"It's up to them, I don't care." Shen Ning stood up slowly.
Her black hair is like clouds, with only one pearl hairpin. She is wearing an aqua blue Ruyi Yunyan skirt. The color is simple and elegant. Only the collar and cuffs are embroidered with orchid patterns with silver silk thread. The style is simple and elegant. It was as if there was a puff of light smoke and mist.
Only then did Su Jin realize that wearing such a simple and elegant outfit on her body was not inferior to those ladies wearing heavy makeup.
*
Empress Dowager Zhou's spring banquet was held in the Pavilion in the middle of the lake in the garden next to Shoukang Palace.
From a distance, Shen Ning noticed that the Queen Mother Zhou was already sitting there. Surrounding her were three beautiful girls aged sixteen or seventeen. At first glance, they looked like dignified ladies. They were sitting upright, looking at each other. Heart.
If you weren't paying attention, you might have thought that there were three more wooden stakes dressed in colorful clothes.
She lowered her head slightly, covered the smile on her lips, walked into the Huxin Pavilion, and saluted Queen Mother Zhou according to the rules.
"Meet the Queen Mother."
Although the three girls looked intently, they had already looked at Shen Ning from her hair to the soles of her feet.
They all guessed that Empress Dowager Zhou summoned them to the palace today, ostensibly to attend a banquet, but actually to test their talents, with the implicit intention of selecting concubines for the emperor.
Although they found out that the emperor would not spend any extravagance at this banquet, they still tried their best to dress themselves up in a gorgeous way, hoping to win the favor of the Queen Mother Zhou.
At this time, seeing Shen Ning's light and elegant outfit, the three of them secretly regretted that they were too colorful.
"Princess Dingyuan, please sit down."
When Shen Ning didn't show up, Queen Mother Zhou sat among the three ladies, smiling and chatting with the three girls.
Although she was kind, the three girls were too nervous. When answering her words, they had to be cautious or cautious.
The scent of the three girls was even more intense, covering up the natural floral fragrance in the garden, making Queen Mother Zhou's nose itchy and making her want to sneeze.
She finally managed not to lose her manners in front of the juniors, but her face had become less friendly. The three girls were even more worried, wondering which of their words had made the Queen Mother unhappy.
Until Shen Ning appeared, Queen Mother Zhou suddenly felt her eyes light up. Her clothes were simple and elegant, yet dignified and decent. She was more attracted to her than the other three girls who were dressed like colorful phoenixes.
"Come, Ning'er, you are the granddaughter-in-law of the Ai family. You are sitting next to the Ai family. This is Miss Xia Yuyanxia from the Grand Master Xia's residence. This is Miss Wu Yue'er, the daughter of Wu Shangshu. This is Miss Wu from the Liu Yushi family. Liu Wanting, Miss Liu, you are of the same age, so you can get closer to me." Empress Dowager Zhou smiled and introduced them to each other.
"Three sisters are polite." Shen Ning greeted the three of them with a smile.
The three girls stood up together and bowed to her: "I don't dare to be called the princess like this. I pay my respects to the princess."
Empress Dowager Zhou smiled and waved her hands and said: "Today, we don't care about our seniority. You are all sisters according to your age. Please stop being polite."
The three girls were still very reserved. After sitting down, the eunuchs and maids began to serve wine, fruits and various cakes.
Empress Dowager Zhou told a few jokes, which made several people laugh, and the slightly frozen atmosphere became lively.