Lord Lan

Chapter 204 The Thousand Lotus Lanterns for Her (2)
After everyone was seated one by one, Empress Duan smiled slightly and said: "The flowers bloom really well this year." As soon as the words fell, a concubine immediately echoed and said yes, all of which were the blessings of "the emperor's mighty grace", and then began How about raising the slender jade and pointing at a certain flower for specific appreciation.

The atmosphere seemed to be very harmonious, and many daughters quickly took out the knowledge they had learned, and added it to the comments of the concubines, chanting poems casually from time to time to reflect their erudition.

Su Julan fiddled with the bead chain on the back of her hand leisurely, looked at it for a while, then smiled at Qin Weishuang and said, "Tomorrow night is my birthday, will you come?"

Qin Weishuang nodded and said, "Does the Princess want any gift?"

Su Julan smiled and said: "I don't need anything, it's good if people come, and join in the fun."

Empress Duan smiled and listened to many praises. Seeing the two of them talking to themselves, her eyes suddenly sank, and she suddenly smiled and said: "I heard that tomorrow is the birthday of the little princess, so I haven't had time to ask someone to prepare some gifts carefully. If If the little princess doesn't mind, I will give you this ring." As Queen Duan said, she took off a bright red gemstone ring from her finger.This is one of Empress Duan's favorite jewellery. The famous cold and warm jade ring can keep the wearer warm in winter and cool in summer, which is rare in the world.

Queen Duan rewarded Su Julan with this ring, which shows her extraordinary love for Su Julan.This love shocked the concubines in the harem, especially Concubine Jin, shocked many noble ladies, but also aroused the envy and jealousy of many young ladies.

Someone muttered unwillingly: "This ring is so precious, how can the empress of the palace give it to her?"

Concubine Yan quickly glanced at the girl who made the sound, her phoenix eyes slanted up slightly, and she said with a smile: "Since this cold and warm jade ring is so precious, it is natural for the empress of the palace to send some worthy people. To some humble people to interrupt and criticize?"

The young girl was so frightened that she knelt down, and a lady surrounded by Queen Duan also knelt down and begged for mercy.

Empress Duan waved her hand and said, "Back off."

The noble lady was secretly passing the test by chance, but when she saw Empress Duan smiling with a deep coldness in her eyes, she immediately understood what she meant by "retire", which meant—don't show up again!She confessed her guilt and thanked him in trepidation, and left with her ignorant daughter. Before leaving, she slapped Su Julan with fear and remorse.

Su Julan smiled inwardly: Is Queen Duan building up her prestige for herself or making her an enemy?
Su Julan stepped forward slowly, but disrespectfully tied the ring of Queen Duan.

Empress Duan looked at her with picturesque eyebrows at close range, and said with a smile: "This is the second time I see you, and you are still so dignified and dignified. No wonder the second and fourth princes often praise you in front of this palace."

Second prince?Fourth prince?Su Julan only remembered the frivolous fourth prince at the palace banquet when they first met.She also heard that Empress Duan had a plan to give her a marriage.

The other concubines echoed the praise, especially Concubine Yan, seeing Concubine Jin's annoyed expression, she smiled secretly, covered her mouth and said with a chuckle: "Young Princess is good at everything, even if you can't have such a well-behaved and powerful daughter, being a daughter-in-law is not bad."

Empress Duan also smiled gracefully, as if she casually said something unintentionally: "Concubine Yan, you usually like to mess around, but this really touched my heart."

Concubine Yan smiled and said: "The second prince is honest and kind. Although the fourth prince is usually playful, he is also a good person, and he has reached the age of marriage. My sister, I just look at the little princess, and I have such an idea when I look at it. .”

The others immediately heard the voice-over, and the thoughtful woman immediately heard that Empress Duan held this flower viewing banquet inexplicably, and planned to tie the marriage line?

Many girls secretly gritted their teeth and envied: Why did so many good things fall on Su Julan's head?But why don't they have their share? !

Su Julan leisurely looked at Concubine Yan who was talking triumphantly, with a sneer on the corner of her mouth, which made Concubine Yan tremble inexplicably.

Empress Duan was holding Su Julan's hand affectionately, and was about to open her mouth to propose marriage, because she only had a seven-year-old princess under her knees, without any princes to support her, so wearing this phoenix crown was extremely dangerous.But fortunately, the second prince and the fourth prince's concubine were born early, and they have the deepest relationship with her. If they can win over the power of the Su family, they will have no worries in the future.

But Empress Duan suddenly saw Concubine Yan talking, her face was a little frightened, she then lowered her eyes to look at Su Julan who was standing quietly.

Su Julan looked at her obediently, but the faint smile that shocked Concubine Yan also made her startled, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

Su Julan lightly broke away from Queen Duan's hand, knelt down and said, "Ju Lan, thank you Queen for your reward." The polite and distant tone made Queen Duan hear that she wanted to propose marriage to her—it was a dream.Want to knead her like a steamed stuffed bun?
When the aloof Empress Duan suffered such disrespect, she was very annoyed, but under the watchful eyes of everyone, she could only be allowed to return to her seat, and the matter of marriage was dropped.

Since the goal was not achieved, the flower viewing party also ended quickly.

The crowd gradually dispersed, Qin Weishuang followed Su Julan, saw her get up to leave, and left with her.Mrs. Duanqin also hurriedly followed, and sighed in a low voice: "It's such an honor for Empress Duan to propose marriage in person. Putting it on Su Julan's side is completely disgusting!"Thinking of Qin Lian'er, and looking at Qin Weishuang, Mrs. Qin only said that people are more angry than others.

Su Julan, Qin Weishuang, and Mrs. Qin walked slowly towards the gate of the palace wall.Someone behind him laughed and said, "Ju Lan, why did you leave so soon? You didn't come to talk to me, are you still angry with me?"

Su Julan turned around and saw that it was one of the people she hated, Concubine Jin.

Concubine Jin was supported by a nanny, and she stepped forward in a reserved and delicate manner, and there was no one else beside her.Concubine Jin smiled and stretched out her hand, like an elder doting on a junior, she frowned and said, "You will be sixteen tomorrow, this day flies so fast, I thought that when I first saw you, You were only three or four years old, pink and tender, as if it was only yesterday."

Su Julan smiled, stepped back slightly to avoid Concubine Jin's physical contact, and said with a slight smile: "Really? I don't have much memory of three years old. I don't know what's important for Concubine Jin to stop me? "

One main palace, one main seat.Mrs. Qin heard that the tone of the two men was very strange.

Concubine Jin's face couldn't move at once, she was embarrassed, she seemed to be blushing with anger.But she quickly adjusted her emotions and spoke out, but her tone was not as soft as before, "It's nothing important, but the princess and Chu Shang were childhood sweethearts, and I grew up under the watch of the princess. I haven't seen the princess for a long time , I miss it very much, but I didn’t expect the princess to really eat the weight with determination, and she looks like a stranger?”

"What are you talking about, my lady?" Su Julan didn't feel annoyed, and still maintained a calm and decent smile, "We are strangers in the first place, so why are we so determined to eat the weights?"

(End of this chapter)