Chapter 135: Coming out on top
Lingxi is like a yellow bird out of the cage, eager to fly with joy, even Aunt Sang Cong can't pull her anymore.
Bai Yanran also smiled when she saw her, patted her hand and smiled: "Lingxi is really dazzling today, I almost can't recognize it." ”
Bai Yanran's words are not compliments, Lingxi is a little pink today, and a goose yellow dress makes her beautiful and moving, which is really pleasing to the eye.
Ji Lingyun quipped on the side: "I'm here to go to the Mandarin Duck Banquet today, but I don't want to dress up." ”
Ling Xi's face was slightly red, and he pretended to be annoyed and glared at him, only to find that Bai Boren was standing aside, and his cheeks immediately turned red, and he didn't dare to look straight again.
Bai Boren also looked at her with a smile and saluted: "Weichen has seen Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”
Lingxi replied vaguely, but his eyes were dodgy and always looked at it secretly.
At this time, Princess Kung Fu Anle and the Qi family also finished talking, and the banquet was opened, and everyone went to the banquet.
The men and women were seated, and Ling Xi sat with Bai Yanran, and the Qi family was naturally on the side, seeing that this princess was not in a good position, and she couldn't help but feel good about being so close to her daughter.
Princess An Le sat down in the main seat, and beside her sat the lord of Mingzhu, who had been silent for a long time, causing a lot of discussion in private. Gu Yueyao lost a lot of weight, but her expression was as usual, but she didn't look very interested in this small banquet.
Princess An Le said two words, and was about to start the banquet, when another person came in at the door, and it was Ji Sihong, who suddenly caused a burst of whispering.
Ji Sihong didn't think so, approached and said: "Si Hong is late for delay, please forgive my aunt, Si Hong will punish himself three cups." ”
As he spoke, he asked people to bring wine, and drank three glasses in a row without hesitation. Princess Anle naturally won't embarrass him, and is busy making people take a seat.
This autumn banquet is different from the spring feast, the cold wind in autumn is not good, it is not good for people to sit outside and get cold. Yes, the banquet was set up in the hall, men and women sat opposite each other, and all the female dependents looked over intentionally or unintentionally, and then looked at Gu Yueyao at the top.
A few days ago, at the Mid-Autumn Festival night banquet, King Jian asked to marry the lord of Mingzhu in front of the emperor, although he was rejected in public, but he didn't seem to give up on the posture in front of him, otherwise why did he suddenly come to the waiting house for the banquet.
Princess An Le obviously thought of this, and secretly patted Gu Yueyao's hand, and then continued with a smile: "There are a hundred flowers to enjoy in spring, and the emphasis is on Yaxing. Autumn is a fruitful harvest day, and it just so happened that a few days ago, Zhuangzi also sent some wild things, so our small banquet today is about the mouth. ”
After that, a girl came up in an orderly manner to remove the fruit tea and snacks on the table, and after a turn, she presented exquisite dishes, all of which were made of seasonal vegetables and fruits, as well as roasted game, all of which were delicious and refreshing.
Bai Yanran and Lingxi both felt fresh, and after tasting a few bites, they said, "If Simin learns that she missed these delicacies today, I'm afraid that my bowels will be green with regret." ”
Ling Xi laughed when he heard it, and said with a smile: "It sounds like the second sister-in-law is also a wonderful person, and after the prince's brother gets married, I will be able to have another sister-in-law, and I will not be bored in the future." ”
Aunt Sang Cong coughed twice, Ling Xi pouted, and muttered: "I know, I know, I can't leave the palace from time to time for no reason, anyway, the princess is not allowed to do this or that." ”
Bai Yanran joked: "That's not necessarily, you see that Princess Anle is not very comfortable." When you get married and leave the palace, Aunt Sang Cong will naturally not take care of you everywhere anymore. ”
Princess Lingxi said shyly: "Sister-in-law is so annoying, she knows how to make fun of me." ”
After that, she couldn't help but peek at Bai Boren in the seat, but saw that he was angry at the wine glass in his hand, and she didn't know what he was thinking, but she was fascinated by such a scene.
Seeing that most of the people stopped chopsticks, Princess An Le spoke again: "Although today's appetite is the main thing, this Yongqiu banquet can't just come and eat, otherwise I will be called where the word 'Yongqiu' is placed."
Or the old rules, with the theme of 'autumn', or poetry and songs, or piano music, calligraphy and painting, each exhibition is good for the Houfu to add a light, and the winner can pick a jade begonia to make a colorful head. ”
This jade begonia is a precious thing to pay tribute to, and the rare snow-white petals are eye-opening. Just such a pot, the emperor rewarded Princess Anle, who has always liked to serve flowers and plants, which is enough to see the importance of this sister.
This kind of elegant banquet is an ordinary gold and jade ornament, but this jade begonia is appropriate, and it is more interesting to see who the flowers fall to.
Bai Yanran also looked at the pot of jade begonias placed by the girl in the waiting house, but what she thought of was the origin of this jade begonia, which was the Rong Guo that Lingxi married and kissed in her previous life.
According to the previous life, about a month after the prince's wedding in the spring next year, Rong Guo would send envoys to express his intention to marry. If you want Princess Lingxi to escape, you must at least let her make a marriage contract before then.
She was still thinking about her thoughts, and suddenly Lingxi on the side shook her arm. Ling Xi was surprised: "I never saw that the Third Emperor Brother had such a talent before, and this autumn poem is quite popular." It seems that this jade begonia is bound to get, and I don't know which beauty to give the flower to. "Alignment
Bai Yanran came back to her senses and looked at the banquet opposite, Ji Sihong's autumn poem was full of praise, and it was difficult to hide the smug look on her face, and she looked at Gu Yueyao next to Princess Anle without concealment, and her Sima Zhao's heart was well known to passers-by.
Princess An Le's face was a little uncomfortable, and she looked at Xia Shou and smiled: "Who else wants to try?" ”
His Royal Highness King Jian has been in the limelight recently, and others are not good at competing with him, and everyone at the banquet is speechless, and no one wants to touch this mold for this little thing.
Ji Lingyun looked around, and said with a smile: "This jade begonia is so precious, this king also wants to pick flowers and give them to beauties, but he is not knowledgeable, and he may have to laugh and be generous." Brother Boren, why don't you give it a try? ”
Bai Boren's seat was next to Ji Lingyun, and when he heard this, he looked sideways at Ji Lingyun, and saw that although he had a smile on his face, there was no smile in his eyes, and a pair of eyes were looking at him for a moment.
The two have worked together for half a year, and Bai Boren knows a little bit about this boss. Immediately understood, got up and said: "I am a shallow learner, and I think that I am not as good as His Royal Highness King Jianwang in poetry, and I dare not get an axe." ”
The corners of Ji Sihong's lips raised, and he looked at Ji Lingyun with obvious sarcasm in his eyes, but the next moment, he heard Bai Boren say again: "But if you are willing to try your best to try Danqing's work, this will be ugly." ”
Princess An Le quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately the celebrity presented the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone that had been prepared for a long time.
Bai Boren was neither humble nor arrogant in front of everyone, he wielded ink freely, and sketched a bleak figure under the high wall with a few strokes.
He paused slightly, as if admiring the shadow.
Then the brush turned and began to carefully describe the surrounding scenery, an abrupt maple tree in the corner of the wall, and the autumn wind slowly blew off two maple leaves, adding a bit of gloom to the figure.
Princess An Le didn't know when she had come closer, and when Bai Boren put down the pen, she had already clapped her hands. Immediately, a girl stepped forward and carefully took the picture scroll to show it to everyone, and they were all amazed.
The Mid-Autumn Festival breeze in the painting, the fallen leaves return to the roots, which is a good sad autumn mood. The goose-yellow figure in the painting is like the finishing touch, which is more bleak and autumnal, adding to the viewer's sorrow.
Princess Pingle smiled, personally put away the scroll, and smiled at Bai Boren: "I will keep this painting for collection, and when Bai Gongzi leaves, remember to fold a branch of Yurong Begonia." ”
This is the default Bai Boren won the first place, and everyone's eyes looked at Jianwang's side as if they were nothing, and they saw that Ji Sihong's face was not very good-looking. But this is Princess Anle's personal judgment, and he has to swallow his anger.
After the color head was sent out, Princess Anle said to everyone: "Although there are no rare things in my garden, this flower and grass is still a little interesting. ”
After saying that, she pulled Gu Yueyao away, and everyone was in groups of threes and twos, each with their own thoughts.
Ling Xi didn't know what she thought, and said to Bai Yanran: "Sister-in-law, you wait for me for a while, and I'll come when I go and talk to Aunt Anle." ”
Bai Yanran watched her go away, and saw that Ji Lingyun was talking to her brother, and Ji Sihong on the side had already left the table, and he didn't know where he went.
Ji Lingyun's sudden move Bai Yanran could guess some ways, Ji Sihong was obviously here for Gu Yueyao today, and he was afraid that the autumn poem had already been prepared.
If he is allowed to come out on top, he will have to pick flowers in public and give them away, so that even if Gu Yueyao refuses again, gossip will be riddled with rumors, and the emperor will have to worry about it at that time.
But because of past entanglements, Ji Lingyun couldn't come forward by himself, so as not to add to the turmoil, so he pushed his brother out. Anyway, now that the Bai family and King An's Mansion are tied together, they are not afraid that Ji Sihong will hold more grudges.
She was thinking about it, and she couldn't help but hold a cold object against her lips, but it was Ji Lingyun who came over with a wine glass. Bai Yanran only took a sip reservedly, and Ji Lingyun took it back and drank it all without any care.
Bai Yanran's face turned red, and when he looked up, he inadvertently saw that Brother Xi was gone, he had never liked this kind of scene, and he thought that he didn't know where to hide.
At this time, another girl from the Houfu came to invite Ji Lingyun, saying that Princess Anle had something to say. Ji Lingyun followed, and it was really the anxious Princess Anle, who sighed faintly when she saw him coming.
"You haven't been a worry-free child since you were a child, you said that you and Yueyao were childhood sweethearts, and she treated you with affection, isn't this a match made in heaven. You want to reject her thousands of miles away, and now you are responsible for this. ”
Ji Lingyun touched his nose and asked knowingly: "Auntie's words are unreasonable, I think the county lord of Mingzhu is still in good spirits." ”
Princess Anle glanced at him coquettishly, frowned, and said: "The third child came to look for Yueyao, people can be called much more affectionate, cousin Yueyao, I can't stop it." ”
After that, she said helplessly: "I was thinking of quickly setting up a family affair for her, but where is this Ruyi Langjun so easy to find." This Bai family is good, but his family background is weak, and it is your brother-in-law, which is always bad.
Your father has always been very fond of Concubine Lan, so I'm afraid that after a long time, the pillow will blow too much, and I will really give me a marriage. I don't care, anyway, I can't let Yueyao enter the fire pit of the palace, you have to help me think of ideas! ”