Chapter 55 Banquet of Hundred Officials

Cheng Xuelian stepped aside and asked Xin Nuo to go over first, then said: "I made some beef tongue cake and gave it to grandma to try. My sister has learned some etiquette and wants to go back?"

As she spoke, she had already seen the hairpin in Xin Nuo's hand, and her eyes flickered.

Xinnuo threw the hairpin in his hand and said with a smile: "Sister, go quickly, there happens to be something good at my grandmother's place."

Cheng Xuelian smiled and said, "I'm here to honor my grandmother, not for good things."

She had a very easy-going joking attitude, and it was difficult for people to understand the sarcasm in such a sentence, but Xinnuo was a stickler and did not accept this joke at all.

"So, why don't you give me your eldest sister's share?"

Cheng Xuelian's palms tightened, why couldn't this stinky girl understand human speech?

Oriole hurriedly interrupted and said: "The elders are kind to you. If the second lady is like this, the old lady will only talk to you if she finds out."

Xin Nuo snorted, "If you don't want to give it, just say so."

Then swaggered away.

Even the back view is full of savagery, no, to say savage is flattering.

Oriole whispered to the eldest lady: "How come the second lady is acting like those shrews in the countryside?"

"Shut up," Cheng Xuelian stopped Huang Li seriously, turned around and said, "Don't say anything when you go in."

However, at this scene at the door, a maid had already reported to Mrs. Cheng to enter.

Mrs. Cheng sighed deeply and said to Nanny Chen next to her: "As the saying goes, you are old at the age of three. That girl grew up in the country and has developed a shrewd and unforgettable temperament. She has taught her so much with her ears. God, I haven’t made any progress at all.”

Nanny Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, old lady, the second girl looks good, there are always people who are willing to ignore her shortcomings."

At this time, the little maid outside reported: "Old madam, the eldest lady wants to see you."

Mrs. Cheng looked outside and said: "Among the girls in the family, only Lian'er is the most stable and knows how to advance and retreat. However, her background is too different and her appearance is not enough. In the future, at most, she will marry someone from a poor family. If you are lucky, Maybe I can become a government wife in the future."

Mother Chen flattered: "That's not to be afraid, after all, she is a good lady. Besides, don't you plan for the young miss?"

Mrs. Cheng smiled, waved her hand, and said, "Ask her to come in."

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On the first day of June, the sky that had been clear for several days was covered by layers of thick clouds. When it was new, there was still a bright morning glow in the eastern sky.

After she finished washing and put on a new fruit green dress with peony branches, the glow was about to be covered by the surrounding clouds. The clouds were very thick, and reflected by the rising sun, the layering of light and dark was very obvious.

Xinnuo stood at the door, raised her hand, and naturally framed the east view with her fingers.

In the next room, the new old man was sitting in the half-open window. Seeing this, he reminded: "Nu'er, Mrs. Cheng's servants have come twice, and I don't have time for you to draw."

My granddaughter has been curious about the world since she was a child. When she was only about one year old, and her teeth hadn’t even grown yet, she would put her chubby little hands around her eyes and frame them.

He and the old woman were curious, and asked her, but the little guy who was still talking vaguely said to them, "Draw a picture."

Then he found an old man who was a master of landscape painting for the little guy, and he learned this from childhood.

Xinnuo put down her hands, ran to the next window, and asked, "Grandpa, have you ever been to the palace?"

Although the old man pretended to be good, Xin Nuo knew from his friends that this old man was definitely not simple.

The new old man smiled and said: "I really respect your grandpa. How can a place like the palace be accessible to ordinary people?"

"My master has been there," Xin Nuo said.

"Listen to that old boy bragging," the new old man said to his granddaughter with a confident look on his face: "He is definitely bluffing you."

Xinnuo said: "Master also said that the hibiscus custard made in the imperial kitchen is the most delicious."

The new old man smiled and said: "Then you will go to the palace today, look for a chance to see if there is the most delicious hibiscus egg custard." Busyly added: "But that's the palace, don't run around."

Xin Nuo agreed.

At this time, someone came to the entrance of the Liyuan. It was the maid from Cheng Xueyao's side, and said, "Second Miss, our lady has called to inform you that the carriage is leaving."

The Baiguan Banquet was held in the Langyue Hall, the main building of the Great Moon Imperial City. This is a very spacious and open hall. The echo design is based on the Qitai Hall where the emperor goes to court every day. If you speak at a loud volume, you can be heard clearly below.

"This hall is only slightly smaller than the Qitai Hall in the previous dynasty, and it is more than enough to accommodate 5000 people."

Because of the harem gold invitation, all the members of the Cheng family came today. Mrs. Cheng supported Mrs. Cheng and walked in the front, followed closely by Cheng Xueyao and Cheng Xuelan, followed by Xin Nuo, Cheng Xuelian who did not like to be in the limelight, and Cheng Xueyun who was aloof and unconventional. .

Cheng Xuelian was introducing the Langyue Palace to Xinnuo in a low voice. Cheng Xueyao, who was walking in front, turned back, put her fingers to her lips and hissed.

That means don't talk.

People coming and going around were either palace servants or women from other families. Cheng Xueyao's move was seen by many people, and Cheng Xuelian was particularly embarrassed.

Xinnuo didn't care at all. He saw Chu Wei among the crowd and immediately walked over.

"Why are you going?" Cheng Xuelian held Xin Nuo, "The banquet rules in the palace are very strict, so don't run around."

Xin Nuo just waved his hand towards Chu Wei.

Chu Wei followed his mother in, saw the little girl, and smiled back.

Princess Luyang Zhou Yanhui had already sat down on her seat, and was greeting the lady on the left, when she noticed her son smiling in one direction, she quickly followed her gaze.

She didn’t know if her son was looking at the girl in green clothes, but she saw that girl at a glance.

"Whose girl is that, she looks so good." Zhou Yan asked her husband next to her.

Chu Cheng took a look and said, "Isn't that Cheng Pu, the Minister of Civil Affairs? Isn't that the daughter he just found?"

Zhou Yan hesitated when she returned. She looked at her son, and then at the girls who were sitting behind them. She said in a low voice, "What do you think of that girl? I haven't seen Wei'er yet." What girl have you ever smiled like that at?"

Chu Cheng smiled and said: "It doesn't matter what the girl is like, what's important is that my son likes her."

Zhou Yan replied: "Are you so doting on your son? We have to give him some advice on what kind of girl he wants to marry."

Chu Cheng: Why do you want to marry a wife?

As the two of them were talking, Chu Wei, who was sitting on the far right side of the table, stood up and said, "Father and mother, I have something to do and I need to go out first."

(End of this chapter)

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