C151 Mid-Autumn Festival
C151 Mid-Autumn Festival
In the past, it was impossible to miss them every year, and this year was even more impossible. Thus, they had to let Situ Ye and Liu Qingfeng pass by their own residences to celebrate together when they returned.
This time, entering the palace, Shen Qi clearly felt the atmosphere become tenser, especially the battles between the concubines, it seemed like they were going to level up soon.
Yan Wan held onto her waist with one hand and the other on the palace maid's hand. Her face was brimming with a happy smile, and the other concubines' eyes were stung with pain, especially when they saw the nervous face of the empress dowager making her sit down beside them. Shen Fei almost couldn't control himself and rushed forward to scratch her.
Shen Qi sighed, it seemed that the pregnancy of a concubine had made these concubines nervous. She hugged her concubines tightly, no matter how much scheming they were, as long as they didn't drag her side, and this time she would definitely not allow others to use her children as a raft.
Thus, when the empress dowager saw that the empress dowager was about to hug her with a happy expression, Shen Qi kept a close eye on her because Yan Wan was sitting right next to the empress dowager.
Shen Fei's gaze was strange. Not only did she look at Yan Wan with a strange expression, she looked at the beginning as well. This made her even more nervous, and she didn't dare to be careless at all.
She didn't know what the Shen Fei was planning, but that look in his eyes made Shen Qi feel very uncomfortable.
Therefore, on the way back, she directly said to King Duanren, "I'm afraid that the palace will not be peaceful during this period of time. Prince has sent people to keep an eye on it, especially when it comes to Chuchu's side."
King Xian furrowed his brows. He knew that the wangfei wouldn't speak without thinking. He knew that she must have found something. "What did you discover?"
Shen Qi shook her head, "I'm not sure yet, but Shen Fei's gaze when she looked at me at the beginning was extremely uncomfortable, as though we just obstructed her at the beginning."
King Duan's face immediately became cold. Seeing him act this way, Shen Qi was not so confident, "This is how I feel. It's not fair for her to be convicted before she does anything, and I mean be careful during this time, especially when you enter the palace. "
Yan Wan was a pampered person. With that piece of meat in her stomach, she was becoming more and more arrogant. With the empress dowager backing her up, she didn't even put the empress in her eyes. This wasn't a good thing.
No matter what, Yan Wan couldn't avoid the responsibility of the Fifth Prince's premature delivery. It was understandable that the Shen Fei hated her, but what Shen Qi didn't understand was that the Fifth Prince didn't provoke her at the beginning, so how could she use that kind of gaze?
Although it was very short, Shen Qi was sure that she had felt it. When she looked over, the smile that Shen Fei was giving her was extremely unnatural.
If she was allowed to choose, it would be best not to enter the palace during this period of time. However, that was unlikely, as the empress dowager liked it, she had to enter the palace every few days to show her. And the empress dowager's Tzu Ning Palace always had the figures of these concubines.
Since Yan Wan was pregnant, the empress dowager took good care of her, and often brought people to the Tzu Ning Palace to stay. Yan Wan went over, and the other imperial concubines were not willing to be left behind, of course the Shen Fei was one of them.
She was just a baby at the beginning, so she had no ability to protect herself. When the time came, she would be at the mercy of others.
Seeing Shen Qi's frown and her worried look, Duke Xian immediately guaranteed, "Don't worry, this duke knows what to do, and will definitely not let you and Chu Yu suffer from any more grievances." He still remembered the lesson from last time.
Back then, he had been distracted by the war. Now that he was in the capital, if someone else came to his base camp to threaten his wife and daughter, he would be the last prince of the kingdom.
Shen Qi nodded her head, looking at Chu Feng, she swore in her heart, she would not let anyone hurt her daughter, no matter the cost!
After returning to the Duke Palace, King Duan accompanied Situ Ye and Liu Qingfeng to drink a few cups, and at the beginning, he was already a little sleepy. Shen Qi then brought her back to sleep, instructing the servants to serve the Duke and the others.
The palace was peaceful and serene, but the Shen Fei's Longsong Palace looked lifeless. The tense atmosphere caused the palace maid to subconsciously lower her breathing to a minimum. The Shen Fei sat in the palace with a gloomy face, the Fifth Prince had already fallen asleep with the help of the wet nurse and the palace maid.
Every time she saw Yan Wan's complacent face, the hatred in her heart would grow even more. This slut had caused her Fifth Prince's body to become weak, which wasn't what the emperor liked, but she had been tightly guarded by the empress dowager the moment she became pregnant, afraid that there would be any mishaps.
Compared to Yan Wan's treatment and looking back at her, she really wanted to grab hold of Yan Wan's face.
Thinking about Yan Wan's arrogant attitude every time, she couldn't help but sneer inside. She didn't know if she could be born, so what was there to be proud about? Even if he managed to survive, who could be sure that he would be a prince?
However, when she thought about Shen Qi's daughter, Princess Changning, her face contorted once again.
She had always felt that her life was better than Shen Qi's, surpassing her in every way, and only by doing this would she be able to feel better, especially when she thought about the glory she had in her previous life.
And the result? Shen Qi actually had a faint feeling that she was even happier than in her previous life. Especially since she was able to obtain such a favor from even having a daughter, how could she be balanced in her heart?
What was Princess Changning? How could a little girl have such great fortune? Could she afford it? Those should all be her sons, all of them!
Tonight, she had originally wanted to use that little girl to add to Yan Wan's trouble, but in the end Shen Qi seemed to be on guard against her, causing her to feel even more resentment in her heart.
He flung his handkerchief bitterly, thought of something and sneered. He looked at the palace where Yan Wan was and smiled meaningfully. Everyone was waiting!
The number of hidden guards around the initial stage had increased by a few people, and they were also given to a young girl who was in close proximity to the beginner. The young girl was eleven or twelve years old, her footsteps were steady, and her gaze was calm.
Shen Qi was stunned for a moment when King Xian brought her here. She did not know where he found such a child, but Duke Xian held onto the child and directly ordered her, "From now on, she is your master."
The girl was ranked 12th, many people in the dark guard didn't have a name. Usually, even with a code name, she was no exception. He didn't feel that there was anything wrong with saying these things to a baby.
At first, however, curiosity was written all over his face. He raised his head and looked at King Xian. "Father?" Then he pointed to Twelfth with a puzzled look, as if he didn't understand why she was kneeling down.
King Xian placed Chu Feng on the ground and coaxed her, "Let her play with you in the future, okay?"
"Play." At first, she was happy, but when she saw the happiness in the 12 eyes, she reached out to pull her.
At this point, King Xian said, "Alright, get up. Remember, your mission in the future will be to protect the princess from any harm."
"Yes, sir." XII His young face was solemn.
Shen Qi felt her heart go soft when she saw such a child, "What's your name?" she asked with a smile.
At this time, he already knew that the girl in front of him was someone the prince had hired to protect Chu. Needless to say, he knew that she was one of the hidden guards. He didn't expect that this girl was actually a hidden guard.
XII At this time, he directly bowed towards Shen Qi and said, "This servant has no name, please bestow a name upon me, Princess Consort." Since she was already here, she could no longer use the code name of the dark guard. If she wanted to change her identity, she should have gotten her master's name.
However, because they were too young at the beginning, it was hard to say. Thus, he could only ask the wangfei to take their name for him.
Shen Qi looked at her and thought for a moment, then said: "In the future, just call me Xi Shi." Cherish the present moment, the consonant West Shi Shi, may you grow up to be a great beauty, now can see her extraordinary appearance, grow up will not be too bad.
"Xi Shi ?" Twelfth Night passed this name over and over again, liking it in his heart. From today onwards, she would have her own name as well, and then, she bowed towards Shen Qi and said, "This servant thanks wangfei for the name."
Shen Qi was finally able to relax a little, and just like that, the first birthday arrived, the first anniversary of the first grade.
Since she was born in the Guanbei at the beginning, and spent her days there, her first birthday became a day that the empress dowager and the emperor paid special attention to. King Duanren did not wish to make things difficult for his daughter, so one could imagine just how lively it was.
Shen Qi began to prepare very early on, because this could be said to be the first time she would appear in front of everyone in the capital. It was also her daughter's first birthday, so she felt that she had to pay attention to such an important day.
Nearly every official in the capital had come to celebrate her birthday at the king's daughter's birthday. Since even the emperor valued his daughter so much, how could they not join in the fun?
Not to mention fawning over the emperor, those who were willing to come like a flock of birds, even if they were unfavoured, had to come, let alone those who were said to be highly favored by the emperor.
Liu Qingfeng and Situ Ye fought to be the godfathers of Chu Chu, this time, they didn't want to fall behind, so they prepared gifts early, to see who would be the last one to get the things they prepared.
The main reason the one-year banquet was so grand was to capture Zhou. The two of them were prepared to put their gifts on there. If they were caught red-handed, they could directly determine who they would choose in the beginning.
It was easy to guess what she liked at the beginning. She liked red and shiny gemstones, but she had a big box of these. She was afraid that if she saw something else when she grabbed it, she would change her target.
In September, the weather in the capital was slightly cold. Shen Qi had already changed her clothes for autumn, so she did not need anyone's support to walk a short distance.
Not only was there someone watching from the side, Xi Shi, in particular, had a solid foundation and quick reaction speed. Even though she was shaking all the way, she wasn't so unsteady that she would actually fall to the ground.
Everyone was chatting outside, and Xie Shihan took the initiative to welcome them. Seeing that she liked them at the beginning, she had always wanted to have a daughter, and in the end, even after giving birth to her son, there was still no news of her. Not only was her mother-in-law anxious, she was also worried.
Especially when she saw the beginning, she was dressed all in red, smiling whenever she saw someone. Her small face was adorable, making people's hearts go soft upon seeing her.
"Our birthday is here." Xie Shihan laughed and said.
The rest of the people stood up one after another to pay their respects to Princess Changning, who was the main character of the day and had been doted on by her.
Shen Qi waved her hands, "Everyone sit down, thank everyone for coming to participate in my beloved daughter's birthday banquet, there's no need for formalities today, feel free to ask for orders if you have any requests, if there's anything that isn't thoughtful, please forgive me."
Everyone waved their hands and said, "No, no." Afterwards, he began to praise Princess Changning for being cute, clever, and kind.
Shen Qi smiled as she expressed her thanks. Before they could even capture Zhou Quan, the empress dowager's man had arrived, and when everyone saw that the person in front of them was actually the common mama, they all sighed with emotion, saying that the empress dowager was very fond of Princess Changning. As expected, she even sent her trusted aides over.
common mama came in and bowed towards Shen Qi. "This old servant greets wangfei and the princess."
Shen Qi immediately helped her up, "Mommy, please get up, do you have any instructions, Mother?"
common mama was full of smiles. "The empress dowager sent old servant here to deliver the gift to the princess." As he spoke, he gestured the eunuch behind him to carry the items. He carried two small boxes with just the presents, Shen Qi was very curious about what was inside.
common mama gave a command, and a eunuch stepped forward to open it. Inside, there were all kinds of jewelry, all kinds, in all kinds of boxes, they were dazzling, gorgeous and eye-catching, and inside, there were pieces of cloth and clothes, all of them were good material, some even had two pieces of special material per year. This kind of material was hard to let go of, not to mention a child.
Everyone once again witnessed the empress dowager's doting towards Princess Changning, and they all sighed in their hearts.