Chapter 25: The Birthday Banquet (1)
"This is my stand-in, this time I went down the mountain because the master calculated that there was something different in the capital, I went to all parts of the city to look for it in the past few days."
Li's half-false and half-true explanation made Li Yiwei believe this statement.
After speaking, Li Changci poured a glass of water and handed it to Li Yiwei to calm down, and he took back the spell on the paper man's stand-in.
I saw that the 'Li Changci' who was still standing just now instantly shrunk, floated to Li Changci's palm, and turned back into a small white paper figure, with a small elm next to it.
Seeing Li Changci put away the paper figure with his own eyes, Li Yiwei really understood why his great-uncle took such a fancy to Li Changci, and let those who knew about it keep their mouths shut.
Fortunately, Li Yiwei was not a timid person, so he asked, "Then can you be sure that there will be no mistakes at tomorrow's banquet?" ”
"Nature." Li Changci replied with great confidence.
In this regard, Li Yiwei no longer asked more, but asked about the investigation in the past few days: "What can you find in the past few days?" ”
Li Changci thought of the matter of the red tassel, so he asked Li Yiwei: "Seventeen years ago, Yan Chunlou's old bustard took twenty girls out of the city, but only the old bustard came back alone, do you still have an impression of this?" ”
Li Yiwei is the most disdainful of those Hongchen women, but this matter is indeed a lot of movement, why did Li Changci suddenly mention this time?
Li Yiwei showed a trace of doubt in his eyes, and looked at Li Changci in confusion: "It is true that at this time, the old bustard said that he wanted to wash his hands in the golden basin, so he sent all the girls away, and he guarded Yan Chunlou alone for three years. Later, before she died of illness, she passed Yan Chunlou to the current Yan Chunniang, and it took several years for the new Yan Chunniang to make Yan Chunlou the first red mansion in the capital again. But how do you know about this? ”
Li Changci frowned, and asked another question: "Have you heard of the Qin family in the peach grove on the outskirts of the capital?" ”
"What Qin family? There is a peach grove there, and many people go there every March to enjoy the spring and green, and they have never seen people inhabited. Li Yiwei was very sure.
Hearing this, Li Changci was sure that it was not ordinary mortals who killed Hongying seventeen years ago, either there were evil cultivators cultivating evil methods there, or there were demons and monsters engaged in some kind of sacrifice.
Seeing that Li Changci looked pensive, Li Yiwei didn't want to disturb and left on his own.
But from Li Changci's mouth, Li Yiwei also guessed that something should have happened to Yan Chunlou, so he called Steward Sun and asked him to send someone to investigate what happened to Yan Chunlou.
A few days later, Li Yiwei, who received the results, found that his son had appeared in places like Yan Chunlou many times, and had spent a lot of money in it, so angry that he gave Li Changhuai a beating.
But this is all for later, and now for Li Changci, what he needs to deal with is tomorrow's birthday banquet.
The queen and the emperor have been married for 30 years, and they have always respected each other like guests, and the queen has a son and two daughters, and her status is very stable.
Every year at the queen's birthday banquet, the emperor instructed the internal affairs office to hold a very grand event, as if he deliberately showed everyone how deep the relationship between the two was.
Early this morning, Li Changci received the clothes to wear to enter the palace, and under the costume of Poria and Tao Xueyun, Li Changci, who appeared in front of everyone again, was completely different from usual.
If Li Changci in the past was like a breeze and unrestrained, then today's Li Changci is like a peony noble and elegant.
Dressed in a white cloud silk dress, a misty purple smoke gauze coat, her hair is delicately tied behind her head, and an inky and shiny hosta and a few tassels are inserted in her hair, which is very beautiful.
Li Changci walked out of the door with this outfit, only looking at everyone intently.
"Why are there two cars?"
Li Changci looked at the two cars parked at the door, a little puzzled.
Li Yiwei explained: "I sit in the front, and you and Xinyu sit in the back. ”
It just so happened that Qin Wanfei came with Li Xinyu, and when the two of them saw Li Changci's outfit, they couldn't help but be amazed, but soon the two of them returned to their normal faces.
It turned out that the six poems made by Li Xinyu that day were praised by many literary masters, and even the three princes had spoken well in front of the emperor and the empress several times, and the seventh princess frequently praised her friend, so the queen and the emperor became interested in this outstanding Li Mansion concubine, so at this banquet, Li Xinyu was unprecedentedly allowed to participate.
Today, Li Xinyu's temples are high, the jade hairpin and the jade step shake are resistant, the white jade beads are a little bright, and she is dressed in a group of aqua blue brocade silk yarns, which makes her face very small, her manners are elegant, and she is beautiful and refined, just like a mutton fat beauty.
Li Yiwei looked at the two daughters with satisfaction, feeling that he would be envious of his colleagues again today. So after explaining a few words to Qin Wanfei, he took the two of them to the car and set off to the palace.
At this time, the Lin De Hall was decorated with extremely magnificence, flowers and gorgeous decorations, the officials wore brocade official uniforms, the ladies were dressed dignified and elegant, and the nobles were all jade and flowery, and the seats were full of people.
Acquaintances gathered together to chat, and people who didn't know each other listened with smiles on their faces, and the whole hall was filled with joy and joy.
Li Yiwei came relatively late, and when he walked into the hall with his two daughters, he immediately attracted the attention of most people.
Although I have long heard that the concubine of the Li Mansion has returned, many people have not seen it, and when I saw it today, I found that this concubine was not as hateful and rude as rumored.
On the contrary, Li Changci walked slowly, with a tall posture, a calm face, warm and soft eyebrows, a light cloud in her eyes, and between walking, you could feel that she exuded a calmness and grace from her bones.
Everyone present was shocked in their hearts, this woman is really a folk girl from the mountains? This temperament is no worse than the first noble girl in the capital.
But the thought that this woman seemed to be over eighteen was quite regrettable.
When I looked at the past again, I found that Li Shangshu's other unmarried daughter was also here!
How can this Li Xinyu's identity come to the queen's banquet openly?
Many Mrs. Principal and Miss Chang have doubts in their hearts.
Fortunately, after Li Yiwei arranged for the two to sit down, he went to talk to his colleagues.
When they knew that Li Xinyu was at the request of the third prince and the seventh princess, and the emperor and queen allowed her to participate in the birthday banquet, the nobles were a little jealous.
On weekdays, it's just a matter of pressing up the literary talent, anyway, with Li Xinyu's identity, being able to be the princess of the Duan family is already the ancestor to burn incense, who knows that this marriage was disturbed by Li Changci, and the nobles in Beijing didn't know how to laugh at that time.
But it's only been a few days, and this Li Xinyu actually hooked up with the third prince, which made those noble girls even more dissatisfied.
But Li Xinyu doesn't care about this, as long as she can get ahead, what is the jealousy of those noble girls?
However, everyone's eyes were attracted by Li Changci just now, and the fact that he was like a transparent person in front of Li Changci really made Li Xinyu a little jealous.
It was like this when I was a child, but I didn't expect Li Chang to still hate it so much after he came back.
Thinking of this, Li Xinyu quietly touched the thing hidden in her sleeve, quietly glanced at the direction where Li Changci was, and lowered her eyes, a trace of ill will flashed in her eyes, and no one noticed it.
Not only the ladies and nobles present stared at the two, but the young talents on the field also aimed in the direction of the two from time to time.
It's really that the two of them are too good looking today, especially the leisurely gestures revealed by Li Changci, which are very different from the deep ladies who grew up in the capital.
Many sons were attracted by Li Changci's temperament, and their hearts couldn't help but ripple, hearing that the marriage contract between this woman and Yin Jinchen had been annulled, I don't know if I have a chance......
When Duanwang's family came in, the eyes of the younger generation on the field wandered between Li Changci, Yin Jinchen and Li Xinyu.
Since Yin Jinchen returned home that day, he was at home by his father and never saw Li Xinyu again.
I never thought I would see her today.
When they saw Yin Jinchen walking towards Li Xinyu with joy, many noblewomen smiled at the corners of their mouths, wanting to see the jokes here.