At this banquet, King Xiang and Cui Shi sat on the main seat, and Jing Ci and Cui Lu were on both sides. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

King Xiang looked at Concubine Ai, who looked a little tired, and poured wine for Cui's with a wine jug, with a concerned expression, "This trip is really hard for you." ”

A smile appeared on Cui's tired face, and he raised his glass and said softly: "Do things for the prince, the concubine doesn't feel hard." ”

Xiangwang looked at her sideways, and his relief was unconsciously revealed, he patted her on the shoulder, the old husband and wife, everything was in plain sight.

After the reception, it was getting late.

This night, Jing Ci stayed in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Cui is very virtuous and arranges things very well. She knew that Jing Ci had been contaminated with wind and dust along the way, so she specially ordered the maids in the house to prepare a soup bath for Jing Ci.

For Cui's thoughtfulness and meticulousness, Jing Ci was unconsciously touched, no wonder King Xiang likes her so much, she is extremely good at life.

Following.

Early in the morning, the maids of the Prime Minister's Mansion began to prepare for the dinner.

Cui Lu left the Xiangwang Mansion the night before and returned to Cui's house, and he will continue to enter the palace to do his own thing from today.

For a whole day, all the people of the palace were busy with their own work. Jing Ci is still staying in the Xiangwang Mansion, and he is bored to go to the garden. The Xiangwang Mansion is very spacious, compared with the golden splendor of the Taiping Princess Mansion and the Changning Princess Mansion, the Xiangwang Mansion is obviously much simpler.

Jing Ci sighed while walking, such a mansion is the specification that a prince should have. Xiangwang is modest and a person who understands, if the Great Sage Empress of Heaven made him the crown prince back then, maybe Chang'an would be a different look now.

In the afternoon, the maids in the palace became more and more busy, coming and going, busy arranging and serving food and wine.

Not long after, a luxurious carriage stopped at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The graceful and noble woman carefully got out of the carriage with the support of the maid, and she raised her eyes to look at the Xiangwang Mansion in front of her, her face was not angry and arrogant.

The little maid at the gate of the palace saluted her, and the housekeeper stepped forward and said respectfully: "Welcome to the eldest princess, the prince has been waiting for a long time, the princess please-"

"The letter sent by the Fourth Emperor Brother today means to force me to come to the door today?" Princess Taiping glanced coldly at the butler.

The housekeeper sneered, bowed his head and said: "What did the princess say, you are the only sister of the prince, I haven't seen you for a long time, the prince wants to see you." ”

"Huh!" Princess Taiping sneered and walked into the palace.

In the house, the large round table is full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and old wines.

On the table sat King Xiang, the side concubine Cui Shi, Jing Ci, and the other side concubine of the Xiang King, Dou Lu.

When King Xiang saw Princess Taiping coming in, he got up to greet him, and several people at the table also got up with him.

"Taiping, it's too late."

Princess Taiping tugged at the corners of her mouth and said bluntly, "Fourth Emperor Brother, don't you give me a Hongmen banquet." ”

"What do you say? How did the Four Emperor Brothers ever harm you? King Xiang deliberately glared at her, "Today is a family banquet, and we haven't eaten at the same table for a long time." ”

"Are the Fourth Emperor Brothers sure it's a family banquet?" Princess Taiping's sharp gaze swept towards the expressionless Jing Ci, her eyes were stiff and cold.

"It's a family dinner!" King Xiang followed her gaze towards Jing Ci and said with a light smile, "Let me introduce you, this is my righteous daughter, named Jing Ci." ”

"Righteous daughter?" Her tone was skeptical.

King Xiang nodded, serious, "Now my sons are not in Chang'an, and my daughters have been summoned to the palace to accompany them." It just so happened that this child was very close to my eyes, and as soon as I saw it, I adopted her as a righteous daughter. ”

"Hmph, the fourth emperor brother beware of luring wolves into the room." Princess Taiping said.

"What did Taiping say, your sisters-in-law are not young, and it just so happens that Jing Ci is strong, smart and clever, and can help your sisters-in-law a lot, I think it's very good. From now on, she will be a member of my Xiangwangfu. ”

"Brother Four Emperors!" Princess Taiping was a little moved, "Don't you know that my Erlang is obsessed because of her and wants to cut off the mother-son relationship with me?" The Fourth Emperor Brother accepted her as a righteous daughter, and he was against me! ”

King Xiang smiled, said nothing, slowly walked to the table and sat down, and then motioned for a table of people to sit down, and then motioned for the immovable Taiping to sit down.

It's a pity that Princess Taiping didn't react, and kept standing quietly, staring at King Xiang.

"Taiping," King Xiang poured a glass of wine and said: "You are so smart, in the final analysis, don't you know whether your Erlang has a relationship with you because of Jing Ci to this point?" ”

"The Four Emperor Brothers have made up their minds?" Princess Taiping avoided talking about this topic, and only talked about the words in front of her.

"Taiping, you often show up and have a wide range of contacts, you help me spread the word. Yang Jingci is currently the only daughter by the king's side, if anyone dares to touch her, don't blame the king for being polite! In Xiang Wang's gentle voice, there was a bit of strength and ruthlessness.

Princess Taiping stared at King Xiang, always wanting to see something from him, she stepped forward step by step, until she approached King Xiang's side, and whispered leisurely: "Isn't the fourth emperor brother...... Interested in the Three Emperor Brothers' stuff? ”

"Hmm-" King Xiang immediately shook his head, "Since it is the stuff of the third emperor brother, how can the younger brother be interested?" Besides, things that aren't my own, I'm not rare. ”

Princess Taiping looked at his reaction, squinted her eyes and said, "Does the fourth emperor brother understand what Taiping said?" ”

"Whatever it is."

"Huh!" She chuckled, said no more, and turned to walk out the door.

"How?" Looking at her back, King Xiang said, "Won't Taiping stay for a family banquet?" ”

Princess Taiping didn't stop, and said coldly as she walked out: "Little sister won't bother the four emperor brothers to recognize their relatives." ”

After a while, the tall and awe-inspiring figure disappeared into the spacious room.

The whole of the Xiangwang Mansion worked hard for this dinner all day, but Princess Taiping showed her face and left, Jing Ci couldn't help but feel lost for the Xiangwang.

The king of the main seat was not, raised his glass and looked at Jing Ci, in a good mood, "This cup, this king respects Yang Siniang." ”

"This, this ......" Jing Ci was stunned and looked at King Xiang with a puzzled expression.

"Yesterday was in a hurry, it was too late to greet Yang Siniang, today's dinner was specially prepared for Yang Siniang, and I hope that Yang Siniang can help the king more in the future."

The two side concubines on the table saw the prince raise a glass, and they also toasted to Jing Ci together.

Everyone's attention was on Jing Ci, not at all Princess Taiping, who had just gone away, as if she was the protagonist today.

Jing Ci saw the formation of a table of people, and finally understood that the real protagonist was himself.

King Xiang is deliberately entrapping her, naturally, it is fake to accept her as a righteous daughter, and the real purpose is to include her in his camp.

According to her observation, King Xiang is diligent and frugal, and the people in the palace are not as arrogant as other royal families, and King Xiang is Li Longji's father, which seems to be a good choice.

She raised her wine glass and said to the king quite respectfully: "Good ministers choose the lord to serve, and Yang Si is willing to be filial to the work of dogs and horses." ”

"Haha—it's heavy, it's heavy." King Xiang laughed a few times, "As this king said, this king is just thinking about many close people, if the Xiang Wangfu and the Yang family can help each other and support each other, they will not be persecuted by traitors." ”

Jing Ci nodded, "The prince is right......"

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At this dinner, everyone ate very happily, and both sides naturally liked to see each other's mutual benefit and win-win results.

After the dinner, the Prime Minister's Mansion sent a carriage to send Jing Ci back to the Yang Mansion.

King Xiang drank several glasses of wine, and his face was red and drunk. The two side concubines personally stepped forward to help him to sit on the couch, one wiped him for him, and the other fed him sobering tea.

"The prince is in a lot of interest today, the concubine is a little unintelligible, just a little lady, does she have the ability to act like this?"

King Xiang looked slightly drunk, but his mind was very clear, he reached out to hold the hand of the concubine, and sighed lightly: "Our palace, looking at the scenery, do you think that the saint is really not afraid of this king?" Our children were either transferred to a remote place far from the capital, or they were put under the nose of the saint. Any movement in the Xiangwang Mansion can be closely monitored by the Holy Lord and the Queen. Nowadays, we are a castle in the sky, but ...... This king can't sit still, and this king can't openly win the support of courtiers with real power, so he can only win over a few big families. ”

Cui Shi looked at the other side concubine and said: "My sister doesn't know, this Yang Siniang is not an ordinary person, she is brave and knowledgeable, she has been supported by the Duke of Guanguo, and she is deeply valued by her grandmother." Think about it, since she can escape from Princess Taiping's net, she must have her ability. ”

Cui's was not short-sighted, and he found out about Jing Ci before going to Luzhou to pick up people.

"Well," King Xiang nodded, "This king took a fancy to her as early as the birthday banquet of Taiping two years ago, she sang at the banquet, talked about the suffering of the people, and is now active in several families, such a little lady...... The king is willing to gamble. ”

The side concubine Dou Lu nodded, "I see, ...... so"