Lu Qingtang looked at her with disgust, raised his head and greeted the palace concubine who was walking towards him. Concubine Shu also suppressed her laughter and laughed with the person opposite.
The two of them were wearing masks, and a bunch of masked concubines were smiling in agreement, making their faces sore from laughing.
Finally, it was time to eat, and the two of them no longer had to just eat snacks and drink tea.
There are many delicacies in Chenghua Palace, all of which are made by good cooks assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and their craftsmanship is excellent.
Concubine Shu Xu has been with Lu Qingtang for a long time. She never liked eating greasy food before, but now her eyes light up when she sees the big elbow. The two of them worked together to eat a plate of stewed elbow with ham, and then a portion of roasted fish.
Today's protagonist is the mother-in-law Xian Concubine. They have done everything they should do. It depends on Xian Concubine's performance.
After Lu Qingtang took a spoonful of fish soup, he looked back at his mother-in-law on the main seat. After looking at her for a moment, he saw the wise concubine standing up with a wine glass in her hands.
She looked at Concubine Ning who was eating and said with a smile: "Sister Concubine Ning, I want to toast you."
Concubine Ning looked at her blankly, and the maid next to her poured her a glass of wine with great discernment.
Then she just picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in the glass without raising her eyes, which somewhat surprised everyone present.
"Concubine Ning is too arrogant now. After all, the virtuous concubine is also a beloved concubine. Why is she so disrespectful?"
"No matter how favored I am, what can I do? I can't compare to someone else's two sons. If one dies, the other will still be there!"
"There are many women in this palace one after another. It seems that I am tired of looking at her, but Concubine Ning is still arrogant and arrogant. Is it great to have a son?"
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All the concubines whispered in their seats, and their voices continued to reach the ears of the virtuous concubine.
She sneered in her heart, but still couldn't change the faint smile on her face. She raised a glass of wine again and looked at Concubine Ning, "Concubine Ning is still angry with me. No wonder, I was indeed rude that day. , I punish myself with a drink.”
After saying that, Xianbi raised her slender neck and drank another glass of wine.
Concubine Ning, who was sitting motionless, was holding a wine glass in her hand. When she looked at Concubine Xian, she was even more confused, "When was I ever angry with you? Why don't I remember?"
"Sister Concubine Ning, of course, I don't remember. You are a noble person who forgets things a lot. On the contrary, it is my sister who makes me uneasy day and night, and I am extremely scared." Concubine Xian said, and ordered someone to pour her another glass of wine, "This is the first time. Three cups, and I apologized to my sister at that time."
The cup was filled with wine, and the wise concubine drank it all in one gulp.
Concubine Ning looked at her in surprise. There was a lot of wine in the glass. She said with a cold face: "You must make it clear to me. You must drink this wine clearly, otherwise I won't be able to drink it."
Even if Concubine Ning didn't ask, everyone was waiting for Concubine Xian to answer.
What on earth could make the newly favored Xian Concubine so worried? How did she offend Concubine Ning?
But seeing Concubine Xian smile at this moment, she put down the cup in her hand, and with the support of the palace servant, she walked to Concubine Ning's side and turned slightly sideways with slim steps.
"I want to apologize to Sister Ning Fei. I didn't know it was Concubine Ning and my daughter-in-law who were quarreling in the garden that day, so I bumped into Sister Ning Fei. It's all my fault. If sister still doesn't feel relieved, you can slap me again. Sister will never do it. Fight back.”
After hearing this, Concubine Ning stood up. She looked at Concubine Xian, who was smiling in disbelief, and her mind suddenly seemed to explode.
"Concubine Ning is self-inflicted. I didn't expect that she could regain her favor after falling out of favor for more than 20 years, right?"
"I've heard about this. That slap almost made Concubine Xian faint. How much hatred is this? Besides, Concubine Xian didn't mean it at the time. So what if she really bumped into her!"
"I also heard that Concubine Ning had a quarrel with Princess Chen at that time. Because Princess Chen didn't quarrel, she vented her anger on the innocent concubine. It was really outrageous."
"That's right, I usually look at people through their nostrils, but now, even my own daughter-in-law is looking at outsiders to see how she will end up!"
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Everyone's words kept pouring into Concubine Ning's ears, making her blush instantly. She wanted to explain, but how could she explain it with so many mouths. But if she didn't explain, she couldn't let others say that about herself.
But if she really had to explain, what should she say? What these people said was all the truth.
Seeing that Concubine Ning's face was getting more and more ugly, Concubine Xian said again: "Actually, everyone has misunderstood. Concubine Ning just wants to teach me a lesson. She has no other ideas. Don't worry too much."
As she spoke, the palace attendant next to her poured her another glass of wine. Concubine Xian picked up the glass and smiled at Concubine Ning: "Concubine Ning, I think you must have forgiven me after so long. If you forgive me, please drain your glass."
Her eyes were full of smiles, and her eyes were filled with a meaningful flavor that was unpredictable.
Concubine Ning naturally became alert.
She looked down at the wine in the glass. Just as she was hesitating whether to drink or not, Lu Qingtang stood up again.
She held the wine glass and looked at Concubine Xian with a guilty look on her face, "Mrs. Concubine Xian, it's actually my fault that day. If I didn't have a few words with my mother-in-law, she wouldn't be angry with you. Between emotion and reason, There is something wrong with me in this matter, so why don't I drink the glass of wine from my mother-in-law instead."
No matter what, Concubine Ning must drink this glass of wine.
Only after drinking this glass of wine can we draw out the issue of giving away facial fat later.
Everyone, including the concubine Xian, would not watch the pregnant Lu Qingtang drink this glass of wine. They all tried to persuade Concubine Ning, but Concubine Ning gritted her teeth and drank the "forgiveness" wine reluctantly.
Concubine Xian took the opportunity to ask the palace servants to get facial fat, and said in front of everyone that she would give it to Concubine Ning.
Concubine Ning already hated Lu Qingtang and was unwilling to accept anything related to her, but after everyone's persuasion, she had to accept it.
She looked at the facial fat in her hand, then at Lu Qingtang and Xian Bin, and remembered the scene where she had just been ridiculed by everyone, and she couldn't help but come up with a vicious plan.
However, before the plan was heated up, Lu Qingtang's words froze him to his core.
"Since it is something for use on the face, and it has passed through the hands of a wise concubine, I am afraid there may be something wrong. It is better to ask the imperial doctor from the imperial hospital to check it before my mother-in-law can use it with confidence." Lu Qingtang smiled and waved, and Su Mu left immediately. He went to the palace to call Chen Bangzu who was in the side hall.
At first, everyone felt strange as to why the envoy had to come and inspect a bottle of facial fat in person, but then they thought about it and realized that this person was Concubine Ning, and Lu Qingtang did this to leave a way for her.
What if Concubine Ning took revenge on Concubine Xian for today's incident and took the facial fat, then turned around and falsely accused Xian Concubine of having tampered with the facial fat, wouldn't this be unreasonable?
It seems that Princess Chen really understands Concubine Ning's style. After testing it in public, it seems that Concubine Ning can still dare to falsely accuse good people.
