Chapter 40: Birthday
On summer mornings, it gets hot outside.
On the street in front of the Zhongwang Mansion, there are constantly small servants who take bamboo poles or small nets to drive them away, and the nobles do not like to listen to the cries of these small things.
But there are always some brave or unintelligible people who fly over, stop on the trees next to the street, and say "hot to death, hot to death" a few times before being driven away or arrested.
Lao Zhong wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking in his heart about who else had not come.
He is the steward of the palace, responsible for greeting guests, and today is the sixteenth birthday of Xiao Tianyu, the county lord of Zhongwangfu.
There were a lot of guests coming, and Lao Zhong could only take out the veil when no one came.
If you wipe your sweat in front of a distinguished guest, it must be rude; If the sweat is dripping at will, I am afraid that it will make the distinguished guests look disliked, although under normal circumstances, no one dares to dislike him, the housekeeper of the loyal king's mansion, but he still has to be a little conscious.
Lao Zhong often ushered in the mansion, and when he heard the princess say that she was going to hold a birthday banquet for the county lord in the mansion, she didn't think it was a big deal.
But when he got the guest list listed by the princess, he was taken aback, the princess was going to invite the entire Jindu age-appropriate and unmarried young lady of the family to come?
Lao Zhong thought silently in his heart that the princess was going to use this banquet to find a partner for the little prince and the county lord. Not only all the classmates of the county lord were invited, but also other people in Jindu.
Looking up, Mrs. Liu and Liu Gongzi walked in, these two are the family members of the military department. Lao Zhong put away the veil, hurriedly greeted him, and after a polite gesture, sent a servant to lead the two to the princess.
After the two left, Lao Zhong silently checked the list again in his heart and confirmed that all the guests who should come had arrived.
The old bell gave a few words to the housekeeper on duty in front of the door, and then walked towards the house. He could finally wash his face, and then find an opportunity to change out of his wet shirt.
In the hall of the British Palace, Princess Fan Yuqin greeted the guests cordially. Fan Yuqin is seven years Chinese New Year's Eve old today, and because he is well-maintained, he looks younger than his actual age, and he looks in his early thirties.
Many ladies saw the actual ruler of the palace in front of them, and sighed that she was beautiful and radiant, and they were more or less envious of her in their hearts.
The princess and the prince are childhood sweethearts, and the relationship between the two has always been very good.
The prince has no other strengths, but he is extremely protective of his wife, and he has done many things for Hongyan when he is angry, and he listens to the princess for all big and small things.
I heard that when the emperor saw that the prince was taken to death by the princess, he personally made the main decision to marry the princess.
When the princess heard about it, she was unwilling and went on a hunger strike, and the prince immediately knelt down in front of the emperor and said that he could not live without the princess, and would rather die than marry. If the emperor insisted on this, he would rather leave with the princess, and even the suicide note was handed to the emperor's case.
The emperor had good intentions, but when he saw that his younger brother was so unproductive, he could only follow him.
Since then, no one has ever thought of marrying the prince again, and the princess continues to be the master of the house in the palace of the prince, enjoying everything that the prince provides her with peace of mind.
The ladies felt that the princess was really lucky. In terms of talent and family background, the princess is not outstanding; The prince did nothing, only knew how to eat, drink and be merry, but she had everything.
Which is like them, not only to worry about the future of the husband, but also to watch the warbler Yanyan of the husband. How many people have fought with the sky and the earth to get their current status, but they didn't have time to enjoy it but were trapped in the house fight, how can they be as high-spirited as the princess.
Besides, how many men can there be like the prince in the world?
How many couples start with joy and end up being inferior to strangers.
It's just a sin to talk more about being tired and thinking too much.
The ladies put away their thoughts, smiled decently, and under the guidance of the maids and the little maids, some went to the tea room to drink tea, and some went to the table to play mahjong, and those who didn't like to drink tea and play mahjong gathered together to chat.
The place where the prince and the young lady went was Heyuexuan, which was specially taken out by the princess to entertain guests for the little prince and the county lord.
In Heyuexuan, all kinds of popular games are ready, such as pitching pots, chess, guessing fans, and drinking.
If you don't like these, you can go to the garden of Heyue Xuan to enjoy the cool flowers.
There is an artificial lake in the garden, there is a pavilion in the middle of the lake, and there is a promenade on the surface of the lake, and melons and fruits are placed at intervals for people to enjoy.
Although Yahuan Xiaosi is not available everywhere, they will appear at any time as long as they are needed.
These young ladies didn't know each other before, some of them were a little restrained at first, but there were always some lively people in the crowd who would stir up the atmosphere, and it didn't take long for everyone to find their own playmates with the same interests. In the whole Heyue Xuan, the vitality of young people is displayed everywhere.
The ladies applauded the princess's arrangement in their hearts.
When they received the invitation from the princess, the ladies were like mirrors in their hearts, knowing that the princess was going to choose a partner for her children.
They were not sure that their children would be able to get into the eyes of the princess, but when they thought that other ladies would also bring their children, their minds were opened. This is a high-quality blind date banquet, so the ladies have brought their own school-age children to come.
Xiao Tianyu, Yun Hanzhi and Yi Tianling were not in the crowd.
Xiao Tianyu originally thought that this year would celebrate his birthday like in previous years, and it would be enough to invite close friends and Xiao Tiange's brothers and sisters.
It wasn't until the day before her birthday that Xiao Tianyu knew that her mother had made such a big formation this time. After she and her brother Xiao Tianche were led by the princess to greet people in a circle, Xiao Tianyu felt that she really couldn't continue to pretend to be a lady according to her mother's explanation, so she seized the opportunity to pull Yun Hanzhi and Yi Tianling to her residence, Xia Yiyuan.
As soon as the three of them entered the courtyard gate, a girl suddenly popped out in front of them, fourteen or fifteen years old, gorgeously dressed, with dark eyes rolling and a mischievous face.
"Sister Yu should take me with her if she wants to run away!" The girl's voice is like a yellow warbler, light and crisp and pleasant.
Yun Hanzhi and Yi Qianling were taken aback by the sudden appearance of the person, and immediately reacted and saluted: "The fifth princess is good." ”
Xiao Tiange, known as the fifth princess, waved his hand and looked at the three of them with a smile.
Xiao Tianyu patted his chest and shouted, "I'm scared of you, can't you come out to say hello?" ”
"No, who told you not to entertain me!" Xiao Tiange turned his head and said crisply.
"You're here again, I didn't entertain you, you didn't have time to meet me, princess. When didn't you pester your brothers and run out, why did you have time to pay attention to me this year? Xiao Tianyu didn't care, and didn't think that he was inconsiderate.
"Hey...... I fell out of favor. The little princess sighed and said quietly.
Xiao Tianyu smiled when he heard this, what kind of trouble did this princess make, and said with a smile: "You dare to say anything, who made you fall out of favor?" ”
"Is this in the palace, what can't be said." Xiao Tiange took it for granted, and then his tone sank, and he said indignantly: "Since the third brother came back, the fourth brother has been reluctant to take me to play. You haven't seen him like that, he will go wherever the third brother goes, and he will accompany the third brother to shoot arrows again, I don't know how to shoot arrows, I think I was in trouble and was blasted out by him. Hey......"
Hearing this, Yun Hanzhi was a little surprised, Xiao Tianyu's birthday banquet in his previous life was the same as today, but Xiao Tianqing didn't come over at that time, it seems that things are not static.
"You can make trouble." Xiao Tianyu came up with an idea.
"I've tried, but this third brother is like a ghost, every time he wants to do something, he finds out, it's boring." Xiao Tiange said hatefully.
In the shooting range behind He Yuexuan, Xiao Tianqing was pulling his bow at this time, aiming at the red heart on the target. I saw that he was tall and jade, handsome and extraordinary, where did he look like a ghost?