Everyone in my harem is talented

Chapter 504 Flower Appreciation Banquet

Zhanghua Hall of Lanchi Palace.

"Greetings to the Queen, may you be blessed and safe."

"Everyone, get up."

Shen Ningyue sat at the top, raised her hand slightly, and spoke in a gentle tone.

She was wearing a gold brocade palace dress, with hairpins arranged in an orderly manner on her bun. A pearl held by a nine-phoenix hairpin hung on her forehead, and a golden flower ornament on her brow was gorgeous and extremely luxurious.

The palace maids led the ladies and noble girls to their seats.

"There is no need to be restrained at today's flower-viewing party. Just treat it as if you were at home and let me see the pure nature of the ladies from each family." Shen Ningyue joked in a gentle voice, and the originally stagnant air suddenly relaxed a lot.

"Your Highness Kong and my daughter Shen Huining are here to see Her Majesty the Queen."

"Your Highness, I, Shi, and my little daughter Kong Jiayi, are here to see Her Majesty the Queen."

Kong and Shi are sisters-in-law. Kong was born in the Kong family of Qufu and was a descendant of the great sage, while Shi was a wife of the Kong family.

Kong married Shen Ningfeng, the twin brother of Shen Ningyue, and their youngest daughter, Shen Huining, was just of marriageable age.

Shen Ningyue's mother Xiao and sister-in-law Kong intended for Shen Huining to marry her cousin as the prince's consort. Shen Ningyue naturally agreed, but it had not yet been decided whether Shen Huining would marry the tenth prince or the eleventh prince. It depended on the opinions of the two brothers.

Kong Jiayi, the daughter of Kong's brother and sister-in-law, is Shen Huining's cousin. The daughters of the Kong family have been intermarried for generations, but Shi looked down on the boy from that family who was about the same age as Kong Jiayi. She felt that the boy was not only unruly, but also had a ruined family background and was not worthy of her daughter.

Before Kong Jiayi reached the age of marriage and was officially engaged, Shi passed a letter to her sister-in-law, leaked the secret, obtained the Queen's invitation, and brought her daughter to the flower-viewing banquet.

In the eyes of both families, it was the perfect thing for cousins ​​Shen Huining and Kong Jiayi to marry the twin princes.

The queen has four sons and three daughters, whose status is stable. They are also family members, making them even closer relatives. The twin princes, who look extremely alike, are excluded from the succession to the throne. They are noble and do not have to worry about scheming. Their future position as a prince is secure.

"Please stand up quickly, Huining and Jiayi, come to my side, so that I can take a good look at you cousins." Shen Ningyue waved at them, "I fell in love with Jiayi the first time I saw her."

Although Kong Jiayi was shy, she bowed gracefully and said, "It is my honor to be favored by the Queen. The Queen is graceful and has a face like a goddess. I cannot help but admire her."

Her eyes were full of light, her tone was sincere, and her compliments came out without a trace of flattery.

Shen Huining hugged Shen Ningyue's arm affectionately and said coquettishly: "When my aunt saw my cousin Jiayi, she didn't even have me in her eyes. Huining won't agree."

"This is the first time I've met Jiayi, but you're a thing of the past." Shen Ningyue tapped her brow with her fingertips.

Shen Huining shook Shen Ningyue's arm: "Aunt~"

"You are already an adult, why are you still so childish! Look at your cousin Jiayi, she is gentle and quiet, full of bookish air, and you are like a naughty monkey. Let her take care of you more. You two should go out to enjoy the flowers. Don't forget to come back and sit next to me for the crab feast later, and we will enjoy it together."

"Yes, ma'am."

Seeing the two cousins ​​leaving together, Shen Ningyue turned her head and looked at Lady Zhang, and whispered, "Which one is your niece?"

Zhang Yushu immediately stood up, bowed, and waved to a young girl, "Your Majesty, my niece's daughter is shy and innocent, you will definitely like her. Mengxian, come here quickly and let the Queen take a look at our Zhang family's daughter."