The princess quickly raised her hand to interrupt Xiao Yun's words, "Come on, little ancestor, don't make any nonsense. All the guests here today, there are more than 20 girls in total, why are you here, sister-in-law, do you think your brother is going to have a harem?" "
"Concubine, these are disrespectful words." Xiao Yun said seriously and raised the flower cake in her hand to stuff it into the princess's mouth.
The maid on the side turned her face and suppressed a smile, leaving only the beads on her head trembling.
"My mother doesn't want to eat, and her lipstick is all stained." The princess picked up the ropa and pressed it on her face where the flower cake had been rubbed.
"Don't shout randomly for a while. If you don't know the name, you can call me sister. You can't go wrong."
The princess couldn't imagine that if this little ancestor accidentally called her "sister-in-law", she would be embarrassed to death.
"Well, um."
Xiao Yun's mouth was full of flower cakes, and she really had no time to respond to her mother-in-law.
Little by little, the butterfly beads on her buns danced gracefully, and the pearls embedded in the tassels kept swaying.
After a while, Xiao Dai and the girls who came to the banquet came from the handwriting corridor talking and laughing.
Xiao Dai knew that her mother-in-law intended to train her ability to run a household.
Standing among the colorful girls, a pair of phoenix-eyed smiles were chatting and laughing with the girls without any pretense.
Aunt Cai looked at the girls getting closer and closer, with a smile on her eyebrows.
"The princess is lucky. From now on, the banquet matters can be left to the eldest lady."
The admiration in Princess Yan's eyes was beyond words, "That's right, you can advance and retreat in a controlled manner and with ease."
Anyone who is attentive can see that the eldest lady's ability can be seen from the way she controls the atmosphere of the scene.
Among the group of girls, some were known to Xiao Dai, and some were meeting for the first time. She did not miss anyone, and the atmosphere was lively and not cold.
Xiao Dai is the most eye-catching among the girls.
Wearing a lilac-colored pomegranate skirt, she is tall and slender, and her words and deeds are dignified and elegant.
Her appearance is like jade, and her temperament is pure and refined.
The girls filed in and saluted the princess one after another.
The princess could hardly see through the group of bright-looking girls. If it weren't for her status, she would have wanted to hold hands and talk to each other one by one, and then take a closer look.
"I invite you all to come and get together today. Firstly, the Mid-Autumn Festival has just passed. Let's have a Mid-Autumn banquet. Also, the prince has found some exotic flowers and plants from outside to honor me. Everyone can enjoy them in a while, but don't be formal."
The princess didn't have any airs when talking to the girls, let alone calling herself herself, just like a gentle elder.
The girls who were a little reserved at first became more active now, and they all looked outside the flower hall.
"The prince is still thinking about the princess despite his busy schedule. The prince is so filial, and the princess is lucky."
"These flowers are beautiful and colorful, and many of them cannot be named. Let's take a good look at them later."
The girls wasted no time in praising.
"It turns out that the prince came here. My brother will return to Yannan in a few days. He will definitely come to the palace to disturb the princess."
The girl who spoke was Lin Ruyin, the sibling sister of Xiao Jingzhao's good friend Lin Xiangzhi.
Lin Ruyin's cheeks turned red when she talked about Xiao Jingzhao, and her pretty face showed a bit of shyness.
Lin Ruyin is about sixteen years old. Her cheeks are as white and tender as peeled eggs, crystal clear and tender, and her eyes are like apricots.
Her black hair was tied into a bun, with only an exquisite white jade hairpin inlaid with gold inserted. Although simple, it is fresh and elegant.
"Miss Lin, you're welcome. Xiangzhi and Jing Zhao are as close as brothers. He should come to the palace to get together when he comes back."
"Sister Lin will come with you then. Yun'er hasn't seen you for a long time." Xiao Yun acted like a naughty monkey. In the blink of an eye, she picked another flower in her hand.
When she saw Lin Ruyin, her phoenix eyes smiled like a fox that had stolen honey, shining with a cunning light. She smiled and raised the flower in her hand to Lin Ruyin.
"Sister Lin, this flower is given to you."
"Thank you." Lin Ruyin was flattered, took the flower with both hands and lowered her head to smell it, "It smells so good."
The girls all cast envious glances at Lin Ruyin. The palace rarely held banquets, but this time the girls were invited to a party in Xiao Dai's name.
Anyone with a discerning eye would know that it was the princess who was looking for a girl for the two young men in the palace.
Lin Ruyin won the second lady's favor, which meant she was one step closer to entering the palace.
As expected, Aunt Cai smiled and said to everyone:
"After everyone has admired the flowers, you can also go to the hall next door to appreciate the calligraphy and paintings. The eldest young master has recently hung up a masterpiece. Unfortunately, my eyesight is not good. When I look at the landscape painting, it looks like it is covered with a layer of fog."
"Aunt, there's nothing wrong with your eyes. My eldest brother has a landscape painting that depicts the mist on the river. That painting is beautiful." Xiao Yun spoke seriously, looking like a human being.
The girls walked to the garden in twos and threes.
Only one girl walked along the corridor to the next hall, and Xiao Dai followed.
"Miss Su Hui? I heard my second brother mentioned to my father that Mr. Su once won the Jinshi. He is a rare talent with a bright future."
Xiao Dai had already greeted Su Hui before. There were too many people just now, and she hadn't had time to say a few more words to her.
"Miss Xiao, thank you for your praise. My father is fortunate to be recognized by the prince before he can enter the official career again. Su Hui is extremely honored to receive Miss Xiao's post." Although Su Hui is older than Xiao Dai, Xiao Dai has a noble status. She bowed slightly as she spoke. A gift.
"Miss Su, do you like calligraphy and painting?"
While the two were talking, they came to the door of the hall. Xiao Dai saw Su Hui's eyes twinkling as she looked at the paintings in the hall, and asked with a smile.
"Yes, I like it very much. I have collected a painting, just like the one "Autumn Mountains and Evening Green". The pen is full of ink, the clouds and water flow, and the strokes are like clouds and smoke. The artistic conception is also very beautiful.
Su Hui knew that the painting in her hand was painted by the eldest son Xiao Kang.
She also understood the purpose of today's banquet at the palace. In order to avoid suspicion and prevent Xiao Dai from misunderstanding her ulterior motives, she deliberately did not mention it.
"Miss Su, you might as well go in and enjoy it slowly. There are calligraphy works by people from Qingling Mountain and calligraphy works by the True Grand Master."
As soon as Xiao Dai heard Su Hui's evaluation of the painting, she knew that she was someone who understood painting.
After leading Su Hui into the hall and introducing her to the location of the calligraphy and painting in the hall, Xiao Dai went out to entertain other girls.
This hall is equivalent to the calligraphy and painting exhibition hall of the palace. There are calligraphy and paintings by talented and famous people from all over the world. Su Hui can tell them apart without looking at the inscriptions. There are more than 20 calligraphy and paintings by Xiao Kang alone.
On the other side, Xiao Kang heard that the maid came to report that the princess was waiting for him to talk in the flower hall.
Today, his father went to the military camp. The eldest sister hosted a banquet for the younger sisters. Xiao Kang had no intention of leaving the hospital.
Now he has no chronic health problems and walks much lighter.
Xiao Guizi learned privately the real purpose of the eldest lady's banquet.
Seeing his master's hesitation, he encouraged him: "Master, let's go through the corridor on the side of the garden, so we won't run into the girls admiring the flowers in the garden."
Xiao Kang thought it was reasonable. The master and the servant walked through the corridor, entered the Moon Gate and walked along the corridor.
When passing by the hall, Xiao Kang saw something like a figure in the hall from the corner of his eye.
Looking up, his eyes lit up and his feet stopped involuntarily.
