Zhen Huan is still in love, and her sister's goal is to become the queen mother

In the past few days, a series of bad things have happened in the palace. Mei Zhuang fell into the water, Zhen Huan was poisoned, and Yu Ying'er was executed. These things have made people in the palace panic.

Zhen Huan's title of noble lady slightly broke this shadow.

Huimin's birthday was coming up, so they planned to celebrate it in a grand manner to add to the festive mood.

It was spring and the weather was suitable, so Huimin held a small banquet in Chuxiu Palace.

She invited several concubines who had entered the palace with her, and she enjoyed the occasion behind closed doors.

Originally the emperor wanted to come, but Huimin complained that she would feel uncomfortable, and everyone refused on the grounds that the emperor was ignoring the birthday boy.

The emperor then said that he would come to Chuxiu Palace alone in the evening to celebrate Huimin's birthday.

Therefore Huimin felt a lot more relaxed.

She wrote a note and sent it to all the concubines in the palace. In order to avoid being accused of disrespecting high-ranking concubines, Huimin also delivered the message to them all.

But apart from sending gifts, the high-ranking concubines, except for Jingpin, did not come, and Huimin was happy and at ease.

Huimin had previously spent a lot of money to ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to purchase things, so this banquet was both decent and rich, but not overly luxurious. It struck a right balance, and it could be said that although small, it had everything.

Early in the morning, people from various palaces appeared on the scene one after another.

The first one to arrive was Xia Dongchun, because she came the earliest even though she lived the farthest away.

She was dressed ostentatiously this time. Huimin had previously praised her for her pink dress that said she was more beautiful than flowers. This time she also wore a newly made pink Manchu dress, which was very expensive.

Following behind were a few young eunuchs carrying a lot of things.

Others thought Xia Dongchun was arrogant, but Huimin felt helpless.

Xia Dongchun had secretly sent the real birthday gift the day before, but insisted on seeing it today. Today, he sent so many things in a grand manner.

But this is consistent with her character. If the gift she gave one day was not in line with her extravagant nature, it would arouse suspicion.

Seeing that there was no one in Chuxiu Palace, Xia Dongchun was very happy.

She held her head high proudly, "It seems I'm the first one."

Huimin is happy today and is happy to coax her.

"You are indeed the first one. Okay, please take a seat in the imperial court."

After hearing Huimin say this, Xia Dongchun felt embarrassed.

Soon after, Concubine Xin also came from the east side hall. Xia Dongchun looked at the outsider and said no more.

"Congratulations to sister Huimin on her birthday."

"Thank you sister."

Since Huimin saved her, Xin Changzai has become closer to her. This time, she was generous and prepared a generous gift for Huimin.

Next came Shen Meizhuang and Jingpin, who were the closest. Xianfu Palace was closest to Chuxiu Palace, and the two of them walked together, smiling.

"Meet Madam Jingpin."

Huimin is always polite and no one can find fault with her at any time.

But Jingpin was a good-tempered person. When she saw Huimin bowing, she hurried forward to support her.

"Sister, you don't have to be so polite. The birthday boy is the most important today."

After saying that, everyone laughed.

Then An Lingrong came, bringing Baojuan with her, who also brought some gifts.

Huimin hurried forward to greet her, "Lingrong is here too."

Xia Dongchun was smiling at first, with her mouth crookedly tilted to laugh, but when she saw Huimin pulling An Lingrong, her smile suddenly froze, her face drooped and she started to look sarcastic.

"An agrees, you are late. The noble lady takes such good care of you, but you are not the first one to come?"

Xia Dongchun shook his head, looked An Lingrong up and down, and shook his head.

An Lingrong lowered her head sadly and looked at Huimin pitifully.

Huimin had no choice but to look at this and that and had to separate the two of them.

Just at this time, Zhen Huan came and brought Chun Changzai with her. Huimin immediately used her as an excuse to get away.

"Sister Zhen is here, please come in."

Huimin went to entertain Zhen Huan warmly. Xia Dongchun bit her teeth in anger. An Lingrong looked at Zhen Huan with flickering eyes and pursed her lips unhappily.

Zhen Huan was in favor, so she brought a lot of gifts. She now trusted Huimin and came to the banquet with sincerity.

Finally, there is Noble Lady Fucha, who is Huimin's open ally. The two of them are back to back, and the position Huimin arranged for her is the first after Concubine Jing.

"You came?"

Huimin smiled faintly. The atmosphere between the two of them was relaxed and they were both very talkative.

"Welcome, sister. You really bring honor to my humble abode."

Huimin winked at Fu Cha Peiyun with pleasure.

"You..."

Fu Cha Peiyun also took Huimin's hand, and the two chatted and laughed.

The whole party was very relaxed.

Everyone took their seats one after another and had a great time.

Ruyi took people to collect the gifts from the ladies and waited for Huimin's instructions.

The little palace maids served the dishes one by one, and the dazzling array of dishes was dizzying.

Chun Changzai praised her exaggeratedly, "Sister Xian, there are so many delicious foods here. I really like Sister Xian."

Huimin couldn't help laughing and said:

"Sister Chun is cute too, but do you like Sister Xian or the food here?"

Chun Er puffed up her cheeks and said innocently:

"like it all."

Everyone was amused by Chun'er's behavior and the atmosphere at the banquet suddenly became lively.

"Then Sister Chun should eat more. I only have a few stinky brothers at home, but no sister as cute as Chun'er, who makes people happy to see her."

Zhen Huan also said mischievously:

"Sister Chun'er really comes to me every day to ask for all kinds of snacks. She eats so much that her belly is bulging."

Chun Changzai immediately became shy.

"Sister Wan is bad~"

Everyone here is teasing Chun'er.

Seeing that Huimin's attention was drawn away, Xia Dongchun also tilted his head and started to find a topic to talk about.

But she couldn't think of a good one after thinking for a long time, and she didn't want to ruin the birthday party, so she scratched her head and looked around.

Seeing Xia Dongchun like this, Huimin knew what she was thinking.

Huimin took the initiative to speak, "Who among you here is not a sister?"

Just at this moment, Huimin and Shunxin whispered a few words, and then another wave of dishes were served.

When Xia Dongchun saw the crystal pork elbow in front of his seat and Huimin's seemingly casual look, he suddenly became happy again.

She remembers that she loves this crystal pork elbow the most.

Then Xia Dongchun, like a victorious little rooster, proudly showed off to the people around him.

Huimin looked at it, shook her head, and let her go.

Everyone was making a lot of noise, and Huimin watched everything at the banquet with a smile.

Zhen Huan and Shen Meiyu were together, An Lingrong would interject from time to time, and Chun Chang was also making a fuss. Jingpin communicated more with Shen Meiyu, but she could talk to everyone else.

Fucha Guiren and Xin were always talking to each other, but Xia Dongchun was the only one who looked down on the crowd and isolated everyone.

From this we can see the personalities and factions of the various concubines.

Concubine Jing is able to please both sides, but she is also neutral.

Zhen Huan was the center of the small circle, surrounded by several concubines, and the Zhen Huan Party began to take shape.

Xin Changzai started chatting with Fu Cha Guiren in random places, and both of them were trying to get close to her intentionally or unintentionally.

As for Xia Dongchun, she was like an alien, always keeping to herself, ignoring everyone and looking down on everyone.

It's just a simple banquet, but there are many interests involved.

The alliance between himself and Noble Lady Fucha, Concubine Xin's intention to surrender, Xia Dongchun's closeness, An Lingrong's dependence, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang's temporary alliance...

The fact that these people can come to my party means that they have some overt or covert relationship with me.

In this palace, a lot can be revealed from a banquet.

But precisely because she had invited so many people, the Queen and Concubine Hua felt more at ease.

They would know that there are their allies among these people, but they would not expect that most of them are their allies.

Even the allies themselves were unaware of each other's existence.

This is a kind of wisdom.