Chapter 197 Lantern Festival
After Yin Chai'er's performance, the queen didn't say anything, and her face was always gloomy.
The emperor noticed this and took the initiative to talk to her.
"The performance tonight is quite interesting, especially the dance that Hua Ruren dances. It looks lively and your niece dances are also good, each with its own merits."
The queen ignored the first half of the emperor's words and asked with the flow.
"Although Chai'er is not very old, she is very sensible and smart. She has always admired His Majesty's majesty. I wonder how His Majesty feels to her?"
The emperor suddenly understood the purpose of the queen's question.
The queen is planning to let her niece enter the palace.
Immediately, the emperor remembered what had just happened again and immediately knew why the queen was in a bad mood?
The emperor smiled and said casually.
"The girl from the Yin family is naturally very good."
The emperor's tone was a bit meaningful. The queen couldn't figure out whether his words were sincere or false for a moment, so she hesitated and asked.
"If you like it, why not put her in the harem?"
The emperor looked at her steadily.
The queen was a little uncomfortable to see.
"Why does Your Majesty look at me like this? But is your displeasure?"
The emperor smiled again: "Why would I be unhappy if you are so considerate to me? Since you have spoken, then choose a day to let Chai'er enter the palace."
The goal tonight was finally achieved, and the queen felt relieved.
"I wonder what position Your Majesty wants to give Chai'er?"
Emperor: "Since you are your niece, you can't be too low in your position. Let's give her a beauty for the time being, and then you will be promoted to her if you see clearly in the future."
The beauty happened to be lower than the concubine.
The queen was a little dissatisfied with this position. She felt that Hua Qingqing could be named Jieyu when she entered the palace. Why could their Yin family's daughter only have a beauty?
But the emperor's words and words cannot be changed.
The queen could only suppress her dissatisfaction and responded with a smile.
"Then I will thank Chai'er for thanking you."
After the moon-watching banquet, the queen specially called Yin Chai'er over and talked.
Yin Chai'er learned from the queen that she had been named a beauty, and her heart was finally relieved.
Although her dance failed to achieve the amazing effect she expected, at least the result was quite good.
The queen showed joy when she saw her and reminded in a deep voice.
"Although this palace can allow you to enter the palace, whether you can finally get the favor of the saint depends on yourself. I hope you don't disappoint me and the Yin family."
Yin Chai'er hurriedly put away his joyfulness and responded solemnly: "Chai'er knows it."
After someone sent Yin Chai'er away, the queen was always depressed.
The great palace maid who was following her couldn't help asking.
"The saints have already named Miss Chai'er a beauty, how can you still be unhappy?"
The queen replied casually: "I am not unhappy."
She just felt uncomfortable.
She is the queen, and she seems to be in the world, and anyone who sees her must be respectful.
But all this is just a manifestation.
Her only son died, but the emperor was unwilling to give her justice. Her parents and family only thought about the future of the family. In order to stabilize their status, they even sent her niece to the palace to compete for favor.
What my parents told her was that as long as Chai'er was pregnant, she could be carried to her name and raised in her name, regardless of whether she gave birth to a man or a woman.
In this way, she will have a support in the future and will not have nothing to rely on in old age.
They never thought that her son had just died and his bones were not cold. Before she could completely digest the sadness in her heart, she had to find a way to send her niece to the emperor's bed. How uncomfortable she would be?
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After Hua Manman and Li Ji left the palace, they took a carriage and took a detour to Changle Street.
There is a lantern festival on Changle Street tonight, and lanterns are everywhere. At first glance, they seem to have entered the long river formed by lanterns.
Under the lights, the entire Changle Street is as bright as daytime.
The shops along the street are also open, and pedestrians are coming and going on, making it very lively.
Hua Manman was soon attracted by the shadow plays on the street.
She leaned over and squeezed among a group of children, watching the shadow puppets on the stage with relish, and occasionally applauding.
Li Ji stood behind her and saw her making noise like a child.
She watched the shadow play, and he looked at her.
When the shadow play ended, a middle-aged woman came to the audience with a pot to ask for the reward.
Hua Manman immediately turned around and went to find King Zhao to ask for money.
The reason she gave was very open and upright.
"You are my husband. Shouldn't your money be spent on me? Otherwise, who else would you like to spend on your money?"
Li Ji smiled.
This woman will only remember that she is her husband when she asks for money.
On weekdays, she scolded him in her heart.
Li Ji threw her his purse.
Hua Manman took out a small piece of silver from his purse and threw it into a basin.
Everyone else gave copper coins, but only she gave silver.
Even though the piece of silver was only the size of a fingernail, it still surprised the woman.
She bent over and thanked her.
Hua Manman pulled King Zhao to walk elsewhere.
This was the first time she had seen an ancient lantern festival, and she had to have a good time!
How can you guess riddles when you come to the lantern festival?
Many lantern shops have activities to guess riddles. As long as you can unravel the lanterns on the lanterns, you can get the lantern for free.
This is a special program for the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival, and it is available every year.
There was someone guessing riddles in front of him, and there were many spectators gathered around him, so Hua Manman also curiously came over to watch.
There are two young people who are guessing riddles. They must be either rich or noble when they look at their dress.
They seem to be good at guessing riddles, and have already guessed many riddles, and almost won all the lanterns of this shop away.
The shop owner was almost crying.
But he knew that these two guests were not ordinary people, so he didn't dare to drive them away, so he could only stand beside him with a bitter taste, watching his lanterns be taken away one by one.
The onlookers could not feel the sadness of the shop owner. They only felt that the two young people were very powerful and kept applauding.
After almost all the lanterns in the shop were swept away, the two young men stopped.
They asked the servants to take all the lanterns away.
When they turned around, they happened to see King Zhao and Hua Manman who had been standing at the door for no reason.
The expressions of the two froze slightly.
They seemed to pretend not to know each other, but they thought it was too stiff.
After hesitating for a while, the two of them finally stepped forward with a gritted bullet and greeted King Zhao with a smile.
"His Royal Highness Zhao, long time no see, I didn't expect to meet you here."
Li Ji's reaction was very cold: "I happened to pass by."
"Then, then you keep walking, we'll leave first and have a date next day."
After saying that, the two of them left quickly.
Chapter completed!