Chapter 162: Invitation to the Palace Banquet
As soon as this frivolous voice fell, Zhou Xianyu's figure jumped and walked straight into Changxin Courtyard.
Wen Xin shook his head helplessly, approached Xiao Jinxuan and whispered:
"I'll just say, you don't see it today, Jinxuan, you just left the Forsythia Courtyard on your front foot, and Your Highness came on your back foot, shouting to see you."
Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but show a little annoyance.
"Since you haven't found me, you should have sent him away, why did you bring him to Changxin Courtyard."
Hearing this, Wen Xin had the heart to cry, and immediately said with a bitter face:
"I also wanted to do it, but as soon as I opened my mouth and said that I didn't know where you went, this highness threw me on the roof, and threatened that if I didn't say anything, he would hang me upside down on the tree and swing to play, I had no choice but to bring him here."
Wen Xin's words are not exaggerated, just for a while, he can be tossed by Zhou Xianyu enough.
But in fact, if someone else is changed, if Xiao Jinxuan can't say it, then the knife is on Wen Xin's neck, and he will not lead people to see Xiao Jinxuan even if he dies.
But Zhou Xianyu is not an outsider, Wen Xin still remembers how heartbroken Xiao Jinxuan was when she heard that the other party was seriously injured.
Although he couldn't figure out why Xiao Jinxuan frowned coldly and deliberately distanced himself from the other party after the king came back.
But Wen Xin always felt that in Xiao Jinxuan's heart, he had never let go of Zhou Xianyu, so he was also willing to pave the way and build a bridge in the middle, so that the two could see each other, if they could untie the knot and come together, then he would be happy to see it.
And seeing that Zhou Xianyu had come, Xiao Jinxuan knew that it was useless to say anything, and even if he bowed to him, he said:
"Your Royal Highness, Jinxuan has made an appointment with her aunt today and will stay in Changxin Courtyard to accompany her, so there is really no time to greet the prince, so please go back."
Looking at Xiao Jinxuan, who looked cold in front of her and was dressed in a purple Luo skirt, Zhou Xianyu's smiling eyes were deep in the depths of her eyes, but there was a strong sense of self-blame.
Since he left the Forsythia Courtyard that night, he has locked himself in the palace and has not come out for three days, not even in the morning.
As soon as he thought that he had offended the other party in spite of Xiao Jinxuan's resistance, he was annoyed, and he didn't know how to apologize to the other party.
After thinking about it for a few days, Zhou Xianyu finally felt that no matter what happened, it was better to explain it clearly in person, if it was kept in his heart, it would only make the estrangement between each other deeper.
So he came to the house to look for Xiao Jinxuan, but who would have thought that the other party would not see him for a few days, even if he found the Zhao family and entrusted the other party to be a guest, but in the end, he still ate the closed door.
Zhou Xianyu is a character who says nothing and wants to do it when he thinks of it, so today, he can't wait any longer, since Xiao Jinxuan refuses to see him, then he just goes to the other party.
That's why he trespassed into Forsythia Courtyard, caught Wen Xin, and forced the other party to lead him to see Xiao Jinxuan.
Seeing that Xiao Jinxuan's face was full of alienation, and he didn't want to think about it, he was going to drive him away this time, Zhou Xianyu pursed his lips dissatisfiedly, and said in a lazy voice:
"Miss Jinxuan originally wanted to accompany the elders to fulfill filial piety, that is really a coincidence, Mrs. Shen said, but what about my fifth sister-in-law's aunt, I grew up with my fifth brother since childhood, and my fifth sister-in-law has always taken good care of me, the fifth sister-in-law's aunt is my Zhou Xianyu's aunt, everyone is a family, anyway, this king is idle today, it is better to stay and accompany me, my aunt will not drive me away."
The relationship that the eight poles couldn't match, but now it was connected by Zhou Xianyu, and the Shen family, who didn't speak from beginning to end, couldn't help but smile a little.
Recently, His Royal Highness, for the sake of Xiao Jinxuan, diligently ran to the Shuaifu, and it was difficult for the Shen family to want to know.
Seeing that the other party said a few words, he directly called her aunt, and immediately Shen felt that this war king, who had always been known for his bravery, was a very interesting person in private.
Stretching out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, Shen said invitedly:
"It's early in the morning, I haven't had a meal if I want to come to Your Highness, since you call me an aunt, and Wen Qing's child is your sister-in-law, then when you come to me, Your Highness doesn't have to be restrained and polite, just treat it as your own house, come in with me."
After speaking, Shen took Xiao Jinxuan's hand, and when he entered the house, Zhou Xianyu was eager to stay, so he naturally followed in happily.
Because Xiao Jinxuan has come over regularly in the past few days, the Shen family has also waited for the other party to come, and then they will eat together.
So soon after they entered the house, Siru and Zhuxin brought the meal together, a simple four dishes and one soup, all of which were ordinary dishes, but they were also delicious.
Zhou Xianyu has always been in the palace, and he eats alone, but now not only is Xiao Jinxuan by his side, but the Shen family also gives them vegetables and soup from time to time.
A sense of warmth that he had never experienced spread in his heart, and even this ordinary meal on the table, Zhou Xianyu felt that it seemed to be extraordinarily delicious.
After eating two bowls of rice in a row, Zhou Xianyu put down his chopsticks with satisfaction, and then he looked at Xiao Jinxuan, blinked his beautiful phoenix eyes, and said with anticipation:
"Xuan'er, can I come here often to eat in the future, your food here is much better than the one in my house."
Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan glanced at him, and then glanced at the dishes on the table, such as spicy fried beans, cold shredded potatoes, and shallots and egg drop soup.
Because Shen's health is not good, he avoids eating greasy things, but Xiao Jinxuan can't figure it out, the dignified Royal Palace, what delicacies from the mountains and seas can't be eaten, why are a few home-cooked side dishes now, so that Zhou Xianyu is hungry like this.
But seeing Zhou Xianyu, her eyes were full of longing, as if she didn't agree, and the other party would have a hard time eating in the future.
If she refused immediately, she really couldn't bear to say it, Xiao Jinxuan said helplessly:
"This is Changxin Courtyard, and the food is also prepared by the second aunt, if you want to come, you don't have to ask me, if the aunt stays with you, it has nothing to do with me if you **** come."
As soon as he heard this, Zhou Xianyu immediately turned his pitiful eyes to Shen's side, and his appearance was like a child who was coquettish with his mother, where was his usual evil and cold appearance in front of people.
Shen Shi was looked at by him like this, and immediately couldn't help laughing, after eating a meal, she could see that this Royal Highness really put Xiao Jinxuan in her heart, since she entered the room, she didn't see the other party's gaze, and she moved away from her niece.
After getting along with Xiao Jinxuan for half a year, Shen really treats the other party as a daughter, and the other party's personality is also very similar to her in some ways, they are very quiet and don't like to interact with people excessively.
And when she married Xiao Hua, it was because of the other party's temperament, she was an extrovert, and after seeing her for the first time, she was entangled, no matter what she was angry about, Xiao Hua always looked at her with a smile, and in the end, it was this persistence that gradually melted away her loneliness.
Right now, Shen felt that this royal king was so similar to her former husband, and in Xiao Jinxuan's body, she also seemed to see the shadow of her youth.
The same is an avoidance, cold and alienation. The other, on the other hand, is persevering and outgoing.
Therefore, looking at Xiao Jinxuan and Zhou Xianyu in front of him, Shen's heart was sour, but he felt that these two people were a match made in heaven, a pair set by earth.
Even though Shen knew in her heart that Zhou Xianyu wanted to stay with her for dinner, he just wanted to take the opportunity to get close to Xiao Jinxuan, but she still agreed immediately.
Because she thought of her late husband in her heart, Shen's mood was inevitably low, and she also wanted to give Zhou Xianyu and the two of them a chance to be alone, so she said that she was sleepy, and then got up and went back to the bedroom to rest.
Zhou Xianyu, who had already had a belly, wanted to talk about listening to Xiao Jinxuan, and when there was no one else, he stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Jinxuan's slightly cool hand.
"Xuan'er has passed so many days, the anger in your heart has disappeared a little, just now I saw that you ate so little, no wonder there is no meat on your body, you can eat more in the future, do you know?"
Zhou Xianyu didn't mean anything else, but after Xiao Jinxuan heard it, her face turned red.
After all, she was held in the arms of the other party that night, and now that Zhou Xianyu said this, as if she still disliked the bad feeling that night, Xiao Jinxuan naturally felt ashamed.
As soon as Zhou Xianyu finished speaking, seeing Xiao Jinxuan's appearance full of red clouds now, he immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, coughed twice in embarrassment, and hurriedly changed the topic and said:
"Xuan'er, in fact, I came to you these days, in addition to apologizing to you, I also want to invite you to the palace for a banquet, in half a month the army will be able to return to the court, and my father will hold a celebration banquet in the palace, and I hope you can also be present at that time."
Xiao Jinxuan has always been happy and quiet, and she is just a concubine, and she is not allowed to enter the palace according to her dignity, so she directly refused.
Seeing that Xiao Jinxuan was reluctant to go, Zhou Xianyu continued to persuade:
"I am here to invite you to enter the palace, so naturally there will be your share, this banquet is for this king, but if you don't share this honor with me, then I Zhou Xianyu will not participate, I can't see you at the banquet in the province, I am alone, I feel bored when I think about it."
In the past, whenever he returned triumphantly, Zhou Xianyu would directly reward the three armies, as for the celebration banquet, Emperor Ming mentioned it several times, but he rejected it, after all, this kind of banquet, civil and military officials, noble ladies and daughters will gather to be present.
At that time, as the protagonist of the banquet, he will inevitably be tired of coping, and he will rather fly to the walls of the palace, drink a jar of good wine, enjoy the beautiful scenery under the moon, free and easy, so that he is not at ease.
But this time, he took the initiative to play and asked Emperor Ming to hold a celebration banquet, so that Xiao Jinxuan could share his victory, so if the other party didn't go, then there was no need for him to attend.
Knowing that Zhou Xianyu has always done what she says, Xiao Jinxuan knows that if she doesn't agree, this unaccustomed prince is estimated to be really capable of abandoning the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty and abandoning Emperor Ming's face.
Thinking that at the celebration banquet, all the people in the hall were hung on the spot by His Royal Highness, Xiao Jinxuan felt that her head suddenly hurt a little.
Thinking of Zhou Xianyu's previous life, he died young at the age of twenty-five, although it was said that the other party was on the battlefield and was shot by a poisoned arrow, Xiao Jinxuan always felt that with the other party's martial arts and military talent, this kind of accident should not happen.
even intuition told her that Zhou Xianyu's death must have another mystery, and His Royal Highness has never taken the courtiers in his eyes, saying that if he is offended, he will be offended, and if he has a grudge because of this, someone will frame him, it is not impossible.
And this time, if Zhou Xianyu invited him to hold this celebration banquet, but in the end he didn't go to participate, then this is the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, and all the people who were invited to go were all offended, and if this grudge was calculated, it would not be a trivial matter.
In order to prevent Zhou Xianyu from really doing such a stupid thing, Xiao Jinxuan finally had no choice but to agree, and promised that she would definitely go to participate.