"The palace banquet is set in the Spring Return Hall of Jingxiu Palace?" Luo Yan was slightly surprised. For the palace banquet that greeted her, she naturally prepared something, but she thought that it would be placed in the Chengde Palace of the De Concubine Yuwen Clan, which is the highest ranking in the palace today, but why is it the Jingxiu Palace of the Xian Concubine Shangguan Clan? And it is also the Spring Return Hall - the warmest hall in the Forbidden City, where banquets are mostly held in the harsh winter, but now it has just arrived in November, and the weather has been sunny and warm recently, but it is a little early.

"Princess, what do you think is the best dress?" Gu Yu asked softly. This is one of the three palace maids that Desheng specially brought to her a day ago, and she is good at combing her hair and dressing up, so Luo Yan let her take care of her clothes and jewelry. Another Yun'er is good at cooking, so she naturally takes care of the diet, and there is also a Dailan, who stays in the study to serve. Of course, what surprised Luo Yan the most was the ordinary-looking chef who specialized in dim sum next to the three palace maids - Aunt Fang, who changed her name and surname, is also - is now called Aunt Yuan. Luo Yan almost laughed out loud.

Xiao Meng almost screamed at that time, and was pulled down his sleeve by Qingqing, so he immediately changed his expression of "The weather is very good today". Luo Yan suppressed the joy in her heart, and personally took a sachet filled with golden beans to thank Desheng, Desheng smiled and said: "There is a banquet for the princess in the palace of Ming'er, and all the palace ladies will go, and there will be a princess the day after tomorrow, so the princess must prepare well." ”

Luo Yan nodded in thanks, and when she turned around, she saw that Qingqing's eyes were unusually bright, and when she asked, she realized that these three palace maids were all secret guards - Luo Yan suddenly felt that her life safety was somewhat guaranteed. Immediately, his heart moved slightly: Since the person was sent by Desheng, at least it was acquiesced by his father, did his father know that his situation was not good? Maybe my father actually knows everything? So why would he do it?

Since ancient times, the most difficult thing to guess is the heart of the emperor, especially the majestic emperor like his father. The only thing Luo Yan can be sure of is that this father obviously wants her to live, and it is probably better to play the role of a princess of Taiping - perhaps, just to be a whetstone for the future emperor of Dayan! And the past few months will become the first test to test whether her whetstone is qualified, right?

Spring Return? In **, there is never an unexpected arrangement for no reason! The corners of Luo Yan's mouth couldn't help but have a sneer, her eyes slipped around the several sets of clothes that Gu Yu had laid on the bed, and she pointed to the most luxurious one without hesitation.

Standing opposite the six-foot-high standing glass mirror that Yong Qianqian specially rewarded, Luo Yan looked at the woman who had become a little strange in silence: a bright yellow background flower silk with wide sleeves and short undergarments with flowers and birds, a six-piece brocade skirt with dark patterns of dark red and heavy lotus, a long spike palace silk with a bow tied around her waist, and only a golden step was inserted in the tall bun, and her whole body naturally exuded a cold beauty. The face is still a little thin, but fortunately, the skin has regained a bit of radiance. Gu Yu didn't give her Fu powder, only applied three different layers of balsam, and the whole face suddenly revealed a kind of crystal snow light, and a layer of transparent pink rouge was applied to her lips, which made her eyebrows more and more clear.

Luo Yan looked at Gu Yu with a smile: "I didn't expect you to have such skillful hands." Gu Yu smiled faintly: "I just didn't insult the princess's natural beauty." ”

Mother Li originally thought that she could not apply powder to the banquet, so she nodded again and again: "This is even more colorful!" Even Concubine Jing was slightly surprised when she saw Luo Yan, and then smiled: "It turned out that you only looked good in red, but I didn't expect it to be better if you changed it to yellow, I still have a few yellow Shu brocades there, but I just made you two big-sleeved shirts, which must be good." ”

Luo Yan saw that Concubine Jing was only wearing a plain lake-colored silk shirt, a heavy silk skirt with a stone blue pattern, and a lotus blue gown on the outside, which was as plain as usual, and couldn't help but be surprised. Concubine Jing smiled: "I don't like color clothes more and more in recent years, and I'm used to seeing them in the palace." ”

Luo Yan took one of her hands, and couldn't help but feel slightly sour: although Concubine Jing in her impression doesn't like to wear red and green, she is the best at dressing up, and a moon-white plain skirt can wear the elegance of Chang'e under the moon, otherwise she wouldn't have been fascinated back then, and she stuck to her every day, but now, she is completely like a water.

Concubine Jing took the big red Zhaojun set in Gu Yu's hand and put it on Luo Yan, and said with a smile: "The princess has grown up in the past few years. Luo Yan couldn't help but smile - where is the long? She was originally very tall in women, but today she is wearing a pair of thick-soled lambskin boots, which is naturally half an inch taller.

Jingxiu Palace and Changchun Palace are not far apart, Luo Yan ordered Qingqing, Gu Yu and Yun'er to follow, and chatted with Concubine Jing about the personnel changes in the palace in the past three years, and soon arrived at the Spring Return Palace. At this time, the sky was not completely dark, the spring return hall was already full of red candles, the lanterns were hanging low, and the earth dragon was burning vigorously, and before entering the door, there was a warm air on the face.

Shangguan Yuyan, a virtuous concubine dressed in a purple dress, and Concubine Yuwen Fangfei, who was dressed in a dark dress, came out hand in hand, and when she saw Luo Yan, Concubine De smiled and said: "I haven't seen you for three years, and peace is really getting more and more gorgeous!" Concubine Xian came up and took Luo Yan's hand, and said with a smile: "Since I heard that you are coming back, we are all looking forward to you, and it is easy to see the real person today, because I thought that you have been in the south for the past three years and are not tolerant of the cold, Concubine De specially borrowed my place to set up a banquet for the princess." The princess's complexion is really good. ”

Luo Yan put the Zhaojun set on her body in Gu Yu's hands, and at the same time smiled and saluted the two concubines: "Lao Niangniang is worried, I haven't seen you for three years, why are you getting younger and younger?" I don't dare to admit it. Concubine Xian pulled Luo Yan's sleeve and smiled: "Why would the princess say this to make us happy?" He pointed to Concubine Jing and said, "My sister is still so elegant, but it seems that we are all vulgar." Concubine Jing didn't answer, she only smiled and saluted, Luo Yan hurriedly interjected with a smile: "Who can be vulgar than me, all over gold!" ”

When I entered the Spring Return Palace, I saw a large round table in the room that was enough to sit twenty or thirty people, and the main seat of Yongnian was left in the middle. Concubine Xian pulled Luo Yan to sit under her, and said: "Today is a big joy, I don't think about it, I don't follow the usual conventions, but also learn from people outside to sit at a reunion table, do you think it's good?" Luo Yan naturally nodded with a smile: "Concubine Xian Niangniang is really thoughtful." ”

Concubine Xian pulled Luo Yan and asked, and was talking lively, but she heard a woman in a red shirt in her twenties laugh and said: "The princess has been in Dali for three years, so naturally the home-cooked banquets in the south are often experienced, but I don't know how different it is from our Dayan?" Luo Yan glanced at it, only to feel that her eyes were raw, and Gu Yu behind her had already whispered: "It's Mu Baolin in Concubine De's Palace." ”

Luo Yan smiled lightly: "Mu Baolin said that he was joking, I copied the scriptures and prayed for blessings every day in Dufu, and I also participated in the home-cooked banquet in Dali once, or Mrs. Gao Xiangguo invited me before leaving, how about other banquets, how do I know?" ”

Mu Baolin covered his mouth and smiled: "Oh, look at my memory!" Another woman wearing a pink big-sleeved shirt hurriedly said again: "The princess is back this time, it can be regarded as the moon is bright!" I heard that Dali's literary style is the most prosperous, and the Du family is the most heirloom of poetry and books, the princess has been cultivated for three years, and she has become a talented woman, and now Jinling is singing the princess's new words! ”

Not again! Luo Yan sneered slightly in her heart, but she smiled gently: "Where do you dare to be a talented woman?" You don't know, Concubine Jing is the most famous talented woman in Dali, the young lady of the Gao family heard that I studied with Concubine Jing for two years, so she said that the famous teacher will be a high apprentice, and forced me to write that Laoshizi, so I wrote it hard, but fortunately I didn't lose Concubine Jing's face. ”

Wu Xiuyuan, who was wearing a pink shirt, smiled and said: "It turns out that this is the case, how come I don't know that Concubine Jing is actually a talented girl, it's really disrespectful!" Concubine Jing said softly: "What a talented girl, it's just that the young women over there in Dali are touting each other, I have long lost those poetry books, but I like it when I am rare, she is smart, I only read a few books with me, and I wrote neat poems, and I still have her old works." ”

Concubine Yuwen Fangfei frowned and said, "What kind of poems and lyrics, I have a headache when I listen to them." Luo Yan smiled and nodded: "Exactly, where are these things worth mentioning!" It's just those young ladies in Dali, it seems that they can't eat if they don't write two poems at the banquet, isn't it good for An Ansheng to eat? With so many twists and turns, you are not afraid of accumulating food? Someone pursed their lips and looked at Mu Baolin and Wu Xiuyuan with a smile.

Concubine De's face was gloomy, she looked outside, but suddenly smiled: "Speaking of the south, I have recently had a good tea, and the fragrance is chic, you might as well try it." As soon as he spoke, he clapped his hands, and saw a palace maid bowing her head and holding a set of tea sets and walking to the low table in the corner of the hall to cook tea on the spot. Only the cup that held the tea was much larger than the small teacup of later generations. It took more than half an hour to cook before the palace maid picked up a cup of hot water. When she came to Luo Yan, Qingqing took a step forward and took it before putting it in front of Luo Yan.

Luo Yan picked up the teacup, put it down after dipping her lips slightly, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, there is a different fragrance." Sitting on Luo Yan's right was a thirty-year-old Zhaoyi, Luo Yan remembered that her surname was Cao, but she took a sip but frowned: "I'm not used to this kind of bitter taste." Coughing as he spoke, he coughed with a shake of his hand, and Luo Yan immediately stepped back, but he didn't expect the tea to wet a large sleeve on the right.

Cao Zhaoyi naturally apologized one after another, and Concubine Xian hurriedly said: "Quickly pull up your sleeves and take a look, but is it hot?" Then he turned back: "Quickly help the princess wipe it!" The two palace maids behind Cao Zhaoyi hurriedly took out their handkerchiefs and rushed up, but they were blocked by Gu Yu and Qingqing. Yun'er came up and reached out and rolled up Luo Yan's half-wet sleeves, revealing a snow-white and crystalline small arm like a jade carving, and a small plum blossom as red as blood on the elbow.

Concubine De pointed at Cao Zhaoyi and said, "You can also help, it can be regarded as making amends." Cao Zhaoyi hurriedly took out a handkerchief and was about to reach over, Yun'er elbowed slightly, just blocking it, but Luo Yan raised her hand and pulled the handkerchief into her hand, and said lightly: "Don't bother Zhaoyi." The handkerchief was put into the left sleeve, and Yun'er had already taken out a snow-white silk handkerchief and carefully dried Luo Yan's arm. The women at the table all looked at the plum-shaped Shougong sand blankly, and some people looked down to see if there was any color on the wiped white silk handkerchief, and found that it was still as white as before, so they let out a sigh of disappointment.

Cao Zhaoyi's face couldn't help but change, and she was about to say something, when suddenly the voice of the eunuch came from outside: "The emperor has arrived." ”