Otoharu

Chapter 478 Persuasion
Only then did Li Meier realize that Song Ziying had disappeared, so she probably went inside first.Together with Sun Xiaowu, she also went inside the curtain, and saluted as before.

"Get up, you don't need to be too polite, Mo Xiang will show them a seat." Queen Song's gentle voice sounded, like an elder in the family.

Li Mei'er sat down on the embroidered stool, and only now did she see that Song Ziying was sitting next to Empress Song, their postures were very intimate, like a mother and daughter.

Song Ziying asked coquettishly: "Aunt, what happened to Concubine Yun? Why did Your Majesty leave with her in such a hurry?"

The smile on Empress Song's face faded a little, and she replied lightly: "Concubine Yun is a little pregnant, and Your Majesty accompanied her upstairs to rest."

Song Ziying also noticed Empress Song's displeasure, so she quickly changed the subject and said, "Auntie, this is the girl from the Li family I told you about." Li Meier had a meaningful expression on her face.

Empress Song glanced at Li Mei'er with a smile, and said just now: "You are indeed a very outstanding girl, Ying'er, you are also being compared."

Li Meier got up quickly, and replied with a respectful manner: "Your Majesty is absurd."

Empress Song saw that her behavior was very decent, and knowing that she was the daughter of a small family, she asked curiously: "Looking at your behavior, it seems that you have learned it specially, did your family hire a special etiquette nanny for you? "

Li Mei'er didn't dare to hide it, and immediately replied: "My aunt in the little female clan was originally a palace official, she went out of the palace and returned to her hometown to take care of her life. I grew up beside her, and I learned something from her old man."

Empress Song's eyes flickered when she heard the words, she took a sip of tea from the teacup, and then asked: "Oh? Which nanny is it, and who was the one who was serving you? Come on, I might still recognize you." Woolen cloth."

"My little girl's aunt's boudoir name is the word 'Zhen', but I don't know what her name is in the palace. She didn't tell me much about the affairs in the palace, and my little girl only knows that she serves a lady. Concubine, I don't know which little girl it is." Li Meier replied carefully, but she didn't explain the matter of Aunt Zhen's grandmother too carefully.

Regarding Li Meier's descriptions, Empress Song really didn't know which female official she was talking about, but considering Empress Song's city mansion, she didn't want to continue to ask, and asked unintentionally: "I see you are so talented. Both good-looking and beautiful, has anyone in the family arranged a marriage for you?"

Li Meier was afraid that the queen would have the same hobby as the old emperor as a matchmaker, so she immediately replied: "If you go back to the empress, the little girl has already made an engagement with her cousin at home, and the wedding will be at the end of the month."

Empress Song naturally knew about this, but she pretended not to know on her face, she nodded with a smile, and ordered the maids beside her to bring Li Meier a make-up gift.

Li Meier picked it up with sincerity and trepidation.

Then Empress Song chatted with Sun Xiaowu about her hobbies and hobbies, and what books she had read recently. Anyway, she was very approachable.

Because Empress Song treated her and Sun Xiaowu equally, Li Meier finally let go of her heart that had been hanging around for a while, thinking that maybe the Empress Empress simply wanted to see her.

Empress Song talked with the two of them for about a quarter of an hour, and she seemed a little tired, so she asked the maids to serve tea and snacks, and let them watch the dragon boat race while eating by themselves.

Li Mei'er seldom eats in unfamiliar places, she was afraid of something wrong with eating, so she didn't touch any snacks, even the tea, she only pretended to lick her lips, but didn't drink it.

"Auntie, I personally brewed some calamus wine at home. It's the season of the festival. Would you like to have a drink? I asked the imperial physician, drinking this is good for your health." Song Ziying suddenly said to Queen Song.

"It's rare for you to have such filial piety, so let me have a drink." Empress Song nodded with a smile.

Mo Xiang quickly brought over the jug and glasses.Song Ziying poured wine for Empress Song herself.

Empress Song took a drink and nodded her head in praise: "This wine is really well brewed. It tastes sweet and fragrant, sweet but not greasy. The aroma of the wine is also full-bodied, with the fragrance of some herbs. After drinking, you feel refreshed."

"Empress, what you said is so good, we all want to taste it." A noble concubine said jokingly.

Empress Song nodded when she heard the words, and said, "It's true that everyone should enjoy good things together, Mo Xiang, pour them a glass for each of them, and everyone can taste it."

"The concubines will thank you, Madam." All the concubines stood up and thanked Empress Song.

Li Meier naturally followed the crowd, although she didn't want to drink that calamus wine at all.

Empress Song drank three glasses of wine in a row, and she was a little overwhelmed. She informed everyone present, and was supported by the maids to go upstairs to rest.

The emperor and queen are gone, and all the concubines present are much more at ease, they gather together to drink and chat.

Li Meier didn't touch the wine brought by the maid, and Sun Xiaowu didn't drink it either. She asked Li Meier in a low voice, "Sister Mei, why don't you drink?"

Li Meier glanced at her and asked back, "Didn't you drink too?"

The two met each other with a smile and stopped talking.

At this moment, Song Ziying suddenly walked towards the two of them holding a wine glass.

Seeing her, Li Mei'er felt a little uneasy, but she just kept her face, watching what she wanted to do.

Song Ziying walked across to Li Meier, and said to her with a smile, "Miss Li, I would like to toast you."

Li Meier stood up and said apologetically, "Miss Song, I'm sorry, I don't know how to drink."

"Just one cup, Miss Li won't lose face like this?" Song Ziying's tone became cold, she stared at Li Mei'er aggressively.

Li Meier couldn't, and she didn't want to get too tense with Song Ziying here, so she could only go to get the wine glass on the table beside her.

Unexpectedly, Song Ziying suddenly said again, "The wine in Miss Li's glass is already cold, Narcissus, you can change it to a hot one." Narcissus is Song Ziying's personal maid, who was waiting outside, just after Queen Song left She was called to serve by her side.

Narcissus responded immediately, and poured another glass of warm wine into Li Meier's glass with the jug in hand.

Li Meier frowned, but didn't move.I always feel that Song Ziying is just holding back, waiting to set her up. She definitely can't drink this wine.

"Miss Li, I'm going to do it first." Song Ziying said so, and she was about to drink with her head up.

But Sun Xiaowu suddenly called out from beside him, "Oh, sister Song, you have such a long centipede on your sleeve!"

Song Ziying was startled by this sound, her hand shook, and most of the wine in the glass was spilled. Since she was a child, she was most afraid of snakes and insects, so she quickly put the glass on the desk and patted her dress.

(End of this chapter)