259 Once you enter the palace, the wall is as deep as the sea

Feng Chenye waved his hand casually, and the maid behind him immediately collected the gift for him.

After the maid representing the prince stepped back, another maid next to the prince brought a brocade box to Zhan Qingcheng. Zhan Qingcheng glanced at it casually, but her eyes fell on Jiuyin.

When he looked at her like this, Jiuyin was so shocked that all the hairs on her body stood up. Even if he didn't speak, she knew what he was going to do.

Before he could speak, Jiuyin hurriedly stabbed Feng Mujin in private.

Feng Mujin understood and looked at the maid behind Zhan Qingcheng who nodded. The maid hurriedly came up and took the gift.

Although Zhan Qingcheng kept frowning, he knew that everything was Jiuyin's meaning, so he ignored it no longer.

He originally wanted to pass on all the gifts given to him by others to Princess Jin as her wedding gift.

He knew that what they sent tonight was definitely good stuff, and as long as it was good, he wanted to keep it for Jiuyin. And even if he didn't understand the world and was too lazy to socialize with others, he also knew that he couldn't embarrass Jiuyin here.

He happened to leave the imperial city and did not participate in the wedding banquet. Now that he had made up for the wedding gift, this excuse was not a big deal, but Jiuyin still did not want to give him any chance to get entangled with her.

The prince's gift was given, followed by the second prince's, and so on, until the young princesses and princes also gave their gifts, and this small gift-giving ceremony finally passed.

Of course, Jiuyin and Feng Mujin also presented the gifts that Concubine Rong had prepared for them one by one.

For other princes, princes and princesses, Feng Chenye and Zhan Qingcheng only accepted the gifts from the palace maids behind them, but when the gifts from Prince Jin were delivered, they received them with their own hands. This difference was clearly visible to everyone present.

Clearly.

Everyone has different ideas, and they are all planning for these three groups of people to be linked together in the future.

If they want to please Prince Yi and the God of War, no one can find any way. These two great gods are distant and indifferent to everyone, even the current emperor. During this period, no one came to give gifts, which may imply something.

But the two never responded.

But now it seems that Princess Jin and Prince Jin have a high status in their hearts.

They still took the gifts from Prince Jin's Mansion and placed them next to them. They seemed to attach great importance to them. If they wanted to cooperate with them in the future, could they do it through Prince Jin's Mansion?

While the courtiers and concubines were thinking, another group of dancers came to the center of the square and began to dance gracefully like butterflies.

The banquet was still going on as before, with everyone eating, drinking, talking and laughing.

At the end of the banquet, Emperor Dong Chu smiled and said, "Can the Fourth Emperor and General Zhan stay? I also have some gifts I want to give you."

As soon as the emperor said these words, the ministers stood up one after another and immediately left.

After everyone had almost left, and even the princes, princes, princesses and concubines had retreated one by one, Jiuyin also took Feng Mujin's hand and wanted to leave with him.

However, Emperor Dong Chu looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "The Seventh Emperor and Princess Jin are newly married, and I also have some gifts for you."

Jiuyin was startled and couldn't help but hold Feng Mujin's little hand tightly.

Feng Mujin patted the back of her hand gently and comforted her with her eyes.

Jiuyin sat down again. In fact, she had already wanted to leave here. She really didn't like this kind of banquet at all. If there was such a banquet in the future, she would try her best to avoid it.

Especially the banquet attended by Zhan Qingcheng and Fengchen Yehui, she must find a way to stay away from such a scene no matter what.

I was so scared by the two of them tonight, and the uneasiness in my heart has not completely dissipated until now.

Now that the emperor asked the four of them to stay, he didn't know what to say to them. He felt a little uneasy, but there was still a faint smile on his face.

After everyone left, Emperor Dong Chu stood up, waved his hand, turned and left.

The father-in-law beside them came to the four of them and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please invite Prince Yi, General Zhan, Prince Jin and Princess Jin to come to the study."

Judging from usual experience, the emperor is usually the first to leave at such banquets. Now, I'm afraid he deliberately wants to say something to them.

What is the purpose of keeping the four of them together?

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Jiuyin was still wondering why the emperor had something important to tell them, so why was he even included?

She is a member of the female class, even if she is a prince's concubine, she is just a foreigner to them. How can she be qualified to listen to them when they discuss business matters?

However, not long after entering, Jiuyin knew that she had thought too much. The emperor had never thought of asking her to attend. After giving them some gifts, Concubine Yi next to the emperor smiled at her and said softly:

"I recently got some novel orchids, and they are blooming just right this time. I wonder if Princess Jin likes them? Would you like to go and see them with me?"

Jiuyin hurriedly stood up and smiled at her: "Of course it's good."

So, Jiuyin was taken out and left the imperial study room.

How decent is this? How decent is it for a woman to stay in the royal study and listen to them discuss politics?

Even if she was allowed to listen to this kind of government affairs, she didn't want to get involved.

There is a saying that goes well, the more you know, the sooner you will die, especially about matters in court.

Concubine Yi retreated from the waiting maids and eunuchs, held her arm intimately, and walked slowly with her among the flowers in the backyard of the imperial study.

Jiuyin met this concubine Yi twice.

The first time was when she and Feng Mujin met at the temple on their wedding day. Concubine Yi was standing next to the emperor at that time. It was only later that the emperor and Concubine Rong wanted to accept her and Feng Mujin's kneeling, so she took the initiative to recommend her.

open.

And today at the banquet, she was the one sitting next to the emperor.

She was obviously just a concubine, not even a noble concubine, but there were several concubines in the emperor's harem, but she was the one who got closest to the emperor every time.

The emperor was ruthless, that was probably the case, and his favorites were always the young and beautiful concubines.

Concubine Yi looks to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, and she may not have been in the palace for a few years. Now she is favored by the emperor, who naturally takes her with him wherever he goes.

Passing through the flowers, there was actually a large flower garden. As expected, there were orchids everywhere. However, the orchids blooming in this season was a bit beyond Jiuyin's expectation. She thought that Concubine Yi was just trying to find an excuse to pull her out.

, but I didn’t want to see orchids for real.

"The flowers are blooming so beautifully." Jiuyin followed her, looking at the orchids one after another. There was really nothing to do except look at the flowers.

Concubine Yi smiled lightly and said warmly: "These are sent from a small border country. It is said that they will bloom all year round. In fact, I don't know their names, and I don't know much about them. However, the flower sender is here.

I have said that these types of orchids are very easy to grow, and there is nothing special to pay attention to. I saw that they looked pretty, so I brought them here so that the emperor can watch them occasionally."

Jiuyin listened patiently and walked with her among the flowers. Suddenly Yi Fei took out a small pot of flowers, handed it to her and said with a smile: "Look, this is my favorite pot.

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Jiuyin lowered her eyes and looked at the potted plant in her hand. The flowers on it were in full bloom, and the petals were tender and plump. There was no dew, but every petal seemed to be covered with dew, crystal clear.

She couldn't name the flower, but she just felt that when she looked at it, all her attention was easily attracted to it, and even her consciousness gradually became a little bit dissociated.

"Princess Jin also thinks these flowers are beautiful, don't you?" Concubine Yi lowered her eyes and looked at her favorite flower. Seeing her like this, she smiled even more happily:

"I fell in love with this flower at first sight, so I personally brought it here. Don't look at how delicate it is, but its vitality is very strong. This flower has already bloomed half

It’s a month.”

Jiuyin looked at it in surprise, with bright eyes flashing: "Is it really half a month?"

Concubine Yi nodded, holding the flowers and walked with her to the pavilion nearby, placed the flowers on the table of the pavilion, looked at the delicate flowers, and smiled:

"Although the flower is small, it is soft on the outside and strong on the inside. I like it like this. Even if it is thrown into a remote corner, it is still so perseverant despite being beaten by wind and rain."

As he spoke, he sighed silently, and that faint sigh seemed to contain a trace of grievance and sadness.

Jiuyin Yousi was puzzled. She was the emperor's favorite concubine. How could she be so sad?

However, this was a matter for their harem. Jiuyin shouldn't ask more questions. She just asked curiously: "Since the empress likes this flower, why do you put it in such an inconspicuous position?"

If she hadn't brought this flower out from a bunch of flowers just now, Jiuyin wouldn't have noticed it at all. The other flowers almost completely blocked it.

Hearing her words, Concubine Yi's eyes quickly flashed with gloom, then she smiled lightly and sighed:

"I fell in love with it right away, and even kept staring at the flower, easily distracted. When the emperor saw this, he became disgusted with the flower, so I had no choice but to put it there casually. The delicate flower still has to be wanted.

Someone took good care of it, and I was really afraid that it would die if I left it like this, but I didn't expect that it would grow stronger and stronger, and the more it would bloom, the more delicate it would be."

Her long fingers painted with light pink khaki lightly traced the petals, and she smiled helplessly: "If I could make the decision, how could I wrong it so much? I will definitely support it well."

Jiuyin still didn't say anything. Whether her relationship with the emperor was good or bad, whether they were really so loving or had something to do with each other, that was not something she should care about.

I have seen many tragedies about women in palaces while watching TV and reading novels. Once you enter the palace wall, it is as deep as the sea, and when you look back, you will probably have run out of gas.
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