Although the queen's dormitory is large, it is impossible for all the female dependents who enter the palace to stay inside, so the female dependents go to the audience in batches according to their rank, and then they are taken by the palace people to the place where the banquet is held and sit and wait for the banquet to begin.

Xu Tianci is in the second grade, so Xie Linlang and Liu Jiaojiao are ranked higher among all the female relatives who have been met, and Queen Sun estimates that there are too many people to see today, so even if she saw Liu Jiaojiao, who had a good impression, she just asked a few more words than others, and asked them to step back first.

The banquet was held in two gardens in the palace that were very close to each other, the smaller one on the left was used for the men's dinner, and the larger garden on the right was for the women's families.

The number of female dependents is more than that of men, after all, every official's family has at least two people, a wife and a daughter, and some families have several daughters, so this is arranged.

After Xie Linlang took Liu Jiaojiao to the garden, she did not rush to sit down in her place, but asked Tinghe to hand a purse to the palace person who led the way, saying that she couldn't stand the noise at the beginning of her serious illness, and wanted to find a quiet place to sit for a while.

The palace people who took the reward naturally had a good attitude, and hurriedly pointed out a secluded place very close to the garden, and instructed the two not to go far, so as not to collide with the nobles in the palace.

Xie Linlang immediately led her daughter to that place, which was indeed a secluded place, and there was a small bamboo forest that could cover her body.

She asked the three of them to stay outside, and once there was any movement, they would immediately remind them, and by the way, they would watch the time and not miss the opening ceremony, so they pulled her daughter into the bamboo forest.

After confirming that the bamboo forest had completely covered the figures of the two, Xie Linlang stopped, looked at Liu Jiaojiao with teary eyes, and lowered her voice and said, "Jiaojiao, my mother is sorry for you!" If it wasn't for the fact that your mother didn't take a good look at you back then, you wouldn't have suffered so much! ”

Liu Jiaojiao clenched the hand she had been holding onto, smiled and comforted: "I don't blame you for what happened back then, and I haven't suffered much over the years, so don't feel guilty anymore." ”

Xie Linlang's heart became more and more sour when she heard this, her daughter was so sensible, but she couldn't grow up by her side, in the final analysis, she owed her!

She raised her right hand a little tremblingly, gently stroked Liu Jiaojiao's face, and then shook her hand, and said in disbelief: "Jiaojiao, your face ......"

Liu Jiaojiao said helplessly: "Mother, I did it on purpose. At that time, I didn't know what would happen when I entered Beijing, and it wasn't necessarily a good thing to look too good, so I ......"

Although the disguise technique produced by the system cannot be seen with the naked eye, if you touch it with your hands, you can still clearly feel the difference, after all, human skin has temperature, and no matter how thin the mask is, it cannot be exactly the same as the real skin.

The Xie family knew that she had changed her appearance, the people of Qingxinfang and Gu Tingfeng were both men, who would dare to do it to her face? Even if Gu Tingjun had doubts in his heart, it was impossible to touch it directly, only Xie Linlang, a mother, would do this.

"Jiaojiao, you're right to be scrupled." Xie Linlang showed a relieved smile, her daughter was much smarter than she was back then, and then a trace of worry flashed in her eyes, "It's just that your appearance can't cover up your life, right?" ”

"Mother, am I only thirteen? It is said that the eighteen changes in the female college, and the more she changes, the better she looks, wouldn't it be good if my appearance has completely grown in two years? "If she's lucky, maybe the dynasty has changed by then, and she should have the capital to fully protect herself.

"Do your grandfathers know about this?"

"yes, I know."

"Don't let your dad and anyone else know."

"Mother, don't worry, I understand."

Over the years, whenever she thinks of her missing daughter, Xie Linlang's heart will be like a knife, and now that her daughter has been lost and recovered, and she is so smart, Xie Linlang is relieved at the same time, but it is inevitable that she will feel a little distressed.

It is said that "the children of the poor are in charge early", and her Jiaojiao must have suffered a lot over the years, so she forced herself to be precocious.

blames her for being a useless mother, she can't even look down on her only daughter, and she has been separated from her mother and daughter for so many years.

Thinking of this, Xie Linlang's eyes were filled with tears again.

Liu Jiaojiao hurriedly comforted softly: "Mother, I'm really fine, don't be sad anymore, okay?" Crying too much will hurt your eyes, and you're not in good health. By the way, there's something I have to ask for your opinion. I should have told you a long time ago, but since I returned to Beijing, first the man didn't allow me to see you, and then he didn't know what he was calculating, and wanted to force me to go back, but was stopped by the eldest uncle, if you weren't willing to enter the palace today, I could only find a way to sneak into the Xu Mansion to meet you. ”

Hearing her call Xu Tianci "that man", Xie Linlang not only did not mean to blame, but a smile flashed in her eyes.

What she is most afraid of is that her daughter will be used by Xu Tianci for the so-called filial piety, and now she finds that her daughter not only has no good impression of Xu Tianci's father, but also has been secretly guarding him, she expressed her comfort.

"What do you want to ask me?" Xie Linlang looked at her daughter gently.

Liu Jiaojiao looked at her with a solemn expression, a little serious, and asked, "Mother, are you willing to leave the Xu Mansion?" Leave that man? "61 Library

Xie Linlang was stunned, and then smiled bitterly: "Of course I want to, but how can it be so simple?" I also cried and made trouble, and even forced him to divorce his wife, but he didn't agree at all. Moreover, you are the only daughter of the Xu Mansion, what will you do if I leave? Since ancient times, there have only been those who divorce their wives, and there is no one who divorces their fathers! ”

"Mother, you don't have to worry about me, I naturally have a way, as long as you are willing to leave, I won't let him divorce his wife, you haven't done anything wrong, why do you carry the name of an abandoned woman? I will ask him to sign and leave the book, and send you away willingly! ”

"And leave? He couldn't have agreed! ”

"Mother, don't worry about these things, in short, you can bear with it for a while, and wait for me to personally pick you up and take you back to Xie's house, my grandfather has always missed you!"

Hearing Liu Jiaojiao mention her family, Xie Linlang burst into tears again, choked up: "They ...... Didn't they blame me? ”

It's all her fault, it's her who can't know people clearly, it's her blindness, not only harming herself, but also her whole family, and even her baby daughter, she is a sinner!

Seeing that Xie Linlang fell into guilt again, Liu Jiaojiao hurriedly persuaded: "Where did the family get the overnight feud?" What's more, it's not your fault, you can only blame the man for being too calculating and ruthless, and the grandfather has never blamed you, but he is very distressed. ”

Just as Xie Linlang was about to speak, Tinghe walked over quickly and said in a low voice: "Miss, little miss, the banquet is about to start, let's go over first." ”

After all, it was in the palace, but it couldn't be caught, Xie Linlang immediately raised her hand to wipe away her tears, took two deep breaths, let her face return to normal, looked at Liu Jiaojiao, and said gently: "Jiaojiao, let's go over there first, don't let Niangniang blame." ”

Liu Jiaojiao also understood the severity, nodded immediately, carefully hugged Xie Linlang, left the bamboo forest, and returned to the garden.

I don't know if it was deliberately arranged by someone, or if it was a matter of luck, the seats of the two of them were next to that of Princess Wujun, and suddenly, the faces of the three of them became a little unpleasant.

Princess Wujun never thought that Xie Linlang, who had not come out to see people for many years, would actually participate in this palace banquet today, and her gaze at her was like quenching poison, and she couldn't wait to use her gaze to dismantle her.

Most of the rest of the ladies knew the grievances between the two, and for a while, several eyes with the meaning of watching a play instantly glanced over, and many people still buried their heads and whispered with their neighbors.

Xie Linlang is not afraid of Princess Wujun, what happened back then was that King Wujun was self-inflicted, what does it have to do with her? I wanted to ignore her, but the other party's gaze was too hot, and even swept towards Liu Jiaojiao beside her.

Worried about her daughter, she immediately blocked in front of Liu Jiaojiao, cutting off Princess Wujun's sight, and added a cold look back.

You can move her, but if you want to move her daughter, there is no way!

After Liu Jiaojiao discovered her mother's actions, the corners of her mouth gently raised a very shallow arc, took Xie Linlang's arm with one hand, and said with a smile: "Mother, the banquet is about to start, let's sit down first, let them see if you want to see it, who made you look good?" ”

When she said this, she deliberately accentuated her voice, not only Princess Wujun heard it clearly, but also the surrounding ladies and dependents heard it clearly.

Sensing that they looked away a little sneeringly, Liu Jiaojiao sneered, her mother is the most beautiful existence in the audience, and if you are not convinced, you have to hold back, you should be envious and jealous!

Her self-confidence is not blind, but based on reality, because even if Xie Linlang has been burdened by heart disease over the years, the whole person is indeed a lot haggard, but God loves her very much, not only does not damage her appearance, but adds a bit of weakness and beauty, which looks particularly easy to arouse the favor of the opposite sex.

Princess Wujun was so angry that her teeth were clucking, looking at the posture, she couldn't wait to rush up and tear them apart, but she was afraid that this was the palace, and the queen was coming soon, she didn't dare to do something that did not conform to her identity on this occasion, so she had to endure it, and then picked up the wine on the table, drank it all in one gulp, and then turned her head away from them.

This is because I am afraid that Xie Linlang, who has not been destroyed by the years after looking at her appearance for a long time, will be ashamed of herself, Liu Jiaojiao understands it this way.

Don't look at the damned mother and daughter, save yourself from being angry to death, Princess Wujun's true thoughts are like this.

Soon, the palace people shouted that Queen Sun and Concubine Yin were coming, and all the ladies immediately stood up and saluted, shouting that Niangniang was a thousand years old.

Empress Sun naturally sat on the main seat above, and after the palace concubines also sat down, she raised her hand with a smile and said: "Get up, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival Palace Banquet, and it is also a rare gathering between the palace and you, so there is no need to be polite." ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother." Although Empress Sun's words were extremely close to the people, who in the audience really dared not to care about the number of courtesies, and they still obediently saluted and thanked them before sitting down again.

As soon as everyone sat down, Concubine Yin covered her lips with a brocade handkerchief, and said with a smile: "No wonder the queen has to arrange the banquet here, instead of placing it in the imperial garden, look at these little girls, all of them are more beautiful than flowers, but they are much more beautiful than those flowers in the imperial garden!" Speaking of which, it's time for the draft this year, but I don't know which girl will come to the palace to be sisters with us! ”

As soon as these words came out, Empress Sun's face instantly became a little gloomy, and those officials and wives, some of them smiled, and some of them panicked.

Liu Jiaojiao couldn't help but glance at Yin Guifei with some curiosity, this hasn't started yet, so let's put a big move to make the big guy surprised, happy, and panicked, what kind of demon is this concubine going to be?