Seeing Su Yan's eyes flicker for a moment, Xiao Yurong hesitated to greet her, with a soft smile on his lips as always: "Greetings to the Lord Le'an County."
"There's no need to be too polite." With a polite and distant smile on Su Yan's face, she nodded slightly at Xiao Yurong and passed her by.
The friendship between the two of them is limited to this.
Xiao Yurong couldn't help but stop and turn her head to stare at Su Yan's back, clenching her fists in the sleeves of her voluminous clothes.
When she first met Su Yan, Su Yan was just a concubine who had just been brought back from the countryside. She had never put Su Yan in her eyes, but in less than a year, Su Yan had climbed up to her. The height to look up to. And most importantly, Su Yan concluded a marriage contract with Chu Yan by mistake.
She and Chu Yan have known each other very early. She has known Chu Yan's existence since Princess Jing married into Prince Jing's mansion, but Chu Yan has always been a thorn in Princess Jing's eyes and a thorn in her flesh. He never looked at Chu Yan directly.
until that day.
That day when Chu Yan triumphantly returned to Beijing, her sisters dragged her to join in the fun. With just one glance, she made a secret promise to the man on the horse. To this day, her mind is still surrounded by his armor, Feng Shenjun Yat look.
She has also reached the age of marriage, and her family has been looking for a suitable candidate for her. She used to think that it didn't matter if she married anyone, but since she met Chu Yan, she didn't want to make love with other men.
Because of this, the moment she saw Su Yan today, she hesitated before coming over. She didn't want to, but she wanted to compare with Su Yan in her heart,
But the moment she didn't want to face Su Yan, Su Yan actually made her feel ashamed of herself.
She knew that she was not as good as Su Yan, no matter in terms of appearance or demeanor, but she was unwilling to give up the only dream in her life just like that.
Clenching her fists tighter and tighter, Xiao Yurong knew that she had to find a way out by herself.
When Xiao Yurong found Concubine Jing, Concubine Jing was sitting in a corner sipping tea alone, and around her were full of talking wives in twos and threes, all of whom were respectful.
Concubine Jing's background is low, her temper is cold, and her speech is not pleasant. She is the one who is marginalized at every banquet. But Concubine Jing was so happy, she was impatient to talk with others, and she didn't want to see the contempt for herself in others' eyes.
Seeing Xiao Yurong enter the room quietly, Princess Jing frowned: "What are you doing here? Is this the place you should come to?"
Xiao Yurong bent down and whispered in Princess Jing's ear, "I have something urgent and I want to ask my aunt for help."
Princess Jing still frowned, looking impatient: "What's the matter? Say it."
Xiao Yurong's cheeks flushed, and a little shame appeared on her delicate face. After seeing that no one was paying attention to them, she whispered in Princess Jing's ear what she wanted to ask of Princess Jing.
Concubine Jing's eyes froze for a moment, but immediately, a strange smile appeared on her mouth: "Okay."
"Really?" Xiao Yurong still couldn't believe it. Ever since her grandmother and grandfather passed away, her aunt has not treated the Xiao family as well as before. She came to find Princess Jing this time only with the mentality of giving it a try, but she never thought that Princess Jing would agree to her so easily. !
Princess Jing lowered her eyebrows and suppressed the brilliance in her eyes: "You are my niece, who will I help if I don't help you? You go out first, and I will arrange it myself."
Xiao Yurong was ecstatic, but she didn't notice the strange smile on Princess Jing's mouth.
After Xiao Yurong left, Princess Jing picked up the teacup and looked at the reflection of her own face inside, her eyes were cold. Back then, the Xiao family sent her to Prince Jing's Mansion for the sake of glory, and sucked her blood for ten years like a mosquito! Now, it's time for the Xiao family's daughter to pay for her.
What's more, Xiao Yurong took the initiative to find her today. If Xiao Yurong does something irreversible in the future, the Xiao family must not blame her.
After straightening her clothes, Princess Jing left the hall with a cold face.
Su Yan didn't take the encounter with Xiao Yurong to heart at all, she went directly to Princess Rongyang, chatted with the girls she usually knew, and soon it was time for the banquet .
It is said to be a dinner party, but it is actually only held at the beginning of the afternoon.
The celebration banquet was held in Chengxiang Hall, because it was a royal banquet, and the banquet regulations of ordinary people were different. The emperor sat on the first seat, with a small table arranged next to each of his hands, and everyone sat down according to their status. The closer they were to the emperor, the more important they were to the emperor.
According to the rules, the emperor and queen will arrive after everyone is seated, and everyone needs to sit in their seats before that.
Su Yan didn't sit with the people from Uncle Anjing's mansion, but was arranged by Princess Jinyang to sit beside her, sharing a small table with her. As soon as she sat down, Su Yan immediately looked for the old lady's seat. According to the seat, the old lady should be in the middle. When Su Yan found the old lady, the old lady was also looking at her, and the grandparents and grandchildren immediately looked at each other and smiled. .
Seeing the old lady, Su Yan also saw Uncle An Jing who was sitting next to the old lady. At that time, Uncle An Jing was talking to the person next to him. Su Yan only glanced at him and then looked away.
At this moment, Su Yan heard Princess Jinyang whispering in her ear, "Show mother, which one is Prince Jing's son?"
Knowing that Princess Jinyang wanted to see what her future son-in-law looked like, Su Yan immediately looked around, but after looking around, she didn't see Chu Yan.
At this time, the seats were almost full, and Chu Yan was always punctual and could not be late, Su Yan took the initiative to explain to Princess Jinyang: "He is not here, he was ordered to be the commander of the Jinwu Guard, and it is also possible on this occasion I will come with the emperor in a while."
Princess Jinyang hummed, and a gentle voice came from under the veil: "The two of you are not married yet, so you just defended him before I said anything."
Su Yan knew that Princess Jinyang was sour, so she simply turned her head to talk to Princess Rongyang, who was only one seat away from her.
Before he could say a few words, the servant's voice came in clearly from outside: "The emperor is here! The empress is here!"
Everyone got up from their seats at the same time, and greeted the holy driver with respect.
After the emperor and the empress walked past Su Yan, Su Yan quietly raised her head to take a look, and sure enough, she saw Chu Yan with a sword on her waist, following behind the emperor.
Chu Yan didn't wear the official uniform of the Jin Wuwei Commander today, but wore the usual black clothes, but it was different from other days, Chu Yan was dressed more like a clan son today, and his aura could not be concealed.
He is slender, wearing a black jade brocade shirt embroidered with silver dark patterns, with a jade belt around his waist, and his black hair is tied on his head by a hollow jade crown. His phoenix eyes are bright, even if he is following the emperor, The momentum is still undiminished, making people feel unable to take their eyes off.
After the emperor took his seat and shouted for peace, all the people returned to their seats. Unlike the noisy conversation just now, the whole hall was silent.
Coincidentally, Chu Yan was right opposite Su Yan, Su Yan could see Chu Yan just by looking up. No, just as Su Yan looked up, she saw Chu Yan looking at her.