concubines are respected

Chapter 54 Feast
A few days later, the flower viewing feast was held as scheduled, and the whole Lin Mansion was busy.

In the Yixiang Pavilion, Suxian gets up early, vanilla serves her hair in a bun, Cuiya brings water to wash and cleanse her face, and Yanzi stands aside respectfully with the butterfly clothes bestowed by the lady, looking at her master who is getting more and more watery , laughing more and more.

"Second Miss, there are rumors in the house that the distinguished guests from the capital this time are not just here to enjoy the flowers, but because they have a heavy responsibility." Cui Ya whispered with a gossipy face, and then twisted the face towel in her hand Twist and hand it to Suxian.

"What does he have to do with me." Suxian casually took the face towel, wiped her cheeks, and asked casually.

"Naturally, it's not only related to you, Second Miss, but also to our Lin family and even the famous ladies in Kangzhou City." Cui Ya took Su Xian's used face towel and moved forward to continue speaking.

Cui Ya's mysterious expression couldn't help but make Vanilla laugh, "If you have something to say, just say it straight, what's the point of showing off so well."

"Hehe," Cuiya chuckled, stood up straight and said, "I heard that the fifth prince in the court has reached the age of choosing a concubine, and the mother concubine of the fifth prince, Concubine Lan, has a good friendship with the queen. We have always had beautiful women in Kangzhou city The reputation of being even more delicate. This lord seems to have won the imperial edict of the empress, and came to Kangzhou City to take the lead in the matter of the fifth prince. If any lady showed her face at the banquet today, she will be elected as the fifth prince in the future. Chances are bound to increase.

"Oh. I see. No wonder the lady attaches so much importance to this feast." Su Xian nodded thoughtfully.

"So what, our second lady has a long-standing marriage contract with Prince Annanhou, so she is naturally not among the concubines." Xiang Caozhi has already decided that Suxian is the most suitable for him since she saw the handsome demeanor of Prince Annanhou that day. marriage candidates.

Although the status of the fifth prince is more noble, but he doesn't know whether the other party is round or flat, and Xiang Cao's heart is naturally towards An Nanhou's side.

"That's not necessarily the case. The whole world belongs to the emperor. Naturally, the royal family should be the first to marry daughters in the world. What's more, the young Marquis of Annan has to keep a filial piety for the deceased old master for three years. He and the second lady were married on the same day. It has not been decided, but if our Second Miss is lucky enough to be elected, no one will dare to object."

Cuiya's words are quite reasonable, don't say that the marriage is not settled that day, even if the marriage is fixed, as long as the marriage is not completed, it should still be on the list of candidates.

In the world, no matter how noble he is, he cannot compete with the royal family for his daughter-in-law.

Yanzi immediately became interested when he heard the words, stepped forward and said, "Second miss, the fifth prince is not an ordinary prince. The empress has no heirs, and among the several princes of the emperor, he and the third prince are the most popular. There are rumors in the market that the Empress Dowager also intends to support the fifth prince to the throne, and if she can become the fifth concubine, she is very likely to ascend to the post in the future, so this is the case."

Speaking of this, Yanzi stopped talking, and blinked her eyes smartly, as if hinting something to Suxian.

Others could not understand this movement, but Suxian was clear in her heart.The cousin wanted to reverse the case for the Zhang family. If he was elected as the fifth imperial concubine, he would be honored to be the queen in the future. Wouldn't it be easy to reverse the case for the mother's family.

Swallow's move obviously meant exactly this.

Suxian frowned and shook her head, pushed the butterfly clothes that Yanzi held in her hand aside with some annoyance, and said softly, "You think too much, although I intend to work for my mother's family, but I can't marry you because of this. Unfamiliar people. Don't have such delusional thoughts in the future..."

Yanzi knew that she had slipped her tongue, so she retreated to the side embarrassingly and did not speak again.

Since that day in Guangde Temple, Suxian did not hide what happened that day from Xiangcao and Cuiya, and they also knew the whole story of the incident.

At this time, seeing that Suxian was not interested in the matter of the fifth prince accepting a concubine, it was even more inconvenient to discuss it, and she just went about her work on her own.

Suxian looked at Gu Pansheng's radiant face in the mirror, feeling depressed for no reason, facing the bronze mirror and said in a deep voice, "Change to a plain hair style, and you don't need to wear the colorful beads on your head. You can just put on a plain hairpin at will." it is good."

"Second Miss." Xiang Cao was about to speak, but saw that the delicate face reflected in the bronze mirror was a bit displeased, and immediately understood the master's intention of not wanting to be too sharp, and immediately tied the cross bun she had done quickly. Take it apart, put on a simple low-cut hair, comb the remaining black silk like black satin, and let it pour down.

And he picked out a plain silver hairpin with green pearls from the ornamental box and inserted it obliquely into the bun.

Although Vanilla has tried her best to keep her makeup simple, but she is slender and beautiful, but she still looks gentle and beautiful, showing everyone's appearance.

After a while, Suxian changed her clothes properly under the service of Yanzi, and went to the Juxian Hall among the flowers.

Qiaoqing lived in the third aunt's bedroom, Lin Yinglu came early in the morning, kicked out the servants, and whispered with the third aunt in the room for a long time.

"What? Lu'er, you are too bold. If someone finds out, not to mention you, even my aunt, I won't be able to bear it!" Third aunt said in a slightly anxious tone with a sharp rise in her voice.

"Auntie, please keep your voice down. Luer is sure to do what she does. Auntie, you only need to do what I want, and you don't have to worry about the rest." Lin Yinglu said in a low voice, with an extremely gloomy expression on her face. ruthless.

After speaking, seeing the hesitation on the third aunt's face, Lin Yinglu pretended to be pitiful and said, "If Lin Suxian was born as a concubine daughter, it would be fine for Luer to swallow this breath. But no one in the house knows, she just She is just a lowly girl born to a lowly servant girl. Now she flies up to become a phoenix, and now even the eldest lady treats her very kindly. Luer refuses to accept it. In terms of background, Luer is no worse than her. Why is Luer But he has to look at her face and act accordingly. Today is a great time, if we don't try to get rid of Lin Suxian, Luer will not be able to get rid of the hatred in his heart!"

As she said that, Lin Yinglu shook Third Aunt's wide brocade sleeves, swaying from side to side coquettishly, "Auntie, you have always loved Luer the most, and you have seen the grievances Luer suffered today, how can you Let that bitch ride wildly on Luer's neck, Auntie, you don't know. After coming out of the main hall today, that bitch actually told me that although her mother passed away, the memorial tablet is in the ancestral hall to enjoy Lin's peace. wife's incense, if I want to be serious, I have to call her mother 'mother'."

Lin Yinglu raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes, glanced at Third Aunt from the corner of her eye, saw that her face had changed after hearing the words, and immediately continued to add fuel to the fire, "Auntie, you gave birth to me and raised me, but I can't call you 'Mother', Now you have to call the cold memorial tablet "Mother" according to the etiquette, aunt, can you swallow this breath!"

After Lin Yinglu said sadly, San Yiniang's expression had already changed, she stood up with a bang, and shouted bitterly, "It's too much, a lowly maid, why should I, Lu'er, call her mother! This girl is too deceitful!"

"What my aunt said is that Lin Suxian is really deceiving people too much. We can't let her do things like this. Auntie, please stop hesitating." Seeing that the time had come, Lin Yinglu immediately took the words and said, while leaning on third auntie Gently rubbing his shoulders.

"Okay, Auntie will help you. However, you must not make a mistake in this matter, otherwise Auntie will not be able to help you." Third Aunt finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well, don't worry, Auntie, Lu'er has her own arrangements, and there will be no mistakes." Lin Yinglu couldn't hold back her excitement, and responded with a smile like a flower.

On the other side, the Lin Mansion held a feast of viewing flowers, and the most prestigious and famous ladies in Kangzhou City were invited to come.

The Juxian Hall was already filled with beautiful and distinguished guests with red flowers, willows and green flowers, and the singing of warblers with charming smiles can be heard endlessly.

Although the purpose of the distinguished guests from the capital's visit to Kangzhou City was only rumored privately, it was no secret in Kangzhou City.

If you are lucky enough to get into the eyes of this distinguished guest, you will have a better chance of winning when you go to Beijing for election.Such a beautiful event naturally made the table full of coquettish and precious things, and everyone worked hard to show their most beautiful side in front of everyone.

Da Furen didn't show her face with a veil today, she just poured a thick layer of powder on her face to cover up the burn scars a lot.

At first glance, although a faint dark red mark can still be seen, it is not too eye-catching, and it can barely be seen.

The four daughters of the Lin family entered the table one after another, chatting with everyone happily.

At this time, Lin Ke, the housekeeper, came to report in a hurry, and Mr. Zhou from the government office accompanied Mr. Wu from the capital to the gate of the mansion.The eldest lady got up immediately, and greeted her personally with a smile.

Soon, Mr. Wu, who was in his early forties, dressed in a brocade blue crane embroidered gown, was accompanied by Mr. Zhou and his wife, and strode into the Juxian Hall.

The sound of warblers in the hall suddenly became much quieter, and all the girls raised their heads respectfully and stood up to say hello.

Mr. Wu's real name is Wu Huaizhong, so as far as Beijing officials are concerned, the fourth-rank position is nothing at all.Just because he is an extremely capable disciple of the uncle of the country today, and because he shoulders the heavy responsibility entrusted by the empress, he is naturally respected by everyone.

Master Wu looked at the Yingyans in the hall, greeted respectfully with his whole body, a trace of surprise slipped through his eyes, turned around and said with a smile to Master Zhou beside him, "Master Zhou, this is it."

It turned out that Mr. Wu didn't know that the Lin Mansion held a banquet and would invite the ladies from the boudoir of Kangzhou City to attend. He was naturally a little surprised to see such a situation at this time.

"Hehe, Mr. Wu doesn't know something. The annual flower viewing festival in Kangzhou City, also known as the Girl's Day, Mr. Wu has this opportunity today to see the exquisite demeanor of my famous lady in Kangzhou. It's fate." Master Zhou raised his hand with a smile to signal Master Wu to take the seat, and said warmly.

"Haha, so that's the case. I don't know if it's the blessings of my officials who have cultivated for several generations, so I can receive such kind treatment."

Lord Wu smiled cheerfully, raised his hand and stroked the small pile of beard growing on his chin, stepped into the seat and sat down, glanced at the charming beauties in front of him, nodded repeatedly and said, "When I was in the capital, I heard that Kang The beautiful people in Zhoucheng are more beautiful, and the city of Kangzhou is endowed with unique water and soil. All the girls are beautiful. It is no wonder that over the years, Kangzhou girls are the first in the selection of beautiful girls. Now it seems that it is really a hundred. Seeing is better than hearing, this officer really opened his eyes today."

Mr. Wu's words hit the heart of his heart, and the ladies and gentlemen in the room sat back in their original positions, all of them were smiling and charming, and their eyes were shining brightly, adding a touch of coquettishness.

The eldest lady immediately said with a smile on her face, "What Master Wu said is true. Looking at the Da'an Dynasty, Kangzhou's water and soil are the most supportive people. This time, the empress intends to take the concubine for the fifth prince in the territory of Kangzhou. Lift."

As soon as Da Furen finished speaking, Master Wu looked at Master Zhou in astonishment, then turned to ask Da Furen, "Madam Lin, I don't quite understand what you mean. The prince chooses the concubine, how come I don't know?"

"Ah? This. This. Mr. Wu. Are you joking? Didn't the empress ask you to come to Kangzhou City first to choose a girl to be drafted for the fifth prince?" stuttered.

"Why are you joking? Although I am the court prolonging officer. But the prince's choice of concubine is related to the inheritance of the Tian family's blood. How can I let this official make a final decision so hastily. The eldest lady thinks I have misunderstood."

Mrs. Wu was very serious, it didn't seem like a joke, the lady's mood suddenly turned cold when she saw this.

All the girls in the Juxian Hall looked at each other even more after hearing the words, and a needle drop could be heard quietly in the hall.

(End of this chapter)