After the flower-appreciation banquet, Lu Qing received many posts one after another. After sorting through them, she decided to attend the birthday banquet held by the Shungang Marquis Mansion for the old lady.
It is said that the Shunkang Hou Mansion sent three posts, and Ning Huayue and Chen Qingzi also had them.
Ning Huayue had been coughing badly recently, and it was said that she refused, so Lu Qing thought of going to the invitation room to ask Chen Qingzi if she wanted to go.
As a result, Chen Qingzi said: "I don't want to socialize with others at all now, sister, you can go ahead."
She is quite alone, with no desires and desires, and is too lazy to deal with other people.
So Lu Qing went to the Hou Mansion for the banquet alone.
The snow was not heavy, so I sent Qin to hold an umbrella for Lu Qing. Under the guidance of the servants of the Hou Mansion, Lu Qing came to the backyard.
The old lady Cui has white hair, but she has a kind face and seems to be in good spirits.
She saw Lu Qing coming in from a distance, and immediately stood up to greet her: "Concubine Wei is here, please sit down quickly. It's freezing cold. Thank you Concubine Concubine for taking this trip!"
Lu Qing asked people to bring the gifts she had prepared, and said with a smile: "Old Madam wishes her birthday. People from our house will definitely come, but the Crown Princess and Concubine Chen are weak and cannot be blown by the cold wind, so I am the only one." Madam, please don’t mind if someone comes over.”
The old Marquis of Shunkang Marquis Mansion was the former companion of Emperor Xi He. The two had an extraordinary friendship. When the Marquis Mansion held a banquet, people from the capital basically rushed over.
Lu Qing didn't have any special purpose, she just wanted to see what the Hou Mansion was like.
Mrs. Cui smiled and said, "You're welcome. I'm honored that you can come."
The Crown Prince's side concubine Wei Shi is already well-known in the capital, and no one dares to love her if she dislikes her. Even if there are people who really look down on her, they should definitely support her openly.
There is no difference between offending her and offending His Highness the Crown Prince.
Mrs. Cui looked at Lu Qing carefully, and saw that every move she made was as elegant and decent as a lady raised by a wealthy family, and her expression was even more contented. This demeanor alone was enough to be dazzling.
I think so. She is the crown prince's concubine and is deeply loved by the prince. She must have seen all kinds of things in the world. How could she show her timidity at a birthday banquet?
Lu Qing had a decent smile on her face. She looked around and found a few familiar people around her.
Mrs. Wang, Lu Qing was deeply impressed by her at the flower viewing banquet. Unexpectedly, she was also present today. Lu Qing paid attention and saw her daughter again not far away.
"Concubine Wei." Mrs. Wang saluted. She smiled and said to Mrs. Cui, "You have to have a lot of face to invite Concubine Wei. The post I sent a few days ago was not there. There’s an answer!”
Mrs. Cui liked to hear such words, but she couldn't really let Mrs. Wang accuse Lu Qing by insinuations. She said: "There are many things going on in the Crown Prince's Palace. It is normal for Concubine Wei to be unable to leave for a while. I also posted a shameless post a long time ago. Just pass it over first."
Mrs. Wang was still very concerned about it. She even boasted about it, but Lu Qing didn't go to her house at all.
Lu Qing frowned slightly and sighed: "Something happened a few days ago. It took a lot of time just to maintain this body. It is true that I ignored those posts that I failed to reply to in time. Please forgive me."
If she didn't say it, others had almost forgotten that a concubine died in the Crown Prince's Palace, and that the Qiao family disappeared from the capital a few days ago.
Mrs. Wang immediately forgot about the invitation and asked curiously: "I remember there was a concubine Qiao in your house?"
Lu Qing nodded: "Yes."
Mrs. Wang was full of gossip: "Then...what did Concubine Qiao do to you? It has even harmed Mr. Qiao's family..."
Lu Qing did not admit that she had anything to do with the Qiao family being driven out of the capital. She said, "Concubine Qiao did something unforgivable, otherwise she would not have died. However, this matter has nothing to do with the Qiao family leaving the capital."
Mrs. Wang also wanted to ask what Qiao Siyu did to lose her life, but seeing that Lu Qing obviously didn't want to mention it anymore, she scratched her head and shut up.
Mrs. Cui interrupted at the right time: "Don't you know about Qiao Yun? His son bullied women and killed several people, so your majesty can't tolerate him anymore."
Mrs. Wang suddenly realized: "I'm just telling you! So that's the case, then it seems that Your Majesty is showing mercy to Mr. Qiao!"
Women can sympathize with women. Most of the people sitting in the room were married. When they heard that Qiao Guangyuan had done such an animal thing, they all cursed him.
The atmosphere in the room was lively, everyone was talking about Qiao Guangyuan's bad things, and everyone was talking animatedly.
Lu Qing finally had time to take a sip of tea. She held a tea bowl and sipped the tea slowly. She saw a delicate and well-behaved woman walking up to Mrs. Cui and hugging her arm and acting coquettishly.
Mrs. Cui introduced with a smile: "This is my granddaughter Ruo Ling." She patted the woman's hand and said, "Ruo Ling, please pay your respects to Concubine Wei."
Zhao Ruoling stood up and saluted obediently, and said in a clear voice: "Ruoling pays your respects to Concubine Wei."
After Lu Qing called out, she retreated to Mrs. Cui and looked at Lu Qing from time to time while Lu Qing and Mrs. Cui were talking.
After a while, the eldest princess, Princess Qi, Princess Duan, and Princess Heng arrived, and greetings came one after another.
Seeing Lu Qing here, Jiang Mihe's eyes lit up: "When did you come? Why didn't you tell me in advance so that we could come together!"
Lu Qing smiled: "I just came here. I said a few words to the old lady and you are here."
Lin Xianshu smiled at Lu Qing and nodded before sitting down. Behind her, Princess Duan Zhong Yan and Princess Heng Zhu Qingjia came forward to salute Lu Qing and say hello.
"Good morning, Concubine Wei."
Lu Qing ducked sideways and replied with a smile: "It's early for you too."
The five people sitting in a row were extremely dazzling. Mrs. Cui was so happy that she could not open her mouth from ear to ear. She was able to invite these princesses, which showed that she still had dignity.
After sitting down, Jiang Mihe asked Lu Qing to take care of the bodies of Lu Qing and Brother Jiu. She asked strangely: "Why are there so many people with abnormal brains in your house?"
Lu Qing couldn't explain, she smiled bitterly and said, "Who knows?"
Jiang Mihe leaned over and whispered: "The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked."
With Ning Huayue's style, Empress Xu and Emperor Xihe's vision, it's amazing that they can choose good people!
Lu Qing smiled and felt that what Jiang Mihe said made sense.
Zhong Yan and Zhu Qingjia, who were watching them eagerly, couldn't bear it any longer and asked cautiously: "What are the two sisters-in-law talking about?"
Lu Qing waved her hands in panic: "I can't..."
If she recognizes this title, perhaps these rumors like "Concubine Wei cannot recognize that her status is higher than that of the Crown Princess" will reach Ning Huayue's ears again.
Zhu Qingjia smiled softly: "Well, I'll call you Concubine Wei."
But she knew that her sister-in-law Lu Qing definitely deserved this title.
When her husband came back, he still talked about how the prince remembered the concubine Wei in the palace when he was in Xili, and how the concubine Wei wrote affectionately to the prince.
Zhu Qingjia also has eyes, and she knows that those so-called rumors are true.
She sighed secretly, she was so envious of the two loving each other, but Yan Qinghuai was just a piece of wood.
