On the fourth day of the fifth lunar month, it was Hongxi's first birthday. On this day, a family banquet was held in the palace as usual.The only difference is that this time the family banquet was held at Qianqing Palace. Apart from the Empress Dowager's family banquet, the Qianqing Palace family banquet was the most solemn, which shows how much the emperor attached importance to it.

Lingrong knew that the emperor's arrangement was not only to give her face, but more importantly, to stabilize the court. After all, the issue of the emperor's heirs was also a major issue related to the country.Among the former emperor's princes, apart from the eighth elder brother Yunyu who had only one son, the current emperor's heirs are the weakest, and they are only one-handed. This is one of the reasons why the emperor valued Hongxi so much.

As Hong Xi's biological mother, Ling Rong can be regarded as half of the protagonist today, so she naturally needs to dress up well so as not to lose her status.Formal banquets must wear auspicious clothes and court crowns. Of course, this is only decent for concubines above the rank of concubine.

The concubine's auspicious clothes are fragrant, darker in color, and her mausoleum and face are tender, which is really unbearable, so she can only make up for her makeup with sapphire; she also wears a formal court crown on her head. In fact, there is not much difference between the court crowns. They are all on the top two floors, with oriental beads running through them, and the upper part is decorated with golden phoenixes, oriental beads and pearls.Later Jin Zhaiyi, decorated with cat's eye stones, pearls, Zhai tail hanging beads, and coral at the end, three lines and two.There are two golden ribbons hanging from the back of the crown, and the collar is decorated with precious stones.The entire court crown is very luxurious and heavy, and the neck feels a bit shorter when you walk around the mausoleum.

Putting on auspicious clothes, court crowns, court beads, bracelets, earrings, armor, and tall flowerpot-bottomed shoes, Ling Rong suddenly felt that it was difficult for her to move. It seemed that she had never dressed up so grandly before. .After getting used to the weight on his body, Ling Rong stood up and tried to walk a few steps, which was very good and stable.According to the rules, Ling Rong has worked hard and will never be rude in front of others.

"My lord, it's almost time, but do you want the nanny to bring the little elder brother over?" Qingyu asked.

"Don't worry, I'll bring it when I go out later. By the way, I vaguely remember that there is a pair of sapphire dragonfly hairpins in the jewelry that the emperor rewarded?" Ling Rong asked Qingyu.

"My little master has a really good memory. I do have a pair of sapphire dragonfly hairpins." Sapphire said with a smile.

"Go find it and put it on my hairpin." Ling Rong said.

"Young master, do you plan to find it as a gift for the lady of Xilin Jueluo's family?" Qingyu asked while searching for the hairpin.

"Qingyu is the one who knows me." Ling Rong said with a smile.

"Then I'll put the hairpin on the lower right side of the crown for the little master. It's inconspicuous and easy to get, okay?" Qingyu found the hairpin and asked.

"Okay." Ling Rong sat down and let Qingyu toss.

After dressing up, Ling Rong held Qingyu's hand and led Hongxi to Qianqing Palace together.Today's family banquet, in addition to everyone in the palace, also included the imperial family's family and wives, so it can be said that it was grand.

The imperial banquet is set in front of the emperor's throne in Qianqing Palace, the emperor is in the middle, and the queen's throne banquet is set at the southeast of the throne. It is opposite the emperor.

After entering the banquet in sequence, the emperor can be invited to ascend his seat, and the banquet will officially begin after playing music.After everyone finished toasting and knelt down to the emperor, today's main event - Catch Zhou, officially took the stage.

The items for Zhou Zhou were prepared in advance by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As usual, there are two pieces of jade furnishings, two jade fan pendants, one gold spoon, one round silver box, one handful of rhinoceros bells, one pair of rhinoceros sticks, one arc, and arrows. One branch, one copy for the study room, one yesterday dish, one fruit table, in addition to these fixed items, there are also some small items added by the nobles, all kinds of things, it looks very spectacular.

Ling Rong got up and asked the nanny to put Hong Xi on the mat full of things, while she walked on the other side to guide Hong Xi to complete the grasping.

Hong Xi was well-raised, and she got up very quickly. There were so many items in front of her that children were easily attracted. In order to win a good fortune, Ling Rong also secretly guided Hong Xi.

Finally, under the attention of everyone, Hong Xi grabbed a pen and a pair of white jade nine chains.The auspicious words of everyone came and went, and the atmosphere was very lively.

After catching Zhou Zhixi, the emperor, empress, concubines and others will buy additional rewards.The nanny first carried Hongxi to the male guest's side, in order to let the nobles of the clan recognize her face, and then Lingrong took the nanny to the female relatives to meet the guest with Hongxi in her arms.Along the way, you can harvest all kinds of gifts and auspicious words, such as curiosities, stationery flower bags, clothes, shoes and socks.

Finally, Ling Rong met the old Fengjun of the Xilin Jueluo family she wanted to see most, and also the wife of the patriarch of the Xilin Jueluo clan where Ling Rong's family is now.

In fact, there are many branches of the Xilinjueluo family. Although they have the same surname, they are not all related to the same line. It is just that there are many marriages in the big family, and the relationship is intricate. After counting, the bones are broken.Among the current Xilinjueluo clan, the strongest and most prosperous branch belongs to Manchuria's Xianglan Banner, while the branch joined by Lingrong's family belongs to Manchuria's Zhenglan Banner, which is much weaker, but in terms of personal connections There is nothing to lose.

This kind of arrangement is the best for Lingrong. Only such a small and powerful family will need to borrow her and Hongxi's influence. Only in this way can she and Hongxi get their attention and help, mutual benefit , take what you need.

Lingrong believes that interests are the basis of cooperation at any time, and she really wants to thank the emperor for his painstaking efforts.Perhaps, she should also thank Prince Yi.

Even though she was thinking a lot in her heart, she didn't show it at all on the surface. Ling Rong's handling of people became more and more skillful and smooth, making it impossible to find fault.

Walking to the front of Xilin Jueluo Lao Fengjun, the mausoleum looked at it calmly. The hale and hearty old lady looked shrewd, capable and peaceful. She smiled before she spoke, and she was neither flattering nor arrogant. She made people feel very comfortable. .There is also a six or seven-year-old girl with her, Yuxue is cute and not timid.

After exchanging pleasantries, Ling Rong looked at the little girl and asked with a smile, "Is this the little girl of the clan brother's family? Yuxue is so cute."

"Your Majesty praises you, Yu'er, quickly greet Your Majesty Jin." Old Feng Jun said with a smile.

"My daughter greets Empress Jin, and Empress Jin is blessed and safe." The youngest daughter greeted her in a delicate voice. The rules seemed to be very good, and Ling Rong couldn't help but feel even more satisfied.

"Yu'er, get up quickly, there is no need to be so polite." Ling Rong called out with a smile, and casually took the pair of sapphire dragonfly hairpins from her hair and said: "The first time we met, I didn't prepare anything. Let’s give it to Yu’er as a meeting gift.”

"Your Majesty, you are too polite. How can a little child like her bear such a valuable item?" Lao Feng Jun declined politely.

"A pair of hairpins are nothing more than a pair of hairpins. Yu'er thinks they like it?" Ling Rong asked Qingyu to present the hairpins in front of the little girl.

"I like it, Madam Xie Jin appreciates it." The little girl looked at the brightly colored and uniquely shaped hairpin with eyes revealing her love, but she dared not accept it until she got the old Fengjun's approval, thank you.

"Sapphire, put it on for Miss Xilin Jueluo." Ling Rong said with a smile.

"Yes." Qingyu took a step forward and put two flower hairpins on the little girl's bun. The hairpins are small, delicate and flexible, very suitable for little girls.It can be seen that the little girl likes it very much, and touches it with her hands from time to time.

Ling Rong couldn't stay longer, after seeing each other and recognizing their relatives, Ling Rong took Hong Xi to other places to greet each other.

The weekly banquet was held grandly, and Ling Rong was already exhausted after meeting the guests and taking a seat, but Ling Rong could not relax, she was now on the cusp of the storm, and she could not tolerate any mistakes.Accepting the baptism of everyone's eyes and verbal traps, Ling Rong had to brace himself to deal with it.

After finally surviving the banquet, she went back to remove her make-up, Ling Rong felt that her whole body was going to fall apart, she collapsed on the bed after taking a bath, and soon fell asleep.

The next morning, after going to greet the queen, Ling Rong had the time and energy to sort out the congratulatory gifts received yesterday.

"Please look, my lord, this is a congratulatory gift from the old Feng Jun of Xilin Jueluo's family." Qingyu showed Lingrong the gift list.

The congratulatory gifts were quite rich, including a sapphire ganoderma lucidum ruyi handle, a coral ornament, a white jade fairy boat, a sapphire baby drum, a crystal rhombic brush washer, a silver crystal three-layer box, and an agate crane-style water container. , and there are many other small objects, which will not be described here.

The thickness of the gift itself also represented the attitude of the giver. Such a generous gift made Lingrong feel more at ease, thinking in his heart that when he had the opportunity, he would definitely return a big gift to Xilin Jueluo's family.Now that they are a family, they should move around more to make the relationship more harmonious.

"Register these things in the warehouse separately, sort out the rewards belonging to Hongxi separately, and use them when Hongxi grows up." Ling Rong ordered.

"It's slaves, let's do it." Qingyu took the maids and eunuchs to deal with all the gifts received yesterday.

Ling Rong took Hong Xi by his side, teaching Hong Xi how to speak with babbling, and the days were pleasant and peaceful.

On May [-]th, the emperor summoned the kings and ministers to discuss and convict the kings and ministers with a long decree, counting the crimes of Yunyu, Yunyu, Yunyu and others.

During this period, the relationship between the empress dowager and the emperor was also at a stalemate due to the relationship between the fourteenth elder brother. The emperor was so depressed that he almost never set foot in the harem, and no one in the harem dared to make trouble.

Mausoleum Rong was lucky enough to accompany him twice, but they were both called to serve the pen and ink in the Qianqing Palace. In fact, he went to give the emperor a massage to relieve fatigue.Because the driving time was not long each time, and Hongxi was always with him, and the emperor did not favor or reward him, so everyone only regarded the mausoleum as being in the glory of Hongxi, although they were jealous, they did not Too much targeting.

After a while, on the first day of June, the emperor promulgated the crimes of Yunyu, Yunyu, and Yunyu to the whole country, discussing forty counts of crimes against Yunyu, twenty-eight counts of crimes against Yunyu, and fourteen counts of crimes against Yunyu. payment.In the end, Yunyu and Yunyu were completely banned, and Yunyu was sent to guard the imperial tomb.

The matter should have come to an end at this point, but who knows, after Bawang Fujin heard the news, he not only spoke rudely to the emperor, but even committed suicide before the emperor's attack, and burned his body in the most intense way. , Severely fell the face of the emperor.

The emperor was resentful, and sent someone to the prison to severely reprimand Yunyu, and the ashes of Guo Luoluo's family were simply restrained and sent back to Guo Luoluo's home.The members of Guo Luoluo's family were implicated and demoted again and again, so naturally they would not hold any funeral ceremony for Guo Luoluo's family, they only prepared a thin coffin for a hasty burial, not even a decent tombstone.

When Ling Rong got the news, he was overjoyed that Yu Hongxi called "Er Niang" for the first time.Hearing this, Ling Rong was only stunned for a moment, then ignored it.Guo Luoluo and her have hatred for seizing their daughter, now that death is nothing, let everything pass, her life is still long.

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