Chapter 204: The Banquet
Zheng Xiuning was originally depressed and endured the troubles of grounding in her courtyard, she was still resentful because of the rumor from Fengting and Yang Qin, and suddenly someone sent a message that she would go to the palace with her father for a banquet tonight, and her face suddenly turned cloudy.
She excitedly asked, "Really, really?" ”
The subordinate who passed the message respectfully blessed his body, "The master said it himself, and he also said that the second lady's grounding time is enough to be lifted." ”
Zheng Xiuning glanced at his subordinates proudly and waved his hand, "Okay, Miss Ben knows." ”
After the subordinates left, Zheng Xiuning pulled the sleeve of the Yang family beside him with an excited face and shook it, "Mother, mother, my father let me participate in the banquet." ”
Yang has been staying with Zheng Xiuning since he appeared, wearing a human skin mask on weekdays, and only occasionally taking it off when he is alone with Zheng Xiuning.
A shrewd glint flashed in her eyes, "This is an opportunity, Xiuning." If you can overwhelm Qunfang tomorrow night, then you will overpower Zheng Jingning, a slut, and your father will pay attention to you in the future. ”
"Uh-huh. I know my mother. Zheng Xiuning's eyes flashed with determination, she will definitely seize this opportunity, and she will definitely not let Zheng Jingning go!
The palace banquet came as scheduled in the respective hopes of Zheng Xiuning and Zheng Jingning.
The palace at night is gorgeous and graceful.
Thousands of lanterns are lit together.
The brilliant and lively lights reflected the sky of the imperial city in red.
Zheng Anyan said a few words to Zheng Xiuning and Zheng Jingning and left. Men and women sit separately. Zheng Xiuning glared at Jing Ning and walked straight to the other daughters. smiled faintly, didn't care, and saw Xiao Yuan and Lan Yao coming over and waving hello.
Jing Ning saw at first glance that Xiao Yuan's expression was not very good, he was very haggard, and he sighed in his heart when he thought of Feng Ting.
The three of them chatted for a while, and a father-in-law announced the start of the banquet.
Next is some ceremonies, first kneel down to see the emperor and queen, and then listen to the emperor say some superficial words, and the banquet will officially begin.
Zheng Xiuning was chatting with the young lady next to him while secretly looking at the Wind Pavilion. Feng Ting was talking to Xiao Rin, and the two raised their glasses and drank each other.
Zheng Xiuning's behavior was seen by the young lady, she glanced at Feng Ting, and said with a smile, "Miss Zheng Er has been looking at Feng Gongzi, could it be ......" Miss smiled tacitly.
Although Zheng Xiuning is shy, she is not shy about it, in her heart, Fengting is her own. She suddenly saw a person, and suddenly clenched the embroidered handkerchief in her hand, it was Yang Qin. Zheng Xiuning thought of the rumors, was dissatisfied, observed for a while, and found that Feng Ting did not pay attention to Yang Qin, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Then he hooked his lips proudly, who else could be worthy of Fengting except himself.
Xiao Yuan was absent-minded from the beginning to the end of this banquet, she silently listened to Jing Ning and Lan Yao chatting around her, and she didn't have time to participate. She looked at the warm man in the distance in a daze, her eyes were obscure, did she really like Shangfeng Pavilion? Why do you think of this person from time to time these days?
"Kite?" Hearing someone call herself, Xiao Yuan came back to her senses, and a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth, "What's wrong?" ”
Jing Ning saw Xiao Yuan's unyielding appearance, and felt very distressed in her heart, "Are you uncomfortable?" ”
Xiao Yuan shook his head, and couldn't help but glance at Feng Ting, and his tone was light, "I'm fine." ”
Jing Ning didn't say anything after hearing this, she looked towards the wind pavilion, but accidentally bumped into another pair of eyes.
Xiao Rin stared at him intently, his eyes were very beautiful, and there was a layer of light under his eyes, which attracted her and couldn't take her eyes off. The two of them looked at each other quietly from a distance.
Lan Yao touched Jing Ning's arm for some reason, "What's wrong?" Lost soul. ”
Jing Ning came back to his senses and hurriedly lowered his head and pretended to be very serious looking at the cups on the table, and shook his head lightly, "It's okay." ”
"You two are weird today." Lan Yaohu looked at Jing Ning and Xiao Rin suspiciously.
Jing Ning didn't hear what Qing Lanyao said, she was still in a trance because of Xiao Rin's glance at him, she secretly looked at Xiao Rin again, and found that the man was talking to Feng Ting again, but the corners of his lips were unconsciously hooked. As if sensing that someone was looking at him, Xiao Rin looked at Jing Ning, nodded lightly, and smiled.
Jing Ning's face suddenly turned red.
"What is Brother Xiao looking at?" Feng Ting also noticed that Xiao Rin was different today, and he was in a good mood, he followed Xiao Rin's gaze, and saw Jing Ning blushing and bowing his head to drink water, his eyes suddenly became dim, he suppressed the sense of loss in his heart, and said in a tone as smooth as possible, "When will Brother Xiao and the eldest lady of the Zheng family get married?" ”
"It's coming." Xiao Rin retracted his gaze and said indifferently.
He looked at Wu Zhuangyuan, who was talking with people not far away, his eyes sank, and he could see the disdain of the people around him.
This year's Wu Zhuangyuan is called Shen Liang, who was born in a civilian family and has an average family background. It looked strong and dark, Xiao Rin looked at it seriously for a while, and he didn't care about it. It's just that this person doesn't seem to know how to deal with people.
Suddenly, Wu Zhuangyuan seemed to have a dispute with a rich kid, he stood up angrily, shouted loudly, and the loud voice reached the ears of the emperor in the high hall. The emperor was discussing affairs with the queen, but when he heard it, his face sank, and he found that it was Shen Liang, the martial champion, who was dissatisfied with him, and felt that this person was really indulgent and rude. Originally, I wanted to arrange a good position for him, but now it seems that it is impossible.
The queen saw that the emperor was angry, and hurriedly said softly, "Your Majesty, this martial champion is from a poor family, and he doesn't understand some etiquette, so it's good to wait for him to get used to it." ”
The emperor snorted coldly, "Other officials also have bad family backgrounds, why don't they have him." Scolding others at the banquet is not taking me seriously! He glanced at Shen Liang coldly, his expression was not worried, and he was already very disgusted with him in his heart.
The queen already knew in her heart that this new martial champion would not have a good official position, and she was worried about him on the surface, but she was extremely indifferent in her heart, feeling that this person was really a reckless person.
Shen Liang's temper is irritable, and he has suddenly become a champion, so he can't help but think very highly of himself and become proud. Seeing that the rich kid stopped speaking because of his words, he was proud in his heart. He looked around and saw a woman in a goose-yellow dress, beautiful as a flower, and couldn't help but be stunned, and kept staring at the woman.
Zheng Xiuning felt that a hot gaze had been staying on her, and she was happy in her heart, thinking that it was Fengting, just when she was ready to look at it with an expression, she found that it was a black and strong man, her expression sank suddenly, she glared angrily at the strong man and turned his head to stop looking at him, and she was angry in her heart.
It is said that Shen Liang saw the woman he liked looking back at him, and his heart was surging, and he instantly felt that the woman's expression was even more cute, and the heat in his eyes was even stronger.
Zheng Jingning had been paying attention to the situation on Wu Zhuangyuan's side, and saw him staring at Zheng Xiuning with green pupils, staring at him. couldn't help but hook her lips and smile, she drank a glass of wine in a good mood, and her eyes sparkled. She's looking forward to what's next.