When passing the lady in hibiscus purple clothes, Bai Zhi staggered slightly, raised her right hand, and spread her tightly clenched sleeves, and sprinkled the invisible powder on the lady in orchid clothes next to the lady.
Walking to Princess Yanling, Lin Jinyan greeted several people and asked what Princess Yanling had just asked her to do.
Princess Yanling smiled and said that she was just saying hello to her. After Lin Jinyan said a few words to her, she took Bai Zhi back to her seat, but this time she bypassed the group of ladies.
As soon as they sat down, the Queen Mother, the Queen, and others entered the hall, and everyone stood up and saluted.
The empress dowager, dressed elegantly, walked to the upper seat, turned around and glanced at the people kneeling below to wish her a birthday, showed a satisfied smile, and called everyone after sitting down.
All the princes and concubines were present, and the grounded little princess also came with Concubine Rou.
Even though it was the Queen Mother's birthday, Concubine Jade and the young prince still did not show up, and no one asked out loud, as if these two people did not exist.
As Zheng Cheng shouted for the birthday banquet to begin, the royal family and relatives began to present gifts one after another. Various beautiful birthday wishes and rare treasures aroused waves of exclamations and discussions in the palace.
After everything was served, the food and wine were brought to the table one by one. The Emperor raised his wine glass to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday. Everyone raised their wine glasses and shouted along, and the atmosphere in the palace was lively for a while.
Young ladies from various families performed their talents to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday. There were endless performances of harps, poems, paintings and dances.
The Queen Mother rewarded several of the most talented people, including the woman in orchid clothes who had been sprinkled with medicinal powder by Angelica dahurica.
After receiving the reward, the woman probably wanted to show off her humiliation, but she didn't do it well. A look of pride could still be seen in the corners of her mouth that she tried to control with her slightly raised chin.
The birthday banquet was lively for a long time, until it got dark and the emperor ordered people to light the fireworks. Everyone in the palace followed the emperor and the queen mother out of the hall.
As the fireworks bloomed, the young people gathered together and pointed at the sky and laughed. When Princess Yanling was jumping with Lin Jinyan, she accidentally bumped into the person behind her.
Princess Yanling turned around and wanted to apologize, but frowned after seeing the person clearly.
"Zhu Dianhua? Why are you crowding behind me?"
Zhu Dianhua, who was wearing cloisonne-colored clothes, looked suave with a straight nose and thin lips.
"Princess, you all watch the fireworks, can you see them but I can't?"
Princess Yanling pulled Lin Jinyan angrily: "You can see for yourself, I'll look elsewhere."
Lin Jinyan turned and looked at Bai Zhi, who nodded slightly.
Zhu Dianhua rolled his eyes at Princess Yanling's back, not paying any attention to Bai Zhi behind him.
Bai Zhi looked around and followed Zhu Dianhua in the crowd, rubbing her left sleeve.
When another firework exploded in the sky and everyone looked up at the sky, Bai Zhi pointed at the firework and waved her sleeves, sprinkled the powder on the back of Zhu Dianhua's neck, and then withdrew from the crowd to find Lin Jinyan.
Not far away, Chu Chengyi was talking to Chu Chengping. When he saw Bai Zhi alone, he couldn't help but take a second look. He didn't look away until he saw Bai Zhi standing behind Lin Jinyan and his sister.
After seeing Bai Zhi, Lin Jinyan said she wanted to go to Hunxuan, so Princess Yanling led Lin Jinyan the way. Many people were queuing up at Hunxuan next to the main hall, so Princess Yanling led the two of them to a place further away.
In Muxuan, Zhili served Princess Yanling and waited outside. Lin Jinyan stood guard by the door. Bai Zhi began to clean the powder on her sleeves. After finishing it, she scooped a ladle of water from the bucket and washed the ground. Clean and tidy.
Lin Jinyan said that she had finished watching the fireworks in the past, but it was boring to watch other people chatting. Princess Yanling felt the same, so she led the two of them to the pavilion where they could see the main hall.
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