The Favored Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(36)

But the silver she lacked the most was the little money she had every month. She didn't dare to ask the King of Jin for money to take back to support her son, so she could only scrape money from her monthly salary. But she always spent most of her monthly salary on rewarding servants, and the silver she took back was not much.

This time, she had to spend at least ten taels of silver to treat the wine. After all, she was rewarded by His Highness and got so many good things. If she was too stingy, she would be criticized. But as long as she thought that she only had thirty taels of silver in total, and ten taels would be gone, she always felt like a knife in her heart.

When would she be able to save enough money to go home!

Yao Niang sat there and sighed for a long time before she took out ten taels of silver from it. She was about to put the cloth bag away, but after thinking about it, she took out five more taels.

It's better to prepare more, so that it won't be enough when the time comes, and it will be embarrassing.

In the study room of Chaohui Hall, An Shi stood in front of the desk with his hands down, and said, "Mother Su used a lot. She ate two bowls of rice and was so full that she couldn't bear to throw away the remaining dishes. She planned to heat them up in the evening."

As a secret guard beside King Jin, An Shi would inevitably help him to investigate something in secret. Generally, in such a situation, he would choose to report everything in detail without any personal emotions, because only in this way could the master accurately analyze the meaning.

So even the fact that Yao Niang ate two bowls of rice and was reluctant to throw away the remaining dishes and planned to heat them up was known to King Jin.

King Jin smiled and was about to say something when Fu Cheng walked in from outside.

Seeing this, King Jin waved his hand, and An Shi disappeared before Fu Cheng came in.

"Your Highness, someone from Siyi Courtyard has come to deliver a message."

King Jin glanced at him.

Fu Cheng hesitated a little and said, "It was someone close to the princess. She said that the fifteenth day was the princess' birthday. The princess planned to hold a banquet in Siyi Courtyard. I hope Your Highness can show his favor."

Chapter 28

When he heard that it was the fifteenth day, the King of Jin couldn't help but frown.

In fact, not only the King of Jin, Fu Cheng also seemed a little worried: "If not, I'll send someone to tell him?"

After a moment of hesitation, the King of Jin shook his head.

The Princess of Jin didn't like this kind of lively scene the most. She had been married to the King of Jin for many years. This was the first time she proposed to hold a banquet to celebrate her birthday. He should go there for both moral and logical reasons.

Since the King of Jin had made the decision, Fu Cheng naturally couldn't say anything more.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, as if the round moon made all the stars dim.

Siyi Courtyard was brightly lit, and servants came in and out from time to time.

The Princess of Jin was never a person who liked lively events. She would block or avoid the banquet if she could. It was rare that the princess said she would hold a banquet today, and everyone in Siyi Courtyard was full of joy.

Since Siyi Courtyard had said so, others, led by Concubine Hu, would naturally come to celebrate the birthday. They came during the day, and Concubine Jin did not personally accompany them. She just gave them a feast and let them finish their meal before leaving.

Mrs. Tao and the others were fine, as they were used to the princess's behavior, but Concubine Hu was so angry that she turned around and went to Chaohui Hall. She wanted to rob Hu halfway to annoy Concubine Jin, but unfortunately she chose the wrong time. Prince Jin was not in Chaohui Hall, and she could not go to the front yard, so she could only return in anger. After returning, she found Cuizhu to vent her anger, but I won't go into details here.

Prince Jin came back from the front yard and went directly to Siyi Courtyard.

From the moment Prince Jin entered the backyard, people kept reporting to Siyi Courtyard. When the Prince of Jin entered the flower hall, he saw the whole hall full of golden light. In the middle of the hall, a huge eight-immortal table was filled with all kinds of delicacies, and the Princess of Jin had been waiting for a long time.

The Princess of Jin was rarely dressed in bright colors. She wore a short summer jacket with clusters of red roses, a long skirt with silver silk and silver silk, and a long skirt with twelve pieces of Su satin. She had her hair combed in a bun with clouds and a red gold eight-treasure pearl flying swallow hairpin on the bun.

She usually liked plainness and rarely dressed so dazzlingly. Her originally plain eyebrows and eyes were dyed with such bright colors, which made her look more charming.

Seeing the Princess of Jin like this, the Prince of Jin frowned his eyebrows almost unnoticeably, and his face was calm.

Mother Zhou was very pleased. She said that men all love color, and no one likes women around them to wear plain clothes all day long. It's not like their father has died. Red is so good and festive. His Highness was stunned by his princess's good looks.

Unlike Mother Zhou, the Princess of Jin, who was sitting at the table, could not help but clench her hands under her sleeves, and a hint of forbearance flashed across her face. It was not until Mother Zhou gently pushed her from behind that the Princess of Jin pretended to stand up and greeted him, and sat down at the table with the Prince of Jin.

In addition to a table of delicacies, there were two pots of wine on the table.

One pot was the pine wine that the Prince of Jin was used to drinking, which was served in a white jade pot, and the other pot was lychee wine.

Lychee wine is a fruit wine, and the noble ladies in the capital like to drink this kind of wine the most. It is very expensive, and one pot requires ten taels of silver, and it is in short supply. At this time, the lychee wine was served in a crystal clear glass pot. The amber wine reflected mottled colorful light under the illumination of the palace lanterns, which was so beautiful that it made people dazzled.

A subtle light flashed in the eyes of the Prince of Jin. You should know that the Princess of Jin never drinks.

Probably because she was very happy today, Princess Jin not only poured wine for Prince Jin, but also poured a glass for herself, and took the initiative to toast Prince Jin.

Prince Jin was so discerning, thinking about the letter from Duke Xu's mansion a while ago, he had a rough idea of ​​Princess Jin's purpose. Seeing that Mother Zhou kept winking at Princess Jin, and Princess Jin had a reluctant smile on her face, Prince Jin's eyes became colder, and he sneered in his heart.

He drank from his wine glass and remained silent, probably because he was used to Prince Jin's indifference. Princess Jin and Mother Zhou didn't seem to notice the cold look in his eyes.

They also had their own things in mind and neglected all of this.

Zhou's mother stood aside and was so anxious that she wished she could push Princess Jin away and speak for her.

When she thinks about it, there is nothing wrong with trying to please her man. Husband and wife are one flesh, so it doesn't matter who bows to the other.

It's a pity that Princess Jin has never been able to understand this truth. Maybe she understands it, but she doesn't want to do it.

But now it's not something she wants to do. A letter came from Duke Xu's Mansion, asking repeatedly about Princess Jin's heirs.

In fact, this is not the first time that Xu Guogong's government has written about this matter. Several letters come every year, and Princess Jin always pushes and blocks as much as she can. But this time, Duke Xu Guogong personally said that if Princess Jin could not give birth to a child of Prince Jin, the palace would send another daughter of the Xu family to give birth to her.

Not to mention the entanglements involved, Xu Guogong devalued himself to do such a thing. The key is that the person Xu Guogong plans to send here is the thirteenth girl of the Xu family.

Speaking of these thirteen girls, I have to talk about it.

Duke Xu Guogong had a concubine who was very favored by him. For this concubine, Duke Xu Guogong did many things to spoil his concubine and destroy his wife. After all, her origins are different, and she still has to worry about her face, so the Duke's wife is still the Duke's wife, but only she knows the ups and downs inside.

This concubine gave birth to two sons and one daughter for Duke Xu, and the daughter was the thirteenth girl. The thirteenth girl has been extremely popular with Duke Xu since she was born, and is even slightly inferior to Princess Jin who is his direct descendant. However, Princess Jin was much older than Miss Thirteen, and the two did not have any conflicts. However, Princess Jin hated this concubine and her children because of her mother's relationship. She was simply a thorn in the flesh. Not an exaggeration.

So how could Princess Jin bear to have a thorn in her side, and two sisters working together with one husband? She always paid attention to dignity, and this was simply a shame for her. After receiving the letter that day, Princess Jin became angry on the spot. Later, Zhou's mother tried to persuade her to get close to Prince Jin, but she no longer refused as harshly as before.

That's why today's banquet is held.

She needed a child, even if she didn't want it.

Her heart was turbulent, but on her face, Princess Jin smiled softly and said, "Your Highness, let's have another drink. My husband and I have been married for many years, and this is the first time we have sat together and toasted to each other."

Prince Jin did not refuse and drank a glass silently, while Princess Jin also covered her face with her sleeves and drank a glass.

They just had a banquet and drank wine. The two of them talked very little, but drank a lot of wine. Under the light, Princess Jin Xiafei's cheeks looked like she was a little drunk, and she gradually started talking more.

But she was the one who said most of the talking, while Prince Jin didn't say much.

Unknowingly, the two of them drank two bottles of wine each.

King Jin's clear eyes were tainted with a hazy color, like Jiangnan after the rain, and like the crushed moonlight. There was also a touch of rosy color on his fair and handsome face, making him less indifferent and more confused.

Such a Jin Wang is undoubtedly handsome and makes people enchanted by the sight of him. Probably no one in this world can reject such a man, especially when he looks at you with his forehead on his hands, people will always be involuntarily immersed in his eyes. Forget about breathing.

Princess Jin felt someone poke her gently from behind, and then she woke up. Her eyes were a little complicated, but these complications quickly disappeared. She gave a beautiful smile, stood up, leaned over and whispered: "Your Highness, Your Highness..."

King Jin didn't answer her, his eyes were drowsy, as if he was really drunk.

Princess Jin called out again.

Fucheng blinked and was about to step forward to check on Prince Jin when he heard Zhou's mother say: "His Highness must be drunk. The princess should help His Highness in to rest."

Princess Jin followed her kindness and, with the help of Zi Yan, helped Prince Jin and went to the bedroom.

Arriving in front of the bedroom door, Zhou's mother stopped Fucheng with a smile and said, "Young lady Fu, please have a rest today. There is a princess to serve your highness, so don't worry."

"this……"

Zhou's mother smiled meaningfully, "In this situation, it is not suitable for Fu's wife to serve around His Highness."

Just as he was talking, Zi Yan walked out, closed the door, sang along with Zhou's mother, and took Fucheng to have tea.