He didn't mention the prince.

Naturally, Ming Jin would not mention it.

Then let’s make a reservation for the Spring Night Banquet.

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The Spring Night Banquet was originally one of the important ceremonies of the year in the Zhaoguo palace. With the wedding of the Goddess and the new blood in the court, the ceremony became even more important.

The Ministry of Rites was extremely busy, and Ming Jin inevitably had to accept the concubines in the harem and the family members of the officials in the court to enter the palace to express their gratitude.

And some clan girls...

Chu Lanai looked at Ming Jin from below, seeing that she could handle being cold and cool without being arrogant, as if she didn't care about these people by nature, but she could still deal with them out of etiquette.

It is clear.

In the past, the etiquette was still impeccable, but there was a heartfelt kindness to people with whom there was no enmity.

Now...there is no warmth in looking at people.

It's as if his eyes are pale.

Such people, in high positions, are feared.

Therefore, people who come to see me don't dare to be wordy, don't dare to talk, or even don't dare to test anything. They are very cautious in saying a few words. Basically, they don't know what to say after thanking you.

"Don't worry about me. I have never been a queen before, and no one in my family has ever taught me what to do as a queen. The queen of a country is just a decoration, unless someone makes trouble and involves the queen's authority..."

Ming Jin smiled lightly at everyone, "I would rather be a decoration, what do you think?"

What are the duties of the queen? Controlling the harem, restraining the virtues of bureaucratic women, she can send people to rebuke and punish them at any time, or bring them into the palace to scold them, and in severe cases, send them directly to the women's prison...

The worst thing is that the concubines in the palace live under the eyes of others. If the king hadn't intervened, the queen could basically suppress everyone - Concubine Ling would have been favored by the king and protected by the king, but now...

If the king loves and protects the queen, and the queen has supreme force.

Everyone present shuddered and responded with obedient fake smiles.

Chu Lanai felt that this scene was a bit sad but also very funny.

In terms of control and restraint, there is really no comparison between the former empress and Xie Mingjin.

However, the clan was not happy to see this scene, because the only difference between Xie Mingjin and the former empress was that she was not close to the clan.

Because of the weakness of the Qin family, they took the opportunity to win over the former queen of the clan. Xie Mingjin was too cold and too strong, and the emperor repeatedly defended her, causing the clan to feel a sense of crisis.

However, Chu Lanai doesn't think there is anything wrong with this. As a couple who hold state power, there is no reason why the wife has to be controlled by the clan.

She should be strong and majestic.

After bowing and retreating, everyone saw the prince.

Even the prince could not enter the harem. After all, the prince was already a young man.

I'm afraid that coming today is also out of etiquette.

After everyone saluted, they watched the prince enter the palace with a slight nod.

In fact, the court mentioned that the prince should be named Ming Jin before, but was later rejected by the emperor. The court actually had some objections, and they all speculated that the queen wanted to conceive a legitimate son to suppress the prince.

But considering the women's personal status, they felt that those ministers were simply acting as if they were saints.

Which official wife would marry someone else and not want her son to inherit the family business, not to mention that the previous son was not of a very orthodox status.

Look, this stepmother and her son will have a lot to worry about in the future.

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In the palace, the prince came to greet him according to etiquette. In fact, he should have come a few days ago.

But after suppressing the harem, the queen lived in seclusion, so the prince pretended not to know about it and rarely came.

Today, Prince Zhan Shi reminded him again and again not to be rude, so the prince reluctantly came over.

The palace maids in Kunning Palace watched the "mother and son" treat each other coldly, their scalps went numb and their faces tightened, fearing that even taking a breath would disturb this calmness.

The prince was about to leave after dealing with it, but he heard Ming Jin say: "On the Spring Night Banquet, there will be many people and mixed views. Your Highness has a distinguished status, so bring a few more people with you."

Perhaps she was used to being cold, so the prince was surprised by the sudden reminder, and turned to stare at her with cold eyes.

"If I don't want to kill you, don't worry too much."

These words were so straightforward that the palace people were so surprised that they became even more afraid to speak.

"I don't think so. The queen is worrying too much. Since the queen is reminding me, I will pay attention."

The prince bent down and saluted. Before leaving, he seemed to have thought of something, and said to Ming Jin: "The queen mother doesn't have many guards around her, so she should take care of herself."

"Yeah." Ming Jin didn't care about the prince's departure. He only lowered his head to drink tea. From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Yao Yuan bending down and waiting outside.

Then he turned around to look at the prince's leaving figure.

This child's features are too exquisite, but his figure is handsome, as if he has the best qualities of his parents.

He seemed to be the most outstanding child she had ever seen in her life.

There was always something in her eyebrows that made her feel vaguely familiar.

Ming Jin put down his tea cup.

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The Spring Night Banquet, a palace feast, was very lively, but for some reason, many officials and family members had an extremely strange feeling.

The last time it was so lively, it seemed that the former queen was caught and raped in bed... Your Majesty took them to catch her, and by the way, he took the current queen with him as well.

Just thinking about it makes my insides boil. There won't be any accidents this time.

After all, someone like the current queen...

Before the banquet started, the officials and their female relatives were chatting in small groups on their own sides. Many of them, the official women who were waiting to be married, looked at Xiao Rong a lot.

After several looks and discussions.

Xiao Rong had no consciousness at all, and only greeted the officials coldly and calmly.

This person is neither as cold as an immortal than Xu Qiubai, nor as gentle and gentle as Su Shenzhi. He is cold and calm from the heart, like a sword sharpened from the mountains of swords, seas of blood and the world of mortals, but sealed in a scabbard.

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However, because Xu Qiubai and Su Shenzhi both fell out in the end, causing the famous ladies in the capital to suffer heavy losses, they really dare not draw any conclusions. After all, the path to Xiao Rong's rise is more complicated, and...

The time has come.

Almost everyone who should arrive has arrived, but Su Dazai hasn't come yet.

In the inner palace, Ming Jin heard that the palace attendants had come to report the incident. She did not panic, but smiled.

"Your Majesty, would you like to change into this one or this one? Your Majesty has chosen these and sent them to you."

Ming Jin glanced around and found that some of the items were the most splendid royal palace attire, while others were simple, elegant and light casual attire.

What the palace people are referring to is the queen's palace attire, which is rich and beautiful.

But Ming Jin didn't look at them and picked a red and black gold robe.

"Empress."
Chapter completed!