0p0 Chapter 283 Yang Fei
Chapter 283 Yang Fei
Yang Fei——After a while, a voice came from the gate of Qiulu Palace: "The Queen has arrived——"
The concubines, along with the princes and princesses, knelt down in the hall.
Lan Qingwu walked slowly in from outside the palace. She was wearing a black gold nine-phoenix palace dress, a nine-phoenix crown on her head, and a phoenix feather pearl on her forehead. The queen's solemnity was diluted, and a touch of feminine charm was added.
Lan Qingwu took a seat at the head of the table, and the concubines, princes, and princesses bowed and greeted her: "Your servant/son pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen—"
Lan Qingwu said, "Stand up! This is just a family dinner, please enjoy your drinks."
Imperial Concubine Jiang was the first to stand up and sit down, and the remaining concubines took their seats in turn.
Lan Qingwu came with the sixth and seventh princes. After the younger generations greeted each other, they took their seats one after another.
The Fourth Prince took a quick glance and saw that the Sixth Prince and the Seventh Prince were arranged to sit beside the Queen. This way, the two of them could look down on their brothers from a high position.
The third princess looked even more indignant, but Concubine Wen glared at her and she calmed down.
During the banquet, the concubines were toasting each other, chatting and probing with each other. Lan Qingwu looked down at all this and found it increasingly boring. She took a sip of fragrant tea and then told the Sixth and Seventh Princes to eat first.
Just when Lan Qingwu was emptying his mind and no longer paying attention to the various aspects of life below, Emperor Shenwu arrived.
Concubine Liang and Concubine Yang sat opposite each other. Concubine Liang drank a glass of wine neatly and noticed that Concubine Yang's eyes were always following the Empress.
Concubine Yang looked at the Empress who had the exclusive favor of the emperor. When she saw the figure of Emperor Shenwu, her eyes lit up like the stars in the night sky. Concubine Yang knelt in the hall with the other concubines to welcome the emperor. She thought to herself, the light in the Empress' eyes was so shining because of the emperor. It seemed that her eyes only held Emperor Shenwu. If she were a man, she would probably not be able to bear to see those eyes gradually lose their luster!
Concubine Yang was even more depressed. Yes, she had always been fond of Emperor Shenwu, and her heart was on him. Unfortunately, she had only been favored a few times since she entered the palace. The emperor had always been indifferent to the six palaces. Concubine Yang had a gentle temperament. There were so many concubines in the three palaces and six courtyards, fat and thin, competing for beauty. She watched and listened, and slowly she got used to it.
Fortunately, she was relatively lucky. She became pregnant with the third prince after being favored for a few times. The days of taking care of the child in the harem were not difficult. Under the balance of the three concubines, Concubine Yang also thought that it would be nice to live like this for the rest of her life.
It wasn't until that person entered the palace that the original balance was gradually disrupted. From the initial two years of subtle favor, after that person became pregnant, the favor was unparalleled. During this period, Concubine Yang was completely focused on taking care of her son, fearing that he would be affected, and she gradually drifted away from Concubine Chen.
After the eldest prince and Concubine Wan were banished, Concubine Chen became even more cautious. The emperor's mind became clearer day by day. She believed that countless women in the harem were silently paying attention to the emperor and that man. Sure enough, in the following years, she became pregnant again, was favored again, and was named concubine, noble concubine, and finally queen!
Concubine Yang would occasionally feel a little unwilling and sad. After all, the emperor left the three palaces and six courtyards empty for that person!
But most of the time, Concubine Yang was rational. She was not favored, and the Third Prince was neither the legitimate son nor the eldest son, so she always reminded her son not to stand out in everything and to behave moderately. So this is how they lived together for so many years.