Chapter 100 The Duke's Mansion's Birthday Banquet Was a Great Success
This is the news that Huang Yue'e found out from the nook and cranny, saying that Mrs. Gu likes magnolia, and she had a love affair with the old man because of a magnolia hairpin. But she didn't know that even Concubine Zhen was also attracted to this flower.
touched.
"It's very hot in July, and the magnolia flower has already passed its flowering period. Where did you get the petals?" After just a moment, Concubine Zhen's expression returned to normal.
The sound of silk and bamboo strings in her ears was still there, and Concubine Zhen asked Lan Yunyi gently, with a bit of love in her eyes, and something that Lan Yunyi couldn't understand.
"The beauty of April in the world is gone, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are beginning to bloom. Yunyi saw the magnolias still flying in the mountains, and heard that the old man and the old lady were related to each other because of magnolias, so she came up with this idea."
"But all things have animism, and they don't want to pluck these petals in vain, so these petals were painted by Yunyi. Yunyi just bet on the wind today so that the empress and the ladies can see this scene. Sure enough, you and me,
Everyone must be blessed by God, and God is willing to give Yunyi a chance to let everyone see this wonderful scene."
After hearing what Lan Yunyi said, the smile on Concubine Zhen's face widened.
She personally held Lan Yunyi's hand and walked back to the lobby, then patted it gently in front of everyone: "You are a good child, a blessed and good child!"
Everyone looked at the two people's folded hands and cast envious glances at Lan Yunyi.
The faces of the ladies in the morning were even more painful.
As soon as Concubine Zhen finished speaking, a clear flute sound passed through the noisy music, and a swing slowly descended from a high place, with a girl in red clothes sitting on it.
The girl's voice is ethereal and she sings beautiful songs.
She slowly descended on the swing, as if she came from the distant sky, like a fairy from the heavenly palace, with a basket in her hand.
Everyone was stunned, even Mrs. Shi put down her chopsticks with great reluctance and raised her head to look at the scene outside.
The girl took out a huge fairy peach from the basket, put it on a white porcelain plate, and slowly brought it to the old lady. Then several maids filed in from twice, holding small portions of birthday peach, and brought it to the old lady.
In front of all the guests.
"I wish the old lady to be as blessed as the East Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains."
The girl has a gentle voice and looks extremely festive in her red clothes, like a fairy child under the Bodhisattva's throne.
The voice sounded familiar to the old lady. She took a closer look and realized it was Gu Rong. She let out an ouch and hurried to her and patted Gu Rong on the head.
Ever since the birthday banquet started, the corners of her mouth had not dropped.
She looked at the lady present holding her breath, motionless and looking at the lifelike Shoudao in front of her, as if she had never seen the world before.
Mrs. Shi looked at the fairy peaches in front of her. They were as fresh as if they had just been picked from the tree. There was still a slight amount of water vapor on the red appearance, but she sniffed hard, and a sweet milky fragrance came from her nostrils.
Got in.
She! I swear! This must be the most delicious cake she has ever seen in the world!
Could this be the imperial cake brought by Concubine Zhen?
Mrs. Shi rubbed her hands and swallowed hard. She held her orchid fingers with both hands and planned to take the longevity peach from the maid's hand, a little eager to try.
"Everyone, feel free to eat. This is a cake made by Yunyi. I heard that it is specially used for birthday banquets." Mrs. Gu smiled at everyone.
Mrs. Shi's outstretched hand froze.
Lan Yunyi did it?
Is it really not a royal offering?
She looked at her three chubby fingers and remembered the oath she had sworn in the morning, and suddenly she felt despair.
She raised her head quietly and looked left and right without any trace, thinking of taking it secretly while no one was paying attention.
Unexpectedly, the little maid saw that Mrs. Shi was still reluctant to take action, so she asked bluntly: "Madam, don't you want to eat this birthday peach?"
Everyone around him turned their heads in unison.
Mrs. Shi felt the attention of everyone, and she could still catch a glimpse of Yang Yunying's expectant eyes from the corner of her eye. The hand holding Shoudao was still hanging in the air.
"Well..." She twitched the corner of her mouth with a stiff face, "No... or... don't eat it?"
Concubine Zhen, who was in the distance, was extremely surprised when she heard this. She looked at her strangely.
"Mrs. Shi, didn't you like sweets the most in the past? This cake is the most delicious sweet I have ever tasted... Yunyi's hands are so wonderful, I also want to bring a piece to His Majesty."
The expression on Mrs. Shi's face seemed to have solidified, and she smiled hard at Concubine Zhen. Her voice sounded like she was about to cry: "Well... recently... I have lost weight recently... I plan to quit...
"
"Oh, that's it." Concubine Zhen nodded matter-of-factly, then scooped up another piece of longevity peach and put it into her mouth.
She then said: "Today, the small kitchen in my palace has developed a new dessert. Although it is not as good as this cake, it tastes great. Since you have lost weight, forget it."
"You...I...but..." Mrs. Shi opened her mouth, almost ready to cry but without tears.
She really wanted to go somewhere and cry wildly!
Lan Yunyi looked at her painful and twisted face, pursed her lips, and wanted to laugh, but Gu Rong just laughed out loud.
But before Gu Rong finished laughing, a sharp voice came from the courtyard, and there was another burst of mighty footsteps, which sounded extremely rude.
"It's really lively here in the Duke's Mansion. On behalf of the Queen, our family wishes Mrs. Gu a happy birthday. I wish her as much happiness as the East China Sea and as long as the Southern Mountains!"
The person who spoke was the senior eunuch beside the queen, and behind him were several junior eunuchs.
The group of people looked very energetic, not like they were celebrating a birthday, but more like they were fighting.
Concubine Zhen's expression froze, and Mrs. Gu's expression also changed slightly, but she immediately started laughing again.
"I didn't expect that Eunuch Zhu would come here today. It really makes the palace of my country shine brightly! Come on, come on, come and show Eunuch Zhu your seat. Thank you, the Queen, for remembering me."
Eunuch Zhu twitched his lips with a smile on his face and said, "There's no need to sit down. The Lin Mansion is also holding a birthday banquet today. The Empress has invited the old lady, Concubine Zhen and all the other ladies to sit down."
His voice was hoarse and high-pitched, like a half-cooked duck that had been boiling in the pot.
After hearing this, Mrs. Gu fell into rare silence when she looked at Concubine Zhen's obviously displeased face.
Didn't the Empress come to Lin's Mansion today just to suppress Concubine Zhen and the Duke's Mansion? At this moment, she forcefully called them over in front of all the ladies.
"If you, Madam of the Duke's Mansion, are serious, you must go and thank the Queen in person for her grace."
Feeling the silence of everyone and the strange atmosphere in the lobby, Eunuch Zhu smiled strangely.
"Okay, since the Queen cares about Mrs. Gu so much, let's go to the Lin Mansion to have a look." Concubine Zhen raised a decent smile towards everyone, and slowly squeezed Mrs. Gu's hand.
"Oh, one more thing. Lan Yunyi, the one who is hosting this birthday banquet, should also come with our family. The Queen has heard from Princess Lingshu that you are a capable person. I want to see it with my own eyes.
I’m here to meet you.” When Eunuch Zhu spoke, his voice sounded strange.
Before Gu Rong had time to change out of her clothes, she stood next to Lan Yunyi and gave her a worried look.
What Princess Lingshu said...is there anything good that can be said?
The relationship between the Queen and Princess Lingshu is extraordinary. This chapter has been completed!