If he had not accepted the name of the queen, I am afraid that Duke Zhengguo would have looked down upon this unknown princess. The Chu family and Duke Zhengguo had never had any friendship, and the same was true of King Qi. Duke Zhengguo had always been very snobbish and only knew how to meet her.
It's a decent job, but I wouldn't give her such a big favor at all.
The eldest son of Duke Zhengguo complimented politely: "If your Majesty is willing to honor my son with a birthday party, my son will live a long life without disaster."
She chuckled and spoke calmly and calmly: "If the young master is lucky, he will live a long life. The queen is sick. If she is not afraid of bringing bad luck to the young master, she will do it herself."
Duke Zhengguo looked lonely, lowered his head and raised his hands in the direction of the palace: "The queen is so kind to me, I hope the princess will tell me that everything is well in the house, I am worried about you, please take care of yourself."
Duke Zheng Guo knew that he had lost favor with the Holy One, and the Queen did not come for this reason. Now he could only try his best to seek the Holy One's trust again.
The three of them exchanged a few more polite words, and Duke Zheng Guo led Chu Yunjing into the inner courtyard. The inner courtyard was surrounded by noble ladies, and when they saw her coming, they all bowed to her.
It has long been spread in the capital that the Queen has appointed Princess Qi to come to the Duke's Mansion to congratulate her, and no one dares to neglect it. She never participates in any banquets held by princes and princes, and has always been the talk of the ladies in the capital, saying that she is a petty person.
She didn't dare to go out to meet people, and so on. Half of these ladies came to see her, and they were all curious about what kind of person this Princess Qi was. If she didn't dare to go out to meet people as rumored, they were going to make another joke today.
She also knows that these honors are given by the Queen, so she must show an aura that matches them. This battle is to silence those who are watching. From now on, the rumors will be about her.
How good.
As soon as she set foot in the inner courtyard, she ate the gift. She stood upright on the corridor, exuding an aura that was like an immortal descending from the sky. There was a faint smile on her face, and she made orchid-shaped hands with both hands.
He opened it sideways and supported everyone who was saluting: "Everyone, please get up quickly. Today, I am here to give a full moon gift to the grandson of Duke Zhengguo on behalf of my mother."
Then Aunt An opened the gift package and read it loudly, and the maid behind her carrying the gift tray delivered it to the servants of the Zhengguo Palace. These servants had already arranged to receive the rewards.
"The Queen's reward: a Ruyi gold necklace and longevity lock, a set of gold bowls, chopsticks and spoons for good luck, wealth and longevity, a pair of Ruyi jade, a pair of Ruyi gold bracelets, a pair of Ruyi gold anklets, a pair of jadeite Pixiu pendants, gold cannot be exchanged
A set of the four treasures of the study room inlaid with jade, a sword of good luck and good luck, a set of gold and jade bracelets of Baifu..."
There were more than twenty attendants, and the crowd had already made way for the maid to walk. Everyone was surprised when they saw the reward. This scene was very rare. After that, gifts from Chu Yunjing were also given.
Got in.
The faces of Mr. and Mrs. Zhengguo were all smiles. After the rewards were given, several people knelt down to thank them: "I, along with my wife, eldest son and family members, would like to express my gratitude to the Queen for her kindness and kindness. I wish the Emperor and Queen long life!"
Such a reward gave Duke Zheng a lot of face, and also gave him comfort for being neglected some time ago. I am afraid that these rumors that were not good for him have been disproven, so Duke Zheng is naturally grateful.
She lowered her body and helped Duke Zheng and his wife up: "Your Majesty, please get up quickly. Your thoughts will be conveyed to the father, the queen and the queen. There are many guests today, so our family does not need to greet you deliberately. You two go quickly.
Just be busy."
Duke Zhengguo ordered his servants to place the rewards on the table that had been prepared. The servants were guarding the surrounding area to show respect for the Holy Emperor and his own status. He explained something to his wife and went to the front hall to greet the male guests.
, the male guests went in looking at these rewards, but when Duke Zheng came out, they all had a clinging look on their face.
Chu Yunjing declined Mrs. Zhengguo's guidance and asked Mrs. Zhengguo to receive other guests.
She walked into the crowd, surrounded by flowers, and she still shined in the crowd. Now these ladies are full of admiration in their eyes.
In the pavilion in front of her, the concubine Ning Ruoshui was sitting angrily, surrounded by some young women and noble ladies. Chu Yunjing saw her from a distance, and according to the rules, he should go and salute her.
Prince Huai's Mansion has always been close to Duke Zheng's Mansion. Ning Ruoshui has been here a long time ago. She also participated in organizing today's banquet. These ladies did not treat her like Chu Yunjing, so she was naturally not angry. The Queen should have
The reward was given to her, but for some reason it was given to Chu Yunjing, who had been hiding in the house. The sisters-in-law were most afraid that their mother-in-law would be biased, not to mention the noble princesses, who were far away.
Chu looked at everything that had just happened coldly. Chu Yunjing had taken all the limelight, but she was left out in the pavilion. This made Ning Ruoshui, who had always been surrounded by stars, unable to accept it, and her heart was burning.
Seeing Ning Ruoshui's bad expression, the young ladies around her also stared at Chu Yunjing with resentful expressions. These ladies all grew up with Ning Ruoshui. She was raised in Kyoto in a noble manner since she was a child.
A noble girl will naturally make friends with other noble girls. It can be said that Chu Yunjing is unfamiliar with this kind of place.
These noble girls also married well and became ladies of the ministers' families, but none of them were as good as Ning Ruoshui, who became the concubine of the concubine Hui, who was aloof and fawned over them all. Among them were the two daughters of Duke Zheng Guo who were already married.
The eldest daughter of Duke Zhengguo on the left, dressed in purple clothes, said: "Humph, she is just a wild girl who has been raised in Yongzhou for more than ten years. With chicken feathers on her head, she really looks like a phoenix."
"She has never participated in such a banquet. There have long been rumors that she is a house bird. She only dares to fly in her Prince Qi's palace. She will be scared to death when she leaves the house. Why did she fly out today?" Facing Ning Ning
A woman in Ruoshui dressed in blue and green clothes. She is the concubine of the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple and the daughter-in-law of the Minister of Punishment.
"Is she worthy of standing up for my aunt? She must have said something in front of my aunt to steal the limelight from you, sister-in-law. My aunt has always been kind-hearted, and she cannot stand the evil words of people with bad intentions." The woman in an ink long-sleeved shirt on the right said,
These are the second daughters of Duke Zhengguo.
"There is a stupid Crown Princess in front of me, and there is Princess Qi with ulterior motives in the back. What kind of monsters and monsters are these concubines like me?" Ning Ruoshui rubbed her tea cup with her index finger, speaking in a sinister tone.
Ning Ruoshui was dressed very luxuriously today, a goose-yellow light cloud gauze embroidered with large peonies. Peonies were only embroidered by the royal family. She always liked to wear peonies embroidered on her head when attending big occasions to show her status.
Her hairpin ring also comes in a complete set, from the comb, flower hairpin, bird-step shaker to the necklace around her neck, all made of gold inlaid with agate, which fully demonstrates her identity.
The second daughter of Duke Zhengguo just belittled her to flatter Ning Ruoshui: "Sister-in-law is the daughter-in-law of the Queen of the Middle Palace. No matter what family background, they are not worthy of carrying shoes for my sister-in-law!"
"Who among all the noble ladies in Kyoto knows her? Do they really think that since she is a princess, others have to give her face? Today we are being asked to undermine her prestige and let her know whether she is worthy of being a prestige in Kyoto!"
A woman in a bright red dress walked in from the back, with a graceful and arrogant face. She raised her voice without fear of others hearing her.
This woman is the second daughter of Du Zhongshu Ling, the niece of Concubine Du Shu, and the wife of the deputy general of the Forbidden Army. She is also in cahoots with Ning Ruoshui. This woman's enmity with Chu Yunjing should be based on her unspecified relationship with King Qi.
When it comes to marriage, she should hate Chu Yunjing even more.
At this time, Chu Yunjing, who had no idea what was going on, came over. With a woman's intuition, she felt that these women were hostile to her. She calmly pretended to be friendly and said hello to Ning Ruoshui: "How are you, sister-in-law of the emperor? I haven't seen you for a long time."
The emperor’s sister-in-law.”
According to the rules, peers should treat each other with courtesy. After she said hello to Ning Ruoshui, Ning Ruoshui still sat motionless, staring at her with a look of resentment, determined to make her lose face.
Before Ning Ruoshui could speak, Mrs. Du swayed over and said with a mocking look on her face: "Hey! Isn't this Princess Qi's empress? I've met your concubine before. If you don't come today, if you meet me on the street, I'll
I still don’t know who you are?”
Naturally, she didn't know who this woman with a gun and a stick was, and her heart was extremely cold at this moment.
She was not unaware of the rumors outside and wanted to take this opportunity to establish her authority. She needed these people to say something outrageous before she would be punished.
He put on a fake smile and said, "I really don't know who you are. Why don't you tell me your family name so that I can get to know you?"
Mrs. Du raised her face and said proudly: "My aunt is Concubine Du Shu. Do you know who I am this time? Do you need me to introduce all the sisters present to you, so that I will not become a blind person?"
blindness."
After Mrs. Du finished speaking, the young women burst into laughter, all of them looking complacent, but little did they know that a disaster was about to come.
It's Du Shi again, Du Shi's daughter is really haunting, embarrassing her overtly and covertly, really not giving her any face? Concubine Du Shu was not dealing with the queen in the palace, but outside, her niece actually wore the same pants as Ning Ruoshui,
It's really interesting. It's just a daughter of the Du family. She can't move Concubine Du Shu, but she can't move the daughter of the Du family?
Duke Zhengguo's two daughters responded: "I'm afraid your Majesty has been in the cage for a long time. What day is it today? Do you still remember it?"
"It's unlucky that you, a country boy, have made a show of it in our Duke's mansion?" Duke Zheng's eldest daughter responded.
"Insolent!" Aunt Hui scolded angrily.
As a female official in the palace, Aunt Hui naturally didn't know that these official women could speak out and dare to disrespect the royal family. Aunt Hui would definitely not spare them. It's just that a few of them didn't recognize the old man who was following Chu Yunjing at all.
Who is grandma?
All the ladies in the room were silent, eagerly watching the excitement, and some even winked at these people. Although Chu Yunjing had no real power, she was the princess after all, and she came in compliance with the queen's order. Who would dare to offend her like this.
Some people also think that Chu Yunjing would be defeated this time because he did not dare to have an attack in public.
Ning Ruoshui said nothing. She was very proud of having lost Chu Yunjing's face at this moment, with a mocking look on her face.