Volume 1: Born of Revenge Chapter 143: The Wedding Banquet (2)
"Sister Ning, the wedding banquet is about to start, let's hurry in." Shangguan Yunxin couldn't wait for Ning Zhixin to enter the mansion, so he would personally come out of the gate to find her.
Although the Anguo Mansion is noble, it is not a prince, and the reason why Li Concubine and the fifth prince Shangguan Jiuxiao can come to the Guogong Mansion is only because the ancestor of Li Concubine and the ancestor of the Duchy Mansion have an in-law relationship.
Although it is said that the ancestors are related to each other, in the end, they have also found a reason to get close to each other, not to mention that according to the rules, Su Mowen should call Aunt Li.
As for why Shangguan Qingqiao came to congratulate the newcomer in person, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is because the imperial concubine and the Bai family are cousins, and Ning Wanhua has to call the imperial concubine an aunt every day, but Ning Wanhua's aunt is naturally much thicker than Su Mowen's aunt who called Li Concubine.
"Why did you come to the Guogong Mansion to celebrate the birthday of the grandfather?" Ning Zhixin knew the reason why Shangguan Jiuxiao and Shangguan Qingyu came to the Guogong Mansion, so she naturally knew that according to the distance between relatives, Shangguan Yunxin did not have to come.
"I'm worried that Sister Ning has just asked my father to allow me to come." Shangguan Yunxin said and approached Ning Zhixuan, and deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Sister Ning, Brother Yue begged my father, and my father agreed to Brother Yue to accompany me to the Duke of the Kingdom to celebrate his birthday." ”
Fang Cai Ning Zhixuan was still secretly wondering in her heart why Shangguan Hanyue came to Su Mowen's wedding banquet, and now she knew that it was sent by Emperor Qi to protect Shangguan Yunxin.
Emperor Qi has always favored Shangguan Yunxin, if she asked Emperor Qi, she would be allowed, but Emperor Qi's actions couldn't help but make Ning Zhixuan even more confused by his various behaviors, if he is a loving father, for the balance of the court, although he favors Shangguan Hanyue, who is the queen's concubine, on the other hand, he acquiesces in the continuous expansion of Shangguan Qingyue's power, and even more so, she will even ignore the imperial concubine's means of suppressing Shangguan Hanyue. But if he is not a loving father, his fatherly feelings towards Shangguan Yunxin do not seem to be fake. Ning Zhiwen knows that some feelings can't be disguised, just like his father, who is also a loving father in the outside world, he is kind in front of people, but he is just a cold and warm on the surface.
"Sister Ning......" Shangguan Yunxin couldn't help but be a little worried when he saw Ning Zhixuan's unrelenting look, "Father listened to those rumors, and now he has a lot of ...... about your sister."
Now that Ning Zhixin was frightened by a few thieves, the news of turning away the ninth princess has spread all over Ziyun City, Shangguan Yunxin knows that Emperor Qi has lost his favor for Ning Zhiyun from the bottom of his heart, if she hadn't been begging Emperor Qi not to blame Ning Zhiyun, I'm afraid that Ning Zhiyun would not even be able to attend today's wedding banquet.
"I'm fine, I'm just a little frightened, and now I'm fine." Although Ning Zhixuan tried her best to calm down, she still couldn't help but clench her fists when she thought of the raging fire that day, the reason was not because Shangguan Yunxin thought it was everything, but because of the hatred in her heart for Ning Wan's vicious heart.
Looking at Ning Zhiyun, whose arms trembled slightly but tried her best to calm down, thinking of the fire in the Zuo Xiangfu a few days ago, as well as Su Xin's broken fingers and Su Rui's disappearance, Shangguan Yunxin did not think of how Ning Zhiyun had spent the past few days, so he held Ning Zhiyun's hand, intending to silently tell Ning Zhiyun that she would protect her today.
Ning Zhiyun immediately shook Shangguan Yunxin's hand with her backhand, but said weakly and apologetically in her heart: "Xin'er, I'm sorry, I'm going to disappoint you today." ”
By the time Shangguan Yunxin and Ning Zhixuan were seated, everyone in the front hall had already taken their seats, and even the imperial concubine was arranged by An Guogong in the most respectful position in Yanbi.
Although Concubine Li was deeply favored by Emperor Qi, because of her low position, she could only be arranged in the second seat and sit at the same table with the princes and princesses. Under the second seat of the royal family are the seats of the Duke of An Guo and the ministers, and then the seats of the wives and officials and their dependents.
"The lord of Le Ya Pavilion seems to be a lot haggard, and this prince heard that a few days ago, there were thieves in the Zuo Xiang's Mansion." Shangguan Jiuxiao was obviously a weasel greeting the chicken, and sure enough, when the words fell, he led the conversation to Ning Banghua, who was ruddy-faced, and said: "I heard that the eldest lady was also there when the thief caught fire, how can it seem that the eldest lady was not frightened by the little thief." ”
"Xiao'er doesn't know that people are different? Everyone has only heard that the same life is not the same, but they don't know that the same life may not be able to be the same person. Concubine Li's gaze swept contemptuously from Ning Zhixuan, and then looked at Ning Wanhua with a smile and said: "The eldest lady is the cousin and niece of the imperial concubine, and her gestures naturally have the demeanor of the imperial concubine back then." ”
"Yes! The eldest lady is worthy of being the first beauty in the imperial capital, but even the fact that she is bold is enough to shame the other ladies in the imperial capital. When Concubine Li's voice fell, someone hurriedly echoed, "The eldest lady of the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion really has the demeanor of the imperial concubine back then, not to mention that she was born beautifully, but even her piano and dance skills are also first-class." ”
Everyone, you and I say a word, and at the same time you hold Ning Banghua into the sky, you can't wait to step Ning Zhiyun into the mud, and put it in that sentence to shame all the ladies in the imperial capital, I'm afraid that only Ning Zhiyun is referring to herself.
Ning Banghua became more and more proud after hearing this, and his eyes at Ning Zhixuan were also full of disdain.
Shangguan Yunxin was very annoyed when he looked at the faces of these villains who worshiped high and low, but because of his difficult identity, he had to pour himself a glass of wine and take a sip of it.
Outside, he remembered the joyful voice of his grandmother and said, "Groom, the bride has come to toast and thank the nobles!" ”
According to the old rules, a couple only need to step over the brazier once when entering the gate of the Guogong Mansion, but now they have somehow been arranged to step over the brazier again at the door of the main hall.
I saw Su Mowen take the lead in stepping over the brazier, but Ning Moru was wearing a wedding dress with complicated skirts, so she had to be supported by the maids on both sides to cross the brazier.
Maybe it was because he was a little nervous looking at the full hall of distinguished guests, the little maid next to Ning Moru accidentally slipped when she helped Ning Moru to cross the brazier, and Ning Moru also accidentally slipped her foot because of the maid next to her, and almost fell into the brazier, but fortunately, Hexiang on the other side of Ning Moru held Ning Moru tightly, but Rao Hexiang pulled Ning Moru desperately, but the two of them accidentally kicked over the brazier because of their unstable shape.
It was already unlucky to kick over the brazier, not to mention that the sparks in the brazier splashed out and set fire to the clothes of the little maid on the side, and the little maid rolled on the ground and wailed because her clothes were on fire.