The day of the summer heat is the day of the Saijia banquet, and after a week of preparation, it is finally time to accept the verification of the guests.

Xia Shang didn't want others to help, and he was responsible for all the food, so Xia Shang began to prepare before dawn. In fact, Xia Shang's work is not particularly arduous, as only four dishes need to be prepared, plus a special cold drink.

For Xia Shang, this is really ordinary.

In contrast, other subordinates have to work a little harder, not only to decorate the place, but also to clean it repeatedly, and there are many tedious and trivial things to deal with. In this way, in addition to the kitchen, which is still a quiet place, the Saijia is quiet and busy everywhere.

At the same time, the eldest lady also got up before dawn, lit oil lamps and incense, and sat at the table with a yawn and a deep thought. The eldest lady stretched out her hand to Sangsang, and she didn't wake up at the moment, rubbing her eyes from time to time, trying to dispel the sleepiness.

There was a note on the table with names written on it. These are the guests of today's feast.

Each name has a mark on it, a circle, a cross, and a question mark.

The person who draws the circle said that this person will come today, the person who talks fork said that he will definitely not come today, and the person who draws the question mark is two times again, one is not clear whether he will participate, and the other is that he does not know what his attitude is after coming, and he is willing to continue to cooperate with Saijia.

This note was prepared the day before yesterday, and the eldest lady already knew who would come and who would not, but she was still a little uneasy when it came to the end.

The eldest lady is worried about nothing more than these people who have been marked with question marks, and the attitude of one of these people who have been marked with question marks is very involved.

The strip of paper is marked with a thick ink pen, which is particularly conspicuous.

"Li You, King of Qi".

Li You is the fifth son of Tang Taizong, Zhenguan has just been crowned King of Qi for ten years, and he is only sixteen years old. However, a hairy young man, because of his identity, played the most important role in this banquet.

Li You is a gentleman, and he is quite famous in Chang'an City, and he is afraid that the bad things he does are not enough to count the leaves. But this person has a bit of a brain, and he has been running his own power since he was sensible, and cooperating with Saijia is one of them. The flower brocade of the Sai family can reach the ears of the emperor, and that is also Li You's bridge. Many people in Chang'an City knew about this, so this part of the people with question marks cooperated with the Saijia because of the relationship between King Qi and the Sai family.

Nowadays, in addition to the big changes, it is rumored that the secret recipe of Hua Jinzi has been broken. If the Sai family has no flowers, they will attract them again, and if the king of Qi does not go to the banquet at this time, then they can completely ignore it.

On the contrary, if King Qi is willing to participate in the banquet today, it proves that King Qi is not only interested in Hua Jinzi, but other people who artificially speculate on King Qi's mind will definitely come to the banquet to have a look.

If you want to flow out of partners, the first thing is to have an opportunity to communicate, if you don't come, then there is no opportunity.

Therefore, the departure and stay of His Royal Highness King Qi has become a headache for the eldest lady.

Will the King of Qi come or not?

It doesn't matter to the Qi King at all, because the Saijia is just a merchant, and it is dispensable compared to the power of a prince. Therefore, the death of the Sai family master has no effect on the Qi King, and whether he comes or not, his interest and mood will not be full-screen. In order to make His Royal Highness the King of Qi come in person, the eldest lady has already used some small means.

Everyone in Chang'an City knows that King Qi is a good character, especially in recent years, when he has gradually become an adult, there are more and more romantic things day after day. If you want to arouse the interest of King Qi, it is naturally best to send a beautiful woman. So, when the invitation was sent to the Qi Palace, a message reached the ears of the King of Qi.

"Ying Guogong's daughter Wu Congruyi wants to participate in the banquet, this woman is as beautiful as a demon, and she will enter the palace to serve the emperor in the coming year."

The news has been released, but it is still unknown whether it can lure King Qi to come.

This unknown is related to the Sai family's status in Chang'an City in the future, which makes the eldest lady restless. At the same time, there is a trace of guilt in my heart. For the sake of the Sai family, he sold his niece, and he was very entangled in his heart. It's good that King Qi is here, but if he comes, he will be entangled with Wu Ruyi...... I'm afraid it's going to be annoying.

"Sangsang, if His Royal Highness King Qi comes down after a while, don't let him have too much contact with Wu Ruyi. At that time, you will stay by Wu Ruyi's side, let him stay in the inner room honestly, and it is best not to move around at will. ”

Sang Sang yawned: "Didn't Madam say yesterday that she would let Miss Wu wear a new dress woven with brocade to show it in front of everyone?" ”

"yes!" The eldest lady covered her forehead, "I forgot about this stubble." At this point, it will only be left to fate. ”

……

Time flies, and it's noon.

At noon, the pedestrians on the street are all wearing a stinky sweat, squeezing their brows and complaining about the scorching sun, and the woman hiding at home is even more unbearable, and the gauze clothes are soaked with sweat, revealing the skin under the clothes.

The Saijia family who was guarding the door of the house was even more guilty, standing straight and not showing fatigue, and from time to time to communicate with the visiting guests.

"The shopkeeper of the King of the Splendid Pavilion has arrived!"

"Mrs. Silk Love Little Tsukufang has arrived!"

shouted a few times like this, and everyone in the family had a dry mouth, and there was some displeasure between their eyebrows.

After a while, there was a crisp sound of horses' hooves, and a red horse stopped unhurriedly in front of the Saijia's door with a snort. Seeing this horse, all the family members restrained their emotions and all mentioned their spirits.

They may not know the people on the horse, but this jujube red horse is known to everyone, and this is the royal horse given by the emperor to His Royal Highness King Qi "chasing the wind". His Royal Highness the Prince's most beloved thing, many people in Chang'an City suffered at the foot of this horse, because this horse was too fast to travel through the city, no one saw the appearance of King Qi clearly, but remembered the horse.

This is the first time I have seen this wind moving so slowly as it is today.

The family didn't dare to slack off, one person led thousands of horses, and the other person shouted: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi has arrived!" ”

"Wait, I've got someone here!"

Li You reminded him like this, and the family found out that there was a sedan chair later.

When the sedan chair stopped at the gate of the house, Li You opened the sedan curtain in a thousand ways: "Sister, the Sai family has arrived." ”

Out of the sedan chair came a girl, the same age as the King of Qi, wearing a gorgeous wide-sleeved smoke cloud gauze skirt, wearing a gilt eight-treasure hairpin, and countless gold and silver decorations on her body, revealing nobility everywhere. But even with such equipment, it can't hide the childishness of the woman, but the finely carved facial features overshadow the gold and silver around the body, and the golden ratio of the match makes people can't find the slightest fault.

However, this woman has the same weakness as Qin Lan...... No! A sickness, to be precise.

The family was a little dazed, not knowing who this girl was. Li You took out a jade flute, grabbed one end by himself, and the woman grabbed the other, and then opened the way to the house.

"My sister, Princess Runan."

"Thou ...... Princess Runan has arrived! ”