Chapter 312

The sacrificial ceremony was about to begin. The emperor, ministers and concubines came out. Everyone stood where they should stand with a serious face.

The six animals used for sacrifice were also placed on the sacrificial platform, which looked very solemn and grand.

The Imperial Academy of heaven arranged wizards to practice, singing and dancing for a while. In short, it meant praying for national peace and security.

The sun was very bright that day. Everyone was sweating, but no one dared to move.

Ye Xiaoxian is still busy in the imperial kitchen.

After the sacrificial ceremony, there will be a dinner party for the officials. In addition to the meat used for sacrifice, there will also be a lot of small dishes and snacks.

Of course, these are made by other imperial chefs. She only cares about the meat used for sacrifice.

……

The sacrificial ceremony lasted until the afternoon. Everyone standing outside was sleepy and sweating.

After the sacrifice, they went back to their respective accommodation, bathed and groomed, and prepared for the afternoon dinner.

The queen also returned to her bedroom. She happened to see that the old mammy sent to stare at the leaves also came back. The queen called her and asked, "did you go well last night? The little lady didn't produce any moths?"

After the queen asked, she felt like giving more examples.

What moths can come out of an ordinary woman's house? That's what the Empress Dowager ordered, otherwise she wouldn't send someone to stare at Ye Xiaoxian.

The old lady knelt down and replied, "but there was no moth. She picked it up in the middle of the night last night and stayed all night. She sent it to the imperial kitchen this morning, but..."

"Just what?" Asked the queen.

Seeing the old lady's hesitation, the queen was impatient: "say it quickly. After that, we have to take a bath and change clothes in the palace. We don't have time to spend with you."

The old mammy said, "Mrs. Xiao's surname is ye. The old slave thinks she looks like... Like the Empress Dowager."

"Like the Empress Dowager?" The queen was also surprised.

There are many palace maids and concubines in the palace. Most of them come from all over the world. Occasionally, they can find one or two similar ones. Everyone is used to them.

For example, when the first emperor was alive, because he only spoiled the first queen, he specially looked for women who looked like the first queen. Otherwise, how can the Empress Dowager be so spoiled now.

But there are few people who look like the Empress Dowager after all. I'm afraid there are not many in the world.

Today's empress dowager was the most beautiful woman in the world when she was young. Now Xu Niang is half old and still charming.

If Mrs. Xiao looks like the empress dowager, isn't she talented and national?

"You mean, Mrs. Xiao is very beautiful?" The queen asked again.

The old lady said, "beauty is not so beautiful. It can't compare with the Empress Dowager. There is indeed the charm of the Empress Dowager between her eyebrows. Empress, not only do I think they look like, but also the two little maids who asked to serve last night. By the way, there are... The seven princes."

"Seven kings?" Referring to the seven kings, the Queen's look was out of control. She asked, "the seven kings have also entered the palace?"

"He said he came to the palace to see his mother's concubine. He looked very familiar with Mrs. Xiao, so he talked a few words. The old maid looked a little surprised when he saw Mrs. Xiao. Maybe he didn't think Mrs. Xiao looked like the Empress Dowager before, but he didn't feel similar until he saw her today."

The queen smiled: "how can there be such a thing? I didn't feel like it before, but now I feel like it?"

After listening to the queen, the old lady didn't dare to go on. She only said, "it's possible... The old slave took a wrong look. The seventh Lord didn't mean that."

When the old lady mentioned the seventh Lord again, the Queen's face changed again.

The queen said, "well, before the dinner, go and see if Mrs. Xiao is still in the imperial kitchen. If she is, call her to the palace and let the palace meet."

"Yes!" With that, the old lady went to explain.

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The dinner is about to begin. Ye is so busy in the kitchen that she is dizzy.

It's not that there are a lot of work, but that everyone is trembling, as if she would lose her head if she made a mistake, which makes her very nervous.

So she had to be cautious.

She was relieved when plates of roast sheep and roast suckling pigs were brought out.

After the dinner in the palace began, ye ate in the back with the chefs. After eating, she could leave the palace.

After a busy day, she was sweating again. She had an average appetite and only ate some snacks and desserts.

Just about to leave the palace with Zhang Deshui, the old lady came again last night.

When the old lady saw the leaves, she quickly said, "thank God you're still here. Don't you hurry out of the palace now?"

Ye Xiaoxian asked, "it's not urgent. What's the matter?"

"The empress wants to see you. Go with me for a while and come back soon." Said the old mother.

Ye Xiaoxian was surprised. The queen wanted to see her?

"What's up?" Asked the leaf.

"Even if we meet, there's nothing else." The old lady said softly.

Ye Xiaoxian wiped the sweat on her forehead: "I smell of sweat. Seeing the queen, won't I smoke her?"

"No problem, please follow me." The old lady looked very strong because she relied on the will of the queen.

Ye Xiaoxian had to ask Zhang Deshui to wait for a while. She followed the old mother.

It was getting dark, and ye Xiaoxian followed the old Mammy to and fro in the palace.

Although she had gone through this road in the morning, she really couldn't tell the road in the palace. When to turn left, when to turn right, and which palace was which palace. She wanted to ask the old lady how she knew the road.

But mammy walked so fast that she was obviously in a hurry.

When she finally reached the outer wall of a palace, the old lady stopped.

Ye Xiaoxian asked her, "why don't you go again?"

The old lady said, "if you don't go, just wait here. Not everyone can enter the Queen's bedroom."

Ye Xiaoxian thought, isn't it the queen who wants to see her? Why don't you go into her bedroom again? Do you have to wait on the road?

Sure enough, after only waiting for about a quarter of an hour, a sedan came in front. The old lady knelt down with the leaf and told her, "don't move!"

Ye Xiaoxian had to kneel down.

Although she is the wife of xiaobaoshan, she will be a cook for the time being today, but everyone knows that xiaobaoshan is a chess piece of the royal family, and her wife is a prisoner.

Now in the palace, she is nothing.

When the Queen's sedan chair approached, the old lady shouted, "I've seen the queen!"

Ye Xiaoxian was about to look up and was stopped by the old lady. The old lady said to the queen, "madam, I have brought you the person you want to see."

A moment later, ye Xiaoxian heard the Queen's voice, and her tone was superior: "stand up and have a look at the palace."

Ye Xiaoxian looks at the old mother. She is not confident at all by the old mother. She must agree with her to move before she dares to take the next step.

The old lady said to Ye Xiaoxian, "the queen asked you to get up, but you still can't get up?"

"..." Ye Xiaoxian stood up.

The empress and her party went out with lanterns. When ye Xiaoxian stood up and looked at the empress, a palace maid took a lantern in front of her, which blurred her vision. She only vaguely saw a woman dressed very nobly sitting in a sedan chair, and the gold ornaments on her head and body glittered against the lantern light.

Ye Xiaoxian couldn't see the queen clearly, but the queen saw Ye Xiaoxian's appearance clearly.

Because of being illuminated by lanterns, ye Xiaoxian felt very uncomfortable, so her face tilted slightly.

But the queen did see clearly that ye Xiaoxian did look like the Empress Dowager.

Although she is not as beautiful as the empress dowager, she is young, so she looks very similar.

After seeing ye Xiaoxian's appearance clearly, the queen didn't say anything to Ye Xiaoxian, but told the eunuch in front: "let's go!"

After the lantern in front of Ye Xiaoxian was removed, she was still a little dazzled.

What just happened?

First, she was illuminated by lanterns, and then the queen left without saying a word. She felt despised and trampled under the mud.

But on second thought, she has been a small peasant woman since she crossed. She used to live in a small county. Now she has come to the capital and can see the queen.

If they go back and let Xiao iron tree and Xiao copper tree know, they have to envy death.

"Madam Xiao, it's getting late. If you have anything else to do, go out of the Palace first!" The old lady said to Ye politely and politely.

Ye Xiaoxian said, "OK, get out of the palace!"

At the same time, he took a long breath.

……

The banquet in the palace was very grand. The palace was brightly lit and a scene of prosperity.

The Royal people sat in the front hall, and the ministers sat in the side hall outside. When Li Chengkun raised his glass and announced the official start of the dinner, the people also raised their glasses, which was very huge.

Li Chengkun was very satisfied with such a scene. He sat in the most noble position. There were all people who worshipped him. Whenever he met this scene, he felt that praying for the prosperity of the DPRK was incomparable with other countries.

The queen sat next to Li Chengkun. She was also very satisfied with the scene.

At this time, she is honored as the mother of a country and. Everyone should call her queen, and she feels that her life is worth it.

However, occasionally seeing Li Chengru sitting below, a trace of regret flashed on her face.

However, Li Chengru never looked at her.

Dishes are coming up one after another. Of course, the first ones are roast sheep and roast suckling pigs.

The servants cut the roast sheep and roast suckling pigs, distributed them to everyone's plates, and respectfully added new wine. All this was in order.

Then Li Chengkun took the lead in taking the first bite.

At ordinary times, people are not rare for these palace banquets. After all, they don't want to be full, just to taste the taste. Who dares to eat and drink in the palace banquet.

But after Li Chengshen took his first bite, his face suddenly showed satisfaction.

He couldn't help praising: "this roast sheep is really good. It's better than in previous years. The etiquette Department has done its best this time."

When someone went to deliver a message to the Minister of rites, the minister listened and was very happy.

When others heard Li Chengkun praising the roast sheep, they also moved their chopsticks.