Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 418 Palace Banquet

To congratulate Li Ling on his triumphant return from defeating the Huns, a celebration banquet was held in the palace. Emperor Ming attended in person. He took Li Ling to the throne in front of civil and military officials, and issued a decree to confer Li Ling as the Grand Marshal of the Army of the World.

This year, Li Ling was only twenty-nine years old. She climbed to the pinnacle of power entirely by relying on her own wisdom and talent.

Li Ling was wearing a red red first-class military general's official uniform and was sitting next to Emperor Ming. The years of polishing on the battlefield made Li Ling look even more heroic and extraordinary. He exuded a perseverance and courage, and he was standing next to Emperor Ming. The prince and the king of Jin pale in comparison.

  Emperor Ming was very pleased with Long Yan today and exchanged cups with Li Ling again and again.

Today the eldest princess also attended the banquet. Her son was so promising and capable. The eldest princess was particularly happy today. She lined up beside Emperor Ming and said with a smile to Emperor Ming: "Your Majesty, please don't get my son drunk."

Emperor Ming smiled happily and replied to the eldest princess: "Bo Yue's drinking capacity is far greater than mine, eldest sister, don't worry."

The civil and military officials at the banquet also glanced at Emperor Ming's face, and stepped forward to toast Li Ling in a very measured manner, all with compliments to Li Ling.

Emperor Ming always liked this upright nephew who could share his worries. During the dinner, he joked with the eldest princess: "My eldest sister protected me when I was a child. Now that I am old, my eldest sister has raised such an excellent nephew for me. Haha, with Bo Yue here, why should I worry about the instability of the country?"

The eldest princess was not polite and replied: "The children raised by me are naturally good."

 Empress Cao and Concubine Meng, who were sitting at the women's banquet, looked surprisingly ugly after hearing what Emperor Ming and the eldest princess said.

The next lady accompanying her, glanced at Jingshu's honorable husband and wife, and although her heart was full of sourness, she had to put on a smile to please her.

Qingluan was also present at the table. Although the seats of the female family members were far away from the seats of civil and military officials, she looked at the eye-catching figure of Li Ling sitting at the top and felt unwilling to do so. She saw Jingshu being held in the moonlight by all the stars. Holding it in her hands, even big figures like Empress Cao and Concubine Meng deliberately tried to please her, which made her feel even more sour in her heart.

Qingluan took a quick glance at Jingshu and said mercilessly: "My cousin is wearing the first-grade Zhai clothes. It's really eye-catching. For my cousin to be able to be as prosperous as she is today, I feel so sad in my heart." It must be extremely joyful."

All the ladies were fawning over Jingshu, and suddenly they saw the Ninth Princess making an unprovoked attack. They all looked at each other for a moment, and then they all closed their mouths in unison.

Jingshu met Qingluan's gaze and looked at her, and slowly replied: "As the saying goes, a husband is noble and a wife is honored. Although this Zhai Yi is luxurious and attractive, it is the seal that my husband earned from fighting on the battlefield. I wear it every time." On the body, I would warn myself in my heart not to be deceived by this splendor and forget about my husband's hard work outside, so I am not as 'extremely happy' as my cousin said."

Jingshu's appropriate and profound words made the ladies present feel in awe of her.

 Such a beautiful and wise woman is worthy of a hero like Li Ling.

Qingluan was so shocked by Jingshu's words that he didn't know how to fight back, but he was jealous in his heart, but he was unwilling to give in. He muttered angrily: "I come from a small family, so my words are better than my songs. "

Qingluan is a princess, so she often attends the banquets in the palace. However, in the past few years, it was the eighth princess Qingyuan who stole the show. She was just a little transparent. In recent years, the eighth princess was too ill to show her face, so everyone noticed the ninth princess. , but Qingluan has always been withdrawn by temperament, so all the ladies and ladies don't know much about this ninth princess.

Seeing her acting so unruly at the banquet today really shocked the ladies who didn't know her well.

Everyone either looked at each other in shock, or was secretly amused, but they were thinking the same thing.

This ninth princess, who has always shown herself to be noble, is just a rude and arrogant idiot with no connotation at all. Empress Cao was the master of the inner palace. Seeing that Qingluan had lost her dignity, she reminded her: "Qingluan, although you and Mrs. Li are close relatives, you can't act like this casually. Don't lose your temper in front of everyone." It's just a matter of propriety. If you want to get close to Mrs. Li and talk privately, I will allow her to come to your palace after the banquet."

Qingluan was short-sighted and paranoid. Even though Empress Cao reminded her like this, she didn't appreciate it at all. She still said with a straight face: "It's true that the Duke of Zhenguo is my closest relative, but I can't get close to this Shen family." , Queen Mother, don’t worry."

As soon as Qingluan said these words, all the ladies lowered their heads. Although their faces looked frightened, they seemed to be peeping at a joke.

Empress Cao was even more angry with Qingluan. She rolled her eyes at Qingluan and shouted in a low voice: "Shut up!"

Concubine Meng Guifei on the side saw this and said with a half-smile: "Queen, why do you need to be like a child? Besides, these nine princesses have been raised under your knees. If there is anything wrong, you can teach her slowly when you go back." Now, there’s no rush at this moment.”

Empress Cao rolled her eyes at Concubine Meng and said coldly: "As the master of the inner palace, how should I teach the children? It's not your concubine's turn to interrupt."

The Crown Princess also followed Empress Cao and said to Concubine Meng: "If the concubine can teach her daughter well, she can use it more on the Eighth Emperor's sister, so as not to cause trouble in the palace every now and then."

The eighth princess was the greatest regret in Concubine Meng's heart. After hearing the words of the Crown Princess, she turned pale with anger. She pointed at the Crown Princess with trembling hands and shouted: "No matter how sick my daughter is, she is still His Majesty's beloved daughter. You cannot be tolerated here." Make irresponsible remarks."

In the imperial harem, the banquet was so unbecoming. Pingyang, as a married daughter of the royal family, became a little worried when she saw this. She quietly held the corner of Jingshu's clothes and whispered: "Two Sister-in-law, let’s go for a walk.”

Jingshu didn't bother to look at the ugly faces of these people, so she stood up with Pingyang, and the two left the clutter of royal women behind and left the banquet hall.

Although the female relatives in the palace are annoying, the scenery in the palace is pleasant. The two of them were sitting on the waterside pavilion in front of the banquet hall, enjoying the scenery and chatting quietly.

After a while, a female official came over. She greeted Pingyang and asked, "May I ask if you are the princess of Pingyang?"

Pingyang nodded and replied: "Are you looking for me for something?"

The female official replied: "This servant is a female official from the Lan Zhaoyi Palace in the Rose Palace. Empress Zhaoyi heard that the princess came to the palace for a banquet, so she invited the princess to have a chat in the palace."

This Lan Zhaoyi comes from Princess Lan's clan. Based on her seniority, she should be Pingyang's cousin. When Pingyang came to the palace with her grandmother and mother before leaving the pavilion, this Lan Zhaoyi often came to visit, so Pingyang didn't care about her. Considered unfamiliar.

Pingyang replied: "Since my aunt invited me, I will go with you to visit."

As he said that, he told Jing Shu: "The palace banquet is about to break up. Second sister-in-law will go back to the palace and wait for me. I will come as soon as I go."

Jingshu nodded. After Pingyang left, she was about to get up and return to the palace, but was blocked by Prince Zhao Bi.

 (End of this chapter)