Chapter 6: Attending a Banquet at the Princess's Residence

Pei Xia couldn't help but complain: "What bad luck!"

As soon as she saw Lu Yanxiu, Liu Qiuqiu smiled and trotted over, not caring whether the baby in her belly was bumpy. She glanced at the safe distance between Su He and Lu Yanxiu, and took his arm with satisfaction: "Grandmother asked me to follow you to supervise you not to say the wrong thing in the Princess's Residence, and that is..."

Liu Qiuqiu looked down at her belly, and Lu Yanxiu immediately understood.

When her great-uncle Lu Zhiping was stabbed to death by mountain bandits, Princess Zhaoyang, as Lu Yanxiu's great-aunt, always blamed the first house, that is, Lu Yanxiu's grandparents.

After leaving the Lu Mansion, Zhaoyang returned to the Princess' Mansion to raise her son alone. Later, she heard that her nephew Lu Yanxiu had been married for many years without an heir, and she secretly scolded them for what they deserved!

As for why they deserved it, no one knows for the time being.

Old Madam Lu specially sent Liu Qiuqiu to accompany her, just to show off.

If possible, she also wanted Yi'er Jiao'er to show off with her!

"Grandma is really confused! There are so many guests today, isn't she asking you to come..."

Isn't that nonsense!

Lu Yanxiu held back the second half of the sentence, after all, it was not Liu Qiuqiu's fault.

But Princess Zhaoyang only invited him and Su He to the banquet. After all, she still had a barrier with the Lu Mansion. If she knew at the banquet that Liu Qiuqiu was not in a legitimate position... she would be really unhappy.

"Husband, do you still want to go in?" Su He asked.

Her bright eyes did not even look at Liu Qiuqiu. With her red lips, white teeth, pink cheeks, graceful figure, and slender waist, she did not look like a married woman at all.

Seeing such a beautiful Su He, Liu Qiuqiu was even more afraid that she had controlled Lu Yanxiu's heart, so she held his arm a little tighter.

Lu Yanxiu couldn't refuse Liu Qiuqiu, and it was even more difficult to ask her to go back alone. After thinking about it, he had to let her follow him into the mansion.

A white precious horse was reined in front of the mansion gate.

Lu Huaihe, wearing a black suit, dismounted from the horse.

His eyes fell on the few people who had just entered the mansion, and he handed the long whip in his hand to the guard in front of the mansion gate and asked: "Who just entered?"

"My lord, it was someone from the Lu Mansion."

There are not many people with the surname Lu in the capital, and that family is the only one serving as an official in the current dynasty.

Lu Huaihe understood, and without asking any more questions, he entered the mansion.

Along the way, in order to prevent Lu Yanxiu and Su He from coming into contact, Liu Qiuqiu tried to get between the two. She stroked her bulging belly from time to time, which attracted a lot of attention.

Everyone in the capital knew that the eldest princess did not get along with the people in the Lu Mansion. Who knew what kind of wedding was this time, and she actually invited them?

However, who is the pregnant woman next to Lu Yanxiu?

Su He felt that it was unlucky to travel with the two of them, but there were many people in the Princess's Mansion and she didn't want to attract gossip, so she had to walk slowly. Finally,

they arrived at the Minghua Pond where the banquet was held. After being led in by a special person, Su He looked around carefully.

There are two symmetrical peony pavilions by the pond, surrounded by clusters of peonies, magnolias and crabapples, with a pleasant fragrance. Opposite the pond is a wide and tall observation building, which is magnificent and noble.

Because the seats for the banquet are limited, the Lu Mansion prepared two seats. Liu Qiuqiu took one as soon as she arrived. Seeing this, Lu Yanxiu made an excuse to go out for a walk to make room for Su He.

It was not because he still had feelings for Su He, but because of the Lu family's reputation. If everyone knew that the concubine sat down first and the wife stood, the rich daughters and ladies present would poke him in the back.

Su He disdained to sit at the same table with Liu Qiuqiu, and asked Pei Xia to ask the supervisor. After finding out that some banquet snacks were prepared at the end of the banquet, she did not inform Lu Yanxiu and took Pei Xia to go over.

Liu Qiuqiu enjoyed the cakes and tea at the banquet leisurely, and could not help but sigh that the Princess's Mansion was so noble that even the cakes were in the shape of plum blossoms, and even the stamens were modeled.

After Lu Yanxiu came back from his wandering, he found that Su He was gone. He asked Liu Qiuqiu: "Where is Su He?"

"She must be a little angry because I sat in her seat and didn't want to sit with me. But you know, my husband, I can't stand standing for a long time due to my pregnancy..." Liu Qiuqiu looked like she was about to cry, as if Su He had vented her anger in front of her.

Lu Yanxiu couldn't help but frown and said: "The most important thing is that you don't care about her! If she does anything to bring shame to the Lu family, I will immediately send a divorce letter to the Su family!"

Liu Qiuqiu snuggled in his arms, winked at the servant serving beside her, and looked at the distinguished guests in the garden, her smile deepened.

Su He brought Pei Xia to the banquet. There were few people here, and it seemed a bit deserted.

Pei Xia was a little dissatisfied: "Miss, you are the legal wife of the Lu family. Why should you give up your position to Liu Qiuqiu? If it were me, I should publicize her immoral deeds to redress your grievances!"

Su He shook her head and said, "Her temperament is hard to guess. I can't guard against it."

In her previous life, Su He sat at the same table with Liu Qiuqiu, which attracted many ridicules from noble ladies. At that time, she really regarded Liu Qiuqiu as her sister and didn't think it was a big deal.

But Liu Qiuqiu ordered someone to put drugs in her tea.

As soon as the banquet started, Su He's body began to feel strange. Fearing that she might do something out of the ordinary, she hurriedly left the table, but was unexpectedly dragged into a private room by a man dressed as a servant.

Fortunately, she was rescued and nothing serious happened.

Su He didn't want to recall the dirty past, so he looked at Pei Xia and warned her, "You must watch my side carefully. Don't eat tea and cakes once they are out of your sight."

"I just feel sorry for the young lady. I have been working for others for many years, but in the end I only got a divorce..."

"Pei Xia!"

"I have overstepped my authority."

Pei Xia just couldn't stand Liu Qiuqiu stepping on the young lady's head and acting wild. When she heard Su He's scolding, she also knew that this place was secluded and she was afraid that someone might hide there and hear the joke, so she obediently shut her mouth.

Amid the swaying shadows of the trees, there was indeed a figure swaying.

Lu Huaihe stayed here for a moment, and after hearing Pei Xia's casual complaint, his eyelashes drooped, and his eyes were ups and downs for a moment.

The banquet began.

The music was gentle and clear, flowing like a stream, and it matched the noble buildings and furnishings in the mansion.

Zhaoyang invited relatives and friends from all over the world to a banquet, just because she had adopted an adopted daughter and needed to announce her identity in public.

The adopted girl was only fifteen years old, and she was beautiful and graceful.

When Zhaoyang was traveling in the south, he saw with his own eyes that the adopted girl's parents were beaten to death by thugs and were almost caught and sold to a brothel. Zhaoyang felt sorry for her and brought her back to the capital.

After bringing her back to the Princess's Mansion, he named her Xianyin and asked the emperor for an imperial decree to specially confer her the title of Princess, making her a noble lady.

Su He sat far away and did not see the true appearance of the adopted girl. But she had experienced two lives and knew that she was not a real orphan. She had a perfect plan before approaching the Princess.

As for why he did this, he had to ask the current emperor.

"The princess is kind and righteous, and she is kind and benevolent. She will surely be blessed by God!"

Seeing that the identity of Princess Xianyin had been announced, Lu Yanxiu still did not see Su He, and he felt a little anxious.