Traveling through: I rely on space to raise the sick Wei Wang

Chapter 196 Tea Party

Xu Ruqing was flustered in the wind for a long time.

"Who? What are you doing there sneakily, come out!"

Seeing this, a woman wearing a green maid costume came out from behind the rockery obediently.

"The slaves see the princess."

"You stood there for a while, and said, who sent you?"

"Princess, please calm down. This servant didn't intend to eavesdrop. It's just that you and His Royal Highness the King of Wei were discussing important matters just now, so this servant dared not rush forward to disturb you."

Xu Ruqing looked up and down at the nervous little maid, she didn't look like she was lying.There was a peach blossom pattern embroidered on her clothes, Xu Ruqing remembered seeing it on Deacon Su's clothes this morning.

"Are you from Concubine Guo Shu?"

"Yes, Concubine Shu specially sent servants to wait here for a long time, and invited the concubine to the Peach Blossom Garden for a while."

Xu Ruqing pulled the cloak in his hand, thought for a while and said, "Okay, let's lead the way."

After bypassing rockeries and pavilions, the three of them finally arrived at Concubine Guo Shu's palace.

Concubine Guo Shu sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, chatting with her were Empress Zhao who was sitting at the head, and Ouyang Bihua who had just met a few days ago.

For some reason, Xu Ruqing suddenly remembered an American TV drama she had watched in her previous life called "Stepmother's Tea Party".

"Cao Cao Cao Cao is here, sister, I am looking forward to the stars and the moon, but my sister is looking forward to you." As soon as she saw Xu Ruqing, Concubine Guo Shu warmly stood up to greet her, and her hand took Xu Ruqing's hand familiarly, like that I didn't know that I thought this was a pair of close sisters.

"I thought that sister Concubine Shu's words just now were just bragging, but I didn't expect that the princess, who was really regarded as a treasure by His Royal Highness Wei Wang, was invited here. It seems that I blame this palace for not having that face, otherwise Princess Wei would not be able to do it herself. After marrying into the Su family, she never came to my residence." Queen Zhao was playing with the silk handkerchief in her hand as she spoke, and she obviously didn't take anyone seriously with her posturing appearance.

Smart people can tell that Empress Zhao seems to be mocking herself, but she is insinuating that Xu Ruqing is uneducated and doesn't understand etiquette.

But who is Xu Ruqing, she is not like these resentful women in the deep palace, who can be defeated with just a few words. "The Empress Dowager's words are wrong. Didn't we just meet once on the Empress Dowager's birthday, and we had a good chat in the Imperial Garden, have you forgotten?"

Xu Ruqing's words successfully brought back Zhao Mingzhu's memories to the day of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, but she never forgot how painful Su Yichen's palm was to her that day!

She had been lying on the bed for half a month, how dare she forget it.

Empress Zhao clenched her fists tightly in her pink cuffs: "My sister didn't say that I really forgot about it. It is true. But etiquette should not be confused. If you take the initiative to find Bengong, there is a difference between Bengong looking for you." difference, do you understand?"

"I didn't mean not to greet you on purpose, but I just heard that the empress was made empress at the beginning of this year, so I thought that there are too many trivial matters in the Six Palaces so I don't want to bother you. If the empress minds this matter, then I will go back and pick an auspicious day. I will definitely come to visit with gifts someday." After Xu Ruqing finished speaking, she did not forget to bow slightly to express her apology, and set up an intellectual and polite persona in front of outsiders.

As soon as these words came out, no matter whether it was the dignified and generous Concubine Guo Shu, or the quiet and elegant Ouyang Bihua, all of them showed smiles of unknown origin.

There are three thousand beauties in the harem, who doesn't know that Zhao Mingzhu is just a shell with the title of queen?The real right to control the Six Palaces is in the hands of the Empress Dowager. On the surface, she seems to have a lot of beauty, but in fact she has no real power in her hands, and her original status as a concubine is no different.

Xu Ruqing said that it was inconvenient to bother her because she was concerned about her handling of the trivial matters of the sixth palace. Isn't this just a way to exploit Zhao Mingzhu's shortcomings? !

How wonderful!
Zhao Mingzhu is not a fool, so why can't he hear it, but he is not easy to get angry in front of so many people: "Oh, my sister can really talk, it is a blessing from the ancestors that the Su family can please such a sharp tongue like you .”

"The empress praised me absurdly, but after all, the prince once praised me for being eloquent and eloquent. You will be ashamed to praise my courtier's wife again and again."

Hearing this, Zhao Mingzhu clenched her fists tightly again.

"Oh, I'm just talking about it all, I haven't invited my sister to sit down yet." Concubine Guo Shu cut off the fuse that was about to explode between the two in time, and changed the subject.

"Sister, please sit down. Sister, I just bought a new batch of Longjing from the West Lake not long ago. The taste is mellow and delicious. You can try it." Said, Concubine Guo Shu picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Xu Ruqing.

Xu Ruqing looked at the misty tea in the cup and couldn't arouse any interest at all: "Sister Concubine Shu came here to invite my sister to drink tea?"

"Look at what you said, do you have to have something to call you here? Don't you think the tea here is not as good as the one in your house?"

"My sister doesn't mean that."

Concubine Guo Shu put a smile on her face again: "That's good, I also believe that sister, you are not that kind of person. Well, since you are all curious, I won't hide it anymore."

After all, Concubine Guo Shu bowed her head and said something to Deacon Su beside her. Deacon Su understood and carried out the things that had been prepared a long time ago.

All three of them were shocked by the contents of the box, and for a while, no one could look away.

"These are all the things that the emperor bestowed on me last night. Among them are some beautiful dresses from the Western Regions. I don't think that everyone is sisters. I can't just enjoy it by myself, so I invite you guys Choose the ones with good relationship, if you have fancy ones, just take them."

Xu Ruqing looked away after only one glance, raised his cup and drank tea calmly.

"Hey, this mask looks strange. Its color and style don't look like what we have here." Ouyang Bihua pointed to a set of masks in the box and said.

"Miss Ouyang has a good eye. This is the head of the Golden Crown of Birds and Phoenixes made of agate and jade. Its material is only available in Loulan. It is a birthday present given to me by the emperor a few days ago."

"Even giving you such a rare treasure, it shows that the emperor loves and favors the empress. Bihua is really envious."

Concubine Shu covered her mouth and smiled when she heard the words: "Where, these things are far worse than the Queen's. In front of her, I am laughing and generous."

Listening to Concubine Shu's hypocritical words, Zhao Mingzhu couldn't hide the jealousy in her eyes.

"Sister Queen, do you think so?"

"It's just some broken stones and rags. I don't care about these." Queen Zhao said decisively, but the sour smell was too strong.

"My younger sister knows that the Queen's sister is honorable, so she doesn't take these vulgar things seriously, but that's because of her own intentions. It's better for my sister not to be polite to my younger sister."

Zhao Mingzhu snorted coldly, she knew Concubine Guo Shu was showing off to herself in disguise, but she didn't say anything.

(End of this chapter)