Chapter 551 Banquet(1/2)
Three days passed by in a flash, and it was time to go to the Prince's Mansion to enjoy the flowers.
Qin Xiaoxiao got up early and had breakfast, then sat in front of the dressing table and let Mingchan, who was good at makeup, do her makeup. However, in just a few moments, the makeup was done, and it shocked everyone in Anyiyuan.
She was still in the wedding period, so she couldn't dress too plainly. At Ming Chan's suggestion, she wore a sunset-colored long brocade skirt and a waistband of the same color, which made her figure more slender and graceful. With the
Makeup with the right shades of light and shade is bright and majestic, and is irreplaceable.
The most rare thing is that at such a young age, she can actually carry out such a makeup look, which complements each other without a trace of tackiness.
"Master, this outfit is so beautiful. It will definitely outshine everyone in the Prince's Mansion." Xingtian has a lively temperament, and after regaining consciousness, he blurted out the words of praise.
Mingyue and the others nodded in agreement. The sight of their master with his face turned upside down was already so good that they were stunned from time to time. Now that he was dressed up, he was even more beautiful and breathtaking, making them reluctant to blink.
"It's not as exaggerated as you said." Qin Xiaoxiao was amused by their reactions. She couldn't help but touch the hairpin on her head. She already felt that her head was heavy. She suspected that if she pressed it all day, her neck would be damaged.
It won't be any shorter.
At this time, Jing Heng walked in and saw his wife's appearance clearly, and was obviously stunned for a moment.
"Brother Li, how are you? Does it look good?" Qin Xiaoxiao turned around in front of him, her eyebrows were lively and she smiled sweetly.
Jing Heng stared at her for a moment, his Adam's apple rolled: "It looks good."
This was the second time he saw her dressed up. The first time was on the wedding night, and they compared each other. Today it was another kind of beauty, which gave him the urge to hide her from anyone.
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"Oh, it's not easy!" Qin Xiao looked at him and sighed with a smile: "It's not easy to hear a compliment from you with my own ears."
Jing Heng glanced at Mingyue and the others but said nothing.
Mingyue and the others were very eye-catching. Fu bowed and quietly retreated, leaving the couple alone in the room.
Jingheng held her hand and said in a low and gentle voice, "I will tell you every day from now on."
Qin Xiaoxiao felt sweet in her heart and said, "It's better to say goodbye, lest people laugh at me for being thick-skinned and force my husband to praise my beauty every day."
Jing Heng touched his smooth and jade-like face, with a hint of smile on his face: "I'm telling the truth. If someone is making fun of you, they must be jealous of you."
Qin Xiaoxiao exclaimed: "Brother Li, you can do it, your flattery skills are almost catching up with mine!"
Jing Heng was speechless, this girl had the ability to choke people to the point where she wanted to block her mouth.
After taking a breath, he warned worriedly: "There will be many people coming to the Prince's Mansion to enjoy the flowers today. If someone bullies you, don't confront her. Just come back and tell me."
Qin Xiaoxiao asked curiously: "I told you, you are going to her house to beat her up?"
Jing Heng was speechless again, and flicked her forehead with his fingers: "In your mind, your husband's temper is so bad that he even beats women?"
Qin Xiaoxiao touched his forehead and said with a smile: "I'm just kidding, I was just joking!"
Jing Heng was helpless and said truthfully: "Those who can go to the Prince's Mansion to enjoy the flowers are either members of the royal family or their husbands hold high positions. I can't touch them. It's not difficult to deal with their husbands. This is called repaying the wife's debt to her husband.
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"Pfft~"
Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but laugh. A wife who is like a god pays her debts to her husband, but you are making trouble for no reason. Isn't it too innocent?
"Brother Li, don't worry as my mother is here and no one will bully me." Seeing that he was as worried about her as her old father, she was moved and helpless: "Besides, am I so easy to bully? Is that true?
If you have long eyes, I will definitely return it on the spot."
Otherwise, you will not be able to sleep at night.
"I know you are very powerful, but mother can't accompany you every time." Jing Heng was still worried and stretched out his arms to hold her in his arms: "I insisted on pulling you to my side and made you have to accept all this. I
I should protect you and prevent you from being wronged."
Qin Xiaoxiao heard this and beat his chest twice: "What nonsense are you talking about? If I weren't willing, could you have moved me? Now that I've become your wife, I naturally have to learn to deal with human relationships. Shouldn't I
If you become someone else's wife, you don't need to learn these things?"
Jing Heng hugged her tightly and said domineeringly: "You can only be my wife!"
Seeing that he couldn't grasp the point, Qin Xiaoxiao was speechless for a while and said perfunctorily: "Yes, yes, I only recognize you as my husband, and I will not marry anyone else."
Jingheng raised the corners of his lips and kissed her on the forehead.
The two of them stayed together for a while, then there was a knock on the door, and they heard Xiqiao say: "Madam, Miss Green Forest is here, saying that His Highness is asking you if you are ready."
Lu Lin is the person who is close to the Princess Protector, and like Hong Ying, is the first-class maid in the palace.
Qin Xiaoxiao pushed Jingheng away and said loudly: "Tell Lu Lin that I will come right away."
After Xiqiao left, she quickly called Mingchan to help her take a look at her makeup and see if she needed any repairs. Fortunately, Jingheng was sensible and didn't mess up her clothes and hair. He just touched up her lipstick and that was enough.
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When going to the Prince's Mansion this time, Qin Xiaoxiao planned to bring Mingyue and Mingchan. Jingheng felt that there were too few people, so he asked the steady Xiqiao and Qingshu to go together.
Last time, Manager Zhu chose four maids for Anyi Courtyard. He originally liked Qingshu's calmness, but she was one of them. However, Qingshu will leave the house to get married next year, and he can't look forward to being in Dean Anyi, so he had to choose another one.
A maid.
Unexpectedly, the maid sprained her foot that night and had to rest for several months before she could be on duty. She was finally selected to Anyiyuan, so naturally she did not want her position to be replaced by another person, so she gave Manager Zhu some benefits and added
I asked Qingshu for help.
In this way, when her foot injury heals, she can return to Anyiyuan.
Qingshu has a good relationship with this maid, and seeing Manager Zhu nodding, he is also willing to help. These days, he has been waiting in Anyiyuan and has become familiar with Qin Xiaoxiao and Jingheng.
When he came to the gate with four maids, he saw Princess Protector already waiting beside the car. Qin Xiaoxiao hurriedly stepped forward and said with shame, "Mother has been kept waiting for a long time."
Princess Protector's eyes lit up, she gently lifted her chin and nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, her makeup today is very good, it makes me happy just to look at it."
Qin Xiaoxiao blinked, looking a little shy: "This is the first time I go out with my mother. I don't want to gain face for my mother, but I want not to lose face."
Princess Protector was amused by her, and followed her words and said: "This time when I go to the Prince's Mansion, just by your appearance, you will definitely overshadow the other daughters-in-law present."
Qin Xiaoxiao was also happy: "So if we all get together to enjoy the flowers, who's daughter-in-law will look better than others?"
Princess Protector shook her head and reminded: "That's not all. Appearance is just one of them. What matters is talent and virtue. I'll be admiring the flowers later. The Crown Princess must not let you little ladies compare."
Qin Xiaoxiao touched her face and thought thoughtfully: "Looks are given by parents, and they are destined as soon as they are born. There are only a few people with good looks, and most people cannot compare with them. They can only rely on talent and virtue.
It seems fair to make yourself stand out."
Princess Protector said in wonder: "This is quite new, and it sounds somewhat reasonable."
Qin Xiaoxiao just said it casually, but she didn't expect her mother-in-law to agree with it. She couldn't help but said happily: "Fortunately, I am good-looking, and I can finally do something."
Although she has read a lot of books, has some knowledge, and can talk about the principles in a set way, she is not good at poetry, song, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she cannot compare with the noble daughter of aristocratic family who has been influenced by this for many years. She once wrote
My poems were criticized miserably by my husband. The most common comment he made was that he had too much spirit but not enough skills.
Princess Protector caught her saying something like this out of the blue, and was a bit dumbfounded for a moment: "In terms of talents and virtues, you are no worse than others. Even if you can't compare, it doesn't matter. We learn these things to cultivate ourselves, not to show off."
Qin Xiaoxiao agreed very much and nodded repeatedly: "Mom, I understand."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took their respective maids into the car and drove slowly to the Prince's Mansion. The two mansions were not very far apart, and they arrived in about two minutes' walk.
At this moment, cars were coming and going in front of the Prince's Mansion, and those who got out of the carriages were all ladies and ladies in luxurious clothes. There were many people invited to the flower-viewing banquet in the Prince's Mansion, and some people who had not received the post would also try their best.
Find a way to follow other people's posts.
The maids of the Prince's Mansion were waiting at the gate to greet these ladies on behalf of the Crown Princess. After all, the identity of the Crown Princess was there. Except for a few eldest princesses, there was no one with a higher status than her outside the palace, so there was no need for her.
Waiting at the door personally.
"Hey, that car has the logo of Princess Protector's Mansion on it. Is Princess Protector here?" A maid with keen eyes said uncertainly: "Don't Princess Protector never attend flower viewing banquets?"
The maid beside her heard this and quickly looked up: "She should be the daughter-in-law that Princess Protector just married a while ago. Didn't our queen leave a message for her?"
"That's possible. Just now, your Majesty has told us that we should treat Madam Hou well without any slightest care."
"No, no, there are two carriages, and the one in front is the carriage of Princess Protector."
"Oh, it's true, it's two people! Hurry, go in and report to the queen!"
The scene suddenly became chaotic. The maids did not care about receiving other guests and hurried to the palace to report to the Crown Princess. The remaining few knelt on the ground to greet the Princess Protector.
The few noble ladies who were pushed aside did not dare to be dissatisfied at all, and quickly stood on the side, fearing to block the Princess Protector's car.
A noble lady couldn't hold it in anymore and whispered: "Princess Protector has not been out and about for more than ten years, so why did she come to the Crown Princess's flower viewing party today?"
One of them replied: "Didn't the maid just tell me that the Crown Princess has sent a message to Princess Protector's new daughter-in-law? I'm afraid she is here to support her daughter-in-law."
As soon as these words came out, their respective daughters couldn't help but look envious, and they couldn't help but feel a burst of sadness in their hearts:
"As a peasant girl, if the Palace of the Princess Protector doesn't tell her, and she gets such love and care from the Princess Protector, this Qin family's life is really good!"
"It is indeed a good fortune. I heard that this marriage was made by Marquis Nanming after he knelt outside the Qinzheng Hall for a month before the Holy Father nodded and granted the marriage. The dowry that was later rewarded was also begged by Marquis Nanming for her, just to make her look good.
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"I really don't know what is so special about this Qin family that can make Princess Protector and Marquis Nanming like this... When we meet someone soon, we have to salute her and say hello."
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The backgrounds of these girls are not bad. Their father or grandfather's official position is above the third rank, otherwise they would not be qualified to participate in the princess's flower viewing banquet. Originally, they were in the age of getting married, and their families were also watching for them.
Heng is an excellent candidate.
To be continued...