Chapter 244 Peony
Lin Pianran can only feel at ease after Gu Xiangsi is completely killed.
It depends on whether this birthday party will give her the opportunity to strike back and give the enemy a hard time!
Lin Pianran had never met the Empress Dowager, and didn't know her or the other nobles in the palace.
She was afraid that after entering the palace, she would fall into someone's trap or violate someone's taboo, and these were things she wanted to avoid.
Lin Pianran called Jingyu over, "Jingyu, do you know the nobles in the palace well? Tell me in detail about their personalities, preferences, and taboos!"
After hearing Jingyu, he immediately understood the young lady's intention and immediately said, "Our Queen Mother is an extremely legendary woman."
"She entered the palace as a second bride and became the late emperor's concubine. Her position wasn't high, but she was very good at dealing with people and managed her relationships with the then-empress dowager and the princess very well."
"Although she was not well-educated and had not read much, she was humble and polite, and had a beautiful appearance, and was deeply loved by the late emperor."
"After the late emperor passed away, she ascended to the throne of Empress Dowager, thanks to her son's status as a mother, and has been honored and favored ever since."
Just these few words were enough to shock Lin Pianran, Huanxue and Tianzhu so much that they couldn't close their mouths. It was really hard to imagine that a girl who was marrying for the second time could have such an opportunity.
Her son was able to become the emperor, while she herself remained in the harem as the empress dowager for more than 20 years.
It was very rare for a second-married girl to enter the palace, but she was able to gain the emperor's favor and help her son ascend the throne. She was truly an amazing woman.
It is really admirable.
Lin Pianran carefully recalled the history and found that there were quite a few women who were favored after their second marriage.
After all, some men like married women, which is not surprising.
Just in the long history, if we count them carefully, there are Bo Ji and Wang Zhi of the Han Dynasty, Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, Liu E of the Northern Song Dynasty, Chen Fei of Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty, and Dong E Fei of Shunzhi, who are the most famous examples.
Thinking of this, Lin Pianran had nothing to worry about.
After all, love has nothing to do with chastity, age, or gender.
It was because he was able to rely on his humble status to curry favor with Princess Rongyang and marry Chen Lihua that Emperor Wu of Qin stood out among many princes and finally ascended the throne.
Lin Pianran guessed that the Queen Mother must be a very shrewd and wise woman.
Therefore, in front of this kind of cunning "old monster", it is better not to play any tricks or do anything cunning.
People who are honest, sincere, lively, cute and unpretentious can actually catch her eye.
If the birthday gift you send is to her liking and touches her heart, and she likes it, it will definitely leave a good impression on her.
So, whether the gift is valuable or not is really not that important.
The key is to cater to their preferences.
If the Queen Mother likes the gift, he will definitely receive a generous reward from her.
Thinking of this, Lin Pianran felt determined to win.
There was also a dazzling brilliance in his eyes.
"So what does the Queen Mother like most? Any special hobbies?"
Jing Yu said without hesitation, "The Queen Mother particularly likes flowers, especially peonies. She specially invited famous gardeners from the Great Qin Kingdom to cultivate various peonies for her."
"In order to grow peonies, Emperor Wu of Qin specially built a large greenhouse for her. There were dozens of gardeners in the greenhouse, who took turns to carefully care for the peonies day and night, and dared not make any mistakes..."
"Peony?" Lin Pianran murmured in a low voice.
She has them in her space, and they are all the most valuable varieties.
She has almost all of the ten rare varieties of peonies, and she also has methods for cultivating peonies.
The varieties of peonies in her space must not be available in the Queen Mother's place, right?
She wasn't sure.
You can send someone to find out what varieties the Empress Dowager has. She can choose some varieties that the Empress Dowager doesn't have as a birthday gift for her. I believe the Empress Dowager will like it very much.
The peonies planted in Lin Pianran's space also use spiritual spring water, and the flowers bloom more brightly and colorfully, absolutely worthy of the reputation of "King of Flowers".
“This is simply God helping me!”
Lin Pianran muttered to herself happily.
Jing Yu continued to talk non-stop, "It's already late April, the season for peonies to bloom. Every year on the Queen Mother's birthday, the peonies in the greenhouse bloom in vibrant colors, vying for splendor. They exude a noble and elegant aura that brings joy to people."
"After each banquet, the Empress Dowager would invite some of the noble ladies or wives of the imperial family she admired to come and admire the peonies in her greenhouse. They would then enjoy the flowers, drink tea, and chat in the greenhouse..."
"Of course, there were also some noble ladies and wives in the capital who tried to cater to the Empress Dowager's preferences in this regard. They carefully cultivated a variety of peonies in their homes and then gave them to her as birthday gifts on her birthday in the hope of winning her favor. However, they all failed in the end."
"But basically, no matter how you cultivate it, it's hard to surpass the peonies cultivated in the palace."
"In the end, everyone gave up on this and no longer dared to challenge the palace gardeners. After all, everyone knew their own limitations. Who would rush forward to challenge the gardeners when they knew they would make a fool of themselves and that they couldn't compete?"
"Then the Queen Mother should have a lot of varieties, right?" Huanxue couldn't help but ask.
"Not many, after all, peonies are extremely difficult to cultivate, and it's already very difficult to keep them alive."
"I heard that the Queen Mother's greenhouse only has three or four varieties of peony. Each variety is planted in a large patch, and each patch is the same color. When they bloom, the flowers will be extremely brilliant, the green leaves and flowers complement each other beautifully, and the fragrance is refreshing and intoxicating, with a unique charm..."
"Every noble in the capital is proud to be able to visit the Queen Mother's flower room to admire the peonies..."
"Because the Queen Mother loves peonies, many nobles in the capital are also extremely fond of peonies. Many noble ladies enjoy planting and admiring peonies in their courtyards."
At this time, Lin Pianran said, "Find someone to help me find out what varieties of peonies there are in the capital? And what varieties do those noble ladies grow in their homes?"
"The most important thing is to find out what varieties of flowers are in the Queen Mother's palace. It would be best if we could find an artist to draw the flowers so that I can carefully distinguish them."
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