Chapter 273 implies marrying well in the future.
"Just tie it up high, and no one will be able to tell."
She puffed out her cheeks and muttered to herself.
Shen Cong was very insistent.
"No, we have to try again."
He wouldn't allow himself to do a bad job the first time he styled his hair.
Li Nanke...
Erfeng came in with a grin, carrying a food box, and happened to overhear the two's conversation.
He quickly said, "For you young girls, the left bun must be higher than the right bun. If the right bun is higher, it's bad luck."
Li Nanke looked shocked.
"Is that really a saying? If the right side is higher, how is that considered unlucky?"
Erfeng placed the food box on the stone table and said with a smile, "Left is more honorable than right, and the left side of the hair is higher, which means that you will marry well in the future."
If the right side is higher, it will be unfavorable for future marriage prospects.
Li Nanke...
This was the first time she had ever heard such a statement.
In that moment of distraction, Shen Cong had already finished getting back on his feet.
This time, he was clearly much more skilled than before.
Li Nanke reached out and touched it; sure enough, the right side was a little lower than the left.
She tilted her head back, her eyes crinkling as she looked at Chen Cong.
"Today is New Year's Eve, and Ninth Brother personally styled my hair into a bun, as if he were sending me his New Year's blessings."
If I marry well in the future, I will definitely give Ninth Brother a very big red envelope.
Shen Cong stared at her for a moment, then snorted in response.
Erfeng opened the food box and took out two plates of pastries, which he placed on the stone table.
Wisps of steam were still rising from it.
"This is freshly made in the Imperial Kitchen. Your Highness and Miss Ke'er, please have some to tide you over."
Li Nanke was surprised.
"If you eat now, you won't be able to eat at the palace banquet later, will you?"
Erfeng chuckled.
"It was the first time that Miss Ke'er attended a palace banquet, and she didn't know that all the dishes at the banquet were cold."
When I went to the Imperial Kitchen just now, all the dishes for the palace banquet had been prepared, but His Majesty and the Empress were receiving officials and noblewomen, respectively.
By the time the banquet actually began and the dishes were served, the hot dishes were already ice-cold, not to mention the cold appetizers.
As Erfeng spoke, he pushed the plate towards Li Nanke.
Two plates of dim sum: one was ghee-fried abalone and snails, and the other was Mengliangxiang (a type of sweet soup).
The so-called "Dream Liang Fragrance" is made by hollowing out a snow pear, filling it with "pine nuts, glutinous rice, and rose syrup", steaming it until the pear flesh is partially melted, and making it sweet and delicious.
"Girl, have something warm to tide you over first."
Li Nanke was attending a palace banquet for the first time and had no idea about such a thing.
Looking up, I saw that Shen Cong had already picked up a Mengliang incense stick and was eating it bit by bit with a small silver spoon.
She also took a piece and started eating. She didn't stand on ceremony and took a piece of "Mengliangxiang" to eat.
The sweet and sticky taste spread across her tongue, and she smiled with her eyes narrowed.
"tasty."
Shen Cong saw her holding a steamed pear in one hand, scooping out a piece of the kernel with a small spoon, and putting it into her mouth.
Then, with a satisfied squint, he smiled like a cat and let out a satisfied sigh.
He suddenly felt that the steamed pear he was used to eating seemed to have an extra bit of sweetness.
He ate the whole pear without realizing it, and then picked up a piece of ghee-fried abalone and ate it.
Li Nanke was still engrossed in his work with the steamed pear in his hand.
They eat so slowly!
Shen Cong swallowed the pastry in his mouth and said, "Nangong Qiang has already told me everything. Is the address you gave me correct?"
Li Nanke nodded quickly.
"Master Nangong personally overheard the address from behind the wall, so there won't be any problems. It's just what I need... This thing is hard to control."
Shen Cong said, "Erfeng has already arranged for people to make preparations, so there shouldn't be any major problems."
Li Nanke secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then heard Shen Cong ask, "Are you sure you want to make a move tonight? Tonight is New Year's Eve, aren't you afraid your grandmother will be heartbroken?"
She pouted.
"The Marquis of Anping has already taken action. When I entered the palace, the carriage had already been tampered with."
If I'm not mistaken, he wanted to take advantage of the chaos on our way out of the palace to harm my father, and I decided to play along.
"Ninth Brother, do you think my plan is bad?"
Shen Cong casually wiped his fingers and hummed softly upon hearing this.
"If it were me, I would kill them outright."
Li Nanke stuck out her tongue.
She also wanted to kill Marquis Anping directly, but not now; she needed to extract some useful information from him.
"Thank you for your help, Ninth Brother. Let's watch the excitement together tonight."
She jumped off the chair.
"It's getting late, I have to go back. If I don't go back soon, my mother will worry."
Before she had even left the pavilion, she suddenly turned around and looked at Shen Cong with longing eyes.
"Ninth Brother, may I get two pastries for my mother?"
Shen Cong nodded.
Li Nanke immediately cheered.
"I knew it! Ninth Brother is a good person!"
He took out his handkerchief and wrapped a piece of ghee-fried abalone and a steamed pear.
I carefully wrapped it up, then turned and ran off.
Once outside the pavilion, he remembered something, turned around, and bowed to Chen Cong.
"Ke'er wishes Ninth Brother a Happy New Year in advance, and wishes him a peaceful, healthy and prosperous year ahead."
After saying that, they quickly ran away, and you could still faintly hear the sound of bells ringing.
Shen Cong paused for a moment, then murmured, "Since my mother passed away, very few people wish me peace and good health anymore."
Erfeng heard this and his eyes welled up with tears.
"From now on, Miss Ke'er can wish His Highness peace and good health every year."
Shen Cong smiled slightly and stood up.
"Let's go, my brother's matter should be finished soon."
Li Nanke walked through the Imperial Garden and encountered Princess Zhaokang, who was running towards him carrying a vase.
"Finally found you! Why did you leave through the southwest gate? That's too far."
Li Nanke smiled.
"I didn't know the way, so I just went out when I saw a door."
She already had no sense of direction, and wanting to avoid Chen Xu, she naturally went wherever she saw a door.
Princess Zhaokang held up a vase in her hand.
"Look, this is a plum-green jade pot vase given to me by my mother. Isn't it beautiful?"
Li Nanke saw that the vase was as thin as an eggshell and carved with a pattern of intertwined peonies, and he was very impressed.
"nice."
Insert the pure white wintersweet in your hand into it.
Princess Zhaokang handed it over to the palace maid beside her.
"It will be delivered to the carriage at the Marquis of Anping's residence outside the palace in a short while."
Li Nanke sincerely thanked Princess Zhaokang. When he returned to Consort Shu's palace, he happened to be summoned by a maid from Consort Wang's side, who said it was almost their turn to pay their respects.
Li Nanke and Song Yi bid farewell to Consort Shu and headed to Ninghui Palace.
On the way, Li Nanke gave Song Yi two pastries that he had wrapped in a handkerchief and urged her to eat them quickly.
In Ninghui Palace, on a small table beside Empress Xue, there was a pale blue vase with tubular handles, inside which the pure white winter plum blossoms were in full bloom.
But Li Nanke did not see Shen Xu in the hall, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She was genuinely afraid that she might actually run into Shen Xu in Ninghui Palace, in which case she would have no choice but to kowtow and pay her respects to him.
After paying their respects to Empress Xue, the ladies of the court proceeded to Yujin Garden.
Yujin Garden was a palace specifically used for hosting banquets.
Men and women sat on either side of the main hall according to their rank.
Li Nanke and Song Yi were directly opposite Li Mu.
As soon as he sat down, Li Mu sneaked over.
He quickly shoved something into her hand.
Li Nanke looked down and burst out laughing.
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