Mingruo walked straight into Fengyi Pavilion. Pink gauze curtains were hung around the pavilion. The queen sat in the middle, accompanied by several ladies and ladies, chatting and laughing.
"Queen, may you be blessed." Ming Ruo saluted gracefully, and the hem of her soft gauze skirt slowly spread out. It was really beautiful.
"No courtesy." The queen was as polite as ever to Mingruo, "Hurry and show Qinghuang his seat."
"Thank you, Queen." Ming Ruo sat down quietly and listened quietly to the ladies, officials and family members chatting with the Queen.
What about Queen Shuyi and Wenzhuang, what about the young and promising prince, and what about Princess Kangyi and Roujia being submissive... Anyway, they were pouring out good words as if they were free of charge. Mingruo felt a little sleepy after hearing this, and finally saw her eldest aunt and third aunt coming from
Came from a distance.
Although this annual red flower appreciation party is only attended by ladies and wives from various prefectures, it is really a blind date party. Those who can be invited are all important officials and nobles of the court, so they are well-matched. Therefore, all the ladies work hard to perform.
, the ladies also observed carefully in order to choose a young lady with both ability and political integrity as a wife for their son.
When the two ladies of the Su family appeared today, they were considered to be very popular figures. Not to mention the family status of Duke Jingguo, the family rule of "no concubines" alone attracted many ladies who really loved their daughters. The two ladies of the Su family
The lady bowed to the queen, who gave her a seat as usual. Several ladies chatted with them and even asked their daughters to come forward to greet them.
When it was almost noon, a palace maid came forward to report: "Queen, everything is ready at Qingxi Pavilion."
"Okay, let's go to Qingxi Pavilion." The queen stood up, and a group of ladies and ladies surrounded the queen and walked to Qingxi Pavilion.
Mingruo and her two aunts deliberately stayed behind the crowd so they could talk more easily.
"The aunts are so mighty, but they came later than me." Mingruo said with a smile.
"We have been here a long time ago. Your eldest aunt has accompanied me to the Yongchun Palace of the Queen Mother." The third uncle said in a confused tone, "It's strange to say that although my mother and the Queen Mother are distant cousins, they don't move around on weekdays.
As soon as we entered the palace today, the Queen Mother sent someone to ask me to come over and talk. I thought there was something important, so I rambled on for a long time, not knowing what I wanted to say..."
"The banquet is about to start now, so we can only wait for the banquet to end before we go to pay our respects to Concubine Xian." Mingruo didn't care about the Queen Mother and only wanted to see Concubine Xian.
"Okay." Third Aunt agreed quickly.
"By the way, why isn't fourth aunt here?"
"Your fourth uncle sprained his waist while practicing martial arts in the morning, and she is taking care of him at home." The eldest aunt really feels that the old man can train his grandson every day, but the sons are a little unable to practice.
"Oh, I'll bring two bottles of medicated oil to my fourth uncle later. If it's not serious, just apply it on it and it'll be fine."
"I asked the doctor to come and see me. He said he would need to apply medicinal wine and massage for a few days."
"It shouldn't be serious. If it's serious, you'll need acupuncture." Mingruo analyzed the condition.
While talking, we arrived at Qingxi Pavilion. This place is very interesting - the hall is covered with thick rush mats, and a zigzag shallow stream meanders through the hall. Low tables are placed along the stream.
There were thick cushions placed behind the low table. It seemed that the queen had prepared a game of "Meandering Water Drinking Cup" for this butterfly fluttering party.
Ming Ruo was led to the table by the palace maid. When she saw the 'water channel' that curved to a new height in front of her, her mouth twitched - who is this, who wants to make her look embarrassed so much?
Mingruo raised his head and met Princess Lanyang's malicious smile. Mingruo only glanced at her and then looked at Princess Kang Yi who was sitting next to the queen.
Kang Yi was lectured several times by the prince's brother, telling her not to offend the emperor's aunt. Therefore, Kang Yi felt guilty when she noticed the scrutiny in Mingruo's eyes, but looking at the queen mother next to her, she felt confident and strong.
Straighter.
A faint smile appeared on the corner of Mingruo's lips, she grabbed the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea. She pretended to drink tea silently, but in fact, she released Linglong from the space, making it disappear and fall on her shoulders.
.
The palace maid began to serve the dishes: "Today's dishes all include flowers. Does the princess have any taboos?"
"No."
The palace maid placed a cold dish in front of Mingruo: "This dish is fresh lily and jasmine petals."
Mingruo nodded, indicating that he understood. Then the dishes were served one after another - green beans and Tangli flowers, sweet-scented osmanthus and bamboo tube chicken, crispy banana flowers, peach blossom mandarin duck rolls, nut and flower cake, chrysanthemum old duck soup...
Mingruo tasted the ones that pleased him one by one, and heard the queen say: "Today we are having a feast of "Meandering Water Drinking Wine", just for everyone to have fun. Whoever the wine glass is stopped in front of, you can compose a poem, you can show off any talent.
, telling a funny joke also makes.”
"That's a good thing. I'm just a rough guy. I can't write poems or play the piano. I can remember a few jokes." My aunt's family is also a military commander. She is very good at swordsmanship, chess, calligraphy and painting, but she is not as good at it.
The sword dance is good.
The queen smiled and smoothed things over: "You have to make everyone laugh when you tell a joke. If you don't laugh, you'll be fined three drinks."
Princess Kang Yi put an amphora into the water, and the cup flowed down the river.
Mingruo lowered his head and whispered to Linglong on his shoulder: "Don't let the cup stop in front of us."
After saying that, he started eating the food seriously. The flower feast was relatively light, which suited Mingruo's appetite.
Linglong: Don’t worry, Mom, I’ll take care of this little thing.
Mingruo happened to have an "inner bay" in front of him, and the wine glass would easily become stagnant. When he saw that the glass was drifting slower and slower, and when he was about to stop, his exquisite little legs kicked off, and the glass started to drift downwards.
Princess Lanyang, who was sitting opposite Mingruo, was dumbfounded. She and Kang Yi had tried many times, and the wine glass would stop there eight times out of ten. Why did it just float past?
The banquet was very lively. After several rounds of "Meandering Drinks", all the ladies showed off their talents. Various musical instruments and various dances were performed in turn. Of course, when the wine glasses were stopped in front of the ladies, they would naturally show off their talents.
opportunity, leaving it to his daughter.
Mingruo picked up the peach blossom mandarin duck roll and took a bite. It was a little too sweet. Suddenly, the originally warm atmosphere became a little stagnant.
Mingruo raised his head curiously and saw that the wine glass had just stopped in front of Miss Jin who had fallen into the water at the palace. Tsk, tsk, such a shameful thing happened not long ago. If such a thing happened to Mingruo, she would never come to participate.
This time the butterfly fluttering will be held.
Miss Jin used her actions to practice "As long as I am not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed." She stood up gracefully and said she wanted to paint. She asked the palace attendant for pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and drew a picture smoothly and without energy.
"Ink Bamboo Picture".
Everyone at the table felt that what Miss Jin and Mrs. Jin did in Prince Yun’s Mansion was so despicable that they even skipped the business bragging. Therefore, Miss Jin’s talent show won the title of Super Cold Show King.
Mingruo kept nodding, admiring Jin Pingmei's shamelessness.
