Chapter 18: The Day of the Banquet

On the day of the banquet, the entire palace was busy, and in the early morning, the noisy sound outside woke up everyone, of course, this did not include Gu Qing, who was sleeping very deeply.

"How? Auntie didn't wake up! Cherry asked quietly.

Fangcao shook her head at her, "Let's go, go out and talk." ”

"Everyone's movements, don't wake up your aunt."

"Yes."

Therefore, when the entire palace was busy and lively, only Yuyin Yuan was still quiet.

Because Gu Qing slept very late last night, it was close to noon when she woke up, and after lunch, Gu Qing was helped to sit down in front of the mirror, and let the grass and them toss.

Today, I was wearing the fabric sent by the princess, and it was the fabric that Gu Qing chose that day. One is golden-white, one is lavender, and the white one looks a little like not eating fireworks, Gu Qing put it on, and instantly became a little fairy.

"Auntie, this dress is so beautiful!" Maruki looked at Gu Qing blankly, Auntie, isn't it really a fairy?

Gu Qing also likes this one very much, but today is a family banquet, and it doesn't seem appropriate to wear this. It's better to wear that purple one, and if you put it on purple, it really fits very well, compared to the previous one, this one is more playful and cute for Gu Qing, and the color is also very suitable for the family banquet.

After choosing clothes, he began to comb his hair and dye his nails again, and the afternoon passed like this, and finally all the processes were over, and Gu Qing was able to relax.

"Auntie, it's almost time, it's time to go to the princess's mother."

"Well, let's go!"

The group went to the princess's courtyard in a mighty way.

When I came to the princess's courtyard, someone had already come, it was the princess's mother, the prime minister's wife.

"Slaves and maids see the princess and the prime minister."

"Well, get up! This princess was just talking to her mother about you, and you came, come quickly! Gu Ning beckoned to Gu Qing with a smile on his face, "Mother, this is Gu Qing." ”

"Well, I didn't expect that not only are your names so similar, but your eyebrows and eyes are also somewhat similar!" The prime minister's wife was also smiling, and she seemed to be very easy to get along with, of course, she had to ignore the shrewdness that occasionally flashed in her eyes, "It's called Gu Qing, right?" ”

Gu Qing was named, "Yes." ”

"How old are you?" The Prime Minister's wife took Gu Qing's hand and asked kindly.

Gu Qing thought for a while and replied, "By the end of the year, it will be seventeen." ”

"Were you born during the Chinese New Year?"

"That's right!" Gu Qing nodded.

The Prime Minister's wife took Gu Qing's hand and continued to ask, "What do you usually like to eat?" ”

"Huh? I love meat! Gu Qing said with a cute face, could it be that the prime minister's wife wants to give her meat?

The prime minister's wife felt that the face in front of her was becoming clearer and clearer, "Okay, if you like to eat, let A-Ning give you ......"

"Mother, you can't be like this, this girl eats meat, and she has no control, so she always eats her stomach badly." Gu Ning hurriedly interrupted his mother's words, the amount of meat that Gu Qing eats, but he was ordered by Yan Ze to only eat so much every day, if he was easily agreed by his mother, Yan Ze would not be able to explain it.

Gu Qing, who was pierced, looked at Gu Ning with his eyes, Gu Ning couldn't stand this look, and looked at his mother, your old man broke into the trouble, and her daughter couldn't clean it up for you.

The prime minister's wife, who knew the cause and effect, also knew that her mouth was fast, "In this way, a few southern cooks have come to my house recently, and those local snacks they make are delicious, I will send you one tomorrow, since you can't eat more meat, then you should be able to eat something else!" ”

"Thank you, Mrs. Prime Minister." Gu Qing didn't expect that there would be no meat to eat, and there would be other gains, this prime minister's wife, she is too good!

To be honest, Gu Ning and Yiren who were present were a little surprised, Gu Ning knew her mother, she was not the one who would be so good to strangers, no matter how good the impression was, it would not be so.

Yiren, who was sitting on the side, her smile gradually stiffened, she came over early in the morning, thinking that her relationship with the Prime Minister's Mansion, plus the relationship between the princess and her mother, should not be a cold bench here.

However, the princess and the prime minister's wife kept chatting as if they hadn't seen her, and she didn't care about it at first, but after Gu Qing came, the performance of the prime minister's wife and the princess really slapped Yiren's face, and the hatred in her heart gradually deepened.

With Gu Qing, who sells cuteness, time flies quickly, and it will soon be time for dinner.

"Qiu Ju, are my father and brother here?" Seeing that the time was not early, Gu Ning was worried that his father was not busy enough to come over in time.

Qiu Ju blessed her body, "Princess Niangniang, the slave maid depreciated and sent someone to the front yard to have a look." ”

"Well, go ahead!"

"You girl, you can't help but worry about it." The prime minister's wife shook her head helplessly, "Don't worry, your father is measured, otherwise, how would he sit in the prime minister's position." ”

"Oh, mother, my daughter just can't help it!"

After a while, Qiu Ju came back and replied: "Princess Niangniang, the prime minister and the young master have already come, and the prince said that it is time to have a meal." ”

"Okay, that's good. Then let's go over too! ”

Gu Ning helped the prime minister's wife, and a group of people walked towards the front yard.

"Concubine, see the prince. Father, brother. ”

"Slaves and maids see the prince, Gu Chengxiang, Gu Shilang."

The two parties met, greeted each other, and then took their seats.

Gu Qing was arranged by Gu Ning's side, and behind him was Fangcao Bucai, because although it was a family banquet today, there were also strategists around Yan Ze present, so the rules could not be neglected.

This also makes Gu Qing suffer, the feeling of not being able to eat meat is really bad, huh! Fortunately, Fangcao knew that it was inconvenient to eat today, and she couldn't eat much, so she kept holding meat and vegetables for Gu Qing.

"Lord Wang, today is your birthday, the concubine will take her sisters to toast you together, I wish you a happy birthday!"

"Happy birthday to the prince!"

The group raised their glasses, "Okay, your blessings, this king has received it, this king can have today's results, and the princess has also contributed a lot, this king respects the princess a cup!" ”

Yan Ze's solo toast attracted the envy of other aunts, of course, this does not include Gu Qing, in Gu Qing's opinion, this is clearly a friend at the wine table persuading him to drink!

At night, when Gu Qing finished eating, the men over there were still chatting, and at this time in the past, Gu Qing had already slept.

"It's not too early, if you're sleepy, if you want to go back to rest, go first, it may take a long time for the prince to end here." Seeing everyone's tired faces, Gu Ning said.

Gu Qing took the lead and took the lead, "Niangniang, I can't stand it, so I'll leave first." ”

"Well, you're still growing up, just go back and rest!" Gu Ning said.

Gu Qing nodded, his eyes were already half-squinted, but fortunately, there was Fangcao on the side.

"The princess, the prime minister's wife, the slave will wait for the aunt to go back first." Fangcao blessed her body and said goodbye to Gu Ning and the Prime Minister's wife.

got the consent, took Gu Qing with him, and left.

Here, Yan Ze and the others really made it late, and by the time they finished eating, it had already passed the third watch. The drunken prime minister, who was already drunk, had to pull Yan Zebai to the handle, but the people around him laughed badly.

"Okay, okay, a lot of people are old, and they still learn young people to get drunk...... "The prime minister's wife knows that her husband is good at everything, but she is greedy for alcohol." Okay, A-Ning, go back quickly, the prince is also drunk and needs someone to serve him! ”

"Okay, mother, I'll put you in the carriage and go back, this time will not be in the way." Gu Ning still insisted on sending his father to the carriage before going back.

"Come, have another drink, respect our brotherhood, think that when I was young, Gu Zhan was also a person who lived on horseback, and the hunting ground on the north mountain was not allowed to gallop me?"

The prime minister's wife took a wet handkerchief and wiped her face without the prime minister, "What kind of nonsense are you talking about your father, as far as his horseback riding skills are not as good as mine, and he bragging there when he is drunk." ”

Gu Yu, who watched his mother take advantage of his father's drunkenness and complained, said: "Your skills are not good!" ”

"What are you talking about, you stinky boy?" The prime minister's wife glanced at her own "unmarried" son, "If you want me to say, the most useless thing in our family is you, look at you, you are twenty-five, you haven't married yourself yet, look at other people's sons, the children have been for a long time." ”

Gu Yu knew that his mother was worried, but there were some things he hadn't done, and he felt that he was not qualified to enjoy happiness.

"That's right, son." Mrs. Prime Minister suddenly remembered one thing, which was also Gu Yu's heart knot, "Today, I saw that Aunt Gu, that child...... And your deceased sister-in-law, when she was young, looked so similar. ”

"What?" Gu Yu, who was still a little drowsy, woke up in an instant, "Really? You are sure. ”

"Really, not only that, when I ate just now, the taste was exactly the same as your sister-in-law, and so did those eyes, and when I saw those eyes, I felt that I saw my sister-in-law." In the memories of the prime minister's wife, the sister-in-law was also as innocent as Gu Qing, but she couldn't afford to get sick because of the loss of her child and died of illness.

And the loss of the child, it was precisely because of Gu Yu's naughtiness that he took his sister out without permission, but Gu Yu lost his sister because of his playfulness, Gu Yu, who was also very cheerful, witnessed the despair and death of his sister-in-law, and he left a deep shadow in his heart when he was still young.

This matter has always been Gu Yu's heart knot, he once swore to his sister-in-law that he would definitely find his sister, and then treat her as his own sister, just like that, in a flash, fifteen years have passed, I thought that in this life, there was no chance to see each other again, but I didn't expect this opportunity to come so suddenly.

"I'll take care of the rest! By the way, don't tell anyone else yet, lest you have a moment to rejoice. ”

"I know." The prime minister's wife patted her son on the shoulder, "Don't worry, the only one, I will definitely find it." ”

"Hmm."