The boy replied: "He looks like a staff member, looks gentle, and looks to be in his thirties..."
Dou Shangshu searched in his mind and couldn't find a suitable candidate, but he did listen to the words. Secrets are not necessarily the truth... Does this mean that the secret of the prince's life experience is not necessarily true?
"Where is the guest? Take him to my study immediately."
"The guest has left." The boy was a little panicked, "Young man, are you going to chase him back?"
Dou Shangshu frowned: "Everyone has left, can you still chase them back?"
The boy was silent.
"You go down."
"yes."
Dou Shangshu raised his head and glanced at the blue sky and white clouds. Today is a happy day for his daughter to leave the court. The front is bustling and full of joy, but at this juncture, he is worried about the future fate of the Dou family...
well.
Party strife is indeed a fatal thing.
If he had been a pure minister from the beginning and not involved in anything, wouldn't he have so much trouble now?
Compared with Shangshu Dou's melancholy, the streets of the imperial city were lively and noisy at this time, with firecrackers blasting.
Two newlyweds walked around the streets of the Imperial City. One got off the sedan outside the gate of the Seventh Prince's Mansion, and the other got off the sedan outside the gate of the Eighth Prince's Mansion. The two newlyweds were led by their husbands and paved along the road. They walked through the red carpet and went to the wedding hall where the emperor and empress were.
The ceremony officer shouted: "The auspicious time has come, the bridegroom and the bride are bowing down to the high hall!"
Emperor Mu and the Queen, who were sitting in the chief seats, had smiles on their faces, while Concubine Li, who was in the second place, looked at the scene in front of her excitedly. The sourness and fear that she had felt for so many years seemed to have been swept away at this moment, leaving only the love for her son and daughter-in-law. bless.
The emperor and empress came to solemnize the wedding in person, so the momentum was naturally huge.
In addition to the royal family members, all the ministers from the DPRK and China who could come or not came to the wedding in person.
Because the two princes were twins, a door was opened between the two princes' palaces. The wedding banquets in the two palaces were not treated differently, but the seats were arranged according to the status of the guests.
The servants led the guests to their seats in an orderly manner.
Rong Cang and Qi Jin were sitting in the attic near the water. The scenery here was good. Sitting in front of the window, you could see pavilions, rockeries and lakes outside the window. It was suitable for young people to chat while eating and drinking. When the mood came up, they could also Write two poems based on the scenery outside the window to show your talent.
But it's obviously inappropriate to show off your talent today.
The young guests sat around the prince and complimented him constantly. Even Uncle Xie Xiaoguo and Prince Qi were surrounded by many people.
The scholar from an aristocratic family chatted enthusiastically with Uncle Xie Xiaoguo, his words were gentle and polite.
The men who have been practicing martial arts since childhood all chatted with Rong Cang or Qi Shizi, and their speech and behavior were even more bold. Prince Chen, who had always been the focus of the powerful princes, felt even more shabby today, with only a few people around him, all of whom were former subordinates. The son of a minister from King Yu Chen's faction.
The well-trained maids came in with fine wine and delicacies, and placed the wine and delicacies on each table in an orderly manner with their eyebrows lowered and their eyes lowered.
Everyone at the banquet had the same utensils, but Rong Cang and Chen Wang were different. Whether it was wine cups or bowls and plates, they were different from everyone else.
Prince Qi saw the difference at a glance and asked lightly: "Why are the wine cups of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Chen different?"
The maid replied: "The Crown Prince and His Highness King Chen have a distinguished status. In order to distinguish themselves from other guests, so..."
"Whose idea was it?"
The maid was silent for a moment: "Aunt Hao, who is in charge of the palace affairs today, ordered this servant to send her off like this. It may be the seventh prince's idea."
Qi Jin smiled: "How stupid is the Seventh Prince to act like this? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince uses a silver cup, and Prince Chen uses a gold cup? How do the people in your house do things?"
King Chen smiled lightly: "Don't be upset, Prince Qi. I should give this to His Highness the Crown Prince. Maybe they were careless and made a mistake."
Rong Cang said coldly: "No need."
"These are the rules and no one can violate them." King Chen insisted, turning to the maid and telling the maid, "Put these all in front of His Royal Highness."
"yes."
Qi Jin's eyes were attentive, and he always felt that there was something wrong with today's battle.
…
In Yanran's house in the inner courtyard, Mo Yu hurriedly walked up the stairs to the second floor and walked to Chu Yunfei: "Crown Princess."
Chu Yunfei turned to look at her.
Mo Yu came closer and whispered something in her ear. Chu Yunfei's face cooled down a little. He glanced at the people at the table from the corner of his eye and nodded calmly: "I understand."
Mo Yu retreated and stood a little further away from the main table but within a safe distance. Together with Sheng Xia and Bao Chan, he always paid attention to what was going on in the attic.
"Princess, what happened outside?" Princess Hengjun noticed that Chu Yunfei's expression was wrong and asked with some worry, "My father and mother are both present today. If there is anything wrong, I should report it to them in time."
Chu Yunfei smiled faintly: "It's okay, I just told Rong Cang to drink less when I went out, but he still drank a lot."
Princess Hengjun breathed a sigh of relief: "What did I think it was? How can men not drink when we are together? Besides, today is the day when the seventh brother and the eighth brother are happy. The princess should not be too strict with the prince."
Jiang Ying sat aside without saying a word, turning a deaf ear to their conversation.
Chu Yunfei nodded: "Sister-in-law three is right."
Then she called Mo Yu over: "Go and tell the prince, don't get drunk."
Mo Yu nodded: "Yes."
They were sitting in the women's banquet living room in the inner courtyard. It was still some distance away from the outer hall. Chu Yunfei went to talk to Rong Cang by herself, which would inevitably attract people's attention.
However……
There was a sneer at the corner of her mouth, and her eyes glanced at Jiang Ying intentionally or unintentionally: "How could Sixth Sister-in-law be so generous today and let King Chen bring out the concubine?"
It is not unusual for a concubine to be brought out to attend a prince's wedding banquet. The concubine also has some official title and rank, which is different from the concubine who is not worthy of the stage. However, King Chen's attitude is different from the past because he has never brought any concubine with him before. After passing the concubine, and today he is extremely cold to the princess Jiang Ying, but instead greets the concubine with greetings, making people can't help but be curious about their relationship as husband and wife.
The prince gets married, and the emperor and empress preside over the wedding.
There were a lot of people here today, and it was inevitable that some sharp-eyed people would notice the problems between King Chen and his wife, and there were also many people who enjoyed the show.
But Jiang Ying seemed to be calmer than usual. From entering the palace to sitting down in the attic, she turned a blind eye to the strange looks from around her and looked abnormally calm.
Chu Yunfei knew what was wrong with her.
Thinking of what Mo Yu had just reported, Chu Yunfei could only sigh that there is no lower limit to the viciousness of people's hearts. At the same time, he also understood the reason why the concubine of Prince Chen's palace came to the banquet with Prince Chen openly today - she was pregnant, and Jiang Ying showed her tolerance. Du, specially asked King Chen to bring his concubine out to have fun.
However, neither King Chen nor the concubine knew that this was Jiang Ying's plan to kill two birds with one stone.
Chu Yunfei raised his eyes slightly and looked at Jiang Ying: "The concubine of Prince Chen's palace has a beautiful appearance and a gentle temper. I heard that she never causes trouble and will not compete with the princess for favor."
Jiang Ying nodded: "Yes."
"I didn't see her out very often before, what happened today?" Chu Yunfei smiled faintly, but there was a cold look in his eyes, as if he had already understood her plot, "With King Chen's cautious temperament, the concubine If you are pregnant, shouldn’t you stay in the palace to take good care of your baby?”
Jiang Ying said calmly: "The Crown Princess is also pregnant."
"I am different from her." Chu Yunfei said casually, "The maids around me are all very skilled and can protect me more than enough. I don't know if there is anyone around the concubine to protect her. There are so many people today. It would be bad if an accident happens. .”
