Chapter XXVI: The Princess's Banquet 2
In my previous life, because I went to the school and was invited by He Xi and Xia Hao, it was logical to go to the banquet. But at that time, Meng Xiyun didn't go.
Although Meng Xiyun went to the school, she had a cold temperament, and He Xi invited the students of the entire academy, and would not ask them to go to the banquet, and she didn't like to be lively, how could she take the initiative to go to the banquet?
The answer to this question, I'm afraid I have to ask Ah Wei in person.
It seems that this banquet may be a Hongmen banquet.
What about the Hongmen banquet, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth. Jiang Qiushui was just a little curious, in this, what role did her cousin and uncle play?
Saying this, she thought back that during this time, she could often hear some people chanting the name Xia Hao in her ear, but she automatically filtered it and didn't take it to heart. Now that I think about it, it seems that my uncle also said it?
She was silent for a long time, but it made people a little uncertain. Jiang Ling and Jiang Qingcheng's father and daughter looked at each other and looked at her.
Ruan Yuan was also a little confused, but she went to attend an ordinary banquet, even if it was held by the princess, but Hexi was not a man-eating tiger, Jiang Yushui was very bold, if she hesitated because of the majesty of the princess, she didn't believe it.
Besides, even Meng Xiyun has gone, what else does she have to think about?
When he came back to his senses, Jiang Yushui smiled as if he hadn't noticed anything: "Okay, since my uncle wants me to go, then I'll go and see." ”
Jiang Ling breathed a sigh of relief silently and said with a smile: "It's not too early, so go back to the room and change your clothes and dress up?" ”
"Does uncle think Ah Wan is not good-looking?" Jiang Qiushui raised his eyebrows in confusion.
The girl was dressed in a pale pink gauze skirt, with a white soft cigarette tied into a bow around her waist, her ink-colored hair pulled up at will, fixed with a hollow orchid bead hairpin, her plain face was not powdered, and the flamboyant and noble air circulating in her eyes made people unable to say a word.
"Naturally, it's good-looking, but after all, it's a banquet held by the princess, so it's easier for you to dress up like this."
Jiang Yushui smiled nonchalantly, "It's just an ordinary gathering among peers, and it's not in the way." ”
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Although Princess Hexi is only fourteen years old, she already has her own princess mansion outside the palace.
This is thanks to the favor of Emperor Nanfeng, who ordered people to start building Princess Hexi's mansion when Princess Hexi was very young, which is extremely large, almost the same as the mansion of the county king.
For this former sister-in-law, Jiang Qiushui has no good impression.
When she didn't marry Xia Hao, He Xi called her "sister-in-law and sister-in-law", and claimed to everyone that she and Xia Hao were in love with each other, at that time she was really happy with Xia Hao, and she was not afraid of people knowing, so she didn't stop it, but now it seems that He Xi's actions at that time were simply ruining her reputation.
There is a scandal between an unmarried woman and a man, whether the man is a royal prince or a disciple of a family, everyone always looks down on the woman in their hearts. What's more, the person who took the initiative to stand up and not shy away from it was her as a woman, not Xia Hao as a man.
After she married Xia Hao, she was troubled by many clan relatives, but as Xia Hao's sister, Hexi's attitude took a 180-degree turn, not only turned a blind eye, but sometimes she was a little happy to see it.
Arrived at Hexi's princess's mansion with Ruan Yuan, and sure enough, I saw the carriage of Meng's mansion parked at the door, and looking at the number of carriages, many people had arrived.
Jiang Chengcheng followed them to arrive, and as Jiang Qiushui expected, she deliberately slowed down and had no intention of walking with them.
The princess's mansion is exactly the same as in Jiang Wushui's memory, magnificent and magnificent.
The party was held in the big pavilion in the garden in the middle of the lake, she and Ruan Yuan walked with the maid who led the way, and when they arrived, they saw many familiar faces. The girls are relatively reserved, talking and laughing softly with their acquaintances, and from time to time they secretly glance at a certain young man opposite, smiling shyly, and then the crowd will make a coax, and the scene is not lively. In contrast, Meng Xiyun sat alone in the corner and drank tea.
Meng Xiyun was wearing a light blue Luo skirt, three thousand green silk tied with a hairband, and a wooden hairpin inserted, her calm expression did not make waves because she was alone, she looked at the frolicking crowd lightly, like a spectator outside the world, and did not show a trace of envy, those who stretched out their heads to watch her good show suddenly felt disappointed.
Jiang Yushui stepped forward and sat down in two steps, and reached out to hook her shoulder with a smile, "There are so many delicious snacks in front of you, what's the point of just drinking tea?" ”
Ruan Yuan nodded to the person who came over, and then sat down beside Jiang Yushui, echoing Jiang Wushui's words, and by the way, he took a piece of dim sum in front of him and stuffed it into his mouth, "It's delicious!" Try it, don't just drink tea. ”
The two of them didn't move much, but they attracted the attention of most people.
There is jealousy, curiosity, suspicion, and amazement in the eyes, some people have seen Jiang Qiushui, but some people have not been in contact with her, everyone is a student of the college, and those who have taken care of each other will not face each other, not to mention that Jiang Qiushui is such a beautiful woman, seeing that she has no intention of introducing herself, someone can't help but ask: "I don't know who this girl is?" ”
Immediately after, Jiang Tingcheng lifted the curtain and walked in, and replied with a smile: "This is the cousin I often mention to you, Jiang Qiushui." ”
Jiang Tingcheng often mentions her to others?
Jiang Yushui got up and nodded, "I didn't have to invite you to the banquet, please forgive me." ”
Everyone looked at each other, the main lord and Xi hadn't arrived yet, so it was naturally not their turn to forgive, so it was over with haha.
The seats are divided into two rows facing each other, with men and women facing each other. Jiang Chengcheng is obviously familiar with the people here, not long after she came in, someone waved her over and sat down, which was a relatively high position, and Jiang Qiushui was quite far away from them, Jiang Tingcheng also asked several of them to sit together, of course Jiang Qiushui refused.
Out of sight and out of mind, sitting close to her, there may be some moths.
Jiang Yushui noticed that in addition to the seat belonging to He Xi on the main seat, which was empty, the first three seats of the man opposite were also empty.
One of them must have been reserved for Xia Hao, but what about the other two?
There was also a gaze that Jiang Yushui had noticed since he came in, and it had been dodging and falling on Meng Xiyun's body.
When Meng Xiyun looked over, the man quickly withdrew his gaze again, raised his glass and drank with his companion.
This person, Jiang Wushui, recognized that it was the later Wei general Chu Ke, who saved the lives of Meng Xiyun and her brother-in-law when the Meng family was in trouble, but on the wedding night, he went on the horse and set out on the expedition, and when he came back, there was only a skeleton left.