Princess Changle thought for a moment and smiled: "Mr. Ren is a famous talent in the capital, so he is naturally a handsome man."
Upon hearing this, Shen Ruolan thought that Princess Changle had changed her mind, so she continued to speak well of Ren Zilin, "Mr. Ren is still a good official. When I went back to Futai County before, I found that many official roads had been built and many fields had been irrigated... "
Shen Ruolan was talking at the side.
Princess Changle, however, was silently keeping an eye on Ren Zilin and Chen Xingqing.
She actually discovered something!
She found that Ren Zilin looked at the direction of Shen Xingqing and Ren Zishan several times. He was not looking at Ren Zishan, but at Shen Xingqing, she was very sure!
And she found that their eyes sometimes met in mid-air, and at that time Shen Xingqing would lower her head shyly!
Ren Zilin? She really didn't like him. She wanted to marry the crown prince, who would become the emperor after ascending the throne. If she gave birth to a prince, she might be able to become the emperor's grandmother in the future.
There will be a beauty pageant in a year. Although the prince cousin said that he would not marry concubines, concubines, or have a concubine, how could this be possible? She had never seen a capable man who would stay with one woman forever! Except for those ordinary and poor families, there would be such a situation.
But it’s not that those men don’t want to, it’s just that they don’t have the ability to support it.
Just look at her biological father and you will know. Didn’t he decisively abandon Shen Ruolan and be with her mother once he entered high school
So she wanted to wait another year and then become the concubine of her cousin the Crown Prince!
With the Imperial Grandmother around, she is not afraid of not being able to succeed.
Although she looked down on Ren Zilin, she did not deny that Ren Zilin was quite outstanding in the capital. At least for Chen Xingqing, he was out of her league!
Chen Xingqing wants to marry so well? Dream on!
The more Shen Ruolan looked at Ren Zilin, the more satisfied she was. After praising him for a while, she asked, "If you think it's a good idea, mother will try to find out what the general's wife thinks. If the Ren family is also interested in marriage, we can ask the queen mother to grant it!"
Princess Changle came back to her senses, glanced at Shen Ruolan, and said with a sheep-like face full of shame: “Let’s talk about this matter later!”
Then she picked up the wine pot on the eucalyptus, poured a cup of osmanthus wine for Shen Ruolan, and said with a smile: "Second Mother, try this osmanthus wine, it doesn't taste like alcohol, it's very sweet and delicious! Come, I'll toast to Second Mother!"
Shen Ruolan thought she was shy, so she picked up the wine glass with a smile, drank it all in one gulp, and said with a smile: “It tastes good.”
Princess Changle smiled and said, "Of course it tastes good. This is a gift from the Royal Grandmother. It is made from the first season of sweet-scented osmanthus flowers that have just bloomed on the Qilian Mountains this year. There is not much, only three jars in total. The Royal Grandmother gave me a pot. Since Second Mother thinks it tastes good, I think Sister will like it too."
As she spoke, Princess Changle turned to the palace maid behind her and said, "Get a pot of osmanthus wine and send it to Princess Xingqing and Prince Yong'an."
"Yes!" the maid replied and left.
Shen Ruolan was very happy. Changle was a kind-hearted child. She didn't care about Xingqing's previous treatment of her. She still remembered to share good things with Xingqing. She took her hand and smiled, "This is a reward from the Queen Mother. Princess should drink more."
"I drank a lot at the Empress Dowager's place. I always get to drink this osmanthus wine when I go to the Cining Palace often. Second Mother, drink more. This osmanthus wine won't make you drunk." As he said this, he poured her another cup and put a piece of wine-soaked fish in her bowl.
Shen Ruolan drank it with a smile and looked in the direction of Xing Qing.
Xing Qing received the osmanthus wine sent by Princess Changle, and subconsciously looked in the direction of Princess Changle. Seeing Princess Changle and Shen Ruolan looking at her, she smiled and said politely: "Thank you, Princess Changle."
Then he took the osmanthus wine and put it aside, but he had no intention of drinking it.
Ren Zishan asked curiously: "Sister Xingqing, why don't you drink?"
Xing Qing: "My sister said that we should not eat anything given by others at a banquet."
Ren Zishan nodded when he heard this: "That's right!"
When Princess Changle saw Xing Qing put the osmanthus wine aside and didn't intend to move it, she lowered her head, looking lost.
Seeing this, Shen Ruolan felt that Xing Qing was too ignorant! She hurriedly said: "This osmanthus wine is really delicious, Er Niang wants to drink more after drinking it!"
Princess Changle was indeed happy when she heard this, and immediately added a glass for Shen Ruolan: “Then Second Lady, drink more.”
... ... .
On the other side, when Prince Yong'an got the osmanthus wine, he subconsciously glanced at Shen Ruolan opposite him. She couldn't drink alcohol, and she got drunk after one glass of wine. She didn't know if it was because of the osmanthus wine, but her cheeks turned red, her face was like peaches, and she became more charming and attractive.
I'm afraid what you're drinking is not osmanthus wine, but peach blossom wine!
Thinking of this, his body unconsciously became restless. He picked up the osmanthus wine and poured himself a cup.
... ...
When the palace banquet was halfway through, Shen Ruolan had already drunk the whole pot of osmanthus wine. She felt her face was a little hot, her head was a little dizzy, and she was a little anxious. She said, "Second Mother needs to go get some fresh air."
It is said to be for ventilation, but people usually take the opportunity to go to the toilet, as everyone knows.
Princess Changle immediately said, "I'll ask the palace maid to take you to my room."
After saying that, he turned around and glanced at the palace maid behind him, and said gently: "Take my second mother to my room."
“Yes!” The maid responded and left with Shen Ruolan.
Prince Yong'an took a look and didn't care.
Princess Changle glanced at him, and then said to the palace maid behind her: "Prepare a bowl of hangover soup for the prince, and tell him that drinking too much alcohol is harmful to the body, so don't drink too much."
"yes!"
Soon, the palace maid came to Prince Yongan with a bowl of hangover soup, "Prince, the princess sent you a bowl of hangover soup. She also asked me to tell you that drinking is harmful to your health, so don't drink too much."
Prince Yong'an nodded and reached out to take the sobering soup. As soon as his hand touched the bowl, the palace maid let go.
Prince Yong'an reacted very quickly and caught the bowl, but the full bowl of sobering soup still soaked his sleeves.
The maid looked at the queen mother on the high throne and turned pale with fear: "Please forgive me, my lord...."
Prince Yongan frowned: "Back off!"
"Yes." The maid hurriedly retreated.
This little noise did not alarm others. Prince Yongan wiped his hands with a handkerchief and wanted to give up.
Prince Yongfu of Princess Wuyang's mansion, who was sitting with Prince Yongan, said with a smile, "Cousin, you should change your clothes! Your sleeves are wet, and this hangover soup doesn't smell good."
Prince Yongfu was a bit of a germaphobe, so Prince Yongan stood up and walked out upon hearing this.
By this time, the palace banquet was already halfway through, and from time to time someone would leave for a while to go to the toilet. Everyone was used to it, so if someone left suddenly it would not attract any attention.
The Queen Mother didn't care when Prince Yong'an left.
Princess Changle watched the singing and dancing, ate, and silently estimated the time, waiting for news from the palace maid, waiting for when to lead Shen Xingqing out again.
Soon, the maid who took Shen Ruolan away came back, looking panicked.