On the 12th day of February, during the Flower Festival, noble ladies in the capital went out to attend parties. Li Fanling, the concubine of Duke Li's mansion, is going to hold a "tea tasting party by the fire".
Ji Jun, Ji Nin all received invitations, and Li Fanling also gave an invitation to each of the ladies of the Huai'an Marquis.
This surprised Ji Jun and Ji Min. The crown prince’s wife, Wang, had always set her sights on others, but now she actually allowed Li Fanling to invite all the legitimate daughters and concubines of the Hou family.
In the past, there was little contact between the Duke of Li and the Marquis of Huai'an. I heard that Mrs. Wang looked down on the Huai'an Marquis's style of pretending to be fat.
It is said that both the Duke of Li State and the Hou family of Huai'an are considered nobles. However, the reputation of the old Marquis of Huai'an was far less than that of the old Duke of Li State, and the Duke of Li State tended to choose the mistress from a well-known family. The father of Ji Min's grandmother, Madam Yue, Today's Crown Prince's wife, Wang's father, is both a bachelor, and Mrs. Yue's father is from second place.
The Marquis of Huai'an tends to be close to the emperor's relatives. For example, Hong Peiju's maternal grandfather was a minister of the Ministry of Industry, and her mother was also from a well-known family. However, her maternal grandfather died early, and her uncle was still young and had no time to enter the officialdom. Fortunately, Hong Peiju was at that time. His aunt was betrothed to the cousin of the Prince of Rongan County, which was regarded as an in-law relationship with the Prince of Rongan County's family, and the marriage with the Marquis of Huai'an was further stabilized.
After decades of this, the heritage of Huai'an Marquis Mansion naturally cannot be compared with that of Duke Li's Mansion.
On the day of the Hua Chao Festival, the Jijun sisters and the ladies from the Huai'an Marquis Mansion came to the Duke Li's Mansion as scheduled.
Ji Jun soon discovered that the protagonist today did not seem to be Li Fanling, but the daughter of Shangguan Duwei, one of the Twelve Thunder Warriors: the legitimate daughter Shangguan Xuesheng and the concubine Shangguan Xuebi.
From the flattering words of many people, Ji Jun learned that this Shangguan Xuesheng was going to marry the third prince.
Shangguan Xuesheng has a plump body and a round face, and his appearance is indeed good, but he can never be regarded as the most powerful person in the country. In addition, today's excessive use of hairpins and gorgeous clothing makes the whole person look cumbersome.
Shangguan Xuebi, on the other hand, is completely different from my sister. She has a light body and charming eyes. She is dressed in a pink winter coat and a white cloak.
Let's put it this way, if compared with the ladies in the Marquis of Huai'an, only Yuyan and Liuli are better than Shangguan Xuebi.
Ji Jun is not interested in royal gossip. However, he saw a flash of sarcasm in Ji Min's eyes, which quickly dissipated. He lowered his head and took a sip of tea, lowered his eyes and smiled, as if he was listening attentively to the chatter of the people around him.
I thought it was a bit trivial, so I’ll take a look at the content again when I go back!
The Baihua Hall of Duke Li's Mansion was very large, with two tea stoves placed in the middle, with maids tending the charcoal fire and adding water to make tea.
The invited ladies were sitting around. Desserts and fruits are placed on the coffee table.
In the melon-eating spirit of "not afraid of big things", Ji Jun glanced around, relying on the observation methods accumulated from scientific research in his previous life, and quickly discovered that the people in the hall were divided into three small piles:
There was a group of people, mainly Shangguan sisters, surrounded by ladies who were flattering Shangguan Xuesheng, the "quasi-prince's concubine". Except for a few daughters who are also from the "Thunder Warrior" family, the official positions of their fathers and brothers are not very high, such as the daughter of the Wailang family who is a member of the household department, the daughter of the Dali Temple, Bao Chang and Mei Lin among them. They all seem to have a high status.
Secondly, headed by Yangxu County Princess, the daughter of the Long'an County Prince, and the people around her are Qi Yueniang and Qi Yuejiao, the granddaughters of Prime Minister Qi, and several ladies from the families of Qin Guogong and Ning Guogong.
The third one is the relatives of Duke Li, Ji Junji and the two concubine daughters of Wang's brother's family, Wang Jiao and Wang Mei. The other one, the daughter of the Prince of Guangning County, the Princess of Qili County
Kind of a cousin. Because the Princess of Guangning County and the Wang family are half-sisters!
Ji Jun was secretly speechless, the barriers are so clear! For example, the second team, which is where the top wealthy families of the Great Zhou Dynasty are located. Not to mention, the prospective third prince and concubine, even the empress, is here. I guess this group of people will not be particularly groveling!
Tsk tsk, this is the confidence!
As for our own team, General Shangguan used to be a subordinate of Ni'er's maternal grandfather, then he was a subordinate of Uncle Ni'er, and now he is a subordinate of his uncle. He can't flatter her!
Huh? That Shangguan Xuesheng looked straight at him, what's going on? Still very unfriendly!
Sister, let’s meet for the first time today, okay? I didn't offend you!
Look at her figure and slim waist, she is definitely a new force in eating bacon burritos, roast duck burritos, and slow-bao buns!
Is it because I ate too many burritos at Good Neighbor and felt the discount was too little?
No way! We always give discounts and add fractions, so we are the best!
Tsk tsk, I seem to smell the smoke of gunpowder!
Sure enough, just listening, a woman next to Shangguan Xuebi laughed and said: "I didn't expect that there would be a merchant woman sneaking into the tea party around the fire for the eldest lady of the Duke's Palace!"
Another woman sneered: "There must be someone who wants to cling to Sister Shangguan, but yet they act so aloof. It's really hilarious!"
Ji Jun Xun Sheng looked around and saw Shangguan Xuesheng staring this way with his eyes widened, his slightly thick eyebrows tense like a fighting cock, showing a bit of arrogance and difficulty.
Some people around Shangguan Xuesheng showed expressions of gloating, while Bao Chang and Mei Lin looked away uneasily and timidly.
Oh, it seems that Shangguan Xuesheng saw that County Master Yangxu and others on her side were not very respectful to her, and was worried that others would look down on her. In addition, some people fanned the flames, so he wanted to scare the monkeys and establish his own authority!
At this time, Shangguan Xuesheng regarded herself as the "quasi-prince's concubine" and looked condescending and arrogant to everyone. Especially when her eyes fell on Ji Jun, it seemed more like she was sizing up an item.
It makes people very uncomfortable and unhappy!
If she had been less courageous and had poor mental quality, this teenage girl might have been stared at by Shangguan Xuesheng until she cried!
"What a joke!" County Master Yangxu put down the tea cup with a loud bang.
Even if you want to curry favor with her, you have to curry favor with her, the daughter of a county prince. Who would curry favor with a lady from a fourth-rank official family like you?
"Hmph!" The Lord of Jili County also made a sound, and said in a strange way: "What is Sister Yangxu so upset about? Is it possible that Sister doesn't know about Brother Three Emperors?"
"The Holy Emperor and the Empress are worried about Brother Three Emperors' affairs. I advise my younger sister to also control her thoughts!" Yangxu's delicate eyebrows, beautiful facial features, and sparkling gems on his head and face make him more delicate and luxurious. At this time, he was sarcastic. Unabashedly.
Ji Jun's eyes suddenly got a little bigger, and he was excited, thinking to himself, is there a big melon here? I seem to remember that in the book, the head of County Li was particularly infatuated with the third prince. Alas, eldest sister, you are close relatives, so that’s not okay!
The pretty face of the Lord of Jili County turned red instantly, and he said angrily: "I want you to take care of it!"
"Tsk." County Master Yangxu chuckled and continued to drink tea.
You asked for this. I was rushing towards that idiot from the Shangguan family, and you bumped into me.
Ji Min secretly said to Ji Yun: "The royal marriage proposal needs to be reviewed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the emperor will issue a decree to grant the marriage."
"Oh!" Ji Jun nodded to express his understanding. Shangguan Xuesheng was just wishful thinking!
You are brave enough, I admire you!
And, also, stupid!
This kind of thing, wait until it is finalized, worship heaven and earth, enter the bridal chamber, and get some treasure book and seal, what are you going to say!
But it's not surprising. Su Jin still thinks that his good son Hong Xianglin is already the heir apparent of the Hou family!
There are many people who don’t know where to place themselves!
If I were already the third prince's concubine, I might consider being more tolerant. Since I'm not yet, if I don't regain my place in front of so many people, how can I survive in this circle in the future?
It’s not certain who will use it to establish authority!
Thinking of this, Ji Jun closed his eyes slightly, only his lips moved slightly, and he didn't know what he was mumbling.
After a while, Ji Jun slowly opened his eyes and was suddenly startled!
The Lord of Jili County was leaning in front of her, looking at her blankly, maybe to hear what she was mumbling.
Zuili looked curious: "Miss Ji, did you close your eyes just now so that you would not be out of sight and out of mind?"
Ji Jun sighed, shook his head and said sincerely: "Master Qili County, you don't know something. The glaring face of Miss Shangguan just now is really like no other in the world. It has been born after thousands of years. Alas, I can't help but Reminds me of someone who looks very much like my great-grandmother..."
"Pfft!" Qi Yuejiao couldn't hold it back, and the tea in her mouth spurted out!
The head of Yangxu County, "..."
Did I hear that correctly?
"It's really unworthy of me! I'm rushing to be someone's great-grandson!" Someone laughed out loud.
The head of Jili County was stunned for a moment, a little surprised: "Huh?"
Ji Jun took a deep breath, and a look of sadness appeared on his face: "It looks very much like the portrait my great-grandmother left before she passed away. At that time, her personal maid was good at painting, and she used a pen to capture the last bright face of my great-grandmother. ! I just recited the "Rebirth Mantra" once, just to pray devoutly for my great-grandmother, and to bless her to achieve bliss as soon as possible! Thank you! Miss Shangguan!"
Shangguan Xuesheng: "..."
Do you want me to be polite?
It sounds like I got a big advantage. Why do everyone look so weird?
Shangguan Xuebi: "..."
She is cursing you! Didn't you hear it? idiot!
