I don't want to be the favorite concubine of this palace anymore

The next morning, An Muxi took Qiu Shuang, Qiu Yue and Xiao Qin to attend the flower viewing party. Several other maids also wanted to go.

But An Muxi didn't dare to make such a big show, after all, the princess only brought two personal maids and ten palace guards. The guards were there to maintain safety.

An Muxi promised them that she would take them out to play next time when there were no outsiders around. The maids then happily stayed in the palace.

An Muxi and Lu Qingxue rode in a carriage together, and the other maids rode in another carriage. The guards rode horses to guard the surroundings.

The two chatted in the car, and An Muxi asked, "I wonder how many people the princess invited this time?"

Lu Qingxue said helplessly: "I originally just wanted to invite some close friends, but the more invitations I wrote, the more I wrote. Some of my friends have friends among themselves, so it's not good to invite this one and not that one.

Plus, some officials like to compete with each other, and I was afraid that if I didn’t invite some of them, they would be dissatisfied with the prince, so I simply invited everyone that the emperor could invite.”

When An Muxi heard this, she thought that was great. It was probably going to be lively again today. She liked it when things were lively and there were melons to eat.

In fact, this was also the first time that Prince Rui’s Mansion held a flower-viewing party. Before that, Xu Wanying was in charge of the household expenses and had no right to do these things, and Lu Qingxue was too lazy to worry about it.

Now Lu Qingxue thought that since it was already going to be held, she might as well make it bigger. She also sent invitations to the crown prince and the other adult princes.

Now the position of Crown Princess is still vacant, and there is only one concubine in the Crown Prince's Mansion. Although Prince Cheng has already chosen Bai Yueli as his principal wife, the position of concubine is still vacant.

Prince An has no chance, as he will go to Tianyue Country in the future. There is still a vacant concubine position in the Rui Palace, so you can try your best.

Many noble ladies from humble family backgrounds thought that as long as they could enter the palace, it would be good for them to marry any prince.

There were also many princes, princesses and the like who were among the invited guests. As a result, the invitations to the flower viewing party at Prince Rui's Mansion became very popular. Some people whose families had not received one even wanted to pay a high price to get one.

In fact, the homes of the powerful and wealthy in the imperial capital often hold various banquets or gatherings, and they will invite children from aristocratic families to participate under various pretexts.

Most of the reasons are for blind dates, so this kind of banquet gathering is very popular among young people.

This time, all the guests were young people. Fortunately, the hot spring villa of Prince Rui’s Mansion was large enough, occupying half of the mountain and a large area at the foot of the mountain.

In the carriage, An Muxi looked at the scenery outside curiously and asked casually: "Princess, why didn't the prince come with you?"

Lu Qingxue said indifferently: "I don't know what he is busy with. He told me yesterday that he had something to do during the day and he will probably come over later."

An Muxi felt that she hadn't seen Li Rui since the last palace banquet. It seemed that he was really busy.

But when he's not around, I feel more comfortable.

After riding in the carriage for about an hour, An Muxi finally saw a not-too-high mountain in the distance.

There are quite a few pines and cypresses growing on the mountain, and a large courtyard can be seen at the foot of the mountain.

Sure enough, this is the hot spring villa.

The gate of the villa has been opened by the guards. The gate is very spacious and can accommodate two carriages side by side.

After the carriage entered the gate, there was a large area on the right for carriage parking. It was similar to a modern parking lot, neatly arranged in several rows, and each row and each position was numbered. I guess it was for easy finding.

The carriage of Prince Rui's Mansion stopped at a special parking space. Then An Muxi followed Lu Qingxue out of the carriage, and the maids behind them hurriedly followed.

An Muxi looked around curiously. The environment here was really nice. Although it was early winter, there were still lawns and some cold-resistant green plants in the villa. Walking inside, she could see a large hall, which was probably used for banquets.

The main hall is a two-story building in the center of the courtyard, with a straight road behind it leading to the foot of the mountain.

There are two rows of houses on both sides of the main hall, separated by lawns. They should be rest rooms. There is smoke and mist behind the houses, which should be the hot spring pool. This place can accommodate many people for leisure and entertainment.

If you continue walking further in, you can see plum gardens on both sides of the main road. Plum blossoms are already blooming, some are light pink and some are white.

Being in it really makes you feel relaxed and happy, and it is so beautiful.

Because the temperature in the mountains is low, An Muxi specially wore a white rabbit fur cloak today.

Seeing the beautiful scenery in front of her, An Muxi almost ran in and grabbed a plum blossom and said, "If you understand the meaning of the wind, don't destroy it easily."

But there were people around, so I had to bear it.

Then she continued to walk inside. She had to take a look at the scenery here in advance, otherwise when people came, she would not be able to appreciate it properly.

Seeing that she was in high spirits, Lu Qingxue said, "You go in and walk around the garden first, I'll go and arrange the banquet.

But don't run too far, you have to come back later to help me greet the guests."

An Muxi agreed immediately and walked in with Xiaoqin, Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue.

Continue walking forward, there are several paths extending on both sides, where you can appreciate the plum blossoms on both sides up close. There are also several pavilions built in the plum garden for visitors to rest.

I have to say that people in the royal family really know how to enjoy life.

With this scale, it would be a waste if we didn't invite a group of people. In fact, An Muxi didn't know that this hot spring villa was originally a royal villa, specially given to Li Rui by Emperor Tiansheng.

There is actually an artificial lake near the foot of the mountain. Although the temperature is low, the lake is full of running water and has not frozen yet.

The lake water is crystal clear and there is a pavilion in the center of the lake. There is also a two-story attic on the lakeshore. The terrain here is relatively high, and you should be able to see the panoramic view of the villa from the attic.

Xiaoqin, Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue were all shocked by the beautiful scenery here.

"Master, can we stay here tonight? The scenery here is so beautiful." Xiaoqin asked excitedly.

An Muxi thought this was a good suggestion. It would be nice if she could stay here at night and enjoy the night view of the villa.

"I need to ask the princess before I can decide. You are a little girl who knows how to enjoy yourself."

Xiao Qin chuckled: "I just want you to have a good rest. It must be quiet here."

An Muxi rolled her eyes at Xiaoqin.

There is a stream on the mountain that slowly flows into this artificial lake, and then two streams of water are split from the artificial lake and flow into the hot spring pools on the left and right sides below.

An Muxi couldn't help but admire how much effort the ancients put into enjoying themselves, and how ingenious their designs were.

If she went any higher, she would soon enter the forest. There was no end to the path, and she didn't want to climb the mountain, so she turned back.

After all, it was the Rui Palace that hosted the party today, and she was also a member of the Rui Palace, so she had to help Lu Qingxue share some of the burden.

So he took Xiaoqin and Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue back.

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A group of three carriages were traveling on an official road in Tiansheng, and there were more than a dozen guards on horseback accompanying them.

In the first carriage, a middle-aged man looked at the map on the small table and said, "Your Highness, after crossing the mountain ahead, we will soon enter the imperial capital of Tiansheng Kingdom."

Sitting on the main seat was a handsome man, his pair of almond-shaped eyes adding a bit of charm.

He is the Crown Prince Feng Qingyu of Tianqi Kingdom, and the one who just spoke to him is his aide Ling Quan. He is his most trusted confidant, so he brought him along on this trip.

In the carriage behind was the Minister of Rites of Tianqi State, who was in charge of diplomacy.

The next carriage behind was carrying some specialties and gifts from the Apocalypse Kingdom.

Feng Qingyu said softly, "Tiansheng is indeed the central country, and its area is really large. It took us seven days to reach the imperial capital. Thank you for your hard work, sir."

Ling Quan was embarrassed and said quickly: "Your Highness is the crown prince and you don't feel tired, so I don't feel tired either. It is my honor to have the honor to accompany Your Highness on a diplomatic mission to Tiansheng Kingdom."

Feng Qingyu said calmly: "Empress Tianyue actually sent the Crown Princess here ahead of time. We are one step behind."

Ling Quan was about to say something when Feng Qingyu's aura suddenly changed. He said to Ling Quan, "Sir, lie down quickly. There is an ambush."