The carriage turned around the corner, and the sound of horses' hooves sounded one after another, without lifting the curtain to look out, Bai Yanran also knew that it must be the carriages of the ladies and ladies of various families outside.

The Hundred Flowers Banquet is an old practice in previous years, the Queen Mother had chosen a relative for the prince, coinciding with the spring when a hundred flowers bloom, and the royal garden is rare with strange flowers and plants, so it is an excuse to enjoy the flowers and let the ladies of each family bring the young lady of marriageable age into the palace to have a look.

The queen mother is a lively person, especially after the death of the first emperor, she has lived in the deep palace for a long time and has no children. It is inevitable to be lonely under Huan's knees. In order to show filial piety, Emperor Yuanhe asked the queen to organize this hundred flowers banquet every year, so that the queen mother was lively.

After the queen mother went, this banquet did not stop, but the queen inevitably wasted the grass every year, and changed it to once every three years, but it was lively. Today, the Hundred Flowers Banquet has become a status symbol for the officials and relatives in Beijing.

Although it is customary to invite the families of hundreds of officials, there are many officials in Beijing who always have to pick and choose, and at this time, the status and prestige of the lord in the court is a vital role.

Relatively speaking, for the wives and ladies of the official family, this Hundred Flowers Banquet is also a place to show their connections. Being able to make more friends with dignitaries and dignitaries is also of great help to your own lord.

Yes, the people present today are all dressed in brocade and jewelry. It is also because of this that the famous jewelry and clothing shops in Beijing have not been listed for orders recently, and they have already saved too much work in their hands, all of which are required before the Hundred Flowers Banquet.

The deposit received by Huarong Pavilion the month before last was a lot of money, and Bai Yanran thought about giving some rewards and condolences to the guys.

She thought about these trivial things in her heart, turning a blind eye to the whispers around her, but Su Xin and Zhu Ling on the side did not have such a realm, and their faces were not very good-looking.

Don't say that such a feast as the Hundred Flowers Banquet is an ordinary palace banquet, and there is no rule for the concubines in the family to come. Two days ago, there were some rumors, and everyone was still suspicious, but now when they see Qin Ruhua, they don't believe it.

In this way, everyone's gaze at Bai Yanran was much more subtle. There are those who have mercy, there are those who ridicule, and there are even more who gloat. But even if Bai Yanran is degraded in private, he still has to behave in a proper manner.

Bai Yanran took it one by one with a calm expression, and sent everyone away decently, and then led Qin Ruhua to find a quiet place.

There were lush flowers on the side, covered by a few flowers and trees, and the people in front didn't notice that someone was coming from behind, and they were still taking care of themselves: "Really, my sister-in-law's cousin's daughter is on an errand in Liuli Palace, and I personally told my sister-in-law's brother-in-law that it is true!" ”

Someone sighed as if it were true or false: "I really can't think of it, what kind of nun should a good golden branch and jade leaf be?" ”

Another said: "How can this not be thought of, this is clearly thought of." Rather than marrying away from home and relatives, and having an unpredictable future from now on, it is better to be a nun and be at ease. ”

At first, the man said, "That's what I said." However, I heard that the regent of Nanrong Kesheng has a good skin, and he is personable and knows how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, and he is in a high position in Nanrong, so the princess does not have to rush to become a monk now. ”

"It's so good, anyway, the princess doesn't want to, then you go and get married!"

"I'm not a princess, how can I have such a good life."

The three of them walked around the front with a smile, and probably wanted to go into the pavilion to sit for a while, but they happened to take a look at Bai Yanran in the pavilion, and their faces changed, obviously recognizing Bai Yanran's identity.

Before Bai Yanran could speak, Qin Ruhua had already hurriedly got up, and the six gods stood beside Bai Yanran without a master, but they looked weak-hearted, so that the three of them couldn't pretend if they didn't have anything to do.

One of them reacted very quickly, it was the woman who had learned the "truth" from the daughter of her sister-in-law's cousin's family, she immediately took two steps forward, pretending not to know and asked: "This sister is so good-looking, I don't know which lady it is?" ”

She probably thought that Bai Yanran was going to reproach them for chewing the root of their tongues, but she was actually preparing to strike first, deliberately stating Qin Ruhua's identity, stepping on the sore spot so that Bai Yanran had no face to speak.

Qin Ruhua lowered her head more and more, and she didn't dare to answer timidly, so she just looked at Bai Yanran vigorously.

Bai Yanran originally didn't want to worry about them, but now the rumors are spreading as she wants. But this person bumped into it himself, so she can't be blamed.

She raised her eyes lightly, her figure did not move, and she only said: "Before asking people, shouldn't you report yourself first?" ”

The woman bowed slightly when she heard this, and replied, "I am the third lady of the Que family, can the princess recognize me?" ”

She said this quite proudly, as if she was sure that Bai Yanran should reply next: "Ah." It turned out to be ......"

But Bai Yanran shook her head and said, "I don't recognize it." ”

She is telling the truth, but the truth is even more hurtful, and Miss Que San is silent even if she is gloomy. However, the woman next to her played a round and added: "The Que family is Gu Hou's Yue family, and Miss Que San is the sister of Mrs. Hou. ”

Bai Yanran knew in her heart, it seemed that the official position of this third lady's husband was not high, and she probably borrowed the light of her sister and brother-in-law to participate in the Hundred Flowers Banquet. So now that I'm in trouble, it's my sister's name that moves out, but I show my identity when I wasn't out of the cabinet.

Bai Yanran suddenly realized, nodded and said, "I see, disrespectful and disrespectful." ”

Bai Yanran did not rush to kill them all, but this sentence of "disrespect and disrespect" also made Miss Que San blush, gritting her teeth and unable to speak.

The most embarrassing thing is that after saying this, Bai Yanran was silent again, only looking at the scenery on the side, and completely ignoring the three people in front of her.

The third miss was ashamed and annoyed, but the two people beside her noticed that Bai Yanran did not intend to pursue them, so they hurriedly saluted and dragged Miss Que San away.

Seeing that the three of them were gone, Bai Yanran withdrew her gaze from the lingering flowers, but she didn't ask Qin Ruhua next to her to sit down, as if she didn't notice anything wrong at all.

But before he heard the footsteps of those people, he bumped into something saluting in unison. Without waiting for Bai Yanran to guess, Princess Changping walked in from behind the arch, and Bai Yanran got up to greet her.

Seeing the ceremony, Bai Yanran smiled and said: "The princess looks much better now, and this year the Hou Ye's mansion failed to hold a spring banquet, I don't know how many people sighed." The princess should take care of herself. ”

Princess Changping's big and small banquets every year are all caused by interest, and now Bai Yanran said this naturally made her heart flutter, and took Bai Yanran's hand and said affectionately: "You kid is sweet-mouthed." ”

The two were talking, and suddenly there was an exclamation behind them, but it was Qin Ruhua who seemed to finally couldn't stand still and almost fainted, which provoked Guan's mother to exclaim.

Without waiting for anyone to ask, Mother Guan looked up at Bai Yanran and said: "Please also ask the princess to be good, my young lady has always been frail, and she can't help but fight for a long time, and please ask the princess to calm her anger, don't be angry with my young lady." ”

Su Xin on the side was dumbfounded when she heard this, although she didn't understand why Miss didn't let Aunt Qin sit down, but Aunt Qin only stood for a moment, how could she say it from Mother Guan now, as if she had been tortured.

Bai Yanran's expression remained unchanged when she heard this, as if she had expected it, and asked with concern about Qin Ruhua: "Is there a big problem with Sister Qin's body?" Forget it, I'd better ask someone to invite the imperial doctor, so that nothing will go wrong at the banquet in a while. ”

Qin Ruhua just wanted Princess Changping to think that she had been treated harshly by Bai Yanran, and she didn't want to make a big deal about it, but Bai Yanran reacted so quickly, and the imperial doctor came to see the clues, but it was difficult for her to ride a tiger.

Qin Ruhua squeezed out a smile and said: "There is no need to be so troublesome, the concubine has always been in bad health, it was Guan's mother who made a fuss and disturbed her sister, and the concubine made compensation to the princess and princess." ”

She was pale, her body was weak, and she had a strong smile on her face, looking at what she had been wronged but still forbearing.

Unexpectedly, Princess Changping was originally a heroic character, and she hated these pretentious women the most, and when she heard this, she raised her eyebrows and said coldly: "Since you know that your subordinates are not sensible, you should teach a lesson, so as not to collide with the nobles and lose your life one day." ”

What Princess Changping said was unceremoniously, and she had a compelling majesty, which frightened Guan's mother to turn pale, and Qin Ruhua shouldn't squeak anymore. Princess Changping looked disdainful, so she pulled Bai Yanran out a few steps to speak.

Seeing that there was no one around, Princess Changping did not beat around the bush, and said bluntly: "The imperial sister-in-law is really not like words, just stuff these messy people into Lingyun Mansion, and bring these women into the palace, how can there be a reason for the concubine to come to such a palace banquet, I think the queen is confused." ”

Seeing that Bai Yanran lowered her eyes and was silent, Princess Changping patted her hand and said, "Yanran, I have wronged you." I saw that the woman was not a fuel-efficient lamp, in fact, I just came, and I happened to see the daughter of the Que family.

I thought that if you couldn't deal with me, it wouldn't be too late to go out, but you are a smart one, and you will send her away lightly, but I can see all the careful thoughts of the concubines in your house. ”

Princess Changping was originally married to the Hou Mansion in order to win the hearts of the people, but it was rare to fall in love with the Hou Ye, and only the husband and wife were quiet and quiet in the house, so they naturally had a headache when they looked at these bad things.

She said earnestly: "In the future, you have to be careful, it is said that it is difficult to prevent thieves." Didn't my poor sister suffer this loss and let an out-of-room bully lose her life. ”

What she said was naturally Gu Yueyao's mother, Princess Ning'an, but she did not shy away from the inside story. Princess Changping said everything from the bottom of her heart, Bai Yanran knew what was wrong, and nodded: "What the princess said is that Yanran knows what is powerful, and she will be more careful." ”

Princess Changping smiled: "I know you are a smart person, you can understand everything." Thanks to you for maneuvering around the previous time, now Yueyao has figured it out, it is a good thing for her and for you, I should thank you well. ”

Bai Yanran shook her head and smiled: "The county lord of Mingzhu is a transparent person, otherwise it would be useless for anyone to say it." I used to have a two-sided relationship with the county lord of Mingzhu, but in fact, I envy the county lord's free and easy temperament, and I am really a little similar to the princess. ”

Princess Changping also smiled proudly: "That's right, it's about a long time since I was a child, and Yueyao's temperament is indeed three points like me." ”

As the two were talking, they heard a burst of laughter not far away, and thought it was the queen mother, so they turned out. Who knew that the person who came was Concubine Shu, and there was a person beside her, it was Tong Ruoyao.

As soon as she saw Tong Ruoyao's appearance, Princess Changping frowned.