Shen Mingzhu chose a farm outside the city of Beitinghou Mansion to host the Spring Festival Banquet.
In the spring of March, it was when flowers were in full bloom. There were already many flowers, plants and trees planted here. Because Shen Mingzhu was going to hold a spring party here, Beitinghou bought a lot of potted plants to arrange them, and there were flowers everywhere.
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Walking from the gate of the farm to the inside, there are potted plants in full bloom along the way. There is also a red blanket spread on the road, with flower petals scattered randomly.
Xie Zhu came with Ji Danshu, and also took Xie Yu and Xie Yue with them. They got off the carriage and looked inside, and couldn't help laughing: "For those who don't know, I thought I was here to attend a wedding and have a wedding banquet today.
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Ji Danshu said: "It's quick to have wedding wine."
Xie Zhu smiled and did not talk about this topic again. If she wants to have a wedding banquet, it must go smoothly. Although Shen Mingzhu is now the future Princess Huainan whom His Majesty has granted marriage to, if she wants to die, will it happen and when will it happen?
Chengdu is a problem.
Shen Mingzhu was too impatient. Not long after His Majesty's imperial edict of marriage was issued, she wanted to set the record straight and slap Gu You in the face, and even wanted to bully and humiliate him.
"Let's go."
The two of them stepped on the red carpet together and walked into the Zhuangzi.
The place where the banquet was held was in the open space in front of a small courtyard. There were originally a few peach trees there. Now they were decorated with potted plants. When you look up, you can see a sea of flowers, with flowers blooming and butterflies flying among them.
Fly away, it’s so lively.
"The Beiting Hou Mansion is really generous. This sea of flowers must cost a lot of money. A lot of flowers in the flower gardens of the Imperial City have been bought."
Xie Zhu has participated in quite a few Spring Festival banquets in the past few years. Most of them choose Zhuangzi with beautiful scenery and decorate them with a little decoration. This is the first time that it has been done like this.
Ji Danshu said: "Today is different from the past. Soon, Miss Shen will be the princess."
Xie Zhu coldly snorted and lowered her voice: "Then let's wait until she becomes the princess."
Xie Zhu was very unhappy with Shen Mingzhu. Shen Mingzhu used to bully Xie Zhu because he was the Prince Zhaoming in the Beiting Hou Mansion. Xie Zhu dared not speak out because of his status, for fear that Shen Mingzhu would take advantage of her
How many people died in the war? The Xie family is a clan of the former dynasty.
Sometimes, if you fight for a while, you may win, but it may lead to a lot of discussion and even criticism of the Xie family. The Xie family does not want the world to mention the past events of the previous dynasty.
If Shen Mingzhu hadn't been given a marriage to King Huainan and would be the future princess of the county, they wouldn't have come if they were invited to the spring party today.
The two of them walked into the flower garden, and a maid came to guide them and placed them in the last seat. Xie Zhu looked at the maid with a cold look: "Is this the seat assigned to us by the house?"
The Xie family is not unknown in the Imperial City. Her grandfather was a bachelor of the cabinet, her uncle was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and her father was a young minister of Dali Temple. Although her status is not equal to that of the legitimate daughters of the princes and princes of the country, they are not on the same level.
, but it’s not bad either.
Shen Mingzhu actually asked them to sit in the last seat with them? Was she trying to slap the Xie family in the face?
Xie Zhu smiled and looked coldly.
The maid replied: "In reply to Miss Xie, this is arranged by our girl. If Miss Xie feels dissatisfied, just ask our girl personally."
Ask in person?
How to ask?
Are you expressing your dissatisfaction with this seating arrangement and your dissatisfaction with Shen Mingzhu as the future princess?
If she had asked on the spot, it would have given Shen Mingzhu the excuse that they were dissatisfied with her arrangement, and the most they could have said was that the arrangement was wrong for a while, but it would have made people think that they were unwilling to give up for a seat and fell behind. take.
Xie Zhu smiled as brightly as the spring breeze, then her face changed and she reprimanded loudly: "Bold! You maid is so vicious! When did I say I was dissatisfied with Miss Shen's arrangements?"
"The scenery here is just right, it is the best place to enjoy the scenery. There is also a pot of peonies here, which is also my favorite. Miss Shen must have arranged me here because she knew my preferences. This is a great act of kindness. It’s too late for me to be happy, so how can I be dissatisfied?”
"Your maid asked me if I was dissatisfied with this arrangement. Could it be that you wanted to stir up trouble and disrupt today's Spring Festival banquet? I don't know what your intentions are?"
Although Xie Zhu is just a little girl, in front of Xie Yixiao she is like a little aunt, obedient and well-behaved, and occasionally gossiping and curious, but she is the legitimate daughter raised by the clan, Mrs. of.
Such a person can be fooled by others with just a few words.
The maid's eyes widened and she was stunned on the spot.
She had ulterior motives, but they were all for Xie Zhu. If Xie Zhu got into trouble over this seating arrangement, Shen Mingzhu would come forward and make Xie Zhu lose face.
But she never expected to be defeated by Xie Zhu, who was so shocked that she was speechless. The girls nearby who had arrived earlier had already cast their eyes over, looking like they were watching a show. Some of them smiled quite meaningfully. .
Shen Mingzhu placed Xie Zhu in the last seat because she didn't mean to humiliate Xie Zhu.
The Shen family of the Beiting Hou Mansion ranked last among the princes, and they did not have much power in their hands. They just had the airs of being loyal and good ministers, but they were very weak on the inside.
Shen Mingzhu wants to put on airs, but there are some people she doesn't dare to deal with openly. Women like Xie Zhu, who are from former dynasty families, are her targets, because they don't dare to resist at all. If they resist, she will put a hat on her head. Having ulterior motives does not show respect for loyal ministers.
Xie Zhu had no intention of causing trouble, nor did she want to argue with Shen Mingzhu, so she did not argue with the maid and waved her hand to let her leave: "Okay, we will sit here."
The maid had no choice but to say goodbye and leave.
Xie Zhu sat down with Ji Danshu. She shook the fan in her hand, then covered her face with the fan, and whispered to Ji Danshu: "This person is both annoying and not easy to mess with. If she is just a legitimate daughter of the Hou family, , I’m not afraid of her. If she wants to deal with me, I’ll make her look good.”
"But the most annoying thing is that she always talks about those who died in the war. If you put a hat on her, you have ulterior motives when you refute her. After disrespecting the martyrs and loyal people, it is really disgusting."
Therefore, when dealing with Shen Mingzhu, if you can get it done, it's done. Don't continue to mess with it.
Ji Danshu nodded to express her understanding.
She is the granddaughter of the Xie family. In the eyes of everyone in the imperial city, she and the Xie family are one and the same. She can also obtain the glory of the Xie family. The enemies of the Xie family will naturally focus on her.
She knew which people she should get along with, which people she should guard against, and which people she should not offend.
After the two of them exchanged a few words, Shen Mingzhu led the people out of the house at the back. When she saw Xie Zhu, she showed a smile:
"Isn't this Miss Xie? Why are you the only one? Why don't your thirteenth aunt come with you? Is it because my spring party is not worthy of her coming?"