Crown Jewels

Chapter 264
Shen Lanqing furrowed her brows and stretched them, as if she had finally found a reason to convince herself.

Daisy raised her eyebrows slightly, her gaze swept over the invitation card on the edge of the table, Shen Lanqing raised her hand and tightly grasped the invitation card inlaid with gold.

"Since you don't want to tell me?"

"That's good, that's good!"

"Then I will go to the palace to have a look at the palace banquet in a few days. Fu Sinian, he will definitely not be in the palace!"

As the incense wafted from the stove, Shen Lanqing frowned, using her firm determination to protect his self-esteem and pride.

……

The lights in the Taiji Palace were brightly lit, reflecting the bright and clear moonlight, making the banquet even more lively.

The banquet held this time was regarded as a clean-up for the King Yan's army who had returned from the northern region. Because it involved meritorious deeds and rewards, the atmosphere was very lively.

Shen Lanqing appeared at the palace banquet in a black dress with her back straight. Everyone's eyes couldn't help but fall on her special outer court dress. They looked at Shen Lanqing without much scrutiny, obviously with some interest Son.

They had heard a long time ago that there was a female servant from the Ministry of Rituals, but it was only at the palace banquet today that they could spy on the real face.

After observation, Yuanshan Handai has an extraordinary bearing. Even in the outer court with many men, this Lord Shen is not humble and does not say a word. Seeing this, many officials have a little bit of affection for her.

After all, besides the inner palace officials, Shen Lanqing was the only female official in the outer court officials wearing a black skirt, which was the first time in history.

Guest Tea took the initiative to bring her in other officials from the Sixth Department. Although the Sixth Department of Civil Affairs, Courtesy, Military and Criminal Industry has its own responsibilities, there are many occasions to cooperate with each other. It is better to get familiar with people's faces earlier.

After Shen Lanqing entered the Taiji Palace, she looked around briefly, and saw the people from the official department gathered in front of her. It was Zhou Huaijin, Minister of the official department, who was surrounded in the center.

Seeing Shen Lanqing in the distance, Zhou Huaiyin waved to her directly, then stroked his beard with a smile, and Qiqi led her to introduce the officials of the other six departments.

Because the Empress hadn't arrived, the guests present gathered in groups of three and two, talking about familiar topics.

Taking this opportunity, introduce Shen Lanqing to the other six officials, so that many troubles can be reduced in the future.

The first people Zhou Huaijin introduced were two officials from the household department who had a good personal relationship with him.

Because some of them were introduced by him, naturally no one was embarrassed.

On the contrary, Shen Lanqing's generous performance attracted the admiration of the two old cunning heads from the household department.

It's not easy for a woman to be an official. Shen Lanqing's ability to be so humble and easy-going among officials who are basically occupied by men is enough to make people feel good about her. Sometimes, when she breaks away from the criteria of gender, she has People with discerning eyes can often see this person, completely the original person.

Quality and character, tolerance and self-cultivation, these things cannot be faked.

"My lords, Lanqing is honored to be supported by Lord Shangguan Zhou today. It is Lanqing's honor to meet you all!"

As she said that, Shen Lanqing waited for the female officer beside her, holding up the wine cup and beckoning to Zhou Huaijin and the other two adults from the household department. Seeing this, Bu Shangshu couldn't help but nodded slightly to his old friend.

Just looking at the kung fu at the banquet, one can see that Shen Lanqing is well versed in the way of officialdom in Lin'an.

After being recognized, Shen Lanqing can feel a lot easier when people communicate with each other. When talking about the experience of Jiangnan politics, or today's battle in the north, it is not appropriate to talk about state affairs and political affairs. Shen Lanqing has a good sense of proportion.

The sound of silk and bamboo sounded in response to the scene, giving Taiji Palace a touch of elegance, and the atmosphere became more relaxed.

When Shen Lanqing was chatting with the officials beside her, she suddenly noticed that the surrounding atmosphere was strange and quiet.

The household official beside him was breathing slightly, and looked behind Shen Lanqing in a daze.

The wine was poured into him and he swallowed hard, Shen Lanqing clearly saw fear in his eyes.

Shen Lanqing was doubting herself, thinking that the empress was coming to the banquet, so she quickly bowed and straightened her official robes again, but the eunuch's flattering salute came from her ears, and the word Fu Admiral was spoken, making her curl her fingers holding the cuffs slightly.

The sound of silk and bamboo is pleasant to the ear, the lights and candles of the palace banquet are extinguished, and the breeze outside the hall blows away the heat in the room. Shen Lanqing clenched the wide sleeves of the official robe and subconsciously turned around. Black cloth boots, embellished with gold thread guides, wearing a black thread official hat, and the neatly tied black drawstrings at the jaw line make the line of his jaw more rigid and smooth.

Everything is familiar to Shen Lanqing, except... those eyes.

Those eyes were dark but full of indifference, and the gaze swept across her, full of indifference and alienation, as if... never knew her.

Shen Lanqing stuck her fingernails into the cuffs of her official robe, fixed her eyes on Fu Sinian's bullfighting blessing that showed his status as an admiral, her thoughts turned, and she thought of what Ah Zi from Huangu Academy said that day.

"There is an admiral surnamed Fu in the palace. He is a high-ranking and powerful official. Hearing this, the officials are terrified, so his name is Fu Sinian!"

"how is this possible?"

Qingfeng buried her hoarse whispers, Shen Lanqing quickly lowered her eyelids, retracted the heat in her pupils, her nails were embedded in her flesh to prevent her emotions from being skewed, but her neck trembled slightly while she buried her head, and after a long while, Shen Lanqing slowly raised her head.

The bullfighting uniform was as fierce as the wind, and the official robes set off Fu Sinian's bones, but his brows and eyes were indifferent, and the lamps in the palace were flickering, leaving half of his face in the darkness. His eyes were usually calm with his boots on his feet, but he never... looked at her. He cast half an eye in the direction.

Shen Lanqing tightly clenched her sleeves, her eyes never moved an inch until...

The moment he passed by her and the official robes intertwined, Shen Lanqing could clearly feel the friction of the clothes when he passed by.

"Fu Sinian—"

Yuanshan Handai's brows and eyes were slightly startled, and the moment his lips twitched, he called out these three words shallowly, but he did not wait for any response from him.

Passed by, simply and swiftly, without even looking at him, give it to her!
Shen Lanqing pursed her lips firmly. The moment the lamp was on and off, a drop of crystal clear water fell on the cold glazed brick temple. The next moment, the figure of the man disappeared completely, and the body temperature she had vaguely felt in the interlacing just now also recovered. unusual.

The held breath recovered smoothly, the stagnant silk and bamboo sound returned to a lively rhythm, and the dull atmosphere just now finally returned to normal. At the same time, Shen Lanqing's right arm was dragged by someone, and his whole body inertially fell to the side under the trend of strength. Going, it was hard to stand firm, and I barely suppressed my emotions just now, but after deliberately suppressing my ears, the scolding voice sounded first, showing a bit of frizz.

"Are you looking for trouble for yourself? What are you doing standing in the aisle?"

"It's fine if it's someone else, I won't care about it like this, but that person is Fu Sinian, the admiral and eunuch of the Supervisor of Rituals. If you offend him with this little thing, it will not be worth the loss."

"You don't know how dark those people in the Supervisor of Rituals can be..."

"enough--"

Before Meng Zizhou finished speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by Shen Lanqing's sharp voice. The moment his eyes met him, he clearly saw the undisguised coldness in Handai's eyebrows and eyes in the distant mountain. This appearance shocked Meng Zizhou .

(End of this chapter)