Chapter 138: Going to the Banquet

Ah Li solemnly wrote down, and after lunch, she avoided the people in the house and went to Wen'an Fang.

As soon as he arrived at Wen'anfang, Ah Li went to Fang City, and when he passed an alley, he heard the shouts of Deputy Lieutenant Zhang in the alley.

Ah Li turned her head and saw a carriage parked in the alley.

Zhang Sanzhi was standing next to the carriage, and when he saw Ah Li, he smiled and beckoned.

Ah Li lowered her head and walked to the carriage, saluted into the carriage and said, "General, Miss has something to ask the slave to bring to you." ”

Li Duan lifted the curtain, glanced out of the alley, and said, "What words?" ”

A Li bowed: "Miss said that during the night banquet, I met with the general at Chonghua Gate. ”

Li Qian frowned.

Banquet?

Then he asked, "Why do you want to be at the time of the feast?" Why didn't she come today? ”

Ah Li didn't look up, but replied: "Miss's orders, the slave and maid only know to do it, and the rest of the slave and maid don't know." ”

Li Duan sighed in his heart and nodded, "Got it, go back and tell your young lady, I will definitely come then." ”

Ah Li bowed slightly, then turned her head and left.

Zhang Sanzhi watched Ah Li walk away, and then turned around and smiled at Li Quan: "Look, general, you seem to be a little disappointed?" ”

Li Duan ignored Zhang Sanzhi, just closed the curtain and said coldly, "Go back to the camp." ”

Zhang Sanzhi shrugged.

He's a general, it's so easy to fit a person in his heart, and he really can't give up going to the soup and fire.

Ah Li quickly returned to the house and brought Li Duan's words back to Lu Guanlan.

Lu Guanlan listened, thought for a moment, and then asked, "When you go to Wen'anfang, is there someone behind you?" ”

Ah Li shook her head, "The slave maid was careful all the way, and when she went, she went around several streets, and she didn't find anyone suspicious. ”

Lu Guanlan nodded and smiled.

But then she wondered, why didn't this Song Yuemei ask people to follow her today?

The day before the palace banquet, there was a grandmother from the Shangyi Bureau in the palace who came to give Lu Guanlan clothes.

Because it is a person from the palace, many people outside the palace look at it, and they all say that this Miss Lu does not know what kind of virtue she has accumulated, and she runs to the Lu family in this palace for three days, and it is for the eldest lady of the Lu family.

What's more, it is also rumored that Lu Guanlan's disfigurement is fake, and the Lu family wants to hide this concubine at home, so that she can enter the palace one day.

After sending away the grandmother in the palace, Xiaoju told Lu Guanlan all the words that were spread outside.

Ah Li was immediately angry when she heard this, "The slave and maid look, those people outside are greedy for our young lady to win the love of the queen." ”

Lu Guanlan only laughed when he heard this, turned around and took a sip of the teacup, raised his eyes and asked Xiaoju, "What about Nixuan Pavilion and Moyuan?" ”

Xiao Ju said: "When the slave came back, I made a special trip to Nixuan Pavilion and Moyuan to see, but there was no movement, but the girl in the courtyard of the third and fourth ladies said that the third aunt also begged the master today, and wanted to go out to buy some more jewelry for the two young ladies." ”

Lu Guanlan chuckled when he heard this, "After all, it is entering the palace, and the third aunt should pay more attention to it." ”

As he spoke, Lu Guanlan put down the teacup and looked at the embroidered robe hanging on the shelves in the room.

After a while, he instructed Ah Li: "Put it away, but I will put it on early tomorrow morning." ”

"Yes, Miss." ”

At this time, I heard the sound of branches breaking outside the window.

Lu Guanlan curled the corners of his lips.

Early the next morning, Lu Bingyan asked Steward Zhao to prepare the carriage.

Ah Li persuaded for a while before persuading Lu Guanlan to get up from the bed.

"I said Miss! What time has it been, and you're still sleeping! Ah Li said, pulling Lu Guanlan to the dressing table and sitting down.

Lu Guanlan yawned and took the soup handed by Xiaoju on the side.

"Sister Ah Li is still thoughtful, and asked the slave maid to boil the soup last night, just waiting for the young lady to get up early and use it better, so as not to go to the palace when she gets it, and she can't eat for a while," Xiao Ju couldn't help but smile when she saw Lu Guanlan eating well.

Lu Guanlan said angrily: "You girl, now you even shoot Ah Li's fart, where is your Ah Li's sister thoughtful, it is obvious that your young lady's appetite is bigger than others." ”

Seeing that her young lady was like a child again, Ah Li couldn't help laughing and said: "Yes, yes, the slave and maid look at it, and our young lady can eat it, as the saying goes, it is a blessing to be able to eat!" ”

The three of them laughed and laughed, and slowly cleaned up.

I saw that Steward Zhao had sent someone to urge, saying that several young ladies were waiting at the door, so please hurry up.

As soon as Ah Li put on Lu Guanlan's coat, she helped Lu Guanlan out of the house.

At the gate of the Lu Mansion, Lu Jingzhu and Lu Lianhua and Lu Lianqing were already waiting.

Lu Jingzhu couldn't help but smile when he saw Lu Lianhua and Lu Lianqing wearing gold and silver.

Come to think of it, the third aunt has given all her wealth over the years to these two fools.

How can the nobles in this palace not have seen good things, and how can they make the nobles look up to them with these gadgets.

Thinking about it, Lu Jingzhu smiled slightly.

Coincidentally, Lu Guanlan had just come out at this time.

Seeing Lu Jingzhu smiling on his face, he couldn't help but smile and asked, "What kind of dream did the second sister have yesterday?" So happy today? ”

Lu Jingzhu was stunned for a moment and raised his eyes.

I saw Lu Guanlan walking down the stone steps from the gate.

Today's Lu Guanlan is rare to groom carefully, holding a flying fairy bun, falling tourmaline beads swaying, a green veil to cover his face, although his appearance is not visible, but there is the color of the fairy mist that covers the sun.

Lu Guanlan has been indifferent for a long time, but now with the brocade clothes sent from this palace, his eyes are bright, which is quite amazing.

Lu Jingzhu saw it in his eyes, but he was not as annoyed as usual, but stepped forward to support Lu Guanlan with a smile, "Where is the big sister, the sisters in the family can enter the palace for the banquet today, and my sister is happy." ”

Lu Guanlan quietly dodged Lu Jingzhu's outstretched hand, turned his head and got into the carriage.

Lu Jingzhu's half-stretched hand stiffened, and the smile on his face almost couldn't be hung up.

Lu Lianhua on the side saw it, sighed in her heart, and stepped forward and said, "Second sister, let's get in the car too." ”

Lu Jingzhu put on a gentle and amiable appearance again, and smiled with Lu Lianhua and Lu Lianqing into the carriage behind.

The carriages of concubines and concubines are different, and Lu Guanlan sits alone.

The carriage was about to depart, but Ah Li suddenly exclaimed.

Here, Lu Jingzhu just got into the carriage, and when he heard Lu Guanlan's carriage in front of him, he hurriedly opened the side curtain to look.

I saw that Ah Li beside Lu Guanlan had an anxious look on her face.

Lu Guanlan also lifted the curtain and asked, "What happened?" What a shouting and screaming. ”

Ah Li bowed his head and said: "The slave forgot it, the gift that the young lady prepared for the mother is still in the courtyard, and the slave forgot to take it!" ”

Lu Guanlan frowned when he heard this, and reprimanded: "Why are you so careless, don't go quickly!" ”

Ah Li hurriedly turned around and ran back to the house.

Lu Jingzhu put down the curtain, sneered in his heart, but he wanted to pretend to be worried on his face, turned his head and said to Lu Lianhua Lu Lianqing: "This maid is just careless, and even forgot the gift that the eldest sister prepared for the mother, and the eldest sister is kind-hearted, and she can still make such a mistake by treating her subordinates so kindly." ”

If it was usual, this should be said by Lu Lianqing.

But now Lu Lianqing rarely speaks, and Lu Lianhua is a stuffy gourd.

Lu Jingzhu couldn't help but tease Lu Guanlan, so he had to say it himself.

Lu Lianqing was silent on the side, just stunned, as if she had never heard Lu Jingzhu's words.

Lu Jingzhu turned his head to look at Lu Lianhua, "What does the third sister think?" ”

Lu Lianhua didn't like to ignore Lu Guanlan's affairs, and when she heard Lu Jingzhu ask herself, she just smiled and said, "Big sister has her own decisions." ”

Lu Jingzhu saw that Lu Lianhua was so cowardly, and seeing that Lu Lianqing was still stunned, he felt bored, so he simply turned his head and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Not long after, I saw Ah Li coming out of the house with a wooden box.

Now that the gifts for the queen have been taken, the ladies and relatives set off for the palace.

The queen's palace banquet is not big, but she invited many nobles in Beijing.

From the luncheon to the night, two banquets.

In this banquet, on the surface, the queen invited people to enjoy the flowers and eat tea, but in fact, in addition to the people in Beijing looking at each other, it was the ladies in the palace who were picking concubines for their sons.

In addition to family background and morality, there is also such a appearance and temperament, which is just as rare.

When Lu Guanlan was the queen in her previous life, she also held such a banquet, but she didn't have a son, and she didn't have the heart to choose any daughter-in-law.

However, there are many nobles who are busy recommending their daughters to her, in order to climb the dragon couch one day.

She has seen a lot of such banquets, and she is also annoyed.

If it weren't for Li Duan's actions, she wouldn't have to come here today to suffer this crime, let alone have anything to do with the people in this palace.

Thinking all the way, he arrived outside the Chonghua Gate.

Lu Guanlan got out of the carriage first, and was just about to step into the palace gate when he heard Chen Ruoxuan's shout behind him.

Lu Guanlan hadn't seen Chen Ruoxuan for a long time, but now that they meet again, they feel cordial.

Chen Ruoxuan had just gotten off her carriage, and when she saw Lu Guanlan not far away, she hurriedly greeted her.

Behind her, Mrs. Chen had just gotten out of the carriage, and when she saw this, she hurriedly said: "You girl, be quiet, how can you be allowed to make such a noise at the palace gate, if you go in later, you are still like this, and you will inevitably be punished by the old lady when you go back." ”

Chen Ruoxuan smiled yes, then turned her head and ran towards Lu Guanlan.

When she got closer, Chen Ruoxuan pursed her lips and complained: "If I don't come to look for you, you really won't come to look for me!" ”

Lu Guanlan smiled, "There are many things in my family, you don't know it, besides, didn't you also say it, didn't you come to look for me?" If you don't come to look for me, then I will be disgusted with me, and I will not dare to look for you again. ”

Chen Ruoxuan pinched Lu Guanlan's waist when she heard this, and said angrily: "I can't say that you have this mouth, don't you know, where am I not looking for you, it is obvious that I have been forced by my grandmother to look at my relatives these days!" ”

Lu Guanlan smiled, "Look, dear? Come to think of it, our Miss Chen is about to get married? In that case, I have to prepare a generous gift. ”

Chen Ruoxuan's expression darkened, "Don't say it, I'm annoyed." My grandmother, thinking that there had never been a literati in our family, was looking for the wood-like nerds, all of them were pedantic, and I was going to vomit! ”

Lu Guanlan smiled and shook his head, "But how do I feel that this scholar is worthy of you, it's not bad." ”

Chen Ruoxuan snorted lightly, "What's good, I'm looking for a husband like my father, those nerds, even I can't beat them." ”

Lu Guanlan shook his head and sighed: "Then our future husband of Miss Chen has to grind, who would have thought that marrying a lady is here for fighting." ”

Chen Ruoxuan sneered when she heard this, the haze on her face was swept away, and she was about to say something more when she saw an internal official coming from the palace gate.

As soon as he saw Lu Guanlan, he saluted and said, "This is Miss Lu?" ”