Chapter 232: Does the Emperor Know She’s Going to the Banquet?

In order to welcome Old Lady Luo’s ancient celebration, the Luo family mansion had already been set up in advance.

After dinner Mrs. Luo instructed the housekeeper to hang lanterns on the trees, Luo Yanru came over, looking at the mansion that already had a festive atmosphere, she said, “Grandmother’s favorite orchids, a few pots can be placed at each doorway, there are not too many guests coming around, and there is no fear of impeding passage.”

Mrs. Luo smiled, “It has already been arranged, and will be set up after the lanterns are hung.”

Luo Yanru delicately took her mother’s arm: “Mother is the best planner, I’m just talking too much.”

“How could it be too much talk. The fact that you can be so thoughtful shows that the old lady hasn’t loved you for nothing, and that you’re a big girl who can run a household.” Mrs. Luo patted her hand, “Since you’re here, stay and keep an eye on things, while the old lady is still awake, I’ll go and ask to see if there’s anything else that needs to be taken care of.”

“Daughter obey.”

Mrs. Luo smiled and left, entering the upper room, where the old lady was sitting on the couch listening to the big maids around her. Seeing Mrs. Luo come in, the old madam waved people away and asked, “Where is Yan Sister Er?”

“Outside helping to set up the mansion.”

Mrs. Luo says and sits down on a stool, picking up the fan next to her and beating the wind out of the old lady one by one.

“Is there any new news coming from the palace?”

Mrs. Luo shook her head, “Since I went to the palace two days ago, I heard that the Empress Dowager remembered her father and mother’s support for the court when the late Emperor was there, and there has been no more news. However, both the Empress Dowager’s and the Emperor’s rewards have arrived, it still shows that the palace holds father in high regard.”

Luo old madam’s brows are tightly fixed: “That’s the case, when the late emperor was around, this time has also received the decree to prepare to welcome the holy emperor. However, once a son, once a courtier, this is also something that can’t be helped.” Finished seeing Mrs. Luo look gradually gloomy, then asked her: “Rui child? Tomorrow’s guests are not too many, but they are all important, and it’s his first time to help his grandfather deal with this kind of scene, so he can’t make any mistakes.”

“Rui’er is in father’s study, I think father and mother have thought of the same thing, and are having words to admonish him.”

“That’s good,” the old madam nodded her head, “tomorrow’s girls are all of the first-class family, in earlier years, we said that from the selection of a grandson’s young grandma, such words are not too big, but today is not the same as in the past, nowadays don’t dare to say so. Then we have to let Rui’er out to show his face, let people see our Luo family’s children are also not lost, so decent to say a marriage, hold the lintel and then make plans.”

Mrs. Luo nodded her head and said yes. Slightly silent, and said: “just now mother mentioned the palace, daughter-in-law can not help but think, after the birthday festival, the empress dowager and the emperor to Yan sister child sisters, has not been mentioned again. The courtiers please to post the folders one after another, but the palace has never heard back, and do not know what the Empress Dowager intends to do. The emperor is already weak, is not anxious about the heir?”

The old lady gaze deep: “according to say is anxious, even if the dowager empress on the marriage of the imperial sons has always been loose, after the emperor ascended to the throne, she almost even political affairs are not involved, this is related to the heir of the emperor, can not be casual.”

“Daughter-in-law exactly this meaning.” Mrs. Luo said: “That day at the Palace Banquet, although the colorful girls, but daughter-in-law has confidence, Yan sister sister is considered one of the best, is not the establishment of the Queen is to choose both virtue and talent candidates? Not to mention the young Ting Sister, our Yan Sister has been carefully nurtured from childhood to adulthood, and is a model of a lady’s daughter, if she is not enough to set the standard for a queen, I can’t think of anyone else who would be more suitable.”

“It’s not necessarily that the Emperor didn’t see it.” The old lady slowly said, “The emperor hastily ascended the throne, and young, there are still some people in the dynasty to bully his experience is still shallow, want to take the power. Those who harbor certain ideas, naturally want to elect their people to the palace.”

“Then what should we do?”

“The Empress Dowager and the Emperor are not willing to be held, the more we do, the more likely to cause resentment. Decision in the hands of the empress dowager and the emperor, at this stage, can only wait and see what happens, by the way, to throw his favor.”

“But let a person’s headache is, we do not know the emperor ‘good’ what. The emperor also has no close girlfriends around, can do a look.”

The old madam listened to the silence for a moment. Said: “That day at the palace banquet, I remember the emperor took the initiative to propose for the Marquis of Qingyun that girl as a musician. And that girl does not know martial arts, but was left by the emperor as imperial guards, but also has helped the court to do a number of great things.”

Mrs. Luo straightened her back when she heard this: “Are you saying that the one he likes will be Sister Su? Yan can’t learn from him!”

The old madam glanced at her, “Although that girl has a bad reputation, even He Zong has suffered at her hands, so it’s clear that you can’t trust all of the public opinion. There’s no harm in looking at other people’s strengths more often.

“But the emperor’s behavior that day may not be the meaning of proximity to Sister Su, he as a country’s king, should also know what kind of people can do motherhood. It’s not that Sister Su is not good, it’s just that she’s so jumpy in nature and can’t rub sand in her eyes, she’s not a suitable candidate for the center palace.

“When the queen, you have to be able to tolerate other people in your heart, the emperor is so heroic, the future of the harem is bound to be in a lot of people, Su Sister’s child even to fight a fight to fight high and low, she can not tolerate other people, and the Marquis of Qingyun is so protective of the shortcomings of his daughter will not watch her daughter in the harem to suffer losses, so how do you look at Su Sister’s child to become the empress of the possibility is not big.”

Mrs. Luo looked slightly relieved. Deeply convinced, she slowly nodded, “Not to mention entering the palace to become the Empress, even if it were an ordinary minister’s family to become the main mother, Sister Su’er’s temperament would be unsettling.”

“That’s not true.” The old madam looked deeply at her, “Although she has a small mind, she is better than her family, and their marquis family style is also correct. If we look at the Great Liang, how many families can be compared to the Marquis of Qingyun? If Brother Rui marries her, I don’t feel aggrieved for him at all, and he’s even climbing up the ladder.”

“…… Ruiguo’er?”

Mrs. Luo clenched her hands and was stunned.

Luo Yanru, who happened to have arrived outside the door, heard this and withdrew her hand that had been raised to mid-air.

……

The Luo family’s birthday banquet was in the middle of the afternoon, Zhao Su looked at the scheduling given by Han Jun, and she just happened to be named to go to the Qianqing Palace on duty, so she discussed with Tong Xu: “Do me a favor, let’s switch shifts.”

Tongxu, who was in the process of tying up his crown and belt, glanced at her, “You have something to do?”

Zhao Su then told her about going to the Luo family’s banquet. “I also have no choice but to disobey my father’s order, so do me a favor.”

Tong Su stopped his hands in surprise, “You still received an invitation?”

“Yeah! Otherwise I couldn’t go.”

Tong Ou’s eyes instantly lit up, “I told you! Everyone else was invited, how could they not invite you! –You go go go!”

Zhao Su whirled around and thanked him, going out sharply.

Liang Ying brushed past her as she entered, looked at her back for a moment, and asked Tong Ou, “Where is she going?”

Tong Ou slung his matching sword to his waist, “She’s going to the Luo family for a banquet!”

“To the Luo family?!”

Liang Ying immediately held her breath for a moment, “Does the Emperor know?”

“How could the Emperor care about such trivial matters? Of course he doesn’t know!”

Tong Xu waved his hand, then walked away.

Liang Ying didn’t retract her gaze until they all walked out of the courtyard doorway.