So when the three of them went back, Li Xiaoqi had an extra pot of peonies in his hand.

Although the portion was not light, he was very proud.

Jiang Fang couldn't get used to the smile on his face.

"It's just a step faster, is it necessary to be so stubborn?"

Li Xiaoqi smiled and showed a mouthful of neat white teeth.

Jiang Fang looked away in disgust.

Meng Qingyun only felt very funny: "It's just a pot of flowers, how can you two be like children, stupid and cute." ”

Jiang Fang and Li Xiaoqi both glanced at her - you are a stupid girl.

Seeing that it was almost noon, all three of them were hungry.

After watching the dragon boat competition in the Linshui Palace, the official family will drive to Qionglin Garden, and then go to Baojin Building to feast with the ministers. The concubines of the inner palace also held separate banquets.

The three of them walked all the way to Baojin Tower.

Halfway through, they ran into the attendants who had come to them.

Jiang Fang's guard Holly, Li Xiaoqi's servant, and Meng Qingyun's maidservant Asakusa.

Li Xiaoqi hugged this pot of peony, and his hands were already heavy, so he hurriedly handed it over to the little guy.

Asakusa complained to Meng Qingyun: "I've never seen a girl run like this, the banquet in Baojin Building is about to start, and the official ordered me to look for you everywhere." ”

Holly also said to Jiang Fang: "The official family told His Royal Highness to go to Baojin Tower quickly, and break your leg if it is late." ”

Meng Qingyun and Li Xiaoqi both wanted to laugh a little.

The official's attitude towards Jiang Fang is also very interesting, a bit like a son who is not angry, with disgust in affection, and always thinking about it in disgust.

Jiang Fang touched his nose, technically ignored the words of breaking his leg, and only asked Holly: "Is there a carriage?" We're all tired of walking. ”

Holly did bring a carriage, and as soon as she whistled, a coachman came in drove.

The three of them got into the car together.

After a while, I arrived at the downstairs of Baojin.

Meng Qingyun is a female dependant and was arranged to have a banquet with her concubines. As for Jiang Fang and Li Xiaoqi, they have their own regular arrangements.

Baojin Building has a total of seven floors, with three mountains and cornices.

The banquets of the officials and ministers were arranged on the third floor, and the banquets of the concubines were placed on the fourth floor.

There are not many concubines who travel with the official family this time, but there are only about a dozen, plus the foreign women who are specially called to accompany them, there are only more than 40 people, and there are six tables with eight people at each table.

The maids who served the banquet walked back and forth between the banquets like butterflies wearing flowers.

In front of Baojin Building, there are hundreds of military plays, which is very lively.

After Meng Qingyun was led into the house by the palace maid, he was brought to Concubine Yao and Concubine Min Shu.

Yao Guifei said: "Where did you go to play?" ”

Meng Qingyun replied: "I walked around, the courtiers came to Jinmingchi for the first time, and everything was fresh. ”

Yao Guifei smiled and nodded, and then introduced Meng Qingyun's identity to the others.

All the women present here are internal and external women, and naturally they all know that Meng Jin is a newly promoted official favorite minister, and he was recruited to Beijing three times, so he is kind to Meng Qingyun.

Concubine Yao asked the palace maid to take Meng Qingyun into the seat.

As a result, when she walked to the table, she found that it was He Luo who was staring at her with a pair of eyes on the other side.

He Luo said to a girl sitting on the throne: "Sister Shouyang, look, this is the woman I am talking about. ”

The palace maid who led Meng Qingyun over whispered behind her, "This is Princess Shouyang." ”

Princess Shouyang is the only heir of the official family, and her biological mother is Yao Guifei, who is loved by thousands of people.

Meng Qingyun raised his eyes and saw that this princess was born with a goose egg face similar to Yao Guifei, but her skin was not as fair as that of ordinary official girls, but a slight honey color.

Wearing a high-waisted skirt imitating the Tang style, her plump breasts were held up very eye-catchingly, and she wore a golden jewel-encrusted necklace around her neck.

A head of green silk is all gathered on the top of the head, tied with a gold crown, and the hairpin extending from the gold crown falls down a long tassel, which shakes slightly next to the cheeks, and sets off the eyebrows more and more exquisitely.

Her eyebrows are drawn slender and tall, with a pair of phoenix eyes with narrow tails, and she hasn't opened her mouth yet, just looking at her like this, she has already overflowed with arrogance and coldness all over her face.

Princess Shouyang's eyes turned slightly on Meng Qingyun's face, and she said to He Luo: "Better looking than you." ”

He Luo suddenly held his breath: "Which end are you?" ”

Princess Shouyang lowered her eyelids, played with the silver spoon in her hand boredly, and said lightly: "I'm not anywhere." ”

Meng Qingyun took a seat.

In addition to Princess Shouyang and He Luo, all of them are the daughters of the families of dignitaries, and everyone greets each other softly and informs them of their names and family history.

The first few are very ordinary, until the last one.

"My father, Sun Yun, my name is Sun Man'er." The young lady dressed as a young woman stared at Meng Qingyun and paused word by word, "My husband is Jiang Yang, the third lang of the former Lu Palace. ”

Meng Qingyun's heart sank and he looked at her.

The other party's eyes were cold.

He Luo said in a strange manner: "This is the enemy." ”

Everyone here knows that the Lu Wangfu was impeached and overthrown by the Meng family.

Sun Man'er is the third daughter-in-law of King Lu, and Jiang Yang was originally a very popular candidate for the heir of an official family, and Sun Man'er was also in the limelight for a while.

After the fall of King Lu's mansion, all the family members became concubines. Sun Man'er could only take Jiang Yang and take refuge in Bianjing's mother's house.

Last year, the coffin led by Jiang Yang asked for blood on the long street, but it caused a sensation in the entire Bianjing City.

Now, less than half a year has passed, and everyone still remembers it vividly.

Sun Man'er and Meng Qingyun are naturally enemies.

Meng Qingyun secretly said that he was unlucky, fortunately, there were still three seats between Sun Man'er and her, if they were side by side, it would be extremely embarrassing.

With this relationship, and Princess Shouyang, who is the main seat, is very cold and ignores everyone, so that the atmosphere at the banquet is very dull.

Everyone is watching their noses and noses, and they don't dare to say a word, they just hope to end it quickly.

The table is obviously full of delicacies, but everyone tastes the same as chewing wax.

Especially Princess Shouyang, any food is just one bite and thrown aside, and the look on her face is always impatient.

"Where's your family? Didn't come today? ”

She suddenly spoke, and everyone looked up in confusion and looked at each other, only to judge that it was Sun Man'er who was asking.

Sun Man'er said: "He is the son of a criminal minister, he doesn't dare to see people, where can he dare to come to such an occasion." ”

Princess Shouyang sneered: "Isn't King Lu alone responsible for all the crimes?" What's so bad about him? A dignified man, he doesn't even have this responsibility, he relies on his wife, eats soft rice, and sneers at ......"

Sun Man'er's face was suddenly ugly, and she didn't dare to offend her, so she could only bow her head in anger.

Princess Shouyang didn't chase her and ridicule her, but suddenly asked Meng Qingyun: "I heard that you are from Jiangnan, what's so fun in Jiangnan?" ”

This kind of bad-tempered princess, although Meng Qingyun has seen less in this life, has seen more in his previous life. The more wealthy the daughters, the more willful and arrogant girls.

She was not stunned, and said with a smile: "The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is better than that of Bianjing, and the climate is also better." ”

So straightforward and bold? Everyone else gave her a horrified look.

Princess Shouyang was also surprised by this answer and raised her eyebrows slightly.

He Luo jumped out and retorted: "Bianjing is the capital of the Huanghuang Emperor, isn't it the best place in the world?" ”

Meng Qingyun said: "Although Bianjing is good, it is just the spirit of the emperor, but in terms of water, soil and climate, Jiangnan is more supportive." In the spring of Jiangnan, the wind is soft, the rain is fine, and the people of Jiangnan are also kind and gentle, especially the guests, who are as warm as the spring breeze. ”

He Luo's eyes flashed, and he said, "Are you mocking us Bianjing people for their bad temper and hospitality?" ”

Princess Shouyang looked her up and down again, and suddenly smiled.

"Interesting."