In a blink of an eye, the evening of the third day arrived. Prince Rui's Mansion was busier than ever before. The front door was packed with carriages that came to congratulate him. Rumors spread quickly and the past of Prince Rui Dongfang Rui, who was originally unknown, had been overturned. Except for the matter about Su Yun, which has not been reported, other things, big and small, from Dongfang Rui's childhood to the present, have been talked about as vividly as if they were true.
"So many people!"
"That's of course. Prince Rui was the closest brother to His Majesty the Emperor back then. In recent years, Prince Rui has been depressed because of his daughter. He doesn't see anyone! Now that the princess has been found, it's no wonder that Prince Rui's mansion is not bustling."
Dang Dang Dang! !
The sound of gongs and drums suddenly came to mind, and Wu Bin ran out in festive red clothes and shouted loudly: "The auspicious time has come, the guests are entering!"
Many aristocratic guests who had stayed outside for a long time filed in with invitations in hand. The boy in charge of counting the gifts also shouted loudly at the same time: "Master Ma, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, give me a Pearl of the East China Sea! I wish the princess a safe return!"
"Master Chen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, is sending..."
“…”
Su Li followed the crowd into Prince Rui's mansion and looked around at the place where her mother once lived. She was dressed very low-key today, and she could function in a mediocre way to make herself inconspicuous. Plus...she didn't give a gift, so the concierge didn't call her name.
Prince Rui hosted a banquet for his daughter, and as long as the guests received invitations, they could come in and eat for free even without gifts. Looking down at the invitation in her hand, she stood quietly in the crowd. Dongfang Rui had already determined that Su Zipei was her daughter and would not remember her. This invitation was most likely sent by Zhu Yan or Su Zipei.
show off
Su Li turned her head and saw Ling Li and Ling Qinglan entering the room. Then she saw Su Zipei, who was covered in pearls, walking out holding Dongfang Rui's hand. A slight smile appeared on her face.
Su Zipei, are you ready to accept the ending of this life...
Dongfang Rui, dressed in a purple-gold dragon robe with three claws, walked slowly towards him. He was not angry and intimidating. He clearly did not show much cultivation, but he made many people feel a strong oppressive force.
"The momentum of the Dongfang family is so terrifying..."
Some people secretly couldn't help but were speechless. Compared to the Dongfang family, which could support a large country, their family seemed too small.
"Hail, my lord!"
"Happy Princess!"
The two of them stood still, no one needed to salute, all the guests bowed and saluted in unison, this is the established rule in this hierarchical world!
After these three days of hard work, Su Zipei was able to maintain a calm and calm face, but today she suddenly saw people who had been humiliated and said "Young Master" when she saw them before, all of them were saluting her, and her chest was still full of emotions. I couldn't help but undulate violently.
However, Su Zipei was able to achieve this, and Dongfang Rui, who was full of doting in his heart, was extremely satisfied. With a smile on his face, his gentle and magnetic voice spread throughout the banquet hall:
"I am fortunate enough to have recovered my little girl's pendant. I will hold a banquet today to congratulate you. As long as you don't ruin the situation, you can do whatever you want."
After Dongfang Rui finished speaking, the guests laughed in unison, and some people did not forget to flatter him and said: "Your Majesty is kind!"
After bursting into laughter, Dongfang Rui stretched out his hand and pressed it, and continued: "Back then, even though my wife and I got married a day later, I had already regarded her as my only princess. Now that Zipei returns home, he should give up his original surname. , changed my surname to Dongfang! I will continue the banquet today and announce it to the world!"
From now on, Su Zipei will be called Dongfang Zipei!
The whole hall was silent for a while. They had expected that such a day would come, but they didn't expect that Prince Rui was so impatient that he would incorporate Su Zipei into the door wall in just three days.
Dongfang Rui frowned slightly when he saw this, and asked: "What? Is there anything wrong with my king's decision?"
Seeing that Dongfang Rui was showing signs of being angry, someone immediately stood up and bowed repeatedly: "Don't dare! It is natural for the princess to change her surname to Dongfang. How can we have any objections."
"Yes, I have no objection!"
"No objection!"
The echoes came to mind one after another. Dongfang Rui looked slightly relaxed, and a smile gradually appeared on his face. Although he knew that at this step, he had forced everyone to accept Zipei's identity, but if he wanted the subjects of Dahan Kingdom to recognize him, he still needed to see Zipei himself in the future. .
Zhu Yan sat at the main table and watched this scene with excitement. After tonight, she will be the princess's adoptive mother! Moreover, Zipei is her biological daughter, so she will not treat her too badly.
Years of hard work paid off, and she finally became a member of the circle of ladies in Yunjing, and... her status was extremely high!
"I have objections!"
Suddenly, a lazy voice sounded. Although the voice was not loud, it was extremely harsh among a group of shouts of agreement.
For an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on the direction of the sound, and then everyone's expressions showed a strange look.
It turned out to be him.
The number one dandy in Yunjing City, the young master of the Ling family, Ling Li.
Dongfang Rui lowered his face, lost his smile, and shouted angrily: "Boy of the Ling family, you deceived me at the feast of beasts, causing me to almost mistake my daughter. I haven't even settled this matter with you yet, how dare you show up at the banquet?" Make trouble?"
Ling Li lifted his hair, which was on the side of his head, and said with a smile:
"Why is Prince Rui so angry? It was just a kid's joke that day. Who knew that the prince would actually take it seriously? Moreover, it is still unknown whether this girl named Su Zipei is your daughter."
Dongfang Rui's expression changed instantly, "What did you say?!"
Wu Bin also stood up with an angry look on his face, "Mr. Ling, you can't talk nonsense about this matter. If you can't tell the reason, even if the old lady comes, I won't be able to save you!"
"Hey! Butler, please don't say that. I am also entrusted by others, why should you blame me?"
Ling Li seemed to be scared and waved his hands quickly, but there was no hint of fear in his appearance, and he was clearly playing a trick on Wu Bin.
Wu Bin immediately became angry, "Here comes someone..."
"Wait!"
A low voice came, and Wu Bin turned around in shock. The person who interrupted him turned out to be his master, Prince Rui.
Dongfang Rui's face was as cold as ice, and he asked in a deep voice: "Ling Li, you said you were entrusted by someone? Who was entrusted by you?"
Ling Li smiled and pointed at the young man behind him who was helping him push the wheelchair.
Ling Qinglan knew that it was time for her to appear, so she immediately took a deep breath, stood up and saluted: "Ling family, Ling Qinglan. Meet Prince Rui."
The guests who were originally silent immediately burst into exclamations of surprise.
"Ling Qinglan! Isn't that the case officer of Dali Temple and the number one detective of Dahan Kingdom?!"
"He actually doesn't agree with Su Zipei changing his surname?"
"Is it possible that there is really something wrong with this matter?"
“…”
In just a moment, the tone among the guests changed.
If it is absolutely unreliable to say that Ling Li represents Yunjing's number one troublemaker, then "Ling Qinglan"'s words have too much credibility.
Ling Qinglan ignored the whispers around him and continued: "Prince Rui, after hearing what my cousin said about the feast of beasts, I didn't care at first. But after it was later reported that you met Su Zipei of the Su family, I suddenly felt weird. …”
"Nonsense! My lord, please don't listen to this kid's nonsense!"
Ling Qinglan's words were suddenly interrupted by an extremely sharp female voice. When Dongfang Rui turned around, he saw Zhu Yan standing up, pointing at Ling Qinglan, saliva flying from her mouth, clearly revealing her image of a shrew.
"I picked up the jade pendant back then. The jade pendant was in her infancy. I remember it clearly. How could it be wrong?!"
Zhu Yan said so surely that Dongfang Rui felt more confident in Su Zipei. He turned his head and said in a cold tone, "Ling Qinglan, what else do you have to say?"
Ling Qinglan smiled slightly, not feeling panic at all, and said loudly: "Prince Rui, I went to Qinghe City last year because of the Qinghe County Official Bank case. Unfortunately, the Su family was involved, so I investigated Su at the beginning. Information about everyone in the family.”
When Zhu Yan heard this, her expression suddenly changed. She remembered that what this Ling Qinglan said was true. He would come sooner or later, but he stood up at this time. He was clearly targeting her on purpose!
No, we must find a way to fight back!
But she didn't realize that all the changes in her expression were reflected in Wu Bin's eyes.
Ling Qinglan paused deliberately to whet the appetite of the guests, and then said: "The result of the investigation at that time was that Su Zipei, the third daughter of the Su family, was clearly only fifteen years old! And Prince Rui, your daughter should be sixteen years old, age comes first That’s not right. It’s impossible for Princess Rui to be pregnant for two years before giving birth, right?”
As soon as these words came out, the crowd was in an uproar. Ling Qinglan said again: "The second daughter of the Su family, Su Li, is sixteen years old this year. Madam Zhu, you lied about the age of the second daughter. Who is talking nonsense? You know it now." Is it done?"
Zhu Yan turned pale and could no longer say a word.
But at this moment, Su Zipei, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Master Ling, this little lady recognizes you. You are indeed right."
Everyone was shocked. Did Su Zipei admit that she had deceived Prince Rui
Before the crowd could react too much, Su Zipei added: "My adoptive mother picked me up and raised me secretly. In order to get away with it and avoid getting into a car with my second sister, my adoptive mother did underreport her age by one year. This matter was later revealed by my adoptive mother. She told me privately that she also gave my jade pendant to me for safekeeping when I grew up. If you use this reason to refute, Mr. Ling, the little girl can only say sorry. The adoptive mother also had no choice but to falsely report her household registration. .”
After saying that, Su Zipei raised his head and looked at Prince Rui with watery eyes: "Dad, you believe me, right?"
Dongfang Rui's face softened a lot. Although this child was naughty, he was still quite innocent. He had never deceived him, and it was even more impossible to deceive him on such occasions and things.
"Ha ha ha ha… "
Ling Qinglan suddenly laughed, making everyone confused.
Dongfang Rui turned his head suddenly, "Why are you laughing? Ling Qinglan, I gave you a chance, now... get out of here before I even think about punishing you!"
"Your Majesty asked me why I was laughing?"
Ling Qinglan shook her head slightly, looked at Su Zipei who was trying to be calm, and said with a bit of pity in her tone: "I laugh at Mrs. Zhu and Miss Su Zipei. I only said half of what I said, and you couldn't wait to jump out and deny it. Age is a matter of course. Miss Su Zipei was quick to think and came up with a good reason, but the next step is hard to say."
After saying that, Ling Qinglan turned her head, bowed solemnly, and said: "Prince Rui! Standing here, the official is absolutely sure. It's just that time is tight. I couldn't tell you before the prince started the banquet. It's really a sin."
Su Zipei's eyebrows twitched. She couldn't think of any loopholes before and after this matter. Even the age gap was blocked by her. How could this damn Ling Qinglan still have a way to prove that she was fake? !
Dongfang Rui took a deep breath. Ling Qinglan's behavior, coupled with Zhu Yan's exaggerated reaction, made it difficult for him to believe the half-grown girl beside him.
Nodding weakly, Dongfang Rui said seriously: "If you have anything else to say, just say it."
Ling Qinglan nodded and said to Wu Bin: "Steward Wu, can you ask the concierge to let a nanny in?"
Hearing the word "mammy", Dongfang Rui's heart trembled. He remembered that Su Yun did not disappear alone, but two people together. Is her personal maid still alive now
Seeing that the master didn't respond, Wu Bin sighed and motioned to the concierge to let him go.
Grandma Li, who had carefully dressed herself up and was surrounded by guests, walked in with a nervous look on her face. She saw that the layout of the palace was the same as before, and was filled with the lady's favorite osmanthus trees. She couldn't stop crying. Flow outward.
Your Majesty, you are a nostalgic person.