Chapter 61 Blind Date
Drinking tea and listening to the gossips of those girls, Li Sanniang pretended to be calm on her face, but she was a little upset in her heart.
Who is that man who knows kung fu and looks as gentle as jade?
Did Lin Lang die immediately in the garden because of an accident or because of someone's deliberate plan?
Ever since Li Sanniang heard from Father Li that there really was a world here and that Father Li’s master was a poison doctor known as the "King of Poison Hell", Li Sanniang became more cautious. Now she feels that Mr. Lin is not Could it be that he was drugged?
After all, an accident like Ma Feng was really unexpected.
And who are Lin Lang and Rou Niang who are having this secret affair?
Now Li Sanniang is at the banquet, and the banquet is about to start. I wonder if the man who saved her is also among the male guests opposite?
Although Li Sanniang is already a non-staff member among the bad guys, as a non-staff member, she only treats illnesses and saves people, so she can really get very little intelligence information related to herself.
It seems that I am not important enough, otherwise these bad people should have handed it to me on their own initiative. Just like the last time I was going to participate in the assessment of the alliance, Mr. Bu took the initiative to give it to the factions in the alliance. intelligence.
If you are very important, bad people will definitely pay close attention to your schedule, so if you come to attend the flower viewing banquet at Duke Liang's Mansion today, such a big event, you will definitely be informed in advance.
Judging from Mr. Bu’s contact point, this bad guy is a huge organization. How could we know that the actions of Li Sanniang, Xu Jingzhen, and even Lin Lang and Rou Niang were not seen by other eyes just now? Is there no third party or even fourth party controlling the situation?
Before Li Sanniang could find a thread to sort out the complicated thoughts, she heard the maid's call, "Princess Anding has arrived."
As the words fell, Li Sanniang saw A woman dressed in bright red clothes, with her hair combed into a bun, and many bright gold hairpins and complicated hair ornaments, walked slowly towards the pavilion in the center of the garden.
This beautiful woman is Princess Anding. Next to Princess Anding on the left is the old lady Liang Guogong whom Li Sanniang had seen before in the main hall of the backyard. Behind the old lady Liang Guogong is Qibi Yatong. What?
It seems that although Qibi Yatong is a concubine, she has been growing up next to Mr. Liang Guo and Mrs. Liang Guo since she was a child. There are no girls of her age, so she is still quite favored. In such a big scene, Mrs. Liang Guo She also brought a concubine with her, but according to the current class, the concubine in the duke's palace was indeed more valuable than the legitimate daughter of a minor official's family.
However, there is a pretty girl on the left side of Princess Anding. She looks like she is no more than 10 years old and is wearing a water-red skirt. Li Sanniang guessed that this must be Princess Anding’s little daughter. Girls gossiped that the title was Princess Jinyang, nicknamed Tan Niang.
Princess Anding brought Princess Jinyang here to attend the flower viewing banquet this time, probably to show her her consort.
Of course, Li Sanniang, a girl who runs a medical clinic in her family, did not know these gossips. They were all teased out by the little girls at the same table so that Li Sanniang could listen to them.
The person on the right side of Princess Anding seems to be the eldest lady of the Liang Kingdom. She is wearing a purple coat, but her face looks quite young. Is she deliberately pretending to be old? Want some dignity?
Li Sanniang wondered whether Huayuanzi's matter had something to do with the eldest lady?
Otherwise, why didn’t you send someone to borrow the glass cup in advance, and had to wait until the day of the banquet to send someone to ask the maid Bitao who led Li Sanniang to take the key to open the warehouse and get the glass cup?
Even if Li Sanniang has never been in contact with such a high-ranking aristocrat, she knows with her toes that when they hold such a grand banquet, they will inevitably prepare it ten days and a half or even more than a month in advance, striving to make every detail perfect. Make no mistake, otherwise it will bring shame to the entire Tang Dynasty!
Chang'an City is the political, economic and cultural center of the entire Tang Dynasty. Whenever something happens here, it can radiate to the entire Datang City with Chang'an City as the center. Things that may happen in these years Son, by the end of this year I can still hear people discussing it at the border.
So, if all the trees and grass are attacked, Li Sanniang really doubts whether Mrs. Liang Guogong is the mastermind behind it?
There must be some unspeakable bloodshed in a high-ranking aristocratic family that Li Sanniang could not know about.
Of course, everything is just Li Sanniang's guess. It is very likely that the man and woman having an affair in the garden really just happened to be a coincidence, and Lin Lang who was about to die was really an accidental death.
Everything depends on the subsequent development.
Li Sanniang didn’t know why, but she believed that the handsome man who saved her was talking about someone possibly plotting and controlling all of this. As the nobles approached, Li Sanniang followed them and bowed her head in salute. After Princess Anding sat down under the seats in the pavilion and raised her hands to signal everyone to get up, a maid shouted loudly, "Everyone, get up."< br>
Then one after another little girls came up with food boxes to deliver the food. Of course, before picking up the chopsticks and starting to eat, everyone from Princess An Ding to the old lady of Liang Guogong and the eldest lady of Liang Guogong's mansion said it one by one. delivered a congratulatory speech.
As far as Li Sanniang’s literary quality is concerned, although I don’t understand every word, I still understand the general meaning. It means that the weather is very good, the flowers are blooming well, and the girls are also very beautiful, Lang You are also very handsome. Women should marry and men should marry. I wish everyone here can find their beloved.
This sounds nice, the words are gorgeous, and the meaning is beautiful, but what does this have to do with Li Sanniang?
Sit down and start eating. It took Li Sanniang a while to realize. It turned out that the way the Duke of Liang wanted to thank him for saving his daughter was to let him participate in a blind date and then give him a marriage?
It is estimated that after something happened to Qibi Yatong, the Duke of Liang went to investigate the previous three generations of Li Sanniang. Naturally, they also knew about her and Li Gui's return home. Now she is about to get married. In their eyes, it was a very good favor to let Li Sanniang come to the flower-viewing banquet and have the opportunity to meet a husband whose family background was several times better than hers.
Thinking of this, Li Sanniang felt more comfortable and relaxed.
At this time, Li Sanniang also understood why Mother Li and Sister-in-law Li were so keen on dressing themselves up at home.
Li Sanniang was still framed by modern thinking. She always thought that she came to the banquet because she had a cold and the Duke's palace couldn't keep her figure down, so she gave herself a chance to make friends with the noble girl. But in fact, what they meant was that the whole son The Li family probably didn't understand it but Li Sanniang herself. They wanted to give you a chance to find a good son-in-law for your second marriage.
After all, as I have said before, the atmosphere at this time was quite open. Emperor Wu was not allowed to marry twice before he ascended the throne, not to mention that several royal princesses before Emperor Wu ascended the throne were all married for the second time. The status of girls from high-ranking noble families has been improved even more, which can be felt throughout Chang'an City.
Moreover, Dingkou is a very important resource nowadays. Not only are second marriages prohibited, but second marriages are also highly encouraged. In the countryside, not to mention second marriages, third and fourth marriages are not uncommon.
After all, young people who remarry can still have children, and those who are no longer young and unable to have children can also help manage family affairs. At this point, both men and women are inclined to enter into a marriage contract.
Otherwise, Li Sanniang would not have met the group of ladies who were going to the racecourse to play polo on the bank of the Jianhe River.
The upper-class girls have a relaxed upbringing and can go out to the city to play polo at will, which shows the attitude of the upper class towards girls.
Li Sanniang felt comfortable because she had no intention of marrying for a second time, so she didn't need to worry about showing off herself at this banquet. She could just eat and drink without worry, wait until the time was up, and go home as soon as possible.
But before the banquet was halfway through, a soup was served. It was as delicious as the meatball mushroom soup that I had eaten at Jun You Lai Restaurant before. Li Sanniang was about to serve a second bowl. While they were carefully appreciating the taste, the maid in the pavilion stood up and said loudly that in order to enjoy themselves, Princess An Ding, the old lady of Duke Liang and the eldest lady of Duke Liang each gave a treasure as a prize for the girls and grooms present. Let's compete together with the theme of poetry, dance and music to win prizes and add color to today's banquet.
Then, Li Sanniang had to lament the above sentence and broke her leg. Before Li Sanniang had enough at the table, servants came to remove the dishes, tables and chairs, and wanted to make a clear space in front of the pavilion. Come, let the husband and the ladies compete.
Li Sanniang looked at the delicious mushroom soup on the table and shook her head. She put down the spoon and stood up to make way for the servant who came.
Then, the gentlemen on the other side of the man-made river gathered their friends across the bridge to attract bees and butterflies.
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