Chapter 049: Banquet in the Palace (2)
How could Ai Duoer not understand the meaning of Le Ling's words, and her face was ugly for a moment. But what has been able to run rampant in the harem for many years is by no means the force behind the Ai family.
The princess is indeed not wrong in saying this, but the mood of this tea tasting is important, but it cannot ignore the habits of this tea taster. No matter how good some tea is, if you are not used to it, you will not be used to it after all! β
After the words fell, Ai Duoer also deliberately picked up her teacup and took a sip gently, meaning something: "It's like the emperor, this is used to Yuan Chu's pre-rain Longjing, presumably he is not used to drinking the princess's favorite thorn rose tea." β
Ai Duoer is really not easy to deal with, in just a few words, she is saying that the emperor will not like Le Ling at all, and this marriage will not be a political marriage. Even if you take the position of queen, don't think about the rest.
"What Niangniang said is very true, Leling has also heard that the emperor likes only the dragon well before the rain, presumably even the clouds and mist of this Lushan Mountain are not liked by the emperor." Le Ling was calm, looked into Ai Duoer's eyes, and said with a light smile, "Thorn rose tea is also loved by women, and it is common sense that the emperor is not used to drinking it." But people are curious, although the emperor is used to drinking this dragon well before the rain, but maybe one day he will be curious about this thorn rose tea. β
After listening to Le Ling's words, Ai Duoer's heart was deeply stimulated. is a good Xiahou Leling, and she really deserves to be the favorite daughter of the lord of Dongshang. With such thought and eloquence, how could he not be pampered!
At this time, a little eunuch came in and said, "Qi Yu Niangniang, Yuan Fei, Yu Concubine, Li Ji and other three Niangniang are asking to see them outside the palace. β
"Let them in." After Ai Duoer finished speaking, she turned to Le Ling and said, "Presumably, the princess has not seen the sisters of this harem yet. Just take this opportunity to familiarize everyone with familiarity. β
"Mother's bothered." Le Ling remained silent and replied politely. But in his heart, he was already thinking about the information about the three women who were coming.
From the beginning when he knew that he was going to kiss Yuan Chu, he had already started to investigate Yuan Chu's situation. Coupled with the information given by the crown prince's brother, now I know a lot about Yuan Chu's court and harem.
There are not many concubines in this harem who are really entitled. There is no one who gave birth to a dragon heir. When she first saw this information, Le Ling once suspected that Long Zeye had a physical problem, but then she thought that it would be better to have a problem, and she could save herself from coping with it.
Now in this harem, Ai Duoer has the highest position, although she is not the queen, but the power in her hands is no less than that of the queen, it can be said that except for a title, she is the real queen in this palace.
Concubine Yuan is the granddaughter of the General Mansion of Yuan Chu Zhenguo. Her name is Aoqing, and she is the only person in this harem who can compete with Ai Guifei in terms of status, and she is also a favorite concubine of Emperor Yuanchu.
Yu Concubine is the sister of the military department, named Fengyu. Because the brother is Ai Gaoyi's proud protΓ©gΓ©, and the palace that can enter also relies on Ai Duoer's recommendation, so the jade concubine has always been the first to look forward to Ai Guifei in the harem.
Liji's status is lower, she is the second daughter of the Ministry of Works, but she is the most favored woman in front of the Queen Mother, so it seems that her position is not high, but it is unfathomable.
I'm thinking about it. The three of them had already walked in, with a decent smile on their faces, as they approached Ador. He politely saluted and said hello.
Then a woman dressed in a pale green flowery palace dress walked up to Leling with a smile and said, "This must be Princess Leling!" I've never seen the truth, but today I finally met it. β
Originally, Ai Duoer should have gotten up at this moment to introduce to Le Ling, but Ai Duoer didn't get up in order to see Le Ling make a fool of herself.
The corners of Le Ling's mouth hooked slightly, and she sneered in her heart, Ai Duoer really didn't let go of every opportunity to embarrass herself! But if you can't even solve this problem, how can you come to this Yuanchu!
"Jade Concubine Niangniang." Leling just smiled at her and nodded. Not to mention that it has now been announced to the world that she is about to become the queen of Yuan Chu. Even the princess of the Eastern Shang Kingdom does not have to salute a concubine.
Concubine Yu listened to Le Ling call out herself accurately. The smile on his face was unnatural for a moment, and he nodded stunned. Subconsciously glanced at Ai Duoer secretly. I don't seem to believe it, how did this Leling see it.
Taking this qiΔ into full view, Le Ling sneered in his heart. Although it is true that there is not much difference in their clothing, the headdress on their heads is enough to explain their identity. And in this Huaqing Palace, the first person to open up and make things difficult for himself must be the jade concubine who is the same as Ai Duoer.
Xiahou Leling also noticed that this jade concubine was obviously a little surprised when she saw her appearance, but when she spoke later, she was careful with her wording, and she did not offend Ai Duoer at all, which confirmed Leling's guess even more.
The remaining two are naturally very different, the concubine is wearing a lilac palace dress, and the sleeves are wider than the average one, and she is sassy in the wind. The waist is tightened, and underneath is a long skirt of dark purple magnolia. A beautiful melon seed face, a small and straight nose, willow-like curved eyebrows, thin lips, and a little rouge gouache on the face, glamorous but not arrogant, clear but not vulgar.
Regardless of whether the emperor favored this woman because he wanted to envelop the Zhenguo General's Mansion, with this face, she also had enough capital to make the emperor pamper herself.
Look at Liji again, wearing a pale pink dress, long to the ground, and the thin waist is restrained by a cloud belt, which makes it even more inadequate. Compared with the rest of the people, this Liji makes people feel more kind and simple when they look at it, and I'm afraid this is one of the reasons why the Queen Mother loves her. After all, I have seen a lot of dark things, and I want to look at simple things.
Leling and them also greeted each other. Seeing that she didn't embarrass Leling, Ai Duoer was a little angry in her heart.
Yu Concubine looked at Ai Duoer's face, and between her eyebrows, she immediately made an calculation in her heart, and said with a smile: "Today's weather is excellent, when I came over just now, I saw that the plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden were blooming just right, why don't you go to the Imperial Garden together?" β
Liji and Concubine Yuan were originally brought by the Jade Concubine, and now they have no opinion on going to the Imperial Garden. After all, it's really boring to stay in the house all the time.
"What does Princess Leling think?" Ai Duoer smiled and asked Leling's opinion.
"Since everyone has no opinion, then I'll follow and take a look!" Le Ling is not a person who likes to be lively, but he also knows that it is not easy to push it off in this situation.
Instead of letting them rack their brains to think about their next plan, it is better to go to the Imperial Garden now, as they want. No matter what was waiting for her in front of her, she took them one by one.
After agreeing, Shui Tao, who was beside Aidol, immediately went down and took a cloak for Aiduoer to put on. The cloak that Le Ling came to was also taken up by a little palace maid, and Feng Zi helped Le Ling put it on.
Although Feng Zi was dressing for Le Ling, he also reminded Le Ling in a low voice: "Princess, this cloak seems to have a faint smell, they must have done something wrong, but they have to change it?" β
Le Ling shook his head slightly as if he had nothing to do, and said two words lightly: "It's okay." β
After getting dressed, the palace maid Lianwu brought two small stoves and respectfully gave them to Ai Duoer and Le Ling.
After a qiΔ was ready, the group headed towards the imperial garden.
"Does the princess often enjoy plum blossoms in the Eastern Merchants Kingdom?" Ben didn't have much to say along the way, but Concubine Yu always seemed to be staring at Le Ling, asking some inconsequential questions from time to time.
Le Ling was lukewarm, and replied lightly: "I don't often go to enjoy plum blossoms, but I often let the palace maid pick plum blossoms to make tea." β
"This plum blossom can still make tea?" The jade concubine was very surprised, and asked in disbelief.
"Yes, the plum blossom tastes fragrant, and after drinking it, it is fragrant, and it is loved by Mrs. and Miss Dongshang very much."
"In this case, I have time to ask the princess for advice." Yu Concubine said with great interest.
As he spoke, he had already entered the Imperial Garden. It was a harsh winter, and most of the flowers in the Imperial Garden had withered, and some of the flower beds could still be seen in the unmelted snow. In one corner of the garden, there is indeed a large area of plum trees.
It happened that there was a pavilion not far from the plum blossom forest, and everyone walked to where they were.
Walking in, Le Ling saw the words inscribed on the plaque of the pavilion: Gufang Pavilion.
"Gufang Pavilion? What a graceful and proud word! But isn't that a strange name? Leling looked at the plaque and muttered to herself.
At this time, Concubine Yuan, who had never spoken, was the first to speak: "This is the name given by the Queen Mother herself. Even though the world praises the plum blossoms for not being afraid of the cold and being arrogant and unyielding, the queen mother feels that the plum blossoms are a little lonely and self-appreciative. So at that time, the name of this pavilion was given 'Gufang'. β
Le Ling felt that her voice was already very small, but she was still heard by Concubine Yuan. At the same time, I was surprised, but I also knew that more or less the famous generals and girls practiced martial arts!
Naturally, there are some sighs about the origin of this lonely pavilion, it turns out that there are still people in this world who don't like plum blossoms. However, after she said so, it is true that plum blossoms bloom when the flowers wither and the wax moon in the harsh winter, and it is inevitable that they will still end up with a lonely self-appreciating evaluation.
After entering the pavilion, a palace maid immediately stepped forward and put cushions on each stone bench. Hot tea and some pastries were also served on the table.
Standing by Le Ling's side, Feng Zi has been constantly observing the surrounding environment and paying attention to Ai Duoer's every move. Feng Zi, who had not relaxed in the first place, tightened the strings even more after noticing that the princess's cloak was different just now.
Le Ling has been sitting quietly on the side, listening to Concubine Yu and Ai Duoer chatting one by one, and occasionally Concubine Yuan and Liji will also interject two sentences. But Leling never spoke until he had to. Sometimes, it's more important to listen than to say.
It has been more than an hour since I entered the palace, but no matter what I said or talked about, I didn't seem to mention a word about the big wedding and the queen. From this point, Le Ling can be sure, don't say that it is this Ai Duoer, but the other three people here are probably not very happy to enter this harem by themselves.
Suddenly, the jade concubine pointed to a place and said in surprise: "Huh! Isn't that the white velvet of the most precious concubine! (To be continued) R580