Duan Mingjing handed over the post with both hands and said with an extremely serious expression: "Mother, this is Princess Zhangning!"
When the word Zhang Ning was mentioned, Qiao Lan felt that it sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember anything.
When Qiao was young, she often went out to socialize, but as she got older, she went less often. The banquets that Qiao often went to would not be attended by princesses or other princes and grandchildren, but the women at the banquet would occasionally mention royal matters.
.It’s just that among the several princess titles that Qiao Lan could find in his memory, there was no Princess Zhang Ning.
"...The eldest princess was sent to Donghu by His Majesty to get married. After Donghu surrendered, he returned to the south to settle down. I heard that he only returned to Beijing the year before last. The eldest princess has not been in the capital for the past few decades, and she does not even come back for palace banquets.
It's normal that you don't remember Mom. I guess it was when the eldest princess knew Mom's abilities when she lived in the south. After returning to Beijing, she specially posted a message to invite you..." Duan Mingjing entered the wonderful period of random thinking.
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After listening to Duan Mingjing's words, Qiao Lan recalled some of them.
It seems that in Mrs. Qiao's memory, there was a princess who went out to get married, but at that time, Mrs. Qiao was still a boudoir girl, and she was worried about how to compete with her brothers and sisters in the house instead of important matters in the court.
Qiao Lan's focus was obviously different from Duan Mingjing's, "The eldest princess got divorced? Why did she go back to live in the south?"
Duan Mingjing cleared his throat and said, "Mom, don't worry, I've learned all about these things!"
The eldest princess had not been in the capital for decades, and Duan Mingjing did not know that there was such a princess. But when the housekeeper of the eldest princess's house sent the post, Duan Mingjing immediately went to find out more about it.
Duan Mingjing felt that he was not as good as his younger brothers in terms of other abilities, but when it came to gathering information in the capital, no one could beat him.
"The eldest princess went to Donghu to get married and married Helan, the king of Donghu, as the princess..."
Qiao Lan was immediately stunned, "What family name?"
"Helan's mother! After General Wen defeated Donghu, Donghu surrendered to Beijing, and is now a vassal state of Beijing..." Duan Mingjing did not notice the strangeness on Qiao Lan's face at all, and said carelessly.
Isn't this Mr. Helan's surname?
"Does the eldest princess have any children?" Qiao Lan interrupted Duan Mingjing.
"I heard that the eldest princess once gave birth to a son for the Helan family. He was the only heir of King Donghu. King Donghu was so happy that he immediately wanted to establish the crown prince for the prince. After General Wen won the battle, eldest son
The princess immediately made peace with King Helan, took her son and remarried General Wen..." Duan Mingjing's eloquent voice echoed in the room.
"...I heard that the eldest princess brought King Donghu's only heir back to Beijing, which made King Donghu half-dead angry. After that, she found many women, but she didn't have any children. Donghu has a heavy blood inheritance, and the Donghu royal family has no children.
Don't come to that prince to persuade him that Donghu should inherit the throne, and don't even look at Donghu. How can such a barren land compare to Beijing..." Duan Mingjing couldn't stop sighing.
Qiao Lan finally understood why He Lanfeng had to use a pseudonym outside in the first place, and even told her not to mention He Lan's name outside casually.
He has a biological father who is a king, a stepfather who is a general, and a biological mother who is a princess. The late emperor is his grandfather. Now His Majesty has to call him cousin when he sees him. Not everyone can have such a life experience.
He Lanfeng's identity was not a surprise to Qiao Lan, but the story of the eldest princess was more attractive to Qiao Lan.
Although I don’t know who General Wen is, he was able to fight from Beijing to Donghu, beat the king of Donghu to surrender, and even gave up his own princess. It sounds like thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, and he was taken back by force
The brave young general who loves his lover.
Qiao Lan felt that regardless of the fact that she was acquainted with Mr. Helan, Princess Guang's twists and turns and bizarre love story were enough to make her want to attend the banquet at the princess's mansion.
She was eager to go and see Princess Zhang Ning right away, immediately, right now!
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The post sent by the Princess Mansion stated that the date was March 16th, and there was still more than half a month left.
Even if Qiao Lan wanted to visit her family immediately, it would not be feasible. She would have to prepare clothes and a carriage to attend the banquet.
Going to a banquet at the princess's house is no different than going out to eat on the street. Dressing up not only depends on one's own strength, but also represents respect for the host's family.
The Duan family had just returned to the capital, and they were still wearing the same clothes they wore in their hometown in Tongzhou. To put it harshly, there was no one of the third grade when walking on the street, and the servants in the house were all better dressed than the Duan family, so just take the post and go there
Yes, they might be regarded as someone's servants.
For a time, everyone in the mansion was busy choosing clothes and shoes.
Not only do you have to make clothes for banquets, but you also have to make several sets for spring. After spring, there will be summer, autumn, and winter, and you have to prepare them for all four seasons.
In addition to clothes and shoes, hairpins, crowns, jade pendants and sachets around her waist, everything had to be chosen. After only two days of viewing, Qiao Lan was dazzled by the selection.
Qiao Lan didn't bother to worry about the rest of the family. She knew how to choose as an adult, and her parents were still around as a minor, so she just had to choose something decent for herself.
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In the east wing, three or four embroiderers and seven or eight maids and women held various silks and satins and showed them to Qiao Lan, who was sitting on the sofa. However, Qiao Lan was old, and as a respected old lady,
She could only wear those stable colors, such as dark blue, deep purple, dark yellow, pink, green, and other colors. She couldn't choose them. They were worn by little girls. They were only brought up for her to see.
Qiao Lan sighed silently in her heart, suddenly remembered something, and turned to Aunt Xiang beside her and said, "Where's Feiyan? Call Feiyan over and I'll help her take a look."
"Yes, madam." Grandma Xiang agreed and walked out of the wing quietly.
Qiao Lan only stayed at the Duan family for one night and then moved to the Nujun Mansion. The old lady didn't live in the old house, so the Duan family naturally followed her.
The Nujun Mansion is much larger than the original Duan family residence, and it is spacious enough for the children and grandchildren of the family to live in a small courtyard. Originally, Duan Sitong and Fei Yan lived together, but now Duan Sitong has reached the age of getting married. In the courtyard
It's also spacious, so it's not suitable for two people to live together.
Duan Siyu was still a little baby and liked to stick to her mother. She couldn't play with Feiyan, let alone live in the same yard.
There were no other girls in the house, so Qiao Lan simply asked Feiyan to move into her own yard, since she lived in the largest yard anyway.
She lives in the east wing of the inner room, and Feiyan lives in the west wing.
Qiao Lan planned to bring Fei Yan to the banquet at the eldest princess's house this time. They might meet people at the banquet and maybe find a relative for Fei Yan. Since she was raising her grandchildren together, even if she changed places, Qiao Lan would
Lan didn't change his mind either.
Even if you can't find it, just take your children there to play.
There are also embroiderers in Feiyan's house, but as a lady who is not a relative of the queen, it is impossible for the number of embroiderers and the patterns of the cloth to exceed that of the head of the family, Qiao Lan.
After a while, Grandma Xiang came over with Feiyan.