Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 654

That is to hold a flower viewing banquet.

They invited some ladies from prominent families and noblewomen to the palace.

Many people attended the banquet.

Families like the Qi family and the Han family had the opportunity to enter the palace, and Consort Han and Consort Qi were able to meet their families.

Everyone seemed quite happy.

Yun Xiyue took a look at several girls and felt that none of them were quite right. They were too innocent and naive, only sixteen or seventeen years old. As soon as Murong Yu arrived, they couldn't hide their admiration.

"See the Emperor."

Murong Yu was worried about Yun Xiyue dealing with things alone, so he came to pick her up.

"Let's keep in mind the courtesy!"

No one dares to harm Yun Xiyue's unborn child yet, because the Emperor is keeping a close watch on him.

Everyone knows that the Emperor and Empress Dowager both value the Empress's pregnancy.

Murong Yu didn't say much. He sat down next to Yun Xiyue and peeled grapes for her.

This scene stunned everyone.

Yun Xiyue coughed lightly, "Your Majesty, please don't do these things."

"Hmm?" Murong Yu found it strange and held the grapes to her lips. "Don't you like grapes anymore?"

Yun Xiyue had no choice but to blush and open her mouth to eat.

Because it's too quiet.

Murong Yu looked up at everyone's expressions and realized that he wasn't usually this easygoing when attending banquets.

This was the first time I had ever fed a woman.

"If there's nothing else, everyone can leave now!"

"Thank you all for coming to the palace today to keep the Empress company. Each of you will be rewarded with a pot of imperial osmanthus wine."

After everyone rose to express their gratitude, they left with their rewards.

Several of the girls looked back at Murong Yu with lingering eyes.

"It's over."

Yun Xiyue knew he shouldn't have fed her grapes.

His gentle, unpretentious demeanor as an emperor is very attractive, let alone other women.

Yunxi Yue was immediately tempted.

After all, in both her past and present lives, she had never been so pampered by a man, not counting her family.

"Then they are not suitable."

"If I can't even pass the first test, wouldn't it be very troublesome to say I couldn't control myself after entering the palace?"

Murong Yu didn't think he was particularly likable.

"Some women may simply enjoy and appreciate the pampering men give them."

"This isn't genuine affection for someone; it's pure vanity."

If he weren't the emperor, but just an ordinary man...

No matter who you feed the grapes to, those noble ladies won't even glance at them.

Yun Xiyue was amused by his words, "Your Majesty is truly a wise man."

Murong Yu chuckled, "I call this self-awareness."

"Because I am now the emperor, naturally many people look up to me."

Although he had never experienced being down on his luck and ridiculed, he always understood this principle.

Yun Xiyue also fed him a grape, "Then why not help someone out?"

"Well, you can decide when the time comes. Use Jiang Sijin if she's useful."

"Perhaps we can promote those of lower rank," Murong Yu said.

"No rush, if it really doesn't work out, we'll leave it vacant!"

......

"The Empress held a flower-viewing banquet in order to select a Consort De for the Emperor."

The Empress Dowager was taken aback. "She would be so magnanimous? I don't believe it."

He chuckled coldly, "They're probably looking for an ally! They're really delusional. How could a woman who enters the palace not be vying for the Emperor's favor?"

Finding a woman who is only after fame and fortune is probably difficult.

When you're young, you might only care about fame and fortune, but when you're old and childless, you'll regret it.

The little girl doesn't understand, but her parents know perfectly well. Who would send their daughter into the palace to be a stepping stone for Yunxi Yue?