Han Yue and Yan Jin learned about the existence of a woman named Su Li, but they chose to hide the truth from Yi Shuimei.
During this period of time, Yan Jin and Yi Shuimei's zither and flute music had instead stunned the entire Hanhe Palace.
The Phoenix Zither and Purple Jade Flute that Huaiyin had left behind in the past once again shone with brilliance in the hands of these two women. However, from the day Yi Shuimei entered the palace, Yan Jin never sang a song again.
Blowing the flute again and again, playing the zither again and again. Their lives became monotonous, and they talked less and less until they only talked occasionally.
Han Yue slowly walked into the Chenxiao Palace. As expected, Yan Jin was also there. Han Yue bowed and said,"" Two niangniang, in a few days, it will be the New Year's Eve Banquet. His Majesty's intention is that all niangniang have to participate…" Han Yue had just said up to here when Yan Jin and Yi Shuimei spoke at the same time with a rather tacit understanding.
It was just that the words he said were different.
Yi Shuimei said coldly,"He actually wants me to go?"”
Yan Jin's voice was so indifferent.""What else does he want me to do?"
There was only a slight difference in words between the two of them, but the meaning was quite different. However, Han Yue could hear that their hearts were a little cold. These days, Han Yue had also secretly had a strange thought: "I always feel that the Empress wants to live with Her Highness Consort Yan…"
She even felt that there were times when these two women, who should have been jealous of each other, were so in love. Of course, this love was not the love between a man and a woman in the secular world.
Yi Shuimei didn't want to make things difficult for Han Yue, so she coldly plucked the strings. The seven-stringed zither made a mysterious clang sound, and when she plucked the strings, she said,"I'll go." He was emotionless, like a walking corpse.
At the New Year's Eve banquet. It was held in the Breeze Palace Hall. The Breeze Palace Hall was a side hall at the back of the Chongguang Palace Hall. Its size and style were no different from the Chongguang Palace Hall. This was a place specially used for banquets.
Under the wide eaves of the Breeze Palace Hall, there were palace lanterns covered with yellow gauze. Through the carved windows, the light that shone through was more dazzling that night, surpassing all the locations of this event. The yellow light was gentle, neither glaring nor dull.
The officials shuttled back and forth, and the figures on the bluestone street outside the hall seemed to have transformed the Imperial Palace into the streets, shining with the joy of the new year. Everything felt so warm and sweet.
A warm aura gushed out from the Breeze Palace Hall, warming people's hearts.
The ministers sat down one by one, but they were all unwilling to be left out. They didn't raise their cups to celebrate because they were still waiting for the owner of the empty seat.
The wooden chair carved with peonies, daffodils, chrysanthemums, and other flowers was still empty. There were only thick cushions and cushions on it, indicating who the seat was reserved for. He left it for Emperor Sogou's concubine.
There were still two main seats. The officials seemed to have expected this, or perhaps they were used to Jiang Baiqu's behavior, so they didn't say anything. Just like that day, Fei Xu arrived first.
Fei Xu greeted the minister, but she was muttering to herself,"What is Imperial Brother doing? Why isn't he here yet?”She looked around and found it even more strange. Only the seats of the four Concubines were not so empty. However, Consort Xian, the leader of the four Concubines, did not come either. On the other hand, Consort Xuan, Lin Hanxi, smiled naturally and bowed to Fei Xu with a smile.
Fei Xu smiled and saw that Consort Xian Hua had also changed into red clothes and slowly walked into the hall. The two of them bowed, but the light in their eyes could not warm each other. Hua had already smiled faintly, but there was a bit of coldness. She also walked to her seat.
Bai Qu had not arrived yet.
The ministers were all whispering to each other about who would sit next to Jiang Baiqu.
At this time, Yi Shuimei and Yan Jin also arrived. The two of them walked in almost side by side. Yi Shuimei forced a smile, but Yan Jin could feel that her steps were so weak and even soft.
Yan Jin asked herself in her heart,'Is she afraid…' She didn't think about it because at that moment, she looked at the empty throne. Needless to say, she knew what Shui Mei was afraid of. She smiled and pulled Shui Mei's hand, pulling her to the side of the seat.
When Fei Xu saw them enter, her anxious heart calmed down slightly and she smiled."Shui Mei, Yan 'er, you're here.”
Shui Mei and Yan Jin bowed to Fei Xu, who smiled.
Shui Mei sat in the first seat on the first row on the right, and Yan Jin's seat was just behind her. Clearly, that was their seat. However, this small detail allowed Shui Mei to understand the so-called hierarchy. She smiled. No one saw it.
The third man sitting on the left seat not far from her was the father she did not want to see. However, she was not in that man's eyes at all.
That's right, what's the use of sitting first? Just as she was feeling a little depressed, she heard the voice of the chamberlain say,"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived."
Yi Shuimei's gaze involuntarily turned to the door. The moment she turned her head, she was also puzzled."Why…why do I want to see him so much…"
However, her gaze could not help but cool down as she looked at the man whom she had to admit, the man whom she had been longing for day and night.
He was still as luxurious and high and mighty as ever. His black and red robe was written with a noble and noble king who looked down on the world. However, she looked at that man with so much pain.
He didn't care about his clothes. Instead, he lowered his head and carefully supported a weak woman. The woman was almost nestled in his arms, looking enchanting and charming. He smiled so gently, his eyes full of love.
Yi Shuimei's heart turned cold. She suddenly felt that everything she saw was so ironic. The man was still the same man, and the person who used to stand beside that man had changed into someone else.
The same gentle gaze, even more so than the care and care she showed for herself. She suddenly felt that this scene was so painful that her eyes were sore. She turned her head away, unwilling to look at it again. However, that scene was engraved in her mind, so how could she let it go?
It was as if she had lost miserably on the battlefield of love. She was originally the one who could change the situation, but she had given up on this opportunity. That woman seemed to be the winner, laughing at herself.
"Why didn't anyone tell me? Why?”Yi Shuimei sneered. She was so sad. She suddenly understood why Jiang Baiqu never came to find her. Was he really unwilling to forgive her? Or had he forgotten about himself?
" Hehe, so all of you were hiding it from me. He had a change of heart a long time ago…"
" A change of heart? Pfft, he never loved me at all…" She had thought that he had a change of heart because only she knew how tormented she had been during those days. She had been torn between her beliefs and stubbornness. The pain of being torn apart had worn down her spirit and she was on the verge of breaking down. At this moment, she already knew everything.
"When I was sleepless at night, you were making love with another woman…Why wasn't it Yan 'er? But a woman I've never even seen before?”
"Did you really love me? Haha, I was so stupid…I was tricked by you…"
" Don't force me. Right, do you really love me…" She repeated this question in her heart, but she could not say it out loud. She choked and closed her eyes dryly. His body trembled slightly, and it was difficult to suppress it.
Yan Jin had already begun to notice the slight changes in Yi Shuimei.
At that moment, Jiang Baiqu had already put his arm around Su Li's slender waist and walked to the throne. He was about to speak.
Yan Jin patted Shui Mei's shoulder lightly and said,"Shui Mei, are you alright?"
Yi Shuimei came back to her senses and pretended to be calm as she smiled."What can happen to me? Yan 'er, you're overthinking." However, they both knew that they were disappointed…
They were all losers, and they had all lost to this woman named Su Li...
However, Jiang Baiqu's smile was so bright, as if he was putting on a show for Yi Shuimei. He laughed and said," Haha, today is the New Year's Eve banquet. Your family will laugh heartily. May the heavens bless me, Yu Li. The country will last long."”
The ministers below all raised their wine cups, and Yi Shuimei also raised her wine cup. They shouted together,"The country will last for a long time." However, Yi Shuimei opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
Yi Juntian's gaze towards Yi Shuimei was cold, colder than the current weather. Yi Shuimei only took a glance and saw the mockery in her father's eyes. She was a little sad."At this time, he really did this…this to my mother, this to me.”Yi Shuimei looked at Yi Juntian's indifference and felt a lot of melancholy. She felt that staying here was just a burden that had been forgotten.
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