When we first arrived at the Flower Banquet Hall, it was already full of people.

Concubine Mei was sitting on the throne, chatting and laughing with the princess and the crown prince.

I followed Qi Jingqin. Qi Wangshu saw me coming and winked at me. She and I looked at each other and smiled.

Qi Jingqin bowed to Concubine Mei and said, "My son is late, I hope my mother will forgive me."

I also bowed my head and saluted.

Concubine Mei smiled brightly and beckoned me to sit next to her. Naturally, I didn't dare to offend her.

After I sat down in my seat, the maid behind Concubine Mei poured me a cup of new wine made from plums.

Then Concubine Mei grabbed my hand, played it in her palm, patted it twice, and asked with a smile: "Are you still used to living in Taoyuan?"

When I worshiped the God of Flowers in Qishan Mountain, because there were too many monks and too few rice porridge, only the empresses, princes, princesses, and concubines of the royal family could live in a garden alone. In previous years, I lived with Sister Ruilan and other officials and ladies in Linhe Garden. Although Linhe Garden

It is also beautiful and elegant, but not as brilliant and beautiful as Qi Jingqin's Taoyuan.

I nodded and said, "Thank you, Madam, for your consideration. There is nothing that Huanqing is not used to."

She nodded with a smile and said: "That's good. Your mother and I were sisters before she was alive. Logically speaking, you should call me aunt, but now the royal family has royal rules. But you don't have to be too harsh in front of me.

Be formal. There is no need for a family to be too over the top.”

"Anyway, sooner or later you will be called mother and concubine along with the emperor. You have to get used to it." Princess Wangshu said jokingly from the side.

When I mentioned the matter of getting married, Concubine Mei smiled brightly and talked to me for a long time. Although I haven't married into the prince's palace yet, I already feel that they are my relatives. In the General's Mansion

My father and brother are away at war all year round. This kind of family happiness is what I have longed for for a long time.

"Mei Fei, Hui Ling would like to offer you a drink. May your concubine be in good health." Lu Huiling, the eldest lady in the prime minister's residence, raised her wine glass and said.

Concubine Mei went away after hearing this, and also smiled and raised her glass to drink together.

When everyone saw Concubine Mei drinking, they also raised their glasses and said, "May your concubine be in good health and live a long life."

Concubine Mei nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, okay. You don't need to be formal. This is a family banquet, so don't be too formal." After that, she turned around and said to the maid behind her: "Pass the song and dance."

While everyone was pushing cups and changing cups, the musician below raised his bare hands and stroked the guqin and started playing music. A group of young girls dressed in colorful feathers danced in the court.

Lu Huiling put the wine glass on the table, still maintaining a decent and generous smile on her face. She looked at me, who was sitting next to Concubine Mei and enjoying the song and dance, and said with a smile: "Ah, the young lady in the General's Mansion is really

You are so beautiful, the begonia flower in such a tacky style and color makes you look natural when worn on your bun."

Lu Huiling is much calmer and more decent than her brother Lu Chen, but although her words are praising me, they all sound mean and mean. I know she is jealous. Before I was given the marriage, she

It can be said that she is the woman who most wants to marry Prince Jing in the capital. She has been getting close to Prince Jing many times at various banquets and evening parties. However, Prime Minister Lu is the uncle of the prince, and the prince is at odds with Prince Jing. Under the obstruction of Prime Minister Lu

She had to curb her behavior.

I am already slow, and I don’t know how to respond to this situation in a crowded place.

Just when he was thinking about how to answer her, Qi Wangshu chuckled softly and said, "That's natural. General Liang's behavior is upright and upright, and he teaches his children well. Whether it is Miss Liang or General Liang Ji, their conduct is

Your upbringing is excellent. I once heard the Taifu say that appearance comes from the heart... My princess looks at you, and you are not as good as Miss Liang in appearance. I don’t know whether her appearance is like this from birth, or whether her character is inferior to others."

Qi Wangshu is the only little princess under the emperor's knees, and her mother-in-law is the most popular concubine in the harem now. Most people dare not offend her easily, so she has developed the habit of speaking openly. When facing people she hates,

, and don’t even know how to think carefully when speaking.

Lu Huiling's face darkened after hearing this, but she still smiled reluctantly and said, "The princess taught you a lesson."

Concubine Mei didn't criticize them too much, she just said it was just children's play.

Princess Wangshu winked at me proudly, as if she was declaring that she was better than Lu Huiling verbally.

I raised my plum wine and bowed quietly to Princess Wangshu to express my gratitude.

The banquet was still going on in an orderly manner.

After the song and dance ended, the Crown Princess suddenly stood up and smiled at Concubine Mei and said, "Concubine, in previous years the Flower Festival was performed by these musicians and dancers. It's really boring after watching it for a long time."

Concubine Mei looked at her after hearing the sound, and asked with slight interest: "Oh? Then according to the Crown Princess's opinion, what should we do?"

The Crown Princess smiled lightly and said: "I don't dare to call it insightful. I once remembered that in the past in Shu, my father had many daughters. Whenever a family banquet was held, the sisters would come to perform and entertain. It was both interesting and interesting.

Novelty. It just so happens that the ladies from all the families are here at the banquet today, and all the ladies in the capital are very talented, so even if you can make the empress smile by playing some random music, it will be considered worthwhile."

This princess was originally Zhao Peiyu, the eldest daughter of the king of Shu, Zhao Zexun. Her father, Zhao Zexun, became king in the middle of Shu and guarded the middle of Shu for the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty. Because the sky was high and the emperor was far away, he took in many beautiful concubines and had countless children.

As soon as she said these words, she caused an uproar among the powerful ladies and ladies. How could they let these dignified ladies from the official family perform in public? It's just that they are all members of the family, but there are all the famous ladies and ladies in the capital here, why?

They all feel inappropriate.

Concubine Mei also seemed to feel a little inappropriate. She frowned and didn't agree. The Crown Princess chuckled twice and said, "It's okay if Concubine feels it's inappropriate. It's just that the song and dance performance that I have watched every year is really disappointing now."

People feel deeply bored.”

She suddenly focused her eyes on me and said, "Huh? Isn't this the eldest lady of the Liang family?"

Being called by name suddenly made me a little nervous. I sat up and bowed to the Crown Princess: "Greetings to the Crown Princess."

Concubine Mei and Princess Wangshu were both looking at her. The Crown Princess had always been at odds with them, and they didn't know what she was up to.

I secretly looked at Qi Jingqin sitting on the left. He was just drinking slowly and never raised his head to look at us, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

The Crown Princess covered her mouth with a smile and said: "We are almost a family. Just now, Concubine Mei said there is no need to be formal, and you are still so polite."

She looked at Qi Jingqin, then looked at me, and said with a smile: "Nowadays, no one in the capital knows that the eldest daughter of the Liang family is going to marry into the prince's palace. The prince also told me that I should choose a day to go to the palace to give my sister a gift.

There are some things. But there is always something to do in the East Palace, but unexpectedly, after a long time, I forgot about it, but it was my sister's fault."

Now that we are not married yet, I feel a little uncomfortable that she is like my sister, but it is not easy to brush her off in front of so many people, so I can only smile and say: "I would like to thank the Crown Princess for her kindness.

I am grateful that the prince still remembers my daughter, which is really my daughter’s blessing.”

"My sister is still so close to me." She smiled and said, "I have always heard that Miss Liang has both political integrity and talent, and she is also very good at playing the piano and dancing. Now at the Hua Dynasty banquet, my words just now have already swept away the empress.

I am in great spirits with all the ladies and ladies. If I follow the old rules of the Sichuan Palace, I will come and perform a dance for everyone, but none of the many dancers just now can catch my eye. I dance alone but cannot arouse

Everyone's interest... The Crown Prince and His Highness Prince Jing are brothers, so if you marry into the palace one day, we will be sisters. I wonder if Sister Huanqing would like to dance with me, just to entertain my mother and concubine.

It shows the filial piety of children and ministers."

I was shocked. I never expected that the Crown Princess would invite me to dance with me. Although I didn’t want to read or practice calligraphy in the palace, my mother was good at music, so I still learned some folk arts, singing and dancing, but her level was not very good.

It can only be said that he has only a superficial understanding of it, but nothing can be said about it.

I had no choice but to smile and say: "I have heard that when the Crown Princess dances, she is as light as a swallow, as if she were an immortal descending from heaven. How dare Huan Qing do the axe?"

She seemed unwilling to let me go, and still smiled and said: "There are no outsiders here. Look at all of the ladies here, aren't they all ladies and ladies that everyone in the capital is familiar with? Since they are all so familiar to us,

How can we be afraid of being embarrassed? If it weren’t for my sister not treating us as her own?"

The Crown Princess Zhao Peiyu speaks in an extremely tactful and worldly way, and I can't even get off the stage after a few sentences.

Concubine Mei didn't want to offend her, so she had no choice but to say: "Since the Crown Princess invites her so kindly, then Huanqing should dance with her to entertain me."

Seeing that Concubine Mei also agreed, I couldn't refuse anymore: "I'm showing my shame."

The Crown Princess smiled and said, "How could it be possible? As long as my sister doesn't dislike her clumsy dancing."

After saying that, he invited me to go to the side hall to change clothes.

Perhaps because she was worried that something would happen to me, Sister Ruilan also stood up and asked Concubine Mei for instructions: "The dance between the Crown Princess and Miss Liang seems a bit lively. I am not talented. I have learned dancing for several years, although it is not as good as the dance."

The Crown Princess and Miss Liang, but they are just backup dancers. I hope the empress will agree and give me a chance. I also want to make the empress smile."

Concubine Mei nodded and agreed: "I am really happy that you have such a heart, so let's go together."

Sister Ruilan and I looked at each other and smiled.

Seeing that the situation was beginning to change, the Crown Princess winked at Lu Huiling, and as expected, Lu Huiling got up and applied to Concubine Mei to join us.

The four of us went to the side hall to change our clothes. The Crown Princess suggested: "This trip to Qishan is to worship the Flower God for the Flower Festival. How about we dance "Twelve Flower Gods"?"
Chapter completed!