It was early August, and the sun was blazing.
General Zhu Guo returns to court, and people come and go. At this time every five years, the Yun family will hold a banquet to entertain the guests.
When Yun first arrived, there were already many people in the courtyard. Men and women were not seated separately. According to official rank, each family sat at one table.
As soon as she arrived, the Xie family arrived.
Xie Jingyu came with Xie Shian and Xie Ping.
"Mother."
Xie Shi'an and Xie Ping shouted at the same time.
Yun Chu nodded: "There are many distinguished guests today, so be careful."
"Brother An, follow me. Sister Ping, follow your mother." Xie Jingyu said, "Don't say anything you shouldn't. Don't embarrass your grandfather."
The four of them walked into the Yun family's door together.
After entering, Xie Jingyu saw many high-ranking officials that he would never be able to make friends with on ordinary days, such as the Grand Master, the Six Ministers, the Cabinet Bachelor... Basically all the most important officials in the court were here, and everyone was in small groups. Talking together without the emperor seemed very casual and comfortable.
Since the general had not returned to the Yun family yet, only Yunze and a branch of the Yun family were there to receive the male guests. Although the junior members of the Yun family did not have high official positions, which of those first- and second-grade officials would dare to look down on Yunze?
"Master Xie." His colleague Master Yuan came over to say hello, "General Yun will probably stay for a few days when he returns to the court. As his son-in-law, Master Xie has the opportunity to drink with the first-rank general of the current court, which is very enviable."
How could Xie Jingyu not hear that this was a sarcasm, that he relied on the Yun family and his father-in-law.
He said calmly: "Then Mr. Yuan must be envious."
Mr. Yuan couldn't help but choke.
Sure enough, if a person has a backer, he will have confidence.
He took a deep breath and said: "I always feel that Mr. Xie doesn't look very good, and his eyebrows are black and blue. I don't know whether he is sick or has something bad. Mr. Xie should find someone to take a look when he has time. "
He just made some random nonsense to regain some ground.
Unexpectedly, these words went straight to Xie Jingyu's heart. Since He's death, he has been plagued by nightmares every night and has never had a good night's sleep.
He feels that his body is getting weaker and weaker, and he often feels weak. He knows that this is caused by not sleeping well... It seems that he needs to find a doctor to take a look and prescribe some sleeping pills to help him sleep more soundly. , Mr. He should not be able to fall asleep.
"Father, there are so many guests, and it's hard for my uncle to greet them." Xie Shi'an said, "Father, please go and help."
Xie Jingyu ignored Master Yuan's eyes and walked towards Yunze.
However, everyone knows that the eldest daughter of the Yun family returned to her parents' home for half a month recently, and the relationship between husband and wife must be somewhat discordant.
In addition, after Xie Jingyu entered the house, the Yun family did not go up to say hello, especially Yun Ze, who did not even look at Xie Jingyu.
What this means is self-evident.
All the ministers in the DPRK were all smart people, and no one really had any intention of having an in-depth conversation with Xie Jingyu.
The Xie family and his son sat on the bench here, while Yun Chu's place was very lively.
Many courtiers were still accompanying the emperor in the palace, so among the visitors, more were women and daughters, and the courtyard was full of women.
"I heard that on his way back to Beijing, General Yun also wiped out three bandit dens without wasting a single soldier. General Yun is really a god with his troops."
"Isn't it true? General Yun is guarding the Western Border. I don't know how stable my heart is."
"Looking at it like this, Mrs. Yun is pregnant. It's a double happiness."
"Miss Yun Er is getting married soon, and we will have to shamelessly ask for a wedding drink."
"..."
Ms. Lin said with a smile: "We are arranging for wedding invitations to be sent to every household. Anyone who has time can come and have a cup of wedding wine. Everyone will feel happy."
Just as he was talking, Mrs. Du arrived, accompanied by her eldest daughter Du Ling.
After what happened at Qing'an Temple that day, Yunchu went to Du's house to inquire about the news. He was relieved to know that Du Ying did not commit suicide or anything like that.
Mrs. Lin greeted Mrs. Du, while Yun Chu walked towards Du Ling: "Mrs. Ji."
Du Ling pursed his lips.
Her former friend plotted against her at Qing'an Temple and made Du Ying cry for a whole month. She actually had some objections to Yun Chu.
But she also knew that Yun Chu's concubine had plotted against the fourth prince. Under such circumstances, Yun Chu could only use her as a witness to force the fourth prince to take responsibility.
Speaking of which, she really had to thank Yunchu's eldest concubine, because she secretly checked on the fourth prince and found out that there were at least ten concubines in the backyard of Prince Anjing's mansion.
She threw the facts in front of Du Ying, and this sister finally stopped being sad for the fourth prince.
Yesterday I heard that Concubine De found a concubine for the Fourth Prince and entered the house on the same day as the main concubine. This was to throw the main concubine's face on the ground and step on her.
"Congratulations to Miss Xie." Du Ling raised her lips and looked at Xie Ping behind Yun Chu, "I will marry into Prince Anjing's palace soon as I wish. Then I will have so many sisters as my companions. How do you feel about Miss Xie?"
Xie Ping's face turned pale.
She forced a smile on her face and said, "It is my honor to marry Prince Anjing, become the princess, and work with the sisters in the palace to flourish the royal family."
Du Ling sneered.
Xie Ping's face turned even paler. She couldn't stand Du Ling's eyes, so she found a reason to go aside.
"Mrs. Xie, it's not easy for your daughter to plot against the fourth prince." Du Ling said, "Be careful if she plots against you in the future."
Yunchu knew that Du Ling cared about her, and the incident of her last trip to Qing'an Temple was completely over.
She changed her title: "Ling Ling, come to Xie's Mansion for tea when you have time. Let's have a good get-together."
Du Ling snorted: "Then you have to hand me the post, and I have to think carefully before deciding whether to go or not."
The two looked at each other and smiled, as if time had returned to the time before they even left the cabinet.
At this time, a lively sound came from the gate of Yun Mansion. Yun Chu looked and saw that his father was back, and there were many people coming with him. There were several princes alone. The prince was still sick and did not come. The second prince, The third prince, the fourth prince, and the eighth prince are all here.
The third prince, King Pingxi, came because he initially followed General Yun to the battlefield to make military exploits, and the two became friends over the years.
The fourth prince, Prince Anjing, came because he had made a marriage arrangement with Xie Fu, the in-law of the Yun family, so it was natural for him to come.
As for the eighth prince, he was born to Concubine Yun in the palace. When his uncle returned to the capital, of course he wanted to join in the fun.
As for the second prince... Yun Chu knew very well what his purpose was in coming to the Yun family. Probably from this time on, he had been interested in wooing the Yun family.
Everyone in the courtyard paid their respects to the princes. After saluting, they each took their seats.
Xie Ping sat next to Yun Chu and looked at the fourth prince, Prince Anjing, who was not too far away from her. In fact, she had only met Prince Anjing a few times in total.
The first time at the eldest princess's house, the fourth prince picked up a handkerchief for her and tied a hairpin for her. She felt that they had feelings for each other.
The second time was at Qing'an Temple...
The third time was in Concubine De's Evergreen Palace. He watched her being punished but remained indifferent.
Now it was the fourth time they met, and her future husband didn't even give her a look...
