Chapter 264: Flower Banquet
On March 18, the peony garden of the Ningguo Mansion in the capital was opened for the first time, and the Duchess of Ningguo held a peony banquet, inviting the princes and nobles and celebrities in Beijing to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the fairyflowers.
As soon as the carriage reached the intersection of Ronghua Street, he saw a group of three carriages coming from the laneway of the Chengguo Mansion, Jiang Yanyu reported that it was the car of the eldest lady of the Guogong Mansion, the eldest lady of the prince, the eldest young grandmother, and Miss Luo San, and they were also going to the Ningguo Mansion to enjoy the flowers, and they happened to be on the same road.
Jinxiu has long been speechless about this: every time they happen to be on the same road, but it can't be good, Jin's mother and daughter are simply dog skin plaster attributes, and they can't be shaken off if they are sticked.
The princess of Nan'an County received a quick letter from Chizhou, saying that she had purchased enough years of good and rare medicinal materials, because she felt that her daughters' condition could be controlled, and there was hope for a cure, the princess of Nan'an County was in a good mood, and she had recently participated in two or three rare flower banquets. It's not good to put the splendid sister-in-law aside, so she takes care of Luo Yan and Yan Yuese, and this superficial effort can also make Luo Yan deeply encouraged and happy.
During this time, as long as Luo Yan went out, she restrained her small temper, pretended to be soft and well-behaved, and became a gentle lady, but she earned a lot of good reviews in front of her wives and wives, and the princess of Nan'an County was not so cold to the Jin family because of her.
Luo Yan was secretly proud, but she regretted that every time the prince of Nan'an County escorted the princess of the county out, she couldn't catch up, and the prince of the county is said to only participate in the flower banquet of other people's families except for the hundred flowers banquet in the palace.
Today's peony banquet in Ningguo Mansion, with the relationship between the princess of Nan'an County and the Duchess of Ningguo, she is definitely coming, maybe she will take Miss Junwangfu, the two sick young ladies out of the house, can the prince of the county not escort him personally?
Luo Yan thought so, and her heart suddenly became excited: even if the prince of the county does not come, as long as he catches up with his sister, he is not afraid that he will not have the opportunity to meet the prince!
Although the Chengguo Mansion has its own invitations, Luo Yan and the Jin family together still decided to partner with Jinxiu, which makes people keep an eye on the door of the Baoding Hou Mansion, and their own family is ready to wait in the laneway.
Coincidentally, as soon as Jinxiu got out of the car, he saw Aunt Jia leading her cousin Jia Hui to stand at the foot of the steps, as a nephew, she naturally wanted to go over to say hello, so she said to Zheng and Jin, it stands to reason that the two sides should meet when they meet, but Luo Yan is unwilling, she and Jia Hui are enemies, and they dislike each other, and today they can't let Jia Hui spoil their good mood, so they pulled Jin, Zheng and Ma, and entered the door first.
Jinxiuzi and Aunt Jia and Jia Huihan made a noise, and the second young grandmother of Ningguo Mansion came to greet her, because the guests came from the ground, and they were afraid that there would be a lot of chaos and collisions, so Ning Ergrandma invited them to sit and talk.
Just about to go in, but heard the report that the car of the Nan'an County Wangfu arrived, everyone turned their heads to look, and sure enough, they saw a large group of guards and family members clustering around the two carriages of the size into the alley, riding a high-headed horse to walk in front, it was the prince of Nan'an County.
The eldest grandmother and the second grandmother of Ningguo Mansion stepped forward together, and Jinxiu and Jia Hui stood in place and waited with Ruan's help.
The princess of Nan'an County got out of the carriage, and the two young ladies of the county palace came out behind her, looking weak, slender and a little sickly, but her complexion was good, her smile was cheerful and happy, and she must be in a very good mood.
After the guest of honor was noisy, Jinxiu and her aunt and cousin also stepped forward to salute, the princess of Nan'an County smiled and said a few polite words to Ruan, turned around and asked her son and daughter to come over and salute Ruan's, Ruan's waved her hand again and again and said that she couldn't do it, and the princess of Nan'an County said:
"How can you not do it? I am an old acquaintance with your aunt and grandmother, so I also treat you as a sister-in-law, they are all juniors, and they should respect their elders! ”
Pulled Jia Hui to him again, looked at it carefully, stretched out his hand and touched the peach cheek, pinched his chin by the way, and said happily: "This is the second girl, right?" It's so good to be born! People say that ice and snow skin, pink face and peach cheeks, and that's it! Well, look at this little face, small chin, and little hands, fleshy...... It's lovely! Oops, I'm reluctant to let go! What should I do? ”
Ruan Shi said with a smile: "The princess of the county is joking, the two young ladies of your family are dignified and elegant, gentle and gentle, and versatile, which are truly outstanding and enviable." The second girl in our family has a dull temperament, and she is also clumsy, and she can't do anything except eat and drink every day. ”
"Eh, Miss Qianjin's family, what will you do with them? It's good to be able to eat and drink! Look at these two in my family, I want to coax them to eat more, but she doesn't care! ”
"In this way, I'm afraid that when they were young, the princess forgot to do something for them!"
"Oh? What's up? ”
"It's the 100th day, you have to open meat for them! According to the way of the countrymen, boil a large pot of chicken, duck and fish, and then ...... Look at the two girls in our family, from childhood to adulthood, their appetite is so good, and everything they eat is delicious! ”
"Oops, it's true? Is it okay to do it now? ”
“……”
The two women were talking so loudly that they stood on the spot and did not move, as if they had forgotten where they were.
Jinxiu looked at Jia Hui sympathetically, only to see that the little girl's face was flushed, and a layer of fine sweat appeared on her forehead, probably because she was embarrassed and panicked, she couldn't help but laugh out, Jia Hui raised her head, prayed with a face, and made a lip gesture at her: "Help!" ”
Jinxiu was just about to interrupt Aunt Jia and the princess of the county, but someone was one step ahead of her, it was Gao Huaiwen, the prince of Nan'an County, who stepped forward and waved at the two women, and said with a smile on the corner of her mouth: "There are other people's carriages coming from behind, mother and Mrs. Jia, why don't you go in first and talk about it?" ”
Ruan Shi hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, let's go in first!" The princess of the county, please! ”
"Let's go!" The princess of Nan'an County said, took off a jade bracelet that was as green as a pool of blue water from her wrist, put it on Jia Hui's hand, and patted her: "This was given to me by the prince of the county back then, I have always liked it, and then I forgot to wear it when I put it away, and I only saw it again today...... You take it and play with it! You have to come to my house another day and talk to the two sisters, okay? ”
Jia Hui nodded and thanked her again, and then the princess let go of her and walked ahead with the Ruan family.
Jia Hui breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and hugged Jinxiu's arm, put her head on her shoulder and made a crying expression, Jinxiu covered her mouth and trembled with laughter. (To be continued.) )