NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 250 Being a Guest
When she heard from the housekeeper in the early Yuan Dynasty that Princess Jingya was visiting, she put aside what she was doing and went out to receive the guests herself. Jingya looked at the huge palace, and because of her status as a guest, she insisted on letting Yuan Chuyi take her around the palace.
"I often came to the palace when I was a child, but since the death of the eldest princess's aunt more than ten years ago, I have never been here again." Jingya said with emotion.
"Why? Even if the prince is not at home, wasn't there still the old concubine here before?" Yuan Chuyi followed Jingya's topic and asked.
"Since my aunt passed away, my cousin has never entertained guests in the palace. Those who come and go from the palace are all my cousin's friends. There is no female family member, so I can't come uninvited!" Jingya pursed her lips and said unhappily. , then turned to look at Yuan Chuyi, "You and your cousin have been married for so long, why haven't you hosted a banquet or invited guests? I remember that when my aunt was alive, the palace was full of guests. , why is it that now that you are in charge, this palace has become so deserted?"
Yuanchu smiled, this is her home now, how she takes charge of the family is her business, when will it be Jingya's turn for an outsider to make irresponsible remarks and dictate to her.
"The children at home are still young. Both the prince and I like to be quiet and don't like to hold big banquets." Yuan Chuyi said with a smile, "However, the prince's friends, like Prince Yu and others, often come to the house as guests and have a few drinks. .”
"Huh!" Jingya snorted displeasedly and rolled her eyes at Yuan Chuyi, "Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival. My mother is hosting a 'lunch appreciation' banquet at noon. I originally wanted to invite you to it, but since you don't like the excitement , just don’t want to go.”
Yuan Chu smiled and said, "Since the princess is hosting a banquet and Princess Lao Jingya is visiting in person, no matter how much I don't like the excitement, as a junior, I should go to the elders to say hello. I hope I won't cause any trouble to you tomorrow."
Jingya snorted coldly, "It's just an extra pair of chopsticks, what's the trouble?" She glanced at Yuan Chuyi, "Everyone will have a performance tomorrow, you can figure it out, otherwise don't blame me for not having it then." remind you."
"Thank you for reminding me." Yuan Chuyi still said with a smile. She would not lose her temper with Jingya. In her heart, Jingya was just a spoiled child, and she would not behave like a child.
Jingya once again felt that she was asking for trouble in front of Yuan Chuyi, "Since my cousin is not at home and you are so boring, I'd better go home and won't disturb your peace here."
On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, he didn't want to keep such a prickly child as a guest at home, so he took out some pastries made in the kitchen and sent her out.
Before getting on the carriage, Jingya looked at Yuan Chuyi and said, "I didn't want that shop that day. I asked the idiot to leave the shop to you. If you still want to buy it, go and buy it!"
Yuan Chuyi was surprised, "The store is in a very good location, why don't you buy it?"
Jingya curled her lips, "My mother said I don't have the business acumen, and she's afraid that if I buy that shop, I'll pay for it. Since you like it, I might as well give it to you."
Yuan Chuyi smiled and said, "Then I'll thank the princess."
After sending Jing Ya away, she took Xuan Yue and the others out on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty and went to see the shop again. Knowing that she was Princess An, Yashi did not dare to raise the price and sold the shop to the going price of 2,500 taels. Got her.
On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, she bought a shop and was filled with joy. She immediately drew the design drawings when she got home. Early the next morning, she asked Jiang Xue to take the drawings to find someone to decorate them according to the drawings. After she had settled her children, she also went there at the same time. The Prince Consort attended the appreciation luncheon.
The Prince Consort's Mansion is located on Yu Street near the Imperial City, nearly two-quarters of an hour's drive from Prince An's Mansion. On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, when I arrived at the gate of the mansion, I got out of the car and saw a magnificent mansion in front of me, with blue bricks and red tiles, a majestic vermilion door, and two lifelike stone lions squatting in front of the door. Gorgeous carriages stopped in front of the door, and elegant ladies and ladies from wealthy families got out of the carriages. Princess Jingya led a dozen maids in her family to greet guests at the door. Whenever a guest came, she would ask the maids to lead the guests to the banquet.
On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, Yun Xuan helped her get out of the carriage. When Princess Jingya saw her, she came up to her with a cold face, "I thought you wouldn't come!"
"Excuse me!" Yuan Chuyi said with a slight smile.
"Let's go, take you to see my mother!" Princess Jingya personally led Yuan Chuyi into the mansion.
The architectural style of the mansion is elegant, with well-proportioned pavilions and pavilions, dotted with rockeries and pools, giving people a peaceful and solemn feeling. In the courtyard, there are green trees and blooming flowers, and the breeze blows, bringing with it the fragrance of flowers and plants. The emerald green leaves shine dazzlingly under the sunlight, like pieces of green gems. The colorful flowers are dazzling, red, yellow, blue and purple, like a gorgeous picture.
The banquet was held on the verandah of the lotus pond in the Fuzhong Garden. The breeze was blowing, and it was very pleasant to have tea and enjoy the flowers here. In a corner aside, a group of musicians were playing melodious music, like the sound of nature, gentle and sweet. Beautiful dancers dance like butterflies in the courtyard.
Looking at the splendid scene, Yuan Chuyi couldn't help but be speechless. The Prince Consort's Mansion was really luxurious. Compared to Prince An's Mansion, which had a simple population, this place was much more luxurious.
Seeing her arrival, Princess Ruian immediately left the ladies and ladies to greet her. When the ladies and ladies saw the princess going to greet the guests in person, they were also curious to follow her to see who was making such a grand display.
"Greetings to my aunt on the first day of the new year!" When Yuan Chu saw Princess Ruian, he took two steps forward to salute her without waiting for Princess Ruian to speak.
Princess Ruian didn't expect that the first day of the Yuan Dynasty would give her such face and understand the general situation, so she immediately greeted her with a smile on her face, "Here comes the first day of the new year. Yesterday Jingya came back and said you like peace and quiet, I thought you weren't coming! "
"Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, so I should come to say hello to my aunt." Yuan Chuyi said with a smile.
The ladies also arrived. Princess Ruian immediately introduced Yuan Chuyi to everyone. Everyone hurriedly saluted Yuan Chuyi and said hello. After that, many people were secretly looking at her. Princess An, many people just listened. I have said it, but I have never seen it.
Princess Ruian saw that all the guests had arrived, and immediately invited everyone to sit down and enjoy the fruits, snacks and meals prepared by the house.
In the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, she was Princess An, and she was also a first-grade imperial concubine, so her seat was naturally in the first place. Looking at the plates of delicacies on the table, if in her previous life, she would definitely eat as much as she wanted, but in this Xia Yang Dynasty, she did not dare to eat more and only tasted everything.
"Chu Yi, are these snacks to your taste?" Princess Ruian asked Yuan Chu Yi with a smile while sitting on the seat.
Yuan Chuyi nodded with a smile, "Very good."
"Then eat more!" Ruian said with a smile on his face, "What is the pastry made of that you asked Jingya to bring back yesterday? It is very crispy and delicious!"
"That's a shortbread I made with the peanuts I grew. If my aunt likes it, I'll have some more made and delivered to you tomorrow."
"That's great. My aunt has thanked me in advance!"
Halfway through the banquet, all the rich ladies came on stage to perform. Yuan Chuyi looked at all the talented ladies and couldn't help but applaud them. She learned from the chat with Princess Ruian just now that today's luncheon was actually a marriage banquet hosted by Princess Ruian for her second son. Princess Ruian invited her here because of the Queen Mother's request to introduce her to the ladies and ladies in the capital, so that she would not know anyone wherever she went and anyone could bully her.
"Yi Yuan, there are so many beauties, which one do you think is suitable for me to choose as my future second daughter-in-law?" Princess Ruian asked with a smile to Yuan Chuyi.
Yuan Chu smiled, Princess Ruian seemed to be asking her for advice kindly, but she actually wanted to throw the problem of offending people to her.
"There are so many versatile beauties, all of them are good, they can really dazzle people! But if you want to choose a wife for the second young master, I think it depends on the wishes of the aunt and the second young master. As an outsider, I can't say anything. !”
"From the perspective of the princess, if you were choosing a concubine for Prince An, which one would you choose?" Mrs. Yang, the wife of the Minister of Rites, asked with a smile.
Master Yang has been a minister of two dynasties, and is highly relied upon by the emperor. Mrs. Yang's status has also risen with the tide, and she has also been granted a third-grade imperial title.
When all the ladies and ladies heard Mrs. Yang's question, they couldn't help but look at Yuan Chuyi and pricked up their ears to hear Yuan Chuyi's answer.
Yuan Chuyi just smiled indifferently, looked at the ring on his hand, and said with a smile: "If you want to be Prince An's concubine, I'm afraid you have to marry the prince of our family first. If my prince doesn't like it, even if I do it for him, I'm afraid he will be disdainful and refuse to marry me."
She and Xiao Jing were in love, but she didn't think Xiao Jing was thinking about taking a concubine. Moreover, when he asked her to put a ring on him, he had said that he would live a two-person world with her for the rest of his life. . She believed him.
Mrs. Yang laughed after hearing Yuan Chu's words, "The princess is deeply liked by the prince. I think the princess must have her own outstanding qualities that make the prince treat her differently. I wonder what talents the princess has? Can you let us see them?" "
On the first day of Yuanchu, he looked at Jingya gratefully. This banquet was really going to be a talent show.
"It's rare to get together with everyone today, and everyone is so upbeat, so I'll play a zheng song to cheer everyone up."
Fortunately, she learned all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting when she was a child. In addition to the piano, she also learned the guzheng. She learned guzheng because it is also one of the classical instruments. Compared with guqin and pipa, it is relatively easy to learn. After all, she had to study when she was a child, and she also had to practice piano, which her mother forced her to learn, and classical instruments that her father wanted her to learn. , I can only choose a relatively simple one to learn.
Although she has passed level 8 in piano and guzheng, she has stopped touching them since her parents were killed in a car accident during her junior year of college. Although she had not played it for several years, when the guzheng came into her hands, she tried the tone, and the song "High Mountain Flowing Water" flowed out from under her fingertips.
Everyone watched Yuan Chuyi strumming the strings gracefully, listened to the clear and sweet sound of the piano, like beads falling on a jade plate, and watched her skillful fingering, integrating deep affection into every note. Everyone could not help but be intoxicated.
Yun Xuan looked at Yuan Chu Yi with even more surprise and admiration. She had never seen Yuan Chuyi show off her piano skills in front of them. Yesterday, she heard Jingya say that she would perform a talent show today. She was worried about Yuan Chuyi, and this morning she persuaded her not to come and participate. She didn't realize that she was already prepared. No wonder she insisted on coming.
At the end of the song, the last talisman drifted away, but everyone was still intoxicated. It took a long time to think about it. Princess Ruian immediately gave Yuan Chuyi a warm applause, and everyone else also applauded.
"Princess An's piano skills are superb, and she has very few opponents with such skillful skills!" Mrs. Yang said with a smile.
Yuan Chuyi smiled warmly and said, "This piano art is for leisure and entertainment. There is no need to compare with others. I just like it."
Listening to Yuan Chuyi's words, Jingya couldn't help but look at her with admiration. She envied Yuan Chuyi for living so freely and soberly, without being burdened by the eyes of the world, and she wanted to do the same.
"As long as you like it, why care about other people's opinions, let alone compete with others. My sister-in-law said it really well." She praised.
"Thank you." Yuan Chuyi looked at Jingya and said with a smile. This was the first time Jingya had spoken to her so well since they had known her for so long.
On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, she sat with them for a while amid the compliments of the ladies and ladies. Until late in the afternoon, the banquet finally ended, and she said goodbye to Princess Ruian and Princess Jingya and returned to the mansion.
After returning to the palace, Yun Xuan asked people to serve melon and fruit snacks, and sat in the pavilion with Yuan Chuyi to feast together.
"Madam, what did Mrs. Yang mean by what she said today? Could it be that she wants to marry her daughter to our palace as a concubine?" Yun Xuan asked while eating snacks, her words full of displeasure.
Yuan Chuyi smiled and said, "Don't worry about what she thinks of you, and there is no need to be angry." Yuan Chuyi recalled that Miss Yang's talent show at the banquet was a dance, and her figure was indeed good. It would not be wrong to say that she was a beauty in the world. Come on, "If she wants to marry her daughter into the prince's palace, it depends on whether the prince is willing to marry her!"
"Miss Yang, she has a lovely appearance and a good figure. If I were a man, I might be tempted by her!" Yunxuan hesitated for a moment, then said truthfully.
"If the prince is really tempted to marry me, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do!" Yuan Chuyi suddenly said helplessly.
"Who wants to marry whom?" Xiao Jing's familiar voice came.
Yuan Chuyi and Yun Xuan were both shocked. Didn't he say he was going out for a few days? Why did he come back in just three days?
"Your Majesty!" The two of them stood up to greet him.
Xiao Jing walked to the table, picked up Yuan Chu Yi's tea cup and drank the tea in one gulp. Yuan Chu Yi couldn't even pour him a new cup of tea in time. When Yun Xuan saw Xiao Jing coming back, she picked up a plate of snacks and left, leaving the couple alone.
Xiao Jing picked up a piece of snack and bit it. He looked at Yuan Chuyi and asked, "I thought I heard you just now saying that the prince is tempted to marry. Who wants to marry? Prince Yu?"
Yuan Chu smiled, pulled him to sit down, told him everything about attending the banquet today, and finally said: "There are many people who are coveting your position as Prince An's side concubine, what do you think? "
"Madam, don't you believe me?" Xiao Jing hugged Yuan Chuyi into his arms, took her hand and put it on his heart, "You can't feel that it only belongs to you, because I haven't done enough. Okay?"
Yuan Chuyi looked at him and smiled, leaning in his arms, "If I am really helpless this time, you can marry another one, but please marry a kind-hearted person who can treat our children well. I don't want me to Don’t let your children suffer in the future!”