Si Jinxing turned her head and saw a girl with a very willful appearance. He Zhaoyue reminded her from the side:
"She is Prime Minister Liu's granddaughter, Liu Fangzhi. She has been gossiping outside the palace just now."
Si Jinxing nodded, looked at the man coldly, and then smiled and said, "Thank you, young lady."
Liu Fangzhi was stunned, and everyone was puzzled by this sudden thanks, when they heard Si Jinxing say:
"After seeing the girl, I realized that ugliness can be so specific! For example, these eyes, these lips..."
Liu Fangzhi's face was red and hot. She was not beautiful, but no one had ever pointed out her ugly appearance to her face, especially no one who said she was ugly so bluntly!
She was so angry that she stretched out her hands and could not speak.
Si Jinxing didn't indulge her, his face darkened and he said:
"Then Miss Zhao is acting according to your wishes? You should have been the one to plead for mercy, but you're shifting the blame onto me.
Besides, it doesn't matter if I got promoted to the top by luck. If you have the ability, go find a husband of your dreams and live your life to the fullest! "
The "elders" walking in front naturally heard the noise behind them.
Princess Chang'an walked beside Concubine Luo, curled her lips, and said, "This Si family is really uneducated. Look at what they are saying."
Concubine Luo held her head high and walked slowly forward without stopping. She only glanced at Si Jinyue beside her and smiled:
"You're young! As long as the Ninth Prince likes it, that's fine."
"A person who uses her beauty to please men!" Princess Chang'an couldn't help but roll her eyes and snorted coldly.
Princess Xuan Ning, who was beside her, turned around and looked in that direction.
What a dashing and free-spirited second young lady of the Si family!
Liu Fangzhi's face flushed red. She glared at the young lady of the Zhao family who was kneeling on the ground and said nothing more.
Seeing that his Ah Xing had not suffered any loss, Qi Nanling naturally lost his temper and pulled a few people to continue walking towards Fuhe Hall.
The Fuhe Hall is the largest of the three main halls in the palace.
It was mainly used for the enthronement of the empress and the crown prince, banquets for officials in the court, and tributes from foreign vassals.
At this time, Emperor Chongde was sitting on the dragon throne in the hall. He looked at Si Junshan in the first row on the left and said:
"Lord Si, you were the first to achieve great success in the battle against Hanlan! Are your injuries fully healed now?"
Upon hearing this, Si Junshan immediately stood up and said with a bow, "Thanks to the emperor's concern, this old minister has recovered greatly from his injuries."
Emperor Chongde nodded and said with a smile, "Your injuries are all thanks to your wonderful daughter! Didn't that little girl come into the palace with you today?"
Upon hearing this, Si Junshan's heart stagnated, and he said, "Your Majesty, I have caught a cold, so I did not enter the palace today to prevent the disease from spreading to the nobles in the palace."
"Oh? Why are you talking nonsense before you even have any drink? I just heard King Mo Ying mention that girl!" Emperor Chongde asked with his eyes slightly narrowed and an unhappy look on his face.
"Hmph. You ungrateful bastard! I shouldn't have saved you!" A male voice came from the left side of Si Junshan, where King Mo Ying was sitting.
Si Junshan's face turned stern, and before he could think about it, he heard the eunuch outside the palace shouting:
"The Empress Dowager has arrived, the Empress has arrived!"
When the female members of the family entered the hall, all the officials on the left stood up and saluted.
Si Junshan also saw her in the crowd at this time, the second daughter who had disappeared in the mountains.
He was startled and then suddenly angry:
She knew she was safe, but she didn't even send a message home, causing him to wait for her for so long and even sending two groups of people to the mountains to look for her!
Everyone took their seats one by one, and the Mid-Autumn Banquet began.
On the left side of the hall are the princes, princes, and officials of the second rank and above, while on the right side are the royal concubines, princesses, and female relatives of officials of the second rank and above.
Officials below the second rank and their families lived in Duodian.
Si Jinxing was named the county lady and sat very close to the front, in the first row.
She glanced at Qi Moli opposite her and saw him leaning lazily in a large carved chair, raising his chin towards her shoulder.
Si Jinxing pursed her lips and shook her head, then opened her mouth and uttered a few words.
Qi Moli on the opposite side understood and nodded with a smile.
The love in his eyes hurt Si Jinyun who was sitting in the second row.
She saw the interaction between the two, and her hands were clenched into fists in her sleeves.
But at this moment, someone patted her shoulder and sat beside her...
The full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival is a kind of sustenance for the Chinese people and symbolizes reunion and perfection.
In Longyin, it is an auspicious day for scholars and literati to show off their literary talent.
Therefore, as soon as a dance ended at the banquet, someone suggested that everyone compose poems to the moon to liven up the atmosphere.
This royal palace banquet allows family members to attend, mostly to give young people the opportunity to show themselves.
The Empress Dowager and the Queen both loved this kind of show. After they discussed it, the Queen said loudly:
"Everyone, please don't be restrained today. I have a hairpin here. It was my dowry back then. I'll give it to you today as a lucky charm."
Emperor Chongde smiled and said:
"The Queen has spent a lot of money! This hairpin is the Queen's favorite. I want to see who can come out on top and take away the Queen's golden hairpin!"
Si Jinxing doesn't need such an opportunity. As a girl about to get married, she doesn't need to show off.
Compared to the golden hairpin, she was more interested in the food in front of her.
I hadn't eaten since morning, and I was hungry even when I was unconscious at noon. Now I was really hungry, so I picked up my chopsticks and started eating.
At this time, someone in the hall had already written a poem about appreciating the moon, which received applause from the whole room.
That is Prime Minister Liu’s granddaughter, Liu Fangzhi.
She was standing in the center of the hall. She did not return to her seat, but looked at Si Jinxing in a commanding manner and said:
"Miss Si, would you be willing to compose a poem to liven up the atmosphere today?"
Si Jinxing didn't even raise her head, picked up a piece of braised pig's trotter with her chopsticks, and said, "Not interested."
Seeing that Si Jinxing was so arrogant in front of the emperor, Liu Fangzhi felt emboldened when she thought of her grandfather sitting opposite her. She loudly accused him:
"The Emperor and the Empress Dowager are waiting, and you are so disrespectful?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall murmured in agreement, muttering that the second young lady of the Si family was so ungrateful.
Liu Yangfeng stroked his beard, his eyes sparkling.
When Si Junshan returned to Beijing, he disagreed!
Now his granddaughter caught Si Junshan’s daughter and beat her up, which was very gratifying!
When Si Junshan saw this, he didn't react at all. The granddaughter of Prime Minister Liu was just like Prime Minister Liu, and was used to manipulating people!
He snorted coldly and straightened his back. When had his second daughter ever suffered any loss?
Si Jinxing was interrupted repeatedly while eating. Her face darkened and she opened her mouth to scold:
"The Emperor hasn't said anything yet, and you're the only one complaining? What's going on?
You live by the river? Why are you so nosy?
Or, do you think you have a mouth in front of all these people in this hall?"
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