Zhangjia Jinzhi

Chapter 41
When Li Taiwei and Dafu returned to Qiwu Palace, Mrs. Bai left the table to change clothes. The singing and dancing in the inner court continued, but the seat of Concubine Hua was vacant.

The queen's face was sullen, and the nanny in charge who was standing behind her disappeared.

Looking at the female relatives of the Chang family, Mrs. Chang had already left the banquet, but the concubine daughters were still at the banquet with lowered brows and smiling, obviously not aware of it.

Chang Yongfang, the daughter of Dali Temple Qing Changhai's prostitute, fell into the water and asked the eldest prince Mingxiu, who was passing by on a cruise ship, to rescue her.In order to protect the face of the royal family and the Changfu, the marriage was decided after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it was decided on the Queen Mother's birthday, and it was set in March next year.

But in the previous life, the eldest prince married Jin Ling who was rescued by her and Lu Xiao today.

Li Taiwei served tea, thinking about tonight's matter carefully.

I just heard from Lu Xiao that he had never been to this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in his previous life, and he didn't know that he would fall into the water.It was only later when the eldest prince's corruption case was thoroughly investigated that the dead man next to Mingxiu confessed in the case file that he was ordered to design officials and family members in light yellow clothes at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in Jingsheng's 15th year.

It was a long time ago in the previous life, and it had nothing to do with the corruption case. He only glanced at it at the beginning, leaving only such a little impression.

But only tonight did they learn that Concubine Hua had chosen two targets for the eldest prince at the same time.

Regardless of whether it was Jin Ling or Chang Yongfang who asked the eldest prince to rescue him today, Mingxiu received great help this time.

But what Li Taiwei couldn't figure out was that the Eldest Prince was nineteen years old this year, and he had also reached the age to propose a marriage. As the eldest son of the Emperor, His Majesty would definitely advise him on a good marriage. Why did Concubine Hua rush to do so?
In terms of status, I'm afraid Concubine Hua prefers Jin Ling.If that old widower Lu Xiao hadn't come out suddenly and unintentionally disrupted the situation today, I'm afraid Miss Chang Liu would not have fallen into the water later.

"Three sisters, three sisters."

Li Taiwei came back to her senses, seeing Li Yao calling her tightly, she raised her eyes and looked over.

"Concubine Jin is calling you."

Li Taiwei looked sideways, Concubine Jin was wearing a purple dress, she covered her lips and smiled at her:

"What is Princess Chonghua thinking about so preoccupied?"

Li Taiwei frowned slightly, stood up and gave a blessing, and said with a smile:

"Today, the lotus seed paste mooncake made by the imperial dining room is very good. Just now I was thinking about how I can ask the empress for a copy and take it home to make my grandmother happy."

Everyone covered their mouths and laughed, the queen's expression softened a little, and she was about to speak, so she asked Empress Jin to be the first to say:
"Our Princess Chonghua is filial, so we don't have to ask the empress today. I have some points in the palace, and I will send someone to send it to you later."

Li Taiwei was surprised, took a look at the empress's slightly gloomy face, but had no choice but to bow and thank Concubine Jin.

Concubine Jin was beaming with joy, and said:

"Mingjue recently got a new pair of Snow Jade Chess, which is of excellent quality. If you have time, you might as well come to my palace and have a hand-to-hand conversation with your fourth cousin."

"His Royal Highness is here—"

Concubine Jin hadn't finished her sentence when she heard the servants outside reporting loudly, the smile froze on her face for a moment.

The queen calmed down, and looked at the group of teenagers who came in behind the prince, with a smile on her face.

Everyone came forward to say hello to the empress, and also to the empresses of the palaces and the officials.

Many young girls who had not left the pavilion blushed all of a sudden and sat down with their heads bowed.

Li Taiwei glanced over several princes and princes of various mansions, and when he landed on Lu Xiao, his brows frowned.

The old widower changed into a crimson robe, his face was like a crown of jade, and his eyes were cold and cold, which was very eye-catching among the group of young people.

Sensing Li Taiwei's gaze, he glanced at her lightly, then retracted his gaze calmly, and slightly raised the corners of his mouth, showing a somewhat relaxed look.

The empress asked someone to arrange a seat, and all the teenagers took their seats cautiously.

"What was the concubine Jin talking about just now?"

The prince has warm eyes and a bookish look, even if he doesn't smile, there is a bit of elegance in those eyes.

Concubine Jin smiled awkwardly, and when she was about to speak, she heard Chang Ping say:

"Brother! Imperial Concubine Jin said that Fourth Brother got a pair of Snow Jade Chess, and wants to invite Sister Aluan to have a talk!"

The fourth prince Mingjue is good at chess, except for the second prince who can tie with him in the palace, the other princes are not his opponents and are often praised by His Majesty.

Concubine Jin looked awkward, but when it came to chess skills, she still had confidence in her heart, and looked proudly at the fourth prince Mingjue standing below.

Ming Jue is sixteen this year, the same age as Lu Xiao, and his facial features can be regarded as handsome, but his figure is slightly fat, and he is half a head shorter than Lu Xiao, making him look mediocre among all the teenagers.

Hearing what Princess Changping said, Ming Jue's eyes flashed, and he looked at Li Taiwei, who had an outstanding appearance, with a smile.

The prince laughed a little when he heard the sound, and said to Li Taiwei:
"Has my cousin's chess skills improved?"

Li Taiwei choked.

In her previous life, she was not very good at chess at the moment, because she was spoiled, her chess skills are not very good.
In the past when I went to Changping, sometimes when I played chess with the prince, the prince basically asked her to give her ten pieces, and I had to regret a few moves in the middle.
Lu Xiao just raised his eyes to look over, and then heard Li Taiwei shamelessly say:
"Back to His Royal Highness, my father said that my chess skills have improved a lot!"

Everyone didn't expect her to say such a thing, and they couldn't help laughing after being stunned for a moment.

Li Taiwei sat on the table without blushing, drinking tea, letting everyone look at her indifferently, even the queen made her laugh at her words.

Only Li Yao and Mrs. Zhao stared at Li Taiwei with solemn faces, while Lu Xiao smiled and lowered his eyes in silence.

There is no adulteration in what she said, it is true!
Only after Bai changed her clothes and entered the table did she hear someone in the female family's table sneer and say:

"Princess Chonghua has such a big tone, how dare you speak nonsense in front of the empress?"

Li Taiwei's hand holding the tea froze, feeling helpless in his heart, Prince Chun is also considered to be scheming, and Princess Chun is even more formidable, why did she give birth to such a stupid daughter?
She had a somersault before, but now she is still rushing to join in the fun. Li Taiwei turned her eyes, and Princess Chun's face turned cold as expected, and she gave Yi'an a hard look.

"I'm just telling the truth."

Li Taiwei looked at Yi'an, nodded sincerely, and said:

"Why, are you hindering Princess Yi'an?"

Receiving Li Taiwei's provocative gaze, the fire in Yi'an's chest burst out all of a sudden, ignoring Prince Chun's eyes, blurted out:
"How dare Princess Chonghua play a game with me!"

Li Taiwei raised his eyelids:
"Don't dare..."

Just when happiness came too suddenly, Yi An heard Li Taiwei whisper again:
"I'm afraid that the princess will cry if she loses... Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a day of great joy, so it's unlucky..."

Yi An's face turned green with anger, and even Princess Chun's face darkened.

"Master Chonghua, would you like to have a game of chess with me?"

On the opposite side, Prince Chun's son got up and looked over with a cold face.

(End of this chapter)