Qionghua Garden on the east side of the palace.
The scenery here is unique. As you look around, you can see flowing springs, mountains and rivers everywhere, pavilions and pavilions, shaded by green trees, just like a fairyland on earth.
The ministers strolled in Qionghua Garden in twos and threes, admiring it endlessly.
Qing'an Hall is located in the center of Qionghua Garden. It is transparent on all sides and has floor-to-ceiling screens. Sitting in the hall, you can have a panoramic view of the surrounding scenery. It is the most elegant side hall in the palace.
The Empress Dowager Zhou arranged Princess Zhaorong's birthday banquet in Qing'an Hall, firstly because the name of the palace was auspicious, and secondly it was enough to show the importance she attached to Princess Zhaorong.
How could the ministers who came to the banquet fail to understand the intentions of Queen Mother Zhou
I'm afraid this birthday banquet is just a banquet but not a good one!
Everyone knew it well, and some ministers could not help but secretly sympathize with Shen Ning, the Queen, but no one could say it out loud.
When they met, they smiled at each other, exchanged greetings, and then entered the hall and took their seats.
When Shen Ning brought Xiaoru to Anqing Hall, it was neither early nor late.
"The Queen is here!"
Following the eunuch's loud announcement, everyone in the hall stood up and stood in silence to welcome Shen Ning's arrival.
Shen Ning's attire today was very appropriate, neither too colorful nor plain. She appeared at the door of Anqing Hall dignifiedly and elegantly.
"Greetings to the Queen!" The ministers saluted Shen Ning together.
Shen Ning glanced at the palace and found that Queen Mother Zhou, Mo Chuan and Princess Zhaorong had not arrived yet.
"No need to be polite, please take a seat."
Her voice was clearer, she waved her hand gently, exempting everyone from the etiquette, and then she was led by the eunuchs to her seat, and the ministers made way for her with respectful expressions.
Suddenly, she felt a sharp gaze directed towards her, so she looked in that direction.
It was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a red gold crown and a purple robe. He was majestic and powerful, with a pair of bright eyes, and the look he looked at her was not friendly.
Shen Ning saw this person for the first time. She searched her memory and found that she did not recognize this middle-aged man. Just seeing his crown and clothes, she knew that he was of high rank and was not a prince. That's the Duke.
She also noticed that when she entered the palace just now, everyone saluted her, but this middle-aged man in purple robe stood proudly upright. Instead of saluting her, he showed a sense of disdain and scorn. .
This is strange. I have never met him, and I have never offended him. How could I provoke such a big shot to dislike me
However, Shen Ning didn't take it seriously. She walked past the purple-robed middle-aged man calmly and calmly, without even glancing at him from the corner of her eyes.
In this world, what she doesn't care about the most is the eyes and opinions of others. If she cared about this, she would have been drowned in the spit of those people.
Shen Ning sat down on the queen's chair in the center of the hall. To her left was Mo Chuan's dragon chair, and further up was the Empress Dowager Zhou's seat. Next to Mo Chuan's dragon chair, there was an upright chair. A chair with a beautiful chair covering was placed.
Anyone with a discerning eye can immediately tell who this empty chair is for.
Shen Ning's eyes swept over the chair lightly, with a calm and elegant smile still on her face.
Queen Mother Zhou really had good intentions, but it was a pity that all her thoughts were probably in vain!