On the day of the Laba Festival, Pan Yueqing entered the palace early, and Emperor Xuanjing had taken Pan Yueqing's vacation these days, so it was time to get busy.

As soon as Pan Yueqing left on the front foot, Granny Long came to pass on Shanshan, saying that there was a decree in the palace.

"Mother." Shanshan stepped over the carved screen, saw the old lady in front of the Buddhist hall, handed the stove to Su Qi, stepped forward and knelt down next to the old lady, and asked in a low voice, "Yesterday, Granny Long said that you were infected with the wind cold, are you better now?" ”

Mrs. Pan smiled and nodded, pulled Shanshan to stand up, and the two walked back to the inner room to speak: "Shan'er, the grandmother beside the Queen Mother sent an invitation to let you take Aunt Song into the palace to participate in the Laba banquet." The meaning of this invitation is probably to see if Aunt Song is doing well. said that she was a concubine, but in fact, the queen mother wanted to be a flat wife, or simply let Qingyang divorce you. ”

"But what's the solution?"

yes, what's the solution? Shanshan pinched the gilded invitation and looked at the names on it: Pan Song, Pan Tong. Who can tell which is a concubine and which is a wife?

"Madam, why don't we go, or tell my aunt,......" Rouge said tentatively.

Shanshan carefully stroked the name on the invitation, and asked Rouge with a smile for a long time: "Then, what about being punished by the Queen Mother for the crime of disrespect?" Or was Pan Yueqing punished for the following crimes? ”

Rouge was silent.

"Go, why don't you go. They are the ones who broke the program, what do they have to do with me? As the mother of a country, she is willing to help a concubine, and she is the one who is left behind. Shanshan pushed open the window, and what greeted her was a piece of green, which was when she had just married, Pan Yueqing took the loquat tree she planted, and now it is like a cover, but there is no brightness under the pressure of Wuwu, and the only bright color is the heavy and thick snow.

It is not good to bring too many people to the palace banquet, so Shanshan took Granny Long and Su Qi into the carriage, and Mrs. Pan was still worried that Shanshan would not give face if he was provoked, and he would cause trouble in vain. The three of them sat in the car and waited for a while, and Song Xi was late with the maid.

"Madame is well. I'm really sorry, the concubine just came suddenly and delayed. Song Xi opened Shanshan's carriage curtain, and saluted softly and weakly, his face was indeed pale and pale.

Shanshan looked at her and didn't speak, and said with a smile after a while: "Aunt Song, go wash your face, there are too many rice noodles, and they are falling." ”

Song Xi subconsciously touched his face, and indeed his hands were full of white powder. I had to smile and resign, and went back to tidy up.

"Poof." Su Qi waited until Song Xi walked away before laughing, "This Aunt Song is also a talent, she loves rice noodles in the first place, and she doesn't dare to use lead powder, so she has to apply so much." ”

"People in Chang'an City don't dare to apply lead powder, and I don't dare." Shanshan touched his face, although he only applied a thin layer of rice noodles, but it was also very uncomfortable, "It's better if something can happen and let me come back early." ”

You don't have to think about it to know that this day's banquet may not be easy, and no matter what, you will probably have to suffer some grievances.

When they arrived at the gate of the palace, the carriage of the Pan family had just stopped, and a carriage with a bamboo plate on it stopped behind. Shanshan glanced at the carriage, the bamboo plate has the words of the princess's mansion, and now the princess who is in Chang'an and can drive the carriage into the palace is only Princess Xiping.

"Mrs. Pan." Just thinking about it, Princess Xiping opened the carriage curtain and stopped Shanshan.

"Princess Xiping is well." Shanshan stood firm and saluted her, and was waiting for the carriage of the princess's mansion to pass by him, but who knew that she got out of the carriage and stood still beside her.

"Shan'er, my mother is old and her ears are soft. Really, you have been wronged. Princess Xiping took Shanshan's hand, her hand was warm and soft, the same as her voice.

Shanshan was not too surprised by these words, Princess Xiping is the most beloved sister of Emperor Xuanjing and the eldest princess, and she likes the third princess the most among the children of the juniors, and the eldest princess has always favored Shanshan, and the third princess is also good friends with Shanshan.

Looking at Shanshan's appearance, he knew that she didn't like polite words, so Xiping didn't say anything, just patted Shanshan's hand gently, and motioned Shanshan to get into her carriage. Shanshan didn't understand, and looked at her a little stunned, looking very immature.

Xiping laughed, and said mildly: "It's really like your mother." Come on, kid. ”

Few people mention Shanshan's mother, as if the famous female general did not grow up in Chang'an. Shanshan looked at Xiping hesitantly and asked, "Princess Xiping knows her mother?" ”

"I don't know each other, but I've seen your mother's power in the hunting grounds. And when you were young, you also helped your eldest sister fight with your mother. ”

Fight?

Xiping looked at Shanshan's surprised and suspicious eyes and smiled: "When you are young, there are always some ridiculous things. ”

When she entered the table, Princess Xiping led Shanshan into it, and before she got closer, Shanshan saw the third princess waving to her, smiling like a flower. Shanshan also smiled at her, and his heart warmed and he was relieved.

In these eyes of watching the play, there are still one or two people who really think about her.

The Queen Mother looked at Xiping, and seemed to be a little dissatisfied with her troubles, but she just turned the Buddha beads and asked nonchalantly: "What about the girl of the Song family?" ”

Hearing this, Shanshan bowed down and said, "Say hello to the Queen Mother." Empress Dowager, Aunt Song came with a carriage. ”

"Queen Mother, I just met Shan'er on the road, and I suddenly remembered that I had come to Sleeve Rulai, and it has been almost ten years." Xiping pulled Shanshan up and patted her hands, there seemed to be tears in his eyes, "Sleeve Ru is strong, go with her husband, it's just pity Shan'er, I have ......been in my uncle's house since I was a child."

The people on the main seat did not speak, and the people at the table did not dare to say more, but they all kept silent and watched.

For a while, there was only Xiping's slight sobbing in the long pavilion.

Even when it comes to this, the Queen Mother still has no intention of talking, it seems that the person who escorted the meritorious person back then was not the Tong family.

Xiping gradually quieted down, looking at Shanshan with pity and helplessness in her eyes, she couldn't do anything except say a few words.

But that's enough. Shanshan smiled at her, calm and calm, and seemed not to be affected by the strange atmosphere of the banquet.

"Mrs. Song of the Pan family has arrived!" In the silence, the eunuch's cry was particularly loud, like an invisible oppression, straight towards the ladies in the main room full of concubines - the concubine was not qualified to enter the main seat, and even if she entered, she could only go through the small door, and now this Song Xi not only walked through the main door, but also called "Madame"! How can this room be full of Mrs. Affection?

"Okay, okay, let's all sit down, this palace has a cook, and I made some novel pastries for everyone to taste." The Queen Mother had a smile when she saw Song Xi, and hurriedly beckoned to Song Xi and motioned for her to come to her side.

Shanshan also sat down next to Xiping, next to the princesses, and the seats left for the Pan family were empty.

"Shan'er, our Ziwei is not in good health, please An If you are not diligent, don't be surprised." The second lady of the Song family happened to be sitting opposite Princess Xiping, and she was close to Shanshan, but her voice was still not small, and several people around her looked sideways when they heard it.

"Okay, isn't it natural for a concubine to ask her mistress for peace?" Song Xi's biological mother, the eldest lady, drank the second lady, her face was very pale, but her eyes were sharp and clear.

The second lady choked, saying yes and no, saying no and no.

It's your daughter who is embarrassed, and it's not my daughter, she secretly scolded herself, and looked down to admire the Lamei on the table.

The third princess patted Shanshan soothingly, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, what kind of person Shu Bai is, what kind of person is his mother, this Song Xi really doesn't look like the daughter of Taifu, but like the daughter of Taiwei." ”

Shanshan nodded slightly, talked about Song Shubai, and asked: "Listen to my husband, it was Shubai and him who went to the Desert Country this time?" Why do you want Dali Siqing to send envoys to other countries? ”

"It is said that Song Shubai proposed it himself, probably to see the scenery of the desert country? You also know that Song Shubai likes scenery and scenic spots. ”

"But he has accumulated a lot of cases recently, and he has also taken over the old cases of the Jingkang Administration, so he shouldn't have hurriedly decided to go to other countries before he has dealt with them." Shanshan couldn't figure it out, the third princess was about to ask her how she knew so much, but before she could ask, the queen mother suddenly wanted to summon Shanshan to speak.

The third princess suddenly forgot what she wanted to ask, and held Shanshan's hand worriedly. On the contrary, Shanshan was in a calm mood, smiled at the third princess comfortingly, and walked calmly to the seat.

"Anping, you are half a year older than Ziwei, and you have grown up together since childhood, Ziwei liked to mention you when she was a child, saying that you always take care of her, and now you are under the same roof, which is also fate." It's been too long since anyone called Shanshan's title, she almost didn't react, she just smiled and wanted to refute, but her eyes reflected the appearance of the queen mother. The queen mother, who has gone through three dynasties, is already very old, and no matter how thick the rice noodles on her face are, she can't hide the lines left by the years, and her eyes have become gray and cloudy.

Shanshan always had a kind of compassion for the old man, and he couldn't say anything polite, so he nodded.

The scene was quiet for a while, only the lady of the family couldn't help coughing because of the wind chill. Everyone seems to be waiting for Shanshan to speak. She glanced at Song Xi, and just touched Song Xi's gentle and demure smile, which seemed to make people panic.

Shanshan's eyes sank slightly, he lowered his head, learned from Song Xi's way of retreating, and said with a slight smile: "As long as Sister Ziwei has a weight, don't push me down the rockery with all her might." I can't stand it anymore, but it's okay to be a few years younger. ”

As soon as the words fell, the room became quieter, and even the coughing sound could not be heard, and the rustling of the wind through the trees seemed to come from the ears.

"Sister Ziwei, what do you say?" Shanshan bent his lips and smiled, but his eyes were cold, at first glance, whether it was the curvature of his lips or the coldness and proportion in his eyes, he looked like Pan Yueqing.