No one dared to speak, but that didn't mean no one knew the Queen Mother's origin. The Queen Mother looked unhappy and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Hongli: "I believe the Queen has remembered what the Queen Mother said."

At this time, Concubine Hui, who had seen the changes in the Queen Mother's face, came out to smooth things over: "The Queen Mother has specially prepared songs and dances today. The royal family and the families of important officials are all waiting to pay their respects to the Queen Mother."

"Your Highness is right, Madam, how about we drink and enjoy the singing and dancing?

"The emperor is right."

"Everyone sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty"

The palace banquet officially began only after the royal family and the families of important officials had paid their respects.

Zimu looked at the dishes being served one after another and felt that he had no appetite. After drinking a few glasses of wine to warm himself up, he didn't eat much.

Hongli kept Zimu's every move in mind, and when he saw that Zimu was not interested, he winked at Jinzhong.

After a while, Jinzhong stood beside Zimu and served him.

This scene was seen by many royal family members and important officials who were nearby.

Everyone knows that Concubine Ling Wei Jia's position in the harem is like the moon in the night sky, and Wei Jia's father is the head of the Imperial Household Department.

The Minister of the Imperial Household Department is a close minister to the emperor.

After Wei Jia has been in the palace for a while longer, it is not impossible for her to become a noble concubine or an imperial concubine.

The former favorite concubine, Concubine Xian, did not receive the same treatment as Concubine Ling does now.

Everyone in the outfield is a smart guy, and they all decided to go home and give their own bad boys a beating.

When seeing the son of Wei Jia, his eyes brightened. Even if they couldn't make friends with him, they would never make enemies with him.

"Congratulations, Master Wei Jia."

"Where does this joy you are talking about come from?" Wei Qingtai naturally knew it, and he was just pretending to be ignorant.

"The Emperor truly loves Concubine Ling deeply."

"Well, it's not difficult for you to say that. My family has only had one such lady in three generations, and she is also very weak. Now that I see that the emperor is so attentive to the queen, I am relieved."

……

Only after the singing and dancing officially began did Zimu stop looking uninterested and straighten his back.

"Master?" Jinzhong asked in a low voice.

"I think there will be a lot of fun today."

Zimu also wants to know whether Shu Fei will appear again now that the timeline has changed.

Sure enough, after two singing and dancing performances, a woman in emerald clothes came in from outside the hall, holding a fan to cover her face.

Seeing this, Zimu raised his eyebrows: "Tsk, everyone is almost together, but the backbone is still staying in the cold palace. The next drama is getting more and more interesting."

Zimu also wanted to see if this group of people could still get together without that wild and harmful halo.

Just as Zi Mu was thinking about it, she felt Hai Lan, who was sitting at the last seat opposite, was looking at her.

Zimu immediately put on a standard fake smile that was only used in the harem and raised his glass to Hailan.

"The mist and thick clouds make the day long and sad, and the fragrant agarwood melts the golden beast. It is the Double Ninth Festival again, and the jade pillow and gauze kitchen are chilly in the middle of the night..."

While Yehenara Yi was singing happily, Zimu began to observe everyone's expressions.

Hongli looked at himself from time to time, and occasionally glanced at Yihuan who was performing seriously.

When the Empress Dowager saw that Hongli's attention was not on Yihuan, she knew that this move might fail, but she didn't care too much.

Empress Fucha simply glanced at her husband calmly, with no disappointment or extra expression.

"This is the emperor's favorite poem in the past. This girl is quite good."

Except for some masters and ladies with poor family backgrounds, which of the rest in the harem is not a talented lady who has been carefully cultivated by her family and is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting?

It was just that the former Empress Xian boasted loudly that she was a talented woman who grew up in the south of the Yangtze River.

"This is Li Qingzhao's Drunken Flower Shades. I know that this was the emperor's favorite poem in the past." After Yihuan finished her dance, the empress dowager called for her to come closer.

When Hongli saw this, he knew that the person in front of him was the one the empress dowager intended to introduce to him.

Hongli glanced at Zimu guiltily, and said to Zimu with a half-smile in his eyes: "I didn't expect that the Queen Mother still remembers the poems that this son once loved."

"How could I forget what the emperor likes?"

"Tell me, why do you only recite poetry?"

"Your Majesty, I don't like overly lively singing and dancing. Instead, I think the poems of the ancients are more profound and need to be savored carefully to appreciate their interest..." Yihuan was not stage-frightened. She looked up and stared at Hongli, subtly expressing her admiration for him.

"Tsk, it just shows that she is both noble and talented." Bai Ruiji curled her lips and said in a low voice.

When Zimu heard Bai Ruiji's words, he was afraid that he would laugh out loud, so he took the pastry handed to him by Jinzhong and put one into his mouth.

"Your name……"

"My name is Yi Huan."

"Yihuan... In ancient times, when a man and a woman were attracted to each other, the woman would call her lover "Huan". Your name is quite interesting."

Concubine Hui was relieved to see that Empress Fucha did not show any emotion.

He glanced at Zimu again inadvertently and found that Zimu was happily eating snacks... What a loser, he was pushed in front of the emperor by the empress dowager, but he was still busy eating.

"Your Majesty is well-informed."

"I heard you call yourself a subject, what is your last name?"

"Your servant Yehenara."

"Oh, a family of high-ranking officials. I have also read the poems of your great-uncle Nalan Xingde."

Although Hongli said that, everyone outside paused in their actions.

At this moment, everyone looked up in surprise.

Even Hailan put down the teacup in her hand and looked straight at Yihuan.

The Queen Mother listened with dissatisfaction as the concubines whispered about the old stories of Taizu and the Yehe tribe.

When Zimu was about to finish the cakes in front of him, the emperor asked Li Yu to deliver the snacks on his table to Zimu.

"My Lord, the Emperor has asked me to tell you to eat less glutinous rice snacks to avoid indigestion."

"Okay," Zimu said and smiled brightly at Hongli.

At this time, Xi Ai also noticed Zi Mu, the Concubine Ling mentioned by the Queen Mother.

Before she met him, Yihuan believed Zimu to be a scheming person who was proud of his beauty and relied on the Queen Mother's words to get a lot of attention.

After this glance, she realized that Zimu's eyes were really pure and he was definitely not the kind of person she thought he was.

Nalan Yongshou, who was sitting among the court officials, had turned pale with anger. He knew very well that his daughter was being used by the empress dowager, but there was nothing he could do.

The princesses in their mansion went to the palace banquet and performed in front of royal relatives, ministers and the imperial family, which was really bringing disgrace to the family.

But he had no choice. Even though he liked this little daughter, there were other princesses waiting to get married in the family...

Now I can only hope that the Queen Mother can get a position for my little daughter.

The Queen Mother had heard enough and snorted coldly: "The Yehe tribe has already surrendered. I don't believe that a girl can become a spirit?"

"What do you think, Emperor?"

"Well, since the Queen Mother strongly recommends, and I also want to make her happy, then Yehenara Yihuan will enter the palace as a noble lady, and her title will be Shu."

The empress dowager's face changed again and again. Doesn't the emperor mean to force someone on him?

No matter how dissatisfied the emperor was, he could not do anything to him as he had the jade disc as evidence that he was his son. However, Hong Yan was still walking outside the palace and could not offend the Nalan family again.

In the end, the Queen Mother could only force a smile and said, "Yihuan, why don't you thank me?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"I'm not praising you. I remember that the only person in the palace who is familiar with ancient poetry and prose, besides the imperial concubine, is..."

Hai Lan was drinking tea, and she quickly put down the cup before Hongli finished speaking.

He raised his head in surprise and said, "This sister Yihuan is as well-versed in poetry and literature as sister Qingying."

Empress Fucha and Concubine Hui couldn't help laughing when they heard Hai Lan's words.

Hongli ignored Hailan's words, took a deep breath and continued, "The Imperial Concubine and the Concubine Ling are both rare talented women. I think the three of you should be able to chat with each other."

"I will definitely discuss this with the Imperial Concubine and the Imperial Concubine Ling more in the future."

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