Chapter 27: The Feast I
The two mothers-in-law carried the dust out of the hall, saluted and withdrew. The country-faced grandmother stepped in and muttered back in front of Princess Anping, and then motioned for Xianchen to go over. Xianchen limped across the one-foot-high threshold with difficulty, and almost fell, causing the ladies to snicker.
Xian Chen raised her eyes and saw that Princess Anping was strikingly similar to Ning Luotong standing beside her, both of them had red phoenix eyes and high cheekbones, but Princess Anping's nose bridge was higher, and there were some fine lines at the corners of her eyes. Today, Princess Anping wears a gold and silver silk Luan bird Chaofeng embroidered dress, and wears a peacock winged gemstone gold hairpin, which is very solemn and noble. Ning Luozhi is wearing a gold button peony pattern Shu brocade clothes, combing the flying bun, wearing a butterfly love flower head, at a glance you know that she is a noble girl.
Fortunately, Xianchen was thick-skinned, and the ill-intentioned sneers around her did not affect her mood, and she saluted in a proper manner: "Yan Xianchen has seen Princess Anping and all the ladies. ”
Princess Anping looked her up and down before she said elegantly: "Get up, it's a neat child, but how did you get this leg?" ”
"Thanks to Her Royal Highness the Princess's love, it's just that I accidentally suffered a small injury for a while" Xian Chen still bowed his head obediently and replied, and vaguely heard Ning Luoji snort coldly, the voice was very small, maybe he heard it wrong.
"Why did you come here on your own? What about your mother? ”
"Mother will arrive later, and with the compassion of Her Royal Highness the Princess, Xianchen arrived first."
“……”
When it came to the matter of Xian Chen's step, Princess Anping was silent for a moment and did not speak, thinking that her noble and excellent son was so interested in a lame concubine, she was so angry that she even asked to marry this girl. Half a year ago, she asked to marry and was categorically refused, but Ning Zhen actually made a military order to send an envoy to Pakistan, but fortunately returned with glory and was not damaged. I thought that my son was just a whim, but I didn't think that the first thing I would do when I came back now was this, and I threatened my parents to ask Your Majesty for marriage if they didn't agree.
What's even more infuriating is that when Ning Shoufu heard that it was the daughter of the Yan family, she was so angry that she rushed into the study to reason with Ning Shoufu without caring about her demeanor, but she saw that the secret guard of the Ning family led a maid named Hongyu to talk back, and then she knew the reason. And Ning Shoufu took care again and again to get what she wanted, she would not leave this little concubine, and she would definitely find a good family affair for Ning Zhen again, so she was a little relieved.
At that moment, Princess Anping really regretted it, so she should have started to understand this little concubine as soon as possible, fortunately, she has filial piety, and if she wants to get married, she has to wait until the end of the one-year filial piety period. During this period, she will do everything she can to let Ning Zhe have more contact with other women, and she may leave this little lady behind.
Seeing that Princess Anping was a little distracted, Ning Luofang nudged it unconsciously, and Princess Anping came back to her senses and said: "This is what Wen Anhou meant, you don't have to be uneasy, you can thank him if you have the chance." ”
Hearing this, the ladies and ladies in the hall were all stunned and looked at each other, what does this mean? Why did Wen Anhou specially arrange a lame girl at such a grand banquet? The well-dressed ladies gritted their teeth and pulled their handkerchiefs, and their eyes seemed to be about to eat dust.
Xian Chen was embarrassed and speechless, she didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in this Wen'anhou gourd, and she had never offended him in her impression. Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the maid report that Mrs. Xiao was out asking to see her.
Mrs. Xiao saluted Princess Anping and sat down, and the maid set up a pestle for Xianchen behind the rosewood chair, and Xianchen also sat down, and the hall returned to a happy scene.
Mrs. Zhu, who I saw at the osmanthus banquet last time, was also in the hall at the moment, and she said unexpectedly: "I heard that Miss Yan promised Liu Baiqin, the former head of the household department, but now she has done it?" ”
Everyone was shocked again, and they all cast disgusted eyes on Xian Chen, and even Princess Anping showed an expression of disbelief.
Xianchen looked at Mrs. Zhu, and at first sight, she felt that she was kind and kind-eyed, and her impression was quite good. She should be targeting Xianchen like this for a cardamom old white girl beside her, but this is just ...... Wouldn't it be too small?
Mrs. Xiao was stunned for a moment, and quipped: "Mrs. Zhu is really a noble person, and her memory is so poor, how can my family Yue'er ever allow anyone?" It's just that Mrs. Qiao saw her housekeeper when she first saw her, and she wanted to think that she was a righteous daughter, but she never thought of such a thing, which is really unbelievable. After that, he showed a look of emotion at the impermanence of the world.
"Oh, look at my memory, it's true. I remembered, it's Yun Gongzi of Taifu Mansion, they are not ......"
"Mrs. Zhu said cautiously, we were all present that day, and Yun Gongzi was just righteous and courageous, nothing else. Yun Gongzi is now living in Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and it seems inappropriate for his wife to speculate on the court officials at will. Without waiting for Mrs. Zhu to finish speaking, Ning Luozhi retorted, Princess Anping glanced at her slightly, and Ning Luozhi knew that it was rude and kept silent.
"Yunyi? Shaoqing of Dali Temple? Isn't that what he saved himself...... As Su Jinse said, there will be a turnaround in less than half a year. Xianchen suddenly felt his heart beat faster, a little out of breath, and unconsciously clenched the blue hairband on his hand again.
"Yes, Miss Ning is right" Mrs. Zhu ran into walls everywhere and was very embarrassed.
Princess Anping thought for a long time, her eyes flashed several times, and finally closed her eyes and took a deep breath, made up her mind to sort out her mood in general, and said to Ning Luotong: "Miss Yan is your classmate, why don't you take her out for a walk, young children don't like to be restrained." ”
"Yes."
Princess Anping said to Mrs. Xiao again: "Let the children have fun, recently I have a new set of excellent bronze chimes, I heard that Mrs. Xiao has a unique insight into the appreciation of musical instruments, and I am bothered that Mrs. Xiao will go to see it together." ”
Mrs. Xiao nodded yes, and then everyone understood that Duke An Ping was going to talk to Mrs. Xiao alone, so they bowed and retreated.
Ning Luotong took Xianchen out and said that he was not familiar with the Wen'an Hou Mansion, and then walked away, leaving only Xianchen and Xiao Yu'er standing stupidly in a corridor with nine curves and eighteen bends. A cold wind blew, and Xianchen shivered, and then remembered that the cloak was taken away by the little maid outside the living room, and he forgot to retrieve it. Xian Chen's legs and feet are inconvenient and he doesn't know the way, and he doesn't know that he needs to walk back to the living room in time.
When he was at a loss, a little guy came over and said, "But the third lady of the Yan family? ”
"Exactly."
"I've found you, come here." The little guy waved and shouted at the other end of the hallway.
Xian Chen looked in the direction of his waving hand, and Fang Cai's step was coming towards him, puzzled: "This is ......?" ”
"Third Miss, please step up, you will know immediately." The little guy said mysteriously.
Today is destined to be "people for the knife, I for the fish", Xianchen has no choice but to step up, the little fish is holding an oil-paper umbrella on the side. Bu Bao stopped at a place called "Dark Fragrance Garden", the little guy made a "please" gesture, Xiao Yu'er hurriedly stepped forward to help, and the two looked left and right and looked inside with their steps.