The Mid-Autumn Festival Palace Banquet will soon arrive.

Mrs. Sun sent a message to Mrs. Cheng, saying that the begonias were brought into the palace by her. In the past two days, Haitang has been learning etiquette from her stepmother and Mama Liu in Sun's mansion, and she has a sore back and leg pain every day. Now I am already cool in the morning and evening, tired during the day, and fall asleep after a while at night.

Xie Ruijiao is very busy, and some things have been found out a little, but it is not easy to see the light of day. The point is, Lingyun hasn't found it yet. In the past few days since Ling Yun disappeared, Xie Ruijiao found an excuse to go to Prince Qing's mansion once, but Prince Qing did not show any flaws, and the Tatar also reappeared. Ling Xue and Dark Blue Night visited Prince Qing's mansion, but they also returned in vain.

Begonia hadn't seen Xie Ruijiao for a few days. In fact, after she fell asleep, Xie Ruijiao came in through the window to see her once. He didn't wake her up, he just sat quietly on the chair next to the bed, and the air was filled with the fragrance of a warm girl.

Xie Ruijiao was like a person who lacked oxygen, and when he arrived at the oxygen-rich forest, he couldn't help but open his heart and lungs and breathe happily. Begonias are his oxygen. In the cool night breeze, Xie Ruijiao felt that although they had not talked, they were as familiar with each other as if they had been communicating.

Before leaving, Xie Ruijiao kissed the tip of Haitang's nose, but Haitang turned over, and one arm happened to be on his thigh. Xie Ruijiao was taken aback, and after a closer look, the girl did not wake up. Xie Ruijiao was reluctant to take her hand away, so he quietly leaned on the head of the bed and closed his eyes to recuperate, until it was almost dawn, and Haitang changed his posture, and he did not leave.

Begonia wakes up, smells him in the air, and knows he's been there.

At the palace banquet tomorrow night, you should be able to see him, right? She thought.

This year's palace banquet invited officials of the third rank and above, high-grade wives and their children to attend. There were too many people, so I had to put the dinner in Shoukang Garden.

In this way, the dinner was much less formal than in the palace, and the male and female guests were not seated at the same time, but only one flower bed apart. Next to the banquet lawn, there is a large ten thousand lotus garden, but unfortunately the season is not right, not to mention the lotus, even the lotus leaves have withered.

Ji Guifei had a whim, and asked people to clean up the residual lotus, and use small wooden pots one by one to float on the water with clusters of chrysanthemums. When night fell, the palace maids lit countless lotus lanterns made of pink yarn, and the stars on the lake were dotted, like a dream.

"Those who win the heart, love the concubine!" The emperor couldn't help but exclaim. Concubine Ji looked at the emperor with a smile and said, "Your Majesty, since you have praised it, how should you reward your concubines?" ”

The main table of the emperor, the queen and Ji Guifei is located in the middle of the male and female seats, which means to take care of both sides. There happens to be a flower stage in the middle of the two seats, and when it is vacated, it is a natural performance stage.

The emperor laughed heartily: "I will reward you with a wish!" ”

"Thank you, Emperor! I'll take the concubine. Concubine Ji smiled like a flower.

The queen said with a smile: "Concubine Ji's mind is ingenious to create such a beautiful scenery, and the palace is ashamed of itself." Today's Mid-Autumn Festival moon appreciation, naturally talented and beautiful women are indispensable to perform their talents, why don't you ask Ji Guifei to point out a theme of today's performance, right? ”

Ji Guifei said: "It's the same blowing and playing and singing every year, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, I don't know what kind of ingenious things come to the emperor to laugh?" ”

When all the noble ladies heard this, they couldn't help but get nervous. What everyone prepared was nothing more than some ordinary Yaoqin, dance and other regular performances, but the skills were not exquisite, but the concubine asked for a "KitKat"!

Mrs. Sun laughed quietly: "I know that Concubine Ji's niece has learned a set of Western tricks, which is probably KitKat!" Begonia nodded abruptly.

Today, Begonia is wearing a gradient dress, from the upper body to the waist down, all white, and then gradually darkening cyan. This is a very test of printing and dyeing technology, Mrs. Sun got a horse, so let the begonia make a dress, today to wear, really fresh and chic.

As she was talking, Ji Qinglan stepped forward and saluted the emperor, queen, and concubine and said, "The courtiers are willing to throw bricks and lead jade, and everyone will smile." ”

Ji Qinglan is wearing a wide-sleeved dress with red outside and inside today, in order to make it easier to cover up when she is juggling. Listening to the sound of silk and bamboo, she turned around a few times with long sleeves and danced well, and conjured an osmanthus flower from the wide sleeves and dedicated it to the queen.

Ji Qinglan said softly: "Your Majesty, this is called making something out of nothing. ”

"Good!" The emperor opened his eyes and couldn't help but clap his hands with a smile.

On the men's seat, Xie Ruiqi raised his glass to Xie Ruijiao, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Lan Yatou is also an interesting person, third brother, you haven't established a concubine yet, it's better to marry her, then wouldn't we be closer?" ”

Xie Ruijiao picked up the wine glass and drank it all: "My brother has already had a sweetheart, and Ji Qinglan is not a good match for me." ”

"Oh? Let me guess, is it Pei Shangshu's daughter-in-law Pei Zhixing? ”

Pei Zhixing is a well-known talented woman in Beijing, knowledgeable and courteous, and looks beautiful and beautiful, and there are few bad sons in Beijing.

Xie Ruijiao smiled but did not answer, and poured another glass for Xie Ruiqi.

At this time, the maid stepped forward and handed Ji Qinglan a bow and arrow, with a long rope tied to the tail of the arrow, she deliberately held the arrow for the emperor to take a look, looking unremarkable. I saw Ji Qinglan shooting towards the night sky, the arrow flew into the air, and a string of fireworks burst out on the rope, which was very beautiful.

Everyone exclaimed in amazement. "Your Majesty, this is called a bright flower." Ji Qinglan bowed: "I wish the emperor and the mother a happy reunion!" ”

The emperor laughed: "Concubine Ji, your niece is a baby, I don't know if she has an intention?" ”

"Your Majesty, you've only drunk one glass of wine, and you're drunk! If you want to give marriage, it is better to wait until the wine is sober, and the concubine will mention it to you! As she spoke, Concubine Ji smiled and gave another toast to the emperor.

Ji Qinglan sat back in her position, causing several noble ladies around her to ask where the osmanthus came from? And how are fireworks lit? Yi Qinglan naturally smiled and didn't speak, secretly proud in her heart.

Today in my aunt's Green Shadow Palace, my aunt also mentioned that she wanted Ji Qinglan to be the side concubine of her adopted son and the king, but Ji Qinglan was unwilling.

"Auntie, Lan'er doesn't want to be a concubine. If it wasn't for my aunt's lack of consideration, how could Xu Guanping become a princess! The princess can't do it, let me be a side concubine, I can't swallow this breath! "Ji Qinglan grew up in front of her aunt since she was a child, and she is also willful.

"Although Xu Guanping is now a princess, she will be the prince in the future, but she is still not the princess? If Qi'er is the emperor, can she be the queen? It's not even known. Concubine Ji sneered and said, "Lan'er, with your aunt here, what if you have been wronged for two years?" ”

Ji Qinglan grew up with those princes since she was a child, the prince is generous and takes care of her the most, she has long belonged to the prince. She didn't know that the prince was a caring person for everyone, not just for her.

However, her aunt and the queen were born to be opposites, no matter what, she and the prince could only have no chance.