The Seven Treasures Banquet was placed in the Ningyun Pavilion, and outside the hall was Weiyang Pond.

In the past, the sparkling and sparkling Weiyang Pond is now like a piece of solidified jade, the whole body is emerald green, there is a thin layer of ice on the surface of the pool, but it seems to be clearer, you can see the koi fish that are lazy at the bottom of the pond and do not swim much, there is a blooming red plum on the side of the pool, bright and warm and the thick snow that falls on the branches is the contrast between each other, and then the big red satin octagonal lantern hanging under the eaves of the palace is more to teach people to forget the vulgar at first sight.

Even the queen couldn't stop boasting: "It's still Mingzhu who has a heart and chose this place for a banquet, otherwise I wouldn't know that I have such interest." ”

Weiyang Pond is a good place to enjoy the cool in Taiji Palace in summer, and Ningyun Pavilion is also mostly used to spend summer, and it is not very useful after Chongyang, most of them are closed and idle, Gu Mingzhu chose this place as the palace of the Seven Treasures Banquet, which is indeed surprising.

The ladies who arrived first were all busy praising them: "The county lord is meticulous and exquisite, and the arrangement is really good, such a scene is rare on weekdays." ”

Gu Mingzhu smiled on the side and thanked the queen and the ladies for their praise, personally brought the lottery sheng up, and asked the queen and a few ladies to stick Huasheng.

That plate of Caisheng are all cut out of gold and silver leaf and colored paper, there are fairy aunts to offer birthdays, there are also peony hibiscus, the style is fresh and good-looking, the queen of heaven and the ladies are stunned, smiled and picked for a while.

Gu Mingzhu smiled and picked the queen mother from it and brought it to the queen of heaven: "This is compared to the pair of picky hearts in Niangniang's weekdays, and it looks very similar." ”

The queen smiled even more: "You are a spirit, I will remember it after wearing it a few more times." ”

I asked her to put it on her bun for herself.

Gu Mingzhu smiled and stepped aside, but the ladies couldn't help but exchange a look in private, and they were even more amazed, it seems that the trust and love of the Queen of Heaven to the Lord of Lingling County is still above what they think, otherwise how could they even let the Lord of Lingling know about these close things, and they will not avoid them at all.

They guessed in their hearts, and they all picked Caisheng and put it on, and talked with the queen.

Gu Mingzhu asked people to take the plate of Caisheng to a few ladies who came with the ladies, and asked them to pick it too.

The ladies who came were not familiar with each other on weekdays, just because the grades in the house were different, so naturally there were not many opportunities to meet.

The seven ladies of the Guo family brought by Mrs. Guo San are from the third room of the Guo family, and although they are both sisters of the Taishi Mansion with Guo Yuxiu and Guo Yulan, they don't look alike, without the flamboyant beauty of the Guo Yuxiu sisters, but they look more delicate, and they are just familiar with each other when they sit on the couch

The six ladies of Guanglu's Mansion, the right servant, and the second lady of the Right Servant's Shooting Horse Mansion were talking, and they didn't pay much attention to the ladies of the ordinary noble mansions on the side, and they looked particularly arrogant.

The ladies in the four-grade and five-grade mansions are also pampered and noble on weekdays, and they are not very willing to greet them from time to time, and they are all together with familiar people, and they are really excited to come to the Qibao Banquet, chirping and discussing.

Gu Mingzhu took the maidservant to carry Caisheng over, and those ladies were all busy getting up and saluting Gu Mingzhu, and they couldn't help but raise their heads and quietly look at Gu Mingzhu.

No wonder they are curious, Gu Mingzhu has now become a celebrity in Chang'an's mansion, and even these ladies who don't care about political affairs know about her.

Everyone knows that the person who the queen trusts and values the most now is not the princess, but the lord of Lingling, who stayed in the palace to be Princess Anping's companion, not only left her in the Ganlu Palace, but even handed over all the things in the palace to her to take care of, and this time the Qibao banquet was arranged by her.

The most important thing is that this Lingling County Lord is not a serious clan, not from any prince's mansion, originally similar to them, just a lady of your mansion, this is what really surprised them.

They really wanted to know what was so special about this county lord.

When Guo Qiniang saw Gu Mingzhu coming, she was not as surprised and respectful as those eyes, she slowly and leisurely got up with Lu Liuniang and Ma Erniang and saluted roughly: "County Lord." ”

Gu Mingzhu could see that she didn't care, but she didn't take it to heart, although Guo Taishi was already a person who was going to sue the old man, but after all, Taishi's Mansion was powerful for so many years, Guo Taishi was deeply trusted by the saints, and there were many protégés, so naturally it was still not comparable to ordinary noble mansions, so it was no wonder that Guo Qi Niangzi still had such an attitude.

She smiled and nodded to the ladies: "Everyone, please get up, this is a new lottery in the palace, please ask the ladies to pick the one you like, and it will be a good sign." ”

Those ladies rarely have such an opportunity, seeing Caisheng and delicately cut, they were all overjoyed, and they went around and picked it up, but it was very lively.

Only Guo Qi Niangzi and a few people smiled, but they returned to the couch with a look of disdain, Gu Mingzhu also smiled, and walked away without saying a word.

After a long time, it was quiet here, all the ladies picked their favorite ones and put them on, Guo Qi Niangzi and the three of them picked one from the plate, and asked the maid to put it on for herself, and said with a smile: "This Caisheng is indeed exquisite, I also got it in previous years, and I have received several things in the box, and I will not wear it after the Qibao Banquet, after all, it is not unusual." ”

The tone became more and more indifferent, but it attracted the envious eyes of those ladies, after all, it is a noble mansion with one and two grades, and every year the Seven Treasures Banquet can have the opportunity to enter the palace, which is not something they can imagine.

It's just that this also makes several low-grade ladies in the house unwilling, and their eyes are blazing looking at the queen who is sitting high on the seat, they also know that this time the Qibao banquet is not just for fun, it is selected in the palace after the year, and the queen of heaven let these ladies of your mansion bring their ladies to the banquet, maybe they have other plans, they are not looking forward to it.

Entering the palace as a concubine is not the way out that the ladies in your mansion want, if the lady with a high grade in the palace is naturally unwilling to enter the palace as a concubine, not to mention the difficulty of fighting in the palace step by step, it is to make them succumb to others for the concubine and always feel wronged, but the house is of low grade, and the house is not as rich and rich as those noble mansions, and there are many sisters, all of whom are to be married.

In this way, instead of trying to find a slightly better family affair in the house, it is better to enter the palace as a concubine, if you can get ahead, not only can you have light in the house, but you can also take the house to the top, just like the original Han Guifei, so it is no wonder that these ladies still have this mind.

Looking at the ladies from a distance, they seemed to be kind, but they actually had their own plans, and they were talking in twos and threes, Xu Siyan couldn't help but shake his head gently: "I don't know who the lady will fancy, none of these have come close to speak." ”

Gu Mingzhu chuckled lightly and instructed the maid to prepare the objects to be released, and then turned back to her and said, "I'm afraid that Niangniang already has a plan in her heart." ”