The oath of rebirth not to be a concubine

Chapter 8 Family Dinner
It was said to be a family banquet, but because the prince was coming, Su Huo and others had already taken their seats.There are several high positions left behind him, presumably reserved for several princes.

I went to salute the elder first, and then was led to my seat by the maid in charge.

I am the eldest son and the first daughter, and I should sit under Su Huo, but Su Huo's second eldest grandson, Su Qingfeng, came back from the border this morning.

Su Qingfeng is Wu Wanhua's eldest son. He followed Su Huo in battles since he was a child, and now he is also a well-known general, so he took my place as a matter of course.

And I was placed under Su Huo's second son Su Hong and Wu Wanhua, sitting opposite Su Qingxue.

The prince came here, and as the second son's daughter, she was naturally dressed up.She already had apricot eyes and peach cheeks, but today she has her black hair coiled up high, and three pure gold jade locks are inserted obliquely in her hair. A fiery red tunic with sand brocade collar is opened wide, revealing her beautiful collarbone and thrush. Fendai's, with red flowers on the forehead, at a glance, it's really a person who is more beautiful than flowers.

And even though Su Qingyue next to her was a few years younger than her, she was not inferior in her attire.She is holding a pendant horse, with carved emerald earrings of the same type as the necklace, lightly applied rouge, and a well-fitting wide-sleeved skirt complements her exquisite figure, with a radiant smile, she is indeed a delicate beauty.

Compared with this, although I am also dressed in brocade makeup, it seems too "low-key".

Of course, there is another lady who is more low-key than me, and that is the other lady sitting next to me...the Fourth Miss of the General's Mansion, Su Qinghua.

Su Qinghua was born to one of Su Hong's side concubines. In my impression, she has always kept her own place and rarely even talked.

Over the years, she neither actively bullied me nor came to dissuade me when others bullied me.The whole person is faint, as if there is no emotion.

I don't know why, but I really hate this kind of people.

Either positive or negative, either ruthless or kind, there is no such thing as neutrality in the world, if you have no emotions, how unhappy your life will be.

"Hmph." Just as I was about to sit down, I heard a soft hum, and looking for my reputation, it was the third lady who was sitting in the lower seat.

In Xiqi, the lady of the Fu family has a higher status than the aunt, and her daughter is lying on the couch and can't come to the family banquet. Seeing me sitting in the top position at this time, she is naturally upset.

Lazy to care about her, I sat upright.On the opposite side, Su Qingxue's eyes suddenly showed disdain, and she picked up the Milu from the table and drank it in one gulp.On the contrary, Su Qingyue next to her smiled at me with a strand of broken hair on her temples.

I wasn't sure what kind of medicine she was selling in the gourd, so I took a sip from the water cup and ignored it.

As soon as Shenshi passed, it was almost Youshi.

I heard someone singing at the door, "The Second Prince is here, the Seventh Prince is here, and the Eighth Prince is here..." Afterwards, several men in fancy dress came lightly.

"See Second Prince, Seventh Prince, and Eighth Prince." Su Huo got up, and everyone got up to salute.

"Haha, you don't need to be too polite, old general, everyone get up quickly." A white-faced man came in first, he laughed, and stepped forward to support Su Huo, "Old general, we are here to beg for drinks. Are you so polite? Afraid that the few of us will not succeed if we drink your precious wine?"

Su Huo laughed, "What did the second prince say? Today, this old man deliberately took Xi Fenglie, which has been treasured for 20 years. I'm afraid that the princes won't be used to the overbearing wine!"

"Old general, I'm not afraid of your jokes. My second brother, I've been thinking about your West Wind Lie half a year ago. No, he dragged us here as soon as you came back from the frontier. This can't be stopped. !"

The speaker is the seventh prince, Helian Yunze. I have studied him before. He is perverse and forthright, and he is the most straightforward of all the princes. Annihilating the [-] troops who gathered together for rebellion is considered a bit of strength.

And that second prince Helian Yunqi is also very resourceful.He clearly has two sleeves, but in private, he collects Cao Yun and salt transportation into his wings, and transports his private money into the treasury like loess every year. If he shakes out his small treasury, he may be able to feed the people of Xiqi State for three years with delicious food and drink. .

He has a changeable personality. When he smiles, he is harmless to humans and animals, but when he becomes ruthless, he digs up people's graves. He is a typical smiling tiger.

I used to think that if the crown prince of Xiqi fell into his hands, it would be difficult for the other princes to become kings of Xiaoyaofan.

Standing behind and silent all the time is the Eighth Prince Helian Yunzhao.

This person is well-known, and it is said that he is also very virtuous, and his personality is as gentle as jade.But it's strange, although he is famous, he didn't do any meritorious service or make money, and he couldn't find any other abnormalities.

The biggest anomaly is the one that cannot be found. In my opinion, this Helian Yunzhao is the most difficult one.

As if feeling someone watching, Helian Yunzhang looked sideways and met my eyes.

I was a little panicked, and immediately put on an expression of admiration and admiration. I thought he would look away, but unexpectedly he smiled, as if he saw something interesting.

I had no choice but to exaggerate my expression and look happy.

Fortunately, this time he finally stopped looking at me, smiled slightly, and was led by Su Huo to the upper seat.

"Bring the wine!" Su Huo thought boldly, and immediately someone came over with three earthen altars. After the ground was broken and opened, a strong aroma of wine came out.A servant girl came to taste the wine first, and filled the wine glasses for the princes when they were all right.

"Ha! It really is good wine!" The second prince praised him sincerely.The Seventh Prince frowned after taking a sip, "Oh, why is this wine so spicy, it's a little gut-wrenching."

The second prince said, "Seventh brother, I don't understand. This Xifenglie is our Xiqi folk shochu. It has a mellow taste, a long aftertaste, and a rush of energy. The old general has been dusty for 20 years, so the taste is naturally more mellow. But baby!"

Helian Yunzhao took a sip and praised, "It's really good wine, no wonder the general treasures it."

Su Huo was praised for his joy: "The princes are joking, it's just aged wine, and it tastes different when you drink it. There are still a few unopened jars behind the old man. If the princes like it, I will send someone to the house later. .”

The seventh prince shook his head, "I don't need to give it away, old general, you can give my share to the second brother, he likes this momentum."

"Then it's better to be respectful than obedience." Helian Yunqi laughed and took a sip of wine.

By the time they were drinking, the dishes had already been served, since it was a family banquet, and there was also a lady from the manor, so it was not easy to talk about important matters.

The second prince chatted with Su Huo without saying a word, the seventh prince probably knew Su Qingfeng a long time ago, the two replaced Xi Fenglie with Zhuyeqing, you come and go, it's a lot of fun.

Only the Eighth Prince just smiled, and occasionally took a sip of a drink, and the maid would refill it for him with the emerald jade jug.

Seeing this, Wu Wanhua glanced at the lower position, coughed, Su Qingxue immediately stood up and saluted, blushing and said to the eighth prince, "Today's family banquet, it's rare for a few princes to come here, why don't you let the little girl play a song, How about adding to the fun for the princes?"

"I've heard that Ms. Su plays the piano well, so Ms. Lao is here." Helian Yunzhao kept smiling slightly, with clear eyes, which made Su Qingxue's face even redder.

At this time, someone had already brought a Yaoqin for Su Qingxue, and she sat on the stool, and as she waved her bare hands lightly, the strings fluctuated in a beautiful rhythm.

She played "Fu of Luo Nu", which told the story of a king who saw a peerless and beautiful woman by the water.

I have to say that she plays the piano very well.

In the past, Baili Tianqi liked to listen to the piano. I learned it deliberately for him, and also played this "Fu of Luo Nu".

I remember that day, I was wearing a white dress with dyed fingers and rouge.When I played, I was full of tenderness, and I unconsciously thought of myself as a Luo girl and him as a king.After playing a song, he frowned. I asked him if he played it badly, and he said lightly that he didn't play the piano well.

I looked at Helian Yunzhao, who was smiling all the time, and at Su Qingxue, who was shy, and suddenly understood.

It's not that I'm not good at playing the piano, it's just that the player is intentional and the listener is not.

After the song was played, the house was full of applause.The Eighth Prince naturally smiled and hit the table to show his appreciation.

Su Qingxue saluted with a blushing face, and retreated shyly.

Su Qingxue had already performed, and Su Qingyue was naturally not far behind, so she hurriedly stepped forward to perform.

She was already petite, but she specially wore a wide-sleeved fairy skirt. When the skirt twirled, it fluttered like a butterfly, and it was indeed beautiful.But she was too impatient, and she always pretended to be coquettish while spinning and dancing, which was annoying. After watching it for a while, I was a little irritable, so I simply lowered my head and casually took a bite of the lotus cake.

For some reason, I always feel that there is a gaze watching from not far away.

This feeling was extremely uncomfortable. I wanted to lower my head and ignore it, but the feeling of being watched was even stronger. I simply looked back at the gaze...

(End of this chapter)