The cute apprentice of the national teacher is charming and wild

Chapter 169 Chapter 168: Peony Banquet

Then, some concubines who were invited to attend also took their seats one after another.

The banquet was about to start, and Queen Mother Mei said to the nurse beside her, "Look at the post, is there anyone who hasn't come yet?"

Mammy took the post to compare the number of people, and then found that one person was absent, "Go back to the queen mother, the fifth lady of Rongguo Duke's mansion has not attended yet."

Gu Qingyun is considered to be the most special among the concubine daughters of the imperial capital. Although her status is not as good as those concubine daughters, but because of her famous medical skills, she has seen many masters in the palace. Even the Empress Dowager Mei invited her to see a doctor. , plus she was Jing Chuwan's companion since she was a child, and with this relationship, she will be invited to every banquet in the palace.

This is an honor that other concubines in the imperial capital do not have.

Just like Aunt Jiang thought, although Gu Qingyun is a concubine, her status in the imperial capital is better than that of a prostitute.

At this time, Gu Zhijin suddenly got up and bowed: "Go back to the empress dowager, my sister caught the wind and cold last night, and it is inconvenient to attend the banquet today. It is a pity that I can't enjoy the peony with everyone here. I specially ask the little girl to send a message to the empress dowager. Don't blame me."

Gu Zhijin's soft voice is very pleasant, and the eyes of everyone around are cast on her.

Gu Zhijin lowered her eyebrows and looked generous.

Empress Dowager Mei looked at her and narrowed her eyes, "Are you the third lady from the Gu family?"

"The little girl is right." Gu Zhijin was neither humble nor overbearing.

Empress Dowager Mei nodded, among the young ladies of the Gu family, she invited only two, Gu San and Gu Wu, and it was not difficult to guess Gu Zhijin's identity.

Everyone was also aware of it, and looked at Gu Zhijin with more scrutiny in their eyes. It turned out that this was the reclusive third lady of the Gu family.

Apart from her complexion, she is also a first-class beauty.

It's a pity that she is a beautiful and unlucky master.

Empress Dowager Mei also looked at Gu Zhijin up and down, her eyes darkened a bit, and she looked at Jing Chaoci who was sitting and drinking from the corner of her eye, his eyes also looked at Gu Zhijin intentionally or unintentionally.

The small movements of the grandparents and grandson fell under the seat, Empress Qin's sharp eyes, and the hand under the table couldn't help but clenched the brocade handkerchief.

She glanced at Jing Yuanzhao with lowered eyes, feeling a little annoyed and helpless.

Empress Qin knew that the way Empress Dowager Mei looked at Gu Zhijin was not the person looking at her, but the Nan family behind her!

Immediately, Mrs. Mei's face was kind, and she said in a warm voice, "Since the fifth miss is ill, it's good to recuperate at home. Third miss, please take a seat."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager."

Gu Zhijin sat down, Song Zhibai leaned closer to her, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter with your fifth younger sister?"

It was a bit perfunctory to find an excuse to catch a cold.

Do doctors still look down on their own bodies?
Gu Zhijin shook her head: "I don't know what happened, maybe I don't want to attend this banquet."

But I don't know why she didn't want to attend.

This morning, when Gu Zhijin was having breakfast, the maid in Gu Qingyun's yard came to her and said that her young lady had contracted a cold and would not be able to attend the banquet today, and asked her to send a message.

Although Gu Zhijin was a little skeptical, she couldn't ask any more questions, so she had to bring her message to Queen Mother Mei.

Song Zhibai looked at the budding peony in front of him, thinking about the reason why Gu Qingyun didn't attend the banquet.

There is only one possibility, that she does not want to marry these princes.

After all, this banquet was a gimmick for the Empress Dowager Mei to choose concubines for several princes.

And Gu Qingyun also meant exactly this, the only prince who wanted to marry had already arranged for a girl to spend the rest of her life with, and she was unwilling to marry other men.

So it doesn't matter if you don't attend this banquet, lest you get into the eyes of the royal family.

After Song Zhibai figured it out, he lightly tut, Gu Qingyun is still smart.

If I had known earlier, let Ah Jin use this method, wouldn't her weak body be more convincing than Gu Qingyun's wind and cold?
Mistakes, missteps.

Since he attended the banquet, Ah Jin had to accept the baptism of the eyes of the royal family.

Just now, Song Zhibai had noticed the deep meaning in Empress Dowager Mei's eyes and Jing Chaoci's scrutiny.

Except for Gu Qingyun, everyone present at the banquet was present. Empress Dowager Mei asked the palace staff to serve some melon and fruit snacks, which can be enjoyed while admiring the flowers.

The eyes of the noble ladies are not on the beautiful and beautiful peony, but on the princes on the opposite side, looking at them secretly, just to get their favor.

Several princes immersed themselves in drinking, only Jing Zhanli held the wine glass and looked at the noble lady with winking eyes.

Appreciating peonies is not as good as appreciating these "delicate flowers".

The aristocratic ladies blushed from Jing Zhanli's eyes, as delicate as peonies.

Empress Dowager Mei looked at Mei Qinxue beside her, and said with a pleasant expression, "Xue'er, go and toast Jingli."

"Yes," Mei Qinxue responded obediently, looking forward with her beautiful eyes, she glanced shyly at Jing Moyan across the way, her pretty face was stained with red, she picked up her wine glass and got up, stepped forward with lotus steps, Suyin said lightly: "Jing Li Your Highness, Xue Er toasts you."

With a smile in his gentle and refined eyes, Jing Moyan nodded slightly, picked up the wine glass, and drank with her.

Empress Dowager Mei nodded, very satisfied.

Everyone in the room tacitly knew that the empress dowager intended to deal with the girls from the Mei family and Prince Jingli, and those noble ladies who secretly favored Jing Moyan had no choice but to give up. They had self-knowledge and knew that they would definitely not be able to compete with Mei Qinxue.

After all, behind Mei Qinxue, Empress Dowager Mei sits in charge.

After toasting, Mei Qinxue sat back in her seat, her face was flushed with blush, her beautiful eyes were full of hope, and she looked at Jing Moyan shyly from time to time.

It can be seen that she has long been secretly in love with Jing Moyan.

If Empress Dowager Mei married her to Jing Moyan, she would be willing in every possible way.

"Miss Mei and Prince Jingli stand together, they are both talented and beautiful, and they are really a good match."

The clear and smiling voice came from Gu Zhirou's mouth, and she looked at Mei Qinxue with a smile, "The Mei family has produced beauties since ancient times. You can tell from the Empress Dowager and Mei Guifei's sisters that they are all embryos of beauties. Miss Mei is even more beautiful than me. Lan, the little face is very juicy."

With a clever tongue, the Empress Dowager Mei and Concubine Mei were coaxed into joy, and Mei Qinxue lowered her head in embarrassment.

Empress Dowager Mei lightly annoyed Gu Zhirou: "You are the only one with a sweet mouth."

Empress Qin saw the coming and going of the two of them, and sneered in her heart. With such a compliment, Gu Zhirou knew that she had already joined Jing Chaoci's camp.

After Mei Qinxue finished her toast, Jing Chaoci suddenly stood up, and walked towards Gu Zhijin with a wine glass, holding a gentleman's demeanor, "Is this king honored to invite Miss San to have a drink together?"

There was an instant silence at the banquet, and all the eyes looked towards this side.

Empress Qin cast her cold eyes, and glanced at the indifferent Jing Yuanzhao.

Empress Dowager Mei took a sip of tea, with deep meaning in her eyes.

It was so sudden, Gu Zhijin was at a loss for a while, before she could think of a word, Gu Zhirou spoke first, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness wants to have a drink with the third younger sister, third younger sister, please don't spoil His Royal Highness Rui's wishes."

Gu Zhijin's expression had already calmed down. She guessed what Gu Zhirou was thinking, and she was afraid that she was trying to deal with her Jing Chaoci.
(End of this chapter)