Chapter 167
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Today's last night banquet was not a so-called celebration banquet. It was bound to be extremely dangerous and when capable people compete, everyone would want to defeat the other party. After laying out the situation and burying the pieces, one would wait for the moment when the other party falls into the trap.
Of course to her, the most important thing was … Her previous life imprisoned her, buried her children and loved ones, filled with enemies and killings. She finally wanted to return to the Nine Palaces.
Emperor Wen Hui, the Fu family and those old friends in the Palace. Meeting again, it was unknown who would emerge victorious. Her lips slightly hooked up and in the depths of her clear eyes, a dark light was like a whirlpool that gradually set off a black storm.
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The Nine Palaces were majestic, glazed tiles, carved vermillion lacquer, golden dragons entrenched and colorful phoenixes dancing. It was bright and dazzling, but also cold and desolate and miserable.
Light was only on the outside, like the fertile soil under the flowers. There were countless bones buried in the depths of the Palaces and countless beauties but at the end, the beautiful bones would wither. The more beautiful the Palaces looked, the more dangerous it was.
In the garden, a palace maid and a eunuch were watering the flowers. These boring and tedious tasks were done by the new eunuchs and palace maids. Both of them looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old and were still very immature.
That young palace maid said, "Today there are a lot of people in the Front Hall. If I did not make a mistake and was demoted, I would be able to go to the Front Hall to serve those noble people. One must know that every year for the returning banquet, just the rewards can be used for a year. "
"Returning banquet …" That young eunuch revealed a yearning expression, "Is it very powerful to have so many rewards?"
"Look at you who have no knowledge." The palace maid's lips twitched, "Really lonely and taciturn. The returning banquet is a banquet that His Majesty specially prepared for the Formidable Great General. Those who come are all high ranking officials and womenfolk so naturally they are generous. If you wait for a few more years and if your luck is good, perhaps you would be able to see it once. At that time you will know that the rewards from those noble people are given in ingots. "
"An ingot of silver?" The young eunuch exclaimed and then said enviously, "That Formidable Great General has such a big face that His Majesty specially set up a banquet for him. He must be in the limelight. "
"What's the use of being in the limelight?" The palace maid's tone was disdainful. "Having such an idiot daughter, it's good that you didn't lose all your face. What limelight is there?"
"Idiot's daughter?" The little eunuch asked, "The Formidable Great General's daughter?"
"You probably don't know about this." The palace maid said mysteriously, "That General Shen is wise and powerful, Shen Furen is also considered a heroine, Little Assistant General Shen is also brave and good at fighting, but the Formidable Great General's daughter is a complete idiot. Not only did he not know anything about the four arts, but he also liked to wear gold and silver, which was very tacky. Every time General Shen brought her to the returning banquet, she would make a fool of herself. Last year at the returning banquet, I waited on her. You don't know, but she didn't even know basic etiquette. She even missed her dress and rolled down the stairs. Those young ladies and madams loved to mock her the most. Even with the Shen family's protection, everyone still looks down on Miss Shen. "
"Since it was like this …" The little eunuch sighed when he heard it, "It was a waste of the Shen family's reputation."
"Is it not so?" The palace maid continued, "She could be considered as the Shen family's failure. Unfortunately her two older cousins are more outstanding than her, causing General Shen's face to be thrown away by her. Moreover previously this Young Lady of the Shen family was infatuated with His Highness Prince Ding and caused such an uproar that the entire court knew about it. "
"Really a vulgar female." The little eunuch also revealed a look of disgust.
That palace maid stayed in the Palace everyday and was not like those official's furens and young ladies who could leave the Palace, thus what she knew were all things that happened in the Palace. Thus during the academy examinations, when Shen Miao was able to wash away the reputation of being vulgar, she did not know about it at all.
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