The night before, Lu Qingrong didn't sleep well because he was a little worried.

But on the day of the flower-viewing banquet, although the palace held a dinner party, and he could not enter the palace until the afternoon, Lu Qingrong got up early in the morning.

After breakfast, they called Mother Ye to come, plus Luzhu, and the three of them chose the clothes to wear to the banquet in the palace in the inner room.

It can't be too casual, and it can't be overwhelming.

Lu Qingrong couldn't make up his mind when he picked and turned.

Recently, the red that I often wear is definitely not good, although I am still newly married, but the forbidden place in the palace is extraordinary, and it is inevitable that it is easy to make taboos when wearing red.

In the end, among the various colors that Mother Ye and the green bamboo turned out, Lu Qingrong chose a decent peach-pink embroidered bamboo leaf plum blossom collar gown, with a pink-colored eight-panel skirt.

Just when Lu Qingrong finally breathed a sigh of relief, Jiang Xuan, who had just finished practicing in the study, returned to the inner room.

"Yo, what's this for?" Looking at the inner room where all kinds of clothes were placed like ready-to-wear shops at this time, Jiang Xuan was a little surprised.

"Clothes to wear when you enter the palace." Lu Qingrong was a little embarrassed, but he also told the truth.

When Mother Ye and Lu Zhu saw Jiang Xuan coming back, they hurriedly left the clothes that Lu Qingrong had picked, put away the rest of the clothes, and exited the inner room.

"Chose this one?" Jiang Xuan saw that there was only a pink dress left.

"Hmm." Lu Qingrong nodded.

"Look back and put it on like a peach blossom, do you want to enjoy the flowers or look at you?" Jiang Xuan joked with a smile.

Lu Qingrong was stunned when he heard this: "Why don't I change the color?" With that, he got up and went to look for it again.

"No!" Jiang Xuan gently pulled down her sleeve and quickly let go of her hand, "That's it, it's pretty good." ”

Seeing the smile on the corner of his mouth, Lu Qingrong realized that his previous words were completely ridiculing himself, and he couldn't help but secretly say in his heart that he might be too nervous about entering the palace for a banquet, and he was almost confused.

Just now, she chose this peach pink after careful consideration, in order to be the same color as the peach blossoms in the garden, so as to achieve her purpose of being a set and try to minimize the attention of others.

"It's still early before you enter the palace, you don't look like such an impatient person." Jiang Xuan continued.

"I'm really nervous." Lu Qingrong said softly.

Originally, if he just entered the palace for a banquet, there was really no need for Lu Qingrong who had crossed over to this place to be so nervous, not to mention the scenes in the previous life or film and television clips, even before she got married in this life, Mama Chai invited by the Lu Mansion had told them a lot of etiquette in the palace. It's just that the situation is a little different now, the protagonist of the flower appreciation banquet is now the queen mother from the Wu family, and An Lehou is a close relative, and she is also related to Mrs. Wu, which inevitably makes Lu Qingrong's heart always a little hanging, and he is inexplicably uneasy.

Jiang Xuan looked at her with a tangled expression, and didn't know what to do, just as she had never seen such a big scene, she was a little stage frightened at this time, so she comforted: "Don't worry, Mrs. Wu is also going today, you just follow her, you can do whatever she does, there must be nothing that you need to come forward alone." ”

"Follow her?" Lu Qingrong didn't become more at ease at all, "What about you?" Can't I follow you? ”

Isn't he going to follow the rules at the flower-viewing banquet? Lu Qingrong thought to himself.

Jiang Xuan naturally didn't know that she was thinking about this, so he just smiled: "The flower viewing banquet is divided between men and women, and you can't follow me from beginning to end." ”

"Oh?" Lu Qingrong recalled that when he was in the women's school before, he listened to Xu Ying's colorful description when she returned from the banquet, and couldn't help but wonder: "Did you start to divide the seats this time?" ”

"That's not it, it's always been the case in my mind, but the layout of the Imperial Garden is different every time, and sometimes even though the seats are separated, you can see each other." Jiang Xuan recalled, and suddenly felt a little strange, "You asked, but have you heard about the flower viewing banquet?" ”

Lu Qingrong nodded: "Earlier, when I was in the girls' school, I listened to the classmates who went to the banquet. ”

Jiang Xuan thought of the few times he had spoken to her before, and he always felt that she knew more than he had imagined, and finally understood a little at this time: "It seems that your female student is really a good place to go!" Have you heard anything else about the cherry blossom viewing feast? ”

"What else?" Lu Qingrong saw that his tone was a little strange, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"For example...... Did you mention me? The more Jiang Xuan asked, the more specific he became.

"I mentioned it." Lu Qingrong thought about it for a moment, and then looked at Jiang Xuan, who was slightly surprised, and continued: "I said that you were punished for colliding with the Queen Mother at that time. ”

Lu Qingrong still didn't tell everything he heard in the end.

"Then do you know how I collided with the Queen Mother?" Jiang Xuan asked.

Lu Qingrong hesitated: "Do you want to sue me?" She wanted to hear what he had to say and what she had heard at the girls' school.

Jiang Xuan laughed when he heard this, but he only shook his head helplessly, and only then did he think that Lu Qingrong's worry about entering the palace for the banquet probably still had this meaning, and he said again: "Don't worry, I will definitely follow the rules today, don't worry about it." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Lu Qingrong to react, he walked straight out of the inner room.

Lu Qingrong seemed to have gotten used to his uncertainties, so he didn't take it seriously.

Thinking of what Jiang Xuan said just now, Lu Qingrong also felt that as long as he followed behind Mrs. Wu after entering the palace, he would act according to her, and he should not be singled out for any mistakes, and he was much more down-to-earth.

It wasn't until noon that she went to Qinyi Courtyard with Jiang Xuan to have dinner that her hope was completely shattered.

Originally, since Lu Qingrong married into the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, he had never been to Qinyi Courtyard to ask for peace, and today was also the morning when Mrs. Wu sent someone to Yuyuan to invite the two of them.

Lu Qingrong thought that Mrs. Wu was going to tell her in advance about entering the palace for a banquet, but he was not surprised.

However, Jiang Xuan, who came back at noon to listen to her talk about this, obviously showed a very puzzled expression.

He didn't think that Mrs. Wu would have such kindness, but he didn't say it explicitly, but just hurriedly followed Lu Qingrong to Qinyi Courtyard.

The whole process of lunch was very harmonious, except for Mrs. Wu occasionally asking Lu Qingrong if he was used to living in Yuyuan, there was not much communication.

After the meal, Mrs. Wu cleaned her hands in the oval open copper basin served by the maid, and said slowly: "I am a little unwell today, and I am afraid that I will pass my illness to the nobles in the palace, so I will not accompany you to the banquet at night." ”

Lu Qingrong and Jiang Xuan, who were still sitting on the brocade stool at the table, both looked up at Mrs. Wu in surprise at this time.

I saw that her face was ruddy, her complexion was also good, and she didn't look unwell.

Lu Qingrong secretly said in his heart that it was not good, if Mrs. Wu really didn't go, it would be difficult to guarantee that nothing would go wrong when he entered the palace for the first time......

Thinking of this, Lu Qingrong quickly said: "Since Madame is in poor health, how can I leave, why don't I go, stay in the mansion and serve the sick!" Even if it doesn't help much, it's good to accompany you to relieve your boredom. ”

"How's that going to work!" Mrs. Wu hurriedly spoke to stop her, she really didn't expect Lu Qingrong to say this, she was a little condensed for a while, and after thinking for a moment, she hurriedly said: "When someone from the palace came to pass the word, they also specifically mentioned you, didn't the prince mention it to you?" Mrs. Wu said, not forgetting to glance at Jiang Xuan on the side, "So none of us can go, but you must go!" ”

Lu Qingrong was very helpless when he heard this, so he had to give up.

She knew that Mrs. Wu's words were not false, and this Jiang Xuan had also mentioned it to her.

When he walked out of Qinyi Courtyard with Jiang Xuan, Lu Qingrong inevitably became a little listless.

Jiang Xuan saw her strangeness, and couldn't help but speak: "If she doesn't go, it's not a big deal, there will be a lot of people in the Imperial Garden, and it's not so easy for you to let others notice you!" ”

Lu Qingrong smiled easily, but his heart was still not very steady.

Before she entered the palace, she was first placed by Mrs. Wu, who knows if there is still a trick waiting for her...... It's always right to be careful.

At this time, she suddenly remembered the kind woman on the day of the confession.

"Auntie should be going too, right?" Lu Qingrong asked.

"Hmm." Jiang Xuan smiled, "Don't worry about your eldest aunt, the ladies of the Zhenbei General's Mansion will definitely not sit at the same table as you." If nothing else, you should be arranged with the people from the Yanguo Mansion and the Wuding Marquis Mansion. ”

Lu Qingrong let out a long sigh and followed Jiang Xuan back to the Yu Courtyard.

The cherry blossom viewing feast in the Imperial Garden is set at the beginning of the unitary period.

As soon as the time of Shen Chu arrived, Lu Qingrong finished dressing up, got into the carriage of the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion with Jiang Xuan, and slowly drove away from Rong'en Street and went in the direction of the palace.

I had been nervous for a long time before, but once I really arrived at the palace, I didn't feel so nervous.

The carriage stopped in front of the Shenwu Gate, and the two followed the chamberlain who greeted them at the palace gate into the palace.

Walking beside Jiang Xuan and slowly following the chamberlain in front of him, Lu Qingrong secretly said in his heart, this is completely different from the palace in his previous life.

The scene at this time was different from the crowded scene when the travel agency came in, and there was no unobstructed full picture when standing on the top of Jingshan Mountain and looking down on the entire Forbidden City.

At this moment, the imperial palace is full of majesty at the same time, but also gives people a special sense of mystery.

There are high red walls all around, and all you can see is the short road in front of you, and you can't know if you pass through those places along the way, so you can only follow the trend forward.

Although he had been taking care of etiquette and had never looked left and right, Lu Qingrong still faintly felt a little strange.

Since the Shenwu Sect greeted their attendants just now, and then to the guards and internal officials they met along the way, they were all respectful when they saw Jiang Xuan, which was really a bit unexpected to her.

It's just a matter of being in the Hou Mansion on weekdays, after all, as the prince of the Hou Mansion of Jingyuan, Jiang Xuan is definitely a high-ranking being.

But what about in the palace? Not to mention a prince of the prince's mansion, even the princes, princes, grandsons, and princes and generals abound......

Thinking of this, Lu Qingrong couldn't help but glance at Jiang Xuan slightly, only to see that he was dressed in purple and jade today, his spirit was heroic, and he must have been obviously much more energetic than the improvement three days ago, looking at his firm and steady steps, Lu Qingrong also felt an inexplicable peace in his heart.

Retracted his eyes and continued to walk forward, when suddenly the chamberlain in front and Jiang Xuan on the side stopped.

Lu Qingrong looked up in some surprise, only to see two young men walking out of a pitch-red palace gate on the right side of the front.

The person in front of him was dressed in a vermilion regular robe, wearing a jade and gold crown, and he walked with a sense of grace.

The people behind were dressed in royal blue, including the belt around their waist and the crown of hair on their heads, all of which were blue, and they walked steadily behind them, without a sense of arrogance or welcome.

Today, there was a banquet in the Imperial Garden, and after the Shenwu Gate came in, there were people coming and going along the way, but Jiang Xuan had never stopped, and he suddenly stopped at this time, presumably because he had a lot to do with these two people.

Lu Qingrong was thinking about it, and found that the two of them also stopped when they saw them.

"Jiang Xuan!" The man in the scarlet regular uniform in front of him spoke first, "I thought I wouldn't see you today!" ”

"Second Prince." Jiang Xuan replied respectfully.

It turns out that this is the second prince! Lu Qingrong couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

is really as described by Xu Ying in the women's school, her demeanor is gentle and elegant, and her voice is as warm as jade, not at all like a high-ranking prince, but like a weak scholar.

Lu Qingrong was entangled in her heart, Mama Chai hadn't taught her how to salute the prince at the beginning......

"Excuse me, excuse me!" The second prince seemed to see the contradiction in her heart and said, "This is the lady of the prince, right?" ”

It was her who asked, but she was talking to Jiang Xuan.

"It's clumsy." Jiang Xuan replied.

The second prince saw that he was particularly polite today, and couldn't help but chuckle: "It's really different when you become a relative!" ”

Jiang Xuan just smiled and didn't answer.

Lu Qingrong, who was standing on the side, looked at the seemingly polite conversation between the two of them, but he vaguely felt a trace of familiar calmness from it.

Although Jiang Xuan has always been very respectful in his words, it is not difficult to find that it is obvious that the second prince said more.

Just thinking about it, the second prince continued: "I didn't go to congratulate you when you got married, but this congratulatory gift was prepared for you a long time ago, and it was late, so the reason why I didn't send it to you directly was just waiting for you to choose it yourself!" Cui Yan and I made a bet, guess which one you will choose, today is just the time to reveal the winner or loser! ”

Congratulatory gifts for him to choose? And made a bet with someone else?

Lu Qingrong muttered in his heart, isn't this second prince as stable as he imagined? Or is he really close to Jiang Xuan to this point?

Not allowing her to think too much, the second prince actually led Jiang Xuan directly into the lacquered red palace door on the right, leaving only one sentence: "Mrs. Shizi, wait a while, we will come out soon." ”

Before Jiang Xuan stepped into the door, he turned back and cast a reassuring glance at her, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and his eyes were smiling, as if she didn't need to worry.

Lu Qingrong was not at all relieved by this gaze.

It didn't matter if she waited at the door, they wouldn't delay the feast in the Imperial Garden.

I just remembered the flower-viewing banquet two years ago, and I heard that Jiang Xuan had a dispute with the second prince, and he tore up the poems of the second prince in a fit of anger...... Now that these two have met again, don't make any more trouble.

"Don't worry about the second prince, they will come out soon, and they will definitely not delay the time to go to the imperial garden." The man in blue next to him saw that Lu Qingrong seemed to be a little panicked, and couldn't help but persuade him.

Lu Qingrong was shocked to realize that she was not the only one left at the door.

When she raised her eyes, she saw the man in blue who had just followed the second prince out, although he was comforting her at this time, his eyes were no longer on him, but he was standing at a distance from him.

This is the Cui Yan mentioned in the mouth of the second prince, right?

The sister-in-law of the Marquis of Wuding, Cui Shiyun's brother, and the second prince's current companion.

Thinking of this, and looking at him again, Lu Qingrong realized that the eyebrows and eyes were indeed somewhat similar to Cui Shiyun, and it must be Cui Yan.

Lu Qingrong's humble and non-arrogant posture when he followed the second prince before made Lu Qingrong appreciate it, and he was very polite and decent when he spoke to comfort himself, and then connecting with Cui Shiyun at this moment made her feel more good about Cui Yan.

Regardless of whether he could see it now or not, Lu Qingrong still nodded to himself in response to his words.

Indeed, as he said, before a stick of incense was done, Jiang Xuan followed the second prince out.

This time, the second prince did not speak again, nor did he wait for them, but walked straight forward.

Cui Yan hurriedly followed.

Jiang Xuan paused for a while, and then followed the chamberlain with Lu Qingrong and continued to move forward slowly.

Lu Qingrong saw him come out empty-handed, he was a little puzzled in his heart, and couldn't help but quietly ask, "Didn't you say that there was a congratulatory gift?" ”

Jiang Xuan couldn't help but chuckle.

Lu Qingrong hurriedly raised his head and looked forward when he heard the voice, and saw that the waiter did not react at all, looking deaf, so he put his mind at ease and looked at Jiang Xuan with curiosity.

"It's just a matter of choosing, the second prince will send it to the Marquis of Jingyuan Mansion later." Jiang Xuan said with a smile, "You can't go to the imperial garden with that congratulatory gift, and then be accepted as a tribute to the queen mother!" ”

Lu Qingrong almost laughed out loud when he heard this, and couldn't help but glance at Jiang Xuan, but he immediately regretted making such an overstepping expression, just hoping that he didn't see it.

Jiang Xuan naturally didn't fail to see it, and even the regretful look in her eyes after that was very interesting.

After walking for a while, I finally arrived at the Imperial Garden.

It's just that as soon as he entered the imperial garden, the chamberlain said respectfully: "Please ask Mrs. Shizi to be here later, and there will be a palace maid to greet you soon." After speaking, he continued to lead Jiang Xuan and went forward.

Lu Qingrong had no choice but to stop and stand there waiting for the palace maid who came to greet her.

At this time, there were already scattered people waiting at the entrance of the Imperial Garden, and when they looked up, they were all unfamiliar faces.

Lu Qingrong tried very hard to see if he could find the female dependents of the Zhenbei General's Mansion, but in vain.

It's almost time for the first banquet, and I don't know if someone has been welcomed in. Or was it because they had just been delayed by the second prince?

Lu Qingrong was thinking alone when he suddenly heard someone whispering to him.

"Qingrong?"

When I turned around, I saw Tang Yue and Cui Shiyun standing side by side in the back.

"It's you!" Lu Qingrong's voice was very low, and he could still hear the irrepressible excitement.

Among the women's schools, these two people are the best with themselves, and since Qiu Jinting and He Qingwan deliberately smeared themselves in the women's school, in order to avoid suspicion, and secondly, they need to stay at home to learn the rules, Lu Qingrong has never been to the women's school again.

At this time, it is natural to be very happy.

"How are you two together? Didn't follow the Duchess of Yanguo and the Marquis of Wuding? Lu Qingrong asked softly.

Tang Yue and Cui Shiyun quietly pointed to the side.

Lu Qingrong realized that just a few dozen steps away from them, the two ladies were sitting there resting and waiting.

It turned out that the treatment was different for different levels, she pondered in her heart.

"You...... Okay? Tang Yue opened her mouth to ask, and Cui Shiyun next to her also looked at her worriedly.

"Okay!" Lu Qingrong is a person who reports good news but not bad news, not to mention that there is really nothing bad now, "Eat well, sleep well, look at my ......" looked down at himself, and found that there was no sign of gaining weight, so he changed his words and said: "Do you see that I have grown taller!" ”

Seeing that while Lu Qingrong spoke, he deliberately straightened his waist again, and Tang Yue and Cui Shiyun couldn't help but laugh.

"How old are you, it's strange if you don't grow taller!" Cui Shiyun quipped.

"Huh." Lu Qingrong was speechless, so he had to touch his head and laugh.

Only then did he realize that he was combing the fallen horse bun decorated by Zhu Hai at this time, and it was no longer the double snail bun before he got married, and his hand immediately swished back again.

This action made Tang Yue and the others laugh so much that they couldn't stop laughing.

"Look, I'll just say that Qingrong is still the same as before." Cui Shiyun said with a smile.

Tang Yue also nodded.

"How can you still call her a boudoir name, now she should be called Mrs. Jingyuan Hou Shizi!" Suddenly, there was a strange yin and yang voice beside him.

The three of them turned their heads and found that the person who spoke was Xu Ying, the eldest daughter of Lord Xu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and the fifth lady of the Anle Hou Mansion.

Seeing Xu Ying at this time, Lu Qingrong's first reaction was not on her slightly provocative words, but on the occasion of the three days of confession.

Although she didn't call An Lehou's cousin at that time, her seniority was still there, and now Xu Ying is a generation younger than herself......

Lu Qingrong laughed out loud at this chaotic generation.

Seeing that Lu Qingrong ignored her, she laughed to herself, and Tang Yue and Cui Shiyun on the side didn't mean to talk at all, Xu Ying was suddenly a little at a loss.

Lu Qingrong didn't feel embarrassed.

If it is true, the concubines of the Yanguo Mansion and the Wuding Marquis Mansion have the status to ignore her.

Originally, as the fourth lady of the Lu Mansion, she was worse than Xu Ying, but now it is different from the past, not to mention the name of Mrs. Shizi for the time being, she is at least a generation higher than her. At the same time, Lu Qingrong sighed in his heart that he could be so narrow.

At this moment, the palace maids who came out to greet the ladies in the imperial garden finally broke the somewhat deadlocked atmosphere.

Soon, everyone followed the palace maids slowly towards the depths of the imperial garden.

Just when he was about to enter the table, a leading palace maid suddenly stood up: "May I ask which one is the wife of the Marquis of Jingyuan?" The Queen Mother is invited. ”RS