Chapter 786 Dangerous Time Banquet

Yu Mingzhu lowered her eyes and handed over the invitation.

Surprisingly, there was no trickery.

It seems that he has indeed become a lot more honest.

Xingxing took the invitation calmly, opened it and found that it was a post in Yu Mingzhu's own name, inviting her to attend a banquet at Prince Cheng's Mansion.

Xingxing closed the invitation and put it aside, then politely declined Yu Mingzhu's invitation on the grounds that she had been busy at home recently.

Yu Mingzhu's face showed a bit of pitiful embarrassment. She glanced at Wei Shibu secretly, biting her lower lip lightly, looking like a little pitiful one who felt wronged but dared not speak out.

Wei Shibu's eyes darkened slightly, and he smiled and said, "No matter how busy the princess is, there will always be time for a meal. In two days, I will host a small banquet in the palace to entertain my second brother and the princess. It is also a reunion for us brothers who have not seen each other for so many years... I wonder if the princess would do me the honor?"

Xing Xing watched Wei Shi Bu.

She suddenly asked, "Has the Fourth Prince asked His Royal Highness Prince Cong?"

"Of course I have already obtained the consent of the Second Prince. He said he would attend the banquet on time." Wei Shibu's eyes wandered a little.

Xingxing then understood what was going on.

I'm afraid that Wei Shibu really invited Wei Shiyan, but didn't tell Wei Shiyan that he also wanted to invite her.

So when she asked this question now, Dangerous Bu naturally felt guilty.

Xing Xing snorted inwardly, but smiled slightly and said, "If that's the case, I'll respectfully obey your command."

Wei Shibu stared at Xing Xing and felt that he hadn't seen Princess Fusui for a while and she seemed a little different.

To be honest, my mood is quite complicated when I am in danger.

At the beginning, Wei Shibu didn't take Xing Xing seriously.

Later, he found that Queen Nie valued Yu Xingxing more and more, and saw that his third brother Wei Shiyu was very close to Yu Xingxing, so Wei Shibu became interested.

But when he tried to send subtle gestures of goodwill to Yu Xingxing, she actually ignored him!

This made Wei Shibu very embarrassed, and he even wondered if Yu Xingxing had something wrong with her brain.

Fortunately, he soon "ran into" the eldest daughter of the Duke of Xin. The Duke of Xin's mansion had an important status among the nobles and dignitaries, so Wei Shibu naturally "fell in love" with her and sought a marriage from Emperor Jiazheng.

To be honest, during that period of time, I was so anxious that I walked with the wind. I just felt that I couldn't be more high-spirited.

He has an extremely powerful wife's family.

But Wei Shibu never expected that Yu Mingzhu was actually an impostor, and the real eldest daughter of Duke Xin's Mansion was someone else, Yu Xingxing who had always been distant to him!

Thinking of this, Wei Shibu's eyes turned cold, and he said calmly: "If that's the case, then I will wait for you to come and drive me."

Wei Shibu took Yu Mingzhu away with him.

After leaving Yu's house, Wei Shibu took Yu Mingzhu to the carriage.

In the spacious carriage, Wei Shibu looked at Yu Mingzhu with a somewhat subtle expression.

If he could choose, he would naturally choose the real thing instead of this fake one...

But the imperial decree had already been issued, and the fifth brother wanted to make some trouble at first, but he almost ruined the situation. Both of their mothers were demoted, and their years of management almost returned to square one.

Wei Shibu knew at that time that his fiancée could only be Yu Mingzhu, for whom he had repeatedly expressed his "deep feelings" to Emperor Jiazheng in order to seek the imperial decree for marriage.

As for Yu Xingxing? ...Don't even think about it!

Wei Shibu had guessed before that Yu Xingxing was specially left for the third child by his father, the Emperor, and his mother, the Empress.

At the moment, it may not be the third brother...

All kinds of calculations flashed through Wei Shibu's eyes.

The carriage rolled over the stone slabs, and the room inside was quiet.

After a while, Yu Mingzhu spoke softly: "Fourth Prince..."

She had a slight worry on her face. "I am not hiding it from you, Your Highness. The invitation was not from me. It was from the old Concubine Dowager Cheng... But Your Highness has also seen that Princess Fusui is too picky. She didn't accept my invitation at all."

Wei Shibu said gently, "You are my future prince consort, I will help you. So, you go back and tell the old Concubine Dowager Cheng that you can bring Princess Daiyue from the Cheng Palace with you. This will also be an explanation to the old Concubine Dowager Wagner."

Yu Mingzhu's eyes were filled with surprise, and she said softly, "Thank you, Fourth Prince. Your Highness is always good to Mingzhu."

Wei Shibu was obviously very pleased with Mingzhu's surprise and gratitude, and chuckled.

Yu Mingzhu said some nice words softly, which made Wei Shibu smile happily. He personally sent Yu Mingzhu to the gate of Prince Cheng's mansion and then returned to the palace.

Of course, someone in Prince Cheng's palace saw all of this.

Yu Mingzhu got off the carriage and headed straight for the courtyard of the old Queen Mother of Prince Cheng.

The old concubine of Prince Cheng looked at Yu Mingzhu lovingly and ordered the servants to bring her a bowl of nourishing bird's nest: "...I thought it was almost time for you to come back, so I asked the servants to warm it for you on the stove in the small kitchen. Come, drink some bird's nest first and have a good rest."

Yu Mingzhu's eyes sparkled: "My Lady Concubine, you are so kind to me..."

When Mingzhu had used up all the bird's nests, the old Concubine Dowager Cheng asked about what Yu Mingzhu had done while traveling.

Yu Mingzhu felt a little guilty at first: "My Lady Concubine, I have violated your trust. The princess refused."

A flash of disappointment flashed across the face of the old Concubine Dowager of Prince Cheng. She sighed but was not angry: "It's not your fault. I heard that Princess Fusui is very good at keeping a low profile and has rejected almost all invitations to the banquet."

Yu Mingzhu pursed her lips and said softly, "However, I thought that since you, the Concubine Dowager, had given me such special instructions, I must have had your reasons... so I went to ask the Fourth Prince. Fortunately, the Fourth Prince invited Princess Fusui. The Fourth Prince told me that a banquet would be held in the palace to entertain His Royal Highness Prince Cong and Princess Fusui. He asked me to go with Princess Daiyue."

The old concubine of Prince Cheng did not expect such a sudden turn of events, and her face was filled with joy: "Good, good! Mingzhu is really my good granddaughter."

She lovingly tucked Yu Mingzhu's loose hair and said, "The Fourth Prince is very kind to you. I will take out a gift from my private storehouse and you can bring it to the Fourth Prince."

Yu Mingzhu responded softly, and then personally massaged the legs of the old Concubine Dowager Cheng for a long time. When the old Concubine Dowager Cheng fell into a deep sleep, she returned to her room.

Yu Mingzhu sat on the bed in her room. The gentle smile on her face disappeared, and her eyes became cold and sinister.

Yu Xingxing...Yu Xingxing!

…

Bai Xiaofeng took some time out to visit Xingxing.

Xing Xing was lying on the rocking chair, but when she saw Bai Xiaofeng coming over, she quickly stood up and said, "Why is Second Aunt here? If you need anything, ask the maid to tell me. I'll be in Second Aunt's courtyard."

Bai Xiaofeng took out a dress and said, "You were away a few days ago, and I was free, so I made a dress for you. But when you came back a few days ago, I looked at your figure and felt that you had grown taller, so I made some changes to it. Now it's perfect. Come, Xingxing, come and try it on."

Now that the Yu family was large, making clothes for all four seasons was a big job. Yu Yongbai therefore set up a sewing team in his house, and all the sewing was done by the embroiderers in the sewing team.

But Bai Xiaofeng still likes to make some clothes for Xingxing from time to time.

The only ones who can enjoy this treatment in the whole mansion are Wei Po, Xing Xing, and Xiao Miaomiao, the eyes of the whole mansion.

Oh yes, some time ago, Yu Yongliu married Princess Qing'an and came back. Bai Xiaofeng was a mother-in-law for the first time, and she wanted to make a piece of clothing for Princess Qing'an. But she was afraid that the princess had seen all kinds of good things and might reject it. What should she do? She was so nervous.

Bai Xiaofeng was troubled for a long time but still didn't do it.

Xing Xing took the beautifully embroidered skirt, feeling touched and distressed, stroking the embroidery on it and saying, "Aunt, this embroidery is so beautiful. It must be a great eye strain."

Bai Xiaofeng was happy and urged Xingxing to try it.

Xing Xing went into the inner room holding the clothes, and soon came out like a blooming flower.

"Auntie, does it look good?"

Bai Xiaofeng looked at the flower-like girl wearing the clothes she made, and a sense of satisfaction arose from the bottom of her heart.

"It looks good. Our Xingxing is like a flower. She looks good in anything she wears!"

"No, it's all because of Second Aunt's skillful hands. The clothes she makes are all very beautiful!"

The two of them praised each other, and the maids who were serving them couldn't help laughing.

Bai Xiaofeng circled around Xingxing again, "It's just that the waist seems a little loose, I'll tighten it up half an inch."

Xingxing went back to the room to change.

Bai Xiaofeng put away her clothes and handed them to the accompanying maid. Suddenly she thought of something and moved closer to Xingxing, lowering her voice: "...By the way, there is one more thing. Xingxing, do you know what has gone wrong with your fourth brother recently?"

Xing Xing: “Ah?”

Bai Xiaofeng lowered her voice and said, "I think he's been acting crazy lately. He's obviously staying there by himself, frowning and smiling. I don't know what's wrong with him. Why don't you go check on your fourth brother and see if he's here." Bai Xiaofeng tapped her head, "...something's wrong."

“…”

Xingxing had a guess that there was nothing wrong with her fourth brother's brain, but she was afraid that he was suffering from lovesickness.

But... Xingxing felt that it wasn't appropriate for her to talk to Second Aunt about this matter.

Xing Xing said tactfully: "Second Aunt, I have some ideas about this matter. It shouldn't be a bad thing. Why don't you go ask Fourth Brother?"

When Bai Xiaofeng saw Xingxing's cautious look and said it was not a bad thing, she seemed to have thought of something, her eyes lit up, and she slapped her thigh: "Then I'll go ask him!"

Bai Xiaofeng left in a hurry again.

Xingxing chuckled.

Soon, there will be a fourth sister-in-law in the family.

The days go by so fast.

It seemed like she had just been picked up by Mrs. Wei and brought back to the Yu family not long ago, and was playing behind her brothers.

In the blink of an eye, she and her brothers have grown up.

The brothers also got wives.

Then she...

Xingxing thought of something and her face suddenly turned red.

She patted her face gently.

Don’t think about it!

What's the point of talking about getting married or not? That's too early!

…

Wei Shibu had not yet been crowned king. He lived in the prince's residence in the palace and had his own separate small chamber.

On this day, he held a small banquet in his own small palace.

Wei Shibu didn't expect that his second brother looked so cold and indifferent. He thought he would be the last one to come, but in fact, Wei Shiyan was the first one to come.

Wei Shibu enthusiastically led Wei Shiyan to sit in the hall: "Second brother, come here. I have prepared some freshly harvested white grass with mist. Second brother, come and try it. Is it to your taste?"

Wei Shiyan picked up the teacup and took a sip, saying simply: "Not bad."

Wei Shibu smiled and said, "It's good that Second Brother can get used to drinking. I thought that Second Brother had been practicing in the mountains before, and I was worried that these would not suit Second Brother's appetite."

Wei Shiyan said calmly, "Don't worry."

A voice came from outside the hall: "Fourth brother, you are willing to use the misty white grass to entertain guests. You are really generous to my second brother! Quickly pour me a glass too!"

The person who came in with the voice was the third prince Wei Shiyu.

Wei Shiyu laughed and walked into the hall.

As soon as he entered the palace, he winked at Wei Shiyan and said, "Second brother, you don't know that there is only one pound of this thin mist white grass every year. Every time the emperor gives it to this and that, it will soon be gone. Last time I asked the emperor for it, but he refused to give it to me, saying that drinking it would be like a cow chewing a peony... This time, thanks to second brother, I can drink it from fourth brother."

Having said that, Wei Shiyu poured himself a glass of wine very familiarly and drank it in one gulp.

After drinking it, he smacked his lips and commented, "... a little bitter. Not tasty. Not as good as fruit brew."

Wei Shibu sneered in his heart.

No wonder my father said he was like a cow chewing a peony.

But Wei Shibu still had a smile on his face and ordered his servants to bring up some fruit.

Wei Shiyu didn't bother to be polite with Wei Shibu and sat down next to Wei Shiyan.

He looked around and said, "Hey, why don't I see my fifth brother?"

Wei Shibu's face froze again.

His third brother, isn't this asking a question even though he already knows the answer?

Ever since the last time their father reprimanded them and their mother because of the imperial decree of marriage, the fifth brother Wei Shiqi has gradually distanced himself from Wei Shibu.

In the past, the two of them were inseparable from each other, so there was a slight estrangement between them, and it was very obvious.

But Wei Shiyu asked the question so casually, so Wei Shibu naturally felt that his third brother was deliberately embarrassing him.

Wei Shibu came to today's banquet mainly for his second royal brother Wei Shiyan, but as brothers in the royal family, it is not appropriate to favor one over another, so Wei Shibu sent invitations to several older brothers, and even sent one to the East Palace - of course, Wei Shiqing was very busy as the crown prince and could not come, but he also sent a gift over.

Fortunately, Wei Shiyu only grumbled, and Wei Shibu didn't respond with a stiff face, so he didn't care. While eating snacks, he grumbled to Wei Shiyan about the new Western toys he had acquired in the past few days: "... It's very interesting, what's it called, a music box. The little guy can actually turn around in the iron box by himself, and there are strange music sounds! I heard that this is a new and novel toy that has just arrived in the capital, and it must be loved by those young ladies!"

Wei Shiyan's heart was slightly moved when he heard this, and he took the initiative to ask: "...Where did you get it from?"

When Wei Shiyu heard that his cold and indifferent second brother was actually curious about the things that the young lady was interested in, he was very excited: "Second brother, do you want it too? I'll take you out of the palace to buy it later!"

Wei Shiyan nodded: "Okay."

Wei Shiyu was excited: "After you finish eating at Fourth Brother's place, I will take you out of the palace? Second brother, I'm not bragging, I know almost all the fun places in the capital! I promise you will have fun!"

Wei Shiyan agreed to all of them: "Okay."

Wei Shibu gritted his teeth.

He is the host, but these two brothers are chatting enthusiastically and don't take him, the host, seriously at all!