Chapter 34: The Truth About the Banquet
The county lord of Qingjiang was worried about his half-brother's lifelong affairs on the high platform, but Song Yixiao, who was wandering under the flowers, was speculating about her thoughts: "I just saw this county lord for the second time today, and I want to say that I haven't offended her before, but what does she mean by what she did just now?" ”
She no longer knows the county lord of Qingjiang, and she also knows that a noble girl like the county lord of Qingjiang, who is used to socializing, no matter how much she loves female popularity, it is impossible to devote herself to completely throwing the two cousins aside - this is completely deliberate!
"Could it be that the princess of Hengshan said something to her?" She muttered, "But the left and right are to make Sister Lu Kou'er resent me, and the concubine directly explained her own granddaughter, isn't it?" Why bother to let the county lord of Qingjiang know? Even if the county lord of Qingjiang promised not to say it, it would not be a good thing after all. ”
I thought of going with Sister Lu Qian'er, "Or did these two sisters provoke the county lord of Qingjiang, and the county lord of Qingjiang deliberately borrowed me to beat them?" If so, I'm too wronged! ”
But the disparity in identity was placed there, even if Song Yixiao was full of anger, she was helpless, her heart was in a mess, and she suddenly heard someone behind her calling her: "Yixiao? ”
"Sister Jiang?" Song Yixiao turned his head to look at it, and greeted him with a smile, "What a coincidence!" ”
"What's the coincidence?" Jiang Muyao walked over and grabbed her arm, and said lightly, "I heard that you came here to find you." ”
Song Yixiao was very surprised when she heard this, because although they knew each other, they couldn't talk about how familiar they were, but they were general friends.
In particular, Jiang Muyao is the maiden niece of Concubine Jiang Xian, although Concubine Xian gave birth to a princess of Yushan, in the end, she is a high-ranking concubine on an equal footing with Concubine Cui Guifei, and she also raises Lu Heyou, the king of Wei from the palace concubine, which should not be underestimated.
And the Jiang family did not rely on the virtuous concubine to get ahead, the previous dynasty and the current dynasty all had children to bear heavy responsibilities, and the lintel was not much lower than that of the Jian family. is based on Jiang Muyao's usual interactions with noble girls who seem to be identities, if it weren't for a Yuan Xuecao threading the needle, Song Yixiao would not even be able to make a general acquaintance with her.
Now that Jiang Muyao said that she came to her on purpose, she couldn't help but be surprised: "My sister is looking for me, I don't know what to order?" ”
"You guys go farther, I'll say a few thoughtful words to Yixiao." Jiang Muyao sent it away first, and then frowned and reproached, "You said you, why didn't you listen to persuasion?" Obviously, Xue Cao has written to you, telling you not to go out during this time, you are still here! Don't look at what kind of banquet this is today, if Xue Cao sends someone to the door of Zhanchun Pavilion to deliver a letter, let me find your protection point, you will have an accident! ”
Song Yixiao was taken aback: "Sister Yuan wrote me a letter? I didn't receive it at all! ”
"I think something went wrong?" Jiang Muyao was stunned, and she suspected Wei Mengying - thinking that since this Princess Wei was an abandoned husband and remarried, in order to have a noble son-in-law, it was not strange to sit back and watch her daughter take risks?
But although she despised Song Yixiao a little, she didn't want to say to her face that other people's mothers were not, so she passed by and said, "Today's banquet is to show a few nobles to each other, if you are lucky, the wealth may not be under the order hall in the future, do you understand?" ”
Wei Mengying is the princess, doesn't this mean that there is even a prince who has been crowned king among the people who look at each other? !
Although Song Yixiao was worried about leaving the cabinet, he also knew that even if he thought that his talent and appearance were not inferior to others, he did not have the support of his father and brother, and he did not measure himself to compete for such wealth.
She is not a gambler, she is willing to risk her future and even her life to go to Bo's slim hope, and she almost didn't come up in one breath when she heard the words: "I said why is the county lord of Qingjiang so weird!" Shouldn't I have heard that I went to live in the Marquis of Boling's Mansion for a few days, and suspected that I hooked up with Yuan Xuepei and Jian Xubai, and came here again to join in the fun?! ”
Otherwise, why did the dignified county lord drag her little stepdaughter out to be a target?
Sadly, she can't explain it! After all, the county lord of Qingjiang didn't say it clearly, she couldn't rush over and tell the county lord by herself, she was innocent with Yuan Xuepei and Jian Xubai, right?
Jiang Muyao looked at her ugly face, and thought she was afraid, so her tone slowed down a little: "Don't worry too much, there are a lot of people here today, as long as you don't try to be in the limelight, most of these eye-catching warblers and Yanyan will still go through the motions." After all, there are only a few nobles, how can everyone have a share? ”
"Thank you, Sister Jiang!" Song Yi smiled and said gratefully, "Otherwise, I thought it was an ordinary banquet and was defenseless!" While she was saying the words of gratitude to Jiang Muyao, she was thinking about this matter becoming more and more confusing-
If what Jiang Muyao said is true, today's banquet is set up to show the princess to the kings, so why did the princess of Hengshan still let her come?
Even if she herself didn't believe that she would be selected, and the concubine clearly told Sister Lu Ko'er, but the world is unpredictable, so the concubine is not afraid of what if?
"If the concubine wants me to come, then it's no wonder that I can't receive the letter from Sister Yuan!" The letter was gone, Song Yixiao did not doubt Wei Mengying, because if Wei Mengying did this, Wei Mengying would at least remind her a few words before she came, lest the high branch not climb, but fold a good daughter like a flower into it.
But before she went out, Wei Mengying only treated her as usual, and told her to behave well and strive to leave a good impression on the county lord of Qingjiang - obviously, the real purpose of today's banquet was not even known to Wei Mengying!
"My mother is a princess now, even if the noblewomen with the same status don't look down on her remarriage, but the status is there, even Jiang Muyao knows something that a junior knows, she actually doesn't know anything!" The more Song Yixiao thought about it, the more convinced she was that all this was done by the concubine, "Who can do it except the concubine?" ”
It's terrifying when you think about it!
Song Yixiao sighed and thought again: "What if Jiang Muyao deceived me?" ”
But this expectation was shattered after half an hour - the county lord of Qingjiang sent someone to inform them: "The guests are ready, the county lord and the lady invite the two to Yifangtai to prepare for the banquet on the mountain." ”
When I arrived at Yifangtai, as Jiang Muyao said, the eyes were full of warblers and swallows, flowers and branches, not to mention that there was no woman among so many guests, and there was no boring posture! As far as the eye can see, the ring is fat and thin, each with its own merits, and it is more and more spring.
- If this is not a feast, there will be no feast in the world!
"I'm going to climb the mountain later." Jiang Muyao's attitude was a little arrogant, but she was very conscientious, and led Song Yi to meet the county lord of Qingjiang with a smile, and after saying a few words, she quietly told her, "Let's not crowd around the county lord, that's where people who want to be in the limelight seek it; You can't be too far away, otherwise who knows if you will run into dirty things? ”
Song Yixiao also thought so, and this would be a mouthful.
It didn't take long for the county lord of Qingjiang to order to leave: "Since everyone is together, let's go?" If there is anyone who cannot walk on the mountain road, say hello to his subordinates, and prepare a shoulder guard. ”
That is to say, but the most delicate girl will not propose to sit on the shoulders - not to mention that the theme of Shangsi is originally to go green, the scenery of Zhanchun Pavilion is so good, and it is simply a pleasure to walk slowly among the mountains and forests and flowers. Even if you climb a little mountain and wade a little water, it is impossible to overwork; Let's just say that the true purpose of the banquet is basically known here, who dares to behave weakly?
I'm not in good health, and I still want to marry a nobleman?!
Therefore, after the main walk of Qingjiang County, everyone responded.
At the foot of the mountain, because it is still flat, it is nothing, and after the start of climbing, because the mountain is gradually rising, even if it is a little farther away, people with good eyesight can still clearly see the leader of the team.
After seeing it, some people shouted dissatisfiedly: "Who is the lady in the sky-clear shirt?" Look at her openly side by side with the county lord of Qingjiang, she walked in front of the county lord a few times when she was interested, even if it was sex. The child is lively, and I don't know how to count the etiquette! Didn't you see that the county lords of the clan deliberately fell half a step behind the county lords of Qingjiang to show respect? ”
"Silence!" Song Yixiao looked up when he heard this, and the person who spoke had been stopped by his companion, "That's Ji Zixiang, the daughter of the princess of the acting country and the lord of Nanzhang County-she is a cousin with the lord of Qingjiang County, what's wrong with being a younger sister being more lively in front of her sister?" The county lord of Qingjiang didn't say anything, but you talked a lot! ”
Acting as the eldest princess?
Not only the fast-talking one, but the people nearby were silent for a while.
The two eldest princesses are the most unprovoked, this is the tacit understanding of the nobles of the Xianjia dynasty.
"Ji Zixiang? Hum! Song Yixiao didn't put this little episode at ease, but after leaving the meeting, she heard Jiang Muyao next to her muttering in a low voice, "Arrogant and rude, isn't he a person who doesn't know how to be polite?!" ”
…… This has a grudge against the lord of Nanzhang?
Song Yixiao pretended not to hear it, but silently wrote it down in her heart.
This mountain in Zhanchun Pavilion is not short for a pampered weak female stream.
But the county lord of Qingjiang did not intend to be too embarrassed, the banquet was set up on the mountainside, before reaching the top of the mountain, the road to the mountain was paved with neat bluestone slabs, and there was no steep place before reaching the mountainside. The scenery in Kaneno Mountain is lovely, and while walking and talking, you will arrive at the square on the mountainside.
Only one side of the square is leaning against a mountain path, and the other three sides are facing cliffs, all of which are surrounded by white marble railings. In the center of the square, a few feet down, there are some stools in the corners, and in the middle are paved with stools, which seem to be used for dance and music.
At this moment, the square has been placed around the seats, the golden plate jade bowl, tooth chopsticks and silver cups have also been set up, and some screens and brocade barriers have been set up in the middle, which not only shows the luxury, but also can avoid the mountain breeze blowing cold dishes.
Seeing this, the county lord of Qingjiang sent a message to let everyone sit down - after taking a seat, the waiter brought hot water and handkerchiefs for freshening up, and then brought melons and fruits and snacks and various colors of pulp to drink.
The melons and fruits were put down, and a group of musicians had already come, and sure enough, they entered the hollow, sat down, slightly adjusted the silk strings, and played the song of the banquet guests.
"It's a great place!" The county lord of Nanzhang raised the lamp to the county lord of Qingjiang and said with a smile, "I thought that my cousin had put the banquet on the mountain, but now I look at the green mist outside the fence and the outline of the imperial capital in the distance, I know that the banquet here is really much more relaxed than under what flowers and by the water!" ”
The county lord of Qingjiang is very bland: "You come once in a while and feel fresh, but you really want to stay and you don't want to." ”
"Cousin, spare me, you know that I love to be lively and prosperous, no matter how beautiful you are here, there are few people in the end, I really can't stay." The county lord of Nanzhang really refused.
The cousins were talking, and the square was lively because of the cover of music.
Jiang Muyao's father worships Sanpin, her aunt is a virtuous concubine, and her cousin is a princess.
It is inevitable to ask Song Yixiao: "This young lady looks at the eyes, is it your relative?" ”
When I heard that she was just the stepdaughter who lived in Hengshan Palace, she was entrusted by the eldest lady of the Boling Marquis Mansion to help take care of her, and she suddenly lost interest in Song Yixiao, and only teased Jiang Muyao: "Just say why are you so enthusiastic?" The co-author was the one from the Yuan family who opened his mouth. But you're too cautious, right, your business, Concubine Xian's heart can still be counted? What's more, you and His Royal Highness King Wei are childhood sweethearts......"
"What do you say?" Jiang Muyao's cheeks turned red, and she said angrily, "Yixiao is younger than me, and she doesn't go out often, what's wrong with me taking her?" ”
Song Yi smiled and said nothing, but she was very stunned in her heart: "Listening to the meaning of these people's words, Jiang Muyao is the predetermined princess of Wei?" ”
It is said that she is the niece of Concubine Jiang Xian, although the King of Wei is not born to Concubine Jiang Xian, but she was raised by Concubine Xian in infancy, and she and Jiang Muyao are also cousins - the building near the water gets the moon first, and the lintel of the Jiang family can also afford the princess, which is indeed very likely.
The question is......
"Princess Wei in her previous life was the lord of Nanzhang!" Song Yi smiled and saw that Jiang Muyao was still coquettish with her female companion, and she had no time to pay attention to herself, so she couldn't help but glance at the lord of Nanzhang on the main throne, "The other princesses are also okay, this princess of Wei has appreciated a set of heads of the Liu family, and when Mother Wu showed off, she mentioned Princess Wei's maiden family, saying that she was the eldest princess's beloved daughter...... I would never be mistaken! ”
Thinking of this, he couldn't help pinching his eyebrows, and wanted to hide his face and sigh, "Jiang Muyao, Sister Jiang, Miss Jiang!" Do you still want to protect me? You can't protect yourself! ”