Chapter 136: Flower Party in the Royal Palace 2
The Prince of Jin did not have many children among all the royal brothers, but compared with the principal wife, the Princess of Jin had quite a few, including three sons and one daughter, namely, Crown Prince Zhao Xuan, the second son, Prince of Nanyang Zhao Wu, the daughter, Princess Anping Zhao Xuan, and the youngest son, Prince of Pingyang Zhao Lan.
The concubines on both sides had only one son each, and the rest of the concubines only gave birth to daughters, none of whom had any titles.
In ancient times, titles were terminated after five generations. Logically speaking, the legitimate son of someone who is not a crown prince cannot be given the title of a prince, otherwise how could the crown prince be given the title? It is obvious that the King of Jin can inherit the title of "Jin" a hundred years later, which is not allowed under normal circumstances. However, neither the late emperor nor the current emperor intended to demote the King of Jin's mansion, which shows his honor and favor.
Regardless of her status or her children, the Princess of Jin firmly holds the position of the principal wife, and no one can shake her status. Therefore, the atmosphere in the entire palace is very positive, and when guests enter the palace, they feel peaceful.
After turning around the screen wall and passing through the long corridor, the male guests stayed in the front yard to pay their respects to the Prince of Jin, while the female guests were led by maids to the inner yard to meet the princess, and then they went to the garden together to appreciate the flowers.
Shuangrui handed Cheng Yingzhen and her daughter to the second-class maid beside the princess. He specially told the maid, "These are the young prince's master's wife and junior sister. This is their first time in the palace, so you have to be careful and attentive."
Ling Chun nodded, "Don't worry, Shuang Guan, I'll save you the trouble."
Shuangrui nodded and led Su Yanli and his son to King Jin.
Before leaving, Su Yanli smiled gently at his wife, signaling her not to be nervous, just drink tea and look at the flowers, it's nothing.
Cheng Yingzhen nodded in response, holding her daughter's hand tightly, and followed the maid from the palace to the inner courtyard. The courtyard was deep and wide, with long corridors, rows of trees and climbing green vines. Everywhere was beautiful and every step was a scene.
Su Ruojin was impressed by the vast area and beautiful scenery of the palace. He was indeed a descendant of the royal family, with such wealth and splendor that it was dazzling!
While leading the way, the maid Ling Chun glanced at the mother and daughter behind her. She clearly heard that they were the family of a minor official in the capital, so why were they dressed so exquisitely? If the double steward had not specifically told her, at first glance, she would have thought they were the lady and daughter of a royal family!
Just as she was about to remind the mother and son behind her that they would reach the main hall where the princess met guests after turning the corridor, a beautiful girl came towards them at the corner and stopped in front of them. The beautiful and tall girl walked past Ling Chun and looked straight at Cheng Yingzhen and her daughter.
"What's wrong, princess?"
The beautiful girl seemed not to hear Ling Chun's question, and looked at Cheng Yingzhen and her daughter with cold eyes.
Ling Chun frowned slightly, took two steps forward, blocked Cheng Yingzhen and her daughter, and said in an unhappy tone: "Ling Shuang?"
Ling Shuang stretched out her hand to cover the corners of her smiling mouth, "Yes, Sister Ling Chun, I'll get busy then." After saying that, she looked deeply at Cheng Yingzhen and her daughter.
The look before she left was meaningful. In the warm spring of March, Su Ruojin felt numb all over. She looked innocent, like a young lady who didn't know the world. "Does this sister know me? But I have never seen her. Could it be that there is a sister in the family who looks like me?"
Ling Chun stared at the receding figure with a worried look on his face, "Ignore her." After saying that, he smiled professionally with the corners of his mouth raised forty degrees. He looked both gentle like a young lady and heroic.
Su Ruojin had already lost the opportunity to praise the young lady, so she did not flatter her, but the beautiful girl must have some connection with the Su family.
What could it be?
Shuangrui said that the maid who led the way was from the princess's side, and Su Ruojin had almost no dealings with the princess, so there was no possibility that she had accidentally offended the princess or the maid from her side.
That is...
Su Ruojin seemed to have figured out who this girl was related to.
Xu Pozi's sister was once the most capable housekeeper beside the princess! Could it be that Xu Pozi wanted to take this opportunity to teach her a lesson? But this is the Prince of Jin's mansion. If anything happens to them, will the Princess of Jin forgive her?
Think about it, the disgraced Steward Xu would not dare to cause trouble in the palace! Su Ruojin guessed that she would not dare. After the analysis, Su Ruojin and her daughter were also welcomed in front of Princess Jin.
Princess Jin, who was surrounded by a group of noble ladies, saw Su Ruojin coming in and waved with a smile, "Ajin, come here!"
They had only met once at the Lantern Festival, so they didn't seem that familiar! The "Ah Jin" sounded like they had just met yesterday.
One has to admire the ancient mistress's tactfulness. Su Ruojin walked up to the princess with a sweet smile on her face, and slowly and gracefully bowed to her, "Ajin greets the princess."
"Good girl, I haven't seen you for two months, but you are getting prettier and prettier."
Su Ruojin stood obediently in front of the princess. When she heard the compliments, she pursed her lips and smiled shyly. She was so well-behaved!
She was outstanding in appearance, with a pair of clear almond eyes and an aura that was compelling, which attracted many noble ladies to inquire about her. The princess smiled and said, "Master Lan'er's daughter, my prince specially asked someone to post a note."
How could a teacher have such a big face? Although the ladies were puzzled, they kept all these in their hearts. What surprised them was, "Why didn't I see such a horse-faced skirt in Jinxiufang?"
"Neither have I."
A set of clothes from Jinxiufang is very expensive. If the Princess of Jin had not particularly valued this mother and daughter pair, some noble ladies would have ridiculed them long ago, asking how the wife of a mere eighth-rank doctor could afford a horse-faced skirt worth more than a hundred taels?
It's a pity that the young lady was almost embraced by the princess, otherwise how could they tolerate that the wife of an eighth-rank minor official dared to dress the same as them, which would simply lower their status.
Cheng Yingzhen was being stared at by everyone, feeling like she was walking on pins and needles. She was so nervous that she was almost stiff and even breathing became difficult.
Su Ruojin didn't know what the ladies were thinking. She was always paying attention to her mother's social phobia. In order not to show her embarrassment and lose her composure, she tensed her body and endured it.
Except for the princess who came to welcome the guests and some older noble ladies who did not wear horse-faced skirts, almost all the noble ladies present today wore horse-faced skirts. Unlike the graceful and simple outfits of Cheng Yingzhen and her daughter, their horse-faced skirts were luxurious and gorgeous, with intricate jacquard and embroidery, all of which were full of flowers and looked rich and luxurious. Compared with gracefulness, gorgeousness and complexity could better highlight their status.
Hearing the question, the young noblewoman who had been sitting below the princess and remained silent suddenly spoke up, "Aqi, when did the shop start selling this model?"
Her eyes fell on the woman who was pure but not coquettish, plain but not dull. Isn't this what she has always wanted?
The nanny was almost stunned by the question. After thinking carefully, she suddenly realized something and immediately whispered in Princess Yuehua's ear: "I'm afraid Jiang Qiniang bought the clothes from this mother and daughter."
No wonder he was able to make the new style horse-faced skirt so elegant and refined, it turns out he is the original creator of the dress.
Princess Yuehua's jealous eyes suddenly turned friendly, and she smiled slightly, "It turned out to be Madam Su."
When her name was called, Cheng Yingzhen subconsciously held her breath, looked in the direction of the voice, and her eyes met the elegant lady.
Seeing that her mother was about to collapse, Su Ruojin asked the princess with a smile, "Princess Jin, Ajin wants to go see the beautiful flowers." She looked like a naive young lady.
(End of this chapter)
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