Chapter 42: Housewarming Banquet

Xie Yunyan laughed, he took a sip of the tea on the table, and turned a deaf ear to the gossip around him.

"Hey, Brother Xie, I look at the girl of the Ning family, but she has a bit of a look, what do you think?"

Sitting beside him was Qi Cheng'an, the young secretary of Dali Temple, who originally had two Qiongzhi teenagers in Kyoto who did not get married, but Qi Cheng'an, who was about the same age as him, had just married a wife last year, and now he could be regarded as raising his head in front of Xie Yunyan.

The two have been compared for many years, so they can't get a great opportunity to make fun of Xie Yunyan, how can they let it go easily?

Xie Yunyan raised his eyebrows, "It turned out to be Brother Qi." ”

"I thought that the Qi Brotherhood would see the same thing as my hero, and that marrying a wife should be a virtuous one, and he would never be easily tempted by beauty."

The slight smile on his face was as warm as jade in the eyes of others, but it was another meaning when his words got into Qi Chengan's ears.

As we all know, his wife is the concubine of the imperial court, and she is wrapped in the name of a quiet and virtuous lady on the outside, but in private she is a straw bag who does not understand all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

And the anger is still very big.

When the two were newly married for less than a month, because of a trivial matter, they went to Dali Temple.

It really added a lot of fame to his identity as a secret fight with Xie Yunyan.

Qi Chengan gritted his teeth and said: "What Brother Xie said is extremely true, but it's just that my Daqi is famous in the surrounding countries with a lot of talents, and I can't imagine that Daqi can't find a so-called 'virtuous' from Brother Xie." ”

A trace of impatience flashed in Xie Yunyan's eyes, and he said with a smile: "The good ones have all been married home by Brother Qi, it seems that I still have to wait for some time." ”

"You!" Qi Chengan was unsuspectingly poked in the heart and choked.

The fierce gaze seemed to swallow Xie Yunyan alive, constantly wandering on Xie Yunyan's face.

When he saw that the hairpin that he had "acquainted" for three years on his sideburns was suddenly replaced by a green hairpin, Qi Chenganhu asked: "Where is your white hosta?" ”

"Oh...... This one. Xie Yunyan raised his eyes to look at Li Qing not far away, and said with a light smile: "Shizi, have you found my white hosta?" ”

Li Qing looked back when he heard this, and explained to Xie Yunyan apologetically: "Lord Xie, I have sent people to look for it several times, but there is still no result......

This is also the strangest thing about Li Qing.

He was present when Xie Yun's hairpin flew into the flowers that day.

The general location is also known, for fear that Xie Yunyan will go to find it in person, in case he finds out the secret in the garden, it will not be good.

So he took the initiative to ask for help, and after taking a jade hairpin to send Xie Yunyan away, he immediately sent someone to conduct a carpet search.

I just didn't find the hairpin.

"It's okay, the prince can look for it slowly." Xie Yunyan nodded politely, and there seemed to be a trace of pity in his slightly drooping eyes.

Qi Chengan tugged at the corners of his mouth, "Oh, it seems that you lost it, now that you're finished, that's what Your Majesty rewarded you, right?" ”

"Yes, it did fall in the garden of the Hou Mansion of Shu'an, but it has not been found yet, and it is too early to say that it is lost."

Xie Yunyan rubbed his hands a little nervously, and in order to hide his embarrassment, he picked up the teacup again and looked away.

Qi Chengan took in everything and was overjoyed.

If he finds the hairpin first and hides it......

Ning Shu stood beside Mrs. Ning obediently, and the eyes of the ladies around her looked at her as if they were looking at something.

"It turns out that this is the girl of the Ning family, so it should be in time, right?"

A woman in a fancy dress stared at Ning Shu's face, the girl's face was fair and full, her figure was slender and graceful, and she stood beside Mrs. Ning, flatteringly tight.

It was the young lady of the General's Mansion who spoke, and Mrs. Ning didn't dare to slack off, so she brought Ning Shu to greet the young lady of the General's Mansion one by one.

"My sister-in-law is so silent, I hope you will forgive me."

Her so-called lack of words is interpreted by some as cautious and decent, while in the eyes of others, it is misunderstood as a girl who has come back from the countryside and has probably never seen the world, so she is so restrained.

After greeting the guests one by one, the housewarming banquet officially kicked off.

The men's seats were pushing cups and changing lamps, and they were staggered.

The women's table was full of warblers and chatter.

Ning Shu tried her best to play the role of a well-behaved woman, and from time to time she responded with a smile to the guests who accosted her.

Only occasionally, her gaze would glance at the inconspicuous Hou Shizi of Shu'an in the men's seat.

Will he do it today?

"Sister Shu'er, are you tired?"

Ning Luo whispered to Ning Shu intimately: "Back to Kyoto, such an occasion is indispensable." ”

She watched Ning Shu for a long time, and she also saw Ning Shu's tiredness, and Mrs. Ning kept hinting with her elbow on the side.

The two of them tacitly thought that the time had come, so they approached Ning Shu's side and smiled lowly: "Especially the second uncle has also been promoted, presumably Shu'er can be seen in large and small banquets in the future." ”

Ning Shu was noncommittal.

On this occasion, she dared to say that she had seen much more than Ning Luo.

However, at that time, the audience would take her as the protagonist, as the saintess of Miaojiang, she couldn't please and deal with it as much as she did now.

"Sister Luo will take care of me in the future."

"That's nature."

Ning Luo casually picked up a glass of fruit wine, avoided everyone's eyes, and handed it to Ning Shu from under the table.

"Let's just say this wine, you can't drink too much. Come, give you this, I specially brought fruit wine from the Hou Mansion, and I will not pour a thousand cups of Shu'er. ”

Ning Shu lowered her eyes, glanced at the pale yellow fruit wine, and had already guessed that the content of this glass of wine should not be as simple as Ning Luo said.

After observing it for a moment, he took it over, and smiled sweetly at Ning Luo, but the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes.

"It's still Sister Luo who is good to me, then I'll thank Sister Luo first."

Quietly replacing the wine glass on the table with the fruit wine handed by Ning Luo, the smile on Ning Shu's face deepened.

At this moment, a lady raised her glass to invite wine, and Ning Shu did not hesitate to drink the wine in the cup with all the female guests.

After drinking it, she already knew what it was.

It's just that it's different from what she guessed in her heart, and it's not mixed with Manlota flowers.

"How? Isn't it as strong as before? ”

Ning Luo asked.

Ning Shu responded: "The wine in the Hou Mansion is naturally good, but I have drunk too much before, and I feel a little dizzy at this time." ”

"So fast?" Ning Luo looked at Ning Shu blankly, looking at her ruddy face and misty eyes, it didn't seem like she was lying.

But the effect of this medicine will inevitably evaporate too quickly!

Ning Shu stroked her forehead and shook it slightly, and the voice flowing from her lips and teeth was a little indistinct.

"No, Sister Luo, it's better for me to go and rest first."

"Oh, oh, then you go. Do you need me to stay with you? ”