The Chrysanthemum Banquet was held in Yanbei Hall, not far from Prince Gong's residence. This was the hall established by the Ming Qi emperor himself after the founding of the kingdom. The mansion here was originally an exquisite garden trimmed in the previous dynasty. It covers an area of several thousand acres and has a grand building. And exquisite, if it is not too far from the city, the emperor even wants to transform it into a corner of the palace.
However, this place is surrounded by mountains and rivers. Although it is far away, it is a good place to enjoy the scenery. Especially in October every year, all kinds of chrysanthemums compete to bloom. Because there are special people in charge of planting the cherished chrysanthemum seeds, once they bloom, they seem to be in a fairyland. And it is very elegant to check here.
It takes about an hour for Yanbeitang to drive the carriage in the Shen residence, so some snacks and food will be prepared on the carriage to avoid hunger.
Gu Yu opened the basket that Gui Momo gave and asked Shen Miao, “Young lady, why don’t you have something to eat, the journey is long and you will have strength after eating.”
Shen Miao looked at the contents in the basket.
Ice goat cheese, green onion rolls, chili oil legs... At first glance, it seems to make the index finger move, the color is bright, and the smell is also fragrant.
It's a pity that these things taste too big. For example, ice cheese and chili oil legs are more likely to cause mouth fat. If you are not careful, you will also stain your clothes. Madam Gui really prepared these foods "carefully".
The battle between the women in the back house was probably about making some stumbling blocks openly and covertly, but when Shen Miao was in the Ming Qi harem back then, what she faced was the competition between the concubines and concubines, and the number of paragraphs would only be higher. These little tricks are not on the table. She shook her head, asked Gu Yu to cover the box, and asked Jing Zhe, "No need, Jing Zhe is here."
Jing Zhe carefully took out a small cloth bag from behind, the cloth bag was full of small and exquisite cakes, Shen Miao could not trust the kitchen of the Shen residence, so Jing Zhe bought the shop steward and asked her to bring some cakes from outside. The person in charge only thought that Jing Zhe was greedy, but he didn't do anything, just a little surprised that Jing Zhe, a maid, was willing to buy Guangfuzhai's snacks.
Guangfuzhai is one of the best dim sum shops in the Ding capital, even the concubines in the palace like to eat it. Shen Miao was not very interested in Guangfuzhai's dim sum in her previous life, but Wan Yu liked it so much that she felt unhappy if she didn't eat it for a day.
At this moment the cake was only the size of Shen Miao’s finger and it was shaped like a flower, it was pitiful and lovely, Shen Miao shared some for Gu Yu and Jing Zhe to eat as well, the two girls at first did not dare, but later saw that Shen Miao insisted and could not refuse, so they cautiously After taking a bite, he was pleasantly surprised: "Girl, this snack is really delicious."
Shen Miao smiled slightly, in fact no matter how delicious the dim sum can be, it is just cute and delicate, and her daughter's family always likes good-looking things. When Wanyu got married, she even spent a lot of money to buy a pastry chef from Guangfuzhai, hoping that in the bitter and cold land of the Xiongnu, Wanyu could still eat her favorite pastries.
Who knows... Who knows that in the middle of the journey, Wan Yu died, and she didn't even see the body.
Shen Miao closed her eyes.
It was Madam Mei who instigated Wan Yu and her relatives, and the Chen Rou Qiu family colluded, but Fu Xiu Yi ordered it. Don't even want to run away from these people in this life, these people who killed Wan Yu, she wants them back thousands of times!
Gu Yu was eating the dim sum with relish, but when he looked up, he saw Shen Miao beside him with cold eyes, as if he was in a high position to kill a decisive noble lady, for a moment, Gu Yu seemed to see the shadow of Shen Xin. Shen Xin was someone who had killed people and seen blood on the battlefield, when he got angry, he was fierce in his bones, Shen Miao's eyes at the moment were exactly the same as Shen Xin.
She almost choked on the dim sum, swallowed it hard, and asked carefully, "What's wrong with the girl?"
“No,” Shen Miao lowered her eyes, “I just thought about something.”
Today's chrysanthemum banquet and examination, Fu Xiu Yi will also be present. Not only Fu Xiu Yi, but also several of Fu Xiu Yi's brothers. Today, the nine princes have their own merits, and naturally they are also divided into camps. On the other hand, Fu Xiu Yi showed the most innocence, and was on good terms with the Prince's faction.
Who knew that in the end, the Crown Prince was abolished and Fu Xiu Yi was replaced as the Crown Prince? She doesn't plan to help the prince. Those people in the Ming Qi royal family are the most ruthless. They see these hairpins and ying families who built the country for their ancestors, but they are just looking at an old dog. The rabbit was in the bag, but worried that the dog would kill him, so he drained the dog's last drop of blood, and then killed and cooked them.
The world is not benevolent, and the prince is not righteous, why do you ask everyone to be loyal
How about watching a dog bite a dog first? Shen Miao's lips curled slightly.
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At this moment, Yanbeitang has come to many noble houses.
Although today's test does not distinguish between men and women, the banquet hall still divides the guests into men's seats and women's seats. The young boys on the men's seat and their fathers were busy getting to know each other, so it was natural for your family to develop relationships and support each other. Moreover, these teenagers will one day take over from their father and carry the entire family, so it would be good to make more friends.
Women are not as frequent as men, and women often gossip together and gossip together, so the ladies have regular friends. Three or five people who are familiar with each other on weekdays get together to chat, and they are both nervous and looking forward to today's chrysanthemum banquet. Occasionally, he would look up at the young man he liked across from him.
Yi Peilan fiddled with the flowers on the small table and said, "Are you sure about today's test?"
"I don't have any." The woman beside her smiled and said, "There are so many people, if my qualifications are mediocre, I'm really scared. I just hope that I won't be picked for a while, and no one will pick me to the stage. I don't ask Get out, as long as you don't look ugly."
Yi Peilan pouted: "At least you have to give it a try, you must know that His Royal Highness King Ding will be here today, and your favorite young master of the Li family is not here. The young master of the Li family is so outstanding in his prose, he will definitely be here. When you come to power, don't you seize this opportunity to perform well?"
The girl pushed Yi Peilan with a little shyness on her face: "It's all nonsense."
Jiang Xiaoxuan said with a smile: "That's right, Bai Wei, don't be afraid. If you want to talk about making a fool of yourself, isn't there the fifth son of the Shen family? Why, you should be better than her."
"That's right." Yi Peilan also laughed and said: "Isn't Shen Wu responsible for amusing every year during the inspection, and it's hard for her to have a face every year. When I think of her coming to perform her work this year, I am in awe. I want to laugh. I wonder what kind of clothes she will wear, such as the scary bright red and purple gold hairpins like last year?"
Several girls laughed "giggling".
"Enough is enough." It was Feng Anning who suddenly said, "Is it funny?"
Yi Peilan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Feng Anning, you seem to be very strange recently, why, have you made friends with that fool?"
Feng Anning looked angry, and was about to speak when she heard someone say from the other side, "Hey, Mrs. Shen is here."