A tree of peach blossoms pressing the prime minister

Chapter 83
The situation was a bit embarrassing, Mei Zhaoxue was busy chatting with people, as if she didn't notice her at all, and the rest of the people even pretended not to see her, just chatting on their own.Gu Huairou realized something was wrong, but the seat next to her was already occupied, and she didn't know what to do for a while.

Taohua pursed her lips. Although she hugged Shen Zaiye's thigh and was willing to be the concubine, she still represented Zhao Guo. If she really sat at the back, she would lose Zhao Guo's face and consider herself the princess of Zhao Guo She can't compare to the concubine daughter of the last minister of Jiuqing, so she must be scolded to death by Zhao Guo's people.

After thinking about it, Tao Hua stood in the middle of the yard, waiting for Concubine Lan to come out.

Mei Zhaoxue had been looking at her from the corner of her eye, trying to see how she would react, but she actually stood there motionless.After all, she was from the Prime Minister's Mansion, so she was a little embarrassed by the disturbance, so she lightly reprimanded: "Jiang Shi, find a seat and sit down."

"There is no place for a concubine here." Taohua smiled and knelt towards Mei Zhaoxue and said, "It must be that I haven't formally visited the imperial concubine, so the empress has forgotten the position of the concubine, and the concubine is waiting to greet the empress first." Bar."

Qin Jieyu frowned, pointed to the place below his head and said, "Isn't there?"

Taohua smiled: "That's not where a concubine should sit."

"What? It's fine if you are arrogant and pampered in the mansion, but if you really enter the palace, people will accommodate you?" Qin Jieyu's face darkened, and he was quite displeased: "You don't understand the rules like this, what if you are blamed by your mother , don’t involve our Xiangfu.”

"How can it not be involved, why is it a member of the Prime Minister's Mansion." Mei Zhaoxue sighed: "Your Majesty can only blame me for lax discipline when she comes out, not Jiang Shi, so she should be unscrupulous."

After saying this, the rest of the wives present looked at Tao Hua in a less friendly way.This kind of favored and proud woman will also please men in front of men, but there will be no good fruit for women.

If you don't hear about peach blossoms, what women are best at is to speak out. When they are reasonable, they wait for someone who can judge to come out before speaking, so as not to lose their manners in the quarrel and make people lose a good impression.

Fortunately, Concubine Lan came out quickly.

"What's the matter?" Looking at Jiang Taohua standing below, Concubine Lan's eyes moved slightly: "Why doesn't Mrs. Jiang sit down?"

Mei Zhaoxue got up and nodded: "It's my concubine's fault. I used to sit on the left side of the empress. I didn't consider Jiang's identity this year, and I forgot to give way."

Glancing at her, Concubine Lan Gui said indifferently: "You are the prostitute of Mei Fengchang's family, the head of the Nine Ministers, so naturally you have to sit on the left. There is no problem with that."

Mei Zhaoxue smiled, nodded and bowed her knees.Everyone looked at Jiang Taohua, and instantly became a state of watching a good show.

Tao Hua calmly stepped forward to salute: "My concubine pays homage to the imperial concubine."

Glancing at her, Concubine Lan supported the palace man's hand to sit down, but didn't let her flatten her body, she just asked: "Why don't you sit down, lady? Do you think my Zhilan Palace is too small?"

"Your Majesty's words are serious, Zhilan Palace is second only to the main palace in the palace, how can it be small?" Tao Hua smiled, lowering her eyes and said: "I am only afraid of ruining my empress' reputation in the harem, so I dare not sit down."

"Oh?" Concubine Lan Gui smiled, stared at her and said, "Whether you are seated or not, what does this have to do with me?"

"Of course there is." Tao Hua raised her hand and pointed to the seat on the far left: "The concubine came here by accident, so there is only one seat left. If I sit, people outside will inevitably say that the queen's palace is inferior It doesn't matter, it's not as strict as the rules of the main palace. If someone with a heart listens to it, I'm afraid it will turn a trivial matter into a big one, saying that the empress doesn't understand the rules but often accompanies the king, and I'm afraid that the law of the Wei Dynasty will be ruined. Isn't the empress wronged?"

After a pause, before Concubine Lan Gui got angry, she said again: "The last time I saw your empress at the racecourse, I thought that my empress was not only graceful and luxurious, but also dignified and generous. I got the favor. Although this seat is a trivial matter today, it also represents the attitude of Zhilan Palace. I can't bear to let the empress be humiliated by a trivial matter, so I have been reluctant to take the seat for a long time, and I ask the empress to forgive me!"

The lotus flower with a bright tongue, this is the real lotus flower with a bright tongue!Gu Huairou was dumbfounded when he heard that, and watched Concubine Lan's expression change from gloomy to dazed, and finally thought about it, then nodded: "You make sense."

Mei Zhaoxue was startled, and quickly got up and said: "In this way, the crime of the concubine is serious, so the concubine should go down and sit down, and give this seat to Mrs. Jiang."

"Ma'am is the main room, how can there be any reason to give the position to the side room?" Tao Hua smiled sweetly: "The imperial concubine is smart, so she naturally has her own arrangements, why are you so hasty to make decisions for the empress?"

Mei Zhaoxue paused slightly, turned her head and gave her a deep look.Taohua met her gaze without avoiding it, and couldn't help but smile.

Concubine Lan Gui pursed her lips, and waved her hand to ask the palace servants to move the last low table and cushion to her right hand: "Jiang's status is special, so I don't care about the main room and the side rooms today. The princess of the Zhao Kingdom came to my Great Wei, so naturally she will be a princess. Treat each other with courtesy, just sit here."

Everyone was startled, seeing that Jiang Shi really walked forward, they really had everything on their minds.

"It's amazing." Gu Shiyi next to Gu Huairou praised in a low voice: "This kind of momentum really deserves to be the princess of Zhao Kingdom."

If it were someone else, they would definitely have to make a fuss and offend the imperial concubine if they couldn't get off the stage, or they would be too frightened by the imperial concubine's look to just sit down obediently.I didn't expect Mrs. Jiang to dare to say so many words, and every sentence made sense.

Neither Mei Zhaoxue nor Duan Yunxin had any expression on their faces, but Qin was so angry that she almost rubbed the handkerchief to pieces when she saw the smile on Jiang Taohua's face, and whispered, "I can't see her like that. A coquettish and self-satisfied energy!"

Before she entered the mansion, the master always liked the arrogance and charm of her the most. Who knew that after she came in, no one in the mansion said she was charming anymore, but only said that she was arrogant.

It doesn't matter if you walk your own way, but if you can't walk other people's way, you should die.

As soon as Taohua sat down, she felt as if something was stabbing her face, and when she raised her head, she met Qin Jieyu's gaze, her eyes were quite confused.Why does this master dislike her?

Looking away, Qin Jieyu stretched out his hand and began to fiddle with the food box in front of him.Seeing this, Taohua didn't think much about it, and waited for the tea party to start.

"This year's tea tasting party is still the same." Concubine Lan Gui glanced down and said with a smile: "Taste the tea first, and then drink the good tea. Ladies and gentlemen must have brought their own snacks and tea. Big, after tasting them one by one, let’s judge the quality.”

Everyone agreed, and Tao Hua also bowed her head, but she couldn't help but think in her heart, is this noble concubine doing nothing when she is full?Why do you have such a party?
But then she realized that this party was called tasting tea, but it was actually tasting people.There are not only married wives from each family, but also daughters who are waiting to be married.The so-called green leaves supporting red flowers, the girls with unmarried buns and brightly colored long skirts, among them a group of married people, looked extraordinarily fresh.

Gu Huairou seemed to have said earlier that Duan Yunxin won the tea party and married into the prime minister's mansion, so it's not surprising that these girls are so active.But, why did she look so positively at everyone in the house?

"My concubine made emerald cake, wrapped in mung bean paste, very appetizing." Mei Zhaoxue opened the food box, and the others took out the plates containing the snacks.

Qin's makes deep-fried pastries, while Duan's makes standard eight-treasure steamed eggs. Looking at it quickly, each has its own advantages.

Concubine Lan Gui nodded with satisfaction, and glanced at Tao Hua: "What kind of cake are you?"

"Peach Blossom Cake." Peach Blossom said with a smile, "It's just that the roses that bloomed well recently are used inside, sweet and crisp."

"Then why isn't it called Rose Flower Cake?" Concubine Lan pouted, muttered something, then got up and took one to taste.

It's delicious, but it's obviously not a person who often cooks dim sum, and the skills are very unfamiliar.Concubine Lan Gui didn't speak, and continued to taste the next one.

A palace attendant came over and led the ladies and ladies to make tea on the table beside them.Tao Hua finally breathed a sigh of relief, found Mrs. Gu, and went with her.

"Be careful." Gu frowned and said, "Madam looks like she's going to have trouble with you."

"Just noticed?" Tilting her head, Taohua smiled coquettishly: "Ma'am has long been in trouble with me."

It's just that it was especially obvious today, probably because Shen Zaiye was not around, and he couldn't know the specific process.

Gu Huairou shook her head straight, and led her to a place farther away to get hot water to make tea, and kept thinking: "You are under attack now, no matter who you are, you must be on guard."

"Including you?" Taohua teased.

Slightly taken aback, Gu's eyes immediately widened: "Why are you on guard against me? I won't harm you!"

Jiang Shi is so powerful, even if she put aside the friendship that saved her, she would never be so stupid as to make her an enemy again.

Laughing softly, Taohua walked back with the brewed tea: "Just kidding, let's go."

The time to make tea varies. When they returned, many seats were still empty, but Concubine Lan Guifei had already finished the snacks from Miss Sangong's wife on the right and was eating Qin Jieyu's fried pastry.

"It's really early for you guys to come back." Frowning and swallowing a few fried pastries, Concubine Lan Gui whispered softly while pinching her chopsticks: "This food is delicious, but it's too oily, just right for tea. Mrs. Jiang, your tea Soak it first, then bring it first."

"Yes." Tao Hua nodded, and respectfully handed over the honey scented tea.

Concubine Lan Gui might be choking, she drank the tea for a long time before tasting the taste, she frowned and said, "Why is it sweet?"

"Hui Niangniang, this is a new tea in our capital, called honey scented tea." Gu Huairou quickly explained: "It has the effect of beautifying and nourishing the skin."

(End of this chapter)