The Shang Kingdom is a small country with only a dozen or so cities. As the only beloved daughter of the king of the Shang Kingdom, the birthday of the eldest princess is naturally a major event celebrated by the whole country.
For this reason, Fa Xiaoyun, the king of the Shang State, specially ordered people to set up a porridge shed outside the Xiaoshang Palace and provide free porridge for ten days.
On the day of the eldest princess's birthday, there was another family banquet in the palace, and more than a hundred people were entertained. Those who entered the inner palace for the banquet were all relatives of the emperor.
After Lie Rou received the Queen Mother's advice, she thought about it at home for a few days, and felt that she had to take advantage of the palace banquet to find out her daughter's thoughts.
From the day before the banquet, she warned Yue Jinghua about the etiquette of entering the palace, and also prepared the gauze hat, skirt and several pieces of jewelry that "Yue Jinghua" would need every time he entered the palace.
"My face has grown like that. Covering it up will only make it more conspicuous. No matter how you dress it up, it will just become her foil." Yue Jinghua simply dressed up normally, neither applying powder nor dressing up carefully.
She just wore a simple armor skirt, rolled her long hair up casually on her head, garnished it with a cat-eye yellow jade hairpin, and went into the palace.
Lierou only knew that if Yue Jinghua was willing to go to the banquet, she was already Amitabha, and she did not dare to force her daughter. She just straightened Yue Chen's clothes, and the four of them entered the palace together.
Outside the Xiaoshang Palace, there were many palaces and buildings, and long queues of people were lined up to serve porridge. When they saw the nobles, the common people all stood on tiptoe, vying to be the first to watch.
The carriage driven by the four masters and servants Lierou was mixed in with the aristocratic family's motorcade with tall horses and banners fluttering, and it looked very inconspicuous.
The carriage stopped, and the ladies from each family wore dazzling multi-colored skirts and jingling jewelry, dazzling everyone's eyes.
"Miss Liesisi has arrived," I heard the carriage of the most beautiful woman in the city, Liesisi, arrived. I saw her wearing a large magnolia gauze dress with cotton-red brocade flowers embroidered on it, which was elegant and simple.
, yet festive. Her beautiful appearance and friendly smile on her lips attracted admiration from people.
As soon as Li Sisi got out of the car, several female students from the inner courtyard who were also at Xuanji Academy surrounded her, and the group of people entered the inner palace like peacocks.
Yue Jinghua secretly smiled. Before entering the palace, she smelled a smell of hypocrisy and power.
To put it bluntly, this palace banquet was just a place for various aristocratic families to show off their power.
Today's family banquet was held in Qionghua Garden in the atrium of Xiaoshang Palace.
Qiong Garden is a royal garden. The design inside is like a rockery bonsai, from low to high. In autumn, all kinds of spiritual flowers compete for the last trace of autumn scenery before the cold winter comes, pink and red, gorgeous and elegant.
Yes, it was very lively.
From King Fa Xiaoyun of the Shang State to the Empress Dowager and his concubines, and then to the princes and important ministers, the order of family members goes down one by one. The legal family is very thin, and the bloodline of the late emperor now only has two branches: the king Fa Xiaoyun and the prince Fa Xiaoyi.
As soon as the Lie family master and servant entered, Lie Rou was called over by the Empress Dowager.
Hong Ling also followed, and Yue Jinghua took Yue Chen. Now after walking around Qionghua Garden, he didn't find the scent of half-silk golden silkworms.
Because it took some time to find the golden silkworm, when Yue Jinghua entered, the Qionghua Garden was already full of guests. And Lie Sisi came on behalf of Liejiabao. She also dressed up carefully today, so she didn't want to
Sitting in an inconspicuous position easily, he stood at the intersection, hesitating.
The few empty tables and chairs in the garden are either very close to the throne, or they are far away from the throne.
Yue Jinghua entered the palace today. It was clear that he was a drunkard and was not interested in drinking. He wanted to sit in the most inconspicuous place, ready to run away at any time, but he didn't know that as soon as he entered, he met Li Sisi and her daughter.
The partners bumped into each other.
For a moment, the four of them stood in the verandah of Qionghua Garden, unable to move up or down.
A eunuch with a sharp voice said from the front: "Miss Liejiabao, please go this way."
There was an empty table in the direction the eunuch pointed.
I saw a person sitting over there, with dark hair and a jade crown, wearing a crescent-white deep robe, with light golden cloud patterns tattooed on the robe, which made the already earthly appearance even more noble.
Xiaoyi Prince Fa Xiaoyi still had a cold face. Through the crowd, he first saw Li Sisi dressed up like a hibiscus emerging from the water. No matter what the occasion, she could always win the most people.
Eyeballs. Such a woman deserves to stand next to him.
When he looked at Yue Jinghua again, he frowned.
After a month of absence, Yue Jinghua looks a little different again. Her fair skin has turned into a healthy tan, and the leather armor on her body that is different from that of ordinary ladies makes her figure even more graceful. She used to attend palace banquets
I don’t know where my gauze hat went.
Thinking of the rumors that had reached his ears a few days ago, Fa Xiaoyi's handsome eyebrows frowned, and he drank heavily from the wine glass in his hand.
As soon as the eunuch opened his mouth, he realized that there were two groups of people standing in front of him. He couldn't help but blush. He didn't know how to continue. Just when he didn't know what to say, he heard the sound of Prince Xiaoyi's wine glass falling not far behind him. The eunuch
He was even more nervous and stuttered.
At this moment, the two sisters from Liejiabao stood together, which was particularly eye-catching.
Sensing Fa Xiaoyi's unkind gaze, Yue Jinghua let out a cry in her heart.
No matter how deeply "Yue Jinghua" had feelings for Fa Xiaoyi back then, today's Yue Jinghua doesn't have any feelings for that cold-faced prince. Facing him, whether it's admiring flowers or eating, Yue Jinghua doesn't care.
I feel very uncomfortable.
Out of sight, Jing was about to pull Yue Chen to the other side when a few whispers drifted into his ears.
"Yue Jinghua is really shameless. He doesn't care about his status. Being able to attend today's palace banquet is already a great gift."
"Look at what she's wearing. It's nondescript. Could it be that the Yue family has become so dilapidated that they can't even afford a decent dress."
"Let's just say that this palace banquet is also divided into three, six, and nine grades. She didn't even look at it. She dared to sit at the table of King Xiao Yi without fear of making everyone's eyes tremble."
"Sit... there," Yue Jinghua's hand was gently shaken, and the young lady Yue Chen looked at the table next to Fa Xiaoyi.
Yue Chen entered Xiaoshang Palace for the first time. When he saw the various precious flowers outside the palace, his eyes flashed with joy. Behind Pianfa Xiaoyi, there was a pot of spiritual snow qionghua.
Yue Jinghua smiled slightly and patted the little shot on the head lovingly, "Okay."
Jian Yue Jinghua stood motionless, while Li Sisi and the female companion accompanying her chuckled and were about to move forward.
"Thank you, father-in-law, for leading the way." Yue Jinghua took a step forward, blocking the steps of Li Sisi and her female companion.
"Yue Jinghua, do you think you deserve to sit there? The table next to Prince Fa is naturally occupied by Sisi. What is your identity, and what is her identity?" Lie Sisi's female companion raised her voice and introduced
There were several curious looks from the side.
Most of the people invited to this palace banquet met the following criteria. They were from Shang family, and most of them were the second generation successors of the family.
They may be the same person, but often just one person is labeled with countless labels, one is a young and promising mysterious practitioner, the other is the second generation descendant of a noble family, or many other things.
But Yue Jinghua is an outlier among them. Her family is in ruins and she is a penniless loser. In the eyes of these so-called elites of the Shang Kingdom, people like Yue Jinghua only deserve to stay in the corner and gnaw on a dog.
Wowotou who refused to pay any attention to him.
"What is my identity, and what is her identity? That's a good question," Yue Jinghua pointed her finger at his own face, and then pointed at Lie Sisi, with a deep mockery in his eyes.
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"My first identity is the daughter of the adopted daughter of the current Queen Mother, my second identity is the future princess of Prince Fa Xiaoyi, my third identity is the eldest granddaughter of Liejiabao, and my fourth identity is that of Xuan Xuan.
I have defeated a bunch of useless elite students in the Ji Academy competition. If these four identities are put together, do they have enough weight to sit in that position?"
These few words of hers were also spoken in a high and low tone, like pearls and jade falling to the ground, and the hundreds of people present could hear them clearly.
Liessi suddenly changed her face and looked at Fa Xiaoyi sadly.
There was still a bit of shock on Fa Xiao's face. He and "Yue Jinghua" had met several times at palace banquets. Every time, she hid in the most inconspicuous corner and secretly paid attention to him. Why?
As she was today, she was so sharp-tongued that she scolded others. The plain dress she wore today actually gave her a bit more edge that people couldn't ignore.
No, Fa Xiaoyi immediately denied it in his heart, Li Sisi is the future heir of Liejiabao, and her appearance and cultivation are more suitable for him.
It's just that... Fa Xiaoyi couldn't help but look at Yue Jinghua. She was looking over. There was a bit of ridicule in her clear eyes, as if she had already predicted what he would choose.
"The concubine has arrived," the concubine of the Shang Kingdom said, referring to Fa Xiaoyi's mother, the Scarlet Concubine.
Yue Jinghua's eyes lit up, Fa Xiaoyi's good looks were inherited from this famous concubine.
The Scarlet Princess looked to be no more than twenty years old, with a complexion like snow, a purple gold silk palace skirt, a slender waist, a pair of beautiful eyes that were slightly raised, and a faint smile on her lips.
"Sisi, you are here. I want to discuss some alchemy issues with you. The Snow Skin Pill you gave me earlier is very useful. Just sit down next to me. Leave me
"It's close," the Scarlet Princess said. Not only was she beautiful, but her voice was as gentle as an oriole. It's no wonder that the ignorant second prince mistakenly called her his sister.
The Scarlet Princess walked up, pulling Li Sisi to move forward, completely ignoring Yue Jinghua.
After Fa Xiaoyi heard this, he also knew that his mother and concubine were reminding him that Lie Sisi was his perfect match.
What happened to him? Since when did he start to worry about Yue Jinghua's thoughts?
Fa Xiaoyi remained silent, picked up the cup on the table and took a sip.
The Scarlet Princess has never been very fond of Yue Jinghua. Firstly, she dislikes her appearance. Secondly, rumors from outside have repeatedly smeared Yue Jinghua.
Li Sisi immediately beamed with joy, and she and her female companion walked to the table near Fa Xiaoyi. Before leaving, she did not forget to give Yue Jinghua a slight salute, and said calmly: "Jinghua
Cousin, my little sister has gone too far."
Lie Sisi walked over, sat down, and looked at Yue Jinghua with a proud look on her face.
"The Queen Mother has arrived," was heard again, and the Queen Mother, accompanied by Lie Rou, walked over gracefully.
A few days ago, the story of the eldest princess calling the Scarlet Princess "sister" and the queen mother "grandma" had already been spread by interested people.
For today's palace banquet, the Scarlet Princess had carefully arranged her makeup. Unexpectedly, as soon as the Empress Dowager came out, the palace relatives nearby all congratulated each other.
After not seeing each other for a few days, the Queen Mother's face seemed to be ten years younger, a bit like when she first entered the palace. Her hair was dyed like ink, and there was not even a trace of wrinkles on her face. In addition, her mother's graceful demeanor was the same as that of the world.
, that momentum was actually comparable to that of the Scarlet Princess.
"Jinghua, I haven't seen you for a long time. Let the Aijia have a good look at it. Don't hold back, just sit with Xiaoyi. You have already been engaged, and you are considered a family. Why do you need to sit separately?
And sitting, sitting together, it is easier to have a heart-to-heart relationship." The Queen Mother glanced at Lie Sisi who was shaking hands with the concubine and chatting happily, and secretly cursed in her heart: "Hu Meizi is Hu Meizi, even I, the Queen Mother,
I also want to have a hand in your marriage, but I don't want to do what you want."
When Lie Sisi heard this, her expression changed.
When the young lady Yue Chen heard this, she wanted to sit separately from Yue Jinghua. Her little face wrinkled up and she almost turned into a dumpling.
Hong Ling hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded Yue Chen to stop.
Yue Jinghua secretly cursed, the Queen Mother is really messed up. After sitting next to Fa Xiaoyi like this, how can she escape to find the gold-killing insect?
Thinking about how to escape, Yue Jinghua reluctantly walked to Fa Xiaoyi's table.
When he walked to Lie Sisi's table, he stuck out a foot from under the table. Looking at Lie Sisi again, he saw a smile on her face, but a look of jealousy in her eyes.
The evil light of the Moon Jinghua comes one after another, trying to haunt me in the next life.