joy.

Because the Queen Mother is alone, they have been sitting on the bench for so many days. Today, the Queen Mother should at least feel the feeling of being ignored.

Soon the table in front of him was filled with various meals and a pot of fine wine.

Under Wei Zhen'er's sweet persuasion and attentive serving of food, Gao Hao drank several cups in a row.

It seems that he has found some comfort in this land of sweet words and tenderness, and has temporarily put aside politics and war...

Although Wei Zhaoyi is the protagonist tonight, it is not easy to see the emperor. After several rounds of drinking, other concubines also boldly take turns to perform and add to the fun, hoping to win the emperor's attention.

Liang Qian held her chin, listened to the orchestral music, enjoyed the singing and dancing, ate when she was hungry and drank when she was thirsty.

Lu Wanying had a gloomy face. He was dissatisfied with the singing and dancing, and disgusted with the food... In short, unhappiness was written all over his face from head to toe.

Yuan Yun'e sat upright, wanting to say something several times but stopping herself. She wanted to persuade but didn't dare to, for fear of spoiling the emperor's interest.

Liang Qian glanced at them lightly, and among the crowd of sweet voices, only the three of them looked different.

Someone asked in a sweet voice what treasure the emperor had prepared for Zhaoyi as a birthday gift.

This question aroused everyone's interest, and the emperor lived up to expectations and smiled and gestured to the eunuch next to him.

The eunuch soon came back with a gold-painted box under the curious gazes of the crowd and placed it in front of Wei Zhen'er.

Wei Zhen'er drank a lot of wine. Her face, as rosy as peach blossoms, now had eyes like autumn water, rippling with clear waves.

She took the box and carefully opened the lid.

The moment the lid was opened, there was a burst of amazement.

This made Liang Qian, who had no interest in gifts, also look over.

Unexpectedly, once I saw it, I couldn’t take my eyes off it.

Emperor Xiaoliang once said: The gold hairpins are decorated with emeralds, and the hairpins are decorated with flowers.

Liang Qian stared in a daze at the step-shaking flower that was surrounded and admired by the palace concubines.

The flowers are made of thin silver, the core is made of bright pearls...the colors are brilliant and the brilliance is dazzling.

I still remember that year in Nanyuan, when they first saw this set of step-shaking flowers, she and Bailu were also amazed like them.

At that time, she always felt that the hairpin was too gorgeous and exquisite, and it would be ostentatious to wear it, so after receiving it, she never wore it once.

Later, when the two countries were at war and the frontline was short of money, she donated all the gold hairpins, emerald feathers and pearls in her room in exchange for food and winter clothes...

But I didn't expect to see it again one day, and in this situation.

And the person who gave her the step-shaking flower in the past had long been buried deep in the ground and turned into decay.

Liang Qian turned her head and closed her eyes.

If I knew today, why was it in the first place?

Listening to the shrill laughter, Liang Qian had difficulty breathing, so she simply took advantage of no one's attention and quietly went behind the crowd.

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It was a dark night, and the scattered palace lanterns could only illuminate nearby objects. Nothing could be seen farther away. Only bursts of laughter continued to come from the palace behind him.

The Bishui Terrace is built on the lake and draws hot spring water from the mountains, so the lake never freezes in winter.

Liang Qian sat by the railing and could vaguely see schools of koi when she lowered her head.

"Queen Mother."

Liang Qian turned around and saw Gu Ya.

"It's cold outside, and you just drank some wine, you must not get caught in the cold."

She chased out of the hall with a cloak in her hand, and helped her put it on.

Liang Qian lay down on the armrests again.

But this time she lowered her head, looking at nothing and saying nothing.

She thought she was a little drunk.

Gu Ya lowered her head, looked at the empress dowager's back, and sighed silently in her heart.

In this cold silence, there was a rustling sound suddenly. Gu Ya looked over in confusion, only to see figures swaying and whispering at the corner not far away.

Before Gu Ya could say anything, Liang Qian heard it.

The two of them exchanged glances quickly, hid in the shadows tacitly, and slowly moved towards the furtive figure.

Liang Qian leaned against the wall, leaned over to take a closer look, and judging by the sound and shape, she saw that it was a palace maid and a eunuch.

The eunuch said something while looking around.

After hearing the instructions, the palace maid nodded continuously, and soon the two of them left in different directions.

Because they were far away, Liang Qian couldn't hear clearly and could only hear a few words in a disjointed manner.

What spilled tea, what poolside, what pregnancy...

Gu Ya looked at the silent person nervously.

"Queen, are they trying to harm someone?"

Liang Qian glanced at her and nodded: "I guess so. Usually when people get together like this, there will always be people who take the opportunity to stir up trouble."

After all, she had done that before.

Gu Ya was terrified: "What should I do?"

Liang Qian raised her foot and walked back: "The concubines are competing for favor, why should I, a queen mother, get involved? I will just wait and see what happens."

If you stay out for too long and don't go back, not only will your face look bad, but your body will also be too cold to bear.

If they found out that she was not there, they would say that the Empress Dowager was being treated coldly by the Emperor, and they would feel resentful and leave the table immediately...

She pursed her lips and smiled.

Gu Ya followed him, feeling uneasy.

Liang Qian had just walked to the door when she bumped into someone walking out quickly.

This collision is a real collision.

Liang Qian failed to defend it, and neither did Lu Wanying.

The two men fell backwards, but fortunately they were caught by the quick eyes and hands of the people next to them, so that a bigger accident was avoided and more people were not alarmed.

"you--"

Seeing that it was Liang Qian, the person who was about to get angry lowered his eyes and voice.

Lu Wanying brushed away the palace maid who was supporting her and stared at Liang Qian with a cold smile.

"The Queen Mother was away for so long for no reason, but who did she go with under the moon and stars?"

Liang Qian frowned: "A Ying."

Lu Wanying smiled.

"No matter where you go, you can't be idle. But I really can't think of who else you can take a fancy to and use besides the emperor right now?"