The group of people walked to the banquet hall.
At this time, many people had come, and everyone stood together in groups chatting.
"Chu'er, I heard that at today's palace banquet, the emperor was going to marry Prince Pingxi." Du Ling said in a low voice, "Didn't they say before that Princess Guli chose Prince Pingxi? Later I heard someone say that Princess Guli chose Prince Pingxi. The princess actually likes King Gongxi. King Gongxi made a mistake and was banned. I'm afraid he won't be lucky enough to accept the princess."
Many people in the banquet hall were discussing this matter.
After all, King Pingxi's marriage was no longer a secret.
"The former Miss Tan Er was not liked by Prince Pingxi, so she could not marry into the palace."
"Later, Miss Fang hanged herself because of Prince Pingxi. It is said that the young prince didn't like her, so Prince Pingxi pushed forward the marriage."
"The sweetheart of King Pingxi was still capable. Not only did he win over King Pingxi's heart, but he also made his two children miss him. Unfortunately, he died for some reason."
"Some people say that King Gongxi killed King Pingxi's sweetheart, so he was punished and grounded. Hush, I heard this from hearsay, so I don't know whether it's true or not."
"..."
Amidst the discussion, people from the royal family arrived one after another.
Yun Chu saw the two children following Concubine Yin at a glance. The two little guys sat down with Concubine Yin.
Concubine Yin is accompanied by her eldest daughter, Princess Qinghua.
Princess Qinghua's consort is the second son of the governor of Pingliang Mansion. He usually lives in Pingliang Mansion and only returns to Beijing at the end of the year.
She sat next to Concubine Yin and said, "Concubine, my father is too childish. He actually left the choice of Princess Pingxi in the hands of his two children."
"You don't understand." Concubine Yin said, "If the two children hadn't insisted on their mother, Yi'er wouldn't have nodded and agreed to marry him."
"Didn't you say that Yi'er would marry Princess Guli?" Princess Qinghua said, "I think this marriage is a good one."
When this matter was brought up, Concubine Yin became angry: "It's not Chu Mo who is the second child, but he insists on inserting himself into her. Princess Guli would rather be Chu Mo's concubine than marry into Prince Pingxi's palace. He deserves to be grounded."
Princess Qinghua pulled Chu Hongyu over and whispered: "Brother Yu, you have always been smart. You should know that people with status in the capital sit at the front. When your imperial grandfather asks you to give you a jade pendant, you will Choose one of the noble ladies in the front row, remember?"
Chu Hongyu bared his teeth and said, "Then I will give the jade pendant to aunt, and aunt will give it to those noble ladies herself, okay?"
"You kid, you still talk back..." Princess Qinghua twitched her lips, "Auntie, this is for your own good. If your father marries a noble daughter, you and Chang Sheng's status will be improved. It's really If you are not sensible, you should learn more from Brother Shen."
Brother Shen is the son of Princess Qinghua. He is six or seven years old, sitting there like a little adult.
Chu Hongyu curled his lips.
Growing up, every New Year's Eve, my aunt would compare him with his cousin Shen, always saying that he was ignorant and not as good as his cousin.
Seeing him sitting there with an unhappy look on his face, Princess Qinghua couldn't help but continue: "Concubine, this is a child without a mother to discipline her, so her etiquette and upbringing are poor..."
"Brother Yu, this is called lively, how can he be so uneducated?" Concubine Yin interrupted her dissatisfied and picked up Brother Yu, "But your aunt is right, you can choose one of the ladies in the front row later. Be your mother..."
Chu Hongyu didn't want to hear this and jumped off Concubine Yin: "I'm going to play."
When he left, he gave Yunchu a wink crazily.
Yun Chu had a headache.
At such a critical time, it is actually not appropriate to have more contact with this guy.
But she was worried that if she didn't follow him, the little guy would come looking for her.
Fortunately, her position was at the bottom and no one noticed her movements. She quietly got up and followed the little guy to a secluded place.
"Mother, you must remember to pick up my jade pendant later." Chu Hongyu blinked her big eyes and said, "No matter what others say, mother can't back down, remember?"
Yun Chu touched his head and said softly: "Brother Yu, you have to remember that my mother will work very hard towards you and Chang Sheng, and our family will stay together openly."
The little guy curled his lips and smiled.
At this time, Yun Chu suddenly heard a voice coming from among the flowers.
She patted the little guy's butt and said, "Go back to the banquet quickly."
She looked in the direction where she was speaking and saw Fang Xinyan, the crown prince's concubine, who was dressed in jewels.
In front of Fang Xinyan, the person who was shorter than her was the Prince of Qianzhuang, Chu Rui, sitting on the big rock.
"Why are you still haunting me?" Fang Xinyan was very angry, "Now that I am the crown prince's concubine, why are you still pestering me?"
Chu Rui's pale face was full of confusion: "When did I pester you?"
"Then why are you here?" Fang Xinyan said angrily, "This road is the only way to get to the banquet hall from the East Palace. Are you waiting here just to entangle me?"
Back then, after her marriage to Prince Heping Xi fell through, her father said that the Queen Mother asked the Emperor to grant a marriage between her and Prince Zhuang.
She was crazy to marry a sick man, so she could only agree to be the prince's concubine.
She is already a member of the East Palace, Prince Zhuang... no, he is no longer the prince, and this man is still there.
"If you pester me again, I will report it to the Queen!" Fang Xinyan finished speaking and walked away.
The little eunuch standing next to Chu Rui stamped his feet and said: "Your Highness, why didn't you tell Concubine Fang that you were just resting here, and you were pestering her. How could you slander people with green lips and white teeth..."
Chu Rui opened his mouth to speak when a breath of cold air entered his body, causing him to cough violently.
The little eunuch quickly helped him up: "If you keep on keeping on, your highness, you will arrive at the banquet hall soon."
Chu Rui stood up with help, raised his eyes and saw a skirt of skirt not far away. Just looking at that figure, he recognized it as Yun Chu.
He took two quick steps and said in a loud voice: "Miss Yun."
When Yun Chu saw that Fang Xinyan was gone, she turned around and left. In the palace, she did not want to cause trouble.
But when someone stopped him, he couldn't ignore it. He could only turn around and say, "Your Highness."
"Miss Yun, do you think I'm a failure?" Chu Rui slowly approached Yun Chu, "Any woman can humiliate and ridicule me like this. It's really boring to live."
The scene where he cut his wrists in Jinying Palace appeared in Yunchu's mind.
She paused and said, "There are still many worthwhile things in the world. Your Highness must have a pair of eyes that are good at discovering beauty."
Chu Rui smiled bitterly: "There is not even a woman willing to marry me in the entire capital. I am destined to be alone and die alone. Am I very pathetic?"
Yun Chu shook his head: "Maybe it's because the fate has not come yet."
"What about Miss Yun's fate?" Chu Rui asked slowly, "Have Miss Yun ever thought about remarrying after leaving?"
Yun Chu felt that this question was a bit abrupt.
She avoided answering: "The New Year's Eve banquet is about to begin, it's time to go."
