Chapter 85: Princess' Birthday Banquet



On the day of the eldest princess' birthday party, Jiang Qingqing was pulled out of bed by Gan Lin and Gan Yuan early in the morning.

She was half asleep and only felt a wet towel gently wiping her face. After wiping away the eye boogers from the corners of her eyes, Jiang Qingqing became a little more awake.

"I'm not the protagonist today, why should I get up so early?"

Jiang Qingqing opened her eyes painfully and saw that it was already dawn.

It seems like it's as late as possible to call her...

"Your Highness is now temporarily staying at the Princess's Mansion, but it is still the face of the royal family. Several royal ladies came before dawn today. Your Highness, please be patient. After today's birthday banquet is over, you can return to the palace."

In the past few days, Gan Lin and Gan Yuan have finally relaxed a little in front of Jiang Qingqing, and even dared to speak out their true feelings.

Jiang Qingqing sighed and resigned herself to dressing like the other two girls.

After half an hour, Jiang Qingqing, who had dressed up again, stood in front of the bronze mirror and looked at herself.

The new dress for the imperial aunt's birthday was also made under the specific instructions of the aunt.

She changed her usual pink outfit and wore a new yellow double-breasted silk skirt, which made her petite figure look graceful. Although the skirt made her look lively and cute, the pleated skirt at the waist made her look more stable than usual.

Her hair is not combed into two buns like rabbit ears. The two buns hanging down look more like two ponytails. Although her clothes make her temperament calm, the pair of ponytails still bring back the innocence and cuteness of a child.

With a pair of ponytails on her head, Jiang Qingqing admired the cuteness of the five-year-old child in the bronze mirror.

Twin ponytails are so cute!

As she walked out of the yard, she could feel that the Princess's mansion, which was relatively quiet in the past, was unexpectedly lively today.

The elderly nanny who was waiting at the gate of the courtyard saw the little prince coming out, and she hurriedly led him to the main hall in the backyard.

As she got closer to the main hall, Jiang Qingqing could hear a lot of whispered conversations.

When she stepped into the yard, the whispered discussions in the yard suddenly stopped.

Everyone's attention was focused on the little kid who suddenly entered the room.

Some young ladies from official families had never entered the palace, had never seen the true face of the little Princess Tianqi, and did not even know her identity and status. They were only lamenting that a child would appear at today's banquet.

Some young ladies from aristocratic families had heard that Princess Dunming was living in the eldest princess's mansion.

Comparing Princess Dunming's age and height, some people quickly recognized her.

For a moment, everyone in the courtyard was looking at her.

The eldest princess' reputation for being cold and indifferent to others was well known to everyone. Everyone knew that ever since her husband died, she had not been very fond of children. Even the direct successor trained by Marquis Xiping never lived in the eldest princess's mansion.

Princess Dunming can gain the favor of the eldest princess...

Everyone was curious about this little princess.

What kind of child could make the eldest princess, whom Feng Xin didn't love, take the bed out of the palace just because the child was familiar with the bed?

Jiang Qingqing walked into the courtyard calmly and passed through the aisle filled with these people.

Some young ladies from aristocratic families are bold and outgoing, and will take the initiative to call out to the princess to ask for her safety.

Jiang Qingqing had never had any grudges against these noble family children, so she naturally responded with a positive attitude. No matter who greeted her, she responded one by one.

In an instant, the noble families' sons and ladies who came to the courtyard to attend the eldest princess' birthday banquet all secretly praised Princess Dunming for being friendly and polite, and called her a good princess.

Just before Jiang Qingqing's mouth was about to freeze from laughing, she quickly walked into the house.

The moment she stepped through the door, she raised her hand and quickly rubbed her face.

It's hard to be a public figure.

When they came to the main hall, it was even more lively. The famous ladies sat in their seats and all looked at Jiang Qingqing who was walking towards the door.

There is a magical overlapping feeling with the feeling of just stepping into the hospital a second ago.

"Qingqing, come quickly." The eldest princess had a dull expression in the previous second, but in the next second, when she saw Jiang Qingqing coming, a faint smile appeared on her brows.

The ladies sitting there were the best at observing other people's expressions. They had heard long ago that the eldest princess doted on Princess Dunming and even went to the trouble of moving her bed out of the palace. They were worried that the little princess would be afraid of getting used to her bed and wouldn't be able to sleep well.

"Greetings to today's birthday girl. May the Imperial Aunt live a long and healthy life, and may she remain young forever! May all the ladies be well."

Jiang Qingqing calmly first paid her respects to the eldest princess on her birthday, and then did not forget to greet these ladies with royal titles.

Some of these imperial ladies were familiar to her. At her fifth birthday party, there were a few people that Jiang Qingqing had a relatively deep impression of.

It's not because these ladies have good personalities and are pleasing to the eye that I'm so impressed.

The main thing was that later when I checked the birthday gifts in the warehouse, I saw that several ladies had given relatively large amounts.

She remembered these big moneybags very well, so when her eyes fell on those ladies, her smile was very warm and sincere.

After sitting down in their seats, the ladies started talking about the previous topic again.

Most of them are mothers, and the topics are more or less related to their children.

At first, the eldest princess was very disdainful of discussing this topic, but since Jiang Qingqing started living in the mansion, she gradually began to understand how to educate girls.

"My daughter is too naughty. She can never sit still while learning needlework. She has to make a fuss for half an hour. Only after being threatened and used will she study obediently for a while."

The princess raised her hand and rubbed Jiang Qingqing's furry head, and said calmly: "Our Qingqing practices calligraphy for an hour every day in front of the long table."

Upon seeing this, the ladies immediately began to praise Princess Dunming for her well-behaved behavior.

"My boy still can't even ride a horse. He's a normal boy, but he just reads a book all day long. I'm afraid he'll become stupid in the future." The other lady said halfway, thinking about her son.

In this rhetoric, the father openly said that his son was not good at martial arts, but secretly praised his son for his diligence in studying.

Jiang Qingqing followed her gaze and looked over there. This lady didn't look familiar and couldn't match her up with her, so she silently withdrew her gaze.

At this time, the eldest princess suddenly spoke, smiling, and said cheerfully: "There is an open space in the backyard of this palace. When we have nothing to do every day, we can practice archery with a bow."

This proud look is very similar to the most confident look among parents towards their children.

Suddenly, the topic that the lady had just diverted her attention to returned to Jiang Qingqing again.

Jiang·Being praised·Qingqing: Thank you. If you praise me again, I will feel like I am floating in the air.

In order to save face for the eldest princess, these ladies praised Jiang Qingqing almost from head to toe, even down to her hair.

So Jiang Qingqing fled in panic.


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