Houmen's step-wife

Chapter 97 The Palace Banquet (3)
Thinking of this, Mrs. Tai suddenly became less willing to send Huo Qingyin and the others into the palace.

Su Wan secretly rolled her eyes, knowing that Emperor Xian De was a drunkard and didn't care about drinking, but she didn't understand why Emperor Xian De was still interested in her until now?

Could it be that for him, what he can't get is the best?

Su Wan sneered in her heart, but thanked her respectfully on her face.

Emperor Xian De stood up and said to the Empress Dowager: "Empress Mother, it's getting late, I still have some excerpts to read, so I won't keep any more."

The Empress Dowager Yu had achieved her goal, she was very happy, she nodded and said: "That's fine, after all, state affairs are the most important thing."

Emperor Xian De left quickly, and everyone sent them off respectfully.

After tossing and tossing for a long time, it was already lunch time, so the Empress Dowager Yu directly asked someone to set up the Chengrui Pavilion in the Imperial Garden, where she would entertain everyone.

If it wasn't for the Compassion Palace Garden on the southwest side of the Compassion Palace, she would have entertained everyone in the garden instead of having to spare such a large circle to go to the Imperial Garden.

One must know that the Compassionate Ning Palace is not close to the Imperial Garden, and it bypasses the West Sixth Palace, which is a bit forced for her who is in poor health.

Fortunately, she doesn't need to go by herself, she just needs to sit in a comfortable sedan chair.In addition, the three wives also prepared soft sedan chairs.

But other people didn't have this kind of treatment, and walked directly to the Royal Garden.

Madam Tai was not there, so Su Wan rushed over immediately and felt much relieved.Because of being continuously named by the Queen Mother and the Emperor, other people knew Su Wan. Taking this opportunity, Su Wan got to know a few people very well.

Although the friendship is not deep, but there is a bit of familiarity, and when there is an opportunity in the future, the friendship will gradually deepen.

Su Wan knows some medical skills, and knows a lot of medicinal food for health preservation or beauty, so when they accidentally mention these, she will kindly talk about a few simple methods, because what she said is clear and reasonable. , but it made many people believe it a little bit. They plan to ask a doctor or imperial physician after returning home, and try it if it is feasible.

Because of this, no matter what the effect is, Su Wan's not hiding her secrets has won the favor of many imperial wives.

As for those unmarried girls, they are not in the same circle as Su Wan and the others who are married, and they will not come to talk to her, they are all busy flattering Guo Changxi!

Judging by the attitudes of the queen mother and empress now, Guo Changxi is almost indistinguishable from entering the palace. As long as the imperial decree comes down, Guo Changxi will be able to ascend to the sky in one step and become the empress of the palace.

With her appearance, she must be very favored, and the benefits of being able to have a good relationship with a favorite concubine are obvious.

But there are also people who are not convinced by Guo Changxi, and they start to recharge their energy and sharpen their knives. They plan to suppress Guo Changxi when there is a talent competition later, and step on Guo Changxi's corpse to rise to the throne. Isn't it easier to get into the emperor's sight?
Chengrui Pavilion is a square pavilion, which straddles the pool and only stretches out on the south-facing side. The space is relatively large. There are various flower pots planted with precious flowers around the pavilion, which bloom brightly and are fragrant. pleasant.Tables and chairs were also set up in the pavilion, and there was also a fruit plate on it. Because the Empress Dowager was too late, no one dared to sit down. They talked and laughed while enjoying the scenery in the imperial garden, feeling very comfortable.

Because the Empress Dowager gave the order, all the concubines knew that the Empress Dowager was entertaining guests, so they wisely refrained from coming forward, and there were no concubines in the imperial garden.

After a while, the queen mother and their sedan chairs also arrived. After welcoming the queen mother to get off the sedan chair, the queen mother asked everyone to enter the pavilion.

Today's weather is very good, cloudless, and the temperature is suitable. There are translucent curtains hanging around the Chengrui Pavilion, so you don't feel cold even if you stay in the pavilion.

The Empress Dowager took the first seat, and everyone else also sat down.

After that, people passed the meal.

This is the first time for Su Wan to eat a palace banquet, and she still has some small expectations in her heart. The dishes are very beautiful and exquisite, and they look like works of art. Many dishes Su Wan has never even heard of, but when she really got it After getting off the chopsticks, I found that it was not as delicious as I imagined, and most of the dishes were almost cold.

She sneaked a glance at the others, and found that everyone didn't move the vegetables very much, they just picked up a chopstick symbolically, and they basically only did it when the Queen Mother asked everyone to eat.

Su Wan didn't dare to go beyond the rules, she would do what others did.

The result is that Su Wan's stomach hurts from eating this meal, not to mention that she is not full, and the meal is like a punishment. You can only move if someone asks you to do it, and in the end you don't even know what you are eating.

After finally finishing the meal, the palace servant brought hot tea and fruit cakes, Su Wan was relieved and ate some cakes to fill her stomach.

At this time, it's time for a group of girls to compete for talent, whether it is poetry, painting, musical instruments, dancing, tea art, etc., you can compete.

These girls are indeed versatile, and some of them are very eye-catching. Huo Qingyin also wrote a poem that was praised by everyone. She thought she was the champion, but she didn't expect that Guo Changxi was not bad either. The two tied for first place.

Compared to Huo Qingyin, Shao Yueying became a spectator directly, because she didn't have any talent at all.

Su Wan looked at it for a while and found it very boring, so she told the maid that she needed to change and asked her to take her to the palace room, that is, the palace toilet.In fact, she just planned to go out for a walk to get some air.

The maid led her to the northwest of the Royal Garden. Su Wan's purpose was not to make convenience, but to go out for a walk. Therefore, she really wanted the maid to walk slowly, but she didn't seem to hear it. , the pace is not slow at all.

Su Wan frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.After walking for a while, he stopped in front of a building.

It is relatively remote near the palace wall in the north. In front of you is a two-story building. It sits north and south, with three bays. The exterior has two floors. There were three big characters "Qingwang Pavilion" written on the plaque, Su Wan stopped suddenly, and asked with some hesitation: "Sister, did we go the wrong way?" No matter how you look at this place, it doesn't look like a palace.

The maid said calmly, "Madam just follow me."

Su Wan regained her composure, and felt that she might be making a fuss over a molehill. This might not be a palace, but there might be a place where she could change clothes.

Besides, this is the Imperial Garden, and she is a guest of the Empress Dowager, so no one should be as bold as anyone else, so try to deal with her!

Su Wan comforted herself a few words, and followed the maid into the room.

(End of this chapter)