allonlinenovel Chapter 322: Leave some for me too——
Chapter 322: Leave some for me too——
Princess Qingning's face flushed instantly, and she stamped her feet: "Who, who cares what your ranking is in your heart? You, you are simply shameless——"
After saying that, he ran away.
Lu Zhenzhen spread her hands, picked up a piece of dessert, and bit it slowly.
Guan witnessed this scene and felt very complicated for a moment.
Is this even possible? Just a few words and you've embarrassed Princess Qingning away?
Guan looked at Lu Zhenzhen almost with admiration.
After thinking for a while, he whispered a reminder: "Will you offend Princess Qingning by doing this?"
Lu Zhenzhen smiled at Guan: "Don't worry, Princess Qingning will definitely not be angry with me because of this. She left because she was embarrassed and shy——"
"Who is shy? I'm not embarrassed, and I'm not shy!" Princess Qingning came back to touch her at some point. She wanted to glare at Lu Zhenzhen, but halfway through she thought of something and changed her target, glaring at Guan.
But her cheeks were flushed, and the glare had no deterrent effect at all.
Instead, it has a bit of a coquettish meaning.
Lu Zhenzhen grabbed Princess Qingning's hand: "Okay, okay, Qingning is not shy! I am shy, I am shy!"
As he spoke, he pressed Princess Qingning to sit beside him and said, "Stop running around. I think the dinner is about to start."
Princess Qingning said reluctantly: "Who wants to sit with you——"
But his body was honest and he sat down next to Lu Zhenzhen.
"Okay, okay, I want to sit with you." Lu Zhenzhen coaxed.
Princess Qingning's pouting lips finally curled up.
Then he pretended to be arrogant and said, "Forget it, I won't bother with you! I'll protect you for a while!"
After saying that, he glanced at Lu Zhenzhen out of the corner of his eye.
Lu Zhenzhen continued to coax her good-temperedly: "Then I'm counting on you today!" She looked like she trusted him completely.
Princess Qingning nodded in satisfaction. "You're smart! Follow me today. After the banquet, I'll take you to the Imperial Garden to see the lanterns. If you like any lantern, just tell me. If I can't handle it, there's Changle! If Changle can't handle it, then go find His Majesty!"
He acts like he is following me and has someone behind him who is very powerful.
Lu Zhenzhen couldn't help laughing in her heart. She didn't expect Princess Qingning to be so funny.
Without spoiling Princess Qingning's fun, she said, "That's great! I'll definitely choose carefully later!"
After Princess Qingning said this, she kept glancing at Lu Zhenzhen. When she heard Lu Zhenzhen say this, her face was filled with pure joy. She finally breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest carelessly: "I'll help you choose!"
After saying this, he could no longer hold back his arrogance and grabbed Lu Zhenzhen to talk about the fun things that happened in the Imperial Garden watching the lanterns in previous years.
Now not only Lu Zhenzhen listened attentively, but Guan was also fascinated by it.
But not long after, the eunuchs outside were heard shouting: "The Imperial Concubine has arrived, the Concubine has arrived, the Virtuous Concubine has arrived, the Virtuous Concubine has arrived, the Princess Changle has arrived——"
At the gate, the four highest-ranking ladies in the palace and the princess arrived together.
Several people were surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs. They were all dressed in luxurious clothes and had gorgeous headdresses. They walked in slowly like people in paintings.
Everyone stood up to greet him.
As he got closer, he saw that Lu Zhenzhen was behind the Princess of Shu. With her blocking the way, he could peek openly.
It’s no wonder that the emperor is quite lucky in women.
Among these four concubines, the Imperial Concubine was the most stunningly beautiful, and the other three concubines also had their own merits.
Some are as gentle as water, some are full of bookish air, and some are as aloof as clear snow.
Although she is not young anymore, she still looks beautiful, and her charm has increased with the years.
The fourth princess followed at the end. When she passed the table of Prince Shu's Mansion, she paused, turned her head and saw Lu Zhenzhen and Princess Qingning. She smiled at them and nodded.
After the four concubines were seated, Concubine Xiao announced, "The Empress Dowager wants to worship Buddha and will not be here today. Everyone, please take your seats—"
Everyone is used to it. After all, the empress dowager of this dynasty really lives in seclusion and only shows up on major holidays.
She has already come out once on New Year's Eve. According to the Empress Dowager's habit, the next time she comes out will probably be on the Emperor's Birthday.
After sitting down at the table, Concubine Xiao said a few polite words before ordering the banquet to begin.
For a moment, the palace maids kept shuttling back and forth, like bees, flying among the tables.
Soon the drinks and dishes were served.
Today is much better than New Year's Eve.
On each table, there are two steaming pots, as well as soups and various stews.
Apart from anything else, this dish looks fresh and is delicious.
The imperial concubine raised her glass first, and everyone congratulated her.
just sit down.
In the corner of the hall, the sound of stringed instruments could be heard.
Lu Zhenzhen had lunch early at noon, and it was already dark. When the weather got cold, she got hungry quickly.
Those snacks could only suppress her hunger. Now that she saw the real meal, Lu Zhenzhen felt like she could chew an entire cow.
Holding the chopsticks, I am still thinking about which dish to eat first.
Princess Qingning began to give instructions: "There's nothing good to eat at this banquet. This pot is pretty good, and that soup is also fine. Have a bowl of soup first."
"And that one is the specialty of the imperial kitchen. Try it."
Seeing that Lu Zhenzhen was eating with relish, Princess Qingning, who was originally serving food to Lu Zhenzhen, couldn't help but pick up the bowl herself and took a few bites.
Seeing Princess Qingning's expression, Lu Zhenzhen teased her deliberately: "Eat less of that dish and leave a few bites for me—"
Princess Qingning heard this and said, "Stay? I definitely won't stay!"
I wanted to scoop half of the plate into my own bowl.
You know what, the food we stole tastes even better than usual.
Guan on the side silently shrank back, daring only to hold the bowl of soup and drink it, not daring to pick up the chopsticks.
I had just finished drinking the soup when my eyes blurred and a chicken leg fell into the bowl.
When I looked up, I saw that Lu Zhenzhen had put away her chopsticks and was going to fight with Princess Qingning for the duck.
Looking down at the plump chicken leg in the bowl, Guan's eyes flashed with tears.
Then he picked up the chicken leg with chopsticks and took a bite.
Many years later, when Guan recalled the taste of this chicken leg, he felt that there was nothing more delicious in the world.
The women present probably all have small stomachs, and no one can eat as much as Lu Zhenzhen.
The women at the nearby tables all saw it, and some pointed and whispered.
Princess Qingning slammed her chopsticks on the table and was about to get angry, but she didn't expect that the noise would alarm the fourth princess who had been watching them.
The fourth princess pulled Concubine Xiao's sleeve and said something.
Concubine Xiao smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I saw a child eating so heartily! Seeing Le An eating so sweetly, I'm hungry! Come, come, bring these two dishes on my table to Le An."
Immediately, a palace maid brought the two dishes that Concubine Xiao had pointed out to Lu Zhenzhen.