"Look! I have a cigarette to prove it. I'm really fine. Why don't I just sit in front of you now." Xia Luotong said with a smile.
Everyone didn't believe her, but since she didn't want to say anything and it seemed like nothing was wrong, they didn't ask any more questions.
Then, everyone talked about the various things that happened at the palace banquet on New Year's Eve that day. Xia Luotong was a little surprised. She didn't expect that so many things happened without her noticing. It was just as Wu Zechen said As such, this palace banquet is really a place for those with ulterior motives.
"...I really didn't expect that if Zheng Chunhua hadn't revealed it herself, I wouldn't have known that she had wanted to make me look embarrassed during that part of the performance! Fortunately, the three of us prepared the show together. After I performed on the stage, she couldn't pick any more I come out to compete, otherwise I will be embarrassed in public." Xi Menghan said angrily.
"This woman is so vicious! If Jin Yu hadn't happened to meet and save me, that woman would have succeeded!" Whenever she thinks about this in the past few days, she can't help but get so angry that she wants to rush to Anbei. The General's Mansion gave Zheng Chuanhua a good beating.
Xia Luotong really didn't expect that Zheng Chunhua would attack Xi Menghan during the palace banquet. How could these two people be so unruly?
But what surprised her even more was: "Jin Yu actually went to the palace that day? Why didn't I see him at all?"
"It seems that he only planned to say hello to the Queen Mother and then leave. But before he arrived at Cining Palace, he met me on the road first. After that, he was probably disgusted by Zheng Chunhua and disliked this palace banquet. , so I left directly, saying that I would wait until the first day of the first lunar month on the next day before entering the palace to pay my respects to the Queen Mother." Xi Menghan said helplessly, in fact, if she had not been forced to do so, she would not have wanted to attend the palace banquet.
Xia Luotong suddenly realized, no wonder she didn't meet Mu Jinyu in the palace on New Year's Eve.
However, she noticed that Xi Menghan's name for Mu Jinyu had changed, and she didn't know if anything else happened between them that day.
Speaking of Zheng Chunhua, Zuo Xiyan, who had been listening quietly, suddenly spoke: "If nothing unexpected happens, the prince will accept Zheng Chunhua as his concubine."
Liu Zimo on the side said immediately: "Zheng Chunhua will probably be carried into the East Palace in the first half of the year. After all, she returned to Beijing this time to tie the relationship between the Zheng family and the prince closer."
Zuo Xiyan glanced at Liu Zimo calmly, who responded with a faint smile, and then the two of them looked away in unison, as if nothing had happened.
When Xia Luotong and others suddenly heard such news, they raised their eyebrows slightly, but did not say anything more, because they could more or less guess the result. With the relationship between the Zheng family and Fengguo Duke's government, Zheng It is almost a certainty that the family's legitimate daughter will be sent to the East Palace.
However, Xi Menghan said with a strange expression: "The prince seems to like beauties the most, right? With Zheng Chunhua's appearance, will he stay alone in the empty room after entering the East Palace?"
As soon as Xi Menghan said these words, everyone couldn't help laughing.
It is no secret that the prince likes beauties, but Zheng Chunhua is not really a beauty. In this case, what Xi Menghan is "worried" may really happen.
Xia Luotong smiled and said: "It shouldn't be the case. After all, Zheng Chunhua represents the Zheng family. If the prince wants the military power in the northwest, he must show his love for Zheng Chunhua even if it is just a pretense."
"That's true. Besides, once the candlelight goes out, who can see clearly what Zheng Chunhua looks like!" Xi Menghan said, but he laughed first.
She had been in the military camp for a long time, and naturally spoke more freely and boldly. Xia Luotong and the other men were fine, but Si Hanyan blushed a little and couldn't help but steal a glance at Yue Qinglu.
Although Zheng Chunhua's marriage to the prince as a concubine has not yet been announced, everyone knew that this matter was basically out of the question, so they talked about other things.
The people in the room were familiar to each other on weekdays, and the conversation was lively. As they were talking, they somehow mentioned Xia Luotong's Lingshan Pavilion, which was about to open.
"I will go to celebrate your opening tomorrow." Zuo Xiyan said with a gentle expression.
"I will definitely go to support the shop you open." Liu Zimo would not let Zuo Xiyan give in. He glanced at the latter lightly and followed up decisively.
The other people also expressed that they would definitely be there tomorrow. Xi Menghan also said: "My mother said that she will also come to support you tomorrow. She also said that she will book a private room with you and she will have a banquet in your Lingshan Pavilion. A few ladies and ladies you know well are here to promote you."
Xia Luotong was moved after hearing this. She actually didn't meet Mrs. Xi that many times, but Mrs. Xi was really good to her. She often cared about her and greeted her without saying anything, and would also give her rare gifts every now and then. The fruits and melons were given to her at the palace. Although she was not a relative, she was better than a relative. It was much better than the so-called relatives of the gang in the Xia Mansion. At least Li had never cared about her at all.
Mrs. Xi said that she was coming tomorrow. Xia Luotong was naturally very welcoming and said with a smile on her face: "Mrs. Xi just brings her friends, and all the expenses for tomorrow will be mine."
"Wow! Then can Hanyan and I have a table alone? Being with those ladies will affect my appetite!" Xi Menghan's eyes were shining, and he smiled politely with Xia Luotong.
"Can I still ignore you? Of course, I will obey you." Xia Luotong looked at Xi Menghan funny, this girl has exactly the same attributes as herself, they are both big foodies!
Lingshan Pavilion has been in preparation for a long time and will open tomorrow. Everyone here is her master and friends who have a good relationship with Xia Luotong, so she naturally has nothing to hide.
After chatting for a long time, Xia Luotong drank a lot of tea and planned to go to a clean room. Fuguang Residence was already as familiar as her own home, so she did not greet Lindong who was waiting in the side hall next door and went alone. Went to the clean room.
As soon as she came out of the clean room, she spotted Liu Zimo standing against a tree not far away.
"Why do you always like to block people near the clean room? Do you have a hobby?" Xia Luotong looked at Liu Zimo funny. The last time he was in Xia Mansion, he was like today, always guarding the clean room. Intercept yourself on the road.
"If I couldn't find a chance to talk to you alone, why would I choose to be here?" Liu Zimo pretended to be helpless and shook his head, but there was a smile on his lips.
Xia Luotong said with a smile: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Why is Tong'er so heartless? We haven't talked alone for a few days, but now that we finally have some time, Tong'er is so anxious." Although there was a sense of grievance in his tone, Liu Zimo's face was still full of grievances. Wear a smile.
