Chapter 1: The Feast

February in Nanhuai is already a warm breeze, flowers are red and willow green, and there is no chill at all.

Changhuai Street on the eight streets and nine Mo, cars and horses such as dragons, the crowd is bustling, two tea shops, restaurants, Goolan Fang, noisy endlessly, the weather is sunny today, it is very lively and prosperous.

The spring is warm and willow green, the lake is clear and the birds are singing, the wind and heating are clear, the wind is smooth, the sky is as if it has been washed, and the blue is boundless.

There was a sound of horses' hooves and kicking, and when he came back to his senses, he saw a red Luo figure galloping and roaring past.

The people on the street saw the figure of flying past, they had long been accustomed to it, and they were not strange, and the rules retreated to both sides, looking at the red shadow running, raising a burst of light dust, and then seeing it far away, leaving a gust of fragrant wind in the long alley.

In Changhuai Street, this long alley leads directly to the Nanhuai Wangfu, it was specially built to let the Nanhuai King and the general ride a horse, for a long time, everyone wants to witness the handsome demeanor of the Nanhuai King, so they opened a tea shop tavern on both sides, a glimpse of the face of the Nanhuai King, and people gradually became lively.

In the idle seats on both sides of the willow shade, a man poked his head out, looked at the distant red shadow, and gently patted the painting fan in his hand.

"Tut-tut! This Zhaoyang County Lord is the eldest lady of Nanhuai Wangfu, how can there be a little bit of a woman's posture! The man in green said.

Another man in blue leaned in front of the window with a drink, ruffled his hair, and said in a playful tone:

"In my opinion, this Zhaoyang County Lord is already much more gentle and reasonable than the third lady Nanqiang!"

"What Brother Qu said is reasonable! Although the lord of Zhaoyang loves to ride horses, dance swords and swords, but his piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are also proficient in all kinds of strange women, and very reasonable, although she is a woman, but she has the style of the king of Nanhuai, but the three young ladies, heh...... Whoever meets her in Nanhuai must not take a detour, for fear of provoking the three young ladies and eating a whip. The man in green said.

Another man in colored clothes shook his head: "Although the third lady is domineering, she is not a person who bullies the market, but her temperament is a little flamboyant, but she is just a concubine, and her shelf is bigger than that of the county lord." ”

Another man in blue was silent for a long time, raised his head and took a sip of wine: "The prince is so generous and benevolent, and the princess is even more gentle and general, do you say that the young lady of Nanhuai Wangfu behaves like this?" didn't have the slightest bit of everyone's beautiful demeanor. ”

The man in the dark clothes said: "The king of Nanhuai was originally the mansion of the military general, the princess of Changning in the mansion, and when she was young, she was a jade-faced female general on the battlefield!" He is a hero who fought the world with Emperor Taizu! This daughter of the Nan family, maybe she can be like Princess Changning, is she a character who has taken off her shirt and changed into a military uniform? ”

"Now that my Great Zhou Dynasty is strong and prosperous, the world is peaceful, where did the war come from?!"

"I think the fourth lady is very gentle and lovely, I heard that not only is she gentle, but she is also full of poetry and books, and she is very intelligent." The man in green said.

"Speaking of these four young ladies, it is said that they were brought back from outside, and I don't know which outer room they were born in, so in this way, the background is not as good as the three young ladies, what is the use of being virtuous and talented?"

The crowd sighed, and then laughed and drank and said the words.

In the east lane of the south of the city, today's birthday banquet of the county lord of Mianyin, the mansion held a banquet, and a bunch of people gathered in front of the Xin Mansion to make a lively and pleasing head.

The firecrackers in front of the Xinfu were burned ten zhang away, the stone lion in front of the door hung red silk, and the guests outside the door were overflowing.

The county lord of Mianyin loves face the most, and for this birthday, he invited all the officials and officials with heads and faces in Nanhuai for nearly 100 miles, and this post was naturally handed over to the Nanhuai Mansion early.

Nanhuai is located in a remote area, different from Kyoto, powerful emperors are everywhere, and the county lord of Mianyin is looking forward to the princess of Nanhuai to support the scene.

It happened that Princess Nanhuai was unwell today, so she asked the Yuan family in the second room to bring the daughter of the family to prepare a generous gift to the county lord of Mianyin to congratulate him on his birthday.

Yuan's narrow-mindedness and the arrogant Mianyin county lord have formed a bond for many years, and Yuan's can't pull down his face, so he asked Nanqiang to lead Nan Zhi to go together, which is considered to be the Nanhuai Wangfu to give the Mianyin county lord face.

Nanqiang didn't like the county lord of Mianyin, but he couldn't come this time, and the county lord of Mianyin didn't know that she was arrogant behind her back, looked down on her as the county lord, and slandered her mother at home, so he led Nan Weaving to Xinfu early in the morning.

When Nanqiang arrived at Xinfu, she drank a few teas with Nan Zhi, who was three years younger than her, in the inner hall, and just wanted to lead Nan Zhi to the main hall to congratulate the county lord of Mianyin.

As soon as I entered the main hall, I heard the county lord of Mianyin sneering with several little women.

"Didn't you say that Princess Nanhuai would also come to say hello to the county lord today? Why don't you see the princess? ”

The other person glanced at the county lord of Mianyin, and he didn't like the county lord of Mianyin on weekdays, so he sneered after hearing it:

"It's all this hour, and the princess is coming a long time ago. The princess has a noble status, even in front of the current queen mother, the queen mother has to give a little thin face, which is a person of our status, who can be invited if she says that she can be invited. ”

The county lord of Mianyin couldn't hold his face, and glanced at the sneering woman:

"Yes, the county lord can't invite the princess, at least the palace still called two young ladies to say hello to the county lord. You, Liu Fu, have this ability? ”

The woman's face changed suddenly, and she smiled: "I don't have the noble status of the county lord, so naturally I don't have that ability." ”

When the county lord Mianyin listened, his face was slightly soothed, and he continued: "No, although the two young ladies who came, one is a concubine, and the other is ......."

The county lord of Mianyin paused, saw that the rest of the people were pale for a moment, and they all lowered their heads to drink tea.

The lord of Mianyin County saw that everyone heard the change in color, and he was even more proud, and in order to show his identity, he raised his voice:

"That's also the young lady of Nanhuai Palace, if you want to see the style, I'll let people go to the back hall to invite you."

Just now laughed at Mrs. Liu's words, twisted her eyebrows and said: "The county lord has a noble status, this princess wants to see it, I can only see it in the light of the county lord, and the county is mainly to invite, so I really can't wait." ”

The other woman felt that the atmosphere was awkward, and suddenly said: "I heard that Ling Lang and the fourth lady of the palace are childhood sweethearts, and the county lord may not be able to become the in-laws of the palace in the future." ”

Nan Weaving, who was only twelve years old, heard the words not far away, and his face turned slightly red.

Sensing that Nanqiang was holding a pair of jade hands beside him, Nan Zhi was afraid that Nanqiang would make trouble again, and was about to pull Nanqiang away, but he heard the main Taoist of Mianyin County in the hall:

"What in-laws?! I think you are confused about eating and drinking, my son is talented, even if he marries a wife, he should marry a famous daughter, how can he marry a girl born in an outer room and has no reputation! ”

Everyone's faces changed greatly, and before they could say anything, a long whip in the distance smashed the tea bowl in front of the county lord of Mianyin, the tea bowl was broken and splashed, and a small cut was made on the face of the county lord of Mianyin.

When everyone looked at the long whip, they guessed the person who wielded it, and they looked at it in astonishment.

A deep coat with purple embroidered chrysanthemum pattern Qiyu flower embroidered pipa sleeve phthalocyanine dye, a tea cloak, curled into a Ruyi high bun, a pair of gold thread embroidered treasure pattern cloud head satin shoes, and a pair of Nanqiang wearing a light purple bead embroidered fish brocade dress.

Nan Qiang held the long whip, looked annoyed and put the long whip back.

The county lord of Mianyin had a pair of almond round eyes widening, and his heart and mouth breathing fluctuated.

The maid on the side pointed to the face of the county lord of Mianyin, and her face was terrified: "County lord Niangniang, your face is ......"

The county lord of Mianyin subconsciously stretched out his hand to his face, and his fingertips touched the viscous liquid, and the place where he touched it was very painful.

The county lord of Mianyin immediately became angry: "Today is the birthday banquet of the county lord, you dare to come to my house to make trouble!" is really a concubine, no half of education! ”

When Nanqiang heard this, his eyes tightened: "County lord? I think your posture is bigger than a princess! Dare to insult my Nan family, today Miss Ben is just going to repair your stinky mouth that can't spit out ivory! Let's see if you dare to speak wildly in the future. ”

When the words fell, Nanqiang raised his long whip and ripped off the plaque hanging above "Accumulate Virtue and Become Virtuous".

With a bang, the plaque fell to the ground, and the ladies present were all frightened, shrinking in the corner to see how the arrogant and domineering third lady of the palace was making trouble.

The county lord of Mianyin trembled with anger and staggered back a few steps.