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Chapter V

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    ?Chapter Sixty-Eighth Palace Banquet

    After the ancestor worship is New Year's Eve.  On New Year's Eve, the emperor held a banquet in the palace in the name of having fun with the monarch and his ministers.  All officials of the fourth rank and above in Beijing are required to bring their family members to the banquet, and the Su family is on this list.  In fact, if they had a choice, they would prefer to have a reunion dinner in their mansion.  It's just that the emperor's fate is difficult, so in the evening, the Su family changed into solemn attire and entered the palace.

    Although Su Changfeng is a shepherd of a state, he is only the fourth rank in terms of rank, which is considered the last among the invited officials.  Therefore, they didn't dare to make a fuss, and set off an hour earlier, and when they arrived at the Qionghua Hall where the banquet was held, there were only a few people.

    Xiao Ranqing followed Wang inside without looking sideways, her expression was the same as usual, but her heart was very complicated.  Su Changfeng and Wang were concerned about Xiao Ranqing's fainting yesterday, and originally wanted her to stay in the mansion to rest.  But she wanted to know what her palace would look like, so she insisted on following.  But along the way, the more I saw, the more sad I became.  The original black and red grandeur have all become resplendent and resplendent, and the names of the various temples have also been completely changed, only occasionally a few towering ancient trees made her feel a little familiar.  Alas, it really has changed.  But on second thought, so what if it doesn't change?  The owner here is no longer her There is regret in my heart, but no regrets.  Xiao Ranqing thought it was worth exchanging the honor of the previous life for the family who loved her in this life.

    After sitting in the hall for about half an hour, I suddenly heard the eunuch singing sharply, "His Royal Highness the Second Prince is here!"

    Xiao Ranqing stood up with everyone and saluted, looking at the gate of the palace.  I saw an elegant man in the red sandalwood prince's costume striding in surrounded by a group of attendants, he should be the second prince.

    Today's second son, Xiang Yingxuan, is the son of Shen Rong after Xiang Chengkun's Yuan Dynasty.  At the beginning, Empress Shen suffered from dystocia during childbirth, and the child was born, but she herself couldn't bear it and collapsed.  The harem cannot be left without a master for a day. Only half a year after Empress Shen passed away, Xiang Chengkun ordered the imperial concubine Pan Ying to be the empress.  A year later, Pan Ying gave birth to Xiang Yingchi, the third prince, and Xiang Yingxuan's situation became awkward.  Theoretically speaking, both he and Xiang Yingchi are the sons of the empress, but his biological mother is the empress of the Yuan Dynasty, and Pan Ying is only the successor, and he is also the eldest brother (the eldest prince died early), so naturally Xiang Yingxuan is more precious.  But in fact, in the deep palace, how can a child with a mother be compared with a child without a mother?  And his grandfather is only a second-rank minister, how can he compete with the powerful Dingguo government?  Therefore, Xiang Yingxuan's life in the deep palace was very difficult. Fortunately, Xiang Chengkun's intentional or unintentional protection allowed him to survive.

    Pan Yingming's countless framings in secret and in secret taught him how to pretend and forbear when he was young. In front of outsiders, he perfectly played the image of an elegant prince who likes to dance, play, and play games. He only revealed it when facing Su Changfeng and others.  nature.  This situation continued until the outbreak of the private salt case.  Su Changfeng and Yun Songcheng's memorial brought Dingguo's mansion to the bottom of the valley, and Empress Pan was also implicated, and she was no longer favored in the past.  The Third Prince, who was originally the most popular, suddenly lost his two most powerful backers, and his power was greatly reduced.  But the second prince changed his perfunctory attitude at this time, and strongly participated in political affairs.  Moreover, the three errands in a row were done very well, which made Xiang Chengpeng highly praised, and immediately decided to hand over the household department to his management.  Under the ebb and flow, the court officials naturally noticed the change in wind direction, and their attitudes became ambiguous.  But he didn't intend to win over the officials at all, which made Xiang Chengkun even more satisfied.

    Now that the third prince is on the decline, and the fourth prince is young, the second prince is the most respected. Thinking about the promotion of her father and Yun Songcheng, Xiao Ranqing raised her eyebrows slightly. If there is no accident, the second prince will ascend to the top  The throne is already a certainty.  Su Changfeng, as his companion, has worked faithfully for him for so many years, and there will be a lot of benefits for Xiang Yingxuan after he ascends the throne.  But what she was worried about was, the death of the cunning rabbit and the cooking of the lackeys, are there few such things in history?  The reason why the second prince was able to bring down the third prince was valued by the emperor, to a large extent, because of the private salt case, and the ones who contributed more to this matter were Su Changfeng and Yun Songcheng.  Especially her father, who did not hesitate to send him to Dongzhou for this matter, and the investigation lasted for three or four years.  If Xiang Yingxuan is jealous of such a great achievement, the consequences will be disastrous

    "The concubine has seen His Royal Highness the Second Prince and Concubine." Wang's respectful voice pulled Xiao Ranqing back from her thoughts, she looked up, and saw a graceful and luxurious beautiful woman walking this way surrounded by palace people  Come.

    "Mrs. Su is still so courteous," said the second princess with a gentle smile on her face, and her tone was very familiar.  She helped Wang Shi up herself, and turned her eyes to little Ranqing, "Is this Ranqing? I often heard His Highness mention that Mr. Su loves this daughter very much. Looking at her today, she is indeed a smart person."

    "Your Highness is overrated," Mrs. Wang replied humbly.  Xiaoranqing lowered her head and pretended to be shy, but she began to ponder in her heart.  The beautiful woman pretended to be more affectionate on her face, but in her eyesYan Qing and Lu Yichen asked, "Sister Su and Second Sister, do you want to go with me?"

    Seeing her daughter's dark eyes looking at her, Mrs. Wang had no choice but to say, "Follow Sister Lu obediently later, and come back quickly when you feel more comfortable, you understand?"

    "Well, Bao'er knows." Xiao Ranqing nodded in agreement.

    But Lu Yizhen shook her head, "Eldest sister, you and sister Su go, I will stay here with mother."

    "Then let's go." Lu Yiyan knew that she would refuse, so she was not surprised when she heard the words at this time, she just looked at Lu Yiyan with a slight sarcasm in her eyes.  She also knows a little bit about her concubine's thoughts, but she doesn't want to think about how the Su family is something she, a concubine, can afford?  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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