A happy event in a fertile field: the black-bellied husband is as beautiful as a flower

Chapter 627
King Shou's birthday will be the day after tomorrow.He is also a veteran of the three dynasties, with high morals and high prestige. At that time, most of the officials of the imperial court will come to celebrate his birthday.

The housekeeper of Prince Yin Wu's Mansion was also choosing suitable congratulatory gifts these two days, and selected a few to make a decision for Meng Yan.

Meng Yan's impression of King Shou was that he always had a pleasant smile, so he ordered a Jade Maitreya chosen by the housekeeper as a congratulatory gift.

Unexpectedly, in the invitation card sent by the Shou Palace, not only Yin Heng and Meng Yan were invited, but also the concubine Xia Shi was also invited.

This is the first time this has happened.

Meng Yan looked at the invitation for a while, then looked at Xia Shi in blank dismay.

Xia Shi was also very surprised, and said: "What did they ask me to do, I am not familiar with them."

If it was a wife who was not valued by another family, she would be flattered and happy to be invited suddenly, and then she would pack up and go to the birthday banquet.

It's just that for Xia Shi, she was not keen on such occasions.

When Meng Yan asked her if she wanted to go, Xia replied: "I don't feel comfortable going, I'd better stay at home, you and Yin Heng can go. Thank their family for their invitation for me."

Meng Yan nodded.Xia's ideas are also in line with her wishes.

It's not that she doesn't want the Xia family to make more friends, it's just that this sudden invitation really made her suspect that she had some ulterior motives.

After all, the rumors about the Xia family only spread a few days ago, and even though they were quickly stopped, if it were to go away, the group of chattering noble ladies who feared that the world would not be chaotic would definitely take the blame pointing straight at her.

Therefore, on the day of the Shouwang Mansion's birthday, the Xia family stayed at home to accompany the children. Yin Heng went to the early court first, and then reunited with Meng Yan at the Shouwang Mansion.

Very early in the morning, the door of Shouwang Mansion was wide open, and the housekeeper and his servants began to welcome guests in front of the door.

The first ones were scattered wives from various families.

Meng Yan went there neither too early nor too late.

As soon as they entered the gate of the palace and presented congratulatory gifts, someone sang and reported the whereabouts of each family at the gate.

Concubine Shou was also welcoming guests in the front yard, chatting with several wives, when she heard that Prince Yinwu's mansion was coming, she stepped forward to greet them.

King Shou is sixty years old today, and Princess Shou is also in her fifties.However, she is well maintained, she looks only in her forties, and there are inevitably some light wrinkles on her face, but her complexion is fair, and her hair is not too gray.

She and Shou Wang have always been a model couple in the court. Both of them are gentle and approachable, so these officials and their wives in the court seldom use Shou Wang and his wife as a topic of discussion.

Concubine Shou saw that only Meng Yan and her maid came, and seeing that there was no one else behind her, she asked with a smile, "Princess Yin Wu, is Mrs. Zun not here today?"

Meng Yan replied: "My mother is not feeling well, she is resting at home, and asked me to pay my respects to Aunt Huang."

Concubine Shou said: "I'm not feeling well, I should rest well, my body is important." She said with emotion, "I just remembered how brave and strong Princess Yin Wu's mother was when she filed a lawsuit against Dali Temple, but later I have never seen her come out and walk around, so I want to invite her to come and sit."

Meng Yan said: "Thank you, Aunt Huang, for your kindness."

Concubine Shou led Meng Yan into the garden to sit.

Meng Yan brought Chongyi and Yan'er with her, and when she arrived at a pavilion in the garden, there were also a few wives there.

When Lord Ming Yan came, he sat in the pavilion with Meng Yan for a while.

It's just that after he didn't say a few words, Mrs. Ming almost came to call her.

After Ming Yanjun went back to her mother's house last time, she can't go back casually, so as not to make people gossip.Therefore, meeting people from the Ming family is usually at these large and small banquets.

Meng Yan understood very well, and said to Lord Ming Yan: "Go. If you don't listen to your mother's nagging, she will probably be anxious."

Lord Ming Yan said: "How do you know that my mother likes to chatter?"

Meng Yan laughed and said, "Because my mother is like this too. When I'm patient, I can chatter for an hour or two, making my hearing numb and my head muddy."

Ming Yanjun laughed when he heard the words, and said: "If I had been by my mother's side all the time, she would have been chattering non-stop. In the future, I would use excuses to escape." After saying that, she followed the person who called her, Turning back to Meng Yan again, "I'll come back to you later."

Then the wives of the Xie family also came.

Usually, apart from the royal family members, among the officials and eunuchs, the wife of the Xie family is the most beautiful.There are many vassals everywhere.

The Xie family produced empresses from the harem and important ministers from the imperial court. They were powerful and deeply rooted, so prominent and noble that no one dared to offend them.

Mrs. Xie's family came to Shouwang Mansion, and all the wives in Shouwang's mansion had to salute, even the Shouwang Concubine.

Soon, the queen also arrived in person.

The ladies hurriedly got up and went to the front to greet them.

The queen smiled and said: "I can't wait for the emperor to go up and down, so come over and have a look first. No, I heard you talking and laughing as soon as I entered the door."

It is a great honor for the Queen to attend the birthday banquet in person.

Today's weather is fine, as if sweeping away the heavy snow that shrouded in the last winter, a ray of sunlight leaked out of the clouds, showing a bright golden color, slowly opening the curtain of early spring.

The whole world seemed to light up.

The queen didn't sit in the hall anymore, but led a group of female relatives to sit in a spacious area of ​​the garden.

At first, everyone was just talking about this early spring season, when the cold weather is expected to dissipate, and it will be a little warmer, it will be suitable for outings.In this regard, the wives all recommended what they think is a good place for outings, and some of them must go together when they meet.

Then they talked about the envoys from the Kingdom of Lang who had already entered the capital, and they were all looking forward to the result.

The women knew very well that they couldn't discuss the political affairs of the court, so when the conversation turned off, they naturally turned to the relationship between Meng Yan and the Xia family and the Prince of Lang.

The matter of Meng Yan was settled, and everyone had nothing to talk about, but they were quite interested in the rumors about her mother and Prince Lang.

Meng Yan took a sip of tea and said calmly: "My mother has always been at ease in the house, and the emperor also sent her father-in-law to inquire about this matter, and ordered no one to slander and frame her. Do you ladies have any objections to this?"

Today her mother didn't come, these people would try every means to divert the conversation in this direction, if her mother came, so what?

The noble ladies exchanged glances with each other, and then fell silent.

But someone said: "If it's just a rumor, no one dares to talk nonsense, for fear that it will become true. Princess Yin Wu, you have to be careful, now that the envoys of the Lang Kingdom have arrived, if the honored lady is really hurt What a grievance, it's the time for the emperor and empress to make decisions for Mrs. Zun!"

It sounds sincere, as if he wants to do justice for others.

Meng Yan said: "Madam, don't worry, my mother hasn't suffered any grievances. If you really want to say that you have been wronged, it is probably because you were hurt by your tongue."

(End of this chapter)