After breakfast, everyone tidied up again before setting off to prepare for the banquet at Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Yang sent the people to the door.
The carriage had already been hitched at the door, and the maids and women carefully placed the heater and tea cup in the carriage. After working for a while, they stepped aside.
"Sister Wu, please ride in a carriage with me." The old lady looked at Xie Wu and said.
Yang's throat tightened, and Xie Yuan's face looked a little unhappy.
This was the first time that the old lady asked Xie Wu to get on her carriage. She always took Sister Yuan with her when she went out.
"Yes, grandma." Xie Wu responded with a smile.
Seeing the old lady and Xie Wu getting into the Zhuyinghua-covered car in front of her one after another, Ms. Yang felt extremely uncomfortable. However, she still didn't dare to show it on her face. She only took Xie Yuan's hand and encouraged her, saying,
"Ayuan, it's okay. Go to Zhennan Palace and behave well. Mom believes in you."
Xie Yuan nodded vigorously.
She will definitely perform well and tell everyone that she is no worse than Xie Wu! She is also a direct daughter of the Hou family!
The carriage started ticking away.
The old lady was half-leaning on the pillow, with her eyes half-closed. She seemed to be taking a nap, but in fact she was secretly looking at Xie Wu.
Outside the carriage, the cries of vendors could be heard one after another.
In the carriage, Xie Wu was sitting upright, with her back straight and her posture relaxed and dignified. In addition, her appearance was outstanding. Anyone who looked at it would only find it pleasing to the eye, as if they were looking at a picture of a beauty.
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"I heard that you and Yingxue have gotten very close recently." The old lady opened her eyes and said suddenly.
Xie Wu raised her eyes and looked at the old lady, smiled slightly, and said, "My cousin Lan Xinhuizhi will come over occasionally to give me some snacks."
"Your cousin's life is miserable. It would be good if you could spend more time with her." The old lady looked at Xie Wu and said.
"Grandma, don't worry, granddaughter will save you." Xie Wu lowered her eyes and replied with a smile.
This answer is really...
It's like no answer.
The old lady closed her eyes and said again, "These days, you have been taking care of everything in the house very well."
Xie Wu pursed her lips and smiled, looked directly into the old lady's eyes and replied, "Mother has also given a lot."
The old lady's eyes moved, and she looked at Xie Wu with a little more imperceptible scrutiny and scrutiny. She pondered for a while without answering Xie Wu's words, because she doubted whether Xie Wu had heard her.
What is it really about?
But is she really that smart?
While I was thinking about it, the carriage suddenly stopped, and then Jade's voice sounded outside, "Old madam, eldest lady, the Zhennan Palace has arrived."
Then, the car curtain was opened.
Xie Wu got off the carriage first, and then reached out to help the old lady down.
Xie Yuan and Xie Xian also got off the carriage and walked towards them.
"Grandma, I'll go in first." Xie Xu came over and said to the old lady.
Although they all came to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion to hold banquets, the purpose and location of the banquets held by the Princess and the Crown Prince were different. The Prince of Zhennan hosted the banquets for all the well-known young men with whom he had a good time. Because of this, Xie Xu got this
Only a post would make the old lady and Xie Wu so surprised.
"Go, remember to be careful, you must keep in mind what grandma told you." The old lady told Xie Xu kindly.
"Grandma, don't worry, I have remembered everything you said." Xie Shi said with a smile. After that, he bowed to the old lady, then took out the post and led Gui'an happily towards the Zhennan Palace.
Go to the door.
"Grandma, let's go in too." Xie Wu looked at the old lady with a smile and said.
The old lady smiled and nodded.
Zhennan Prince's Mansion is located in Zhuyi Lane in the north of the city. Zhuyi Lane is the same as Beihua Lane where Wu'anhou Mansion is located. It is full of mansions of powerful officials and nobles at present. Every household is adjacent to each other. Six or seven households occupy an entire lane. Therefore,
, very few civilians would pass by here on weekdays.
But today, because of the banquet held by Zhennan Prince's Mansion, Zhuyi Lane was busy with traffic.
The old lady had only taken a few steps when she saw several familiar faces. When they met, they had to exchange greetings.
"Thank you, madam, you are here too! These are all the rich daughters of your house. Look at these water spirits competing with each other. I am afraid that all the blessings in the capital have gone to your house!"
The speaker is Mrs. Zuosi Cheng of Honglu Temple, and her father-in-law is the Minister of Hubu, one of the six ministers.
"Look at what you said, Mrs. Fang. These guys in my family are all naughty monkeys. How can they compare to the girls in your family? They are so dignified and polite at such a young age. It's really impressive." The old lady also laughed at Yan Yan.
's reply.
Mrs. Fang laughed when she heard this, then turned to the girl next to her and said, "Sister, I haven't come over to see Mrs. Xie yet."
"Please thank the old lady for your regards." Fang Miaoshu lowered his head and bowed to the old lady.
The old lady smiled and nodded, and pulled out Xie Wu and the others to greet Madam Fang. Finally, she looked at Madam Fang and smiled and said, "By the way, why are you the only one here today? Is this your old lady?"
Come to think of it, it seems like I haven't seen her for a while."
Others didn't know why the Princess of Zhennan returned to Beijing, but the Minister of Hubu was very clear-minded. At this time, his old lady was not willing to come to her door, so she naturally sent her daughter-in-law to find out.
Sure enough, Mrs. Fang sighed softly when she heard this, and then she explained, "My mother had some colds in the past two days, and the Chinese New Year is about to come. Mother is afraid that if she gets over the illness, it will be unlucky for everyone, so,
So he asked me to come over with the book."
"What Mrs. Fang is worried about is..." the old lady nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
"Thank you, Madam. Let's not just stand and chat. Come in quickly." Madam Fang added with a smile.
"Okay, okay, let's go together." The old lady replied with a smile.
Several people walked together, and from time to time people came over to say hello. These people asked Mrs. Fang why she didn't come, and Mrs. Fang answered them all with a smile.
Soon, someone from the Zhennan Palace came over to guide everyone.
Everyone was talking and laughing, and when they were halfway there, Princess Zhennan led the princess Xiao Muqing to greet them.
Princess Zhennan is about in her early thirties, with a well-maintained face, fair and delicate complexion, a dark red mandarin with five bats holding clouds, a pair of dongzhu earrings on her ears, and a pony topknot.
He is wearing a red gold walking sway, which is also inlaid with a huge pearl. The swaying trembles slightly as he walks, and the pearl on his head is even more radiant and eye-catching.
The princess beside her, Xiao Muqing, was wearing a red jacket with a stand-up collar, a jade-colored eight-panel skirt embroidered with plum blossoms, and a white jade Pisces pendant hanging on her waist. She was tall, with peach cheeks and apricot face, but
She also has a heroic spirit that is rare for women.
"All the ladies are here, hurry up, please come inside." Princess Zhennan smiled and said to everyone. Finally, she turned to her daughter beside her and said with a smile, "Aqing, what are you still doing? Come over and help.
Mother greets guests."
"Yes, mother." Xiao Muqing lowered her eyes and responded.
Although the impatience in her eyes flashed quickly, Xie Wu was still keen to catch it.
Xie Wu curved her lips and smiled, and just as she was about to follow the crowd into the flower hall, a sharp look suddenly looked towards her.
"Princess." Xie Wu smiled and blessed her.
Xiao Muqing frowned, "Why were you laughing just now?"
"Did I laugh?" Xie Wu raised her eyes in surprise.
"You're laughing now!" Xiao Muqing said through gritted teeth.
"The princess made a mistake." Xie Wu looked at Xiao Muqing and curved her lips again.
Xiao Muqing frowned and glared at Xie Wu.
Xie Yuan rolled her eyes, thinking about whether to take the opportunity to step on Xie Wu in front of Princess Xiao, but before she could think about it, Xie Wu burst out laughing.
"Okay, okay, Princess, I admit that I did laugh just now." Xie Wucuiran laughed.
A beautiful woman's smile is pleasing to the eye no matter how you look at it.
And Princess Xiao is a person who likes to look at faces, so even if she was angry in her heart, she was completely dispelled by Xie Wu's smile, not to mention that she was not angry with Xie Wu in the first place.
She just thought what this girl said was interesting, so she wanted to tease her on a whim.
"Aqing, what are you still doing here? Why don't you bring these sisters in?" Not far away, Princess Zhennan suddenly came back to her senses and shouted to Xiao Muqing.
"Here we come." Xiao Muqing responded helplessly.
She was most impatient to deal with these ladies from famous families. On the surface, they all looked gentle, dignified and amiable, but when they spoke, they always spoke in a roundabout way!
"Princess, let's go then!" Xie Wu looked at Xiao Muqing with a smile.
"Us?" Xiao Muqing couldn't help but look at Xie Wu from head to toe.
If someone else had to say this, Princess Xiao might just show off her face and leave, but if it were Xie Wu...
Princess Xiao had to admit that the face in front of her was really to her liking! Especially when she smiled, her eyes twitched, and the teardrop mole at the corner of her eye was even more charming and heart-warming.
Forget it, it’s the most difficult thing to lose weight, Beauty En!
And she always has a little more patience with good-looking people.
"Then let's go!" Xiao Mu cleared his throat and said in a dignified manner.
Looking at the two people walking side by side towards the flower hall, Xie Yuan and Xie Xian couldn't help but look at each other, and a big question mark appeared in their hearts at the same time.
Wasn't the princess still angry with Xie Wu just now? Why did the two of them leave together now?
The ladies who were left behind by Princess Xiao and Xie Wu were also surprised. They didn't understand why the princess was so talkative all of a sudden.
There are twelve open sandalwood pictures of the Twelve Flower Gods in the flower hall. The doors of the flower hall are all open, but because there are many stoves placed around it, it doesn't feel cold. In the middle hall, there are three on the left and right.
The queue was quite long, and even though there were so many people, it didn't feel crowded.
"Why don't we, the older ones, sit on the left and right, and the younger girls sit on the right, so that we won't have nowhere to talk? What do you ladies think?" Mrs. Zhennan Wang added with a smile.
When the master speaks, the ladies naturally have no reason not to respond.
As a result, everyone found their correct positions and began to sit down one after another.
Xiao Muqing frowned and asked her to sit with these noble ladies who were talking loudly. Just thinking about it made her head start to hurt again. Just when she decided to grit her teeth and endure it for a while, she suddenly caught sight of it from the corner of her eye.
Xie Wu was smiling on the side.
"You, please sit at the same table with me." Princess Xiao pointed at Xie Wu and said.
