Chapter 17: Where the Heart Belongs (2)
With the Wang family walking into the garden together, those well-dressed Qunfang faces were ashamed, and secretly sent to the prince and Cui Ziyin Qiubo, who were concentrating on enjoying the flowers and scenery.
In the garden, the flowers are blooming, the butterflies are dancing, this scene is poetic and picturesque, and there are even more poetic and picturesque beauties in the side, adding a bit of beauty. The kapok like fire, the peony flower like Xia, the moon flower like jade, the flowers are blooming one after another.
Some of the buds are full of branches, some are budding, and some are blooming. The refreshing fragrance of flowers attracts a lot of butterflies and bees, singing and dancing on the flowers, singing about the good season of spring.
When she first saw that she was at the end, her steps were getting slower and slower, and when she was separated from the Wang family by a short distance, she whispered in Lingyu's ear, "This flower award is sponsored by this city lord's wife, but why didn't she go to entertain the girls and ladies of the various families, just to talk to the prince, aren't these people invited by her?" ”
Lingyu lowered her voice and said to Chu Jian, "I don't know why this prince is here, I haven't heard that the prince will be invited over in previous years, and isn't this prince already married Miss Cousin?" ”
The invited are all unmarried women and men, the prince is a member of the royal family, and there is already a crown princess, what is the purpose of coming to this disguised blind date party? Hatsumi looked at Qi Pound's back and wondered.
"Men really like three wives and four concubines." Seeing that there was no answer at first, Lingyu snorted again.
Hearing Lingyu say this, Chumi shook his head with a smile, "There are always exceptions. ”
Lingyu didn't think so, but she didn't have much rejection of the common social phenomenon of men having three wives and four concubines, and she was purely upset for Qi Jin, "Eh, girl, why didn't King Yun come?" He's not married. ”
When I saw Xiu Mei for the first time, I frowned, and a strange feeling crossed my heart, "Nayun Wang is not young, he has reached the age of marriage, why is there no marriage yet?" ”
"Probably because the prince has been fighting abroad all the year round, and he has no intention of marrying, or is it ...... I haven't met the woman I like yet, so ......" Lingyu's tone became more and more ambiguous, and she glanced at her fiercely when she heard it.
"Jade Girl" Suddenly, the Wang family, who was walking in front, called out for the first time.
When I first saw him, he looked up, smiled sweetly, walked a few steps forward, and came to Wang, "Madam?" ”
The crown prince and Cui Ziyin stood beside Wang, and Wang waved his hand to greet the other girls, and looked at Chu Jian with a smile, "What's wrong?" But it's boring? ”
Chu Jian smiled slightly, "The wind and the sun are beautiful, the flowers are good, how can you feel bored." ”
"The girl is fifteen this year." Wang reached out and picked a peony and sniffed it between his noses.
At this time, I took a serious look at this Wang family, she was about forty years old, with a goose egg face, looking very noble, fair and smooth complexion, a pair of red phoenix eyes shrewd and sharp, she was a difficult person to deal with.
"Mrs. Hui, I first saw this year's thirteen." has not yet reached the age of marriage, and the Wang family can dispel the idea of being a matchmaker for her.
Sure enough, a look of surprise flashed in Wang's eyes, and he glanced at the first sight, "The girl's body is not like a thirteen-year-old." ”
Hatsumi sneered, "Probably because you eat well and grow fast." ”
Wang covered his mouth and chuckled, and glanced at the corner of his eye for the first time, "This kid is also quite funny when he speaks." ”
"Hehe" smiled dryly at first sight, she still can't see through how this Wang family is so enthusiastic about herself, it stands to reason that this kind of noble lady who is full and has nothing to do and likes to find some shows for fun should be very enthusiastic at this critical time, to pull the men and women who seem to be promising to match together, but this Wang is good, the men and women she invited over, but she didn't entertain, she actually paid attention to a hopeless little girl like her, can't this Wang see it, Are the girls who are already ready to make a splash the best blue chips?
"Does the girl have someone in her heart?" Wang asked again.
Chu Jian sighed secretly and glanced at Wang, "I was still young when I first saw him, and I never thought about the private affairs of my children. ”
"Ah," Wang sighed, not knowing what he meant, "what kind of man does the girl admire?" ”
At first sight, I didn't want to answer.
"Madam, the feast can begin." At this moment, Liu Qing walked in small steps, and after bending her knees, she said softly to Wang.
Wang turned to the crown prince, "Inviting His Royal Highness to come this year is really a blessing for the concubine, Your Highness, let's go and have a light meal together?" ”
"Madame is gracious, Madame, please." The prince's face was indifferent, he naturally understood in his heart why the Wang family invited him to come, the Wang family's contribution to helping the royal family to fight in the Quartet back then, that is, the father and the queen mother were polite to her, even if he was displeased, because of the identity of the Wang family, he would not leave with his sleeves.
They returned to the octagonal pavilion, and saw for the first time that many girls had already arranged seats, a table for eight people, and the male guests were arranged in another verandah, facing the girls from a distance, the prince and the Wang family sat on the main seat, and Cui Ziyin and Chujian were arranged at the first table on the right hand side, not sharing the table with others, which was particularly prominent and eye-catching.
At first sight, I lowered my eyebrows and was pleasing to the eyes, and I didn't care about many strange sights.
After the Wang family and the prince were polite to each other, they raised their voices and spoke, "Today's banquet is set up to invite the girls and sons of all families, the hospitality is not good, please forgive me, this person is old, he likes to do some idle things, today is to rob the old man's job, and the girls will perform a unique job later, I wish you all a good marriage today." After speaking, Wang raised his glass to toast.
Hatsumi picked up the wine glass, took a sip gently, the tip of her tongue was spicy, she raised her eyebrows, compared to this spicy and mellow liquor, she still likes sweet red wine.
She silently listened to the Wang family still talking about some polite words, and secretly thought in her heart, this Wang family is clearly very young, but she said that she is looking for something to do when she is old, she must not treat this matchmaking thing as an idle matter, everyone here is either rich or expensive, if it really fulfills a marriage, the Wang family also has many interests, the most important thing is that she will get a favor between the two families, this kind of thing, who doesn't want to do it?
After Wang finished speaking, when everyone moved their chopsticks, Chujian whispered to Cui Ziyin, "Cui Ziyin, why are you here too?" Do you have a crush on any girl? ”
At this time, Cui Ziyin, who was finally able to talk alone with Chujian, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and when he heard Chujian's question, his white and smooth handsome face turned slightly red, and he hurriedly explained, "The city lord's wife sent an invitation to the prince's mansion, and it happened that Ziyin was also present at the time, so she probably felt embarrassed not to invite me to come, so she sent someone to send me an invitation the next day, and Ziyin never cared about any girl." ”
"The prince admires you very much, and it seems that your future is bright." For some reason, she felt that Cui Ziyin seemed to be a little more dazzling than before, the kind of erratic temperament that lingered on him was really rare in the world, it was a kind of suppressed and hidden charm, so beautiful that it was not like a person.
Cui Ziyin's red lips as bright as cinnabar evoked a faint smile, and he didn't know why the prince was impressed by him, the prince was very good to him, that kind of good, often made him feel a piercing chill invade his back, but he couldn't dodge, not so much that he didn't dare to dodge, it was better to say that he ...... In fact, he doesn't want to hide, he wants to be strong, and the prince will be his best climbing.
"First Sight......" The two were silent for a moment, Cui Ziyin put down the bamboo chopsticks in his hand, and looked at the first meeting with a sigh of speech.
Chumi took a sip of soup and raised his eyebrows to look at Cui Ziyin, "Huh? What's wrong? "This feast is almost over, I don't know if I can say goodbye and leave first.
"I have something to say to you." The immaturity on Cui Ziyin's face has gradually dissipated, but his face is still exquisite, he looks a little nervous, and his good-looking eyes have been flickering.
"Uh-huh, let's talk about it." took the handkerchief handed over by Lingyu, wiped the corners of his mouth elegantly, and looked at Cui Ziyin with a smile.
A hint of embarrassment flashed between Cui Ziyin's eyebrows, "Can I talk to you alone?" ”
I was stunned at first sight, and I was about to agree, but I heard Liu Qing, who was standing next to Wang, speak, saying that if the girls have a talent show, they might as well be bold and offered, so that everyone can learn and learn, and the first thing to perform is that Lin Yi, the daughter of the imperial history of the dynasty, wants to perform a hundred flowers dance.
The surrounding Xinzhu silk music was already sounding, and when I first saw Cui Ziyin, I smiled helplessly, I can't leave the table at this time.
The two of them were silent, and watched intently as the girl walked into the garden with a fan in her hand, this woman had a graceful posture and a good appearance, dancing like a butterfly to the sound of the piano, and for a while, confused everyone's eyes.
This is the real flower, scenery and beauty!