Chapter 140: Above the Wedding Banquet, the Prince's Scheme
"Look at your clothes." Zhang's daily chatter began again, she reached out and lifted the corner of the half-new light blue gown that Jin Ran was wearing: "Anyway, you are also a big girl, and you are about to be in time, why don't you know how to dress yourself up every day?" Come, invite me the embroiderers from the silk shop, let them bring some good materials, cut a few more clothes for you, and by the way, make your clothes for the gift. β
Jin Ran was already in prostration, and she cautiously said to Zhang: "Mother, make clothes again?" I haven't worn the dress I made twice last time, so it's too much to do again. It's no problem to find an embroidery lady to make clothes for the ceremony, but the ones you wear on weekdays are ......."
Zhang's hatred of iron and steel was so much that he nodded Jin Ran's forehead: "You kid, what are you thinking about?" You are a girl from the Sheng family, and you are the county lord, if you usually wear some of the same clothes, people don't know what to think of you! Do you usually go to other people's houses to attend banquets or entertain other people's ladies, but can you still wear clothes all the time? Zhang's chatter began, Jinran is good everywhere, but he is not as enthusiastic about dressing as other little ladies.
Zhang's was willing to indulge her before, but recently Jinran is about to get married, Zhang's is eager to teach everything to his daughter, telling her not to make any jokes, although Zhang knows Jinran's current identity and no one dares to laugh at her, but as a mother, she always thinks a lot.
"Madame!" A little maid came in with a curtain, and she smiled and said to Zhang: "Madam, my uncle is here, saying that he wants to pick up Miss." β
Before Zhang could react, she blurted out: "That uncle? β
Jin Ran snickered beside him: "Mother, can it still be that uncle?" Isn't there only one in your house who hasn't passed through the door now? It can only be Fang Tianji? β
"You girl. I know how to make fun of your mother. Zhang Shi was not annoyed, she smiled and twisted Jin Ran's little face, and softened her tone: "Cheng, you go out quickly, welcome General Fang in, don't let people stand outside on a hot day." The little girl was so pretty, and as soon as she turned around, she went out to spread the word.
After a while, Fang Tianji came in, he was wearing a light green regular dress today, and he only used a single hairpin to pull up a thick green silk diagonally. Jin Ran was satisfied to see that Fang Tianji's waist was tied to the purse he had made for him before. The purse is also made of cyan satin, and it is embroidered with a few bushes of orchids of light colors.
This body is elegant and handsome, which makes the originally masculine and heroic Fang Tianji a little more youthful at his age. Young but not naΓ―ve, elegant but not bland. Jin Ran nodded secretly, Fang Tianji's clothes were much stronger now than in the past.
"Mrs. Sheng." After Fang Tianji came in, he first saluted the Zhang family. After Zhang motioned for him to sit down, he smiled at Jin Ran on the side: "Ran'er." β
It was obviously an ordinary smile, but Fang Tianji did it with a little shy embarrassment. Jin Ran didn't know why there seemed to be a small seedling in her heart, which made her heart itch, and even her face was red. Fang Tianji blushed when he saw Jin Ran, he didn't know what he was thinking, and a red glow rose on his face.
For a while, the teenagers and girls were speechless, and they all lowered their heads and blushed, as if they were not engaged unmarried couples, but a pair of young teenagers who had just met.
Zhang looked at the feeling of relief and wanted to laugh, she smiled silently, picked up the tea bowl on the table, and did not remind the two of them, just looked at the two of them, and made up her mind to see the good show of the two of them. This Jinran is harmful, her mother is worried and tired every day, she can't look at her little daughter's jokes, right?
It was a pity that Zhang's Jinran and Fang Tianji were not shy for long, and the two of them quickly became normal, starting to talk about the sky one by one, Zhang's heart was funny, but the other Tianji was relieved, and she could see the strong love from Fang Tianji's gaze at Jinran. Not everyone looked at each other and blushed like the two of them. Love can't be hidden.
Zhang took a sip of tea and cleared her throat, she smiled and said to Fang Tianran: "Fang Tianji, just now the maid reported that you came to pick up Jinran, where are you going to take Jinran?" β
Fang Tianji seemed to be a little surprised, he glanced at Jin Ran before saying, "I'll pick up Jin Ran and go to the Four Princes' Mansion." The four princes married Sheng Jinlan and Luo Yi today. The marriage feast is about to begin. As the county lord, Jin Ran has to go, and I'm worried that something will happen to him in the Four Princes' Mansion. Just take Jin Ran with me, with me by the side, the others should not dare to do anything. β
Zhang looked at his daughter who couldn't stop touching her nose, which was a sign of Jinran's weak heart. Jin Ran didn't tell himself about it. Jin Ran looked at Zhang's constantly slanting eyes, and opened his mouth embarrassedly: "Mother, I was so tired when I came back from the Liguo Mansion yesterday that I forgot to tell you about it." β
Jin Ran was worried at first that his mother would not let him go out alone with Fang Tianji, so he simply planned to delay it for a few days, and wait until the day when the four princes got married before telling the Zhang family about his plan, and then the Zhang family would have to agree if he didn't agree. Who knew that Jin Ran had encountered so many things when she went to the Liguo Mansion yesterday, and she had been busy all day and forgot to tell her mother that she wanted to go with Fang Tianji.
Jin Ran looked at his mother with a weak heart and said, "Mother, I really forgot." I wanted to tell you yesterday. But who knew that I was very tired yesterday, and I forgot about it when I got back to the house. β
Zhang looked at Jin Ran's weak heart and chuckled in her heart, her daughter has matured a lot since she fell into the water before, and she rarely makes such a cute little appearance. Zhang deliberately made a straight face: "Since you have forgotten yourself, what else did I promise you?" Zhang said as he tilted his head away from Jinran.
Jin Ran knew that her mother did it on purpose to show herself, but it was really her fault, and she didn't dare to say anything, so she stared at her mother pitifully beside her.
Jin Ran grinded hard and finally made Zhang agree to her.
Fang Tianji looked at Jin Ran, who was dressed in the same color as him, and said, "You." I didn't tell my mother early. Jin Ran stuck out his tongue embarrassedly: "I wanted to say it before, but in the end, I was worried that my mother would not agree, so I ......"
Fang Tianji smiled: "What's not to agree to?" Mother, she's not the kind of person who doesn't make sense. β
Jin Ran and Fang Tianji soon arrived at the Four Princes' Mansion. Although Jin Ran was reluctant to attend the wedding banquet of the four princes, she was a county lord anyway, and she was also on the jade of the royal family, so she was a member of the clan anyway. Now that the four princes are married, if Jin Ran doesn't go to his wedding banquet, it won't be reasonable.
What's more, the other protagonist of this wedding banquet is still Jinran's cousin, although the second room of the Sheng family and the big house are separated, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is still broken bones and tendons, and the cousin is married to Jinran and doesn't even go, and those idle men and long-tongued women outside don't know what to say.
In April, the sky was clear. The wedding banquet of the four princes invited many ministers of the court, and as soon as Jin Ran entered the mansion, he saw many ministers above the third grade. And the fourth prince was also unusual, he held a glass of grape wine and walked around among the ministers, laughing heartily from time to time, and seemed to have a good chat with these ministers.
Jin Ran's eyes moved with the figure of the four princes, there is no banquet yet, why did the groom come to the banquet? She knew in her heart, it seemed that what the four princes wanted in their hearts was not small.
Jin Ran looked at the broad figure beside him, pointed to the four princes in the distance, and asked quietly: "The four princes have no effect on the five princes by making friends with officials in the court and the central government like this?" β
Fang Tianji glanced at Jin Ran in surprise, and a smile flashed in his eyes: "The fourth prince has not yet become a prince, and he has already begun to stretch out his hand so long, you say, who is the most angry in this world?" β
A figure flashed in Jinran's mind, her eyes widened in disbelief, and she reached out and pointed in the direction of the palace with hesitation: "Isn't it...... Which one? β
Fang Tianji nodded meaningfully: "Yes, before the eagle is in decline, the young eagle is already eager to try." That's not a good thing. β
At today's wedding banquet, the fifth prince also came, but he was different from the fourth prince, he just sat quietly in the corner of the banquet, and there were no palace maids and eunuchs around him, just drinking by himself. He didn't look at the flattery of the imperial brother, and he didn't say a word, only when some minister took the initiative to greet him, he put down his wine glass and said a few words.
Jin Ran pursed her lips, and she smiled: "It's me who is too worried." Rather than the young eagle who is eager to try and almost squeeze itself off the cliff, the eagle still prefers the offspring that wants to spread its wings and fly high, but can also feed back like a crow. β
Fang Tianji smiled silently, obviously acquiescing to Jin Ran's remarks.
The positions of the two are in the same place, which is not kindly arranged by the four princes. Fang Tianji was worried about what the four princes had in mind, so he simply called out in advance, in this case, it would be impossible for the four princes to pretend to be stupid.
"Your Royal Highness the Fifth Prince." Next to Jin Ran's position was the position of the five princes, and the three of them quickly met and sat down.
The fifth prince picked up his wine glass, looked at the busy figure of the imperial brother in the distance, and sneered: "At this time, I am so busy and in a hurry, after a few days, I don't know what will happen to me, a good imperial brother." β
Now the emperor doesn't have time to clean him up, and once the emperor frees up his hands, it is impossible for these four princes to be as high-spirited as they are now.
"Brother Huang, General Fang, Lord Jinrui!" I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, the four princes greeted all the officials and sons of the big and small grades at the banquet, and then walked over as if they suddenly saw Jinran and them.