Chapter 10: Birthday Celebrations
The third brother in Princess Anyang's mouth is naturally Xiao Minghuan, the halfway adopted son of the noble concubine.
Wan Jinlan had a feeling in his heart that this was indeed the case.
Her mother, who has not been in a good mood lately, is it because she knows the news?
Seeing Wan Jinlan's brows furrowed slightly, An Yang whispered: "Don't worry, don't worry, the concubine just mentioned it to her grandmother, not necessarily." ”
Wan Jinlan was not optimistic in her heart, and the concubine's aunt had mentioned it to her grandmother, obviously she had already thought about it.
"But why aren't you upset?"
In the eyes of Princess Anyang, the third brother is also okay, both civil and military, handsome and handsome, and now there are only two concubines in his palace, or the palace maid who was given to him by the queen when he was in the palace and is familiar with personnel, compared with the eldest brother Shun Wang of more than ten concubines, he is simply not too clean.
An Yang rolled his eyes, could it be that Sister Jinlan even disliked those two palace maids?
"If you talk about real self-purification, the third brother is definitely not as good as Uncle Qi Wang."
Wan Jinlan didn't hear what she was muttering, "What did you say?" ”
An Yang lowered his voice and said: "I said, compared with Uncle Qi Wang, the third brother can't be called clean, the emperor's grandmother arranged palace maids for Uncle Wang, but he sent them back, and he didn't even enter the palace." For so many years, there has not been a concubine in Uncle Qi's mansion, and even the servants are small servants and elderly grandmothers. ”
Uncle Qi Wang is not close to women, and he has never married a wife, and the imperial grandmother has a headache.
Wan Jinlan only had one thought after hearing this, could King Qi have any hidden illness? Or is it good to have Longyang?
When Anyang talked about Uncle Qi Wang, he remembered the joke made by the niece of the queen's mother a few months ago, and then talked to Wan Jinlan with great interest.
"On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, a banquet was held in the palace in the evening, and Wang Minghui deliberately fell into the water when the King of Qi passed by the Taiye Pool, but Uncle Qi was indifferent, and walked over without pity and without squinting."
Speaking of this, Princess Anyang's shoulders shrugged with a smile.
As for Wan Jinlan, who had just met Tang Xiuning, he was a little delicate in his heart.
After two years away from Beijing, she has fallen behind, so is she now looking for a wishful husband for herself?
But the two she knew, Miss Tang and Wang Minghui, were unsuccessful.
It can be seen that the method of falling into the water is really not good, and if you are not careful, it will harm yourself.
The two sat under the pavilion at the four corners, and not far away were young ladies, talking or laughing together.
When Princess Anyang was smiling, she raised her eyes and happened to meet Wang Minghui.
Wang Minghui is seventeen years old, is the niece of Queen Wang, and her appearance is already superior, and she is also quite famous among the nobles in Kyoto.
At this time, she saw Princess Anyang smiling happily at her, and her face instantly became gloomy.
Because of falling into the water, she didn't have the face to leave the house for more than two months, and she didn't dare to follow her mother out to participate in various banquets in various mansions, and she was embarrassed to enter the palace gate.
Today, she was mentally prepared, came to the Zhenguo Mansion, and met many noble girls, but no one was uninteresting to mention that she fell into the water and deliberately embarrassed her.
At this time, seeing Princess Anyang smiling so happily at her, her face began to burn again.
"What are the princess and Wanjia sister talking about, laughing so happily."
Wang Minghui asked with a natural expression after curtsimming.
As a princess, Anyang would be afraid of her, her long eyelashes flashed, she held her chin with one hand and said with a smile: "Naturally, she is talking about happy things." ”
Wang Minghui sat across the round table, picked up the pastries on the round table and ate them.
She is a person, she wants to face difficulties, she wants to see, she is sitting here, how can Princess Anyang say that she laughs at her.
She squinted at Wan Jinlan, who was drinking tea silently, and looked up and down. The body is slender, the skin is fair, the lips are beautiful, and the raised Danfeng eyes are as annoying as Princess Anyang.
"I heard that today's birthday banquet was not hosted by the Duchess of the State, and I saw that the Duchess of the Kingdom was not particularly good, Wan Jinlan, you have to comfort your mother for a while, don't take everything to heart."
Wan Jinlan looked up at Wang Minghui, this sister of the Wang family was even more annoying than two years ago.
"Sister Wang said cautiously, as a junior, openly talking about other parents is not done by a famous lady."
Without waiting for Wang Minghui to open her mouth to refute, Wan Jinlan continued: "I heard that Sister Wang fell into the pool of Taiye during the Dragon Boat Festival, I don't know if there is a big problem with my body?" Alas, I'm really stupid, Sister Wang must have been raised, and she will come to her sister's house for a banquet today. ”
Under Wang Minghui's gaze that was about to eat people, Wan Jinlan continued with concern in her eyes: "Sister Wang should pay attention when she walks to a place with water in the future, so as not to accidentally fall into it again." ”
Wang Minghui's most taboo now is that falling into the water.
She wanted to be the princess of Qi, and the queen's aunt also supported her, and she cooperated with her that day, but after that day, her good Kyoto talent became a joke.
Wan Jinlan, who still had a look of concern in her eyes in front of her, was really hateful, but no matter what, she wouldn't turn her face, after all, she had to take care of the physique of her descendants outside.
"Thank you Sister Wan for your concern, princess, Sister Wan, I'm playing with a pitcher over there, I look very interesting, so I'll go first."
Looking at Wang Minghui's back as she pretended to be calm and left, An Yang shook his shoulders with a smile and gave Wan Jinlan a thumbs up.
Wan Jinlan snorted softly, she sat here quietly and honestly, she was still the master's house, and she didn't have to be bullied. Can't do it, can't you talk back?
Dare to talk about her mother, she can poke Wang Minghui's old scars.
In the past, when she was still in Kyoto, whenever she went to Beppu for a banquet, Wang Minghui and others openly and secretly used her mother's business background to squeeze her, but she never suffered a loss!
The birthday banquet of the old town Guogong was very lively, and all the families in Beijing gave gifts, and even the saint in the palace ordered the eunuch chief Li Fu to send a table of noodles.
The meal from the imperial dining room is not rare, and it can be eaten when there is a banquet in the palace, but today's reward represents the face.
As for the juniors in the house, they should also give gifts in public at this time.
When Wan Jinlan came back from the southwest, she brought a long knife to her grandfather, as well as a lot of wine from the southwest, and as for today, she gave her a picture of her birthday.
The white crane leaps on the paper, or stands quietly, or spreads its wings and flies, or tilts its head to peck at its feathers, which can be described as lifelike.
The landscape splashes ink, the pine trees stand straight and steep, and there is a vigorous posture.
Although it is not as deep as everyone's pen power, it is still a little immature, but it is also very good.
The old man still said yes three times in a row, and it could be seen that he was very happy.
The old lady also smiled between her eyebrows.
This kind of occasion is naturally also the time for the juniors in the family to come forward, otherwise, how would the names of those talented people and talented women in Beijing be spread.
If the reputation is managed, it will be good for the marriage of the children in the house.