Empress has purpose

Chapter 22 Guessing the Riddle
Just thinking about it, he heard the eunuch outside reporting loudly: "The emperor is here, and His Royal Highness is here."

Everyone hurriedly left the table and knelt down, and Gu Yunxi also saluted along with everyone.

Emperor Feng Wenhe seemed very happy, laughed loudly and said, "Pingshen."

The queen got up to greet her, and said with a smile: "Why did the emperor and Yi'er come so late, but they kept us waiting for a long time."

The crown prince Feng Ziyi is the only son of the empress. The empress Chen is from the Rongguo Duke's mansion and is the daughter of the Rongguo Duke Chen Ying.

Feng Wenhe took the queen's hand with a smile, and said with a smile: "I discussed some things with the prime minister, so I came late and made all the gentlemen wait for a long time. Today is a celebration banquet for my four emperors, everyone just have fun. "After speaking, he sat down on the main seat.

It was only then that Gu Yunxi realized that her father and elder brother were already sitting in their seats when she was in a daze.

Feng Ziyu got up to thank him, so the banquet officially started.

The dishes at this banquet were very rich, and the maids carrying exquisite dishes were neatly divided into two rows like flowing water, walked in, presented the dishes on the plate one by one, and then retreated one by one.

After the emperor moved the chopsticks and drank the wine, just as Gu Yunxi was about to move the chopsticks, she felt that her arm was touched again. She turned her head impatiently, and looked at Feng Linger beside her, seeing her eyes wide open with watery eyes. Looking at himself with a smile in his eyes, he sighed helplessly again and asked, "What's the matter with you?"

Feng Linger blinked and said with a smile: "Sister, why does brother always look at you?"

Gu Yunxi was a little embarrassed, and her face turned red again. Following her gaze, she saw Feng Changhao looking at her with a smile on her lips. She couldn't help being a little annoyed, and turned to Feng Linger and said, "You're wrong, Your brother is looking at you, you must have done something to make him unhappy."

Feng Linger frowned, looked at Gu Yunxi suspiciously, then turned her head to look at Feng Changhao who was sitting across from her, and finally flinched, obediently eating her snacks.

There are dancers entering the hall to dance to add to the fun, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the atmosphere in the hall is much more lively.

The emperor kept smiling. Gu Yunxi looked up and saw Concubine Shu, who was sitting on his left, approached Feng Wenhe's ear and whispered something. The emperor laughed again, and everyone was attracted by the emperor's laughter. , looked at one after another.

The prince smiled and said, "What story did Concubine Shu tell the emperor to make the emperor so happy?"

Then the emperor said with a mysterious face: "Presumably all the lovers also think this kind of palace banquet is a bit boring, just now Concubine Shu Shu proposed a plan for me, I think it is good, all you want to give it a try?"

The queen said curiously: "Sister Concubine Shu came up with a good plan, the emperor should stop trying to catch everyone's appetite, and tell everyone quickly."

The emperor smiled, looked at Concubine Shu, and nodded. Concubine Shu just said: "I just told Your Majesty that almost all the young masters and ladies of the great families are here this time. I don't want to just sit in this Yiyuan Hall, so I suggested that these young masters and ladies come to participate in a game, as for the content of this game, it is mainly about guessing riddles."

Concubine Shu paused for a moment, and saw that everyone below showed such expressions, she smiled mysteriously, and continued: "I also thought that if it was just a simple guessing riddle, I'm afraid it would not arouse everyone's interest, so I discussed it with the emperor. After a while, the emperor made a decision."

Speaking of this, he glanced at the emperor with a smile, and then slowly said: "I think everyone knows that the road in the imperial garden in the palace is winding, and I will order people to hide the scrolls with puzzles in the imperial garden. There will also be a palace lady at the intersection. If there is anything, you can notify the palace lady and report it in time. The one who gets the most clues and guesses the answer to the final puzzle is the winner of this game and will get the corresponding reward. Can’t guess It doesn't matter, you can play around in the imperial garden by yourself, as long as everyone has to return to the Yiyuan Hall at dusk, this one can enjoy the scenery in the imperial garden, second, there are riddles to guess to increase the fun, and third Otherwise, many of the young masters and ladies in this banquet must have reached the age of marriage, and it happens to give everyone a chance to get along, and maybe a few good marriages can be made, what do you think?"

Gu Yunxi thought to herself, I am afraid that only people like them who have been in the palace for a long time will find it interesting. Why are you so unhappy about things that have been discussed a long time ago? Wouldn't it be good to finish them all in one breath?And this last sentence is their purpose.

The queen was overjoyed when she heard this, and said: "The emperor and my sister's topic is wonderful, so let all the princes and princesses participate together. Speaking of which, Ziyu has not yet married a concubine, since this time is to celebrate Ziyu, Why don't you take this opportunity to choose something for him?"

The emperor also nodded in agreement and said: "That's right, that's exactly what it should be. The queen is thoughtful, so let someone arrange it."

Both the emperor and the empress said it was good, and everyone had no reason to object, so they all nodded, expressing their willingness to give it a try.

The people in the palace must do things extremely quickly, so it didn't take long before they were all ready.

After resigning from the emperor and queen, everyone also walked into the garden one after another. Gu Yunxi had no choice but to follow. Before leaving, seeing the eldest princess looking at her worriedly, she blinked her eyes, expressing that she knew what was in her mind, and then followed everyone out of the palace Door.

She didn't want to guess this riddle, but because she knew the plan discussed by the emperor and Concubine Shu, she was given the opportunity to do other things.

Just as everyone was walking out of the hall, she felt that the corner of her sleeve was being tugged again. Gu Yunxi was speechless, what is this Feng Linger going to do!
Looking back angrily, she met a pair of eyes that were as bright as Qiushui. Gu Yunxi was taken aback for a moment, and then called out in surprise: "Aman!"

Shen Man wore a water-blue silk long dress embroidered with gold thread, with red plums embroidered on the skirt, and a white brocade belt tied around her waist. The plum blossom hairpin, very elegant, was looking at her with a smile.

Gu Yunxi took her hand and walked out, and said with a smile: "Aman, I haven't seen you for a long time!"

The two walked on the road to the imperial garden, Shen Man said softly: "You still talk about me, don't you just stay at home and don't go out, last time Si Lan nags me, saying that you haven't seen her for a long time."

Gu Yunxi pursed her lips and smiled: "Cousin didn't come this time. It's been a long time since I said it. In winter, I was afraid of the cold and didn't want to go out. Finally, the weather got warmer. As a result, something happened in the house again. delayed."

Shen Man is the only daughter of Shen Weian in Yushitai. She has always been friends with Gu Yunxi and her grandfather's cousin Qin Silan. In her previous life, she was her brother's fiancée, and later she became her own sister-in-law.

Since Gu Yunxi entered the palace, she had been thinking about other things, so she didn't pay attention to the female guests at the palace banquet. Now that she saw Shen Man, she suddenly remembered that today seemed to be the day when her brother and Shen Man met for the first time.

(End of this chapter)