June is a good time to enjoy lotus, so Queen Chen specially chose to hold a lotus appreciation party in Lingbo Lake on June 17th. Yan Hu, who had been married, was not invited, and Yan Hu was also happy to participate in this matter. Yan Tongming could have been able to go, but Princess Nanping went to the palace and said to Queen Chen: "My son is not to give up the lord."

"I know, that is, let your mistress go and have fun." Queen Chen never thought of letting the concubine's princess be his friend's legitimate son.

"Don't go, so as not to be plotted against." Princess Nanping was disgusted by those times of falling into the water. "Besides, my family already has a master, so don't make any troubles."

"Which lady is it?" Queen Chen asked curiously.

"The Tan family is famous for her boudoir Xiuyue." Princess Nanping told the truth.

"Okay, I won't invite this girl." Queen Chen also understood the reason why her friend told the truth.

After saying that, Princess Nanping went straight out of the palace and returned home. At the same time, a scene of falling in love at first sight was being staged in the Imperial Garden. The male protagonist is the second prince Tang Qi, and the female protagonist is Guo Baochan's cousin Song Juan. Song Juan's mother, Shao, is Chen Ping's cousin, and Chen Ping is the maid of the emperor's trial marriage. Now she is old and has nothing to do.

The descendants of the Chen family withered, and both Chen's father and brother were destroyed. The widowed sister-in-law now lives in her hometown in the countryside with her little nephew. Song Shao returned to Beijing from the border, so she wanted to summon her, but her position was low and she only saw someone today.

"Empress Chen." Tang Xu said politely.

"The second prince is going to Jiaofang Hall to pay homage to the Empress?" Chen asked with a smile.

"Yes." Tang Xi said hello and was about to leave.

Song Juan stepped forward and bowed, "Little girl Song Juan has met the second prince." The second prince is tall and powerful, and she likes it.

Tang Xi glanced at her, "Miss Song, there is no need to be too polite."

The tone was plain, and a trace of loss flashed across Song Juan's face. She bit the corner of her lower lip and retreated to Song Shao. She was fourteen years old and was half a year away from Guo Baochan. Her aunt said she was like her biological daughter, but when choosing a son-in-law, she would definitely give priority to it. Guo Baochan instead of her.

Tang Yu left, Song Juan looked back and his face turned red; Song Shao and Chen Ping saw it, and returned to Chen Ping's bedroom. Chen Ping deliberately said, "The second prince is not the official concubine yet. I listened to the Queen's wishes. In a few days, I will choose one for him. After marrying a wife, you can leave the palace to be enfeoffed with the king and Jianfu. I don't know which lady from the family has such a good life?"

"Cousin, can I attend the lotus-appreciation party?" Song Juan asked.

Chen Ping smiled without saying a word, and brought a cup of tea. Song Shaojun stepped forward and said a lot of good things, and said, "Empress, if Juan'er really becomes the second prince's concubine, she will also help you."

"I don't have a man or a woman under my knees. It doesn't matter if I have any help or not." Chen Ping put on a disheartened posture.

"How can the Empress think so? The Empress is not old this year. As long as she can be favored again, she will definitely give birth to a man and a half woman." Song Shao put her ears in front of her, "I have a secret recipe for giving birth to a son. My two sons were born by eating the secret recipe."

Chen Ping's eyes lit up, "Take it serious?"

"I dare not deceive the Empress." Song Shaojun said in a serious manner.

Chen Ping took a sip of tea and put down the teacup, "You are my cousin, Juan'er is my niece. If I don't recommend her, who else can I support her? OK, I will send someone to Juan'er tomorrow."

"Thank you, Empress." The mother and daughter of the Song family thanked happily.

After sending the Song family's mother and daughter away, Chen Ping went to the Jiaofang Hall. She did not ask for invitations for Song Juan directly, but turned around: "The generals stationed in southern Xinjiang returned to Beijing and brought their families back. I heard that the temperaments of those ladies are different from those of the noble ladies in Beijing, and I don't know where it is different?"

Queen Chen's eyes flashed slightly. She knew that Chen's cousin married a military general named Song, and seemed to have been transferred back to the capital this time. Chen's words must have had some intentions, but Tang Qi was rude and did not like the dignified and virtuous noble ladies in the capital. The daughters of the generals might be able to please him.

Thinking of this, Empress Chen didn't care about Chen's little thoughts and smiled and said, "You are reminding me that these ladies have not invited them yet. It is time to invite them to enjoy the lotus banquet."

So Queen Chen sent some invitations, including Guo Baochan, Song Juan, and two daughters of the side generals.

On the morning of June 17, the noble girl who received the invitation went to another palace next to Lingbo Pool. Yan Huo went to the small boat by the pond in the backyard to cool off as usual.

The next morning, Yan Huo accompanied Princess Nanping and Zeng Yuzhi to finish breakfast and went back to the yard to make shoes. It was not easy to make for little babies, especially for ordinary people with needlework.

Yan Huo was sewing the upper to the sole of the shoe with great grudges. Guo Baochan came, "Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao, it's so satisfying!"

"What's wrong?" Yan Huo put down his shoes and asked with a smile.

"I feel like I ran ten laps from the sun and went back to my room, ate a big watermelon in the well, and felt comfortable all over." Guo Baochan laughed.

"Don't keep it a secret, hurry up and listen." Yan Huti Po poured her a cup of tea.

"Song Juan, do you still remember?" Guo Baochan asked.

Yan Hu nodded, "Your uncle's cousin."

"She also attended the lotus-welcome party yesterday. She was so bold that she went to seduce wild monkeys, which was destroyed by me." Guo Baochan was so happy when she remembered Song Juan's ugly face!

Yan Huo was stunned, "She is quite ambitious and actually wants to be the second prince's concubine."

Guo Baochan hummed twice and said, "Although the wild monkey is savage and unreasonable, I am generous. I can't see him fall into Song Juan's clutches. I jumped out and exposed her true face and saved the wild monkey."

"Song Juan didn't complain to your mother?" Yan Hu asked. Guo Baochan ruined Song Juan's good things. According to Song Juan's temperament, he would definitely go to Mrs. Guo to spread rumors.

"She went to sue, and then I asked her, would she dare to tell the truth? She was timid. She didn't say it, I said, as soon as I said it, my mother and my uncle were both angry, hahaha, I was so happy to see her being locked in the ancestral hall and kneeling." This was the first time Guo Baochan and Song Juan had won such a perfect victory.

Guo Baochan's happiness ended three days later, and the queen's marriage decree was sent to the Guo family. "...they use light and luxuriant, the daughter of Guo's family, Baochan, has a kind nature, a kind and elegant manners... and the second prince Tang Feng can be said to be made of heaven and earth... All etiquettes are jointly organized by the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Heaven Supervision Supervisor, and choose a good time to get married."

Guo Baochan received the order in a daze, turned around and complained to Yan Huo, "The wild monkey is repaying his grudges!"

"Save people to the end. If you become the second prince's concubine, then Song Juan will not dare to think about the second prince anymore." Yan Huo said with a smile.

"That's right." Guo Baochan was persuaded like this.

Empress Chen not only gave marriage to her son, but also gave marriage to Princess Ruilu (the Eighth Princess). She gave a man surnamed Fan and failed to be elected. The capital was in an uproar. How could the Empress choose such a son-in-law for Princess Ruilu? Empress Chen took the blame like this and there is no explanation.

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Chapter completed!