Along the way, the last trace of the sunset on the horizon was burned out, and the sky finally darkened. Gu Qingwan followed Princess Huihe and Princess Jing into Heqing Garden, only to realize that Heqing Garden was already bustling with people.

Princess Huihe's aura is too strong, from the moment she first entered the garden, she walked all the way, and the eyes of the ladies in the garden couldn't help but float to Princess Huihe.

Gu Qingwan has Queen Chen and Princess Huihe on top, both of them are tough-tempered, no matter how bad it is, Princess Jing is here, she has a smooth temperament, just enough to complement each other. Gu Qingwan is especially unremarkable when she is hidden in it, these three are here, she is not seeking merit but seeking no fault today, so the eyes floating from all directions made her sigh helplessly in her heart.

Shuzi pinched softly, Empress Chen was afraid that Concubine Xian would challenge Gu Qingwan, and after symbolically soliciting Gu Qingwan's opinion, she arranged her seat in the middle, and Princess Huihe and Princess Jing naturally silently agreed with this decision.

There was still half a distance from the high platform above, and a grandmother surnamed Huang beside Queen Chen pointed to a seat and said, "It's good for Princess Rui to look at this place." ”

Gu Qingwan looked in the direction she was pointing and saw that it was a seat placed in the shadow under the tree. There are eight places like this hidden in the shadows, and if you look down from the high platform, such dark places are easy to ignore.

Queen Chen really had good intentions in order to settle her!

Gu Qingwan pursed her lips and smiled, nodded slightly at Princess Huihe and Princess Jing who looked back, and waited for the two to leave, then said to Mama Huang: "It's here, there is Mama Lao." ”

Mama Huang saw that she had a kind attitude, and her solemn face softened a little: "The princess doesn't have to be polite, you are not allowed to bring maids from outside the palace in Heqing Garden, if the princess has any orders, just explain them to Cuidi." As she spoke, she pointed to a palace maid in a pink dress who followed her.

Gu Qingwan glanced at Cui Di seriously, she was a delicate-looking little girl, about fourteen or five years old. When Gu Qingwan was sure that she had seen her in the Yongyan Palace, she nodded to Mama Huang.

The sound of silk and bamboo had already sounded in the Qing Garden, and the ladies in the palace had not yet come, and the ladies who were seated next to each other had already spoken in private, while the girls from various provinces were laughing together in twos and threes.

In this way, it seemed that Gu Qingwan was very lonely.

Sitting on Gu Qingwan's right was a lady in the clan, Yu, the younger brother of her husband's family, the king of Jiangning County, and her husband's generation, but only the title of lieutenant of Fengguo.

She had seen this lady when Princess Huai took her around before, and she had faintly stabbed Gu Qingwan with words several times during the conversation, most of which meant that she was married to a fool or something, and there was also some contempt and ridicule in her eyes. The Yu family was not the only one who had the idea of ridicule among the ladies of the clan, and the Yu family's performance was not too obvious, so Gu Qingwan completely ignored it.

It's just that although the Yu family is older than Gu Qingwan, the grade is much lower than Gu Qingwan, and there is a bit of flattery when he talks to Gu Qingwan.

In Gu Qingwan's opinion, it was a little reluctant for her to say that she was nodding to Yu, so she only responded to Yu's words dryly, and then turned her head around when she asked Cui Di to pour wine.

Gu Qingwan's left hand is Princess Chengjun, Gu Qingwan has only met her once, and her temperament is not clear. At this time, Princess Chengjun was talking to a lady on her left, and Gu Qingwan didn't bother.

Cui Di came forward to pour wine for Gu Qingwan, Gu Qingwan glanced at her, and said with a smile: "You don't need to wait on the side, you go and sit in the back by yourself, if there is anything else, I will call you." ”

Cui Di lowered her eyebrows in response, and then took a few steps back, her whole body hidden under the shadow of the tree.

After the princess of Chengjun finished speaking, she nodded at Gu Qingwan with a smile, and Gu Qingwan saw clearly that it was the Duchess of Liguo who was talking to the princess of Chengjun.

The people of the Liguo Mansion obviously also saw Gu Qingwan, she hesitated for a moment, and then leaned slightly in the direction of Gu Qingwan: "I didn't think that the princess was sitting here, the last time Ning Xin came out of the pavilion, she also troubled the princess to come to the mansion to add makeup." ”

Xie Ningxin was out of the cabinet on May 19, and Gu Qingwan personally went to add a generous gift, which made the eldest lady and the third lady of the Liguo Mansion quite surprised. As far as scooping Third Lady Xie is concerned, she only thought that although Xie Ningxin and Gu Qingwan had some friendship, they could not be said to be close.

But Gu Qingwan personally came to the mansion to add makeup, no matter how bad Miss Gu San was before, but she is now the princess. Besides, with such a cautious attitude, he can be regarded as a close friend of Xie Ningxin.

Mrs. Xie San only has a girl like Xie Ningxin, so everything is planned for Xie Ningxin. The Liguo Mansion is now also the faction of Empress Chen, Xie Ningxin and Princess Rui are friendly, and Mrs. Xie is naturally happy in her heart, and she is also a little more affectionate to Gu Qingwan. And because of the influence of Mrs. Xie San, Mrs. Li's attitude towards Gu Qingwan also became closer.

"Madame is polite, there are not many people I have good friends with, and it is rare to have a similar temperament with Ning Xin. When she left the cabinet, I personally went to the house to add makeup, which is also right. After that, she glanced at the Duchess of Liguo again and asked, "Ning Xinke also came over today?" I haven't seen her since she left the cabinet, and I'm thinking about when to invite her to come to the palace to talk. ”

Duchess Liguo's face softened a little: "Only the in-laws and wives have come over today, my uncle is going to participate in the township test this autumn, and Ning Xin has to take care of it on the side." ”

Gu Qingwan also knew that Hu Yin was going to participate in the township test, thinking that Xie Ningxin would not be idle, so she thought about getting together after the township test.

This year's township test is scheduled for late August, and it won't be long before the Mid-Autumn Festival ends. Moreover, Gu Cunyu, the uncle of the Gu family, also wanted to take the township test in one go, and Gu Qingyan was about to get married, so only the eldest lady came to the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion this time.

Where the eldest lady was seated, Gu Qingwan was not interested in knowing, but talking about Hu Yin reminded her of what was going on during this time.

Gu Cunke is fifteen years old this year, and it is time to study. Gu Cunke was young and smart, and he knew that he was clumsy at a young age, and he began to read the "Four Books" and "Five Classics" early, but he insisted on unifying the progress with Gu Cunzhang.

But what the Gu family's home school looks like, Gu Qingwan knows more or less in her heart. Although the gentleman who taught was not bad, it was unlikely that Gu Cunke could go further under his teaching, but it was Gu Cunyu who was privately tutored by the eldest lady for her husband for two years, so that she had the confidence to take the exam.

Gu Qingwan had planned to let Gu Cunke enter Bailin Academy, which could be described as the best academy in the Great Zhou, but the conditions for selecting students were very harsh.

The current head of the academy, Dong Taifu, was the crown prince during the reign of the previous emperor, and after Emperor Yufeng ascended the throne, the king moved to the prince.

Emperor Yufeng respected Mrs. Dong very much, and Mrs. Dong's resignation was politely rejected three times, and it was not until Mrs. Dong took over the post of head of Bailin Academy that Emperor Yufeng approved Mrs. Dong's resignation.

Although Gu Qingwan has confidence in Gu Cunke, she still feels that if she is valued by Mrs. Dong, this matter will be a little more stable.

But it is a well-known thing that Mrs. Dong's temper is not very good, and it is difficult for ordinary and irrelevant people to see him. But Zheng Rui is different in front of Mrs. Dong, so Gu Qingwan wants Mrs. Dong to meet Gu Cunke in private, but it is not too difficult.

The one who praised Zheng Rui for his young and intelligent in front of Emperor Yufeng was this Mrs. Dong. It is said that people become old and fine, and this Mrs. Dong is undoubtedly a very smart person.

He also taught princes and princesses to study back then, and there were a lot of things about the royal bloodline family falling into each other. Mu Xiu is in the forest and the wind will destroy it, his unintentional praise and unintentional bias inadvertently pushed Zheng Rui into danger.

After Zheng Rui fell into the water and was stupid, Mrs. Dong was a little discouraged, so she wanted to resign and say goodbye.

Zheng Rui also mentioned to her that since he left the palace with Prince Jing, Mrs. Dong often came to King Jing's Mansion to walk around, most of them to visit him. It is said that people are old and become fine, and when Zheng Rui fell into the water, Queen Chen was the most suspicious and finally eliminated, or Mrs. Dong "inadvertently" said a few more words in front of Queen Chen.

Therefore, Mrs. Dong didn't know about Zheng Rui's situation, but it was hard to say. It's just that Mrs. Dong kept silent about it, and Zheng Rui and King Jing didn't know about it.

Gu Qingwan was thinking about her thoughts, and at the same time casually chatted with the Duchess of Liguo, Princess Chengjun saw that she had a good relationship with the Duchess of Liguo, but interjected a few sentences from time to time. When the music became a little heavier, there were a lot of people sitting in the seats of the concubines on the high platform, but the concubines' sedan chairs came in from the other side of the door one after another.

Concubine Jin and Concubine Li arrived one after another, but Empress Chen came with Concubine Xian. Empress Chen was in the middle, Princess Huihe sat behind her, and the other three imperial concubines were seated to and around Empress Chen.

Because they were not far apart, the four of them were talking with smiles on their faces, looking very harmonious. But Princess Megumi and Princess had a wooden face and a cold look.

After Empress Chen arrived, the entire Heqing Garden was silent, and even the musicians who played the music stopped.

After saying a few words to the three imperial concubines behind her, Queen Chen smiled and said: "The Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet every year is a common practice, just get together to admire the moon and drink, you don't have to be restrained." The teaching department has rehearsed a few new dances, and the troupe is also new, and there is barely something fresh to see. ”

After speaking, Empress Chen nodded to Liu Yi who was standing behind her, Liu Yi's hand grabbed a handful, and a palace lamp was hung in the corner of the pavilion not far away, and a slightly sharp voice from the inner servant sounded outside the Qing Garden.

The dancers of the Teaching Workshop Division rushed in and saluted the concubines on the high platform first, and the melodious and graceful music was played.