This was the first large-scale banquet after his rebirth. Although Xie Ruzhuo was a little tired, he was still very interested. After following Mr. Qiao and saying hello in front of several ladies, he saw his friend in a blink of an eye and waved quickly.
When they saw Xie Ruzhuo, a girl came up to him first. She looked no more than fifteen or sixteen, with a face like a goose egg, and a rather heroic look between her eyebrows. It was Xie Ruzhuo's good friend, Jiang Qinglan, the daughter of Duke Jiang.
"You're here, I've been bored here for a long time." When she saw Xie Ruzhuo, Jiang Qinglan could not help but smile.
Xie Ruzhuo was also excited. In her previous life, her character was indeed not very good. From beginning to end, she was the only person with a foreign surname who treated her sincerely, Jiang Qinglan. See you again now, how can you not sigh in your heart
"Look at you, why don't you look stable? Be careful of getting scolded by your mother again." Xie Ruzhuo said, then followed Jiang Qinglan and sat aside.
The ancestors of the Jiang family have made great contributions to the east and west with the great ancestor Taizu. Up to now, the Jiang family has also produced military generals in large numbers. Jiang Qinglan has been influenced by it and has been raised as a boy since he was a child. But the Jiang family's mistress is a standard lady, and she couldn't stand her appearance the most, and vowed to change her daughter's temperament. If she remembered correctly, this time in her previous life was the most miserable time for Jiang Qinglan.
Sure enough, upon hearing Xie Ruzhuo's words, Jiang Qinglan frowned immediately, glanced secretly in the direction of her mother, and then laughed and complained, "I was recently forced by my mother to learn female red. You know, I just learned female red." I need to learn how to make patterns for embroidery. My mother also said that if I couldn't learn it, she wouldn't give me food. Although she said it as a joke, I really suffered. Those flexible needles and threads in other people's hands came to me. It’s just a mess, and I prick my finger every time in a hurry. It’s really annoying, but there’s nothing I can do about it, but those bold servants actually laughed at me in front of me because of it.”
When she spoke, she danced with her hands and her head swayed slightly, showing her deep bitterness and hatred for this matter.
However, Xie Ruzhuo rudely revealed her background, "Just don't know how to do it. Keep your voice down, be careful your mother hears it. That's right, when I was ill a few days ago, you asked someone to send you the brocade What happened to the bag and the handkerchief? I remember the embroidery on it was very exquisite. I still hang it on the bedside. To be honest, I always thought it was you who embroidered it."
Jiang Qinglan blushed as soon as she said this, "Ruzhuo, please stop making fun of me. I asked my sister from the clan to do that. Her craftsmanship is really good. I've been begging for it for several days." , she even knocked her out of food for a few days. What about you, have you been proficient in this a long time ago? "
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo hesitated. Speaking of which, his own craftsmanship is too terrible to bet on, right? Now he actually has the nerve to make fun of others here. However, they were not outsiders. Xie Ruzhuo shook his friend's arm. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the father-in-law outside shouting, "The Concubine Xian is here."
As soon as the voice fell, all the ladies stood up. Xie Ruzhuo also let go of Jiang Qinglan's hand and walked a few steps quickly to catch up with Mr. Qiao.
The female relatives present all saluted collectively, and only heard a very pleasant voice saying, "Everyone is exempt from the ceremony."
Everyone thanked them and then looked up.
This was not the first time Xie Ruzhuo saw Xian Fei, but every time he saw her, he felt uncomfortable. Concubine Xian looks like she is only in her early thirties due to her well-maintained appearance. Her appearance is not too outstanding, but when she smiles, she makes people feel like a spring breeze. In addition, she had served the emperor for a long time, and she was extremely filial to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager also gave her the title "Xian" to her granddaughter-in-law.
If Xie Ruzhuo hadn't happened to see Concubine Xian in her previous life adding psychedelic powder to the Queen Mother's medicinal diet, she would have thought that Concubine Xian was just like the rumors from the outside world!
After she married Xiao Junhan, this mother-in-law kept her secretly filled with ecstasy soup. But when Xiao Junhan became powerful, what did the virtuous concubine do to her? The first one to break off the relationship with her and swear to death that he will not be an unchaste wife!
Oh, what an unchaste person!
Xie Ruzhuo was immersed in his own thoughts and couldn't extricate himself, but suddenly he heard a woman's voice coming from above.
"Aunt, you know, last night Yan'er saw a hairpin in Zhenlong Pavilion. It was a new style that had just arrived in the capital, and it suited you very well, so she thought of buying it to honor you. What happened? , was actually overtaken by the fourth lady of the Xie family. Yan'er went to argue and explained the reason, but the other party actually ignored you, obviously not taking you and brother Jun Han seriously. Yan'er must have been wronged. It’s Yan’er’s fault, but the fourth young lady of the Xie family acted so boldly and should be punished. I hope my aunt will make the decision for Yan’er and give her a good meal to let her know what the majesty of the royal family is.”
The speaker was none other than Zhang Xiuyan, who had a fight with Xie Ruzhuo last night.
Last night in Linglong Pavilion, the niece of an imperial concubine actually suffered a loss at the expense of a foreign minister's daughter. Not only did she lose face, but she was scolded by her mother when she returned home. But just now in the Royal Garden, this person actually dared to pretend that she didn't exist and ignored her at all! Zhang Xiuyan felt a surge of anger, which was somewhat uncontrollable.
Now that Concubine Xian is here, if she doesn’t file a complaint, her surname will no longer be Zhang!
Although the young lady from the Zhang family is a brainless person, she is known as the Concubine Xian. Most of the time, everyone will put her in the circle of eyes. At this time, seeing the aggrieved look on her face, they all stopped talking. He directed his gaze towards her.
Her voice was indeed not high, but it still fell on everyone's ears.
Xie Ruzhuo also heard this and looked over. She wanted to see how this so-called virtuous concubine would respond to this matter in public.
Seeing that everyone was looking over, Concubine Xian immediately scolded this girl for being so brainless. Such a hopelessly stupid girl was still the daughter of her mother's family. She didn't want to think about it. If she had to teach the daughter of a minister for such a trivial matter, how could she still be so virtuous
She originally thought that her sister just neglected to discipline her daughter, so she got used to her arrogant and domineering temperament. I really didn’t expect that she would be so willful that she would dare to speak so rudely even on such an occasion!
So where is Xie's house? The old man has great military exploits, and there are many people with lofty ideals in the clan who hold many important positions in the court. Is the daughter of the Xie family someone who can be belittled just by being belittled? Not to mention in public! Besides, Xie Ruzhuo had just saved Xiao Junxi's sick son, which was a moment of pride. If something really happened today, how would I deal with His Majesty
Concubine Xian had these thoughts going over and over in her mind, and her beautiful eyebrows suddenly frowned, and she said in a deep voice, "The daughters of the Xie family are all standard ladies, can you also arrange them? Aunt Ning said yesterday You told me that it was you who made a big fuss in Linglong Pavilion and lost the face of the Zhang family, but now you dare to complain first! Is it because my sister has been busy with the house's internal affairs recently, so she got used to you being so stupid, waiting for the palace banquet? When it’s over, you go to the Buddhist hall to reflect.”
She has always been close to her aunt and cousin, so when she heard these words, Zhang Xiuyan only wondered if she had been distracted for a moment and misheard what her aunt meant, and she was stunned.
"Why, didn't you hear me? After the palace banquet is over, go to the Buddhist hall and kneel down. If you dare to do anything wrong, I will ask for help from my sister's family. Do you know?"
The repeated words of the Concubine Xian were not only loud but also filled with anger. Many of the official female relatives also lowered their heads, leaving only a few who were more daring. Seeing that Zhang Xiuyan's face turned pale after she had clearly come back to her senses. Green and white.
When Mrs. Qiao heard what Concubine Xian said, her heart suddenly sank. Concubine Xian was obviously flattering the daughter of the Xie family, but in fact she was flattering her to kill her! She had something on her mind, but she walked forward without showing any emotion on her face, and said with a smile, "It's just a joke made by my children. Madam, please calm down. Don't be like them." Mrs. Qiao said, while speaking in person He helped Zhang Xiuyan up and said, "I have heard about what happened last night. Girls are inevitably a bit competitive. Speaking of which, Zhuo'er made a lot of mistakes. I don't blame Miss Zhang."
Zhang Xiuyan was helped up by Mrs. Qiao, still a little angry, she snorted and walked aside. She was obviously not wrong! The thing that she, Zhang Xiuyan, likes is her blessing. Whoever dares to snatch it from her will be that person's fault!
Concubine Xian secretly scolded Zhang Xiuyan for being stupid, then she said with a smile, "I don't have a daughter. Yan'er has been spoiled by me since she was a child. Madam Xie, please don't take it to heart."
Seeing this, Mrs. Gaoming on the side also came forward one after another, chatted with Concubine Xian with a smile, and changed the subject.
The older generation went up to flatter the Concubine Xian one after another, but the remaining official ladies who had nothing to do looked at her with poisonous eyes.
They all listened to what Concubine Xian said just now! What do you mean, the daughters of the Xie family are all standard ladies, aren’t they? !
"The fourth young lady of the Xie family is usually very quiet. Even at the previous palace banquet, she didn't talk much. I remember once His Majesty asked her to perform a show for fun. She just played the piano normally, and even the music was extremely simple. Yes, there is no redeeming feature at all. But in the hunting ground not long ago, they blocked an arrow from the third prince. Now the Xie family is very proud. If you don’t look at them, they have been so arrogant for a few days. Her tail was raised, and she didn't even look at her identity. She actually dared to offend Miss Zhang in the palace." As soon as she was far away from Concubine Xian, a girl of fifteen or sixteen suddenly spoke first, talking to the little sister Whispered.
As soon as she opened her mouth, someone immediately spoke up, "I heard that she and Miss Zhang had quite a feud, but no one knows what the reason was, but it's probably some dirty thing that cannot be said."
"Hey, sister, you said she is usually calm and composed. I don't think that's the case. If she is such a peaceful person, how could she dare to rush over and block the third prince's arrow? Think about it, such a big In the hunting ground, why is it that others are just hunting, and she is the only one who can see the assassin? She is not cooperating in a scene at this moment, just for the third prince and the imperial concubine to watch, in the hope that some sparrows will fly on the branches in the future. A chance to become a phoenix?" The young lady from before seemed to have thought of something, and then she covered her mouth and whispered.
Her words immediately attracted the agreement of another young lady, "That's right. She has been raised by her biological mother since she was a child. What can't she do? I heard that she offended the young lady of the Zhang family in Linglong Pavilion. I offended the seventh princess in the neighboring building. If she hadn't helped the third prince block an arrow, he would have been kicked out of the palace today."