"The Queen Mother is here, the Queen Mother is here!"
Following the eunuch's sharp announcement, everyone stood up and saluted.
The queen supported the queen mother and walked through the garden to the banquet hall.
When the Queen Mother saw Mo Lan, her face immediately turned cold. She walked to the main seat and sat down, waving her hands and saying:
"No formalities, today is a palace banquet and a family banquet, so there is no need to be formal."
The music started and the palace banquet officially began.
A veiled woman walks to the center and dances to the music.
I have to say that Qian Shuyu's dance is indeed a masterpiece. It seems that Qin Wenchun has put a lot of effort into training her.
The music stopped, the dance stopped, and several butterflies flew around her and danced gracefully.
"good!"
Everyone present applauded, and Mo Lan also smiled and applauded. In a moment, you will know what it means to attract bees and butterflies!
The Queen Mother naturally saw that it was Qian Shuyu and watched her finish the dance with a blank expression.
The queen is also a discerning person. After staying in the harem for so many years, these little girls can't hide their thoughts from her.
"I looked at it and it looked familiar, but is it Qian Shuyu, the seventh daughter of the Qian family?"
Qian Shuyu pulled off her veil, revealed a proud face, and answered confidently.
"Go back to your Majesty, my daughter is Qian Shuyu."
The queen looked at the people sitting below and covered her mouth with a smile.
"Ruize has also reached the age of marriage. In my opinion, it is better to take Miss Qian as my concubine, and the palace will be happy!"
Nangong Ruize put down the wine glass in his hand and bowed politely.
"Thank you for your concern, Queen Mother. On the one hand, it is unreasonable for my son to take a concubine before he reaches the rank of weak crown and has not yet had a concubine. Secondly, the eldest brother is not married yet and the elders and younger ones are in an orderly manner. The son does not dare to overstep."
The queen had known he would say this, but it would be nice to make the water more chaotic.
"What are you afraid of? Today my mother and your grandmother will make the decision for you. I like this girl from the Qian family. She is also my niece. It's not nice to have a concubine, so why not give it to you as a concubine?"
Nangong Shaoqian kept winking at Mo Lan, asking her to stand up and talk about breaking off the engagement so that Qian Shuyu could be replaced.
Mo Lan just thought his eyes were cramped and he started eating melon seeds.
? Why are there still melon seeds!
The noble concubine's son Nangong Shaoqian was married to a loser. If the concubine Jing's son was married to another idiot, the princes would have nothing to compete with the eldest prince.
Nangong Shaoqian always hangs around Qian Shuyu. Everyone in the capital doesn't know that the queen did this just to get the two of them into a fight.
Mo Lan drank wine and silently watched these people fighting. The queen had such a beautiful idea, but it was a pity that she couldn't get her wish.
Before Nangong Ruize said anything, Lou Guiqing, the mother-in-law of the Qian family, immediately stood up and knelt beside Qian Shuyu.
"Please take back your life, the empress. Yu'er is just a young lady from the Qian family, and she has no rank. She doesn't dare to climb up to the Seventh Prince."
Qian Shuyu knelt on the ground and gritted his teeth.
She said it was her mother who should be the mistress of the house!
That way, she would be a direct daughter of the Qian family, and those people would not dare to look at her with their nostrils!
But why is she so itchy, the kind of itch that comes from the bones.
She has to endure it and keep persisting, she will be the concubine of the Seventh Prince from now on! No, it’s the seventh prince’s concubine!
"King Qi is here!"
The eunuch's shrill voice came from afar, and a man came into view.
He wears a sapphire mask, looks aloof and cold, wears luxurious white brocade clothes, has a four-clawed python embroidered with gold thread, and has a white jade crown binding his hair.
It is Mo Shang who is like jade, and his son is unparalleled in the world.
The blooming flowers in the garden have become a foil.
"I've met the queen mother, the emperor's sister-in-law."
Nangong Yi nodded and saluted, and walked to his seat.
"Okay, everyone, please step aside. The banquet will continue. The Ai family is tired, so let's go and rest first."
The Queen Mother excused herself from feeling unwell and went back directly.
Seeing Lou Guiqing pulling Qian Shuyu back, the queen's nose became crooked with anger. She didn't expect that King Qi actually came and ruined her good deeds.
"Why are you interested in coming here today? In the past, you were the most difficult person to invite to palace banquets."
The queen accompanied him with a smile, even if she felt unhappy, she still had to respect him.
"Today, the Wen family released a mission in the mercenary union. The reward is an intermediate spiritual skill. After the year, all your nephews will return to the academy to continue their studies. If you have the opportunity to receive this mission, I will come and inform you."
Nangong Yi didn't even look at her, just drank to himself.
As soon as these words were spoken, the princes sitting below were already gearing up.
A mid-level spiritual skill, if placed a hundred thousand years ago, this intermediate spiritual skill would not be worth mentioning at all.
But now that the spiritual energy in Chiyuan Continent is thin, it is even more difficult to break through the spiritual master.
Spiritual skills are priceless, and the spiritual skills given by the Wen family are marketable and priceless.
Mo Lan felt Nangong Yi glance at her and immediately sat upright.
He was drugged at that time, so he probably couldn't remember her coming.
However, I didn't expect that King Qi would look like that after taking the medicine.
It’s also strange today, I’m actually wearing white clothes!
In his memory, Nangong Yi was serious about his words, kept strangers away, and always wore a black battle suit.
"By the way, have you found the female snitch who stole the emperor's brother's things?"
It was obvious that the queen felt uncomfortable, so she simply used this matter to make fun of him!
Nangong Yi leaned on the chair, wearing a mask, and no one could see his expression clearly.
"No, you ruined my innocence and stole my trousers. If you catch her sooner or later, she will be executed!"
Mo Lan felt a chill on her back. Why did she feel that Nangong Yi had been staring at her.
She didn't molest him, nor did she steal his underpants.
It’s not a good place to stay for a long time! Go out for a walk first and come back later. He should be gone.
When Mo Lan came to the lake, it was completely dark and the sun was shining even more.
Wrapped up in a fox fur, it was quite cold outside. Although the banquet hall was in the imperial garden and there was a stove, it was not so depressing outside.
Mo Lan looked at the half-moon in the night sky, with a lot of thoughts in her mind. After the New Year, it was the academy test. Anyone with good qualifications, or children of officials, even if their qualifications were average, could choose to enter the academy after they were thirteen years old. .
Except for the Nangong family, women can only go to the academy after they are fifteen and men can go to the academy after they are sixteen, because before that, the royal family still has courses to learn.
Chiyuan Academy, on the other hand, admits students on a merit-based basis, either with excellent qualifications or reaching a certain level within a limited age.
It just so happens that Mo Ran and I will enter the academy together this year!
In half an hour, the palace banquet will be over. Let's go in when there is still a quarter of an hour left.
"Miss Mo, Mrs. Mo is looking for you everywhere. Please come with me."
A palace maid found her panting, pulled her away without any explanation.
Unfortunately, she didn't say anything to her mother when she came out. There were many people in the palace watching them, fearing that something had happened.
Following the palace maid, they entered a palace in a zigzag manner.
"Stop! Who asked you to come?"
"Miss Mo, you'd better go in quickly, Mrs. Mo is inside."
Mo Lan looked at the palace, which was brightly lit.
Who designed her to come here? If mother is really inside...
After thinking for a while, he patted the palace maid on the shoulder and thanked her, then opened the door and walked in. The sound of the door being locked immediately came from behind.
Humph, an old trick!
He looked around and hid behind the screen.
Shrinking in, he ran into a wall of people.
