inside the house.
"Future third sister-in-law, this is future fifth sister-in-law Ge Qingqing, also my good friend, you two should get to know each other." Qiu Yinong introduced Ge Qingqing to Huayang with a smile.
Huayang looked at Ge Qingqing and said calmly, "I am Huayang, the future bride of the Third Brother."
"I'm Ge Qingqing, Lao Wu's future bride." Ge Qingqing also smiled and imitated her to introduce herself.
The two smiled at each other, and soon the four girls started chatting together.
Ning An already knew what Qiu Yinong was going to do next, but she didn't say anything. She just cherished the present moment.
"I saw this a few days ago. I thought it suits you very well, so I bought it for you." Ning An took out a small brocade box with a pair of beautiful earrings inside.
Qiu Yinong happily took it and said thankfully, "It's so beautiful. Thank you, Sister Ning An."
"Why are you being so polite to your own sister?" Ning An scratched her upturned nose lovingly.
Ge Qingqing was talking to Huayang, and when she saw that she wanted to put it on her, she walked over.
"Let me do it." Qiu Yinong handed the earrings to her, and Ge Qingqing put them on her gently.
Then the girls started chatting again, and before they knew it, it was time for the banquet.
The ladies wanted to pay their respects to the three princesses, but they went straight to the main hall through the other door.
By the time they knew, it was too late to greet them.
The seats for the officials' wives were all arranged, and soon the huge Taihua Hall was full of people.
"The Empress Dowager has arrived, the Emperor, the Empress has arrived, and the Imperial Concubine Shu has arrived!" As the palace servants chanted, the Empress Dowager and others appeared and took their seats one after another.
Everyone knelt and saluted. Emperor Yongsheng stood in front of the table and said with a smile, "Today, I have a palace banquet. All the nobles have gathered here. I am very pleased to see so many talented people here. On this auspicious occasion, we should enjoy singing and dancing together and share a grand feast to celebrate the prosperity of our dynasty."
"Begin the banquet." After saying that, Emperor Yongsheng took his seat.
The officials' wives all stood up and sat down again. Soon the dancers came in and started dancing.
Everyone also began to toast the officials around them and wish them a happy new year in advance. The hall instantly became lively with people toasting each other and having a great time.
Some people also came to toast Chu Hongyun, and Chu Hongyun accepted them all.
Several younger brothers also came forward to toast: "I would like to toast my third brother and future third sister-in-law. I wish my third brother and future third sister-in-law all their wishes come true in advance."
The sixth one took the lead in congratulating, and the seventh and ninth ones also raised their glasses to toast.
Chu Hongyun drank it with a smile, and Qiu Yinong also drank a glass.
Afterwards, they stopped drinking and Chu Hongyun pulled a few of his younger brothers to play drinking games, and they were very happy.
Emperor Yongsheng was also very happy watching from above, and kept saying to the empress, "This is very good, very good."
The Queen turned and looked at him with a smile: "It is indeed very good. All this is thanks to the credit of Yi'er."
"That's true." Emperor Yongsheng looked at Qiu Yinong, who was sitting there watching his sons laughing and making noises, smiling without saying a word, and an idea came to his mind.
From time to time, people came over to toast her, which made Qiu Yinong feel unhappy. She said to Chu Hongyun that she was going out for a walk.
Chu Hongyun looked at Qing Yuan, who nodded and said that she would take good care of Qiu Yinong.
Lao Liu also pulled Chu Hongyun to continue, he would definitely win this time.
Someone saw Qiu Yinong go out, so he stood up and walked out. As soon as he left the hall, a cold wind blew.
Qiu Yinong was not afraid at all. She put on her cloak and walked straight to the plum garden not far away.
The plum blossoms were in full bloom at this time. Today was a state banquet, and a banquet was arranged for the palace maids who were not on duty. Except for some palace maids who needed to take care of their masters, almost everyone went to the banquet.
But for some reason, a little palace maid was left in the plum garden.
When Qiu Yinong came, she didn't notice and was hiding in a corner in the wind, crying.
Qing Yuan was about to step forward and ask her why she was crying here, but Qiu Yinong made a gesture to keep quiet and swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
"Wuwuwu, mother, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Your daughter can't see you off to the last time. Wuwuwu, I don't need to be on duty tonight, but because I didn't give the head nanny a gift, she won't let me go to dinner."
"What did I do wrong..." The little girl cried very sadly.
From her crying and complaining about her grievances, Qiu Yinong seemed to understand.
Her mother was seriously ill. She had just been in the palace for a year and didn't even have a day off, let alone go back to visit her dying mother.
In addition, she did not give money to the head palace maid, so she was always bullied by the head palace maid, and the other palace maids who worked with her also bullied her.
In addition, today is a big banquet and we can eat very well, but we were punished by the head of the garden to guard the plum garden.
Only after all her grievances have burst out will she hide in the corner and cry on such a festive day as today.
"Don't cry, it's so cold out here. If you keep crying, your face will get frostbitten."
Qiu Yinong suddenly spoke, startling the little palace maid.
She stood up in a hurry and almost fell down.
She wiped her tears hastily and looked at Qiu Yinong. Seeing that she was wearing the clothes of a princess, she was so scared that she knelt down.
"This servant greets the princess."
"Get up!" Qiu Yinong glanced at Qingyuan, and Qingyuan stepped forward to help her up.
The little palace maid's palace dress was covered in mud and her skirt was wet.
Qing Yuan couldn't help but feel distressed when she saw this: "How did you get yourself into this state?"
The little palace maid's face was ashen from the cold. Since she entered the palace, no one had ever cared about her like this, and she suddenly felt a little aggrieved.
"To answer my sister, I took a shortcut and accidentally fell into a small puddle. I have to keep watch in the plum garden tonight, so I can't go back to get a new one."
"How can that make sense? It's late at night and everyone is resting and having a meal. Why are you assigned here to keep watch?"
"What's so good about keeping watch in a plum garden?" Qing Yuan really didn't understand.
The little palace maid pursed her lips and whispered, "Sister, please don't be angry. The plum blossoms are all in bloom. In case a noble person comes in to admire the plum blossoms, someone is really needed to serve by the side."
"How can you be so honest, kid?" Qing Yuan glared at her unhappily.
Then he looked at Qiu Yinong, and Qiu Yinong nodded.
"Let's go!" When the little palace maid heard Qiu Yinong's words, she bowed and wanted to see him off.
But she didn't expect Qing Yuan to grab her. The little palace maid was puzzled and looked at Qing Yuan: "Sister, where are you going?"
"Go and get justice for you." Qing Yuan said with a bad look on his face.
This little palace maid was young and was being bullied like this. She really couldn't stand it anymore.
The little palace maid was surprised, and then tears welled up in her eyes.
Although she didn't know who this princess was, she was very kind to be willing to stand up for the young palace maid.
The little palace maid followed the two of them and soon arrived at the place where the palace people were having the banquet.
Qing Yuan said to the little palace maid, "Push the door and go in."
The little palace maid was a little scared at first, but then she looked at Qing Yuan's encouraging eyes, nodded, and walked forward to push the door open.
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