CHAPTER XLV
The autumn crab is plump, the orchid crushes a crab shell, and a spoonful of yellow crab paste is put into Wen Jing's bowl.
Wen Jing covered her lips with a handkerchief and elegantly put it in her mouth.
"The old body is old, and he is a lively character. I like this bite again, so I got a few baskets of fat crabs, and I can't wait to invite you all to try them. ”
The host of the banquet was King Yu's mother, the old concubine. King Yu is the son of the first emperor and the same generation as Emperor Kant.
The old lady Ren is also over sixty years old and is a well-known long-lived person in the capital. Therefore, few people will refuse her banquet, and most of the female dependents in the capital are here.
Princess Yu died early, and now the princess is in charge of the house. She sat on Wen Jing's right side, and she was also hospitable, always with a thick smile on her face.
"Sister-in-law smiled, look at my greedy mouth again." Wen Jing finished a whole crab and pressed the taste in his mouth with tea.
"Where is the crown princess, the crown princess is a blessed person, so naturally she has to protect more blessings." Princess Yu's smile was enlarged, and she lowered her voice and quipped, "Grandmother has gained a lot this time, and the princess likes it, just eat it." ”
Wen Jing glared at her with disgust: "Then I have to pick a few of the fattest." ”
The princess of King Yu laughed heartily, and just wanted to make a few more jokes, a maidservant girl came over and whispered a few words.
"The crown princess sits down for a while, there is something behind, I will come when I go."
After the princess of King Yu left, Lan Qian couldn't help but smile and asked Wen Jing: "Do you still eat it?" ”
Wen Jing pointed at her with her slender fingers: "Okay, you Lan Qian, you dare to laugh at me, I will punish you when I go back." ”
When Lan Qian heard this, she begged for mercy again and again, saying that this morning, the Ministry of Internal Affairs also sent more than ten baskets of crabs to the Prince's Mansion, and His Royal Highness didn't like this, so he brought them all to the backyard.
"Niangniang, Lord Rong'an." The master and servant were still laughing, and Lan Yu saw a figure looking over here frequently, and reminded in a low voice.
Wen Jing raised her eyes, just in front of the gaze of the county lord of Rong'an, the smile on her face narrowed a little, and she only nodded politely and detachedly, which was regarded as a greeting.
There was no friendship between her and the lord of Rong'an, just a few faces. Later, the county lord of Rong'an married to the mansion of the eldest princess of Guangping, and I heard that he and the county horse were also Qin Se and Ming, and they lived well in the mansion of the eldest princess. The county lord of Rong'an's own choice, good or bad, has nothing to do with Wen Jing, just listen to it.
However, some time ago, because of King Ning's grounding, the lord of Rong'an actually went to the palace to ask the queen to ask the Song family to raise his noble hand. quarreled with the queen in Fengyi Palace, and the angry queen fell ill again.
Although afterwards, the queen's sister Mrs. Song personally entered the palace to plead guilty, but the queen was completely disappointed with her sister and the lord of Rong'an.
Wen Jing and Jiang Xufeng entered the palace to visit, the queen's face was haggard, and Jiang Xufeng was left to speak alone.
When he came out of Fengyi Palace, Jiang Xufeng's face was very ugly, and he told Wen Jing that he didn't have to deal with Lord Rong'an in the future.
Seeing Wen Jing's expression, the county lord of Rong'an bit his lower lip and froze in place in embarrassment. She already regretted it, and she quarreled with her aunt in the palace that day, not only for King Ning's affairs, but also for many reasons.
She was angry at the time, and she couldn't hold back her mouth. When she left the palace, she was sober and went home to ask her mother to enter the palace to excuse her aunt, but her mother just shook her head when she came back, so that she didn't have to ask to see her aunt again in the future.
Since then, the county lord of Rong'an has felt uncomfortable and uneasy, and today he specially wanted to come to Wen Jing to ask about his aunt's body.
However, the attitude of the crown princess has already explained everything, the eyes of the county lord of Rong'an are a little red, and the tip of his nose can't help but be sour. She barely resisted the urge to cry, and turned around to Wen Jing slightly.
Wen Jing didn't know what to say for a while, why did he bother in the first place. The queen's attitude had eased a lot, but the lord of Rong'an entered the palace to intercede when King Laning of the Song clan dismounted, and he didn't know what hurtful words he said, which made the queen who had loved her for many years forgive.
"I've been looking for you for a long time, and it turns out that I'm hiding here to be idle." A woman's grumbling voice sounded behind her.
Wen Jing turned around, it was Xiao He, the daughter-in-law of Princess Cheng Xu. Xiao He is a continuation, my sister Da He died in childbirth, in order to continue to become the eldest princess of Cheng Xu, the in-law and the nephew who was born without a mother, Xiao He married his brother-in-law, the eldest son of the eldest princess of Cheng Xu.
However, Xiao He is open-minded and cheerful. quickly gained a firm foothold in the mansion of the eldest princess Cheng Xu, her husband was respectful, her mother-in-law loved her, and Wen Jing liked her temperament the first time she talked to her.
"I can't handle it, I'm here to taste crabs."
Lan Qian immediately cleaned up the place next to Wen Jing and poured tea again.
Xiao He was born with a round face, and at this time, he socialized for a while, with satisfaction on his face. Sitting down mysteriously, his chin slightly raised towards the courtyard: "Then you missed the excitement." ”
Wen Jing followed Xiao He's guidance and looked over, and in the courtyard, several well-known ladies in the capital were surrounded by an old lady wearing a brown embroidered pine and cypress skirt and a jade on her head.
"That's the old lady of the Qu family, and the one next to her is Qu Huaiyu, the eldest daughter of the Qu family." Xiao He introduced Wen Jing.
Since Zhao lost the position of the secretary of the criminal department, this position has been empty. It wasn't until the Qu family entered Beijing that there was a rumor that General Qu, who was guarding the southwest, was promoted to Beijing with his family, and there was a good chance that the criminal department was General Qu's.
And the reason why the Qu family entered the capital was sought after by the female dependents. That's because the Qu family is a generational meritorious service, full of loyalty, this general Qu who guarded the southwest still invited himself to go into battle back then, such a family is comparable to the Song family, and the Zhou family is okay.
"Old Mrs. Qu also went to the battlefield when she was young, and the women were not allowed to shave their eyebrows, and the orders on her body were still given by the Queen Mother." Xiao He continued.
Old Madam Qu still had a resolute and heroic spirit between her eyebrows, and just sitting there made her feel full of momentum.
Qu Huaiyu is also wearing a sassy red dress, her hair is pulled up high, and there are few jewelry and accessories on her body, but she is noble. The eyebrows are raised and not aggressive, and he talks and laughs freely with the young ladies and ladies around him.
Wen Jing looked at it for a long time, and suddenly hooked his red lips and laughed, wave after wave, and the days in this capital will never stop.
The Qu family is so powerful, when they return to the capital, they swagger through the market, and Mrs. Qu takes Qu Huaiyu to banquets everywhere and make friends with the ladies of each family. is the only one who has not formally visited Wen Jing and Princess Ning, which means that anyone with a discerning eye can understand it.
The Shangshu of the Criminal Department is a very important position, will King Ning, who has just been hit, let go of such a good 'helper'? What about Jiang Xufeng, what are his plans?
Wen Jing drank the tea in his hand, and the bottom of the tea cup gently slammed on the table, making a clicking sound.