Chapter 130: Su Rui also wants to attend the Hongmen Banquet
The invitation arrived early in the morning.
It's for the winter banquet.
The four banquets of spring, summer, autumn and winter are all important social banquets in Shengjing City, hosted by women of excellent status.
Mostly princesses.
This year's Winter Banquet was hosted by Princess Changning.
Even though what happened five years ago has come back to normal, Changning's hostility towards her has not diminished in the slightest.
This invitation is more like a declaration of war, asking Su Rui whether she dares to accept the challenge.
If it was in the past, Su Rui would not seek trouble. Fighting hard even though he knew he could not win was not passion, but stupidity.
But now, she bears the title of Prince Yong's concubine.
Prince Yong's Mansion had just opened, and Yun Ji had just gone to report on his work. This was not only the first banquet after Su Rui's marriage, but also the first one in Prince Yong's Mansion.
What's more, the former dynasty and the harem are interconnected, and the inner houses of each family also play an indispensable role.
Prince Yong's Mansion wanted to set up its own team, so Su Rui had to socialize and build relationships with these women from aristocratic families.
Therefore, even if this winter banquet is a blatant Hongmen Banquet, Su Rui will still attend.
Anyway, Changning can't kill her easily now.
But, she couldn't just go like this.
"Go and prepare these things. They must be of top quality, no matter how high the price is." Su Rui handed the written list to Luo E.
Luo E took a look at the purchase amount and was shocked. "Concubine, are you planning to open a shop?"
"It's too late to start now." Su Rui had thought about it, but there wasn't enough time. "Hurry up and get ready. The sooner the better."
Luo'e took the list and went to do her business without asking any more questions. Xiaoru just happened to walk in from outside with a box in her hand.
"Concubine, Village Chief, no, I forgot again. It was Butler Wang who brought a box and said it was sent by the last person."
The person from last time?
Su Rui thought for a moment and knew who it was.
He took the box, opened it, and a spider suddenly jumped out, scaring Xiaoru so much that she screamed.
He already had a loud voice, and this shout almost blew the roof off.
Su Rui rubbed her ear with one hand and casually swept the spider away with the other.
Looking inside the box again, there was nothing inside, as if it was just a prank.
But Su Rui fumbled for a while and asked Xiaoru to get the wine and pour it into the box.
Gradually, two words appeared at the bottom of the box.
Don't come.
It was to ask Tang Yuli to ask her not to go to the Winter Banquet.
As for the spider, it was probably a trick of the wolf cub, who thought it didn't make her angry last time.
Unfortunately, she had to go, but she didn't reply to Tang Yuli.
The correspondence back and forth was bound to be discovered, and even if Tang Yuli replied to the letter, the result would be the same whether he persuaded her or not.
In Prince Long's mansion, Tang Yuli was also in a depressed mood.
The room was filled with new clothes, which were put on her one by one.
She was like a silk doll (a doll made of silk in ancient times), allowing others to manipulate her.
We can't even order according to her preferences, because Changning thinks the styles she likes are too plain.
It’s okay on weekdays, but not during the winter banquet.
Prince Long was about to return to Beijing, and this winter banquet was particularly important, as was explained in the letter, asking her to make a big splash and let everyone in Shengjing City see the power of Prince Long's Mansion.
Therefore, she had to dress up as carefully as possible, like a commodity or a treasure, to show her important position in Prince Long's palace, so that others would think about her value and how to judge it.
After trying on more than ten sets, the nanny took the record book and the selected clothes to Changning for finalization.
After the huge group of people left, Tang Yuli could no longer hold on and was about to collapse.
Liuli quickly supported her and said distressedly, "Miss, why didn't you tell them you were tired? You just let them try."
"If I don't try today, I'll try tomorrow. I can't escape it anyway." Tang Yuli sat on the couch, took a few breaths, and then asked, "Has Prince Yong's Mansion replied?"
Liuli shook her head. "Could she have been frightened by the young master's spider and thrown it away along with the box?"
The wolf cub is a clever boy. Ever since Su Rui asked Tang Yuli to help bring the wolf cub home, the wolf cub has been keeping an eye on her.
When he saw Liuli go out that day, he didn't know how he found out, but he insisted on replacing the things in the box with his spider, otherwise he would go to Changning to report it.
Tang Yuli was also worried at first whether the wolf cub's prank would affect the spread of the news, but after thinking about it, he agreed.
"No, Miss Su isn't afraid of wild dogs or black panthers, so she wouldn't be afraid of a tiny spider." Tang Yuli knew Su Rui wasn't that delicate. "She must have seen it. It's okay if she doesn't reply, as long as she doesn't fall into the trap."
"Miss, you're always trying to save others from harm, but why don't you take care of yourself? Prince Yong has already gone to Yanzhou, and I don't know when he'll be back. I don't think this winter banquet is as simple as the princess said."
Tang Yuli naturally knew that it was not a simple matter, but she was like a small fish in the dew on a lotus, trapped in this prison and unable to escape.
This is her fate.
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Time flies, and winter has arrived.
I can no longer wear autumn clothes.
Su Rui was very afraid of cold and he was frozen at the border. He wore two sets of thin fleece coats but still didn't feel warm. Finally, he put on a thick cloak with white fox fur trimmings and felt warm.
She was covered with a cloak and could hold a hot water bottle in her hand.
Sitting in the carriage, he curled up his neck and closed his eyes to take a nap.
Maybe it’s because winter is coming, I’ve been feeling sleepy these days. I always feel like I haven’t gotten enough sleep and I feel tired.
He didn't open his eyes until he heard more and more bells ringing around him. He perked up, raised his hand, lifted the curtain and looked outside.
The carriages coming out of the four streets began to gather together, not far from Frost and Dew Garden where the banquet was to be held today.
Frost and Dew Garden is one of the famous gardens in Shengjing City.
It is a garden specially built by the emperor of the previous dynasty for a favorite concubine who likes winter. It covers an area of 10,000 square meters, among which the ice, frost and snow gardens are the most famous.
As the name suggests, the Ice Garden is the first place where you can see ice. Once winter comes, icicles will form under the eaves of the garden. With the help of some stored ice, the ice will not melt at sunrise, and will reflect light on the walls under the sunlight, like bright stars twinkling in the daytime.
Frost and snow will form in Frost Garden when it is even colder. There are mostly rockeries there. The frost and snow will not melt for a long time, and the layers of them look like overlapping snow mountains.
The Snow Garden is most beautiful when it snows. Inside the garden, there are transparent houses built with large pieces of colored glaze. It is warm as spring inside, and you can sit in thin clothes and watch the heavy snow outside.
Su Rui had never been here in her previous life, and now it was thanks to Yun Ji that she was here.
But she came here for him, so she deserved it.
As the carriage stopped, he knew it was his turn to get off at the garden gate.
Su Rui stood up and lifted the curtain, and under the gaze of everyone, Luo E helped him get out of the car on a step stool.
"Mother, is that Concubine Su? She's so beautiful."
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