Chapter 1045 The Palace Banquet is Here Again
Lu Xingwan's pace is extremely fast.
So while she was constantly thinking, Jinxin kept moving and continued to follow Lu Xingwan's footsteps quickly.
Jinxin suddenly remembered something. It seemed that the princess once let slip during dinner that she met an acquaintance on the way here. It was at that time that she asked Duke Anguo to bring her into the palace.
They didn't think much about it at the time, and the princess hurriedly covered it up, but now when she thinks about it again, Jinxin has some doubts.
So, the person the princess met at that time was the Seventh Princess? And something must have happened between them.
Thinking of this, Jinxin frowned slightly, but she was not in a hurry to ask the princess about this matter.
She thought that she should first ask the Empress' opinion.
After all, the princess and the seventh princess are sisters, and the seventh princess is also very close to Qingyun Palace. If there is any conflict between them, perhaps the queen can come forward to help them resolve it.
Jinxin secretly made up her mind and walked faster.
At this moment, Lu Xingwan was a few steps in front of Jin Xin, and was not affected at all.
Thinking of the calmness between her and Lu Xingyan just now, she seemed to be relieved.
He just focused on heading towards Qingyun Palace.
Jinxin did mention this matter to the Royal Concubine and Jinyu, but what Jinxin didn't expect was that the Royal Concubine was particularly tolerant about this.
"This is a matter between the young people. Just let them deal with it themselves."
After the Imperial Concubine said this, Jinxin stood there in a daze, while Jinyu took a step forward and tapped her head gently.
The Empress has always been unwilling to get involved in the affairs of the younger generation.
The Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess had quarreled before. They both thought that the Royal Concubine was the kindest person, so they wanted her to judge for them, but the Royal Concubine never opened her mouth.
"Let the children handle their own affairs." Song Qingyan was sorting out some clothes on hand.
Although she didn't know how to do needlework, she asked her sister-in-law to prepare some beautiful clothes for Wanwan from outside the palace.
When Wanwan attends a palace banquet for the first time after growing up, she has to dress up beautifully.
Wanwan is already very good-looking, and if she dresses like this, she will definitely become the focus of the palace banquet.
"Just be careful not to let them hurt each other."
This statement is mainly directed at Wanwan.
She knew that if Xingyan made Wanwan angry, Wanwan would definitely teach her a lesson.
Song Qingyan knew Wanwan's personality, which was considered to be a strong one, so she would not suffer any loss.
Jinxin was still somewhat worried, but since the Royal Concubine had said so, she couldn't say anything more.
So I gave up the idea.
However, from now on, she has to pay more attention to the Seventh Princess.
It seemed that on the first day when the princess returned to the palace, the queen behaved a little bit out of control.
Now she is back to her old self.
The Queen was very indifferent to everything, but she and Jinyu knew that the Queen was very concerned about Princess Yong'an's affairs.
These two or three days have passed quickly.
Soon, the day of the palace banquet arrived.
As before, this palace banquet was held in the Xuande Hall.
Perhaps it was built for hosting palace banquets, as the Xuande Hall is very luxurious.
Because the Emperor of Great Chu attached great importance to this matter, Concubine Lan Guifei put more thought into it. The entire hall was decorated with lights and colors on top of the original exquisite decorations.
Early in the morning, the eunuchs and palace maids started to work.
Because there were many officials entering the palace this time, the square in front of the palace was also cleaned up.
Those with higher official ranks may be in the Xuande Hall.
But those officials of lower ranks had to bring their families to attend the banquet outside the square in front of the palace.
Because the palace banquet was scheduled for the evening, there was no need to get up before dawn to clean up, which made my evening a lot more relaxing.
But it was different for the ministers. They always had to enter the palace before noon.
Therefore, all the young ladies from official families started to get busy early.
Some ladies even skip breakfast in order to make themselves look better.
This is preparing to starve yourself for a day!
At this time, probably around the hour of Chen, Wanwan just woke up from her sleep.
Perhaps it’s because of so many years of waiting, or perhaps it’s because she is finally getting older, many of Song Qingyan’s habits have changed.
She got up early.
When Lu Xingwan woke up, before she even got up, she could smell the aroma of rice coming from the side hall.
Actually, it's a bit of a pity.
I haven’t even slept on the bed that my mother built for me in Yong’an County!
Now I can’t sleep anymore.
Jinxin and Jinyu pulled Lu Xingwan out of the bed, helped her wash up, and then respectfully led her to the dining table.
Lu Xingwan peeked in and saw that there weren't many, but they were all her favorites.
There are crystal clear shrimp dumplings, delicate jade roasted wheat, and there seems to be a bowl of steaming bird's nest porridge, which has been cooked soft and sticky, and there seems to be some fragrance in the air.
Lu Xingwan hurriedly sat down, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. After all, her mother understood her.
Naturally, she never cared about etiquette in front of her mother.
She reached out, took out a shrimp dumpling and put it in her mouth.
As the delicious taste exploded on her taste buds, she squinted her eyes in satisfaction and looked at her two sisters, Jinxin and Jinyu, in front of her.
"Have the two sisters eaten yet?"
Jinyu was not as polite as Wanwan. She stepped forward to add a bowl of tea for the princess, then took a step back.
"My princess, it is almost 9 o'clock now. The ladies in the capital are about to enter the palace."
Princess Yong'an was actually more like their own child to them, so they doted on her.
At this time, Wanwan had a mouthful of porridge in her mouth. She did not respond to Sister Jinyu, but just nodded at her.
Although the way she eats is not elegant, it makes her look even more adorable.
Wanwan has been feeling quite comfortable in the palace these days.
This was the life she had always wanted, that of a princess.
As Wanwan gently put down the chopsticks in her hand, the chopsticks made a slight sound when they hit the table.
Wanwan looked at her two sisters, Jinxin and Jinyu, with a little excitement: "Two sisters, have all the ladies who are going to attend the palace banquet started to enter the palace?"
"Didn't they say the palace banquet was scheduled for the evening? Why did they enter the palace so early?"
This time it was Jinxin who spoke up. She nodded solemnly in Wanwan's direction and said, "Because everyone can see that His Majesty attaches great importance to this matter, the palace gates have been open since morning to welcome everyone."