Although she was not promoted to the queen, all the expenses of the concubine were in accordance with the queen's regulations, and even this Zhilan Hall was built according to the specifications of the queen's palace.

Qu Xiaobai is very disdainful of this hypocritical way of doing things. If it was her, if she wanted the queen's favor, she would never pretend to do those things that were supposed to stand up - if she couldn't sit on the phoenix throne and be worshiped by the world, what was the use of wanting the queen's false favor? After all, as a concubine, what she enjoys is not much worse than that of the queen.

Tsk, I have a thief's heart, and I want to be a virgin.

The sedan chair stopped outside the palace gate, the sedan chair man pressed the sedan chair, Qu Xiaobai came out of the sedan chair, Rong Guifei and Lu Xiaoxiao were already waiting outside the hall, and some of the young ladies of the royal family had also arrived, scattered in the garden to see the scenery, I heard that Princess Changle had arrived, and they all moved over, one to take a look at this Fanbang princess who has been in the limelight recently, and one came out of courtesy.

Qu Xiaobai stepped forward, bowed, and had a modest attitude: "The dog is a little noisy today, so that I delayed the banquet, and Changle apologized to Concubine Rong for this." Let Rong Guifei wait for a long time. ”

An An: I'm still young, I don't want to carry this pot, my mother's cauldron will crush my immature back.

Concubine Rong returned the salute and said with a smile: "Why don't you see Little Prince An An?" ”

Qu Xiaobai waved his hand and laughed heartlessly: "It's too noisy, and it affects your mood with you, so you will leave him in Yanlai Pavilion." ”

A group of young ladies and ladies of the royal family who came to watch: ...... Is this still personal? Is there such a mother? Sure enough, it's Fanbang, ruthless. gave birth to such a good skin in vain, it turned out to be a beast!

Anyway, that skin is too beautiful, right? Is it a human or a demon?

Rong Guifei said worriedly: "The child will be okay if he leaves his mother's parents?" ”

"My maidservants take care of it, what's more, the few grandmothers sent by the emperor are very experienced, and they can't be wrong to take care of them."

Concubine Rong came over to take her hand, as a cousin, she put her hands behind her back as if without a trace, and said to Lu Xiaoxiao: "The fifth princess is also here early?" I collided with the five princesses in Yanlai Pavilion that day, it was my fault, and I made a compensatory to the five princesses. ”

Lu Xiaoxiao stood on the jade steps, proud as a peacock, and smiled indifferently, "Then the Japanese palace is also at fault, so don't take it to heart Princess Changle." But the sick mama doesn't know if she's cured. ”

Today's Lu Xiaoxiao is obviously also dressed up, bright and moving, the two of them are actually walking the same path, they are both glamorous and enchanting, in comparison, they are all equal, only Qu Xiaobai's bearing is more vigorous, and Lu Xiaoxiao's eyebrows and eyes are more dazzling.

A group of nobles and concubines secretly made a profound comparison between the two, each of them has their own answer in their hearts, as for who is stronger, it can only be said that the benevolent and the wise see the wise. After all, it's hard to tell the difference.

Qu Xiaobai said: "Mama? Oh, you said that the sick old lady should be better, and the main hall is not very clear, after all, the main hall has a lot of things to do, where is the time to care about the life and death of an old woman? ”

Rong Guifei said: "Although it's just a grandmother, it's also a life, Rong He, go back and let the imperial doctor take a look." ”

"Yes, mother." ”

Qu Xiaobai didn't say anything. Even if there is no such introduction, the two of them can have other introductions to Yanlai Pavilion to investigate, and by checking, Yanlai Pavilion does not have any ulterior secrets.

She even made her affair with Yang Ling public, what other secrets did she have? It's not a secret, there will always be a time when it will be solved perfectly.

"Princess Changle, please." Concubine Rong made a gesture of please, Qu Xiaobai followed her to the palace, Lu Xiaoxiao glanced at her, and followed.

The ladies looked at the backs of the two peerless people in the city, and their moods were complicated for a while. They were all delicate women, but they had to be ashamed of themselves in front of these two people, but they still had to follow into the hall.

As soon as you enter the hall, a cool breeze comes to your face, and a large number of ice basins are placed in the four corners of the hall, and around the banquet, there are also several beautiful jars stacked with crushed ice as high as a hill.

The windows on both sides of the hall are open, and the evening breeze is not there, and when there is wind, the wind is cool, and the breeze is very refreshing.

Qu Xiaobai sat down on the lower left of Concubine Rong, and Lu Xiaoxiao at the lower right was separated by a red carpet in the middle that was neither wide nor narrow.

The ladies returned to their seats in order according to the order of their seats, and the silk and bamboo in the distance sounded, faintly reaching the main hall, and there was a hazy and graceful beauty, which would not affect the speech of everyone in the hall.

The silk bamboo sounded, and the dancers entered the hall and began to dance. After Concubine Rong said some words on the scene, she led these nobles to have a few drinks first, and then pulled Qu Xiaobai to chat about family life.

Qu Xiaobai knew that this so-called small banquet was just set up to win her over and inquire about her, and after she dealt with it for a few words, Mu Nanyun's people sent the wine, and she got up to explain the situation to Concubine Rong, saying that there was a gift to give.

Concubine Rong politely said a few words, Qu Xiaobai asked people to bring the wine, those wines were all packed in exquisite containers, those containers, some were porcelain bottles purchased by Jingzhen at the beginning, and some were glass bottles newly fired by Su Si. 202 eBooks

Concubine Rong and a group of noble ladies looked around these bottles, admiring that these containers were too exquisite, the bottles were already exquisite, but the wine inside did not know what it was.

Qu Xiaobai opened a few bottles of wine, the aroma is not strong, but it is very special, poured a few glasses, she first gave Rong Guifei a cup, and she also picked up a cup, and said: "This wine is sold in a shop by chance on the way here, the main hall tastes very good, so I bought more, in fact, it is a veritable big cold wine, the main hall is just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha." ”

She toasted first.

The wine was not puree, but a low-alcohol wine that she had concocted suitable for women to drink, and it was true that this was not made by her own hands, but only by her and the disciples taught by Chen Zui.

Now that the disciples have been apprenticed, she, who is a master, naturally no longer operates.

The taste of the wine is good, and it can be said that it is a true inheritance of her.

Seeing that she drank it, Concubine Rong also led a group of people to taste it, and after tasting it, it was indescribably delicious, some were fruity, some were floral, and some couldn't tell what the fragrance was, no matter what kind of flavor it was, the entrance was soft and mellow, and the aftertaste was endless, but there was no astringent and spicy feeling at all.

"Da Liang actually has such good wine, why doesn't the main hall know?" Lu Xiaoxiao also took a drink. She has always liked spirits, and she doesn't like this kind of wine that tastes too light, but she has to admit that this is a wine that is more in line with the taste of popular women.

Qu Xiaobai said: "According to the shopkeeper, this recipe for conartending was just developed, and it has just started to be sold." ”

Rong Guifei continued: "Oh? I don't know where that store is? This kind of good wine should not be buried. ”

Qu Xiaobai didn't expect that Concubine Rong would go on the road like this, and she didn't use her to go to great lengths to promote, so she recognized it.

In fact, it's no wonder that in his own country, good things are discovered by a Fanbang person, and it's a shame to say it.

Qu Xiaobai said: "In Shenchuankou County, it seems to be called, Ling Hanxiang Wine Shop." ”

"It's a weird name." Concubine Rong beckoned the eunuch behind her to send a few bottles to the emperor to taste, but Qu Xiaobai stopped: "Concubine Niangniang is slow." ”

"Oh? What does Her Royal Highness Princess Changle have to say? ”

Qu Xiaobai pinched out a mysterious smile, "This kind of wine is what we women love to drink, and men naturally still have to drink a little stronger wine to show their spirit, this hall has prepared a few jars of good wine for the emperor, but it is the bottom of the box of the Ling Hanxiang wine shop, the concubine Niangniang might as well dedicate these jars of wine to your emperor." ”

Qu Xiaobai picked out the bottles containing the puree in a pile of wine jars, put them in a tray, and did not give them to the eunuch, but handed them over to the person who sent the wine, and said, "Follow my father-in-law." ”

This is the wine she offered, naturally to prevent someone from poisoning. She couldn't trust the people in the palace, only the people sent by Mu Nanyun could barely be trusted.

Concubine Rong sent Rong He to follow again, "You go and explain to Your Majesty that this is a fine wine offered by Princess Changle." ”

Qu Xiaobai glanced at Rong He, picked out a not very outstanding white porcelain bottle from those beautiful bottles like works of art, put it in a red lacquer tray, handed it to Rong He and said: "This bottle, according to the shopkeeper, is called Ling Zhixiang, which is slightly worse than Ling Hanxiang, but it is better than ordinary people who can afford to drink it." The shopkeeper said that wine is made of grain, and she hopes that the people of Daliang can have enough food and clothing, not only to have food to eat, but also to have extra grain to make wine. Since you have other people's wine, please trouble Miss Rong to convey their words to the emperor. ”

Rong and Yu bowed, "The little one will." ”

When she left with the tray, Ronghe lowered her head, not understanding why Princess Changle was telling her this. When she walked out of the temple gate, she suddenly realized something, and a flash of surprise flashed in her eyes, was it her?

Then how did Princess Changle know her? Rong You's heart was beating hard, and in order not to let people find out about her gaffe, she hurriedly walked out of the palace gate, and followed behind the eunuch to the emperor's Yilan Palace.

Qu Xiaobai's eyes caught a glimpse of Rong He's paused footsteps at the door, and the corners of his mouth were almost invisibly raised.

There shouldn't be any major problems tonight, she thought.

At such a large royal banquet, the noble ladies naturally have to do their best to show their artistic abilities, so as to win the blue eyes of the concubine and prepare for finding a good son-in-law in the future.

The skills of the noble ladies are indeed good, they can handle everything in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the corners of Qu Xiaobai's eyes twitched, thinking in their minds, these girls in their cardamom years, with their own skills, put her era, it is definitely a proper scholar!

It's a pity that the little sisters of the school bully can only dedicate their skills to those stupid men in the middle of the court in the future.

Even if there are one or two good ones, it is just to give more pampering, and it does not allow them to use their talents to the fullest.