Chapter 61 Engagement
Su Heng slowly got out of the car and walked in front of Xie Jiaqi and Princess Jin. He was wearing a dark red gown. When he walked over step by step, the corners of his clothes swayed with his steps, and he also wore a rare dazzling gold crown on his head.
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Not to mention Xie Jiaqi, even Su Changle has never seen Su Heng dressed like this in so many years.
The two little girls just looked at each other intently.
Su Heng is not bad looking, but his face is usually cold, and he looks like he should not approach strangers. No matter how handsome he is, when he stands there, others don't dare to look up.
Otherwise, why is it that no noble lady in the entire capital likes Su Heng?
Su Heng stood in front of Princess Jin and saluted: "I have met my mother."
"You still know how to come here!" Princess Jin rolled her eyes at her wooden son and pushed Xie Jiaqi out, who was standing behind her, "I should apologize to your wife first."
Xie Jiaqi quickly waved his hand: "That's okay, it doesn't matter."
Su Heng raised his eyebrows, took a look at Xie Jiaqi's dress, and apologized first: "Sorry, I'm busy with official business, and it's been taken care of now."
"Oh oh oh, Prince Su is busy with you."
Su Heng nodded, and then said: "Why didn't you wear the dress I prepared for you today?"
Xie Jiaqi was stunned. She suddenly remembered that there was a very exquisite set of dresses in the box that Su Heng sent yesterday. They were packed separately. The color seemed to be somewhat similar to the one Su Heng was wearing.
But she really didn't think of wearing it.
Xie Jiaqi turned around and put the box he delivered yesterday in the room.
Xie Jiaqi stretched out the dress on her body: "I think the one I'm wearing is very good. They are all newly made. What's the difference?"
Su Heng didn't speak, but Princess Jin next to her understood.
She narrowed her eyes, and she suddenly became more pleased with her son.
"That's definitely different. It's a good time for you to change into your clothes for us to see, and put on this mask by the way. You will look radiant today!"
Princess Jin said and winked at Su Changle.
Su Changle received the signal and quickly held Xie Jiaqi's hand in a supportive voice: "Let's go and give it a try. I'm a little curious about my brother's vision."
Su Changle pulled Xie Jiaqi back, followed by Zhan Qing, and they all arrived at Xie Jiaqi's house together.
Su Heng stepped forward to the main hall and saluted King Jin and Lord Xie.
Xie Jiaqi was pulled back to the room by Su Changle. Zhan Qing had already asked someone to bring the dress at the back. Su Changle also pressed Xie Jiaqi in front of the dressing table and took off the hairpin from her hair.
"I don't think this is really necessary." Xie Jiaqi was still resisting.
She really felt a little embarrassed to wear matching dresses with Su Heng.
"It's okay, it's okay. It's not too late for us to change it if it doesn't look good." Su Changle helped, and even Zhan Qing nodded along.
"Perhaps Prince Su has a good vision." Zhan Qing said.
Yesterday, when Zhan Qing went to pack up the dress for storage, she took a closer look at the dress. The dress was simple yet complicated, and it looked like it was made with care. It was the style that the lady liked.
But Xie Jiaqi didn't even look at it and threw it directly in the warehouse.
If Prince Su hadn't made such a request today, the lady would probably never have thought of this dress.
Xie Jiaqi couldn't resist everyone, so he had to be served to put on his clothes and dress, and his hair was combed again, and the headdress brought by Princess Jin was given to Xie Jiaqi to wear.
With such a dress, Xie Jiaqi felt much more energetic.
"Add some more rouge." Su Changle said, picked up the rouge box on the dressing table, tapped some more with his fingers, and spread it on Xie Jiaqi's cheeks.
"That's great!" Su Changle, Zhan Qing and the other maids nodded, "It looks great!"
"Is there really any difference?" Xie Jiaqi walked to the big mirror doubtfully.
She was stunned.
In fact, Xie Jiaqi could not recognize that the person in the mirror was herself. For so many years, she had never paid much attention to her dressing up. She always looked as simple as she could and as light as possible.
Wearing this water-red dress today, her face looked rosy.
It's really... quite beautiful.
The Xie Mansion was not very lively in the past. Taifu Xie and Xie Wenli were usually aloof people and did not like to make friends with ministers in the court. Therefore, everyone came to the invitation sent yesterday because they were looking at Taifu Xie's position in the court.
Appreciate the face.
Xie's Mansion doesn't have many interactions with people, and Prince Jin's Mansion is actually about the same.
King Jin only has a title and no official position in the court. The prince Su Heng does have an official position, but he is the minister of Dali Temple. Everyone who sees him wants to take a detour, but Su Changle, the little princess...
Just don’t mention it.
Taifu Xie and King Jin were sitting at the main seats. Watching Su Heng come in from the door, King Jin breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone in the court knew that King Jin didn't care about anything in the past. Today, it was Princess Jin who was taking care of such a big matter. King Jin only needed someone to be present and not make Princess Jin angry.
God knows, King Jin is afraid of many things, but the most fearful thing is that Princess Jin will be angry.
Now that Su Heng is here, it will be fine if he is here.
"Your Majesty, please sit down quickly." Taifu Xie extended his hand to give way. Su Heng nodded and sat opposite Jiang Shen. The two of them greeted each other.
Zhou Yihang, who came with Su Heng, also sat down at the table.
After a while, the invited people arrived one after another, and Xie Jiaqi also changed her clothes and returned to the main hall.
Princess Jin's eyes lit up the moment she saw Xie Jiaqi.
"Look at our bride, how beautiful she is. She is so cheap to that kid Su Heng!"
In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that there is some moisture in Princess Jin's words.
Xie Jiaqi is indeed not ugly, but she can only be regarded as beautiful and upright, and is indeed far from a great beauty.
Even if she does look more beautiful after dressing up, that's all.
But Princess Jin felt that she was right and was not talking nonsense.
She just feels that this girl Xie Jiaqi makes people look comfortable, and she likes this!
Xie Jiaqi was pulled to the main hall by Princess Jin. Everyone's eyes were attracted to Xie Jiaqi, and Su Heng also looked over.
His hand holding the tea paused invisibly, and then he looked away from Xie Jiaqi.
Princess Jin also smiled and asked Jia Qi to sit down with her. Su Changle sat next to Jiang Shen and whispered to him: "Doesn't Jia Qi look good in this outfit?"
Jiang Shen actually didn't watch it at all.
He nodded and said nothing.
Although he didn't look at Xie Jiaqi, he discovered something.
When they walked in together just now, everyone was looking at Xie Jiaqi, except for one person who was looking at Su Changle, who was walking behind Xie Jiaqi.
If he remembered correctly, that person should be the one who had just been rewarded at the Dragon Head Banquet two days ago.
It seems to be called... Monday Hang?
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The engagement banquet in the Xie Mansion was simply held, and the people who came were all boring courtiers, so it ended quickly.
Taifu Xie didn't care about the reception. Today's engagement banquet was just to inform everyone that Xie Jiaqi had been engaged to Prince Jin's Mansion.
Everyone ate in a hurry, and the meal was more or less reserved. There was no one who was drunk.
After the banquet dispersed and everyone left, Xie Jiaqi followed Taifu Xie and sent King Jin and Princess Jin out.
Princess Jin was full of joy and held Xie Jiaqi's hand: "When we go back to find someone to make peace with, we will tell you that although Jiaqi is still young, Heng'er is not young anymore. We still need to hurry up and get the marriage done."
Taifu Xie nodded: "I will listen to Princess Jin in everything."
Princess Jin patted Xie Jiaqi's hand, and then followed Prince Jin into the carriage.
Su Heng walked behind King Jin and was now beside Xie Jiaqi.
Xie Jiaqi turned sideways to let Su Heng pass.
Su Heng paused and said in a very low voice: "It's very beautiful."
"Huh?" Xie Jiaqi looked at Su Heng with wide eyes, but Su Heng had already walked quickly to the carriage and lifted the curtain.
just……
Did he say that?
It seemed like it was said in a voice that could only be heard by the two of them.
Xie Jiaqi frowned and looked at the palace's carriage going away: This man is a bit strange.
Su Changle sat in the car and dozed off while swaying. Her mind was filled with thoughts about what happened today. She felt that what Xie Jiaqi said she was really willing to do, so naturally she didn't think about it so much anymore.
Su Changle closed his eyes slightly, leaned his head on the carriage, and shook his head.
Jiang Shen also sat aside with his eyes closed.
The carriage was very quiet, neither of them spoke, and they could even hear each other's breathing clearly.
The coachman heard no sound inside, so he drove the carriage very smoothly. He didn't even know it had stopped at the door. It was Jiang Shen who poked the back of Su Changle's hand, and she slowly woke up.
"Huh?" Su Changle rubbed his eyes.
"We're here, Princess, go in and have a good sleep."
"Oh." Su Changle climbed out of the car in a daze, and was supported by Ah Zhu as he staggered into the room. Before going to bed, he washed his face and got into bed.
But Jiang Shen asked someone to fetch more water.
He drank some wine at today's banquet, and his body smelled of alcohol. It wasn't very strong, but he couldn't smell it.
He sat outside and waited for someone to fill up the water in the bath. After a while, he heard the maid say: "Your Majesty, the water is ready."
"Yes." Jiang Shen took off his coat, looked at Su Changle who was keeping his eyes open and said, "Princess, go to bed first, I'll go take a bath."
"Oh, okay." Su Changle closed his eyes in a daze.
Jiang Shen turned around and went to the bathroom. When his figure completely disappeared, Su Changle, who had just closed his eyes on the bed, opened his eyes again.
She pulled out the small note hidden in her sleeve under the quilt.
This is what Yihang found at today's table and handed it to A'Zhu. A'Zhu hid it all the way with Su Changle, and then gave her the note just now.
Su Changle unfolded the note and read it——
Chapter completed!