Chapter 202: Going to the Banquet

"I've seen His Royal Highness King Yujiang." Chen Yuan, Gu Qingwan and Ji Han all dismounted and saluted when they saw Ji Xu.

"No need to be polite." Without looking at the others, Ji Xu's gaze fell directly on Gu Qingwan, and there was deep concern in his eyes that had always been calm. He looked at her carefully and saw that she came back safe and sound, and he was relieved.

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, thank you for your concern." Gu Qingwan saw that he really cared about herself, and she felt a little guilty in her heart, she owed King Yujiang too much, and she must return this favor in the future.

"Ah Han, you're back. During the time you were away from the capital, the imperial aunt missed you very much. Ji Xu's gaze turned to Ji Han and said lightly.

Although he didn't care too much, Gu Qingwan still saw relief in his eyes, and it seemed that he was also very approving of Ji Han's choice to join the army.

"Fifth brother, thank you Fifth Brother for taking care of me during my absence." The reason why Ji Han was able to convince his parents to join the army was thanks to Ji Xu's maneuvering.

"You and my brother don't have to be polite."

"Broken Marquis." Ji Xu finally turned his gaze to Chen Yuan, "Can you take a step to speak?" ”

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Yinze pearls, mutton fat jade bracelets, reaching out and gently fiddling with jewelry, Gu Qingwan sat in front of the mirror, letting Zilan comb her hair, the candles on the table flickered and dimmed, swaying, like her mood at the moment.

Receiving Guo Guifei's invitation, although it was unexpected, but it was not surprising, it is a danger for a woman to be soft to the extreme, and Guo Guifei is undoubtedly a master. With a shallow upper lip, Gu Qingwan chuckled.

Zilan was startled, puzzled, and asked, "County Lord, what are you laughing at?" Even after Gu Qingwan got married, she couldn't change her title.

"I'm laughing, women's sadness, women's sorrow, women's stupidity, it's heart-wrenching and a little annoying at the same time......" Gu Qingwan stroked the tips of her hair very casually, indescribably elegant and graceful.

Zilan was even more confused, she didn't know who the county lord was grieving for, since the county lord married into this broken marquis's mansion, her thoughts, Zilan became more and more incomprehensible.

She originally thought that if the county lord married the Marquis of Po, she would be satisfied and happy. After all, Chen Xiaohou and the county lord are childhood sweethearts, and they have a deep affection for the county lord, and she can be seen by an outsider, and the marquis, who is not smiling on weekdays, is the most gentle to the county lord and spoiled to the extreme.

Unexpectedly, even if it was to marry the person he loved, it would not be smooth. First of all, on the wedding night, the border gate told the Hou Ye that he was in a hurry to pacify the Turks, and it would be a few months to leave. Then the county lord was taken away by the Turkic prince, and he almost never came back, but fortunately, the county lord was blessed with a great life, and finally escaped, otherwise he would have been trapped in a barbarian land for the rest of his life, and he felt afraid for a while when he thought about it.

Zilan made up her mind that she must be optimistic about the county lord, protect the county lord, and never let the county lord suffer this humiliation again.

After a long time, Gu Qingwan smiled and waited for Linglong to tidy up, Zilan came back to her senses and found that her own county lord was waiting for her to serve, so she felt a little embarrassed, and laughed softly: "County lord, dress up quickly." You still have to enter the palace. ”

Seeing her go and take out an ordinary palace costume with a silver silk ribbon, Gu Qingwan lowered her head and groaned, and said leisurely: "Don't wear this today." He stood up, came to the wardrobe, chose a set of robes, took the jewelry, and handed it to Linglong.

"Wear this set today."

Looking at Gu Qingwan dumbfounded, Zilan was dumbfounded, extremely surprised, other daughters and nobles are desperately trying to show their beauty, and her county lord, just her demeanor is better than others, usually she hides her beauty, so she never makes a fuss about clothes, but what's wrong today?

Seeing Zilan's expression, she knew what she was thinking, Gu Qingwan pouted her mouth prettyly, and said lightly: "Today, the person who is waiting for me, but Guo Guifei, who is overwhelmed by the country and the city, is a little negligent, but she is going to lose." ”

No matter what, that beautiful and noble Concubine Guo Guifei has already aroused Gu Qingwan's desire to win, and this women's war is just about to begin.

Zilan smiled, smiling very heartily, her county lord finally stopped hiding her beauty, and after the county lord dressed up, she was so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off it.

The summer day of the capital, in the evening has turned cool, in the elegant and exquisite imperial garden, even the air is with the sweetness of the herbs, at this moment the palace lamp is hung high, the garden that is still extraordinary during the day is at the moment because of the reason of light and shadow, there is a quiet interest, and the crystal clear pond above, the sparkling water surface refracts the light of the palace lamp, and adds a colorful atmosphere to the whole garden.

The palace maids either held lamps, or served plates, or stood respectfully, shuttling through the imperial garden, serving every noble lady in the courtyard. On the side of the bushes, beside the stone table, and in the jade corridor, there is a light smile, a warbler and a swallow, and the laughter of women everywhere.

"Concubine Li, I see that you have been in a daze here, what are you thinking?" Off-the-shoulder thin shirt, the person who came was enchanting, very coquettish, and approached a palace beauty sitting upright by the pond with a smile.

Concubine Li meekly raised her head, saw someone coming, slowly stood up, and greeted: "It's Sister Yinfei, I just think this pond looks very beautiful at night, so I was fascinated by it." ”

With a few chuckles, Concubine Yin realized: "This pond does look unique at night, but Concubine Li...... I'm not obsessed with the scenery of this pond. ”

My sister laughed.

"Are you joking, Concubine Li has her own number in her heart, your mood, isn't it the same from top to bottom in this harem." Concubine Yin was straightforward, blurted out something when she thought of something, glanced at Concubine Li, glanced at her mouth, and looked towards the person in the center of the garden.

Concubine Li then looked at it, her eyes darkened again, and her gentle and virtuous face was slightly distorted, and that kind of hatred secretly drifted in the air.

The king once said: It is not the best thing in my life to win the world, and to get a noble concubine to fulfill my lifelong wish.

It is not an exaggeration to use this sentence to summarize Guo Guifei's favor. Since the concubine entered the palace, the emperor's eyes can no longer tolerate other people, ordinary concubines, even the queen is no exception.

"Such a beauty, even the heavens and the earth are overshadowed." Both envious and jealous, Concubine Yin spoke, her voice was no longer relaxed, but her voice was heavy.

Concubine Li didn't have an interface, looking ahead distractedly, the concubine sat at the stone table, in addition to the queen, there were several high-ranking officials and family members at the same table, and at this moment, the light seemed to gather on the concubine's body, the kind of brilliance that was with heaven and earth, overshadowed the people at the same table, and embarrassed the women in the entire garden.

The harem is a palace of beauty, and all the women here are beautiful, all of them are delicate, and the word beauty is the most shallow in the harem. At this time, wearing a light blue gauze skirt and six glazed hostas to pull her hair, she is glamorous and noble.

What an enviable and envious beauty. What's more, she also received the emperor's unparalleled love.

Her heart twitched, Concubine Li touched her heart, as if she couldn't bear the sourness in her heart, her face turned pale. Don't look in that direction anymore.

"Strange," Concubine Yin muttered to herself, "It seems that the concubine has deliberately dressed up today, is she deliberately trying to dominate the crowd?" ”

Looking down at Concubine Li's face, Concubine Yin smiled, didn't mention it anymore, and said: "Fortunately, the fifth prince is still young, the prince has already started to help the emperor deal with political affairs, the queen has a prince, although the queen suffered a loss from Guo Guifei some time ago, she was punished by the emperor for thinking about it behind closed doors, and temporarily handed over the harem to Guo Guifei to deal with, but after all, she is the prince's biological mother, as long as the prince is still there, she can still sit firmly in the position of the lord of the harem, otherwise Guo Guifei will have no one to suppress her." ”

Hearing this, she had a little reaction, and Concubine Li was a little puzzled: "I heard that it was the students of the world who wrote to the Cambodian to let the emperor restore the real power of the queen?" ”

"Yes, I heard that it is a folk ballad, and students have gone to books, and it seems that there is a lot of pressure outside." Hearing this kind of news, I can't help but gloat a little and secretly happy.

"But, you can't hurt the concubine, can you? I always felt like someone was secretly helping her. "Several times, this kind of foreign force interfered in the harem and protected the concubine without catching a trace.

Without hearing Concubine Li's words, Concubine Yin stared intently ahead, and her mouth was amazed: "Strange ......"

"What the hell is strange?" Hearing that she kept mentioning the strange, Concubine Li was also curious.

"Don't you think today's concubine is different? She was absent-minded, looking at the door from time to time, as if she was waiting for someone. ”

"Yes......" couldn't help but stare at it again.

The people close to the stone table all felt the abnormality of the concubine, and inadvertently showed a slight nervousness, and were surprised, when there was a voice from the door, "Mrs. Po Hou has arrived-" The usually steady report voice was a little trembling when shouting.

The concubine was shocked, turned her eyes to star, and the hand holding the cup tightened her strength. Everyone followed her movements and looked towards the door.

It was the first time that many ladies saw the style comparable to the concubine, Gu Qingwan walked over, the black wide-sleeved robe with a high placket, decorated with yin red embroidery, the dark lines on the clothes were made of dark ink and bright silk threads, moving and turning, the flow lines on the body were lively, the hair was pulled up with a string of fine pearls, with a faint halo, scattered black silk, and the ultimate style of beautiful integration, but it looked bright and moving.

Today, she has changed her low-key in the past, bright and flamboyant, and her beauty is amazing.

Afterwards, someone present was asked about the demeanor of the two, and they couldn't describe it, so they said: The beauty of the concubine is noble, gorgeous, and gorgeous, so that people dare not look at it directly; Gu Qingwan's beauty is pure, bright and moving, and the beauty is intoxicating.

"It turned out to be ...... Mrs. Po Hou is here. Standing up, the concubine greeted politely, and it seemed a little difficult to blurt out the three words of the Marquis.

"Meet all the ladies and sisters," bent over and saluted, Gu Qingwan smiled lightly.

The people present felt relieved at this moment, and at the same time, they looked at Gu Qingwan and the concubine, and they all sighed.

The queen also showed a happy smile at this moment, hurriedly stood up, pulled Gu Qingwan into the seat, and as soon as she took her seat, everyone present came to greet her, and the atmosphere began to boil again. Sitting at the same table with the concubine for the first time, Gu Qingwan was not restrained, and in various topics that only women care about, time was lost little by little.