The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

Not long after Xia Wenmiao left with his brother, another group of people arrived.

The person who came this time was a young eunuch from the palace, who came to invite Cao Xia and Cao Ruixi to enter the palace for a banquet.

Cao Xia was a little surprised, but since the Queen herself summoned her, she did not dare to refuse even though she was timid.

Soon, only the people from the second room were left in the private room, and Mrs. Xia II looked very unhappy.

Although she knew that she was not allowed to attend the palace banquet, she still felt unhappy.

At the same time, she became dissatisfied with her husband's official position.

She looked at her daughters and said coldly, "Let's go back home."

On the way back, Madam Xia and her daughter were in the same carriage. Since there were no outsiders around, Madam Xia did not hide her thoughts. "Yao'er, what do you think of General Lang?"

Xia Wenyao's heart trembled, "Mom, that's a Hu man? Do you want me to marry him?"

Madam Xia also had her own considerations. "Yao'er, you are old enough to get married, but you look down on weak scholars. Your father has so many students, but you are not satisfied with any of them."

"This Langbu, mother heard from your grandfather that he is a very brave man. He even defeated the White Wolf Tribe that your uncle failed to defeat."

"This man saved the emperor's life. He has both ability and favor. His future is limitless!"

Madam Xia was not making a fuss. "Yao'er, just now, I noticed that General Lang was looking at you."

Xia Wenyao was very unhappy. "He is just a rough man, a Hu man at that. Even if he is very capable, what does it matter?"

None of them is him!

If you want to marry, marry the most noble person.

Xia Wen Yao didn't want to listen to Madam Xia's nagging, so she lifted the curtain and looked outside the carriage.

Madam Xia II looked at her daughter's profile and sighed, "Speaking of which, among all the girls in the Xia family, you are the one who looks most like your aunt. You even look about 50% like the Empress."

Xia Wen Yao clenched the handkerchief in her hand. Yes, they were so similar, so why couldn't she have a better life than the queen.

"Mother, you said that I look so much like the Queen, will the Emperor like me a little?"

As soon as Xia Wenyao said this, Madam Xia II covered her mouth and said, "Are you going to die?"

Now in the whole Chang'an City, everyone knows that the Queen is very jealous.

Because of her, Concubine Li is the only one left in the palace. It is said that the Queen is afraid that Concubine Li will compete with her for favor, so she feeds Concubine Li like a big fat pig.

I heard that Concubine Li was given a lot of meat and fish as a reward. Even if she didn't want to eat it, they would force it into her mouth.

Xia Wenyao didn't care, "Mom, we are cousins, and I am the daughter of the Xia family!"

Madam Xia was deep in thought. "Let me think about this carefully."

Madam Xia didn't want her daughter to enter the palace, but she didn't want any of the people chosen for her, and there was only one year left.

Xia Wenyao was happy to see her mother agree to it. She felt that she just lacked opportunities.

As long as she could see the emperor often, she would always attract him.

Inside the palace.

The emperor invited these military generals to a banquet, and the banquet was hosted by palace servants.

But as the queen, Qin Wan also had to take a look at it.

The palace servant from the Imperial Food Bureau brought the menu and waited for Qin Wan's reply.

"Gong Lady Choi, please follow these menus."

"Yes!"

After the people from the Imperial Food Bureau left, Granny Ping came over and asked, "Empress, this is the program list that the two palaces need tonight."

Qin Wan took it and watched it carefully, and found that the Taiji Palace was full of singing and dancing performances from beginning to end.

On the other hand, at Xingqing Palace, there were quite a few acrobatics, sword dancing and other performances.

Qin Wan fell into deep thought. This program list is very interesting!

Qin Wan thought of those generals. If they drank too much, they might reveal their true nature. "Switch the programs of Taiji Palace and Xingqing Palace."

Qin Wan immediately thought of the scene of going to a KTV to sing and asking a young lady to sing and dance to liven up the atmosphere.

She didn't like it very much.

Granny Ping didn't think much about it, "Empress, then the Emperor won't have a dancer performing solo?"

The programs on both sides were switched, and Tai Chi Palace only had three group dance performances.

Qin Wan curled her lips and chuckled, "I will remember the kindness of the Taichang Temple.

In fact, sometimes men don’t really appreciate singing and dancing.

I am different from other ladies. Women understand women better.

Let the dancers dance well. If they dance well, there will be a big reward!"

Seeing Qin Wan's insistence, Granny Ping nodded and said, "Yes!"

Granny Ping no longer gives Qin Wan advice and mostly obeys her orders, which is very different from before.

After Qin Wan took charge of the harem, many existing traditions of the front and back palaces were completely gone.

Today, Zhao Zhen is hosting a banquet for meritorious officials in Taiji Palace, and Xingqing Palace is where Qin Wan is receiving the female family members.

It was already 3 p.m. when Zhao Zhen finally finished listening to their reports and looked at the time.

"Come on, follow me to the Taiji Palace for the banquet."

Those generals had been looking forward to it for a long time. They had been fighting outside for many years and had long wanted to see the prosperity of Chang'an City. They even wanted to watch the top singing and dancing performances in the palace.

Although the banquet today is for military generals, high-ranking officials above the third rank in the court cannot be left out.

What's more, this is a great thing that everyone can celebrate.

In addition, because the emperor passed away last year, the palace did not hold any New Year's banquets.

Today's celebration banquet is the first time that such a grand palace banquet has been held since the new emperor ascended the throne.

The high-ranking officials in the court were not very keen on attending the palace banquet, but the main reason was that this palace banquet sent out a signal.

That means people can finally drink and hold banquets at will.

Those ministers were really fed up with it, and they used to hold banquets every few days.

But the emperor didn't do it, and you, an official, dared to do it openly. You are really bold.

When Zhao Zhen and other military generals arrived, the civil officials had already gone to the Taiji Palace.

At this time, they were chatting in groups of three or four, and this time they brought the younger generation of their families to see the world.

They all consciously let the most promising children from the second or third generation in their family come out to make friends.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

Suddenly, all the people who were talking stood up and saluted.

After Zhao Zhen sat down, he said, "Stand up!"

The ministers found their seats and sat down.

Feng Shun came to Zhao Zhen at this time and whispered softly, "Your Majesty, the Queen has changed today's program."

Zhao Zhen never cared about these little things. "Have you heard what the reason is?"

Feng Shun said carefully, "It seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not be having a banquet at Xingqing Palace, but will be coming to Taiji Palace. Therefore, the program prepared for the Crown Prince has been moved to Taiji Palace."

Zhao Zhen thought it was a big deal, so he said calmly, "Listen to the Queen!"

Feng Shun bent down, "Yes!"

It was arranged after Feng Shun stepped down.

Shi Xi stood aside and glanced at Feng Shun.

Humph, when has the emperor ever refused the queen's favor?