Flower Appreciation Banquet (Part 1)

Lu Yaoyao nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

Indeed, Beichu did not suffer a loss this time. Not only did it relieve itself, but it also gained a natural horse farm, which will play a very good role in future development.

"Then Xirong came here this time not wanting to form an alliance with me again, right?"

In the War of the Three Kingdoms, Southern Xinjiang, needless to say, had an absolute advantage. Northern Chu seemed to be a wedding dress, but in fact it also received considerable benefits.

So the biggest loser is Xirong. At this juncture, Xirong arranged for people to come to Dongzhou, and the intention is more obvious.

"It should be so, but the specific method of forming an alliance is not clear yet. It is estimated that it will take seven or eight days for them to reach the capital."

"However, after learning the lesson from last time, they should not dare to take any chances on you again."

Dong Shaner said with a smile.

"Those monkeys in Xirong still dare to think about the princess princess. It is simply wishful thinking."

"I estimate that this time they come to form an alliance, even if they want to get married, it will be their princess who comes to marry us. After all, they are not qualified to challenge our Dongzhou now."

This is true at all. Xirong's current situation is very difficult. If he dares to challenge Dongzhou again, Dongzhou will give him a break. Even if he is not destroyed, it will take at least several decades to recover.

Come.

Shouldn’t it become fish meat in the future?

At that time, Beichu and Dongzhou would take turns to visit from time to time, and Xirong could not get over it for a long time.

"Speaking of this marriage, I also heard news that the Queen seems to have selected a concubine for Prince Ning recently. I also received a post about the flower viewing party."

Cheng Lixue said with a smile.

"I received it too."

Dong Shaner also spoke.

"Someone also sent me one earlier. Grandpa also asked me to go and experience it for a long time. Why do you think now that you are talking about it, isn't this flower viewing banquet just about flower viewing?"

The person who spoke was Lu Mingxi. Now she is also the eldest daughter of the Earl's Mansion, and her status has grown a lot.

"Of course not. There is flower viewing, but in reality it is about selecting concubines for Prince Ning and other princes."

"I remember sister Mingxi has an engagement, right?"

Hearing this, Lu Mingxi immediately became nervous. She was engaged, could she attend a banquet of this nature again?

"Don't worry, cousin. I will just go and talk to Prince Ning then."

"Just go and enjoy the flowers, and I will go too."

As soon as Lu Yaoyao said these words, the three women were startled and turned to look at her in surprise.

"Did you get the message too?"

"I got it, but my situation is different from yours. The person who sent the post made it very clear that he wanted me to go over and have fun."

"That's right. Counting the princess and sister, His Highness Prince Ning's future aunt is an elder."

Several people were talking and laughing. When it came to King Jin, Cheng Lixue asked curiously, they had been here for these days, but they hadn't seen King Jin coming.

Didn't he run here all day long?

Many people in the capital knew that King Jin went to Chengyuan Villa every day after his rights were taken back.

"It's probably because it's too cold. If you weren't here, it wouldn't be convenient for him to come here."

It was a lie that it was cold. To be precise, he had something to do now.

The two or three private armies of Prince Yun were secretly collected by Emperor Hongwen and secretly handed over to King Jin for management and training.

He also had to keep an eye on those of his own. Besides, Cheng Lixue and the others were all unmarried women, so it was really inconvenient for him, a grown man, to come over.

"So that's it."

"Sister Princess, when do you plan to marry Prince Jin?"

"This is not clear yet. My villa has not been built yet. I have a lot of things to do."

"What's the point? Even if you're married, you can come here."

"Besides, I don't understand why you like to stay here. It makes it inconvenient for me every time I want to hang out with you. If you lived in the capital, I could go to your place and visit you if I had nothing to do."

Hearing this, Lu Yaoyao smiled and said, "I like to feel free. There are too many rules in the capital. Look at how comfortable I am here."

"Indeed, I have been to the villa several times, and I feel quite relaxed here every time."

"Beijing is a bit repressed."

Dong Shan'er agreed very much with Lu Yaoyao's statement.

As a noblewoman from a wealthy family, she has to pay attention to too many etiquettes and socialize a lot in the capital, so she always has to disguise herself.

They already have a headache. What is Lu Yaoyao's identity?

Nowadays, there are countless powerful officials in Beijing who want to get acquainted with Lu Yaoyao.

If she lived in the capital, I'm afraid there would be a lot of posts every day, should she go or not?

It's better to hide in this villa and be quiet.

"That's right. My family doesn't agree. Otherwise, I would like to follow the example of the Princess Princess and build a villa outside for fun."

Cheng Lixue and others stayed at the villa for two more days before leaving, because the third day was the day when Queen Wang held a flower-viewing banquet.

Although Queen Wang is no longer what she used to be, she is still a queen, so she still has to give her face, and this time the emperor also has a share.

The emperor was still very thoughtful in choosing a concubine for Prince Ning.

On the third day, Lu Yaoyao first went to the Lu family and entered Beijing together with Lu Mingxi.

Lu Mingxi had never been to the palace to attend a banquet before, so he was a little nervous along the way.

However, after entering Beijing and finding Cheng Lixue, Dong Shan'er, and Wen Miaomiao again, Lu Mingxi's mood was greatly relieved.

The group entered the palace chatting and laughing.

As soon as the chamberlains and maids in the palace saw Lu Yaoyao, they all immediately bowed respectfully.

This host was now a popular person in front of the emperor, and he politely took Lu Yaoyao and his party to the venue of the banquet.

"Every time we hold a banquet in the middle of winter, what's wrong with that? It's freezing to death."

Lu Yaoyao complained softly as he walked.

After listening to her words, Cheng Lixue covered her mouth and chuckled, lowering her voice and said, "Because plum blossoms only exist in winter."

Yes, this time the queen’s flower viewing banquet is all about plum blossom viewing. Cheng Lixue is right in saying this.

"Princess, if you don't like it, we can go to the Nuan Pavilion and wait."

Dong Shaner also said with a smile.

She has participated in this kind of flower viewing party several times this year and has no interest in seeing flowers.

As for Princess Ning, she had never thought about it.

The main reason is that the current situation of Prince Ning is rather embarrassing. Her father has already analyzed it with her. Prince Ning is afraid that he will not have the chance to go further in the future, and something may even happen.

After all, the Duke Zhenguo behind him was a thorn in the emperor's side, and Prince Ning had been frequently visiting the Han family recently. The Dong family and the Han family were already at odds, so it was naturally impossible to choose Prince Ning again.

Wen Miaomiao's situation was similar, she came simply to give the queen face, and was not interested in flowers or Princess Ning.

Not to mention Lu Mingxi, she was engaged, and since she knew the true purpose of the flower viewing party, she didn't want to come.

As for Cheng Lixue, he is just a child who has not grown up yet. He only wants to play and has no thoughts at all.
Chapter completed!