Chapter 68: The Banquet Turmoil
Su Jingye knew that the Yongjun Wang family was all above the top, and even if he sent a post to Jiang Liuyu, he might not say a few more words to her. In that case, it was just a matter of sitting on the face, and it also saved her from being ridiculed by these ladies and ladies again.
It's just that he thought too well, and he never expected that Yongjun Wang Niangzi would have been provoked by someone to regard Jiang Liuyu as a thorn in his side.
On the night when the moon rises and the sun sets and the stars shine, Jiang Liuyu is still counting the gifts that will be sent out tomorrow.
"Do you think this jade collar and this gold lock bracelet look good, will children like it?" Perhaps because she was married, Jiang Liuyu suddenly became overflowing with motherhood, and when she saw the newborn child of the Yongjun Wang family at first glance, she suddenly hit the cute point in her heart.
"The gift from the princess is very suitable, and the county king's family will definitely like it." Xiaoyun saw that the light in the house was too dim, so he deliberately lit a lamp again.
"What's the use of adults liking, it's better to be happy with children." Jiang Liuyu's facial expression was particularly soft in this candlelight.
Xiaoyun shook her head silently in the back, the princess was stunned by the child and forgot the most basic human feelings. But fortunately, the gifts here are all very good, and I don't think I will lose the face of King Jingfu.
"Princess, it's not too early, you better hurry up and rest."
"What time is it now?" Jiang Liuyu reluctantly put the small bracelet in her hand into the box, and then reached out and yawned.
"It's the end of the hour." Xiaoyun closed the box for her and put it on the table, and glanced at the hourglass next to her.
"It's so late, it's time to rest early, and I'm going to see the baby tomorrow." Jiang Liuyu stood up and stretched, asked Xiaoyun to help him clean up a little, and went to bed.
Early the next morning, before Xiaoyun came to call her, Jiang Liuyu woke up by herself. The most appropriate clothes were chosen, and the hairpin bead ring on the head was changed to the regular rules of the princess.
For the sake of this cumbersome hierarchical regulation that symbolizes his identity, Jiang Liuyu was ridiculed by other ladies in this regard. After packing up today, she has a little more of the princess's majesty.
Jiang Liuyu walked out of the gate of the palace with a shelf, but when he got into the carriage, his feet slipped and his original form was almost exposed. Xiaoyun carried the box in one hand and had to support her with the other, which was also very difficult.
After relaxing a little in the carriage, after arriving at the gate of the Yongjun Palace, Jiang Liuyu straightened his back again, put his hands on his chest, put on a heavy costume, and slowly walked out of the carriage.
The other ladies who were invited saw the carriage of King Jing's Mansion and disdained to go in with Jiang Liuyu. But every step Jiang Liuyu took after getting out of the car, her posture was extremely dignified, which made these people feel that they were not so hostile to her when they looked at each other for three days.
Speaking of which, Jiang Liuyu is unwilling to restrain herself like this, but today is a birth ceremony for a child after all, so she naturally hopes for harmony and smoothness. If you have a conflict with someone today, it is not only very easy to offend the master's family, but also bad for the luck of the child in the future.
Taking a deep breath, it was convenient for her to continue to straighten her back, Jiang Liuyu took the demeanor of the princess, walked slowly into the flower hall, and talked politely and indifferently to all the people present who came up to say hello.
Yongjun Wang Niangzi was worried that Jiang Liuyu's vulgar behavior would bring her child badly, so she specially called the nurse to take the child to sleep. The princess has always had a prejudice against Jiang Liuyu in her heart, so no matter how proper her behavior is today, the lady also looks at her very unpleasantly.
The guests on the invitation arrived one after another, and as soon as Mrs. Li of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of War arrived in the flower hall, she rushed up to hold Jiang Liuyu's hand. "The princess came early, I wanted to take a detour to the palace to come with the princess, but I didn't want the princess to arrive first."
"I also thought that the child was cute, and I wanted to come and see him earlier. Mrs. Li came early, I just sat down here, and you came. Jiang Liuyu was also a little embarrassed about Mrs. Li because of Su Jingye's previous reminder, but I don't know if she saw her alienation today.
"The princess of the county is generous, and when the time comes, she will take the child out for us to see, the princess still takes care of her body, and her eyes are blue. I guess I put a lot of effort into preparing gifts for my child yesterday. ”
As she spoke, Li Niangzi gently stroked Jiang Liuyu's eyes with her hand, and the nails on her thumb dyed with bright red Kodan were gently scratched over the skin of Jiang Liuyu's eyes, causing goosebumps all over her body.
As if she was afraid that she would pretend to accidentally poke her eyes, Jiang Liuyu hurriedly took her hand down, "Thank you Lady Li for your concern, I will definitely pay attention in the future." ”
Mrs. Li grabbed her hand and said with a faint smile: "It's good that the princess remembers, you are still young, and you should take good care of it." ”
"Not everyone can be as good as Mrs. Li's health, and she is as well maintained as a teenage girl." Li Niangzi is still the same as before, taking care of others, but Jiang Liuyu now has a sense of powerlessness that she is being controlled by others.
The princess stood at the side door, watching coldly how Mrs. Li played tricks on Jiang Liuyu. However, today is her child's birth ceremony, and the princess doesn't want anything to go wrong, so she temporarily tolerates Jiang Liuyu's lack of etiquette.
There were several large tables in the flower hall, and Jiang Liuyu naturally sat with the highest-grade ladies for the sake of her identity. It's just that the higher the grade of these ladies, the stricter the rules of behavior they abide by, and Jiang Liuyu's quick etiquette in the past few days is not enough to see in front of them.
In order not to be rude, Jiang Liuyu only lowered his head to eat and did not speak, thinking that he could tease the newborn little county king more after the banquet. Most of the people who ate at the same table with Jiang Liuyu were the ladies of the Marquis's family, and their every move was impeccable, but their thoughts were still as gossipy as ordinary women.
"Princess Jing, I heard that you are good friends with Mrs. Li of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of War, but is this so?" These people were talking and somehow pulling on her. Jiang Liuyu couldn't help but be stunned, and replied with a reflexive smile: "Indeed, what's wrong?" ”
"Mrs. Li's family education is very strict, and the rules are among the best in the capital, if the princess doesn't understand anything, you can ask her for more advice."
Hearing this, the smile on Jiang Liuyu's face immediately froze. The others, as if they hadn't noticed, continued to talk to themselves.
"I didn't say that it was the princess, even if it was a street woman, if she wanted to learn the rules, Mrs. Li was willing to teach her wholeheartedly."
"Last time, I saw with my own eyes that a girl who played the piano and sold art for a living in Willow Lane stopped Li Niangzi from making a sedan chair on the street, just to ask Li Niangzi to be his master. You said that who could stand it, only Mrs. Li politely made an appointment with the girl. ”
Ignoring other people's arrangements for herself, Jiang Liuyu only noticed the deeds of Li Niangzi mentioned in their mouths. Hearing that Mrs. Li was so easy-going in everyone's mouth, Jiang Liuyu's impression of Mrs. Li changed a lot.
After everyone had eaten, they sat down for a while, waiting for the sun to go down a little, and then the princess brought out the newborn little princess.
Jiang Liuyu's position stood at the front, and the princess couldn't avoid her if she wanted to, so she just held the child and tried her best to move in the direction of other ladies.
"It's so cute." Jiang Liuyu held the immature palm of the little county king and couldn't put it down. But there were many ladies behind her who were also watching, and she had to reluctantly let go of her hand.
Lovely children can always arouse the purest love in the hearts of women, and those ladies can't help but touch the face of the little king. It's just that the child's skin is too delicate, and they have begun to faintly reddened after being touched by them in turn.
Jiang Liuyu felt a little distressed in her eyes, and when the princess of the county was about to take the child back from the side door, she hurriedly greeted her.
"The princess of the county stays." The other ladies gathered together to talk after seeing the children, or to visit the gardens of the county king's palace, but no one noticed it.
The princess frowned slightly, and reluctantly raised the corners of her mouth: "Is there anything wrong with Princess Jing?" ”
"The child's skin is soft, and it is best not to let people rub his face like this in the future." Jiang Liuyu said, and took out the Yuzhi paste from his sleeve that he wanted to secretly hand over to the county king's lady. "You can put a little bit of this on your child every time to relieve it."
Yuzhi paste is packed in a small inconspicuous porcelain bottle, which looks very ordinary. The princess took it in disgust, and before she could speak, she saw Mrs. Li walking towards her.
"The princess and the princess are here, it's strange that we didn't see you." Mrs. Li shook the fan while holding the small porcelain bottle in the hand of the lady of the county king. "What is this?"
Mrs. Li seemed to be talking to someone else just now, but now she suddenly left, and the other ladies gradually gathered here. Jiang Liuyu's face sank visibly to the naked eye.
Mrs. Li opened the porcelain bottle without caring and sniffed the smell in the bottle, "It turns out that this is the Yuzhi paste that the princess once operated, and it smells really unique." ”
Although Yuzhi paste has also been sold all over the capital, it is not a luxury item after all, and even if the effect is good, these ladies do not pay attention to it.
"Yuzhi ointment? What a mess, the princess was embarrassed to give it away. Mrs. Gu pretended to have restrained her voice, but she still roared to everyone.
"There should be no shortage of silver in King Jing's mansion, the princess is actually so frugal." At this kind of banquet, there is no shortage of good-looking and lively people. Mrs. Gu took the lead in ridiculing, naturally some people followed suit, and with the large number of people, she was also relieved that she would not be found out.
Jiang Liuyu was ridiculed by everyone, and even the owner of the county princess lost face. The princess took the jade paste back from Mrs. Li's hand, smiled at Jiang Liuyu, and gritted her teeth a little, "Thank you princess, for bringing it to me." There is no distinction between high and low gifts, and it is good to have your heart arrived. ”