Chapter 24 Guining Banquet (3)

Xu Changjiao gave the order, and the nearby palace maids dared not be vague. They quickly ran to the corner of the garden to find a cage for catching cats. They hurriedly handed the cage up and locked the bird. However, Xu Changjiao was still dissatisfied and said: "This

The gap in the cage is a bit big, it won’t last long, go find the birdcage quickly, go now!”

"yes!"

Several palace maids then hurriedly went to find the birdcage.

While holding the cage, Xu Changjiao turned to Jing Yu and asked, "Third brother-in-law, where did you buy this bird? How much does it cost?"

Jing Yu explained: "I didn't buy this bird. If you don't believe me, take it and ask someone who knows it. This is called a blue-throated sunbird, but it's a rare species. I caught it myself!"

Xu Changjiao was really amazed by the bird and praised it profusely: "This bird is so beautiful! Third brother-in-law, you are so amazing!"

Jing Yu waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, it's just a bird's nest."

"You have to be able to pull out things when you dig out a bird's nest! In the past, I always heard people say that the third brother-in-law is not doing his job properly, but now it seems that they are less knowledgeable. Third brother-in-law, don't listen to these people's gossip in the future. You are in this palace

I feel so powerful!" Xu Changjiao was talking when Princess Xu Jin'er of Shouan arrived. Xu Changjiao greeted her and said, "Sixth sister, come here quickly! Let's see if this bird of mine is pretty!"

After being greeted by Xu Changjiao, Xu Jin'er walked towards her as soon as she came over. After seeing the bird, she was also surprised and said: "It's so beautiful! Is this the fifth sister's?"

Xu Changjiao straightened her back and replied proudly: "That's right! This is called a blue-throated sunbird. It's so rare that you can't even buy it from a bird dealer!"

Jing Yu introduced by the way: "This bird is not like ordinary things. It will not eat ordinary grains. It likes to eat nectar."

Xu Changjiao now knew how to feed the bird. She turned around and continued to talk to Xu Jin'er: "Hey! Never seen it before!"

Xu Jin'er laughed in agreement, and then Jing Yu came to Xu Jin'er and handed a box over.

"This is a gift for Sixth Sister."

Xu Jin'er quickly thanked her and took the box, but she did not open it in public. She just saluted Jing Yu again after taking the box.

Xu Ruyi had introduced to Jing Yu that Xu Jin'er was a concubine princess, and could not compare with direct children like Chongning and Lou Yang. As for who had a better life compared with her, it was hard to say, but compared to Xu Changjiao who liked rare things,

Xu Jiner must prefer some practical items.

Even if she doesn't open this gift in person, she will probably be very satisfied when she returns.

At this moment, the palace maids found the birdcage, and Xu Changjiao shouted loudly: "Be careful! Don't hurt the birds of this palace!"

And just as the maids were in a hurry, a sharp voice came from the front: "The Emperor has arrived! The Queen Mother has arrived!"

Upon hearing this, the princesses present immediately stopped what they were doing and saluted respectfully.

The maids even knelt down and said in salute: "Long live my emperor! Long live my queen! Thousand years old! Thousand years old!"

Empress Dowager Jiang took the lead and said: "Quickly get back on your feet!"

"Thank you, Queen Mother!"

At this time, Emperor Zhengkang Xu Yinghong looked at his daughters having fun and asked, "What are you sisters studying? It's so lively!"

Xu Changjiao carried an exquisite bird cage and came to Xu Yinghong and said, "Father, look! Is this bird good-looking?"

Xu Yinghong praised: "The feathers of this bird are so gorgeous!"

Xu Changjiao smiled proudly and said, "The third prince-in-law gave it to my daughter!"

At this time, the seventh prince Xu Mingxiao, who was following Empress Dowager Jiang, looked at the little bird eagerly and said, "Grandma, my grandson also wants a little bird like this!"

Xu Ruyi on the side heard this, and before Queen Mother Jiang could answer, she came to Xu Mingxiao and said to Xu Mingxiao: "There are some birds in our house that can pull carts and sing little songs, which is very interesting. On weekdays,

I can play with Xiaoer, Xiaoer, do you want it?"

Xu Mingxiao was only a six-year-old child after all. As soon as he heard about this interesting bird, his eyes were immediately attracted and he quickly replied: "I think so!"

Xu Ruyi continued to coax him and said: "Then it's settled. Let the third brother-in-law deliver it to Xiao'er in two days."

Xu Mingxiao responded: "Okay! Thank you, third sister!"

Xu Ruyi continued: "Then you have to say hello to your third brother-in-law. Otherwise, if you don't know each other, how will he send the bird to you?"

Xu Mingxiao seemed to understand something, and hurriedly ran over, rushed into the crowd, raised his little head and asked: "Who is the third brother-in-law? Xiao'er is here to visit the third brother-in-law!"

Empress Dowager Jiang saw that Xu Ruyi dismissed Xu Mingxiao so quickly and said with a smile: "Zhaorong still knows how to coax the children. The Ai family is getting older and it is boring to live alone in the palace, so she wants to raise a child to liven things up by her side. This

No, I just took Xiao'er over and raised him, and it turned out that there was a lot of excitement in the past two days, but this child is still young and is a bit naughty after all, so you sisters should be more considerate."

Xu Changjiao sighed and said: "Children at this age are the most noisy, and when they are seven or eight years old, they are even more naughty."

Xu Ruyi replied: "Situations like a child making a fuss are easy to solve. Suppress the root cause of his fuss, don't give him a chance to take root, teach him more, and he will gradually become sensible in the future."

When Xu Changjiao heard this, he reminded him: "So I can't let the birds in my palace say anything, so as not to encourage unhealthy tendencies. Let him pick whatever birds he wants. Isn't that right? Father!"

Xu Changjiao had already jumped to Xu Yinghong's side. Xu Yinghong praised: "What Lou Yang said makes sense."

Empress Dowager Jiang listened to their discussion and did not comment too much. She said bluntly: "What are you doing here? Come and take a seat!"

After saying this, everyone took their seats.

Although Xu Yinghong said that this was a family banquet and there was no need to be so particular, when they actually sat down, Xu Yinghong and Queen Mother Jiang were still sitting in the main seats, Xu Ruyi was next to Queen Mother Jiang, and Xu Mingxiao had to come to Xu Ruyi's side, ready to sit down, but not yet

When Xu Mingxiao sat down, Jingyu hurriedly followed and quickly occupied the seat next to Xu Ruyi. Xu Mingxiao pouted, but Jingyu pretended to be fine, and turned to look at him, his eyes full of jealousy.

With secret joy, Xu Mingxiao knew that he had just arrived at Queen Mother Jiang's palace and his status was not as good as Xu Ruyi's, so he had to sit down beside Jing Yu in a sullen manner.

On Xu Yinghong's side were Xu Changjiao and Xu Mingshu, while Xu Jin'er was sitting in a more remote position.

Jing Yu counted them carefully - the eldest princess Xu Mingshu, the third princess Xu Ruyi, the fifth princess Xu Changjiao, the sixth princess Xu Jin'er, and the seventh prince Xu Mingxiao who has not yet been crowned king...

A total of five royal heirs arrived, but neither the second prince nor the fourth prince attended the table.

After a while, the palace maid began to serve the dishes. Xu Ruyi had told Jing Yu in advance that selling in front of Empress Dowager Jiang last time was already a dangerous matter. When in front of officials, he must not rush to show off and must pay attention to his propriety.

The key is--

Xu Ruyi was raised by Empress Dowager Jiang, and she had no relationship with the official family. If trouble really happened, it was still unknown whether Xu Ruyi could keep him.
Chapter completed!