Chapter 324 Why don’t you take Miss Chu to change clothes?

The flowers in the imperial garden are in full bloom, a riot of colour.

The wives of officials who were invited to the palace to attend the flower-viewing banquet, after dressing up a little, entered the palace with heavy hearts.

They had all secretly analyzed today's flower viewing banquet at home.

Now that the emperor is seriously ill, the queen still has the mind to hold a flower-viewing banquet.

They all speculated that the Queen was trying to get the Emperor a concubine to cheer him up...

In the carriage, Chu Ruoyan's face was pale, and she coughed lightly with a handkerchief from time to time.

“Ahem…”

Noticing someone's gaze fixed on the carriage, she lifted the curtain to check.

In a private room of a teahouse, Ning Jinghuai leaned lazily against the second-floor window, staring straight at the carriage from the general's mansion.

When he saw Chu Ruoyan lifting the car curtain, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

Ning Jinghuai said silently: "Yan'er, be careful when you enter the palace. I'll be waiting for you."

Chu Ruoyan glared at Ning Jinghuai coquettishly and showed him the bracelet on her wrist.

"Don't worry, I'm ready."

Ning Jinghuai watched the carriage slowly passing by, feeling a little aggrieved.

Oh, I really want to accompany Yan'er into the palace.

That bastard Xiao Mocheng actually dared to set his sights on his future wife. He was simply asking for a beating.

Chu Ruoyan lowered the car curtain and raised the corners of her lips slightly.

The general's wife looked at Chu Ruoyan, who was in a happy mood, and felt a little emotional.

No matter what, as long as her Yan'er is happy.

"Yan'er, I'm sorry for wronging you over the years." The general's wife said with red eyes.

Chu Ruoyan naturally understood what the general's wife meant.

She smiled, took the general's wife's arm, and said caringly: "Yan'er has mother to accompany her, and father and brother also love Yan'er very much. Yan'er has no grievances."

"Yan'er is the happiest child in the world."

The general's wife nodded repeatedly, "Yes, my Yan'er will always be happy."

When the carriage reached the palace gate, the mother and daughter got off.

Chu Ruoyan glanced at the guards at the palace gate and coughed a few times in a pretentious manner.

The general's wife said with a worried look on her face: "Yan'er, are you okay?"

"Mother, Yan'er is fine. Let's go into the palace quickly and don't miss the time." Chu Ruoyan said breathlessly.

The mother and daughter looked at each other and walked towards the palace gate.

The guards at the gate saw the mother and daughter approaching slowly and said, "We greet the General's wife."

The general's wife nodded and said, "No need to be polite!"

Inside the palace gate, Linglong, the palace maid who came with a "mission", looked outside the palace gate with an anxious look on her face.

Why haven’t the general’s wife and her daughter arrived yet?

When she saw the general's wife and the other two appear in her sight, she felt secretly delighted.

The palace maid Linglong stepped forward and bowed, "I am Linglong, your servant, greeting the General's wife and Miss Chu."

The General's wife smiled slightly and said, "Get up!"

The palace maid Linglong frowned as she thought about the Queen's instructions.

If you want to complete the task, you must first gain the favor of the mother and daughter.

Linglong raised her eyes and said with a smile, "The Queen knows that Miss Chu is not in good health, so she specifically ordered this servant to wait here."

"There is a shortcut to the Imperial Garden. I will take you there right away."

"Madam General, Miss Chu, please."

Chu Ruoyan naturally did not ignore the calculation in Linglong's eyes.

"Ahem..." She covered her lips and coughed a few times, then said, "Thank you, Linglong."

Linglong, you're just about to have "I have a mission" written all over your face.

Haha~ Just play with you guys.

Linglong, who was standing on the side, had a hint of pride in her eyes. "Miss Chu, you are too polite."

Complete the task and you will receive a large reward.

.......

The wives of officials who arrived at the Imperial Garden early gathered in groups of three or five and chatted in low voices.

After Linglong brought the general's wife and her daughter to the imperial garden, she bowed and said, "I'll take my leave." Then she stepped aside on her own initiative.

The general's wife glanced at Linglong and said in a low voice, "Yan'er, you have to be careful with Linglong."

Chu Ruoyan nodded, "Don't worry, mother."

At this moment, a voice was heard: "The Queen has arrived!"

The women of the imperial family all knelt and saluted, saying, "Your servants and servants pay their respects to the Empress. May the Empress be blessed with good health."

"Everyone, get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The women of the official family stood up one after another.

The queen looked at the general's wife and her daughter who stood up and smiled.

She glanced at everyone and said gently, "The flowers in the Imperial Garden are in full bloom, so I thought of inviting all the ladies to come and enjoy them."

“Don’t be too restrained, just enjoy it.”

Having said that, everyone still follows the Queen's pace.

Everyone observed his words and expressions and followed carefully.

The scenery of the Imperial Garden was beautiful, but they had no intention of appreciating it.

In order to show that they were appreciating the flowers, they pretended to be surprised.

The general's wife and Chu Ruoyan looked at each other, then slowly followed behind, leisurely admiring the blooming flowers.

After strolling for about two quarters of an hour, a palace maid came before the queen and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the banquet is ready."

Upon hearing this, the Queen waved her hand and said, "You step back."

"I'll take my leave."

The queen said to everyone with a smile: "The banquet is ready, let's go!"

"Yes, Queen."

A group of people followed the queen's footsteps and came to the Hundred Flowers Hall next to the Imperial Garden.

After taking her seat, the Queen said with a smile, "The peach blossom wine at today's banquet was specially brewed by me when the peach blossoms were in full bloom."

"Everyone have a taste."

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, is grateful to you."

The maid serving beside her picked up the wine pot and poured the peach blossom wine into the wine glass.

The queen winked at Linglong who picked up the wine pot, picked up the wine glass as if nothing had happened, and drank it all in one gulp.

She praised it highly, saying, "This peach blossom wine has a soft and sweet taste, very good."

Chu Ruoyan looked at Linglong who was pouring wine for her, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.

I'm ready to take the challenge, come on!

The next moment, Chu Ruoyan exclaimed, "My clothes..."

Linglong looked at the wine spilled on Chu Ruoyan's clothes and put down the wine jug in a panic.

She knelt on the ground, her face filled with horror as she said, "I'm sorry, Miss Chu, it's all because of my clumsiness..."

The general's wife took out a handkerchief and hurriedly wiped Chu Ruoyan's clothes.

As she wiped it, she scolded, "What's wrong with you?"

"My Yan'er is not in good health. What should I do if she catches a cold?"

Chu Ruoyan covered her lips with a handkerchief and coughed lightly a few times, then said in a mosquito-like voice, "Mother, calm down... She didn't mean it."

"Yan, Yan'er, just go change your clothes."

Act weak and considerate enough!

Haha, they are all pretending.

The queen sitting on top looked at this scene with pride in her eyes.

She pretended to be displeased and said, "Linglong, why don't you take Miss Chu to change her clothes quickly?"

Linglong kowtowed several times, her voice trembling with fear, and said with a hint of tears in her voice, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I will take Miss Chu to change her clothes right away."

She stood up in panic and said to Chu Ruoyan, "Miss Chu, please follow me."

Chu Ruoyan gently comforted the general's wife, "Mother, don't worry, Yan'er will be back soon."

She stood up and bowed, "Your Majesty, I will be back soon."

The Queen's face was filled with worry. "Miss Chu, go quickly. Don't catch a cold."

Chu Ruoyan nodded and left with Linglong.

She looked at the bracelet on her wrist, then at Linglong in front of her, and a wicked smile appeared on her face.

Linglong, it's not easy for you to be busy all the time.

Today, I will give you a chance to rise to the top.

Don’t thank me too much!