Chapter 158 Surprise
Inner house.
Li Mo, the wife of the Yingtian Prefecture prefect, smiled and said to her eldest son's wife Zhou Ting and eldest granddaughter Yin Yue, who were sitting below her: "Today, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan and the Princess Consort are here in person. You must entertain the Princess Consort well and not neglect her."
Zhou Ting, with her gentle temperament and exquisite appearance, stood up and replied, "My daughter-in-law knows." Yin Yue, sixteen years old, graceful and beautiful like a lotus flower, had already been engaged. She bowed and said, "Don't worry, Grandmother. Yue'er can save it."
Not to mention the deep love that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan has for His Majesty the Princess of Yan, almost everyone who can read knows about the two imperial edicts that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan asked His Majesty for after the spread of news over the past year.
Just because Princess Yan's father is the most trusted official by His Majesty, Yin Yue dare not neglect him.
Besides, her grandmother still loves her. No other illegitimate sisters in the family have such treatment. Even though the Princess Consort of Yan is a legitimate daughter, it is still beneficial to Yin Yue.
Dusk is falling and the lanterns are already lit.
Yin Wenjie, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, had asked the chief eunuch of His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan for his opinion in advance, so he only invited the wife and children of his eldest son to attend the banquet. The other children did not come to meet His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan and the Princess Consort of Yan.
What a joke! Although he is a little lustful, he values the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. He is not the kind of person who favors his concubine over his wife, and he truly respects his wife.
Yin Wenjie's eldest son passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi seven years ago. He was sent out to work in a remote area four years ago and did not go with his wife. His wife Zhou Ting did not care because she already had a son and a daughter.
And to put it bluntly, her father-in-law has more than one son, her husband. Her husband is the only legitimate son. If he gets old and confused, and all his connections, resources and property are given to his illegitimate son, she and her husband will not have time to cry.
The salary for a fourth-rank official was 210 taels, and Yin Wenjie, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, was not a greedy person, earning around 1,000 taels a year. Adding some of his ancestors' savings, the Yin family's assets were probably around 20,000 to 30,000 taels, making them a family of successful candidates.
Therefore, as the eldest granddaughter of the fourth-rank prefect of the capital region, Yin Yue's dress was not very luxurious. Her monthly allowance was one or two taels of silver, and she was not dressed as well as Su Yiyi.
She followed her mother and brother into the house, and saw a pair of stunningly beautiful men and women sitting on the armchair at the top. The handsome man was looking at the stunning woman beside him with a very gentle gaze.
Yin Yue bit her lip to prevent herself from losing composure. It was obvious that this was the legendary His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan and His Majesty the Princess of Yan.
But was the Princess of Yan actually so simple? Just a single bun with a white jade hairpin? Aren't the nobles in the novels all adorned with jewels and jade?
Yin Yue's younger brother, Yin Mu, didn't dare to look any further. He just followed his mother and sister in bowing and saluting: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, and to His Royal Highness the Princess of Yan." Su Zhenzhen smiled and said, "No need to bow."
She felt like Rong Jinchen's secretary. This man didn't like to talk to others and just nodded slightly. He also had the capital to be arrogant.
Seeing them stand up, Su Zhenzhen smiled and said to the gentle and beautiful girl, "Are you Lord Yin's granddaughter?" She was quite pretty, and she found her pleasing to the eye. "Come here." Yin Yue walked up to her with a dignified step.
Su Zhenzhen took off a red gold filigree plum blossom bracelet inlaid with emeralds from her hand. She wore it specially as a gift for the eldest granddaughter of the prefect.
It is worth quite a bit, about seventy or eighty taels of silver.
After all, they will be staying here for several days, so they have to give them a gift to trouble them.
Yin Yue was shocked. Her hand was held by the Princess of Yan. The Princess's hand felt as delicate and smooth as white jade. It was so comfortable. Her heart was numb for a moment, and her ears blushed quietly. "Yue'er thanks the Princess for the reward."
At this time, Gu Heng also handed Yin Mu a yellow jade lying horse paperweight, "Young Master Yin, this is a gift from His Highness." Yin Mu was only fifteen years old this year. He took the yellow jade lying horse paperweight with a little excitement. This was a gift from His Highness the Prince of Yan who had sealed the Wolf's Lair! "Thank you for the reward, Your Highness." He looked at him with sparkling eyes.
The prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, Yin Wenjie, his wife Li Mo, and their eldest grandson's wife Zhou Ting could not help but curl their lips, their eyes full of joy. The reward from His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan and His Majesty the Princess of Yan was a very face-saving thing.
After all, they couldn't get any gifts from His Majesty.
After washing their hands, everyone in the Yin family was wondering why His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan was helped to wash his hands by his personal eunuch, Gu Heng, and did not ask a maid to serve him.
Then they saw His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan first serve a bowl of bamboo shoot and ham soup to His Royal Highness the Princess before he picked up his chopsticks. Their faces remained expressionless, but their hearts were already in turmoil!
It turns out that the Princess Consort of Yan holds such a high position in the heart of His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan?
Seeing the Princess of Yan acting as if she was used to it, she was so surprised that her eyes almost popped out of her head!
Yin Yue thought of her fiancé and couldn't help but imagine the scene of herself and him being in love in the future. Then she collected her thoughts and continued to eat in silence.
Su Zhenzhen felt that Rong Jinchen had merely served her a bowl of soup, yet the person opposite her was so shocked that his eyes almost fell out of the table. She still felt that she had disguised herself very well.
She spoke directly, "Madam Yin, His Highness and Lord Yin will be working tomorrow. I'd be grateful if you could show me around the city." It was a bit awkward to sit down and not talk while eating with so many people. "Your Highness, you're so polite! I appreciate your kindness. I'm old, and you're so young, and we don't share many interests. How about having my daughter-in-law and granddaughter accompany you?" The prefect's wife, Li Mo, smiled and quickly put down her chopsticks.
Su Zhenzhen pursed her lips and chuckled, "Of course." Hearing her words, Yin Wenjie's eldest daughter-in-law Zhou Ting and eldest granddaughter Yin Yue said very politely: "Your Highness the Princess has such trust in us, your servants will definitely treat you well." Su Zhenzhen looked at them and didn't pick up their chopsticks. She just smiled and said, "Hurry up and eat, or the food will get cold." Everyone started to eat.
Rong Jinchen tasted a piece of the steamed duck with fermented rice wine and thought it tasted good. He directly put the duck meat to Su Zhenzhen's lips. She took a bite naturally, and then he stuffed it back into his mouth. After swallowing, he whispered in her ear: "Qingqing, what do you think of this duck?"
She smiled and said, "It's delicious." He saw that she finished the bamboo shoots, ham and pork elbow soup in the white porcelain bowl, and then served her a bowl of glutinous rice, "Qingqing, eat." He knew that Su Zhenzhen could finish a bowl of rice, although her appetite was still a bit small in his opinion. He just wanted to make Qingqing plump.
Su Zhenzhen raised her eyes and looked at him sideways, "Thank you, husband." The smile was very cute and the man raised his thin lips slightly.
Although they both spoke in low voices, none of the Yin family members at the table dared to speak, so naturally they heard their voices.
They watched helplessly as His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan took over the servants' job of serving dishes and soup, and he was so happy.
I can only say that the Princess of Yan has the skills to control her husband!
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