After the New Year, Shen Li prepared to build a workshop.

Shen Liang is now the head of the Ministry of Industry and has a certain say. Not only can he bring people to help with the construction, but it is also easy for him to find people outside.

So Shen Li handed over the task of building the workshop to him.

It is similar to that of Xiezhou Prefecture. It requires building a row of office buildings, dormitories and canteens, as well as the most important equipment room, and an area in the corner for raising horses.

Because it is next to the river, it is much more convenient to raise horses.

This piece of farm was very large, and she felt that she could not use it all, so she thought of building some other things, such as a place for workers to entertain themselves, a chess room, and a smaller cuju field.

Shen Li told Shen Liang all these ideas, and then thought about doing his own things with peace of mind.

There are places where flowers are grown in the suburbs of Beijing, but they cannot supply the amount she needs, so she needs to find other places to supply fresh flowers. If they are not enough, she can only temporarily transport essential oils from Xiezhou Prefecture.

In fact, it doesn't have to be Kyoto, any nearby prefecture will do.

The weather here is not that hot. If the flowers are transported quickly, it should be fine to spray them with water and keep them for three days. At most they will be slightly damaged.

As for the bee farm, kiln factory, and tea oil, there is no shortage of them, and she has already picked them. She just needs to wait until the workshop is built and then negotiate the price with them.

This year was finally a good one because Shen Li and Qin Yu reconciled.

Shen Li still remembers how she felt last year. Thinking back on it, it's really hard to bear the past.

Time flies and it is the Lantern Festival.

Every year during the Lantern Festival, the palace holds a palace banquet. This time, Shen Li can attend it with Shen Han.

Court officials can naturally bring their families to the palace banquet. Shen Han doesn't have a wife, so it's okay for him to bring his sister along.

Shen Liang could naturally go, but since he was not good at chatting and his official position was not high, no one would pursue the matter if he asked for leave and did not go.

Liu Dahua could also go, but after all, she was not a native official's wife in Kyoto, and she didn't understand many things. The palace was different from other places. If something went wrong, she would be punished, and she didn't want to go at all.

In the end, only Shen Li and Shen Han went together.

Shen Li herself also wanted to go. She had never seen such an occasion before and had never been to the palace. She still wanted to go and see it for herself.

Several days in advance, Liu Dahua and Qin Yueying began to customize clothes and jewelry for her.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, Shen Li was dressed up beautifully, wearing a white smoke-cloud butterfly gauze dress, which made her look feminine and charming yet elegant. In short, it suited her very well.

She doesn't look like a charming little woman, nor like a sexy big woman, but rather cute. This outfit makes her look both cute and ethereal.

But the headdress on her head is a bit complicated. It is a long white tassel hair ornament. When it is put on, there are three tassels hanging on each side, which looks very beautiful.

There is nothing much to say about Shen Han's outfit, just a red official uniform, a black official hat and official boots.

After arriving outside the palace gate in a carriage, Shen Li and Shen Han walked towards the hall where the banquet was held.

She met a lot of people on the way, but unfortunately she didn't know any of them.

After walking for about half an hour, they finally arrived. Now she really realized how big the palace was.

After entering the hall, Shen Li did not dare to look around, but followed Shen Han to find their seats. Shen Han's official position was neither high nor low, but in this limited hall, he still got a seat near the door.

The line was almost outside the temple.

Almost everyone outside the hall has arrived, and the closer you are to the front of the hall, the more empty tables there are.

After Shen Li sat down, she dared to look at him inconspicuously. She was holding a heater in her hands, and she didn't know when the banquet would end. If she didn't have something to keep warm, she would really freeze to death.

Little by little, the empty tables were filled.

She saw Qin Yu, Guan Wenyi, and Jin Duobao also came, and he was sitting very close to the front. Yes, he was the king's uncle. Although his sister, the imperial concubine, was no longer around, he was still the king's uncle.

Then she saw Gu Cheng'an again. There were three people next to him. One was a young woman who looked about the same age as her and was also good-looking. There was also a woman in her thirties who seemed to sense that she was looking at her and looked at her sharply.

This person should be Huo Nanlian. She is not as delicate as a woman in a secluded house. She has good manners and looks like someone who knows martial arts. Her eyes are also very sharp. People seem to be intimidated by just one look from her.

Their eyes met, and Shen Li did not avoid it. Huo Nanlian narrowed her eyes and looked away.

Shen Li sighed. Fortunately, they were not very close to each other, otherwise she might not be able to withstand such a look. This man was indeed a powerful character.

Then she looked at the third person, a good-looking middle-aged man. It was conceivable that he must have looked even better when he was younger. He did not look aggressive and even gave people a gentle and amiable feeling.

There is no doubt that this person must be Gu Cheng, and the young woman before should be Gu Cheng'an's sister. A family of four has come.

Yes, Gu Cheng is the prime minister, how could he not come? Just look at his position, which is just below the emperor's.

At this time, Shen Li looked at Qin Yu, and he looked at her too. She felt a little sorry for him, so she covered one side of her face with her hand, opened her mouth and said something, but no sound came out.

In this situation, she couldn't say anything loudly to Qin Yu. She didn't know whether he understood what she said, after all, he had to read lips.

But he saw Qin Yu smiled and then nodded.

Did you understand? What she just said was: Does it look good?

She wanted to ask him if her outfit looked good today.

Gu Cheng'an saw the interaction between the two, and somehow he found it very annoying.

After a while, the eunuch was heard shouting, "The Emperor has arrived."

Suddenly all the sounds disappeared.

Then everyone knelt on the ground and saluted: "Your Highness."

"Flat body."

Shen Li stood up and returned to his seat, then quietly glanced at the main seat. He couldn't see the emperor's facial features clearly, but he didn't seem to be very old, only about thirty years old.

Today, the Wen family rules the country, and the current emperor's reign title is Ruikang.

"My dear ministers, today is a palace banquet, please be casual." Emperor Ruikang said.

The current emperor is a wise ruler, as you can see from the fact that most people live and work in peace and contentment.

At the same time, Shen Li was also very glad that she did not travel to a world in chaos, otherwise she might not live long.

Because Ruikangdi was there, although some people occasionally spoke a few words, they were very quiet.

Shen Li felt that this scene was a bit awkward. Fortunately, after a while, Emperor Rui Kang spoke up: "Everyone has almost finished eating. Are you curious why there are no performances at this year's palace banquet?"

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