Chapter 252
The palace banquet’s seating is quite elaborate
According to the status of the rank in order to be seated, venture to sit in the seat that should not be seated, will be laughed at
Prince Consort Yan Wangfei and the two princesses accompanied Empress Xu to sit in a seat, the high ranking concubines in the palace sat in a seat, and the low ranking concubines automatically gathered together
The ladies who came to the palace for an audience were divided into several seats, and the young girls who came to the palace with their elders were also seated in two seats each
Ling Jingshu was familiar with Su Ying Jiang Sol Moon and sat at the same table
The dishes at the palace banquet were sumptuous and exquisite, however, no one had the heart to eat and drink in the palace
Each one ate a few bites and then set aside their chopsticks
Today, Ling Jingshu made a big splash in the Pepper Room Hall, and the young girls sitting at the same table all looked over with curious gazes
Only because they were not familiar with each other, they were not in a position to open their mouths and ask
Su Ying did not have so many scruples, and asked in a low voice, “Sister Ling, the Empress intends to call you into the palace, did you know a thing or two about it before?”
Ling Jingshu knew that she could not hide it from the intelligent Su Ying, and replied softly, “No Yesterday, Eldest Auntie received the phoenix decree
Yesterday, Eldest Auntie received the phoenix decree and only said that she wanted to summon us to the palace
I didn’t expect that today, in the Pepper Room Hall, the Empress Mother would even hint that she would call me to come to the palace
With such great love from the Empress, if I were to push back, I would be too ungrateful”
Ling Jingshu’s tone was calm, and not half a hint of reluctance could be heard
Su Ying’s eyes showed a hint of sympathy and regret
Being so “favored” by the Empress might not be a good thing
Originally at home, pampered and well-fed, after entering the palace, although the identity of the female officer, in the end, is to serve people’s errands
What’s more, Empress Xu is in charge of the six palaces and has strict rules
Ling Jingshu is not familiar with the situation in the palace, suddenly called into the palace, in case of any accident, it is even more difficult to predict the fate
In front of so many people, these words could never be said
Su Ying gave Ling Jingshu a deep look, “Sister Ling take care of yourself in the future!”
Ling Jingshu smiled faintly, “Thank you sister Su for reminding me, I will take good care of myself”
Ling Jingyan, who was sitting beside Ling Jingshu, bit her lips hard, and a watery light quickly flashed in her eyes, which quickly disappeared under her eyes again
The atmosphere of the banquet was slightly dull
Seeing this, Jiang Shuyue busily smiled and said, “By the way, I heard that Empress Dowager is going to bestow a marriage for County Princess Fu Min
Do you all know about this matter?”
Everyone’s attention was immediately drawn over
Even Ling Jingshu couldn’t help but prick up her earsIt’s well known that County Mistress Fu Min is in love with Imperial Doctor Wei
I heard that County Mistress Fu Min had even said that she would not marry Dr Wei in the future!”
A young girl in a pink dress lowered her voice and laughed, “I wonder who the man that Empress Dowager is going to marry for County Mistress Fu Min is, and if County Mistress Fu Min has gotten her wish?”
The young girls at the same table glanced at each other and smiled heartily
There were by no means a handful of maidens who secretly adored Dr Wei, but the only one who dared to show such obviousness and still claimed that she would not marry Dr Wei was County Mistress Fu Min
Ling Jingshu tugged at the corner of her lips as she heard this, a sneer flashing through her eyes
Empress Xu had long regarded Wei Yan as her own, how could she tolerate Countess Fu Min’s admiration and entanglement with Wei Yan
Thinking about it, Empress Xu knew that the man Empress Xu had bestowed the marriage for County Princess Fu Min could never be Wei Yan!
Sure enough, I heard Jiang Shuyue laugh in a low voice, “Don’t say such words in the future, it would be bad if they reached the ears of County Mistress Fu Min”
After a pause, she added: “The phoenix decree for the bestowal of marriage has not yet arrived at the royal residence, so very few people know about this matter
I only learned about it because I heard my mother talk about it occasionally”
Everyone’s appetites were whetted
Su Ying couldn’t help but follow up with, “Sister Jiang, don’t sell yourself short
Which son of the family is Empress Mother actually going to bestow the marriage of County Princess Fu Min to?”
Jiang Shuyue slowly smiled a smile, and sold enough secrets before announcing the answer, “The other party is the eldest son of the Great General of Zhenxi”
What?
The crowd was shocked
Great General Zhenxi was a valiant warrior, leading 100,000 troops stationed at the border
It was all because of the Great General Zhenxi’s efforts to stabilize the border for more than ten years
Great General Zhenxi’s eldest son, in terms of family status, was also truly worthy of County Princess Fu Min
But In that case, wouldn’t County Princess Fu Min have to marry far away to the border?”
Ling Jingyan blurted out in surprise, “The border pass is desolate there, where is it comparable to the capital
County Princess Fu Min has grown up in the capital since she was a child, how could she be willing to marry far away?”Who says otherwise!”
Jiang Shuyue sighed lightly, “I also felt surprised when I heard the news
However, since the Empress Mother has opened her mouth and given her word, I am afraid that this marriage will not be changed”
After a few moments, Jiang Shuyue lowered her voice again and said, “I heard that county princess Fu Min has been making a fuss in the mansion for a few days
Today, when Prince Consort Rong came to the palace for an audience, she didn’t even dare to bring her into the palace
It is probably because she is afraid that she will be impulsive and make jokes in the Pepper Room Hall to offend Empress Dowager”
Although the crowd did not have much goodwill towards County Princess Fu Min, however, after hearing about such a thing, they could not help but feel a few moments of sadness and sympathy
Imperial power is supreme!
Even if you are as honorable as County Princess Fu Min, you can’t let your own mind decide on marriage matters
Empress Xu a phoenix decree, will be able to Fu Min County Lord sent thousands of miles away from the strange place to go
This far away marriage, I’m afraid that this life will never want to return to the capital again
The maidens quietly discussed this news that had not yet spread, all sighing for County Head Fu Min
Ling Jingshu has not made a sound, her eyes gradually cold
Empress Xu was really ruthless!
In one move, she had sent her “love rival” to the border
As a matter of fact, Wei Yan had never had any good feelings for County Princess Fu Min, and it was even more unlikely that he would marry County Princess Fu Min
Even so, Empress Xu couldn’t tolerate her pestering of Wei Yan
Empress Xu regarded Wei Yan as a forbidden domain, even if she couldn’t get it herself, she would never allow other women to covet it
Empress Xu is a powerful and ruthless woman
Wei Yan wants to escape from Empress Xu’s clutches, it is simply as difficult as climbing into the sky
At this time, Ling Jingshu couldn’t care less about her own fate in the palace, but she was worried about Wei Yan’s future
After the palace banquet, all the people got up again and went back to the main hall of the Pepper Room Hall
In the main hall, tables and chairs were set up, and various kinds of refreshments and fruits were neatly placed on the tables
Musicians sat in the corner, playing melodious music
In the center of the main hall, there were already a few dancing girls dancing to the music
There were too many people in the main hall, so Ling Jingshu and Ling Jingyan naturally sat in the corner
Ling Jingyan was not in the mood to enjoy the songs and dances, she took Ling Jingshu’s hand and did not know what to say for a while
Seeing Ling Jingyan’s heavy face, Ling Jingshu smiled and comforted her, “Why do you look so sad
With such a beautiful song and dance to enjoy, you should smile too!”
Ling Jingyan gave her a blank look as she cried and laughed
Right at this moment, a clamor faintly came from outside the palace gates