Chapter 13: The Wedding Feast

After a few days of calm, I don't know if it's my delusion or what, I always feel that Gong Nandu's attitude towards me is getting closer and closer, but there is always a worry, and I don't bother to pursue so much, the wedding banquet will come one day after all, I am probably the last to know, the weather suddenly changed on this day, it was extraordinarily cold and mixed with a whistling wind, and the face of the person blowing was cold, as if it had fallen into the ice cellar and was cold to the heart. The whole house is lively and full of lights, and there are beautiful red everywhere, everyone seems to be infected by this red, and everyone is red and fluttering with joy on their faces, probably because they think that they can get a reward on such a festive day, today is his and her big day, then I shouldn't need to be on duty, there must be Luo Tong with a lot of things to be busy, and I am still stupid to go to the study to do something, and finally I can be lazy for a day.

Thinking like this, I turned around and turned back, my heart was always sullen and the weather was also very cold, so I simply shrunk my body and rushed to Liao Lengge, planning to sleep under the quilt for a day without seeing anyone, and my little transparent will not be discovered. I thought that things were running too fast to realize that Gong Nandui was calling me from behind. Rushed back to Liao Lengge, I ran directly to my warm quilt, Mo Yi saw this, I thought something was going on, and quickly ran in to ask me, just about to open my mouth when I heard a knock on the door outside, we were both stunned for a while, usually this Liao Lengge is quiet like a ghost cellar, except for the food delivered on time, there is no superfluous ghost, who will knock on the door? I tilted my head and motioned for Mo Yi to open the door, and then I heard Mo Yi's surprised and unbelievable voice sound: "Lord Wang? Slaves and maids see the prince. ”

"Why are you here?" I was surprised and said that this was the second time he had stepped into this place, "Is there any place in this palace that I can't come to?" Hearing him say this, I was already sullen, and suddenly I became angry, pouted and stopped talking. He looked at my attitude a little embarrassed and said, "What's wrong with you just running so fast, what's uncomfortable?" "Well, it's too cold," I replied faintly. Today is very busy in the house, there will be a lot of guests to visit at night, if it is too cold during the day and you don't want to go out to live, just go back at night. Gong Nandui asked me cautiously, "What am I on such an occasion?" I don't want to face the chattering faces of those people. Thinking like this, he couldn't show it on his face, and he went down the stairs and said, "Okay." "It's cooler at night, so bring more clothes when you come out." Seeing his concerned look, I calmly said "um", and after explaining, Gong Nandui hurriedly went out,

I lay on the bed in a quiet daze, "What did you come here to do suddenly, just to explain to me to wear more clothes, or invite me to his wedding with someone else." "Forget what about me, but Luotong should be more uncomfortable on such days, although she is arrogant and disdainful of these, but she will always be sad, after all, the person she loves the most is now going to share with one more person, I have to go to see her, but now she must be more busy, and then go when the prince and other women have sex in the evening." After thinking about it, I told Mo Yi not to disturb me during lunch, so I fell asleep deeply, and finally was woken up by a gentle shake, "Miss, it's too late to freshen up when it's too late, and something will happen if you go late today." "I was a little dazed and couldn't react and was pulled up, and my brain came to my senses after my feet hit the ground, and I quickly got up and chose clothes, why today is also a wedding day, I will go to a white dress again, it is really going to smash the field, I thought about it, I picked a slightly festive color, I can't wear red, then wear a light yellow, and I brought two more hair accessories than usual, well, looking at myself in the mirror is very satisfied, not dazzling, not perfunctory.

"Alright, that's it, I have to hurry to the front hall." "Don't you really need me to accompany you, miss?" "Don't worry, it's okay, I can do it myself." After saying that, I hurriedly walked out, this kind of large-scale scene is counted as the second time, I walked straight to the front hall banquet, sure enough, there are a lot of people in the eyes, many, many I have not seen, and there are those women in all kinds of colors of clothing, I am dazzled, I can't tell who is who, who is where. It's a little embarrassing to be alone.,I didn't find where they were.,I don't know where I belong at the moment.,I don't know where I should sit at the moment.,I'm not recognized as a princess.,It's ironic on such an occasion.,It seems that the name of this thing is sometimes really important.,In order to hide the embarrassment, I lowered my head alone and rubbed my feet back and forth with my feet.,It's not that I didn't hear the voice of whispering around me, "Who is this?,Why don't you seem to have seen it.,I don't know which mansion it's the lady.。 Suddenly, my waist was gently stopped by someone, and I turned around sharply and it turned out to be Gong Nandui,

He didn't give me a chance to react, so he stopped me and walked forward, looking at this, I didn't say anything, and walked forward obediently, going around to the front, he gently let go of his hand, "Don't run around, arrange for you to be by Luotong's side tonight." "Okay" Seeing that he didn't have a strange face, I agreed lightly, and I didn't want to explore his intimate behavior just now, maybe it was really a matter of form at that time, and there was nothing else to do. Don't think too much about it. followed Gong Nandui to Luotong's side, and he went to accompany the guests in a hurry, "I'm sorry for you," I looked at Luotong and said with a smile, "It's a trouble." She said with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and I flattened my mouth indifferently. You might be hungry tonight, so get some more later. She reminded, "Why be hungry, there is so much food on this table." I asked disapprehantly, and she only laughed twice without speaking. I didn't care about holding chopsticks and preparing to eat.,I just plan that nothing has anything to do with me tonight.,Anyway, getting married has been like that since ancient times, there's nothing fun.,It's just a dazzling array of red.,Plus the lights are bright all night long.,There's nothing new.。 And then there were all sorts of noisy cheers. There are those who are sincerely blessed, there are those who flatter wantonly, and there are all kinds of drunkenness.

It's really the same in ancient and modern times, and I was about to hold my meat and prepare to stuff it into my mouth, when a loud voice sounded on the table: "Princess Fang, let's all toast you, congratulations to the prince and hope that you can add an heir to the prince as soon as possible." "Thank you Miss Fang for your kindness." Luotong is still so faint, so I am embarrassed to cook alone, so I have to stop and then pick up the wine glass and echo it, and I really despise these people in my heart, "What is there to congratulate Luotong, she should be more miserable, at this time, isn't it salt to the wound when I mention the child to others?" "Putting down the wine glass and just about to pick up the piece of meat, the sound of the holy decree outside resounded throughout the house, and I followed Luotong to kneel down and wait for the decree to be received, "It turned out that the emperor suddenly felt a little unwell tonight and couldn't come to congratulate his courtiers together, so he rewarded ten million taels of silver and other valuable playthings, etc., and personally congratulated Gong Nan on accepting the newcomer." After the father-in-law left, everyone collectively symbolically toasted Gong Nandui, and in the crowd, I looked at Gong Nandu's eyes from a distance, like a layer of fog and couldn't see any emotion, and there was no expression on my face like a carved stone statue, just doing various actions mechanically.

"Are you happy? Falling paulownia?" I couldn't help but ask, Luo Tong quickly pinched me, and then ordered me to walk forward with the wine glass, I realized it, subconsciously stuck out my tongue, picked up the wine glass and quickly followed, gently poured the wine and handed it to Luo Tong, "See the county lord, the concubine toasts you, thank you for coming to congratulate in person." "Hey, it's Concubine Xi, I've been in good health lately, I haven't seen you enter the palace for a long time." "Xie Jun's main body is sympathetic, the concubine has been fine recently, and after a while, she will enter the palace with the prince to see Eniang." "I heard that the prince of the palace spoils you the most, and sure enough. Then when will you quickly add a son and a half daughter to the palace? The county lord laughed. Luo Tong covered his mouth and chuckled, "County Lord, you eat well, take care of the places that are not well entertained, Luo Tong will go to see other ladies first, and then I will be with you." "Where, please." Luo Tong took me to the other main table after the generous salute, and as he was walking, he saw Shi Yingran coming over with a smile in front of him, still with a weak and innocent expression.

Luotong might be afraid that she would do something bad, so she stepped forward and said, "Why are you here, you go to Chuxue to accompany those ladies and misses." "Concubine, see Concubine Niangniang," Shi Yingran said respectfully, and then said with a smile: "The concubine just came over there, it was Sister You who asked the concubine to come and see if there is anything around you that needs help, I don't want to have an unfamiliar person around my sister, so I can see that this is not the princess Niangniang?" Hearing the early snow falling, he frowned lightly without a trace, and said coldly: "You stand down, what will I order someone to tell you, I don't want any mistakes in the prince's wedding tonight." After speaking, regardless of her reaction, she was about to bypass and move forward, but she didn't expect Shi Yingran to be so on the bar today, and she changed her past and blocked us in front of her, "The side concubine is too worried, the concubine is just curious about how the good princess Niangniang still does the work of the subordinates, but in the end, the princess Niangniang's dress today is really meticulous, Niangniang, do you have any ulterior secrets, why didn't you see a newcomer to give you tea just now." Why don't you have a place for a princess?"

"Why don't you go and ask your prince directly, he's there, we still have something to get in the way." Before Luo Tong spoke, I opened my mouth faintly, she didn't seem to expect me to give her face so directly, her little face flushed, and she suddenly raised her voice and said, "You are a princess in name only, when do you want to pretend to be, now on such occasions, the prince doesn't take you in his eyes, and everyone doesn't know you, which princess is it, where do you get the confidence to talk back to me here" "Presumptuous, how can you allow you to talk about it here, be careful of your words, such words will rot in your stomach in the future, Let the prince listen, and you will ask for more blessings in your life. "The side concubine atoned for her sins, and the concubine was only temporarily provoked, but what the concubine said was also the truth." Looking at her aggrieved and unconcerned about her business, my anger didn't come out, there were already a lot of eyes around her, she found the right time to make me ugly, right?

I don't know if my little life can be saved if it continues to be so publicized, "You shut up for me, don't play outdated tricks here, otherwise don't blame me for settling accounts for you afterwards." I gently pressed Luo Tong and stepped forward, stared at Shi Yingran's eyes, and slowly said word by word, and smiled at her lightly with a smile on my face, "The princess and concubine are just puzzled, kindly asked, why don't you let go of the concubine?" Shi Yingran suddenly changed her temperament, said softly, and even sobbed softly, "What's the matter" The voice that was not angry and arrogant sounded in his ears, "Concubine, see the prince." "Luo Tong and Shi Yingran have already turned around and saluted Gong Nan in unison, there is an outsider, I had to pay homage with Luo Tong but did not speak, standing there with a black face. I felt Gong Nandu's eyes linger on me for a moment. "Lord, concubines are just." "Shut up, don't you step down, you can't go out from today without my orders."

"Lord Wang, me." "Stand down." Gong Nan said sharply. "You step back first, this incident can be counted as a memory for you." Luotong also said coldly. After Shi Yingran left, Luo Tong glanced at me and went over first, leaving me and Nan Du in place, "She doesn't have much malice, but her mouth is sour, woman." "I was speechless with a cold face, silently thinking in my heart that I didn't care about it before, but now that I know the past, don't be careful about everything, do you think she won't be bad, I'm not like a woman, don't you know women?" Gong Nanwan then asked gently with a smile, "It's not delicious at all." I rolled my eyes angrily, Gong Nanwan laughed softly and looked at Leng Chiwan in front of her softly, this light yellow really set off her complexion and made her fairer, but she was getting thinner and thinner. If you don't take a break, don't worry about anything else. "You go and accompany your guests, and leave me alone." I said to him, "Whatever you don't hmph, can you reassure you?" Gong Nandui said with a funny face, I listened and laughed softly, seeing that I was no longer angry Gong Nandui went back, I didn't want to be too eye-catching, so I quickly continued to follow Luotong's side.

Suddenly, I thought that the county lord had arrived at such a big event in the palace, so Jiang Kan should also be there, but unfortunately the banquet of the female guest and the male guest were not together, and I didn't take the initiative to find him, "Luotong, who are the guests tonight, will there be that kind of friend who is usually close to business relations?" "Of course, there are quite a lot, you see that there is the shopkeeper Xu of the pawn industry over there, and the boss of the salt store. By the way, there is another one you know, Jiang Kanjiang Gongzi. "Yes, he's here too, where are you arranging it?" I pretended to be casual and asked, "The one next to the prince is on the table." "It seems that he has a lot of face" "Jiang Gongzi's family has a lot of business, and his name is relatively extensive, he is the richest businessman in Dali and even other surrounding tribes, and his strength cannot be underestimated, and it is said that he is rich enough to rival the country, so the court is also trying to win him over, and he can't become the same party, and he can't indulge and let him become an enemy, so it will be very troublesome at that time,"

"So Jiang Kan is also a threat to the Great Calendar, and the emperor should be wary of him, right?" "These are not things we can talk about, and if you say too much, you will lose them." Luotong reminded lightly. I nodded and stopped talking, but glanced in the direction of Jiang Kan without a trace, whether it was an illusion or an illusion, it always seemed that I saw Jiang Kan staring at me too. There are many people and mixed eyes, I am afraid that I will not have a chance to find him today, and finally I will stay up until the end of the banquet and the guests will disperse. Gong Nandui went to Miss Feng unexpectedly, and she couldn't be snubbed for the sake of face. Forget these things are not something I can control, and it has nothing to do with me, why bother to work hard, while everyone dispersed and didn't pay attention, I quietly came to Luotong's residence and gently buckled the door, and the next person saw that I respectfully took me in, so long it was the first time I walked so close to a person, the first time I entered Luotong's courtyard. I couldn't see anything at night, so I went straight into the boudoir, "You hurry up and get me something to eat, it's really like you said I'm hungry now." As soon as I entered the house, Luo Tong walked over, "Why are you here?" Although Luo Tong asked, there was no trace of surprise on his face, "I'm afraid that someone will stare and can't sleep tonight." I teased, Luo Tong snorted coldly and ignored me and instructed his subordinates: "Go and prepare two bowls of green vegetable noodles, and then prepare some delicious side dishes." By the way, I'm getting a chicken leg."

"Can you finish all this food?" "You're going to have too much to eat?" "Yes, there are two pigs anyway." I looked at her with a smile, "It's so boring, I want to go to bed and nest" Luo Tong said with a disgusted face after listening to it, "It's not good to sit on a stool?" What about eating? "I've been with you for a long time, and the stool with a sore back is uncomfortable," Luo Tong pouted with disgust and nested on the bed with me, "Eh, by the way, there's something for you" "What?" "Didn't you have a soft spot for sycamore flowers last time?" I noticed that the last time I went out to the store, I asked someone to build it. As I spoke, I slowly took out the delicate sycamore petals and showed them to Luotong, "Wow, it's so exquisite, and the colors can be fake." "Luotong turned over and over and carefully observed, a particularly small and delicate petal, exactly the same as the sycamore petals, with white to light purple gradient color, and even the remnants of the root stamens, tender white rhizomes, light yellow stamens, because the miniature version is smaller than the normal sycamore petals, but it looks particularly delicate and beautiful." It's so pretty, you can figure it out. I gently touched the petals with my fingertips and asked, "Like you, unique and beautiful?" "Haha, what is this made of."

"Made of silverware, otherwise these stamens are not easy to carve, and silverware is better for girls, and detoxification can also be used to test poison to protect you." Therefore I commanded that it be made of silverware. I proudly said, "You're so smart." Help me bring it", this petal was made into a bracelet by me, and the chain is also made of silverware, and there are two small pale yellow paulownia on the thin chain, so it is very vivid and beautiful, I took the bracelet and prepared to help her bring it but regretted that "the more I look at it now, the better it looks, and I don't want to give it to you." "Stingy." Luo Tong despised it, I sneered a few times and helped her bring the bracelet, "It's so beautiful" She shook her wrist and looked at me and said, "Of course, it's good if you're happy." As he was talking, the supper was ready and served, "It's finally here, but I'm starving, I'm hungry." I picked up my chopsticks and ate them, "I'm hungry too, why did you remember to give me this thing?" Luo Tong turned his face to look at me and asked, "Speaking of which, if I am not here one day, should you also give me something to think about?" I asked with a grin. What are you thinking, leave? How can it be so easy? ”

"I'm just assuming," I said lonely, and Luo Tong fixed his eyes on me from top to bottom, "what to see, give money." "I'll leave this to you, I think it's a good fit." She took a hairpin bead from her head, very simple but also very chic, the place where the hair was stuck was caused by two silverware side by side, very thick with a twisted arc is very delicate, the hairpin is just a very sharp and small sickle curve, on the other side of the joint next to a fine coral bead, the color is red and bright and clear like water. Coral beads are not round beads, but are carved into a square shape with a curved shape. "This is a couple, leave you with one and I have another one for myself." "Who gave this to you?" Still is? "It's something that my mother has stayed with me since I was born." "That's a bit precious." I said with an incredible smile, and Luo Tong smiled faintly and did not speak. I neatly put the hairpin beads in my hair,

Finally filled my stomach, lazily spread on the bed, not caring at all that this was Luotong's bed, "Late, do you plan to spend it later?" "Do you know what happened to me before?" Luotong and I also spread out on the bed, looked elsewhere, thought for a long time, and said: "This is not the way to go on after all, you have to let the prince give you a name." "Actually, I've 。。。。。 Well, forget it, just wait. "I didn't say it after all, I already knew about the past, and I'm afraid it's not so easy to ask Gong Nandui to give me a name." Wait, there will be that day. Luotong looked at me firmly. I smiled nonchalantly, "It's not too early, I should go back." As he spoke, he put on his shoes and ran out, but at this time, he saw Gong Nandui walking in, "Why are you here?" I asked, "I'll see if I'm asleep, and I heard you're here too." "Has the prince come here a long time ago, why hasn't anyone reported it?" When Luotong heard the sound, he immediately walked over and asked, "Don't hinder it, I didn't let me say that I wanted to come over and take a look." Gong Nan said softly, "You talk, I'll go back first." "Let's go together, I'm going over too, Luotong, you rest early, and now cover the quilt at night." Gong Nandui instructed, "Okay, thank you, the princess, the concubine will not keep you much." "Well, you don't have to come out, it's cold outside." Luotong leaned over and watched us walk out the door.

"Miss Feng's residence is not in the opposite direction from me, so you can go first." I reminded, Gong Nandui looked at me and laughed softly without speaking, and was extremely silent for a while, "Have you thought about where you will go in the future, do you have a ..... in your heart?" Gong Nanwan suddenly looked away with a hesitant face and asked unnaturally, I glanced at him and replied softly, "No." Gong Nanwan stopped talking and walked with me to the door of Liao Lengge in silence, "You can rest early." "Hmm," I replied, and walked briskly into the courtyard. Don't think about this identity, as long as Gong Nan is happy in the twilight, we can't think about anything more between us, the name is too difficult for me, do you want me to be a concubine? I dismissed my thoughts and fell into a deep sleep.