The Xiao family of Cheng'en Mansion is located in Xingning Fang in the east of the imperial city.

Shen Shu followed the car of the eldest princess of Yongning to the Cheng'en Mansion, most of the guests had already come, and the carriages of each province were parked on both sides of the wide avenue of Xingning Fang.

As soon as they got off the carriage, the sons and nephews of the Cheng'en Mansion who were in charge of welcoming the guests personally greeted them and led them into the mansion.

The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were civilized, especially in such a banquet where the nobles gathered, and they did not pay attention to the separation of men and women.

This banquet is not only a flower banquet, but the venue for the banquet is naturally chosen in the extremely luxurious Muhua Garden of the Chengen Mansion.

After Shen Shu decided to go to the flower banquet, she did her homework.

The Chengen Mansion has two emperors and queens, the Queen Mother and the current Empress, and these two are aunts and nephews.

Because of the death of Lao Cheng'en Gongxian, the current Cheng'en Gong is the eldest brother of the Queen Mother, Xiao Dezong, the eldest son of Lao Cheng'en.

In addition to Xiao Dezong, Lao Chengen Gong also has a second son Xiao Desheng who loves him the most.

The mother of the crown prince and King Yi, the queen Xiao, is the daughter of the second son, Xiao Desheng, who passed from a distant relative.

Even if she is a stepdaughter, being able to become the emperor is also the glory of the second room.

After the death of the old Chengengong, in order to commemorate the old Chengengong, the eldest brother of the Empress Dowager is specially allowed to be Chengengong, and the queen's father Xiao Desheng is Chengenhou.

The Cheng'en Mansion and the Cheng'en Hou Mansion are both located in Xingningfang.

Muhua Garden is located between the two prefectures.

Because he had received the queen's provincial relatives in his early years, the two mansions of Cheng'en Gong and Cheng'en Hou spent millions of taels of silver to repair Muhua Garden.

Muhua Garden has become the most luxurious and beautiful garden in the royal palace.

Shen Shu followed behind the eldest princess of Yongning, and as soon as she entered Muhua Garden, wherever she went, she instantly felt as if there were countless lines of sight and looked at them.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, everyone here is so virtuous, but whoever sees his face has to look at it like a monkey. If you don't like anyone, just stare back at them, and they won't dare to look at them again. Lord Yunling lowered his voice and said.

Shen Shu nodded: "Lord Xie, I know"

"It's not enough to just know, you have to remember that A-Niang brought you out today, no matter what you do, you have to think about A-Niang's face." The Yunling County Lord was not at ease and said.

Shen Shu: "I must be cautious in my words and deeds, and I will never cause trouble to the eldest princess." ”

"You're such a great mallet."

The county lord of Yunling stretched out his hand and pinched Shen Shu's arm: "What kind of character does A-Niang have, looking at the boundary of this capital, no one dares to provoke." A-Niang has never been cautious in words and deeds, and after a while, you will follow the county lord to just let go of eating, let go of playing, and regard this Cheng'en Mansion as your own back garden. ”

Shen Shu: ......

If it is a different person, I am afraid that saying this kind of thing will be mistaken for ill-intentioned and deliberately deceiving people.

From the mouth of the Yunling County Lord, it is really necessary to "let go" in order not to lose the face of the eldest princess of Yongning.

Shen Shu couldn't cry or laugh a little, she swaggered to the flower banquet today, and in the eyes of many people, she was afraid that she was no longer afraid of death.

If you rush to "let go" and die, you will really die.

While the two were talking—

They have come to the banquet of Muhuayuan under the attention of everyone all the way.

The upper seats are located in the two-storey water pavilion on the blue lake in the park.

The eldest princess of Yongning and the county lord of Yunling were unknown to everyone, but Shen Shu appeared in front of people for the first time.

Only on this road, someone found out Shen Shu's identity and quickly reported it to the ladies in the water pavilion.

The people who were sitting and chatting in the water pavilion were all middle-aged and older princes and ladies.

When they saw them come in, they all stood up and saluted.

The county lord of Yunling was afraid that Shen Shu would not know, so he personally introduced her and pulled her to return the salute one by one.

Because of Shen Shu's face covered with white veil and the rumors of a "faceless ugly girl", everyone was a little curious about her, and they also faintly wanted to watch the excitement.

However, when they saw Shen Shu's words and deeds, her demeanor was not at all like a woman from a wild place on the border, but similar to the noble girl in the capital, but they didn't pay much attention to her.

Among the dukes and ladies present in the entire Water Pavilion, the oldest is none other than Duchess Chengen, Fahrenheit.

Mrs. Hua is the sister-in-law of the Queen Mother, and she is now over seventy years old, although her hair is full of silver threads, she does not look old.

When she saw Shen Shu, she smiled and said something about the scene, which sounded kind.

It was Chengenhou's wife Zou, the queen's titular mother.

Looking at the age of over sixty, sitting next to the Duchess of Chengen, her face was cold, and she didn't care much about anyone.

But when Shen Shu saw the ceremony, he prepared a pair of excellent mutton fat jade bracelets as a meeting gift, and politely thanked Shen Shu:

"Niangniang because of the Buddha vows in fasting, never had to summon you, the day before yesterday I entered the palace to see the queen mother, she specially asked me to thank you on her behalf, Niangniang said, you saved the life of His Royal Highness King Yi, until she finished fasting, will summon you into the palace to speak."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the ladies present became a little unpredictable.

What the Queen Mother said when she summoned Shen Shu a few days ago has already spread throughout the capital through the mouths of the servants and maids of Renshou Palace.

And now, from the mouth of Mrs. Chengenhou, hearing the attitude of the queen mother, she unconsciously looked at Shen Shu's gaze, which was a little more meaningful.

Shen Shu felt everyone's gaze, and was a little flattered to think that the queen, who had never met before, would ask Mrs. Chengenhou to lift her up in front of everyone like this.

She even called it lucky, she couldn't afford the word thank you, and said a few polite words to Mrs. Chengenhou, and then withdrew from the water pavilion with the lord of Yunling.

As soon as the two got off the bridge, they saw Princess Lao Rui and Chu Zhan together, being led towards the water pavilion.

Shen Shu saw Princess Lao Rui, thinking of the scene in the Rui Palace, her scalp was numb, and she really didn't want to be recognized, so she subconsciously wanted to avoid behind the Lord of Yunling.

But I didn't think about it—

The Yunling County Lord avoided behind her first.

"You block me, block me, I'm most afraid of seeing Princess Lao Rui."

Shen Shu: ......

"Lord Yunling?"

Princess Lao Rui saw the county lord of Yunling at a glance, and her sharp face immediately smiled: "Eh, I have seen you, what are you hiding." ”

The lord of Yunling County came out from behind Shen Shu and saluted her: "Princess Lao Rui is blessed." ”

Shen Shu also followed suit.

"This girl looks so familiar, I don't know ...... you"

Princess Lao Rui looked at Shen Shu who was veiled, and a trace of suspicion flashed in her eyes.

Shen Shu's heart tightened when she heard her ask about herself.

Just as he was hesitating how to speak, he saw Chu Zhan standing beside Princess Lao Rui, winked at her, and said with a leisurely smile: "Mother, this is my life-saving benefactor, Miss Shen, the lord of Anding County." ”

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