Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 285 Undercurrent
The turmoil is over, and the banquet is reopened.

After removing the cold soup and adding fresh wine, the banquet hall returned to its original joy.

The men's table is full of elites who have experienced the court for a long time, and they know exactly when to laugh and when to be serious.

But the group of female family members smiled reluctantly.

Zhao Xiwei sat on the chief seat, holding a sterling silver plum spoon, eating a bowl of milk almond cake with a calm expression.

"Miss Gu, through this birthday banquet, Auntie wishes you to have today every year, and every year to have today!" Mrs. Cui started first, breaking the awkward atmosphere.

Gu Yuci held the wine cup, got up and said in respect, "Thank you Aunt Cui, I haven't seen you for a few years, and Auntie's complexion is getting better and better! I don't know if there is any secret to maintain it?"

Cui Yurong giggled and said, "Sister Yuci doesn't know something. My mother has been staying at home every day recently, concentrating on developing some rose beauty lotion!"

"Really?" Gu Yuci has a slick temperament, and started chatting in a few words, "Then next time I go to my aunt's house, Yuci will definitely ask you for a teacher, so I will ask you for advice!"

Madam Cui patted Cui Yurong on the head: "This kid talks a lot!"

He smiled at Gu Yuci again, "It's nothing special! It's just that the greenhouse in our mansion is relatively spacious, so all kinds of flowers are cultivated well... As for this rose dew, it's the formula from the princess last time, I'm free I just thought about it for a few days when I was bored, and I'm still far behind when it comes to apprenticeship and apprenticeship!"

Gu Yuci looked surprised, and looked at Zhao Xiwei: "I didn't expect the crown princess to have such skillful hands! Dekong teaches the minister's daughter, okay?"

The beautiful eyes are full of affection, and they look bright.

Such a graceful and tactful beauty, even if she knew she had intentions, she still couldn't be hated.

Zhao Xi smiled and nodded: "If Ms. Gu doesn't mind the trouble, I'll have someone copy the formula to you in a while."

Ladies and gentlemen of aristocratic families like flowers, and they also like to pick flowers by themselves and make some rouge creams and gouache dew.

This topic was what they were most interested in, and they all showed curious expressions for a while.

When the atmosphere is opened up, the venue is warmed up.
A group of female relatives chatted in whispers with you and me. Somehow, the topic changed from makeup and clothing to parents' short stories, and slowly turned to hobbies.

All the people present here are the famous daughters of the big aristocratic families in the capital, how can they do it without some extraordinary skills?

Mrs. Qiao smiled and pointed at the opposite side: "Speaking of which, I have to mention the two sisters of the Xu family. One of them likes to recite poems, the other is good at painting. They are a famous couple in Chang'an City!"

The Xu family is the eldest princess' husband's family.

These two ladies are Xu Yunjiao's nieces.

When they heard someone praise themselves, they held hands and stood up. The older one was very quiet, and thanked with a smile: "Mrs. Qiao's praise, my little girl is ashamed."

The appearance is generous and decent, and the manner is modest and polite.

Zhao Xiwei picked up an orange and slowly peeled it with his fingertips, secretly amazed.

They are all from the Xu family, Xu Yunjiao is so domineering, but these two sisters are so knowledgeable and reasonable, it can be seen that there is nothing wrong with saying that the same rice can support all kinds of people.

Miss Xu Er was a little younger, with a lively temperament, and she blinked mischievously: "Where is it? Sister Qiao is the one who is admirable in terms of talent and learning. I heard that Sister Qiao often travels with her uncle, and she knows everything about astronomy and geography. I don’t know! That’s not counting, because I often deal with the envoys of Honglu Temple, and Elder Sister Qiao can speak six foreign languages!”

Such an eloquent compliment made Mrs. Qiao smile amusedly: "You are a child who knows how to praise others. Our family Yunqian has no talent to learn, but her father spoiled her!" There was a bit of tone in her tone. pride.

For a moment, everyone looked at Qiao Yunqian in amazement.

Zhao Xiwei couldn't help but look up.

Qiao Yunqian wore a willow-green long dress, and a few pure white magnolia flowers were ingeniously placed on her hair.Among the crowd of delicate and charming girls, she looked elegant and natural, without the slightest intention of competing for beauty.

Zhao Xiwei remembered the few meetings in the past.

It seems that Qiao Yunqian is like this every time, not too showy, but at the same time it is impossible to ignore.

She is really a girl as quiet and elegant as an orchid.

At the table on the left hand side, Xu Yunjiao's mother and daughter are sitting.

Xu Yunjiao's complexion has not recovered since Li Xuanye suppressed her arrogance.

In addition, she has always been a moody person, never learned to restrain her emotions, and regardless of the importance of the occasion, she would put on a face when she was unhappy, and never cared about anyone's feelings.

Xu Yunjiao dared to do this, but Zhao Chengyan couldn't.

It was not easy for her to remind her mother, so she had to suppress the uneasiness in her heart, try her best to show a decent smile, and entertained the ladies and ladies: "I really envy all the sisters who are versatile, I am a clumsy one, I can only play two games of Go... ..."

Words and deeds, although the performance is not particularly outstanding, but it can be regarded as remarkable.

Everyone laughed together and said: "Go is very particular, ordinary women really can't play it well!"

"Yes, yes, she is indeed a good daughter taught by the prime minister!"

In an instant, there was laughter and laughter, and I forgot that there were still a group of men sitting in the East Banquet Hall across the screen.

Even the most inconspicuous He Manzhi blushed and said, "I'm not as good as the sisters, I can only write two big characters..."

Zhao Xiwei put the peeled orange peel in a small celadon dish.

Since the maid came over with hot water, she rolled up her sleeves and washed her hands. It wasn't that she was alienating these female relatives on purpose, but because she had just experienced being framed, she didn't want to be distracted for a while, and just paid attention to the movement in the hall .

Then I saw Cui Yurong grinning and saying: "Among them, I'm the most careless person. I just play around with my brother all day long. I haven't learned poetry, painting, needlework, etc. Anyway, I have nothing to do with these elegant things, me. , I love throwing pots and Cuju!"

While talking, he tugged at Pei Zhenzhen's sleeve, winked and said: "Sister Zhenzhen, if there is a Cuju competition in the palace next time, can you call me?"

Cuju game...

If others don't understand this hint, how can Pei Zhenzhen not understand it.

She glared at Cui Yurong angrily, and snorted, "You can't beat me!"

Cui Yurong chuckled and whispered, "Then you won His Highness the Crown Prince?"

The voice was very low, but it was still heard by the ladies nearby.

Zhao Xi wiped his hands slightly, picked up two peeled oranges from the plate, only smiled slightly when he heard this, and continued to slowly tear the tangerines on top.

Everyone was chatting happily, and no one noticed the silence on the side of the princess.

Only Gu Yuci's peach blossom eyes turned slightly.

Seeing Zhao Xiwei's expression, he was a little startled.

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I just worked overtime to catch up on the update, and I won't eat melons anymore!
It's a mistake to eat melon!

(End of this chapter)