Qing Dai sat in the corner of Yueyin Pavilion and sneezed, and after a while, Nei shì asked everyone to move to the main hall of Yonghua Palace.

The banquet is opened, the salute is seated, the food is served and the toast is served, and the music and dance are entertained. All the guests here are women, and they don't drink like men, and they just drink three or two glasses.

Qingdai took advantage of the old lady's inattention, and secretly took the imperial wine on the table and tasted it, it was slightly sweet, and there was some taste of rice wine, which was not difficult to drink, and it was eaten with a small cup.

By the time the old lady turned around with the greetings, Qing Dai had already secretly made three glasses of wine, and her face was flushed, her eyes were filled with mist, and she smacked her mouth with satisfaction. The old lady took the wine glass from Qing Dai's hand and taught Qing Dai two sentences: "Don't drink secretly!" Qing Dai glanced at the wine glass, pouted and nodded.

This banquet was originally boring, and it was hard to taste two good glasses of wine, and it was taken away by my grandmother. Fortunately, the queen didn't talk again, otherwise she would have to eat cold dishes later.

Half an hour after the banquet began, there was a singing harmony outside the door, and the Queen Mother arrived. The Queen Mother had just returned to the palace after a tiring journey, so she was exempted from today's big court meeting, and she didn't want to come to the banquet at this time. Everyone hurriedly stood up to greet them.

The voice fell, and the Queen Mother was helped into the main hall by a middle-aged fù person. When everyone knelt to greet her, Qing Dai secretly raised her head and looked into the hall through the gap in the crowd.

The Queen Mother is forty-five years old, with a round face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, although not very beautiful, but dignified and generous, and the majesty between her eyebrows is self-evident. The black hair is like a cloud, wearing a gold-inlaid treasure nathan huāluan phoenix crown, wearing a yellow sè dark huā yarn group dragon pattern coat, the cloud phoenix huā huixia curtain is on the shoulder, extending from the back of the collar to the front of the xiōng, drooping to the knees, and the bottom is connected by a phoenix with a jade pendant.

The middle-aged fù person next to the Queen Mother wore a purple and red sè wide-sleeved silk satin Luanfeng coat, which lined her face with white skin and snow, melon seed face, crescent eyebrows, a pair of slender eyes with infinite charming style in a flash, and her graceful posture was like a twenty-eight good woman, glamorous.

At first glance, Qing Dai felt very familiar when she saw the face of the fù person, and she couldn't help but purse her lips and frown in thought, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, this person must be Princess Duanyang, and her eyes look the same as Jiu Niangniang's, it is no wonder that she is so familiar with it!

The Queen Mother and Princess Duanyang sat down, and after giving everyone a level, the banquet started again. The Queen Mother whispered a few words to the Queen Mother, and the queen's face flashed with astonishment, and then she regained her calm, nodded to the Queen Mother, and said a few words to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother turned her head to look down, her eyes swept lightly over the seat, this sweep seemed unintentional, but Qing Dai felt that there was still a faint change.

Because under the gaze of the Queen Mother, the nobles of each province consciously straightened their bodies, or half-bowed their heads, or looked up to show awe, of course, there are exceptions, such as Qi Zhen, who has no heart and lungs to squeeze her eyes at Qingdai, such as Tingjia, who bows her head and is silent, such as Zhao Yuhua, who is indifferent, and Zhou Danniang, who is full of excitement on her left hand, I don't know why Qingdai is different, but the Queen Mother must have another purpose here.

Sure enough, the Queen Mother looked around in the middle of the room and suddenly spoke.

"The mourning family has not seen the old sisters for a long time after leaving the capital for more than half a year, so they took advantage of the good time of the Mid-Autumn Festival to invite everyone into the palace to sit and drink a cup to celebrate the festival. Don't be restrained from going to the front hall to see those old men drinking happily, we can't just sit and come and drink together! "Respect the Queen Mother!" Everyone raised their glasses in unison to thank the Queen Mother.

"When I see the daughters of your families today, I remember that the Mid-Autumn Festival mourning family was in this Yonghua Palace thirty years ago, and I was also a guest of His Royal Highness sitting at that time...... Now I can't help but sigh, the years are urging people to get old! "Imperial sister-in-law, I don't like to hear what you say, what an old man, although the girls here today are better looking than the fairies in the Moon Palace, but I see that you are the most eye-catching here, and you have become younger and younger in the past two years." Princess Duanyang Jiāo smiled, pointed to the nobles sitting below and asked, "You said yes?" Naturally, the crowd echoed and praised them. The Queen Mother smiled and shook her head, "You are a mother-in-law, and you still have such a mouth?" ”

Princess Duanyang didn't care, and raised her wine glass to herself, "Come, let's salute the Queen Mother, and wish the Queen Mother a blessing forever!" ”

Everyone raised their glasses again.

The sister-in-law sang and talked for a long time, and the queen followed and spoke, "Queen Mother, I am happy with you today." Erchen wants to take advantage of this good day to ask you for a favor. ”

When Qing Dai heard this, she put down the chopsticks in her hand, looked up at it, and finally got to the point.

The queen mother's full moon face was full of smiles: "You say!" The queen smiled and said: "Erchen's cousin Tingjia is fourteen years old this year, and my uncle begged Erchen to come here."

Erchen wants to ask you for a favor, and your Chrysostom will give Tingjia a family matter. "Oh? It's always hard to mourn the family and act arbitrarily? The Queen Mother's eyes fell on Tingjia beside Mrs. Xiashou Wang, and she smiled, "Tingjia, what do you mean?" ”

Tingjia's hands under the case were already drenched with sweat, she slowly raised her head, glanced at her grandmother and mother, saw the two of them looking at her anxiously, laughed at herself, turned her head to look at the queen who was looking at her, although the previous gentle and kind cousin had a smile on her face at this time, but her eyes were full of warnings, which made her heart chill. That's it, they let me marry, and I will marry.

She let go of her hands. He took a deep breath, looked at the Queen Mother, and replied...... Tingxi but the Queen Mother is in charge. The Queen Mother smiled with satisfaction, and asked Princess Duanyang beside her with a side face and said, "Duanyang, the mourning family looks at your family Yixuan is a very good match for Tingjia." ”

Princess Duanyang glanced at Tingjia, who was sitting in the position, and said with a smile: "You are in charge, naturally it is good!" ”

If there is no objection from both parties, this family matter is settled. The Empress Dowager decreed that the Marquis of Wuping and the Queen Tingjia would be married to Hua Shaoqi, the son of the Marquis of Zhongyi. The people of the royal family came out and bowed their heads in thanksgiving.

Qing Dai saw that Tingjia's face was calm and even a little cold, and she couldn't see the slightest joy, guessing that she was not very satisfied with her family affairs. Although Mrs. Hua is a kind person, but Princess Duanyang is shrewd and capable, and she is a powerful person at first glance, and she doesn't know what will happen to Tingjia when she marries?

Qing Dai only knew that Tingjia was going to be Jiu Niangniang's sister-in-law, but she didn't know what kind of person Hua Shaoqi was, and tugged on her grandmother's sleeve, "Grandmother, what kind of person is Hou Shizi Zhongyi?" The old lady beside her mō Qingdai's head, knowing what her granddaughter was worried about, said in a low voice: "I heard that he is a stable one, but he once married a wife, and he is a princess of Dongchang Kingdom, and she was married by His Majesty seven years ago, but the princess died last spring......,...

Qingdai frowned, why is she a husband? She immediately felt uncomfortable in her heart: "Have you heard Grandmother Hua mention that Hua Shaoqi has a child before?" "Nope." The old lady shook her head, remembering the scene when her son married Wanniang seven years ago, she couldn't help but sigh, thinking that this child had a pimple in her heart, so she stroked her head and said softly, "No matter who proposed these two marriages, it must have been approved by His Majesty." Your grandmother Hua and Mrs. Wang are also close friends, so you don't have to worry about Tingjia. "Think about marrying someone at the same age as Tingyu Huāer to do a continuation, in case you run into a character like a scumbag... Qing Dai couldn't help but look at Tingjia, Xu Tingjia felt that someone was looking at her, and she actually looked back. The two looked at each other, Tingjia felt Qing Dai's reassuring gaze, and smiled at the chún corner, but the smile fell in Qing Dai's eyes, and he no longer had the same flying look as when he first saw her.

Qing Dai thought helplessly, although this royal relative is rich and prominent, but the marriage of the children is not at all, sometimes the children of aristocratic families may not be happier than ordinary people. If you happen to meet a good one, you can have a good time cultivating and cultivating feelings, and if you meet a gentleman, then the days ahead will not be so good.

The world is unpredictable, some things are not how you want it to develop, how will you be in the future? Qing Dai suddenly felt a little dazed.

Qing Dai lost her mind, and Princess Duanyang said: "As the saying goes, good things come in pairs. Queen Mother, you have already opened your mouth today, why don't you refer to two more family affairs, and let all our Daqi provinces touch your light? The queen echoed, "Aunt is right. King Ning, King He, and King Qi are generally old, and they have all reached the age when they should marry. ”

As soon as the queen spoke, the hall suddenly fell silent. Just now, the prince of Zhongyi Hou is a husband, although he has a father and a princess who are in charge of the military, and his family background is illustrious, which is also a good choice, but compared with the status of the three people mentioned now, it is still a big difference.

Previously, the queen summoned many people separately in the side hall of Yonghua Palace, and when she mentioned these three, she must have chosen from the people she had just summoned.

Wang Tingjia has already been matched, leaving Zhao Yuhua and Zhou Danniang to be the most popular, except for these two, there is at least one person who can be selected. As soon as I heard the queen say this, the following noble people who had a heart had to secretly compare their daughters with other families in their hearts.

It didn't take long for the Queen Mother to say: "Zhao Shilang's eldest daughter Derong Yangong is the best choice, so she should be a concubine for King Ning!" ”

Qing Dai came back to her senses at this time, and saw that Zhao Yuhua was dragged by Mrs. Zhao to the middle of the hall, and kowtowed to thank her, "Thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother!" When Zhao Yuhua returned to his seat, he had long since lost his indifferent detachment just now, his mind was in a trance, he didn't know what to think, and his slightly upturned chún corner had a bitter smile.

It seems that everyone is not satisfied with the royal arranged marriage! Qing Dai thought so when she saw Zhao Yuhua's expression.

When everyone congratulated Mrs. Zhao, another will came down, and the third girl of the Shaoqing Department of Dali Temple, Bu Jing, was given a marriage to King He.

At this time, everyone's eyes couldn't help but fall to Zhou Danniang. Sure enough, the Queen Mother's third marriage decree was given to Zhou Danniang, and she was given marriage to the prince of Qi.

Qing Dai only heard a low cry on the left hand, and Zhou Danniang muttered to herself unruly, "How can this be, how can it be so?" Mingming...... "Hey, Yuzi is in trouble, and he is the one who was míhuò by that green-eyed boy."

Qingdai saw that Zhou Danniang beside her was about to cry, and kindly poked her, "Sister Zhou, Mrs. Zhou has already attended, why don't you go and thank her?!" ”

was reminded by Qing Dai, Zhou Danniang finally didn't lose her temper anymore, held back her tears, glanced at Qing Dai, nodded, and then got up and went out to kowtow.

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