Chapter 59: The Feast
"Forget it, don't talk about her." Si Ning looked at Si Yunting with a smile, "I heard my aunt say, you are going to get engaged, tell me quickly, which son-in-law is it?" ”
Si Ning said jokingly.
Where did Si Yunting come at this time to say anything else, her little face was flushed, and she hammered her a little shyly, "Be quiet, it's Cao Junjie." ”
"Cao Junjie?" Si Ning frowned, but she remembered that she was married to Wei Yongchen of the Yongping Marquis Mansion in her last life, "Cao Junjie from the Dingguo Mansion?" ”
"Well, it's him."
That's not right, did you have this one in the last life? She didn't remember, but she knew that Yun Ting would definitely marry Wei Yongchen in the end.
Although Wei Yongchen was born in the Yongping Marquis Mansion, he took the path of a military general, and after years of experience, he was mainly responsible for the security of Gyeonggi. When they got married, they were still coming, although Wei Yongchen was eight years older than Yun Ting, but he has been treating Yun Ting very well after marriage.
It's an exemplary couple.
Why is it that he is engaged to Yun Ting at this time and becomes Cao Junjie, this is not right!
Si Ning frowned, could it be that there was something like this in the previous life, but he didn't know it?
"You like him, huh?" Si Ning asked bluntly.
Si Yunting glanced at Mrs. Pingyang Hou, who was talking to others on the side, and said shyly, "Marriage matters, the name of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, how can there be anything to like or dislike." ”
Hearing her say this, Si Ning's brows couldn't help frowning, "But if you don't like it, how will you live for such a long time in the future." ”
Si Yunting glanced at Si Ning, she knew what she meant, "Family marriages, most of them are like this, don't worry, my aunt and father both love me, and they won't push me into the fire pit." ”
But Cao Junjie in her impression is not a good person, in the last life, a few days after the end of this Duanyang Festival, Cao Junjie was well-known to the people in Beijing because of the hot fight with prostitutes in the land of fireworks.
Thinking like this, Si Ning guessed that maybe the news that the two families were going to get married at that time had not yet spread and had not been decided, so it would be canceled.
Just like Yun Ting said, the uncle and aunt still love her very much, and they will definitely not let her wander around the swingers in Fireworks Willow Lane.
Since something would happen in the future that would disrupt the marriage, Si Ning didn't say anything more.
At this moment, the eunuch outside sang: "The emperor has arrived, the queen mother has arrived, the queen mother has arrived, the eldest princess has arrived-"
The people of the temple stood up and saluted.
Emperor Jianzhang was majestic and domineering in a bright yellow dragon robe, and he helped the Queen Mother into the hall.
The queen behind her was wearing a long skirt with a red luan bird and a phoenix, wearing a double phoenix with rubies on her head, dignified and atmospheric, she smiled and pulled the hand of the eldest princess Chu Qionghua to follow the emperor.
After them, they are the concubines of each palace, because there are not many concubines in Emperor Jianzhang's harem, so regardless of rank, they are all here today.
Emperor Jianzhang helped the Queen Mother to sit down, and he also sat on the dragon chair.
"It's all flat."
Everyone sat down again, but they were involved in the majesty of the royal family, and did not dare to speak.
"Let's have a feast!"
The sound of silk and bamboo started, and the arranged programs appeared one after another.
There is the juggling of a folk artist, and the man seems to have a fairy method, he can spit fire, he can transfer objects, and he can take out a live rabbit from an empty box.
Funny and humorous, the ladies who watched laughed constantly, and the officials watched it with relish.
There are also beautiful dancers, shaking their long water sleeves, dancing in the hall, with graceful figures, like a dream.
The feast is rising.
The palace maids held the prepared dishes and fruit wine, and neatly replaced the snacks and tea on the table.
Of course, the indispensable thing is the zongzi, the tip of the nose has the fragrance of the zongzi leaves and the sweetness of glutinous rice, and the tempting people can't help but open one and feast on it.
In addition to zongzi, other exquisite dishes are naturally prepared, as well as tea and fruit wine to relieve greasy.
The fruit wine is accompanied by delicacies, and people can't help but drink a few more glasses.
The official ladies who were still a little cramped gradually let go a little, and they would also say a few words one after another.
The people who came to the royal banquet were never for eating and drinking, and many of the nobles only drank a few sips of water, their bodies were tense and nervous, and they were ready to perform for a while.
After all, now that the crown prince and the second prince have reached the age of marrying wives, many people have long been aiming at those two positions.
Si Ning twisted a cherry and threw it into her mouth, she just came to eat today, but she didn't plan to perform, she was naturally very relaxed, she had a meal for a while, and when the banquet was over, she would be able to leave.
Si Ning looked around boredly, and actually saw Song Yanqing looking at her again, although she turned her head before she looked over, she could be sure that what she was looking at just now was herself.
Si Ning frowned, Song Yanqing, what's wrong? She hasn't had much contact with her, so she doesn't know her character very well.
It's just that she knows from the mouth of the crowd that she is a dignified and dignified, gentle and elegant woman, the first talented woman in Beijing, after she married Li Su in the last life, Song Yanqing's grandfather died, she has been living in a simple house because of her filial piety for three years, and she can't see it.
Later, it was their entire family that was sentenced to exile.
Song Yanqing looked at the zongzi on the table attentively, although everyone in Beijing knew that she and Li Su were childhood sweethearts, but she knew that she was no different from other women in Li Su's eyes.
At most, because of Daddy, I'm more familiar with it.
But she really likes it, the two of them grew up together and have seen his demeanor, how can she look at others.
She knew that Daddy had matched them, but Li Su refused, she was hiding behind the screen with anticipation, but what she heard was that he said that he and he only had brother and sister love.
After he left, his father comforted himself and said that Li Su was a person who valued love and righteousness, and he probably said this because he didn't want the county lord of Changle to hate the Song Mansion.
After all, who in Beijing didn't know that the county lord of Changle had fallen in love with Li Su, the waiter of the Criminal Department, thinking like this, a touch of disgust flashed in Song Yanqing's eyes, she just relied on His Majesty's favor, formless, and obsessed with Li Su with a dead face.
But she knew in her heart that Li Su was so good, so naturally someone would chase her, even if it wasn't Si Ning, it would be someone else, but the means would not be as careless as Si Ning.
At the peach blossom banquet, Si Ning said in public that he no longer liked Li Su, but many people didn't believe it, and naturally Song Yanqing was among them.
They had all seen how Si Ning ran after Li Su, and it was not too much to say that they were chasing and intercepting, so how could they believe that she gave up so easily.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for her to chase Li Su to Yinchuan.
Although Song Yanqing showed a light demeanor on her face, she was very concerned in her heart, Si Ning was deeply favored by His Majesty and the Queen Mother, if she really identified Li Su, His Majesty and the Queen Mother would definitely not sit idly by.