Quick Wear: Host, are you playing here?

To be, or not to be, that is the question.

Forget it, just be a concubine, it’s good enough.

The Queen Mother was satisfied: "Pass on my imperial decree, the Imperial Concubine will be demoted to the rank of Virtuous Concubine, and she will still temporarily reside in Fenghua Palace."

[Host, she said you are immoral, why aren't you angry?] 250 Watching the fun is not a big deal.

"What should I do? Should I beat her up?"

[Forget it then.]

Having achieved her goal, Lu Lan'er walked to Hua Xia with an apologetic look on her face. She raised her hand and wanted to grab Hua Xia's hand, but Hua Xia dodged her.

She paused her hand in the air, then naturally put it down: "It's all Lan'er's fault. I shouldn't mention it. Will Sister Defei blame Lan'er?"

"How could that be?" Hua Xia shook her hands behind her back in disgust, smiling happily, "Sister Lan'er, I really want to be sisters with you, or else the Emperor will marry Sister Lan'er."

"In this way, you and I can stay together for a long time."

250: [? ? ? ]

This matter was very obvious. The Queen Mother could even decide on marriage matters, but she could not let her own niece marry in. It was obvious that she had been explicitly rejected by the Emperor. She had no choice but to stay in the palace and look for other opportunities.

Lu Lan'er's face immediately darkened, and so did the Queen Mother. She suddenly remembered something and said to Hua Xia in a friendly manner, "There will be a palace banquet in a few days. Xiu'er can't hide like this any longer. De Fei, you should prepare. Playing the piano at the banquet and letting the court ladies recognize you is secondary. What matters most is that you can catch the eye of His Majesty."

[Host, the Queen Mother wants you to perform a show. ]

After leaving the Queen Mother's Palace, Hua Xia was surrounded by a group of palace servants and walked towards Fenghua Palace. Ling Shuang did not follow her, so when Hua Xia arrived at the palace, she hurried over to ask about Hua Xia's situation.

"Princess," Ling Shuang glanced at the people behind Hua Xia. After Hua Xia understood and asked everyone to leave, she whispered, "The Imperial Master sent a letter, asking how the princess is doing in Beiqi."

"Oh no." Hua Xia said casually, took the letter from her hand, returned to the bedroom and locked Ling Shuang outside the door.

[Host, the villain did not attend the palace banquet in a few days.] 250 reminded.

"So I plan to pretend to be sick and not go." Hua Xia walked to the soft couch, lay down and closed her eyes to take a nap. There was a fire burning in the room, and the conditions were indeed much better.

After being here for so long, I feel that this winter is particularly long. I heard that an ice lake has been built outside the palace, and Hua Xia wants to go there to play.

A world without games would be boring.

He closed his eyes for a long time, then opened the letter in his hand. This time, the words he wrote were longer than last time, with small characters densely packed in the text, like a typed cheat sheet.

The general meaning is to instruct Hua Xia to settle down in Beiqi as soon as possible, and it would be best if she could gain the favor of the Emperor, or at least the trust and closeness of the Empress Dowager. Finally, Hua Xia was asked to write back a letter every once in a while.

"I have to say, the male protagonist of this world behaves like a capitalist, ordering people around in a certain way." Hua Xia sat up, walked to the desk, picked up a brush and complained.

[Host, what are you writing?] 250 took a curious look, but was blinded by the dog-like words on it.

"The professional ethics of a spy is to love his job and be dedicated to it. Isn't it the male protagonist of this world who asks him to pass on messages back every once in a while?" Hua Xia held the pen beautifully and wrote in an orderly manner.

[Host, what did you write? ]

Hua Xia wrote and read: "Today, I went to the Queen Mother's bedroom. Before I could say a word, I was demoted to Consort De. Imperial Master, don't worry. I'm working hard!"

【...】

Life was boring, and just when Hua Xia was about to climb over the palace wall to go ice skating outside, someone came to have fun.

This person is naturally Princess Fengsu, Lu Laner.

"Empress Defei, my princess invites you to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the snow. The princess has personally brewed milk tea and invites you to taste it." A maid walked in. Her temperament was as arrogant as her master. Her eyes showed that our princess invites you to tea and it is a great honor for you.

Needless to say, it must be the Hongmen Banquet.

It snowed last night. The ground was covered with snow, and the trees in the Imperial Garden were also covered in white. Except for a few plum blossoms in the corner, there was really only snow and no flowers.

The ground was covered with thick snow, and walking on it made a squeaking sound. It was fine when there was no wind, but when the wind blew, even though Hua Xia was wrapped in a cloak, her little face was still blown red.

"I have a feeling that this Princess Feng Su is up to something again."

[Host, then why did you come? ]

"Let's come and see the show."

When we arrived at the pavilion in the center of the Imperial Garden, we discovered that in addition to Lu Lan'er, there were some other women, all of whom were wives of court officials.

As the saying goes, three daughters make a play. Now with so many women, I don’t know how many plays will be required.

What's more, there was another man joining in the fun, and that was the wise king, Qin Yi, who was standing aside with a gentle and faint smile.

Now it seems that the word "xian" has a similar meaning to the word "de" that Hua Xia is using at this moment.

Both are pitiful people in the world, but the latter who is just joining in the fun is obviously much more comfortable.

As soon as Hua Xia's figure entered the pavilion's field of vision, Lu Lan'er spotted it with her sharp eyes.

"Sister Defei is here!" Lu Lan'er came forward to greet her, emphasizing the word "Defei".

This fell into the ears of the other ladies, and they all looked at each other. Didn't the princess from South Vietnam come just a few days ago? How could she be demoted in just a few days?

Everyone looked at Princess Feng Su's attitude again. They were all smart people, and their minds were clear as a mirror. Since the princess had invited them today, there was a high probability that they would be the swords in her hands.

The Emperor doesn't like Princess Fengsu, but she insists on staying in the palace. She has long passed the age of coming of age, but he is not allowed to do so. She is still dreaming of becoming the Empress.

Seeing Lu Lan'er pulling people closer, everyone's expressions changed and they pretended not to know anything.

"Let me introduce her to you. She is the princess from South Vietnam who is marrying into the imperial family. She is the bride that the emperor's cousin has not seen yet." Lu Lan'er said with a smile.

The meaning of this sentence was very obvious. Everyone laughed and introduced themselves one by one. No one took the initiative to be the first to introduce the princess. Finally, they introduced the wise king.

"This is the virtuous king. Sister must know him. After all, it was the sister who was personally welcomed by the virtuous king's cousin." After Lu Lan'er finished speaking, she turned to Qin Yi and said, "Cousin Yi should be very familiar with sister. Cousin is so lucky to meet such a beauty as sister first."

Everyone sensed a sour taste in these words. Compared to the delicate beauty of Princess Fengsu, the beauty of this princess who came to marry was indeed stunning.

She was wrapped in a white fox fur cloak, the hem of which occasionally showed through her horse-faced skirt with dark gold patterns when she walked. She wore a pearl hairpin with tassels hanging down on her head. She had an oval face and pale lips. She looked a little sickly, but she was indeed a beauty that was not found in Beiqi.

Most of the women in Beiqi can ride horses and shoot arrows, but they are nowhere near as delicate as the women in Nanyue who are carefully kept in seclusion.

When the two men stand together, the difference between them is immediately apparent.

Hua Xia pretended to say, "That's not true, sister."