Qingle knew that Chenyu could not enter the palace, but she did not understand why Chenyu had to enter the palace.
"Although Yuexi's palace banquet is grand, you don't have to go. You haven't been there for so many years, why do you have to go this year?"
Chen Yu had already thought of an excuse: "Feng Yuheng is also attending a palace banquet for the first time. No matter how carefully she prepares, there will always be omissions. Moreover, such omissions can be controlled by us. Doesn't the princess want to see how she makes a fool of herself?"
Feng Chenyu's words successfully aroused Qingle's interest. Qingle thought about it and actually gave her an idea: "On the day of the moonlit night, you paint your face darker and pretend to be my slave. I can take the risk and bring you into the palace."
Chenyu was very excited and quickly nodded and agreed: "Don't worry, Princess, I know what to do."
Qingle warned her: "If you are recognized, I will not protect you."
Chen Yu nodded: "I will never let the princess down."
The two decided that on the day of the moonlit night, Chenyu would go to the Ding'an Prince's manor in the suburbs of Beijing to wait. Before leaving, she thought again and reminded Chenyu: "The Queen is most afraid of cats."
Chen Yu took note of it silently.
Yue Xi came as soon as she said it would. Just when Feng Yuheng was still thinking about finding a good opportunity to take a closer look at Xuan Tianming's legs, Yao told her, "Tonight is Yue Xi." At the same time, she took the two clothes held by Qing Ling, "Originally, the two gorgeous clothes you and Xiang Rong wore were good, but after all, Shen just passed away not long ago, it's not good for you to wear such gorgeous clothes. These two clothes were made by me and your Aunt An. One is aquamarine and the other is moon white. They are perfect for you to wear."
Feng Yuheng counted the days blankly. Yes, today is August 15th.
Yao said to her, "The palace banquet is in the evening, so the reunion banquet in the mansion will be held at noon. I see that the old lady has not prepared anything, so I guess she has no intention of attending this year. That leaves only you and Xiangrong. Did you remember all the palace rules I told you about before?"
Yao was worried and reminded her, "You are good friends with Tiange, so stay with Tiange when you get to the palace. Your Aunt Lan will also remind you if there is anything."
Hearing Yao mention Princess Wenxuan, Feng Yuheng also thought of her, so she advised Yao: "Mom, you should go out more often on weekdays. Zirui is not at home, and you don't have anything to do. Why don't you let Huang Quan accompany you to the Wenxuan Palace more often? I think Aunt Lan misses you too."
Yao smiled bitterly, "I am a concubine after all. I can't just leave the house whenever I want."
"Mother, you can say you are going to take care of the shop, or just say it directly. I am afraid that the old lady would like you to visit Prince Wenxuan's mansion more often."
Yao nodded, "Let's talk about it after the moon is over."
Feng Yuheng didn't say anything else. After waiting for a while, the two sisters tried on their clothes and then went to Shuya Garden together.
Today's reunion dinner at noon was held in Shuya Garden, because the old lady said that Shen's mourning hall was set up in the Peony Courtyard, and she felt uncomfortable with it, so she simply decided not to go there.
After everyone finished their meal, Feng Jinyuan looked at the regular food on the table and said, "I feel like it's not as good as the medicinal food that Ah Heng prepared that day."
The old lady agreed: "Why don't you let Ah Heng do it again some other day?"
Feng Yuheng found it funny when he heard this, "Ah Heng was just an assistant in the medicinal meal that day. It was all prepared by the imperial chef and Mr. Mo, and it was a recipe that the emperor and empress had used. How can we just eat it if we want to?"
The old lady thought this was the truth and couldn't help but complain to Shen: "If it weren't for Shen's trouble, we would have had a great meal. This golden opportunity was wasted in vain."
Feng Jinyuan said: "Forget about the past. At least Mr. Mo didn't tell the emperor. Otherwise, I'm afraid our Feng family will be offended."
The old lady sighed again and again, and An quickly tried to smooth things over: "Today is the moonlit night, let's not talk about this."
"Yes." The old lady also reacted, "The two children are going to the palace tonight, we can't affect the children's mood." While saying this, she asked Feng Yuheng: "Are you almost ready?"
Feng Yuheng replied: "Don't worry, grandma. Aunt Yao has explained the palace rules to me and Xiangrong. She has also prepared the moonlit night gift for the queen, as well as the gifts for Concubine Yun and my granddaughter's good sisters and their families."
Feng Yuheng was very careful. It was always wrong not to visit Concubine Yun when entering the palace. In addition, at the last funeral of the Shen family, Xuan Tiange and the other four came to the Feng Mansion. They were all generous and gave gifts to the old lady, but in fact, they did it to save face for her, and hoped that the old lady of the Feng family would treat her better from now on because of these things. So when she met them again, she couldn't show no appreciation.
Of course, she couldn't afford such good things, and the Feng family had never given her anything good. All the items in her hands were delivered to her by Xuan Tianming.
Feng Yuheng felt that no gift could compare to the one given by others, so he simply took an unconventional approach and used the trick he was good at.
"Ah Heng is really thoughtful." I heard that he not only prepared gifts for the queen, but also for Concubine Yun and several other sisters. The old lady was very satisfied, but she couldn't help but ask: "Did Ah Heng pick these things out of the dowry? Oh, this kind of thing should be prepared by the public servants in the mansion, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Feng Yuheng smiled, "Grandmother, you are worrying too much. Whether it is the Queen or Concubine Yun, they have seen all kinds of good things. How can we pick out better ones? Ah Heng prepared some health-preserving herbs in the medicine room himself. It is a token of my heart. I believe that the Queen will not dislike it." In fact, they are not ordinary herbs. When has anything that has passed through Feng Yuheng's hands been bad? It's just that she didn't want to tell the people in the Feng Mansion.
The old lady was greedy and stingy to begin with, so it would be best if Feng Yuheng didn't have to prepare gifts from the public, otherwise it would cost some money.
The family chatted and laughed, and prepared to eat. The old lady looked around and sighed, "Shenyu still doesn't want to go out?"
In recent days, Chenyu has been staying in the yard and refused to come out. The old lady asked someone about it, but they only told her that the eldest lady was in a bad mood.
The old lady thought that she must be unhappy because she couldn't enter the palace. Come to think of it, two concubines were invited by name, but no one mentioned her, the legitimate daughter. Who would be happy?
Feng Jinyuan was unhappy: "Chen Yu has also been spoiled."
Feng Yuheng tried to persuade him, "Father, don't blame Big Sister. It was all caused by Mother in the past. Big Sister was implicated for no reason. Today is also the moonlit night. I think... she is missing Mother too."
After she said that, Feng Jinyuan couldn't say anything more. After all, Chenyu was Shen's biological daughter, and it would be too inhumane to ask her to be happy in such a short time since Shen's death.
So they stopped talking and the family started eating.
As she ate, the old lady was still a little unwilling to give up, and asked Feng Yuheng again: "Those medicinal foods, Ah Heng can't make them at all?"
Feng Yuheng smiled and replied, "It's not that I can't. I can still make simple ones, and I know all the recipes. If grandma likes it, then Ah Heng will find a reliable chef to help Ah Heng make medicinal food for grandma, just like the royal chef assisted Mr. Mo, okay?"
The old lady was delighted when she heard this, "Okay! Of course!" Then she looked at Jin Zhen and said, "Give Jin Zhen some nourishing medicine as well. She is young and will have many children for the Feng family in the future."
When the old lady mentioned this, Han's heart became unhappy again. Fendai was sent away, and her life had no hope, but if she could have another child, it would be different.
Feng Yuheng heard the old lady mention Jin Zhen, and then she said casually: "Aunt Jin Zhen has just finished her confinement, and she needs to take good care of her body, but it is not enough to just take care of her body, she also needs to keep her mood happy." While saying this, she looked at Feng Jinyuan: "Aunt used to be by my mother's side...
Girl, there seem to be three others with her, right?"
Feng Jinyuan thought for a moment and said, "I sold two and left one in Jinyuyuan."
The old lady also remembered: "Is it the one called Manxi?"
Feng Jinyuan nodded.
Feng Yuheng then suggested: "I think the four of them grew up together and should have a very good relationship. Why not let Manxi go to serve Aunt Jin Zhen? She can spend more time talking to Aunt Jin Zhen on weekdays, and Aunt Jin Zhen will be in a much better mood."
The old lady thought the same thing and agreed immediately.
Jin Zhen sat at the table, gave Feng Yuheng a grateful look, and then thanked the old lady and Feng Jinyuan.
A reunion dinner on a moonlit night is a joy to be able to enjoy.
In the evening, Feng Yuheng and Feng Xiangrong boarded the carriage to the palace under the instructions of the entire Feng Mansion, and Feng Jinyuan also boarded another carriage alone. The men and women entered the palace from different gates, and naturally took different routes.
They each brought a maid, Feng Yuheng brought Huang Quan, and Xiang Rong brought a maid named Ming Zhu.
Until the carriage was far away from Feng Mansion, Xiangrong finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I wasn't too nervous at first, but what they said this afternoon made me nervous. Oh, by the way," she remembered something, "Second sister, Xiangrong didn't prepare a gift for the Queen. Aunt An said that the old lady didn't say anything, and we can't prepare anything good ourselves, so we might as well share it with father."
Feng Yuheng patted Xiangrong's hand and said, "I prepared double the amount for the Queen, so forget about yours."
Xiangrong finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, second sister. When I heard grandma talking about preparing gifts at lunch, I was worried that my father wouldn't count ours when he got the gifts."
Feng Yuheng smiled, "Don't worry, even if we don't prepare, father will not count our share. He is not afraid of us losing face, but he must consider the face of the Feng family."
The two chatted all the way, and soon they arrived at the palace gate.
The female members of the family went through the Queyuan Gate in the west, which was the same every year. When they arrived, many ladies had already gathered at the palace gate, waiting to be checked one by one before entering the palace gate.
When Feng Yuheng and Xiangrong got out of the car, they were not noticed by many people. After all, those who could attend the palace banquet were all decent wives and daughters of officials. Whether in terms of their own qualities or the world they had seen, they were not comparable to the guests at the birthday banquet of Princess Ding'an.
She pulled Xiangrong to the end of the line, looking around to see if Ren Xifeng and her sisters were there. Don't expect to see Xuan Tiange here, she is a member of the royal family, there is no need to queue up to enter the palace.
As they were watching, another carriage came galloping on the official road, going quite fast and raising clouds of dust.
The young ladies immediately covered their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs and looked with frowns. They saw that the carriage stopped in front of Queyuan's door. The curtain was lifted, and a woman with her head wrapped tightly in gauze walked down from it, followed by a maid in red.
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