Prince Ruian's Mansion not only sent messages to Su Rongduan, Hua Fengling and the others, but also to Princess Qingping.
Therefore, on the day when the emperor dismissed Mr. Liu as an official, Princess Qingping acted like a normal person and took three people to the Ruian Palace for a banquet.
On the carriage, Su Rong thanked Princess Qingping, "Thank you for protecting me, Princess."
Princess Qingping waved her hand, "You don't need to thank me. I'm giving the discount not only for you, but also to comply with the emperor's wishes and to beat Yan Li. In addition, I want some fools to know that I am favored by the emperor and don't dare to offend me easily."
Su Rong still thanked her sincerely, "I still want to thank you, princess. No matter what your reasons are, I will always be the one who benefits."
After all, after this incident, the government and the public truly knew that she was well protected by Princess Qingping, which was a good thing. Those who wanted to touch her, such as the eldest prince and the second prince, had to think carefully.
In addition, when she first entered the capital, she gave the eldest prince a warning through the hands of Princess Qingping. It also told the prince that she was useful to him and that she did not eat and drink in his mansion in vain.
Princess Qingping smiled, "If you say that, I will thank you in turn. After all, I and Hua'er have lived happily every day since I came to Beijing to live in the princess mansion."
What she didn't say was that the estrangement between her and her consort for many years was finally resolved because of her, and Duanhua was no longer so obsessed with Zhou Gu, and walked out of the dead end, so that she no longer had a headache for her. This girl
Simply a blessing.
Su Rong also laughed, thinking guiltily that she lived in the Princess Mansion, firstly, for food, and secondly, to use the Princess Mansion to enter the upper class circle of the capital and help the prince. She did not expect that she would make people happy every day.
She and Fengling ate and drank together.
The carriage arrived at Prince Ruian's Mansion, and Xie Lin stood at the door to greet the guests.
Today's banquet at Prince Ruian's Mansion is different from the fact that the eldest prince's banquet was just for Su Rong. Only Duanhua, Su Rong, and the second prince were invited. At most, Fengling was added. Princess Ruian was given to Jiao.
All the good ladies posted posts, the young ladies from Prince Ruian's palace also posted posts to the young ladies with whom he was friends, and Xie Lin also invited the young men with whom he was close friends.
Therefore, Ruian Palace is very lively today.
After Princess Qingping got off the carriage, Duan Hua and Su Rong also got off the carriage. Xie Lin quickly stepped forward to greet her, "Princess, Princess, Miss Su Qi."
Qingping smiled and glanced at Xie Lin, "Xie Xiaowang is becoming more and more outstanding."
Xie Lin was embarrassed, "Princess, you have thanked me. Please come inside. The eldest princess Sheng'an is here, and the mother-in-law is accompanying her. Otherwise, I should come out to greet you in person."
Qingping paused in her steps and almost turned around and left. She had been afraid of this aunt since she was a child. Not long ago, she went to the palace to report Zhou Gu's situation and was scolded by her in the palace. She was so angry for several days that her heart ached.
I finally recovered and didn't want to see her, but she was already at the door. Wouldn't it be appropriate to turn around and leave?
Duan Hua knew best what her mother was thinking. In fact, she was also afraid of Princess Sheng'an. She pulled Qing Ping's sleeves and whispered: "Mom, Putao."
Qingping suddenly remembered, oh, by the way, she had just eaten the grapes sent by the eldest princess of Sheng'an to the princess palace. She took a deep breath and stepped dignifiedly into the gate of Prince Ruian's palace.
Duan Hua waved his arm around Su Rong, looked at Xie Lin and asked: "Apart from Princess Sheng'an, who else is coming to the Duke's Mansion?"
Xie Lin said seriously, "Except for those who are not at home, everyone else is here."
Duanhua understood, that is to say, the Duke's wife, Zhou Gu, the unmarried fifth lady, and several ladies from other houses were all here. She turned her head and looked at Su Rong.
Su Rong looked as usual and introduced Xie Lin with a smile, "This is my brother, Fengling."
Fengling stepped forward and cupped her hands, "Thank you, young prince."
When Xie Lin was in Jiangning County, Fengling was still hiding in the dark. He had seen Xie Lin, but Xie Lin had not seen him.
Xie Lin also held up his hand, stepped forward with a smile, patted Fengling on the shoulder, gave him a thumbs up, and said in a low voice: "Brother Feng, you are awesome. I learned how to make Buddha Jump Over the Wall from the chef in the kitchen of the eldest prince's palace, and tied up Ning Ze."
After half a day of eating oil smoke, word of this has spread throughout the capital, and everyone wants to know you."
Feng Ling felt ashamed and reassured him, "Don't worry, young prince, I have no intention of sneaking into the kitchen of your Prince Ruian Mansion today."
Xie Lin laughed.
He personally accompanied several people into the house. While joking, he observed Su Rong from the corner of his eye and found that she had broken off her engagement with Zhou Gu without any haze. She was holding hands with Duan Hua, talking and laughing, and Duan Hua seemed to be the same as before.
It was different now, with a sunny smile on her face, and she was no longer the aggressive person who looked like she was going to look for Zhou Gu at every banquet.
He secretly clicked his tongue in his heart, thinking that this Miss Su Qi was beyond appearances, she was delicate and weak, and she was really not simple. The reason behind the breakup of the engagement should not be simple either. I wonder if Zhou Gu would be confused by the authorities and could not see clearly.
Su Rongxiao asked: "Can my eldest brother come?"
Xie Lin replied: "Come, no one has arrived yet. Brother Su should be with Mrs. Shen and his family."
Su Rong nodded.
The group of people came to the living room and saw that there were many people inside. The eldest princess Sheng'an and the Duke's wife were sitting, and the other ladies and ladies were also sitting or standing.
Princess Ruian was a beauty. After seeing Princess Qingping and the others, she stood up with a smile and said, "Qingping is here. I haven't seen you for a long time. Why do you look so good? But you put on new rouge and gouache?"
Qingping nodded, "The prince-in-law took pollen and newly made rouge for me in his spare time."
Princess Ruian was surprised and immediately laughed, "No wonder."
It is said that Princess Qingping and her husband-in-law have been harmonious in recent days, and it seems true. The prince-in-law even made rouge, which would have been impossible in the past.
All the ladies were a little surprised when they heard this. Among the people sitting there, there were many who had laughed at Qingping in private before. They thought to themselves, this is really a stubborn melon blooming on the iron tree.
Princess Ruian's eyes fell on Su Rong again, and she was stunned for a moment, but returned to normal in a moment, "Is this Miss Su Qi?"
Su Rong politely said, "Princess!"
Princess Ruian smiled and held her hand, looked at her carefully, and said in a kind tone: "After Lin'er returned to Beijing, he told me that he met you on the street when he first arrived in Jiangning County, and it was you who invited him.
Went over for dinner. Unexpectedly, Mr. Su and Mrs. Su were so hospitable that they kept him at their house that day. During his stay in Jiangning, thanks to the Su family's care, I heard that you were coming to Beijing, so I thought of inviting him.
You came over as a guest, but due to the scientific examination period, I was delayed until today to see you."
Su Rong smiled slightly, "Princess, you're welcome."
Princess Ruian took off the bracelet and put it on Su Rong's hand, "This is a meeting gift." She added, "It's a gift from the elders. Keep it! Just treat this mansion as your own, feel free to do it, don't be restrained.
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Su Rong lowered his head and glanced at the bracelet on his wrist. It was crystal clear. It was a piece of fine jade material. It was probably worth thousands of gold. It was considered a generous meeting gift. Through this bracelet, he expressed his gratitude to Su Lin in Jiangning County.
The family's concern was, secondly, to express Prince Ruian's goodwill towards her. She thought about it, accepted it without hesitation, and said thank you, "Thank you, Princess."
Princess Ruian saw that she was not frightened, neither humble nor arrogant, and was very generous. She thought to herself that it was no wonder that the eldest princess had suffered a big loss. She was someone who could handle things well.
After meeting Princess Ruian, Su Rong naturally wanted to meet Princess Sheng'an and the Duke's wife.
Princess Sheng'an smiled and took Su Rong's hand, smiling kindly, "You kid, why are you so polite? Come and sit next to me."
Su Rong took the opportunity to sit next to Princess Sheng'an.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an asked with a smile: "Can you eat the grapes I sent to the princess's mansion? Are they delicious?"
Su Rong saw that everyone was looking this way. Some were surprised, some were puzzled, some were confused, some were curious, some were thoughtful. They all wanted to see how she would get along with the people from the Protector's Palace who had broken off their engagement.
, she didn’t look at anyone else, just smiled and replied to Princess Sheng’an, “Eat it, it’s delicious.”
The eldest princess of Sheng'an smiled and said: "It's the grape trellis planted in your brother Zhou's yard. He never let anyone pick it, so he left it specially for you."
Su Rong paused and smiled, "Thank you, Brother Zhou."
The eldest princess of Sheng'an patted her hand and said, "He is also here today. If you want to thank you, thank him later."
Su Rong responded, "Okay."
After a short conversation without avoiding anyone, all the ladies and ladies present were surprised. Unexpectedly, Su Rong and Zhou Gu broke off their engagement. Not only did they not become enemies, but they also seemed to have a good relationship. This was really strange.
In the past, there were many unmarried couples in Beijing who broke off their engagements, not to mention feuding, but there were only a few who could maintain a friendly relationship between the two parties. The Duke Protector's Office and the Jiangzhou Su family are really rare.
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The eldest princess of Sheng'an took Su Rong's hand and introduced to her several ladies in other rooms of the Protector's Mansion. Then she specially introduced the fifth lady, "This is Yun'er. She is one and a half years older than you. You call her
Just Sister Yun, she has a good temper, you will be sisters from now on, keep in touch with each other."
Su Rong smiled and nodded, looking at the heroic-looking girl in front of her, "Hello, Sister Yun."
Zhou Yun was also curious about Su Rong, and was also very puzzled when she came to break off the engagement. She asked her mother, the third lady, in private, but the third lady said that she didn't know the details, but told her not to go into details. She smiled and held her back.
