Chapter 96 A Difficult Wedding Banquet

After Dong Xiaoyou came to the flower hall, he found that although he was a concubine, there were really a lot of guests invited by King Luling: in addition to some wealthy families and some major officials in Youzhou, there were also many Liu Yi's henchmen who were also present. www.biquge.info Of course, there are a lot of guests, and this is not unexpected in Dong Xiaoyou's opinion. Who is that? That's the youngest daughter of the Tu Emperor Gongsun Yu of Xuanwu County, Youzhou, even if she is a concubine for the prince, it is impossible not to be grand, not to mention that there are some political issues involved this time?

The only thing that makes Dong Xiaoyou happy is that the people of the Gongsun family are not there, and the custom of Youzhou: the family that marries the daughter to the other party as a concubine cannot appear in the man's mansion at this time, they will all stay in the Gongsun Mansion to watch the daughter sit on the ox cart that specially picks up the side room, and watch the daughter leave. From then on, the daughter is a member of the other party's family, whether she is fighting or selling, it is all a word of the family. Of course, Gongsun Fang is not a person who can sell at will.

It's just that sitting in the master's seat, on the one hand, you have to accept the guests, and on the other hand, you have to watch your husband marry another woman as a concubine, this kind of taste...... Even if Dong Xiaoyou decided not to care about Liu Yi in his heart, he still felt very uncomfortable. Therefore, during the whole banquet, Dong Xiaoyou's face was not very good, but the guests also understood her feelings and did not get close to her.

Sima Li, who was sitting in the lower position of the chief, didn't mind Dong Xiaoyou's face, and still asked with a smile: "Miss Rong...... No, I should call you Mrs. Rong in the next day, right? Don't come unharmed. ”

Dong Xiaoyou listened to Sima Li's playful words and felt very uncomfortable, but she finally didn't have a seizure, just frowned slightly, and bent down politely towards Sima Li: "Thank you for your concern, the concubine has been doing well recently, and she doesn't have any diseases." ”

Sima Li didn't care about her expression, and smiled with crooked lips: "It's good to be disease-free and painless, it's just ...... Looking down, Mrs. Rong's expression is a little haggard and trance, I'm afraid that she has been too tired physically and mentally these days, right? ”

This is why Sima Li is not like a disciple of Deng, and if he changes the mouth of others, I am afraid that he will have long been misunderstood that he is teasing Mrs. Rong. However, Sima Li always felt detached from the world, but it did not make people feel that his words carried any evil thoughts.

Ah Chu felt that this person was too rude, and just wanted to open his mouth to reprimand, but Dong Xiaoyou shook his head at her, and then bent down to thank Sima Li: "Thank you for your concern, but the concubine has to ask about many complicated affairs in the mansion one by one, so that she can take care of this big general's mansion for the prince in the future." So these days, the concubine should work a little harder. She knew before that Sima Li was a master of the world who had a very good relationship with Liu Yi's brothers and sisters, and it was best not to offend such a person. If you can get his appreciation, it will help you a little bit in the future.

Sima Li also arched his hand to Dong Xiaoyou and saluted: "In fact, everything in the world has a fixed number, and Madame doesn't have to care too much about some gains and losses." It's best to be at ease and follow your fate. ”

Dong Xiaoyou was very disdainful of this kind of words, according to what Sima Li said, there was no need to fight for anything? Who doesn't want to live at ease every day? But if you don't work hard in this world, you won't get anything good that belongs to you. She understands even more: if you don't work hard, even if it is originally your own, it will be taken away by others. No matter in which world and era, the human heart is sinister, and it should be at peace with what happens? Unless you are an immortal, you don't have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation.

However, etiquette cannot be lost, Dong Xiaoyou no longer disdained Sima Li's words, and only smiled faintly: "I don't know the concubine, it turns out that Sima Gongzi believes in the way of Huang Lao?" "This kind of inaction should be Lao Tzu's Taoist thought, right? Dong Xiaoyou used to read some ancient books when he was a child, and he still had a slight impression.

Sima Li nodded: "Although I don't like to quote scriptures very much, I only know a little about the books of the ancients. But. Some of Lao Dan's views are very much appreciated below. ”

Dong Xiaoyou thought about it roughly, and then said: "It's not that heaven and earth are unkind, and everything is used as a dog; The saint is unkind and uses the people as dogs? ”

Sima Li smiled: "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, even if it is a prince and general, after a hundred years, won't it turn into a loess billet?" Heaven and earth are endless, but man's life span is endless, and it is not a waste of precious life to spend one's life in the struggle with others? ”

Dong Xiaoyou listened and didn't say anything, but thought in his heart: If this person is put in the future, he is quite suitable to be an adventurer who expands the horizons of mankind. It's just that in this ancient feudal society, it is no wonder that his thoughts are regarded as "aliens", and he has no talent and is not used for the right path, and he also feels a pity from the perspective of his future person. However, she didn't completely agree with Sima Li's opinion, even if everyone's belonging is the same, the process is always different. And when people are alive, in fact, who will always care about what will happen after death? It's not that I care more about the process of my own life, so everyone has to strive for a better life. In this way, humanity can progress. Sima Li's view is too negative.

Of course, Dong Xiaoyou only thought about it for a while, and then picked up the cup and toasted Sima Li: "The concubine replaces the wine with tea, and toasts Sima Gongzi with a cup." Sima Gongzi is extraordinarily talented, if the husband of the concubine has something to ask for in the future, I hope that the prince will not push it back. She deliberately wanted to say this in front of everyone, so as to show her mind and virtue: even if her husband took a concubine, she would still think about her husband's affairs.

Sima Li just smiled and didn't answer anything, he picked up the wine cup and drank it all heartily.

With the arrival of the auspicious time, the noise outside the flower hall gradually rose, and Liu Yi rode a horse to welcome back Gongsun Fang. When the two walked into the flower hall together, Dong Xiaoyou finally gradually saw Gongsun Fang's appearance: she is worthy of being Gongsun Taishou's favorite little daughter, she is really beautiful and outstanding, and she has a temperament that she can't compare, and in terms of figure and demeanor, she is more mature and attractive than herself...... Dong Xiaoyou was even more unhappy in her heart: this girl who is about eighteen years old is three years older than herself, and she is naturally more mature and beautiful, although she herself thinks that she looks good since she crossed over, but in terms of the charm of women, she is still a half-old little girl, and this eighteen-year-old sister has completely revealed the charm of women. Oh no, Liu Yi is not an ignorant teenager, but a mature man. People say that mature men don't mind women's looks very much, so will he like this Gongsun Fang more?

Dong Xiao secretly clenched his little fists: What's wrong with him? obviously said that he wouldn't care about Liu Yi's problem, why didn't he consciously want to compare with others? She didn't want to be a vulgar ancient resentful woman.

The custom of taking concubines is very simple, after Liu Yi led Gongsun Fang into the flower hall, he sat back next to Dong Xiaoyou, and then Gongsun Fang kowtowed to Liu Yi and Dong Xiaoyou, and then they were sent to the side courtyard by the maids, and Liu Yi and his wife Dong Xiaoyou entertained the guests in the hall.

Today's Liu Yi is wearing a lucky dress, and his gorgeous dress brings out his arrogance as a member of the royal family, which makes people feel handsome and elegant, and even more majestic, Dong Xiaoyou feels that this Liu Yi is more handsome than usual. Gongsun Fang's eyes stared at Liu Yi directly, she was happy.

It's just that when Gongsun Fang knelt down to worship Dong Xiaoyou, the happy look on her face disappeared: The little girl in front of her, who was only about fifteen years old, was the wife of King Luling? Bah. Gongsun Fang secretly disdained in her heart: But it was originally a concubine of the Wang family, and the daughter of a businessman must have no rules like her second sister. I don't know what means she used to seduce King Luling first, what a lowly person! Gongsun Fang despised Mrs. Rong in front of her more and more, although she didn't go out of the house much, but she also knew the unbearable rumors that circulated in the market a few days ago, and she spit on women like Xu Rong at that time. Now I've finally seen a real person.

Dong Xiaoyou had been carefully observing Gongsun Fang's expression, and she obviously noticed a trace of dissatisfaction, contempt, and disdain in Gongsun Fang's eyes when she looked at her...... But in an instant, the mixed looks in Gongsun Fang's eyes were all gone, but replaced by clear eyes, she smiled at Dong Xiaoyou, that expression looked both gentle and cordial, as if a sister had seen her sister who had been reunited for a long time, and even the cold ice in winter could melt with it.

Dong Xiaoyou was very surprised by the change in Gongsun Fang's expression, and even wondered if he had misunderstood just now, and before he could react, Gongsun Fang had already been helped out of the flower hall by the maids.

But Dong Xiaoyou's heart is not calm, she always thinks that Gongsun Fang is not an easy person to deal with, looking at that expression, she can completely change her appearance in an instant, which means that this person is not shallow, but I am afraid that he is a scheming person...... That's troublesome, she looked at Liu Yi a little helplessly, but found that Liu Yi was making a drinking order with Li Min, Zhang An and others, with a spring breeze on her face. Alas...... It seems that this man is really unreliable, Dong Xiaoyou thought in frustration. She began to think crankily in her mind again, and even became very unconfident, she minded her childlike figure very much, worried that a mature man like King Luling might prefer a more mature woman, and then compared with Gongsun Fang, her appearance advantage was completely gone.

She is getting more and more uneasy, but on the surface it can't be too obvious, she wants to play a good and virtuous wife, even if her husband takes a concubine, she should be smiling. Yes, everything about himself is attached to the King of Luling, he is just a pet of his, he can often come over to tease himself is already very good, how is the mood of a pet, how can he expect to be understood by the owner?

So, she sat motionless in her place, forced to squeeze out a smile, and just smiled stupidly. In fact, in the eyes of Biluo beside her, this smile is more ugly than crying.

Biluo has been standing silently beside Dong Xiaoyou, on an occasion like today, she is naturally a maid who doesn't say anything, but when she saw King Luling leading Gongsun Fang into the flower hall, her own young lady's obviously unhappy expression made her heart feel a pain involuntarily: Her young lady may really not completely worship her husband as a god, God knows if the prince will be seduced by other women in the future? Maybe...... She was a little uncertain about it: maybe Mademoiselle had thought about the worst early in the morning, so she never really felt at ease.

Biluo is now thinking about Dong Xiaoyou, and naturally pays great attention to Gongsun Fang's words and deeds, in her opinion, Gongsun Fang is worthy of being the daughter of Taishou, and her words and deeds are very decent. But she felt a chill: Gongsun Fang was hostile to her young lady, and it was extremely unkind.

After Liu Yi drank a round of wine, he sat back next to Dong Xiaoyou, he was already full of alcohol, but the smile on his face became thicker and thicker, and he even said to Dong Xiaoyou drunkenly: "Madam...... Today, your husband and I are really fortunate to have this beauty as a concubine...... Come, pour wine for your husband. ”

Dong Xiaoyu was so angry that her face turned pale involuntarily, but she could only continue to hold on, looking at the guests in the hall, she knew that she couldn't behave badly, and if she lost her dignity, she would be said to be jealous, small-minded, and intolerant. So, she got up and smiled at everyone: "The concubine's husband has drunk a little too much, please feel free, the concubine is going to pour a cup of sobering tea for the husband." ”

When the guests in the hall saw it, they all talked to each other: This little lady is quite generous, and she doesn't play a little girl's temper at all.

Immediately, Dong Xiaoyou didn't care that Liu Yi was still smiling and talking in her ear, took the sobering tea handed over by A Chu, held the tea with one hand, patted Liu Yi's back with the other, and said softly: "Husband, drink this cup of tea, otherwise how will you enter the cave room tonight?" When she said this, Dong Xiaoyou felt as uncomfortable as being scratched by a cat, but she could bear it!

Liu Yi was dizzy and was fed by her and drank a cup of sobering tea, just when Dong Xiaoyou turned his head and handed the empty teacup to Ah Chu, Liu Yi suddenly leaned into her ear and whispered: "Madam, I'm sorry, I have to be happy today, and I want everyone in Youzhou to know that I am happy." After saying that, he laughed, and then tilted his head in a posture of wanting to drink with others, and a few maids behind him hurriedly attached him to him. The guests also smiled and said that they didn't expect King Luling to be so happy.

After Dong Xiaoyou heard what Liu Yi whispered in her ear, she felt a lot of emotion in her heart, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red: It turned out that Liu Yi didn't care about her! Her mentality is really still a little too small, Liu Yi is not just a concubine, his words and deeds today are all seen by the guests in this hall, even if he doesn't like Gongsun Fang anymore, in order to reassure the old lady, in order to get the support of the Youzhou Shi clan for him in the future, he has to behave happily.

In this way, the two of them have a feeling of being on the same front, even if both parties will not be happy in their hearts, but in order to perform this scene well, they both laughed. It's just that she Dong Xiaoyou is a woman, even if she has some unhappiness on her face, others will understand. But Liu Yi is different, even if his heart is dripping blood, he must be happy.

"Lord Wang, it's time to enter the cave room." As the guests dissipated drunk one after another, Xi Po ordered a few maids to help the "drunk" King Luling to go to the side courtyard. When Liu Yi left, he looked back at Dong Xiaoyou deeply. Dong Xiaoyou didn't have the slightest uncomfortable expression on his face, and still indifferently ordered people to clean up the banquet.

It wasn't until late at night, when Dong Xiaoyou was lying on the couch alone, that he finally cried. She wept and scolded herself: What is there to be sad about? I don't care about that person at all, do I? In that case, why be so sad? After crying for a long time, she pouted and said to herself: Okay, I want to congratulate Liu Yi, the prince, hum, the Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold overnight, isn't it? You're going to have a good time tonight with Miss Gongsun, aren't you?