Chapter 30: Dining with the Prince
Steward Ji led Jiang Xinyi to a hall and retreated, she had to walk in hard, the table in the hall was already full of dishes, and it seemed that this was the restaurant.
"Xinyi, come and sit here." Wen Yuxin greeted her, and deliberately pulled the chair next to her to her.
The crown prince, who was sitting on the upper seat, looked at her with a smile on his face.
Jiang Xinyi secretly scolded Wen Yuxin in her heart, adjusted her emotions into a state, and sat beside Wen Yuxin generously.
"Third brother, so loving, brother, I really envy it, I haven't drunk your favorite wine, today I borrow flowers to offer Buddha, I will give you a cup, I will do it first." After the prince finished speaking, he drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp.
Jiang Xinyi looked at the wine glass in front of her and thought, should she say that she can't drink?
"Xinyi, there is no one else today, and there is no need to be so formal, how can you excuse my brother's toast?" Wen Yuxin picked up the wine glass and said to her.
Grandma's, what kind of play is this guy singing? If she acts for the prince, she won't be allowed to sit here like this, except that she is the princess, any lady who is called to accompany the guest is more worthy of the stage than her, isn't it? I'm not afraid of losing face in front of the prince!
According to what she knows, the two of them should be hostile, but looking at the front of them, the two seem to have a good relationship with each other.
"Third brother, don't embarrass Concubine Yi, she won't drink." The prince saw Jiang Xinyi's hesitant expression, and hurriedly relieved her.
"Hey, my brother seems to know Xinyi very well." Wen Yuxin was surprised.
"I don't dare to say if I understand, I've been to the Prime Minister's Mansion a few times, and her sister Xinyu also told me about some of Concubine Yi's preferences, so I still know a little bit about it, but for some reason, Concubine Yi didn't seem to recognize me before." The prince explained, and looked at Jiang Xinyi, who didn't know what to do.
"Hehe, brother prince, didn't my sister tell you that I forgot a lot of things after I fell into the water." Jiang Xinyi said with a smile.
Brother Prince? When Wen Yuxin and the crown prince heard this, they looked at each other and smiled, there was really no one in the palace who called him like this.
"Can I really drink?" Jiang Xinyi's most concerned topic in front of her, she leaned close to Wen Yuxin and whispered in her ear.
"Of course you can, drink it, it's much better than the cooking wine in your backyard, you didn't see this hall, so there was one person left to serve." Wen Yuxin nodded and said.
After getting permission, Jiang Xinyi raised her wine glass with confidence, "Come, prince, let's accompany the prince's brother and have a good time." After speaking, he touched the wine glass with Wen Yuxin, and as soon as he raised his neck, he drank a glass of wine.
"Good wine." She smacked her lips and admired after drinking.
Wen Yuxin also drank the wine in his cup in one gulp.
The little guy standing on the side hurriedly stepped forward, picked up the wine jug on the table, and poured wine from the prince onwards.
Jiang Xinyi saw the crab on the table, and just wanted to reach out and grab one, but her sharp eyes saw that there was a freshly peeled one in the plate in front of Wen Yuxin, oh, she didn't think about it, so she exchanged the empty plate in front of her with Wen Yuxin, this vice was brought by her from modern times, and she had dinner with the little sisters on weekdays.
Jiang Xinyi succeeded, where did she care about other people's eyes, she tasted the crab by herself, the two handsome guys next to her were politicians, we have nothing to say to them, it is inevitable that you will miss something if you talk too much, it is still important to eat, it is a restaurant, you don't have to pay after eating, and you don't need to wash the dishes.
"She has this temperament, not as virtuous as the crown princess, which makes my brother laugh." Wen Yuxin looked at the greedy cat beside her with pity and said to the prince.
"No, this is the true temperament, don't you like the third brother." The prince asked rhetorically.
Jiang Xinyi on the side thought to herself, these two people really have nothing to say, they can eat when they should eat, drink when they should drink, what are they doing with me! She sucked a crab claw, and drank the wine glass with the other hand, the cup was too small, and it was not enjoyable to drink at all, the little guy on the side was very discerning, and poured her wine quickly, Jiang Xinyi gave him a smile gratefully.
Wen Yuxin sandwiched a piece of fish meat for her and put it on her plate, but Jiang Xinyi didn't say anything, as if this was what he should do.
What Jiang Xinyi didn't notice was that the prince and the prince didn't speak anymore, they were pursed their lips, watching her eat and drink. It wasn't until Wen Yuxin peeled a crab roe again and put it on her plate that she said; "I'm embarrassed if you two don't eat it."
The little guy on the side bit his lip vigorously, grandma, are you embarrassed?
"By the way, Brother Prince, his name is Xin, Xiaoqi's name is Yan, what is your name?" Jiang Xinyi drank a few glasses of wine, became drunk, and asked the person opposite without concealment.
"Have you really forgotten my name?" The prince frowned, put down the cup in his hand and asked.
"Hehe, Brother Prince drank too much, didn't I say it just now, people fell into the pool, their brains were flooded, and they forgot a lot of things, besides, why should I remember your name if it's okay, and I can't shout, if I catch up with you and I'm unhappy, I can't cut me with a knife." Jiang Xinyi said as she handed a large crab claw in her hand to Wen Yuxin.
"Look at what? Help me bite open. Jiang Xinyi looked at Wen Yuxin Mumu's expression and said dissatisfied.
"My name is Wen Jingqian." The prince hurriedly said what she wanted to know, otherwise the younger brother and the lovely princess would still be facing each other.
"That means you don't lack anything in your eight characters." Jiang Xinyi was a little disappointed, originally she was still thinking, Wen Yuxin is short of gold, Wen Yeyan is short of fire, if this prince lacks wood, doesn't he want to be called Sen? As a result, people don't lack anything, oh, no, the prince is short of money (dry), hehe.
"Is my name funny?" Wen Jingqian looked at the princess with a disappointed expression, and then had a wicked smile on her face, and she really couldn't calm down, and asked.
"No, I didn't mean that, I was just thinking, since you pay attention to the birth date, why didn't your mother choose a caesarean section? It is to find a doctor before giving birth, grasp the time, take a knife to cut the mother's belly, take out the baby, and then stitch the mother's belly. Jiang Xinyi knew that there was no caesarean section at that time, so she explained in detail with comparisons, and looked at the prince and Wen Yuxin with an expression that you understand.
Vomit, vomit, the little guy who poured the wine covered his mouth and retched and ran out.
Wen Jingqian stared at his big eyes and swallowed desperately, forcing himself not to spit out in shame.
Wen Yuxin adjusted his breath, after all, he was a battle-hardened general. "Brother Huang, Xinyi has drunk too much, don't you mind." He said to Wen Jingqian, who was a little pale.
Wen Jingqian didn't say anything, just waved his hand, indicating that it was okay, but he couldn't laugh anymore.
Jiang Xinyi saw their reaction, and almost blurted out, I was born by caesarean section, what's the fuss, as for it?
In fact, if this topic is said in a different environment, it may not be so lethal, the key is that this is on the dinner table, and she described it so vividly, who can stand it.
Rare and strange, Jiang Xinyi shook her head, extremely despised the two men in front of her, she reached into Wen Yuxin's hand and took the previous crab claw, which was inadvertently pinched open by Wen Yuxin when she was conditioning her breath.
"Wow, you're so powerful, when will you teach me, and I won't have to trouble you anymore in the future." Jiang Xinyi ate the meat in the crab claws and praised Wen Yuxin, who was about to collapse.
"Where did you buy this wine?" Jiang Xinyi asked while picking up the flask to pour herself wine.
"What you can't buy outside, it's brewed in the house, if you like it, tell Steward Ji and let him send someone to send it to you." Wen Yuxin pinched the bridge of her nose and said weakly.
To be honest, Wen Yuxin is beginning to regret it now, today's chess move, it seems to have made a mistake, although he and Wen Jingqian were not born by the same mother, but they are very close to each other, and his mother always reminds him from time to time, plus later his father set up Wen Jingqian as the prince, the two gradually distanced themselves and became a little stranger.
Today, the prince came as a guest, still single, when the two passed by the west courtyard, they were attracted by the laughter inside, in the palace of the king of Yu, there has never been such a situation, I don't know if it is the girl who doesn't know whether to live or die, walk in and see, it is actually his crazy princess, when she sees the prince, it is like seeing a stranger, this is very abnormal, because there is no need at all, the princess is her sister, it is impossible not to see the prince, she is not doing this!
Wen Yuxin temporarily decided to ask her to dine together, wanting to see their reactions, but now, looking at the prince's expression, Wen Yuxin was confused, he didn't know about others, but he knew the prince's temperament best, and it was definitely not pretending.
Besides, some of the prince's things are manipulated by the queen mother, Jiang Shiqian, and them behind the scenes. Could it be that Jiang Xinyi's identity doesn't even know the prince? But is it possible? A meal didn't make Wen Yuxin understand too much, but became even more confused.
"Concubine Yi, in my prince's mansion, I don't dare to say anything else, there are still a few jars of fine wine, and it will be my birthday in a few days, so let's go with the third brother then." Wen Jingqian's complexion had improved, and he no longer had the previous paleness, and said to Jiang Xinyi with a smile.
Jiang Xinyi looked at Wen Yuxin, and then swallowed what was in her mouth, "Let's talk about it then, you also saw it, just like me, if you go with me, you will lose face with your sister, hehehe." ”
Wen Jingqian didn't know how to reply, and Wen Yuxin smiled bitterly.
Wen Yuxin looked at his princess and put the chopsticks away, and thought, you should also be full, he said to Wen Jingqian; "Brother, since you have no appetite, it's better to go to the study with your brother to sit down, I got an ink painting the day before yesterday, which is a must, let's go and enjoy it together."
Wen Jingqian nodded, stood up, Jiang Xinyi also stood up, and glanced at the little guy who vomited out just now, and the little guy was so frightened that he hurriedly lowered his head.
The three of them walked out of the house, and after a few steps, Jiang Xinyi stopped; "Then who, I won't go with you, just now you lost your appetite, and the province disturbed your Yaxing again, my veil fell in the house, and I will go back first when I get it, Brother Prince, goodbye." After she finished speaking, she didn't care what the other party had to say, turned around and returned to the house, Wen Yuxin and Wen Jingqian looked at each other and smiled, and continued to walk towards the study.
After Jiang Xinyi came out of the house, she returned to her backyard drunk and hazy, she didn't know that as soon as she left the room where she had just dined with her front foot, the little girl who poured wine went to the study with her back foot and complained to Wen Yuxin.
Wen Jingqian looked at the little guy and whispered to Wen Yuxin, while the younger brother said helplessly; "Got it, keep your mouth shut, and act as if you didn't see anything."
The little guy nodded and left.
"What's the matter?" Wen Jingqian asked.
"It's nothing, it's not my baby concubine, alas." Wen Yuxin replied with his hands.
He couldn't speak, and instead of looking for a veil, his princess had just turned around and taken a flask full of wine from the table.
Fortunately, Wen Jingyu didn't ask any more.
After dark, Jiang Xinyi brought out the freshly boiled hot water from the kitchen, entered the bedroom, soaked her feet in the footbasin, and while holding the mirror, she applied something to her face, which was a mask she made herself, which was made with egg whites and pearl powder.
Drying the water off her feet, she changed into another pair of shoes, put the new shoes Xiaoping made for her under the bed, and then walked out of the door with the footwater, and heard a noise outside the wall.
Who could it be? It's definitely not Xiaoping's, I've just met her during the day, and the footsteps outside the wall are moving towards the door, Mom, it can't be an assassin like last time, right?