"laugh!"
When Xuan Qiwen turned around, she saw Fu Jinrou looking embarrassed, and she laughed directly:
"What is your identity? Why would you want to play with me? Why do you want to get involved with me? Do you want me to pay attention to you?"
Fu Jinrou's eyes flashed with haze, but her face showed a bit of disappointment: "I thought we were friends..."
Xuan Qiwen sneered: "You treat people as friends, but they don't treat you as friends. You don't have to come forward to make others laugh."
She was a little angry that Fu Jinrou was still trying to please Qian Qiyue and the others when they were friendly with her, so she was extremely mean when she spoke.
Princess Huan hated Tang Ning and Qian Qiyue, and she also hated Fu Jinrou. She also took out her anger on Fu Jinrou for the embarrassing incident in Shoukang Palace that day.
She originally planned to find an opportunity to teach Fu Jinrou a lesson, but this little bitch actually endeared herself to the Queen Mother.
Now that she is embarrassed, Princess Huan is naturally happy, and she is even more happy to see the Fu family arguing with Jiuyun Lane and the Qian family. It is best to cause embarrassment on the spot.
Princess Huan was even meaner than Xuan Qiwen when she spoke:
"Although your surname is Fu, you are not from Fu Ang's lineage. Qian Qiyue is the legitimate daughter of the Qian family, and Song Tangning is the princess. She has a marriage contract with Duke Ding. How can they like you with their status?"
"Thanks to the Fu family giving you the face, you can enter this palace, otherwise..."
Princess Huan glanced at Fu Jinrou up and down. Although she didn't say anything else, her disdain seemed to tear her skin off.
Fu Jinrou was still pretending to be disappointed, but when Princess Huan said this, it was like going back to the embarrassment she felt when she first entered the palace that day.
Many people around were looking this way, but today there was no Qian Qiyue who was there to charge forward. She couldn't tear her apart, so she could only pinch her palms hard.
Just when he was about to say something, someone walked out of the inner hall.
"What are you guys talking about? It's so lively?"
After Ran asked casually with a smile, without waiting for an answer, she turned to the people outside and said:
"It's freezing cold today, and it's extremely cold outside. The tables in the palace have been prepared. Princesses and madams, please come into the palace as soon as possible. We can continue chatting after it's warmed up."
"There's nothing to talk about. Just a few words. Aunt Ran, how are you doing today, the Queen Mother?"
Princess Huan turned around and walked into the palace first, asking questions as she walked.
Aunt Ran smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you're fine. You'll be here in a moment."
"Everyone, please come inside."
After Princess Huan entered the palace, others followed her in one after another. Rongyue said to a few people around her: "Let's go in too."
The banquet place of Shoukang Palace is in the main hall. It doesn't look too big. The table has already been set up in the hall. The exquisitely carved long table surrounds it on the left and right, revealing the upper part and the position in front of the door.
Exquisite utensils were placed on the table, and several four-color camellias in full bloom could be seen at intervals.
There were plum blossoms in the high necked vase in the corner of the hall, and the faint fragrance filled the entire hall. The warmth that hit their faces soothed everyone who was still a little uncomfortable from the cold wind.
Tangning took off his cloak and placed it aside. Qian Qiyue looked at the camellias on the table curiously.
"This flower is so well-groomed." She whispered: "It's freezing and snowy outside, but this flower is still blooming."
Mrs. Cao and Mrs. Fu were sitting next to Tang Ning and the others.
Seemingly hearing Qian Qiyue's words, Mrs. Cao whispered: "The flowers are blooming well, that's because someone is taking care of them. I heard that there is a flower room in Shoukang Palace, with charcoal fires burning inside every day, and the room is as warm as spring, so Only in this way can the flower colors be kept bright and protected from the cold wind.”
"Have you seen those flowers on the porch outside? That pot is worth a hundred taels of gold, but you can't see it from the outside."
Qian Qiyue was speechless: "So expensive?"
She had only thought it was strange when she saw it before, but she didn't expect it to be so expensive.
"What's this?" Mrs. Fu said from the side: "In the past, the orchids raised in Fengqi Palace were called precious. They were made of Bishan soil and watered with mountain spring water. Just one flower had to be cared for by several people. At that time, the queen even held an orchid banquet, which was very lively..."
"ah!"
Mrs. Fu originally wanted to say that the orchid was precious, but in the middle of her words, she was pulled by Mrs. Cao, and her body tilted and almost hit the corner of the table.
"What do you do..."
Just as Mrs. Fu was about to ask what you were doing, she saw everyone else looking at her.
Mrs. Fu only belatedly remembered that the man in Fengqi Palace was a sinner.
Empress Lu made a huge mistake and betrayed the royal family. Even the prince may not be of royal blood, making the royal family a big joke.
After her death, no one collected her bones. I heard that His Majesty secretly had her bones crushed and ashes thrown away. Then everyone in Fengqi Palace died completely, and even Fengqi Palace became a taboo in the palace, and no one dared to mention it.
After Mrs. Fu reacted, her face showed an annoyed look and she quickly shut up.
Others around them just pretended not to hear, but the taciturn Mrs. Xu next to her looked at the camellias on the table and said:
"I didn't expect a flower to be so expensive. I heard before that the Ministry of Revenue didn't even have enough money to fight the rebellion."
"When I woke up this morning, I heard from people in the palace that it had snowed so much in the past two days that some places in the suburbs of Beijing were hit. The heavy snow collapsed many houses and made many people homeless."
"The amount of money needed to raise a flower can help a whole village have a warm winter..."
The best red charcoal and silver charcoal used in the Queen Mother's Palace were transported back to the capital from other territories. They were extremely expensive and out of reach for ordinary people to keep warm. However, they were used to burn the charcoal around the clock to serve flowers and plants.
Although Mrs. Xu came from the Cao family, she still felt that it was too wasteful. Her words alone offended Princess Huan opposite her.
Princess Huan suddenly said loudly: "Are you accusing the Queen Mother of extravagance?"
Mrs. Xu was startled: "I didn't!"
She just sighed casually.
Princess Huan said: "Who in the capital doesn't know that the Queen Mother loves camellias, and these four-color camellias are extremely rare treasures. Not to mention just offering them over charcoal fire, it doesn't matter if they are made of gold and silver. As long as they can be made The Queen Mother is happy, no matter how much effort you put into it, it’s all worth it.”
"What's more, what is the status of the Queen Mother, and what are the statuses of those people? You compare those untouchables to the Queen Mother, you have no idea!"
Mrs. Xu looked a little unhappy: "That's not what I meant..."
"Then what do you mean?"
Princess Huan has never been a good-tempered person. She looked up at Mrs. Xu and asked her to say something.
Mrs. Cao saw that Princess Huan had asked Mrs. Xu and she didn't know how to answer. The daughter of the Xu family also looked pale, and she said with a deep look: "We are just chatting for a few words, why does Princess Huan have to be so aggressive?"
Mrs. Fu also said angrily: "Even if you chat a few words, is it worth using the Queen Mother as a raft to crush people?"
"Besides, there are a few of us talking here. Why are Princess Huan's ears so fast? It's not enough for you to calm down even though we are so far away?"
Mrs. Fu has a mediocre attitude towards Mrs. Xu, but she loves her niece, the daughter of the Xu family.
Seeing that her niece was so frightened that her face turned pale, Mrs. Fu said directly:
"Fortunately, Princess Huan admitted her mistake to Mrs. Rongguo and the others that day. It has only been a few days since she forgot the Queen Mother's lesson. Don't interrupt when you have nothing to do. Doesn't it seem like you talk too much?"
"You!" Princess Huan was furious.
Tang Ning: "..."
Seeing Princess Huan glare at Mrs. Fu fiercely, she even wanted to kill someone when she glanced towards them.
Tang Ning felt that she was simply a disaster. This Mrs. Fu was really out of tune and she really knew how to offend people.
Mrs. Cao didn't expect Mrs. Fu to make such a clever move, so she quickly gave Mrs. Fu a tug.
"Don't talk nonsense."
This is simply bringing hatred to Princess Xiangning.
"Your Majesty has arrived, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."
While there was a serious stalemate in the palace, a communication sound suddenly sounded outside.
Everyone stood up quickly, and when they came forward to bow down to Yingying, they saw Emperor An leading the prince in from outside the palace gate.
Emperor An was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, with a thin figure, but he looked energetic.
The prince walked slowly behind, wearing a dark blue brocade robe embroidered with python patterns.
After the two people entered, there were other people following behind them. From the corner of their eyes, everyone saw that the two people coming in behind were the concubine Zhaogui and the concubine Xian, who were dressed in luxurious clothes and skirts.
When she saw Concubine Xian, Mrs. Cui's face was stunned for a moment, and she couldn't help but be confused.
After the Cui family's trouble, Cui Lin's incident finally involved Concubine Xian. Concubine Xian was young and had only been in the palace for a few years. She fell out of favor before leaving any heirs.
When Mrs. Cui went to see Concubine Xian two days ago, Concubine Xian was quite silent. She said that although she retained the position of concubine in the palace, her status was awkward, and she had not been with her for a long time. Why did she suddenly come to Shoukang Palace today?
"Greetings to your majesty, long live your majesty."
"His Royal Highness, the virtuous concubine, and the noble concubine Zhao live a thousand years."
Emperor An and others entered the front. Before they could ask anyone to get up, they heard a voice coming from the back hall.
"The Queen Mother has arrived."
"See the Queen Mother." Everyone quickly saluted again.
Emperor An looked at the Queen Mother who was being helped out by Granny Ran, and suddenly laughed: "I didn't even have time to ask the Queen Mother, and you came over. The Queen Mother seems to be in good spirits today."
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "Mr. Wu has superb medical skills, and people like them are here to fight against evil. If the Ai family is not in good condition, then it is true that the Lord of Hell will not leave anyone behind."
The prince heard this and said from the sidelines: "Grandma, please don't say that. You are in good health and will live a long life."
The Queen Mother's smile remained unchanged, but when you look closely, you can see a bit of aloofness.
"Thanks to the prince's good words, the Ai family also hopes to live a few more years, so that they can see you and the emperor as a loving father and a filial son, and in harmony with their descendants."
The prince seemed not to understand the meaning of the Queen Mother's words, and only bowed and said: "My grandson should respect his father and his grandmother."
Emperor An's eyes darkened, but he smiled: "The prince is a filial man."
He personally supported the Queen Mother and said, "We'll talk about it later. Queen Mother, let them get up first."
"Look at the memory of the Ai family." The Queen Mother said, "Get up quickly."
After Tang Ning and the others stood up, the Queen Mother was helped to sit at the top of the table. She looked at the people in the palace and said warmly:
"The Ai family has been ill for a long time, and you have to go to the palace to take care of the illness, so you have to stay there for such a long time."
"Now that the Ai family is getting better, I thought I could treat you to a banquet to reward you for all your hard work. This banquet is specially made by the Ai family in the imperial dining room. You can eat and drink as you like. It's normal at that time. There is no need to be formal at the family dinner.”
Emperor An was sitting next to the Queen Mother. Hearing this, he also smiled and said: "I and the Crown Prince are all accompanying guests today. I would like to thank you all for taking care of the Queen Mother. You don't have to worry about me or others. Just follow the Queen Mother's wishes."
"Thank you, Queen Mother, and thank you, Your Majesty."
After everyone returned to the dining room according to their previous positions, palace servants came in one after another from outside carrying various delicacies.
After everything was arranged, Emperor An smiled and said, "The Queen Mother is getting better. I and the Prince are very happy. Thank you for your hard work."
"Your Majesty is serious. It is the duty of a minister, wife and others to enter the palace to attend to illness."
"The Queen Mother's auspicious stars are shining brightly, and she has the blessing of the Buddha. She will be healthy and worry-free."
The Queen Mother laughed: "You are so sweet-talking. The Ai family's recovery is due to the blessing of our ancestors, and your contribution cannot be ignored."
She tilted her head:
"Emperor, the Ai family is not allowed to drink wine now. Can you and the prince give them a toast on their behalf?"
Emperor An smiled and said, "Of course you can." He motioned to the people in the palace next to him to come forward and pour wine, and then raised the wine glass and said to everyone: "I am busy with court affairs. Thank you all ladies for taking care of my mother. I will dedicate this glass to you all."
Everyone at the table raised their glasses.
Tang Ning saw that Emperor An drank all the wine in the glass. The prince and Zhaogui concubines were also accompanying him, but she only covered her entrance with her sleeves. Qian Qiyue and Rong Yue next to her did not clink their glasses. Drinking wine.
When the banquet became lively, the Queen Mother seemed to be in great spirits, chatting and joking with several flattering ladies. Although the others were cautious because of Emperor An, they were all happy at the thought of leaving the palace.
After a while, the Queen Mother suddenly turned her gaze over.
"Why is the Qian girl so quiet today?"
Qian Qiyue was stunned for a moment before she realized that the Queen Mother was talking about her.
The Queen Mother smiled brightly: "The Ai family remembers that you are the most lively person. Why is there no sound today?"
Qian Qiyue quickly showed a big smile: "The Queen Mother has misunderstood me, isn't this because I am embarrassed after seeing you."
"You also know that I am thin-skinned and afraid of strangers. Besides, before entering the palace, my mother-in-law told me to speak less, lest I disturb the Queen Mother's ears with my annoying noises."
The Queen Mother was immediately amused: "Aijia, you are so thick-skinned."
Qian Qiyue made trouble: "It's thick somewhere. Look, I'm blushing."
Phew!
This time, not to mention the Queen Mother, everyone else in the palace also laughed. Even Emperor An and the Crown Prince also had smiles in their eyes.
Princess Huan rolled her eyes and secretly scolded Qian Qiyue for her habit of pretending to be good and being ugly.
The Queen Mother was overjoyed: "You're a girl who knows how to cause mischief, but the Ai family likes it. Why don't you stay in the palace and keep the Ai family company?"
Tang Ning's heart skipped a beat, Rong Yue raised her head sharply, and even Mrs. Xu, who had been worried next to her, was stunned.
The palace was full of human beings. Zhou Yuchang endured the uneasiness in her heart and tentatively spoke:
"It's fine that the Queen Mother likes Sister Qian, but we are not willing to leave her alone with you. You can't be the only one who favors her."
The Queen Mother smiled when she heard this and said, "The Ai family wants to keep you, but I just heard that you are engaged."
"There hasn't been an election in the palace for a long time. You can't stay with someone you are engaged to."
general election?
The expressions of everyone in the palace changed.
