"Sit down next to me in a moment." Sima Ke smiled at Fu Mingyu, "Since you left the palace and returned to the Fu family, it's not so easy for me to see you."
"Is this good?" Fu Mingyu looked around and lowered his voice and said. Sima Ke was here for a blind date today, so why did he pull her along?
"Nothing." Sima Ke's eyes were a little dim, but he soon returned to normal, "You and I are like brothers and sisters. I watched you grow up, so what does it have to do with others." He said slowly.
He smiled and then glanced at the two sisters of the Qin family standing next to Fu Mingyu, "If you are afraid of others telling you, then take them two with you."
Fu Mingyu... so asking her to go was a pretense, the real target was the Qin family sisters!
Why!
Fu Mingyu couldn't say anything more, so she could only nod her head, "I will obey His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's instructions." She didn't care that the Crown Prince called her brother. Since it was the Crown Prince's wish and not Sima Ke's wish, she just had to abide by it.
Sima Ke instantly understood the meaning of Fu Mingyu's words. He waved his hand slightly bitterly, and then strode away.
After Sima Ke passed by, Qin Zhiyi and Qin Zhixiang pulled Fu Mingyu's sleeves and said, "Sister Fu, you are really familiar with His Royal Highness."
"Yeah." Fu Mingyu nodded, "I'm quite familiar with it."
No matter how innocent and affectionate you are when you are a child, you will never be able to withstand the invasion of the world when you grow up.
"Do you want to sit next to the prince?" Fu Mingyu asked. If the two of them were not willing, then Fu Mingyu would not take them there even if he tried to make Sima Ke unhappy.
The two girls looked at Qin Rui, "What do fifth brothers mean?"
"Look what I'm doing, ask your mother!" Qin Rui rolled his eyes and said coldly.
Fu Mingyu raised her eyes and glanced at Qin Rui, but Qin Rui didn't look at her. Fu Mingyu was a little disappointed. Did Qin Rui also see what the prince meant? Was he blaming her?
There was no need for the two girls from the Qin family to go find Mrs. Dingguo. The prince stayed at Fu Mingyu's place for such a long time and talked a lot. After a while, Mrs. Dingguo, who had seen Li, had already come over.
"You guys are here." Mrs. Dingguo looked at her children and said with a smile, "Let's go, we will be dining in a while. Miss Fu, do you want to come with us?"
"No need." Fu Mingyu shook her head. "I have promised His Highness, the Crown Prince, that I will sit with him later."
"Okay. Since Miss Fu has such an honor, I will take them away first." Mrs. Dingguo said to Fu Mingyu with a smile, and then took her two daughters away one by one, while Qin Rui was dangling.
Following behind the mother and daughter.
After the person left, Fu Mingyu felt a sense of loss.
Mrs. Dingguo didn't even ask what the prince was talking to them, presumably because she didn't want her daughter to have anything to do with the royal family. Although she didn't do anything, she always felt uncomfortable, as if she had become a bad person.
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The prince sat down first, and the eunuch beside the prince came over to urge Fu Mingyu to come over.
Fu Mingyu could only sit next to the prince, and on the other side was the eldest princess Taixing, followed by several duchess and their children. The Duke Ding's palace had a high status, and even if he didn't sit next to the prince, he wouldn't leave.
It was far away, and Qin Rui was sitting diagonally across from Fu Mingyu when the seats were arranged. Because the tables were arranged in a back shape, there were seats on both sides of the table, except that no one was arranged to sit opposite His Royal Highness.
Zhou Meijuan sat opposite Princess Taixing and next to Qin Rui. I think this was specially arranged by Princess Taixing. Since she was beside Qin Rui, she was naturally opposite to Fu Mingyu.
This hairpin banquet is originally a banquet for noble children and noble ladies to meet each other. Princess Taixing does not have so many rules here, and the arrangements are still flowing seats. Naturally, men and women sit alternately. Besides, the ladies from all the houses are there, and there are
Mother is present, so it is not considered disrespectful for everyone to come together.
Zhou Meijuan had freshened herself up, and Ding Wanxin, who had been following Zhou Meijuan, could only stand behind Mrs. Anding Hou.
Zhou Meijuan glared at Fu Mingyu as soon as she sat down.
"Brother Prince, you are so biased!" Zhou Meijuan said directly to Sima Ke, "You asked Miss Fu to sit next to you again. People around you didn't know, but they thought Miss Fu wanted to be your crown princess!"
What she meant by saying this was to tell others that Fu Mingyu could not be the crown princess.
Sima Ke's expression remained unchanged and he asked with a smile, "Then why don't you change places with Xiao Yu'er?" This was a disguised way of telling everyone that Fu Mingyu was indeed not his candidate for the crown princess.
Everyone present is a smart person, and no one can fail to understand the hidden meaning. Even the meaning of the seating arrangement, everyone has studied it clearly.
"Okay!" As long as Zhou Meijuan can't be next to Qin Rui, she will do anything.
Fu Mingyu didn't want to quarrel with Zhou Meijuan, so he naturally changed his position. Zhou Meijuan, who was sitting next to the prince, looked at Fu Mingyu with a slightly proud look. In terms of status, she still had to surpass Fu Mingyu! Even the prince who always doted on Fu Mingyu...
Having Fu Mingyu change places with him shows that even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is discerning and does not dare to provoke the Zhou family!
Compared to Zhou Meijuan's elation, Fu Mingyu seemed very calm.
"Since our banquet is called the Hairpin Banquet, it is natural to bring flowers!" Princess Taixing saw that it was almost done, she cleared her throat and said, "It doesn't matter whether you are a man or a woman!"
"Since you're here, just wear it." The prince smiled.
Princess Taixing clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Little girls look good wearing flowers. Now, we old ladies also have to wear flowers. It's really your blessing!"
Everyone laughed.
Not long after, a maid came in holding trays of flowers of various colors. Princess Taixing had a large flower garden in Bihu Villa, which was extremely luxurious. Even in winter, there were fires in the flower garden to keep the flowers warm, so the capital
Flowers that are not even found in the palace can be found here at Princess Taixing. They can be said to be flowers of the four seasons. There are flowers at Princess Taixing all year round.
Every New Year, several pots of off-season flowers presented by Princess Taixing would be placed in the palace. Even His Majesty praised Princess Taixing for her ability in growing flowers.
"His Royal Highness, please choose first." Princess Taixing smiled and asked the maid to go to the prince first.
The prince casually picked up an apricot blossom and said, "Auntie, there are flowers of all four seasons here. The peach blossoms are too bright and suitable for girls. I will choose an apricot blossom that is not too bright. It is only available in spring and is available all year round."
At the beginning." After saying that, he smiled and inserted the apricot blossom into his bun.
He was originally wearing a white brocade robe, paired with apricot-yellow apricot flowers, which complemented each other even more. He looked much more energetic and elegant.