Chapter 216: The Queen's Banquet

At night, the Imperial Garden is lit up with lights, and all kinds of exotic flowers and plants compete for each other, adding a bit of color to the entire palace.

There were several carriages parked outside the palace gate, and in one of the carriages there was a woman looking left and right, looking nervous, she was the queen of the court.

"Why didn't Lulu come at this hour?" Raising his eyes and staring at the full moon in the sky, the boredom in Wang Yan's heart rose a few times.

Today is the annual Hundred Flowers Banquet held by the queen, and all the young ladies of the princes and ministers' families are invited.

This kind of banquet is nothing more than flower viewing and drinking, and all the official ladies and ladies offer their skills, and if they can make a splash, they can also get a lot of rewards from the queen.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, a carriage came to a stop near the palace gate.

"You go back first, and come back in two hours to meet you." Hua Lulu came belatedly, and after instructing the girls around her in a kind tone, she walked down from the carriage step by step.

She wore a set of turquoise gauze skirts, and deliberately wore a set of emerald green jewelry, which matched the beaded skirts. In particular, the hairstyle is quite simple, and only the usual emerald hairpin is inserted, which looks more moving.

Seeing Wang Anthracite waiting on the side, Hua Lulu ran over with a smile, and the hands of the two were clasped together.

"Why are you here now? Do you know how long I've been waiting here? Wang An's face carried a lot of blame and complaint.

The face that had been wiped with a layer of rouge looked even more ruddy at this moment.

Hearing her blame, Hua Lulu smiled.

"It's not a delay on the road, don't talk about it, let's go in, so as not to be late for a while and make the queen angry."

Hua Lulu was afraid of delay, so she took Wang Yan's hand, and the two of them walked briskly.

Although he was in a hurry, he was still calm and relaxed on the surface, and it took nearly half an hour to finally come to the Imperial Garden.

At this time, there was a lively and extraordinary scene in the Imperial Garden, and many official ladies arrived, including Xia Jingjing and An Rongrong, who they were more familiar with.

"Look, isn't that An Rongrong." At a glance, they saw An Rongrong, who was sitting there talking with many people, with a full look of spirit on her face, and she completely regarded herself as the protagonist here.

The two didn't say much, but sat down and waited for the queen to arrive.

About a quarter of an hour later, when they heard the announcement, they immediately stood up and saluted.

"See the Queen." The crowd shouted in unison.

"No need to be polite." The queen gestured to them kindly.

Surrounded by everyone, the queen sat on one side of the main seat. First of all, he raised the wine glass in front of him and raised it high, with a very bright smile on his face.

She glanced at the official ladies sitting in the audience, they were dressed up one by one, and it seemed that everyone wanted to be the leader today.

The queen's eyes were a little nostalgic for Hua Lulu, her dress today was a little plain, and it was a little plain compared to those bright gauze skirts that were red and purple.

But it is precisely like this, but it adds a bit of a different posture to her.

"All the young ladies are coming in the dust, and the first cup of wine should be the right to mourn the family for you."

The queen's voice was gentle, and then she covered her face with her sleeve and drank the glass of wine.

The ladies also used their sleeves to cover their faces, and drank the water and wine in front of them to express their respect for the queen.

There have always been no men attending the Hundred Flowers Banquet, all of them are official ladies, and the women seem to be happy to get along, without the sense of restraint that men are present.

Hua Lulu and Wang Yan sat on one side, listening to the queen's speech.

The queen just said a few words, and then led everyone to the imperial garden to enjoy the flowers.

"There are hundreds of flowers in the Imperial Garden, and it can be described as an extraordinary scenery, which also indicates that the country is beautiful and the mountains and rivers are stable." An Rongrong on one side suddenly jumped out and said this.

Hearing this, the queen had a rather excited expression on her face, and she didn't expect An Rongrong to have such an opinion.

Besides, as long as those who hear these words, who dares not to praise them?

In everyone's praise, An Rongrong looked proud, and she reined in her edge.

"The flowers in this garden are so vibrant, all of them are green and purple, why is this flower so simple?"

The seventh princess happened to have a pot of green chrysanthemums in front of her, and she couldn't help but lean over to look at it, and found that the flowers in this pot were intertwined with branches and leaves, but the green was distinct. The flowers are a deep green, while the leaves are a light pale green.

Although the color is similar, it will not dominate at all, and the tender green leaves set off the green chrysanthemum more peerless and independent.

"I just don't know what the name of this flower is?" The Seventh Princess frowned.

She had been in the palace for many years, but she had never seen such a peculiar green chrysanthemum. After a few glances to the side, I didn't find any honor plates.

The gardener in the imperial garden was serving on the side, and when she heard the question of the seventh princess, she immediately ran over with a smile and blessed the seventh princess.

"Return to the queen mother, return to the seventh princess! This flower was just transported from the Central Plains yesterday, and it has not yet been named, so it is better to ask everyone to give it an elegant name. ”

This gardener is also a lover of flowers, and his conversation is a little elegant and lofty, and he looks no different from the ordinary palace maid.

Hearing this, the queen mother immediately nodded appreciatively, and very much agreed with the gardener's opinion.

"In that case, it is better to ask the ladies to give them an elegant name. If she gets a suitable name, the mourning family will give her this warm jade as a reward..."

At the moment of speaking, the queen dragged down a piece of ruddy jade from her waist, and this piece of jade flowed bloodshot under the candlelight.

All the young ladies are people who have seen countless rare treasures, and they can recognize at a glance that this is a high-grade and excellent warm jade, even if they have a thousand gold, it is difficult to get.

This made all the ladies start to stir, and the first to stand up was Wang Anthrace.

"This flower is green and distinctive, and it looks like a jewel against the backdrop of this candlelight, so it might as well be called an emerald."

Although it is good for anthracene to get this name, it is obviously not the best.

The queen frowned slightly, obviously not finding the name a blockbuster.

An Rongrong on one side was quite disdainful of the name taken by Wang Anthrace, and she gently played with the green chrysanthemum.

"Queen Mother, this flower flutters in the wind, like a green butterfly, it is better to call it a jasper butterfly." An Rongrong smiled pleasantly, and her eyes kept lingering on this green flower.

Her name made the queen nod in satisfaction.

Since the queen was so satisfied, the others did not dare to have other opinions.