Everyone in Feng Mansion looked back and saw that the carriage was heading in their direction and slowly stopped in front of the Feng Mansion.
Then the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a girl in palace dress walked out slowly.
The old lady recognized the carriage because every year around this time there would be a carriage from the palace delivering business cards that would drive to the major government offices in the capital, and the carriages would be filled with pretty young palace maids. The business cards delivered were invitations to the Moonlit Night Palace Banquet with the Empress's phoenix seal.
Generally speaking, this kind of post will be sent out on a family basis, with the grandmother, stepmother, and legitimate sons and daughters all participating.
In previous years, the Feng family was usually represented by the old lady, and before that, Yao had also been there, but no one knew who was invited according to the post this year.
The old lady came forward with some excitement and took the initiative to greet the little palace maid: "Oh, this girl is the one delivering the name card to the Feng family this year. I haven't seen her for a year. She is getting prettier and prettier."
The young palace maid immediately smiled brilliantly, got off the carriage, and bowed to the old lady: "This servant greets Old Madam Feng, and greets Lord Feng."
The old lady quickly reached out to help: "Don't be polite."
Feng Jinyuan also nodded with a smile: "The Feng family has a happy event today. We just sent our second son to Xiaozhou to worship Master Ye Rongshan as his teacher. The young lady also sent a name card. Why don't you come to the mansion and have a cup of tea before leaving!"
When the palace maid heard this, she hurriedly congratulated Feng Jinyuan: "Master Ye is the mentor of the current emperor! The second young master of the Feng family is so lucky. I think it is also because Master Feng has taught him well. Congratulations to Master Feng."
Everyone likes to hear nice words, and a maid from the palace knows how to speak politely. With just a few words, she could make the people in the Feng residence smile.
However, she refused to go into the mansion for tea, and only handed a name card to the old lady: "This is a card sent by the Queen herself. The Feng family has invited a few more people to this year's Moon Festival Palace Banquet. Old lady, please make preparations early." Then she said to Feng Jinyuan: "According to convention, the Queen only sends name cards for female relatives. The adults are still invited by the Emperor himself in the court."
The old lady took the name card and exchanged a few words with the palace maid before sending her away.
After the imperial carriage had gone far away, the old lady suppressed her curiosity and did not open the name tag. She just said to everyone, "All of you follow me to Shuya Garden. Jinyuan, you go and do your own thing. You don't need to worry about the women in the backyard."
Feng Jinyuan nodded and walked back to Song Garden. The rest of the people followed the old lady all the way to Shuya Garden.
Only after they entered Shuya Garden and everyone was seated did the old lady open the name tag.
Speaking of this invitation, three years ago, it was the old lady and Yao who were invited, because Feng Yuheng was not yet ten years old and it was inconvenient for her to attend the palace banquet.
In the past three years, the ones invited were the old lady and Chenyu. No one had ever paid attention to Shen, but Chenyu had never entered the palace because of the Feng family's hiding.
The rules are like this. If the Empress invites someone by name, you can find some excuse not to go. The Empress is just being polite and giving the officials some face. As for whether you come or not, there are so many people that she doesn't have the time to worry about each one. But if you are not invited, you are absolutely not allowed to go. Not to mention that you can't enter the palace, even if you enter, if you are discovered, it will be a serious crime.
But today, when the old lady opened the name tag, she was slightly shocked by the name on it.
Besides herself, Feng Yuheng and Feng Xiangrong were also mentioned.
The most important thing is that her two granddaughters' names were directly written on the list, instead of just saying "Please invite the grandmother and legitimate daughter of the Feng family to go to the palace for a banquet" as in previous years.
Generally speaking, the post would only have words like grandmother, legitimate mother, and legitimate daughter written on it, but today's post said "Please invite the grandmother of the Feng Mansion, the second daughter Feng Yuheng, and the third daughter Feng Xiangrong to come to the palace for the banquet together", which means...
The old lady cast her eyes towards her two granddaughters. She was not surprised to hear that Feng Yuheng was invited, but she also invited Xiangrong. What did this mean? When did Xiangrong also become famous in the palace?
Everyone didn't understand what the old lady meant. When Yao saw the old lady looking at Feng Yuheng, she didn't think anything of it, thinking that Feng Yuheng had a share on the name tag. But when An saw that the old lady also paid attention to Xiangrong, she became a little impatient and asked tentatively: "Old lady, what does the tag say?"
The old lady came back to her senses and said, "As usual, I was invited to attend the banquet. In addition... I was also specifically mentioned, and Ah Heng and Xiang Rong were invited to go with me."
"Named?" The person asking the question was Chenyu. She didn't quite understand what it meant to name a girl. "Does it mean to let the concubine enter the palace?"
The old lady did not explain and handed the name card in her hand to Aunt Zhao, "Pass it around and have a look."
Nanny Zhao showed the name card to everyone in turn, and after receiving everyone's surprised expressions, she returned it to the old lady.
"Do you understand everything?"
Everyone nodded, some were happy, some were sad.
The ones who were delighted were of course Yao, An, and Xiangrong. Jinzhen only showed curiosity, after all, it was none of her business. The ones who were most dejected were definitely Chenyu and Han.
Because of Shen's fault, Chenyu was punished and banned from entering the palace for five years. She had never been to the palace banquets in the past to maintain the mystery. This year, she really wanted to go, but it was too late.
"Ah Heng and Xiang Rong, just get ready." The old lady put away her doubts. She paid attention to the expressions of Anshi and Xiang Rong. It seemed that they didn't know why Xiang Rong was named. Thinking about it again, it was said that Feng Yu Heng and Xiang Rong were very good friends. It was possible that Feng Yu Heng asked the Ninth Prince to say something good. If so, it was understandable. It was always a good thing for the Feng family to have another child valued by the palace.
When she thought of this, the old lady felt relieved, and her eyes turned towards Xiangrong with even more kindness.
But all this was so dazzling to Chenyu. All the glory and splendor that once belonged to her were now shared by two concubines. How could she be willing?
The old lady saw what Chenyu was thinking, but she had no choice but to comfort her: "As for Chenyu, let your father think of a way to see if he can ease the relationship with Concubine Yun." The more she spoke, the lower her voice became. She had no confidence. Want to ease the relationship with Concubine Yun? The emperor himself had been trying to ease the relationship with Concubine Yun for more than ten years, but it still hadn't been resolved. How could the Feng family think of a way?
Chenyu squeezed out two tears, stood up and bowed: "Thank you grandma for your concern."
The old lady nodded and asked Chenyu to sit down. Then she said to Yao, "You have participated in palace banquets before, so you know the rules. Just help Ah Heng and Xiangrong to make arrangements. Don't let the two children lose their manners."
This was something that Yao had to do, so she quickly stood up and agreed.
Feng Yuheng found it interesting to see Xiangrong's nervous and excited look beside her, and she felt satisfied when she saw Chenyu's frustrated look opposite her. So she decided to add some more spice to Chenyu's meal: "I heard that Yuexi's palace banquet will not only be attended by female relatives and court officials, but also by all the princes, and there will be no distinction between male and female guests, all at the same table?"
"That's right." The old lady explained, "Because Moon Festival is a day for family reunion, there are not so many rules. Just like the New Year's Eve dinner, there is no distinction between male and female guests."
Feng Yuheng listened carefully and then gossiped, "Except for Prince Yu and Prince Chun who often see him, and Prince Xiang who also saw him once at his mother's funeral, the other princes have never seen him!"
Xiangrong couldn't help but want to join in the conversation, so she asked quietly, "How many princes are there in the palace?"
"I know this." Feng Yuheng was excited to chat, "Prince Yu is the youngest, so there must be nine princes and no princesses. Princess Wuyang is the only girl in the Xuan family."
The old lady also nodded: "Ah Heng said...
That's right, you are going to enter the palace, so it's better to know more about the royal family, so that you don't end up knowing nothing and bringing shame to the Feng family."
Xiangrong quickly stood up and saluted: "Grandmother is right. Xiangrong will definitely learn more from Second Sister and Yao's mother and will not bring shame to the Feng family."
The old lady was satisfied and waved her hand, "Then let's all go. Go back and prepare well. There won't be many days left."
Everyone stood up and bowed to the old lady and said goodbye.
As Feng Yuheng walked towards the courtyard, he pulled Xiangrong to gossip, but his voice was a little louder - "Xiangrong, do you know? It's really funny to say that although His Royal Highness Prince Chun usually wears white or green clothes and looks elegant, I heard that his favorite color is red! Especially women wearing red clothes, they always make him look twice."
Xiangrong was a down-to-earth child. She felt that what Feng Yuheng said was true, and she couldn't help but discuss it with her with a smile.
The two sisters talked as they walked, and all their words fell into Feng Chenyu's ears.
Red, His Highness the Seventh Prince likes red!
At this moment, these words kept circling in her mind and slowly took root, prompting her to send Yiyue to Mingyue Tower immediately to invite Princess Qingle to meet there in the evening.
Feng Yuheng took Xiangrong and Anshi back to Tongshengxuan, and also took Yaoshi into her yard.
Huang Quan took out two pieces of clothing and had several maids carry them and show them to everyone.
A floor-length dress made of Shuiyunduan, and a moonlit robe made of Liangrenjin. The autumn sun was just right, and when these two precious clothes appeared, the courtyard was instantly glittering, dazzling people who dared not look directly at them but were reluctant to look away.
Not to mention An and Xiangrong, even Feng Yuheng herself thought it was so beautiful. No wonder the ancients called these fabrics national treasures. They were just placed there like cloth and nothing special happened. Now that they have been made into ready-made clothes, they are so eye-catching.
Under the sunlight, I felt that there were always floating clouds on my clothes, like smoke and fog, just like a fairyland. Huang Quan said: "When the moonlight comes out, it can shine through the waves, as if I am alone on the water."
The Good Man Brocade, in the daytime, is so charming that no matter how anxious or irritable a person is, he or she can calm down in front of this dress. Huang Quan said again: "At night, this dress can make anyone who sees it willingly and respectfully submit to the wearer. If it is the opposite sex, they will definitely fall in love with it, but it will never be lustful."
This is the national treasure.
An didn't know how to thank Feng Yuheng, so she just pulled Xiangrong aside and said, "Second Miss has been so kind to us, and we have no way to repay her. No matter what happens in the future, we will stand behind her and do our best to help her."
Feng Yuheng didn't say anything polite, and only told Huang Quan to pack the clothes, pack up the Shuiduan dress and give it to Xiangrong's maid. Then she said, "When Xiangrong gets married, my sister will give you another set of wedding clothes."
That evening, Chenyu and Qingle sat opposite each other in the private room of Mingyue Tower. Chenyu pleaded with Qingle, "Please, my lord, find a way to bring me to the palace for the banquet on the night of the moonlit night."
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