Chapter 277: Banquet (1)
The winter snow melts, the spring flowers bloom, and the summer Shangjing is gradually warming up, and after the cold winter, there are more people who come out to walk around.
Guitongli, the eastern city of Shangjing, Gaomen mansions, abound, live in this Guitong, are some families, high-ranking officials and nobles, the mansion of the eldest princess of Jiayi, who was favored by the emperor back then, is here.
The eldest princess's mansion was also a place full of birds, and later after the treason of the horse lord, the eldest princess's mansion was also taken back by the palace, and it has never been inhabited, and now, the eldest princess's mansion, which has been silent for nearly 20 years, finally opened its door again and ushered in a new vitality.
The Eldest Princess's Mansion, no, it should be called the County Lord's Mansion now, for the first time in 20 years, it has been so lively, with cars and horses, and guests like clouds, and an endless stream.
This is the first time that the lord of Minghui County has held a banquet after returning to the court, and it is said that the emperor also attached great importance to it and sent a favorite concubine to support the scene.
Regardless of whether the rumors are like this or not, and whether the people who came to the banquet are sincere or not, in short, the county lord's mansion is very lively, and the maid and lady are busy shuttling in the house, and they are well organized, and they are not busy, which makes some people who want to see the excitement surprised.
Legend has it that this Minghui county lord is a phoenix in distress, who was taken away by evil slaves in his early years, and lived in a farmhouse thousands of miles away for nearly 20 years.
At the beginning of the ceremony to the noble concubine, Qin Ruwei's expression had surprised everyone, but no one in this noble circle didn't know that this entry into the palace was to learn the rules in advance, so as not to be rude to the nobles, Qin Ruwei's decent rules, practiced, and always passable, otherwise it would be really stupid to go home.
But the banquet can be different from the banquet, the banquet can also be in order, few words, at most just stuffy and not talking, the banquet is to think about everything, to say something bad, is to be good at dancing with long sleeves, eight sides exquisite, will be at home, the guests and hosts are happy.
The big families in Beijing don't know how many, and the concubines are more decent and more honorable than the concubines, in fact, it is also related to their own upbringing.
The concubine received more and more comprehensive teaching, so the concubine was more noble than the concubine, and the family was more willing to marry the concubine as the head of the house, which is also for this reason. Therefore, if Qin Ruwei had been pampered and raised in Beijing since she was a child, she would definitely learn a comprehensive range of things, but everyone in the world knows that she grew up living in a farmhouse.
What is a farmhouse? That's the market, what insight can you have? Not to mention how it is better than the concubines, I am afraid that it is not comparable to the concubines in the big family, so the people who came to the banquet also saved a lot of jokes.
But when they really walked into the county lord's mansion and saw the rules of the people who were waiting, everyone felt less contempt.
There are special people to lead the way, special people to serve tea, special people to eat, it can be said that it is a radish and a pit, the one who leads the way only leads the way, never does anything else, you have to let her run errands to do something, sorry, that's not their job, there are special people to serve this.
Just such a rule, it is already surprising, it looks rigorous, but it also greatly reduces the busyness, everyone has their responsibilities, will not lead the way and go to Zhang Luo tea, make tea and go to eat, there are people in each post, will never be as busy as a blind fly, and finally I don't know what to do, only chaos.
"Originally, I was afraid that your first banquet would be busy, but now I look at it and I'm worried, look at this charter, it's well organized, it's really praised." Duchess Jingguo looked at Qin Ruwei with a look of relief.
Although the subordinates who do this work are all subordinates, but without the leadership of the master, the subordinates will not be able to do this, chaos is certain, and Qin Ruwei is already terrible if she suppresses this chaos.
Qin Ruwei smiled shyly: "Madame praised it, I'm also stubborn." Then he looked at Princess Ren and said, "It's also a shame that my sister-in-law borrowed someone to call me, otherwise I don't know what the chaos would be!" ”
Princess Ren pinched the handkerchief embroidered with peonies to cover her mouth and smiled, and said, "Even if I borrow someone, you have to use it properly, but I don't dare to take this idea." ”
"Anyway, my sister-in-law loves me." Qin Ruwei said gratefully.
Duchess Jingguo looked at Princess Ren and said, "It is also a blessing for this girl to have your sister-in-law to protect her." ”
Her eyes were soft, and there was a little closeness, Princess Ren's heart moved, her smile became more and more sincere, and said: "Our prince has been close to the eldest princess since she was a child, and the eldest princess is respected by her mother, and she is also valued by Wei'er's sister as her own sister. ”
Her words showed the importance she attached to Qin Ruwei, and she also secretly reminded the Duchess of Jingguo that King Ren had deep feelings for the eldest princess and attached great importance to Qin Ruwei.
Duchess Jingguo's eyes flashed, and she looked at Qin Ruwei again, and said, "I look at this rule, it really has a bit of the demeanor of our aunt and grandmother." ”
Qin Ruwei couldn't react a little.
Duchess Jingguo explained with a smile: "Your grandmother is the sister of our grandfather. ”
Qin Ruwei suddenly said, "This, I have never seen her." ”
Jing Guogong's eyes were a little sentimental when he heard this, and he said, "You have never seen it, she went before your mother was ready." ”
Qin Ruwei was stunned, and she was also a little sad, and the atmosphere was a little sentimental for a while.
Seeing this, Princess Ren smiled and said, "Ouch, I'm happy today, but I can't drop the golden beans, I heard that Min'er has also booked someone?" ”
When Qin Ruwei heard this, she looked at the demure girl who was sitting in the Duchess of Jingguo.
At the mention of family affairs, Qi Min's cheeks flushed, lowered his head, and tightened the handkerchief in his hand.
Duchess Jingguo looked at Qi Min with a pampering face, and said lovingly: "I have booked the third son of Pingyuan Houjia, and the date is in May of the next year, and now I will detain her to learn to feed her at home." As he spoke, he said to Qi Min: "Your county lord's sister and princess are both good hands in the palm of your hand, you have to learn more, and you will go to Pingyuan Houjia in the future, although you are not the eldest son and concubine, but you will not understand anything." ”
Qi Min blushed, got up and saluted Princess Ren and Qin Ruwei, and said shyly: "I only hope that the princess and the county lord's sister don't think I'm stupid." ”
Princess Ren smiled and said, "Your mother is a cool person, I still learn, how can I dislike you?" The population of Pingyuan Hou's family is also simple, the family rules are strict, and men can only take concubines when they have no children until they are thirty-five. I heard that this eldest daughter-in-law is also a kind and easy to get along with, the second son is a foreign officer, and he has not returned for many years, although the third son of his family is still young, but he is also of good character, gentle and elegant, and he is also a favored one. ”
Qi Min was ridiculed so much that his face was flushed, and he ran out under the pretext of saying that he wanted to change clothes, which made several people laugh.
Duchess Jingguo sighed and said: "This girl has been raised, it is someone else's family, I am really reluctant, I am just such a daughter, if I am not afraid of staying and staying to become sad, I really don't want her to marry so soon." ”
Princess Ren said: "That's not the reason, I watch our Rui'er grow day by day, and I am reluctant to do it day by day." ”
The two chatted about the Children's Sutra, Qin Ruwei sat on the side and listened with a smile, and when she said this, she talked about her.
"I heard that you and last year's Tanhualang became a parent, this is really fate, just look at his background, who would have thought that he would marry the royal county lord. I heard Grandpa Guo say that he is also brilliant, and the emperor also has a lot of appreciation. Duchess Jingguo looked at Qin Ruwei and asked, "I have never seen him, how well he treats you?" ”
"He treated me wonderfully." Speaking of Zhuang Churan, Qin Ruwei's eyes were soft.
"This young husband and wife just want to stay together, if he is a good one, you don't dislike him, although he is now a seven-grade official, look at whether he is a supreme minister after many years? It's just that you have been back to Beijing for a long time, but do you have arrangements at home? Is there someone around my uncle? ”
Qin Ruwei was stunned for a moment and shook her head.
Duchess Jingguo frowned and said, "You also want to have a snack, you don't have a child yet, don't be confused and let those foxes take advantage of the loophole." ”
Qin Ruwei snorted, smiling bitterly in her heart, someone reminded her of this everywhere.
"He, probably not."
Duchess Jingguo only comforted herself, and said: "If you suffer a loss, don't suffer it yourself, no matter how bad it is, your grandmother is also the aunt and grandmother of our Jingguo Mansion, and you also keep a little blood of our Jingguo Mansion." ”
This is to remind Qin Ruwei that no matter how bad she is, if she is bullied, she will have the Jingguo Mansion to support her!
This is also a real elder's speech, Qin Ruwei was moved in her heart, and she was busy with a blessing, but: "Thank you cousin and aunt for hurting me this time." ”
Princess Ren saw it in her eyes and said with a smile: "Madame, don't worry, this girl has a good heart, and the prince and I are also going to live in Hezhou for a few years, with us here, no one can deceive her." ”
"That's good." Duchess Jingguo smiled and asked again: "Are the prince's legs and feet better?" ”
"I'm already able to stand up and walk a few steps." Princess Ren immediately revealed it cryptically.
The Keikuni Mansion has always been a royalist, and even if it doesn't have his support, it is good to remain neutral, so it is necessary to let them know that Nioh also has a chance to fight.
When the Duchess Jingguo heard this, she calmly recited the Buddha's compassion, and then diverted the topic and talked about their return to Hezhou.
"It's good to come back and walk around often, Min'er's relatives, you will also come back to add makeup and drink when you arrive."
Princess Ren and Qin Ruwei naturally said yes.
At this time, a girl came to report that the car of Concubine Qing and Princess An Yuan in the palace was about to arrive.
Qin Ruwei, as the master, no matter how much she doesn't want to, no matter how helpless she is, she can't always accompany the Duchess Jingguo and Princess Ren to talk to them, and at the moment, she wants to go to meet one or two.