Chapter 41: King Chen
Jin Rao was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
He interrupted: "Okay, which of you is sincere and which is false, my wife knows in her heart that it is not too early to prepare to go outside to entertain guests." ”
After that, he looked at the two daughters-in-law of the An family and the Qin family and instructed: "Since you are here, don't be idle, the second and third daughters-in-law will follow your eldest brother out to help entertain foreign guests, and the second daughter-in-law and the third daughter-in-law will give your sister-in-law a hand to go out to greet the guests, you don't have to surround me, the fourth daughter-in-law will stay with me." ”
He waved his hand and commanded everyone, Wen Xuanbo took a few younger brothers and older sons and nephews to the front yard to entertain guests, An and Qin consciously walked to the sister-in-law Zhang and asked if there was anything to help.
Zhang said kindly: "The two younger siblings finally came back for a trip, just accompany the old lady, I have taken care of everything in the house, and besides, there are so many people who can use the two of you, you just need to eat and drink well, and the family does not have to be restrained." ”
As he spoke, he stepped forward and took An's hand and said: "Second brother and sister, I heard your eldest brother say a few days ago, the second brother is also working hard in the household department, your eldest brother remembers it, and when there is an opportunity above, he must speak for the second brother, and they are all brothers who should help each other in the officialdom." Just like Sister Xue'er's marriage back then, if it weren't for our Changfang to help, how could Sister Xue have today's scenery, second brother and sister, don't you say? ”
An Shi lowered his head and pulled out a reluctant smile and didn't say anything anymore, but in his heart he was disgusted and bored with the thunderous rhetoric of the long house, it was you who wanted to withdraw from the marriage of the Hou Mansion and climb the high branches of the Chenwang Mansion instead, and designed to let my daughter have an indescribable move with the Hou Ye, and now I can't talk about this matter at every turn, good people have asked you to do it, and we are all fools in the second room?
A girl hurriedly came in and said that King Chen and the side concubine Niangniang had come back to pay homage to the old lady.
Everyone was in a mess all of a sudden, Zhang didn't have to say much, and went out to greet his daughter with his skirt, and He was also so panicked that he asked the grandmothers and girls around him to quickly pack up and prepare to welcome the guests.
Although they announced early that King Chen would come to congratulate him in person, they didn't dare to look forward to it too much, but they didn't expect King Chen to really come.
Jin Nanxue stepped aside with everyone and stood quietly behind her mother and looked at the door, and after a while, she heard the sound of talking from far and near outside, and soon the door curtain was opened, and a pair of richly dressed young men and women walked in surrounded by Wen Xuanbo and others.
The man's figure is tall, and he is full of vigor, and the eye-catching jade crown on his head, the dark blue python robe on his body, and the jade belt on his waist show his extraordinary identity, this is naturally King Chen.
The young beauty next to him who was dressed in a concubine-colored silk embroidered begonia palace costume was King Chen's side concubine, Jin Nanyue, the eldest daughter of Bofu.
The two walked to the center of the room, and before they could stand, the He family had already walked over with the support of the maid and said in a loud voice: "I don't want the prince to come in person, it's really embarrassing for the old man, please take a seat, come here, hurry up and serve tea, and take out my treasured best Biluochun for the prince and the side concubine to taste." ”
He hurriedly commanded the people next to him to act, and the smile on his face couldn't be stopped.
King Chen stood there and said unhurriedly: "Old lady, please take a seat, this king is accompanying Ah Yue to celebrate the old lady's birthday today, how can you work hard for the old lady to mobilize the people?" ”
On both sides, you pushed me to let the He family sit back on the couch again, Jin Nanyue and King Chen stood in the middle and gave the He family a junior salute.
Although Wen Xuanbo is an elder, he still has to salute in the face of a noble son-in-law of King Chen's status, King Chen waved his hand reservedly and said: "Father-in-law and mother-in-law don't have to be like this, this king said that today is just to celebrate his birthday as a junior, why bother to worship and worship his own family, and all mundane etiquette is exempted." ”
Having said that, the Bofu side still insisted that the juniors come over to give a salute to King Chen, and it is rare to see such a relative of the emperor and nobles on weekdays, so it is natural to take this opportunity to let the juniors show their faces in front of him.
King Chen put on an approachable posture today, and even praised Jin Yunsheng, the concubine's own brother, a few words, and the Bofu was excited in his eyes.
Jin Nanxue followed her mother and aunts to come forward to salute, and after King Chen saw her face clearly in the crowd, the eyes in his eyes instantly lit up, and the words he was about to say were silent, and the whole person was a little stunned.
Zhang was busy on the side and introduced with a smile: "This is Sister Xue, the eldest daughter of the second brother's family, who married into the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion three years ago, a few months earlier than Sister Yue'er got married, because the second brother and the third brother have been separated, so Sister Xue rarely comes back to ask her grandmother to say goodbye, so it is normal for the prince to not meet." ”
When King Chen heard this, there was a playful smile on the corner of his lips, but his eyes kept staring at Jin Nanxue and said: "It turns out that you are Ah Yue's cousin, the one who married Yongcheng Hou Jiangqi, although this king has never seen it, but I still heard Ah Yue talk about you, I didn't expect Ah Xue's cousin to be so outstanding, it is really unforgettable." ”
Jin Nanxue wanted to retreat after seeing the ceremony, but at this moment, when King Chen spoke, she had to lower her eyes and replied lightly: "King Chen is too famous, my cousin is the most outstanding of our sisters, or she will not become a side concubine." ”
Jin Nanyue couldn't help but clench her silver teeth secretly when she saw that the two of them were talking, and she still took a gentle step forward on her face, took Jin Nanxue's hand and asked softly: "It's been a long time since I saw my third cousin, and my third cousin also came back with my brother-in-law today, right?" Why don't you see your sister's wife, but you're entertaining guests outside? ”
Saying that, her eyes turned around, as if she was looking for Jiang Qi's figure, in fact, she already knew from her mother that Jin Nanxue was going back to her parents' house alone, but she just took the opportunity to ridicule her, what about being Mrs. Hou, is she not alone but not favored? On the other hand, although she is a side concubine, she can let the prince go back to her parents' house with her, which is the performance of her favor.
Jin Nanxue also showed a faint smile: "I came back alone today, the Hou Ye said that the yamen was too busy to be separated, so he could only come over a little later to pay his grandmother's birthday, how could there be a cousin's good fortune, and it was really envious to have His Royal Highness King Chen to accompany him every step of the way." ”
Jin Nanyue didn't expect this cousin to say it so bluntly, it seemed that it was a matter of course for her husband not to come back with her to celebrate her birthday, and she didn't forget to compliment herself, but she didn't know how to answer.
King Chen stood up, stepped forward and walked to Jin Nanyue's side and answered with a smile: "Cousin Ah Xue said that it was funny, this king is just accompanying Ah Yue back to get the blessing of the old lady, presumably Yongcheng Hou will come over later, and Yongcheng Hou, a beautiful woman like his cousin, must be held in the palm of his hand." ”
After that, he looked at Jin Nanxue playfully.