Chapter 304: The banquet is full of twists and turns, and the mood is uneasy
Although it was Lu Jia's birthday banquet, his sense of existence was not very good, and Youwangfu just needed a reason to invite everyone.
The food and wine served are carefully prepared and cost a lot.
Seeing Lu Jia and Shen Liuyue sitting together, Xuanyuan Zichen probably guessed it, but Shen Liuyue was smiling all the time, and Xuanyuan Zichen's heart was twisted.
Shen Liuyue was sitting in the back, and when she looked up, she could just see Xuanyuan Zichen, but she only talked to the person next to her, and she didn't look up, and she didn't even pay much attention to the sight around her.
"There are women at this table, so I won't drink, everyone is a little reserved today, don't scare a few girls."
Lu Jia said to those sons, but when he spoke, he smiled very gently at Shen Liuyue.
Immediately, someone praised Lu Jia's intentions: "Lu Gongzi has always been so caring, Miss Shen will be blessed in the future."
"That's it, you see that none of the three of us thought of this, Lu Gongzi must be a wishful man in the future."
The three sons and brothers said one by one, they almost wanted to praise Lu Jia to the sky, although Shen Liuyue smiled just right, but in fact she was at a loss, she had never encountered this situation before, how did she know how to deal with it?
Song Yanran, who was next to her, handed Shen Liuyue a cup of tea, and then looked at the son-in-law who was trying his best to praise Lu Jia.
"Wang Gongzi is so good at praising Lu Gongzi, I don't know, I think you used to have a good relationship. Obviously, Lu Gongzi has been in the capital for more than a month, but he doesn't have much time to be with Wang Gongzi often, and this kind of hypocritical praise can be said by Wang Gongzi without blinking an eye. ”
The prince was originally happy, but he was slapped in the face by Song Yanran, and the scene was a little ugly.
"The county lord of Yanran is too reluctant to give it to the public, and besides, Lu Gongzi himself is such a style, even if he praises and praises, what's the matter?"
Song Yanran held her chin very leisurely: "The county lord didn't say no, but you have been carrying Miss Shen with you in and out of your words, why are you very familiar with Miss Shen when you meet her for the first time?"
Before Wang Gongzi could add, Cao Jing next to him spoke: "What Yanran said makes sense, Wang Gongzi will not marry you in the future, you have been praising Lu Gongzi as Ruyi Langjun, and it is not yours, why are you so in a hurry?"
These two joint openings simply made the prince want to go into the ground with shame, and Lu Jia was bound to open his mouth at this time.
"Lord Yanran and Miss Cao are angry, Wang Gongzi didn't mean to joke with Miss Shen just now, this is the first time they have met, in order to prevent the atmosphere from being too embarrassing, they will enliven the atmosphere."
"Lu Gongzi has spoken, so the county lord won't say much, but this kind of words that damage the reputation of the Qing Dynasty will be said less in the future."
Song Yanran raised the teacup in her hand in motion, and then drank it all, and the prince went down the steps, without the casual intervention of those sons, Shen Liuyue and Lu Jia got along much more normally.
After the dinner began, the delicious dishes made Shen Liuyue want to stop, and she didn't care so much about her surroundings.
"When I had dinner before, Miss Shen liked to eat this honey-glazed chicken leg very much, and today this is specially made in the house, Miss Shen likes to taste it?"
Lu Jia returned to his previous demeanor, and Shen Liuyue smiled slightly: "Thank you Lu Gongzi."
At this time, the atmosphere was much more normal, and Song Yanran said casually: "It's quite interesting to visit the lake during this time, I don't know how many people have been there?"
Because Song Yanran went down to Jiangnan some time ago, she has only come back not long ago, and she has not been to the capital yet.
Another son, who was silent just now, said: "I just went there once yesterday, if a few girls are interested, you can go together when the time comes."
"Of course, Xiao Yueyue, I will take you with me when the time comes, and let you see what the beautiful scenery of the capital is like? As for what you went to see with Lu Gongzi before, there are some places that have a different feeling. ”
Cao Jing's words were meaningful, causing Lu Jia to look up at her several times, but who is Cao Jing? ignored Lu Jia's gaze.
Shen Liuyue naturally responded, she always felt that it was not appropriate to be a lonely man and a widow, but Lu Jia had always been too enthusiastic, and her demeanor was just right, and she had never behaved rudely, so she went with the flow.
Now that there are more suitable options, it is natural that you will not miss it.
And the shorter the time spent in the Regent's Palace, the less inexplicable sadness there will be.
"Okay, I'll have time at any time, and I'll be with you to the end."
Song Yanran nodded: "That's good, by the way, there is a cook in Ajing's Mansion who comes from the frontier, and he will cook the dishes there, which is very delicious, and it is a different style from the capital, there is time that day, let's go together." Variety Literature
"Mean, since you like to eat so much, I'll give you a taste of what the style of the Borderlands is like?" Cao Jing's invitation followed, and this time Lu Jia didn't speak rashly.
Lu Jia and Shen Liuyue can still move forward together outside, but if they go to Cao's house together, it is definitely Lu Jia who doesn't know how to measure.
Shen Liuyue and the newly met little sister were happy, but Lu Jia next to her frequently exchanged glances with Wang Gongzi, and there seemed to be something wrong.
Originally, it was arranged for Lord Yan Yu to sit at the table on Shen Liuyue's side, but because of the trouble in the back garden, it was stopped, and Mrs. Zhen'anhou couldn't go directly to Princess You.
Seeing that Lord Yan Yu was angry and didn't want to eat, and wanted to make trouble, Mrs. Zhen'anhou directly pressed her: "If you want to be looked down upon by these people, just make trouble today." ”
"Mother......" Lord Yan Yu pulled Mrs. Zhen'anhou's sleeve aggrievedly, looking at the place where Shen Liuyue was, his eyes full of resentment.
Why can Shen Yanran, a slut, and Cao Jing, a rough person, go over, but they can't.
"There are so many people here, you'd better keep a low profile, it was not good before, why can't you help it now?" Mrs. Zhen'anhou asked the maid to take a handkerchief for Lord Yan Yu and wipe it, and whispered in her ear.
"There are so many people today, maybe who will be your husband in the future, it's best to settle down."
I don't know what Lord Yan Yu thinks in his heart, after a while, he reined in his temper, although he is still beautiful, but he is not as aggressive as he was just now, and he can barely be regarded as redeeming the wind and relieving Mrs. Zhen'anhou.
But when she turned her head, Mrs. Zhen'anhou glanced at Shen Liuyue meaninglessly, and she didn't know what to think in her heart.
As concerned about Shen Liuyue's movements as Lord Yan Yu, there was also Xuanyuan Zichen, who looked up at Shen Liuyue from time to time, his face was expressionless, and his eyes were too indifferent, so others didn't know what he was looking at, let alone speak rashly.
Lu Jia and Shen Liuyue's various behaviors, Xuanyuan Zichen saw it in his eyes, and drank the wine one after another, and the bitter and spicy feeling spread in his heart.
The dishes on this table barely moved. Xuanyuan Zichen has been drinking, and the few people who accompany him naturally have to accompany him, but they are not as frequent as Xuanyuan Zichen.
Only this Du Kang can relieve the depression in Xuanyuan Zichen's heart.
"Although the regent drinks well, but he can't drink like this, it's better to use some dishes before drinking, and then we will drink with the regent, and we will be happy and happy, and we will not return home if we are not drunk."
Youwang has been paying attention to Xuanyuan Zichen, and also put Xuanyuan Zichen's various behaviors just now into his eyes, and when he saw that Xuanyuan Zichen seemed to be a little uncomfortable, he hurriedly persuaded him.
The people chatting and eating next to him unconsciously lowered their voices a lot, and their eyes drifted over as if they were nothing.
For these sights, Xuanyuan Zichen has long been accustomed to it, he basically didn't eat anything today, and it is normal for him to suddenly drink so much wine, and his body is a little uncomfortable, but he has never taken it to heart, and raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the Youwang next to him.
"It's okay, the wine in Youwang's Mansion tastes very good, this king likes it very much, it won't be distressing to drink more Youwang, right?"
These wines are naturally good wines, and some of them are transported back from the fiefdom by King You, and today's banquet for these dignitaries in the capital is naturally to show their greatest sincerity, so they made a special trip to take out these wines.
Now that the regent likes it, it's the best thing to do.
"Wherever and wherever you are, it's a blessing to be able to make the Lord Regent like you. Wait until tomorrow to send a few altars to the regent, and ask the regent not to dislike it at that time. ”
"Although there is a lot of wine in this king's palace, but maybe he drank too much, or today's wine is more popular with this king's heart. Thank you so much. ”
Xuanyuan Zichen shook the wine cup in his hand, watching the clear wine rise and fall with his own swaying, and the depression in his heart seemed to be slowly dissipating.
But when he looked up, he happened to find that Shen Liuyue had sandwiched a chopstick dish for Lu Jia, although he said that he was using chopsticks, but this behavior made Xuanyuan Zichen still dislike it.
His mood plummeted suddenly, and the cold air around him was a little cold, and the few people sitting around him noticed it.
"If the regent likes to drink, then he will drink with the prince next, and if he doesn't get drunk today, he must make the regent happy." Someone next to him said in time, catering just right.
On the other side, Song Yanran also noticed the scene of the main throne, and carefully muttered in Shen Liuyue's ear: "Is the regent not in a good mood today?" How do you feel like you're always unkind? ”
Shen Liuyue looked up, and that cold face showed that she was in a bad mood: "Hasn't the regent always been like this?" Every time I saw him in the mansion before, the prince was like this. ”
"You've never seen the prince smile?" Cao Jing was also a little curious, although the regent's power was as eye-catching as his face.
Shen Liuyue shook her head slightly, and thought of the Xuanyuan Zichen she saw before, so frustrated and lonely, it was because she lost the princess.