bookrebus Chapter 245 Autumn Banquet
Chapter 245 Autumn Banquet
Wutongju
Yin Xin drooped her face and said, "Princess, I don't want to learn how to be a housekeeper anymore."
Seeing her pouting and unhappy, Su Yuejian chuckled softly and coaxed her, "Good Yinxin, you will come with me to the next palace banquet."
Xuanshuang received an order to go with Su Yuejian to the Qianqiu Banquet tonight, so she replaced Yinxin's position and followed Su Yuejian as a maid.
Yin Xin was not curious about the palace banquet, but was thinking about how Su Yuejian had been wronged in the palace last time, and was worried that she would be in danger this time.
She pursed her lips. Xuanshuang was a martial arts expert and could help more than her, so she didn't care about it anymore.
He turned his head to look at Xuanshuang who was standing upright beside him. She was wearing a light blue maid's dress with narrow sleeves that were tightly tied to facilitate movement.
Her black hair was simply tied into a bun, with a few strands of hair hanging down beside her fair cheeks, adding a touch of casualness. She was tall and slender, and even though the fabric was ordinary, it could not hide her unique temperament.
Yin Xin sighed and said, "Sister Xuan Shuang, please smile. You are not acting like a maid at all. You look more like a female king of hell."
Now Yuzhu Yinxin and Xuanshuang are very familiar with each other. Although Xuanshuang is cold, it does not prevent them from playing and making fun of her.
Su Yuejian and Yuzhu listened to her words and turned to look at Xuanshuang.
She just stood there quietly, her eyes deep and cold, her lips tightly pursed into a straight line, without a trace of superfluous expression.
"Puchi——" The two of them covered their lips and laughed. Yuzhu said, "What Yinxin said is true. Sister Xuanshuang, please smile."
Xuanshuang's brows twitched slightly. He looked at the master and servants who were trying to hold back their laughter. He was silent for a moment and tried to relax his brows.
Seeing her awkward expression, Su Yue couldn't help laughing. "Okay, if you don't want to laugh, then don't laugh. Who said that maids have to smile?"
"It's getting late, let's go."
Xuan Shuang stepped out of the door, and Qing Shan suddenly appeared beside her.
He whispered playfully, "Xiao Shuangshuang, don't listen to their nonsense. You don't look like a female king of hell. You look great in this outfit, like a goddess! You're so beautiful!"
Xuanshuang paused, turned her head and gave him a blank look without saying anything.
The shadow guards in the dark frowned at Qingshan's shameless look.
Chief Qingshan's vision is really special. Xuanshuang's eyes can freeze people to death. She is also a goddess.
Qingshan thought Xuanshuang didn't believe him, so he said anxiously, "I'm telling the truth! You're really beautiful like this. Hey, Xiao Shuangshuang, why are you walking so fast? Xiao Shuangshuang..."
As Su Yuejian arrived at the gate of the mansion, she saw a familiar black luxurious carriage parked at the door.
Xiao Heng, tall and as slender as jade, stood beside the car, while Su Lin was standing respectfully on one side.
Su Yuejian was just wondering when Xiao Heng seemed to sense something and looked up at her. His dark and cold eyes instantly lit up.
"Why is the prince here?"
Xiao Heng's voice was low and gentle, "I will go to the palace banquet with you and the Grand Tutor."
Hearing what Xiao Heng said, Su Lin felt a tingling sensation on his back. The Regent Prince had only attended palace banquets a few times, and this year was really rare.
Su Yuejian was not too surprised and nodded slightly at him.
Just as she turned around and was about to get on the carriage, a pair of slender and clean hands suddenly appeared in front of her. Su Yue was stunned for a moment, and when she turned around, she met Xiao Heng's sparkling black eyes, and her heart skipped a beat.
The people passing by were watching this scene in shock.
"Am I seeing things? Our War God Prince actually personally helped Princess Minghua onto the carriage!"
"First, there were 699 carts of betrothal gifts, then a white swan as betrothal gift, and now he's personally bringing Princess Minghua to the palace banquet! This Prince Regent truly loves Princess Minghua!"
"A few days ago, when the Prince Regent was sending the princess back home, he personally supported her. He looked so careful and loving. Oh, his eyes were so gentle. I wonder who said our God of War was cold-hearted!"
Su Yue caught a glimpse of the people around her whispering, her face flushed for a moment, she gently placed her hand in Xiao Heng's big palm, and lowered herself to get into the carriage.
The gate of the imperial palace was majestic, and many carriages were parked at the gate. Except for the carriages designated by the emperor that could go directly into the palace, the rest of the carriages had to get off at the gate and walk into the palace.
At this moment, many officials and their families were gathered at the palace gate, looking at the black golden python carriage coming from afar, with expressions of shock on their faces.
I didn’t expect that the Regent would attend this year’s Qianqiu Palace Banquet!
Looking at the two carriages following behind Xiao Heng's carriage, with the logo of the Taifu Mansion hanging in front of the carriages, the expressions on everyone's faces became more complicated.
It was such a coincidence that the Regent's carriage came together with the carriage from the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
Some officials' wives who came later told them that Xiao Heng had personally gone to the Taifu Mansion to pick up Su Yuejian and Su Lin for the palace banquet.
"Nonsense! Even if the marriage was granted, how could the Regent, a noble man, personally go to pick up Princess Minghua and personally help her..."
Before the woman finished her words, Xiao Heng got off the carriage, walked slowly towards the carriage of the Taifu Mansion behind him, and stretched out his hand towards the carriage.
Amidst everyone's stunned gaze, Xiao Heng helped Su Yuejian get off the carriage.
Looking at the intimate actions of the two, a hint of jealousy flashed in Lin Mengran's eyes in the crowd.
Xiao Heng's carriage could have entered the palace directly, but he refused to leave and insisted on walking into the palace with Su Yuejian.
Su Lin didn't dare to disturb them and walked with a few familiar colleagues.
Along the way, Su Yuejian felt the different looks from everyone: shock, amazement, envy, jealousy, curiosity...
Su Yuejian looked at the person beside her, her expression as indifferent and distant as ever. She pursed her lips and felt that the road to the palace was really long.
As Xie Jiusi arrived at the palace gate, he saw Su Yuejian and Xiao Heng walking together. Both of them were wearing royal blue, and even their backs matched very well.
A trace of jealousy flashed quickly in Xie Jiusi's eyes, and it felt like a ball of fire was burning in his heart, making him anxious.
Not far away, the woman's jealous gaze fell on the two of them, but more on Su Yuejian. There was a sinister look in her arrogant eyes, and she wished she could stare a hole through Su Yuejian.
In the banquet hall, many princes, generals and ministers were already seated, and familiar ladies and young ladies were sitting around in groups of three or four, chatting and laughing.
Occasionally, someone would habitually look up at the outside of the hall, but this glance was so fleeting that the moment Su Yuejian walked in from outside, no one knew who became quiet first, and the infection spread, and the noisy hall became quiet for a moment.
The girl was wearing a royal blue palace gown, her black hair was tied up in a bun, and blue-purple irises dotted her hair. The jade hairpins and pearl tassels swayed gently with her lotus steps. Her amber eyes were like the shimmering golden water of a lake, clear and sparkling, and a dot of cinnabar between her eyebrows made her look even more bright and beautiful.
When Zhao Youyou in the hall saw Su Yuejian, her eyes lit up instantly!
It’s her! The beautiful girl I met that night!
Wang Qingyi was playing with the little carrot head beside Zhou Min. When they saw Su Yuejian, they smiled and waved at her, "Yue'er!"
Su Yuejian walked over with a smile. Wang Qingyi pulled her to look left and right, and kept saying how much she missed her, but her father and brother were strict and insisted that she learn the rules of a lady at home. They also said that they wanted to find a marriage for her, so they had no time to visit her at the Taifu Mansion.
Zhou Wangzhi also tugged at Su Yuejian's clothes, his eyes sparkling. Before he could speak, he heard the voices outside announcing, "The Emperor has arrived, the Empress Dowager has arrived, the Regent has arrived, the Crown Prince has arrived, Prince Gong has arrived..."