The flower cake banquet has not yet started. Princess Lu spoke to Chen Xiuyan and received a certain counterattack from the other party. Of course, it was impossible to start a fuss before the palace banquet officially started.

Forget it if it was before, but Princess Changshou next to Chen Xiuyan is staring at her eagerly. If Princess Lu can defeat King Lu, King Jin will have offended her already, but Prince Taiping, the uncle of the emperor, still can't break her face. Chen Xiuyan

The relationship with Princess Changshou must make Prince Lu's Mansion a little wary. After all, the Wei family's affairs have only been in the past for a long time.

Mrs. Gaoming arrived one after another, and the seats in the palace were almost full. There were still two quarters of an hour before noon, and the father-in-law began to announce loudly, "The Queen Mother has arrived, the Queen has arrived, the noble concubine has arrived, the virtuous concubine has arrived...

The prince's concubine has arrived, the second prince's concubine has arrived, the third prince's concubine has arrived..."

Everyone in the palace stood up, lowered their heads slightly, and waited for a series of nobles to pass by and take their seats on the steps. Then everyone walked to the middle and knelt down in order, "The Queen Mother is a thousand years old, the Queen Mother.

Chitose..."

Fortunately, you only need to greet high-ranking concubines such as the Queen Mother and the Empress, and you don't need to call out a long list of names like the eunuch just now.

"Everyone, please get up and sit down." Queen Mother Wei spoke, and then she had to say thanks again before she could stand up and walk to her seat to sit down.

At banquets in the palace, there are usually very few foreign wives who keep looking at the people at the main table. Chen Xiuyan also followed suit, but sometimes you can't keep a low profile if you want to.

"Who is the eldest concubine of the Jin Palace? The Ai family has not seen it yet." Empress Dowager Wei asked with a loving smile.

Chen Xiuyan could only stand up immediately, walk back to the place where she had just knelt down, and kneel down again, "I would like to send my regards to the Queen Mother. May the Queen Mother be blessed with peace of mind."

"This is the Crown Princess of Prince Jin's Mansion, raise your head." Empress Dowager Wei said with a smile.

Chen Xiuyan slowly raised her head, her eyes met Empress Dowager Wei's for a few breaths and then she consciously narrowed her eyes slightly. This was the rule and etiquette.

"Good, good color." It was the first time for Queen Mother Wei to see Chen Xiuyan, but she had been inquired about before, and they all said that she had a good appearance. It turned out to be the case when she saw her today, "The prince of Jin also had good luck, and he fell into the countryside.

To be able to marry such a beautiful lady, and to successfully recognize my ancestor and return to my clan, it will be a good life from now on."

"With the protection of the Holy Emperor and the Queen Mother, the country and the people are at peace, and the world is safe. The prince has passed the imperial examination and entered the official position, so that he can successfully recognize his ancestors and return to the clan. This is all thanks to the great blessing of the Holy Emperor and the Queen Mother." Chen Xiuyan started to boast, no matter where.

In this situation, just speak nicely and be obedient.

"He is a smart one." Empress Dowager Wei said with a smile, raising her hand to summon. Chen Xiuyan was slightly confused for a moment, stood up, bent down and walked up the steps, and then knelt down again a few steps away from the Empress Dowager.

"Why are you so polite, kid?" Empress Dowager Wei said angrily.

It's not strange to be polite to many people. Chen Xiuyan secretly thought to herself that if you are not polite, you will be caught by someone's pigtails. It is always right for you to lower yourself and bow to your subjects.

"Logically, the Ai family should give you a meeting gift when you get married to the prince of Jin Dynasty. But at that time, you haven't recognized your ancestors and returned to the clan. Several princes and princes around you have them, so it's not good to leave you behind. This is a reward from the Ai family.

Yes, I have made up for it for you."

After Empress Dowager Wei finished speaking, the eunuch behind her brought up a tray with a gold and jade bracelet on it. It was not an ordinary red gold bracelet with a small piece of jade, but a thick and hollow gold bracelet with a whole bracelet inlaid in the middle.

The jade bracelet is made of yellow red gold and transparent pure white mutton-fat jade. It is a priceless bracelet.

There is a red gold inlay with jade of the same style next to the bracelet, but it is just a ring. At first glance, it is for Chu Wenqian.

"Your Majesty, please help the Ai family to bring it to him. The Ai family wishes you a happy life and a long life together." Empress Dowager Wei personally picked up the bracelet and looked at it as if she was about to put it on Chen Xiuyan herself.

Chen Xiuyan could only kneel and take a few steps forward. She raised her left hand carefully. She couldn't help complaining in her heart. What the hell, in this evil feudal society, her knees were almost numb, but she still had to smile. Fortunately,

It's a valuable thing, otherwise how could it be worth what I paid for it.

However, as soon as the bracelet came closer, Chen Xiuyan's eyes dimmed instantly. However, she lowered her head slightly, and others could not see her expression clearly. They only thought that she was humble and embarrassed, and that she was honored to let Queen Mother Wei put the bracelet on her personally.

Chen Xiuyan's wrists are quite slender, and the cross-section of her hands is not very wide. She puts on the bracelet smoothly, but the urgent fragrance in her nose still makes Chen Xiuyan's heart sink. This Empress Dowager Wei is a bold smiling tiger, in front of so many people

The face makes you stumble and wear small shoes.

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for the reward." Chen Xiuyan thanked her softly, then took the ring from Chu Wenqian and went down to sit in her seat.

It was impossible for her to take off this bracelet during the banquet, otherwise her head might be in danger, but the faint smell of nutmeg exuded from this bracelet made Chen Xiuyan feel helpless.

Of course, the taste was secondary. Chen Xiuyan was afraid that the bracelet had been soaked in medicine, and the effect of wearing it would be obvious, and the smell of the medicine would not be very effective.

Chen Xiuyan looked at the bracelet and could only take out the plastic wrap from the space to cover the sleeves, and wrap it around her hand, so that the bracelet could not directly contact the skin. Even if the sleeves were turned up occasionally, the transparent material of the plastic wrap

It's not easy to be discovered either.

Chen Xiuyan had just finished doing some small tricks and wrapped it in plastic wrap when someone called her again. She looked up and saw that it was the Queen. Chen Xiuyan felt like she was thinking, this is not over, isn't it? Her knees are going to...

No matter how unhappy Chen Xiuyan was, she could only stand up. Fortunately, the queen did not put on airs. After Chen Xiuyan said hello, she had someone give her a reward, which was followed by a supplementary reward from the queen mother. Later, several high-ranking concubines such as the noble concubine and the virtuous concubine also gave the reward.

, and then Chen Xiuyan returned to her seat with a full harvest, and she was in a good mood. If you have money, your knees are nothing.

"Today, the imperial dining room has prepared ten kinds of flower cakes, as well as various flower wines. Let's taste them slowly. If you like any cakes, let the palace people serve them again." Empress Dowager Wei gave an order, and the palace people filed in, one person serving each table.

Pastries and drinks were served.

Chen Xiuyan followed the crowd and started to take the pastries after everyone started eating. She saw that there was nothing wrong with the pastries, so she tasted them. The craftsmanship of the imperial kitchen was very good, and the food was easy to get cold and unpalatable, but

The pastries are delicious, both hot and cold.

Chen Xiuyan specially used her left hand to hold the pastries with the bracelet gifted by the Queen Mother, and inadvertently exposed it. The speed was fast enough for people to see, but the cling film could not be seen clearly, so that the people on the throne could feel at ease.

Empress Dowager Wei actually saw it, and used a wine glass to cover the corners of her sarcastic mouth. She was born in a rural area and could not go to the public hall, and her eyesight was shallow, but this was fine, it was easy to deal with.


Chapter completed!