"Want to go?"
Jiang Shiyuan, Hongdou, and Nanny Qin sat around the table, all six of them staring at the invitation on the table.
Even though Jiang Shiyuan didn't know what the current situation in the court was like, she was not stupid.
It was late at night when they were admiring jade, but Xie Jingxiu didn't even try to pretend properly.
It was most likely that word of her marriage to Tutor Pei had spread, and the Fifth Prince was not happy with the marriage and wanted to cause trouble for her.
Xie Jingxu has always been shallow-minded and loves to pick on the weak.
Is Jiang Shiyuan a soft persimmon?
Alas, she really is.
Not only Jiang Shiyuan, but even Hongdou could see that there was no good intention behind this invitation.
"What good intentions can the Fifth Prince have? When the general and 꽬그 died, the Lu family spread rumors everywhere, saying that the general and 꽬그 were just for show and slandered them in every way. Imperial Concubine Lan even targeted our queen everywhere in the palace. You can't go."
Nanny Qin also agreed: "No, no, as the old saying goes, it's easy to dodge an open knife, but it's hard to guard against an arrow from the dark. It's better to be safe than sorry."
There was no one at home, so they were used to being cautious.
At this critical juncture, we cannot afford to make any mistakes.
"Then how can I turn it down?" Jiang Shiyuan asked worriedly.
A higher-ranking official can crush someone else. Xie Jingxu is a prince, and his status is there. No one in the capital dares to refuse his invitation.
Last year, Miss Sun from the Duke's Mansion declined the invitation to a banquet due to illness. As a result, the Fifth Prince, under the pretext of concern, sent the imperial physician to the Duke's Mansion and forced Miss Sun to drink a pot of bitter medicine.
Two years ago, the daughter of the Minister of Rites did not drink the wine offered by Xie Jingxu at a banquet, and then fell into the lake for unknown reasons. Not only did she choke on a bellyful of water, she almost lost her life.
Xie Jingxiu was a narrow-minded, vindictive person who would not tolerate even the slightest disobedience.
Just when Jiang Shiyuan was worried, a message suddenly came from outside: "Miss, the guard Yu from the Taifu Mansion wants to see you."
Hearing the word "Grand Tutor", Jiang Shiyuan said without a second thought: "Please come in, please come in."
Not long after, a tall and slender young man walked in. The man was dressed in black and had an extraordinary aura.
Jiang Shiyuan recognized him. This was the man beside Master Pei, named Yu Liang, who was ordered to send him back this time.
"Greetings!" Yu Liang stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
Jiang Shiyuan blushed slightly, straightened his body, and showed a dignified manner: "Guard Yu, there is no need to be polite. You came so late, is there something important?"
Yu Liang stood up and replied, "Grandmaster, please tell me to pass on your message."
Jiang Shiyuan was curious, Pei Che actually left a message for him?
"What did you ask, Master?"
Yu Liang said slowly: "The Grand Master said that we can only poke at an ant's nest. The sky in the capital is very high and we can't poke it down. Even if we do, the Grand Master will hold it up."
Jiang Shiyuan pursed his lips, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.
Did you expect that he would have bad intentions?
I have to say, it feels great to have someone supporting me.
"I will go to the banquet tomorrow."
Jiang Shiyuan decided that she, the soft persimmon, would be the tough guy tomorrow.
…
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it was evening of the next day.
The sky was bright and beautiful as Jiang Shiyuan stepped out of the gate of the general's mansion. Pei Ziye immediately jumped off his horse and diligently put a riding stool for Jiang Shiyuan.
The Pei family also received an invitation, but Pei Zanxue was under house arrest. Pei Ziye didn't like this kind of banquet, but his uncle asked him to come to protect him before he left.
"Aunt, I will be your nephew's escort today."
Jiang Shiyuan was amused: "You can still ride a horse, so you didn't get many hits from the twenty boards, did you?"
Pei Ziye also laughed: "You have to be flexible. You can't dodge some of the boards, but you can't avoid some of them. If all the boards were used, I would have been beaten into a meat paste a long time ago."
Jiang Shiyuan got on the carriage and had a smooth journey. When the carriage arrived outside the Fifth Prince's Mansion, the lights were already on. Outside the gate of the Fifth Prince's Mansion, there was a constant stream of people and cars, and beautiful women were everywhere.
Although the Fifth Prince already had two concubines, he had always been the principal wife. The sudden banquet today inevitably made me think of her. It was the rich and powerful ladies who came today, all dressed up.
The carriage stopped and Jiang Shiyuan got off the carriage, just in time to run into the Ninth Princess Xie Ruoruo who also got off the carriage.
Xie Ruoruo adjusted the hairpin on her head, which was inlaid with a bright and shining oriental pearl.
When Wang saw it, he immediately came forward to flatter him.
"Princess, this pearl is so beautiful. Was it a gift from the Imperial Concubine?"
Xie Ruoruo raised her head and glanced in the direction of Jiang Shiyuan: "No, it was an admirer of mine who forced it on me. I thought it was a token of my love, and it would be a pity to throw it away."
Jiang Shiyuan smiled, knowingly, and reached out to adjust the colorful gemstone gold hairpin on her head.
Xie Ruoruo saw it and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
"The Imperial Kitchen has produced some new cakes. Today is a rare gathering, so I brought some for everyone to try."
Xie Ruoruo personally picked up the cake boxes and distributed them to Yu.
Although Xie Ruoruo was not favored, she was a princess after all, raised under the name of Concubine Lan. The people around her were very supportive and praised the food before they even ate it.
In the blink of an eye, there was only one piece left in the pastry box.
Xie Ruoruo glanced at Jiang Shiyuan and said arrogantly, "There is one piece left. I'll give it to you as a reward."
Having said that, he raised his head and walked up to Jiang Shiyuan and stuffed the last piece into Jiang Shiyuan's hands.
Jiang Shiyuan reached out to take it, and a small note was pressed under the pastry and stuffed into her hand.
Jiang Shiyuan accepted it quickly and said respectfully, "Thank you, Princess, for the reward. Your hairpin is really beautiful, it makes you look even more beautiful and charming."
"You're not bad either."
Xie Ruoruo turned around contentedly and walked away quickly with 그.
After they walked away, Jiang Shiyuan opened the note in his hand.
[Don't drink, don't eat, and only eat what your good friends give you. 】
Jiang Shiyuan smiled and looked at the cake in her hand. It was the white rabbit cake they often made when they were young.
"Let's go in too." Jiang Shiyuan said to Pei Ziye.
"Oh? Okay."
Pei Ziye seemed to be looking for someone. After getting off the horse, he kept looking around and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
"Strange, why is Jiang Shiyuan leaving with Pei Ziye?"
Zhou Jingshen saw Jiang Shiyuan and Pei Ziye from a distance. Not to mention, Jiang Shiyuan was very good-looking. Even in such a place where many beautiful women gathered, she was still very eye-catching, and Fang Jin saw her at a glance.
Shen Luchu also saw it as soon as he got off the carriage.
"Lü Chu, when did Jiang Shiyuan and Pei Ziye meet?"
In terms of familiarity, naturally Chen Lvchu and Jiang Shiyuan were the most familiar, Zhou Jingshen asked without even thinking.
Shen Luchu pursed his lips, his dark eyes fixed on the figure in front of him.
I don't know. I don't know when Jiang Shiyuan met Pei Ziye. I also don't remember when Jiang Shiyuan met anyone other than me and those around me.
I found that I didn't seem to understand Jiang Shiyuan at all, and knew nothing about her life. The only thing I remembered was that she liked perfumery and horse riding, but I didn't like them.
"Jiang Shiyuan is going to kiss Pei Ziye." Su Liluo appeared out of nowhere and said suddenly.
Zhou Jingshen and Shen Luchu were both incredulous when they heard this.
Shen Luchu's face suddenly darkened, his expression was indescribable.
Zhou Jingshen said: "Miss Su, are you joking? How could Jiang Shiyuan be close to Pei Ziye? Pei Ziye is a playboy, how can he compare to Luchu? Jiang Shiyuan will never look at Pei Ziye..."
"What's wrong with Pei Ziye?" Su Liluo interrupted Zhou Jingshen, looked behind Chen Luchu, and laughed sarcastically, "At least, Pei Ziye won't go out and ask his mother to follow him all the way."
Shen Luchu turned around and saw a carriage behind him. Princess Wenhe got out of the carriage.
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