In previous years, Princess Gaoyang's birthday banquet was the same as that of other princesses, and it was handled in accordance with the ancestral system in the palace, or invited friends from Su Ri to play together, or thought of some novel ways to play, and the day passed.

But this year is different, as early as the beginning of the year, an archmage told the princess's fortune, saying that this year's birthday banquet should be done well to usher in good luck in the coming year.

Gao Yang is the emperor's favorite daughter, so naturally he will not delay his daughter's good things because of the problem of pomp and grandeur. simply handed over the matter to the six ministries and did it once.

The Qingque Palace, which has always been used to hold large-scale banquets in the palace, was used as a special venue, and it took a full month to arrange it.

Because it is winter, most of the trees of all colors have fallen leaves and only dead trees remain, and the only ones that can be used are green pines. Therefore, from the palace gate to the depths of the palace, a full distance of more than 100 meters, hundreds of kinds of green pines are temporarily planted, and craftsmen are arranged separately to modify the green pine into various patterns, to the day of the birthday banquet, the color knot is hung high, the red light is hung high, along this road, you can watch the green pine of various postures: some are like the eight immortals crossing the sea, some are like the monkey king making fruit, some are like the peach blossoms in full bloom, and some are like the moon rabbit dancing.

It will take a long time to attract a group of people to attend the banquet and walk this long road on the silver carpet.

"Hey, have you heard, the famous eldest lady of the General's Mansion will also come over today, I heard that she got the permission of Princess Gaoyang, she really climbed the high branches, and she dared to run away at this juncture, so she was not afraid of being embarrassed."

"Yes, I heard that, I saw it from afar when I was at the gate of the palace just now, my demeanor is very dignified, and I look like a standout, tsk, it's a pity, I made such a big joke, and who would dare to talk about marriage with the ladies of the General's Mansion in the future."

"No, this one daughter has mixed up the marriage of the entire General's Mansion, I really don't know how this stepmother will handle this matter."

"In my opinion, the stepmother is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and she looks very unhurried, maybe she doesn't know if she has her own whereabouts."

The woman's ridicule and ridicule, accompanied by the sound of walking, diffused throughout the courtyard at the entrance of the banquet

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"Naturally, someone decides other people's affairs, and if they talk about right and wrong behind their backs, aren't the two ladies afraid of losing face at the banquet?"

A voice behind him came like a cold wind blowing around, which made the faces of the two people who were muttering quietly unable to hold back.

When I looked back, it was Mrs. Gao, who was born in the General's Mansion.

Su Rili these ladies all know Mrs. Shangshu's temperament, the most straightforward and bold, no matter who you are, as long as she feels that she can't see things, no matter what occasion will fight with you to the end.

Obviously, these people's words touched Gao's brows, if it was Gao Gao Lan, it would be fine, but it was Gao Ying, Gao's most beloved niece. How could she tolerate it.

was disrupted by the Gao family, and the ladies and ladies all dispersed, and the topic of suitable talents was also gone.

As soon as the voice disappeared, the surroundings became even quieter.

At this moment, a voice suddenly pierced the static sky, "Hey, it's really strange, people's gifts are all sent directly to the princess's palace from other ways after they are entered one by one after passing the palace gate, how can this be sent here?" ”

Startled by such a loud voice, everyone's eyes followed the sound, only to see a man dressed as a guard coming this way with a tightly covered box more than half a person high, and a fair woman in front of the guard was walking side by side with another tall and handsome man.

It is the protagonist of everyone's discussion just now - Gao Ying, the eldest lady of the General's Mansion, and Gao Weiguang, the eldest young master of the General's Mansion.

It's just that, as the man said, the gifts of others were all recorded and sent directly to the princess's bedroom, why were the gifts of the brothers and sisters brought to the banquet hall?

Everyone looked at the two brothers and sisters with curious eyes, and invisibly stood in two rows, as if in a queue of welcome, watching the two brothers and sisters slowly walk into the banquet hall.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw the six princes coming out of it, "What a coincidence, just talking about you, you are here, please come inside, can you bring a gift?" ”

Bai Moyang pointed to the box carried by the guard, "This is it." ”

The sixth prince looked up and down for a while, and then smiled, "Gao Yang just said that she was in the inner hall more than a hundred times, and she said that Qingying was selling with her, and she refused to say what the gift was, but now she is so curious that she can't be more curious, if you come later, I am afraid that Gao Yang will rush to the palace gate to greet him." ”

Xi Yao smiled aside, as bright as the summer sun, "What His Highness said is too exaggerated, it's not like this, I just think that the princess lacks nothing, so I pick out the strange and heartfelt things and send them in, nothing special." ”

"As soon as you say that, I'm curious, wait and see."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

The prince has arrived!

The shrill voice of the eunuch came from the gate of the courtyard, and everyone saluted to the door.

I saw that the prince was surrounded by left and right, and there were four guards behind him, carrying something one size bigger than Xi Yao's box and walking inside.

Walking into the gate, the prince saw the six princes and the Gao family brothers and sisters standing at the door. With a slight smile, he walked all the way to the main hall, and accepted the salutes of the people around him all the way, and those ladies and ladies with slightly lower status had to salute the prince, so that all the way to the palace, it could be regarded as infinitely beautiful.

When he walked in front of the sixth prince, the crown prince stopped steadily, "The sixth brother came really fast, why isn't the medical hall busy today?" ”

"There is Prince Lao worried, the busy days next to me can't be separated from me, how can I be absent on such an important day today?"

"That's what you say, what is this?" As if he didn't know Xi Yao, the prince looked at the woman beside Chu Yi a few more times.

Su Ri only heard about the number one person in the General's Mansion from the rumors, but she only knew that she was a woman with a bizarre experience and unusual circumstances, looking at her slightly whitewashed face today, it was really a little more charming than ordinary women, but it was not very transparent, what was more, maybe it was stubbornness or arrogance from the bones?

The thought was fleeting, and I saw Xi Yao bow and salute, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is polite, and the little woman is in the General's Mansion." ”

"It turned out to be the eldest lady of the General's Mansion, and when I saw it today, it was as rumored, delicate and smart, I heard that your marriage contract with Youcheng is about to be completed, I don't know if it's true?"

The prince's words seem to be unintentional.

But at this moment, Zhou Youcheng walked in from the gate of the courtyard, and the ladies and ladies who were looking at the courtyard were all focused on Xi Yao at the entrance of the main hall.

At this moment before the banquet began, she had clearly become the center of attention.