Queen Mother Zhou was only in her fifties, with half black and half white hair, wrinkles all over her eyes, and a pale face, making her look much older than her actual age.
I think it's because she has been in bed for many years.
Although she has a sick look on her face, her eyes are clear and she is not angry or intimidating. She is usually strict, even towards Mo Chuan, her biological son.
But when she showed up today, she looked very calm and smiled slightly at Mo Chuan.
Mo Chuan's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained expressionless.
"Everyone, stay safe," Queen Mother Zhou said in a calm voice, unhurriedly.
Everyone then stood up and still stood respectfully.
"Mother, you are ill, why did you come to the banquet even though you were sick? If your illness becomes more serious, wouldn't it make you worried?" Mo Chuan took the cloak from the maid beside the Queen Mother and put it on himself for the Queen Mother Zhou.
"Today is a good day for the emperor, why can't the Ai family come? The emperor doesn't have to worry, the Ai family can still hold on."
Empress Dowager Zhou smiled lightly, held Mo Chuan's hand and walked towards the palace.
Her seat was placed next to the dragon chair. When the Empress Dowager Zhou and the emperor were all seated, everyone in the palace quietly let out a sigh of relief, especially the girls. They all looked nervous, with shy faces, and some were stroking their belts. Some pinched the veil tightly.
Shen Ning saw that these girls were all smiling like flowers just now, and now they all turned into shy roses. After thinking about it for a while, she understood the reason.
She couldn't help but raise her long eyelashes and glanced at the bright yellow figure sitting high on the dragon throne.
Is today's spring banquet still a good day to choose a concubine for him
Her eyes met Mo Chuan's.
There was a look in Mo Chuan's black eyes that she couldn't understand at all. He only glanced at her and immediately turned his eyes away calmly. He personally served the Empress Dowager Zhou beside him with vegetables and wine, and never asked her again. Shen Ning took a second look.
Haha, there were so many delicate and charming flowers on this table. He couldn't even look at them. How could he notice her
Shen Ning raised her lips and smiled softly, raised the wine glass in front of her and drank it all in one gulp.
"Ning'er, you have a good drinker! I can't tell you like drinking too, how about we share a drink?" The eldest princess sat next to her. Seeing that she was drinking so generously, she excitedly asked her to share a drink.
She was in a high mood today, especially when she saw that the misunderstanding between Chu Shaoyang and Shen Ning had been resolved. Although she saw that Shen Ning was still a little cold and indifferent to Chu Shaoyang, she thought that the future was long. After all, Chu Shaoyang deeply loved her. It deeply broke her heart. Given time, the two of them would be able to love each other deeply and be harmonious as husband and wife, just like she and Ye Tingxuan were.
"Okay, since the eldest princess is interested, Ning'er will accompany her to the end." Shen Ning agreed happily.
"Aunt Huang, Ning'er doesn't know how to drink. If you want to drink, ask your nephew to drink with you."
Chu Shaoyang took the wine glass from Shen Ning's hand very naturally, brought it to his mouth and drank it in one gulp.
The smooth rim of the wine glass was printed with a hint of rouge on Shen Ning's lips. He only felt a ray of sweet fragrance, refreshing his heart. He didn't know whether the fragrance came from the wine or the faint lip print.
Shen Ning's face suddenly darkened: "Chu Shaoyang, what do you mean?"
Having him by her side made her feel uncomfortable even drinking.
"This king just feels sorry for you and is afraid that you will get drunk. Although this wine tastes delicious, drinking too much will harm your health. Ning'er, this is a fruit sent as tribute from a foreign land. It is sweet and juicy. Do you like it if you try it?"
Chu Shaoyang cut open a yellow honeydew melon, which was filled with sweet fragrance. He personally brought it to Shen Ning's lips.
The eldest princess saw this and couldn't help but glance at Ye Tingxuan and snorted.
Ye Tingxuan smiled slightly, delivered the honeydew that had been cut long ago to the eldest princess, and said with a smile: "Eldest Princess, whose daughter do you think the queen mother will choose for the emperor to enter the palace as his concubine?"