Along the way, the pavilions, small bridges, lakeside pavilions, bricks and tiles all reveal a sense of restraint and atmosphere, especially the closer to the viewing garden, surrounded by flowers, rockery and jade, the scenery is charming.
Perhaps it was the reason for the preparation of the banquet. From time to time, three or five maidens passed by, their clothes fluttering, and the fragrance came to their faces, which was a little bewitching.
"Mrs. Shen, Ms. Shen, enter the Guanjing Garden from here, and the younger ones will be sent here."
"Thank you, Eunuch."
Lin Wansu nodded to the father-in-law who led the way, and entered the Guanjing Garden with Shen Guining.
And here Shen Qian came out of the imperial study with a heavy face, recalling what the emperor said just now.
Nanling will visit Cang Yue next month to discuss border conflicts, and Nan Ling's document clearly states that he and Cang Yue will work together for a lifetime of friendship and form a good relationship.
Now the emperor has only nine princesses under his knees, and he is reluctant to marry the nine princesses to Nanling, but he can't refuse, so he plans to choose one of the many women today to be crowned princess, and send them to Nanling to be married
"Did you see the little girl of the Shen family?"
Emperor Kang Sheng looked at the memorial in his hand, and casually cast a glance at Eunuch Chen.
"Saw."
"how?"
"Returning to the emperor, Miss Shen is indeed as beautiful as the rumors say, she is so beautiful, other women may not be able to compare, but"
Eunuch Chen frowned, a little hard to describe.
"What is it?"
Emperor Kang Sheng looked at Eunuch Chen with a troubled expression, and was suddenly curious.
"It's just that my temper is a bit cold, and I don't have the vigor and escape that I should have at this age."
"Speaking of which, I'm really curious. You sent people to Xiaoyaowang's mansion, so that Xiaoyaowang must attend today's banquet."
"Yes, the slave will do it now."
"Um."
When the father-in-law, who was ordered to invite King Xiaoyao to a banquet, arrived at Prince Xiaoyao's mansion, he was told by the housekeeper that Cang Yue had left for the palace early.
Since Shen Guining entered the viewing garden, she exchanged greetings with Lin Wansu and the ladies and ladies, a trace of impatience and boredom gradually surfaced in her heart
"Ning'er is not feeling well?"
Lin Wansu looked at Shen Guining's pale face with a worried expression.
"I'm fine, just a little dizzy."
"Then let's get to the seat first."
Not long after being seated, Shen Guining saw Shen Qian walking over with a heavy face.
"Daddy, what happened?"
Shen Qian looked at her daughter with a worried look on her face.
"Cang Yue wants to marry Nan Ling, but the emperor doesn't want Princess Jiu to get married, and he can't refuse Nan Ling"
Shen Qian roughly explained the meaning of the Emperor Yushufang.
Knowing the ins and outs of the whole thing, Shen Guining couldn't help but secretly said.
Emperor Kang Sheng is really treacherous and treacherous. The documents of Nanling must have arrived in the palace long ago. If he directly explained the reason, all the ministers would not want to. But if you think that the princes choose their concubines as a reason, it will be different. The people they meet will not hide it, but will do their best, just to marry into the royal family and fight for a place.
"What is Daddy's plan?"
"If you were asked to marry far away, Dad would not want to, but now that you are not married, I am afraid it is difficult to shirk"
"When misfortunes come, blessings depend on them, and when blessings come, misfortunes subdue them. Daddy, don't worry about Ning'er"
Shen Guining looked at Shen Qian's melancholy expression, and comforted her softly.
"Now we can only take one step at a time."
The sky gradually darkened, and the Guanjing Garden was already brightly lit. The melodious piano sound was like a thread, intermittent, sometimes whispering, sometimes high and surging, making the listener's heart fluctuate with the music from time to time.
Shen Guining looked at the crown prince Cang Yuehan and the second prince Cang Yuejin who had just taken their seats. They were dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes and tall and straight. Both of them were as handsome and dignified as rumored.
The prince exudes a man's toughness and strength, while the second prince has the gentleness of a modest son.
His eyes turned to Cang Yue Changqing who was not far from the Second Prince. He was still dressed in white, leaning lazily on the wine table in front of him, drinking lightly from time to time.
If she remembered correctly, when the crown prince and the second prince came, they greeted the ministers casually, but he was the only one who slumped in his seat as soon as he came, with only eyes on the food and wine.
Shen Guining looked around for a week, seeing the expressions of the ministers, awe, regret, disdain, etc
Thinking that Cang Yue's long love has no real power in the palace, and what the people in the palace are best at is following the power, climbing the dragon and the phoenix, for Cang Yue?The "prince" who has no power and does nothing for a long time will not take it seriously.
"The emperor is here, and the empress is here."
Following a high-pitched voice, Shen Guining saw two people walking towards, followed by guards and Gong'e.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, empress, thousand years old, thousand years old."
"Everyone loves you in peace."
A deep voice came from above. After Shen Guining took her seat, she secretly looked at Emperor Kang Sheng who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe on the main seat, with tough facial features and an air of king.
"Today I invite all my lovers to come here with their families. One is to give marriages to those who got married in the Hundred Flowers Banquet, and the other is to take this opportunity to choose the concubines for several princes."
The emperor looked at the young woman sitting under the main hall, she was fat and thin, each with her own merits, and then said to the queen beside her.
"Today's banquet will be presided over by the queen. You don't have to be cautious. You should seize the opportunity and show yourself."
"The concubine will definitely live up to the emperor's entrustment."
After finishing the words, the queen looked at the crown prince and the second prince sitting on the two sides below, as well as a group of charming women with beautiful heads and crescent eyebrows, and peach blossom faces.
"I have outstanding people, talented people come out in large numbers, and the women are even more beautiful. I wish all of you here can win the first prize and win the first prize. Next, please draw a lottery in order from the palace ceremony tray, press The talent show will be performed in the order of the draw."
As soon as the queen finished speaking, she saw a row of maids dragging trays into the main hall, and all the ladies in the official family were looking forward to and hoping to draw their own lucky numbers from the tray in front of them.
Sensing that someone had suddenly pulled off her cuff, Shen Guining realized that Gong Yi had arrived in front of her, so she casually took a bamboo stick and took it apart.
Gong'e was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Shen Guining's casual look, a little puzzled.
The former Miss Guanjia always tossed and turned, hesitated, with conflicted and tangled faces when drawing lots, always afraid of missing a good opportunity.
But this young lady had a casual expression on her face, as if she was doing business. After taking apart the bamboo stick, she glanced at it lightly, then put the bamboo stick on the wine table in front of her, and began to be dazed.
Shen Guining naturally did not notice the complicated expression of Gong'e in front of her, but thought that the selection of concubines in the imperial palace is really full of routines. How can a prince and concubine be a high-ranking man who can stand out from the crowd in a competition of talent.
All the princes and concubines already have internal candidates, and today I am afraid that the real purpose is to choose the one who will be married to Nanling.
But Shen Guining never understood why the emperor would suddenly summon Shen Qian alone and inform him of the matter, and the timing was so coincidental, before today's banquet started. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com