A strong farm girl is busy getting rich

Chapter 291 Attending the Banquet

Han Qingshan was a little surprised at first, but he soon understood Shen Qingqian's intention. She wanted to help those soldiers who were injured and homeless.

Han Qingshan admired her and praised her, "Miss Shen is truly a heroine with a heart of justice that no man can compare to!

A strong general has no weak soldiers under him, and even the people around him are outstanding. "

"Someone around you? Are you talking about Yingzi?"

Shen Qingqian laughed. This Han Qingshan even mentioned Yingzi when he was praising others. He really is her favorite!

Think about Chen Shijun in the past, who kept saying how much he loved Yingzi, but in fact he chose to stand on the side of his parents. There is really no comparison!

In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve. Every household in the capital city posted couplets, and the streets were filled with festive red.

Shen Qingqian's mansion was also decorated with lights and full of joy. In just a few days, it felt like home.

Shen Qingqian was going to attend a banquet in the palace in the evening, and she did not plan to keep a low profile as she had done in the past.

This is an important occasion, and it is also her first time to appear in the public eye. She must treat it seriously and make a grand appearance.

After lunch, Shen Qingqian began to prepare herself carefully, taking a bath, changing clothes, and dressing up.

The clothes were prepared in advance, and Shen Qingqian chose a pomegranate red skirt. The skirt was soft in texture and bright in color, as gorgeous as a blooming pomegranate flower.

She wore a white padded jacket on her upper body, which was as white as snow, especially the collar and cuffs were trimmed with white fox fur. The furry touch not only made people feel warm, but also added a sense of nobility and elegance.

Shen Qingqian usually pays more attention to skin care and usually doesn't wear makeup. But today, she specially asked the maid to put on a bright makeup for her.

After everything was ready, she looked at herself in the mirror with satisfaction. She had bright eyes, white teeth, a perky nose and pearly lips. She was bright yet dignified. She didn't look too ostentatious, but she had a unique charm.

To attend the palace banquet, each person can only bring one personal maid. Shen Qingqian certainly would not bring the newly bought maid into the palace, she planned to bring the educated youth with her.

There is also one most important thing, which is to bring something for self-defense.

Not to mention that the palace is a place of trouble and danger is everywhere. What's more, there are her enemies in the palace, and they are powerful enemies, so she must be on guard!

However, weapons such as swords are not allowed into the palace, and there are special people to check.

It was impossible to bring a dagger, so Shen Qingqian and the educated youth only brought bows and crossbows.

When they were ready and about to set off in the carriage, Han Qingshan came again. He came to pick up Yingzi and said he would take Yingzi to the palace as his fiancée.

Yingzi refused outright, saying that she didn't like socializing and didn't want to appear in such complicated occasions.

Based on Shen Qingqian's understanding of Yingzi, she was a little timid and didn't dare to go.

Shen Qingqian did not express her opinion. This was a matter between Yingzi and Han Qingshan, so let them discuss and make the decision themselves.

Finally, after Han Qingshan's constant persuasion and encouragement, Yingzi actually agreed.

Shen Qingqian and the educated youth waited for a while and let Yingzi go and dress up.

A quarter of an hour later, the four of them sat in two carriages and headed for the palace together.

When we arrived at the palace gate, there were already many carriages parked there. It seemed that most people had already arrived.

Normally, Shen Qingqian would jump off the carriage directly. But today was different, she needed to pay attention to her image.

The educated youth got off the carriage first, then put a small stool under the shaft and held out his hand to her. Shen Qingqian held the educated youth's hand, stepped on the stool in an elegant manner, and then got off the carriage.

Han Qingshan and Yingzi behind got off the carriage in the same way.

The four of them came to the palace gate together, handed in the invitation for the palace banquet, and were inspected. A palace servant led them to the banquet venue.

The palace road was not deserted today. There was someone in front of them, who must have arrived a few minutes earlier than them.

There were people behind them, who naturally arrived later than them.

The palace servant led Shen Qingqian and the other three to walk for about half an hour and arrived at a wide square.

In front of the square is a large lake, part of which is frozen. There is an eight-sided pavilion at the junction of the square and the lake. On the other side of the pavilion is a long corridor that extends all the way to the center of the lake.

Behind the square is a magnificent hall with three big characters "Guanghe Hall" inscribed on it.

The palace servant stopped and said to them, "My lords, today's palace banquet will be held in Guanghe Hall. It will take another hour to start. I will take my leave now. Please do as you please."

The palace maid walked back in the direction she came from, probably to greet other dignitaries.

There were not many people in the square. Those who should have arrived first had already entered the Guanghe Hall. Because the square was too empty, it was a bit cold.

Han Qingshan said, "Miss Shen, Miss Zhiqing, Yingzi, let's go in too!"

"it is good."

The three of them nodded in agreement and entered the hall together.

There were already quite a few people sitting in the hall, chatting in groups of three or four.

When Shen Qingqian and the others stepped into the hall, someone looked at them. Perhaps because they didn't know them, they quickly looked away and continued their conversation.

However, there are still people who know Han Qingshan. Although he has been stationed at the border for several years and rarely returns to Beijing, he grew up in the capital after all, so he still has some old acquaintances.

Soon, a middle-aged man looked towards him. Beside him sat a woman and a young girl, probably a family of three.

When the man saw Han Qingshan, he said something to the woman next to him, and the woman said a few words to the young girl next to her. Then, the family of three stood up from their seats and walked towards them.

Shen Qingqian found the man familiar, but couldn't remember who he was for a moment.

When the three people came closer, she remembered that this person was Lord Wang whom she had met in the imperial study that day.

That day in the imperial study, she hardly looked up, but when she looked at Prime Minister Dong, she glanced at Lord Wang.

When they came out of the imperial study, she, Yang Zhi, and Han Qingshan walked in front, while Prime Minister Dong and Lord Wang walked behind. She didn't even look at them, so she didn't have such a deep impression, which is why she didn't recognize them at first.

If you think about it carefully, this Lord Wang was following Prime Minister Dong at the time, and the two should have a close relationship.

In Shen Qingqian's opinion, people who are close to Prime Minister Dong are not good people. Therefore, Shen Qingqian does not want to make friends with such people from the bottom of her heart.

Seeing Lord Wang and the other two approaching, she said to Han Qingshan, "Deputy General Han, I'm a little tired. I'll go sit over there with the educated youth for a while. When you're done, come find us."

Yingzi quickly said, "Girl, I'll go with you too."

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