164. Chapter 165
Slowly, the carriage stopped at the gate of the Zhongyong Marquis's Mansion, Shuang'er took the lead in getting out of the carriage, and then took out a small stool and put it on the ground, and then helped Xiao Jing get out of the carriage.
As soon as she saw that it was the carriage of the Zhenguo Mansion, Shangguan Lanxue immediately greeted her with elegant steps, "It's time for you!" The two held hands and made love.
"I encountered some trouble on the way, but it was late, I hope I won't be late~"
"Where!" It seemed that she automatically ignored the Jiang family and Xiao Anyi who were walking behind, and Shangguan Lanxue also realized after a while, "It turned out to be Mrs. Xiao and Miss Xiao, what a faux pas!" ”
"Where, where~" Even if he felt uncomfortable, the Jiang family couldn't get angry, after all, this was the young lady of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, and her status was noble.
"Hmm." Unexpectedly, Shangguan Lanxue nodded slightly and pulled Xiao Jing to talk about the recent interesting things, the two of them laughed and laughed, and they completely forgot about the two people who followed behind.
Seeing Xiao Jing coming, the Lan family, who was originally busy greeting the guests, simply dropped the guests and pulled Shangguan Lan Jin to run to greet her, obviously treating her as a guest, which made Xiao Jing feel a little embarrassed.
"Jing'er, you can be regarded as coming, Lan Xue ran to the gate early in the morning to wait, I'm afraid you won't come!" Lan took Xiao Jing's hand with a pleasant face, "The old lady has been thinking about you for a while, especially after hearing that you went to Meizhou, it was even more difficult to sleep and eat, and I often talked about you, but fortunately, you came back safely." ”
It can be seen from the eyes that the Lan family is really good to Xiao Jing, and treats her as a daughter.
"The incident in Meizhou happened unexpectedly, the emperor ordered to start immediately, I really don't dare to delay, I didn't have time to tell my grandmother and you, it's really quiet!" Xiao Jing saluted slightly, with an apologetic face, the family of the Marquis of Zhongyong was sincerely good to her, which made her very moved.
"That's not it, the emperor's life is in his body, naturally it is important to save people, but I pity you, a girl's family has been accompanying the Praetorian Guards day and night, and she has been frightened for a few days......" Lan gently stroked the hair in front of Xiao Jing's ears, his face full of distress.
"It's also a good thing to go out and practice." Xiao Jing smiled slightly, took Lan's hand and entered the backyard.
Shangguan Lan Jin followed behind quietly, without saying anything, the blue brocade clothes were worn on his body, the jade tree was in the wind, smiling slightly, I don't know how many girls were fascinated.
The ladies have discussed the son of the Shangguan family, what is his character, and he can have a marriage.
Into the backyard, there are naturally a lot of people who come to drink the champion wine, and everyone has prepared gifts, hoping to win a smile from the champion, and then have more contacts to enhance the friendship between the two families.
In addition to Shangguan Lanjin's own talent and character, more people value the status of the Shangguan family in the court, the loyal and brave marquis has high merits, and is deeply taken care of by the emperor.
Xiao Jing was invited to the VIP table, that is, the seat of the host's house, to accept everyone's blessings with the Marquis of Zhongyong and the old lady.
Today's Shangguan Lanxue is dressed decently, wearing a light blue dress, which makes her gentle, virtuous and bright, and her figure and appearance are good, which makes the ladies full of praise.
Today is Shangguan Lan Jin's champion banquet, Xiao Jing changed into moon white clothes, a purple dress is gentle and elegant, very noble, and many ladies have changed their impression of her a little, no longer as disgusted as before, and even some ladies took the initiative to come forward to say hello.
Chu Xinran made a contribution to the turmoil in Meizhou, and Mo Qianchen sent someone to take her and Zhou Jinyu back, and she was even more loved by the emperor, in addition to rewarding her with a thousand taels of gold and an official residence, she also gave her the grace to leave the palace at any time, Xiao Jing also received ten thousand taels of gold, which filled the treasury of the Zhenguo Mansion, and made many people's eyes red.
"Jing'er, Lan Xue ......" No, Chu Xinran said in a tender yellow woman's clothes, combed her beautiful sideburns, and came with a light smile.
The good-looking clothes, hair, and jewelry make Chu Xinran lively and cheerful, beautiful and colorful.
"You're here......" Shangguan Lanxue greeted him with a smile, "I didn't expect you to leave the palace, but it really made me happy!" ”
"He Jing'er has always wanted to visit after separating from Meizhou, but unfortunately there are too many things to be empty, and now I am seeing him through Brother Lan Jin's champion banquet, and my heart is happy......" Chu Xinran took Xiao Jing and Shangguan Lanxue's hands and explained with a smile, looking at Xiao Jing's eyes with gratitude and guilt.
After coming back, I heard Mo Qianchen say that because she left Xiao Jing without permission, she was almost hit by the sword of the prince of Beili, which shocked her for a long time, and now when she sees her, she is full of apologies.
"I'm glad to be good friends with my Lan Xue, Lan Jin is naturally happy and happy, please sit down!" Lan received Chu Xinran with a smile, and his eyes were gentle, which made Chu Xinran warm.
Although the Western Xia Kingdom has had the rule that men and women have different seats at the age of seven since ancient times, after all, it is a champion banquet, and the people who come are men, women and children, and everyone wants to see the demeanor of the champion, so the Shangguan family put the banquet in the backyard, and everyone can see the champion.
"The champion is really personable, and his appearance is better than Pan An!" Zhou Jinyu has never liked this kind of occasion, but when he heard that Chu Xinran had changed his daughter's clothes and left the palace early, he was overjoyed, thinking that she had always been good friends with Shangguan Lanxue, and she would definitely come to the banquet this time, so she was happy in his heart, so he happily accompanied the Ministry of Rites, which made his father not understand what was going on, but he was naturally happy to think that he was willing to go out to participate in this kind of banquet.
"It turned out to be Lord Zhou, don't talk about dogs, your son is also gentle and handsome!" Seeing Zhou Jinyu beside Zhou Xiao and listening to the words of the loyal and brave Marquis Shangguanxiong, the surrounding people suddenly realized, it turned out that this was Zhou Jinyu, who was promoted this year, and he was really gentle and elegant, but he was very graceful!
"Oh...... Where can I compare to your son? Jin Yu, come and see Hou Ye, you and Shangguan Zhuangyuan have a word in their names, but there is also a fate, now that you have won the champion, you have to learn more. Zhou Jinyu's father was also gentle, polite and modest.
"Haha...... Zhou Shangshu, you and I have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, why do you bother to say these polite words? Come on, come on...... Hurry up and get seated, young people naturally have young people to communicate, let's go over there and say......" As he spoke, the two of them walked away while talking, leaving a few young people behind.
Today's Zhou Jinyu is dressed in green clothes, and he looks like a gentleman and a gentleman, with a humble and graceful demeanor.
Looking up, looking at Chu Xinran, who was dressed in tender yellow clothes, nodded slightly, but his heart was beating wildly.
Today, she is beautiful, elegant and charming, and she is no longer Chu Xinran who used to jump up and down.
Xiao Jing naturally looked at the eye contact between the two, and when she thought of Meizhou, the two disappeared together, so she understood the truth, and smiled slightly, "Cousin, I heard that the flowers in your yard are blooming well, I wonder if you can take Jing'er to take a look?" ”
Shangguan Lanxue was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Xiao Jing meant, and hurriedly nodded, "That's a natural ......" After speaking, he pulled Xiao Jing away with a smile, and Chu Xinran looked at the two who left at a loss, "You...... You ......"
Seeing that the two of them pretended not to hear, Chu Xinran sighed, what did these two girls think!
"Miss Chu......"
On the contrary, Zhou Jinyu was in a very good mood, and if he could be alone with Chu Xinran, he would naturally not refuse.
"Huh?"
After leaving the country in the north, Chu Xinran's resistance to Zhou Jinyu was not as strong as when he was in Meizhou.
"How are you doing?" He was referring to the time he had returned from leaving the country.
"As always......" Seeing the eyes of many people, Chu Xinran felt slightly uncomfortable, "Zhou Gongzi, there is a difference between men and women, I will leave first!" ”
If before, she would not have cared about other people's eyes, but now, she has fled, when he least wants her to escape.
Shangguan Lan Jin naturally also paid attention to Zhou Jinyu's loss, and patted him on the shoulder, "Easy things are easy to lose, rare things are difficult to lose, since Zhou Gongzi is devoted to Miss Chu, then he should work harder......"
"This ...... Please also ask Shangguan Gongzi to advise ......"
Although he is both civil and military, he doesn't know anything about this matter, and after being rejected by Chu Xinran openly and secretly a few times, he completely lost confidence.
"Girls, they all have to be coaxed...... Shangguan Lan Jin suddenly remembered the scene where Shangguan Lan Xue coaxed her when she was a child, smiled slightly and went to greet the guests, leaving Zhou Jinyu with a blank face, coaxing? How to coax girls...... This question has trapped Zhou Jinyu for a while.
said that going to Shangguan Lanxue's backyard was fake, Xiao Jing pulled Shangguan Lanxue to pay homage to the old lady first, and the old lady Jian heard that the maid said that Xiao Jing was here and smiled, and quickly asked the maid to prepare the tea that Xiao Jing liked, and then invited her into the yard.
As soon as I stepped into the courtyard, I saw two unexpected people, one was Liao Xiangyang, and the other was Liu Xiangli, who were people I hadn't seen for a long time.
"Who should I be to make Mrs. Jian so happy, it turns out that Miss Xiao is here......" It was Liu Xiangli's mother Qu who spoke.
Qu has a round face and looks pleasing, and Mrs. Jian naturally likes it, but it is not enough to mention compared to Xiao Jing.
"Jing'er has seen her grandmother...... "For Jane's, Xiao Jing is naturally much more affectionate, and after seeing the ceremony, she and Shangguan Lanxue sat next to Jane's left and right, just like the old lady's favorite pistachio.
"Oops...... My Jing'er has lost weight...... "The old lady's casual words made Qu immediately find the answer, "No, I went to Meizhou for a trip, I was frightened, and I took care of the wounded day and night, naturally I couldn't eat or sleep well, I was worried when I looked at it~" Qu is very good at talking, these words naturally spoke to the old lady's heart, and he couldn't help touching the young lady's head, "You have to make up for it, look at how thin you are, like a gust of wind can blow away......"