Jingchun Garden is located in the southeast of the imperial city, is the imperial garden of Daqi, built along the river, the bank of the mountains undulating, stretching for more than ten miles.

Although Jingchun Garden is not as majestic as other palaces, it is a rare and elegant beauty, and compared with other places in the imperial city, it has a unique beauty.

Especially at this time, it is the third day of March, it is a good time for the grass to grow and the warbler flies, and the flowers in the mirror spring garden are originally very varied, and it is the time to be extremely beautiful.

When the powerful ladies who participated in the spring banquet arrived at the entrance of the Dejing Spring Garden, what caught their eyes was the spring color of the garden, coupled with the laughter of the people, the people who had been bored for two years suddenly regained the freedom of the old dogs and horses.

Chen Qi also had a young daughter who had just reached the end of the house, and his wife also received a post, brought the young daughter to the banquet, and got off the carriage and met the wife of Zhu Siming, the head of the household department who came to the banquet with her daughter Zhu Zhenzhen.

The two have always been good friends, and after a few words of greeting, Mrs. Chen secretly sighed:

"At this time two years ago, the sky was really falling, and it was not easy to have today!"

Mrs. Zhu glanced at her and said with a smile:

"No, since then, we have been living in fear all day long, and it is a blessing to be able to hold the spring banquet again today!"

Zhu Siming, the secretary of the household department, is now a real favorite of the emperor, and he is very clear about the emperor's thoughts and the future trends of the court.

So Mrs. Zhu had already stopped thinking about letting her daughter enter the palace, and she didn't even bother to take Mrs. Chen, both of them wanted to take advantage of the spring banquet to choose a good husband for their daughter.

After entering the Jingchun Garden, the two of them first took their respective daughters to Furong Terrace to see the queen, but after arriving, they saw that the emperor was actually with the queen, and the surprise in their hearts was not trivial-

The spring banquet has always been presided over by the harem concubines, which belongs to the home of the female dependents, and the emperor occasionally comes, but they have never heard of it when they arrive so early!

However, both of them are official daughters who have seen the wind and waves, although they are surprised, they can still hide it, and salute the emperor and queen respectfully.

But Miss Chen and Miss Zhu, who were following them, were still the hearts of boudoir girls, and the surprise on their faces was not suppressed, and after saluting, they quietly peeked to look at the emperor and queen sitting on the throne.

Bai Chenghuan naturally quickly felt the eyes of the two, and did not reveal it, lest the two ladies blame them, and only let them sit down with a smile:

"These two are Miss Chen Wu and Miss Zhu San, right?

Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Zhu hurriedly saluted and replied, saying a few words modestly.

On the other hand, Xiao Shaotang just glanced at a few people lightly, and only lowered his head to look at the teacup in his hand, as if the teacup was much more attractive than the two delicate girls in front of him.

Although being ignored like this made the two young ladies who had always been arrogant very unhappy, from the bottom of their hearts, Miss Chen and Zhu Zhen were really envious.

Being a queen is already very enviable, and the emperor can still be unapologetic to other women, how blessed should this woman who is kind to them be?

Zhu Zhenzhen is a little older, and she can still hide the thoughts in her heart, but Miss Chen is still at the age of innocence, so she looked up at the emperor and queen, and said with a crisp smile:

"Queen Mother, are the courtiers ugly?"

Bai Chenghuan didn't quite understand her words for a while, but when she was Xu Chenghuan, she recognized this Fifth Miss Chen Xinyue, this little girl was a person who was eccentric and didn't have any bad intentions.

She smiled and said:

"How could it be? Miss Chen is so beautiful, where is it related to ugly words?"

"But why doesn't the emperor want to look at his courtiers more?"

Chen Xinyue asked bluntly, and when she heard it, Mrs. Chen's face turned white, and she immediately reprimanded angrily:

"What nonsense are you talking about?! You must not be rude in front of the emperor!"

If you want the emperor to take a few more looks, they all want to seduce the emperor's fox!

Saying such things in front of the queen mother, is it too long?!

Bai Chenghuan couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, this is indeed what this Miss Chen can say.

If someone else said this, she would definitely doubt whether that person would have ulterior motives, but this Miss Chen, she would not doubt it at all.

She was not angry, and the smile in her eyes never dissipated, and she said more kindly:

"Mrs. Chen doesn't have to be angry, Miss Chen is still young, so it's better to be a child. Then the palace wants to hear Miss Chen's thoughts, tell me, why doesn't the emperor want to look at you twice?"

Chen Xinyue's big eyes flickered a few times, and then frowned, as if after thinking about it for a while, before her eyes sparkled again:

"The courtiers know! The emperor certainly doesn't think that the courtiers are ugly, but because the queen is so beautiful that the emperor can't see other women in his eyes! The emperor has such a deep affection for the queen mother, which is really enviable!"

Xiao Shaotang, who had been looking cold on the side, glanced up at Chen Xinyue, and then turned to look at Bai Chenghuan, although the expression on his face had not changed, but there was a smugness in his eyes that Bai Chenghuan could easily see-

You see, anyone can see that I have a deep affection for you!

Bai Chenghuan was also very surprised when he heard this, but when Xiao Shaotang glanced at him like this, he was originally in a hundred times more comfortable mood in the spring, and he was even better, and he raised his voice with a smile:

"Miss Chen is really good at talking, and the words she said make people happy to listen to it. Shake Hui, bring the pair of mutton fat jade bracelets in the palace and give them to Miss Chen, I hope Miss Chen can also find a good relationship and be harmonious with her future husband!"

As soon as these words came out, Chen Xinyue's eyebrows were even more crooked, her eyes smiled into a crescent moon, and she curtsied and thanked her:

"Thank you for the reward, the princess, the courtiers just told the truth!"

Mrs. Chen immediately became jubilant, and Mrs. Zhu praised Miss Chen with a smile and several words, only Zhu Zhenzhen, who had been silent behind them, secretly sneered in her heart, she was really good at behaving and ingratiating!

A few people laughed, and one after another, the wives of other families came forward to meet their daughters, and a few people took their seats and quietly looked at the ladies who came.

But the fifth lady of the Chen family took the lead today, and the matter of getting the reward of the queen's mother has already gone far and wide, and when the people arrived, basically everyone who came to the spring banquet already knew.

Some noble ladies who came to see each other for their sons also began to pay attention to Miss Chen Wu, who was not famous in the Beijing ladies in the past, after all, such a woman who can please the queen in front of the queen is also a very suitable good woman for the family.

This was followed by a banquet across the riverbank.

The men are on the left, the women are on the right, and it is said that it is across the river, but it is just a shallow stream, and as long as you open your eyes a little on both sides, you can see the opposite bank.

This arrangement was also decided by Bai Chenghuan after consulting with the princess of Anxi County, so that he could not only comply with the general defense of men and women, but also not attract criticism, and let people with a heart look at each other carefully.

Zhang's heart was full of unwillingness and reluctance, and when he saw the emperor actually sitting with the queen, it all disappeared.

She only thought that the emperor would not come, but she didn't expect that there would be such a great opportunity!

This is more natural and natural than any palace visit!

and those ladies who had the same mind as the Zhang family, they also immediately began to gear up, carefully telling their daughters to do their best in the talent competition in the future, so that the emperor can see that in addition to the queen mother, there are better women in this world!

Bai Chenghuan and Xiao Shaotang are high up, and with just a brief glance, they can see the expressions of the people below.

Zhang's anxious and apprehensive expression was particularly obvious.

Bai Chenghuan complained in Xiao Shaotang's ear:

"What else do you say is very affectionate to me, look, it's all coaxing, as soon as you appear, how many people's eyes must be glued to you!"

"This, Huanhuan, I've done my best......"

Xiao Shaotang also felt helpless.

Because the fetus in Bai Chenghuan's womb is growing day by day, and it is spring, she is getting sleepy and tired, so she can deal with the courtiers and female dependents alone, Xiao Shaotang can't rest assured that she will be killed.

When he came with him, he already had this concern, so no matter which woman came to worship, he didn't raise his eyes, lest he look at someone more, let others think crankily, and finally cause trouble.

But he forgot that how could the hearts of men be controlled by him?

He simply quietly hugged Bai Chenghuan's waist from behind, and carefully compensated for it:

"Yes, it's that I'm thinking too simply, but I can't blame me for not being it, who makes this throne attractive?"

Bai Chenghuan said angrily:

"No, you're just a big piece of fragrant fat that everyone wants to pounce on and take two bites!"

"Is Huanhuan reluctant to let people bite me twice?" Xiao Shaotang smiled.

Bai Chenghuan's eyes sank, and he pretended to be vicious:

"Don't think about it! Whoever dares to attack your idea, I will never let it go!"

"That's good, that's good, the queen can take a closer look today, see who is drooling at your handsome and dashing, suave husband, just give them a good marriage, catch them all, and never suffer in the future!"

"Hmph, then you can sit down for me, and don't be greasy and crooked here!"

Bai Chenghuan snorted coldly, and his eyes swept over Zhang's face again.

Chen Xinyue is an innocent woman, and Bai Chenghuan does not suspect that Chen Xinyue has ulterior motives for saying such things.

But if someone else thinks so in their hearts, it's obviously not a happy thing -

You must know that after the word envy, it is followed by jealousy, and if you are jealous and can't get it, it is full of hatred.

There is a lot of hatred in this world for no reason, and she is not willing to be idle and have nothing to do to incur hatred for herself.

Xiao Shaotang had no choice but to reluctantly let go of Bai Chenghuan's soft little waist, sat down in a proper manner, and then his face sank, facing the female seat.

I have to let those people take a good look at you, I have such a look, I am not afraid of death, I will come!

After three rounds of drinking, the emperor and queen said a few more words, and Bai Chenghuan proposed to see the talents of the sons and ladies of each family.

It's called the Spring Banquet, which is actually a blind date banquet, even if it is a formality, these talent shows, competitions and other links will not be missing.

The women's side is naturally the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, female workers poetry and other talents, while the men's side is based on the six arts of "etiquette, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics".

On the left side of the riverbank, pens and ink, musical instruments, horses, arrow targets and other things used in competitions have long been prepared, while on the women's side, there is a high platform, and those who are willing to participate can climb the high platform to show their skills.

It is a game with a colorful head, Xiao Shaotang directly put a handful of Emperor Xiaozong on the men's side, the "jade bow through the clouds" paid tribute by Fanbang, and on the women's side, Bai Chenghuan also ordered Shaohui to take a hundred flower hairpins inlaid with shark beads in the South China Sea.

The two colored heads are placed in a tray covered with brocade mats, shining, representing the heroism of the man on one side and the Rongde of the woman on the other.

The magnates also came up with rare things to make fun of, which were won by the top five winners in the final rank.

When the king of Anxi and the princess of Anxi are in place, both sides will announce the official start at the same time.

On the left side of the riverbank, horses neighed and arrows flew, and there were already men who began to compete, but there were also many sons of the family, who only chanted poems loudly in the pavilion where the pen and ink were placed, but their eyes were glancing at the other side of the river.

On the right side of the riverbank, the situation is much the same.

Many women were anxious to go on stage to show off their skills, to watch the exciting competition between the heroic men on the Left Bank, and to worry that even if they went up, no one would find out what was good for them.

For a while, there was some chaos on both sides, and some people couldn't help but complain:

"The queen is really, what should be done at the same time? Can't you just let this side compare after that? It's really embarrassing!"

The clear-minded man heard this, but laughed silently.

Especially those ladies from big families, instead of objecting to the queen's arrangement, they appreciated it very much.

Even if they are forced to pick a daughter-in-law or a son-in-law, they have to pick a good one, what is the pick?

In addition to appearance and morality, net worth and status, don't you still have to look at your heart?

Those who are in a hurry to come to power, seven or eight out of ten are not interested in the blind date banquet, just to show more in front of the emperor, or maybe they are proud of their talents and want to show their strengths.

This kind of person, when it sounds good, is a teenager's nature, competitive and competitive. But they all know that even if they take a fancy to such a person, they are afraid that it will be very difficult to speak.

And those who have no intention of going to power at all, just care about glancing across the river, not to mention, such people make people look really frivolous.

After all, this is not the time when young men and women in the capital wander around during the Shangsi Festival, this is in front of the emperor and queen, how can they come by temperament?

In this way, as soon as the two compartments are eliminated, only those who are calm, polite and courteous, and can seize the opportunity to come to power, and have won the most favor.

It's just that there are not many such people, on the men's side, more are eager to show, while the women's side is more quietly watching.

On the bank of the river, Xu Chengle, the second son of the Weiguo Mansion, did not go to the stage, he stood on the bank of the river with his hands in his hands, like the women watching quietly on the other side, watching those vigorous and flying teenagers compete with each other, envy mixed with bitterness and loss.

How about performing well?

He's just a concubine.

can't inherit the title of the Duke of State, and there is no powerful foreign family, he has always been dependent on people, and now his biological mother has become a madman.

In this capital, he is destined to be just a speck of dust, and he will not be seen by those big families.