"The Queen Mother has arrived."

With the shrill voice of Gonggong Xie, the Tong family came, and everyone saluted.

"It's all flat. Today is a banquet in the palace, and you are guests, so you don't have to be restrained. ”

That being said, who would really treat themselves as guests.

After getting up, Bai Yanran saw that there was a person behind the queen, it was Lan Yingxin. Not surprisingly, there was another whisper around him. Bai Yanran could probably guess why the queen specially wanted to bring Lan Yingxin with her today.

In the past, there was Old Master Lan, even if she was not in the court, but Yu Wei was still there. Now that Mrs. Lan is gone, although Lan Wenming is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, Lan Yingxin has not been raised by her father's side since she was a child, so it is inevitable that there will be some gossip.

The queen cherishes her sister's widow and has always taken more care of Lan Yingxin. Today's move is also to show everyone that even if there is no old lady Lan Yingxin, she is not allowed to be bullied.

And what everyone criticized in private, in addition to the father-daughter estrangement between Lan Yingxin and Lan Shangshu, was implicated in the scandal of her cousin Lan Yuanxin.

At the beginning, Lan Yuanxin's scandal was so big that Yu Xiang, who was even involved, lost his position as the prince. Lan Yuanxin didn't please her, and now she has disappeared from the capital, and I don't know which rural village she was sent to.

And the biggest victim in this oolong farce is Tong Wenguang, first the emperor suddenly gave marriage, and then he flew into trouble, and he was cuckolded and made the world know.

Listening to the discussion all around now, it is inevitable that Tong Wenguang will be mentioned, and Mrs. Tong will not be very happy.

Although this has nothing to do with Lan Yingxin, they are all the daughters of the Lan family, so they will naturally be implicated. Although Lan Yingxin is still a relative of the Tong family, Mrs. Tong has no affection for the sister-in-law who died early.

Especially as soon as Mrs. Lan died, Lan Shangshu was not very affectionate to this daughter, and Mrs. Tong San originally picked her nose and eyes at Lan Yingxin. But today's queen mother's appearance made her see some other ways.

The order of seats in this palace banquet is very particular, mostly based on the level of status, and naturally there is a difference between relatives and relatives.

For example, the queen is the princess of Changping, the crown princess, Princess An, Princess Shaohan, the princess of Mingzhu and others are seated in turn. In the banquet on the left are Concubine Shu, Mrs. Yu, Mrs. Zuo and other official wives.

The Tong family gave Lan Yingxin enough noodles today, and specially set up a seat next to her seat, which is enough to show her elevation, and everyone will naturally understand.

Everyone got up and sat down, Tong's gaze swept around, stopped on Bai Yanran for a while, looked at her again, and said softly: "Shaohan, there is some wind in the garden today, if you feel unwell for a while, you can go back to rest by yourself, you don't have to hold on." ”

Princess Shaohan was born weak, and the imperial doctors in the palace have seen it all, but it is said that it is a weak disease brought by the mother's womb, which cannot be cured at all, so she can only be raised like this. Su Ri rarely shows up, and it is rare to see it at the palace banquet.

It's just that when I saw it this time, I found that Princess Shaohan seemed to be getting more and more angry. It's March now, but she's still wearing a winter cloak.

As if she was startled by the queen's words, Princess Shaohan coughed uncontrollably before she spoke. It was easy to stop coughing, and then he got up and said softly: "Erchen, thank you for your kindness." ”

The voice was as thin as a mosquito's chirping, as if there was more air in and less air out, but the queen seemed to be used to it, and nodded her head as usual and motioned for her to sit down.

Bai Yanran sighed in her heart, remembering that this Shaohan princess was not inferior to Zuo Weiyu, and her appearance was also beautiful and quiet, which was a pity.

It is said that it is a flower-viewing banquet, but the visitors are all dressed up to attend. Especially the young ladies of the official family who have not come out of the cabinet, they are more delicate than flowers, and I don't know if this Hundred Flowers Banquet is talking about the flowers or people in the imperial garden.

A hundred flowers compete for beauty, and a hundred flowers compete for beauty.

Zuo Weiyu, the first talented woman in the capital, admires herself on weekdays, rarely shows up, and it is inevitable that she will appear today, cold and beautiful, and it will inevitably attract people's attention.

In comparison, Yu Shanshan is much inferior, but fortunately, today she is no longer wearing heavy makeup, which makes it difficult to look at directly, and she was originally a young lady with clear eyebrows.

However, even so, from time to time, some people still looked at Bai Yanran's side, intentionally or unintentionally, and it was Qin Ruhua behind her who looked at her. Even Zuo Weiyu, who has always regarded himself very highly, looked at it a few times without moving, let alone others.

Tong Ruoyao was dressed in a gorgeous costume today, sitting behind Concubine Shu, who was originally proud, but now she noticed those eyes looking at Qin Ruhua, and slowly sank her face.

When she saw Qin Ruhua for the first time in the Tong family, she was inevitably amazed, and then she was deeply jealous, especially when she learned that the old lady was going to send Qin Ruhua to King An's Mansion as a concubine with her.

Although the prince has been lukewarm to himself these days, he has also snubbed Qin Ruhua, which makes Tong Ruoyao's heart settle down.

No matter how she bullied her in the palace, Qin Ruhua looked like she was angry. even let Hanjin rob her jewelry, just to make her ugly today. But I don't want to, but even so, I still can't get my wish.

Concubine Shu didn't know that her sister was drinking, so she turned around and clinked glasses with her by drinking, with a smile on her face, but said in her mouth: "Today is the queen's hundred flowers banquet, you are not allowed to make any mistakes, and if you have any anger, you will press me and wait until I go back." ”

Tong Ruoyao knew the severity, and bowed her head sullenly and drank.

Tong said a few words above, and then called someone to open the table.

It is a hundred flowers feast, and it is inevitable to use flowers to eat at the banquet, and what came up is the flower cake and flower stuffing, and now the table is mostly new dishes that the imperial chefs have worked hard for.

Qi Simin was still holding on to the identity of the crown princess at first, but soon forgot that he couldn't stop chopsticks. Bai Yanran was helpless, so she had to toast occasionally, but she couldn't stop Qi Simin's enthusiasm.

Suddenly heard a "poof" behind her, Bai Yanran followed the reputation, but it was Gu Lingjiao behind Gu Yueyao.

Gu Lingjiao is the daughter of Gu Hou and Mrs. Jin, no more than two years younger than Gu Yueyao, and should sit opposite her mother at the banquet, but for some reason she sat behind Gu Yueyao.

Gu Yueyao naturally heard her sister's laughter, stretched out her hand and knocked on the table reluctantly, and Gu Lingjiao was honest. It's just that a pair of eyes are still looking at it with bones, and when she sees Bai Yanran, she is also smiling.

Bai Yanran saw that her eyes were smart and clear, and she didn't mean to mock, so she didn't care much.

When she turned her head, she happened to meet Gu Yueyao's eyes, and Gu Yueyao nodded at her with a comfortable expression. Bai Yanran smiled faintly, and also smiled, and then the two of them withdrew their gazes.

After Qi Simin tasted it, he roughly guessed the ingredients and process, and put down the chopsticks with satisfaction. After a while, the palace people came up and removed the banquet and put the flower tea on the table again.

Tong Shi said: "Last year, this year is really a good year, and even the flowers in the imperial garden are very good." The sun is just right now, and it's perfect for cherry blossom viewing. ”

Concubine Shu stepped forward diligently, personally helped Tong Shi up, and said with a smile on her face: "What the queen said is that especially the clump of Wei purple peony is the best." His Royal Highness King An still has a heart, and specially found people from outside to plant in the imperial garden, which is graceful and atmospheric, and is the most compatible with the queen's mother. ”

The Tong family was born in a famous family and has been in charge of the harem for decades, and Su Ri is a little unsmiling. But the most proud thing is the two princes under their knees, Concubine Shu's fart hit the point, and Tong couldn't help but smile.

She turned to see Tong Ruoyao who was following Concubine Shu, and specially called her to come to her side, and accompanied Lan Yingxin to the garden to see the flowers. The ladies who followed behind each other looked at each other, and their expressions were different.

Lan Yingxin has always been silent, but Tong Ruoyao is a person who can coax people, and quickly coaxed Tong's smile. Coupled with Concubine Shu's help, it was really harmonious.

Tong Ruoyao saw that the timing was right, and she had already seen that the third lady Tong was not far away, leading Qin Ruhua to talk to the ladies, and specially led the Tong family there. The people in front quickly noticed it and turned around to salute.

Concubine Shu smiled first: "I look a little familiar with the third lady of Tong's side, but the Qin family of King An's mansion? ”

Mrs. Tong San has never looked down on Concubine Shu very much, and replied lukewarmly: "Concubine Shu has good eyesight, this is the concubine of King An, the Qin family, and the daughter of the old lady of my family, so she will go with me." ”

Tong Ruoyao was surprised: "Sister Qin has always been intimate with the princess in the palace, but I didn't hear her mention Old Lady Tong, why didn't she follow the princess today but was with Third Lady Tong?" ”

As soon as her words came out, Tong inevitably felt that Qin Ruhua was a two-sided person and scheming. Mrs. Tong was not very happy when she heard this, but she also knew that it was not the time for an attack, so she only said: "Aunt Tong said that she laughed, I heard that you are not close to Ruhua, and it is natural that you have not heard of it." ”

Seeing that the queen's mother looked at Qin Ruhua's eyes more and more displeased, Tong Ruoyao was proud, exchanged a look with Concubine Shu, and prepared to take the queen away. At this moment, a figure suddenly fell out beside her.

"Oops" was followed by another crisper cracking sound. Tong Ruoyao looked fixedly, and saw that it was her attendant Hanjin lying on the ground, and her heart suddenly tightened.

Concubine Shu's face also changed, and she scolded: "Stupid thing, don't get up quickly if you block the way of the queen." ”

"Wait!"

Tong suddenly spoke, and Han Jin, who was still confused, also came back to his senses, and his face turned pale suddenly. The people around whispered, but what they saw was not Hanjin, but the broken bracelet on the ground.

The people present are all from rich and noble families, and they naturally know the goods when they see more good things. The bracelet on Hanjin's wrist is not extraordinary, and it is definitely not something that a girl can wear. Especially now that she is pale and secretive, it is even more intriguing.

The Tong family naturally recognized that this was something she had given her, and turned to look at Qin Ruhua, and really saw that she was wearing a bracelet on her wrist. It's just that the color is similar, and I didn't notice it after a cursory look.

Seeing Qin Ruhua's cowering look, Tong's gaze swept over Tong Ruoyao and Concubine Shu, and finally looked at Hanjin on the ground, and when he spoke, he was not angry and arrogant, and asked, "Where did this bracelet come from?" ”

Hanjin was so frightened that he buried his head and trembled, but he didn't dare to answer. Tong Ruoyao knew that if things were to make a big fuss, she would definitely not be able to please her, so she had mixed feelings in her heart, and turned her head to look at Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu's face was calm, and she shook her head at Tong Ruoyao, telling her to calm down for a while.

The errand was run by Xie Gonggong, and now that something went wrong, he was also gloomy, so he slapped him and shouted: "The queen mother asked you something, say!" Why did this bracelet that the queen mother gave to the Qin family wear on your hand? ”

Only then did everyone suddenly realize, and their eyes looked at Tong Ruoyao intentionally or unintentionally. Tong Ruoyao was uneasy in her heart, seeing that Hanjin was about to lose her mouth, she suddenly knelt down on the side, kowtowed and shouted: "The queen mother spares her life, the queen mother spares her life!" ”