Speaking of the peony banquet, the queen had a little more smile on her face. In previous years, it was held in the palace, and young ladies from major families were invited to participate in the palace. But this year, the emperor spoke, and this time it was held in Qingxiang Garden.

Qingxiang Garden was built by the founding emperor for the empress, and the decoration inside is very beautiful. And since the death of the founding emperor, Qingxiang Garden has been closed, and it has not been open to the public for a long time, this time I don't know what the emperor is for, and suddenly decided to hold this peony banquet there.

"Queen Mother, this peony banquet has decided to be held in Qingxiang Garden, do you want to go over and take a look, this time it is estimated to be more interesting than in previous years."

The Queen Mother held the cup in her hand and tilted her head to look at the queen, her slender eyebrows raised slightly.

"Qingxiangyuan?"

The queen nodded: "Well, my daughter-in-law has asked people to go to Qingxiang Garden to clean up." ”

The Queen Mother pondered for a moment and nodded: "It's rare that Qingxiang Garden is open, and the mourning family has been in the palace for so many years, and they haven't been there." I heard that the scenery inside is very good, so you can go shopping. ”

The queen had lunch in the Queen Mother's Cining Palace before leaving, and when she returned to Fengqi Palace, she changed into comfortable clothes. Lazily leaned on the chaise longue, and reached out to take the hot tea handed over by the palace maid Jinxiu.

"Send more people to Qingxiangyuan, this time the Queen Mother will also pass, there must not be the slightest mistake."

The Queen Mother met an assassin on her way back to the palace, and now the person behind it has still not been caught. The emperor was indignant in his heart, if something happened to the queen mother at this time, I am afraid that she, the queen, would also be implicated.

"Don't worry, the slave will arrange it. The palace people on the side of Qingxiangyuan are all people with clean backgrounds, and some of them are the henchmen of the founding queen. Not anyone can buy it if they want to, besides, the garden has been sealed for so many years, and now that the garden has just opened, even if someone wants to reach out, they don't dare to reach out at this time. ”

The queen rubbed her eyebrows and nodded: "Well, there is some truth in what you said. It was Hongu who was too nervous to make some tea from Zhuohua for me. ”

I tasted the scorching tea in the Empress Dowager's Palace, and now there is still a slight floral fragrance between my lips and teeth.

Jinxiu smiled: "How did Niangniang know that the Lord of Ronghua had someone send flower tea in?" ”

The queen smiled when she heard this: "That little girl asked people to give some to the queen mother, and she must also let people give one to the palace." ”

Jinxiu smiled and praised: "No, our Ronghua County Lord will definitely not forget you if you have good things." ”

The queen was in a good mood and waved her hand to let her go down to run errands.

The two most noble women in the harem rewarded a lot of good things to Lin Zhuohua at the Guogong Mansion at the same time, and the news soon spread all over Shangjing.

Lin Zhuohua was still a little stunned when he received the reward, but no one would dislike the reward. She thanked her happily, and then let the jade be registered and put into her own little storeroom.

Seeing that there were a few pieces of cloth of beautiful colors among the rewards, she asked them to take them out, and the others were put into storage.

This year, she has grown a lot taller, and it is time to make a new batch of dresses. The colors of these fabrics are very bright, just right for girls of her age.

I designed a few sets of clothes with cloth together and sent Jade to the Feather Pavilion.

took out the bricks and stones given to her by Li Zeyi, thought about it and continued to bow her head and draw. The black ink smudged on the paper, and soon a pair of rings with a simple and elegant style appeared on the paper.

She picked up the rice paper and flicked it, her eyes showing some satisfaction.

After drying the drawn ring pattern, Lin Zhuohua folded the rice paper and put it in his sleeve pocket.

Sitting in the prepared carriage, Lin Zhuohua found a reputable craftsman shop and handed the owner the style of the ring and a small part of the masonry she had cut.

After a brief exchange between the two, they agreed to deliver the goods in seven days.

Lin Zhuohua counted the days, just in time for Li Zeyi's birthday this year. After paying the deposit, she got into the carriage and left.

The shopkeeper looked at the sketch in his hand and couldn't help but sigh, it's really good that this young lady can get along with such an exquisite design.

Three days have passed in a blink of an eye, and the spring banquet set by Prince Yan and Princess Yan has also arrived.

Early this morning, Lin Zhuohua was pulled out of the bed by Jade and Agate, and she was still in a fog that had just woken up. It wasn't until she was pressed to the dresser that her eyes cleared.

There are a few maids in jade agate, and now they are all all-rounders, and they are not a problem with dressing up.

Lin Zhuohua Jade took the pearl hairpin and gestured on her head, covered the corner of her mouth and yawned. pointed to a few beads and said lazily: "That's it." ”

Jade glanced at it, and the beads looked delicate, and the most important thing was lightness. There was a trace of helplessness in her eyes, and finally according to her own young lady's wishes, she took out a pearl hairpin and rubbed it into her bun.

After cleaning up, Lin Zhuohua looked at himself in the mirror, and the corners of his mouth showed a shallow arc. Sure enough, she is still suitable for bright colors, which can highlight her bright appearance.

The little girl in the mirror was wearing a crimson floor-length dress embroidered with gold patterns, with a crimson belt tied around her waist, and her small waist was not in her hand.

The black hair is pressed down, part of it is pulled up in a bun, and part of it is casually draped. The lining of the little face is more and more snow-white, the dark and clear phoenix eyes, the clever and straight nose, and the red lips are as attractive as ripe cherries.

"Miss is really getting more and more beautiful, and this skin is too good. I don't even need powder, and I can't find the slightest flaw at all. ”

Jade looked at it enviously, and the amazement in her eyes was not disguised at all. They follow Miss every day, but every time Miss cleans up a little, she always amazes them.

Lin Zhuohua hooked the corners of his mouth when he heard this, and said happily: "Your little mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter, let's go, don't let grandmother wait for a long time." ”

The spring banquet held by my aunt invited many young ladies from the family, and of course their mothers were also invited. The three ladies and grandmothers of the Mansion are also going to pass, and she is going to be with them.

As soon as I walked to the door of the mansion, I saw Li Zeyi's luxurious and high-profile carriage parked at the door.

Lin Zhuohua stepped forward quickly and saw that his grandmother and mother were talking to Li Zeyi.

Li Zeyi saw Lin Zhuohua as soon as she appeared, and when he saw the little girl in a scarlet dress coming against the light, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Before she was about to salute, he grabbed her arm and praised her without hesitation: "Zhuohua's makeup today is extremely beautiful." ”

Lin Zhuohua pursed his lips and smiled when he heard this, raised his eyes and glanced at him, and replied with a smile: "Senior brother is also very handsome today." ”

Today's Li Zeyi is wearing a dark pattern black robe, with a gold embroidered python belt around his waist. The posture is upright, and the delicate and evil facial features add a bit of toughness. The improvement is even more ruddy, and there is less sickness and weakness in the past.

The people who stood on the side and had nothing to do were inexplicably shown their affection.

The old lady's eyes flashed with relief, but thinking that this was the gate, she coughed lightly and drew the attention of the two.

"It's not too early, let's go."

Lin Zhuohua retracted his gaze at Li Zeyi, and when he saw that everyone was looking at them, he blushed a little embarrassedly. He was about to follow his grandmother into the carriage when he was grabbed by a big hot hand.

She looked back at Li Zeyi: "Senior brother? ”

"I said I would pick you up today, and we'll go to the banquet together."

Li Zeyi pulled her slender wrist, and the smooth and soft touch made him not want to let go. He stared at her steadily, waiting for her answer.

Lin Zhuohua was a little helpless, and there was a paranoia in his eyes at this time. She could tell he wouldn't let go. I could only turn my head to look at my grandmother and speak softly.

"Grandmother, I'll make a carriage with my brother and go to my aunt's."

The old lady nodded when she heard this, and the two were now an unmarried couple. Even if you go in and out of this kind of banquet in the same carriage, it doesn't hurt, and he smiled: "It's okay, you can talk along the way." ”

She is happy to see King Yi and Zhuohua get along more, and the better their relationship, the more reassuring she can be.

Lin Zhuohua turned around and followed Li Zeyi into his luxurious and high-profile carriage, and then felt the carriage gradually move up.

Li Zeyi pulled her to sit down, and glanced at the hairpin he gave her last time between her buns, and his eyes became softer and softer. Nine cakes in Chinese

"If someone at that banquet makes trouble for you, you don't have to be polite to clean it up. I'll take care of it. ”

Lin Zhuohua was stunned when she heard this, today's spring banquet was held by her aunt, who would be so blind to trouble her at this time.

looked at the little girl's blank face, like a confused little milk cat. He couldn't help but reach out and touch her head, but looking at her combed hair, his hand finally landed on her cheek and pinched it.

"Lord Ni Yuan is also here, that's a person like a mad dog."

Lin Zhuohua twitched the corner of his mouth, this description is inexplicably a bit apt.

"If she really dares to come to me for trouble, I will let her taste the power of my new poison, and I haven't found anyone to test the medicine yet."

Seeing the little girl's sinister smile, thinking of the various poisons she had configured, Li Zeyi suddenly felt a little sympathetic to Lord Ni Yuan, and hoped that she had better not provoke the little girl, so as not to regret it.

The two talked and laughed along the way, and soon arrived at Prince Yan's mansion.

At this time, a lot of carriages had been parked at the gate of Prince Yan's mansion, and it could be seen that many people had come. As soon as King Yi's luxurious and high-profile carriage appeared, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The butler, who was in charge of greeting the guests at the door, immediately let people in to report that His Royal Highness King Yi had arrived.

The ladies and ladies of the family who were about to enter all stopped and looked at the luxurious and high-profile carriage.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing a large, bony hand, fair and beautiful. Immediately after that, King Yi walked out wearing a dark pattern black robe, and his delicate and evil face immediately made many young ladies of the family blush and heartbeat.

It's just that the cold aura around him also makes people feel extremely oppressive, and they don't dare to approach easily. I could only watch him get out of the carriage, his feet just hitting the ground, and a fierce cough came out of his mouth.

At the same time, it also made those blushing and heartbeating ladies of the family sober up, and they couldn't help but show regret in their eyes. Although King Yi's appearance is indeed the best-looking among several princes, it is a pity that such a sick and weak body is born.

Just as they were about to withdraw their gaze, they saw the always indifferent King Yi show a gentle smile that turned upside down, turned around and stretched out his hand to help a girl get out of the carriage.

When the girl raised her head, everyone found out that it was Lin Zhuohua, the eldest lady of the Lin Guogong Mansion, and the lord of Ronghua County.

Regardless of the reputation of the two outside, just standing together, the handsome men and the beautiful women are very compatible. Even if she wants to pick on the young lady of the family, she can't find any flaws.

"I've seen His Royal Highness King Yi, cousin."

A clear voice sounded, and Li Ningyu walked quickly with a light smile on her handsome face. He didn't quite know why his father and mother valued King Yi so much, and he had to let him greet him personally.

Even the eldest prince who came over before was only sent to his father after being greeted by the housekeeper.

Li Zeyi naturally took the little girl's hand, turned his head to look at the person who came, and saw that it was Li Ningyu's head: "Prince Yan's son." ”

"Cousin." Lin Zhuohua also replied softly.

The Lin family members in the back also got out of the carriage and came over, and when they saw them, Li Ningyu had a smile on her face and greeted them one by one.

"Mother and father asked me to take you in."

After a few words of greeting, King Yi and the Lin family walked into Prince Yan's mansion with Li Ningyu.

The ladies and ladies of other families have their own plans in their hearts, and Prince Yan and the prince greet each other in person, which shows the importance of the Lin family and King Yi.

Now although Jing Guo is the crown prince, the competition for the crown prince has never stopped, and now Prince Yan treats King Yi differently, is it sending a signal that Prince Yan's mansion has stood behind King Yi.

But when I think of King Yi's sick and weak body, I feel a little unlikely. In short, everyone's thoughts turned a thousand times, but none of them were revealed on their faces.

When King Yi and the Lin family all entered, the others entered. There were fewer and fewer people at the door, and the curtain of a carriage parked in the corner slowly opened.

Lord Ni Yuan sat inside, his palm-sized face full of anger. Those big scary eyes kept looking at the gate of Prince Yan's mansion, as if they wanted to see a hole there.

"County Lord, do we still want to go in?"

Lan Xi, the big girl beside the county lord of Ni Yuan, opened her mouth cautiously, she was not originally the maid of the county lord of Ni Yuan, but because the county lord of Ni Yuan secretly ran out to find King Yi, she encountered danger, and several big maids who originally served the county lord of Ni Yuan were executed. Only then did she make up for it and become the eldest maid of the county lord Ni Yuan.

After serving the county lord Ni Yuan for a while, she found that this new master was not easy to serve at all, as long as she did something wrong, she would be beaten badly. As a result, several big girls who made up later were very afraid of her.

When Lord Ni Yuan heard this, his cold gaze swept towards Lanxi, and his voice was gloomy.

"If you don't want to follow the lord of this county, get out."

Lan Xi's body trembled, and he immediately knelt down: "County master, the slave maid doesn't want to follow the county master." ”

Ni Yuan stared at the little girl who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, restrained the anger in her eyes, and then got up and got out of the carriage.

Lan Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately got up and got out of the carriage with his head down, and followed behind Lord Ni Yuan towards the gate of Prince Yan's mansion with his head lowered.

Prince Yan's Mansion was given by the first emperor, and both the scenery and the architecture are very exquisite and atmospheric. It can be seen how favored Prince Yan was at the beginning, but unfortunately he didn't have any thoughts about the throne.

Princess Yan was sitting on the main seat at this time chatting with the ladies of the family who came to the banquet, with a dignified and elegant smile on her face, and her eyes fell on the young lady of the family who was sitting quietly below.

"Looking at this little girl like a flower, I feel much younger."

"When the princess was young, she was a famous beauty in Beijing, and now she looks like she is also undiminished."

Many ladies complimented Prince Yan, but they didn't lie. The years seemed to be particularly good to Prince Yan and did not leave too many traces on her face.

Princess Yan smiled lightly when she heard this, then looked at Lin Zhuohua, and was just about to open her mouth when she heard someone singing outside.

"Lord Ni has arrived."

Everyone's eyes fell on Lord Ni Yuan, who came from afar, today she wore a long red dress, her hair was tied in a beautiful bun, and she was painted with exquisite makeup, but the pale complexion on her face was difficult to hide.

They had all heard a little about Lord Ni Yuan, but no one thought that she would actually come here.

Ni Yuan raised her chin, ignoring the various gazes. She walked up to Prince Yan and blessed her body: "I've seen Prince Yan and Princess Yan." ”

Prince and Princess Yan were only stunned for a moment, and then said softly: "Lord Ni Yuan can sit casually." ”

After speaking, she didn't pay attention to the county lord Ni Yuan, she just meant it at the beginning, and she didn't think that she would really come. After all, the rumors that came out at that time were very unfriendly to Lord Ni Yuan, if it were her, I am afraid she would not go out, and even leave Jingguo and go back to Jin directly.

Lin Zhuohua looked at the calm face of Lord Ni Yuan, and admired her strong psychological endurance.

"Princess Huashang has arrived, Princess Rouwan has arrived."

Hearing the singing harmony outside, Princess Yan frowned. She didn't invite these two princesses, and she didn't plan to invite a few princesses in the palace to this spring banquet.

Because she vaguely guessed that the emperor wanted Princess Ning Yushang. But she was extremely reluctant in her heart, Jingguo had a rule, Princess Shang's concubine was not allowed to enter the court as an official.

But in the end, it is the royal princess, and Princess Yan can not stand up to greet her, but others have to stand up to greet her.

Everyone has seen Princess Huashang, but they have never seen this Rouwan princess. I've only heard of a few.,It's like a small transparent existence in the palace.。

Lin Zhuohua was also very curious, she had never seen this Rouwan princess in her previous life.

Soon the figures of the two princesses appeared in front of everyone, and the princess in a golden palace dress was arrogant and noble, she raised her chin and her posture was flamboyant.

The woman standing beside her was dressed in a blue-green palace dress with a soft face. There seemed to be an invisible mist around her, which made people feel as comfortable as a clear spring. She doesn't have the arrogance of Princess Huashang, but the extravagance of her gestures is also impossible to ignore.

Lin Zhuohua's eyes lit up, she liked this princess Rouwan very much. How could such an outstanding princess be unknown in the previous life?