Today, the palace gate is extremely lively and crowded. Ladies and daughters from various families got off the carriages and queued up in an orderly manner. Every invited minister and his family had a notice to attend the banquet in their hands. The gatekeeper The guards had to check them one by one before allowing entry.
The wealthy ladies who came to the banquet stopped to chat with acquaintances or close friends. Everyone was smiling and behaved dignifiedly. After all, they were the ones who could get the invitation to the palace's New Year's Eve banquet. If you are either a minister of the court or a member of the royal family, etiquette is particularly important to avoid being criticized.
Naturally, the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion was also invited. Today, the brothers and sisters Xiao Minghe and Xiao Yuanyuan came to represent the mansion. As soon as they arrived at the palace gate, they attracted the attention of everyone present.
Everyone looked at the two people with fiery eyes.
Not only because of their extraordinary good looks and temperament, but also because they are members of the Xiao family and the Zhenguo Duke's mansion.
This member of the Xiao family is rarely seen on weekdays. After all, the family has been in the northwest in the past few years. I heard that the reason for returning to the capital during this period was because the old lady in the mansion was seriously ill and had to return to the capital to seek treatment from the imperial doctor. , otherwise I might not even be able to see him today.
Of course, except for Xiao Yuanyuan, the youngest daughter, she returned to the capital more often because of her marriage to the Song Dynasty.
A few days ago, the youngest daughter of the Xiao family broke off their engagement, which shocked everyone in the capital. After all, the two families were considered to be well-matched, but over the years, something unexpected happened when the wedding was about to come.
Later, I learned about the cause and effect. Song Yan was laughed at by the dignitaries and royal family members in the capital for a long time. He was also blacklisted by the wives of various families for choosing a son-in-law. His reputation was completely ruined. In the past two days, it was heard that he had provoked The Jianghu people had their legs broken and their hands broken. They even lost face in the capital city and were completely forgotten by everyone.
Ladies who have boys at home who have reached marriageable age have started to think about it.
As for breaking off the engagement, the wives don’t care at all, okay? I don’t even think about how they would have had the chance to get married to the Duke of Zhenguo if Song Yan, Lord Song’s son, had not caused trouble. That's the Zhenguo Government Office! He is the powerful military attache who controls the 200,000 troops in the northwest! For this matter, we still have to thank Song Yan who can't figure it out? All the thoughtful ladies looked at Xiao Yuanyuan with loving eyes.
Maybe this cute little girl will be their future wife?
This girl's appearance is worthy of being ranked in the capital where beauties are everywhere. As for her personality, although she is a little out of the ordinary, a girl of this age must be so energetic to be liked, right?
So in a moment, Xiao Yuanyuan was surrounded by several ladies who believed that their status was barely worthy of being the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo.
Xiao Minghe was pushed to the side, and he felt helpless for a moment. However, seeing that his Yaomei was quite happy, he had no intention of stepping forward to stop him and let her get used to it more.
"Ouch! County Lord Xiao is really getting more and more beautiful as he grows older. Look, it's hard to find such a handsome person in the entire capital!" It was the wife of the Minister of Dali Temple who spoke. She looked at Xiao more and more. Yuanyuan fell in love with her more and more. The boy at home was already eighteen years old. Several girls from other families were found for him, but he was not satisfied with it. Looking at Xiao Yuanyuan's appearance, she felt that there should be something interesting. Her son was a superficial person. I only like good-looking people.
"That's right, County Master Xiao often comes to the house to play with my daughter when he has free time. The little girl's family will definitely be able to play together! My daughter, haven't you always wanted to find opportunities to get to know County Master Xiao? Don't be embarrassed! Come on! Come on, isn't this just the right time?" After saying that, the wife of the Minister of Justice pulled her shy daughter over.
When other people saw it, oh wow! This is using my daughter to penetrate inside! I can’t tell that you are so treacherous with thick eyebrows and big eyes!
So as if it was a competition, the wives of each family pulled their daughters forward to introduce them to County Lord Xiao.
Xiao Yuanyuan was dazzled, but also very excited. It was the first time she saw such a scene. She was a little girl who loved to laugh and talk. When she saw ladies and ladies from all the families rushing to talk to her, she was also smiling. respond.
The atmosphere was very good for a while.
Of course, Xiao Minghe only saw his youngest sister for a while, and was pulled over by Liao Shinan, who arrived later, to talk to several of their friends of the same age.
"Sister Yuanyuan is really popular with all the ladies and ladies! You can't tell, but this little girl is quite popular!" Liao Shinan sighed as he looked at Xiao Yuanyuan who was surrounded by people not far away.
Xiao Minghe gave him a roll of his eyes. Isn't this bullshit? His sister is so outstanding and cute, only a blind person like Song Yan would let her down. Thinking of this, his eyes were extremely cold for a moment, and then he felt a strong and fiery gaze lingering on him. When he turned around, his eyes became even colder.
Isn't that Song Yan's cousin that day?
It was because of that pretentious woman Song Yan that she treated her youngest sister like this. Xiao Minghe didn't like this person at all, and even felt extremely disgusted with her eyes. The actions of these two cousins were disgusting, so he turned his head and met with Liao Shinan. Chatting with several disciples from aristocratic families, Qin Jiaojiao didn't even blink an eye.
Qin Jiaojiao squeezed the silk handkerchief in her hand and looked at Xiao Minghe with aggrieved and timid eyes, as if Xiao Minghe had betrayed her.
But in her heart, she was angry at Song Yan, that loser. Originally, she was going to be his first wife, but he ended up being disabled. She originally looked down upon Xiao Minghe after seeing Xiao Minghe, and now that he was disabled, she looked down upon him even more. She fell in love, but Xiao Minghe was really attracted to her. Not only his family background and appearance, but also the charm of that man attracted him very much. She felt that she was so beautiful, and only a man like Xiao Minghe was worthy of her, but she Because Song Yan had offended him, she felt extremely regretful after going back that day and wished she had not gone out that day.
Xiao Minghe is the eldest son of Duke Zhen Guo. If Duke Zhen Guo dies in the future, he will be the one to succeed him. If she becomes her stepmother, she will be the next wife of Duke Zhen Guo in the future.
Thinking of this, Qin Jiaojiao felt extremely excited, and the excitement in her chest almost overflowed.
No, she had to find a way. She couldn't marry that cripple Song Yan, she had to marry Xiao Minghe!
A hint of calculation flashed in Qin Jiaojiao's eyes.
Song Jia on the side saw it and couldn't help but sarcastically said, "A toad wants to eat swan meat, so it's pretending to show it to someone every day! Do you think Prince Xiao likes you? You really don't have any self-awareness!!"
Seeing Qin Jiaojiao acting like that, Song Jia couldn't control her temper.
"Jia'er! What are you talking about? Why are you talking to your cousin!" Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of Affairs on the side frowned slightly and said disapprovingly when she saw her daughter looking like this.
