Shen Zhu and Bai An, who were walking behind him, glanced at each other, and they both had knowing expressions.

"Today, the concubines of the first emperor and the officials and relatives of the court are all here, and Ah Mei needs to pay attention to the virtue of the concubine." Before entering the Qunfang Pavilion, Ling Li whispered in Shu Mei's ear.

"Is the concubine immoral?" Shu Mei raised his head and asked.

Ling Li gritted his teeth and lowered his voice and said, "As a concubine, don't you feel out of honor when you pull and pull with Bai An in the medicine garden?" ”

"The royal rules are really ridiculous, Bai An just reminded me not to touch Su Hexiang's flowers is a loss of etiquette, you and the green kite hugging behind the rockery is fine......"

Ling Li was stunned for a moment. Sure enough, as Shen Zhi said, she was like a fish in her throat.

"Ah Mei, that's a misunderstanding......

"The concubines welcome the emperor!" Ling Li was about to explain the matter of the green kite, and Dong Yuejiao greeted her with a smile at the door of the Qunfang Pavilion.

Ling Li had no choice but to nod, let go of Shu Mei's hand, and strode towards the main seat set up in the hall of the Hundred Flowers Banquet.

"Sister Concubine Mu, please!" Dong Yuejiao smiled at Shu Mei.

"Sister Xianfei, please!" Shu Mei bowed slightly.

The two walked into the hall side by side, walked up to the main seat along the apricot yellow lichen road, and sat down next to Ling Li.

Shen hesitated at the door of the hall, but finally turned around and walked away. In this Hundred Flowers Meeting, Concubine Xian only invited female dependents, and he was a foreign minister, which was really strange. In addition, he was forced by Ling Li to go on a blind date, for fear that there would be an embarrassing scene at the banquet, so he hurriedly slipped away.

Seeing this, Bai An also followed Shen away.

The two of them found a clean flower pavilion and sat down, and asked the palace people to send a few snacks.

"Dr. Bai, you've talked a lot today. The woman looked like a sister, and it was clear that she was setting up a bureau for His Majesty and Niangniang. I finally persuaded Your Majesty to expel her from Kyoto, and you even proposed to join her blood. Shen took the teapot and poured a cup for Bai An.

"No wonder Niangniang looks unhappy today." Bai An suddenly realized.

Shen sighed: "Niangniang has His Majesty in her heart. I just can't untie that knot. ”

"Lord Shen, you have talked a lot today. Your Majesty is already displeased, and you still reminisce about your childhood friendship with Niangniang in front of him......"

"There's something wrong with that." Shen poured himself a glass, and drank it all as if he were drinking. Putting down the cup, he looked at Bai An and said puzzledly: "I didn't expect you to be willing to be a court medical officer for the sake of your mother." ”

"The victory in the west is a great victory, and the revenge of the Bai'an family will be avenged. In this life, only Yu Niangniang's life-saving grace has not been repaid. Bai An is willing to protect his mother for the rest of his life in the deep palace. ”

"Niangniang has her own majesty's protection. Even though you are a medical officer in the inner court, you have to avoid it. ”

"Thank you, Lord Shen, for reminding me." Bai An picked up the teacup, replaced the wine with tea, bowed to Shen Shen, and then raised his head to drink it all.

"Shen still owes Dr. Bai Liulixia's life-saving grace and has not been repaid."

"Liulixia came to the rescue, it was the intention of the mother, and Bai An didn't dare to take credit. I also hope that Lord Shen will defend Niangniang more in the previous dynasty. Bai An took the pot and poured a cup for Shen Zhi.

"It's nature." Shen nodded and said.

At the Hundred Flowers Banquet, Ling Li ordered people to send the most famous Hundred Flowers Brew in Xixi Palace. This wine is specially brewed for the Flower Dynasty Festival, and when the time comes, the wine contains the fragrance of a hundred flowers, with a sweet aftertaste and excellent taste.

After Ling Li gave wine, Shu Mei was also like Dong Yuejiao, on behalf of Jiqing Palace, to toast and pray to the concubines of the former emperor and the officials of the court. Everyone knew that Concubine Mu was the favorite concubine of the new emperor, and they all had the intention of befriending her, so they stepped forward to toast. Shu Mei did not refuse, and drank cup after cup.

"Concubine Mu is too strong to drink, and everyone's heart, I took it for her." Ling Li saw that her face was already slightly red, so he picked up the wine glass and drank a glass for her.

Everyone understood what Ling Li meant to defend her, and they didn't dare to come forward to toast anymore.

With the emperor present, everyone was extremely cautious, and the atmosphere of the whole Hundred Flowers Banquet seemed a little dignified. After the toast was over, Ling Li found an excuse to leave.

Shu Mei didn't like this kind of occasion, and as soon as Ling Li left, she also found an excuse to leave the Hundred Flowers Banquet, but was stopped by Yu Yao.

"Sister Mei, Yu Yao has something to ask for." Yu Yao pulled Shu Mei to a secluded place behind the wisteria trellis.

"Sister Princess, why don't you go directly to Your Majesty?" Shu Mei was a little puzzled.

Yu Yao looked at Shu Mei and said sadly: "Yu Yao wants to meet Master Shen alone." Pleading with Sister Mei for help. ”

"You want to see Shen Zhu?!" Shu Mei's eyes widened. At this flower festival, if other women want to make an appointment to meet Shen Zhu, it is very easy to do. Only Yuyao really embarrassed Shu Mei. Yu Yao had already been married by Emperor Chengde to the general Chen Ping, if it weren't for Concubine Xu saying that Yu Yao was still young and wanted to stay by her side for a few more days, the two would have been married.

"If you can't see him, Yuyao will not be at ease in this life." Yu Yao said with a painful face. Before the Hundred Flowers Banquet began, she had no intention of catching a glimpse of the calm side, and the emotions that were bitterly suppressed in her heart were difficult to live in peace.

Shu Mei knows Yu Yao's affection for Shen Zhu, and also understands how tormenting it is to love someone. But if this matter is revealed, Yu Yao's reputation and the dignity of the royal family will be ruined.

"Sister Mei, I just want to see him and say a few words. After seeing him this time, I can marry Chen Ping with peace of mind. Yu Yao pleaded with tears streaming down her face.

Shu Mei hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't bear to refuse Yu Yao.

"I promise you, don't cry. After a kite competition for a while, Concubine Xian wants to take everyone on a painting boat tour of Xixi, and you will say that you are sick and can't go. I asked people to make an appointment to go to the Tumi Courtyard, and the Tumi flowers bloomed late, and there should be no one in the courtyard. You go with me to Du Ruoyuan, and you will wear my clothes later. In case someone bumps into me, I can excuse myself and say that I made an appointment with Shen. ”

Seeing that Shu Mei thought so well for her, Yu Yao hugged her and burst into laughter: "Thank you Sister Mei for making it happen." ”

Ling Li returned to Fangfei Hall for a lunch break, and after getting up, he began to sign the batch of slashes he brought. After dealing with them one by one and ordering people to send them back to the city, it was almost dusk, and he remembered that he had said that he would marry Shen Zhu, so he asked Man Fu to call Shen Zhu over.

Man Fu arranged for several palace people to look for Shen Zhu everywhere, but they couldn't find anyone, so they had to go and talk back to Ling Li.

"It's getting late, isn't it a little bit back to the city?"

"The slave went to Sima Jian, Lord Shen's horse is still in the stable, and the person should still be in the palace." Another palace man replied.

"Could it be that he made eye contact with which official lady and hid in a secluded place?" Ling Li said with a smile.

"Return, go back to Your Majesty, the slave just heard from the grandmother of the courtyard that it was Concubine Mu who asked Lord Shen to talk about things in the courtyard......."

"Concubine Mu?!" Ling Li's face changed drastically in an instant, and he stood up suddenly.