The salty fish lady just wants to get over the wall

Chapter 70 070: Intrigue

Ye Qianhe couldn't help but sneer: "Concubine Shu really makes people wait."

"Did I ask you to wait?"

Su Wanyan cast a cold glance over, not giving Ye Qianhe any face.

Ye Qianhe's face turned blue and red, not to be outdone: "This is not the concubine waiting alone, the empress dowager and other sisters are also waiting."

Originally wanted to use the empress dowager to pressure Su Wanyan and make her retreat, but Su Wanyan refused to accept her trick: "I didn't let the empress dowager and other sisters wait, obviously they voluntarily."

Ye Qianhe's face turned ashen.

The Queen Mother waved her hand, and gave Su Wanyan a cold look: "Okay, don't talk so much, Concubine Shu hasten to take a seat, the banquet is about to begin," then she turned her eyes and asked Nanny Gui beside her: "All the concubines in the harem Are you all here?"

"Go back to Madam, everyone is here except Zhao Xiuyi."

The Empress Dowager said: "Forget it, Zhao Xiuyi is pregnant, so it's not suitable for her to walk around, just let her raise the baby in the palace."

Zhao Xiuyi was the Zhao Jieyu who was pregnant more than a month ago. Since she was pregnant, she has been promoted several positions in a row. She jumped from Jieyu to Xiuyi, making the other concubines in the palace envious.

Zhao Xiuyi is now three months pregnant and has never been out of the palace. The emperor is even more harsh on her, sending palace guards to watch at all times. It is impossible for her to come to this flower viewing feast, after all She is pregnant with the royal family's first heir, what to do if bumping into each other.

When the banquet started, it was nothing more than drinking tea and chatting.

The queen mother asked the palace people to offer scented tea, and gave everyone a sachet: "When the flowers are blooming, it is a good time to brew scented tea and spice it up. Aijia asked people to brew some scented tea and sewed some incense Bao, for all of you here, a little gift, it can be regarded as a little love from Aijia."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager," everyone stood up and thanked.

Although the gift is not very expensive, but the Queen Mother gave it to everyone, as if they were picking up something good.

The palace servants took the wrapped scented tea and sachets and distributed them to everyone. Wen Nianruan took the sachets and smelled the strong fragrance of flowers, feeling a little uncomfortable, so she handed them over to Qiu Bai for safekeeping.

Su Wanyan was also a little uncomfortable with the smell of the purse. The scent of the sachet in her hand was a bit pungent and indescribable, but since it was given by the queen mother, naturally she couldn't face her, so Su Wanyan had no choice but to Put the sachet away.

When the queen mother saw Su Wanyan put the sachet on her body, a faint light flashed in her eyes calmly.

Ye Qianhe joked: "Since the empress dowager has prepared scented tea and sachets for us, we must not forget about Zhao Xiuyi, otherwise the emperor will know and think that the empress is prejudiced against Zhao Xiuyi."

The Queen Mother nodded: "Concubine De is still thoughtful, and the Ai family can't favor one person over another. Since Zhao Xiuyi didn't come to the banquet, let someone send her there."

Turning her eyes, she fell on Su Wanyan, and the queen mother said: "When the banquet is over, let Concubine Shu send it over. Concubine Shu has not been out of the palace gate for a while, so go see Zhao Xiuyi and chat with her." .”

Ye Qianhe echoed: "The concubine also thinks it's just right for Sister Concubine Shu to go. Our other sisters have already visited Zhao Xiuyi, and Sister Concubine Shu can take the opportunity to visit as well."

Some time ago, Su Wanyan was in confinement, so naturally she didn't have the chance to go out of the palace to see Zhao Xiuyi.

After the confinement ended, the first thing she did was to play with Wen Nianruan, she couldn't think of anything else.

Wen Nianruan drank tea quietly, listening to the empress dowager and Ye Qianhe singing together, there was something indescribably tricky about it.

In front of so many people, Su Wanyan couldn't disobey the queen mother, and responded lukewarmly: "The concubine takes orders."

The Empress Dowager's face was stained with a smile, and immediately asked the palace servants to take Zhao Xiuyi's scented tea and sachet to Su Wanyan for safekeeping.

The banquet continued, and it would be less fun to just drink tea and chat. The queen mother said: "The girls here are all famous ladies. They have learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since childhood. They are amazing. If anyone comes out to perform for everyone to cheer for everyone, the Ai family will definitely be happy." There is a reward."

Hearing this, the noble ladies below looked left and right, their expressions were ready to move, and they wanted to take this opportunity to show off, but no one dared to be the first to appear on stage, and they were all a bit reserved and shy.

"Aunt Huang, Xue'er is here first to give everyone a head start."

Li Yingxue stood up from her seat without timidity at all. No matter what the occasion, she always wanted to take the limelight, her temper was much more flamboyant than her sister Li Yingshuang.

The queen mother was very happy: "Okay, then let Xue'er come and show everyone her talent first."

Immediately the palace servants brought a guqin, and Li Yingxue played a piece of music. The sound of the qin was gurgling, as slow as a clear spring and as urgent as a waterfall. It could be heard that Li Yingxue had a good knowledge of the guqin.

As a young lady from a famous family, she has been nurtured in talents since she was a child, and when she performs, she is always handcrafted.

After the song was over, the applause and praise from the audience continued.

Li Yingxue held her head high, her face even more proud and complacent.

The queen mother nodded in satisfaction: "Xue'er's piano skills are getting better and better, it can be seen that she has put in a lot of hard work. Thank you."

Immediately, the palace man came forward with a brocade box, inside was a set of gold-encrusted butterfly heads, which looked very expensive at first glance, and the noble ladies below were all salivating, eager to try it.

The Empress Dowager turned her eyes to Concubine Xian and said with a smile: "Lao Wu is not too young, and he has not yet married a wife. The Ai family sees that Xue'er is a good child, and is a good match for Lao Wu."

The five sons of the royal family are named Xiao Yihan, titled King Xuan, born to Concubine Xian, went to the border for training when he was ten years old, galloped on the battlefield for 13 years old, made great achievements in battle, and never lost.

Xiao Yihan has been stationed at the border all these years, rarely returns to Beijing, and has very few opportunities to contact women, so he is 21 years old and has not married a wife yet.

The queen mother now wants to use Li Yingxue to form a bond with Xiao Yihan, her intention is just to win over Xiao Yihan.

After all, Xiao Yihan holds 200,000 military power in his hands. Compared with the general Su Muye, Xiao Yihan has more power in his hands.

Concubine Xian has a clear mind and understands that the Queen Mother is suitable for her intentions. She smiled gently: "It is his blessing that the Queen Mother can think about Yi Han, but Yi Han is only thinking about protecting his family and the country, and he doesn't want to think about the love of his children. Li The second girl is amazing and talented, and she is also a lady from a famous family, in the future, she will have to find a better man than Yi Han to match her."

Not only tactfully rejected the Queen Mother's proposal, but also praised Li Yingxue, Concubine Xian was very careful.

She has been in the royal family for more than 20 years and knows the intrigues and schemes of the royal family best. She doesn't want her son to get involved in this muddy water.

"Since this is the case, the Ai family can't force it. This matter will be discussed later."

The smile on the Empress Dowager's face faded a lot, obviously displeased with Concubine Xian's refusal, but she couldn't force it.

Concubine Xian looks weak, but she is also strong in her bones.

After Li Yingxue returned to her seat, the noble ladies below were no longer shy, and came out to show off their talents one after another. They were all rewarded by the Queen Mother, and they all beamed with joy.

(End of this chapter)