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Chapter 211 Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet
For this Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet, all officials of the fourth rank and above can bring their family members to the banquet, and concubines of the harem and above can participate.

After Shang Kelan drew up the list, Yuan Ge also discussed it with Fu Pu, and she said to Shang Kelan: "Madam, this time the heat stroke palace banquet, the servants suggested that chrysanthemums should be the main one. Wife and daughter are allergic to sweet-scented osmanthus, for safety's sake, chrysanthemum is safer."

Hearing what she said, Shang Kelan couldn't help but nodded in agreement, and said, "Okay, I'll use chrysanthemums, Mr. Fu, please send this list to the Ministry of Rites for Master Shangshu to review. Go to the House of Internal Affairs to prepare the things for the palace banquet, and I will also go to the Jiaosifang later."

After some orders, everything was done in an orderly manner, and everyone said respectfully: "Yes, empress!"

After they left, the bedroom became quiet.

Shang Kelan rubbed the center of her brows with a headache, and Zhizi stepped forward worriedly and said, "Your Majesty, how are you doing?"

At this time, Xiaoxia came in with a bowl of sugar water, and said, "Madam, would you like some pear and white fungus porridge that my servant just stewed?"

Shang Kelan smiled and said, "I still have a lot of things to deal with, so don't even think about being idle."

The Mid-Autumn Festival is different from ordinary festivals. Not only the Golden Temple, but also the harem must be decorated.

After Shang Kelan was busy and covered Jin Yantang for a few more days, the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month came.

In the afternoon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, officials and their families came to the palace one after another.

This time, most of the family members were direct daughters. These girls looked to be fourteen or fifteen years old, some were fifteen or sixteen years old, and all of them had pretty faces, which made people unforgettable.

Although His Majesty said about canceling this year's draft ceremony, this did not prevent everyone from thinking about it and using other methods to impress His Majesty.

Who doesn't know that the four concubines who are currently the second rank in the harem are all vacant?Therefore, everyone is greedy for the four concubines.

In the harem, there are lights and festoons everywhere, and the arrangement is very lively.

Wandong originally wanted to give Shang Kelan a dignified and gentle bun, and this is Shang Kelan's favorite style.

It's just that Wan Dong had just started, Shang Kelan raised her hand to stop her and said, "Today, let's comb your hair in a solemn bun, according to the specifications of the imperial concubine."

In the past, Wandong wanted to comb Shang Kelan's hair in the imperial concubine's bun and make her look like an imperial concubine, but Shang Kelan disliked cumbersomeness and gorgeousness, so she didn't dress up like that, and always dressed plainly.

Hearing her take the initiative to say that, Wan Dong nodded and said respectfully: "Yes, empress."

Shang Kelan was busy dressing up, while other ladies were also bathing and burning incense.

In Ximeng Palace, Zhao Kexi invited the female master with the best make-up skills from the capital. Zhao Kehan ​​dressed up well, and Zhao Kexi dressed up cutely.

One of the two sisters was wearing a pink brocade dress embroidered with cuckoo birds, and the other was wearing a sky blue floor-length dress embroidered with begonias, and they looked very beautiful with delicate jewelry on their heads.

After taking a few glances at Zhao Kexi's outfit, Zhao Kehan ​​smiled with satisfaction and said, "Okay, come with me, let's go find the Queen Mother."

With His Majesty absent, they centered on the Empress Dowager.

This point, Zhao Kexi naturally understood, without Zhao Kehan ​​saying too much, she followed Zhao Kehan ​​to the Palace of Compassion.

At this time, Zuo Xiangfu.

Since noon, Mrs. Shang has been preparing the mid-autumn festival gifts for His Majesty and Empress. Shang Kelin was sitting in the lobby, watching Mrs. Shang busy up and down, and couldn't help sighing, "Mother, it's time now." , if you don't hurry up, the palace banquet is about to begin."

The palace banquets all started at Wu o'clock, Mrs. Shang was afraid that the gifts she prepared would be too thin, and Shang Kelan would lose face.

Mrs. Shang asked the maid to put away the last gift, then smiled and wiped the sweat from her forehead with satisfaction, and said, "That's it, let's go, son."

The mother and son have similar personalities and are very close, but she loves the daughter who married into the royal family even more.

It's just that Mrs. Shang was about to leave here, but Shang Kelin suddenly stopped her and said, "Mother, wait, there is someone here who wants to introduce you."

Mrs. Shang was stunned for a moment, looked at him suspiciously and said, "Can you introduce someone to me?"

But as soon as she finished speaking, Shang Kelin clapped her hands.

As he clapped his hands, a maidservant in yellow came out.

She has jade-like skin and a pretty face, but her facial features are clearly like Chen Yetan's!

Judging from Chen Yetan's expression, she didn't seem very willing to wear women's clothes.

Mrs. Shang was also taken aback, she couldn't help looking at Shang Kelin in astonishment and said, "Isn't this Mr. Chen? How did you make him like this!"

But Mr. Chen dressed as a woman, why does he look so good-looking?
Thinking about it, Mrs. Shang couldn't help but secretly glanced at Chen Yetan again.

Shang Kelin smiled, stepped forward and supported Mrs. Shang's shoulders and said, "Mother, don't worry about using it. I gave Ye Tan money, otherwise he would allow me to wear women's clothes to protect you?"

Shang Kelin knew Chen Yetan's identity as a woman a long time ago, so he was still not used to having her as a personal bodyguard, so why not let her wear women's clothes back to protect Mrs. Shang.

Shang Kelin thought, his eyes flickered slightly.

Chen Yetan gritted his teeth, snorted, put his arms around his chest, and said, "I'm sorry now, you will not only pay me 100 taels of silver if I wear women's clothes for a day, but also allow me to order you for a day!"

Hearing this, Shang Kelin nodded and said with a smile: "Of course it's no problem, isn't it just to be your personal bodyguard? Don't worry, I understand everything!"

The last sentence of Shang Kelin's breath lengthened the ending, making it sound meaningful.

For some reason, Chen Yetan suddenly had goosebumps.

She couldn't help shaking, and then helped Mrs. Shang, imitating the maid's tone and saying: "Madam, this servant will help you get into the carriage, the palace banquet is about to begin."

Unexpectedly, when Chen Yetan dressed up as a man, his voice and behavior were similar to that of a man, but when he dressed up as a woman, he was a bit more enchanting and charming than a woman!

Mrs. Shang was stunned for a moment, then came back to her senses, and smiled awkwardly: "Okay, okay..."

A group of people came outside, the carriage was filled with gifts and people, and Shang Kelin rode behind them on a fine horse.

At this time, in the Golden Luan Hall.

There is a servant in charge of notification standing at the door, every time a person comes in, after handing over the invitation card, the servant will announce.

When almost all the guests arrived, the Queen Mother, Zhao Kehan, and Zhao Kexi came to the Golden Luan Hall.

The chattering and lively hall fell silent in an instant, only to hear the servant preaching: "The empress dowager, the concubine Jia, and Miss Zhao, the daughter of the Zhao family in Zhejiang Province, have arrived!"

This Miss Zhao is also known to everyone. Seeing how close she is to Concubine Jia and the Empress Dowager, they know that she has a close relationship with Concubine Jia.

All of a sudden, everyone knelt down and saluted: "See empress dowager, concubine Jia, wish empress dowager a thousand years and a thousand years!"

The Empress Dowager ignored them, and came to the seat with a majestic expression and sat down. After Concubine Jia and Zhao Kexi took their seats, she raised her hand and said, "Your family is welcome!"

(End of this chapter)