Late at night, the lights in the Qinzheng Hall were still brightly lit. Situ Lingzhi, the current Holy Emperor of the Dali Dynasty, was sitting there, holding a book in his hand and looking at it seriously. However, the book in his hand was not.

Memorial. After a while, Situ Lingzhi put down the book in his hand.

"Alas -" Situ Lingzhi let out a long sigh. He really couldn't see what was so special about this Zhao Keran, and why Xu'er was so interested in her. Such an ordinary girl, although she was born in college

In the family, but her father has not inherited the title. Moreover, this woman herself has neither stunning appearance nor breathtaking knowledge. At most, she only composed a poem at Mrs. Qin’s birthday banquet that impressed people.

It was just a shock. He didn't understand how Xu'er could fall in love with such a girl. However, he still knew very well that even if he objected, Xu'er would not give up. On the contrary, if he really fell out with him,

Yes, Xiaoxiao’s spirit in the sky will definitely blame him.

Thinking of this, Situ Lingzhi ordered, "Li Fuquan, grind the ink."

Soon, Situ Lingzhi picked up the pen and began to draft an imperial edict. Li Fuquan, who was waiting on the side, felt very strange. Usually the emperor would not write an imperial edict himself. What kind of imperial edict was it that the emperor was asked to draft it himself?

What? Thinking of this, Li Fuquan took a secret look. He was shocked. He didn't expect that the emperor had drafted such an imperial edict. However, he quickly realized it and quickly looked at his nose, nose and heart, pretending

He didn't see anything, but there was already an uproar in his heart.

It has to be said that on this fourteenth night, no one slept well. Whether it was Zhao Song and Qin Xianghe who were calculating, Zhao Keren who was planning, Zhao Keran who was watching the theater, or who was worried about his son.

Situ Lingzhi is always worried. It seems that the night of the 14th can really be regarded as a sleepless night!

However, no matter whether you slept well or not on the night of your fourteenth, your fifteenth will come on time and it will never be late.

On the morning of the 15th, every royal palace in the capital, as well as the prince's palace, was very busy. Although they entered the palace to attend a luncheon, they had to get up early in the morning to make preparations.

, not even bothering to eat breakfast.

Naturally, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion was no exception. At Mao hour, when the sky was still bright, Zhao Lin and his two wives, Xiao Ling and Li Feier, had already gotten up. Next, they went through a round of bathing and dressing.

, after dressing up, they were finally ready.

After preparing everything, they arrived at the gate of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion and prepared to take a carriage into the palace to attend the banquet. All the masters in the Hou Mansion came to the gate to see them off. Not long after, Zhao Lin, Xiao Ling and

Li Feier had already boarded the carriage and set off in the direction of the palace.

This kind of scene actually happens every year, but Zhao Song and Zhao Yong can't calm down for a long time. In fact, they have participated in such a Mid-Autumn Palace banquet before. Before they got married, Zhao Lin sometimes brought

It is also allowed for them, the legitimate sons, to enter the palace to attend such a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. But since they got married, they have never attended such a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Although, with their status, they are still invited to some palace banquets.

Attendance, but such a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is a symbol of status. So every time they see such a scene, it further inspires their determination to win the title. Only if they become the Marquis of Zhenbei in the future, they can

Riding a carriage into the palace to attend this kind of banquet that represented a status symbol.

Even if Zhao Keran wanted to hide from such a farewell scene, it was absolutely impossible, so she was pulled up early in the morning. Zhao Keran was still very indifferent to the matter of standing at the door to see him off. She didn't understand.

, isn’t it just to go to the palace to attend a banquet? Why do everyone need to come to see him off? Zhao Keran didn’t understand at first, but after seeing the changeable expressions of her father and her second uncle, she seemed to know something about it.

Got the reason.

Seeing the changeable expressions of his father and his second uncle, Zhao Keran just felt funny in his heart. It seemed that this was probably the reason why his grandfather asked a group of them to come out to see him off! It seemed that it was a lie that his grandfather asked a group of them to come out to see him off.

, the real purpose is to ask father and second uncle to take a good look at it! 13acv.

Zhao Keran has just fulfilled his grandfather's purpose of asking everyone to come out to see him off. It is probably to stimulate his father and second uncle! Let them see the advantages of being the superior, and then make their competition more intense. Only in this way

, can the most suitable successor be selected. Only the successor who wins this competition can lead the Zhenbei Hou Mansion to develop better.

Thinking of this, Zhao Keran had to admire his grandfather for seizing every opportunity at any time to intensify the competition between his father and his second uncle, so as to select the most suitable candidate. It must be said that his grandfather was really an old fox.

ah!

In fact, Zhao Keran guessed that they were inseparable. Zhao Lin really did this for this purpose. He had always been very aware of the overt and covert fight between Zhao Song and Zhao Yong, but he never stopped it and continued to do so when necessary.

To add fuel to the fire, the purpose is to select a suitable successor. Only in this way can we lead the Zhenbei Hou Mansion to a better tomorrow.

--Dividing line--

Soon, the carriage arrived outside the palace gate. According to regulations, unless special permission is given, horses and carriages are not allowed in the palace. So when they arrived at the palace gate, Zhao Lin and Xiao Ling

Li Fei'er and Li Feier got off the carriage and got on the sedan chair prepared in the palace.

Zhao Lin had to go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, together with the other princes and princes, to kowtow to the Emperor. Xiao Ling and Li Fei'er had to go to the Qifeng Hall where the Queen lived to kowtow to the Queen.

Etiquette. This is the etiquette that must be performed every time you enter the palace for a banquet.

After all the necessary etiquette had been performed and the time for the banquet had not yet arrived, Zhao Lin and several other princes gathered together in a palace to drink tea, chat and wait. Xiao Ling arrived at the Taipei Palace.

They went to the harem to pay their respects. Li Fei'er went to Shuhui Palace to find her daughter, the emperor's concubine - Concubine Shu.

As soon as he entered Shuhui Palace, Li Fei'er saw a woman wearing a light green palace dress sitting on the main seat of the main hall. She was a light cyan dress with light blue peonies embroidered on the cuffs and outlined with silver thread.

There are a few auspicious clouds, a dense row of blue sea water clouds at the hem, and a wide piece of light yellow brocade wrapping her chest. Her movements are as graceful as a willow blowing in the wind. She is dressed plainly and elegantly, but without losing her femininity. This is exactly what she is.

His daughter, today’s empress Shu, is Zhao Mei.

As soon as she saw Zhao Mei, Li Fei'er quickly knelt down and said, "My wife, I wish you the best of luck to Concubine Shu. May your concubine be blessed with peace of mind."

Seeing Li Fei'er saluting, Concubine Shu quickly winked and asked the nanny beside her to help Li Fei'er up, "Why do you need to be so polite, mother? We are mother and daughter, why should we care about these false gifts?"

Concubine Shu said it nicely, but if Li Fei'er really didn't need to salute, she could have said it at the beginning instead of waiting until Li Fei'er finished saluting and then speaking hypocritically.

Li Fei'er naturally knew this in her heart, but she still had a smile on her face, "What did you say? Although we are mother and daughter, there are differences between kings and ministers, so we should do what we do

Etiquette is still indispensable.”

Li Fei'er understood very well that besides being his own daughter, the most important thing about the daughter in front of him now was that she was also the emperor's concubine, the current Concubine Shu. Moreover, in fact, she could not enter the palace to participate in events like this before.

For the palace banquet. Because she is not the official wife, but just an equal wife, and an equal wife does not have a royal title, so according to the law, she cannot enter the palace to participate in any banquets. However, fortunately, after her daughter enters the palace, she can still

She was favored and promoted to a concubine. It was also for this reason that she was given a royal title and could enter the palace to participate in various banquets when she had the opportunity. In addition, if Yong'er wanted to become the Marquis of Zhenbei, then

The support of Concubine Shu was absolutely indispensable, so Li Fei'er pretended not to know the trick in the matter of saluting.

After hearing Li Fei'er's words, Concubine Shu hid her face and smiled, "Mother, you are so polite. Please sit down quickly! Come and give me some tea."

Soon, a palace maid brought out the tea. Li Fei'er picked up the tea, took a sip, and winked at Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu naturally knew that her mother must have something to tell her today.

Only then would he wink at her, so she opened her mouth and gave instructions,

"Okay, you all go down first! I have something to say to my mother. No one is allowed to come in without my permission."

"Slave (servant) obeys your command!"

Soon, all the palace maids and eunuchs had filed out.

After everyone had retreated, Concubine Shu asked, "Mother, there is something you want to tell me, right?"

Li Fei'er nodded and said, "Do you know everything that happened recently? I'm talking about Zhao Keren's marriage to Zhongyi Houfu. Have you heard about it?"

After hearing Li Fei'er's words, Concubine Shu gave a mocking smile, "This matter has made a big fuss in the capital, how could I not know about it? However, that Zhao Keren is probably a blessing in disguise! There is only Tan Shang.

I have such a good marriage. I just feel sorry for Zhao Keran, and he was secretly attacked by his own sister."

Li Feier nodded, "It's because of this matter that I'm worried."

After hearing what Li Fei'er said, Concubine Shu raised her eyebrows and asked in confusion, "Mother, what do you mean? We all knew about this marriage at the beginning. Originally, this marriage belonged to Zhao Keran.

Now we just become Zhao Keren's, so it's no problem for us! You weren't worried at first, so what are you worried about now?"

Li Fei'er frowned and said, "You don't know that this marriage was arranged by Marquis Zhongyi, who is also deceased. When the engagement partner was Zhao Keran, I wasn't very worried because with Zhao Keran's talent and appearance, probably Shuan

I can’t live with Prince Lin, so I’m not worried. But, you have to know, the one getting engaged now is Zhao Keren. With Zhao Keren’s talent, appearance, and ability, I’m afraid he will bewitch Prince Lin.

We are so dizzy, if the entire Zhongyi Hou Mansion is on Zhao Song's side, it will be very disadvantageous for us."

After hearing Li Fei'er's words, Concubine Shu also frowned, "Mother is right, but we have no choice now. We can't ruin this marriage anymore!"

Li Feier shook her head and said, "No, the master has already reluctantly agreed to the change of marriage. If we are still obstructing it, and if the master finds out, we really can't live without it."

Already."

After hearing Li Fei'er's words, Concubine Shu frowned and said, "Mom, is there any way you can help second brother? If things continue like this, I'm afraid that second brother will really have no chance of becoming a prince."

Thinking of this, Concubine Shu was actually very anxious. Although the Zhenbei Hou Mansion has not been as glorious as before, it still occupies a large position. Therefore, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion has always been her biggest

Backer. You must know that it is very important to have a strong background in the palace. If her brother does not inherit the title in the future, it will have a great impact on her and her son's future.

Thinking of this, Concubine Shu couldn't help but complain, "It would have been better if my second brother had married a wife with a better background. I really don't understand what's so good about that Zhou family. Although she is the daughter of Zhou Guogong's family, she

He is not a direct descendant, but a concubine. Look, Zhao Song is so good at choosing! He married the direct eldest daughter of the Duke of Qin. Look, now Qin Xianghe's brother can inherit the title and become the Duke of Qin.

.Also, coupled with the fact that Mrs. Qin from the Duke of Qin’s Palace has a good relationship with the Queen Mother, this will be a great help to Zhao Song! So I really don’t understand why the second brother chose such a wife. Be kind to him.

It doesn’t help either.”

The lights were on at night. After hearing Concubine Shu's complaints, Li Fei'er's face became very ugly. In fact, Concubine Shu was talking about the pain in her heart. At the beginning, she had always opposed Zhao Yong's marriage to Zhou. After all, Zhou

The status of the family is absolutely unmatched. She is just a concubine. Although Zhou Guogong is also one of the four princes, compared with the other three families, it has declined particularly severely. In addition, the status of a concubine

It's not high and will be of no use to his future.

When Zhao Yong proposed this marriage, Li Fei'er was firmly opposed to it, but later Zhao Yong even threatened her with death. In the end, Li Fei'er had no choice but to compromise. But since they got married, she has never given Zhou a good look.

, and also gave Zhao Yong a lot of women. But I don’t know why, in these years, except for the Zhou family, no concubine has given birth to another child, not even a daughter. For this reason, she also

She thought it was the Zhou family's trick, but she had sent many doctors to see Zhao Yong's concubines, but none of them saw anything wrong. In the end, this matter could only be left alone.

Already.

However, Li Fei'er also hated the Zhou family more and more. However, she still liked the children born to the Zhou family very much. After all, they were also her biological grandsons and biological granddaughters.

Seeing Li Fei'er's face turn ugly, Concubine Shu also knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she quickly changed the subject, "Mother, is there anything you can do to help my second brother?"
To be continued...