There was a lot of traffic in front of the Zhenguo Mansion, and the Chinese cars stopped in front of the door, and the maids helped their respective masters to get out of the car, and then sat on the light sedan chair that greeted them in the Zhenguo Mansion, and guided the servants to the backyard of the Zhenguo Mansion to meet Mrs. Tai.

Today is the birthday banquet of the princess of the Zhenguo Mansion, and almost all the nobles in Beijing have arrived.

Wang barely bred up his spirits to greet the guests.

The ladies seemed to have made an appointment in advance, and no one mentioned Shen Zhao. Shen Zhao is a well-known playboy in Beijing, but he is handsome and romantic, and the nobles often talk about Shen Zhao's romantic affairs on weekdays. At Mrs. Shen's birthday banquet today, I shut up together, even if I didn't say a good word, I would be heard by someone and spread it, and offended Mrs. Zhenguo Mansion or the eldest princess of Pingjin Hou Mansion, so don't think about living a good life in the capital in the future.

Seeing that the guests were almost there, Wang asked his daughter Shen Rongzi to invite Mrs. Tai.

After a while, Shen Rongzi helped Mrs. Shen slowly into the banquet hall.

Shen Rongzi was wearing a smoky purple carved silk lacquered gold ruyi shirt and a gold thread yarn skirt, with golden steps in her temples, and her flower and moon appearance were elegant and noble.

"Birthday ...... Mrs. Tai"

All the women in the hall stepped forward to congratulate Mrs. Shen on her birthday and sent congratulatory gifts from herself. Mrs. Shen's face was peaceful, and she said a few words to the birthday lady from time to time to show her gratitude and concern for each other.

At the end of the dedication, Wang asked Mrs. Tai to announce the opening of the banquet. Wang and several Yipin ladies in the capital sat together, everyone didn't know what to say for a while, staring at each other embarrassedly, Wang's eyes drooped slightly tiredly, and she felt embarrassed to laugh at this time.

The emperor's holy decree assigned the three divisions to try the murder case of Shen Zhao and Mu Hanchi, today is just the third day, and news came from Dali Temple that the case will not be concluded until tonight.

The Wang family was uneasy in his heart, and he really couldn't be as calm and kind as Mrs. Tai.

"Mrs. Tai's clothes are so beautiful today! You see, the two auspicious phoenix birds are gorgeous and smooth, and the embroidery is exquisite, not like the work that ordinary embroiderers can do. ”

Mrs. Lang of the Ministry of Rites was the first to break the silence and looked at Mrs. Shen with an envious expression.

The lady of the military department beside her echoed the praise, and the other ladies also looked at Mrs. Shen, and everyone finally got rid of the embarrassment on the table.

"I heard that the Duchess of Zhenguo has a new little embroidery girl, and Mrs. Tai's auspicious dress is the craftsmanship of the little embroidery girl? I've heard that the little embroidery lady is not only good-looking, but also very good-looking. Her embroidery needles are more delicate and delicate than ordinary embroiderers, and if she doesn't have a pair of skillful hands, she can't even hold that kind of embroidery needle, let alone work with such a delicate embroidery needle......"

I don't know which lady said it loudly, causing the two noble ladies who had not left the cabinet next to the house to cover their mouths and laugh.

Now who in the capital doesn't know that the Duchess of Zhenguo found a little embroidered girl on the street to go home, and then married the little embroidery girl to the prince of Huaiwangfu, and recognized the little embroidery girl as a righteous daughter, which is really incredible.

"The Duchess has such a good embroiderer, no wonder the fifth lady is dressed differently from the past. Can the Duchess of Guo invite Xiao Xiuniang to come out and see her, I also want to ask her to come over to do work......"

"Alas, don't you know that the little embroidery lady of the Guogong Mansion is now the princess of King Huai and the righteous daughter of the Duchess of Zhenguo?"

"Oh, that's it!"

There was silence again, and the ladies looked at each other, and the corners of their mouths were smiling meaningfully.

The Wang family didn't dare to frown bitterly at Mrs. Tai's birthday banquet, so she could only keep her ears open to other people's discussions, and turned her head to look at her daughter Shen Rongzi, she felt that her daughter was a little strange tonight, but she couldn't tell what was strange.

"The eldest princess of the Pingjin Marquis Mansion congratulates Mrs. Tai on her birthday!"

A loud birthday greeting came from outside the door, and before the voice fell, two sturdy servants walked in carrying birthday gifts.

"What a big birthday gift."

Other people's birthday gifts are all packed in brocade boxes, but the congratulatory gifts sent by the eldest princess have to be carried by two people.

Removing the red silk covering the gift, it turned out to be a strangely shaped stone.

Everyone offered gold, silver, jewelry, jade, and agate as a birthday gift, but the eldest princess sent a big stone.

The ladies in the hall were at a loss for a moment.

The two servant women gave Mrs. Shen a birthday greeting, Mrs. Shen asked Gu's mother behind her to give a reward, and deliberately accentuated her tone, Gu's mother understood, and asked the two servants to go back to thank her, Mrs. Shen liked the birthday gift sent by the eldest princess very much.

The servant woman bowed and withdrew. Everyone's eyes were once again focused on the big rock. The façade of the boulder is as smooth as a mirror, and there are faint natural dark lines on it, so you can see the pattern of the dark lines on the boulder. Gu's mother waved her hand to carry the boulder out.

Halfway through the birthday feast, it started raining outside.

At the end of the birthday banquet, the rain became more and more urgent, and the ladies had maids and entourages holding umbrellas and walking into the car, and they were still slightly embarrassed.

The front of the Zhenguo Mansion finally fell silent.

The rain grew heavier and heavier, smashing against the half-open openwork lattice window and splashing on the face of the eldest princess by the window.

The eldest princess didn't seem to notice it, and let the raindrops crisscross her face.

"Eldest princess, my uncle is here."

Mother Li raised the curtain.

Qin An shook off the rain at the door and handed the poncho to Li's mother.

Hearing the movement behind her, the eldest princess wiped the rain from her face and turned to look at Qin An. Through her damp eyes, she tugged at the corners of her mouth.

"Why is Master Hou free?"

The eldest princess's voice was dry and her smile was far-fetched. Qin An smiled slightly.

"I happened to pass by, and I saw that your window was ajar, so I came and looked."

Qin An asked Li's mother to cook some ginger tea, "Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, the eldest princess is weak and not suitable for rain. ”

"No need, I'm not used to the spicy taste of ginger tea."

The eldest princess smiled reluctantly, and she really wanted Qin An to leave quickly. Her mind was in turmoil, and she had to think about it.

"Then soak in hot water and then sleep, you can also add some ginger to the hot water, which is also very effective in driving away the cold."

"Okay, thank you for the reminder."

The eldest princess was polite and polite, so polite that she could refuse Qin An thousands of miles away.

"Then I won't bother, the eldest princess will rest early."

Qin An put on the poncho again and went out.

Looking at Qin An's back as she disappeared behind the door, the eldest princess's shoulders trembled slightly.

Qin An has an outer room and a twelve-year-old son!

That woman couldn't even compare to one of her toes, but Qin An was like a treasure to her.

"It's time for the eldest princess to rest."

Mother Li walked close and said softly.

"Do you think I'll be able to sleep tonight?"

“……”

Mother Li lowered her head and rubbed her hands in the seam of her skirt.

"The old slave has sent people to investigate, but there is no whereabouts of the girl for the time being. But the eldest princess doesn't have to worry about it. ”

"I'm not bothered, do you want me to pretend to be happy?"

"The old slave didn't mean that, the old slave just hoped that the eldest princess didn't have to worry about trivial matters. The embroidery girl was really not worth mentioning. She can escape this time, and she can't escape next time. As long as she returns to the Huai Wangfu and continues to be the princess of the Huai Wang, she will be a dish that we can take and cut at any time. ”

"You've got a big heart! It's almost time, right? ”

The eldest princess looked out the window, her palms pressed against her chest. has been in the same bed for seventeen years, Qin An has always been under her supervision, and he usually has to ask her for his pocket money.

When did Qin An take over the outer room?

"Two quarters of an hour to go. The eldest princess can rest assured, that little lady promises not to survive tonight. ”

“……”

The eldest princess groaned.

"There should be movement in Dali Temple, right?"

"Master Hou has gone to Dali Temple."

As soon as Li's mother finished speaking, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

The maid came to report that the county lord was missing.

In the evening, the county lord was still shouting that he was going to attend the birthday banquet of the princess of the Zhenguo Mansion, and the eldest princess did not allow the county lord to go, and the county lord was very unhappy. Later, after walking around the garden, I went back to my room to remove my makeup and rest. But just now the slave maid went in to send incense to the county lord to repel mosquitoes, and the county lord was not in the house. I searched all over the house and outside the house, but I didn't find it, so the slave had to come to report to the eldest princess, so late......"

"The county lord is gone, and you came to report it? It's all a bunch of useless stuff! ”

The eldest princess rushed out of the house regardless of it, and Li's mother hurriedly held an oil-paper umbrella to catch up.

It was so dark that it seemed to have overturned thick ink, and from time to time lightning flashed across the sky, and thunder rumbled from far and near overhead.

In the boundless darkness, Qin Wanyu whined, her eyes were covered with black cloth and she couldn't see anything except the darkness, she couldn't say a word with cotton balls stuffed in her mouth, and there was heavy rain in her ears, and she felt as if she was under some roof.

It wasn't until this moment that Qin Wanyu realized that she had been kidnapped. She thought desperately, if it was a mountain bandit or a beggar pervert who had kidnapped her, it would be better to let the thunder hack her to death, she had no hope of life, and she must not let people ruin her innocence......

In a trance, I was half-asleep and half-awake, and I felt a glimmer of light in front of me.

"Officials handle cases, idlers avoid them, and if there are those who obstruct, they will have no eyes in a mess."

There was a faint sound of shouting in my ears.

"Ah, there is an official errand!"

Qin Wanyu's heart was excited, she struggled hard and tried to walk towards the official shouting place, but her legs were as heavy as lead, and she couldn't move.

Fortunately, the cotton ball in her mouth had been removed, and she tried to shout, her voice was dull and broken, but this did not prevent her from making a louder sound a second time.

"Official, save me! The official saves me......"

The leading officer shouted loudly, and the pedestrians on the street avoided it one after another.

The streets were noisy. When Qin Wanyu's shouting was finally heard, someone in the crowd let out an exclamation.

"There's a girl here!"

"Oh my God, isn't this girl being ruined? Hurry up and let the official take a look. ”

People automatically dodged, so that Qin Wanyu, who was shrinking at the foot of the wall, came into the eyes of the officials.

"You have to wait for Hugh to talk nonsense, and if you criticize yourself again, you will be killed immediately!"

When the leader saw Qin Wanyu, he immediately rushed forward to take off his clothes and wrap Qin Wanyu, and then the two officials who followed hurriedly straightened a light soft sedan chair and quickly stuffed Qin Wanyu into the soft sedan chair.

The crowd on the street watched in amazement.