The songs and dances that followed were also carefully choreographed by the palace music troupe. However, because of the previous performance, everyone felt that it was boring and had no high interest.

After all the performances were over, Emperor Xuande stood up and said, "I will go change my clothes. You will follow me later to pay tribute to the late queen."

August 15th is the anniversary of the late queen’s death. In previous years, the emperor would go to Fengxian Hall to pay homage after the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet.

This was the first time that he had held a sacrifice with so many ministers in such a grand manner.

Song Wanwan in the crowd lowered her eyebrows and smiled mockingly. The emperor's deep affection made her feel ridiculous. How could he not even know the real anniversary of the death of the imperial aunt with such deep affection? But she would not say anything, this was the secret of the Song family.

Before Emperor Xuande left the palace to change his clothes, he instructed Shen Zhixiu, "Mr. Shen, please prepare a sacrificial text. You will read it on my behalf today."

From this order, it can be seen that the emperor took the ministers to worship the late queen on a whim. It is unknown what prompted him to change the previous practice.

Seeing the puzzled expressions on everyone's faces, Concubine Xian snorted in her heart, thinking that it was probably because the song "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix" had touched the emperor's mind. That's why she suddenly decided to ask Shen Zhixiu to prepare a memorial.

After so many years of death, the emperor has become more and more affectionate. However, this affection has not stopped him from taking concubines one after another. Looking at the look on his face when he looked at these two Western Yue women, I'm afraid he is already itching to have them.

The emperor's emotions were seen through by the virtuous concubine. The heart is the heart, the body is the body. It's funny to think about it, but also sad.

After Emperor Xuande left, Shen Zhixiu went to Fengxian Hall. The main hall of Fengxian Hall enshrines the ancestors of the Zhou Dynasty, and there is a side hall dedicated to the late empress. It is said that the emperor would stay here during the New Year.

Shen Zhixiu went there early to prepare the sacrificial text, so there was no need for others to go there now.

Su Qingyu had nothing to do, so she wandered around, chatting with ladies she knew well or looking at rare flowers and plants.

When passing by the small garden of the east side palace, I saw the young eunuch beside the prince talking to a palace maid under a tree not far away.

She didn't care at first, but the maid's clothes were much simpler than those of ordinary maids. She had been to the palace many times, but had never seen a maid dressed like this, so she took a few more glances.

The two of them only exchanged a few words before they hurriedly separated. Su Qingyu did not stop either, and walked to the other side.

Not far away, Lady Wang, the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty, and Song Wanwan were sitting in the pavilion. When they saw her coming, they greeted her from afar.

Su Qingyu walked forward and chatted with Mrs. Song for a few words.

The Song family was already on good terms with the Shen family, and Song Wanwan liked Su Shunci very much, and also had a good impression of Su Qingyu. The three of them had a very enjoyable chat, and when they talked about Su Shunci being kicked out of the Su family, Song Wanwan even assured Su Qingyu that she would often go to take care of her.

After a while, a palace maid suddenly came over, bowed to the people, and whispered a few words in Song Wanwan's ear.

The smile on Song Wanwan's face froze, and then she said, "You go first, I'll be there soon."

After the maid left, Su Qingyu stared at her back for a long time. Isn't this the person she just saw? Half a quarter of an hour ago, he was talking to the eunuch of the Crown Prince. Why does he seem to have a close relationship with the Song family now?

But she didn't dare to ask this question, for fear of offending others.

Song Wanwan did not hide it from her, and said to Wang in front of her: "Mother, I'm going to Fengxian Temple. Zimei said that two copies of the "Rebirth Sutra" I delivered a few days ago were missing. I'm going to see what happened."

Then he said to Su Qingyu, "Madam San and my mother, please sit down and wait. I will go and take a look first."

After Song Wanwan left, Wang said, “Although this girl has never met her imperial aunt, she would copy scriptures and send them to the palace every New Year and death anniversary to show her filial piety to her aunt.”

Su Qingyu nodded and praised, "Young Miss, your filial piety is commendable. Was that palace maid the one who served the late queen in Fengxian Palace?"

Wang nodded and said, "That's right. The Song family has given her a lot of money over the years. I don't ask for anything else, just to be more devoted to the late queen."

These things were not a secret, and Wang did not deliberately conceal them.

Su Qingyu suddenly realized that it was no wonder that she was dressed so plainly. It turned out that she was serving in Fengxian Palace. But since she was serving the late queen, how could she have any intersection with the prince's people?

Su Qingyu was talking to Wang while thinking about this matter. She didn't know what was going on, so she didn't dare to tell her rashly.

But I didn’t dare pretend I didn’t see it. If something really happened, it would be too late to regret it.

For a family like the Song family, any incident would involve the political situation, and in turn affect Shen Zhixiu and the Shen family.

After much thought, Su Qingyu finally found a reason to separate from Mrs. Wang.

Then she deliberately took a small path, without attracting anyone's attention, and walked towards Fengxian Hall.

At this time, in the side hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Li Chaoyun was sitting opposite the sisters Vasha and Vali. She showed great interest in the music they were playing, and soon the three of them were talking excitedly.

Vasha and Vali were sent to a foreign country and had been trembling with fear these days. They were very happy to see that the foreign princess was very friendly to them and liked their music.

After a while, Li Chaoyun's maid Qian Dai came in and whispered in her ear, "Princess, the Third Master has gone to Fengxian Hall. There are no people from here to the back door at this time."

Li Chaoyun knew the time was almost right, so he said to Vasha and Vali, "I know a place that is especially suitable for drumming. How about I take you there? We should have a great time today."

The two sisters didn't know the rules of the Great Zhou's harem, and they were simple-minded, so they naturally believed what Li Chaoyun said.

Li Chaoyun led them out of the back door carefully and headed towards Fengxian Hall. Fortunately, Fengxian Hall and Taihe Hall were close, and Li Chaoyun was familiar with the palace, so he avoided all the guards and palace servants walking around.

In an inconspicuous side hall of Fengxian Hall, Li Chaoyun finally walked in quietly with Vasha and Vali.

After entering, Qiandai first threw a piece of incense into the incense burner, and then nodded at Li Chaoyun.

Li Chaoyun said to the two sisters, "I will go get my own drum to show you. You wait for me in the room and don't walk around. There are strict rules in this palace. If you walk around, you will be killed."

The two sisters nodded hurriedly, promising not to wander around and wait for her to come back.

Li Chaoyun stood up with satisfaction and walked outside.

I wonder what the emperor’s reaction would be when he comes to Fengxian Hall to pay homage to the late queen and finds out that his trusted minister has slept with the saint who was sent as tribute from Xiyue.

And this man had said not long ago with great dignity that these two women were only qualified to serve the emperor.

Today, she was smart enough not to touch Shen Zhixiu, but only to the two women. When the time comes, as long as Shen Zhixiu is lured over, the two will naturally get entangled.

There were two women like this, and she didn't believe that Shen Zhixiu could really handle it.

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