The reborn businesswoman is the queen

Chapter 214 Palace Banquet, Strange Girl

All the changes in Empress Zhao's expression were caught in Mu Yunge's eyes. Her phoenix eyes were lowered to cover up all the astonishment and suspicion in her eyes. She knelt down respectfully, waiting for Empress Zhao's questioning.

Empress Zhao was only distracted for a moment, and quickly adjusted her emotions, motioned for Mu Yunge to get up, and asked with a smile: "This is the lady from the leader of the new Chamber of Commerce? She is so beautiful, do you agree with her?" "

"Returning to the empress, it is the youngest girl. The youngest girl is just fourteen this year, and she has not yet reached the age of Ji, so there is no rush to get married." Xiao said with a smile, "What do you mean by concubine and husband?" We need to keep her for a few more years. This child suffered a lot when she was a child, and we really feel sorry for her, and we are reluctant to marry her early. Thank you, Empress, for your concern!"

She was originally the daughter of the Xiao family, and she learned etiquette very well since she was a child. This conversation was neither humble nor overbearing, and her etiquette was comprehensive, which made Empress Zhao look at her differently: I thought she was a businessman's wife, so she must not be able to get on the stage. Being a middle-class lady, she took a few more glances at Mrs. Xiao for a while.

Xiao's head was half down, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, his body was not too bloated, and his appearance was extremely beautiful and soft, so he couldn't help but nodded secretly.

Concubine Degui sat on the lower side, and when Queen Zhao asked about Mu Yunge, she also looked up at the girl in front of her.

All the seats were full of high status, and the face of this merchant woman was as heavy as water, and she didn't see a trace of nervousness or shyness. She was slightly surprised, thought for a moment, then turned to look at Queen Zhao with a smile: "It must be her who cares about Ms. Mu so much. If it fits the empress's eyes, how about having a banquet later, and the empress allows her to sit next to the concubine?"

Empress Zhao smiled slightly: "Miss Mu rarely enters the palace, I'm afraid she's a little nervous and won't leave mother's side for half a step, so let's forget it."

Concubine Degui sighed in disappointment: "Okay, my concubine is too worried."

From the beginning to the end, Xiao Shi and Mu Yunge stood with smiles on their faces, ignoring the secret contest between the two ladies in the palace.

Empress Zhao was interrupted by Concubine Degui in such a way that she couldn't let Mu Yunge accompany her, so she had to order the inner eunuch to take Xiao Shi and Mu Yunge to Rongying Hall first.

The mother and daughter followed the inner eunuch, not daring to say anything when their stomachs were full, so they had to whisper some unimportant things. It was not until they arrived at Rongying Hall, when the inner eunuch received the reward and turned to leave, that Xiao let out a long breath. With a worried look on her face: "Why does the empress care about your marriage for no reason? Could it be..."

Mu Yunge didn't know whether it was Empress Zhao's intention or Emperor Wu's intention.If it is what Empress Zhao means, then it is very likely that Empress Zhao is trying to win over the Mu family for the third prince, and wants to give a strong support to the Ramu family of the third prince; if it is what Emperor Wu means, then it is worth deliberating.

In the face of national crisis, if Emperor Wu is concerned about her marriage at this time, there are only three possibilities:
The first is to win over Mu Zhizhao to show the royal pardon, and let him, the leader of the Chamber of Commerce, spend all his family property and contribute more to Wei's military salary. After all, although Mu's family is already an official, they were originally businessmen, and there are many people in the family. Look down on me, if the emperor bestows a marriage, it will be a justifiable first-rank order. Even if the aristocratic family is unwilling, this bit of face must be given to her, so that her status will be safe for the rest of her life; the second is more dangerous, and Emperor Wu is not at ease. family, so she wanted to keep her, the daughter of the head of the chamber of commerce, in her palm, so as to achieve the effect of deterring the Mu family; there is another kind of...

Thinking of the last possibility, Mu Yunge took a light breath, and his expression changed.

Could it be... that Emperor Wu actually imitated the previous dynasty and made a marriage?
No matter what the possibility is, it is not a good thing for her or the Mu family!
"What?" Seeing her expression change slightly, Xiao quickly asked, "Yun Ge, did you think of any possibility?"

Mu Yunge nodded, and was about to speak, when he suddenly saw the two wives in front of him coming hand in hand, and hurriedly lowered his voice and said, "Mother, go back to the house and discuss it with Dad, someone is here."

The visitor, Mu Yunge, has seen it before. Last time at Mrs. Chen's banquet, the two rushed from Beijing to congratulate her. She still remembered their faces.

One is Mrs. Mo, the wife of Li Congde, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and the other is Mrs. Wen, the wife of General Fuyuan Xie Lin. Both are friends of Mrs. Xiao who grew up together.

Emperor Wu entertained merchants, and in order to show his kindness, he also invited some important courtiers as companions. The wives and daughters of these courtiers also entered the palace, so it was not unusual to see them.

When the two approached, they solemnly blessed Fushen: "Yun Ge has met Mrs. Li and Mrs. Xie!"

Both of them were a little surprised, they pursed their lips and said with a smile: "Miss Mu actually remembers me, you are really smart, Qing Wan, you are blessed!" As they spoke, their eyes fell on Xiao's belly, showing full of envy .

"You are also blessed. I heard that Second Young Master Li got engaged at the beginning of this year. I don't know which daughter it is, but has the wedding date been agreed?" It was still early to leave the banquet, and Mrs. Xiao walked side by side with Mrs. Li and Mrs. Xie , walking around in the small courtyard behind the palace, "Don't forget to pass me the invitation card. When the eldest son got married, I was far away in Jinling, and I couldn't come with the whole family. I apologize very much, and I hope you don't take offense." .”

Mrs. Li giggled and joked: "How could I blame you? If you want to blame, it's Uncle Xiao who married you so far away."

"You didn't come, but the entrusted gift was so heavy that we all feel ashamed," Mrs. Xie said with a smile, "She's one who sneaks into money, how dare she say you're not?"

Mrs. Li was so angry that she pushed Mrs. Xie: "Go, go, whoever is looking for money, don't arrange me here!"

Xiao seemed to be back when she was a young girl, playing around with her friends, carefree, and squinting at her daughter following with a lot of worries, she couldn't help but sighed.

Yun Ge's friends are all in Jinling, so she is inevitably lonely in this capital...

She thought about it and waved to Mu Yunge, Yunge stepped forward two steps to her side, Xiao Shi asked, "But you're bored?"

"It's okay." Mu Yunge said frankly: "I used to see acquaintances at every banquet, but when I came to the capital, I didn't know anyone, and I couldn't find a place to hang out."

She also knew that she was here, and Mrs. Xiao was always concerned about her emotions, so she said: "Mother, don't worry about my daughter, she can take care of herself. My daughter is planning to go to the side hall, and I heard that all the ladies of the family are there , my daughter also wants to go to see if there is any novelty."

Xiao Shi was still worried: "This is your first time in this palace, the rules must not be messed up!"

Mrs. Li laughed at the side: "Children have their own way of playing, you just worry about it. This kid Yun Ge learned etiquette from you, so he won't break any rules. Don't worry. Yun Ge, hurry up! "

Mrs. Xie said: "My daughter is also in the side hall, you won't be bored."

"Then Yunge will go first." Mu Yunge saluted again, and waited for the three elders to go first before heading to the side hall.

Sure enough, a lot of young ladies gathered in the side hall. They grew up in the capital, and they were all familiar with each other. They talked together in twos and threes, as if no one could interfere.The boudoir ladies of most merchants are somewhat different from these daughters of aristocratic families in bearing, and it is easy to tell the difference. The daughters of merchants who arrived first felt squeezed out, so naturally they got along with girls of the same class, and they were free in a short while. into a group.

Mu Yunge scanned around, and his eyes fell on a young girl sitting alone in the corner of the side hall.

This young girl has a beautiful appearance, dressed in plain clothes, and her generous gestures prove that she should be born into a family.At this time, she was sitting alone at the table, her black eyes as deep as the night, completely ignoring the surrounding atmosphere.

Mu Yunge thought for a while, then walked in her direction.

The girl seemed to feel that someone was watching her, and suddenly turned her head to look at Mu Yunge, her gaze was like lightning, as sharp as a knife, but she returned to normal with just one turn.

When Mu Yunge walked up to her, she just asked indifferently, "What's the matter?"

"There are no other seats. I saw that this place is empty, so..." Mu Yunge saluted with a smile, explaining his reason for coming.

The girl was slightly taken aback when she heard the words, and then she looked around. As Mu Yunge said, the other places were already full of people, and the only vacant seats were at the entrance of the hall. The sun was so shining right now , the ladies are unwilling to sit there, for fear of tanning their delicate skin.

"Sit down." The girl nodded in agreement.

Mu Yunge thanked her, straightened his clothes, and sat down upright.The girl's eyes fell on her all the time, and she showed admiration when she saw this, obviously very satisfied with her etiquette.

When Mu Yunge sat down, she lowered her head and stopped looking at Mu Yunge.Mu Yunge's ear is very good. Seeing her mouth slightly open, he heard her murmur carefully: "I never imagined that there are still people who would dare to sit next to me. This capital is really getting weirder and weirder."

Mu Yunge was taken aback for a moment, but before she understood what she meant, she suddenly turned her head, looked Mu Yunge up and down, and then asked, "You are new to the capital, haven't you been at a palace banquet before?" saw you."

"Yes," Mu Yunge smiled lightly, "I am a merchant woman, I moved to the capital according to the order, and entered the palace with His Majesty's favor. This is the first time I meet all the ladies."

"No wonder..." She nodded, "I'm just saying, there is no one in this capital who is not afraid of losing his head and dares to sit with me."

Mu Yunge was even more suspicious in his heart. After a quick search in his mind, he suddenly remembered something and was secretly surprised.

Just as he was about to ask a question, there was a sudden commotion behind him, the movement was so loud that both of them were disturbed, and they both looked back.

I saw a few more people coming to the side hall, and the person walking in the front was worshiped like a moon by stars, their exquisite makeup became more and more ostentatious, and the corners of their smiling mouths seemed to disdain anything.

It was Zhao Yan, the precious granddaughter of Da Sima's family!
As soon as she entered the door, there were daughters who immediately stood up and gave up their seats, vying to show her courteousness.Zhao Yan has always been used to their actions, she nodded slightly as a greeting, looked around, her eyes quickly fell on Mu Yunge's table, her pupils shrank slightly, and she strode towards this side.

Mu Yunge stood up, but the girl didn't move at all, instead she sneered and said, "I forgot, a scum like her is always indispensable in such an occasion."

"Nangong Jin, I haven't seen you for a few months, and you don't know me? The Northwest is suffering, but it made you stupid?" Zhao Yan didn't hear the girl's words, and walked up to Mu Yunge arrogantly, ignoring Mu Yunge , and challenged Nangong Jin.

Digression: The military posture in the afternoon really made me drunk and dreamy, I can't live or die~~ Seventeen has become a wooden seven, and the legs and waist are not my own~
(End of this chapter)