Chapter 39: The Birthday Banquet
The eldest princess of Anping is the eldest sister of the emperor, and in her early years, she married into the Wei family, one of the three generals, and became the eldest daughter-in-law of the Wei family.
In addition to the private army controlled by the emperor himself, the other main military powers of Long Xiguo are divided between the three generals, and the national military affairs are jointly managed by the three generals, these three generals are the Xia family, that is, the maiden family of Xia Guifei, the general Mu family, and the Wei family.
Xia, Mu, and Wei are all famous generals in Longxi Kingdom.
When the eldest princess of Anping came to deliver the post, she was talking to Concubine Jing in the Chunzao Palace in the morning light, and Shen Qingyi was also there. The eldest princess of Anping came this time to invite Concubine Jing and Shen Qingyi, but Chenguang was at the scene, and she had to ask a question out of politeness. Chenguang was hesitant, but Shen Qingyi encouraged her to go by the side, and Concubine Jing also said that she would let Chenguang go to play, it was too boring to be bored in the palace all day, so Chenguang agreed.
Shen Run received an invitation from the princess's mansion almost at the same time, the eldest princess of Anping was his aunt, and the husband's family was one of the three generals, the Wei family, he naturally wanted to go, but he didn't plan to take Chenguang there, he didn't want Chenguang to meet the eldest princess of Anping in the palace and received an invitation.
At this point, he couldn't help but let her go, thinking about it these days, except for occasionally entering and leaving the palace, she was very well-behaved at other times, and she didn't find anything unusual, Shen Run reluctantly agreed.
On the birthday of the eldest princess of Anping, it was not so cold, but Chenguang still felt uncomfortable, she sat in the dangling carriage with a small hand stove, and fell asleep in the arms of Huo Wu.
The princesses married by Long Xiguo are all opened separately, and the princess mansion of the eldest princess of Anping is on the street outside the palace, with a building with black tiles and gray walls, showing the royal restrained luxury. Outside the gate of the princess's mansion, there have been all kinds of carriages coming in and out since early in the morning, and the door of the mansion is wide open, and there is an endless stream of people who come to congratulate them.
The carriage stopped in the midst of the bustle, and when Chenguang got off the car, Shen Run had already dismounted and was standing outside the gate, and Chenguang walked over and stood behind him. This person hadn't paid attention to her since the morning, probably because he was angry that he had to bring her when he didn't have to bring her, but the deterrent effect when he was angry was zero for Chenguang, so Chenguang was still smiling.
As early as when Shen Run's horse arrived at the corner of the street, someone reported to the princess's mansion, and after the little singer sang "His Royal Highness King Rong has arrived", soon, a man dressed in gorgeous clothes greeted him and knelt down on one knee:
"See His Royal Highness King Rong."
The man was twenty-six or seventeen years old, already bearded, eyebrows and eyes, burly, calm and elegant, and he was not surprised to see the morning light, and said politely:
"I've seen Princess Chenguang."
Although Chenguang is the well-known Princess Rong, because the two have never had a wedding, it is naturally inappropriate to call "Princess Rong" in public.
Chenguang didn't care, based on his age and identity who came out to greet him, he guessed that this person should be the eldest son of the eldest princess of Anping, from the fourth rank Xuanwu general Wei Xun.
At this age, he has already achieved the rank of fourth-grade, which is already very good. The three generals of Longxi State adopt a hereditary system, that is to say, when the old military general of Wei abdicates, Wei Xun's father, as the eldest son, will inherit the position of the next general, and when Wei Xun's father abdicates in the future, Wei Xun, as the eldest son, will inherit his father's business and become the person in charge of the important military power of Longxi Kingdom.
The future is limitless.
Chenguang glanced at him with a smile.
Looks like a human.
Wei Xun said hello to Qin Xian, Qin Shuo, father and son who came with Shen Run, and then let people in. Not long after entering the door, Wei Xun ordered a mamma who looked majestic in the house to take Chenguang to the place where the ladies in the back garden stayed, Wei Xun smiled and said that the third princess and the fourth princess had already come and were waiting for her in the back garden, and Chenguang smiled and separated from Shen Run.
Shen Run still didn't talk to her, probably still angry. Chenguang didn't care, and followed the mama who led the way happily.
Not far away, the morning light has rested several times, but fortunately, the grandmother in the princess's mansion is educated, and she is still smiling, and she is not annoyed by her turtle speed.
When I came to the back garden, I soon saw a flower hall built between the rockery trees, and the elegant decoration had a unique style in the winter of Xiaosuo.
Far away from the flower hall, there was a maid into the flower hall to report, not long after, wearing a green folded branch flower jacquard round neck palace dress, dressed in wild duck feathers Shen Qingyi ran out of the flower hall, happily called:
"Second sister-in-law!"
Then I saw Chenguang still walking at a rapid pace after seeing her, and said with a smile: "Second sister-in-law, you are walking so slowly." ”
"It's going to get tired." Chenguang said seriously, stop, and take a breath by the way.
Shen Qingyi laughed and laughed.
Behind her was a young woman wearing a plain Hangzhou silk placket with a slate green tuanhua golden branch leaf line, a ruyi pattern cotton skirt with an apricot yellow bottom, plain makeup, and a graceful eyebrow, and the young woman smiled and saluted:
"Princess Wan'an of Morning Light."
"Second sister-in-law, this is Brother Wei's daughter-in-law."
Chenguang knew that this was Wei Xun's wife, Luo Biyu, the second lady of the upstart Luo family, one of the six Qings, and greeted Luo Biyu with a smile while looking at it.
Luo Biyu enthusiastically let Chenguang in, and Shen Qingyi took Chenguang's hand and said:
"The second sister-in-law and the third sister are also here, and they are sitting inside."
Then she lowered her voice and whispered to Chenguang:
"The crown princess is also here."
Chenguang was stunned for a moment, and then thought about it, Xia Guifei was unwilling to have anything to do with Concubine Jing's maiden family, and she was unwilling to appear on the same occasion as Concubine Jing, but she had to say something about the eldest princess's birthday banquet, the crown princess and the third princess came instead of the prince and Xia Guifei, and by the way, she also took a Shen Qingyi.
Chenguang understood what Shen Qingyi meant by reminding her, the prince and King Rong were not in harmony with the Manchu Dynasty, and the prince even drove King Rong out of the court two years ago, although King Rong went back later, but the embarrassment was still there. And two days ago, the prince just scolded King Rong in the palace for being a roadblock, and today Chenguang, the titular Princess Rong, is going to meet with the crown princess, facing the wife of the person who bullied her husband and insulted her husband, did Chenguang pretend to be generous with her or simply beat her out of anger?
The flower hall was as warm as spring, and more than thirty little girls were chattering and laughing, and at a cursory glance, they were divided into several small circles, and they didn't pay attention to the morning light, because there were several dignified women behind a rosewood screen in the east.
In people's hearts, although it is a little strange that there has not been a wedding so far, everyone knows that Princess Chenguang is Princess Rong, and this time she was brought by His Royal Highness King Rong, so all the women dare not slack off, and they all take the courtesy and morning greetings of the princess, and then find that even if it is a princess of a small country, it is also a princess, and there is still a difference between the princess and the daughters of these families, they are just nobles, but the princess is the arrogance of the royal power, which is a sense of dignity that does not need to be deliberately revealed in the bones, recognize this clearly, Everyone dared not underestimate the morning light.
The crown princess Lin Qin didn't fight with Chenguang, Chenguang felt that Lin Qin was smarter than Shen Huai, and the sense of intimacy and alienation was just right, not easy to get close to, but not rude.
Chenguang thought the high-flying crown princess was very interesting.
"Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, the white girl of the Lai Guo Mansion has arrived, and the Mu girl of the Jianguo Mansion has arrived!" A maid came in and reported quickly.
Without saying a word, several girls with beautiful faces and dignified manners came in from behind the screen.