After becoming a concubine, she lived a miserable life every day.

Chapter 205: Zhenxihou and his son

"Okay, Dad, take care."

Not long after Qiao Yunshan left, Qiao Rongjin met another acquaintance.

Xiao Quan!

However, there were quite a few people surrounding Xiao Quan at this moment, so Qiao Rongjin just took a look and stopped looking.

Today is the New Year's Eve banquet, so the ministers came alone. They usually don't bring their families to such occasions. Only the royal family members can bring their families.

Qiao Rongjin brought his son and followed Prince Rui and the Princess.

This time, the princess, she, and Chen attended the New Year's Eve party again, followed by a group of children from the Rui Palace.

Qiao Rongjin glanced at Chen, who was becoming more and more high-spirited. Just now in front of the palace gate, she saw many women from the royal family surrounding her and talking, and even some ministers in the court nodded to her.

Today, Chen is no longer traumatized by the incident. She is now very rich because she has made white sugar. She has earned a lot of money in the past few months. In addition, the papermaking technology has made great progress. Although it has not been produced yet due to time constraints, everyone knows that it will be produced soon.

Therefore, many people were amazed and coveted Chen. After all, she knew so many things. If they could get her, they would get countless wealth, or even a country. However, those who had thoughts about her were cowardly. Chen was the concubine of King Rui and was considered a member of the royal family. She was also protected by countless masters and no one could get close to her.

Qiao Rongjin looked at Chen, who couldn't hide the pride in her eyes, and felt complicated.

She didn’t know if she was getting carried away or what, but Qiao Rongjin felt that Chen’s face seemed unrecognizable to her.

With the emergence of white sugar, Chen has been expanding her business plan most of the time. It is heard that she has established a caravan, which has now begun to take shape. She transports white sugar to northern barbarians, southern Xinjiang and other places to sell it at high prices. Qiao Rongjin knows that this white sugar business should be a partnership between her and King Rui.

However, Qiao Rongjin couldn't help but wonder, after Chen's value was squeezed out, how would Prince Rui treat her? How would Emperor Jingyuan treat her?

I don’t know if Chen has ever thought about this question.

However, none of this had anything to do with her. It would be better if Chen was busy so that she wouldn't have to think about how to deal with her and her son whenever she had free time.

"Mom, let's sit down."

When she heard her son's voice, Qiao Rongjin came back to her senses. Seeing that they had arrived at their seat, she sat down.

Of course Qi You saw it just now. His mother was distracted because of Chen.

Since that incident, Chen never did anything to him and his mother again, so Qi You didn't pay much attention to it.

However, as long as Chen does not take action, he will not do anything to her. But if there is a next time, he will naturally not let her go. According to his understanding of Chen in the previous life, the possibility that she will take action again is very high. She will not keep him as a "stumbling block" that "hinders" her son from ascending the throne.

Thinking of this, a faint light flashed in Qi You's eyes.

Everyone was toasting and the atmosphere was lively.

The ministers gathered in groups of two or three, talking in low voices with joy on their faces. They talked about the achievements and gains of the past year, or their visions and expectations for the new year.

Laughter echoed throughout the palace. Some people shared interesting folk stories, causing everyone to laugh, while others told stories of strange things in the frontier, which made people marvel.

As Qiao Rongjin listened, he became interested. A few ministers sitting not far from the people in Prince Rui's Mansion were talking loudly, and Qiao Rongjin could hear them clearly. The content of their conversation was very interesting, and for a moment, it attracted the attention of many people.

As Qiao Rongjin listened, his eyes were suddenly filled with longing.

She also wanted to go to the border to see the different scenery. Of course, it was impossible for her to live there permanently, but she just wanted to go and take a look. After all, it was close to the northern barbarians and the southern border, where wars broke out frequently and the danger level was extremely high. She always cherished her life.

Everyone was chatting happily, but suddenly, a shrill voice was heard.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

"Her Majesty the Virtuous Consort, Her Majesty the Shu Consort..."

Except for the emperor and the four concubines, all the other concubines were present.

Concubine Xian entered the venue with Emperor Jingyuan, followed by Concubine Shu and others.

Upon hearing the voice, everyone stood up and saluted.

"Long live your majesty!"

Everyone's voices were in unison, and it sounded very powerful.

"Be flat!"

Then, Emperor Jingyuan gave a short speech before the New Year's Eve banquet began. The ministers were very excited to hear it, and the emperor and his ministers ended the speech by drinking a glass of wine together.

Then the real New Year’s Eve party begins.

There is food and drink, and there are also wonderful performances.

The dancers are as light as a startled swan and as graceful as a swimming dragon. The music is melodious and graceful, like the sounds of nature. It is colorful and beautiful beyond words.

Qiao Rongjin looked at this scene and sighed in her heart, "It's so beautiful!" As expected, her visit today was not in vain.

The seats for boys and girls were separate, and boys over seven years old sat with adult men. Qi You was only five years old, so he sat next to his mother. Seeing his mother staring at the dancing dancer with burning eyes shining, Qi You also smiled.

However, soon, Qi You felt two burning gazes staring at them, and Qi You looked up.

He found out that it was the Marquis of Zhenxi and his son. He saw that their eyes were always on Fuqiu behind them. When they realized that he saw them, they nodded to him hurriedly.

Qi You couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw this. He didn't respond, but lowered his head and carefully ate the pastry that his mother handed to him. He didn't intend to say anything.

They have to come forward and talk about this themselves.

The Mansion of Marquis Zhenxi is not a quiet place, otherwise Fuqiu would not have been "lost" that year.

Fuqiu has performed well in Yunshen Pavilion and is a very nice person. Most importantly, my mother likes her, so whether she should go back depends on my mother and Fuqiu's opinion.

In the meantime, Qi You and the children of the royal family present received a red seal from Emperor Jingyuan, and the children from Prince Rui's Mansion also received a red seal from Concubine Xian.

Qi You held the red envelope given by Emperor Jingyuan in his hand. It was obviously different from those given by other children and felt like it had more. He smiled at Emperor Jingyuan and said Happy New Year.

Sure enough, after the New Year’s Eve banquet, people from the Zhenxi Marquis’ Mansion came to us.

Qiao Rongjin also felt a little sore from sitting there, so after saying goodbye to his father, he followed the princess and others to the carriage heading for the Prince Rui's Mansion. Unexpectedly, he was stopped by the Marquis of Zhenxi and his son.

Looking at the people in front of him, King Rui frowned slightly.

"Marquis Zhenxi stopped me and my family. What's the matter?" Prince Rui looked indifferent, showing displeasure at being disturbed.

He had tried to win over the Zhenxi Marquisate in the past, but the other party didn't like him, so they basically had no dealings with each other.

Upon hearing this, the father and son of Zhenxi Hou finally realized that they had been a little too abrupt, so they quickly apologized.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness Prince Rui, I... I just met someone who looked very familiar and wanted to confirm it. Your Highness, please forgive me, I was rude." Although the Marquis of Zhenxi said this, his eyes were looking towards Wang Qiaorongjin, with tears in his eyes.