Chapter XVIII
Although the eldest princess lives in the suburbs of the city every day, this birthday banquet is held in the city of Yingdu.
When the He family and his party arrived at the eldest princess's mansion, there was already a long queue of carriages and horses in front of the door.
The carriage moved forward slowly, and when it was finally the turn of the He family, He Xiangshan sent the congratulatory gifts, and the group entered the princess's mansion under the leadership of the servants.
Today's people are all distinguished guests, all of them can't be lazy, and the servants and maids in the house are so busy that they can't touch the ground, but they must also be careful to wait, so as not to make mistakes in the busy.
The eldest princess's birthday is in the summer, and these two days are beautiful, the sun is not big, it is rare to be cool, the house has a unique ingenuity, and the place of the banquet is set on the water pavilion.
This pavilion is a platform erected by people at the water's edge, and part of the platform is erected on the shore and part of it extends into the water.
There are a few low tables on it, and guests from all over the world can sit down here to eat, and below it is the rippling pool water, the lotus leaves on the water surface are gently swaying, and the lotus flowers that have bloomed are interspersed.
Guests can enjoy a meal while enjoying the lotus, which is really comfortable.
The pavilion is separated by a verandah, divided into left and right sides.
On one side is where the eldest princess and the concubine sit, mainly entertaining the lords and wives of various provinces. On the other side, it was left to the young Langjun ladies, who were entertained by He Chen, the eldest princess's son, and He Qingrong, the young daughter of Dening County, who had not yet left the cabinet.
He Lingjiang and the three of them followed He Xiangshan and his wife first, and went to meet the eldest princess first.
The eldest princess had naturally heard of this He Qi lady from Yaoyingdu, and she was a little curious about the fact that He Yan still had some relationship with the He family.
When He Xiangshan and his wife led the three He sisters in, her eyes instantly fell on He Lingjiang.
Although they are all ladies of the world, there is a sense of restraint in this body, and there is a vague sense of freedom and freedom in the rules.
Come to think of it, this is He Lingjiang, the son of He Qi who is good at mysticism.
Somehow, looking at that plain and innocent face, watching her get closer and closer to herself, looking at her bowing slightly, revealing half of her face, her eyebrows and eyes lowered, her thoughts actually spread to the old days that had been sealed.
She seemed to see a handsome young face, and called to her with a smile: "Eldest sister......"
"Eldest sister, happy birthday!"
"Eldest sister, take a look at this birthday gift, do you like it."
It was as if she saw a bloodstained young man's face, closed her eyes tightly, and no matter how much she shouted, she would not open those smiling eyes again.
Those people and the past that were deliberately sealed in time and were already full of dust suddenly came to her mind, and she couldn't help but shake her head.
He Yan, the concubine sitting beside her, noticed that she was wrong, and the hand under the case pulled her sleeve slightly, and reminded in a low voice: "Princess, the little ladies of the He family wish you a birthday......
The eldest princess came back to her senses at this time, and hurriedly stretched out her hand to signal a few people: "No need to be polite, the ladies of the He family hurry up." ”
He Xiangshan, who was sitting on the side, looked at her appearance, and couldn't help but drum slightly in his heart.
Ling Jiang's appearance is mostly with her aunt, and she is naturally similar to him, but there are some traces of the old man between her eyebrows and eyes.
The deceased has been dead for more than ten years, and he is a person who has seen him, and he doesn't remember his voice and smile anymore, not to mention that Ling Jiang is only a little similar to him between his eyebrows and eyes.
It's scary, someone just remembers the person clearly, didn't say it, and connected the two on a whim.
Although the saint knows this, if others know about it, it will only add to the trouble.
The eldest princess looked at a few people and praised: "He Zhongcheng and his wife really raised a few good girls, look at these sisters, all of them are good-looking." ”
The Song family hurriedly smiled and replied: "Thank you for the praise of the eldest princess, they are not as good as the prince and the county lords." The courtiers have heard that the prince and the county lord are both the famous Langjun and the maiden of our Yingdu. ”
The eldest princess shook her head and smiled: "It's just that there are some talents, but if you want to compare the merits of your family's seven ladies, it really doesn't deserve anything." ”
Looking at He Lingjiang who was standing quietly under the seat, her eyebrows were a little kind, and she beckoned to her slightly: "This is He Qi Niangzi, come, come forward and ask me to take a look." ”
He Xiangshan's eyebrows trembled slightly and slightly.
When He Lingjiang heard this, he was not cramped and uneasy, and stepped forward calmly, walked to the side of the eldest princess, and knelt down on the mat next to the short table.
The eldest princess looked at her sideways, her eyes traced her eyebrows, like, really like......
She hadn't thought of Ah Ran in years......
The eldest princess looked at He Lingjiang, looked at He Xiangshan and his wife again, and said, "He Qi Niangzi looks not very similar to Mrs. He. ”
Song was stunned, so Jiang was not born to her, so she was naturally not like her.
When Yunjia was born only two or three months ago, Lord Lang brought back a child from outside, saying that he was born outside.
As soon as the child was born, Ah Niang was gone, and the lord of Lang was ashamed of the woman, so he wanted to record her in his name and treat her as a concubine.
But Yun Jia had been born for a long time at that time, so how could he explain the sudden extra child?
After thinking about it, they said to the outside world that Yun Jia and Ling Jiang were twins, just because one was born weak and almost lost his breath, so he listened to the words of the master of Yunyou, and hid it for the time being so that he could live and raise, and when he survived the death catastrophe, it was made public.
This child, like Yun Jia, is from under her and is the daughter of the He family's long house.
In this way, he gave Ling Jiang a legitimate identity as a descendant, as for this, whether others believe it or not, then let them go.
For so many years, the Song family has treated her as if she were her own, and He Xiangshan has doted on her even more, and naturally no one cares about the old things more than ten years ago.
It's just that others will never mention that Ling Jiang doesn't look similar to her.
The eldest princess is afraid that she doesn't know, so she will say this.
Song smiled and nodded: "Yes, this child doesn't follow me, but is more like her grandfather." ”
The eldest princess looked up at He Xiangshan, and then nodded: "That's right." ”
The concubine He Yan pulled her sleeve again under the case: "Princess......"
Looking at other people's little ladies like this is somewhat similar to her grandfather and aunt, but it is not something that the eldest princess who has always paid attention to rules and manners will do.
The eldest princess also found that her approach was inappropriate, and patted the back of He Lingjiang's hand with a smile: "It's really that He Qi Niangzi looks too good, this palace has not seen such a dazzling little lady for many years, but it is a bit rude, and I hope He Zhongcheng and Mrs. will forgive me." ”
"Where. The princess was serious. Song replied with a smile.
He Xiangshan also breathed a sigh of relief.
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