Chapter 27: The Chrysanthemum Feast (I)

Because there was already the eldest princess waiting at the banquet, the queen went out to sit on the banquet, smelling the fragrance of chrysanthemums, and it was bright everywhere, which was the best.

Everyone nodded yes, the queen went out with her maid first, and the people who were originally sitting in the Fengqi Palace also followed out.

Because the queen loves chrysanthemums the most, there is a chrysanthemum pool behind the Fengqi Palace, and the southernmost end of the central axis is a pavilion with a chrysanthemum top, sandwiched in the middle of a bunch of chrysanthemums that bloom just right, that scene is very cute.

There are two tables on each side of the central axis, and there is a main table in the middle of the pavilion with the three big characters of Chrysanthemum Pu, and there are only five tables in total. There are four tables at the bottom and a table with a maximum of eight people, it seems that this chrysanthemum banquet, the queen invites not many people, and those who can come must be a little embarrassed.

Seeing this scene, He Changan couldn't help but wonder, was she lucky? or...... I'm a little lucky.

From a distance, I saw that the two eldest princesses dressed up women had already sat down at the first table on the right hand side of the Chrysanthemum Pavilion, and there were two little girls standing next to them who looked very similar, one was a little bigger, a little smaller, and the older one was about the same age as He Chang'an, thinking that it was from a mother, but I didn't know which eldest princess's daughter it was.

"Zhao and Zhao Ning are here, but the palace is late. The queen saw the two eldest princesses who were already sitting there, and hurriedly said politely. The two eldest princesses didn't go to her to have fun, she liked it in her heart, but she really saw it, as a sister-in-law and the lord, she couldn't help but say something about the scene.

The two eldest princesses watched the queen coming from a distance, and quickly stood up to greet the queen, and said that they were really late, so they didn't go to Fengqi Palace to join in the fun, so that Queen Chen should not blame.

When he got closer, He Changan found that the appearance of one of the eldest princesses was really a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it. According to common sense, she used to treat several eldest princesses, but they were only a few sides, and there were too many princesses in the eldest princess's generation, and she was basically inseparable. But when I really saw this one of them, I found that the familiar feeling was inexplicably strong.

After thinking about it for a long time, I still can't remember.

The familiar eldest princess pulled the two little girls out to greet the queen, the two little girls saluted in a proper manner, He Changan paid attention to the girl who was a little smaller, and the girl who was slightly better-looking, but found that the corners of the girl's eyes showed a little jealousy.

But Queen Chen didn't seem to notice, and only said to the familiar eldest princess: "Zhaohe, I didn't expect to see it for more than half a year, but I still saw it during the Chinese New Year, and now Sister Jin and Sister Yao have grown a lot taller, and the color is getting better and better!"

The eldest princess of Zhaohe said where she was, but the smile on the sign couldn't hide the sense of comfort of being a mother, and the older Sister Jin was also gentle and gentle when she smiled, but the younger Sister Yao, the eyes that appeared in the corners of her eyes made He Changan inexplicably uncomfortable, as if she was hostile to anyone.

Maybe it was the hostile look that made He Changan pay more attention, He Changan stared at Sister Yao for a long time, and suddenly remembered that such eyes, such a look, were really seen before. The two girls look like the eldest princess of Zhaohe, but the one who most resembles the eldest princess of Zhaohe is Li Xuan, who was removed from the draft three years ago because of maliciously clinging to the second prince Lu Cheng!

It turned out that Li Xuan was the daughter of the eldest princess Zhaohe, but unfortunately, He Changan didn't think deeply about the events of the year, and now he can't remember it clearly.

On the surface, Yan Yan smiled, but the daughter of the eldest princess was driven out of the palace like this, even if the Li family could still make up for it, but the people in the palace seemed to have some relatives if they found any one of them, how could there be no gossip? The family that Li Xuan married in the end must not be ideal.

The eldest princess of Zhaohe has no resentment towards the saint and the queen?

That's weird!

But people can make things like nothing has happened, and they can talk happily here, such a skill, He Changan thinks that he still needs to cultivate.

But the eldest princess of Zhaohe can also be regarded as a person who can understand things, no matter how noble she is, she is just an eldest princess, even if her surname is Li, she is the queen mother's clan, and her daughter is also the daughter of the Li family, but the queen mother is just the adoptive mother of the saint, mentioning the Li family, as long as it is not excessive, the saint will not interfere, but if the Li family dares to put the abacus on the prince, then the saint may not be so easy to speak.

The three biological daughters of the eldest princess Zhaohe, Li Xuan, who had an accident, and Li Yao, who always looked at people with hostility, were afraid that they couldn't understand it, but it was that Li Jin, who was young, but he couldn't see any displeasure on his face, and he wanted to be drafted with him.

He Changan was thinking about it, and saw that the queen went to greet the eldest princess of Zhaoning again, and at the end, she added: "Why didn't you see your sister Yan coming?" I remember that she is also fourteen years old, and it is time to participate in the draft next year. ”

The eldest princess of Zhaoning couldn't help but hide her face and wipe away her tears: "It's all my life, I'm tired of my daughter, Sister Yan is fine, but I fell ill some time ago, and Sister Yan is serving on the side, no matter how I say let her rest, she refuses." It's easy for me to get better, but Sister Yan fell ill. ”

The queen's face was dyed with anxiety: "Sister Yan'er is actually sick? Have you asked the imperial doctor to see it? If you are afraid that you will not be able to invite a good one, I will personally send someone over to take a look." ”

The eldest princess of Zhaoning said softly: "Thank you for the imperial sister-in-law, the imperial doctor has already come to take a look, but it's just ......" sighed, and continued: "The imperial doctor said that Sister Yan was infected with a cold this time, and it was menacing, although it was not that it could not be cured, but it was necessary to recuperate well for a year, and Sister Yan'er ...... this draft."

A family with a solid foundation like Liang Guogong and Han Gong is most reluctant to let their daughters go to the draft, but the eldest princess of Zhaoning's concubine, Sui Anbo, is not a stable family, and starting from Tai/Zu/Ye, every emperor will have a concubine surnamed Liu by his side, and the Liu family can be regarded as relying on girls to stand on their feet, and the eldest princess of Zhaoning has only one daughter, this daughter missed the draft, and the Liu family must be disappointed.

The queen also understood the original plan of the Liu family, and sighed: "Sister Zhaoning, don't be too sad, Sister Yan is a filial child, even if she can't succeed in the draft because of the illness in front of the bed, but such a good girl, why worry about not finding a good family?"

The right is taken as a relief.

As soon as the queen's voice fell, she heard the celebrant say: "The Duchess of Liang Guo has arrived, and the lord of Zhurun has arrived." ”

Bai Geng's family came with two little girls, one left and one right, the two little girls are □□ years old, and their looks are good, but the one on the left looks more like Bai Geng's, and I think it is Bai Benting's only daughter, He Chang'an's cousin Bai Hui.

The girl on the right, who was a little bit of baby fat, was also innocent, like the eldest princess Lu Keyi, Deng Dengden ran to the queen's side, and said loudly: "Aunt Huang, Mianmian wants to die of Aunt Huang!"

Queen Chen had been smiling all the time, but because not everyone present was the kind of person who could make her happy, she was still a little serious, and when she saw Lord Zhurun this time, she suddenly laughed completely.

"Come on, Mianmian, let the palace hug me, well, I have gained a lot of weight, I really deserve the title that your imperial uncle gave you, Lord Zhurun, it really makes you round and jade." Come, tell me about what you've eaten lately, and how much have you eaten?"

Although the lord of Zhurun County is small, when he heard the queen say this, he also blushed, and scratched his head embarrassedly: "Aunt Huang, Mianmian didn't eat a lot of ......."

In the end, he was even more unconfident, and his voice was quiet.

It was Duchess of Liang Guo who opened her mouth: "Queen Qiyu, Princess Jing has been in poor health recently, and she is still in deficit when she was born as the county lord of Zhurun." When the county lord of Zhurun was born, the princess was also very dangerous, and the county lord of Zhurun was only a little bit old, so the Jingwang Mansion had never been willing to lose the county lord in terms of food and use over the years. However, the courtiers felt that this was a good thing, and the daughter's family was pampered and well-raised, and it was not in vain that the saint's mind was not wasted. ”

The eldest aunt is really a wonderful person, and the words she says are likable, and they are tightly knit, and they don't leak.

Sure enough, the queen also liked Bai Geng's words, and beckoned to her: "Duchess Liang Guo is still so good at talking, she really deserves to be the daughter raised by the Korean princess, and the good daughter-in-law raised by the old Liang Guogong." Your sister is the saint's brother and daughter-in-law, and the saint is a younger brother of King Jing, so she will naturally take care of her a lot, and I can't be worse as a sister-in-law, right? It's just that the palace has to say it first, and there must be a hawthorn pill in the reward, but it is specially for Mianmian. ”

Several eldest princesses covered their mouths and smiled, and the eldest princess Zhaoxing smiled a little more heartily. The hawthorn pill is not an expensive thing, the things that can be seen everywhere in the pharmacy, the queen personally appreciated it, and the focus is on its usefulness, the hawthorn pill can be consumed, and it was specially made clear that it was for the lord of Zhurun, so it was really funny.

Bai Geng, the Duchess of Liangguo, smiled happily: "The courtier will reward her sister Queen Xie." ”

The queen said again: "Duchess Liang Guo is all right, just show the same, it's too polite." Hey, by the way, the little girl standing behind Mrs. Liang Guogong is Liang Guogong's daughter-in-law?"

Duchess Liang Guo nodded: "It is the little girl Bai Hui, the fourth in the Bai family, but the only concubine of our lord." The old man can't be spoiled, and Sister Hui is a little spoiled, so she brought it today, and I hope not to disturb the queen. ”

Bai Hui stood up, compared with Lu Mianmian, the lord of Zhurun County next to him, he looked more delicate, and he was a little thinner, with a small face, but there was a look of rules and regulations in his big eyes, and he saluted the queen according to the rules: "Courtiers Bai Hui, please say hello to the queen." ”

The queen nodded, said that he was a good boy, and said that he would not say anything more.

When Duchess Liang came, the people invited by the queen were almost there, and the maid next to Concubine Qing came to report, saying that Concubine Qing was unwell and might not be able to come over later, so that the queen did not have to wait.

The queen ordered the banquet to open, and she took Concubine Ni to sit in the Chrysanthemum Pavilion, the eldest princess and the others sat at the first table on the right-hand side, and several duchesses and other people with orders sat at the second table on the right-hand side. And the ladies were ranked at the two tables on the left hand side according to the family grade, He Changan was just the daughter of an earl, among these people, the position was the lowest, naturally ranked at the second table on the left.

The queen called a few songs and dances, and then felt that she was not interested, so she let the dance and music team withdraw, and proposed: "Today, in addition to the princesses, there are also many young ladies from big families, why don't you let these young ladies show their talents, it doesn't matter if you are not proficient in the original, the right is to coax us elders to have fun, how about it?"

The host queen proposed, and naturally no one refuted.

Soon, He Changan heard a delicate voice from the first table on the left: "I heard that Miss Bai of the Bai family of Liang Guogong plays the guqin well, I want to invite Sister Bai to present a song for the queen mother, I don't know if Sister Bai is willing?"