Chapter 240 The Royal Chariot Arrives Minglan Yanran
The seat problem was solved, and Jialan’s journey was uneventful.
On the other hand, several families sitting nearby looked at Jia Lan curiously, and the servants below were walking back and forth, secretly inquiring about Jia Lan's identity.
This "number two" who attracted two uncles and also the palace chief, what is the background of this person?
"Could this be the legendary Mr. Baoyu who was born with a jade in his head?"
"Impossible. I have seen that young master before. His dazzling posture is obviously different from the young gentleman in front of me."
People in the audience whispered to each other and speculated on Jia Lan’s identity.
Not long after, the palace chief escorted the holy driver arrived, and everyone watched the holy driver and his entourage ascending the tower, shouting "Long Live the Mountain" together.
This was the first time that Jia Lan saw Emperor Chunzhi in person. Although he couldn't see it clearly from a distance, he still felt that the emperor looked majestic and majestic; the queen was dignified and graceful.
Only the prince stood behind the emperor and empress, as if he was covered up and looked a little tiny.
"No gifts! Keep quiet!"
After another shout of "Long Live the Mountain", everyone stood up one after another, and suddenly the surroundings became noisy again.
Not far from the seat of Rongguo Mansion, at the Duke of Qi's Mansion, Sheng Minglan's expressive and smart eyes were looking at Jia Lan intently from inside the curtain hat.
"Girl, girl! Then, that is..." Xiao Tao on the side saw Minglan looking motionless somewhere, and followed her curiously, almost jumping up.
Apparently Xiaotao recognized that it was Jia Lan and hurriedly wanted to tell Minglan.
"Shh!" Minglan stretched out her index finger to stop Xiao Tao, "It's good to know, don't talk nonsense loudly."
"Oh..." Xiaotao nodded blankly.
Jia Lan was dressed very simply, wearing an ordinary dark coat and a scarf on his head. He did not wear the hooded shirt and big hat that represented the status of a scholar.
Although the clothes are plain, Jia Lan's calm and confident demeanor undoubtedly gives this ordinary clothes a unique charm.
"That seat seems to be the seat of Concubine Hua Jia's family, right?"
Sitting at the top, Mrs. Qi Guogong, the concubine of Princess Pingning whom the Supreme Emperor had conferred, glanced at her for a few times, then turned her head and asked the eldest lady of the Sheng family, Mrs. Wang.
Because the two families are related, the princess specially invited the family members of the Sheng family to watch the game together.
Even though the princess is now very graceful and elegant, her polo skills back then were well-known in Shenjing, and she loved the sport of polo sincerely.
The Wang family is not very familiar with the Jia family. She only knows that Xiao Xie Yuan of the Jia family is a student of her husband Sheng Hong. Although she has met Jia Lan a few times, Jia Lan's appearance has changed a lot now, and she is not close.
I couldn’t recognize it for a moment.
"Mother, I just saw Uncle Gu chatting with that person for a few words. Do you want me to ask?" Qi Heng was sitting next to the princess, but his eyes were fixed on someone not far away. He immediately heard the words
Please take a tassel.
"No need..." The princess lazily leaned on the pillow behind her: "You will always know when you need to know."
She looked at her only son and said calmly: "The Holy Emperor has just arrived, and there is a lot of chaos everywhere. Yuanruo, please don't wander around at will, and stay by my side peacefully."
The tone is calm, but there is no doubt in it.
"Yes..." Qi Heng lowered his head, although his eyes were a little disappointed, but when he raised his head and looked at someone's figure, he became happy again.
Seeing her son's expression, Princess Pingning's eyes were clear and she was thoughtful.
Next to Wang, Sheng Rulan was sitting upright, but her eyes couldn't help but glance at Sheng Molan, who was sitting next to her, with a somewhat sarcastic smile on her lips.
In Ru Lan's eyes, the fourth girl from the Sheng Mo Lan Sheng family kept fiddling with the handkerchief in her hand, as if her thoughts were all on Qi Heng. It was a pity that the aura exuded by the princess made this scheming person
The fourth girl felt a little scared and did not dare to take any action.
Sheng Minglan, who was still looking at Jia Lan, suddenly felt the sleeves of her clothes being pulled.
"Xiao Tao, what's the matter?" she asked subconsciously.
"Look, girl, it looks like Miss Yanran is looking for you in the audience."
"What? Sister Yanran?" Minglan suddenly came back to reality, "Where is it? Sister Yanran wrote a letter inviting me to come over, but she never showed up..."
"There!" Xiao Tao grabbed Minglan's shoulders with both hands to straighten her direction. Now Minglan immediately saw Yu Yanran's figure.
After Minglan saw it clearly, her heart skipped a beat.
Yu Yanran's eyes were red and swollen, and she could see them from a distance.
Feeling anxious, she immediately stood up and wanted to get off, but as soon as she took out her right foot, she retracted it with a squeak. She turned around and walked up to Mrs. Wang and respectfully asked to come to the stage to meet Yanran for a while.
Minglan was always respectful, so Wang nodded: "Go ahead."
"Wait!"
Everyone looked at Qi Heng.
"Mother said it's noisy down there, so why don't I accompany the sixth sister..."
Before he finished speaking, Minglan forcibly interrupted: "Thank you for your concern, young master! I just went to the audience to have a few words with my sister from Yuge's hometown, so there is no need to trouble the young master." p>
After saying that, she bowed to Qi Heng and the princess beside her, and walked away hurriedly.
Princess Pingning looked at Minglan's back, smiled, and said to Wang on the side: "I often hear others praise your eldest daughter who married Earl Zhongqin for her virtuous and generous spirit. Now I see that the sixth girl's posture is graceful, elegant and generous.
For a concubine to be so knowledgeable about etiquette, it shows that your tutor’s reputation is well-deserved.”
Hearing the princess's praise, Mrs. Wang immediately smiled as if she had eaten honey, and kept showing her modesty.
Only Qi Heng's expression changed slightly after hearing this.
At this time, a nun from the Duke of Qi came over, stood in front of the princess and gave a salute.
"Your Majesty, my servants have inquired and found out that the young man from the Jia Mansion is Jia Jieyuan who returned from a trip to the Rongguo Mansion."
"Oh, that's Jia Lan?" Princess Pingning raised her voice slightly, glanced at Wang next to her, and seeing her surprised look on her face, she couldn't help but joked in a funny way: "The eldest lady is still his mistress, but she also
Don’t recognize it?”
Mrs. Wang took a closer look and said with a somewhat embarrassed smile: "I haven't seen this child for a year. He has grown a lot taller. I am too old and blind to recognize him."
The princess laughed out loud and said: "My eyes are dim, haha... It seems that you are still younger than me." After a pause, she asked: "This little Jieyuan seems to be about the same age as your sixth girl?"
Hearing his mother mention Minglan, Qi Heng couldn't help but turn around and listen carefully.
Mrs. Wang said: "Your Majesty is right. If you really think about it, the sixth girl is a little more than a year older than the Jia family brother."
The princess nodded slightly: "Children of this age do grow very fast. Back then, Yuan Ruo also suddenly grew taller at this time."
"What the empress said is true, and the same is true for my Bai'er..."
Qi Heng was bored and turned back to look at the audience.