The man then spoke: "I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Dingbei, the granddaughter of Yongyi Hou Mansion, wanted to marry that girl as his concubine. Both Your Majesty and Concubine Zhuang knew about it. No, Concubine Zhuang will personally do it today.
Come here, I'm afraid that this marriage matter, we will be inseparable!"
"Granddaughter? Isn't that Yan Mingzhu? How is this possible? Yan Mingzhu has been married before, and she was married to the eldest son of the concubine of the Pei family. Although the two have reconciled, no one in the entire empire knows who.
His Highness King Dingbei and His Highness the Crown Prince have deep grudges. This time Queen Pei... is not that the deposed queen will be knocked down and sentenced to death. It is also because His Highness King Dingbei has conclusive evidence of her crime. With Concubine Zhuang's current situation,
Sheng Chong,
I think it won’t be long before we have to change our title. His Royal Highness, King Dingbei, is so popular that no one can match him. How can he destroy his reputation by marrying a second wife?”
One of the ladies gave a clear and logical analysis. After listening to it, many people nodded in agreement.
But some people disagreed: "If His Highness Prince Dingbei was not so pleased with Yan Mingzhu, how could Concubine Zhuang lower her status and attend a banquet for a minister?"
"It's ridiculous. You said that His Highness Prince Dingbei was so happy with Yan Mingzhu that Concubine Zhuang would condescend to attend the banquet. But don't forget that Concubine Zhuang is the only one here. His Highness Prince Dingbei has not shown up yet!"
That's right. Everyone felt that what the previous person said was more reasonable, so they began to ridicule him in private.
"Some people believe such ridiculous rumors. It really makes people laugh out loud. Not to mention that Yongyihou's house is now free from crime. Even when Yongyihou and others are still alive, the Yuan family cannot reach higher.
His Royal Highness King Dingbei."
"No, His Highness has outstanding grace and is unparalleled in the world. A woman who can match him must be a dragon or a phoenix. How can she be a broken shoe who has already been married?"
"If His Highness King Dingbei is interested in Yan Mingzhu, I will take off his head and play it as a ball for you!"
Just when these people were talking more and more, a voice sounded: "Since there are rumors, this rumor cannot be spread out for no reason. It must be based on something. It's not polite for you to comment directly here."
Bar?"
Hearing the sound and looking over, he saw that the person speaking was actually Lin Huihui, the direct daughter of the Lin family.
One of them looked at her up and down unhappily, "What Miss Lin said, could it be that you know something inside?"
"I am not a party involved, so how could I know the inside story? However, many people present must know that at the polo match hosted by Her Royal Highness the Princess, His Royal Highness King Dingbei accepted the jade button won by Miss Yan San.
Later, His Highness forwarded the lottery he won to her. Everyone in the royal circle of the imperial capital knew that there was an unwritten rule at the polo meeting. If a man or a woman gave the lottery to the other party, it meant that they were happy with each other. His Royal Highness King Dingbei
Such a smart person shouldn't know this rule, right?"
If it is based on facts, the chattering female relatives will be silenced in an instant.
"What's the point? Prince Dingbei's palace doesn't even have a common roommate. His Highness has never understood the relationship between men and women. Maybe he just gave her the lottery because he felt pity for her?"
Lin Huihui originally didn't want to argue with these people who said grapes were sour even though they couldn't eat them, but when she heard her self-deceiving words, she smiled instead.
"Then why doesn't Your Highness take pity on you and give you the lottery prize?"
The noble girl's face turned green and white, "I...you..."
At this time, all the distinguished guests came over, but the senator's wife was one step behind Concubine Zhuang and the others.
However, what the guests did not expect was that they had just discussed that Qi Jue did not come to today's banquet, but unexpectedly, he actually appeared with the senator's wife.
And along the way, Qi Jue seemed to be talking to the elder's wife, making the elder's wife very happy.
Even among the earliest guests, no one saw when Qi Jue arrived. Unless he came early in the morning and stayed in the residence the whole time, no one else would notice.
At this time, someone whispered: "Isn't it true that His Royal Highness the Northern King is not here? How could he attend with the senator's wife? Could it be... His Highness arrived early in the morning?"
Everyone in the imperial capital knows that Qi Jue dislikes red tape. Even the royal palace banquets are handled by him without hesitation. The word "early" does not exist here.
But today he was not only early, but also earlier than any of the guests. He also showed up with the elder's wife. They were chatting happily, as if he regarded himself as a member of the Yuan family.
Now, those people who were still saying that Yan Mingzhu was just having a whim were all severely slapped in the face by this scene. They all lowered their heads and pretended that they knew nothing.
"I didn't know that Concubine Zhuang was here in person, so I missed her from afar. I wish you the best of luck."
Concubine Zhuang first met Qi Jue's gaze, then smiled and took a step forward, personally helping the senator's wife up.
"You're welcome, Mrs. Senator. I'm here uninvited today. I don't want to disturb your enjoyment, right?"
Everyone dared to say no, and they all flattered me.
"Concubine Zhuang, please take a seat."
As Concubine Zhuang, the main seat was naturally reserved for her, but she refused, "I am just attending the banquet in an ordinary capacity today. You can just find a seat wherever you want. There is no need to be formal, Mrs. Senator."
"
Seeing that Concubine Zhuang refused to sit on the throne, the senator's wife ordered someone to bring another sandalwood chair and place it next to the throne. In this way, Concubine Zhuang was not being neglected.
It is one thing for Concubine Zhuang to be polite, but her status is there, and as a minister, she cannot be neglected.
The seats for women and men are separate, but since it is a flowing water mat, the Yuan family still prepared many small activities on the flowing water mat.
For example, the hut throwing, which is very popular in the aristocratic circles of Beijing, and archery, and there is also a small Cuju court, where guests can relax and enjoy themselves while having a meal.
"Cousin, pot throwing is very interesting, let's play together!"
Yuan Yixiao and Ning Zhenbao took Yan Mingzhu's arm and pulled her to the pot throwing venue.
It just so happened that Ming Zizhan was throwing. This was not easy for him. He just threw it casually and hit all of them.
Yuan Yixiao took the lead in applauding, "Second Young Master Ming is so awesome!"
Ming Zizhan felt a little embarrassed when Yuan Yi smiled and praised him. He scratched the back of his head and said, "This is just a little trick. Miss Yan must be better than me."
Everyone's eyes fell on Yan Mingzhu. Yan Mingzhu originally did not want to participate, because when she took action, it was a dimensionality-reducing blow. She was afraid that these children would not be able to withstand the blow.
But Yuan Yixiao had already pushed her up, so she could only roll up her sleeves.
I grabbed a handful of short arrows, ten in total, and weighed them twice in my hands.
"Second Young Master Ming, don't cry if you lose."
After saying that, Yan Mingzhu threw ten short arrows into the air with his backhand, tapped the ground with his toes, and kicked from the air.
Ten short arrows flew straight ahead like raindrops.
Boom, boom, boom.
There is no difference, they all fall into the quiver!
"It's embarrassing."
While speaking, Yan Mingzhu pinched her wrist twice and let down her flowing sleeves.
Mingtai, who happened to see this scene, shook his hand violently, stood up from his position, and strode towards Yan Mingzhu's direction!