Chapter 18: The Mid-Autumn Festival
Gu Wanchao deliberately ran towards a place where no one was after coming out of Le'anju, and when the maid who came to look for her found her, she was sitting in front of the courtyard door of the unknown lady.
"Miss Gu, why did you come here, but it's easy to find the slaves and maids." Now because of Xiao Lao's love for Gu Wanchao, Gu Wanchao's treatment in Xiao Mansion is similar to that of the young ladies in Xiao Mansion, Gu Wanchao has been running away for so long, they are afraid that something will happen, so they have been looking for Gu Wanchao for a long time.
"I'm bored at home, so I want to wander around and see if there's anything fun."
"It's not early, Miss should go back to the front hall with the slaves, my master is waiting for Miss in the front hall." The two girls said to Gu Wanchao in a coaxing tone.
"Okay, then I'll go shopping another day." Gu Wanchao stood up, stretched out his little hand and patted his shirt, and took small steps back to the front hall of Xiao Mansion.
Concubine Ning's palace
After the hall was dispersed, Gu Wanchao went to the palace of Concubine Ning with Princess Yimeng as usual, and the emperor's face has improved a lot after getting Gu Wanchao's advice in the past few days, and his headache has also been alleviated.
He heard that Gu Wanchao had arrived in the palace again today, and after retreating from the court, he went directly to Concubine Ning's palace.
"Your Majesty."
"You don't have to be polite to love the concubine." The emperor looked at the little girl on the side, and couldn't hold back his love and appreciation for this child.
"It's different when I'm a year older, I look at Chaochao, it seems to have grown taller?"
Now that it is autumn, Gu Wanchao was originally wearing a tulle skirt and replaced it with a thick fabric, and he was draped in a big coat, which looked really big.
"Chao Chao is still a child, and it is natural to grow taller." Gu Wanchao stuffed the snack into his mouth and said in the tone inherent to a child.
She has been with the emperor for a long time, and she is also used to getting along with her emperor's uncle.
"Yes, yes, then you can eat more and grow up faster." The emperor coaxed Gu Wanchao like a daughter.
"My father is eccentric, and he doesn't boast of Yimeng." Princess Yimeng on the side saw this scene and deliberately became jealous.
"Look, we're not happy about our dreams." The emperor took Princess Yimeng into his arms and joked at Concubine Ning, who was sitting next to him.
"Your Majesty has always been just talking and laughing with the dynasty these days, and it's normal for Yimeng to be jealous." Concubine Ning also made a jealous look.
There were three women in this room, one big and two small, which made the emperor Longyan happy.
"Five days later, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and there will be a Mid-Autumn Festival party in the palace at that time.
The emperor remembered the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet a few days later, and asked Gu Wanchao casually.
"Okay, but, Your Majesty, can Chao Chao bring a friend?"
Gu Wanchao thought of Xiao Yu'an, and people said that he was talented, and if he could shine at the Mid-Autumn Festival, no one would be able to bully him in the future.
"Oh? Who do you want to bring? "The emperor really didn't expect that this little girl would make a request to himself.
"Fourth Young Master of the Xiao family, Xiao Yu'an."
"It turned out to be Xiao Mu'an's grandson, girl, tell me, why do you want to take him?"
"I've heard people say that he is very smart, and the men from all over the country don't want to perform during the Mid-Autumn Festival, I want to see if it's really that powerful." Gu Wanchao gave the emperor a half-truthful reason.
"Okay, then I'll follow you." Originally, when he heard that it was Xiao Lao's grandson, the emperor was ready to agree when he saw Xiao Lao's face, and when he heard Gu Wanchao say that the child was talented, it made him a little curious.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After getting the emperor's permission, Gu Wanchao thanked him happily.
For a while, the news of letting Xiao Yu'an go to the palace to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet spread throughout the Xiao Mansion, and now the Xiao Mansion is speculating why the emperor called Xiao Yu'an alone.
At this time, Gu Wanchao also took advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday to run to Xiao Mansion.
"I know you don't want to be in the limelight because you're afraid that others will deal with Aunt Hua, but if you get the emperor's favor, when the time comes, no one will underestimate you."
Gu Wanchao told Xiao Yu'an the reason why he let him participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Xiao Yu'an and Aunt Hua are smart people and know that Gu Wanchao is not wrong.
"Although Miss Gu is small, she doesn't look like a child at all when she thinks about things." Aunt Hua couldn't help but sigh.
"Xiao Yu'an doesn't look like a child, does he?" Gu Wanchao likes to get along with smart people. Because it's a lot easier to talk.
Time is always like a white horse passing by, five days later, the Mid-Autumn Festival came as scheduled, early in the morning, Liu got up to dress up for Gu Wanchao.
In the past, only Gu traitors could participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, but this year, because of the emperor's love for Gu Wanchao, Gu Wanchao was allowed to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival, which made the other two rooms of Gu's mansion very red-eyed.
The recent limelight of the second room can be said to be known all over the city.
When he arrived at the palace, the banquet had not yet begun, and although Gu Wanchao was a child, he was a female dependant after all, so he was arranged to participate in the banquet in the same place as the princesses.
She sat in the middle of the banquet, looking left and right for her mother.
"The eldest princess has arrived." was looking for it, Gu Wanchao suddenly heard a transmission, and she looked back hurriedly.
The eldest princess Li Yu wore a blue dress with a lotus flower embroidered on it today, which is her favorite.
Gu Wanchao still remembers that she once said that the reason why she likes lotus flowers is because it "comes out of the mud and is not stained", and like her father, she has a noble character.
Thinking of this, Gu Wanchao had tears in his eyes again.
"Your Majesty, the queen, Concubine Ning has arrived." The eldest princess had just taken her seat, and the emperor and the queen came to the banquet, and Concubine Ning followed behind the two.
When seated, the Empress sat next to the Emperor, while Concubine Ning sat on the left side.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live, queen mother, thousand years old, thousand years old, Concubine Ning, Jin An." The people at the feast saluted.
"Zhong Aiqing is flat." The Emperor stretched out his hand and gave a false help to everyone.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After the words were spoken, everyone sat down again.
Most of the ministers at the banquet brought their own sons or grandsons, and they fought to let their children show their talents in front of everyone, just to be able to win the emperor's eyes.
If you can get a word of praise from the emperor or even get a reward, then it will really win glory for the family, and when you ask the girl's family for marriage in the future, you will have an advantage that can be spoken.
Over the years, Gu Wanchao has seen a lot of this kind of scene, and what goes back and forth is just dancing swords and chanting poems.
"I heard that the little grandson of Xiao's family is quite talented, why don't you let me see if it's in vain?" The emperor still remembered what Gu Wanchao said before.
Suddenly named by the emperor, Xiao Yu'an was stunned for a moment and didn't move, and Xiao Lao stood up when he saw this.
"Back to Your Majesty, Yu An has just read a few books, and he really doesn't deserve the word "talent". ”
"It's a good thing that children are talented, you don't have to restrain your edge, come, let me see if it's as rumored."