Playful Queen

Chapter 12

With slender fingers like white jade, he picked up a grape and put it in his mouth, with a satisfied look on his face. This grape is really sweet. I can't think of one that is better in this ancient time, so it is all natural.

Xi'er, who was standing aside, sighed when she saw the young lady's leisurely appearance.

"Xi'er, we will bring some grapes to Xi Yao when we go to find her some other day." Speaking of Xi Yao, Mengli smiled. Her talent is not hidden, especially in the field of business. You should be in the same company as yourself in the 21st century, no wonder you call yourself a confidant if you share the same smell.

"Miss, what time is it? Why are you in no hurry?" Xi'er couldn't bear it anymore and had to say, at this moment, which daughter is not in full swing, racking her brains to think about the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. I want to stand out at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, and be favored by the emperor or the princes and nobles. How is her lady? She is either going out to look for Fu Xiyao these days, or sleeping at home. "There are three days until the Empress Dowager's birthday." The banquet is over, did miss think about how to celebrate her birthday?"

Mengli shook her head disapprovingly, and seeing Xi'er frowned, she immediately covered her mouth and laughed loudly: "Why do I feel that you are more like a young lady? Okay, okay, let me think about it, is it okay?"

"Miss, you can come up with something special this time to surprise everyone, especially the emperor."

Why does everyone tell themselves about the emperor, does the original Mengli really like that man so much?And he's a man who doesn't like himself...

Thinking, Mengli picked up another grape, and when she turned her face sideways, she saw another figure, standing under a banyan tree not far from her other courtyard, with a very handsome face and a purple body Jin Pao, with sword eyebrows flying, eyes like cold stars, staring at him fiercely, remembering that he was standing there looking at him the day Er Niang and San Niang came.

I don't know how long he stood there, but when Mengli saw him, he glanced at his face coldly.

Who is he?Every time those eyes are full of hatred for himself.

"Is the miss looking at the young master?"

young master?The father has three sons, the elder brother Shen Aoyun and Prince Duan are in the frontier, the second elder brother Shen Yifeng and the Taifu are on an envoy to the Western Regions, and the younger son Shen Luoyu is of course at home, she should have thought about it earlier, Mengli saw Looking at his cold back, he asked Xi'er: "He looks like he hates me, doesn't he? Did something happen between us?" This is Meng Li's feeling, if nothing happened, he wouldn't Looking at himself with such hatred.

Xi'er shook her head, and said: "The young master has always been like this, he doesn't like to talk, and he doesn't want to get close to people. Miss, you didn't care about him before."

Since Xi'er didn't know, Mengli didn't ask any more, but she still cared about his hateful eyes. When she had the chance, she should figure it out. Now is the time to think about the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet...

Three days later, the Zijin Palace was brightly lit and the music was playing. Officials brought their family members, well-dressed, and birthday presents in large and small packages, and entered the palace through the four gates of the east, west, north, south, and north.

Mengli also followed the prime minister's father and mother to the palace.

Both the carriage and the sedan chair stopped at the Jinyang Gate, and Mengli stepped out of the sedan chair with Xi'er's support. Tonight, she changed back to her usual fiery red attire. She wore a gauze skirt with a light red belt on her waist, black jade-like green silk tied with pearl hairpins, and under the reflection of the morning fire, Bai Xue's skin glowed beautifully, gorgeous but yet elegant.

But Xi'er didn't understand why the lady found out those clothes that were pressed at the bottom of the box to wear tonight. She asked the lady why, but the lady just smiled and didn't answer, which made Xi'er even more puzzled.

Shen Yanlang, who got out of the sedan chair, walked to his daughter and said, "Li'er, don't make trouble tonight, do you know?"

"Daddy, don't worry, I will not be noisy tonight." Mengli smiled evilly, no one could see that there was something in her words, and what was hidden in her smile.

At this moment, a group of people came towards the Jinyang Gate. Sitting impressively on a tall black horse was Xia Xuanlie. He was wearing a black robe inlaid with silver trim, a black gemstone belt around his waist, and a pair of silver inlaid The black boots on the sides are calmly straddling the horse's back.

Sanqian's black hair was high, and his eyes were proud. He turned over and dismounted coolly, glanced coldly at Mengli, his lips squirmed, as if talking about something, and quickly turned around to greet the prime minister.

vulgar?Mengli could see the two words that came out of his mouth, cut, she hasn't called him coquettish yet, he's talking about himself first!
Mengli glanced at her face, intending not to argue with this man, when she turned around, she saw Xia Yunxi coming out of a red sedan chair, she must have been carefully dressed tonight, wearing a peach The red folded plum blossom jacket and the pink pleated skirt, the eyebrows are like a crescent moon, black without drawing, the eyes are like water apricots, shining brightly, the cloud bun is high, the little phoenix is ​​inserted obliquely, and the whole person is soft and elegant. Like a dazzling peony flower in a flower pond, it moved lightly in lotus steps and came to Mengli with a charming smile on its face. After Xiangmengli's parents greeted her, she turned to Mengli, "Li'er, we Let's go in together."

Mengli raised her eyebrows and did not refuse, but she probably guessed that Xia Yunxi's purpose for inviting her was to let everyone see how generous she is to those who hurt her.

The two families shivered for a while, and then entered the banquet hall together.

As expected of the Empress Dowager’s birthday, it’s so luxurious, and the scene is so huge, there’s no way to count the number of tables, let alone the number of people, it’s just dark, and all the tables are filled with officials from all over the place , but the most conspicuous thing is a large round table covered with yellow silk, and the person sitting in the front seat is the protagonist of tonight, her aunt, the Empress Dowager.

The bright yellow and black phoenix dances, the cloud temples are tall, and the five phoenixes hang pearl hairpins in the morning sun. They are graceful and luxurious, with pink lips and red lips. They have an aura of power without anger. A high-ranking woman is definitely not a simple person.

Meng Li imitated others and knelt down on her knees, and said respectfully: "Li'er pays respects to the Queen Mother."

The queen mother lifted Mengli up, looked carefully back and forth, and said with a quite temperamental smile: "Okay, I am more than happy to see you, a girl who is alive and well, and don't do this in the future." Impulsive, you know?" Saying that, he took Mengli's hand and patted it affectionately.

For some reason, she liked the queen mother very much, so she cheerfully raised a bright smile, "Li'er knows."

(End of this chapter)