The formal banquet of the Qiongguang Banquet is a dinner party. The sky is gradually darkening, the colorful glazed palace lights in the palace are lit, and the candles illuminate the corridor through the flaming red lanterns. The lights in the Dream Garden are like daylight.

This banquet was originally for Lu Zhiyang, plus the two daughters of the Lu family were crowned county lords, and Mrs. Lu had such a scandal again, and tonight's Lu family was the focus of the audience. Because of the seal of the county master, the slave's seat was moved from the very end to the front to sit next to Lu Yinhua, but it looked proud, only the slave knew that there was a difference. She looked down at the desk that was half an inch lower than Lu Yinhua, and her hands gradually clenched into fists.

They are also saints, and they are also the lords of the three grades, why can Wei Nuer never compare to Lu Yinhua? Is it just because it's a concubine?

She sat expressionlessly, coldly watching a group of official ladies walk in front of her and congratulate Lu Yinhua.

"What is the girl thinking?" Fang Gu poured a cup of hot tea for Nu'er and asked.

Nu'er picked up the cup and looked at it for a long time, then put it down, "I'm thinking about the past." ”

"Once upon a time?"

"Nothing." Nu'er looked away from the cup, she looked around, and suddenly smiled, "Mother hasn't come yet." ”

Li Yuzhi likes the feeling of the stars holding the moon, and because of her status as the general's wife, everyone has always respected her. She has always been very active in this kind of banquet, but she didn't show up today, for fear that she would be notorious and feel shameless. Thinking of Li Yuzhi sitting paralyzed on the ground, the slave felt funny.

Fang Gu didn't answer, just got up and stood quietly behind the slave. After the Reed Incident, Bi Lan, who kept the clothes, became a scapegoat, and was sent to the Huanyi Bureau to work as a coolie after receiving ten boards. Right now, she is the only one waiting for the slave. After a while, Fang Gu stepped forward and whispered to the slave, "It's here." ”

The slave followed her gaze and saw a familiar figure appear at the entrance of the Dream Garden. Isn't that her virtuous, virtuous, dignified and virtuous mother? Rao is Li Yuzhi put on heavy makeup, but the slave can still see the haggard posture on her body at a glance. I'm afraid that it was the wet shoes on the night road, which made her stumble in the cold, and she has not recovered from the smooth wind.

Li Yuzhi is wearing a very low-key dress today, just wearing a decent palace dress in a dark color. It seems to be an extremely common style, and there are not too many complicated patterns. It's like trying to hide the whole person in the crowd. But some people don't follow her wishes.

"Yo! Mrs. Lu has arrived! ”

A plump lady squeezed out of the crowd, her voice high and high-pitched, and suddenly appeared, attracting the attention of many people.

Li Yuzhi took a deep breath, and someone behind him was whispering, although he couldn't really hear it, he could vaguely guess what the content was. Li Yuzhi's face did not change, he walked over with his hand, gave a flat salute, and said, "Hello Mrs. Wang." ”

"Don't, don't." This Mrs. Wang waved her hand again and again, "Mrs. Lu's sentence is good, the concubine can't afford it." It is the concubine who should say all blessings to his wife. Mrs. Wang made a gesture, but this salute was extremely non-standard, and there was no respect at all, but there was a hint of provocation in it.

Li Yuzhi's face was still smiling, and she couldn't show any dislike, because she was tolerant and generous, dignified and virtuous. Although the matter of the reed clothes had hit her hard, how could the things she had worked so hard for so many years be wasted in an instant? This Mrs. Wang is the wife of Wang Shilin, who is from the market and has a pungent temperament. Because of Wang Shilin's special official position, officials from all walks of life have mentioned their own concubines, and they must tolerate three points for this Mrs. Wang, after all, her husband is a person who can be impeached at any time above the court, and he is deeply responsible for Emperor Yuan'an.

"The golden hairpin on Mrs. Wang's head is the latest jewelry of the Miao Decoration Pavilion. The last time I went, I saw the drawing of this hairpin, and today I saw that the real thing is three points better than the painting. "All women care about is clothes, jewelry, and powder, and this is also a way to quickly establish friendship with those official wives.

It's just a coincidence that this Mrs. Wang is from the market, and she can't see the hypocrisy of these ladies and ladies, so she doesn't eat this set, she reached out and touched the hairpin on her head, and said, "Mrs. Lu has a good eye, this gorse hairpin is indeed from the Miao Decoration Pavilion." It seems that Madame is very good at clothes and jewelry. ”

There was a burst of laughter behind him, Li Yuzhi couldn't help but feel unhappy, and forced out a smile, "Yes, Mrs. Wang's clothes show your good figure." ”

"After all, skin is not as important as people's hearts. No matter how good the lady's figure is, it is nothing more than this in the eyes of the concubine. Mrs. Wang looked Li Yu up and down, and then passed by her.

After a small episode, when the banquet officially began, the Holy Lord and the Queen Mother sat down belatedly.

The Queen Mother's face was obviously unhappy, she looked at the empty seat under her, and asked, "What about the Queen?" Why hasn't it arrived yet? ”

Someone at the bottom immediately replied, "The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager just sent someone to spread the word, saying that she was not happy and should not attend the banquet." ”

"Since the queen's body is not happy, I will go to the Tai Hospital to summon a few more doctors to take a look, she is always in poor health." After Emperor Yuan'an ordered, everyone praised the emperor and queen for her deep affection. Only the slave noticed that the impatience on the Queen Mother's face grew more and more after she was there.

Since it was a formal banquet, almost everyone had already arrived. The princes sitting in the first row of the men's seats are followed by the princes. As the slave picked up the teacup, her eyes sneaked a glance ahead. It's him, the plum bone umbrella, the green clothes. The corners of the slave's mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

"What are the fourth sisters laughing at?" Lu Nianyu didn't know when she walked in front of the slave, she seemed to want to say hello to the slave with a wine glass in her hand.

"Is the third lady coming to congratulate? It's just that the slave hasn't reached Jing yet, so he has to replace the wine with tea. Before Lu Nianyu could answer, the slave had already raised his glass and drank it by himself. She put down the teacup, paused, and looked at Lu Nianyu again, "In the future, please ask the third lady to call me the county lord of Mingjia." ”

"Fourth sister, what's wrong with you? Why are you so alienated from me all of a sudden? Lu Nianyu looked very aggrieved, "Do you have to be the county lord, so you can't look down on me as a sister?" ”

Nu'er smiled, she picked up a piece of hibiscus cake on the plate, and put it in Lu Nianyu's hand with a smile. She walked to her side, lowered her voice and said, "The slave really wants to thank the third lady for giving me that piece of hibiscus cake, otherwise how could the slave suddenly faint, suddenly fall seriously ill, and be named the lord of Mingjia because of misfortune?" ”

"Fourth sister, I ......"

In the slave's plan, she did not faint from a serious illness, and she has been in good health and free from illness these days. When she woke up, she felt extremely suspicious, and after thinking about it, only Lu Nianyu, who suddenly approached her, was the most suspicious. She first used the pastries made by the Jiang family to set it off, and then gave her the drugged hibiscus cake at the morning banquet, wanting to harm her, but who knew that it was self-defeating, but she helped her.

"Huh?" The slave looked at Lu Nianyu and asked, "What did you just call me?" ”

"Lord Mingjia, the courtier's daughter is unwell, so she will retire first." Lu Nianyu bit her lip and said.

The slave nodded, "Stand down." ”