Nangong Jie snorted coldly: "Stop pretending, the maids are calling you Madam, right? You don't need to pretend, it will happen sooner or later."
"You, you, you..." Duoduo finally couldn't pretend anymore, because she was indeed very happy. She grabbed Nangong Jie's ears and said with a smile: "Do you have to go against me every time?"
As the most important metropolis in the Southern Dynasty, whenever night falls, another kind of prosperity will always emerge in the streets and alleys of the capital. In particular, Yihongyuan and major restaurants are booming in business and full of customers.
However, Nangong Jie and Duoduo passed by many gourmet restaurants without stopping at all, because they had to rush into the palace to celebrate the emperor's birthday.
For the two of them, tonight is indeed an unusual day. In addition to congratulating the emperor on his birthday, they also want to ask for the word "marriage" from the emperor so that they can get along better day and night in the future and be able to spend the night together.
And sleep.
Waiting is an extremely painful thing. Nangong Jie originally wanted to wait until the beginning of the banquet to propose marriage to his father, but unfortunately there were so many officials who came to celebrate his birthday that each person had to say a few blessings.
For most of the day, I didn't dare to disturb him casually.
Then the two of them had to wait. Anyway, Duoduo didn't care about such a short time, and Duoduo was in a good mood tonight. He also attended the large banquet with Nangong Jie, but today was different from last time. Last time, Duoduo always thought that he was in love with Nangong Jie.
of light.
And this time, who dares to call her a bitch?
"Oh, fifth prince, you are here. We have been looking for you. Come, come, come, let's toast the fifth prince and congratulate him on winning the championship in the competition!"
Those buddies of the princes and grandsons are all quick-witted guys. They originally identified Nangong Ao as the future young master of the Southern Dynasty, but today after seeing Nangong Jie's brave and witty side, they all fell in love with Nangong Ao.
Jie's side.
Nangong Jie raised his cup and said, "Thank you all for giving me face, but today's championship comes with a lot of luck. In terms of strength, many of you are better than me."
"Hey, fifth prince, don't be humble. You won the competition with your true ability. Everyone can see it. You deserve it!"
Duoduo's popularity seems to be even higher than Nangong Jie's. Everyone smiles and nods to say hello when they see him, and Duoduo also politely gives everyone a sweet smile in return.
There was only one person who didn't know how to praise her, and that was the princess of Huayue Kingdom. Because she was slapped to the ground by Nangong Jie for many things in Prince Jie's Mansion last time, so she still holds a grudge.
Seeing that Duoduo was dressed up like a smart traveler tonight and full of charm, the guy deliberately took a cup of hot tea and walked over to congratulate him: "Oh my, my, it turns out to be the steward Qian. Who is he dressed so beautifully?
It really flew up the branches and turned into a phoenix."
As he was talking, the guy accidentally twisted his foot, and the tea in the cup suddenly poured towards Duoduo.
But this time the bitch didn't succeed. A serving tray suddenly stopped in front of Duoduo, completely blocking the cup of hot tea, which made the bitch scream.
It wasn't Duoduo who blocked it by himself, but the princess of Snow Country "rescued" him in time.
"Hmph, it's none of your business, you're meddling in other people's business!" the bitch from Huayue Kingdom snorted coldly.
"What are you talking about? From now on, Duoduo will be our good sister. How dare you play tricks on our good sister? Sister, come on!"
How could the five or six princes and concubines from different vassals miss this opportunity to flatter Duoduo? They swarmed up and knocked the bitch of Huayue Kingdom to the ground, ravaging her for a while.
The imperial garden was so busy that the men did not notice that the group of women were enforcing the "family law". Instead, Duoduo was afraid of the negative impact, so he stopped him and said: "Forget it, stop it. Today is the emperor's birthday. Originally,
We need to grant amnesty to the world and stop fighting, stop fighting."
Seeing that the group of women still refused to give up, Duoduo had no choice but to go over and break up the fight. While saying stop, he secretly took action.
"Help..." The bitch from Huayue Kingdom finally couldn't help shouting.
Hua Cai heard his woman's cry for help and ran over, angrily saying: "Stop, what are you doing?"
The women then dispersed and looked at the furious Prince of the Flower Moon Kingdom, with some panic on their faces.
Duoduo helped the bitch up and said, "Prince Hua, you really can't take care of your own woman. Look, she accidentally fell down and she fell like this."
"Prince...wuwu..." The bitch threw herself into Huacai's arms and beat Huacai's shoulders relentlessly, insisting that Huacai seek justice for her.
Na Huacai said angrily: "Falled? So hard that your face was swollen? Even your clothes were torn. Hum, I will definitely report it to Emperor Nangong and punish you women!"
"Who is making the noise here?" As an extremely arrogant voice came, a woman wearing golden cicada silk and an emerald phoenix on her head came over, accompanied by a group of palace maids. The formation was large enough to show that
This woman's status and weight in the harem.
"Concubine Yan, everything is ready." A palace maid ran over to report.
"I know, let's go."
Concubine Yan? Duoduo has heard of this woman for a long time. Although there has been no queen in the harem, Concubine Yan has regarded herself as a queen. She is domineering and domineering in everything. If others complain even slightly, they will be destroyed.
She is Nangong Ao's biological mother, Situ Yan.
"My Huacai is the prince of Huayue Kingdom. Just now these women knocked my beloved concubine to the ground and beat her severely. You see, she was beaten like this. I was about to ask the emperor to make the decision."
"What? Looking for the emperor to make the decision?" Concubine Yan felt disgusted when she heard the words "Huayue Kingdom", especially the bitch princess. After her clothes were torn, a lip mark was exposed on her white buttocks, like this
In her eyes, a woman is just a coquettish fox.
"Yes, my dear, I must seek help from the emperor to seek justice. Although our Huayue Kingdom is not big, it is not so easy to bully."
Concubine Yan rolled her eyes at the talented man and said, "What's wrong with bullying? You're serious. All the affairs between women in this harem are under my control. It's useless to go to the emperor."
"That……"
Hua Cai was about to speak, but she was interrupted by Concubine Yan: "Don't be stupid, it's just a little skin injury, what does it matter? Just ask the imperial doctor to get some trauma medicine and apply it on it, don't make a fuss.
"
After Concubine Yan finished speaking, she looked at the bitch prince and concubine with disgust, and went to greet the guests with her maids.
They say they are greeting guests, but in fact they are taking the opportunity to plunder red envelopes and enrich their own pockets.
When Nangong Jie saw Duoduo mingling with a group of women, he thought he was being bullied again, so he walked over quickly and said, "What's wrong? Who bullied my housekeeper again, huh?"
"She!" Many women pointed their fingers at the woman from the Flower Moon Kingdom at the same time.
Nangong Jie got angry and said, "Why did you hit me so hard last time? Don't you still have a memory?"
There is a saying that you don't look at the monk's face to look at the Buddha's face. When beating a dog, you need to ask the owner. Nangong Jie humiliated his woman in front of the flower talent. He was so angry that the talent's face turned pale and he grabbed his woman's arm.
Hand said: "Go on, you idiot, you know how to cause trouble for me!"
The woman couldn't tell that Hua Cai was actually expressing her dissatisfaction to Nangong Jie, and thought he was scolding her, so she started sobbing in frustration.
"Haha, it's better now. That woman really doesn't know where the world is and she always opposes us. Let's show her how powerful she is next time, huh!"
One by two, the women came over to get close to each other, and most of them felt a little embarrassed. They whispered: "Why are you standing there, you idiot? Go to your father's side and help greet the guests. Whenever you have a chance, say
It’s our business.”
"Oh, I got it, I'll go right away."
Nangong Ming sat high on the high platform, receiving blessings from civil and military officials and princes of various vassals with a very high attitude, and he also kept giving rewards.
Some famous folk operas and raps have been performed on the stage. It is rare for everyone to have such a relaxing moment, and they are all fascinated to watch.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, and may all your wishes come true and may you live a long life."
"I wish your Majesty that you will have this day every year and that you will have this day every year."
...There were too many, and they were all roughly the same, so Nangong Ming got bored to death and actually yawned.
"Dang...dang...dang..." A clear bell suddenly rang in the imperial garden, and the eunuch beside the emperor shouted loudly: "The auspicious time for your birthday has arrived. Please thank your ancestors for your kindness."
"Long live my king, long live him..." Everyone knelt down and worshiped you.
Nangong Ming, on the other hand, lit a handful of incense sticks by himself, walked up to the makeshift god, and bowed vigorously while watching the ranking of the ancestors.
"My ancestors and ancestors, thanks to the protection of our ancestors and ancestors, eleven of our thirteen northern and southern kingdoms have now been repaired, and the unification plan is just around the corner. I hope that our ancestors and ancestors will continue to bless the descendants of Southern China, and everything will go smoothly. Nangong Ming is very grateful.
All!"
After offering incense to his ancestors, Nangong Ming turned around and said: "Everyone, I have been conquering the south and north for so many years, not for plundering and plundering, but for the common cause of the future. Come, take advantage of my birthday banquet to toast you all.
I hope you can all work together to accomplish great things in the future!”
"Your Majesty, please!"
Everyone raised their wine glasses and raised them high above their heads, waiting for Nangong Ming to finish the wine and then drink the rice wine in the cup!
At this time, the eunuch beside the emperor loudly announced: "Let's have a banquet!"
Seeing that the opportunity was rare, Nangong Jie stepped forward and said, "Father, I have something to ask for."
"Huh?" The mighty Nangong Ming waved his hand and said: "Tonight we will just drink and celebrate, don't talk about other things. Sister rb will come to my imperial study room tomorrow."
"Yes, Father."
Nangong Jie had to swallow what was on his lips. At this time, all civil and military officials came to propose a toast, and Nangong Jie had no choice but to return to Duoduo.
Duoduo was having a great time eating. In the past, when watching TV and watching movies, I always heard about things like Manchu Banquet, Buddha Jumping Over the Wall, Fire Cloud Eggs, etc. At that time, I became greedy when I heard about it. I wish I could eat the secret recipe of the palace.
The dishes, not to mention how delicious they are.
And now what was placed in front of her was something like that. She couldn't name any of the dishes, but they were extremely delicious, especially a large river fish that was half a man long and took up one third of the entire table.
The body of the big river fish has been fried to a golden color, and even the sauce on it is also golden yellow. It is accompanied by green onions, garlic and white, and is full of fragrance. I pick a piece of fish with chopsticks, dip it in the sauce and stuff it into my mouth. It tastes sour.
Sweet, fluffy and chewy, you will feel so happy that you want to cry when you eat it.
Maybe it was related to his mood. Duoduo had a big appetite. When he saw Nangong Jie coming over, his face looked a little depressed, so he asked: "What's wrong?"
Nangong Jie said: "My father told me to come to his study room tomorrow."
Duoduo smiled and said: "Hey, looking at your kindness, I thought something had happened. Come on, let's enjoy it while the naughty little boy is not here."
Nangong Ao has always been the target of everyone's fawning, because Nangong Jie never leaves home, is not a person who knows how to make friends with powerful people, and is also soft and weak, so everyone dislikes him.
And now Nangong Jie has become a sensation in the martial arts competition, and the power he has burst out has made many people look at him differently. The previous weakness has now become a secret, so the wind of flattery naturally blows around him.
.
Many high officials in the court came over to clink glasses with Nangong Jie to congratulate him. Nangong Ao saw them all, but he didn't care about them because his uncle Situ Nan was a popular person around the emperor. Sometimes Situ Nan
What he said was equivalent to an imperial edict, because Situ Nan had followed the emperor in conquests for many years, and the emperor believed in him very much.
What makes Nangong Ao jealous the most is that there is a top-notch woman next to Nangong, and his eyes almost never leave her body.
That woman made him love and hate her at the same time. He loved her because she was excellent, because she was sexy and charming, and because she could make people laugh and smile everywhere she went.
He hated her because she fell in love with Nangong Jie. He couldn't understand why God sent such a top-notch woman to help him when he was so much better than Nangong Jie.
It's been so long, and Nangong Ao still can't forget the amazing scene when Qian Duoduo walked out of the lotus pond, the scene that made him regain his glory.
Nangong Ao and his mother occupied a large banquet table, because everyone knew that the mother and son were vicious by nature, and they were afraid of getting into trouble for no reason, so they all stayed away.
"Ao'er, you've already drunk a lot, don't drink any more, you'll get drunk," Concubine Yan advised.
"Mom, please leave me alone, I want to drink!" Nangong Jie saw that the wine jar on the table was empty again, and waved to the maid to serve the wine.
The more he drank, the more courage he got. Nangong Jie suddenly discovered that the woman in the imperial garden made him look uglier and uglier, including his mother, but the more money he looked at, the more beautiful she became!
Nangong Jie’s mother, Concubine Ping, showed up belatedly, came to Nangong Jie’s side, touched Nangong Jie’s head with a loving look on her face and said: “Son, my mother is late for something. By the way, this is the legendary Qian Duoduo.
, money steward?"
Duoduo has met Concubine Ping, but Concubine Ping didn't know that the female ghost who helped her in the rockery was the housekeeper Duoduo in front of her.
"I've met Princess Ping a lot."
"Haha, no gifts, no gifts..." Concubine Ping praised meaningfully: "Oh, it's beautiful, it's so beautiful."
"Your Majesty, thank you. Come, my Majesty, Duo Duo can drink tea instead of wine and give you a toast." In fact, Duo Duo can drink, but it's just a pretense. Women who drink tea seem to be on a higher level than women who drink, because tea represents
Delicate and elegant, don't follow the trend, but wine can mess up the sex and always make people feel unsteady.
I don’t know what kind of mentality Duoduo is in. He is always very polite and cautious towards Concubine Ping. Ever since Concubine Ping came to Nangong Jie’s side, her words and deeds have become much more polite.
Nangong Jie naturally knew the reason. He secretly thought that this woman was really nice, really nice, and really cunning. She was so domineering, but she pretended to be so good in front of his mother. If he got married in the future, even if she bullied him,
Then his mother wouldn't believe it and thought he was bullying her.
"Oh, my dear, you see, Duoduo is really a good girl. She knows the general situation and understands etiquette. She will definitely find a good home in the future."
"Mom, I don't know if you know etiquette or not, but you will definitely find a good home."
Concubine Ping heard what her son meant and said with a smile on her face: "Miss Duoduo, have you heard that? He said that he will definitely find a good home, so don't worry, hehe, come on, let's eat together."
During the meal, Duoduo actually wanted to toast the emperor, but the emperor was busy greeting the male guests and had no time to care about women. It seems that in this era, women are really pitiful and can only be men's dependencies.
, life revolves around men, and women themselves have no sovereignty.
Of course, no matter what the situation of others is, if her rich man dares to do that to her, she will definitely not do it!
After a hearty meal, the palace maids removed the banquet and replaced it with melon and fruit pastries. As soon as all kinds of exquisite fruits were served, they were so greedy that they wanted to eat it. However, because Concubine Ping was here, they had to pretend.
Don't be in a hurry at all.
"Come on, Duoduo, these things rarely taste this good, right? Here." Concubine Ping put some on a plate and placed it in front of her and Nangong Jie.
When Duo Duo looked at her, her face turned red, but she was very happy inside. It seemed that this future mother-in-law had completely accepted her.
Because the dish contains Baizhiguo, fragrant lotus seeds, and red plums from the south. The lotus seeds and plums are put together, which means that they hope that they will "join (lotus) and manage (plum) together" as soon as possible. Baizhiguo is
It means to spread out branches and leaves.
Nangong Jie's pig head didn't know the meaning. He pushed all the things in front of Duoduo and said, "I don't like to eat these, I like to eat watermelon."
Ouch! Isn’t this guy looking for death?
Duoduo didn't have any objections on the surface. He could eat whatever he liked, but soon, Nangong Jie changed his mind. He grabbed a lotus seed and threw it into his mouth, and then grabbed a red plum and took a big bite.
Concubine Ping felt a little strange. She lowered her head and saw that the hand Duoduo had put under the table had just withdrawn from the inner side of her son's thigh... Concubine Ping suddenly smiled on her face. She said, "You can't help your son when he is older."
The daughter-in-law has come to take over, and it seems that her son will really be disciplined in the future. Although there are no women who can take care of her husband, Concubine Ping believes that the Duoduo in front of her is definitely extraordinary.
Duoduo's future mother-in-law noticed her violent tendencies, and she couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Unexpectedly, Concubine Ping said: "Duoduo, you are so weak, how will you support your husband and raise your children in the future? When the time comes, you still have to show up."
You just put some color on it for men to see, you know?"