C6 floral feast

At this moment, Shen Qi's eyes were empty, as she thought about her own matters. In all these years, she had never actually gone out of the palace, much less participated in any of those banquets and floral decorations. This was her first time coming out in front of others when she had just entered the palace.

Shen Qi did not want to be too outstanding, as long as there were no mistakes, then she would lose face and thank the heavens. She still wanted to continue with her peaceful life.

The carriage swayed for an unknown amount of time, Shen Qi felt herself calming down, she knew that the carriage had stopped, she thought that something had happened to you, but in the end, an eunuch's voice came from outside the carriage, "The government department's Shang Shu Manor's Madam Shen, Miss Shen has arrived."

Shen Qi was helped off the carriage by Zi Zhu and Xu was supported by his mother Qian. A young eunuch immediately came forward to lead the way, "Greetings Madam and Madam, this servant will lead the way."

Xu nodded and smiled as he handed over the plate, "Thank you, Eunuch." His eyes then signaled to his mother, who immediately handed him a purse.

The young eunuch did not stand on ceremony either, smiling as he received the pouch and expressed his thanks. He weighed the pouch in his hand and felt that it was not light. Then, he slipped the pouch into his sleeve. His smile became more sincere.

The empress dowager lived in the Tzu Ning Palace, so of course the banquet wouldn't be held in the Tzu Ning Palace, but in the imperial garden not far from there. Along the way, Shen Qi felt the majesty and shock of the palace, and felt that it was much more shocking than the time she went to visit the palace. At that time, there were many tourists everywhere, lazy and lazy, and she felt that it was just like that.

However, things were different now. There were His Majesty, the young masters of the imperial harem, and the Esteemed Empress Dowager that they were about to meet. These people were all alive and well.

Shen Qi braced her mind, afraid that she would be negligent. Even if she had never been to the palace before, in her previous life, she had read all kinds of novels about palace battles and dramas. The harem that was described in them was undoubtedly a place to eat people.

Shen Qi had a strange feeling, that no matter how beautiful the scenery was, to her, it was not anything special. Every time they were travelling, other people would praise how beautiful the scenery was, and every time it was a good scene, she would not think much of it. But in order to get along with the group, she would pretend to praise and cheer for the group.

Some said that she was cold, some said that she had no desire, perhaps it was the result of her living environment. She was lacking in interest in everything, and the reason she did that thing was because she had never done it before.

So even though she felt that the palace was more shocking than the ones she had seen during her travels in her previous life, it didn't cause her to feel any waves in her heart. After that, she continued to maintain a calm demeanor the whole way, which made Xu very satisfied.

The young eunuch who led the way was extremely polite to them. The Shen Fei in the palace was the daughter of the Shen family. Although she was not the most favored one, she was still an unceasing benefactor.

Shen Weiyuan was the president of the ministry, and the head of the six departments. He was responsible for the selection, appraisal and appointment of officials, who were at the second rank.

Who dares to offend him, who wants to be promoted and make a fortune?

But Shen Weiyuan was an honest man, loyal to his country, and wholeheartedly loyal to the emperor, and had never set foot in any of the factions or private areas. He was a pure-hearted man, the emperor trusted him, and that way, the Shen Fei would never give up on his favors.

The previous dynasty and the imperial harem had always been closely linked, both as a restraint and as a complement.

The young eunuch led them to the place, said a few words of courtesy, and left. Looking around, there were already many people in the pavilion, and the two sides of the road leading to the pavilion were decorated with various kinds of flowers. The weather was really hot in July, and to say that it was not the right time to admire the flowers, it was fortunate that Esteemed Empress Dowager had arranged for it to be in the Leisurely Pavilion.

As soon as he entered the Unrestrained Pavilion, he felt a surge of cool air that penetrated into his heart and soul. When compared to the modern air-conditioning, it allowed his dry and restless heart to calm down.

Shen Qi realized that there was a circle of ice bucket inside. No wonder it was so cool, the imperial family was such a good place.

Although there were a lot of ice cubes in Shang Shu Manor and the Xu did not have a rule against Shen Qi, she did not dare to waste it like this. She could only eat half of it, how could she dare to waste more?

After the mama brought Shen Qi and Xu to a place, she went to receive people. The ladies who were familiar with each other greeted each other, and some of the young ladies who knew each other also gathered together and spoke.

Shen Qi rarely had the chance to attend the banquet, of course she did not know about them. Looking around, she saw that the young misses around were all dressed brilliantly, it could be seen that they were all using their own methods.

While Shen Qi was sizing up the others, the other person was also secretly sizing up her, she did not even recognize this new face, and was not afraid of the stage. Shen Qi's expression was calm as she allowed himself to be sized up, her eyes bright and filled with spirit.

Some of those who were close with the Xu knew that Shen Qi was the third lady of the Shang Shu Manor, and among them was the wife of the Duke of Hua Palace, the Hu Shi. Before they even left the pavilion, she had handed over a handkerchief to the Xu.

"You're really willing to bring your third young mistress out. Look at her, she's already grown up. She's really a beautiful woman, even I like her."

After all, if someone were to ask why Third Young Miss was not known for so many years, how would the Xu reply? Isn't that embarrassing?

However, things were different now. With Hu's words as a cover, the credibility was higher. She only said that the third young miss was in poor health and was reluctant to overwork her, so she stayed in her room. No one would say anything about it.

Shen Qi stood up and bowed, her smile reserved and gentle, "Hello, Aunt Hu." She wasn't willing to say anything else. It was impossible for her to act out the love between a mother and daughter with the Xu, but if he were to say that he wouldn't do it in front of everyone, she wasn't stupid!

"Good, good!" Hu Shi took the opportunity to hold her hand and said, "When you have nothing to do, come out often. Young ladies shouldn't always stay in the house. If you don't have any problems, you should play more with your sisters of the same age."

"Yes, many thanks for Aunt Hu's teachings. I, Xiao Qi, will remember it." Shen Qi gave her a lot of face by acting along with her. He felt that he was still familiar with the things that he had not touched in all these years, truly worthy of celebration.

Hu Shi secretly looked at Shen Qi's expression and discovered that she was not sad nor happy, she was very calm. Even though she was smiling, her smiling expression did not reach her eyes, and she sighed in her heart.

She understood why Shen Qi was in such a predicament. To be able to say that she was helping her out with so many handkerchiefs against her will was already making things difficult for her. She really did not know what to say about the rest of it.

Thinking about it, being too cold and cruel to was not her fault, she acted as if she was trying to teach Shen Qi a lesson for your own good.

On the surface, the young ladies of the various palaces were friendly, but in fact, they were secretly competing with each other. Whoever wore better clothes, had better jewelry, or had a good reputation, they would always think that they could suppress other people and enter the eyes of their superiors.

A "Esteemed Empress Dowager arrived" disturbed a wave of the lake water that was surging with undercurrents.

Hearing that Esteemed Empress Dowager had arrived, everyone stood up and bowed, saying in unison, "Greetings Esteemed Empress Dowager, Esteemed Empress Dowager is thousands of years old."

The empress dowager looked like a kind, middle-aged woman. Shen Qi sized her up, the empress dowager seemed to be around 40 years of age, her maintenance was extremely good, and it was possible to see how magnificent she was when she was young. Right now, the empress dowager had a dignified air around her. With a smile on her face, she looked very easy to talk to.

"You may rise. The reason why I invited you here is to watch the flowers bloom in the garden and to let everyone relax. To admire the flowers and drink the tea, do not be restrained. Just relax."

Even though the empress dowager said so, who would actually dare to do so? To be able to survive in the imperial palace and become the final winner, none of them were vegetarians. They couldn't be fooled by the surface.

The empress dowager sat down in the pavilion with the support of the maidservant. The empress dowager looked around her and felt that they were all beautifully dressed. A young girl around the age of ten was so delicate and pretty that she was pleasing to look at.

"Looking at these lively young ladies, I also feel happy. Seeing all of you here, even if you don't like the old, you can't do anything about it. Don't hold on, young ladies should be more lively."

After that, there was a flurry of flattery from all around. The empress dowager was in her prime, her style so gorgeous that the empress dowager couldn't help but laugh. Some young ladies were so excited that their faces were flushed red, eager to attract her attention.

After looking around, the empress dowager's gaze stopped on Shen Qi. common mama was an capable person by the empress dowager's side, when she saw the empress dowager's gaze fall on Shen Qi, she answered her questions with a low voice, "This is Shang Shu Manor's Lord Shen's third young miss."

"Oh, I don't have much of an impression of her." Logically speaking, the Shen Fei was the palace's concubine and Shen Weiyuan was the Minister for Public Administration. Then, how could the Third Miss of their residence be so unknown?

"It's not just you who have no impression of her. There are very few people in the capital who know her." The common mama smiled as he explained, but did not say much. Her Majesty nodded thoughtfully.

"Which daughter of the family is the little girl beside Madam Shen? This Dowager will look at the stranger. Let This Dowager have a look before walking in. " The empress dowager's gentle voice carried the unconscious command of a superior as she smiled at Shen Qi.