February 23rd is Hua Jintang’s birthday, and he turns 40 this year.

From the 20th to the 23rd, a grand banquet was held for three days. On the first day, the royal family and nobles were invited, on the second day, the officials of the same dynasty were invited to gather together, and on the third day, the elders, young and old of the Hua family, relatives and friends were all gathered together.

A family dinner for friends to celebrate together.

The second master, Hua Jinye, was busy with official duties and was unable to arrive. He sent his eldest son and his second son to celebrate his birthday with him, and presented him with a coral stone with the word "longevity", a twelve-leaf rosewood screen with blessings and longevity, an emerald fairy peach tree, and a square

Inkstone.

If nothing else, let’s just say that the inkstone is a Taohe inkstone. It has a water-formed rock texture, a smooth texture, green stone ripples in the wind, and the stone texture is like silk, like waves and clouds. It is extremely precious. It was obtained by Hua Jinye when he went to Gansu to set up a public office.

, he knew that his brother liked these, so he sent them specially this time, and Hua Jintang really couldn't put them down.

The family banquet was divided into two seats, the Jiahe Hall in the front yard was hosted by Huajin Hall, and the Yichun Courtyard in the back yard was hosted by the Ji family, accompanied by the old lady Hua Meiniang.

At noon, the female guests came to the Youran Hall to sit down. The Ji family also specially invited the Chang'an Marquis' grandmother, Princess Chuyang, and mother, Princess Chuyang. The old lady led An Ge and several elders of the Hua family.

Mr. Ji, his mother, and Hua Mei Niang sat at a long table with the eldest princess. Mr. Ji, his sisters and several daughters-in-law from the Hua family sat with the eldest princess Chu Yang. The second aunt took the lead and sat at a table. The girls divided

Two tables were seated, and there were dozens of tables with relatives and friends left.

When they were young, after dinner, Aunt Mao led a dozen maids to serve good tea. Tao Jin's family came with playlists. Ji gave the order to the eldest princess first. The eldest princess didn't want to overwhelm the guest and gave it to the elder.

The wife ordered first, but the old lady couldn't refuse. She ordered two plays, one for "The Number One Scholar Matchmaker" and one for "The Meeting of Heroes." After she finished ordering, the others also ordered several plays in succession.

When she arrived at Ji's place, she had enough of watching the theater, so she ordered "Five Daughters' Birthday Wishes" to be sung for Hua Jin Tang in the front yard.

The people sitting together praised her for her virtue when they heard that she was here and still thinking about the front yard.

The eldest princess sipped the tea slowly, looked at the girls' tables casually, and asked, "Which one is the second girl?"

Ji's table was right next to the old lady's table. When she heard her asking about Wan Niang, she quickly stood up and stood over, calling Wan Niang to her side, "Princess, this is Wan Niang."

Wan Niang bowed shyly and said, "The eldest princess is well."

The eldest princess looked her up and down. Wan Niang's face was like a full moon, and her pearls were round and jade-like. She liked it very much at the first sight and called her over. Mrs. Ji hurriedly asked her maid to bring a spoon and place it next to the eldest princess.

The eldest princess asked Wan Niang to talk, and Wan Niang changed her temper and responded obediently, which made the eldest princess smile. She liked it even more. She took the ruby ​​bracelet from her wrist and gave it to Wan Niang on the spot.

Ji saw it and was secretly happy.

Princess Chu Yang looked over and hummed softly.

Although she and the eldest princess are aunts and nephews, they are still mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. They are secretly competing with each other in the palace. One thinks that she is the royal aunt and has a distinguished status, while the other thinks that she is the sister of the current emperor, the legitimate princess, and the eldest princess.

She is just a concubine, how can she be a noble person, but yet she shows off in front of her every day? It can be said that no one of them is convinced by the other.

As for the marriage of the Marquis of Chang'an, the two had many disagreements. The eldest princess of Chu Yang doted on her son and only followed his wishes in everything, but the eldest princess was more powerful. She did not have the final say in her son's marriage back then.

The grandson now wants to have the final say, lest he marry an unruly and willful man like his son.

Princess Chu Yang put down the tea and said: "I heard that there is a fifth girl in the Hua family. She is extremely beautiful and looks like a fairy." A few days ago, she heard her son talk about the fifth girl in the Hua family. She always wanted to see him and make him happy.

What kind of person is in the mouth.

She looked over and saw Jiao Niang at a glance, and her eyes lit up instantly, "Is this it?"

Being inexplicably called upon, Jiao Niang looked at each other, smiled slightly, stood up and saluted.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Princess Chu Yang said "tsk" three times and waved to her, "Come here and show me, there are such beautiful people in this world."

Jiao Niang turned her eyes to look at Mr. Ji. Mr. Ji's face was dark, and she said with a smile: "It's not over yet."

Princess Chu Yang followed her instructions and walked up to Princess Chu Yang. Princess Chu Yang stood up and took her hand, looked up and down, left and right, and smiled to everyone as if showing off: "Look at this appearance, everyone."

, with this figure and this temperament, I am afraid I am like a golden phoenix. I have lived for so many years, and there are not many concubines in the harem of my father, emperor, and brother that I have seen that can compare with me."

Everyone agreed, looked at the girl frequently, and kept praising her. Some people sighed inwardly, but it was a pity that she was a concubine. If she were born to the Ji family, the threshold for marriage proposals in the Hua family would probably be smoothed.

It's just that some people also think that Jiao Niang's appearance is too good, so she is not the best candidate for a good wife. On the contrary, Wan Niang is round and round, and has the face of a prosperous husband.

"Which daughter of the Hua family is not a golden phoenix? The eldest daughter born to the eldest lady is married to Prince Rui, who is the daughter-in-law of the Holy Emperor. She is a perfect golden phoenix. The second young lady and the eldest young lady share the same breast, so naturally they are also golden phoenixes.

"

The speaker was a daughter-in-law from a branch of the Hua family. Her husband was a fifth-rank official. He was sent out the year before last and was transferred back to the capital this winter.

Since returning to the capital, how can I think of going out again? A ninth-grade official in the capital is better than being an official outside. It's like the prime minister of Dali Temple, who gets the filial respect and filial respect of officials from other places every year.

They are three times as much as a fifth-grade official like him.

In the past few months, she had been running to Hua's house frequently, coaxing and flattering Mr. Ji, just hoping that Uncle Hua could speak a few words for her husband in the court and stay in the capital.

"Thank you, Mrs.

In my heart, Mei Niang and Wan Niang are no match. I am also very pampered and she loves to talk back to me. She is very sharp-tongued and sometimes makes me speechless. The same goes for her father, who was raped some time ago.

She was so angry that she couldn't eat for several days, but she was so angry that her heart still hurt."

She talked back to her aunt and made her father angry. After saying these words, everyone's eyes immediately changed when they looked at Jiao Niang. Those who had liked her before also turned into displeasure.

After hearing this, the eldest princess frowned and said, "Shuning, you can't be so arrogant anymore. When you leave the house in the future, is it possible that she will treat her parents-in-law like this? It's really outrageous."

The girl's heart was falling. Ji was indeed a powerful character. With just one word, she turned into a pampered, unfilial and untidy person. Even a highly respected person like the eldest princess said bad things about her.
Chapter completed!