Author: La Bi Xiaoxin

Chapter 196 Tea Party

Xu Ruqing was in a mess in the wind for a long time.

"Who? What are you doing there secretly? Come out!"

Seeing this, a woman wearing green maid's costume walked out from behind the rockery with a slight silence.

"So I will see the princess."

"You have been standing there for a while, and said, Who sent you?"

"The princess is angry. I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I just met you and His Highness the King of Wei discussing the matter, so I dare not come forward to disturb you rashly."

Xu Ruqing looked up and down at the nervous little maid. She didn't look like she was lying. There was a peach blossom embroidered on her clothes. Xu Ruqing remembered that she had seen it on Deacon Su's clothes this morning.

"Are you the Concubine Guo Shu?"

"Yes, Concubine Shu specially sent her servants here to wait for a long time, so she invited the princess to Taohuayuan for a lecture."

Xu Ruqing pulled the silk on his hand, thought for a while and said, "Okay, lead the way."

Bypassing the rockery and pavilions, the three of them finally came to the palace courtyard of Concubine Guo Shu.

Concubine Guo Shu sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, and chatted with Empress Zhao, who was sitting in the upper head, and Ouyang Bihua, who had just met a few days ago.

Somehow, Xu Ruqing suddenly remembered an American drama translated in her previous life called "Stepmother Tea Party".

"Say Cao Cao is here, sister, I am looking forward to the stars and the moon, but I am looking forward to you, sister." As soon as I saw Xu Ruqing, Concubine Guo Shu, she stood up enthusiastically to greet her. Her hands were familiar with Xu Ruqing's hand. I didn't know how to look like this, I thought this was a pair of close and good sisters.

"I thought Concubine Shu's sister's words were just bragging, but I didn't expect to invite the princess whom His Highness regarded as treasures. It seems that I was blamed for not being so shameless, otherwise Princess Wei would not have come to my palace after marrying into the Su family." Queen Zhao said while playing with the silk handkerchief in her hand, and her pretended posture clearly did not take anyone seriously.

Anyone who is smart can tell that Queen Zhao seems to be self-deprecating, but in fact she is implicitly mocking Xu Ruqing for being uneducated and not understanding etiquette.

But who is Xu Ruqing? She is not like these resentful wives in the deep palace. How could she defeat her in just a few words? "The Empress is such a bad word. Haven't we met once on the Empress Dowager's birthday? We were still having a great time talking in the Imperial Garden. Have you forgotten?"

Xu Ruqing's words successfully brought Zhao Mingzhu's memories to the day of the Queen Mother's birthday party. She did not forget how painful the palm Su Yichen slapped her that day!

She had been lying on the bed for half a month, how could she dare to forget this?

Queen Zhao clenched her fists in her pink cuffs: "I have forgotten if I don't say it. This is true. But etiquette cannot be confused. There is a difference between you and I look for you, do you understand?"

"My wife did not deliberately not pay your respects to you. She just heard that the queen was appointed as the queen at the beginning of this year, so she thought that there were many trivial matters in the six palaces and was not easy to disturb her. If the queen minded about this, then the wife would go back and choose a good day, and would definitely come to visit her with a gift next day." After Xu Ruqing said that, she did not forget to bow her head and apologize, and established an intellectual and polite personality in front of outsiders.

As soon as these words were said, both the dignified and generous Concubine Guo Shu and the quiet and elegant Ouyang Bihua all showed unknown smiles.

There are three thousand beauties in the harem. Who doesn’t know that Zhao Mingzhu is just a shell with the title of queen? The real right to control the six palaces is in the hands of the empress dowager. She seems to be glorious on the surface, but in fact she does not have any real power in her hands. Moreover, her original identity as a concubine is no different.

Xu Ruqing said that it was because she was worried that she was dealing with trivial matters in the Six Palaces, so it was not convenient to bother her. Isn’t this so hard to pull over Zhao Mingzhu’s shortcomings?!

It's really wonderful!

How could Zhao Mingzhu not be a fool? But he couldn't get angry in front of so many people: "Ha, my sister is really good at speaking. It is also a blessing for the Su family to be so smart that the Su family can be regarded as a blessing for you."

"The queen is a sarcastic praise, but then again, the prince has praised me for being a good person and being eloquent. You are embarrassed to praise your wife again."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mingzhu clenched her fists again.

"Oh, I've talked about it all, I haven't invited my sister to take my seat yet." Concubine Guo Shu cut off the fuse that was about to explode between the two in time and changed the topic.

"Sister, please sit down, sister, I just entered a new batch of Longjing from West Lake not long ago. The taste is so mellow and fragrant. You can try it." As he said that, Concubine Guo Shuli picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Xu Ruqing.

Xu Ruqing couldn't get any interest when she looked at the fog in the cup: "Sister Shufei came to her sister just to invite her sister to have tea?"

"Look at what you said, do you have to ask you to come? Do you think you are not as good as your house?"

"My sister doesn't mean that."

Concubine Guo Shu's face re-smiling: "That's good, I believe that sister, you are not that kind of person. Well, since you are all curious, I won't hide it anymore."

After saying that, Concubine Guo Shu lowered her head and said something to Deacon Su beside her. Deacon Su knew that he would take the things he had prepared long ago out.

All three were shocked by the things in the box, and no one could take their eyes away for a moment.

"These are all objects that the emperor gave me last night, including several beautiful skirts offered from the Western Regions. I don't think that everyone is sister, so I can't enjoy it alone, so I invite you guys who have a good relationship to choose. If you have any favorites, just take it."

Xu Ruqing took a look and withdrew her gaze, raised her cup and drank tea calmly.

"Hey, this face looks strange, the color and style don't look like something we are here." Ouyang Bihua said, pointing to a set of faces in the box.

"Ms. Ouyang has a good vision. This is a golden crown of birds and phoenixes made of agate jade. Its material is only available in Loulan. It is a birthday gift given to me by the emperor a few days ago."

"Even such a rare treasure is given to you, it can be seen that the emperor is so fond of all things to the Empress, and Bihua is really envious."

Shufei covered her mouth and smiled when she heard this: "Where are, these things are far inferior to the queen's. In front of her, I am a laughing stock."

Zhao Mingzhu could not hide the jealousy in her eyes when she listened to Shufei's hypocritical words.

"Sister Queen, do you think so?"

"It's just some broken stones and rags, and I don't care about these." Queen Zhao said decisively, just because she smelled the sour smell was too strong.

"My sister knows that the queen's sister is noble, so she doesn't take these vulgar things seriously, but that's not the same as my sister's wishes. Sister should not be polite to her sister."

Zhao Mingzhu snorted coldly. She knew that Concubine Guo Shu was showing off to her in disguise, but she just didn't say it out loud.
Chapter completed!