The mad concubine of the group loves the world

Chapter 117 Moon Cake
Perhaps today, there are so many people who come to Cishou Palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager that they have no time to take care of themselves.It may also be because of Concubine Shu's protection, Lu Wanlan didn't feel that others were deliberately embarrassing.

On the contrary, after paying his respects, he was arranged to be seated, accompanied by the empress dowager who was on the main seat, and was kneeled and kowtowed three times by the wives and noble ladies.

From the 80-year-old woman to the girl who just can walk, they all stand respectfully and solemnly under the corridor, waiting for the summons from the hall.

The female relatives without a rank could only kneel at the door, through the carved mahogany peony screen, try their best to say some auspicious words within the specified time, and exited the hall after receiving the reward with the permission of the Queen Mother.

Occasionally, there are a few who can step into the palace and see the queen mother's dignity, no need to ask, just from the degree of luxury of Zhai Guan, one can imagine that it must be a royal order or a man in the family with a high official position to get this kind of honor Pet.

Lu Wanlan was still sitting at the door, it was fine to sneak out occasionally, but before entering the palace, the nanny specially instructed that she must not look around, talk less and look less, just listen and you will not make mistakes.

Sure enough, with his meticulous attire today, coupled with his not-too-pretty makeup, and his statue-like sitting posture, he quickly blended in with the surrounding atmosphere.

He insisted on following a roomful of concubines and concubines, sitting upright for several hours with only a cup of cool tea!
After finally sending away the last noble lady who paid her respects, Lu Wanlan was so tired that her back ached.And because there was no water or rice from morning to night, I was so hungry that I was dizzy.

But looking at the concubines in front of him, all of them are still full of energy and their faces are full of grace, so they can only grit their teeth and stand up.

Can't help but secretly admire these women in the palace: they are really cruel to themselves!
Seeing the outsiders leave the stage, the atmosphere in the whole hall also eased up. Lu Wanlan looked around, but suddenly found that the Concubine Xie Gui today is quite different from the past.

She has always been elegant and dignified, but for some reason now she looks tired, with one hand clasped on the carved rosewood table, and the other hand holding a handkerchief, constantly wiping the thin sweat from her forehead, as if she was quite tired. Hard.

The queen mother had already noticed it, so it can be seen that Xie Minmin didn't say much, so she didn't care about her anymore.

Immediately, he picked up the teacup and flicked it, sighed lightly and put it down again, his old and sharp eyes glanced over the sideburns of the concubines in the palace, and finally fell on Lu Wanlan.Yoyo's inquiry was like an echo in the empty valley, transmitted from the previous one:

"Prince Yan is the first time to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in the palace. She is no more experienced than the daughters-in-law of the Ai family. Is there something you are not used to?"

Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager took a break and began to ask questions without even taking a sip of tea, Lu Wanlan's eyes tightened.

I knew that entering the palace today would not be so peaceful, I didn't expect this old woman to start making trouble so soon.

She gave Shi Shiran a blessing, and said: "The Empress Dowager is very concerned about it. The concubine is just here. Fortunately, the concubine has taught me carefully, and I am still used to everything."

The answer was polite and dignified.

"Well, that's good."

As the queen mother spoke, a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she raised her hand to take the hot tea from the nurse beside her, but she didn't signal Lu Wanlan to sit down.

She slowly dipped her lips with the tea soup, and said:

"As the daughter-in-law of our Da Zhou royal family, it's okay if you don't know other rules, but you need to be good at making mooncakes."

As soon as the words fell, several court ladies brought some fresh melons and fruits and various moon cakes, and placed them on the tables of the concubines.

Lu Wanlan glanced at it secretly, and her expression changed in fright, and she hurriedly lowered her head to hide her flustered expression.

On the delicate blue-and-white porcelain plate, there are delicate and exquisite moon cakes piled up like a hill, but on the very top, there is a piece of black charcoal lying impressively!
No, it's black charcoal-like mooncakes.

Isn't that a failed moon cake?Why did you come to the palace?

Seeing this scene, the rest of the concubines covered their mouths with their handkerchiefs and laughed out loud, wondering who sent the dark moon cake, when they looked carefully at the pattern on the top, there was a square printed with " Yan" word.

Only then did I realize that it was sent by Yan Wangfu.

The crowd then cast disgusting glances at Lu Wanlan, already full of resentment towards her, now they even sarcastically sarcastically.

"Unexpectedly, Yan Wangfei's craftsmanship is really shocking! How dare you send it to the palace."

"Isn't it? It's better to just find a cook to help you do it than to embarrass yourself with this."

"That's right, it's not a small household."

Lu Wanlan was annoyed in her chest, but she could only hold back her anger. She was not as skilled as others, so there was nothing she could do.

The Queen Mother cleared her throat in due course, and all the concubines fell silent again.

However, she saw that there seemed to be a contemptuous smile between her brows and eyes, and she leaned towards Concubine Shu, who was standing in front of her, and said:

"Sister, as a mother-in-law, how can you indulge your daughter-in-law like this? You can't even do this little thing well, which shows that Princess Yan can't be the mistress of the palace."

Concubine Shu twitched the corners of her mouth, and her words were full of disdain: "Is it virtuous to know how to make moon cakes?"

He wasn't very respectful on the surface, but he sneered even more in his heart.

Didn't it just happen back then when the first emperor raised troops in Lingnan and didn't know how to deliver the news, so she, Wang Guihua, was quick to get wise and stuffed a note with military secrets into a moon cake and ordered someone to take it to the southwest, which solved the predicament of the first emperor.

Then the first emperor said casually: If there is no moon cake with sweet-scented osmanthus, how can there be a country like Dazhou.

Later, when Wang Guihua ascended the phoenix seat, she didn't know if the civil and military forces of the Manchu dynasty wanted to flatter her. The ability to make moon cakes became a necessary condition for the selection of concubines in the harem of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It's been so many years since such a stupid thing happened, and she still wants to show off, and she's not afraid that others will laugh her head off?
Seeing that the Queen Mother maintained a noble posture that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, Concubine Shu seemed to think of something again, and said in a strange way:
"Then Concubine Chun's mooncakes are very well made, didn't they come to a good end?"

Upon hearing this title, the empress dowager's face clearly showed a trace of displeasure, and the sharpness of the knife in her eyes disappeared silently:
"Only relying on her? Do you want to follow Aijia's example? Such an end is already the greatest grace!"

After saying this, the air in the hall suddenly froze, and everyone present suddenly felt a suffocating pressure rushing towards their faces.

The atmosphere in the hall is tense, but no one wants to visit again from outside the hall.

Eunuch Ning was tired for a long time, and he was leaning against the door and squinting his eyes to look at Xu for a while, but when he saw the appearance of the person coming, his whole body tensed up, he bowed his knees and saluted with a flattering smile:

"The old slave has seen the prince."

Xiao Yanzhi nodded lightly to signal him to get up, straightened his figure again, and his deep voice escaped from his throat: "This king comes to pay his respects to the empress dowager."

"This……"

Eunuch Ning was in trouble, but the conversation in the hall was spread out, and every word fell into Xiao Yanzhi's ears.

"It's just a note in a mooncake, and the Queen Mother is really like a soldier." Concubine Shu spoke clearly, as if cutting gold and jade, "My sister is really afraid. If I, Yan'er, don't hand over the fief, will I be like King Jin?" Usually, because of a piece of moon cake, you will be charged with treason!"

"presumptuous!"

The Empress Dowager took the case again, Huo Di swept the blue and white porcelain plate on the table to the ground, and all the concubines knelt down and dared not speak, only listening to the sound of broken porcelain echoing in the hall for a long time.

(End of this chapter)