History of Empress Dowager Development

Chapter 161

And on the eighth day of September, unexpectedly, Lin Lang received an invitation from Princess Shujia.At the same time, there were also female officials around the queen, saying that on the day of Double Ninth, the queen hosted a banquet to enjoy flowers, and invited the relatives of the emperor and important ministers and women to enter the palace to enjoy them. Because of He Wenzhan's meritorious service in soliciting books this time, he also specially invited Mrs. Qin.

Princess Shujia was born under the empress' knees, she is older than the prince, and she is 15 years old now. It is said that she has already chosen a son-in-law, and she just needs to choose an auspicious date to get married.Lin Lang had never had any contact with this princess, and when she received this invitation suddenly, she suspected that it was sent by mistake.But it did have her name written on it, and the female history who sent the invitation also said that the princess had specially told Lin Lang to go there.

At Linlang's age, attending a banquet is no longer purely for enjoying the flowers, and the queen specially invited her, so Qin said straight away, "The crown prince is preparing to choose a concubine, and Princess Shujia invited me, not for This matter?"

"But I already..." Lin Lang resisted quite a bit, "Can I push it?"

"Nv Shi personally sent the post to us. Do I still have to say that you caught a cold or got hurt tonight?" Qin couldn't help laughing, "The empress may just have such an idea. There are so many people at the palace banquet. It's nothing to add one or two casually. Just don't make a show tomorrow, just don't call her attention. Don't worry, there is a mother."

On the day of Chongyang, Qin Shi and Lin Lang waited outside the palace gate at noon according to what the female historian said.This is Lin Lang's first time entering the palace, and Qin Shi inevitably told her to behave in a proper manner after entering the palace, not to make it public, she escaped this time, and she will be born safely in the future, Lin Lang naturally agreed.

The majestic palace is right in front of you. The guards at the side door are checking the carriage and soft sedan chair. Lin Lang lifts the side curtain and looks over. The vermilion palace gate is embedded in the deep palace wall, and the mottled traces on the city wall are reflected in her eyes. .

In the last life when the Zhu family entered the palace, she sat in the carriage like this, and entered this prison with full of worries about the He family.Those memories seem to be very recent, but she can clearly remember the warriors who rode into the city and the unwashed blood on the city wall.As if waking up from a nightmare, she held Qin Shi's hand tightly and pressed it tightly to Qin Shi's side.

"What's wrong with Bell? Are you afraid?" Qin only thought that she was afraid of the royal power and worried about the future, and comforted her: "The royal family must also be reasonable. We have an agreement with the Xu family, and she also has to worry about what the courtiers say. .”

"Mmm." Lin Lang almost leaned on Qin's body, "Mother, I don't want to enter this palace again."

This was the end of all nightmares, carrying the most painful memories.The familiar red walls, palace lanterns, gold bricks and yellow tiles always remind of the fragmentation of the previous life, as well as the despair and regret at the time of death.Such a scene must never be reproduced!
The eunuchs and maids of honor led the way, and the noble ladies walked in in twos and threes, waiting in the garden where the queen held a banquet.Lin Lang followed Qin's side closely, and suddenly saw a familiar figure, and couldn't help saying: "Mother, Mrs. Xu is also there."

Chu Hanyi on the other end also saw them, obviously very surprised, walked over a few steps and asked in a low voice: "Why is my sister here?"

Qin Shi was worried about being alone, and when she saw Chu Hanyi, she couldn't help being slightly happy, and said: "The Queen invited me into the palace to enjoy the flowers, and Lin Lang, Princess Shujia also invited her." The worry in his eyes was self-evident.Chu Hanyi had known for a long time that the empress was going to choose a concubine for the crown prince, and this time Lin Lang was invited out of the blue, so he naturally thought of that.She was not quite sure, and asked, "Sister...how do you plan?"

"The He family will never break the engagement." Qin said with certainty, looking at Chu Hanyi as if asking questions, and Chu Hanyi smiled slightly, "The Xu family is too."

"Even if... the empress will point out a better marriage for the second son?" Qin Shi was still not sure.She had heard Lin Lang mention Zhuang Yan's matter, and knew that the princess liked Xu Lang, so she still wanted to confirm the Xu family's attitude.Chu Hanyi said casually: "Ming Zhi wants to marry Lin Lang, and I will never make a claim. The daughter of the Xu family promises nothing, and she is not a treacherous person."

The hearts of the two families were firm, and the Qin family no longer had any doubts. Watching the maids making arrangements, they knew that the queen was coming soon, so they were ushered into the table.Lin Lang was taken by the little maid to the place where the princess hosted the banquet.

(End of this chapter)