Three days later.
Xianqing Hall, flower viewing banquet.
Just after noon, officials of the fifth rank and above entered the palace with their families.
At the triennial flower-viewing feast, the guests are rewarded with “flowers” rather than flowers.
Everyone knows it.
Emperor Wu Shun now has three sons and one daughter.
The third prince, who is most likely to inherit the throne, made a promise to the third prince and his concubine for the rest of their lives.
They didn't dare to crowd into the Third Prince's Mansion.
But although the second prince was engaged to Tan Fu, his concubine was still vacant.
The fourth prince was stupid. What they brought today were all the most outstanding legitimate daughters of the family. They felt sorry for the fourth prince who had no mother to protect him and was not loved by Emperor Wu Shun as the main concubine.
As for Emperor Wu Shun, he had three thousand beauties in his harem.
But it would not be bad if the legitimate daughter of the family could be favored by His Majesty and brought into the harem.
Although the probability is low, everyone in Dongqi knows that Emperor Wu Shun favors Concubine Wan alone.
Emperor Wu Shun has not allowed new people to enter the palace for fifteen years.
As for Emperor Wu Shun’s only princess——
Princess Zhaohe, the daughter of Concubine Xian, was destined to marry Nan Chen.
Seek peace between the two countries.
Alas, she is also a poor woman.
"Look, the girl next to Mr. Feng..."
"Oh my gosh, it looks like that one!"
"That person looked like this when he entered the palace twenty years ago, right?"
"No, that person's temperament is not comparable to hers."
Everyone who was chatting in small groups exclaimed when they saw the girl who followed Feng Jian, the academician of the Hanlin Academy, who came in.
"Empress Lan Fei, who is that?"
The alert woman asked Feng Lilan, who was sitting under the main seat.
Feng Lilan raised her hand to stroke the hair on her temples, and raised her red lips, "She...is a distant relative of our Feng family."
"Everyone in my family died of illness some time ago, so they came to join our Feng family."
"Father saw that she was pitiful, and felt sorry for the fact that I had no brothers or sisters in my family, so he made her my adopted sister."
When Feng Lilan mentioned her brothers at home, the expressions of the ladies and ladies around her suddenly changed subtly.
Feng Lilan's younger brother was crippled some time ago and is no longer humane.
Later, he lost his footing and fell into the lake at home. He was found after soaking in it all night.
Feng Tingxiao and Feng Lilan are siblings from the same mother, and they have had a deep relationship since childhood.
Her younger brother died tragically, and Feng Lilan took this grudge against Su Ruotang and the Tan family behind her.
But she understood that she couldn't move Su Ruotang with her own strength, and she had been waiting for the opportunity.
Three days ago, God gave her this opportunity.
This time, she must make Su Ruotang pay for her brother's life!
"Sister-in-law? Concubine Lan, you are so stingy to hide such a beautiful sister. If the concubine hadn't held a flower-viewing banquet today, we wouldn't have had the chance to see this lovely girl!"
A lady who was close to Feng Lilan couldn't help but joke.
When everyone around heard this, their thoughts suddenly changed.
Finally, we all came to a conclusion——
The world of this harem may be changing.
"That's right. If I had such a beautiful sister, I would definitely take her out to show off every day."
"Concubine Lan and this girl may have been sisters in their previous lives. They are both equally beautiful and radiant."
"In my opinion, Concubine Lan is the real beauty!"
"Like flowers and jade, people are more delicate than flowers. This is what a wonderful person like Concubine Lan is."
"Concubine Lan is really getting younger and younger as she lives, which makes me envious of my wife."
These ladies were all human beings, and they immediately had all kinds of nice things to say about Feng Lilan.
Feng Lilan was coaxed into a good mood by them.
No woman doesn’t like to hear compliments about herself.
Moreover, she did look younger than before.
Caiwei sat next to Feng Jian and looked ahead absentmindedly.
Feng Jian glanced sideways and lowered his voice, "Weier, that's your sister. From now on, you two sisters should take good care of her in the palace."
Feng Jian's words brought back Caiwei's mind.
She frowned, hummed slightly, and lowered her eyelashes.
When Su Ruotang and Tan Fu arrived, listening to everyone's praise of Feng Lilan, they subconsciously looked at Feng Lilan, whom they hadn't seen for a long time.
When he saw Feng Lilan's face clearly, he was startled.
Tan Zhixi was a little surprised and whispered: "I saw Concubine Lan in front of Feng Mansion a few days ago. She was not like this..."
"You are so young. Why do you feel like you are ten years younger now?"
Prince Tanzhixi was also shocked: "Concubine Lan looks like a twenty-year-old girl..."
Tan Xiuyuan was unwell this time, and the people from the Tan family who came to attend the flower viewing banquet were Tan Ming, his wife, and Tan Zhixi.
Liu Hao patted Tan Ming on the shoulder: "It's normal for women in the harem to paint themselves younger in order to compete for favor."
According to the rules, the flower viewing banquet should not be held in Xianqing Hall.
After all, foreign men are not allowed to enter the palace of the harem and concubines without permission.
But ten years ago, Emperor Wu Shun made an exception for his sister.
Because Xianqing Hall has the most exotic flowers and plants.
Only on the day of the flower viewing banquet, ministers and their families can enter the front hall of Xianqing Hall to enjoy the flowers.
As for the back hall, let alone foreign men, even these noble ladies are prohibited from entering without the permission of their younger sisters.
His Majesty's favor towards his sister is envied by countless people, but it also puts her at the forefront of the storm.
Fortunately, His Majesty was able to protect his sister, and the Liu family was her strong backing.
But even so, my sister has suffered a lot of grievances in the palace over the years.
Tan Zhixi's eyebrows slightly wrinkled: "Can makeup really make you look so many years younger? Then why didn't Concubine Lan use such makeup before?"
Su Ruotang raised her eyebrows.
In the past, Chinese cosmetics were known as one of the four major evil arts in the world.
But you also need beauty to pretend to be young.
This Feng Lilan's makeup is light and has the look of watery hibiscus, not heavy makeup.
Judging from her appearance, she is not as weird and charming as the previous Liang Guiren.
Is it a poison?
When everyone saw Su Ruotang, they quickly stood up and saluted, "I have seen the third prince's concubine."
Feng Lilan stood up reluctantly and gave a perfunctory salute.
Su Ruotang's face was expressionless. He glanced at everyone and did not see Gu Shuya.
She said calmly: "Mother and concubine will be here in a moment, everyone..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden pause.
Her gaze was fixed on the left.
Liu Hao and others followed her gaze, and their expressions suddenly changed.
