Chapter 175 Entering the Palace by Order
Seeing Jiang Luo swaggering out of the room, Jiang Changyuan knelt until his legs were numb before he dared to stand up.

"Girl—" The little maid who served her still had tears in her eyes, and she still had lingering fears in her heart.

"Nothing." Jiang Changyuan sighed lowly: "Don't tell big sister about this—"

The aunt's matter has already troubled her enough, so how can I upset her again because of such a trivial matter.

The little maid's eyes were full of unbearable expression, and her lips twitched a few times, but she still swallowed the words in her stomach.

The third girl is weak-tempered and timid.She can't stand up by herself, it's useless to talk to anyone, she can't let the big girl follow her for the rest of her life.

Jiang Luo stepped out of the yard, and Yun Jin followed suit.Just passing through the hanging flower gate, I heard two little girls whispering.

"Second aunt is going now, and the life of third girl may be even more difficult in the future."

"What's the difficulty? Madam is kind-hearted. Although she is not as good as the eldest girl and the second girl, she will at least promise her a better marriage."

"So what if you promise?" One of the little maids clicked twice in a thin voice: "Now the third girl has to observe a filial piety for three years, even if there is a good family, I'm afraid it won't be possible for a while."

"It's not up to us to decide whether it will be successful or not. Besides, the girls in the mansion didn't say goodbye, so the third girl will be the first one."

"It's true..." The voices of the two little maidservants became lower and further away.

Jiang Luo supported the vermilion pillar with her hand, her eyes flashed.If it is said that marriage is not allowed during the filial piety period, if Gu Xiujing comes to force him at that time, let Jiang and Gu die casually.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed, the weather is hot, and ice basins have begun to be placed in the room.The small kitchen made puff pastry yoghurt from goat's milk, and there was a small portion in a porcelain white round bowl.Topped with crushed peanuts and red bean paste.The taste is sweet and sour and cold, with a thick milky fragrance, not greasy at all. It is the most suitable for cooling off the summer heat.

After Second Aunt left, Jiang Changyuan was very depressed for a while.When it gets better over time, I like to come and talk to Jiang Changning.

The two sisters are still doing network embroidery and embroidery, but they don't feel that time is hard.

The sun was scorching hot, and there was not a cloud or a breath of wind.All the trees are lazily standing under the scorching sun.

There were also fewer pedestrians on the street, and only the waiter at the entrance of the restaurant was dozing boredly.

Seemingly afraid that Gu Xiujing would come to propose marriage, Jiang Luo, who likes to go out of the house, also stayed in the room obediently.Except for going to please Jiang's mother from time to time to show her presence, she doesn't leave the room easily.

It is hot in Beijing, but Shangqiu is flooded.The people were displaced, and most of the houses in the city were flooded.In addition to relocating the people affected by the disaster, the most important thing is to prevent the ensuing plague.This involves money and manpower.The treasury is empty, and everyone in the harem is tense.The emperor needs capable ministers to come up with ideas in order to resolve the current predicament, and the concubines dare not spend extravagantly and save food and clothing, and try their best not to touch the emperor's bad luck right now.

The time for Jiang Changbai to go back to the mansion was less and less, and he also heard about Feng Ming, so he wanted to ask the old monk.When I went to Ci'an Temple, I was told by the little novice that the master had gone on a wandering journey, and the date of return was uncertain, so I had to return disappointed.

After all, Jiang Luo didn't wait for Gu Xiujing's marriage proposal, but at this moment, the entire Jiang family received the order to enter the palace.

"What?!" Jiang's mother accidentally knocked over the teacup, and the news was handed over by someone next to Jiang Changbai.He moved quickly, before the order from the Queen's Palace came out, he had already returned to Jiang's Mansion.

"You can tell me why." It must be a big deal for Jiang Changbai to deliver the letter in advance.Mother Jiang was terrified and walked around the room restlessly.

The attendant only lowered his head and replied respectfully: "Due to the disaster in Shangqiu a few days ago, the Holy Majesty lost his temper a lot in the court hall. In order to relieve the Holy Majesty's worries, the empress wanted to hold a vegetarian feast with you all." Ladies chant scriptures and pray for blessings, so that the country will be peaceful and the people safe.”

"Then what does His Majesty mean?" Mother Jiang asked.She thought of Jiang Changning's theory of phoenix fate, and she was afraid of being remembered by the palace, so she didn't dare to neglect it at all.

"What the Holy Majesty means is that this vegetarian feast is organized by the empress, so please be sure to attend, ladies and gentlemen."

If the empress wanted it, the girls in Jiang's mansion didn't have to all go, but it would be hard to say that they had crossed the Ming road in front of the emperor, especially at such a critical juncture.

Jiang's mother was upset and couldn't make up her mind for a while.

I can only pray that entering the palace this time is really for the Vegetarian Banquet.

The whole Jiang's mansion was extremely nervous, everyone was waiting outside the mansion early, even Jiang Luo had to stand behind Jiang's mother impatiently.

Jiang Changyuan was next to Jiang Changning. Although he was panicked, his expression was calm.

It wasn't until noon that people from the palace were escorted by a soft sedan chair on tall horses.

It was the old man beside the queen, Eunuch Yuan Bao, who delivered the decree.

He has kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and is slightly fat.Wearing a purple gown with a round neck and narrow sleeves, the weather was so hot that the back was wet a lot.

Seeing people get off the sedan chair, Jiang's mother didn't dare to neglect and hurriedly walked in to meet Eunuch Yuanbao.

"Eunuch Lao, let's go. The mansion has already prepared tea with scented melons and fruits. Eunuch has a rest before talking."

Eunuch Yuan Bao wiped the sweat off his face and waved his hands again and again: "It's important business, but we can't delay it. Let's drink this tea later."

As he spoke, he unfolded the bright yellow imperial decree in his hand: "Madam Jiang accepts the decree—" Eunuch Yuan Bao rolled up his cuffs and said in a tone of voice.

"The Queen's Majesty ordered that Mrs. Xuan Jiang and the female family members of the Jiang family enter the palace to participate in the Vegetarian Banquet before Youshi. There must be no mistakes. I respect this."

Mother Jiang and her family members in a large yard bowed down respectfully after hearing the words: "I am in command, thank you Queen!"

After the edict was announced, Eunuch Yuan Bao stepped forward to help Mother Jiang upright with a pleasant face, and said kindly: "Mrs. Jiang doesn't need to be too polite. Your Majesty remembers the whole family of Jiang's family. Mrs. Jiang is very lucky."

Mother Jiang gave a wry smile in her heart, she didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse to enter the palace, where is there any good fortune to speak of.

But she still put on a look of being proud, and asked her personal nurse to hand over the bulging purse to Eunuch Yuanbao, and asked in a low voice: "I don't know Eunuch Yuanbao, but I know that your mother called all the female relatives of the Jiang family this time." Do you have any other arrangements for entering the palace?"

Yuan Bao had a deep smile on his face, and there were a few thin creases on his slightly chubby face, with a mysterious expression on his face, neither saying yes nor no, just saying: "Whether the empress has any arrangements or not is up to her." Reasonable, the old lady just goes to the banquet."

Mother Jiang cursed secretly in her heart, saying that this old fox is worthy of being favored by the queen, but his mouth is tight, and he is still showing off after taking money.

"My father-in-law is very true. I will definitely bring my family and daughters to the banquet as promised." Then he invited him into the house for tea.

"There's no need to drink this tea, there are still several places for Zajia to go."

After receiving the approval letter, Yuan Bao got on the sedan chair and continued to go to other gates, leaving Mother Jiang standing there with a dignified expression.

She regained her senses and glanced at the girls behind her: "Don't look, go back and get ready, follow me to the palace for a banquet."

Jiang Changning saw Jiang's mother's worries, and stepped forward to comfort her, and said a few words of comfort: "Mother, relax, the soldiers will cover up the water and the earth, and the one who called us into the palace has no reason to evade. Only when we get to the palace will we find out."

"Besides, I heard from my father-in-law that all wives of the aristocratic family will go to the banquet, and there are so many people present, I guess the empress will not make things difficult for us."

Although the Vegetarian Banquet was a pretext, one could also see the queen's hesitation and reluctance to go too far.

Jiang's mother patted Jiang Changning's hand. Sister Ning has really grown up and can take care of herself. It's a waste of her life to be so caring. It's not as clear as she sees it.

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Entering the palace has been commonplace for Jiang Changning in the past two lifetimes. It is not something that requires her to bother to prepare for dressing up, so she wears a light blue emerald smoked sweater with no faults. The moonlight skirt, the temperament is like an orchid in the empty valley, it looks refreshing and refreshing in the hot summer day.

The Second Aunt had just left not long ago. In the past, Jiang Changyuan's clothes were mostly matched by her. Now that she is gone, Jiang Changning was worried that Jiang Changyuan would fall in love with the scene, so he picked some new dresses and some beautiful jewelry from his closet. Calling Hongxing took a group of people into Jiang Changyuan's room in a hurry, and before anyone could react, she dressed her up inside and out, so busy that she didn't even give her any extra time to think about it. Keep.

By the time Jiang Changyuan relaxed, his whole body had changed completely.

Thinking that she was still in her filial piety, Jiang Changning picked out a white skirt with smoked plum blossoms and white water. The thin silk skirt was embroidered with red plums for decoration, which was elegant and not monotonous.

Jiang Changning brought a camellia and white jade hairpin over, Hong Xing tied Jiang Changyuan's long hair into a light and delicate bun, and the white jade hairpin showed a section of camellia bud, which made people pure and lovely.

"Miss San's outfit is really out of this world!" Hong Xing looked at her masterpiece with satisfaction, her mouth was as sweet as honey, and she kept catching people's compliments, flushing Jiang Changyuan's boasted cheeks with blush.

Jiang Changning leaned on the dressing table and looked at the bustling scene in front of him with a smile, then raised his eyes to look at Shi Chen, and then said to save him: "Okay, it's getting late, let's go to the front hall."

Mother Jiang was wearing a bright red lady's gown, with a set of ruby ​​and gold inlaid jade head, looking very dignified and majestic.

She was extremely satisfied with Jiang Changning and Jiang Changyuan's well-dressed clothes.When the beautiful Jiang Luo came out, her face darkened, and finally she only sighed and didn't say anything.

Seeing that she was about to get into the carriage, Mother Jiang took off a pair of extremely rare warm jade bracelets from her wrists.

Jiang Changning and Jiang Changyuan each have one, Jiang's mother only told them to keep it well, maybe they will be needed in the palace.

Just before You hour, everyone in Jiang's mansion rushed to the palace. The place where the empress hosted the banquet was in the Qunfang Garden of the harem. There were already many family members of officials there, and several familiar ministers and wives were sitting under the empress with smiling faces. say.

There are beautiful trees and lush flowers here.The pavilions, buildings, and Zhulanyu Pavilion are ingenious.There is also a clear stream flowing from the depths of the flowers and trees under the crevices of the rocks.Gradually to the north, it is flat and wide, with flying buildings on both sides inserted into the air, carved and embroidered thresholds, all hidden among the trees in the depression.

The delicate maids of the palace went to and fro among the guests, and the sound of silk and bamboo in the ears made people feel relaxed.

Seeing a group of people from Jiang's residence approaching in a dense manner, some lady said "Yo" in a louder voice.

"Isn't this Mrs. Jiang? I heard that at the Buddhist meeting not long ago, Master Kong Chan gave orders that Jiang's family had a lucky girl, but this big girl?"

Although Jiang's mother brought three daughters over, the one who stood out as the leader was very conspicuous. Recalling the uproar about Feng Ming, everyone followed their eyes and looked at Jiang Changning.

Mother Jiang brought people to salute the queen, and she was a little annoyed when she heard that, it was true that which pot was not opened and which pot was lifted, the more she wanted to avoid it, the more someone tripped her when she came up.

With the queen's approval, Jiang Changning stood up straight, looked at the madam who spoke, and spoke in a clear and forceful voice, "Madame's words are wrong. The only one who can be said to have the fate of the phoenix is ​​the empress. Said It is also Changning who is ashamed. When hunting in Jiuyong Mountain, Changning had to help Changning to protect himself. This kind of kindness has always been remembered in Changning's heart but has never been repaid. Master Kongchan said that I have something to do with Fengming , all because Chang Ning was fortunate enough to bear the kindness of the empress, so this Feng's fate is all borrowed from the empress."

Such a mouth with sharp teeth and a sharp mouth that reversed black and white, seeing many wives being coaxed by Jiang Changning, Jiang Luo secretly cursed in his heart.

The Queen's heart was relieved by the compliment. Although it was difficult to tell the truth about the fate of the phoenix, she had met Jiang Changning a few times and had a good impression of her. She was very eloquent and intelligent. It would be a good choice for Donggong to support Yuan'er in the future.

Seeing that the confrontation was almost over, the queen took a sip of the tea in her hand and coughed lightly, and the audience fell silent immediately.

She said leisurely: "A lot of young ladies from the official family came to the banquet today, all of them are beautiful and beautiful. It makes people feel good. They are not like princes, so they don't let me worry about it on weekdays."

The Queen's words stopped here, and she had good eyesight and consciously picked up the words: "What is this about, Your Majesty? His Royal Highness is so magnificent and magnificent, there is nothing to worry about, Your Majesty."

Seeing that the words went where she wanted, the queen pushed away the cup and said slowly: "Although the prince is diligent in political affairs, he still wants to start a family. The position of the princess has been vacant for a long time, and the prince will never take it Heart, it really made me take great pains."

As soon as the Empress Empress said this, the people below were ready to move. No one knew that Prince Lang Yan Dujue would inherit the Great Reign in the future. Who would not want to seize this opportunity to enjoy eternal life and wealth.

Jiang Luo's heart was moved, she was worried that she would not find a chance to attack His Highness the Crown Prince, if she could get the empress's blue eyes and be married to the Crown Princess, wouldn't she be able to capture the Crown Prince in the future?

(End of this chapter)

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