Chapter 125: Palace Banquet
It's just a dream.
Song comforted himself silently and asked Gui's mother to go down and prepare pen and paper.
Because it is known that Song Yanzhao is already in Kyoto, there is no need to write a long letter. She briefly mentioned the situation in the house, and said that the third old lady died unexpectedly, so she quickly sent the letter to the inn.
Early the next morning, she put on her summer clothes, took a silk fan painted with purple dragon pill flowers, and entered the palace with the second lady and the third lady Jiang of the long house.
Not long after the three of them got into the carriage and went out, the fourth wife of the second room rushed out of the second door with a new skirt.
This time, the fourth wife, Rong, was also invited.
Her sister-in-law is now a concubine. Speaking of which, that is the emperor's elder, and it is enough for the fourth wife to show nonsense everywhere.
It's just that her relationship with Concubine Shu was mediocre when she was in her mother's family, and now her identity is different, and it is even more mediocre. The fourth wife thought that no one else knew, so she added gold to her face everywhere, but in fact, this was her first time in the palace.
The carriage drove up Suzaku Avenue in the southern city and soon entered the imperial city.
It is summer now, the imperial city is full of flowers, and when a gust of wind passes, there is a fragrance in the nose.
Everyone got out of the carriage, and the fourth wife saw the Song family in front of them, and immediately pouted. This guy came in groups, but they didn't wait for her, so it can be seen that they didn't take her seriously at all. She knew that her maiden family was just an imperial businessman, and it could not be compared with the maiden family of the second and third ladies, so she was treated contemptuously in the past, so she put up with it. But now, the Song family can fight with them, but she is isolated, so how can she not hold a grudge.
But the displeasure on her face only re-subsided for a moment, changed into a smiling appearance, and took the initiative to step forward. called: "The second sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law didn't wait for me, they came so early. ”
In fact, he only went out one step before her.
The second lady glanced at her and bowed her head simply.
Jiang Shi laughed and said, "The fourth brother and sister are wrong. Usually there are banquets in various families, but I don't see you going, and I don't like to be lively. Where do you know that you have come today? ”
The fourth lady sneered, but did not say anything.
Who doesn't know that she is not popular, and ordinary ladies treat her. It's just a matter of what it means to post her, and no one really wants to invite her. No matter how thick-skinned she is, she doesn't dare to send it to the door again and again to make people laugh!
The group didn't talk anymore, and quietly followed the palace people inside.
Who knew that after a few steps, a soft sedan car came to meet him.
The little eunuch headed by him had clear eyebrows. As soon as he smiled, two small wine vortices appeared on his cheeks.
After seeing everyone, the little eunuch respectfully bent down and asked Song to get into the sedan chair. Said: "Mrs. Xie Liu." The princess and Miss Eight are waiting for you. ”
The Song family knew Ji Tongying's temperament, so he smiled and explained a few words to the second lady, and turned around and got on the soft sedan chair.
The sedan chair gradually moved away, and the second lady and the others went in the other direction.
As the fourth wife walked, she muttered in her heart, why does the Song family still have a soft sedan chair to ride. Does she have to walk?
Thinking like this, my legs and feet seem to become heavier, and the road under my feet seems to be longer.
But there is no way, you still have to move forward step by step.
I don't know how many people were invited today. Soon, there were many more people around him.
The feast was held in the Imperial Garden.
In this season, the flowers in the imperial garden are blooming all over the place, and the bees and butterflies are flying.
Such a scene is already a bit dazzling, and when they entered the palace today, although these women did not dare to dress too luxuriously, overshadowing the imperial concubines, they were all carefully dressed.
For a time, the fragrance of clothes and sideburns blended with the blooming flowers.
And in the Yong'an Palace, it is deserted.
When Song arrived, there was not even a sound of panting, and it was as quiet as if there was no one.
After a while, she heard Princess Megumi and curse others in a low voice. Then, Xie Shuning's words of consolation sounded.
I don't know who I'm cursing.
Song couldn't help frowning slightly.
She has never lived in the palace, but she also knows that in the deep palace, there are dangers everywhere. Although Ji Tongying is a princess, it is not from the queen, so she is not cautious and careful when she speaks, how can she do it.
Pondering, the palace man had already pushed open the curtain that had lifted the pearl tandem and respectfully sent her in.
Just as Xie Shuning looked up, the mother and daughter looked at each other and staggered.
It's all in plain sight.
The Song family stepped forward to greet Ji Tongying.
Ji Tongying hurriedly went to help her, stomped her feet and said, "You are more polite to me!" ”
"Etiquette should not be abolished." Song stood up straight with a smile and asked, "Did Ah Man cause trouble for the princess?" ”
Ji Tongying glanced at Xie Shuning and sneered, "She is in trouble all over her body!" ”
This is a joke, of course.
Song smiled more and more happily.
The three of them didn't say a few words, and someone outside came to report that the Imperial Garden was about to open.
Ji Tongying reluctantly grabbed Xie Shuning's hand and murmured, "If only you could live in the palace......
When Xie Shuning heard this, her heart couldn't help but feel sour.
But if she was really asked to stay in the palace for a long time, she would be a million unwilling.
Not to mention it for the time being, she didn't dare to stay with Wang Ren who didn't know when she would meet.
Thinking of Wang Ren, she almost shuddered, and hurriedly comforted Ji Tongying a few words, and then rushed to the Imperial Garden with the Song family first. Ji Tongying is lazy and lazy, she hasn't changed her clothes yet, and they won't be able to go until a while.
Out of Yong'an Palace, along the way, the Song family saw that the palace maids and little eunuchs behind him were far away, so they couldn't help but say to Xie Shuning: "When I entered just now, what was the princess talking to you, I vaguely sounded like it didn't look good. ”
Xie Shuning lifted her eyelids slightly and looked at the palace people who were following behind, and said softly: "It's nothing, it's just that the princess doesn't seem to be very happy with the future queen mother." ”
Speaking of which, who can rejoice in the change.
The queen candidate who is not yet married has just passed this year, and he is only three years older than Ji Tongying.
Ji Tongying doesn't like her, and it's understandable. What's more, as soon as the queen entered the palace, it was a mountain pressing on the head of the imperial concubine. And the queen is young. If you give birth to a prince in the next day, you can be canonized as a prince, and the eldest prince born by the imperial concubine will be in danger.
Song thought about it and sighed lowly, and said to Xie Shuning: "Right and wrong are all tongues, you should persuade the princess." ”
Although Xie Shuning is still younger than Ji Tongying, in terms of temperament, Xie Shuning seems much calmer.
"Persuaded, how can you not persuade." Xie Shuning shook his head, "Where can I persuade you?" ”
This is also the big truth.
Mother and daughter talked in low voices. Entering the imperial garden, he was led by someone to the location of the second lady.
Passing by one place, Xie Shuning's movements couldn't help but stagnate.
On an occasion like today, Concubine Shu was also present......
It's not that she can't come, it's just that Xie Shuning saw someone. I felt something unspeakably weird.
After taking a seat, Xie Shuning quietly picked up the teacup and took a sip. His gaze quietly fell on Concubine Shu.
It was no different from the last time she had seen it.
Her looks. Stunning as always.
Even the blooming flowers behind her seemed to have lost their color compared to her appearance.
A few words popped up in Xie Shuning's heart - the moon is closed and the flowers are ashamed, and the fish and geese are sunk.
Concubine Shu deserves these words.
However, I don't know if it's because the other party's face is too dazzling, Xie Shuning feels uncomfortable just looking at it.
At this moment, a person slowly walked not far away.
The skin is white and delicate. Dressed luxuriously and delicately moving, everything seems to be just right, but on her round face, her facial features are just mediocre.
If not young. I'm afraid it's going to be even worse.
Xie Shuning looked at it and knew who it was.
The future queen mother is from the Li family...... Her appearance is exactly the typical appearance of the Li family, so that people will not admit mistakes easily.
As soon as she appeared, everyone's eyes were drawn to it.
Immediately afterwards, the imperial concubine Bai also moved lightly and appeared in front of everyone.
Compared with the color alone, the future Queen Li, her appearance does not say that the six palaces have no color, but I am afraid that any of the six palaces can make her colorless.
With such a look, at such an age, why should she hold on to Emperor Su Fang's heart?
Xie Shuning remembered what Ji Tongying had said through gritted teeth, and couldn't help but worry.
The Li family has already produced a queen, but she died tragically in the palace. The environment is more complicated now than in the past, and they will never send a useless person into the palace. This future Empress Li is by no means an ordinary person. Ji Tongying's little trick can't get into people's eyes at all.
"This is inevitably too young...... "Song was a little surprised.
Because of that round face, Queen Li's appearance only looked like twelve or thirteen.
But she's done it.
The second lady sneered on the side and said, "The women in the palace can still have a lot of time to be young." ”
The people at the Xie family's table heard it clearly.
The fourth lady suddenly said, "Hey, sixth brother and sister, isn't that Mrs. Yan?" Why don't you go over and say hello? ”
Her voice was not small, and Xiao Wan was not far away, so she heard the sound and turned her head to look.
This is good, if the Song family doesn't go over to say hello, he can't say it.
But in this way, anyone can understand that it is the Xie family who is climbing the Yan family.
The second lady and the Jiang family both secretly felt embarrassed, and they all glanced at the fourth wife.
The fourth lady closed her mouth and did not speak, her eyes wandering.
"I'll go and I'll be back." Song pursed his lips, got up and walked to Xiao Wan's table, and said with a smile, "Mrs. Yan." ”
Xiao Wan also stood up and replied, "Mrs. Xie Liu." ”
But there was a polite detachment in her expression that anyone could understand.
As soon as the Song family left, someone quietly asked Xiao Wan, "Mrs. Yan, is that the Xie Liu family who is married to your second son?" ”
Xiao Wan covered his eyes, took a sip of the tea in the cup, and said slowly: "It's just the verbal words of Grandpa Guo......"
Whether it was true or false, she suddenly didn't know.
The eyes of the people were subtle. (To be continued......)
PS: The first update~~ Regarding the previous dream, you can continue to guess that it was a very big pot of dog blood...... In addition, the male protagonist has a problem...... There are about tens of thousands of words, and the male protagonist's role will be so much that they are irritable......