Chapter 142 Winter Banquet 3
Although the Winter Banquet is hosted by Concubine Li, the Queen and Concubine Jia, as well as the Crown Prince and other princes and nobles will also appear.
Chen Zhi and Shen Wangshu naturally followed Old Madam Chen and Lady Cheng, the mistress of the Duke's Mansion, throughout the entire process.
With the elders socializing in the front, the two little girls only need to be vases in the back. When being introduced to people, they will come out and smile gracefully, greet this lady or that lady, and will also be praised in various ways - in short, it is like this in all large social occasions, it is all the same.
The eldest lady's family is also a big family in the capital. She had many good friends before she got married. When they met after not seeing each other for many years, they would burst into tears before they could speak, and their eyes would be red before they could even say a word.
The old lady also had quite a few old friends she could talk to. After getting to know everyone in a circle, the two of them couldn't wait to talk to the ladies they knew. The two aunts and sisters-in-law, who didn't know anyone, stood in the back looking at each other in bewilderment.
"Why don't we go over there and play?" Chen Zhi suggested in a low voice: "Since we already know her face, let's go talk to some girls of the same age."
She couldn't join in the conversation between the adults, nor was she interested. Chen Zhi was a lively and cheerful person. When she was in Moyun City, she always went out with her friends. After coming to the capital, she felt really suffocated.
The eldest lady at the side heard it and turned to glance at her daughter. "Play if you want, but don't make trouble. The Empress, the Imperial Concubine, and a few other ladies will be here soon. You should come to my side immediately."
Chen Zhi nodded like pounding garlic, and the eldest lady reminded Shen Wangshu again: "Niannian, you should be steady and keep an eye on her. Don't let the maid say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing."
Shen Wangshu nodded.
Chen Zhi made a face at her mother, pulled her sister-in-law and walked away. As they walked away, she whispered, "Didn't you say you can walk sideways?"
"I told you not to be afraid of trouble, but you can't cause trouble either." Shen Wangshu said helplessly, "The maids in the palace are very strong, and it hurts a lot when they slap people. If you really make a mistake, the nobles want to punish you, and I can't stop them."
Although her face was not high-profile, it had been seen by many people before - after all, the various banquets of all sizes that she attended with the wife of Marquis Yongning were no different from blind date banquets, and eight out of ten nobles had seen it.
And anyone who has seen this face will never fail to remember it.
Chen Zhi also knew that her sister-in-law's identity was sensitive, so she immediately stopped herself from letting herself go: "You're right, I'd better be careful."
No matter how small the royal garden is, it is still royal. In winter, many varieties of flowers and plants that Chen Zhi has never seen bloom in full bloom. It is quite elegant to look at the flowers and trees, look at the snow scene, and eat snacks specially provided by the royal family.
Although the two wanted to keep a low profile, their identities and looks were conspicuous. After a while, a young lady with thick eyebrows and big eyes came over here.
Among the fair-skinned young ladies, her wheat-colored skin stood out. She didn't care about the gossips of everyone, but did what others had never dared to do. She took the initiative to make friends with the daughter of the Duke of Rong and the general's wife.
"Good morning, both of you. My name is Lu Lingxi. I am the daughter of the Yuzhou Cavalry General's Mansion and I am also from the Northern Territory." The young lady introduced herself cheerfully: "My father followed the general to fight a long time ago and regarded him as a mentor."
“What a coincidence!”
Miss Lu Lingxi's personality, appearance, and way of speaking were all very much to Chen Zhi's liking. She fell in love with this fellow countryman from the Northern Territory almost as soon as they met.
Shen Wangshu looked at the little girl - she looked three or four years younger than Chen Zhi, and her father had fought in the war with Chen Ting...
It seems that Chen Ting is extraordinary in terms of seniority and qualifications.
This body is not even twenty years old yet, they are all the same age, and Chen Ting has raised Shen Wangshu's generation. Facing this little girl from the family of the Cavalry General, he unconsciously puts on the filter of an elder, and smiles gently and amiably: "Hello, Lingxi."
The general's wife looked like a fairy from heaven when viewed from afar. Her face was so great that it seemed like she was in a different dimension from theirs, so people subconsciously only dared to admire her from afar. But when they spoke to her, they found that this beauty was as gentle as water when she spoke, and her voice was so sweet and soft... It really melted their hearts.
The young lady from a military family blushed and scratched her head in embarrassment: "You, your skin looks much whiter than others, and it's very natural, not the rosy whiteness caused by rouge and powder."
Chen Zhi teased her: "Do you want to ask for a skin care recipe? We are both in the northern border, is the sun in Yuzhou very strong?"
Nowadays, the popular aesthetic in the Great Zhou Dynasty is still fair and thin. Although Lu Lingxi does not look fat, she is not slender either. Her wheat-colored skin makes her out of tune with many noble ladies.
Chen Zhi asked, but the little girl shook her head and said, "I practice martial arts with my brother every day. My mother said that it is better to have a body as strong as a calf, so that I don't get sick easily and others can't bully me easily."
Chen Zhi was stunned. She had clearly seen many people pointing and talking just now. She thought Lu Lingxi would be sad, but she didn't expect her to be so open-minded.
"You, aren't you worried about other people's eyes?" Although Chen Zhi herself didn't think there was anything wrong with it, she couldn't stand other people talking about her.
"What's the big deal? In our state, everyone praises me. My mother also says that I am the best. I will go into battle and kill the enemy in the future. What does it matter if I am a little black or a little white?" Lu Lingxi said nonchalantly.
Shen Wangshu couldn't help but agree: "Miss Lu said it well, everyone has a different way of living, why should we care too much about other people's opinions?"
The two looked at each other, as if they had found a soulmate.
Chen Zhi scratched her head and said, "Okay, you are right, but it is difficult to do."
The three of them chatted here for a while, and then a palace maid in a peach-pink palace dress came over. After bowing with her eyebrows lowered and her eyes submissively bowed, she looked directly at Shen Wangshu: "Madam General, our master wants you to talk about the past."
Chen Wangshu's heart moved.
There is only one person in the palace who doesn't care if her master doesn't call her "Madam" and still wants to reminisce about the past with her...
"Okay." She stood up, let Chen Zhi and Lu Lingxi play here, and went to meet her old friends.
Chen Zhi knew that she was originally from Beijing, so it was normal for her to have acquaintances there. Now that she had new playmates around, she naturally didn't think much about it.
He had no idea that his sister-in-law turned around and went to meet Lady Zhaoyang, the mysterious lady who was by Prince Ning's side and whose true face no one had ever seen.
Shen Xihe was always cautious and careful. The little palace maid took Shen Wangshu through many twists and turns, and the path became more and more remote. When there was no one around, she saw a tall and familiar figure.
The man turned around, took off the golden butterfly mask on his face, and called softly, "Nian Nian."
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