On February 26, the day of the day, the palace held a spring banquet to enjoy flowers in the Penglai Palace, and the emperor ordered that all officials above the third rank in the court could bring their families to participate.

"Yan'er, don't go to today's banquet, rest at home." Nangong Jing got up, put on his clothes, and said to Su Yuyan.

"Lord, the concubine also wants to go to the spring banquet to enjoy the flowers. Dr. Li said that the concubine's body is stable and her body is fine. The concubine thought that she was just going to a banquet and would not be in the way. Su Yuyan looked at Nangong Jing's slightly moved expression, she got up, walked to Nangong Jing's side, held Nangong Jing's arm affectionately with both hands, and continued, "Besides, the concubine has never been to Penglai Palace, and she also wants to see it." ”

Regarding Su Yuyan's coquettishness, Nangong Jing has always had no resistance, "Well, you must remember to take care of yourself, take care of our children, and tell me immediately if you feel uncomfortable." ”

Su Yanyan was immediately overjoyed when she heard this, "Don't worry, the princess knows." ”

After lunch, Han Yue and Su Pingyan each went back to their rooms to rest for a while, and after getting ready for the lunch break, Nangong Jing took Xiao Hanyue and Su Pingyan into the carriage and drove towards the palace. The cherry blossom viewing festival is scheduled to start at dusk and will continue until the evening.

Nangong Jing wore an indigo dark back-patterned silver silk brocade robe, with a green jade belt and a waist, rich and handsome, such as rock rock and green pine, and Qiongshu Yuli.

Su Pingyan combed a back bun, fixed with agate red swallow golden hairpin, left and right hairpins with cloud sideburns and golden steps, on the honey color dark flower flow cloud pattern silk shirt, under the light color water pattern Lingbo skirt, Na Wan Ting, glamorous pressure sunrise, Lisheng hundred flowers.

Xiao Hanyue twisted her hair into a Ling Xuan bun, and inserted a mutton fat-colored jasmine hairpin, a begonia dripping emerald bead jasper step on the right hairpin, a lake-colored satin embroidered light-colored bamboo pattern cloud gauze shirt, with a pale yellow poplar flower crepe skirt, beautiful and graceful, Zhong Ling Shenxiu.

The banquet was arranged to be held in the Penglai Hall in the center of the Taiye Pond in the palace. The smoke of the liquid pond is vast, the surrounding spring is murmuring, the herbs are delicious, the environment is quiet, and there is no end in sight. Penglai Hall is located in the center of the Taiye Pool, it is really the palace as its name, in the curling mist like Penglai Fairy Island on the sea, the crown mountain resists the temple, the absolute ravine is the pool, the pearls are intertwined, the gold is brilliant, the clouds are scorched, the sun and the moon are lost.

To Penglai Palace, you need to take a boat ferry to the other side, Hanyue and a group of three people walked to the edge of the Taiye Pool, the pool is surrounded by fat swallows, warblers and swallows, there are already many people waiting. In the Dayue Palace, it is stipulated that male and female dependents are not allowed to sit in the same boat, and Nangong Jing instructed Hanyue and Su Yuyan to go to the male dependents after a few words.

After waiting for a while, I saw a boat coming from the other side.

"There will be a lot of people on board for a while, and my sister is pregnant, so be careful." Hanyue spoke.

"Thank you sister for your concern, my sister saved." Su Yuyan smiled slightly.

Han Yue and Su Yuyan boarded the boat, and the lady of the boat was so lively.

"Hey, hey, did you see it, the one over there wearing a honey-colored silk shirt is King Jing's side concubine, it is said that King Jing spoils her very much, and her food and clothing exceed that of the princess, so she is sent to the sky, I really envy others." There was a sudden sound of speaking not far behind him, although the voice was not loud, but because it happened to be a tailwind, this word fell into the ears of Han Yue and Su Yuyan.

After Su Yanyan heard these words, she was secretly proud in her heart, and her back straightened unconsciously, she quietly glanced at Han Yue, but saw that Han Yue's face was calm, as if she hadn't heard this. didn't have time to think about it, just listened to the words of the person behind him.

"What's the matter with being favored, it's just an Israeli. In the end, it's just a concubine who can't get on the stage. What I look down on the most is this kind of fox. If you want me to say, this princess Jing is a good one, and her demeanor and style are what everyone should have. ”

"That's right, a concubine is a concubine, and it will never be as good as a concubine."

"It's a pity that men in this world will always be beautiful, and they can't see the good wives and mothers around them."

"Speaking of which, I think of one thing, I heard that the backyard of the Marquis of Yiyong's Mansion is now full of trouble."

"Why?"

"Isn't it because of the bunch of concubines of Yiyonghou competing for favor, Mrs. Yiyonghou is all angry."

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Out of the house, out of the house, Su Yanyan was angry when she heard the words coming from behind her, and her body couldn't help but tremble slightly. But now in front of the public, she couldn't do it again, she held Yancao's arm with one hand, her fingers clenched unconsciously, and her long nails were picked into Yancao's flesh. Yan Cao's tears of pain were about to come out, and he could only endure the pain and let Su Yan vent.

After about half an hour, the boat finally came to shore. The Penglai hall in front of you is built high, about 20 zhang. The corridor on all sides is meandering, carved railings and jade masonry, and the white gauze curtains under the corridor float with the wind, adding a bit of lightness and agility, hazy, faint, and can not help but make people feel as if they are in the fairyland of Yaochi. Penglai Hall is surrounded by rockeries and strange rocks, green trees and verdant vines, flowers and trees are sparse. There are also a variety of colorful flowers such as dragon spit pearls, cyclamen, Phnom Penh Ruixiang, violet, exclusive spring, and hanging bell flowers for everyone to enjoy. The island is breezy and rippling, rippling blue waves, surrounded by flowers, such a beautiful scenery, it is already a pleasure to enjoy the flowers and walk in the courtyard by the water.

Unconsciously the sunset is sinking in the west, it has reached the time of the palm lamp, the cloister is lit around the eight treasure glazed palace lamps, and the Penglai Palace begins to open up the dinner. The bead curtain in the main hall hangs and is splendid. In the center of the screen, there is a golden dragon and phoenix table, and the emperor and queen sit side by side. The banquet under the hall is divided into the left and right sides, separated by a light rain-colored blue shark yarn in the middle, with the male seats on the left and the women's seats on the right. From north to south, they sit according to their ranks, and they are respectively the seats of the royal family and nobles, harem concubines, officials, and wives.

Han Yue sat down according to the order, with Su Yuyan on the left, and the eldest princess, the second princess and the third princess on the right. This is the first time Hanyue has seen three married princesses, and the three princesses can be regarded as Peugeot beauties, each with its own beauty.

Nangong Luo, the eldest princess from Concubine Mu De, wears a peony and kingfisher red Luo skirt, covered with a thin smoke crepe veil with gold silk, and her sideburns are obliquely inlaid with pearls and jasper. Nangong Shan, the second princess of the queen, was dressed in a high-necked Zhai Feng Izumo wide-sleeved brocade dress, full of pearls and emeralds, delicate and bright, but the pair of Danfeng eyes were too sharp. Nangong Yue, the third princess from Liu Jieyu, wore a cold smoke purple butterfly wearing a brocade silk skirt, and a matching phoenix butterfly gilt hairpin on her head, which looked lively and moving, and had a little more affinity.

Today's banquet is all famous wine and delicacies, the wine offered is the best wine for the palace, there are palace maids in the palace with wine jugs one by one to the guests to ask what kind of wine needs to be poured, there are several kinds of wine such as Lansheng wine, Songling wine, Tusu wine and so on. The so-called Lansheng wine is the famous wine in the Han Palace in the past, which is extracted from bamboo, chrysanthemum, lotus, mulberry leaves, roses, bellflower and other herbs mixed with wine, and the drink is pure and sweet, and the lips and teeth are fragrant.

Such a luxurious palace feast, Zi Mo, a little girl, had the privilege of watching it for the first time in her life, just in terms of the famous wine and delicacies on the table, she was unheard of and unseen. She knelt behind Han Yue and served her with a dish, and suddenly asked softly, "Miss, what kind of wine is the Songling wine that the little palace maid just said?" ”

When Han Yue heard this, she patiently explained to Zi Mo, "Songling wine is actually made from the simplest liquor, but what makes it special is the ingenuity of the way it is made. Find an ancient pine tree in the mountains, dig deep to its roots, and then open the lid of the wine urn and bury it under the roots, so that the liquid in the pine roots is gradually inhaled by the wine, and after a year, the wine will be like amber and fragrant. ”

"What about Tusu wine? The slave remembered that there was a poem that wrote what was written in Tu Su. Zi Mo pondered and meditated.

"It's the spring breeze that brings warmth into Tusu. On weekdays, you are asked to read more books in your spare time, but you don't listen. Han Yue shook her head helplessly, and continued, "Tusu wine is to grind rhubarb, bellflower, atractylodes, cinnamon, aconitum, sarsaparilla and other fine grinding into powder, wrap it in a cloth and sew it tightly, and hang it in the well at noon on the thirtieth day of the lunar month, three feet above the water surface, remember, it must be three feet, not one more foot or one foot less." It can be taken out until midnight on the first day of the first lunar month, and then boiled with papaya wine and water sugar noodles to finally make Tusu wine. The process is also very complicated, and the output is very small, so this Tusu wine was once regarded as a treasure by Emperor Gaozong of the previous dynasty. ”

"The fourth brother and sister are really well-informed." As soon as Han Yue's voice fell, a crisp and beautiful female voice came from her ears, and Han Yue looked for the voice, which was said by the second princess Nangong Shan.

Han Yue never thought that what she explained to Zi Mo would attract the attention of the princess, she was slightly surprised, and then immediately smiled slightly, "The princess praised it falsely, Han Yue only knows a little about the skin." ”

"The fourth brother and sister don't have to be too humble, look at your De Rong's speech skills, you can be called everyone's best girl." The second princess replied.

"Yes, the four brothers and sisters are dressed gently and virtuously today, I like it at first glance. As the so-called clear water out of hibiscus, natural carving. The eldest princess, who had been drinking, suddenly spoke.

Here, Hanyue was talking to the princesses so lively, and Su Pingyan on the other side was burning with jealousy at the moment, which could be said to be extremely annoyed. They all held Xiao Hanyue in their arms, and they all looked down on her, and they didn't even bother to look at her, as if talking to her would lose their identity. Everyone said that she was a concubine, a side concubine, and a fox who served people in Israel. The more Su Yanyan thought about it, the more angry she became, and the delicious dishes on this good table were tasteless, so she put down the chopsticks in her hand heavily. She didn't know that this move happened to be seen by the princes and ladies on the side, and a few ladies were laughing at her in private.

Lansheng wine is clear and sweet in the mouth, but the stamina is not small. Han Yue is not very strong in alcohol, and after three rounds of drinking, he only feels that his face is hot and hot, and his head is a little dizzy. The silk and bamboo in the main hall are solemn, the gonghou is leisurely, a faction of singing and dancing is leveled, everyone is staggered, talking and laughing, and the interest is very high. Han Yue looked at the scene in front of her, only to feel more and more dizzy, so she wanted to call Zimo and Zisu out to sober up.

Han Yue was just about to get up, when he suddenly felt a gaze shooting straight at him from the opposite side of the thin shark curtain. Han Yue was startled, and looked up, only to see that everyone in the male guest table opposite was drinking and having fun and talking happily, how could anyone be looking at him. Han Yue said in her heart that she was really drunk, she smiled to herself, took Zi Mo's hand and went out.

Nangong Heng was dressed in a dark purple pine pattern satin wide-sleeved brocade robe, with a white jade crown and black hair. He sat reclining, holding a glass of amber wine and swaying gently, the whole person had an indescribable laziness and casualness. He narrowed his slender Danfeng eyes and glanced at Xiao Hanyue opposite, and then immediately inadvertently moved away, as if his gaze just now was just an illusion, as if his gaze had never stayed for a moment. He picked up his glass and drank it down, a smile on his lips.