When Chu Lian helped Old Taijun He out of the side hall of Ninghe Palace, a maid left quietly in the dark.

After Mrs. He returned to the throne with the two granddaughters-in-law in the house, Mrs. Pan who was swept to this side looked at her, Mrs. Pan smiled kindly, got up and walked in front of Mrs. He, and made a junior salute.

"The old lady is old, don't be polite to me, how can you see that Mrs. Bo didn't come today, but her body is not well yet?"

Mrs. He's expression remained unchanged, as if the thing that had just happened to the loss of the cake had never happened at all, her face was calm, and she said kindly: "The old man thanked Mrs. Pan for his daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law was not in good health, so she handed a sign to the palace a few days ago, saying that she could not go to the banquet today." ”

Mrs. Pan's eyes inadvertently glanced at Zou and Chu Lian, and finally her eyes fell on Chu Lian's tender face, and her smile became more and more gentle, "Presumably this is your new granddaughter-in-law next to the old lady, right?"

"Exactly, although Saburo's daughter-in-law is young, she is very sensible. ”

With Mrs. He's words, Chu Lian blessed Mrs. Pan.

The curvature of the corners of Mrs. Pan's mouth has never fallen, "The old lady is really blessed, the granddaughter-in-law is sensible, and she is a young lady from the British government, it must not be long before the old lady can hug her great-grandson." ”

Mrs. Pan suddenly said this, which made the three ladies of Jing'anbo Mansion change their faces slightly.

mentioned that the British princess girl was good at giving birth, but it was actually belittling Chu Lian, and when it came to hugging his great-grandson, it was actually to stimulate the Zou family, who had not yet given birth to his eldest great-grandson, and said that it wouldn't take long, that is, to slap Chu Lian and He Lao Taijun in the face.

In the circle of upper-class ladies in the heyday of the capital, who doesn't know that He Saburo of Jing'an Bo Mansion left home to join the army on the third day of his wedding, and his husband was not at home, so what is it if his wife suddenly became pregnant?

This Mrs. Pan, who can't see the slightest mistake on her face, is really an expert at provoking.

Old Taijun He is a person who has experienced the world, and after a moment of anger flashed in his eyes, he regained his calm, "Mrs. Pan, you stay in the back house all day, and you don't know that the old man's unfilial grandson went to the north to serve in the army earlier. ”

Mrs. Pan was shocked on her face, and hurriedly apologized: "Old lady, I really lost my words, and I hope I don't want to blame, ......I didn't expect He Jia Saburo to be so decisive?" After talking about it for so long, the ladies around me have already inquired about it, although there is no expression on their faces, in fact, they have already pricked up their ears to listen to the movements of Mrs. He and Mrs. Pan here, and everyone is full of gossip.

Mrs. Pan silently accused He Changdi because she was dissatisfied with her new wife, so she left home in anger. Although she didn't finish her words, the meaning is self-evident, as long as she has some thoughts, I'm afraid she can tell it.

Zou lowered his head slightly, although Mrs. Pan was targeting Jing'anbo Mansion at this time, but Zou not only didn't feel angry, but even faintly felt a little happy in his heart!

Mrs. Pan's gaze met Chu Lian beside Mrs. He, but she was suddenly stunned, Chu Lian looked at her with a pair of clear eyes, but there was no anger in her eyes. As if she didn't care what she said at all. What she did in front of Chu Lian at this time was like pouring a bucket full of ice water on a bamboo basket, not only did the cold water not stay at all, but it all leaked through the cracks of the bamboo basket, making people feel extremely frustrated.

The scheming Mrs. Pan didn't make Chu Lian angry, but she was not angry with herself, she stared at Chu Lian and continued: "The northern border army has no military achievements, but if you have to stay for five years, you will lose such a good time as Jinyi Xiangjun. ”

Chu Lian felt funny in her heart, what was going on, why was she staring at her one by one, she had only seen Mrs. Pan for the first time, Pan's mansion was high, and it was impossible to contact Chu Lian, who had not been married before, why did Mrs. Pan look at her unpleasantly?

Could it be because his father Chu Qi was going to Pan Mansion last time?

Thinking of this, Chu Lian's face darkened.

She doesn't ask for her father's love, but don't cheat her!

"Thank you Mrs. Pan for your care, husband is blessed with good fortune, and there will naturally be good luck. Chu Lian didn't take it lightly, she didn't bother to play Tai Chi with this Mrs. Pan, and she was even more lazy to deal with her, she was bullied on her head, and she didn't want her to go back?

Chu Lian is not a person who likes to hold grudges, because the person who offended her, her revenge was avenged on the spot.

Mrs. Pan was choked, and the warm smile on her face that had not changed for thousands of years also disappeared, and she threw a cold sentence at Chu Lian, "I didn't expect the townsman to look so open!"

Chu Lian tilted his head and smiled at Mrs. Pan.

Mrs. Pan's heart was stirred up by Chu Lian's two words, and she suddenly smiled secretly, "Old lady, I didn't see you offering a group cake in your house, what's wrong? Do you want to deceive the Queen Mother?"

Mrs. He glanced at Chu Lian, Chu Lian lifted a delicate food box in his hand, and raised it in front of Mrs. Pan, "Mrs. Lao is still thinking about the cake in our house, so I'll go now, and I'm gone." ”

As soon as Chu Lian's voice fell, he took the cake and the maid to ask the Queen Mother for peace.

Mrs. Pan stared at Chu Lian's back in disbelief for a while, and after coming back to her senses, Chu Lian had disappeared into the crowd, and her good mood for the day was dispelled by this short conversation. Mrs. Pan was extremely angry, and before leaving, she gave Zou a disdainful look, not forgetting to stab her.

The surrounding ladies saw that the person who offered the cake was not the grandmother of Jing'anbo Mansion, and they all had different eyes, and for a while, Zou couldn't wait to shrink his body and find a crack to get into.

When Chu Lian returned to Old Taijun He with a group cake in a proper manner, the county lord of Duanjia squeezed over at this time and secretly asked in her ear if she needed help.

Chu Lian shook his head with a smile and said that he was fine.

Lord Duanjia's expression relaxed, and he nodded at her before leaving.

After a while, the banquet began, and at the end, there was a part of tasting the group cakes, the county lord of Duanjia was the county lord of the Wei Palace, and the royal family did not sit with Chu Lian and them.

When all the royal ladies and daughters and foreign women of all grades were seated, the banquet officially began.

The lord of Duanjia sat in the front position with Princess Wei, above which was the Queen Mother and the Queen, and under the Queen was Wei Guifei, and behind the Queen Mother sat several concubines who were in the palace.

Princess Wei lined up below the concubines in the palace, and sat at a table with the princesses of various prefectures, the county lord of Duanjia was at the adjacent table, her table was the princesses, and Princess Le Yao sat diagonally opposite the county lord of Duanjia.

And Chu Lian sat next to Mrs. He, probably in the upper middle of the foreign women, originally there was a place at their table that was reserved for Mrs. Tai of the British Mansion, but Mrs. Tai didn't come today, as if it was because she was not in good health.

Except for Mrs. Tai, the other ladies in the British Mansion were not of sufficient grades, so Chu Lian did not see anyone else in the British Mansion in Ninghe Palace.

Chu Lian turned his head to look at Empress Shen who was talking to him, and he felt an angry gaze fall on him, as if he was burning, and when he looked at it, he met Princess Le Yao's eyes.

Princess Le Yao's angry little hands clenched into fists, she hadn't eaten like this before!

With her noble status, she used to want to teach anyone who couldn't get it, even if she killed someone, no one would help her, but now she just wants Brother He, the annoying wife, to suffer a loss, but she failed three or four times. It was okay to be in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion before, after all, it was not in her own territory, but now that she has arrived in the palace, it is still the same, how can she not be angry.

If she could, Princess Le Yao wanted to kill Chu Lian now to eliminate the hatred in her heart.

Chu Lian glanced at Princess Le Yao, and quickly looked away, as if he hadn't noticed her resentful eyes at all.

At the banquet after that, Chu Lian was all in order, and everything was done properly, neither eye-catching nor unruly, and he just hoped that the banquet would end early, and he could return to his own Songtao Garden as soon as possible, take a hot bath, and sleep all night.

In the second half of the feast, it is time to taste the cakes of each prefecture, which will be served on the same silver plate and tasted by ten respected ladies and royal family members, who will jointly select the leaders of the year.

From the conversation with the county lord of Duanjia before, Chu Lian knew that this group cake was not as fair as others imagined, although the "group cake" he presented was a little different, but he was not worried that he would be selected as the leader, so he sat down to eat and watch the play with peace of mind.

Although the banquet in the palace is not delicious, the fruit after the meal is good, it is the dragon fruit and mangosteen enshrined in the Western Regions, these two fruits are usually not eaten in Jing'anbo Mansion, I didn't expect the Queen Mother to take them out to entertain the ladies at the banquet.

When the selection of group cakes was in full swing, the eunuch guarding the door of Ninghe Palace suddenly sang: "The emperor has arrived-"

It is said that the emperor will not come to Ninghe Palace, and in previous years, such banquets were presided over by the queen mother or queen, and the ladies of various mansions were also entertained. Two years ago, Emperor Chengping didn't take a look at it in the future, but since he came, everyone was naturally happy, after all, there were not many opportunities to see Tianyan.

Emperor Chengping was purely bored in the imperial study and wanted to join in the fun, but he had not arranged it so before.

happened to meet the group cake tasting evaluation, and I was in a good mood to go up and insert a kick.

The banquet was even more lively because of the arrival of Emperor Chengping, and after a while, the tasting session ended, and the edict with the result was handed over to a female official in the queen mother's palace.

Emperor Chengping sat next to the Queen Mother, laughing and whispering with the Queen Mother, while listening to the female official announce the ranking of the group cakes offered by the various provinces.

The voice of the female official who announced Yizhi's order was clear, and it immediately spread throughout the hall where the ladies were entertained.

The ladies at the same table with Mrs. Pan had already smiled and whispered congratulations before the female official could pronounce the name of the leader, and Mrs. Pan was also complimented with a warm smile on her face, and her chest was full of comfort.

The female official's voice sounded, "After everyone's evaluation, the winner this time is the group cake presented by Jing'anbo Mansion......"