lcionline Chapter 234 Attending the Banquet
Chapter 234 Attending the Banquet
After Jiang Shu agreed to go to the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, the palace quickly sent the post to the imperial master's house.
When Su Qing went upstairs with the post, Jiang Shu was changing while being served by several maids.
Seeing Su Qing's arrival, the maid bowed her head and left.
"Why do I feel like I've been changing my clothes so frequently lately, even my bellyband?" Jiang Shu said.
"Really?" Su Qing said guiltily: "Chang'an women love beauty, and fashion trends change quickly. I asked them to make a lot of clothes for you, so change them frequently."
"Some clothes were even worn once and then never worn again," Jiang Shu said.
"Of course it will happen if there are too many clothes. The people in Jinxiu Pavilion can't even finish the clothes, so don't think too much." Su Qing hugged Jiang Shu's waist from behind and said.
It would be over if Jiang Shu found out what she was doing with her clothes. Su Qing secretly said.
"Okay. Then you can dress me up." Jiang Shu didn't think too much and held Su Qing's hand and said.
Su Qing took the eyebrow tape from the table with a smile and outlined Jiang Shu's eyebrows.
"This is an invitation from the palace, inviting you to attend the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet. You can enter the palace with this invitation." After finishing dressing up, Su Qing handed the invitation to Jiang Shu and said.
"Aren't you going to come with me?" Jiang Shu asked.
"Men and women are separated. But I will go find you after dealing with those people." Su Qing said.
"Yes." Jiang Shu took the invitation and put it aside.
"At that time, if you don't want to go, you don't have to go." Su Qing said.
"I'm tired of staying at the Zuixiang Tower. I've been everywhere in Chang'an City, but I haven't walked through the palace. You can just take a look around." Jiang Shu held her chin and said.
"Are you going to Luoyang for a walk at the end of the year?" Su Qing asked.
"Yes." Jiang Shu agreed, but reached out to the red date cake on the side.
The Mid-Autumn Festival has arrived, and there are queues outside the palace gate, waiting for the eunuchs to check the invitations one by one.
Naturally, there is no need to line up for the emperor's carriage. After the maid of the carriage handed over the invitation, the eunuch quickly let it go with a smile.
When Jiang Shu helped the maid's carriage to the carriage, everyone looked at her curiously.
"Is this blind young lady the fiancée of the Imperial Master?" someone whispered.
"Be careful. I heard that this young lady has been recuperating in the countryside because of her frailty. Now that her health is better, the Imperial Master took her to Chang'an."
"She has a pretty face, but it's a pity that she has eye problems and her body is too thin, otherwise she would still have some of the beauty of a noble concubine."
"Be careful, the beauty of the imperial concubine cannot be compared with that of this vulgar girl from the countryside."
After Jiang Shu got off the carriage, Su Qing also got off.
The appearance of the golden and white jade mask quickly silenced everyone.
"Go ahead and see you later." Jiang Shu said.
Su Qing put the freshly warmed Tangpo on Jiang Shu's hand and said, "Yes."
After Su Qing left, Jiang Shu also walked in the opposite direction accompanied by the maid.
Occasionally, someone came to say hello, and Jiang Shu responded politely.
Most of them were curious about the story between themselves and their imperial master, and Jiang Shu could only brush it off by saying that they were childhood sweethearts and the marriage contract made by their elders when they were young.
There were also those who were curious about what the Emperor Master looked like. Jiang Shu reluctantly explained that she couldn't see it, and like them, she had never seen the Emperor Master's appearance.
After the greetings, Jiang Shu finally got some free time and ate the pastries on the table.
Not as delicious as in Zuixianglou. Jiang Shu secretly complained while eating.
"Miss Jiang, the imperial concubine would like to ask you to speak." A palace maid came up and saluted Jiang Shu and said.
Jiang Shu nodded and stood up. Just as he was about to take the hand of his maid, he was stopped by the palace maid.
"The imperial concubine's palace does not allow maids from outside the palace to enter or exit, so I will lead the way for you," the palace maid said.
"I have an eye problem and can't see clearly. You are not used to serving people with eye problems. They will lead the way for me. Just ask them to wait for me outside the palace. You can lead the way." Jiang Shu said.
The palace maid hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
"Miss, do you need to talk to the Imperial Master about the situation?" the maid asked while supporting Jiang Shu's hand.
"No, I can handle this little thing." Jiang Shu said.
However, after being brought into the palace, the palace maid first told her to go in and told the imperial concubine that the empress had arrived, and then disappeared.
Jiang Shu stood in the side hall for a long time, the Tang Pozi in her hand was a little cold, so she had to speak loudly: "Your Majesty said she wanted to see me, but now she asked me to wait here for a long time. What do you mean by this?"
Seeing no one answered, Jiang Shu continued: "I must also know that I am the fiancée of the Imperial Master. If I leave the palace banquet for too long and the Imperial Master notices me, I am afraid that he will rush here regardless. Your Majesty. , please think twice.”
"Then let him break in and let him see if the emperor believes me that the emperor's master broke into the palace without permission or if he believes that he cares about his fiancée."
A graceful and luxurious woman came out with a tone of indifference.
"Why are you embarrassing him? Not all requests in this world can be answered. Even gods can't agree to everyone's petitions," Jiang Shu said.
"How do you know that I called you here to embarrass him rather than to embarrass you?" Concubine Yang asked.
"Your Majesty is a pitiful person, and I am also a pitiful person. Why should a pitiful person suffer?" Jiang Shu said.
"Pity? Why are you so pitiful?" Concubine Yang asked.
"I can't see. Isn't it pitiful that I can't see my empress's stunning appearance with my own eyes?" Jiang Shu said.
Concubine Yang seemed to have noticed Jiang Shu's eyes just now, and she pretended to be casual and asked, "What happened to your eyes? Did the Emperor's Master put them out for you to prevent you from seeing his appearance?"
"Master Imperial Master is not so vicious, it's his nature." Jiang Shu smiled helplessly and replied.
"That's all, I called you here because I was a little curious about what the Imperial Master said three years ago about having a good wife at home. Now, at first glance, it seems that the Imperial Master... likes children?"
The Tang Dynasty regarded plumpness as beauty, but Jiang Shu gave people a sickly and thin look, which was completely inconsistent with the aesthetics of the Tang Dynasty. Especially when standing with Concubine Yang, Jiang Shu looked even more scrawny.
"It's just that I have recovered from a serious illness and my body is still recovering. Besides, I will be fifteen years old and I am not a child." Jiang Shu said.
"You look like a child." Yang Guifei sat down and said, "Sit down."
Finally able to sit down. Jiang Shu secretly said.
After Concubine Yang asked the maids beside her to step back, she asked, "Why do you think you feel sorry for me?"
"If I tell the truth, will your Majesty let me leave this side hall?" Jiang Shu raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "My Majesty, don't try to win me over, I don't want to get involved in the turmoil in the palace."
"Sister, where are you? When you first came to the capital, no one knew you except the emperor's master. If we are familiar with each other, we can help each other if there is trouble in the future, right?"
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