Chapter 138: The Banquet
Mrs. Cheng Enbo smiled very reluctantly: "Her Royal Highness the princess said yes. To be trusted by His Majesty, my lord is deeply frightened, and he will sleep at night and promise the country with his body, so that he can repay the emperor's favor. β
"Yonghe, look at Mrs. Cheng Enbo, she is really a clever tongue." Princess Fuqing smiled brightly, but her eyebrows and eyes were raised with a little contempt: "My father doesn't like flattering people the most, so the palace will flatter and advise Enbo a word, and he is still a man of words." β
Mrs. Cheng Enbo didn't expect Princess Fuqing to embarrass herself in person, her face was red and white, as if she had opened a dye shop.
Xie Yanhe appreciated Mrs. Cheng Enbo's embarrassment, so he played a round slowly: "Madam, Your Highness is straightforward and fast-talking, Madame doesn't care, right?" β
Mrs. Cheng Enbo's expression was dazed, and she hurriedly said: "Her Royal Highness the princess has taught her that the courtiers must remember it. β
Although she knew that Princess Fuqing and the county lord of Yonghe had a disagreement with their own family, the two of them humiliated themselves in harmony and refused to even do superficial work, and Mrs. Cheng Enbo couldn't help but be deeply worried about today's banquet.
Mrs. Cheng Enbo didn't dwell on it for too long, and in a blink of an eye, she arrived at the "Liulan Garden" where Cheng Enbo Mansion had a banquet today, and with the maid's announcement, the ladies in the garden hurriedly saluted: "See Her Royal Highness the Princess, Her Royal Highness the Princess is blessed with great blessings." β
"Excuse me." Princess Fuqing sat down in the first seat casually, and squinted at Mrs. Cheng Enbo opposite: "Where is Yonghe's seat?" Just let her sit with me. β
Seeing this, Mrs. Cheng Enbo hurriedly instructed the maid next to her to add a food table next to Princess Fuqing.
Princess Fuqing nodded with satisfaction. Her pair of gorgeous phoenix eyes casually swept over the female dependents present, and several princesses and eldest princesses in the clan did not come to the door, only the juniors in the family came to the banquet. Princess Fuqing's bright eyes flashed.
"Mrs. Cheng Enbo, I don't know which one is the daughter of the house?"
Princess Fuqing's voice fell, and she saw a slender girl walking out of the female dependents, taller than the woman in Beijing, her skin was slightly yellow, willow eyebrows, round eyes, small mouth, and her facial features were barely delicate, and even the clothes on her body were not outstanding.
"Little girl Chen Qiang, please say hello to Her Royal Highness the Princess." The woman said generously, there is no lack of etiquette.
Princess Fuqing was stunned, this is the daughter of the Chengenbo family? is that the maidservants around him look flatter than this girl, not to mention Chen Rong, who was once known as the "Beijing Shuangshu" with Xie Yanhe.
"Chen Qiang? Peony Rose speaks early plum, I don't know who is the sunny talent. Princess Fuqing said meaningfully: "This name is very good. β
Chen Qiang grew up in the county seat, although the family also tried their best to choose the west seat, but it was a down-and-out move, depressed, so he didn't even want to teach their sisters poetry and books.
Mrs. Cheng Enbo came from a small family and could not supervise the studies of her two daughters, so Chen Qiang was not proficient in poetry, and she didn't even hear Princess Fuqing's sarcasm.
Chen Qiang knew that her cousin, the crown princess, had the reputation of "the flower in the world, more beautiful than peony", and thought that Princess Fuqing was praising her, so she bowed and thanked Princess Fuqing: "The little girl is frightened, she deserves such praise from Her Royal Highness the Princess." β
Princess Fuqing was stunned by Chen Qiang's attitude, and she hurriedly covered the corners of her mouth with a fan, so as not to let her ridicule flow out of her lips.
But among the ladies was the learned and lively little girl, who did not hold back, and let out bursts of snickering.
Princess Fuqing's poem has two other sentences: Today, the spring breeze will be won, and the snow will no longer be spared.
The complete meaning of this poem is: Peony and rose say to the early blooming plum blossoms, I don't know who is the champion of spring flowers? Today, after receiving the kind care of the spring breeze, the peony and the rose got carried away and no longer cared about the plum blossoms blooming in the snow. It was intended that Peony and Rose would win by improper means, and this was scolded by the crown princess in the palace together.
However, the young lady of the Chengenbo family not only didn't hear it, but also thanked Princess Fuqing with a smile, how not to make people laugh.
Princess Fuqing coughed, and the whispering voice in the garden suddenly fell silent. Chen Qiang stood there a little helplessly.
Chen Qiang's ears were always pointed, and she didn't miss the snickering that came from the female dependent, her eyes looked at Princess Fuqing a little blankly, not knowing what she had done wrong.
Embarrassed by such a naΓ―ve girl, Princess Fuqing felt quite ruthless, she took off a cat's eye gold ring from her hand and threw it to Chunxue, who was waiting on the side: "Miss Chen has a frank temperament, but she is cute." This ring was given to you by this palace. β
When Chen Qiang heard this, she couldn't help but glance at her mother, and after seeing Mrs. Cheng Enbo nodding, she thanked her with a smile: "The little girl has thanked Her Royal Highness the princess for the reward." β
Princess Fuqing raised her arm slightly, made a "no courtesy" gesture, and turned her gaze to Mrs. Cheng Enbo: "Madam, if the guests are here, let's have a banquet." β
Princess Fuqing said that is just to say, after all, who dares to come later than the princess of the dynasty.
Mrs. Cheng Enbo bowed her knees and replied: "Yes", and the soft and charming sound of silk and bamboo suddenly sounded in the garden, and the maidservants in colorful clothes walked through the table with exquisite and delicious food.
Jiang Yiren finally found an opportunity, and ran to Xie Yanhe's table with a happy expression: "Sister Xie, I miss you so much." β
Xie Yanhe was stunned: "Sister Yiren? β
Her beautiful eyes flashed, is this Jiang Yiren entangled with herself?
"It's your little girl." Princess Fuqing took a shallow sip of the Ruilu wine in the cup and put the wine bottle aside.
"Your Highness the Princess." Jiang Yiren always had some fear in her bones when she faced Princess Fuqing, and the joy between her eyebrows and eyes was a little restrained, and she said timidly.
"Look at you so scared, this palace is still a flood beast."
Princess Fuqing snorted lightly, picked up her toothbrush, and barely took a bite of the cherry Biluo on the plate, but the thin pie crust had just touched her lips, and she frowned with a pair of distant mountain eyebrows, and spit directly on the brocade handed over by Chunxue.
"Where did this Chengenbo Mansion invite the cook, it's hard to swallow." Princess Fuqing's face was slightly cold, she knew that the dishes at this banquet were so unpalatable, so she asked the cook in her house to prepare a food box and bring it over.
"Is it that unpalatable?" Xie Yanhe was slightly stunned, raised his hand and clamped the white juice fish lips with a toothbrush, and a fishy breath suddenly hit the taste buds, Xie Yan and Yan swallowed it, and put down the chopsticks as if nothing happened.
Although Xie Yanhe covered it up well, Princess Fuqing didn't miss the look of patience in her peach blossom eyes, and couldn't help but clapped her hands and laughed: "Hahaha, let you not believe me." β
Jiang Yiren slipped over directly while the maid was serving, she looked at Princess Fuqing with a pair of apricot eyes, and then looked at Xie Yanhe, like an innocent little rabbit, attached to Xie Yanhe's ear and said: "Sister Xie, is the food in Chengenbo Mansion so unpalatable?" β
Xie Yanhe pursed the corners of his mouth and said against his will: "It's okay." "I and Princess Fuqing are talking about it, and I can't do it accurately.
Jiang Yiren swallowed his saliva when he heard this, carefully picked up a piece of rose cake on the table, as if the food was poisonous, and put it into his lips in fear.
After Jiang Yiren took a small bite, he put down the pastry with an expressionless face. Although the filling of the rose cake is slightly sweeter, the taste is acceptable. Just watched the performance of Princess Fuqing and the county lord of Yonghe, she really thought that the banquet in Chengenbo Mansion was difficult to swallow. Probably these two people are too mouthful.
"Sister Xie, when will you be a guest at my grandfather's house? The cooking skills in my grandfather's house are very good, and Sister Xie will definitely like it. β
Jiang Yiren did not forget the instructions of his grandfather and mother before he came, and said sweetly by holding Xie Yanhe's arm.
Princess Fuqing didn't like Jiang Yiren's scheming girl in the past, but she still pretended to be naΓ―ve, and today she doesn't know what's going on, and she feels a little more pleasing to the eye when she looks coquettish and stupid.
The corner of Princess Fuqing's eyes swept over Chen Qiang, who was busy persuading wine and food at the banquet, and her heart was shook, and she was instantly blessed to her heart. It's better to be shrewd and show it than to be stupid and not know it.
"Little girl of the Jiang family, a big living person in this palace is here, you only invite you Sister Xie family, what about this palace?" Princess Fuqing casually looked at the red Kodan on her nails, and said with a smile: "Do you take this palace in your eyes......"
Jiang Yiren's eyes rolled, and a bright smile appeared on her beautiful goose egg face, which was as sweet as if it was mixed with honey, and she said sweetly: "If Her Royal Highness the princess is willing to appreciate the light, my grandfather's house will definitely sweep the couch to welcome her." β
Before coming, the family told them to be sure to make friends with the county lord of Yonghe, if they could invite Princess Fuqing to their grandfather's house, it would be an unexpected joy.
Princess Fuqing snorted arrogantly and said arrogantly: "Then the palace will be disrespectful." β
"Sister Yiren, Your Highness likes duplicity." Xie Yanhe covered the corners of his lips with a fan, and the pair of peach blossom eyes exposed outside were dyed with a shallow smile, as bright as stars in the sky.
The Zhang family invited him to come to the door as a guest, which was the first time in three years. Zhang Fuming released such kindness, what was he secretly plotting?
Xie Yanhe thought that in the Qianyuan Hall that day, Wei Zhao deliberately let himself eat with him, could it be ...... Is this the reason why Zhang Fuming let his granddaughter befriend him?
Xie Yanhe's beauty was too impactful, Jiang Yiren looked at Xie Yanhe and a pair of bright eyes lit up by a smile, which were crystal bright and beautiful, and he was a little stupid.
Xie Yanhe coughed lightly and said softly: "Sister Yiren, I'll be waiting for your invitation after I return home." β
Jiang Yiren came back to his senses in an instant, and two pink flowers flew on his fair and tender face, and he said with some surprise: "I'm sorry, Sister Xie, I just got distracted, I'll give a post to Her Royal Highness the Princess and Sister Xie when I go back." β
"Hey, why didn't Du Minyi come today?" Princess Fuqing never paid attention to the seat of the female dependent, so she just glanced at it very casually, and only saw Sun Youyun, who had been inseparable from Du Minyi.
"Did Your Highness say Sister Du? She contracted a cold a few days ago and has not been getting better. Jiang Yiren took the initiative to solve Princess Fuqing's confusion.
Princess Fuqing raised her eyebrows and glanced at Jiang Yiren: "You little girl has only been in the capital for a few days?" Well-informed. β
"Your Royal Highness Princess, it's not that you don't know, Master Du is my grandfather's student." Jiang Yiren pursed his lips and smiled, revealing two small and cute pear vortices on his cheeks, "I also just got acquainted with Sister Du." But...... I still like Sister Xie the most in my heart. β
"Then I have to thank Sister Yiren for her kindness." Xie Yan smiled with a smile, but his mind flew a little far. Without him, Du Minyi's timing of illness was too sensitive.
Xie Yanhe's eyes met Princess Fuqing, and he was very surprised to see the solemnity in Princess Fuqing's phoenix eyes.
"Yiren, has the Du family invited a doctor? Du Minyi is young, and her body is not always good, but don't leave any root causes. Princess Fuqing said meaningfully.
Princess Fuqing's question, Jiang Yiren didn't dare to slack off, she straightened her face, and hurriedly said: "Back to Her Royal Highness the Princess, Sister Du's illness is a little strange. For this reason, Mrs. Du also invited Dan Chenzi, the deputy master of Longhu Mountain Zhengyiguan, to see Sister Du, as if she had collided with something......"
Jiang Yiren knows so much about the news of the Du family, which shows that some things need to be told through her mouth. Princess Fuqing's long eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and her gorgeous phoenix eyes were dyed with a hint of coldness. What is the Du family planning? Do you still want to ruin your marriage with the Yichang Imperial Sister?
The thought in Princess Fuqing's heart flashed away, she accepted Jiang Yiren's affection, her arrogant and sharp eyebrows became soft, and she said with a light smile: "Jiang family girl, if you have leisure in the future, you often come to the palace to play." β
Jiang Yiren suddenly showed a flattered look, and his apricot eyes sparkled: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Princess." β
Just as a few people were gossiping, the steward of Chengenbo's Mansion suddenly brought in a white-faced and beardless eunuch.
Princess Fuqing's face froze, and her two bewitching red lips hooked an arrogant smile: "Who is this palace?" It turned out to be Gonggong Wei, you didn't serve in the East Palace, why did you come to Chengenbo Mansion? β
Princess Fuqing has been fighting against the East Palace for a long time, and Euonymus is the first celebrity next to the crown princess, and there is a deep grudge between Princess Fuqing. Hearing this, Euonymus first saluted Princess Fuqing, and then said with a smile: "Mrs. Cheng Enbo, the crown princess has arrived, hurry up to the door to pick it up." β
"The crown princess is here?" Mrs. Cheng Enbo's face was first shocked, then she was overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "Please ask Father-in-law Wei to lead the way, and the courtiers will go over to take over." β
Euonymus raised his hand to stop Mrs. Cheng Enbo's movements, and looked at Princess Fuqing and the county lord of Yonghe in the upper seat with gloomy eyes, and said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness Princess, the crown princess is still waiting for you to take over with the county lord of Yonghe." β
"Joke! This palace does things, and you are a minion to teach! Princess Fuqing sat like a mountain, without the slightest intention of getting up.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, the minions don't dare to be disrespectful to you." Euonymus said slowly: "It's just that the crown princess is your eldest sister-in-law, and Her Royal Highness the princess had better not lose the royal rules and decency." β
"You're a eunuch, but a royal dog! Do you really think that with Chen Rong's weight, you can bark at the master?! β
Princess Fuqing's fluttering eyes were full of disdain and disgust.
She said slowly: "Even if the palace really loses its rules, it has its own father's teaching; What are you! What kind of thing is Chen Rong! The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, is she Chen Rong worthy! β
Princess Fuqing's words stopped, and the whole garden was suddenly silent. I have long heard of the feud between Princess Fuqing and the East Palace, but what I heard with my own ears and saw with my own eyes is another matter.
None of the ladies present thought that Princess Fuqing would be so domineering, and in front of the public, she actually tore her face directly with the crown princess, and she was unwilling to maintain even the superficial harmony.
As the target of Princess Fuqing's attack, the euonymus trembled even more, he didn't dare to look at Princess Fuqing, looking at Xie Yan and this soft persimmon with gloomy eyes, and his cold tone was like a poisonous snake spitting letters.
"Lord Yonghe, aren't you going to greet the crown princess? Do you dare to be disrespectful to the crown princess?! β
Princess Fuqing's phoenix eyes narrowed, and she was just about to teach a lesson to Euonymus, when her fingers on the table were gently held by Xie Yanhe, Princess Fuqing turned her head slightly, and her eyes revealed a slight doubt.
Xie Yanhe pursed his lips, untied the primrose green purse of phoenix wearing peony hanging around his waist with one hand, took out something from the purse, and handed it to the Vermilion Bird standing next to her side.
"Take it to Grandpa Wei, be sure to let Grandpa Wei read it carefully." Xie Yanhe's tone was indifferent, and his beautiful eyebrows seemed to be covered with a thick layer of ice and snow.
It turned out that the Chengenbo Mansion was waiting for him here. The cold glint in Xie Yan and a pair of peach blossom eyes flashed away, but it was a pity that Cheng Enbo Mansion and Chen Rong miscalculated.
Why do they think that today, they will still wait to be insulted by Chen Rong!
From the moment Xie Yanhe took out the jade plate in his purse, the eyes of the nearest princess Fuqing shrank, and after seeing the inscription on it, the worried look between her eyebrows disappeared, replaced by an extremely complicated expression. There was shock, there was relaxation, and there was a hint of jealousy and loss.
Wei Mao looked at the extremely calm attitude of the county lord of Yonghe, as well as the ever-changing look on Princess Fuqing's face, and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart. This premonition instantly became true after seeing the jade plate sent by the handmaid of the county lord of Yonghe.
Euonymus gave off on his knees and fell directly to the ground.
His Majesty's token is here, and even if he is humiliated in his heart, he does not dare not kneel. He hung his head on his chest, and a look of surprise flashed in his gloomy triangular eyes: How could His Majesty give such an important token to the county lord of Yonghe!
Impossible, maybe the jade plate in the hands of the county lord of Yonghe is fake. But soon, Euonymus denied the thought that had come to his mind. If the county lord of Yonghe used a fake jade plate to fool himself, he would have committed the crime of defrauding the king!
The county lord of Yonghe is not so stupid!
What's more, Princess Fuqing is here, if the jade plate in the hand of the county lord of Yonghe is fake, Princess Fuqing's expression will not be so shocked and complicated!
There must be something in this that I don't know!