"Your Majesty, the crown prince is honored." Xia Luotong replied calmly, with no change in his expression, as if Zheng had just said hello to her briefly.
Zheng was not surprised by Xia Luotong's reaction, because from her observations when she occasionally appeared during this period, she knew that Xia Luotong was not simple, so there was nothing wrong with Xia Luotong not answering her words. Special reaction.
Seeing that all the guests had almost arrived, Mrs. Zheng brought up the matter of Zheng Chunhua and once again announced in front of everyone that Zheng Chunhua was about to enter the East Palace as the crown prince's concubine.
Everyone here had already known about this, but at this time they still expressed their congratulations very much, causing Zheng Chunhua to blush.
Xia Luotong watched coldly from the side. Zheng and Zheng Chunhua's faces were full of joy, but there was a burst of laughter in their hearts.
Zheng Chunhua's joy may be true, because for her, being able to marry the prince as a concubine may be a really happy thing, but this marriage may not necessarily be a good thing for the crown prince's concubine, Zheng.
You must know that although Crown Princess Zheng is Zheng Chunhua’s aunt, she is also the Crown Princess’s biological mother! Xia Luotong didn't believe that Mrs. Zheng would be really happy that her niece married the prince and shared the prince's favor with her own daughter!
But this matter is not something that Zheng can control. This is just a political marriage, and it is also something that has been destined for a long time. Zheng also knows that her niece will marry into the East Palace sooner or later, because Zheng Chunhua represents the entire Zheng family. Attitude.
After announcing the crown prince's concubine, Madam Zheng introduced her second daughter, Lei Manhe, as if by the way. Although she introduced her in just a few sentences, how could the people present not know about Madam Zheng? mean?
The Princess of Ruirong County is also a well-known noblewoman in Beijing. Who doesn't recognize her? Why introduce it again in public? This is naturally a sign that Mrs. Zheng is interested in looking after her husband as the Prime Minister of Ruirong County!
For a moment, all the ladies present showed tacit expressions, and many of them even showed expressions of intention, obviously having thoughts about this.
Everyone who could be invited to the banquet of the Duke of Feng today was all from a certain family, so naturally many people were interested in the daughter of the Duke of Feng. After all, if she could get married to the Duke of Feng, , wouldn’t that be equivalent to directly establishing a foothold in the prince’s camp?
Li in the crowd also had this idea. Xia Zhihe had discussed this matter with her a few days ago. Both of them felt that if they could marry the head of Ruirong County, it would be a great help to the Xia family.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Li's eyes changed slightly when she looked at Ruirong County Lord, as if she was satisfied no matter how she looked at him.
Just when Mrs. Li, like many other ladies, was thinking about how to strike up a conversation and get closer, the Crown Princess Zheng seemed to have read their thoughts and spoke with a smile on her face. .
"The weather is so nice today. It's a pity for us to be confined in this flower hall. Why not go to the garden to enjoy the flowers, and let the juniors go for a walk in the garden."
As soon as Zheng's words came out, everyone's expectations were met. Most of the people came here prepared today. Naturally, they didn't want to stay in the flower hall all the time, so they all agreed and moved to the garden.
The garden of Fengguo Duke's Mansion is really not small. Many seasonal flowers are in full bloom at this time, and the scenery is excellent.
Mrs. Zheng had just led a group of ladies and ladies into the garden when she happened to meet a group of people coming from the other direction. It was the young men who were attending the banquet led by Prince Lei of the Duke's Mansion.
As soon as the two sides met, the young men and ladies quietly looked at each other. This scene fell in Xia Luotong's eyes, and she couldn't help but feel funny.
Isn't this just a blind date conference?
There are quite a few young ladies attending the banquet today. I think all the ladies have the same idea. After all, the families who can come to this banquet have decent family backgrounds. No family will turn a blind eye to such a suitable opportunity. of.
Mrs. Zheng obviously knew about this situation, so she followed everyone's wishes and arranged an activity in the garden so that these unmarried gentlemen and young ladies of the right age could get to know each other.
This kind of blind date activity was naturally meaningless to Xia Luotong, who was already Princess An, so she looked back and forth at the two parties leisurely.
On the male guest's side, she saw Xia Hongzhang's figure at a glance, and Xia Hongzhang was also looking towards the female guest. His eyes searched the crowd for a moment, and soon settled on a certain place.
Xia Luotong followed his gaze. Although there were several ladies gathered together, she could easily identify Xia Hongzhang's target because Lei Manhe was among the ladies.
It turns out that the Xia family also targeted Lei Manhe and wanted to be in-laws with the Duke of Fengguo?
Sensing that Li's eyes also had such a meaning, Xia Luotong's eyes flashed with a hint of ridicule, feeling very ridiculous that the Xia family had such an idea.
Although Xia Zhihe is the Minister of Rites, in terms of official position, his only legitimate son is indeed worthy of being the legitimate second daughter of the Duke's Palace. However, the first generation of the Xia family has just emerged, and the family's financial resources are meager. How did Xia Zhihe climb to this position? , who among the people with some foundation in Beijing is not aware of this matter?
Xia Zhihe became what he is today thanks to his father-in-law, Mr. Li Ge, and his own abilities are not outstanding. Therefore, any family that has accumulated a lot of experience does not think highly of a family like the Xia family, let alone a queen now born. and a prince concubine in the Fengguo Duke's palace. What's more, although Lei Manhe is the second daughter, she still bears the title of county head.
If Xia Hongzhang had his own abilities, such as being like the two outstanding figures in the capital, the possibility would be greater. But now, let alone Xia Hongzhang's official position, he has not even passed the imperial examination. , he has nothing but the title of the legitimate son of the Minister of Rites, so how can he be noticed by others?
Although Xia Luotong is not optimistic about the Xia family's idea, it is obvious that the Xia family themselves do not think so. In their opinion, he is qualified and even quite promising.
Seeing that they felt so good about themselves, Xia Luotong had no other idea except to laugh.
The two parties met, greeted each other, and walked toward the garden together.
There is an open water pavilion by the lake in the garden, and there is a banquet arranged in advance outside the water pavilion, which is completely enough to accommodate so many people.
The weather is good today. All the male guests chose to sit at the open-air banquet outside the water pavilion. Most of the ladies also chose this place. As soon as everyone sat down, the Lei family master came out to host the game, and the atmosphere quickly became lively. .
Xia Luotong followed Mrs. Zheng and a group of ladies into the waterside pavilion and sat down. Along with them were a few ladies who didn't like to join in the fun, but there was one person among them who somewhat surprised Xia Zhilu, that person was Xia Zhilu.
