Chapter 147: Shocking
June 15th is the banquet for the granddaughter of the Zheng Duke's family, and that day was the great heat.
The noble ladies gather in Beijing and will treat them solemnly when they receive the post.
In the Taifu Mansion, Lu Xi looked at the diamond-flowered bronze mirror and looked at the jewellery in the makeup box, his eyes full of impatientness.
"Why did my grandmother insist on going to the Duke of Zheng's Mansion in such a hot day? It's really annoying."
She pulled off the earrings and threw them on the dressing table in displeasure. "Then Miss Guo San is just a little girl who can't even touch the corner of Princess Pingle's skirt. She and the hairpin are so serious..."
Miss Guo San is younger. She used to be behind her brother Guo Zhaohuai. Because of her age, she has less closeness to Pingle. In Lu Xi's eyes, Guo San was their little follower, and he shouldn't have such a big face...
The maid Xiangyu was serving and dressing up, and whispered: "I heard from the nanny in the wife's room that today, the Duke of Zheng's house gathered, and the old lady wanted to go to see the ceremony in person. Girl, go, don't annoy the old lady..."
Lu Xi raised her eyes, "Then let Princess Dai Pingle give me the set of gems..."
Xiangyu hesitated, "Miss, I'm afraid it's inappropriate."
Lu Xi frowned dissatisfiedly, "What's wrong? That's the most suitable face for me."
Xiangyu sighed.
Their girl has followed Princess Pingle since she was a child, and she is determined to imitate Princess Pingle's style. She treats Princess Pingle's words like a god, but she regards the warnings of the elders in her family as the wind in her ears.
"Princess Pingle is now confined to copy scriptures in the princess's mansion. She has sent letters and pleaded with mercy to the palace several times, but she has been beaten back... There are many rumors and rumors spread outside. It is better for the girl to listen to the old man more and be alienated from her..."
Lu Xi disagreed, "Pingle is not the first time to be suspended. It's okay. Who doesn't know that Your Majesty favors Princess Pingle the most? In a few days, she will come out. No one offended her will have a good harvest. If I hadn't been close to the princess over the years, how could my grandfather be so smooth in the court?" Xiangyu looked at the girl with exquisite makeup in the mirror and didn't know how to persuade her for a while.
Hesitated for a moment, then said, "Princess Pingle is not new, but it is unusual for His Majesty to assist the Ministry of Revenue to assist in the Ministry of Revenue. Girl, have you not noticed where the wind is blowing?"
Lu Xi was stunned and looked solemn.
That day, my grandfather came back from court. He talked about the prince leading the Eastern Palace Weishu to save Wan Zhaoyi and Princess Wen Jia, and also publicly scolding the Xiao clan in Xuanzheng Hall. Although the emperor looked unhappy, he still praised the prince and even beheaded Xiao Zhengyuan and exiled Xiao Jing.
The grandfather's words are profound, how could Lu Xi not understand...
Princess Pingle refused to let her marry the prince, but she looked down on her other son.
Lu Xi thought of Li Zhao's extraordinary face and bit his lip.
"In this way, your Majesty's heart is biased towards the prince?"
Xiangyu said: "No matter whether your Majesty is partial or not, the prince is always the prince. What the old lady is worried about is that with this appearance, the position of the princess will be more people staring at. This Miss Guo San from the Duke of Zheng has a good family background and outstanding appearance..."
Lu Xi looked at the mirror and sneered, "She is worthy?"
Xiangyu wanted to speak, but she stopped, "The old lady said that Miss Guo San had been summoned by the queen. When she went there, the crown prince happened to pay her respects in the Jiaofang Hall... The two met, maybe Your Highness was satisfied with the third lady... Otherwise, the old lady would not be so anxious."
Lu Xi's face suddenly changed.
Since she and the hairpin, she has determined that she is the best choice for the Crown Princess.
Even if she doesn't want to marry Li Zhao, it's not the yellow-haired girl Guo Yunrong, right?
Seeing her gloomy expression, Xiangyu smiled and picked up the hairpin and coaxed her, "Miss, dress up, compare Miss Guo San, and let the ladies present see who should be the crown princess..."
Lu Xi frowned and looked at the person dressed in the mirror. "You are right. The face that Princess Pingle gave me is indeed a bit old-fashioned."
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A night of rain, the dawn light shines, and the Taihu stone in the back garden of Duke Zheng's mansion fainted from dark brown moss marks by the rain. The clusters of peony flowers absorbed water vapor and bloomed particularly brightly.
Xue Yuechen held Xue Sui's hand and walked through the bluestone path. The pearls and jade on his hair were swaying and dazzling. "Sister Six saw it? The girl who had a pair of hair buns, a plain wooden hairpin, and a goose yellow skirt was the granddaughter of Duke Zheng, Miss Guo San..." Xue Sui followed the direction she signaled and stopped and looked.
In the water pavilion, the girl was surrounded by several girls and walked towards the east room with laughter.
A jade Ruyi hung around her waist, which made her waist look like a willow. She looked immature, but she already had the style of a noble girl from a noble family.
She chuckled, "It's a beauty."
Xue Yuechen said, "Why are the cumbersome ceremony, you need to perform three plus rituals and three worship rituals, and give them words by the elders, and have a banquet and music and dance, which will be lively for more than half a day..."
When she said this, she seemed to remember something, and hurriedly covered the corner of her mouth with a veil, looking at Xue Sui a little embarrassedly. "Sister has lost her words. When the sixth sister was in the palace, she was alone and no one presided over the ceremony. Now she has no chance to make up for it..." Xue Sui smiled faintly and raised a clear curve.
"The princess doesn't have to worry about it, I don't care."
"I've seen Princess Duan..."
With a low laugh, Lu Xi walked up from the path and bowed to Xue Yuechen Yingying.
She smiled at the corner of her eyes, but she didn't look at Xue Sui directly.
Xue Yuechen smiled and raised his hand to signal that he would not give up the gift, and introduced to Xue Sui: "Sixth sister, this is the little granddaughter of the Lu Taifu family, Miss Lu Er."
Xue Sui looked at Lu Xi and suddenly felt the old scar on his wrist ached.
That year, these noble ladies from the family of the noble family pushed her into an abandoned water tank and instructed the servant to throw it into a dead rat to threaten...
This was Lu Xi among them.
She smiled and bowed slightly, "Miss Lu Er is polite."
Lu Xi looked at Xue Sui's calm appearance from close range, feeling disdainful.
Ten years ago, she used charcoal pen to draw a turtle on Xue Liu's face, humiliating and mocking her, and she didn't dare to say a word...
Unexpectedly, this humble concubine daughter became the favorite concubine of Prince Duan's Mansion.
Ha...
A hint of mockery flashed in Lu Xi's eyes, and he suddenly threw the crabapple flower in his hand on the ground and stepped on it. "This flower is so vulgar and unbearable."
"Don't be ruthless." An old and majestic voice came from the under the corridor.
Following the sound, I saw an old woman dressed in plain clothes slowly coming. The Buddhist beads on her wrist sounded gently with her steps, and her face was loving.
She is the old tutor's wife.
The old lady noticed her granddaughter's rudeness to Xue Sui, frowned slightly, and changed into a smile. "I'm late and I'm asking the princess to laugh."
After saying that, her eyes fell on Xue Sui's face, "I guess this is Mrs. Ping'an, right? I have heard that Xue Shangshu's family is clean and upright, and his daughter is well-educated, and his appearance is outstanding. When I see him today, it is really a beautiful country."
Xue Yuechen said, "Miss Lu Er from the Taifu Mansion, has bright eyes and eccentric teeth, and is also unique and tight."
The corners of her mouth were smiling.
Implication of Lu Xi's words and deeds were just now and he did not keep his virtue.
After all, Xue Liu is now a member of the Duan Prince's Mansion. If she doesn't give her face, she will not give her face to Princess Duan and Duan Prince.
The Grand Tutor glared at Lu Xi, "Why don't you apologize to the Princess and Mrs. Ping'an!"
Lu Xi stiffened, and she was unwilling to accept it, but she did not dare to disobey her grandmother's wishes, so she barely bowed. Xue Sui felt the kindness released by the Grand Tutor, and gracefully bowed back the gift, with a gentle smile, "The old lady is so serious. Miss Lu Er is just a lively temperament and it is not a big deal."
The Grand Tutor saw that she was generous, and there was a little praise in her eyes.
"This girl has been spoiled and has no rules. When she returns home, she must let her mother discipline her. "
This is true. The second girl has been following Princess Pingle since she was a child and has raised her very willful. However, the Taifu Mansion wants to marry the East Palace, but there is really no more suitable girl.
Xue Yuechen smiled and said a few polite words, and the matter was revealed. "Let's go in. It's hot outside, don't get caught in the heat."
The Grand Tutor responded with a smile, greeted them all the way, and walked inward. Then the eldest wife of the Duke of Zheng's Mansion, Guo Yunrong's biological mother Luo, came to welcome the guests with a smile.
"Today's little girl and the hairpin, thank you all for your appreciation. Please sit in there."
The banquet is set in the spacious main hall, with all the carved inner doors open.
Except for father and brother who can go to the east stairs to watch the ceremony, the table is full of female relatives.
The breeze blows over, and the fragrance comes, and the pearls and jade on the temples of noble ladies and daughters collide with each other, making a jingle sound.
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The table was extremely rich, and the table was filled with delicious food.
Xue Sui and Princess Duan sat on the west side to watch the ceremony, quietly watching the various aspects of the table.
She noticed that Lu Xizheng, who was holding a round fan in the east, half-covered his face, and whispered to the two close friends beside him, and his eyes swept towards the guest seat from time to time.
A moment later, Luo, the eldest wife of the Duke of Zheng Guo’s Mansion, appeared with Miss Guo San, and saluted the guests.
Three chimes rang and the ceremony began.
The nanny who emcee holds a tray in her hand, and a green jade hairpin is placed in the tray, with a crisp and pleasant voice.
"I first added a hairpin and told the world!"
Guo Yunrong knelt on the cushion, his ears slightly red from the singing voice.
The wife of the Duke of Zheng trembled slightly and solemnly put on her hair for her granddaughter. "... Let the auspicious day of the month begin to be the first to be subdued. Abandon your young ambitions and achieve virtue..."
Amid the solemn singing and chanting, a wife whispered in the meal.
"I heard Mrs. Zhang say the day before yesterday that the queen summoned Miss Guo San... and saw the prince too..."
"After the hairpin, I'm afraid I'll discuss marriage..."
"Well, I'll just talk about the future princess?"
Several sensitive words were heard, and Lu Xi couldn't help but sneer. "After all, he is the daughter of a military general's family. She has short-sighted knowledge and has no moral character when using such a hairpin... However, it also makes Guo San's petty aura..."
The Grand Tutor's wife didn't hear clearly, and said with a smile: "No, not bad... she is a well-behaved and clever girl..."
Xue Sui sat close, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her lips.
"Two plus hairpin crowns, both virtue and elegance."
The old lady held a peach wood comb in her hand and made her moves softly. She changed Guo Yunrong's high bun and wore a golden silk crown...
"Three plus dresses, she will become an adult..."
With a big sleeved shirt with a gold embroidered peony on her body, Guo Yunrong's pretty face made her look more and more beautiful. "Stand with filial piety, then be kind... to cultivate oneself and manage one's family, be virtuous and be generous..."
The guests presented a congratulatory gift. After three visits, the uncle of the Duke of Zheng was solemn and serious, and gave the words to Miss Guo San, and the ceremony ended.
Madam Si Li sounded the silver chime: "The banquet starts!"
The crowd started to have a banquet and dance, and the crowd pushed and the scene became more lively.
After drinking for three rounds, Lu Xi suggested in laughter. "It's so boring to throw a pot of betting on wine, why don't we play with the cum?"
Several noble girls responded one after another.
Guo Yunrong's girl's character is her and her dressing banquet is here again. She wanted the guests to have the best of her, so she asked her grandmother to add a lottery to show justice, and asked the emcee nanny to come over to preside over the ejaculation.
The girls all headed to the courtyard.
In the courtyard, a red painted countertop has been placed, which is wiped to the point of shining light.
Xue Sui walked over from the flower hall and was stopped by Lu Xi. "I heard that Mrs. Ping'an is extremely intelligent, why don't she come and play with her?" Xue Sui glanced at her, "You can't play with me."
After hearing this, none of the girls convinced.
"Come on, Mrs. Ping'an, come and compete with us."
Xue Sui shook her head, "It's still not."
Lu Xi mocked, "I heard that Mrs. Ping'an's biological mother is proficient in Hu Xuanwu. The lady doesn't want to cum. Isn't it that she wants to perform her skills to cheer up Miss Guo San?"
Xue Sui narrowed her eyes gently and curled her lips and said, "Okay. It's just Miss Lu, don't regret it."
Cuming is a game of guessing other people's hidden objects. She hides items or notes under an upside-down vessel and verbally reads a hidden word that makes people guess. The guess is a lottery, and the guess is a penalty.
The maid from the Duke of Zheng’s mansion brought three red lacquer boxes, covered with a layer of soft smoke. "Please shoot the first question!"
Madam Si Li smiled and pointed at the lacquer box. "The colored head is in the box. The shooter wrote the metaphorical prophecy on the green jade paper. The one who shot first got the colored head, and the one who failed to hit it-"
She deliberately dragged the tail sound three points longer.
"Drink three glasses of iced absinthe."
The noble girls around him whispered when they heard this.
I don’t know what this lottery ticket is, so I won’t get drunk if I drink three times.
Madam Si Li cleared her throat and smiled and said the question:
【Bingpo Hanguang Wanders Jingong】
Xue Sui: Look at me~~
Li Zhao: Where is me?