The Crown Princess held a flower-viewing banquet in early March.
A group of female members of the imperial family, including Qi Su, were invited to a banquet at the palace.
The Crown Princess's flower-viewing banquet was very famous in the capital.
According to the rules of previous years.
This was not just a flower-viewing event, but also a flower festival for wealthy and noble families in the capital to choose their sons and daughters.
Qi Su wore an apricot blossom in her hair, looking beautiful and adorable.
They rode in a carriage to the palace for a banquet.
The flower-viewing banquet was held this time on Jade Mountain, northeast of the palace.
They deliberately avoided the Imperial Garden.
Jade Mountain is a small, not very high hill, but it was considered quite rare within the imperial palace.
After all, there were artisans in the palace who specialized in flower making, and the Crown Princess loved flowers.
The entire Jade Mountain is covered with cherry, apricot, and plum blossoms, a riot of colors, resembling a celestial paradise.
The last time so many people gathered in the palace was during the Emperor's birthday celebration.
As a result, a major incident occurred.
The Crown Princess was exceptionally cautious during this flower-viewing banquet.
They specifically ordered people to guard various locations to prevent unrelated people from breaking in.
The Empress Dowager devoted herself to Buddhism, while the Empress fell ill.
The most powerful woman in the harem was the Crown Princess.
There are many guests today, and the Crown Princess is busy with palace affairs. The guests have all arrived, but she, as the hostess, has not yet made an appearance.
We've only arranged for everyone to have some time to play and stroll around Jade Mountain first.
No need to be shy, come to the banquet at noon.
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Qi Su sat under a cherry blossom tree.
There was a chess table under the tree, and a set of unfinished chess pieces was already laid out on the table.
It was probably meant to amuse the female guests attending the banquet.
Qi Su had only glanced at it twice when the plump and adorable Fifth Prince's Consort came closer.
His crescent-shaped eyes curved upwards.
"Sister-in-law of the King of Qishan, are you feeling any better?"
Qi Su nodded.
"I'm much better now, thank you for thinking of me."
The Fifth Prince's wife looked her up and down before sitting down opposite her at the chess table.
"I heard that Sister Wang was ill and doesn't remember people very well."
Qi Su remained calm.
"It's alright, there are many people in the palace, and I don't know many of them anyway."
Upon hearing this, the Fifth Prince's wife giggled.
She got married young and looks to be only sixteen or seventeen years old.
The Fifth Prince spoiled her, and she developed a charming and lively personality.
She leaned closer and whispered, "Actually, I don't remember much either."
After speaking, he coughed lightly and straightened his posture.
"My sister-in-law, the Crown Princess, said that there are many guests today and she was afraid that the Prince of Qishan's sister-in-law would feel awkward, so she asked me to keep her company first."
Qi Su likes this kind of well-behaved and unpretentious girl.
"Thanks. How about we play Gomoku?"
Fifth Prince's Consort: "What is Gomoku? I'm not very good at it."
Qi Su: "It's simple. Like this, if you connect five pieces in a row, you win."
…
The two men set up their formation under the tree, one holding the black piece and the other the white.
After playing most of the game, it was starting to get interesting.
A voice, neither too loud nor too soft, suddenly came from under the cherry blossom tree a few steps diagonally in front of us.
"Is Consort Xian feeling any better?"
"Sigh, I switched to a different imperial physician's medicine these past two days, and it's been working well; I've been sleeping better at night."
"Empress Xian was also caught in this disaster for no reason."
"Isn't that right? Those people have been wanting to find fault with my seventh brother for a long time, and they've just put a pot on his head for no reason."
Qi Su looked up.
The Fifth Prince's Consort held the chess piece and said softly:
"The one wearing pink is Princess Shou'an, the third princess born to Consort Xian."
"The one in blue is the youngest granddaughter of the Duke of Jin, the niece of the Consort Xian's maternal family, and also the cousin of the Third Princess."
Qi Su understood.
This performance was sung for her.
If you sing it to her, she'll have to listen carefully.
The Fifth Prince's wife put the chess piece back.
He whispered, "Sister-in-law, shall we leave for a while? This Princess Shou'an is arrogant and spoiled. Consort Xian is very protective of her."
Qi Su: "It's alright, I'm not afraid of her."
…
Sure enough, the pretentious Princess Qishan looked this way.
The two of them spoke louder and louder.
It also attracted quite a few people.
“What’s even funnier is that some people say that the Princess of Qishan was imprisoned in a dungeon by my seventh brother.”
“People outside are talking nonsense. His Highness Prince Huai is definitely not that kind of person.”
The third princess sneered.
"I don't know where Yun Zheng got this promiscuous woman from, he treats her like a treasure, and thinks others are just as fond of her."
"Even if that kind of junk were given to my seventh brother for free, he wouldn't even glance at it."
"It's hateful that my brother was scolded several times for no reason because of such a vile woman."
The young lady from the Duke of Jin's mansion said:
"Princess, please calm down. It's not worth it for such a lowly person."
Under the flowering tree, someone, trying to curry favor with the Third Princess, said with a smile:
"Have you heard? Didn't the Princess of Qishan lose her memory?"
The Third Princess said bitterly:
"Serves her right. She's a woman, who knows what kind of suffering she endured in the dungeon? You wouldn't even dare to imagine what's going on in the dungeon."
A voice, tinged with laughter, interrupted.
"Oh? From what you're saying, you're quite familiar with the dungeon of Prince Huai's mansion? Do you go there often?"
One of them frowned and cursed:
"Who are you? Do you have any right to interrupt?"
The Fifth Prince's Consort held Qi Su tightly.
"Sister-in-law, let's go somewhere else for a while."
If this gets out of hand, it won't look good for the Crown Princess either.
Qi Su pressed her temples.
"I have a terrible headache, I think I'm about to have a seizure. When I have a seizure, I start hitting people. Just now, I clearly heard someone cursing at me."
After speaking, his gaze fell on the Third Princess.
Although the Third Princess was unruly, she was quite beautiful, with phoenix eyes and cherry lips, much like Consort Xian.
If it weren't for that domineering look in her eyes, she would be a beautiful young girl.
She recognized Qi Su.
His face was full of disgust, and he looked down at her with an air of superiority.
"I'll curse you all I want, you promiscuous, filthy woman, so what if I curse you?"
The other people in the garden were scolded by the Third Princess, and that was that.
But Qi Su is not someone else.
She nodded.
"Okay, that's what you said."
She stepped forward and grabbed the Third Princess as if she were holding a chick.
Slap! Slap! He received a slap on each cheek.
The force was quite strong, and almost instantly, the Third Princess's little face swelled up.
She had never been hit before, and she was almost stunned on the spot.
Instead, it was the young lady from the Duke of Jin's family who screamed.
"How dare you hit the princess?"
Qi Su laughed.
"Yes, I had forgotten about you."
They grabbed her too and slapped her twice.
Chaos erupted under the flowering tree.
They were crying, shouting, and yelling for help.
But it didn't work.
Because outsiders are not allowed to enter today's flower viewing party.
Among a group of delicate young girls, Qi Su was the strongest.
"Young lady, your mouth smells so bad. You should go wash it first."
As she spoke, Qi Su scooped the Third Princess up.
To everyone's horror, she was thrown into the fishpond.
Then came the daughter of the Duke of Jin.
Then there were the other lackeys who followed behind, taking advantage of the situation.
After everyone was thrown into the water, the area under the flowering tree became much quieter.
Qi Su clapped her hands.
"Okay, it's clean now."
The Fifth Prince's wife covered her round face and screamed like a chicken under the tree, spinning around as she did so.
I don't know whether to be excited or just excited.
…
The Crown Princess finally arrived in a hurry.
Seeing a group of little girls floating and sinking in the pool, I almost doubted my eyes.
After Qi Su threw the person down, palace maids and eunuchs rushed down to rescue them.
Whether you can swim or not, you won't drown.
It's just a matter of drinking a few more sips of water.
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