The most eye-catching thing at this chrysanthemum banquet is that several candidates for the prince's concubine and side concubine are on the invitation list, not to mention that the second princess, who is the most popular among Emperor Chu at this time, is also temporarily living in the eldest princess's mansion.

On the day of the chrysanthemum feast, the carriage in front of the mansion of the eldest princess of Yongshou occupied the entire street.

The first thing the ladies of each family did when they entered the eldest princess's mansion was to go to the eldest princess of Yongshou to say goodbye.

As soon as you enter the huge main hall, the well-maintained eldest princess of Yongshou sits on the main seat, and there is a girl with a delicate face sitting beside her, everyone looks at each other, even if it is the first time to see this girl, it is not difficult to guess the identity of the girl.

The eldest princess of Yongshou gave birth to two sons and two daughters, the eldest daughter married far away from Saibei, the younger daughter was sent to the deep palace, and the two sons who lived in the eldest princess's mansion only had sons under their knees. Now there is only the second princess who is temporarily living in the mansion if she has the identity to sit next to the eldest princess of Yongshou.

It is not good for adult female dependents to flatter the second princess who is only nine years old, but those girls who are the same age as Xiao Xuan don't care, the stars talk around Xiao Xuan like the moon.

Xiao Xuan was surrounded for a long time, and he couldn't even walk a few steps, and he wasn't annoyed at all. There is always a warm smile on his face, and he is very patient when he talks to any daughter or noblewoman.

After a long day's work, the He family and the Ouyang family finally became idle and rescued Xiao Xuan from the crowd.

"Grandmother, I'm thirsty." Xiao Xuan returned to the eldest princess of Yongshou in a daze, and leaned on the eldest princess of eternal life as if she had no bones. "I want tea."

"Good, good, good." When the eldest princess of Yongshou heard this, she hurriedly beckoned the maid to bring the tea. "Sit down, who's sitting next to my grandmother?"

Xiao Xuan took the teacup and drank it up, listened to the words of the eldest princess of Yongshou, looked to the side, and saw a beautiful girl in green clothes and black hair, it was Wen Yue, the eldest granddaughter of the British princess, the future princess and concubine.

Wen Yue is the eldest daughter of the second son of the British father, and she is sixteen years old this year. When she was 10 years old, her father was sent out of the country, and her mother accompanied her husband with her family to the station. Because Wen Yue needed to participate in the general election, she was escorted back to the British mansion in the imperial capital by her parents at the end of last year.

Before leaving the imperial capital with her parents, because her mother and Concubine Liu had been close friends for many years, she would naturally often follow her mother into the palace to talk to Emperor Liu in Yihua Palace.

However, when she left six years ago, Xiao Xuan was only in her early threes, and her impression of her must have faded a lot.

"My grandmother still wants to test me?" But Xiao Xuan's memory is good, and she also saw Wen Yue several times in the palace some time ago. "This is the sister Yue of the British family, she is my eldest brother's future concubine, and my future sister-in-law."

"I haven't married the eldest prince yet, and the second princess doesn't need to be polite." Wen Yue's face was beautiful, and at this time, a slight flush appeared on both sides of her cheeks, and she said shyly.

"yes." The eldest princess of Yongshou is quite satisfied with Wen Yue, and she must stand on Wen Yue's side to speak. "Sister Yue and the eldest prince will not get married until the spring of next year."

Hearing the maid's report that Duansu County Lord and his party were coming, Xiao Xuan immediately greeted him.

Who would have expected that she had just walked out of the main hall a few steps away when she met the Hu sisters.

The two Hu sisters, the elder sister Hu Shishi is delicate, and the younger sister Hu Qianqian's appearance is much inferior to that of her sister, but she can barely be regarded as a beautiful woman under the makeup.

"The courtiers Hu Shishi and Hu Qianqian have seen the second princess." The Hu sisters met Xiao Xuan head-on, so they could only stop and say hello to Xiao Xuan.

"No need to be polite, get up." Xiao Xuan put his hands behind his back, looked up at the Hu sisters and smiled.

Xiao Xuan said goodbye and walked around the Hu sisters.

"Sister?" Hu Qianqian is now officially married to the second son of the governor of Jiangnan, although she is still dissatisfied with her sister Hu Shishi, but they are blood sisters after all, and she has no plans for Hu Shishi.

And after Hu Shishi marries the second prince in the spring of next year, she will be the princess and concubine of the royal family.

"Oh, I'm fine." Hu Shishi retracted her eyes looking at Xiao Xuan, turned her head and said to Hu Qianqian. "Let's go and say hello to the eldest princess of Yongshou."

Sister Chu was stunned the moment she was carried out of the carriage by Duan Shaolan, she was young and rarely went out to socialize, where had she ever seen such a lively and prosperous scene.

The ladies of the imperial capital dressed in brocade clothes gathered together, and many children of the nobles of the family also came.

The Duansu County Lord at the back got out of the carriage and saw Sister Chu hugging Duan Shaolan's thighs timidly.

"Sister Chu, come." Lord Duansu took Sister Chu'er's hand and said softly. "Shall we go and say hello to the eldest princess of Yongshou?"

"Okay." Sister Chu let the county lord of Duansu lead her forward, but she was still thinking of Xiao Xuan, who sent her a post, and couldn't help asking. "Mother, when will I go to see the princess sister?"

"Sister Chu is obedient." Lord Duansu coaxed her. "Wait until the eldest princess is greeted, and then let someone take you to the second princess."

"Okay." Sister Chu is a well-behaved and obedient child, and when she heard that the county lord of Duansu said so, she could only nod obediently.

Xiao Xuan, who happened to come here, happened to meet the Duansu County Lord and his party.

"Sister Princess!" Sister Chu cheered, and subconsciously broke free from the hand held by the county lord of Duansu, and wanted to rush towards Xiao Xuan.

Fortunately, Duan Shaolan, who had been quietly following her and the Duansu County Lord, was quick to catch Sister Chu'er's short and fat waist and lift her up.

"Brother?" After Sister Chu was brought up, she looked back in surprise.

"Sister Chu, there are a lot of people today, can't you know about the second princess like you do on weekdays?" Lord Duansu hurriedly turned around and explained to Sister Chu.

Originally, Sister Chu still knew the rules very well, but it was true that Xiao Xuan often picked up Sister Chu to come to the eldest princess's mansion to play these days, so Sister Chu would inevitably lose her temper when she saw Xiao Xuan.

"It's okay, let her down." In front of people, Xiao Xuan also maintained the dignified demeanor that a royal princess should have, she walked to Duan Shaolan step by step, and said to him with crooked eyebrows. "Aunt Duansu, are you all here?"

Duan Shaolan had no choice but to let Sister Chu go to the ground as he said, and as soon as Sister Chu landed, she immediately ran to Xiao Xuan's side.

"Since you met here, let me lead you over to greet my grandmother."

Along the way, Xiao Xuan led Sister Chu to walk in front.

Lord Duansu looked at Duan Shaolan, who was silently following beside him.

"Brother Lan, you will accompany us to greet the eldest princess of Yongshou for a while, you can go to those sons and brothers." The county lord of Duansu found Duan Shaolan's eyes stunned, so he spoke. "Your cousins from the Xianwang Mansion should also come over today, you go talk to them, and play your boys' games."

This kind of chrysanthemum banquet is just to provide an occasion for the officials in the imperial capital and the ladies of the family to socialize. Jokhang was open-minded, there were no cumbersome rules for men and women not to sit at the age of seven, and young boys and girls were of marriageable age in the blink of an eye. Although the marriage between men and women is still the words of the matchmaker of the parents in Dazhao, it is not a blind marriage and a dumb marriage, and all kinds of banquets and gatherings are opportunities for young men and women to get acquainted. Young men and women who can appear in the same place will naturally not have many different family backgrounds. Therefore, if the children in the family have the right eye on the object again, as long as there is no major obstacle, the family is happy to fulfill it.

The county lord of Duansu thought that Duan Shaolan was about the same age as the six princes, and the six princes had already set a main concubine and a side concubine in this election.

The county lord of Duansu suddenly blessed his heart, his eyes brightly looked at Duan Shaolan, and then at the young and fresh girls in the garden, and his heart suddenly warmed up.

"Mother, what's wrong?" Duan Shaolan felt the change in Duansu County Lord's eyes, and couldn't help but stop and turned his head to look at Duansu County Lord, and asked puzzledly.

"Nothing, nothing." The county lord of Duansu waved his hand again and again. "Let's go."

At this time, the main hall where the eldest princess of Yongshou was located was already very lively.

Wen Yue, Hu Shishi, Liang Ling, Jin Yan, Zhao Ying and other candidates for the prince's concubine all gathered around the eldest princess of Yongshou, and Liao Jing, who was born in the Earl's Mansion of Yongchang, Feng Yuluo from the General's Mansion of Long Xiang, and Shen Hanlan, the daughter of Zhongshusheren, also sat on one side. Shen Hanlan is the concubine of the eldest prince, Liao Jing is the concubine of the second prince, Feng Yuluo is the concubine of the sixth prince, and the other two princes and concubines are not born in the imperial capital, and they are not present because they have returned to their hometowns to be married.

Xiao Xuan accompanied the Duansu County Lord and others to greet him.

"Well, you young kids don't have to be with me." After socializing for most of the day, the eldest princess of Yongshou inevitably felt tired. "Let's go out and play with our companions."

Everyone looked at the face of the eldest princess of Yongshou, and knew that she must be tired, so they naturally got up and retired.

The eldest princess of Yongshou went back to her yard to rest, and Xiao Xuan was also annoyed, so she simply pulled Sister Chu to hide in the courtyard where she lived.

During the time when he was out of the palace, Xiao Xuan accumulated a lot of new gadgets. The two uncles didn't have a girl under their knees, and together with their grandfather, they were all responsive to her needs, and they brought in all kinds of new things.

Xiao Xuan doesn't like to drink that kind of bitter tea, so Ouyang specially found fruit tea made of fresh fruits and prepared a lot of them in her yard, and now it is just right to entertain a little guest of Sister Chu'er's age.

Sister Chu chattered with Xiao Xuan, Xiao Xuan listened carefully and listened to her from time to time.

Suddenly, Green Forest stumbled to Xiao Xuan, and almost fell, so frightened that Sister Chu was startled and almost fell off the chair.

"What's the matter with you?" Xiao Xuan helped Sister Chu.

"Back to the princess." Green Forest stammered in the direction of the courtyard gate. "The eldest princess is here, and she has already arrived in the courtyard."