Chapter 21: The Palace Banquet
Ji Ruhuan sorted out her thoughts, got up and said, "Let's go, go and see what's going on." ”
During this time in the house, in order to get closer to the second brother more, Ji Ruhuan ran to Aunt Qing's side, but she was a lot more intimate with Aunt Qing.
After passing the main hall, without waiting for Aunt Qing to give a gift, she quickly walked over to help her, and said with a smile, "Aunt Qing doesn't need to be polite, this time is your busiest time, why did you come to my side today, but there is something?"
Aunt Qing also let Ji Ruhuan pull her over to sit on the couch, and responded with a smile, "The jewelry and clothes for the banquet in the palace tomorrow, the concubine is also preparing for the first time, and I came here today to ask, is there anything that is not in line with my wishes?"
Ji Ruhuan responded with a smile, "No, my aunt has prepared very well." ”
Aunt Qing replied, "That's good." ”
After finishing speaking, he rubbed his hands slightly embarrassed, looking like he wanted to say and stopped, as if he had something to say, but it was difficult to speak.
Ji Ruhuan saw it in her eyes, and simply asked, "Auntie has something to say, or do I let the servants go down?"
Aunt Qing hurriedly shook her head and responded, "No, no." ”
Then he said a little shyly, "Your second brother and third brother are still going to the palace banquet for the first time, and I don't know what are the taboos in this palace banquet...... , so I can only come and ask Huan'er about you. ”
Hearing Aunt Qing say this, Ji Ruhuan thought about it, in her previous life, it seemed that at this age, her father brought the second brother, the third brother and Ji Feiyan to the New Year's banquet together, and she had always only brought herself and her eldest brother before.
The first time she took Ji Feiyan to a palace banquet, thinking of this, Ji Ruhuan was suddenly stunned, she finally remembered about the dress she had just seen.
"Huan'er, but what's wrong?" Aunt Qing saw that Ji Ruhuan was suddenly stunned, and hurriedly asked.
Ji Ruhuan came back to her senses, shook her head with a reluctant smile, and responded, "Aunt Qing doesn't have to worry, with her father here, she will take care of it, and our juniors will follow our father, and there will be no mistakes." ”
Aunt Qing breathed a sigh of relief and responded, "That's good." ”
Aunt Qing didn't stay long, exchanged a few words with Ji Ruhuan, and then got up to say goodbye.
At this time, Ji Ruhuan carefully recalled what happened at the palace banquet back then.
It was Ji Feiyan's first year to participate in the palace banquet, but she fought against Ji Feiyan's sister at the palace banquet, losing face, and after she came back, she was grounded by her father again.
The cause of the incident was the dress just now, but the dress in her previous life was not sent to her, but Ji Feiyan wore it to the palace banquet.
And Princess Xinyi did not wear the same clothes as this, but Chen Xiaohou Ye was wearing such a set of clothes of the same style.
At that time, her maid Wan'er told her that this dress must have been sent to her by Chen Xiaohouye, but it turned out to be worn on Ji Feiyan's body, so she was jealous and beat Ji Feiyan at the palace banquet.
At this time, Ji Ruhuan began to think about it, judging from the previous attitude towards Chen Xiaohou Ye, it was very likely that he gave it to him through the hand of Princess Xinyi.
In his previous life, he was grounded, and when his family was still Aunt Yun, it was very likely that this dress was sent to Aunt Yun, and then it was worn on Ji Feiyan.
Now that I think about it, whether this dress is worn on her or Ji Feiyan's body, it is inseparable from Chen Xiaohou.
If Ji Feiyan wears it, according to her temperament in her previous life, she will definitely repeat the scene in her previous life, and she will lose face at the palace banquet.
Wearing it on his body, when his father sees the same paragraph on Chen Xiaohou's body, according to his father's temper, I am afraid that he will not spare himself easily, and the relationship between father and daughter is afraid that it will be stiff again.
The intentions are so sinister, are they really the clothes sent by Chen Xiaohou?
A sadness came out of Ji Ruhuan's heart, if this is the case, did he fall into such a situation in his previous life, was it because of such a man?
However, she quickly adjusted her emotions, since God gave her the opportunity to live a new life, in this life, whether it is for her family or for herself, she has to live well.
On the day of the palace banquet, Ji Ruhuan still put on the new clothes sent by Aunt Qing, and the brocade dress sent by Princess Xinyi was put into the bottom of the box.
Mrs. Ji had a fate, and she was originally going to attend the palace banquet, but in the end, she was old, and her legs hurt and she was afraid of cold, so General Ji was filial piety, so she specially asked for a decree this year to exempt her mother from going to the palace to attend the palace banquet, and only brought a few children to go.
The carriage that was about to enter the palace, Ji Ruhuan was originally with Ji Feiyan's sisters, but Ji Ruhuan didn't want to sit with Ji Feiyan, so she simply discussed with her eldest brother Ji Chengan to change the carriage, and she got together with the second brother and the third brother.
Ji Chengan wanted to ride in a carriage with his sister, but he didn't object.
Originally, Aunt Qing was still worried about her son's first time going to the palace banquet, but obviously Aunt Qing's worries were superfluous, Ji Ruhuan looked at it, the second brother Ji Chengmu was not nervous at all, but the third brother Ji Chengmo was excited.
Seeing Ji Chengmo so happy, not only Ji Ruhuan, but even Ji Chengmu was a little puzzled, and asked, "Why are you so excited to participate in a palace banquet?"
Ji Chengmo put away the smile on his face, his face was slightly red, and he responded, "Where am I excited?"
Seeing that the second brother and sister were looking at each other, and felt that this answer was a bit perfunctory, he changed his words and said, "The first time I participated in the New Year's banquet in the palace, it may be a little bit." ”
Ji Ruhuan listened to the third brother's explanation that there was no silver three hundred taels here, and then saw the flashing eyes and slightly red cheeks, so he leaned into the second brother's ear and whispered, "Second brother, how do I think the third brother has a feeling of spring, could it be that he has a favorite girl, and he can see him at the palace banquet in a while?"
Although the third brother is only one year older than himself, he is already fourteen years old, and he fell in love with Chen Xiaohou Ye at the beginning, but he is younger than the third brother, and now it is not impossible for the third brother to have a spring heart.
After getting along with this sister-in-law for a long time, Ji Chengmu gradually regarded himself as a brother, and his speech was not as polite as before, and he frowned slightly when he heard his sister's whispers, and reprimanded, "At a young age, don't talk nonsense." ”
But his eyes kept looking at Ji Chengmo, obviously believing a little bit of his sister's words.
Ji Chengmo glared at Ji Chenghuan angrily, "What are you secretly arranging for me?"
Ji Ruhuan replied innocently, "No." ”
Quarreling with the third brother along the way, he arrived at the palace gate in the blink of an eye, and then got out of the carriage and followed his father into the palace in a proper manner.
In the palace of eternal life, where the annual banquet has been held for many years, it is already very lively at this time, and the palace is hung with red lanterns everywhere, coupled with the dense Minghuang Palace lamps and gorgeous candlesticks everywhere in the palace, the palace of eternal life is decorated like day.
In the main hall, rows of neat maids shuttled back and forth, greeting the princes, ministers and family members who came to the banquet in an orderly manner, and familiar people gathered together from time to time to hug their fists and greet each other, and the scene was not lively.
Ji Ruhuan saw Chen Xiaohou from a distance, but she was a little surprised, he was not wearing the same crescent moon white cloud brocade gown.