When everyone heard this, they all chanted Shengming, and this palace banquet officially began.

"This time Xiao Rin led the troops to fight, the young lady of the General's Mansion must be worried and worried, right?" Concubine Ji Guifei, who was beside the emperor, looked at Jing Ning, with a smile on her bright face, and her words were very concerned.

This concubine Ji is the sister of Ji Ming, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and soon after entering the palace, she became a celebrity in front of the emperor, and was directly promoted from Chang Zai to the position of concubine.

Jing Ning and Ji Guifei were not familiar with each other, and there were some doubts in her heart at the moment, but she was silent on her face, and replied respectfully: "Xie Guifei cares." ”

"The young lady and General Xiao have been married for a while, but they have never had a son and a half daughter, and this general's mansion is a little deserted." Concubine Ji's eyes were gentle, but there was a deep meaning in her words.

Jing Ning's heart jumped, and a little dissatisfaction flashed in her eyes, although she was never pregnant, where was her turn to chew her tongue in this matter? Although he was unhappy in his heart, Jing Ning did not show it on his face.

"The elders in the house are friendly and tolerant, the younger sister is obedient and smart, the girl is also very smart, and there are more affairs in the house, so I can't really talk about it." Jing Ning's tone was flat, and she replied to Concubine Ji's words lightly, she deliberately did not mention the matter of the child, lest Concubine Ji make any trouble on this issue.

Concubine Ji nodded with a smile, but it wasn't much, which made Jing Ning a little surprised. But she was not very relieved in her heart, after all, to be able to climb to the position of the concubine in such a short period of time, the means must not be simple.

"What does she want to do?" Lan Yao also realized the meaning of Concubine Ji's words and asked in a low voice.

"Let's just wait and see what happens, and we won't stuff another woman in the General's Mansion." Jing Ning's tone was a little mocking, she picked up the teacup and took a sip, and as soon as she raised her head, she met Ji Guifei's eyes, her eyelids jumped, and she looked away with a faint smile.

At this moment, the dancers retreated one after another, and the four little eunuchs carried a big drum up, and then a woman in pink came, her body was lightly on the drum, the music was renewed, and the woman's water sleeves were thrown out again and again, her posture was slim, and her slender waist was as soft as a weak willow. Her hair fluttered with her dance, and she looked very smart.

"This woman looks so raw." Lan Yao stared at the woman's face and muttered to herself, and suddenly her eyes widened, and a little excitement appeared on her face.

"I remember! That's not Lord Ji's *Ji Qing! ”

"Ji Qing?" Jing Ning raised his eyebrows, very unfamiliar with this name. Lan Yao nodded and talked briefly to Jing Ning.

Several families have a son and a daughter, Ji Qing is Lord Ji's *, but since he was a child, he was sent out of Kyoto by Lord Ji when he was five years old, and found a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to recuperate.

"It seems that Miss Ji's illness is getting better." Jing Ning looked at Ji Qing flying in the field lightly, and said meaningfully.

The music gradually subsided, and Ji Qing also put away his water sleeves and bowed to the emperor.

"The courtier Ji Qing knocked to see the emperor and the concubine." Ji Qing's voice is like a warbler's cry, which is very good.

"What is this?" The emperor showed a little appreciation, and turned his head to look at Concubine Ji on his side.

Concubine Ji Guifei looked at Ji Qing lovingly, and said softly: "Back to the emperor, this is the niece of the concubine, this Mid-Autumn Festival, although everything is simple, but there is no dance is inevitably lonely, the concubine arranged Qing'er to dance this dance, and I hope the emperor will not blame the concubine." ”

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, not only rewarded Concubine Ji, but also named Ji Qing as the lord of Ning'an.

Jing Ning raised his eyebrows, faintly feeling that this matter was not simple. Sure enough, Concubine Ji immediately looked at her.

"What does the young lady think of my niece?"

Jing Ning looked at Ji Qing, Ji Qing smiled with crooked eyebrows, looking very innocent and harmless.

"Miss Ji Zhong Lingyuxiu is a rare beauty." Jing Ning praised heartily. Indeed, Ji Qing gave birth to a good appearance, with bright eyes and bright teeth, weak willows supporting the wind, as pure as snow lotus on an iceberg, which makes people feel good at a glance.

Ji Qing's face turned slightly red when he heard this, and he bent over to Jing Ning as a thank you. Concubine Ji nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Qing'er is also very obedient on weekdays, I see that the young lady has a relationship with Qing'er, why don't you let Qing'er live in the house for a while, so it is better to be a companion with the young lady." ”

Jing Ning's face suddenly sank, Concubine Ji obviously wanted to insert her niece into the General's Mansion. There is a grace in the house that is enough to upset her, if there is another Ji Qing, she may not know what will happen. Although Ji Qing seemed docile and obedient, the women of several families should not be as ignorant as they seemed on the surface.

Just as Jing Ning racked his brains to refuse Concubine Ji, the emperor suddenly opened his mouth.

"This matter is very good, then let Qing'er go to the General's Mansion to live for a while, Jing Ning, you can't neglect my niece." The emperor looked at Jing Ning fixedly, and the expression on his face was not angry and arrogant.

Jing Ning pursed his lips, it seemed that this matter was completely the emperor's intention, and he was afraid that he was pretending not to know about Ji Qing's existence. Since the emperor spoke, Jing Ning naturally couldn't refute it, otherwise she couldn't afford to be charged with disobeying the order. However, the current situation is not so bad, the emperor did not directly reward Ji Qing to Xiao Rin, so she still has a chance. If Xiao Rin returns triumphantly, this Ji Qing is afraid that he will have to live in the General's Mansion for a long time.

"Thank you." Jing Ning endured the displeasure in his heart and saluted the emperor. The emperor symbolically raised his hand. And Ji Guifei beside him smiled more and more beautifully.

Lan Yao sighed, she patted Jing Ning's shoulder gently, she knew that Jing Ning must be uncomfortable at this time, but the emperor's order was difficult to disobey, and she had no way to do anything, she just hoped that Ji Qing would not be as annoying as Wanxi.

Jing Ning looked at Ji Qing, Ji Qing bent his eyes and raised his glass to her, Jing Ning also picked up the teacup, smiled slightly and took a sip.

After the palace banquet, Jing Ning and Lan Yao separated at the gate of the palace, and she and Wanxi took the same carriage back to the general's mansion.

Wanxi raised her eyes from time to time to look at Jing Ning's complexion, Jing Ning was already in a bad mood, and she was even more bored when she was looked at by Wanxi, so she looked straight at Wanxi.

"What do you want to say to me?" Her tone was cold, there was no superfluous expression on her face, and she was obviously very impatient.

Wanxi snorted lightly and said, "Now you are still so spirited, when my helpers live in the mansion, see what you can do." ”

Jing Ning's gaze suddenly turned cold, she stared at Wanxi directly, eager to throw her out of the carriage directly, but reason finally defeated impulse, after all, the palace here is not far away, and it is always not good to be seen by others.