King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 615 Banquet at the Royal Palace
Zhang Xiaoyue was telling the story in detail. Because the story was so bizarre and sad, all the girls present were deeply involved in it. Some of them were so emotional that they even had tears in their eyes.

Baochai was like this at first, but after hearing it, she felt something was wrong.

"One is in the east of Qiantang, one is in the north of Lin'an, one is in Shuntian Mansion, and one is in Yingtian... Could it be that he is..."

Baochai couldn't help but feel sour after thinking too much. She rarely felt this way.

I am a princess, how can I act like a child... Baochai comforted herself like this.

Zhang Xiaoyue finished telling it soon. She had already known this story by heart, so she was very emotionally stable.

Baochai had already returned to his seat at this time, and then he listened to her instructions: "The story is so good, the lyrics must be good too, please sing it for us!"

"Yes!"

In response, Zhang Xiaoyue bravely said: "If there are no musicians, we can only sing a cappella!"

Zhang Xiaoyue has her own separate female singer, and these people rehearse with her all the time. The combination of the two can present the best singing.

"Call them over!" Baochai ordered.

"Yes!"

A maid came to pass the news, and soon four female musicians arrived, playing pipa, erhu, flute and harp respectively.

Under the command of Zhang Xiaoyue, these people began to play together, and melodious music sounded at the scene.

"I am that..."

Zhang Xiaoyue started singing. His singing skills were indeed very good, and he immediately attracted everyone present.

Everyone was talking a lot, but their expressions were also different.

Zhen Qin was scornful, Nuo Min remembered some old things, Qi Qiqi was puzzled, Ke Qing compared the lyrics and stories, and Ying Lian simply enjoyed the music.

Baochai was in deep thought. She admitted that the story was very good, the lyrics were interesting, and the music was even better. The only bad thing was... it was not written for her!

Yes, she thought this was the poem written by Zhu Jinghong, talking about his unbearable love for Daiyu.

What the so-called friend wrote was just a cover-up, how could he hide it from her?

Again, Baochai rarely felt jealous, but at this moment she still couldn't suppress the sadness in her heart.

"Sister? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Staying with her cousin, Bao Qin noticed something strange about Baochai, so she asked.

"It's okay... this song is really moving, I can't help but feel emotional!" Baochai made up a reason casually.

"That's true. It can be seen that my brother-in-law's friend has indeed reached the pinnacle of music!"

Just after Baoqin finished boasting, a maid came upstairs and reported, "Princess, the prince has returned to his residence!"

Zhu Jinghong is the owner of this palace. To be more realistic, everyone in the palace, including Baochai, is just a vassal of his property.

So when Zhu Jinghong returned home, everyone had to go out to greet him.

But before they left the yard, Zhu Jinghong had already entered the back garden. He didn't even have time to change his clothes.

After leading everyone to salute him, Baochai was the first to greet him, and then asked: "Why are you in such a hurry, Your Majesty? It's not too late to change into casual clothes and come back!"

Because he was entering the palace for an audience, Zhu Jinghong wore a dragon robe and a black gauze winged crown on his head.

Because this outfit is too formal, he rarely wears it on weekdays. It is indeed inappropriate to wear it like this for today's family banquet.

Taking off the gauze hat and handing it to Yu Hai who was standing aside, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "I'm not afraid that you guys will wait too long!"

Before Baochai could answer, Zhen Qin came closer and said, "Your Majesty is really good at caring for people!"

Baochai looked as usual and said: "Go and change your clothes first. Dressed like this... we don't feel comfortable either!"

"Okay... you go to the garden first, I'll be here in a moment!" Zhu Jinghong said with a smile.

Then he left everyone behind and went to the palace to change clothes, while Baochai led the girls back to the garden.

About ten minutes later, Zhu Jinghong appeared in the garden in casual clothes, and everyone at the scene saluted him.

After signaling everyone to get up, Zhu Jinghong walked up to the main seat and sat down with Baochai, and then the women of the palace followed suit.

"I'm so late today. I'm sorry to keep you all waiting!"

Baochai on the side answered: "You are the head of the family, who dares to find someone other than you... If you tell us these words, don't you want to incriminate me, my concubines, and others?"

For the women at the scene, this moment was a rare opportunity to express themselves, and everyone was thinking quickly to answer the question.

But Keqing was still more skilled, so she said: "What you say makes sense, I think the prince also wants to impose a crime. In the future, I should be more careful with my concubines!"

Her idea was very simple, she just had to follow the princess's words. After all, she had already placed all her treasure on Baochai.

Then Nuo Min said: "Princess, you know that I am a straight-tempered person, and today I have to complain for the prince!"

"What's wrong with him?" Baochai asked.

Zhu Jinghong also looked at Nuo Min with interest, because he didn't know what was wrong with him.

Nuo Min said with a smile: "The prince is going to the north, and he is thinking about the princess and the sisters..."

"The prince was delayed today, and he sincerely apologized to the sisters. However, the princess said that the prince wanted to incriminate the sisters. This is really an injustice to her!"

Nuo Min's words did not make Baochai angry. After all, the original intention of holding this banquet today was to have fun, and talking and laughing was the proper meaning.

Qi Qige then spoke: "This is extremely true. Your Majesty is so unjust!"

Hearing these two opposing views, Zhen Qin was afraid of offending the princess and making Zhu Jinghong unhappy, so she didn't know how to answer the question.

For fear of being overtaken by Yinglian, Zhen Qin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the weather is really nice today. Let's go horse riding in the afternoon!"

This was completely out of line, and everyone burst out laughing after hearing it, and the scene was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Zhen Qin was immediately very embarrassed, so she also laughed.

"Yinglian, why don't you speak?"

"Ah...I...my concubine...well...what the princess said is absolutely true!"

Yinglian acted very panicked, much like the scumbag Zhu Jinghong was called on in class in his previous life, so everyone laughed even more happily.

"come here!"

"Oh!"

So Yinglian stood up and walked towards Zhu Jinghong step by step, her expression full of respect.

Obviously, the selection attendant who gave birth to the princess became the winner of this competition, which made all the girls present very envious.

As for Zhen Qin, when she saw that it was Yinglian who was called over, she almost lost her guard because she felt that she might not be able to suppress this little sister anymore.

"Your Majesty!"

"How is your body recovering after giving birth?"

"The princess takes care of you every day, and everything is fine with me!"

Yinglian is also a smart person, and is actually several ranks higher than Zhen Qin, but she doesn't want to show off.

At this time, her reply was very appropriate, which greatly benefited Baochai, who secretly thought that her pain for this girl was not in vain. "You should also pay more attention to yourself. Since the child is raised by you, you can't tire yourself out!"

Hearing this, Yinglian was extremely excited.

According to the rules, the children should be in the name of the legitimate mother, but Baochai did not force it, so Zhu Xianrou is still in Baochai Yinglian's room, but this does not mean that it will always be like this.

But now, Zhu Jinghong has said it himself that the child will be raised by Yinglian, so even the princess cannot interfere.

This means that as long as Zhu Jinghong does not change his tune, Yinglian can bring up her daughter by herself, which is of course a good thing for her.

But from Zhu Xianrou's perspective, being estranged from her aunt is not necessarily a good thing.

Next, Zhu Jinghong asked Yinglian a few more questions, and the latter answered them one by one and returned to his seat.

"Your Majesty, it's time for the banquet!" Baochai reminded him at the right time.

"That's right... let's get started!"

The musicians were already prepared and started playing after receiving the instructions. The wonderful sound surrounded the scene like a heavenly palace.

Under the leadership of Baochai, the ladies toasted to Zhu Jinghong one after another, making the banquet more elegant.

However, after drinking for three rounds, there were not so many rules. Everyone could talk and communicate freely, and the programs set in advance were also performed one after another.

"Sister, you are too rash. Aren't you afraid of being the target of public criticism just now?"

Yinglian, who was about to watch the dance, was disturbed by Zhen Qin's words, so she could only turn her head and asked doubtfully: "Did I be negligent?"

Of course Zhen Qin was making alarmist remarks, but in fact she was already feeling very sad. After all, she had been embarrassed and humiliated just now.

"Of course...didn't you notice that the two of them were fighting just now? In the end, if you asked the prince to summon him alone, wouldn't it make them both hostile?"

Yinglian replied seriously: "But... they are not hostile to me. I was talking to the sisters just now, and they all cared about me!"

With Zhen Qin's IQ, if she wants to brainwash Yinglian, she has to say that she is still far from it.

While the two of them were chatting, Zhu Jinghong was eating vegetables, and Baochai was serving him food in person.

"Your Majesty is very accomplished in music and rhythm, which really surprises me!"

"Music? You mean I understand music?"

Seeing that Zhu Jinghong was still pretending, Baochai smiled and said, "If the prince doesn't understand, how can he compose such a wonderful song as the Flower Demon!"

"Ah? How do you know this piece of music? And why do you say I composed it?"

Baochai turned around and said softly: "The singer you brought back just sang, she was really wonderful... If the prince has this ability, why should he hide it from me!"

"Baochai, you misunderstood me... This was written by a friend of mine!"

When he said this, Zhu Jinghong felt guilty, because he knew him, but they didn't know him.

"Oh? But I don't know which friend it is? What is your current position? Where do you live?"

Zhu Jinghong couldn't answer, so he drank two glasses of wine in a row and seemed a little embarrassed for a while.

Even such a thing is difficult to deal with, so it is even more difficult to be a copycat. Fortunately, Zhu Jinghong has never done this, mainly because he does not need to.

"To be honest, I really envy Sister Lin!"

Baochai's sudden words were indeed such a big turn of events that Zhu Jinghong almost spit out his wine.

Where is this? Why did the good-looking girl kick Lin Yatou again!

"Baochai, what do you mean by this? Why did you kick Lin Yatou again!" Zhu Jinghong looked puzzled.

"You are in the capital, and she is in Yingtian... If the prince thinks that I can't understand this, you are looking down on me!" Baochai was still smiling, but his smile was a little forced.

Zhu Jinghong was not stupid either. He could understand what Baochai was thinking with simple analogy reasoning.

Then he slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "The misunderstanding here is really huge, Baochai... you really think too much in your head!"

Baochai looked forward, and saw Zhang Xiaoyue playing and singing on the stage outside the building, but she was singing a water-melody song.

Baochai said slowly, "It's not that I think too much, but I am upset and don't want to deceive you, my lord, so I tell you frankly!"

She is indeed upright and speaks out directly what is in her heart. She will never hold back her anger or have any evil intentions because of it.

Although it was a misunderstanding, the lyrics did match the current facts, so Zhu Jinghong still understood Baochai very well.

So he grabbed his wife's hand tightly and said, "Baochai, this is really not what you think. You know I can do it if I dare. There is no need to lie to you about this!"

"You said that I am in the capital and she is in Yingtian, but in fact I am in Yanliao and you are in the capital. Can't this song mean that I am missing you?"

Zhu Jinghong is indeed aboveboard. When Baochai asked him if he liked Daiyu, he readily admitted it.

At present, as Zhu Jinghong said, this song is interpreted as thinking about Baochai, which of course makes sense.

When things turned around, and Zhu Jinghong came closer, Baochai's face felt hot for a moment, so she turned her face to the side.

"Baochai, you and I have a deep love for each other, but you doubt me. It really makes me sad!"

Feeling the heat in her ears, being "teased" in front of so many people, the majestic princess couldn't save her face.

After squeezing a little distance, Baochai turned around and said: "Hmph... you said you were aboveboard and just deceived others, but I don't believe it at all!"

"The Ming God of War, in my opinion... is just a slut!"

After pronouncing the three words "Dengtuzi" again, Baochai's thoughts inevitably drifted away for a while, and she recalled the scene when she met Zhu Jinghong for the first time.

That time this man led troops to break into Xue's mansion, which frightened Baochai. At that time, how could she have thought that she could become this man's concubine?

Looking back on everything along the way, the deep love and righteousness are certainly not lies.

As if they had a telepathic connection, the two of them just met each other's eyes at this moment, and both saw each other in each other's eyes, so they smiled knowingly.

The entire conversation between the two of them was heard by Bao Qin on the side, which made her feel very messy.

What kind of relationship is this? Who is that Daiyu? My brother-in-law also has a deep friendship with this person? Is Sister Baochai jealous?
Countless questions poured out of Bao Qin's heart. Unfortunately, it was difficult for her to ask questions now, but her gossiping heart was already active.

Sure enough, this palace is much more interesting. Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, do you know what my sister is thinking... Baoqin looked resentful, but no one noticed her at the scene.

"Your Majesty, Princess... I would like to give you two a drink!"

While the couple was communicating affectionately, Keqing came closer with a wine glass in hand. Her beautiful face was particularly radiant.

I have to sleep in her room tonight... Zhu Jinghong couldn't help but take a second look, and this thought came to his mind.

This is clearly a scumbag. Just now he was deeply in love with his wife, but now he is controlled by his little head and only thinks about what's in his crotch.

Being stared at by Zhu Jinghong, Keqing was overjoyed. She knew that she had come to the right place and she would get the chance to sleep with him tonight.

I want to give him a child...but you only have this idea.

"I wish the prince and princess continued love, profound blessings, and peace and honor!"

Ke Qing could see very clearly who was in charge of the palace, so she didn't dare to be arrogant at all and complimented both of them in front of her.

"Thank you!" Zhu Jinghong smiled and raised his glass.

(End of this chapter)