Chapter 325 Conspiracy
Xiao Jin said that he could make some time today, as he had to go to his father-in-law's birthday, and asked Zhang Shuming to prepare a gift.
The banquet was held at noon, and after breakfast, the family of four went out.
They arrived late, and when they arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, many guests had already arrived.
As soon as Su Ying and the others got off the carriage, Xiao Jiang Yuanji saw them and immediately came over to greet them with Prime Minister Su.
"My Lord, my Princess, the young prince and princess are here."
There was still a hint of unnaturalness on Prime Minister Su's face, but his expression was much softer than before.
After a brief greeting, they were invited into the mansion.
The banquet was divided into seats for men and women. When they arrived at the backyard, a servant came forward and wanted to take Xiao Jin to the men's side.
Dabao was not happy to be separated from his younger sister, A Niang.
"Brother, you are a boy, and boys are not allowed to come here."
In the end, Dabao obediently followed Xiao Jin to the men's seats.
The ladies' seats were in the garden at the backyard, and many ladies had already arrived.
As soon as the maid brought Su Ying in, all the noisy voices stopped abruptly.
Su Ying seemed to have long been accustomed to this kind of attention, and walked to her seat and sat down without caring.
As soon as she sat down, Su Yuyan, who was dressed very delicately, came over and bowed in front of Su Ying, "Greetings to the princess."
Su Ying raised her eyelids and glanced at her, "Get up."
"Thank you, Princess. It's rare for you to come here. Why don't you go into the house with your sister and get acquainted with some elders in the clan?" Su Yuyan suggested with an understanding look on her face.
"No need, my sister is enough to familiarize herself with it for me."
Su Yuyan seemed not surprised that Su Ying would refuse, and smiled gently, "Okay, the princess always likes quietness, so I won't disturb you. I will go to entertain the guests first."
Su Yuyan left very decisively, without any intention of sticking around.
Erbao took a few grapes from the table and began to peel them carefully.
Su Ying lowered her eyes and looked at the grapes in her hand. Perhaps her gaze was too strong, causing Erbao to look up with some confusion. Seeing his mother looking at the grapes in his hand with greed, he directly put the peeled grapes into his face.
But before she could swallow it, he seemed to think that this was not a good idea, and generously gave Su Ying one of the remaining grapes in his hand.
"Ah Niang eats?"
Su Ying opened her mouth very unceremoniously and put the crystal grape into her mouth.
Those ladies were both curious and afraid of Su Ying. They heard yesterday that she had gone to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to beat someone up again. They thought that the matter would be reported to the Emperor, but after waiting for a whole night, nothing happened. This was somewhat disappointing. After all, they were really curious about what kind of person could control Su Ying.
After Su Ying and Erbao finished eating all the grapes on the table one by one, Xiao Jiang Yuanji finally came in with his people.
She displayed all the dignified and elegant demeanor that a prime minister's wife should have, and handled herself in front of everyone in a very tactful but not noble manner.
Xiao Jiang Yuanji glanced in the direction of Su Ying, and then walked to the banquet table.
"Thank you all for taking the time to come to the Prime Minister's Residence to attend the Prime Minister's birthday..." Oe Genji spoke politely.
After saying this, he sat down with all the guests.
Su Ying had a distinguished status, so she was arranged to sit at the main table.
Genji Koe was sitting next to her.
The maid stepped forward to fill Su Ying's glass with wine, but when she stepped aside, she was accidentally touched by the lady next to her. The wine jug tilted and the wine accidentally spilled all over Erbao.
Su Ying reacted and picked up Erbao immediately, but a large area of her light blue skirt was still wet.
Erbao frowned somewhat unhappily and hugged Su Ying without saying a word.
Su Ying's eyes looked a little cold.
The maid was so scared that she immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, "Princess, please calm down, little princess, please calm down, this servant did not mean it, please spare my life, princess."
Xiao Jiang Yuanji stood up and reprimanded the maid unhappily, "You can't even hold a bottle of wine, what use do you have in the prime minister's mansion? Why don't you take the person away?"
The maids around immediately stepped forward and took the maid away.
Xiao Jiang Yuanji looked at Su Ying apologetically, "Princess, don't be angry. It's all the maid's fault for being clumsy. I'll have someone take the little princess downstairs to change into clean clothes."
Su Ying held Erbao in her arms and showed no intention of letting go. "I'll take her there."
"Okay, okay." Xiao Jiang Yuanshi found a maid to lead the way and asked her to take Su Ying and Erbao to the guest room to change clothes.
This episode did not attract everyone's attention for too long. After Su Ying took the child away, Xiao Jiang Yuanji started to invite the guests to eat and drink.
Su Ying had an impression of the terrain of the Prime Minister's Mansion and knew that the maid was indeed taking her towards the guest rooms.
The maid took them to one of the guest rooms, and Bai Shuang had already gone to get some clean clothes.
"Please, Princess, wait for a moment. I will get some hot water for you to wash."
"Go ahead."
Su Ying put Erbao on the bed. Because a lot of wine was spilled on her skirt, anyone who got close to Erbao could smell the faint scent of wine on her body.
"Mother, take off your skirt first."
"good."
Erbao cooperated with Su Ying obediently. In fact, only her outer skirt was wet, and her inner clothes were not wet. After putting the changed skirt aside, Su Ying took the small cup on the bed and covered her body.
"Are you hungry?"
Erbao nodded, "I'm hungry."
Su Ying felt that Erbao was like her in this respect. He ate a lot and got hungry very quickly.
"Click"
There was a sudden movement outside the window.
Su Ying's brows sank, and she quickly went to the window, and saw a figure running quickly towards the backyard.
Su Ying looked back at Erbao and did not chase after him. Instead, she picked Erbao up.
Bai Shuang did not come back for a long time, and even the maid who went to bring hot water was nowhere to be seen.
Su Ying was just about to take Erbao out for a look when the maid who went to fetch water came back.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Princess."
Su Ying asked, "Why haven't you brought the clothes back yet?"
"Princess, please wait a moment. I will go to the backyard to take a look in a moment."
Huanxi's clothes would be placed on the carriage she brought with her. If she needed them, she would ask the maid to get them. It would take about twenty minutes to go back and forth from here to the backyard where the carriage was parked.
The maid twisted the handkerchief and tried to wipe Erbao, but Su Ying pushed her away, "Go find it, we don't need you here."
"Yes, I will go right away."
The maid retreated and closed the door, but Su Ying clearly heard the sound of the door being locked from the outside.
(End of this chapter)
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