"Tired?"
The carriage creaked and shook, Du Siyin leaned his head on Xu Ting's shoulder, and Xu Ting plucked the hair on his forehead to ask.
After being pissed off in Du's mansion first, and then experiencing a lot of heart-wrenching in the palace, Du Siyin must be exhausted.
Du Siyin leaned on Xu Ting's shoulder and shook his head lightly, then said: "When I was in the Empress Dowager's palace during the day, the Empress Dowager Zhengjun invited me to go to reward the golden osmanthus in two days."
There is a golden osmanthus garden in the dowry of Tainu Zhengjun. Now is the time for the fragrance of osmanthus. At this time every year, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Tainu Zhengjun will hold a banquet in Jingui Garden, inviting the lords and sons of all families. Same reward.
The Xu family wanted to avoid suspicion with Donggong, if it was normal, they could just find any reason to refuse. But now, it would be inappropriate for Du Siyin to refuse when the Crown Princess Zhengjun stepped forward to rescue Du Siyin.
Du Siyin understands the situation of the Xu family, and also understands that after he marries Xu Ting, there must be many people who are interested in the town's palace will attack him. He has always been wise.
So during the day, when the princess Zhengjun proposed the invitation, he didn't immediately agree at all. He didn't expect that there would be an incident at the palace banquet, which turned this invitation, which was easy to handle, into a hot potato.
"Go." Xu Ting said, "It doesn't matter."
As long as she handles those matters, Du Siyin should have an easier life.
The mid-month sky is the brightest time, but the ancient people with regular work and rest should go to rest.
Even the banquets in the palace had long since ended, but after returning to the palace, whether there will be any extra celebrations in the palaces is another matter.
The carriage drove to the gate of the Prince's Mansion on the edge of the town, and the porter who had been waiting for Xu Ting's return immediately opened the gate.
Xu Ting helped Du Siyin get off the carriage, and walked through the garden to go back to Qingfengyuan.
The things in the garden have been tidied up, and the family banquet at the Prince's Mansion by the town has long since ended.
Xu Ting led Du Siyin to Qingfengyuan, but suddenly a person walked out beside him.
"elder sister."
Xu Ting and Du Siyin stopped, Xu Ting took a look and said, "It's Xiaojing, it's so late, why don't you go to bed?"
Standing beside Xu Ting, Du Siyin also looked at Xu Jing with a kind smile.
Du Siyin's attitude towards this younger brother who was said to be the most beloved by his wife was even better than that of Xu Mei Xuyue.
Xu Jing didn't answer Xu Ting's words, but lowered her head and asked Xu Ting in a submissive voice, "Sister, where did you and brother-in-law go? Why didn't you go home for the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
Xu Ting: "We went to the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace. Didn't Hong Feng come back and tell you?"
Xu Jing: "Oh."
Xu Ting stretched out his other hand and patted Xu Jing's head, "It's late, go back and rest."
After speaking, Xu Ting led Du Siyin back to Qingfengyuan.
Xu Jing watched the figures of Xu Ting and Du Siyin disappear behind the doorway, and did not look away until they were completely out of sight.
He raised his hand and spread it in front of his eyes, the palm of his hand was like a row of bloody nail marks.
There was an angry howl in Xu Jing's chest, and then he clenched his fists and turned to leave.
Men and women have different seats at the age of seven, even if they are siblings, so only festivals like Mid-Autumn Festival, Lantern Festival, and similar special days can Xu Jing get close to Xu Ting.
When Hongfeng came back to report the news of Xu Ting and Du Siyin's entry into the palace, of course he only needed to inform Lord Han, and Han Zhi didn't need to tell the servants in the mansion.
So Xu Jing always thought that Xu Ting would return to the mansion to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, just like last year and the year before last, but until the end of the show, he didn't wait for Xu Ting...
On the second day, the princess Zhengjun sent Du Siyin an exquisite invitation card, inviting Du Siyin to reward Jingui.
The Crown Lady Zhengjun's Golden Osmanthus Garden is very large, and it is one of the best gardens under the name of the Crown Lady Zhengjun. It is very dignified to entertain guests.
Whether or not he was invited by the Crown Prince Zhengjun to enter the Golden Osmanthus Garden has become one of the criteria for testing whether the family of the Zhengjun son belongs to the upper circles in the capital.
Du Siyin brought four servants with him, Xu Ting mentioned that if only two servants were to accompany him, one of them would be a thrush.
Du Siyin listened to Xu Ting's words very much, but he knew vaguely that Huamei was not an ordinary servant.
Two rows of long carriages had already been parked at the entrance of the Golden Osmanthus Garden of the Empress Zhengjun. Du Siyin asked Shuqi and Huamei to follow him into the inner courtyard, while Chan'er and Shuqin waited outside.
When Du Siyin arrived, there were already many people in the Golden Osmanthus Garden. Along the excavated stream, many princes and lords gathered beside the pavilion and rockery.
The garden is densely planted with osmanthus trees, and the golden flowers are all over the branches, which are very beautiful against the green leaves.
The aroma of golden osmanthus is an extremely warm aroma, but it is very fresh and not greasy. Combined with the scent of powder on the man's body, the whole golden osmanthus garden looks extraordinarily charming.
The high-ranking officials also have their own classifications, and a circle is formed around the Crown Princess Zhengjun. Even if other people are invited to enter the Golden Osmanthus Garden, they dare not come here.
Because the people in this circle are the men with the most noble background in the entire capital.
When Du Siyin came, there were already four or five people sitting beside the Crown Princess Zhengjun, including married lords and unmarried sons.
One of them was very enthusiastic about Du Siyin, Du Siyin had never met him before, and only after the other party introduced himself did he realize that he was the son of the Wang family—Wang Nishang.
Wang Nishang, one of the four sons of the capital, is also the fiancé of the seventh emperor's daughter.
Du Siyin thought of the relationship between the seventh emperor and Xu Ting, and immediately understood Wang Nishang's kindness to him.
To be honest, although there is a reason for Wang Nishang's friendship, it is not annoying. This is the cultivation of the aristocratic family, and it is always comfortable to treat others.
"It seems that Siyin and Nishang hit it off right away." The granddaughter Zhengjun said with a smile.
"Just now, Nishang suggested that we come to write poems for fun, and you just came, Siyin, so let's start."
Liu Shilang's lord laughed and said: "Not only are there Nishang, but also Du Zhengjun, I'm afraid we will lose our face."
Du Siyin hurriedly said modestly, "I'm just kidding, all the lords and princes present here are talented and good, and Siyin has long admired them."
Everyone laughed happily together, and the princess Zhengjun said: "Siyin said well, then let's all start. Let's use Jingui as the theme, which is considered appropriate for the occasion."
This side is happy and harmonious, but the eyes not far away are red with jealousy, it is Du Miaoyan and his younger brother Du Miaosu.
How could Du Siyin He De be treated differently by the Crown Prince Zhengjun? If it wasn't because he was married to a noble daughter, what would he be!
Du Miaoyan directly grabbed a handful of sweet-scented osmanthus, feeling very upset, why didn't he marry the world's daughter, then he would be the one who is flattered and sought after by everyone.
The author has something to say: Tomorrow's New Year's Eve, red envelopes will be given out for comments in the New Year's Eve chapter ~ Happy New Year, little cute baby!