Chapter Twenty-Four: Feasting at the Flowers
In the golden autumn season, all kinds of autumn chrysanthemums are in full bloom, and the chrysanthemum banquet held by Princess Chaoyang is also coming as scheduled.
Although Princess Chaoyang is the eldest princess, she is not from the current Queen Mother, so she deeply feels the pain of having children. This chrysanthemum banquet also stipulates that the concubines of the nobles of the family can participate.
Wen Jin had breakfast, so he changed into a moon-white and blue skirt and walked to Chunrong Hall. After saying goodbye to the old lady, the three girls in the Prime Minister's Mansion should rush to the Princess's Mansion.
Under the century-old ginkgo tree of Chunrong Hall, the three young ladies came over in unison. Yu Jin and Yun Jin said to Wen Jin, "Hello eldest sister. ”
Wen Jin also smiled, "Hello two sisters, let's go meet the old lady!" ”
Today, Yujin wore a rose-red Luo skirt, and Yunjin wore a water-pink skirt. Is it really beautiful in its own way?
"Granddaughter greets grandmother." The three young ladies saluted together.
The old lady smiled and replied, "All right, don't be polite." When you go to the princess's mansion this time, you must abide by the etiquette and not exceed the etiquette. ”
"Yes, my granddaughter knows." The three young ladies saluted in unison.
"Alright, let's go! Don't miss the hour. Be careful at the hanami feast. After the old lady had said one more instruction, she waved her hand and let the three young ladies go down.
There were two carriages parked in front of the Prime Minister's House. Because the concubine has other rules, Wen Jin takes a carriage alone.
Although Yujin was unwilling, he was also helpless, and he took care of himself and sat on the carriage first.
Yun Jin didn't have the slightest dissatisfaction with this, and just let the maid help him into the carriage.
The two carriages moved slowly, and after two quarters of an hour they stopped in front of the eldest princess's mansion.
handed over the invitation, and a maid properly introduced the ladies into the house.
The garden of the eldest princess's mansion was full of chrysanthemums in full bloom, and when Wen Jin and the others arrived, there were already many young ladies of the family enjoying the flowers and laughing.
Yujin quickly walked away, because the young lady of the Song family had also arrived. The Song family came to participate in the chrysanthemum banquet with Miss Song Wanru and Miss Song Wanxin, all of whom were Aunt Song's brothers, and now Song Guozhong, the grandfather of the Ningguo Mansion.
Song Guozhong is a concubine, and the son who was once born in the Ningguo Mansion, that is, the grandfather of the first country, left only Song Yi's bloodline, and died.
Not long after, Lin Qingxi also rushed over, and called from afar, "Sister Wenjin, Sister Yunjin." ”
Wen Jin and Yun Jin hurriedly smiled and stepped forward to greet each other, "Cousin is here." ”
Qingxi smiled, "I could have come earlier, but I just had to wait for the second brother, so it was delayed for some hours." ”
"Second brother is here too?" Wen Jin asked.
Qingxi said with a smile, "That's natural, the eldest brother can't come if he decides to have a family affair, and the second brother is definitely going to come." What's more, the third brother joined the army and was not in Beijing, so he couldn't come to participate. ”
When Qingxi said this, he mysteriously took Yun Jin's hand. "Good sister, sister has something for you, I'm sure you will like it."
Yun Jin's face was puzzled, but with a faint excitement, "Sister has something for me?" Don't let your sister be anxious. ”
Qingxi took out a purse and stuffed it into Yun Jin's palm. whispered, "This is a small bamboo tube that the third brother put in his family letter." The name was given to me, but after I read it, I found out that it was for you. It can be seen that the third brother is also a careful person? ”
Yun Jin was surprised, delighted and shy, and his face turned red.
Qingxi hurriedly explained, "I only read the letter that the third brother specially wrote to me to know that this bamboo tube was for you, and as for what is in the bamboo tube, I haven't seen it." ”
"The third brother only came to the family yesterday, and I was also anxious to bring the bamboo tube today. This occasion is a secret, so go back and see again! ”
Yun Jin nodded cautiously, and then put the purse close to his body.
Wen Jin listened on the sidelines, also with a smile on his face. I didn't expect the third cousin, a prodigal son, to be sincere and careful.
Yunjin, as a girl's family, naturally couldn't send the letter directly. So letting Qingxi be the middleman is also a good roundabout.
When Wen Jin thought of this, he couldn't help but think of the three-tailed flaming snow fox that the third prince gave him. The third prince let the servants in his house send him to the prime minister's mansion in a flash, obviously with no intention of avoiding people.
If you are interested, you can understand everything if you investigate it a little. What was the intention of the three princes in doing this?
Wen Jin didn't figure out the intentions of the three princes, but he really suffered from it.
For example, the county lord of Jinghe, who was dancing with teeth and claws in front of him, was the person who liked Chu Lingxuan, the third prince.
The county lord of Jinghe came directly to Wenjin. I saw the county lord of Jinghe ask arrogantly, "You are the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion - Su Wenjin?" ”
Wen Jin said without humility or arrogance, "Courtier Su Wenjin, meet the county lord." ”
The county lord of Jinghe didn't let Wen Jin get up, but instead asked, "Do you still like the gift of gratitude that the third emperor brother gave you?" ”
Wen Jin said indifferently, "It's the third prince who is too polite, and when the peace charm was given that day, the courtiers didn't know that the other party was the third prince." But he didn't expect that the third prince would be a person who knew how to repay his kindness. ”
"When the three princes presented the three-tailed flaming snow fox, he also brought a letter, which only mentioned the danger of the battlefield, but fortunately he was blessed by the peace charm, so he gave it to the three-tailed fiery snow fox."
Hearing this, the county lord of Jinghe relieved himself and said, "I see, the third emperor brother is a person who knows etiquette, so naturally he can't owe you favors." ”
Saying that, Lord Jinghe deliberately smiled awkwardly, "I just cared about talking, and I forgot to let my sister get up." Sister, hurry up! Don't salute. ”
Wen Jinli said thoughtfully, "Thank you, county lord." ”
At this moment, a little maid came to say, "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess has arrived." ”
The ladies were led by the maid to the garden seats. The seats are divided into two seats, on the left and right, on one side is the lady of the family, and on the other side is the son of the family.
Originally, the prince and the young lady were waiting for Her Royal Highness the eldest princess in different places. Now that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess has arrived, she has come to the seat one after another.
The eldest princess sat alone in her seat, and below was the floor paved with a red splendid carpet. This carpet is prepared for the performance of the noble ladies of the family.
The first dance at the beginning was made by the lord of Jinghe. The Jinghe county lord danced with ancient songs, which was indeed wonderful and extraordinary. Attracted the applause of the crowd.
Jinghe County Lord was as arrogant as a peacock, and said to everyone, "This county lord heard that the three girls of the Xiangfu are all beauties with both talent and virtue, and now the county lord wants to compete with the eldest daughter of the Xiangfu, I don't know if Miss Su Wenjin wants to reward the county lord with a face?" ”
Su Wenjin stood up from his seat with an elegant posture, smiled Yingying, and said, "The county lord is gracious, Wenjin naturally can't push it away." It's just that Wen Jin is not proficient in dance skills, but my second sister Yujin is proficient in dance skills, why don't you let my second sister play on my behalf? ”
Jinghe County Lord had a mocking look on his face, "Isn't it that you are self-aware, and you don't dare to compete in the competition?" ”
Wen Jin smiled, "Wen Jin is not proficient in dancing, if he compares with the county lord, I am afraid that the county lord will be humiliated." ”
Wen Jin's words alluded to the fact that the county lord deliberately picked a talent that she was not proficient in, which was really difficult to deliberately force.
The county lord was still unwilling, but the eldest princess of Chaoyang spoke. "Okay, according to what Miss Su said, let her second sister try her dancing skills on her behalf!"
Jinghe County Lord said dissatisfiedly, "Auntie......"
The eldest princess of Chaoyang glanced at Jinghe and said, "Since Miss Su's mastery is not in dancing, let's perform a talent that I am good at later!" ”
The eldest princess of Chaoyang takes retreat as advance, if Wenjin can't come up with amazing talent in the future, she is a person with empty appearance and no talent.
Wen Jin's face was respectful and indifferent, "Yes, the courtiers must follow the will of the eldest princess." ”
Yujin walked onto the venue of the competition with a nervous face under the attention of everyone, and she really didn't know whether to thank or resent Wen Jin.
It was Wen Jin who pushed her to the limelight and gave her a great opportunity to display her talents. It was also Wen Jin who pushed her to the opposite side of Jinghe County Lord. If she wins, she will inevitably offend Jinghe County Lord.
Just when Yujin was hesitating, the county lord Jinghe said impatiently and arrogantly, "Why doesn't the second lady still perform, isn't it the same as the eldest lady, don't you dare to do it?" ”
Yu Jin couldn't help but get annoyed when he heard this. I can't care too much anymore, I only think about winning the Jinghe County Lord, and then raise my eyebrows.
The jade brocade saluted and said softly, "Then the jade brocade is ugly." Yu Jinsheng's appearance is beautiful and delicate, and his words are gentle like water at this time, and he has won the favor of the sons before the dance has even begun.
With an ugly look on the face of the county lord of Jinghe, the eldest princess of Chaoyang spoke, "Then you start!" ”
Yujin had already been prepared, so she clapped her hands, and Qingyun and Qingguo brought up several small drums.
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but exclaim, "Is it possible for her to dance on the drum?" ”
"Isn't the Dance on the Drums a long time lost? Where did she come from? ”
"These are small things, but the most important thing is that the dance on the drum is very demanding on the dancer, and the dancer must be physically coordinated and as light as a swallow."
Everyone said in a few words, and the jade brocade was already jumping and dancing on the small drum with the silk and bamboo orchestra. The dancing posture is superb, the body is as light as a swallow, and the jade brocade has indeed worked hard.
Since the beginning of the dance, the crowd has stopped talking. They were all immersed in this exquisite dance.
At the end of the dance, I don't know how long it took for everyone to come back to their senses in a trance.
"Good!" I don't know which son praised it first. The rest of the people immediately reconciled.
"It's so pretty!"
"I didn't expect to be able to see the dance on the drum in my lifetime."
Not only is this the case on the child's side, but even the ladies of the family are constantly appreciating Yujin.
Wen Jin smiled slightly, very satisfied with Yujin's performance. Yun Jin also had a look of pride.
Although the county lord Jinghe's face was not good, he was also rational enough, and he said on his own without waiting for the eldest princess of Chaoyang to speak, "Miss Su Er dances beautifully, and Jinghe is willing to bow down." ”
The eldest princess of Chaoyang seemed to be very satisfied with the performance of the county lord Jinghe, so she beckoned cordially, "Jinghe, you come and sit here." ”
Jinghe County Lord walked over obediently, and glanced at the eldest princess coquettishly. The eldest princess nodded and smiled.
"Miss Su Er's dancing is amazing, and the palace is stupid." Princess Chaoyang praised.
Yujin smiled and said, "Thank you, Princess Miaozan." ”
The eldest princess of Chaoyang looked at Wen Jin again and said, "Since Miss Su's dancing skills are so outstanding, then Miss Su's proficient talent will naturally not disappoint this palace." ”
Wen Jin said respectfully and modestly, "Wen Jin is not talented, and he is willing to paint one." ”