As the young men filed in, the ladies in the seats covered their faces with handkerchiefs, acting reserved and shy, but couldn't help but glance over, looking for the person they liked among the crowd.
Compared to the young ladies, the married women were much more casual. They all stared closely at the young master who walked in, with undisguised eyes eager to see them thoroughly from the inside out.
The young men are usually free and easy-going and playful teenagers, but now they are suddenly surrounded by a room full of women, and they feel somewhat uncomfortable. The bolder ones can pretend not to care, and the timid ones have not waited for anyone to see them. , his own face turned red first. Only Su Jincheng remained as usual. No matter how many eyes fell on him, he remained expressionless, as if he was participating in a military parade.
Under the attention of everyone, a group of teenagers came to the hall, stood neatly in two rows, greeted Sheng Qingyun one by one, and congratulated her on the reunion of mother and daughter.
It was the first time in Jinping County's life that he saw so many noble young men. He didn't know whether he was nervous or shy. His little face turned red and he lowered his head and didn't dare to look around.
Such a coquettish display of stage fright, if normal, some people would definitely think she was a little unworthy of the stage, but since she had just returned to the capital, everyone could understand her and didn't say anything.
The princess of Anping smiled and smoothed things over: "Look at these wild children, they are standing in a circle, they look scary. Now that you have saluted, let's go play somewhere else quickly, so as not to scare us Jiao Didi." daughter’s home.”
Mrs. Wang, who loves to be a matchmaker from the family of the Minister of Rites, was also present. Following Princess Anping's words, she joked: "Yes, yes, our Princess Anping is so delicate that we don't want to see strangers!"
Everyone laughed after hearing this.
Princess Anping laughed and scolded: "You are so shameless, what are you talking about? When did I say that I am so cute? I am talking about these girls."
Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "The girl has the charm of the girl, and the princess has the charm of the princess. They are different."
Princess Anping said helplessly: "I can't help you, you shameless person. Your family Zhao Ming is here, so you should restrain yourself!"
Mrs. Wang's youngest son Wang Zhaoming blushed in the crowd.
He has a mother who loves to joke, and he is very helpless.
Mrs. Wang disapproved and said with a smile: "My son is here, isn't your son also here? Mr. Zhou is so talented and elegant. I even dream of being a matchmaker for him!"
As a result, everyone subconsciously looked at Zhou Yuncheng in the crowd.
Zhao Lanya, the second young lady of Uncle Ning'an's family, and several young ladies from other families all cast their fiery glances at him.
Zhao Lanzhi only dared to quickly raise her head and glance over there when no one was paying attention. Without even seeing the figure, she quickly lowered her head, twisting her handkerchief, blushing and heartbeating.
Xie Nanjia couldn't help but secretly laugh, and wanted to tease her a few words, but because there were so many people, he didn't say anything and just poured her a cup of tea silently.
Zhou Yuncheng had seen a lot of the world, and often followed his mother in and out of the palace. He would not be timid in any big scene. He bowed gracefully and saluted in front of everyone, and said to Mrs. Wang: "Since Aunt Wang loves Aunt Wang so much, my nephew will spend his whole life." Something big will happen to you.”
Everyone burst out laughing again, applauding his generous response.
While they were laughing lively, someone announced outside the door that His Royal Highness the Prince had arrived.
Everyone was shocked and stood up one after another, preparing to go to the door to greet him and bow. Unexpectedly, before leaving their seats, the young Duke Su Xian accompanied Song Jingxing into the hall.
"Greetings to His Highness the Crown Prince..." Everyone was about to kneel down and salute, but Song Jingxing stopped them, "It's cold and the clothes are heavy, ladies and gentlemen, it's difficult to move, so I'll skip this ceremony!"
Everyone thanked him one after another and praised His Highness the Prince for being kind-hearted and caring for his people. He will definitely be a good emperor in the future.
The female guests were exempted from the courtesy, but the gentlemen were not exempted. Under the leadership of Su Jincheng, they bowed to Song Jingxing and then stepped aside.
After Song Jingxing received the ceremony, he walked up to Sheng Qingyun and the head of Jinping County, congratulated the mother and daughter, waved to the eunuch who was accompanying him, and presented the congratulatory gift he had brought: "The Queen is busy with affairs in the harem. I really couldn't get away, so I specially prepared congratulatory gifts and asked me to bring them. Several princesses in the palace were originally going to come with me to visit the county lord. However, the Queen Mother suddenly contracted a cold, so they had to stay with the Queen Mother in the palace to wait for the disease in the future. Come and play with the county lord again."
His words were modest and thoughtful, coupled with his gentle and restrained demeanor, his voice as clear as spring water, and the blessing of his naturally noble status, he instantly captured the hearts of a large group of ladies, and the head of Jinping County blushed shyly. Face.
Xie Nanjia stood behind the crowd and watched Song Jingxing's performance quietly.
In the past, like most people, she thought that the current prince was a gentle, gentle and kind-hearted gentleman. After the trip to Xishan, she changed her view. Not only did Song Jingxing have no tolerance for others, he was also very insidious and cunning. , is cruel and ruthless, but he usually disguises himself well so that no one can see it.
She won't be interested in marrying such a man to whomever she likes.
In comparison, she would rather choose Zhao Jingyu, the crooked pervert, than Song Jingxing.
Thinking of Zhao Jingyu, she realized belatedly that Zhao Jingyu was not here.
This man is really a maverick. It's fine if he doesn't attend the banquet in the palace. He dares not to give face to the Zhenguo Duke's palace. He doesn't know who has followed this arrogant temper.
Just as I was thinking about it, a arrogant voice suddenly sounded outside the door: "Am I late?"
One sentence drew everyone's attention away from Song Jingxing. Everyone looked towards the door and saw a tall, jade-faced young man wearing a big red feather gauze crane cloak walking in high-spirited. Wherever it passes, a faint scent of ambergris is left.
"It's Second Young Master Zhao, Second Young Master Zhao..." A small voice came from the crowd.
Zhao Jingyu seemed to hear someone talking about him, and glanced around with a smile, her peach blossom eyes shining brightly, like two pools of rippling spring water, causing a suppressed commotion among the girls.
Song Jingxing's face suddenly darkened.
"Zhao Jingyu, please wait for me!" Another voice shouted from outside the door, and the youngest son of Cheng Shilang's family, Cheng Zhiye, followed in angrily.
Cheng Zhiye probably didn't expect that there were so many people in the hall, and that everyone was paying attention to him and Zhao Jingyu. He smiled hurriedly, and followed Zhao Jingyu to the main seat in an orderly manner.
Two well-known demon kings in the capital appeared in such a careless manner. Their respective aunts, Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Qin, felt very embarrassed and sighed helplessly in the audience.
Song Jingxing was standing in front of the main seat. Zhao Jingyu was going to see Sheng Qingyun, so he couldn't ignore him. Xie Nanjia stared at Zhao Jingyu from behind, fearing that he would quarrel with Song Jingxing again in full view of everyone.
There are so many people here today. If he touches Song Jingxing's face in public, the disaster will be huge. If Song Jingxing gets serious with him, the emperor may not be able to protect him.
Just when he was worried, he saw Zhao Jingyu walking up to Song Jingxing and stopping.
Everyone was waiting for him to salute His Highness the Crown Prince, but he suddenly turned his head and shouted through the crowd: "Xiu'er, come and help me take off the crane cloak."
Xie Nanjia was frightened by his sudden summons, and the master and servant suddenly became the center of attention.
Zhou Yuncheng also followed the crowd and looked over, and immediately recognized Zhao Lanzhi, and his eyes lit up instantly.
Song Jingxing, on the other hand, saw Xie Nanjia at a glance, and his expression became much gloomier.
The other gentlemen who had been to the Xishan paddock also recognized Xie Nanjia. They all looked surprised and whispered, "Isn't this the girl who can cook and ride and shoot?"
The young ladies inevitably became displeased when they saw the young masters showing excessive attention to a little girl.
Several young ladies who had seen Xie Nanjia get angry in the dressing room at Zhao Jingping's wedding banquet immediately recognized her and whispered to each other about this hateful girl.
For a time, Xie Nanjia overwhelmed the crowd and became the person who received the most attention.
Although Xie Nanjia felt troubled by Zhao Jingyu's willfulness, as she gradually got to know Zhao Jingyu, she believed that Zhao Jingyu must have his own purpose for doing this, so she walked up to Zhao Jingyu, blessed her body, and reached out to help him untie the crane. The belt of the cloak.
As early as when Zhao Jingyu appeared in a red crane cloak, many people secretly felt that he and the Lord of Jinping County were inexplicably well-matched. Although the Duke's Palace might not be interested in his status as a concubine, judging from his appearance alone, he was really a good match. A match made in heaven.
When Xie Nanjia came to Zhao Jingyu and raised her little face to untie him, people suddenly overturned their previous opinions and were completely amazed by the appearance of this little girl.
The little girl has a pair of red and phoenix eyes like the Lord Jinping County, but these eyes are on her smooth and shiny little face. They complement each other so well, are so lively and lively, and her calm and leisurely posture makes her stand out in the hall. She was undressing a man under the spotlight, but she calmly looked like she was at home. If she weren't still young and wearing maid's clothes, people would almost think that she was the wife of the Second Young Master Zhao.
The whole living room fell silent because of this master and servant.
Sheng Qingyun also looked at the little girl intently, always feeling that she looked inexplicably familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere.
When Xie Nanjia finally helped Zhao Jingyu take off the crane cloak, she held her in her arms and smiled at Zhao Jingyu before stepping back. That smile was like a kitten's claws scratching the tip of Sheng Qingyun's heart. She took a deep breath without realizing it. He breathed and put his hand over his heart.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?" Jinping County Lord asked with concern.
Sheng Qingyun came to his senses and patted her hand lovingly: "It's okay, mother is okay."
Zhao Jingyu took off the crane cloak, lifted up her robe, knelt on the ground and gave Song Jingxing a big salute. Her attitude was polite and respectful, which exceeded everyone's expectations.
On the one hand, Mrs. Qin wanted to see him being rude, but on the other hand, she was afraid that his rudeness would implicate the Hou Mansion. She felt very complicated.
It was rare for Song Jingxing to be knelt down by Zhao Jingyu, and he originally wanted him to kneel for a while, but Cheng Zhiye also knelt down behind him. He didn't want to embarrass Cheng Zhiye as well, so he had to help the two of them up in a friendly manner.
Zhao Jingyu thanked her, then turned to Sheng Qingyun, bowed her head to the end, and said with a smile: "My nephew is late, don't blame me, madam. Congratulations to the Lord of Jinping County for returning home, and congratulations to the young madam for her family reunion."
"Congratulations to Lord Jinping for returning home, and congratulations to the young lady for her family reunion." Cheng Zhiye also said.
The Lord of Jinping County was already astonished by Song Jingxing just now, and now here comes another handsome young man. The aura around him is even more eye-catching than His Royal Highness, which makes her feel a strong sense of oppression and her heart is pounding. pounding.
When Sheng Qingyun introduced to her that this was the second young master of Dingyuan Hou Mansion, the light in her eyes dimmed slightly.
Before that, her mother had told her roughly about the situation in each mansion. Compared to His Royal Highness, a concubine from a Marquis mansion seemed insignificant.
After this large ceremony, it was time for the luncheon. The servant came to report that the banquet was ready, and Sheng Qingyun arranged for the guests to sit down with the help of his three sisters-in-law.
The old Duke's wife was too old to entertain guests in the cold weather, so all these matters were left to their sisters-in-law.
Sheng Qingyun had to be busy for a while, so he entrusted the Lord of Jinping County to the ladies.
The ladies were looking for an opportunity to get close to the county chief, and of course they couldn't get it, so they followed her to the banquet hall.
As the most disliked concubine, Zhao Lanzhi was not qualified to be the company of those ladies, so she could only follow them silently.
Xie Nanjia stayed with her, looking at the looming figure of Jinping County Lord, and always felt that something was wrong with this cousin, but if she wanted to say specifically what it was, she couldn't tell.
(End of chapter)