Ye Qianhe couldn't help but sneered: "Concubine Shu is really easy to wait for."
"Did I ask you to wait?"
Su Wanyan gave Ye Qianhe a cold look, not giving Ye Qianhe any face.
Ye Qianhe's face turned green and red, not to be outdone: "I am not waiting alone, the Queen Mother and other sisters are also waiting."
I wanted to use the Queen Mother to suppress Su Wanyan and make her retreat, but Su Wanyan refused to accept her trick: "I didn't let the Queen Mother and other sisters wait. They obviously did it voluntarily."
Ye Qianhe's face turned pale.
The Queen Mother waved her hands and glared at Su Wanyan coldly: "Okay, don't say so much. Concubine Shu, hurry up and take your seat. The banquet is about to begin." Then she turned to ask Aunt Gui beside her: "All the concubines in the harem are
Are you all here?"
"Back to the queen, everyone is here except Zhao Xiuyi."
The Queen Mother said: "That's all, Zhao Xiuyi is pregnant and should not move around. Let her take good care of her fetus in the palace."
Zhao Xiuyi is the same Zhao Jieyu who was pregnant more than a month ago. Since her pregnancy, she has been promoted to several positions, from Jieyu to Xiuyi, making other concubines in the palace envious.
Zhao Xiuyi is now three months pregnant and has never left the palace. The emperor is extremely protective of her and sends palace guards to watch her every moment. It is impossible for her to come to this flower appreciation banquet. After all,
What she should do if she is pregnant with the royal family's first heir.
When the banquet started, it was nothing more than drinking tea and chatting.
The Queen Mother asked the palace servants to serve scented tea and also gave each person a sachet: "While the flowers are blooming, it is a good time to brew scented tea and make incense. The Aijia asked people to brew some scented tea and sew some incense."
Bao, give it to everyone here, a little gift, which can be regarded as a little bit of love from the Ai family."
"Thank you, Queen Mother," everyone stood up and thanked them one after another.
Although the gift was not very noble, it was given by the Queen Mother, and everyone was as happy as if they had picked up something good.
The palace attendants took the wrapped scented tea and sachets and distributed them to everyone. Wen Nianruan took the sachet and smelled the strong fragrance of flowers. He felt a little uncomfortable and gave it to Qiu Bai for safekeeping.
Su Wanyan was also a little uncomfortable with the scent of the purse. The scent of the sachet in her hand was a bit pungent and had an unspeakable taste. However, since it was a gift from the Queen Mother, she naturally couldn't offend her face, so Su Wanyan had no choice but to
Receive the sachet.
When the Queen Mother saw Su Wanyan putting the sachet on her body, a faint light flashed calmly in her eyes.
Ye Qianhe joked: "Since the Queen Mother has prepared scented tea and sachets for us, we must not forget Zhao Xiuyi, otherwise the emperor will find out and think that the Queen Mother is prejudiced against Zhao Xiuyi."
The Queen Mother nodded: "Concubine De was thoughtful. The Ai family cannot favor one over the other. Since Zhao Xiuyi did not come to the banquet, let someone send it to her."
Turning her eyes to Su Wanyan, the Queen Mother said: "When the banquet is over, let Concubine Shu send her there. Concubine Shu has not been out of the palace for a while. It would be a good idea to go see Zhao Xiuyi and chat with her.
."
Ye Qianhe echoed: "I also think it's just right for Sister Shufei to go. Our other sisters have already visited Zhao Xiuyi, so Sister Shufei can take the opportunity to visit as well."
Su Wanyan was in confinement some time ago, so she naturally had no chance to leave the palace to see Zhao Xiuyi.
After the confinement ended, the first thing she did was to play with Wen Nianruan, so she couldn't think of anything else.
Wen Nianruan was drinking tea quietly, listening to the Queen Mother and Ye Qianhe singing together, feeling indescribably weird.
In front of so many people, Su Wanyan could not disobey the Queen Mother and responded lukewarmly: "I accept my order."
A smile appeared on the Queen Mother's face, and she immediately asked the palace servants to bring Zhao Xiuyi's portion of scented tea and sachet to Su Wanyan for safekeeping.
The banquet continued, and just drinking tea and chatting would be a little less interesting. The Queen Mother said: "The girls here are all ladies from well-known families. They have learned music, chess, calligraphy and painting since they were young, and they are amazingly talented. If anyone comes out to perform for everyone to entertain, the Ai family will definitely
There is a reward."
Hearing this, the ladies below looked left and right, their expressions ready to move, wanting to take advantage of this opportunity to show off, but no one dared to be the first to appear, they were all a bit reserved and shy.
"Auntie Huang, Xue'er is here to give you some ideas and give us a head start."
Li Yingxue stood up from her seat without timidity at all. No matter what the occasion, she always wanted to dominate the limelight, and her temperament was much more showy than that of her sister Li Yingshuang.
The Queen Mother was very happy: "Okay, let Xue'er show off her talents to everyone first."
Immediately, the palace attendant brought a guqin and Li Yingxue played a piece of music. The sound of the qin was as slow as a clear spring and as fast as a waterfall. It could be heard that Li Yingxue had good attainments on the guqin.
As a young lady from a well-known family, her talent has been cultivated since she was a child, and she always picks up her talent when performing.
As soon as the song was over, everyone in the audience burst into applause and praise.
Li Yingxue held her head high and her face looked even more proud and complacent.
The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction: "Xue'er's piano skills are getting better and better, which shows that she has worked hard and is rewarded."
Immediately, the palace servant came forward with a brocade box. Inside was a set of gold-inlaid butterfly heads and masks. It looked very expensive at first glance. The noble ladies below were salivating and were eager to try it.
The Queen Mother turned her eyes and smiled at Concubine Xian: "Lao Wu is not young anymore, and he has not married yet. The Ai family sees that Xue'er is a good child, and he is a good match for Lao Wu."
The fifth son of the royal family was named Xiao Yihan, titled King Xuan, and was born to a virtuous concubine. He went to the border to train at the age of ten, galloped on the battlefield at the age of thirteen, and made great achievements in battle at the age of eighteen, never losing.
Xiao Yihan has been stationed at the border for these years, rarely returns to Beijing, and has few opportunities to interact with women, so he is already twenty-one years old and has not married yet.
The Queen Mother now wants to use Li Yingxue to form a relationship with Xiao Yihan, and her intention is just to win over Xiao Yihan.
After all, Xiao Yihan holds 200,000 soldiers. Compared with Su Muye, the general of the country, Xiao Yihan has greater power.
Concubine Xian had a clear mind and understood the Queen Mother's intentions. She smiled gently and said, "It's a blessing for Yi Han that the Queen Mother can think about Yi Han. But Yi Han only thinks about protecting his family and the country. He doesn't want to think about the love between his children yet. Li
The second girl is stunning and talented, and she is a lady from a well-known family. In the future, she will have to find a better man than Yi Han to be worthy of her."
Not only did she politely reject the Queen Mother's proposal, but she also praised Li Yingxue. Concubine Xian had a very good sense of proportion.
She has been in the royal family for more than 20 years and knows best the intrigues and intrigues of the royal family. She does not want her son to be involved in this muddy water.
"In this case, the Ai family can't force it. This matter will be discussed later."
The smile on the Queen Mother's face faded a lot. She was obviously displeased with Concubine Xian's rejection, but she couldn't force it.
Concubine Xian may look weak, but she is strong at heart.
After Li Yingxue returned to her seat, the ladies below were no longer shy and came out to show off their talents one after another. They were all rewarded by the Queen Mother, and they were all overjoyed.