Today is the eldest princess's flower viewing banquet, and there is news that the queen mother and empress will come. There are more official wives and ladies than in previous years, and all kinds of carriages are parked at the entrance of the eldest princess's mansion.
Tang Lihua got out of the carriage with the support of her mother-in-law, Wang Cuilian and Wang Cuiyao followed, and after reporting their family and showing their invitations, they came to the backyard under the guidance of the servants of the eldest princess' mansion.
As soon as you enter the mansion, you can smell the fragrance of flowers in the air, and when you enter the backyard, the flowers and plants in the courtyard are intertwined with red and yellow, and the lush green is really eye-catching.
The backyard of the Princess's Mansion is very large. Today, everyone is going to have a banquet. There are high-quality pear wood tables and chairs in the courtyard. There are tea and fruit snacks on each table. Looking past, five or six tables are full of people.
"This is the old lady's invitation." The eldest maid of the Princess's Mansion invited Tang Lihua to sit at the seventh table on the right.
At the same time, another big servant girl said respectfully to Wang Cuilian and Wang Cuiyao, "The two young ladies are on the other side, please come along with your servants."
Seeing her grandmother nodding to her, Wang Cuilian smiled at Wang Cuiyao, beckoning her not to panic, and said to the servant girl, "I will trouble you to lead the way."
Completely calm and calm, Wang Cuilian has always been like this in front of outsiders, she behaves like a lady, and Wang Cuiyao has seen such scenes many times when she was a koi, and she is not timid in her heart.
The behavior of the two of them made the maid who led the way take another look. The maid obeyed her aunt's order and knew that these two young ladies were the elders in the family. threshold.
Although they are only fourth-rank township lords, these two have a temperament like orchids, and their clothes and dresses are not inferior to the ladies of other prefectures. They are even better in appearance and temperament, and my aunt also ordered not to neglect.
She is the eldest maid of the eldest princess's mansion, so she naturally knows that the master above attaches great importance to this flower viewing banquet. The rumors are probably true, and I am afraid that the nobles in the palace are really going to come to the mansion. They were those who were selected to serve yesterday. Maid, as early as half a month ago, the aunts got ready to prepare.
These two young ladies should have come here for the nobles in the palace, otherwise, how could it be possible, they have never seen the flower viewing banquet before, thinking of this, the eldest maid became a little envious, and immediately abandoned these distracting thoughts in her mind, concentrated on lead the way.
Wang Cuilian and Wang Cuiyao didn't know what the big maid was thinking, they only knew they were here to attend the flower viewing banquet, and they didn't know anything else. Cozy and safe.
But after turning around a long corridor, they saw another scene, and the two of them understood in their hearts. It seemed that this flower viewing banquet was to separate the elders from the younger generations.
Tang Lihua's side is full of ladies and old ladies. The scene is peaceful. The ladies are all concerned about the face of each government, and their voices are deliberately suppressed during conversation.
Arriving at Wang Cuilian and Wang Cuiyao's side, before they walked in, they heard Yingying and Yanyan's conversation. The air was full of high-quality cosmetics and flowers, which smelled very good.
Under the guidance of the big maid, the two sisters also sat down at one of the tables. The arrival of the two only attracted other people to take a look. When they were seated in the corner, the guard disappeared.
Apart from them, there are two other young ladies at this table, both of whom are Xiaojiabiyu. They seem to be familiar with each other. They are discussing something together. When they see Wang Cuilian and Wang Cuiyao, there is a little surprise in their eyes. Next, he cast a probing look.
Wang Cuilian saw that Cuiyao's temperament was relatively cold, which was similar to when she was a child, she didn't like to talk to strangers, and she used to go out with her grandma at the stall, so she was always evasive, so she learned to be outside in the past two years He is dignified and reserved in front of people.
Under such circumstances, as the elder sister, Wang Cuilian took the lead and put on a gentle and harmless smile, "May I ask what the two elder sisters should be called?"
After a friendly chat, Wang Cuilian found out the identities of the two young ladies. The father of Miss Huang with a slightly round face was Taichang Shaoqing, who was from the fourth rank, and the father of the other Miss Li was from the fourth rank. Yin.
"The grandmother at home insists on me coming." Ms. Huang complained in a low voice, and then pointed to the very enthusiastic ladies who were chatting together, "Those are the ones to watch today, and we all come to accompany."
Ms. Li was not as bold as her best friend, so she hurriedly pulled her finger pointing at others, "You know what you are doing, don't lose your manners."
Seeing the appearance of the two of them, Wang Cuilian became a little interested, "What do you mean by that, didn't you come here today to enjoy the flowers?"
Although Wang Cuiyao on the side didn't speak, she looked at the two people opposite with a pair of bright eyes, full of curiosity.
This is not a secret that cannot be told. Miss Huang is a talkative person, so she immediately introduced it to Wang Cuilian with great interest.
After hearing what she said, Wang Cuilian and Wang Cuiyao looked at each other, and they both saw the surprise in each other's eyes, but they agreed not to speak at this time.
"See that lady in pink at the front left?" Ms. Huang said, Wang Cuilian and Wang Cuiyao subconsciously looked over and saw the lady in pink surrounded by everyone, and nodded in unison.
Miss Huang continued, "She is Princess Changle, and her father is Prince Yu."
Wang Cuiyao frowned, she had an impression of this name, she seemed to have heard Pingyang say it a few times, Pingyang often complained that Princess Changle was always pestering Brother Sanhuang, and said that it would be nice if Sister Yao was Sanhuang's Wife.
At that time, Wang Cuiyao's face became hot, and she quickly stopped Pingyang's nonsense, but now thinking of those words, there is still a strange emotion in her heart, and Li Zetian's handsome face also appeared in her mind, Wang Cuiyao felt that her face There was a tendency to get hot again, so I quickly diverted my attention.
Ms. Huang kept her voice extremely low, as long as the four of them could hear clearly, "Princess Changle has her own heart, and this time she is bound to win the position of the third concubine."
Wang Cuiyao was as expected, but Wang Cuilian's movements were a little more aggressive, almost knocking over the teacup beside her, seeing the other three people looking at her, Wang Cuilian calmed down, and explained with a smile, "I'm just a little surprised, you continue. "
Ms. Huang and Ms. Li didn't think too much, but Wang Cuiyao looked at her a little more, so she divided her attention on her cousin.
"The third prince is beautiful and bright, and many ladies in the capital admire him, not only the princess of Changle, but some of you here should be thinking about the position of the third prince and concubine, but there are only two who can compare with the princess of Changle." One is Princess Gaole of Prince Rong's Mansion, and the other is Princess Changning's daughter." Miss Huang sighed.
"These three are all of first-class appearance and family background, and I don't know which one the Empress Dowager prefers."
Ms. Li straightened her skirt and patted her forehead lightly, "It's not us after all, don't think about these useless things."
It can be seen that the relationship between the two is very close, and they should have known each other for a long time. Miss Huang covered her forehead, pouted and said dissatisfiedly, "I'm just talking, and it's not in the way. Besides, the two sisters Wang are both very good-looking Yes, seeing it makes me feel happy, if the third prince is interested, it is not impossible to become the third prince's concubine."
Everyone knew that she was joking, Wang Cuiyao's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously looked at her cousin, but she saw Wang Cuilian's expression was quite strange, it seemed to be joyful and longing, but also repulsive and resisting, these two extreme emotions made Wang Cuiyao unable to see through. .
I don't know if she felt something, but Wang Cuilian also looked at Wang Cuiyao at the same time, and naturally caught the blush on her face, and she knew it in her heart. Now it seems that her younger sister and the third prince are in love with each other, but they have not expressed their feelings for each other. .
Suddenly a feeling of jealousy welled up in my heart.
here we go again!
Wang Cuilian frowned in disgust, such an uncontrollable feeling was extremely disgusting, as if reminding herself all the time that she should love the third prince.
So when you hear others talking about the third prince, your heart beats faster, and when you realize that the third prince is pleasing to others, you should feel jealous.
Whether she loves her or not, Wang Cuilian knows herself. Although disturbed by these strange emotions, Wang Cuilian is clearly aware that she has absolutely no love for the third prince.
The more this happened, the more disgusted and disgusted Wang Cuilian became. After a while, she managed to suppress these emotions that shouldn't belong to her. Wang Cuilian returned to normal, smiled at Wang Cuiyao's worried eyes, and made a mouth shape, "I'm fine."
Wang Cuiyao witnessed with her own eyes that Wang Cuilian looked at her, her eyes turned from jealousy and resentment to dazed pain, her face turned pale for a moment, and finally turned cold and stern. Wang Cuiyao had an intuition that it was not for herself, but for something unknown.
Regarding her own thoughts, Wang Cuiyao couldn't explain why, but she firmly believed in it.
Ms. Huang changed the subject again, a little excited, "If I can see the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager today, it will be a good trip."
When the other three heard this, they laughed and joked, chatting and laughing among them, the atmosphere was very harmonious, there were maids waiting by the side at any time, and the refreshments would be filled immediately when there was less tea.
From this point of view, only the four of them seem to have really come to the flower viewing feast.
Tang Lihua here is not so lively, they are all wives and old ladies, the seats are separated, each person has a table, and those who are acquainted with each other will talk in a low voice. Tang Lihua doesn't know these people, so she sits and drinks by herself. Tea.
Then, Tang Lihua also heard a lot of information through the conversations between these wives, and it was exactly the same as what the shopkeeper Qian said. This time, the flower viewing banquet was a blind date banquet given by the empress dowager to the princes. The empress dowager specially offered her a reward The meaning of the flower banquet is also very clear, it is aimed at Wang Cuiyao.
However, in order to become the third concubine, one still needs to have a family background. The Wang family is the only one who has rank and is still a country monarch without power. In this case, it may not be so easy for Wang Cuiyao to become the third concubine.
In the plot of the novel, it is also because the queen mother loves the hero. Even if the queen looks down on Wang Cuiyao, the queen mother still supports her.
The enemy country invaded, and the third prince was ordered to go on an expedition. Regardless of the danger, Wang Cuiyao accompanied him, acting as a military adviser as a man, and saw through the secret work sent by the enemy country, so as to prevent the food and grass from being destroyed, and even blocked an arrow for the third prince on the battlefield .
After returning from the great victory, Wang Cuiyao was awarded the imperial edict by the Empress Dowager, and no one objected to it.
Thinking of this, Tang Lihua's eyes darkened. Now that Wang Cuiyao is her granddaughter, although she is only a fourth-rank country lord, she cannot let her granddaughter be underestimated.