Chapter 111 Peach Blossom Wine
Princess Anyang slowly sat up, looked up at Chunzhi, and said with a soft curl of her red lips, "Are you Qilang's sweetheart? You are indeed quite good-looking, but you don't look very smart. You seem stubborn."
Chunzhi suddenly: "..."
The Princess Anyang speaks very directly.
Who would say that someone doesn't look very smart or stubborn the first time they meet him?
However, when the eldest princess said this, there was no contempt in her eyes, and it didn't seem like she was saying this to belittle her.
Chunzhi said, "I'm sorry to make the princess laugh at me for being so stupid."
"You and Qilang will be getting married soon. You don't have to call me the eldest princess like outsiders do. Just call me aunt." Princess Anyang Huo Qionghua said directly.
Chunzhi readily called out, "Auntie."
Princess Anyang, Huo Qionghua, is nearly forty years old, but she has taken good care of herself and looks like a young woman in her thirties. Her clothes and makeup are very exquisite and she is simply gorgeous.
She doesn't look like a widow who has lost two husbands at all, but more like a beautiful woman in her prime.
Huo Qionghua scattered all the fish food on the plate and handed the empty plate to the maid beside her. She stood up, walked over to Chunzhi, and said to her, "My brother, the emperor, has many children, and I like Qilang the most. Many ministers have wanted to marry their daughters to Qilang over the years. Most of the ladies and nobles who came to the banquet today came to see what kind of princess the Prince of Chang'an would marry."
Ever since Chunzhi stepped down from the carriage, she had been scanned by those gazes countless times.
She originally thought she would panic and be scared, but when she actually walked under these gazes, she was calmer than she thought.
This is Princess Anyang's residence. All the ladies are here for the banquet. Can they eat her?
Of course not.
When Huo Qionghua said this, he deliberately observed Chunzhi's reaction. Seeing that she was not panicked, he was very satisfied.
Huo Qionghua immediately added, "Don't worry, with me here as your aunt, no one will dare to embarrass you."
Chunzhi smiled and said, "Thank you, auntie."
Song Wan'er was very happy to see that Princess Anyang treated Chunzhi very close.
Rumors really can't be trusted.
People outside said that Princess Anyang was rebellious, heartless, and loved to keep male favorites, and she had a very bad reputation in the capital.
Today, I see that we are quite easy to get along with.
As Huo Qionghua led Chunzhi and Song Wan'er to the banquet, she asked, "You've just arrived in the capital, and this is your first banquet, and Qilang isn't accompanying you?"
Chunzhi said, "He has important things to do, and he's coming to my aunt's house for a banquet, not going anywhere else, so there's no need to worry."
Huo Qionghua was a little skeptical and asked with a slightly raised tone, "Did Qilang really say that?"
Chunzhi paused, "He said he would pick me up after he finished his work."
Huo Qionghua smiled, "That's more like him."
The princess's mansion is full of blooming flowers and is full of scenery.
Song Wan'er followed Chunzhi and was dazzled by the sight. She thought everything was beautiful.
At the banquet, Huo Qionghua sat at the main seat and asked Chunzhi and Song Wan'er to sit at the same table with her.
Being able to sit at the same table with the host is the highest honor for a guest.
After paying their respects to Princess Anyang, they couldn't help but look at the two girls from the Song family.
Song Wan'er felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by so many people, so she moved to Chunzhi's side.
Chunzhi raised her lips slightly and accepted everyone's gaze with a smile.
If she wanted to be with Huo Zheng, she had to stand in front of people and accept everyone's gaze. She couldn't panic or be afraid.
It just makes people look at it a few more times, and it won’t cost you anything.
There's nothing to be afraid of.
Huo Qionghua glanced at everyone and ordered the maids to bring out the peach blossom wine brewed last year and drink it with everyone at the banquet.
There were wine and flowers, and during the banquet these ladies had to compose poems, paint, sing and dance.
In a moment, it became lively.
Princess Anyang loves lively places the most.
Chunzhi couldn't write poetry or paint. When everyone was urging the Song family girl to show off her skills, Song Wan'er painted a peach blossom and wrote a poem: "Peach blossoms and flowing water, a spring feast, people's faces are filled with longing for another year——"
Song Wan'er is usually very cute and naive, but it is true that all the sketchbooks she read were not read in vain. Her painting skills are also quite good, and her skills amazed everyone at once.
Chunzhi sat here, and even though she didn't write poetry or paint, or was not good at singing or dancing, no one dared to look down on the girl from the Song family.
Wang Yiyue, the sixth daughter of the Wang family, was famous in the capital for her painting skills. She never thought that she would be surpassed by a young girl like Song Wan'er. She was really angry.
Princess Anyang wanted to protect Chunzhi, and the ladies present who had some sense did not dare to let the future Princess Chang'an perform for them.
However, several noble ladies came forward to talk to Chunzhi, wanting to make friends with her.
Chunzhi is well-spoken and generous, and can chat with anyone who comes.
Previously, those people secretly said that the Prince of Chang'an must be obsessed with a merchant's daughter, but today's flower viewing banquet changed their views.
Princess Anyang's peach blossom wine was fragrant and sweet. Song Wan'er had never drunk alcohol before, and this was her first time experiencing such a fine wine. She couldn't help but drink two glasses in a row.
"Wan'er." Chunzhi stopped her immediately after noticing this. "Be careful not to get drunk."
Huo Qionghua smiled and said, "It's just peach blossom wine, it won't make you drunk."
With Princess Anyang's alcohol tolerance, she certainly wouldn't get drunk from drinking peach blossom wine.
But it was Song Wan'er's first time drinking, and she drank too much, so she soon felt a little dizzy.
Huo Qionghua didn't expect Song Wan'er to be drunk like this, so she asked Lady Cao to send Song Wan'er to the side room to rest first.
Chunzhi was worried about Song Wan'er and originally wanted to go with her. However, when Song Wan'er stood up, she accidentally touched the wine pot, and half of the pot of peach blossom wine spilled all over Chunzhi's dress.
Seeing this, Huo Qionghua smiled and told the maid to take Chunzhi to change her clothes.
Chunzhi stood up and followed the maid.
Lu Jingyun, who had been sitting at the table drinking, also stood up and went around to find Chunzhi from the other side.
Seeing this, the mother and daughter of the Wang family at the table looked at each other, and Wang Yiyue also stood up and followed with her maid.
During the banquet, everyone continued to drink and enjoy the flowers.
It was not until most of the banquet was over that Ji Ruzhen saw that Lu Jingyun had not returned, and she sent her maid to look for him several times but couldn't find him.
The more Ji Ruzhen thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.
Mrs. Wang, who was sitting next to her, said casually, "I heard that Mr. Lu and that girl from the Song family had a previous relationship, and both of them never came back. Could it be that—"
When Ji Ruzhen heard this, her face turned green. She didn't care about anything else and went up to Princess Anyang and said that her husband was drunk and didn't know where he was. She was afraid that something had happened to him, so she asked the princess to send someone to help look for him.
Upon seeing this, Huo Qionghua immediately sent her maids and servants to look for him. However, Ji Ruzhen was worried about Lu Jingyun and insisted on going to look for him herself.
When Ji Ruzhen left the table, many ladies and young ladies at the table wanted to see what was going on, so they followed her to look for her.
Huo Qionghua knew that someone must be causing trouble today, so he followed along.
Ji Ruzhen took the servants and maids to look for Lu Jingyun all over the house. After searching for a long time, a maid came out and said that she had seen Lu Zhuangyuan and saw him going to the east courtyard.
There were many houses in the East Courtyard. Ji Ruzhen led the others to search one by one. When they found the fifth house, they pushed open the door and saw—
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