Chapter 239 Excitement
Time flies, and the day of the banquet arrives in a blink of an eye.
This banquet was held by Emperor Zhou in the name of the royal family, and all the guests invited were the royal wives and their daughters.
Lin Qishu was naturally among them.
When she learned that Liu Ying had transformed into Concubine Lan Shu's daughter who was living abroad, she was so surprised that she couldn't even speak a complete sentence. She hurriedly asked Lin Qingping to take her to the princess's mansion.
Although she was not careful enough in her actions, she was not a fool. She still realized something from Xie Fengyue's hesitant reply.
This matter may be related to the family secrets she once said. If Xie Fengyue didn't tell her, she wouldn't ask.
Today's banquet will most likely be the Hongmen Banquet.
Grand banquets in Shengjing usually take place in the evening, and as soon as the sun begins to set, she rushes to the princess's mansion, thinking of going there with Xie Fengyue.
At this time, there were many carriages in the imperial city. Some of them came out to play while it was cooler, and some of them rushed to the Zhou Palace to attend the palace banquet.
When the carriage swayed to the front of the princess's mansion, Xie Fengyue was already one step ahead.
She walked around for a long time before arriving at the palace gate.
Xie Fengyue took the first step not to go to Zhou Palace, but to Xie Mansion instead. The injury on her face had healed, and she could no longer use this as an excuse to wear a curtain hat. She wanted to stimulate Xie Rui, so that she could make her today He pestered Prince An to prevent him from entering the palace.
There were so many things going on these days, and she really couldn't find time to deal with Xie Rui and Shi Zian's affairs. She couldn't attend a palace banquet with a hope of death. She always took one step at a time and looked at the next step.
When she arrived at Xie's mansion, Xie Fengyu was dressing up.
"How dare you come?" Xie Fengyu became anxious when he saw her, and immediately stood up and pulled her into the room.
Xie Fengyue looked at her calmly: "What's wrong? Is there any savage beast in this house? I can't even come."
Xie Fengyu was so angry when he saw that she was still in a leisurely mood and joking: "You still have the nerve to say that you know that Wei Ning is his father's man, but you still don't give him any face and beat gongs and drums to make those scandals public. You are so angry." My father doesn’t even look good on me these days.”
Xie Fengyue didn't want to mention Wei Ning at least for now. She blinked and changed the subject and asked, "Where's Xie Rui?"
"What are you asking her for?" Xie Fengyu's thoughts were suddenly pulled away and he asked back.
"Send someone to fetch her quickly. I have something to ask her about."
Although Xie Fengyu was full of suspicion, he still obeyed his words and ordered people to find Xie Rui.
The two chatted in the room for a long time before Xie Rui arrived.
I haven’t seen her for a long time. Xie Rui, a concubine who was once unknown in the Xie Mansion, has now changed her face and looked brand new.
She was wearing a gorgeous long dress with a light and elegant hem that swayed gently with her steps, like a fairy. The skirt is mainly in elegant pink, with delicate peonies embroidered on it. The petals are layered and lifelike, as if you can smell the elegant floral fragrance. At the hem of the skirt, gold threads are used to outline auspicious clouds, adding a bit of luxury.
Her hair was pulled up into a high bun with a shining hairpin inlaid with pearls and gems. There were two strings of small pearl earrings hanging by her ears, swaying gently as she moved, making a pleasant sound. On her wrist, she wore an exquisite jade bracelet, which was as gentle as jade and exuded a faint luster.
What is even more eye-catching is the change in her temperament. In the past, when she saw Xie Fengyue and Xie Fengyu, she would lower her head from time to time, as if they were going to eat her. But now, she holds her head high, her eyes are firm and confident, as if the whole world is under her control. .
Xie Rui's change made Xie Fengyue extremely happy.
All this means that Xie Rui lived up to her expectations and had a passionate fight with Shi Zian. Sure enough, only love and power can nourish a delicate and beautiful woman.
Xie Fengyu didn't express much about Xie Rui's appearance. She saw Xie Rui every day. She might have been a little shocked at first, but now she's used to it after seeing him more.
"Are you two sisters looking for me to chat?" Xie Rui sat down in front of the two of them familiarly and asked with a smile.
Xie Fengyu cast his gaze on Xie Fengyue's face and motioned for her to speak. She had nothing to say to Xie Rui.
"It's not just a small talk, I just want to ask my sister if she wants to go to the palace banquet in Zhengde Hall today." After Xie Fengyue said that, she continued with a shy expression: "Today is a rare day for the nobles to gather together. I would like to invite Mother asks for a favor from Your Majesty.”
She finished talking about this, and Xie Rui answered naturally and asked: "What kind of grace?"
"Of course it's my marriage to Prince An. I've figured it out these days. Although I have a good name, the quality of the marriage still depends on the family's weight. These days, I have frequently offended my father. I’m not happy, if I don’t take advantage of Shi Zian’s good match, I’m afraid that in the future, hey~”
Xie Rui managed to keep the smile on her face and said: "Sister is still very important to my father, so why are you worried about your future marriage?"
Xie Fengyue didn't say anything, just sighed.
Her words made Xie Fengyu on the side confused: "Have you figured it out? Or are you thinking wrong."
Xie Fengyu really didn't understand that a woman's weight in her husband's family after marriage does depend on her status in her mother's family, but this has nothing to do with Xie Fengyue. She is a princess with a fiefdom and taxes. The thing is, as long as she has a sound mind and is not a concubine, as long as she is in the position of a head wife, her husband's family will not be able to embarrass her.
Xie Fengyue looked at her sadly and said: "Hey, my sister doesn't understand this. I am also a girl with a title now. If I marry lowly, I will be laughed at. I thought about it for a long time and thought that Prince An would Very good, he will be the king of Wu in the future, and I will be the queen of Wu after all.”
Xie Fengyu frowned and after holding it in for a long time, he said something incomprehensible.
Xie Fengyue slapped her head: "Oh, why have we gone so far? Sister Rui is going to the Zhou Palace with us today. There are many sons from aristocratic families there today. You will soon reach the age to get married. Go today It’s also good to take a look.”
The smile on Xie Rui's face was a little unbearable. She opened her lips and lowered her high head.
"I'm sorry, sister, I feel a little unwell today and can't go."
Xie Fengyu opened his mouth and asked: "Weren't you okay just now? Why do you feel unwell as soon as you come to my yard? Could it be that the feng shui of my yard is bad for you?"
She said this mercilessly, and Xie Rui's face turned blue and white.
Xie Fengyue hurriedly smoothed things over: "Since Sister Rui won't go, forget it. You should pack up quickly. Mother will come to rush you later."
I didn't sleep well and my brain turned into a pot of mush. I'm sorry for updating this so late.
In order to catch up on the data, the two chapters will be updated at around 3 or 4 pm tomorrow, and will return to the original 7 am update the day after tomorrow.