The only legitimate daughter of the second wife was Lin Yunong, and the legitimate son was only seven years old. The Lin family had an upright family tradition, with concubines in the family, but few concubine children. All the noble girls in the capital wanted to marry into the Lin family, all because of the upright family tradition and outstanding children.
Mrs. Lin Er said, "Yu Nong and Feng Yu are similar in age, and they often interact with each other on weekdays. In the future, the Lin family will hold a banquet and invite Feng Yu to play. This child Yu Xue is cute. No wonder my sister likes it. General Wude is really a blessing. Two
My daughters are all as beautiful as gods, and I don’t know who is lucky enough to marry them home.”
Feng Yu lowered her head and made a shy look. Mrs. Lin spoke fluently and sincerely, as if she had never heard of Feng Yu's bad reputation. Lin Yunong did not mock Feng Yu, but only glanced at her arrogantly. In her eyes, Feng Yu had no
Qualify to be friends with her.
When Mrs. Hou saw a eunuch coming over, she knew that a banquet was about to begin. "Auntie, please go back to your seat first. Come to the Hou Mansion another day and let's have a nice talk."
"Yes!" Feng Yu stood up, said goodbye to Mrs. Hou, and returned to her seat. Xie Xun looked at her back intently. She was really weak, like a little white rabbit, but with the heart of a lone wolf.
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Lin Yunong saw Xie Xun's eyes and was a little annoyed, "Cousin, is Feng Yu so good-looking?"
Xie Xun's posture was calm, his well-jointed hands gently shook the wine glass, and he smiled with an unknown meaning, "It looks good."
This was good-looking in an objective sense. No matter how much he and Feng Yu looked at each other and hated each other, Feng Yu's face could not conceal her beauty no matter how plainly she dressed. So many stunning eyes fell on her at this banquet.
Lin Yu was furious, and Lin Xiao's eyes were even more obscure. He also found that many young people from aristocratic families were looking at Feng Yu vaguely. Young men aged seventeen or eighteen could not appreciate the woman's temperament and connotation.
Beauty is their most direct stimulus.
When Feng Yu returned to her seat, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was too conspicuous when she was around Madam Hou. She could feel many eyes staring at her, whether it was covet or contempt. She knew this after she killed Lin Yuyan.
I don't have many clean days, but if I let Lin Yuyan go, her end won't be much better. The two powers are harming each other and she has to choose the lesser.
The eunuch came to report that the emperor had arrived. Everyone stood up to greet him. Feng Yu also followed Feng Changlin. Mrs. Feng stood up and bowed.
As the ritual music played, Emperor Jianming came to the palace with his concubines.
The Queen and Concubine Xie accompanied him into the palace, followed closely by Concubine Duan and Concubine Li, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, the Second Prince, the Third Prince, the Eldest Princess, and the Second Princess.
Everyone knelt down and shouted long live.
Feng Yu knelt down with everyone, and Emperor Jianming called out to all the ministers to excuse themselves. Everyone sat down flat. The seats of the Feng family were far away from the throne, and their voices were dim. She vaguely heard Emperor Jianming saying something about looking back on this year and looking forward to the next year.
The situation is like this. The Yanyang Dynasty is not going well this year. It is rare to be relaxed and happy at the end of the year, and the emperor and his ministers are happy together.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were sitting on the left side of the throne, while the Second Prince, the Third Prince and the two princesses were on the right side. The Crown Princess was pregnant and was about to give birth, with a bulging belly. Mrs. Lin looked at the Crown Princess nervously.
When the Feng family was demoted to Ningzhou, Emperor Jianming was still the vassal king. Feng Mansion was very close to the Wang Mansion, separated only by a road. That road was full of apricot and plum trees. Every summer, when plums and apricots matured, the Prince Mansion
Several young masters like to climb trees to pick plums and apricots. There are many girls in the Feng family. The eldest brother Feng Wenrong has followed the rules since he was a child and cannot do the naughty thing of climbing trees. When Feng Shu sees Feng Yu's greed, she will let them pick two more baskets. Their four sisters
She often waited under the tree for the young masters of the Yuwen family to feed her. Fengyu was young at that time and followed her sister just to eat.
The plums and apricots in Ningzhou were really sweet. Once she was craving for them at night, so her sister secretly took her out from the corner gate to pick apricots, which woke up the prince Yuwen who was studying in the courtyard next door. The prince was afraid that Feng Shu would be injured while climbing a tree at night, so he volunteered to climb up the tree.
Shu picked apricots for their sisters. His eyesight was limited at night. He stepped on a dead branch and accidentally fell off the tree and injured Feng Shu. Emperor Jianming, who was still the vassal king, took him to the house to plead guilty.
When they were children, their sisters had a good relationship with several young masters of the Yuwen family. The eldest princesses Yuwen Huazhen, Feng Shu and Feng Wan were of the same age. The corner gates of the two mansions faced each other, only five meters apart. The children often came out of the corner gate.
Playing on that road, summer is their happiest time.
When she was five years old, a palace incident occurred. The Marquis of Zhenbei came to the Ningzhou vassal to enter the capital. The status of the Wangfu and Fengfu also changed drastically. That happy time also came to an abrupt end. The girls of Fengfu grew up and no longer climbed trees.
I rarely go out to play on the street.
Feng Yu's memory of that period is very vague. She is too young. The prince and second prince prefer to play with Feng Shu and Feng Wan. The third prince also likes the two sisters. She and Feng Shu are little followers, following her brother and sister every day.
, they went down to the river to catch fish, climbed trees to dig out bird eggs, the sky was high and the emperor was far away, there were not so many rules, the folk customs in Ningzhou were open, and the children who grew up there had strong personalities.
The officials sitting close to each other were chatting in low voices, and the ladies were also exchanging glasses of wine. The ladies and gentlemen were more polite. The dishes at the banquet were slightly cold. From the imperial dining room to the banquet, some dishes were completely cold, so Feng Yu picked them.
I ordered some fruits and vegetables to eat. The palace prepared fruit wine for the girls, which was sweet and sweet, and Feng Yu liked it very much.
Songs and dances were being performed in the center of the stage, with silk and bamboo orchestras flourishing, and every drink and chant, just like a peaceful and prosperous age. Feng Yu admired the graceful bodies of the dancers, and for no reason thought of the erotic dance and murderous intent in Furongju. She looked at Xie Xun, who was careless
Leaning lazily, she stared at the dancers with a half-smile, her affectionate eyes full of romance, and she was intoxicated with it. Feng Yu chuckled lightly. The young marquis pretended to be a romantic young master, but in fact he was not at all like it.
How could any romantic young man from Wenwen Township have such unfathomable eyes?
The singing and dancing stopped, and the civil servants were fighting and writing poems. The scene was very lively. Feng Yu felt uncomfortable and looked forward to leaving the table early. She even missed the soft pillows and quilts in the boudoir.
While she was drinking fruit wine, the eldest maid next to the Queen came down the stairs and walked straight to the Feng Mansion banquet. She said with a smile, "The Queen summons the three girls from the Feng family to come to see her. Girls, please come with your servants."
Feng Yu was slightly startled, and Feng Wan and Feng Yao were also surprised. They entered the palace twice, but the queen never summoned them. The eldest lady was confused and confused. The girls had already stood up, and she had no time to give any warnings.
Feng Wan, Feng Yu and Feng Yao followed the eldest maids to the throne in sequence, and knelt down to pay their respects. The empress was kind and approachable, "We haven't seen each other for ten years. You have all grown up to be big girls, but do you still remember me?"
Feng Wan lowered her eyes and said softly, "The Queen's beauty is heavenly and her mother's grace is heavenly. My servants always miss her and will never forget her."
"I often think of you, the plum and apricot trees in front of the mansion, and your laughter when you and the Crown Prince, the second child, the third child and Hua Zhen played under the tree." The Queen chuckled and turned to Princess Huazhen.
, "Hua Zhen, do you still remember your playmates?"