food queen

Chapter 238 The Confrontation at the Banquet (2)
Han Qian and Feng Shi, one on the left and the other on the right, supported the eldest princess into the Shunhe gate and went directly to the little Penglai in the imperial garden.

Naturally, the eunuchs and maids who came and went along the way were busy. When they saw the Eldest Princess, they all stopped and retreated to the side to bow their heads in salute. They only got up and went to work after everyone passed by.

Xiao Penglai is an attic near the water in the Imperial Garden, with white jade fences, sapphire pavement, Chentan carved beams and painted buildings, and Xiaying light gauze to cover the windows, it is an extremely rich and elegant place.

The eldest princess brought her daughter-in-law, niece, daughter-in-law and granddaughter Han Jin to sit at the door, and a senior eunuch brought fragrant tea with the little maid.

"Why don't you see all the concubines and wives?" the Eldest Princess asked.

"Back to the Eldest Princess, His Majesty meant that he was afraid that the Eldest Princess would not like making noise, so he asked the servants to tidy up the Eldest Princess here alone to sit and rest. The place where the princess and wives serve tea is the Chu Yunxuan next door. "

"It's rare to see you on weekdays. I'm going to meet and talk today, so why would you think it's noisy?" The eldest princess smiled and shook her head, and then ordered the eunuch, "Go, invite a few concubines and wives to come and accompany me. say something."

The eunuch left at the sound, and after a short while, Princess Cheng, Princess Heng, Princess Jialan, Mrs. Jinghaihou, Mrs. Dinghou, Mrs. Ninghou Shizi and several Mrs. Shangshu came together.Followed by Yao Pingting, Xiao Lianqing, Shao Suwen, Su Lan and other girls of similar age.

When Han Qian saw Xiao and Yao, both of them were dressed in gorgeous clothes, surrounded by jewels and emeralds, the awkwardness in their hearts calmed down a little, and they held hands and sat aside to talk.

"It's a pity that girl Xiyue can't come today." Xiao Lianqing sighed, "Otherwise the four of us would be together again."

"She had a few rashes on her face, and she was bored at home and refused to come out." Han Qian shook her head and smiled, "Otherwise, she would have flown here long ago, and she would not miss such a commotion."

"What this means is that she likes to join in the fun." Yao Pingting also laughed.

"The Princess is so well dressed today." Xiao Lianqing looked at Han Qian's makeup with a smile, then leaned closer and said with a smile, "It really is a natural beauty."

Han Qian rolled her eyes at Xiao Lianqing, and spat softly, "Go! I didn't invite you, why are you making fun of me again?"

"It's definitely not a joke." Xiao Lianqing hurriedly pulled Yao Pingting, and asked with a smile, "Tell me, do I mean what I mean?"

Yao Pingting nodded quickly and said, "Princess Mingjian, this is definitely what Sister Xiao has in mind."

Han Qian naturally knew that the two had no ill intentions, but she, who was always said to be unruly and willful, was suddenly praised for her beauty, and she was really uncomfortable for a while, so she had to drink tea to cover it up.

Over there, Su Lan and Shao Suwen also took Han Jin to have a whisper.

"Jin'er, you look really nice today. The gemstones inlaid on this collar are imported from the West, right? Look at the color, tsk tsk..." Su Lan touched Han Jin's collar and sighed with a smack of her tongue .

"Your ones aren't bad either." Han Qian looked at the large spare money pearl on Su Lan's collar and said with a smile, "Your pearl is also extremely rare."

"Both of you are fine." Shao Suwen pinched the ruby ​​ring on her hand subconsciously. When her aunt asked someone to bring it for her in the morning, she thought it was very nice and luxurious, but now she just felt it was a shame.Look at these jewels that people wear, just take out any one and it is worth the whole body of her outfit, which makes her have no face to talk in front of others.

"Sister's is also very good." Seeing that Shao Suwen's expression was not right, Su Lan hurriedly held Shao Suwen's hand, and said with a soft smile, "Who doesn't know that Mr. Shao, Minister of Rites, is a low-key person, and my sister is Mr. Shao's favorite daughter. To uphold the family precepts, keep a low profile."

"My sister said this to flatter us. No matter what our family does, we dare not compare with the Hou family." Shao Suwen quickly adjusted her mind, then glanced at Han Qian quietly, leaned in front of Han Jin, and asked in a low voice: " The princess's brooch is so special, I have never seen such a unique and realistic butterfly, what is the origin of this?"

"It is said that it was my aunt's tenth birthday. It is said that it is a tribute from Persia, and only their skilled craftsmen can make such exquisite things..." Han Jin said, and looked at it with a smile Shao Suwen sighed: "By the way, others don't know about this, Master Shao should know it best."

"I also thought of this just now. It is said that there was a pair of butterfly brooches in the Persian tribute. Not only are the emeralds good, but the craftsmanship of gold inlaid jade is extremely exquisite, and there are special organs hidden in the belly of the butterfly. There is no news from the palace, unexpectedly it is in the hands of Princess Han."

"What's the matter? In the past few years, my little aunt doesn't have too many things in the inner library." Han Jin shook his head and smiled lightly, "If you talk about this pair of brooches, they are really nothing unusual. "

Su Lan also said with a smile: "What Jin'er said is that His Majesty has a special liking for Princess Han, and the things in the palace treasury are naturally Princess Han's pocket."

Shao Suwen was really upset when she heard this, so she could only smile and said: "This is true. Our Majesty can be said to be the most affectionate in the world."

"Okay, sister. Why don't we talk too much about His Majesty's matter?" Su Lan hurriedly persuaded.

"I made a slip of the tongue." Shao Suwen picked up the teacup with a smirk, and covered up the embarrassment on her face by drinking tea.

A group of women got together and chatted, and the time for ramblings passed quickly.After a while, the time had come, and a big eunuch shouted loudly at the door: "Your Majesty is here!"

The Eldest Princess hastily raised her hand to straighten the phoenix crown on her head, helped her daughter-in-law Feng Shi to get up slowly, and took the lead to welcome her out.

The following princesses and wives also followed in order of rank, leaving Xiao Penglai one after another, bowing down to His Majesty the Emperor who was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe under the canopy.

The emperor stopped in front of the Eldest Princess, bent down and stretched out his hand: "Auntie, you are getting old, and you will be exempted from kneeling down in the future."

The eldest princess kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En."

"Get up." The emperor personally helped the eldest princess up, glanced at the group of women kneeling in front of him, and said with a calm smile, "All of you, too."

Everyone thanked in unison.

"Although today is a welcome banquet for me, don't be too restrained." Yun Shuo glanced at Han Qian while speaking, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.Even his expression became a bit warmer, his long and narrow eyes, his dark pupils like ink exuded a lazy light, his handsome brows revealed a faint light, his thin lips glowed with a soft luster, That look overshadowed the surrounding beauty.

When Shao Suwen, who was standing behind the crowd, saw it, her heart was agitated—it was said that His Majesty is a cruel person, but it was unexpected that he could be so romantic when he laughed.

(End of this chapter)