After Mrs. Gu was slightly dazed, she stepped forward and said, "Guys, please take a seat."
At this time, the flower hall was already full of people. All the male and female guests had arrived, and everyone gathered in twos and threes to chat and laugh. It was a friendly and harmonious scene.
As the protagonist of the wedding banquet, Gu Xiangning was still sitting in a remote corner, her head slightly lowered, just watching the tea leaves floating in the tea cup, as if that had attracted all her attention.
Suddenly, there was another commotion outside the flower hall door, and someone could faintly be heard calling "Prince", "Prince" and so on.
Everyone looked over and saw several young men filing in.
Seeing this, Gu Cifu showed a happy smile on his face.
These young men are the most high-profile people in the Daluo Dynasty today.
Not mentioning Fu Yunsheng, the splendid son of the eldest son of Fu, nor Mingshu, the crown prince of Xianyun Yehe, the mere presence of the crown prince Ming Cheng and the fourth prince Ming Yan was enough to make him happy.
His official position is second only to the current Chief Assistant. Although he posted many posts, not everyone came. The two princes in front of him came together, which naturally gave him a great deal of face.
Prince Mingcheng was dressed in gold brocade clothes, with long hair tied up in a jade crown. His face seemed to be carved from beautiful jade, with a leisurely and indifferent smile. Although he did not say a word, he was full of elegance and luxury.
Just standing next to Fu Yunsheng does not make people feel that his appearance is solemn.
As for the fourth prince Ming Yan——
He looks fierce, like an evil spirit, which makes people feel frightened, and he is far from handsome.
But these people appeared together, which naturally attracted everyone's attention.
I heard Prince Ming Cheng's thin lips slightly parted, and his voice was clear and calm: "I wonder where Miss Xiang Ning is? I heard that she won the first place in the academy, so I prepared a small gift, and I hope she won't refuse."
It is a great honor for the prince to personally send congratulatory gifts in front of everyone.
When the noble ladies in the capital heard this, they couldn't help but look envious.
But Gu Xiangning didn't seem to hear it. He still sat in his seat and watched the tea leaves floating in the tea cup without blinking. Mrs. Gu couldn't help but became anxious and hurriedly pulled Gu Xiangning's sleeve and said: "Xiang Ning
, why don’t you get up quickly!”
Ming Cheng glanced around, passing over everyone's faces one by one, but he did not see Gu Xiangning.
Could it be that Gu Xiangning isn't here?
After waiting quietly for a moment, Gu Xiangning finally stood up.
Only then did everyone notice Gu Xiangning sitting quietly in a remote corner.
Her face was ordinary, her features were flat, and she could be considered pretty in a single sense. However, at the banquet where her daughters were gathered, she lost all color. In addition, there was no sadness or joy on her face, and there was no expression on her face. She looked like a human being.
Oddly enough, apart from being able to talk and move, people can't distinguish any emotions.
Ming Cheng was slightly startled.
Is this the Gu Xiangning who wrote amazing poems? There is a big gap between what he expected.
Gu Xiangning saluted: "Thank you, Prince."
He cherishes words like gold and refuses to say even one more word.
But Ming Cheng didn't care, but smiled gently: "No need to be polite."
After saying that, he sat down at the male guests' table.
Shen Fengxu and Shen Baitang sat on the female guests' table, while Shen Yulou and the eldest lady inevitably sat beside them.
The second lady was ill today. Shen Yuning and Shen Yujia were waiting beside the second lady and did not come.
Sitting at the same table as Dongning Bofu were Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Xianyue from Yi'an Bofu.
Jiang Xianyue was also dressed in fine clothes. Her eyes flickered towards the male guests' table, and she lowered her head and said to Shen Yulou: "Don't you think Hu Huizhi won't come today?"
Shen Yulou shook his head and smiled: "She longs for Mr. Fu, so she will come naturally."
Hu Huizhi longed for Fu Yunsheng.
This is something that everyone in Daluo Capital knows. In other words, there are many people in the capital who yearn for Fu Yunsheng, and Hu Huizhi is the most famous one among them. Wherever Fu Yunsheng is, Hu Hui is most likely to be there as well.
It's just that Hu Huizhi didn't show up today.
At the wedding banquet, everyone was chatting and laughing, changing glasses, and seemed very harmonious. Although the female guests drank fruit wine, all the women were too drunk, and the Gu Mansion had prepared a place for them to rest in advance.
Shen Baitang drank a few sips, but he was not drunk at all. He just didn't want to sit in the same place with the eldest lady, so he turned his head and said to Shen Fengxu, "I'm a little drunk. Please accompany me out to the bar to wake up."
Just when Shen Fengxu had this intention, he helped Shen Baitang out of the flower hall.
Shen Yulou raised his eyes and looked at the backs of the two people leaving the flower hall, his eyes gradually darkened, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.
Then, she turned her head and whispered something to Qing Zhi beside her.
When he turned around again, he still had a generous and decent smile on his face. He was chatting and joking with Jiang Xianyue. There was no clue on his face. She was obviously a lady, with all kinds of manners.
After Shen Fengxu and Shen Baitang left the flower hall together, the noise in their ears became much quieter. There was a clear breeze blowing, which made people feel extremely cool and comfortable in early autumn.
Shen Baitang took a breath and said, "I was really bored just now. It's really uncomfortable to pretend to be close to them in front of so many people."
Although he had already broken up with the eldest lady, he could not show it at all in front of so many people. Otherwise, it would not only be detrimental to the reputation of Dongning House, but also to his own reputation.
Chen Fengxu also smiled and reassured: "It's just for a moment. When the wedding banquet is over, it won't have to be like this."
While the two were talking, a maidservant suddenly walked past the two of them with water and lowered her head. However, when passing by Shen Baitang, she accidentally tripped over a stone on the ground and fell onto Shen Baitang. In front of him, the basin of water in his hand also spilled onto Shen Baitang.
"Hiss..." Shen Baitang's brows suddenly knitted together, and she raised her eyes to look at the maid in displeasure.
The maid knew that she had done something wrong and hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy: "I beg your guest for mercy. I didn't do it on purpose. It was an unintentional mistake. I beg your guest for mercy!"
Shen Baitang was splashed with water and his appearance was disheveled. Naturally, he could not return to the flower hall.
But the maid in front of him was probably the maid in Gu's house. Shen Baitang didn't want to be too harsh, so he could only say coldly: "That's all."
The maid thanked her in every possible way and walked away quickly, carrying the basin.
Fortunately, they had prepared clothes on the carriage early in the morning just in case of emergencies. Although they were splashed with water, it wasn't too bad.
Liu Yue, who was beside Shen Baitang, said, "My maid, go get the clothes right now."
"Second sister, please come to the guest room with me first."
As Shen Fengxu said this, he and Shen Baitang went to the guest room of the Gu Mansion.