Chapter 67 Nian Xi is drunk

"Your Highness, you really won't help me?"

In the Qingyuan Palace, Jiang Yuan clung to the side of Xinchang Princess Xiao Nanyi and cried, "Your Highness, are you just going to watch me lose face while that little bitch Wen Nianxi gets all the limelight?"

"My second brother loves me the most. If he knew I was wronged like this, he would definitely not stand idly by."

Princess Xinchang will be married next spring, and her husband will be Jiang Yuan's second brother, Jiang Yanqing.

Xiao Nanyi and Jiang Yuan will be a pair of sisters-in-law in the future.

"Did you see that it was the Wen family who did this?" Xiao Nanyi was pestered by Jiang Yuan for a few days before he finally gave in and asked.

"If not her, then who else could it be?!" Jiang Yuan immediately stood up and said righteously, "She was the only one closest to me at the time. My horse was fine, how could it suddenly go crazy and throw me off? It must have been her doing. The day before we threw the pot, I targeted her like that, she must have revenged me."

"You've embarrassed me in front of His Majesty and the Queen, Your Highness. I can't swallow this!"

Xiao Nanyi took a sip of tea and said slowly, "You are targeting her, isn't it because of that person?"

"Your Highness," Jiang Yuan sat back down and tugged at Xiao Nanyi's sleeve. This time, she looked truly sad. "When she came, my cousin seemed to have been possessed and could no longer see me. Even my cousin and aunt didn't treat me the same as before."

"I really wish she had never appeared."

How could Xiao Nanyi not know what her daughter was thinking? Seeing Jiang Yuan crying pitifully, she loved her and gave her a hint, "That day in the paddock, I saw that cousin Han seemed to be obsessed with Miss Wen."

The cousin Han mentioned by Xiao Nanyi is Han Gaojie, the son of Marquis Anjing and Princess Pingyang.

This man had a flat nose, narrow eyes, a broad face, dark skin, and an ugly appearance. His character was even more rude and vulgar. The famous ladies in the capital all gave him a wide berth.

Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Prince Han really has good vision. If Wen Nianxi can climb up to Prince Han's high branch, she will enjoy a happy life."

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The trip to Quzuo Horse Racing Ground was halfway through, and the initial novelty had worn off. Even Xiao Nanxi no longer clamored to go horse racing every day.

On the first day of hunting, they two had the most catches among the women, and were not only praised by the Empress, but also rewarded by His Majesty.

Among the men, the Crown Prince and Prince Jing had the most harvests, hunting many rabbits, lynxes, elks, wolves and other animals.

Prince Jing was particularly pleased. When he returned with his guards in the evening, he unexpectedly encountered a leopard. He surrounded the leopard and shot it down. He then peeled off the leopard's skin and presented it to His Majesty. His Majesty was very pleased and the banquet lasted until late at night.

Because Nian Xi had come to the limelight in front of His Majesty and His Majesty, she has been acting much more low-key in the past few days.

I just spend time at the racecourse every day, which is quite relaxing.

The only discordant thing is that the princess is obsessed with the story of the "cold guard" and cannot extricate herself. These days, she has been looking for suitable candidates in the paddock every day.

Not only did she choose for herself, she also dragged Nianxi to choose with her. She was extremely picky, disliking this one who was too stout, disliking that one who was too short and fat, or the one who was too dark-skinned, or the one who was too dull, and so on, and she had to find flaws in her.

What’s interesting is that whenever the princess gained nothing, Nian Xi could always see a hint of smile on the face of the cold and taciturn guard named Yan Qing.

She kept this in mind.

As usual, the day was fruitless.

Xiao Nanxi did not want to linger. When the time came, she stood up and stretched her back. She was about to go back to the West Garden with Nianxi for lunch. The maid beside Princess Xinchang came and said, "Your Highness is hosting a banquet. Please invite the Third Princess and Miss Wen to come to Qingyuan for the banquet."

The autumn hunt was still going on. The men went hunting, but the ladies were unwilling to go to the hunting grounds every day. The queen often held banquets to entertain the female relatives. With the queen in charge, no one dared to act recklessly. Everyone joked and flattered each other, and everything was peaceful.

At the banquet yesterday, Empress Lu jokingly said that she would have lunch with His Majesty today. Everyone kept complimenting the emperor and empress on their deep love. Originally, they were just going to have lunch at their respective residences today, but unexpectedly, Princess Xinchang still held a banquet.

The climate in Quzuo Paddock is much colder than that in the capital, and they have hunted many wild animals in recent days. Xiao Nanxi and Nian Xi had originally planned to have a hotpot today, but now they have to give up the plan.

When they arrived at Qingyuan, everyone else had already taken their seats and the food and drinks had been served, leaving only them waiting for the two of them.

Jiang Yuan was sullen as soon as she saw him, "You are so arrogant, you are asking us to just wait."

Her original intention was to satirize Nian Xi, but she spoke without thinking and even included the princess.

Xiao Nanxi has a weird temper. It's okay if you take her side, but if you provoke her first, you will be in trouble.

For example, at this moment, she didn't care whether Jiang Yuan was talking about her or Nian Xi.

Staring at Jiang Yuan, he sneered, "Are you a starving ghost who is reincarnated? Can't wait for a moment?"

"If you are so resentful, why don't you leave?"

Jiang Yuan's face turned red and her lips trembled, but she could not refute anything.

Many people have already laughed out loud.

In the past, Xiao Nanxi was protected too well by Concubine Shu, so she seldom participated in banquets and gatherings like this, and people did not know that she had such a straightforward personality.

Jiang Yuan valued her reputation the most. Seeing herself being laughed at by everyone, tears welled up in her eyes and she was in a dilemma.

In the end, it was Princess Xiao Nanyi of Xinchang who stepped in to smooth things over. "Sister Yuan is outspoken, please don't blame me, Third Sister. She didn't mean it."

If it were someone else, the matter would have been exposed once the host had spoken up. However, Xiao Nanxi was unsophisticated and believed that Jiang Yuan did it on purpose. She refused to give in, "I think she just sincerely disliked the fact that the princess and Nian'er were late."

Xiao Nanyi had no choice. If he didn't appease the stubborn Third Princess, the banquet wouldn't go on. He could only call out, "Sister Yuan."

Imperial power is supreme. No matter how wronged Jiang Yuan was, she had to pay tribute respectfully. "I have spoken without restraint. I beg Your Highness to have mercy on me and forgive me this time."

"Forget it, forget it. It's such a bummer."

Xiao Nanxi waited until she finished her formal ceremony before waving his hand and taking Nianxi to sit down together.

He whispered, "She made things difficult for you then, so let's make things difficult for her as well."

Only then did Nian Xi realize that the princess was not unreasonable at all and was doing it on purpose!

The banquet was divided into seats, and Princess Xinchang was considerate enough to place Nianxi's table next to Xiao Nanxi's. Otherwise, with Nianxi's status, she wouldn't be able to sit so close to the front.

It was just an ordinary small banquet, and the guests were all daughters of noble families, so there were not many fancy things. After two rounds of drinking games and a few dishes, the banquet ended.

Nian Xi could usually drink a few glasses of fruit wine without any problem, but today, for some reason, she felt drunk from the very beginning and felt dizzy.

Halfway through the banquet, she was drunk and had to get up and change her clothes.

After coming back, he didn't feel any better, but became even more drunk.

Xiao Nanxi was sitting next to her. Seeing her like this, he asked with concern, "Do you want to take a rest?"

Nianxi was about to refuse, but she felt dizzy again. Princess Deqing, who was sitting at the top of the table, saw this and said with a smile, "She is drunk."

Princess Deqing was kind and modest. She had been getting along well with Nianxi in the palace these days. "My poor child, please help her down to rest."

Princess Xinchang also noticed the situation here and smiled, "I still have an empty room here. Miss Wen, why don't you go and rest for a while and cool down from the alcohol."

She is the head of the family, so it is only natural for her to say so.

Nianxi didn't want to rest in Qingyuan, after all, it was unfamiliar and hard to sleep. Moreover, Princess Xinchang and Jiang Yuan had such a close relationship.

So she stood up with the last bit of clarity in her mind, and said, "I will just go outside for a walk."

Princess Xinchang did not force it and agreed with a smile.

Xiao Nanxi asked with concern, "Do you want me to go with you?"

The princess always loves liveliness. Nian Xi glanced at Fuling and said with a smile, "You must have been a little hasty in drinking the first two cups. Just let the wind blow and you'll be fine."

Xiao Nanxi said no more.

Nian Xi walked out of the main hall of Qingyuan and walked back slowly holding Xingyue's hand.

When passing by a century-old ginkgo tree, a man suddenly appeared from behind the tree, scaring the master and servant.