185, goodbye prince
This is Gu Qianxue's first time participating in an ancient palace banquet, and she has only seen it in TV dramas and movies before. Although movies such as "The Golden Armor in the City" and "Night Banquet" depict the splendor of ancient banquets, they are really placed in it. Only then did I realize that such a grand scene cannot be represented on the screen at all.
How comfortable life in the palace is can be seen from the banquet.
For such a big banquet, so many people came, but they could still provide one-on-one service. A well-behaved court lady stood beside everyone, watching their words and expressions, and serving them attentively.
Today's banquet was hosted by the empress, the emperor did not attend, but everyone was surprised to find that the prince was present.
Immediately, all the ladies were as if they had been injected with chicken blood, just like the contestant on stage, full of energy, eager to show their best and most beautiful side.
Concubine Qin did not sit with the concubines in the harem, but sat next to the eldest princess, and Gu Qianxue was naturally arranged beside Concubine Qin.
"Today is not a festival, and there is no excuse. How can we hold a banquet?" The eldest princess was puzzled, and discussed with the concubine Qin beside her.
Concubine Qin looked indifferently at the several princes sitting upright, "I'm afraid it's for the prince's marriage. In two months' time, the emperor's 50th birthday banquet will be held, but none of the princes under his knees got married. The courtiers discussed it, and the empress decided I am also in a hurry, take this opportunity to recruit all the female relatives, you should be able to guess the intention."
The eldest princess suddenly realized, "I haven't dated for a long time, so I forgot about this, but then again, our Mi'er is the boss. In the past, when you were sick, Mi'er had no time to be distracted from your marriage. I made plans for Yu'er earlier."
The eldest princess and Concubine Qin were whispering, Gu Qianxue wanted to use her inner strength to eavesdrop, but just as she was about to concentrate her inner strength, she saw the crown prince seated.
This was the first time she saw the prince since she was in the epidemic area last time, but she did not expect that the "Dong" son became Gong Lingyao.
Now that I think about it, "East" may mean East Palace.
Dong Gongzi, "East Palace" son.
In fact, Gu Qianxue had a very good impression of the prince. Whether it was the former Young Master Dong or the current Gong Lingyao, they were always calm and gentle, with a pair of gentle eyes that concealed a lot of wisdom. They seemed like a modest gentleman, but in fact But there is a gully in the chest.
Some distance away, it's the Gu family's location.
A handkerchief of Gu Qianrou was almost torn, "Mother, why do we sit so far away? Don't we all be taken care of by the queen's aunt on weekdays? Don't sit with these bitches."
Aunt Pei's complexion was also not good, but she could only comfort her daughter in a low voice, "Be good, Rouer, your aunt has your aunt's difficulties."
"Mother, don't lie to me. What can my aunt have to say? This is not a big banquet, but a small banquet with no limit on the number of people. Don't think that I don't know that the embarrassment of our mother and daughter is so embarrassing. In fact, the queen's aunt I still miss that bitch Gu Qianxue!" Gu Qianrou said sharply.
"Keep your voice down!" Aunt Pei covered Gu Qianrou's mouth, "Aren't you afraid of being heard by others?"
"Hmph!" Gu Qianrou began to sulk, but so what? Although the queen is her aunt, the courtesy of a monarch and minister has already surpassed family affection.
Aunt Pei's heart was also very depressed, "Don't worry, His Royal Highness doesn't like Gu Qianxue."
"Mother, look!" Gu Qianrou pulled Aunt Pei's hand desperately as if she had discovered some danger.
Aunt Pei followed Gu Qianrou's eyes, and was also taken aback. It turned out that Gu Qianxue, who was in the distance, had been staring at the prince, her eyes seemed to be intoxicated.
Aunt Pei laughed and said, "What's so strange about this, Gu Qianxue fell in love with the prince before she met her, but now she sees the prince's elegant demeanor with her own eyes, if you don't look crazy, you will be surprised."
However, Gu Qianrou did not feel relieved because of Aunt Pei's words, she was still worried, "Mom, I always have a bad feeling, I... I'm afraid..."
"It's nothing to be afraid of." Aunt Pei said contemptuously, "Look at so many ladies from famous families, fat and thin, much more beautiful than Gu Qianxue, not to mention that bitch dressed like a court lady, how could the crown prince look at it?" fuck her?"
Gu Qianrou nodded, but accidentally saw a person and smiled. "Mom, there is a good show to watch today."
Aunt Pei was puzzled, "What?" Following Gu Qianrou's eyes, she saw a woman in a pure red military uniform, who looked more heroic and heroic among the weak ladies, it was Princess An Ran.
Aunt Pei naturally knew that during the Bilin Lake Fighting Competition, Mr. An Ran came up on stage to make things difficult for Gu Qianxue. It was her daughter's handwriting, "It's a good idea, but I'm afraid it will be self-defeating. Who knows what other tricks that bitch has."
Gu Qianju said, "In the Bilin Lake Fighting Competition, that bitch wins on a crooked path. If it's piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, he may not be able to do it. I will hint later that if Princess Anran competes in this traditional talent, the bitch will definitely no."
Convinced by her daughter, Aunt Pei looked in Gu Qianxue's direction and nodded with a sneer, "My dear daughter, you are the smartest, go ahead and be careful."
"Yes, mother, just watch." Saying that, Gu Qianrou left the table and went to Princess Anran's direction.
At the same time, Princess Yong'an also discovered the picture of Gu Qianxue being "fascinated" by the prince, and hurriedly poked Concubine Qin secretly, "Look."
Concubine Qin frowned when she saw it.
The eldest princess whispered, "I know your narrow mindedness, you want to leave Gu Qianxue to Yu'er, but you have to hurry up, don't let the crown prince get there first, after all, the queen still misses the Zhao family."
Concubine Qin's complexion became worse and worse.
Gu Qianxue woke up from the fugue. In fact, everyone really wronged her. She was not fascinated by watching the prince, but thought of penicillin from the meeting of the two, and thought of the next project from penicillin.
"Your Majesty, what's the matter with you, why do you look so bad?" Gu Qianxue asked.
Concubine Qin changed the subject indistinctly, "I haven't seen you for more than ten years, and the prince has become a dignified man."
Gu Qianxue must not be able to guess what Concubine Qin was thinking, she just thought she was feeling sorry for the time, so she followed her and said, "But the empress looks as young as a girl."
Concubine Qin laughed and scolded, "You little sycophant."
While the two were talking, following the eunuch's shouting, the owner of today's banquet, the empress, entered the table.
This was the first time that Gu Qianxue saw the queen in person. Unlike the graceful and luxurious woman in memory, although the real queen was dignified, luxuriously dressed, and serene, she couldn't ignore the vicissitudes on her cheeks.
Compared with Concubine Qin, although the queen is younger than Concubine Qin, she looks like Concubine Qin's elder.
It seems that the days in the palace are not peaceful.
The queen was present, and all the female relatives, including the concubines in the harem, also hurried out of their seats. Under the leadership of the ceremony officer, they greeted the queen and shouted a thousand years old.
186, snatching daughter-in-law