In addition to the dozen or so domestic servants from the Yellow Crane Tower, there are also many miscellaneous workers invited from other places. Personnel in and out are very chaotic, the palace is afraid that there will be safety problems in the food, specially found many eunuchs and palace maids to supervise the tasting, each process is very strict, but also for everyone to increase a lot of workload, often a meal is done, half a day can not get out of the pot.

So it's basically busy as a dog.

But because of this, no one noticed that Xia Ye had just deserted and came back.

After tossing and turning, and finally after the inspection, Xia Ye lined up in the line and followed the palace maid who came to lead the way to the banquet site. The palace maids took them by the path, and when they encountered nobles passing by, they had to bow their heads to avoid them, and only when the nobles walked past did they continue to move forward.

The first few times I met were some low-grade nobles, and they bowed their heads to avoid it. But this time, it was the queen who came over with a group of nobles with high status.

The leading palace maid immediately said: "The queen mother is here, kneel down." ”

So they hula, and they all fell on their knees.

The queen walked over gracefully and magnificently, and talked to the concubines beside her as she walked: "Sister Liangfei, I haven't seen you come out and walk around for a long time, why is it that this time for such a big banquet, you finally came out for a walk, but only brought a girl out, this is too shabby?" Could it be that my sister has been dissatisfied since she lived in Gongliang Palace, so she deliberately used this way to complain to the palace? ”

said that complaining was a scene, but the queen opened the conversation box but didn't want to be the one who started the incident first, so she said this trick and wanted Concubine Liang to get in by herself.

But Concubine Liang is also smart, and her indisputability does not mean that she has no heart. Seeing that the queen spoke like this, she also fought back unceremoniously: "Where did the queen's sister say, how do I want this, it is really some people who think that my Gongliangdian Temple is small and does not need so many people to serve, so in order to save labor, they are all called to help, this is not such a big draft banquet today, there is a shortage of manpower everywhere in the palace, and the sisters in each palace have divided their manpower to help, and my sister is not exempt from vulgarity, so she naturally called to help." My sister has a cold temperament and doesn't like to talk about pomp, so naturally she can't compare to your sister. ”

is also sharp-toothed and sharp-tongued, and he will not give in to fighting with the queen.

It seems that this good concubine wants to make a desperate bet...... Is this the banquet today?

The queen was choked by Concubine Liang's words, and was very annoyed in her heart, but her face was not obvious, and she still said with a smile: "If you don't pay attention to pomp and circumstance, you can't be shabby, if you let the new sisters who enter the palace see it, you can't laugh out of thin air, how can there be a place for your sister in this palace in the future." Since my sister has no one to serve around, let's grieve first, and pick two of these people to serve you first......"

Concubine Liang was so angry that her face turned red. The queen is clearly humiliating her. The girls in the harem are also graded, and the palace maids who are qualified to serve the concubines are all trained, and the girls who serve around the concubines are not first-class, they are all carefully selected, and they are smart and dexterous. Just these kneeling on the ground now, they are all girls who are helping the kitchen for several years, where do they have the qualifications to serve the concubines closely.

So when the queen said this, she was polite on the face, but in fact, she completely humiliated the concubine.

Although Concubine Liang was angry, she had no choice, and refused to show that she didn't know how to lift in front of so many people, so she gritted her teeth and thanked the queen with a smile on her face, and pretended to pick someone.

She just wanted to take a casual glance, and then said that she didn't like it, who knew this glance, so she glanced at the palace maid and Xia Ye and others who were kneeling on the ground, her eyes lit up, and she stretched out her green jade finger and pointed at Xia Ye: "It's you." ”

Xia Ye originally lowered her head, not knowing who Concubine Liang was talking to. The little girl next to her secretly scolded her and motioned to her.

Xia Ye raised his head at this time, and looked at Concubine Liang a little confused: "Concubine Liang, you called me?" I couldn't help wailing in my heart, this was recognized by Concubine Liang, and it was impossible not to ask her to be a maid.

Concubine Liang pursed her lips and smiled, and nodded to her: "There is a shortage of people around this palace, seeing that you look good and have neat hands and feet, it should be easier to train, so you can get up and follow us behind." ”

Xia Ye smiled, revealing a tacit smile between the two of them, Xie En stood up and obediently walked to the back of the team.

Unexpectedly, the road was narrow, and he ran into Ah Rong again.

Ah Rong glared at her viciously, and whispered: "I didn't expect you to be quite capable, not to mention that you entered the palace openly, and now you have stayed by Concubine Liang's side as a maid, and sure enough, there are two hits." ”

This also strengthened Ah Rong's mind, and she felt that if she didn't get rid of Xia Ye, her plan would not be able to go on at all.

Xia Ye also showed a malicious smile to her, and said in a voice that only two people could hear: "Ah Rong, if you don't want people to know, unless you don't do it, I know what you think in your heart." ”

Ah Rong showed a grim smile: "It's useless for you to know everything, I will complete my plan before everyone knows." And you, you won't see all this hahaha. ”

A panic surged in Xia Ye's heart, but at this time she had nothing to do.

The banquet was held in the Imperial Garden. It is the season of flowers, and the garden is full of flowers and fragrance. Xia Ye followed the concubine team around for a while, and then returned to the Imperial Garden.

At this time, there have been many neat tables here, the customs of the Xixia Kingdom are similar to those of the Jiang Kingdom, but on the table of hospitality, more attention is paid to the style of the short table, the table is short, and the stool is also short, similar to the Han Dynasty in the history of ****.

The seats are very carefully arranged, and the large open space in the imperial garden is all empty in the middle, and tables and chairs are placed around the open space. The emperor naturally sits in the leadership position of facing north and south, and there is a unique dragon chair there, and two slightly shorter phoenix chairs on the side are obviously prepared for the noble women of the harem.

Directly opposite are two rows of tables and chairs, which should be for those show girls to sit on. On either side were the seats of the harem women, and the seats of the emperor's relatives and some high-ranking officials.

At this time, there were many pastries and tea cups on the table, and some delicate fruits, and some maids shuttled among them to add tea and pour water.

After the nobles came, the maids retreated to the side and waited for the servants, and the nobles sat down one after another. Xia Ye stood behind Concubine Liang, trying to reduce her presence.

After a while, the emperor's relatives, hundreds of officials, and the prince's sons and grandsons on the opposite side also entered and sat down one after another. Xia Ye didn't pay much attention to it, but now his eyes were confused again.

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