The scenes of ice and snow inside the princess's mansion are completely different from those outside the mansion. It is still early in the day, and lanterns have been hung in the mansion. The garden is full of wintersweets in full bloom, and the plum fragrance is fragrant. Walking there feels like you are on a fairy mountain above nine heavens.
There are many people admiring the plum blossoms and writing poems, but they don't feel cold.
The banquet was held in a warm and spacious inner hall, and it had not yet started. At this moment, Zhaohua was personally taking care of all the details of the banquet, even down to how to arrange the dishes and how to add wine, and had to give instructions to the maids.
Zhu Sijia didn't even notice that she had entered the house.
Zhu Sijia didn't let anyone come to disturb her, she just stood quietly at the door and watched.
Everyone said that Zhaohua was strong and domineering, and refused to let go of her golden body. She came and went as soon as the Marquis of Guangping was called upon, showing no dignity or virtue that a woman should have.
He had heard a lot of opinions from outsiders, and as time went by, he might have thought the same thing himself, so he completely ignored Zhaohua's contribution to him.
Zhaohua was so busy preparing for his birthday party that she was out of breath. From the happy smile on her face, it was easy to see that she really liked and valued this consort very much, and the Marquis of Guangping could sense it even if he was a piece of wood.
Zhu Scarlett couldn't help but lower her eyelashes. Would it be a sin to rashly disturb other people's happiness?
It's just such a false happiness. Sooner or later, the truth will come out. At that time, Zhaohua will bear greater pain and price.
"I didn't entertain you well, and I didn't notice Jieyu's arrival." Zhaohua's voice interrupted her thoughts, "What are you doing, Jieyu, standing at the door in a daze? It's so cold. If your body is frozen, Xuanzhi I'm afraid I'm going to be questioned."
Zhu Sijia put away the complexity in her eyes and smiled lightly: "Sister Huang is busy at work, I dare not interrupt you rashly."
Zhaohua stepped forward, took her arm and led her into the house, and said sincerely: "Look at your haggard face. Recently, because Xuanzhi took those two young people south to suppress the bandits, have you not been able to sleep well?"
Zhu Sijia: "No one knows me better than Sister Huang."
Zhaohua took her to the top position and patted her hand:
"No need to worry, Xuanzhi has fought more battles than anyone else. When he was fighting against Baiyue in Nanping, it was winter, and he led tens of thousands of troops southward from Jianmen Pass. Didn't he still win a great victory?"
"The reason why he chose to march overnight this time was to fight a surprise battle. Not to mention the group of evil bandits at Jianmen Pass, he left for several days before Xijing City knew that he was out to suppress bandits. Presumably, those evil bandits must have The bandits were even more unexpected. They had just robbed the goods, but before they had time to rejoice, the emperor would personally liquidate the latter."
"What's more, he intends to promote Uncle Chiayi and Uncle Wu Xing. They are young, and there are currently few opportunities for military attachés to make contributions. It is reasonable for Xuanzhi to take them out to expand their knowledge and show off their skills. He cannot be allowed to You two will play polo for the rest of your life, right?"
Changle Palace usually had few visitors, and the maids in the palace didn't know much about the affairs of the court. Even if they tried to comfort Zhu Sijia, they couldn't comfort her enough.
But when Zhaohua said this, Zhu Sijia completely lost her worries and the smile on her face became brighter.
The two talked for a while, and Zhu Sijia played with Huaijin and Huaiyu for a while.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, night falls, the lanterns are first lit, the banquet begins, and the birthday boy, Guangping Hou, finally appears.
According to the etiquette, even if it was a banquet at the princess's house, Zhu Sijia had to sit alone in a high seat and look down on everyone. At first, she was a little uncomfortable with it, but luckily Zhaohua's seat was right next to her.
If Yan Xiu also went out of the palace to attend the banquet with her, she wouldn't be sitting here alone at this moment.
Zhu Sijia swallowed the fish pieces in her mouth and blushed quietly. Why did she suddenly think of Yan Xiu again at this time?
Fortunately, the attention of everyone in the room was attracted by the singer and dancer at the banquet.
Zhu Sijia also took this opportunity to secretly look at Marquis Guangping.
The Marquis of Guangping was handsome and handsome. Before he got married, he was one of the famous handsome men in Beijing.
Just looking at his appearance and demeanor, he is no less than a young man from a well-established family in Beijing. It is completely impossible to tell that his father, the Marquis of Guangping, is from a farmer's family. It is no wonder that Zhaohua fell in love with him at first sight and would not marry him unless he was the one.
But the men in this world are most in need of gold and jade, and their clothes are everywhere.
It is no exaggeration to say that half of Xijing City was seated in this banquet hall today.
When Zhu Sijia retracted her gaze, she met another scorching gaze in the sky impartially.
Yan Xing smiled and toasted her with a glass of wine from a distance.
What's wrong with this hypocrite today?
Zhu Sijia just pretended not to see it.
Compared to the time when she was first reborn, she had learned to suppress her inner fear of Yan Xing. So what if he broke her wings and broke her bones?
That was all a lifetime ago, and the boat has already crossed the Ten Thousand Mountains.
Now, she has nothing to do with Yan Xing. She has the support of the most powerful person in the world. She doesn't need to give Yan Xing any look except for revenge.
It would be nice to smile at him before he dies.
Zhu Sijia turned her attention to the seat of the female family members. There were not many people invited to the birthday banquet today. Most of them were people who were good friends with Zhaohua. Only a handful of people in Beijing could receive Zhaohua's post.
But she didn't expect that Zhu Siying would also appear at the banquet.
Not to mention Zhaohua, even at banquets held by other distinguished families in Beijing, few people sent messages to Zhu Siying.
The fact that she came today must be Zhaohua's intention.
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After the banquet, Zhu Siying was the first to come to Zhu Sijia:
"Sister! I didn't expect to meet you at the eldest princess's residence today. Let me tell you why Princess Zhaohua suddenly sent me a message. It turns out that she wanted us sisters to meet."
This invitation was sent to Prince Yan's Mansion a few days ago. The person who sent it was in a hurry to go to his next home, and he didn't say why Princess Zhaohua suddenly invited Zhu Siying to a banquet.
Zhu Siying was dubious when she got the post.
She simply couldn't believe that the eldest princess would suddenly want to be friends with her. Could it be that she had offended the eldest princess at some time, and this post was asking her to go to the princess's mansion to ask for help?
But the one who had the biggest reaction was Zhu Siyi. Zhu Siyi caught the boy who sent the invitation and questioned her repeatedly, almost to the point of crying, before she accepted that there were no typos on the invitation.
You know, she, Zhu Siyi, is the most noble daughter. How could the eldest princess not invite her?
But this time, the eldest princess really didn't invite her.
Zhu Siying told Zhu Sijia these things and almost laughed out loud.
Zhu Sijia also laughed with her: "Okay, too much words will lead to mistakes, let's not talk about these things. Has anything big happened in the house recently? Do you want me to go back to the house?"
Zhu Siying suddenly became quiet: "It's just a matter of trivial matters. It's just that a few days ago, my mother's old problem happened again, and several doctors were helpless. I originally wanted to send someone to send this news to the palace, but my mother didn't. Jean, she is afraid that you will worry."
Zhu Sijia frowned: "My mother wants to hide such a big thing. Without further ado, let's go back to Prince Yan's Mansion now."
