Fair Lady

After chatting for a while, Cheng Jin rushed over to find Shuyao: "Girl, the queen mother, empress, and many concubines in the palace have all received rewards, Mr. Jin and the eldest young master told the girl to hurry over."

Nan Gongmiao adjusted Shuyao's bun and collar: "Go quickly, and greet all the ladies and wives in front, the three of us will greet ourselves."

Shuyao quickly rushed to the front, the empress dowager and the empress had finished singing the rewards, and now they are singing the rewards of several high-ranking concubines, although there are not many, but they are all good things, the empress Li also gave silver The three rare objects, the gilt hairpin flower warming inkstone box, the purple glass vase with the green field, and the emerald chessboard, are all suitable for the three of Shujie.

There are many people who want to have a good relationship with Jin Xida. None of the concubines or princes in the harem have ever thought of giving something to Jin Xida. Unfortunately, they even refused the emperor's reward. Even concubines and princes with a little brain would not go to make fun of themselves.

It was rare for this ceremony to be so high-profile. The emperor and the queen mother took the lead in rewarding the three children. The queen and all the important concubines naturally followed suit.It's a bit taboo to give Jin Xida something, but there's nothing to worry about giving things to three children, right?You can find more than a dozen high-sounding reasons at will.

Shujie couldn't help being a little worried, Jin Xida pulled him back to the corner seemingly unintentionally, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "It's okay, I can accept it this time, usually they don't dare to give it away casually."

Shujie thinks about it too, the most taboo of the emperors of all dynasties is the harem, the princes and important ministers getting too close, and the hidden guards around the emperor are not vegetarians.Although the adoptive father is not a courtier on the surface, everyone knows that the adoptive father is a person who works for the emperor.What they do is still secret and important.

"Father, don't worry, my brothers and sisters and I will be very careful." Although the three of Shujie grew up in the market and came to Beijing for the first time, they are all extremely intelligent and sensitive people. In the past three years, Mother Liu has also taught a lot of things. .Shujie knew very well that Yao'er and Wen'er were young, but they were not greedy and coaxable children.

Jin Xida smiled brightly: "For the three of you, foster father has nothing to worry about."

After the rewards were completed, the banquet officially started, and the guests returned to their seats to chat and whisper.Secretly sighing that the emperor's information is really pervasive, the emperor must know a lot about Xia Zhai's three children.Look, Murong Mansion, Ding Mansion, General Huwei's Mansion, Anguo Gong Mansion, more or less people who have something to do with the "rumors" from far and near, were not invited. A lady "broke the news" that she sent someone to ask for another invitation.

I have to say that Xia Ruoxue has been really unlucky recently, that Mrs. Li happens to be Ye Lingwei's direct cousin.And her husband-in-law happened to be an official of the Ministry of Rites, and happened to see the list listed by the emperor, and then told her with emotion that it was fortunate that Xia Ruoxue's natal family had divorced from the three brothers and sisters of Shujie, otherwise Xia Ruoxue would be afraid of marrying a flat wife this time. Nor is it so easy to compromise.

Mrs. Li didn't seem to see Xia Ruoxue, and she "whispered" to the ladies sitting on the left and right with a look of "regret": "You can say that this is Mr. Anguo's mansion, although it is not close to Mr. Jin. Mr. Jin always If you are not in Beijing, how many of those who are here today are close? Sigh. It’s not that the behavior of some people makes the emperor feel unsightly, this An Guogong’s mansion has been involved, and there is not a single post."

A wife who couldn't get used to Xia Ruoxue took the opportunity to chime in and said, "Isn't it? So, you must keep your eyes open when marrying in-laws. Not only you, but also the temperament of the family members, especially your parents and brothers and sisters." .Otherwise, if you are accidentally involved, you will be wronged. Besides, born of the same father and mother, there is not much difference between good and bad temperaments, it's just that the concealment is not deep."

The young lady who had a little knowledge and didn't know the "mystery" asked curiously: "Those three brothers and sisters are good-looking, and they look smart. The two younger ones seem to be only nine years old. What kind of relatives can't tolerate them? If It's me, even if I keep them, I'm willing, don't guarantee that they will all come out for a few years, look, this big one will be the hot spot in the gold list next year."

"You are thinking like a normal person, it's human nature." Mrs. Li added "mysteriously", "But there are people, let alone raising nephews and nieces. Well, they said that someone stole their secret recipe, and that public case shocked the entire Yulin County. If Mr. Jin and Mrs. Xu hadn’t been able to stand up for them at that time, I don’t know what the poor orphans are doing now. day?"

"What's going on? Tell us quickly." The other people who were only listening in silence immediately pricked up their ears, and even someone from the next table approached.

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Xia Ruoxue's palm had been pierced by her nails, and her clenched fist was shaking under her sleeve.But with a clear mind, she knows that she can't say anything at the moment. Let alone Yulin, people in the surrounding prefectures and counties have spread the word for a long time. Just ask any acquaintance who knows it clearly. , the more she refuted and covered up, the bigger and more embarrassing the trouble would be.She can only be blamed for her bad luck, mother and two brothers are too stupid.

Bai Lan, the close maid standing behind Xia Ruoxue, was clever. She sighed secretly, lowered her body and said softly at a volume that could be heard by two or three people around her: "Ma'am, your skirt has been rubbed with dust. Do you want to clean it up first?" one time?"

"Oh?" Xia Ruoxue looked down at the hem of the skirt, and immediately realized: "Well, let's go."

Qing's mother stopped a court lady who was serving food and asked where the guest lounge of Xia Zhai was, and together with Bai Lan helped Xia Ruoxue to leave.The houses of big families in the capital will have two or three huts as guest lounges, inside which there will be simple furniture, as well as dressing tables, mirrors, combs, water, clean face towels and other toiletries, mainly for the ladies who are going to the banquet They prepare, tidy up clothes, buns, etc., or take a break to hangover after drinking too much.

Bai Lan sighed softly: "If we had known that the banquet list was made by the emperor, we would not have come, but we were still sitting at the same table with Ye Lingwei's cousin. It's really unlucky. Speaking of which, Mrs. Li is too arrogant, so she Aren't you afraid that after Ye Lingwei enters the mansion, Madam, how will you deal with her? A flat wife? Hmph, isn't she still a concubine? Can you still go past the regular wife?"

Xia Ruoxue was blown head-on by a gust of cold wind, and felt much more comfortable: "So what if I knew the emperor had listed me earlier? I should have come." Otherwise, all the rumors would be confirmed, and it would be confirmed that she has nothing to do with Shujie and the other three.

Qing's mother said in a low voice: "I heard that today's seats are also arranged by the Ministry of Rites, madam, that Ye Lingwei..." It's not easy.

Xia Ruoxue smiled coldly, how could it be simple?Her elder brother is a martial artist, he is really skilled, but he is not smart.Turning Ye Shilang over is definitely not something a warrior can do with his IQ.

However, Ye Lingwei wanted to take the opportunity to overwhelm her first, hmph, it's not that easy.She knew that she would be treated coldly when she came today, but it was a little harder than she imagined.But...the one who can have the last laugh is the real winner.She will show everyone in a while what it means to be surprised, put to death and live again. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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