Chapter 175: Palace Banquet 2
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Seeing that the father-in-law turned around and left after speaking, Xi Shuang snorted secretly in her heart, she is just a eunuch, and she dares to look down on Miss Ben, and when the girl is worth it in the future, I will see how to humiliate you crippled people!
Coupled with Xi Ningyu looking at herself quietly behind her, Xi Shuang was even more resentful in her heart, why are you in the limelight at the autumn banquet today, since you came back, Xifu has lost Miss Ben's position, wait and see, one day I will step on the head of you, the concubine of Xifu.
Xi Min felt a real headache when she saw that the three sisters got out of the car and were so weird. So he pulled Xi Ningyu's sleeve and quietly begged her to take him to the front first.
Xi Ningyu didn't want to stand here with these two people who didn't deal with each other, so he also followed Xi Min's pull, walked forward to the steps, and went to the hall where the banquet was held above.
Xi Shuang was too lazy to talk to someone in order to avoid being questioned for a while, so she took a few steps behind and followed behind Xi Ningyu.
Xi Lin looked at the sisters in front of him, and he didn't know what to think in his heart, and after a short pause, he also followed with his personal maid.
The banquet in the palace is naturally not comparable to ordinary people.
In the glorious hall, numerous large candles containing incense powder are erected. Coupled with some tools to reflect the light, the whole hall is unusually bright, plus the incense powder in the candle flame, it is burned by the fire, and the fragrance is overflowing.
The banquet hall is hundreds of zhang wide and hundreds of zhang deep. So that the women's family members who came one step earlier, stood or sat around, or gathered in a pile, gathered in the left and right compartments of the court officials, and did not seem to be half crowded.
According to the difference between dignity and inferiority, as well as the different forces of the various prefectures participating in the banquet today in the imperial capital, rows of banquet tables are arranged from the inside to the outside in turn.
As soon as Xi Ningyu and the Xi family sisters entered the door, they were stopped by the palace maids who were already waiting to receive people from various provinces, and after asking where they came from, they took Xi Ningyu and a few people to the positions that had already been arranged.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the seat of the Xi Mansion. If you have any orders, you can call the nearby palace maids, but please don't overstep your position and disturb other nobles! ”
Because Xifu is a businessman, the palace servants who have always been respectful and humble also habitually inform some taboos and palace rules first.
lest something go wrong at that time, disturb the noble master, and let these slaves be punished, and they may even lose their lives.
It's just this kind reminder that made Xi Shuang dissatisfied in her heart, although she couldn't say anything, her face immediately darkened.
He turned his face away angrily, and sat down in his seat without looking at the palace maid who kindly reminded him.
"Thank you girl for reminding us, we'll wake up."
Xi Ningyu understood the kindness of the palace people, so he thanked Wen Yan and asked the accompanying Qingying to secretly give a few taels of silver as a thank you gift.
The palace maid saw that Xi Ningyu was so sensible, and she liked it in her heart, and she was more and more satisfied with Xi Ningyu after receiving the reward, so she said a few big taboos in the palace before leaving.
These fell in Xi Shuang's eyes, and they became a stammer, and they fell into the identity of Miss Xi Fu. Coupled with the silver reward, it has also become a move to take the money of the Xifu and buy a good reputation for yourself.
"A servant, I don't know what benefits the second sister will get from welcoming her like this? It really makes my sister think how high your vision is! ”
Hearing Xi Shuang's sarcasm, Xi Ningyu didn't bother to pay attention to her, but she didn't hear it, and took Xi Min to sit at the head of the seat of the banquet, and looked at the decorations in the hall.
Seeing that Xi Ningyu didn't care about herself, Xi Shuang was bored, snorted coldly and looked away, looking for the young lady she knew.
Xi Lin saw that the two were incompatible with each other, and snickered in his heart, what he wanted was this, otherwise where would he have the opportunity to profit from it.
The three sisters of the Xi family, each with their own thoughts. Out of Xi Ningyu is too lazy to meet them, but the other two are ordinary hearts, no blood friendship.
When Xi Ningyu was in the main hall of a large number of banquets, there were also people looking at her above.
Seeing that Xi Ningyu's sisters were present, the lord of Feng'an County gestured to the woman who had given him an idea just now, then smiled slightly, and turned away to talk to someone.
The woman who got the hint was the daughter of an official who thought she was a third-grade official, and because her father had been in an idle position, she had no oil or water to fish.
was explained several times at home, so that she could get closer to the county lord, so that she could use the relationship between the mother of the county lord of Feng'an, that is, Princess Yinqiong, to make friends with Ling Chan, the fifth son of the emperor.
Because the fifth son of the emperor has been close to Princess Yinqiong since he was a child, and now he is in charge of the errand of collecting grain, which has a lot of oil and water. Therefore, this official from the third grade paid attention to the county lord of Feng'an.
The woman led two or three women, and when she saw that there was no one in Xifu to talk to at the moment, she raised her foot over.
"This is the girl of the Xi family who made a big show at the autumn banquet today? Sure enough, it is bright and moving, and the style is extraordinary. ”
When Xi Ningyu heard someone praise herself, she was stunned at first, and then hurriedly stood up and saluted each other before speaking.
"This sister is overrated, but she usually reads some poetry books and learns a few words. At today's autumn banquet, it was only the sisters who did not compete with me, so that I took the lead.
I don't know which lady my sister is, forgive my sister for my shallow vision! ”
Xi Ningyu was a little modest, and then opened her mouth to ask which girl from the house was the person who came, and then see how to deal with it.
Because Xi Ningyu saw this woman at the autumn banquet today, although she didn't know whose family it was, but when she came here at this moment, she pretended not to know herself, which was strange.
Obviously, she was also present at the autumn banquet during the day, but she pretended not to know and came up to talk, there must be something wrong behind her back, since she wants to pretend, that Ning Yu will not be broken, and let's see what tricks this woman wants to play.
"My sister is polite, my father is from Sanpin Zhaowen Yilang, surnamed Hu, and his name is Xuezheng. My name is Hu Yuan, and my sister calls me Sister Yuan. ”
Hu Yuan briefly introduced herself and her own home, and then said to Xi Ningyu: "Come here to disturb my sister, in fact, there are a few noble girls who heard that my sister is not good at the autumn banquet today, so I asked me to come over and ask my sister to come over and get acquainted."
If you can, would you like to ask Sister Xi to come with me? ”
After Xi Ningyu heard what Hu Yuan said, she became vigilant in her heart. Today, although the autumn banquet ended halfway because of Chen Run, most of the ladies in the imperial capital should be present.
Why do you use this to take yourself to know, even if there are really people who are not present today, it should not be someone to take you to know, it should be those who come here to meet in line with the etiquette.
Just when Xi Ningyu was upset and hesitated, Xi Min beside him persuaded with some interest: "Second sister, presumably those few are all prominent noble ladies who would do such an impolite thing."
Let's not be offended, let's go and take a look and deal with a few words and come back. The province will go back today, and Daddy will tell us about this again! ”
Seeing that Xi Ningyu was still hesitant, Xi Min said again: "Second sister, I don't want to sit here and watch the eldest sister, it's too awkward, let's leave for a while, and come back when the banquet is officially held, and it will save you the trouble of seeing them!" ”
Xi Ningyu thought about it, and the province sat here and watched Xi Shuang and Xi Lin be eyesore, although he disdained to be familiar with them, it was obvious that he was also annoyed.
It's better to follow what Xi Min said, and leave for a while to clear your eyes.
Even if there are any actions behind this Hu Yuan, as long as they are careful and don't give them a handle, they must not be able to help themselves.
"Okay, let's go with my sister to get to know those young ladies. I'm tired of Sister Hu, please! ”
When Hu Yuan saw Xi Ningyu responding, a sneer crossed her heart, and she would watch the show later.
Xi Ningyu followed Hu Yuan to the depths of the banquet hall, and the more she walked, the more Xi Ningyu felt that something was wrong.
Because the seat of his own seat in the mansion can be said to be basically close to the outside, and according to the etiquette system, the status of the Shang Jia family is already at the bottom, and it is already the grace of the Son of Heaven to be able to participate in Gong Yan.
But it also restricts the circle that the businessman family can contact at the banquet, and it is only three products at most, but now that Hu Yuan is taking himself forward, it will be within the range of the nobles' seats.
At this time, even Xi Min sensed that something was wrong, and whispered in Xi Ningyu's ear: "Second sister, if you go on like this, we will be more polite." This, isn't this okay? ”
At this time, Xi Ningyu and Hu Yuan and their party also attracted the attention of the surrounding women and some officials.
Xi Ningyu thought in his heart, there was indeed a conspiracy, and now he was thinking about retreating, I was afraid that it would be impossible. In this case, let's follow and see what trick this Hu Yuan is playing!
Turning her head and comforting Xi Min, Xi Ningyu took her and continued to follow Hu Yuan.
"Hu Yuan, whose girl are you carrying behind you, why don't we know each other very well?"
Sure enough, after walking a few steps, a gorgeously dressed woman stopped in front of Hu Yuan.
"It turned out to be Sister Yang, and I gave my sister a gift."
Hu Yuan said that, and went down to salute the girl in front of him.
This Sister Yang raised her hand slightly and motioned for Hu Yuan to get up.
"Sister Hu Yuan, you haven't said whose girls these two are behind you, why do you look so powerful?"
Hu Yuan didn't raise his head too much, and a sinister smile crossed his face. The heart will indeed be there
Stopped halfway through, these noble women sometimes value their status more than men.
Especially on this occasion, the order of respecting the elders and the young is very strict, and he took the two Xi Ningyu sisters to the depths, and sure enough, they would be stopped and questioned by other nobles.
The idea he came up with with the lord of Feng'an before, it seems to be working, and now he has an eye in front of the monarch, and his father will definitely be valued by the five princes in the future.
Hu Yuan thought of this, and quickly disappeared with a smile on his face.
"These two are the young ladies of Xifu, and they are also the talented women who suppressed Lan Yi County Jun with their literary talents at the Juyuan Autumn Banquet today!"
The noble women who gradually gathered around were also very curious when they heard that it was the girl surnamed Xi at today's autumn banquet.
Especially Sister Yang, who stopped Hu Yuan and his party, heard Hu Yuan say that it was the girl Xi at today's autumn banquet, and turned her head to look at Xi Ningyu with a good look.
secretly said in her heart that Lan Yi has always been proud of us women in her writing, but today she was crushed by the woman in front of her.
So I looked more and more closely, and I didn't see any difference after looking at it for a while. So the woman surnamed Yang asked Xi Ningyu, "I don't know what books Sister Xi reads on weekdays?" Is it only a bit long for the poems? ”
The first sentence is not wrong, but the last sentence is a little long, and it doesn't seem very ear-catching.
Xi Ningyu felt a little in her heart that these noble women in the imperial capital all spoke in such a superior way, how could they not speak if they didn't verbally belittle.
Seeing that Xi Ningyu didn't answer, the woman surnamed Yang was a little annoyed.
"Why are you so rude!"