At dinner, Mrs. Xie didn't want to see too many people because she hadn't lost her anger yet, so she still solved it in Jinxuan Hall. Except for Xie Yingrong, who was confined in his own courtyard, everyone else gathered together for dinner, and they all felt very honored to hear that the chief prince of Yongning was going to use Guiyuan to entertain King Yan with a banquet.

Wanqin was the first to react and blurted out: "Miss, can the young masters and girls of our family attend the banquet of the eldest princess?" That's our garden, we live close, we can go there, right?! ”

Xie Yinghui glanced at her and tugged at the corners of her mouth: "It depends on how Her Royal Highness the eldest princess arranges it." The eldest princess said that this was half a family banquet, except for His Royal Highness King Yan who was the guest of honor, the rest of the people who came to the banquet were all royal relatives of the clan, and they did not plan to invite outsiders. Although our family is the host, we are out-and-out outsiders. If His Royal Highness King Yan has a call, we can naturally show our faces. But if His Royal Highness King Yan doesn't speak, wouldn't it be rude for us to run over? ”

Wanqin suddenly showed a disappointed expression. She originally thought that there was such a good opportunity to let a pair of children show up in front of the nobles, and it would be better if any of the nobles of the palace could take a fancy to her daughter Xie Yingfen and come to the door to ask for marriage. If you can marry in Beijing, you can still marry a prince and a nobleman, which is naturally a hundred times stronger than marrying an ordinary official eunuch in Beiping......

Xie Yingfen was secretly annoyed. She naturally guessed what her mother meant, but she felt that Wanqin had embarrassed her in front of her brothers and sisters. Xie Hanzhi saw it clearly from the side, although he didn't dare to stop his biological mother, he still secretly pulled the corners of his sister's sleeves, and gave encouragement and comfort with his eyes. Xie Yingfen glanced back at her younger brother, and felt that the anger in her heart had dissipated a lot.

Xie Huizhi sat opposite, catching a glimpse of Aunt Dajin's expectant expression, and his mood suddenly became bad again. He sneered and said, "Let me say, this banquet is not so easy to go. Why did Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Yongning want to entertain Her Royal Highness King Yan for no reason? Didn't he follow the emperor's order to deliver a message to His Royal Highness King Yan, urging King Yan to agree to the heir candidate as soon as possible? This matter is now in an uproar in the court, and several princes and highnesses are fighting with each other openly and secretly, and it is too late for others to hide! Because our father is working under His Royal Highness King Yan, our family can't hide at all, so we can only bite the bullet.

"But we are just small people, His Royal Highness King Yan summoned us, we went over to see each other, and after conveying the words of Master Jiao, we can retire. Everybody knows that we are only doing what we are told, and we don't care about it. But if we are too enthusiastic about the banquet of the eldest princess, people will misunderstand that our family is deliberately involved in the selection of heirs in the Yan Palace, and even in the dispute between the princes, intending to avenge the framing of the Cao family back then...... That's not something that can be explained in one or two sentences! ”

After listening to this, Wanqin's face suddenly changed. She still feels that the Cao family is high and indestructible, so naturally she doesn't want to be misunderstood by the Cao family and completely become their enemy, of course she doesn't dare to say more.

Aunt Dajin also showed a disappointed expression, but she didn't say a word about letting her daughter out. She had already seen Xie Yingrong before the meal, although she couldn't figure out why Mrs. Xie was angry, but she also knew that her daughter had lied and done something wrong again, and she deserved to be punished. If being confined to her home can stop her from messing around, that's not a bad thing. Marrying into a noble family in the capital or something...... Sure enough, it's just a pipe dream, so don't think about it anymore.

After dinner, Xie Yinghui grabbed Xie Mulin: "Let's go to the garden and discuss how to arrange it." The grandmother of the eldest princess's mansion is coming tomorrow in the afternoon, and we don't have much time, so we have to hurry. ”

Xie Mulin had no objection: "If you can't see clearly at night, let's take someone to tidy up the houses in the garden first, and then think about the outdoor scenery when we get up early tomorrow." ”

Xie Xianzhi hurriedly asked the two younger sisters: "Shall I accompany you?" Someone from the eldest princess's mansion will come tomorrow, and you want me to come forward. ”

Xie Yinghui smiled and said, "Brother, come back tomorrow in the morning." What can you do with us now? Do you still have to worry about cleaning the house and the like? It's time to quickly memorize the guest list, you have to remember what taboos and preferences you have. Even if there is a grandmother in charge of the eldest princess's mansion, my brother can't ask three questions and show his cowardice in front of people, right? But my second sister and I can save this effort, and it will all depend on my brother to raise it when the time comes. ”

It's not a trivial task. It has been more than three years since Xie Xianzhi left the social circle of the powerful in the capital, and it is really not easy to pick up relevant information again, maybe he has to find someone to inquire, then he has to send someone out before the curfew. He hurriedly responded, and called Xie Huizhi, after all, the recent situation of many princes and nobles in the capital, the latter may know better than him.

Xie Yinghui took Xie Mulin to Guiyuan, Xie Yingfen wanted to follow up and help, but she sent her younger brother back to the courtyard to rest, and was taken away by her biological mother Wanqin. Wanqin was frightened by Xie Huizhi's words just now, and she didn't dare to ask Xie Yingfen to get involved in the Guiyuan banquet. Xie Yingfen was so angry that she couldn't do it, and when she turned around and received Xie Yinghui's eyes, she suppressed her temper, dispelled the original plan, and followed Wanqin obediently. She decided to talk to her birth mother.

Xie Mulin and Xie Yinghui went to Guiyuan together. The garden is very close to the Xie family's mansion, and a side door in the back house crosses the sandwich road, and you can go straight to the side gate of Guiyuan. This was originally a short way for the ladies in the Xie family's back house to go to the garden, and it was not an informal passage. But there was no way, since the Guiyuan Garden was separated, the main gate was opened, and the contract was accepted by outsiders, the passage between the garden and the outer courtyard of the Xie family was blocked. That door is now in the guest house rented to outsiders, and it is impossible to leave it unsealed.

It was pitch black all around, and the girl was holding four lanterns, illuminating the road ahead of her with snow-white. Xie Mulin walked with his eldest sister, although he felt that the surrounding environment was a little unfamiliar, but there were so many people in his own territory, and he was not afraid. She noticed that Xie Yinghui seemed to be deliberately walking with her, and refused Xie Xianzhi's company, there must be a reason, so she tilted her head and glanced at her eldest sister a few times, and saw that the other party was silent in thought, so she decided to speak first: "Eldest sister, do you have anything to say to me?" ”

Xie Yinghui glanced at her and did not answer. When the group finally entered the brightly lit main building complex of Guiyuan, Cai Laotian was already waiting in front with a group of people, and she lowered her voice and said, "Idiot, have you forgotten what I told you before?" Now there is such a good opportunity, not to let the eldest brother show his face in front of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, but to ask the second brother to steal his limelight, how sooner or later will it be possible for the thing we want to do?! ”

Xie Mulin suddenly realized that it was that incident.

She angrily replied: "The eldest sister is a nerd!" The eldest brother has grown so big, when did he worry about chores? If you let him show his face, it is certainly an opportunity, but you also have to see if he can handle it! If he can't hold the scene, won't he make a fool of himself in front of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess? At that time, there was no room for change! ”

Xie Yinghui was stunned, and then frowned. Indeed, she was a little inconsiderate, but she was still a little unwilling: "Big brother...... It should be coped. In the past, when his family was still prosperous in the capital, he never showed timidity in front of nobles! ”

"Isn't that enough?" Xie Mulin snorted, "The second brother will not steal his limelight, follow him, just to see the world." If the eldest brother has something that he can't cope, the second brother will help, and he will help. Their brothers get along well, which is enough to prove that our Xie family is harmonious, isn't it more attractive than those who are in a mess of infighting?! ”

Xie Yinghui suddenly fell into deep thought.