No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 233 Ruan Mansion Birthday Banquet
The next day will be the Ruan family's birthday banquet. Although Ruan Ting is the prime minister, he is usually not very high-profile. In the past, Ruan's mansion rarely held such a large banquet.

In the huge Ruan family, except for the youngest son Ruan Fu, who is not very sensible, who is a bit of a dude, the rest of the people have a good reputation in Shangyong.

Ruan Yuelou and Ruan Yueli are brothers and sisters who are the best among the young men and women of Shangyong.

The Ruan family itself is not a famous family, Ruan Ting was the number one scholar in the first year of Dasheng Taining, and can be regarded as the first number one scholar in the Dasheng Dynasty.After more than 20 years, he made steady progress all the way, and finally became the prime minister who was the head of civil servants in the fourth year of Emperor Yongtai.

Two years later, Emperor Yongtai passed away, and he was handpicked as one of the four assistant ministers, and the Ruan family really became a famous family in Shangyong from then on.

Just not to mention the comparison with the royal family like King Xie Yanning, even compared with Su Taifu and Luo Yun, Ruan Ting's status and qualifications are slightly insufficient.

If Master Su was not old and weak, and Xie Yan and Luo Yun had been fighting outside all year round, even Ruan Ting, the noble prime minister, would have been ranked last among several assistant ministers.

Ruan Ting himself is not arrogant because of this, the Ruan family has really kept a low profile in recent years.It was a rare feast for guests this time, which surprised many people in Shangyong.

It was already afternoon when Luo Junyao and Xie Yan arrived at the Ruan's house, and outside the gate of the Ruan's house, there were lights and festoons, and guests filled the door, so it was very lively.

The eldest son of the Ruan family, Ruan Yuelou, and his half-brother, Ruan Fu, were in charge of welcoming guests at the door. Seeing the carriage from the Prince Regent's Mansion approaching, Ruan Yuelou quickly said sorry to the people around him, and took his younger brother to welcome them.

"Welcome to the prince and concubine." Ruan Yuelou stood on the side of the road, bowing his hands respectfully.

Ruan Fu looked at his elder brother and quickly followed suit.

The carriage of the Prince Regent's Mansion has a simple and simple appearance, but it has a majestic aura of its own.Coupled with the guards following the carriage, ordinary people dare not rush forward, so they can only watch curiously.

Sitting outside the carriage was a young girl in a green dress.

The girl looked at Brother Ruan Yuelou curiously, turned her head and said to the inside: "My lord, my concubine, we are here." Then she jumped off the carriage and stood aside.

Xie Yan got out of the carriage, looked down at the Ruan Yuelou brothers, and said flatly, "Young Master Ruan, don't be too polite."

Inexplicably, Ruan Yuelou felt as if a blade had been scraped on her neck.

Ruan Yuelou suddenly remembered that he was bumped into by the regent when he was talking to the second girl of the Luo family in Liushang Garden earlier, Ruan Yuelou could only smile wryly in his heart.

He backed away a little calmly, so as not to block this person's eyes.

Ruan Fu gave his elder brother a strange look, a little confused.

"Shake."

Xie Yan got out of the carriage, turned around and let Luo Junyao help his hand to get out of the carriage.

"You two Ruan masters, long time no see." Luo Jun shook out of the car and smiled when he saw the two Ruan family masters standing aside.

Ruan Yuelou said: "Princess is well, thank you, lord and concubine, for being able to honor me today. My father and my Ruan family are also very honored, and I invite the two of you to come in first for tea."

Luo Junyao also knew that the Ruan family must be very busy today, so he didn't hesitate to look up at Xie Yan.

Xie Yan nodded slightly, and led Luo Junyao to walk inside.

Ruan Yuelou originally wanted his younger brother to lead the two of them in, but thinking about his younger brother's unreliable temperament, he sighed silently in his heart and decided to lead people into the mansion himself, leaving the matter of welcoming the guests to his younger brother for the time being.

In the Ruan Mansion, Ruan Ting naturally also received the news of the arrival of the Prince Regent and Princess, and hurriedly brought his wife out to greet them.

That's why Xie Yan and his party saw Ruan Ting and his wife coming up to them as soon as they entered the gate of Luo's house.

"My lord and my concubine are here, but I can't go far to greet you, so I hope to forgive my sin." Ruan Ting smiled and cupped his hands.

Xie Yan said: "Ruan Xiang is the birthday star today, so there is no need to be so polite."

Ruan Ting thanked Xie Yan, and then shook his head to Luo Jun: "If there is a lack of hospitality, I hope Wangfei Haihan."

Luo Jun shook his smile and said: "Mr. Ruan is being polite. Mr. Ruan is celebrating his birthday today. My lord and I wish Ruan Xiangyi a long life and a long and green pines and cypresses."

After Ruan Ting thanked her repeatedly, Mrs. Ruan finally asked Luo Junyao to rest at the place dedicated to entertaining female relatives.

Xie Yan took Luo Junyao's hand and said softly: "Mother-in-law and sister Huang must be arriving soon, so let's go and rest for a while."

Luo Jun shook his head and followed Mrs. Ruan.

Ruan Ting stood aside and looked at Xie Yan, whose eyes kept falling on the back of Luo Junyao who had already left, and couldn't help laughing: "It seems that the prince and the concubine really love each other very much."

When talking about other couples, you have to think a little bit about it, but it is very suitable for the Prince Regent and his wife.

After all, the promise made by His Royal Highness the Regent on the day of the wedding has spread throughout Shangyong. Isn't this unloving? Isn't it a slap in the face?

Xie Yan was not polite at all, and said "Mmm" with a calm expression.

"..." Ruan Ting was speechless for a while, so he waved his hand to signal the eldest son to leave first, and accompanied Xie Yan into the mansion.

Mrs. Ruan is a beautiful woman, because she is the second wife, she is about ten years younger than Ruan Ting.Mrs. Ruan was originally from a scholarly family. When she married Ruan Ting, the Ruan family was far from being as prosperous as it is now, and her natal family also helped Ruan Ting a lot.

These years, Ruan Ting has also respected this lady very much. Although there are several concubines in the family, almost all the children in the top ranks are born of Mrs. Ruan.

Life is going well, and Mrs. Ruan's complexion seems to be very good.

For Luo Junyao, the princess regent, Mrs. Ruan was curious and also had complicated feelings.

On the one hand, because of Luo Junyao's previous reputation, Mrs. Ruan, who was born in a scholarly family, didn't think much of it.Even before her husband intended to let her son marry this girl, she was not very happy in her heart, but she didn't object because she was used to obeying her husband.

On the other hand, it was because the Prince Regent rejected the Ruan family's marriage proposal, but turned to the Luo family to ask for marriage.If she only said that it was because of the power of the Luo family, she would not be able to deceive anyone when she saw the appearance of the newlyweds just now.The regent clearly loved and cared for the little princess.

Mrs. Ruan had to murmur in her heart, could it be that in the eyes of the regent, the girl from his own family who is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting is not as good as the girl from the Luo family who knows nothing?
Although her mood was complicated, Mrs. Ruan had been the prime minister's wife for many years after all, so she was not so angry and angry. She was still kind and polite to Luo Junyao with a gentle smile.

"Madam Luo hasn't arrived yet, but the old lady and the young lady of Chun'anbo Mansion have come." Madam Ruan accompanied Luo Junyao to the resting place for the female relatives, and said, "Princess Changling sent someone to deliver a letter earlier. , said that he was still in the palace and couldn't get away, but the little princess came."

Luo Junyao nodded slightly, "Ah Ning came alone?"

Madam Ruan said with a smile: "The little princess came with Princess Changzhao, and after a while, she only asked about the princess."

While the two were talking, they had arrived at the resting place specially prepared by the Ruan family for the female relatives.

It is a huge garden, there are several pavilions and pavilions in the garden, before you go in, you can see people moving upstairs, and you can hear the clear laughter of the girl from a distance, it is quite lively.

Mrs. Ruan first led Luo Jun to the theater building on the side of the garden, and there were some dignified wives sitting in it.

These people, either because of their age or because of their bad status, hang around in the garden, so they all sit here chatting, drinking tea and watching a play.

Seeing Mrs. Ruan and Luo Jun swaying over, they quickly got up to salute.

Luo Jun waved his hands and said with a smile: "The visitor is a guest, and I am also a guest today, so you don't need to be polite."

These ladies are not very familiar with Luo Junyao. Not long ago, Luo Junyao was still a junior, but now he has suddenly become the regent princess who they all have to salute.I also have to sigh in my heart, this woman's marriage is really no less than a second reincarnation.

Only Princess Changzhao was more at ease. She was not very familiar with Luo Junyao, so she just smiled and said, "Jun Yao is here, come and sit down and talk."

Luo Junyao went to Princess Changzhao and sat down, and everyone took their seats again.

Mrs. Ruan is the master today, and she can't stay here all the time, so she hastily left after talking with Luo Junyao for a while.

After Madam Ruan left, Princess Changzhao laughed softly, "Emperor Sister Changling asked me to give you a message, be careful today."

Be careful again? !

Luo Junyao felt that she was about to have a psychological shadow on various banquets.

"Who wants to trouble me today?" Luo Junyao also lowered his voice and asked.

Princess Changzhao gave her an interesting look, and said, "Mrs. Cheng Enhou is also here today. I heard... that one is also here today."

Luo Junyao's first reaction was that she was talking about the queen mother, but looking at her weird eyes, she didn't think she was talking about the queen mother.

After thinking about it, I suddenly realized, "Bai?"

Princess Changzhao nodded, Luo Junyao thought for a while and said, "I still think the Zhu family is more troublesome."

"Oh?" Princess Changzhao covered her lips with a round fan in her hand, and asked with a smile, "Why?"

Luo Jun shook his head, "Bai Jingrong is a normal person, the Zhu family...it's hard to say." At least Bai Jingrong has a normal mind and knows what to do and what not to do.

Princess Changzhao finally couldn't help laughing out loud, seeing the noble ladies around her looking at her, she held back her laugh, "Sister Huang said you are very interesting, it seems to be true. No wonder Zhifei likes you so much .”

Luo Jun's pretty face was a little red, and Princess Changzhao said: "You don't know, Zhifei's reputation in Shangyong was not like this back then, the girl who likes him..."

Princess Changzhao glanced at the people around her, and lowered her voice, "How many of them have not thought about his age?"

Luo Junyao was speechless, feeling instantly surrounded by rivals in love.

Of course, this is not the case. Who didn't dream about someone when they were young?But time has passed, it’s just that I feel a little bit sad when I think about it occasionally. After all, it is a very small number of top products that have to be held on.

Seeing her like this, Princess Changzhao smiled even more happily, "Does Jun Yao want to know about his past?"

Luo Jun looked at her steadfastly, and Princess Changzhao said: "You come to my house later, let's talk slowly?"

Luo Junyao also smiled and said, "Okay, I will definitely visit Sister Changzhao when the time comes."

Princess Changzhao looked at her and couldn't help sighing softly, "Hearding you call me Huangjie, I suddenly feel much younger."

Luo Junyao didn't like to listen to operas, and Su Clan didn't arrive for a long time. After sitting for a while, she told Princess Changzhao and got up to find Qin Ning, Luo Mingxiang and others.

Qin Ning has always been lively and playful, and she heard her voice from a distance just as she walked out of the theater.

Luo Junyao didn't think too much, and walked towards the source of the voice, and he saw Qin Ning talking with a group of little girls not far away.

Beside her are not only Shen Hongxiu and others, but also many girls who don't usually get along with each other. At this time, these girls are discussing something together, but they don't see the gap between Martial Arts Academy and Linglong Academy at all. .

Not far from them, there were several young wives sitting together and smiling at them, among them was Luo Mingxiang.

"big sister."

"Shake." Seeing Luo Jun shaking over, Luo Mingxiang was also very happy.

The young wives who were sitting with her got up and saluted one after another, "I have seen the princess."

Luo Jun said: "We are all guests, so there is no need to be polite."

Everyone thanked them for getting up, and thoughtfully left the space for the two sisters to talk.

"Just now I heard Mrs. Ruan say that big sister is here, is big sister okay?"

Luo Mingxiang nodded and smiled, "I'm fine, but you..." Luo Mingxiang looked at her carefully, and asked in a low voice, "Are you not injured?"

Luo Junyao was startled, and quickly understood and smiled: "What could I be hurt? If I was hurt, Dad would have known. Look!" Opening his arms and turning around in front of Luo Mingxiang, "I'm fine."

Only then did Luo Mingxiang heave a sigh of relief, nodded and said in a low voice, "Yao Yao, thank you."

Luo Jun shook her hand, and said: "What is there to thank? He bullied our Luo family members to death, see if I don't kill him!" Of course, Xie Woyun was indeed dead.

Luo Mingxiang couldn't help laughing out loud, and quickly stopped laughing, saying: "I know that Yaoyao is capable, but in the future these things, unless it is absolutely necessary, don't do it yourself."

Luo Junyao was a little curious, "What did those people say about me?" It's not that she didn't notice those veiled gazes at the theater building just now, but those who can sit there are naturally of some status in the city, even if they have some thoughts in their hearts. There will never be half of it exposed.

Those who are really likely to talk about her are either those who are higher than her and are not afraid of the Prince Regent's House, or they are young and ignorant, or they are simply stupid.

Luo Mingxiang said: "Everyone says you are a general's tiger girl, and your reputation is well-deserved."

"Really?" Luo Jun raised his eyebrows.

Luo Mingxiang smiled and said, "Really." That's what he said on the surface, but sometimes it's the kind of quiet rejection and avoidance that hurts people the most.

But Luo Junyao didn't care, and said with satisfaction: "Very good." As long as you don't talk about it in front of her, she won't bother to care what other people think behind their backs.

"Shake!" Not far away, Qin Ning and the others also saw Luo Junyao, and Qin Ning immediately waved to her and shouted.

Luo Junyao waved at her as a greeting, Luo Mingxiang said with a smile, "Go ahead, Princess Anyang asked you as soon as she came over."

"What about you?"

Luo Mingxiang said: "I'll go to Madam to have a look." The Madam Luo Mingxiang mentioned was naturally her mother-in-law, Madam Chun'anbo.

Luo Junyao also knew that she was not like him. Most of the newly married young wives would wait in front of their mother-in-law when they went out.

So without delaying Luo Mingxiang, he got up and bid farewell to her, then headed towards Qin Ning and the others.

"I have seen the princess."

"Yaoyao, why are you here so late?" Luo Junyao helplessly supported Qin Ning, who rushed over, and said after motioning for everyone to excuse him, "some things have been delayed for a while, what are you talking about?"

Everyone was silent for a moment, and Luo Jun was puzzled, "I...can't I ask?" Such a large group of people chatting in broad daylight doesn't feel like a private topic.

Qin Ning smiled, and pulled out a picture album that Luo Junyao was very familiar with from behind her, "Minmin said I gave it to you yesterday, how is it? Have you read it?"

Luo Junyao was speechless, "What am I supposed to be, I watched it." It's a pity that Xie Yan took it away after only watching it once.

A girl next to her couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Princess, will this album really be sold in the bookstore?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Naturally."

"When can I buy it then?"

Luo Junyao pointed to Qin Ning and Shen Hongxiu, "Ask them."

Liang Shufeng spread his hands and said, "Minmin and A Rui are in charge of these things, they haven't come yet."

"That's it..." Luo Junyao thought for a while and said, "Since the samples are all out, it must be very soon, everyone just wait."

Everyone nodded one after another, not forgetting to urge them to hurry up.

There are also impatient girls who can't help but order it first, and more people start to discuss whether the ranking in Yongfenghualu is fair or not with Qin Ning's picture album.

Personal aesthetics are different, and opinions are naturally different.

Luo Junyao heard several girls get together arguing whether the second should be Dingyanghou Shizi or Xueya.There was even a dreamy girl who made a violent comment, saying that Mr. Xueya should be number one.

Luo Junyao and the others were very satisfied with this.

"Sure enough, appearance is the primary productive force." Luo Junyao said with a smile.

Qin Ning was also full of anticipation, "I think our picture album will definitely sell well, maybe it can be sold to other places, and sold throughout Dasheng."

Liang Shufeng patted her on the head and said: "Don't dream, there will be imitations on the market within a month at most. But we do it exquisitely, and the cost is high. It is not so easy to imitate. And... you can buy If you can afford it, you don’t care about spending a little more money, it should be better.”

Qin Ning was a little depressed, and snorted softly: "The princess wants to see, who dares to compete with the princess for business!"

Shen Hongxiu said: "Compared to this, I want to know more... Shake, shall we continue to publish picture albums in the future?" Although this period of time is quite busy, it is still quite interesting.

It's not just a matter of making money, the daily life of these noble girls can be said to be almost the same, and it's good to do something occasionally.

Luo Jun said: "Come on, but we don't have to keep staring at this matter, let others do it. I have some new ideas, I don't know if you are interested."

"Of course there is." Without asking her what she was thinking, the three of them said in unison.

Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "Well, you come to the Prince Regent's Mansion another day, and we can discuss it later."

Qin Ning couldn't bear it anymore, "Yao Yao, what do you want to do?"

Luo Jun shook her eyebrows and said: "Of course it's a big deal, and you'll know when the time comes."

Qin Ning snorted twice, "Okay, I'll go find you tomorrow, I want to see what you want to do."

"Anyway, it's more interesting than printing a picture book." Luo Jun said with a smile.

While a few people were chatting and laughing, a group of people came towards them from the other end of the garden.

When everyone heard the movement, they all looked over and couldn't help being stunned for a while.

I saw Mrs. Ruan leading Ruan Yueli and leading the two women towards this side.

Those two women didn't seem to be young anymore, but their appearance was still astonishingly beautiful.

Ruan Yueli was originally a well-known beauty in Shangyonghuang City, but standing in front of the two of them at this time, she felt somewhat overshadowed.

These two women are dressed in green clothes and white clothes, with cloudy temples and beautiful faces, and their frowns and smiles are fascinating.The one dressed in white is like snow, like a green lotus in a pond, so weak that it cannot bear the clothes.

Qin Ning couldn't help hissing, and muttered in a low voice: "When did there come to be such two beauties in Shangyonghuang City?"

This is also the doubt in the hearts of other people present. Everyone has been in Shangyong all year round, and most people know what is in a family.

These two beauties seem to have appeared suddenly, and no one knows their identities.

Luo Junyao was also very surprised. She didn't find it strange that Bai Jingrong appeared here, and she didn't find it strange that someone like Bai Jingrong appeared anywhere.

But Princess Mu would appear here, and she would appear together with Bai Jingrong, which had to surprise her.

Liang Shufeng noticed Luo Junyao's expression, and asked in a low voice, "Yaoyao, do you know him?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Bai Jingrong, Princess Mu."

"..."

Before everyone came back to their senses, the group of people had already walked up to them.

Madam Ruan was about to introduce her when she heard Bai Jingrong chuckle softly, "Princess Regent, we meet again."

(End of this chapter)