The soft beauty is very good at flirting, and the soul of the ascetic prince is floating

Chapter 188 Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet
The harem is like a bottomless lake,

On the surface it seems calm and peaceful, but in reality there are undercurrents and small frictions.

The opportunity that Gu Wanyu and Lin have been waiting for together will soon come...

"It's the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it's time to organize the Mid-Autumn Night Banquet. But I've been seriously ill recently and my health is really weak. Alas!"

Saying hello today, chatting a few words as usual, Mrs. Lin, who was doing her best to be a virtuous middle-class man, suddenly changed the subject, sighed slightly, raised his head and looked down,

"I need a few sisters to help with the preparations."

Gu Wanyu's eyes flashed slightly, her eyes were lowered, and she stared at the pattern of wisteria branches on the cup at hand without speaking.

Concubine Shu on the other side didn't know what she was thinking and didn't respond.

Only Wang Guibin's face was full of excitement. She was afraid that she would be left behind, so she jumped out immediately.

"The Queen has worked hard to give birth to the prince, and the concubines should share her worries."

"It would be great if there were more smart and well-behaved people like Sister Wang in the palace." Mrs. Lin smiled approvingly, "Speaking of which, Sister Wang is an old man in the prince's residence. She is deeply loved by the emperor and is ranked as a noble concubine. After a long time, it’s time for this person to make some moves.”

The meaning of the words was self-evident, and Wang Guibi suddenly became even more excited.

"Don't worry, Queen, I will be careful and cautious about the palace banquet, and I won't dare to slack off in the slightest."

Mrs. Lin nodded with satisfaction and turned her head to look at Gu Wanyu.
"Concubine Shu and Concubine Ning, you have high status, so you should set more examples."

"It stands to reason that I have the highest qualifications, and I should bear the brunt of sharing the worries of the Queen. But as you also know, the princess has always been in poor health, and I have to take care of her all the time. She is really unable to do her job." Concubine Shu stood up and blessed her. Be humble in your words.

Gu Wanyu followed closely behind, "I have been alive for more than eight months now, and it is really difficult to move. Even though I want to share my worries for the Queen, I am unable to do so. Please forgive me, Queen Mother."

"It's just a palace banquet. There are old rules to follow. It takes too much effort from the sisters."

Mrs. Lin raised her hand to pick up the tea cup, took a sip and said in a faint tone:
"Last time I heard that the eldest princess has almost recovered. Is she sick again now? Is it said that the imperial doctor has seen her?"

"Concubine Ning, you have always looked good during your pregnancy. If I remember correctly, didn't you just recover a few days ago and report yourself to peace?"

Gu Wanyu raised her eyes, her gaze collided with Concubine Shu's, and then she looked back instantly. They all lowered their heads in a rare and tacit understanding.

The actions of the two of them were fully visible to Mrs. Lin. She sneered in her heart and put down the cup in her hand.
The tea cup connected with the table and made a crisp "ding" sound, which was particularly clear in the silence of the flower hall.

"It's just a trivial matter. If the sisters continue to shirk it, will it be possible for Sister Wang to prepare it alone? Wouldn't it damage the royal family's face if it spread out?"

"Alas! After all, there are too few people in the harem."

"But it has only been a few months. The Queen Mother is seeing the noble lady in the capital in private. She hopes to enter the palace soon and share the worries of the Emperor and me."

Concubine Shu raised her head in disbelief, "Queen, when was this matter prepared? How come I have never heard of it?"

"Yes, Madam, how come such a big news didn't leak out at all before?" Wang Guibi also asked anxiously.

Gu Wanyu then looked at Mrs. Lin, "What do you mean, the Queen, to start preparations for the general election?" "The Emperor was originally thinking about the war at the border. In the harem, I am pregnant with Concubine Ning, and Concubine Shu wants to take care of the eldest princess. , are not preparing for the general election,”

Mrs. Lin seemed to be very satisfied with their reactions. She stroked the phoenix hairpin on her temples and said with a smile:

"But you have also seen that the number of people in the harem is too small. Not only can they not serve the emperor well, but they can't even find people to prepare a palace banquet."

"The Queen Mother is also working hard. Taking into account the war, she will not hold an election. After discussing with the Emperor, she has decided to select a suitable noblewoman from the capital to enter the palace. I think we will see it in the near future."

Mrs. Lin had enough of admiring their unpredictable expressions, so she changed the subject and returned to the palace banquet.

"Forget it, if the sisters don't want to, I have no choice but to shamelessly ask the Queen Mother to take charge of the situation."

At this juncture, if Lin asked the Queen Mother to come out, it would inevitably make the Queen Mother feel that they were useless and speed up the process of selecting noble girls to enter the palace.

Even though it is a foregone conclusion that the noble girl will enter the palace,

But no one would want to see these beautiful young women coming in without any preparation to break the peaceful situation.

Concubine Shu clenched the brocade handkerchief in her hand, and Concubine Wang was eager to speak but hesitated.

Gu Wanyu sneered in her heart,
His imperceptible gaze passed over the two of them and Lin, who looked helpless.

She opened her mouth and stood up first,

"Empress, since the Empress Dowager has to worry about choosing a noble daughter, and preparing for palace banquets and other small matters, naturally it is not easy to worry about it. Why not let me discuss the preparations with Sister Shufei and Sister Wanggui?"

Concubine Shu's face relaxed.
Lin's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling also moved over.

Gu Wanyu just pretended not to know and continued:
"It's just that my concubine is inconvenient after all. It's true that Sister Shu Fei wants to take care of the eldest princess. I would also like to ask the empress to send Miss Bai Zhi beside her to help."

As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Shu frowned again.
If you want her to watch it, she either doesn't accept it, or you want to get the maximum benefit from it.

The queen has always taken the power in her hands very seriously. This time she offered to let the three of her take over the preparations for the palace banquet. She must be making some shady plan.

She was unwilling to accept it at first, but she hesitated again until she heard about the noble lady entering the palace.

But since I want to take over, I naturally need to take the opportunity to put some people in place for the future.

Who would have thought that Concubine Ning would take the initiative to mention the important person?
The queen didn't even take the initiative to send people to keep an eye on her. What was Gu doing?
"What do you mean by Concubine Shu?" Mrs. Lin did not reply immediately, but looked at Concubine Shu.
Gu Wanyu also looked over,

When she touched the crumpled brocade handkerchief in Concubine Shu's hand, her eyes paused slightly, and then she couldn't help but chuckle secretly,
Oh, it makes no sense for her to be fighting with the Lin family, and Concubine Shu is taking advantage of it.
She still remembers Concubine Shu's plot to kidnap the eldest princess last time.
This time I want to reap the benefits, but I also want to ask her if she agrees!
"Sister Shu Concubine?" Seeing that Concubine Shu didn't answer for a while, Wang Guifei finally couldn't hold it back and reminded her.

Concubine Shu came back to her senses instantly and saw Mrs. Lin with a half-smiling face, and Gu Wanyu, who meekly lowered her head and couldn't see her expression clearly.

She twitched her lips and said, "Sister Concubine Ning is right. This is my first time preparing for a palace banquet, so I need someone from the Empress to give me some advice."

"I can still trust the abilities of these sisters," Mrs. Lin raised her red lips slightly.
"But now that the three sisters have spoken, I can't refute it. In this case, Bai Zhi will go over and assist the sisters."

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