Chu Xuan twisted the invitation card in his hand, his face was strange.

The queen just sent someone to send her an invitation to the chrysanthemum banquet, I am afraid that she is not the only one who received the invitation, and all the concubines should have received it.

A few days ago, Jiang Wanyan was aborted, and now the queen has set up a chrysanthemum banquet. I really don't know how much she wants to declare her sovereignty, and she doesn't even wait a few more days until this momentum passes.

Anyway, she's just a small Xiaoyi, and it's not her turn to point fingers at this kind of thing.

When Chu Xuan arrived at the banquet, he was one of the latest.

And in Concubine He's grounding, Concubine Lin instead occupied the position of the top left.

Chu Xuan sat down and looked at the various familiar or unfamiliar faces at the banquet, she had never understood how tolerant and endurable this group of women was, so that they could endure living together with many women in their other half.

The so-called chrysanthemum banquet is just a gimmick. However, the queen still made this gimmick very exquisite, and the few pots of chrysanthemums held by the palace people alone were breathtaking. The rare flower species cultivated by the royal gardeners are naturally extraordinary.

The concubines in the harem are also accustomed to seeing the wind and the rudder, and those low-ranking concubines naturally spare no effort to hold the queen. After all, this is the queen's home field, and the other high-ranking concubines are all low-key.

"The concubine has never seen these pots of flowers, but it is thanks to the blessing of the queen that the concubine can see such beautiful and rare flowers." A low-ranking concubine complimented.

The queen covered her lips and chuckled, and said humblely: "Where is it, if you like it, you can come often, and this palace can welcome you."

As soon as they heard the queen's promise, several low-ranking concubines were bright-eyed, this is a good time to take refuge in the queen.

There are also people who lack interest, such as Concubine Lin, Wen Jieyu and Chu Xuan. Concubine Lin and Wen Jieyu disdained that group of people to talk to the queen like this, while Chu Xuan really didn't think there was anything beautiful about these flowers.

At first glance, I thought it was very novel, but the more I watched it, the more boring it became. Even more for the silent compliments of that group of people, Chu Xuan just listened to it, and the left ear went in and out of the right ear.

Fortunately, the chrysanthemum banquet was not without meals, and when the meals were served one by one, Chu Xuan cheered up.

Most of this meal is based on crabs, and there is a folk saying "nine females and ten males". The female crab roe in September and the male crab paste in October are the fattest. It's just that it's only August, and it's still a few days away.

Chu Xuan usually likes to eat crabs, but he thinks it is troublesome to peel the shell, he is too lazy to peel it, and there will be a fishy smell on his hands after peeling it, so he stays away from it. However, now that you are in such a hierarchical place as in ancient times, you naturally don't need to do it yourself to eat crabs. The perfect crab meat was served, and there were people waiting for it.

She holds a crab roe bun in her hand, which is small and delicate, and can be eaten in one bite. It is the concubine who uses this meal, and the imperial dining room is naturally how convenient to eat, convenient and beautiful.

This kind of banquet Chu Xuan was also taught by Yufu, and it stopped at the point. What's more, it's a cold crab, even if Chu Xuan wants to eat more, I'm afraid that the gaze of Yufu standing behind her can kill her a thousand times.

Chu Xuan just put down his spoons and wiped his lips with a handkerchief. A shrill voice pulled her back to reality.

"The emperor has arrived—"

All the concubines on the seat subconsciously looked down to see if their clothes were neat, and raised their hands to feel whether the hairpin was slanted.

Until Gu Jun walked into the banquet, he saw a group of beauties who were fat and thin.

"The concubines see the emperor, and the emperor is safe."

The voices of warblers and swallows from all walks of life are particularly beautiful.

Gu Jun looked at a group of beauties who belonged to him, and was naturally in a happy mood: "Get up."

"Thank you, Lord Long."

Gu Jun followed everyone to the top of the stairs and sat down, but there were also some bold concubines who secretly sent Qiu Bo to Gu Jun above. Gu Jun didn't think so, but the queen sitting next to him could see it clearly.

This group of worry-free little hooves! Dare to seduce the emperor at her banquet!

But what made her feel more comfortable was that the emperor really came to the chrysanthemum banquet she held this time, which can be regarded as giving her a long face.

"Ju Yan?" Gu Jun looked at the pots of autumn chrysanthemums below, "Drink the dew of Mulan in the morning, and eat the fall of autumn chrysanthemums in the evening." I still remember this sentence as a poem by Qu Yuan. ”

"The emperor is really proficient in poetry and books, and the concubines are ashamed." The queen smiled.

"It's not proficient, but it's just a little bit of it." Although Gu Jun listened to the compliment, he didn't seem to be very happy, and replied calmly.

Since the arrival of the emperor, the atmosphere has suddenly become lively. Some people even recommended themselves to perform programs, which felt really shameful in a high-ranking concubine. It's like a drama in public, and if it's just a boudoir fun. But if you have to take it out, they naturally don't look down on it.

After seeing Gu Jun's acquiescence, this kind of energy seemed even stronger. One moment you write poems and paintings, and the next she plays the piano and sings.

Of course, the most eye-catching among them is naturally Yao Cainu.

Since Yao Cainu was canonized, she has been staying in the Yinqiu Xuan of Chengqian Palace. And Gu Jun seems to have forgotten her since he canonized her, and he doesn't remember that there is such a person as her.

has been neglected for so many days, even if she has a title to comfort herself, but it is useless. So this time she made up her mind, even if she was treated as a bird, she didn't like the feeling of being ignored and forgotten.

The water sleeve dance pays attention to the unity of body rhyme, swaying posture, essential charm, and technique charm are very important. It can be seen that this Yao Cai girl still worked hard to practice.

The water sleeves are raised, the lotus shoes are moved, and the dance is returned to the wind. The willow waist is folded, the warbler chirps, and the song is full of curling.

The most important thing about the water sleeve is nothing more than that the two "forces" complement each other in order to show the best beauty. One more point is not soft enough, it seems redundant and far-fetched, and one point less is not good, there is no beauty at all, let alone flowing water.

At the end of the song, I saw that Yao Cainu was also drenched in sweat, and hurriedly thanked her and went down to put on makeup.

Chu Xuan was eating heartily with the delicacies, whether this water sleeve dance was good or not, there was no need, at least Yao Cainu had already been registered in front of the emperor.

The banquet lasted for a short time and then dispersed with Gu Jun's departure, as for those who claimed to be reserved and failed to attract the emperor's attention, or those who disdained to compete with the group of people who used drama-like tricks to compete for favor, or those who were annoyed that they didn't choose their own program and didn't interest the emperor What they thought, it is unknown.

The biggest winner of this banquet is self-evident.