Concubine Liu immediately stopped talking. She raised her eyes and saw a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old wearing a red palace dress entering the palace with her skirt in hand. The girl had a delicate appearance and a bright smile, which made people happy at just one glance.
This girl is none other than Princess Rouzhen, the youngest daughter of ****.
"I've met the imperial concubine, I've met the second emperor's sister-in-law." Weiwei stepped forward and blessed her with a brisk tone, her whole person exuding innocence and romance.
Song Qinghuan had no friendship with this princess, but they had met her once, and when she heard the words, they nodded and said hello.
The ferocious look on Concubine Liu's face faded, and she personally stepped forward to help Princess Rouzhen up, saying angrily: "We are all one family, Princess, there is no need to be polite, get up quickly."
He added: "It's because the people in my palace are not behaving well. Even if the princess is coming, I don't know how to inform you."
Princess Rouzhen didn't seem to hear a single word of Concubine Liu's words, she pursed her lips and smiled: "It's none of those palace people's business, I'm just too anxious."
He raised his eyebrows and saw Yao Yuechan kneeling beside him. He was slightly surprised: "Isn't this the concubine in the second brother's house? What's going on?"
After hearing this, Concubine Liu smiled and signaled to the palace attendants to help Yao Yuechan up, then she said: "It's nothing, I just want to hear a few words of instruction."
Princess Rouzhen understood, with a slightly embarrassed look on her face: "I see, I thought it was the wrong time to come. I was also reckless."
Concubine Liu Guifei said: "I heard that the princess is holding a cocktail party in the Imperial Garden today, so how come you have time to come to my place?"
Princess Rouzhen smiled lightly, took a step forward and held Song Qinghuan's arm, winking: "I heard that the Second Emperor's sister-in-law was here, and I came here to ask you to please me. My little sisters heard that the Second Emperor's sister-in-law was here.
I have to come and invite you here."
As soon as these words came out, Yao Yuechan, who was standing silently by the side, felt her heart tighten. She twisted her handkerchief and gritted her teeth for a while, but she didn't dare to make a sound.
Song Qinghuan lowered his head to look at this Princess Rouzhen, who was half a head shorter than herself, and felt a little surprised. This princess's biological mother died young, and she was raised by Queen Wang when she was young.
Queen Wang and His Royal Highness King Yu were not even favored by the Holy Emperor, but the seventh princess who was raised in front of the Queen was extremely favored by the Holy Emperor.
Even Concubine Liu did not dare to offend easily.
Song Qinghuan and the princess were just acquaintances, so she held a cocktail party and went to the Hehuan Hall to invite people in person?
Seeing the confusion in her eyes, Princess Rouzhen smiled again: "I heard that the second emperor's sister-in-law won the first prize at the fourth sister's reception two years ago. Since then, I have been wanting to invite the second emperor's sister-in-law, but I didn't find the opportunity. Today I saw the second emperor's sister-in-law.
The emperor's sister-in-law is here, but I am shameless enough to borrow someone from the imperial concubine."
As he spoke, he looked at Concubine Liu again and said in a long, drawn-out tone: "Concubine Liu..."
Two years ago, Song Qinghuan did win the first prize at the fourth princess's reception. Now Song Qinghuan can't remember everything about that time. When Princess Rouzhen said this, she just smiled slightly and didn't say much.
"Go, go, it's rare for you to enter the palace..." No matter how unhappy she was, Concubine Liu smiled and agreed for Song Qinghuan.
The tense situation just now seemed as if it had never happened at all.
Since Concubine Liu was acting like this, Song Qinghuan agreed with a smile and did not take the matter just now seriously. He said to Concubine Liu, "My wife will go there."
Concubine Liu had a kind smile on her face: "Well, you are thin, so don't be greedy for drinks."
Princess Rouzhen immediately beamed with joy, took Song Qinghuan's arm and was about to leave. However, before stepping out of the hall, she looked back at Yao Yuechan, and after thinking about it, she said: "Concubine Yao, let's come together too. After all, there are so many people and it's so lively."
Yao Yuechan was overjoyed, but she didn't dare to respond immediately. She only raised her eyes to glance at Concubine Liu.
She is no better than Song Qinghuan. In this city of Kyoto, a servant's daughter is nothing. She has never been a part of the poetry gatherings, wine parties, and tea parties held by the public on weekdays.
Song Qinghuan didn't care at all whether there was a reception or not, but Yao Yuechan was extremely rare. Those who could get along with the princess were all noble girls in the capital. Even if they just showed their faces, it would be great.
Concubine Liu Guifei also looked at Yao Yuechan, and the expectation in her eyes was clear. According to her temperament, she would not ask Yao Yuechan to go, but her mind changed and she realized that Yao Yuechan could only do this because her vision was too small and she had no knowledge. Something like that is coming.
They nodded in agreement: "Since the princess invites you, you can go and learn more."
In this case, the three of them went to the imperial garden together.
At this time of autumn and winter, it is not the flower season, so along the way there are mostly flower seeds grown in greenhouses.
Princess Rouzhen held Song Qinghuan's hand and walked in front, chattering about wine tasting, so cheerfully.
Nowadays, Song Qinghuan is a girl who lives among the people. How can she understand these things? She can only search the memory of the original owner with a stiff face and answer them one by one.
As he went back and forth, he became more and more lively, and his voice did not stop all the way.
Yao Yuechan, who was following behind, looked at the backs of the two men and forced down the sour feeling in her heart. She just lowered her eyebrows and followed them closely.
There were flowers and plants all along the way. When we arrived at the place where Princess Rouzhen held a cocktail party, it was a place full of flowers and plants.
They are white, pink, and red. Although they don't bloom much, they do have some colors and are very beautiful.
As soon as Princess Rouzhen arrived, all the girls dressed up and holding wine cups swarmed around her.
"You, the host of the reception, have been away for a long time, but you asked us to wait for this in vain. Please punish yourself with three drinks." The girl in a plum red dress spoke brightly and smiled slightly, with the dimples on her cheeks sinking deeply.
Immediately, a girl joined in: "Not only will the princess punish herself with three glasses of wine, but the princess will also be punished..."
"Penalty, punishment, punishment, of course..." Princess Rouzhen said with a smile, took the wine cup from the palace servant and handed one to Song Qinghuan.
The little girls gathered together, following the wishes of Princess Rouzhen, talking to each other, and they were very happy.
Song Qinghuan had a stiff smile on her face, but it turned out that she really accepted Princess Rouzhen's love, otherwise these little girls would just think she was a piece of green onion.
After taking the wine cup and tasting the wine, you have to tell me what kind of wine it is and how it tastes.
This made Song Qing happy for a while. The most she could say was whether the wine tasted good or not, and how did she taste it?
The anxious people dealt with it for a long time, and before they could even take a breath, someone recognized Yao Yuechan.
She exclaimed: "Isn't this the concubine in the Yiwang Palace? The girl from the Yao family who left the main lady to be a concubine?"
