Chapter 7 Returning the Property to Its Original Owner
According to the rules of the Yulan Festival, the female members of the family enter the palace early, and the queen hosts a banquet and they have their meals in the palace.
The male members of the royal family would finish their meals at home before entering the palace, chatting with the emperor for a few words first, and then going to the imperial garden to admire the flowers together.
Basically all the female relatives of the noble families in the capital were invited, but the number of male relatives was relatively small, and only those who were named by Emperor Jing of Wei himself could enter the palace.
Li Yanqing was the crown prince who guarded the country. Emperor Jing of Wei would send people to invite him to attend the Yulan Festival every year. He used to dislike such crowded places, and now he directly refused because of his leg disease.
But this time, Li Yanqing was a little hesitant. Should he do it?
Zhu Yi saw that his master had been hesitating for several days, and could not help but say, "My Lord, tomorrow is the Yulan Festival. If you are willing to come this time, I should have prepared something for you earlier; if not, I should have reported it to the emperor earlier."
"You should prepare the things you need for the day." Li Liyanqing wanted to see Su Chenyu, even if it was just to see her from a distance.
The prince hadn't been out for a long time. When Zhu Yi heard that he was willing to participate in the Yulan Festival, he couldn't help but feel happy: "Then I will prepare it."
On the day of the Yulan Festival, while Madam Xu was dressing Su Chenyu, she said, "Master, I heard that the Queen specially invited the old lady from the Lili family to the palace this time."
Normally speaking, the Hungry Ghost Festival only requires the ladies of each family to attend. This time, the Queen specially invited Old Lady Lili, so she must have some ulterior motive.
Aunt Xu's reminder reminded Su Chenyu of the old lady in the Lili Mansion. A dark look flashed across her eyes. "Come if you want. How can I be afraid of her?"
As she spoke, she pointed to the magnolia hairpin on the dressing table and said, "It's better to wear this today. It's more plain."
"Yes." replied Madam Xu.
"What time is it now?"
"It's not even past noon yet."
Su Chenyu stood up: "Let's go then."
Aunt Xu was puzzled: "It's still early at this time."
"Just wait and see." Su Chenyu didn't believe that the Queen would honestly tell her the time of the banquet.
The weather in early spring was still chilly, but the ladies of various families in the Imperial Garden had already arrived, all wearing bright new clothes of Beijing style, which added much color to the apricot blossoms in full bloom in the garden.
The Queen and Su Ruian were the last to arrive. After they sat down, the Queen looked around and asked, "Why is Master Fengyi not here?"
She glanced at the senior palace maid Feicui beside her and asked: "Did you inform the Fengyi Master in advance?"
Feicui quickly replied, "Yulan Festival is a big event, so I naturally informed Master Fengyi a long time ago. I don't know why Master Fengyi hasn't shown up yet."
The queen said calmly, "I guess something has delayed you. Let's wait a little longer."
Even the Queen said she would wait, so naturally the others did not dare to say anything more, but they all had no good feelings towards Su Chenyu in their hearts.
Madam Lian glanced at the old lady sitting opposite her and began to speak sarcastically: "Fortunately, this distinguished lady Fengyi will not enter our house, otherwise I don't know what kind of anger I will have to endure from her in the future!"
Old Madam Li Li had an unpleasant expression on her face. Su Chenyu's reputation was already bad, and now she was being mocked by Madam Lian. She felt that it was Su Chenyu who made her lose face, and she was even more dissatisfied with Su Chenyu.
"The Empress is here, but the Master Fengyi is late. He has left so many of us waiting. I don't know when he will arrive."
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