Chapter Seventy-Three: The Prime Minister's Banquet
Since Zhuo Yihang and Mo Yuan left, more than three months have passed, and in these three months, Zhuo Bowen has finally woken up little by little from the pain of losing his child, and the thing that makes Zhuo Bowen happiest is that the eldest lady is actually pregnant, and this news makes him so happy.
However, just a few days ago, the Prime Minister's Mansion sent a greeting post, saying that Jiang Xinyu was going to participate in the Flower Appreciation Conference hosted by the Prime Minister's Mansion's eldest lady Mo Nishang.
Nangong Tian got the news very early, or rather, even the day of today's event was quietly determined by him.
"Why are you here again?" Jiang Xinyu walked over a little impatiently, looking at Nangong Tian's satisfied appearance, she felt even more unhappy, obviously she had prepared a set of beautiful clothes by herself, but this person had to send it to her, just send it, but what does that light-colored clothes mean? She doesn't like light colors at all, she likes red like blood.
It's just that, whether she wants to or not, she still has to wear the set prepared by Nangong Tian, this set is actually not ugly, the plain yellow dress hangs down gently, elegant and moving, and the matching hairpin is also just right to set off Jiang Xinyu's alluring face.
Nangong Tian's face under the mask couldn't see an expression at the moment, but he also understood Jiang Xinyu's temper, so he calmly ignored Jiang Xinyu's cynicism and all kinds of obvious disagreements.
"I'm here just to remind you that I've been screwed! Otherwise—you know the consequences! Nangong Tian thought about it, and still decided to give Jiang Xinyu a little insurance, although Ziyu had been telling him that he had learned well during this time, not to mention, under his hint, there would be no one who would not choose Jiang Xinyu as the first, but, in order to make the person in front of him not be too arrogant and relaxed, he thought about it, but still didn't say anything, no matter what, it was better to let her play by herself.
The eldest lady also got up relatively early today, after all, she went to the Prime Minister's Mansion, so she had to help Jiang Xinyu clean up properly, but she was a little worried, even if the farmers and merchants were rich, they would be looked down upon by the officials, although Jiang Xinyu was beautiful and the rules were proper, but she also needed to be instructed, after all, Jiang Xinyu's temper was not a gentle one.
Along the way, the eldest lady was also very happy when she looked at the flowers with dewdrops, after all, she had just recovered her body and had a child, how could she not be happy about such a thing?! What's more, all of this is Jiang Xinyu's help, otherwise, I'm afraid it's hard to say whether she can have children now!
However, Jiang Xinyu glanced at Nangong Tian's words after listening to them: "I know, you can rest assured!" I won't lose Sister Ziyu's face! "Isn't the end of being humiliated by Nangong Tian? She's not stupid, and even if she doesn't like it, she knows what to do and what not to do.
"If only you knew!" Nangong Tianjian saw that the mantra had been put on for others, and the clothes specially sent had already been put on, obviously there was nothing that needed his instructions, even if there were, he believed that Ziyu could help with everything.
Nangong Tian flew away as soon as he flew away, leaving Jiang Xinyu alone in the room and thinking about it, in fact, it was nothing more than ugly and weird, a big slut, but, fortunately, there was no second person in the room, otherwise, Jiang Xinyu's image of the talented eldest lady established during this time was probably going to be ruined.
Just when Jiang Xinyu was still thinking about something, the eldest lady finally walked into Jiang Xinyu's courtyard, she walked into Jiang Xinyu's room step by step, and smiled slightly: "Tianxue, dress up so early!" ”
Jiang Xinyu also smiled when she saw the eldest lady coming: "Why is my mother here?" It's still so early, just pregnant, why do you still come? "I don't know why, Jiang Xinyu felt that this child seemed to have a fate with her from the day she knew that the eldest lady was pregnant, and she was very happy, so at this moment, it was just dawn, and the sun had not completely come out, Jiang Xinyu was naturally worried, she didn't want this child she liked to be gone inexplicably, although the house had been almost cleaned up by her, but it was inevitable that something would happen.
"Tianxue, it's the first time you've been to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and this- such a day, you know!" The eldest lady thought for a while, then took Jiang Xinyu's hand and continued: "Your father asked me to tell you, don't work too hard, this is the first or not the first, it doesn't matter, no matter what, you are the best in our hearts!" The eldest lady smiled, but thinking about it, how could Jiang Xinyu not be the first? In the entire imperial capital, I am afraid that only a woman like Jiang Xinyu can be worthy of the title of the first talented woman, but she can't talk nonsense.
When Jiang Xinyu heard this, her heart was also in turmoil, sure enough, her family is family, that damn Nangong Tian, she actually ran over early in the morning to threaten her, it was too much, I don't know if I thought she owed Nangong Tian a lot of money.
"Thank you for your mother's concern, Tianxue will definitely not be criticized if she goes this time, not to mention, there is a difference between officials and businessmen, and Tianxue also knows!" However, Jiang Xinyu was very unhappy in her heart, why did she despise people who do business? If there are no merchants, how can you eat the fruits sent from other places, wear the brocade embroidered by embroidered girls in other regions, clothing, food, housing and transportation, which one does not need to rely on the merchants to help trade, while enjoying the convenience brought by the merchants, while despising the merchants are all copper smell, it is really shameless.
The eldest lady nodded, this comparison is a day, she hurriedly instructed Yahuan to take out a plate of small snacks for Jiang Xinyu to use, this goes out to the banquet, naturally you need to avoid eating liquid food, if you can, it is best not to even drink water, so, to participate in the banquet, it is better to go to find bitterness, but in bitterness is also to go, after all, this is face.
Jiang Xinyu ate a few pieces casually, and she stopped eating them, not because the taste was not good, but because she was actually a little nervous in her heart.
"Madam, the carriage is ready, and the eldest lady can go to the Prime Minister's Mansion!" Xiao Rou hurriedly walked in, today is a rare time to be able to go out of the mansion, not to mention how happy, not to mention, I still go to the prime minister's mansion, such a big official's house, Xiao Rou's heart is also a little nervous, this official family has always had a lot of rules, and I don't know if Jiang Xinyu can completely deal with it!
The eldest lady nodded again: "Okay then, I'll send you over!" The eldest lady got up slowly, with a posture that she must send Jiang Xinyu away, Jiang Xinyu was helpless, and could only tell the grandmothers and girls in the yard to be cautious, even if there was a small stone on the road, they had to hurriedly kick it to the side.
In such a situation, Jiang Xinyu and his party finally walked to the gate of Zhuo Mansion, and as soon as they walked, they found that Zhuo Bowen was actually standing at the door and clenched his fists a little nervously.
As a father, Zhuo Bowen is naturally proud that his daughter can be born so beautiful and can be praised by everyone, but he is a little sad, how can his daughter be hugged so well, why has she grown so big? Moreover, after attending the banquet this time, it is very likely that he will be selected to marry, but Zhuo Bowen saw Ziyu again, and this heart was put down again, his daughter is going to enter the palace, I am afraid that even if someone wants to marry, it will not be able to agree, and no one can rob the emperor of a woman.
"Daddy-" Jiang Xinyu looked at Zhuo Bowen, whose hair was a little blown by the wind, and felt a little distressed in his heart, if he was still a little angry with Zhuo Bowen in the past, but in just three months, Zhuo Bowen's black hair seemed to be dyed with a layer of white frost, and people have aged a lot, but during this time, Zhuo Bowen actually seemed to be more than ten years old, and sure enough, people said that it was the most painful thing for a white-haired person to send a black-haired person.
Looking at Jiang Xinyu's worried eyes looking at him, Zhuo Bowen also coughed twice, since learning of Zhuo Yihang's death, his health has been getting worse and worse, if he didn't know the news that the eldest lady was pregnant, I'm afraid he would still be sad.
"This time I went out, although it was a banquet for my daughter's family, but you should also be careful, most of the eunuchs have a strange temper, and Tianxue should be careful to deal with." Zhuo Bowen sighed a little, although his business is very big, and there are many official families, but the most greedy and moody ones are still their official families.
Zhuo Bowen hoped that Jiang Xinyu would be able to dominate the crowd at such a banquet, but he was also worried that his identity was not enough, and Jiang Xinyu was bullied by other ladies at the banquet, which was really tangled.
"Yes! Daddy, Tianxue knows! Jiang Xinyu thought secretly, of course she knew what those women had been educated to be like since they were children, but she also believed that there were good girls, otherwise they were all short-sighted women, so what would be the point of participating in such a banquet?
Jiang Xinyu actually has no interest in this kind of banquet at all, if it weren't for Nangong Tian's request, she wouldn't even want to take a step out of the gate of Zhuo Mansion, eating and waiting for death every day is her ultimate goal, it's just that the damn Nangong Tian always asks her to do things she doesn't want to do, otherwise she will use the power of the blood contract to make her die in pain, she is simply unsympathetic, not like a man, who actually bullies a woman.
Jiang Xinyu was depressed for a while, and was finally sent to the carriage to the Prime Minister's Mansion by Zhuo Bowen and the eldest lady. Are you really looking forward to it?!