Dirty color

Chapter 113
Mrs. Sun and Nanny Zhuang shared a car, while Gu Mingxuan and Gu Mingling shared a car.

Because she was a little excited, Gu Mingling kept holding Gu Mingxuan's hand and talking, just talking about how kind the eldest princess is, how magnificent the eldest princess's house is, how lively it is today, and so on.

Gu Mingxuan responded with a smile. In fact, although she had heard of the grand banquet of the Qixi Festival at the Princess's Palace in her previous life, she had never participated in it.

It is said that this is a banquet that lasts for most of the day, from the middle of the morning to the end of the afternoon, lasting three and a half hours, whether it is poetry, songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, or female reds, etc., as long as you know it, and Anyone who can get on the stage can be compared.

And as long as you can come up with a hand-to-hand competition, the eldest princess can find someone to judge, even if what you are good at is very uncommon and others don't know it, so no one will compete with you on the same stage, that's not right. To say that you are definitely the number one, you must still have a certain level, otherwise, the judges invited by the eldest princess will not recognize you.

It's fair.

Gu Mingling also talked about the competition events, she lamented a little, and said, "Oh, if I knew I was in the boudoir school, I would learn from my husband well, and I won't regret it so much now."

Gu Mingxuan glanced at Gu Mingling, and comforted her: "Actually, the second sister doesn't need to regret it, anyway, after learning it, it's just the way it is now, it's better to let myself relax..."

"Big sister!" Gu Mingling was furious, and stretched out her hand to pinch Gu Mingxuan's face, "Is there anyone like you to comfort someone?"

"Cough..." Gu Mingxuan couldn't help laughing, held Gu Mingling's outstretched hand, and said, "Isn't this because I am too nervous to see the second sister? Relax, relax, the second sister has a lovely temperament, as long as When the time comes, it will look like normal, and it will definitely be liked by others, not to mention that the second sister looks like a flower bone, and her dress is so appropriate, so you don't need to be nervous at all, second sister."

Hearing this, Gu Mingling stopped tearing Gu Mingxuan's mouth. After the quarrel just now, she was indeed not so nervous.

Gu Mingxuan looked at it and smiled slightly.

The Marquis of Shun'an was honored when the country was founded, so he occupied a good place in the outer city of the imperial city, where he lived together with many royal relatives, nobles and powerful officials, and the princess mansion of the eldest princess was naturally not separated by many houses. .

But although it is said that there are not many houses, each house of this noble mansion is very big, so the carriage rattled and drove for a long time before arriving at the street where the eldest princess' mansion is located.

The eldest princess alone occupies more than half of this street. Because of the Tanabata banquet at the eldest princess's mansion today, people who are not of sufficient status or acquaintances on weekdays can enter because of a good daughter at home. Let's go to the eldest princess's house to see it.

For a while, the carriages and horses blocked the road where six carriages could be paralleled on weekdays. Because of this, the closer you got to the Princess's Mansion, the more crowded it was, and the slower the carriages went.

Gu Mingling is a restless person, and she couldn't help feeling a little impatient, and complained to Gu Mingxuan, "I knew I would have come earlier, otherwise it would be too bad to be late."

"No." Gu Mingxuan said to Gu Mingling, "The Princess's Mansion hosts the Qixi Festival banquet every year, so how could the guests be late? Just rest assured and wait."

Gu Mingling was not very happy, but she still listened to Gu Mingxuan's words, so she calmed down, but after a while, she couldn't help it anymore.

Just as she was about to complain to Gu Mingxuan, she felt that her carriage started to move normally, so Gu Mingling stopped talking.

In any case, the eldest princess is the emperor, and today's visitors are basically courtiers. Therefore, although these noble ladies and daughters of gold usually drive into the first yard in a carriage, they will get out of the carriage and change to a sedan chair. At the eldest princess's mansion, naturally, the carriage cannot be driven directly into the courtyard like going to someone else's house.

Fortunately, the eldest princess's mansion was thoughtful, when the carriage stopped, a maidservant stepped forward to surround the curtain, and invited the lady and lady in the carriage to get out of the carriage and get on the sedan chair, then put away the curtain and let the coachman put it away. The carriage drove away.

Gu Mingxuan and the others naturally followed such rules. They got out of the car, got into the sedan chair, were carried into the open space inside the second gate, and then got off the sedan chair. , while the other women came up to greet them and saluted them.

At first glance, these two women are more decent than the maids and women who just greeted them to get off the car, and their manners are even more dignified, even more dignified than the head mothers of ordinary small official families.

Gu Mingling couldn't help but smack her tongue, tsk tsk, is this the rule of the princess mansion?It really is very powerful.

Gu Mingxuan was not surprised, she had just seen it in her previous life.

Gu Mingling is an active person, and because she was curious, she couldn't help but look around. Fortunately, she also knew that this was in the princess's mansion, so she didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so she just watched quietly.

However, Gu Mingxuan didn't have much fear. Although she had never been to the eldest princess's mansion, she had been to the imperial palace. Therefore, she was not too stage-frightened, so she looked around generously.

"Big sister..." Seeing this, Gu Mingling couldn't help reminding Gu Mingxuan, "Be careful with your words and deeds, as grandma said."

The whispering of the two people was obviously heard by Mrs. Sun in front. She looked back at them, but Gu Mingxuan smiled generously. Although she didn't ask for anything from the eldest princess, she didn't feel that she needed to be too restrained, but Mrs. Sun wanted to Tell Gu Mingling to find a husband's family quickly, but it's not easy for him to disappoint Mrs. Sun.

Therefore, Gu Mingxuan also put on the airs that a noble daughter of an aristocratic family should have, and followed Sun's back in a reserved and dignified manner, following the lead of her mother-in-law.

After walking through another courtyard, two more gorgeously dressed women stepped forward, while the original two women retreated quietly again.

Gu Mingxuan saw that the exquisiteness of the courtyard was completely different from the original one, and she knew that she had almost reached the right place. Sure enough, the mother-in-law led them to the main hall soon.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of the hall, a slightly fat nanny came up to greet her, she smiled enthusiastically, but she didn't see any politeness, and said to Zhuang nanny: "But when it's time for you, what's the matter, you're not old yet. , can’t move anymore?”

Nanny Zhuang also recalled the same warm and sincere smile, and said tauntingly: "Talk about yourself, don't go around trying to trick others into it."

The nanny didn't think so and smiled, turned her head to look at Mrs. Sun and Gu Mingxuan and Gu Mingling, and led them into the main hall first.

Many noble ladies have already sat or stood in the main hall, and they have at least one girl with them. A group of people surrounded a rich woman in a palace dress embroidered with honey-colored peonies and flowers everywhere. Her temples were like clouds, surrounded by pearls and emerald greens. Gu Mingxuan knew at a glance that this was the eldest daughter-in-law of the eldest princess.

Obviously, the eldest princess was not there, so everyone surrounded the eldest princess' daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zheng. Mrs. Zheng was also a character who was used to the scene, but obviously no one could make her put down her figure to please her, so she was all-round and exquisite. The long-sleeved and good-dancing side did not show, but seemed a little reserved.

With restraint in peace, it will neither make people feel that she has fallen into the prestige of the eldest princess, nor make people criticize her for being too arrogant, and she is just right.

Gu Mingxuan took a look, then smiled faintly, and also showed a dignified and gentle look, slightly lowered her head and followed behind the elder, but Gu Mingling was not as calm as Gu Mingxuan, she obviously started to get nervous again.

Although Sun was originally the daughter of a civil official's family, after marrying into the Marquis of Shun'an Mansion for a long time, she was not as cautious as she was at the beginning, so she went forward to greet her.

Mrs. Zheng heard that she was a family member of the Marquis of Shun'an, and hurriedly smiled and stepped forward to support Mrs. Sun, and said, "How is the old lady? My mother was still talking about it for a long time, and I really miss her." .”

Mrs. Sun answered quite well, and Mrs. Zheng smiled and said: "Auntie, you don't have to be so polite with me, this is a slap in the face..."

Mrs. Sun was a little confused when she said a word, but she quickly realized that although her sister-in-law, Princess Huaqing, was alive, she might not be as old as Mrs. Zheng, but Princess Huaqing is the only daughter of Lord Yi. She is the cousin of the emperor and the eldest princess. This relative is too close, even if Mrs. Zheng doesn't want to call Princess Huaqing her aunt.

As for Mrs. Sun, it is not enough for Mrs. Zheng to call her a aunt, but to be able to call her an aunt shows that Mrs. Sun is already giving her face for wanting her to live a lifetime.

Zheng's eyes fell on Gu Mingxuan and Gu Mingling who were following behind Sun.

Although one of them looks lively and cute, she is also an out-and-out little beauty when she is dressed up, and she is very sweet when she smiles. Zheng thinks she likes it, but the other one is really outstanding.

The sapphire blue fine brocade clothes outlined the girl's slim figure, and more importantly, the girl's skin was radiant and translucent, looking like the finest jade, shining brightly.

Moreover, the girl's face also overlapped with another face in her memory.

In an instant, Zheng knew who the girl in the royal blue dress was.

She immediately let go of Mrs. Sun, and grabbed Gu Mingxuan who was saluting her. After a ouch, tears fell: "This is cousin Xuan, she was born exactly like Aunt Huaqing. Back then, your mother relative……"

Such acting skills... Gu Mingxuan couldn't help but sigh at herself, and then quickly blushed, holding Zheng's hand, choked up and said: "Although Xuan'er often misses mother like the big cousin, but if mother If I'm alive, I definitely don't like my cousin being worried because of her, and I hope my cousin won't be sad, although my mother has passed away, she will always live in the hearts of our relatives."

Zheng Shi hastily wiped away her tears, saying that she had lost her composure, that she had lost her composure...

In short, it was a good show of relatives getting to know each other, because everyone comforted them one after another, seeing that Gu Mingxuan and Gu Mingling behaved well, everyone began to care about——

It has not been a day or two since Miss Gu's family came back, but the Princess's Mansion has not expressed anything, but today they suddenly staged a happy reunion. If there is no deep meaning, no one will believe it.

Since the eldest daughter-in-law of the eldest princess showed an affectionate look, others followed suit and were very polite to Gu Mingxuan, and indirectly, they also became polite to Gu Mingling.

Mrs. Sun couldn't help being delighted——Ling'er's performance is not bad, as long as she continues, it won't be difficult for her to have a good marriage in the future.

Sun's brows were beaming with joy.

Naturally, it is impossible for Mrs. Zheng to keep entertaining Mrs. Sun and others all the time. If there is a new person coming, if the amount is not enough, she will naturally go up to meet him; lively.

The crowd gradually divided into small circles.

Naturally, the Marquis of Shun'an has its own small circle, and most of them are honorable families. Some of the young ladies they bring are familiar with Gu Mingling, so Gu Mingling brings Gu Mingxuan together to talk to them and give Gu Mingxuan Introduce them, actually Gu Mingxuan doesn't need her introduction——

In fact, the real circle of rich and powerful in the capital is only that big. Except for a few of the first-rate and second-rate rich and powerful's daughters-in-law, most of them married into other rich and powerful families. Gu Mingxuan basically met them in her previous life when she socialized.

Although they are not very old now, their appearance has not changed much, and they can be recognized after all.

Gu Mingxuan is well aware of these people's likes and taboos, so she pays attention when she speaks - although there is no need to please them, there is no need to make enemies, right?
Because although Gu Mingxuan spoke impeccably, there was no flattering look on her face. Instead, she looked calm and dignified. It seemed that she had that temperament in the first place, and it was not intentional to cater to anyone. Therefore, most of them had a good impression of her.

And the upright one said: "I met Sister Xuan before, but she was really disappointing at that time. When I saw her today, I felt very speculative. I really wish I could get closer with Sister Xuan sooner."

The one who spoke was the younger sister of twin sisters, named Yao Chuxue. Seeing this, her elder sister Yao Chuyun couldn't help pinching her severely. Yao Chuxue immediately looked at her sister with tears in her eyes, and said aggrievedly: "Sister again! Pinch me, this time I must be young, I have evidence, so that every time I complain to my mother, my mother will say that I am talking nonsense."

Yao Chuyun: "..." Her stupid sister!
Gu Mingxuan couldn't help laughing, took Yao Chuxue's hand, and said, "My feeling is the same as sister Chuxue's. I wish I could get to know each other sooner."

This is a temperament she likes very much, maybe she is too calculating and thinking too much, but instead likes such simple people, such as Gu Mingling and Yao Chuxue.

The two became close.

At this time, it was already approaching the middle of the day, so Mrs. Zheng laughed, and after attracting everyone's attention, she made a phone call—to the effect that all the young ladies are good, and they have prepared what they want to compete before coming here. .

That being the case, there will be a sign outside the room where the mother of the princess mansion will hold a sign with various items written on it, such as: music, books, paintings, female celebrities... etc., what you ladies have to do is to find what you want to compare For the project, follow behind my mother and let her take it to the competition place. If you need to prepare, you can also talk to your mother.

If there is nothing on the sign that you are good at, you can also go to the mother who is holding an empty sign and ask for your request.

And the top three of each event, as well as those who are not in the top three, but the judges feel that they are unique, will perform in front of the eldest princess and a group of ladies.

For some projects with too many participants, such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, the top ten are selected and performed in front of everyone.

In fact, when these rules came, everyone knew about them, even Gu Mingxuan and Gu Mingling knew about them, so they soon followed their mothers.

Gu Mingxuan casually stood under the book sign.

She hasn't studied piano and painting much in her life, and she wasn't very proficient in chess in her previous life. Only books, she can barely get her hands on... Actually, Gu Mingxuan thinks it doesn't matter if she falls at the bottom of the list anyway, anyway, She doesn't intend to rely on this to find her husband.

Naturally it doesn't matter.

Besides, her main goal is to prevent another person from shining in this banquet, lest she be chosen by the queen to marry the eighth prince.

In her previous life, there were not many people who were kind to her, so she remembered everyone. If she could live smoothly and well, she would naturally not want to get close, lest she would hurt others, but for those who had a bad life, she would Do your best to help them avoid some dangers.

For the rest of the morning, all the young ladies were gathered together to perform. Gu Mingxuan watched everyone standing in front of the desk, so she hurriedly found a place and stood next to the person she wanted to help.

Afterwards, Gu Mingxuan made it to a level that was neither high nor low - she would neither make others think she was too bad, nor be so outstanding that she was selected to write on the spot in front of everyone.

Gu Mingxuan finished writing very leisurely, and after feeling the direction of the wind, the faint smile on her lips deepened slightly. The wind was blowing well, so she didn't need to fall or hit others.

Seemingly feeling a little hot, Gu Mingxuan took out her handkerchief to wipe off her sweat, and a burst of faint pink smoke drifted away with the wind unconsciously, some of which landed on a woman in a lake blue dress next to her. Miss.

She was writing seriously, but after a while, she felt itchy on her body, and couldn't help touching it—this was her habit, she couldn't scratch it when it was itchy, she could only touch it, because she was allergic to peach pollen, Peach blossoms are commonly used in many people's rouge, etc. Sometimes they will be accidentally touched in other people's homes, and some small red rashes will appear every time. In order to avoid scratching and breaking the red rashes, she only dares to touch them.

Not long after, she felt that her body was itching badly, and she subconsciously twisted her body. Then, her hand holding the pen trembled slightly, and the words were written crookedly, and a piece of paper was discarded.

She was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that there was a small red rash on her hands, she couldn't help but be stunned, where did the peach blossom powder come from in this season.

Then, she saw two girls next to her, one was seriously writing, and the other was putting a brocade handkerchief into her sleeve after wiping off her sweat, as if she was going to call the judges.

The two looked at each other, and she saw the surprised expression on the face of the girl opposite, and asked aloud: "Sister, what's wrong with you, but what's wrong?"

She knew that she should also have a small red rash on her face.

Therefore, he couldn't help sighing, and said, "It's nothing, I'm just allergic to peach pollen."

This is something that many people know and have nothing to hide.

"Ah?" The girl opposite seemed to be very surprised. After staring blankly at her, a look of guilt appeared on her face, and then the girl quickly walked up to her, saluted dignifiedly, and apologized: "This... sister, I'm really sorry, I probably made that peach pollen."

She was stunned and couldn't help but want to laugh, how could it be her who made it?

But the girl's expression became more and more guilty, and she said guiltily: "Sister, look at my skin, well... that's because I keep it all the time, this peach pollen... I always carry it with me..."

As she spoke, she touched her sleeve pockets, and there were indeed traces of pinkness on her fingertips. She couldn't help being stunned, and then took another look at the girl's skin. It was really... bullying Saixue, crystal clear, it was her own skin. She boasted that her skin was as white as snow, but it was not easy to compare with her.

The girl glanced at her writing, her eyes lit up suddenly, and she exclaimed sincerely, "Good!"

Afterwards, the girl's complexion suddenly darkened, and she said guiltily: "My sister wrote so well, she should have won the first prize, but I ruined it...I..."

"It's nothing, it's just a word." She smiled gently, as calm and soft as water.

"Hey, anyway, this word is not required to be written in its entirety. What if my sister folded up this half and tore it off and handed it in?" Seeing the girl's eyes light up, she came up with such an idea.

She changed into a smile, and before she could say anything, she saw that the girl had already said "Excuse me", so she wanted to do it.

She hurriedly stopped, accidentally touched the pen on the table, and drew a mark on the whole paper, so the paper was considered invalid.

Both of them were stunned for a while, and then she pursed her lips and smiled: "It's all right now, my sister doesn't have to argue with me."

The girl also came back to her senses, smiled all of a sudden, and said: "That's a good relationship, and it harmed my sister's writing. My sister simply didn't participate. Anyway, my writing is also very ordinary. Just give me a reason not to participate. It's better to hide your clumsiness than to show shame."

As he spoke, he crumpled up her words and stuffed them into his sleeves.

She laughed, she is such a neat girl, but she is not impetuous, she is still very dignified, I don't know which family she is from.

"My name is Gu Mingxuan. I come from the Marquis of Shun'an. How dare I ask my sister's name?"

"Me? My name is Xie Junru, and my father works in the Imperial Academy." She said so.

Gu Mingxuan laughed when she heard this. Xie Junru, the daughter of a scholar in charge of the Imperial Academy, was the eighth concubine in her previous life. She was originally a talented and gentle person, but she was forced to become the eighth concubine.

Once in the palace, he helped her escape a plot.

In this life, she will reciprocate.

After the two communicated their names, Gu Mingxuan accompanied Xie Junru to find her maid, and then, under the anxious eyes of the maid, honestly admitted her mistake, and was secretly stared at by Xie Junru's maid several times.

Mrs. Xie was also a little unhappy, but it was Xie Junru, who was still as calm as water, who comforted Mrs. Xie, scolded the servant girl a few times, and then left early because of a small rash on her face.

Gu Mingxuan sent Xie Junru away, feeling relieved.

She is not a kind person, she has the heart to save the suffering, she just wants to repay kindness with kindness, and repay grievance with straightness.

Carrying the green beads, Gu Mingxuan had just turned a corner when she saw a little maid coming with a tray, she seemed to be very surprised when she saw her suddenly turn out, and then bumped into her.

A small bowl of porridge spilled all over her body.

Gu Mingxuan's eyes slowly narrowed.

(End of this chapter)