Everyone greeted each other, and the prince said, "I heard from my fifth brother that his wife has prepared some fine wine and delicious food. So let's not go home until we're drunk today."
Princess Cheng smiled and said, "It's just a simple meal with some wine and mussels. If I can get a word of praise from the brothers and sisters-in-law, it will be a honor for the Cheng Palace." After saying that, she made a gesture of invitation.
After the Crown Prince and his brothers sat down, the Crown Princess went to invite Princess Cheng's mother to sit down. The two of them were in a stalemate for a long time until Princess Cheng received a cold look from Prince Cheng, and then Princess Cheng's mother sat down.
The maids began to serve the dishes. Princess Duan took a sip of the fruit wine and looked up at Prince Duan, who was sitting at the main table. He was looking over at her with a wine glass in hand, his expression very focused, his lips slightly raised. Princess Duan was startled and quickly sat up straight. She was not a good drinker. She usually liked to have a few drinks, but after drinking too much, she would say things she dared not say and do things she dared not do on other days.
Originally, she didn't like alcohol, but she was lonely in the boudoir. Ever since she married into Prince Duan's mansion, Prince Duan had clearly written his dislike and even disgust for her on his face, and no matter what she did, it was wrong.
Prince Duan even refused to enter her room before she had any children, never giving her a second thought. She also had to cooperate with his affairs outside the palace and constantly endure the wrath of her mother-in-law in the palace. And that wasn't even counting the numerous stepchildren, none of whom were easy to deal with.
Princess Duan didn't know what Prince Duan was looking at her for. Since the men came over, she didn't dare say much. She didn't know what she had done to make him unhappy.
Princess Duan thought so and subconsciously stroked her hair. When she looked up again, she found that Prince Duan was still looking at the table, with little change in his expression and posture.
She felt something was wrong and deliberately twisted her body, but Prince Duan still didn't move. She seemed to suddenly think of something and turned to look at Meng Qi, who was sitting across from her, Princess Jing.
Meng Qi was talking with Princess Jing beside her with her head down. There was a slight blush on her face, tassels covering her cheek, and a smile on the corner of her mouth.
Princess Duan picked up the fruit wine and took another big sip, swallowing it fiercely. Her heart was filled with bitterness, helplessness, and resentment.
Doesn't this Prince Duan consider the occasion? Isn't he afraid that others will see through his thoughts? It's disgusting.
When she looked up again, Prince Duan was already talking to Prince Jing beside him. Princess Duan looked at Meng Qi again, who was calmly watching the female historian behind her arrange the dishes.
The vixen was really good at pretending. I don't know how she captivated the prince. Whenever he found fault with me, he would always compare her to him. Pah, a woman who ran away with a man outside her family didn't even know if she was cheating on her own man, and yet she was still compared to him. He always had to find an opportunity to expose her and let everyone see what kind of fickle woman she was.
After the meal, everyone was invited to listen to an opera. The troupe had already dressed up and was just waiting for the host to give the order to strike the gong and start singing.
After Princess Cheng's family had dinner, they left on the pretext that the old lady was unwell. Now the only ones left were the emperor's sons and daughters-in-law, plus Princess Yong'an.
The stage of Prince Cheng's Mansion was set up in an octagonal pavilion. The troupe performed on the other side of the river. Everyone sat in the pavilion, enjoying the breeze, eating fruits and listening to songs. It was very pleasant.
Meng Qi was just going up to the Qulang with the other female relatives when Yuan Dong came back and whispered in Meng Qi's ear. Meng Qi nodded.
Yuan Dong looked around, thought for a while and said a few words. Meng Qi was stunned at this time, turned around and looked at her, and Yuan Dong nodded.
"Are you seeing right?"
"No, I checked those things again with Mama Liu and Yuanyue last night. Wang Chenghai specially sent someone to help move and check them. When I came here today, I took a closer look, and they were completely different from what I saw just now."
Meng Qi stood there frowning and looking ahead, thinking about the whole thing from the beginning, and snorted coldly. Sure enough, he was waiting for her here, with such a sinister intention.
"Changed it?"
"Yes, don't worry, it's all done."
Princess Duan came over and saw Meng Qi standing there motionless. She followed her gaze and saw her own prince talking to Prince Rui.
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