Chapter 131: Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet

Fu Yunshen had already gone to the Hanlin Academy to be on duty, and Zhou Jingrong thought about it for a day.

Until Fu Yunshen came home from work, Zhou Jingrong hurriedly told him about the small note hidden in the returned Yuhuashuang, and showed him the piece of paper with a stick pen house.

Zhou Jingrong felt that this incident did not seem like a coincidence or a prank, and there must be some kind of moral in it.

Sure enough, Fu Yunshen only looked at it for a while, and then he saw the problem: "Don't you think this house is very strange?" ”

Zhou Jingrong hurriedly came over, looked at it carefully again, and wondered: "What's strange?" ”

Fu Yunshen pointed to the painting and said: "This house has windows but no doors. ”

was reminded by Fu Yunshen like this, Zhou Jingrong noticed: "Really, and this window is messy, and every pane is pitch black." ”

Fu Yunshen said: "Maybe this is the message that the painter wants to convey, the house has windows but no doors, but the windows are sealed, and there is no daylight, indicating that there is no way to enter and exit." ”

Zhou Jingrong was taken aback: "You mean, someone is trapped in this house, so this note is a message for help?" ”

After Zhou Jingrong said this, she remembered that she had done such a thing when she was kidnapped and taken to the Fifth Prince's Courtyard, and suddenly remembered Qi Ruyan who helped her cover to deliver the news to the outside, and muttered: "Qi Ruyan." ”

Fu Yunshen asked, "Do you think it's her?" Why? ”

Zhou Jingrong shook his head, his eyes dazed: "I don't know, intuition." ”

Fu Yunshen looked at the painting carefully, as if he had thought of something: "Perhaps, your intuition is right." ”

As he spoke, he twisted the chimney of the house with his hand, and the chimney was wiped off

Zhou Jingrong was dumbfounded, and then wiped other places, but he couldn't wipe it off.

She was surprised: "Is it really Qi Ruyan?" ”

She said, frowning again: "But there are a lot of things that don't make sense, I see that she is dressed brightly, and the people in the mansion are also respectful to her, if you don't know that it is the other courtyard of the five princes, you really think that she is the mistress of the house, why did she send a distress message?" ”

Fu Yunshen was also puzzled: "I haven't been able to figure it out, no matter in terms of the situation or friendship, she didn't need to help you at that time." But now that I think about it, what if she didn't follow the Five Princes voluntarily? Then it makes sense. ”

Could it be that the five princes imprisoned Qi Ruyan? Zhou Jingrong felt that this was a bit scary.

She shook her head and said rationally: "Maybe it's their plan, using Qi Ruyan to confuse us and break into the enemy!" ”

Double agent or something, isn't that how they are played in TV dramas?

Fu Yunshen nodded and agreed with Zhou Jingrong's opinion: "Well, before this matter is clear, we need to be cautious. Since the last fire, the guards of the Five Princes' Annexes have become more tightly guarded and not easy to approach. But that's okay, I'll take care of it, you don't have to bother with it. ”

Fu Yunshen solved Zhou Jingrong's problem, pulled her into his arms, and asked, "The day after tomorrow, in the Mid-Autumn Festival, there will be a banquet in the palace to entertain hundreds of officials, do you want to go with me?" ”

Zhou Jingrong went to the palace once, but she didn't find it interesting, so she didn't have any expectations for the palace banquet.

She asked rhetorically, "Will the wives of other officials also go?" ”

Fu Yunshen affirmed: "I will go." ”

Zhou Jingrong nodded without thinking: "Then I'll go too." ”

She has to be a virtuous helper, and she can't hold him back!

Fu Yunshen smiled and said, "The Queen Mother also invited her grandmother and aunt and daughter, and we will go together then." ”

Zhou Jingrong nodded, and the Queen Mother invited Mrs. Fu and Fu Jiao, and specially pointed out Lin Shutong's junior, which meant self-evident.

It can be seen that the Queen Mother really cares about Mrs. Fu, a close friend in her boudoir, and worries about the marriage of her children.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival Palace Banquet, Zhou Jingrong adhered to the principle of keeping a low profile, except for wearing a set of newly made dresses, and her makeup was as plain as usual.

Lin Shutong carefully dressed up, the emerald brocade flower skirt and the dark sprinkled flower placket covered with a dark flower placket lined her like a delicate flower out of the water, very beautiful.

Fu Jiao is only dressed as an ordinary woman today, and seeing that Zhou Jingrong's clothes and makeup are very ordinary, she showed a satisfied look on her face, and gave her a rare smile.

Zhou Jingrong smiled helplessly, she knew that Fu Jiao's good mood was because she didn't steal the limelight with her daughter.

A group of people came to the palace and walked towards the palace where the banquet was held with the crowd.

There were hundreds of officials attending the banquet, plus their families, and they were even more shoulder to shoulder. Fortunately, the palace people are well-trained, leading everyone to sit in an orderly manner, without the slightest panic and mistakes.

The position of the Fu family was in the middle and back, and Zhou Jingrong looked forward, and at a glance saw the people in the General's Mansion sitting closer to the imperial front.

At the same time, Yu Chirou also looked behind her, looking at Zhou Jingrong, and the two looked at each other from a distance and smiled at each other.

Not long after, the emperor and queen arrived together with the queen mother, and the officials saluted in unison, and the scene was shocking.

Zhou Jingrong lowered his head, only to catch a glimpse of a bright yellow corner of his clothes floating in front of him. After the eunuch sang "Pingshen", everyone got up and sat down.

After Zhou Jingrong sat down, he quickly and quietly glanced at the two big men who went up, and was very excited, this is the emperor and the queen, she has seen it alive!

The emperor was dressed in bright yellow clothes and had a golden crown in his hair, which was quite powerful, but he smiled and looked amiable.

The queen sitting next to him is the same, dignified and majestic, and with a gentle face, she combines seemingly contradictory characteristics into one, which is respectful and convincing.

After a few brief remarks, the emperor announced the opening of the feast.

At the beginning of the feast, the silk and bamboo pipe music was endless, and the light songs and dances were staggered.

Zhou Jingrong's excited mood had not yet calmed down, and he secretly bit his ear with Fu Yunshen: "If it was before, I had a pair of myopic eyes of 600 degrees, and it would be impossible to see what the emperor and queen looked like at this distance. ”

Fu Yunshen looked at her funny: "Can you see it clearly now?" ”

Zhou Jingrong nodded, glanced up quietly, and sighed: "The emperor and the queen are so approachable, and the queen looks so young!" ”

Fu Yunshen picked up the silver chopstick and stuffed a piece of venison into Zhou Jingrong's mouth, and whispered to her: "Well, the queen mother is nearly ten years younger than the emperor." ”

Zhou Jingrong pursed her lips and snickered, she thought that Fu Yunshen would remind her not to talk about the saint, but she didn't expect him to gossip along with her words.

She seems to have taken Fu Yunshen, who always reminded her to have rules and live in her heart, that Fu Yunshen was a little off track?

Fu Yunshen really went to the bottom, and he happily fed Zhou Jingrong in front of the public.

Zhou Jingrong saw that the officials and wives next to him were extremely polite, how could they be so intimate, so he quietly reminded him: "You don't care about me, I just eat by myself, it's time for others to see the joke." ”

But Fu Yunshen didn't care about other people's eyes at all, and continued to feed the great cause.

Zhou Jingrong was full of food and drink, and said to Fu Yunshen embarrassedly: "I want to go to the clean room." ”

Fu Yunshen immediately grabbed her hand: "I'll accompany you." ”

Zhou Jingrong smiled awkwardly: "This, I don't need you to accompany me, right?" ”

Lin Shutong heard the conversation between the two on the side, leaned over and whispered, "Cousin-in-law, I want to go too." ”

Zhou Jingrong happily shook Fu Yunshen's hand and held Lin Shutong instead.

Fu Yunshen was a little unhappy, and he was not at ease, so he glanced at Shifeng and signaled him to protect him secretly.

Need to bypass the palace guards and not be found to accompany the lady to the toilet: "......"

Zhou Jingrong and Lin Shutong got up hand in hand and walked out of the hall, but saw Yu Chirou walking in front under the guidance of the palace maid.

Zhou Jingrong pulled Lin Shutong and chased after him: "Rou Niang, where are you going?" ”

Wei Chirou turned around and saw Zhou Jingrong, she was very happy, they hadn't seen each other for a while.

She replied, "Just now a little palace maid accidentally spilled soup, and my clothes were wet, so I went to change my clothes." ”

Zhou Jingrong said: "Then let's go together." ”

Zhou Jingrong thought about going the same way as Yu Chirou, so she asked the palace maid who originally guided her to go back first.

She habitually grabbed Yu Chirou's arm, pulled Lin Shutong with the other hand, and the three of them walked forward with a smile and a smile.

A maid who was originally following behind Yu Chirou quietly fell a few steps, hurriedly returned to the main hall, walked to Yu Chijing's side, and whispered to her.

Wei Chijing's complexion changed suddenly, and he gritted his teeth and clenched the handkerchief in his hand: "Fu Zhou's? Why is she everywhere? ”

Yu Chi Jing still remembers that at the Qushui Liuyu banquet before, it was Zhou Jingrong who took Pei Deyin and others to help Yu Chirou relieve the siege.

Later, because Zhou Jingrong walked with Wei Chirou, she disrupted her plan to sabotage the carriage and murder Wei Chirou.

Wei Chijing resents Zhou Jingrong very much, because every time she has her stirring, she always can't get things done, and I don't know how she will make trouble this time.

If Zhou Jingrong heard this, she would definitely say a word of wrongdoing, where did she have the ability to know the twists and turns in Wei Chijing's heart, it was just a coincidence before, and this time it was just because girls always like to go to the toilet together!

The maid asked in a low voice, "Girl, what about us?" ”

Wei Chijing's face stiffened, and he said hatefully: "The plan remains the same, find a way to lure away that Fu Zhou's family, don't go quickly!" ”

Yu Chijing glared at the maid viciously, her eyes were like a poisoned knife, as if she was about to cut her with a thousand knives.

The maid was so frightened that her heart suddenly burst, she hurriedly turned around, and ran all the way out of the hall, chasing after Yu Chirou and others.

As soon as Wei Chirou walked to the clean room, she turned around and found that there was no one missing, so she asked, "Where is Ling'er?" ”

Ling'er happened to catch up, covering her stomach with one hand, and her walking posture was very awkward: "Girl, the slave has a stomachache and can't stand it......"

As she spoke, she glanced at Zhou Jingrong in embarrassment.

Zhou Jingrong saw that she was pale and looked very uncomfortable, so she understood in seconds and politely said, "You go first." ”

Ling'er glanced at Yu Chirou again, and Yu Chirou also showed concern on her face, and said softly: "Go quickly." ”

Ling'er hurriedly walked into the clean room.

The palace maid said softly to Wei Chi: "Girl, the slave maid will take you to the side hall to change clothes." ”

After Yu Chirou left with the palace maid, the palace maid quickly turned back and said to Zhou Jingrong and Lin Shutong: "Madam, girl, the slave maid will take you elsewhere." ”

Zhou Jingrong said indifferently: "It's okay, let's wait a while." ”

The palace maid looked embarrassed: "This, if the queen knows that the slave maid has failed to serve the nobles well, the slave and maid will be punished." ”

Zhou Jingrong was a little speechless, are the rules of the palace so strict, you can't even go to the toilet, you have to arrange a place?

Zhou Jingrong saw that the palace maid looked like she was about to cry, and hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, you can take us there." ”

After that, she and Lin Shutong followed the palace maid to leave.

Wei Chirou changed her clothes and came out, but she didn't see Zhou Jingrong and the palace maid, and was about to go to the clean room to look for it, but she saw a man in a scarlet official robe walking towards her.

When the man approached and saw his face clearly, Wei Chirou frowned unhappily: "Chen Jinghuai? Why are you here? ”