Although Dou Lianyi had already had a vague guess in her heart, when she heard it with her own ears, she could not hide her joy and almost jumped up on the spot.

If she can really get acquainted with the concubines in the harem through this banquet, it will be of great benefit to all her future business!

Especially with the Empress on her back, she is the harem’s greatest support.

The next second after he figured this out, Dou Lianyi's eyes lit up and he quickly motioned to Bai Zhi to get the twelve gold ingots.

"Thank you, Aunt Li, for telling me this. These are my small gifts, and they are not respectful. I hope that Aunt Li will be willing to accept them."

"Oh, how can this happen? Mrs. County, you are too polite. I dare not accept it!"

Grandma Li quickly waved her hand to refuse, but she couldn't help but Dou Lianyi kept sending the twelve taels of gold to her. After some rejection, she had no choice but to accept it happily.

Dou Lianyi finally breathed a sigh of relief after personally sending Nanny Li out of the Prince's Mansion.

Turning around, he looked at Bai Zhi, who was equally excited, with a smile on her face, and screamed in a low voice!

"Oh my God, young lady, that is the Queen!"

"Yes, I never thought that I would win the Queen's favor. This is really a big surprise!"

Dou Lianyi herself was in a trance as if she was in a dream. After taking a few deep breaths, she clenched her fists and said firmly: "This is a good opportunity, I must seize it, and I must not miss it!"

A ray of winter sunshine fell from the sky and fell on the remaining snow in front of Dou Lianyi.

She didn't feel cold when she was excited just now, but now that she gradually calmed down, Dou Lianyi felt that the cold wind coming towards her made her face feel a little cold.

Fortunately, Dou Lianyi planned to go out today, so she wore a jacket with a collar trimmed with soft fur. She buried most of her face in the soft fur, which relieved most of the chill.

"By the way, young lady, I saw that Aunt Li did not have the Queen's decree, but came to you privately to talk about this matter. Does this mean that the Queen does not want other people in the house to know? ?”

Bai Zhi beside her seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and quickly asked in a low voice with some uneasiness.

"Probably not," Dou Lianyi pondered for a moment, then finally shook her head and said, "I guess the Queen just wants to be on good terms with me, not with the entire Prince's Palace."

"Is it because the Queen knows about the affairs between you, the young master and the old lady? But how could the Queen know so much when she is deep in the palace..."

Bai Zhi was a little puzzled and muttered a few words in a low voice.

Hearing this, Dou Lianyi frowned immediately and her tone became stern: "Bai Zhi, the harem is not allowed to discuss politics, nor is it allowed to have any entanglements with the previous dynasty. You must remember this."

"The Queen can have good relations with the female relatives in the capital, but she must not associate with officials of the previous dynasty. You must remember this."

Dou Lianyi turned cold and warned word by word.

"This slave knows, young lady."

Bai Zhi quickly lowered her head and responded with some fear.

"If you follow me to the palace then, you will not be as free as you are now in the prince's palace. Many times you have to pay attention to what you can say and what you should not say, so as not to end your life in a daze. "

"Don't worry, young lady, I was quick to talk just now, but I won't be like this in the future." Bai Zhi lowered her head and said with some annoyance.

However, for some unknown reason, Dou Lianyi's right eyelid suddenly jumped very fast, inexplicably thinking of Bai Zhi's unexplained death in the previous life, and she was never able to find the cause of her death.

But Bai Zhi has always been by his side in this life, and everything is safe so far. Could it be because of entering the palace this time?
The more Dou Lianyi thought about it, the more worried she became. She simply stopped and said to Bai Zhi, "Just let Yuzhu follow me when I enter the palace this time. You can stay in the house."

"Young Madam, I promise that I will never talk nonsense in the palace. Young Madam, please don't drive me away..."

Bai Zhi was stunned, but she didn't know why Dou Lianyi suddenly said that. She thought she had made the young lady unhappy by saying something wrong just now, so she didn't let her go into the palace together.

She was so frightened that her eyes turned red and she almost shed tears.

"I don't mean to drive you away, but in terms of temperament, Yuzhu is more suitable to go into the palace with me." Dou Lianyi sighed and patiently comforted Bai Zhi, "You are here. Wait for us to come back here, I also need you to help me keep an eye on the Lu family, lest they secretly cause trouble when I am not in the house."

Bai Zhi cautiously raised her eyes and glanced at Dou Lianyi again, and found that the young lady did not have any sign of anger on her face. Instead, she looked at her with a faint look of worry deep in her eyes.

She was a little confused, but she could also see that the young lady was not willing to discuss this topic in depth, so she did not speak again and just nodded silently.

After a few days, it was time for the banquet. Dou Lianyi specifically asked Bai Zhi to choose a taro lavender top and a darker purple skirt with dark patterns on the bottom.

Yingying's waist was tied with a crescent-white palace ribbon, with a golden wishful knot hanging down.

Dou Lianyi looked at herself in the bronze mirror, her eyebrows were soft but decent. She thought for a while, and finally raised her hand to stop Bai Zhi from combing her hair into a bun, and said softly: "I can't do it at the Queen's banquet." So high-profile, just give me a simple bun."

"Yes, young lady."

Bai Zhi nodded as she was told and put Dou Lianyi's hair into a simple bun again.

Even the simplest four-star lotus leaf hairpin with pearls surrounding the moon was chosen to be inserted into the bun, but it also made Dou Lianli's face become more compact and delicate.

"The young lady is so beautiful, she looks like a fairy descending from heaven."

Bai Zhi sighed sincerely, and did not forget to use osmanthus water to comb Dou Lianyi's hanging strands of hair.

"You, you are the only one with a sweet mouth."

Dou Lianyi stood up and said angrily. When she opened the door, she saw that Yuzhu was already waiting outside.

They got into the carriage and rushed to the palace.

The banquet was held in the Queen's back garden. The concubines and female family members coming and going were all beautiful and dressed up. There were musicians sitting outside the pavilion playing, and the sound of harps, silk and bamboo could be heard all around.

The empress sat dignifiedly on the main seat, while Concubine Rong and Concubine Ling sat on her left and right respectively.

Under the special arrangement of the Empress, Dou Lianyi sat under the concubine Ling, so that she could talk to several higher-ranking empresses.

There is a brocade curtain hanging lightly outside the pavilion, which not only blocks the winter chill outside, but also allows the concubines inside to sit more comfortably.


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