diskusbooks Chapter 225 New Year's Eve 2
Chapter 225 New Year's Eve 2
"Cousin, you are truly like a fairy." Mrs. Lu was delighted and held Xu Jing's hand in her palm and patted it repeatedly.
Xu Jing pulled it back in disdain, raised her eyebrows and said:
"We're all family, and I hope Sister Xuan'er marries into a wealthy family, right?"
"Yes Yes."
Mrs. Lu muttered, then withdrew her hand and began to think. She looked at the pile of goodies with gleaming eyes, full of envy, jealousy, and ambition.
How come Su Li can enjoy this good life but her Lu Xuan can't? I heard that Su Li is pregnant.
Su Li is pregnant, so the general's room must be empty. This is a great opportunity to take advantage of the situation. Besides, every man has three wives and four concubines, and Pei Heng is no exception.
I heard that he had a mistress before he married Su Li, right?
The timid Lu Xuan'er also had other thoughts.
Pei Heng, that’s Pei Heng!
Even if she couldn't be Pei Heng's concubine, she would be willing to be his maid or even his mistress!
The mother and daughter looked at each other and had already made up their minds.
After leaving the Marquis' Mansion, Madam Lu could not suppress her excitement and said:
"My daughter, after the New Year, I will take you to the General's Mansion to pay New Year's greetings to the General and his wife. You must behave well then!"
Lu Xuan'er's eyes flashed with desire and ambition, "Mom, don't worry. I will definitely make the general fall in love with me."
Su Li didn't know that she had caused trouble by sending New Year gifts to her parents' home. She was still planning the New Year's Eve dinner.
The palace still had its annual banquet, but Su Li didn't plan to go back and forth due to her health. Pei Heng couldn't refuse, so he made an appointment with Su Li: after toasting the emperor at the banquet, he would leave early and come back to stay up with her.
As for Huan Ge'er, Emperor Jingde specifically asked him to attend the annual banquet.
"I do not want to go."
Huan Ge'er had no intention of attending the banquet. There was no one at the palace banquet that he truly liked. Emperor Jingde was old and blind, and his impression of him was extremely bad, not as good as when they first met at Su Ji.
"If you don't go, then I won't go either!"
Xie An was busy peeling walnuts for Xi Jie'er.
Ever since he became Pei Heng's disciple, he simply treated the general's mansion as his own home and rarely even went back to Xie's mansion.
He had originally found a courtyard for himself next to Huan Ge'er's Qingshan Courtyard and named it Baqitang. After being empty for a long time, Baqitang was finally cleaned up and welcomed its owner to move in.
Not only Xie An, but also the two brothers Li Xun and Li Shou came to report almost every day.
In the morning, several children gathered around Pei Heng to learn kung fu, and in the afternoon they played by themselves, having a great time.
Su Li didn't mean to persuade Huan Ge'er to get closer to Emperor Jingde, but Concubine Jiang's repeated letters showed that she missed Huan Ge'er so much that she couldn't express it in words.
"Brother Huan, we can't let your father go alone." Su Li blinked at him, "What if that Die Ah Mi from the party falls in love with your father and wants to come back with him? You have to help mother keep an eye on him."
Huan Ge'er was stunned.
indeed!
Dad's personality is definitely the type that attracts bees and butterflies. He always causes a sensation wherever he goes. Mom is pregnant now. What if Dad falls in love with someone else and brings back seven or eight concubines?
He nodded heavily: "Mom, I'll go. Don't worry, I will definitely keep a close eye on Dad."
The mother and son looked at each other solemnly.
Pei Heng naturally didn't know about this. He was still happily making meatballs in the kitchen.
After rolling the balls, there are still a lot of Spring Festival couplets to write.
His calligraphy was so graceful and elegant that he wrote all the plaques in the general's mansion, including all the inscriptions on the properties and farms under Su Li's name.
Of course, the characters now are really graceful and flowing, not like the crawling earthworms at the beginning.
Right now, not only are there needs at home, but there are also many banners to be written for Liancheng's new house. Liancheng has moved into his new home and it's just right for him to celebrate the New Year in his new house.
After writing the Spring Festival couplets, he admired them carefully.
really not bad!
Then he couldn't wait to give it to Su Li for tasting.
"My husband's handwriting is so powerful and unparalleled in the world!" Su Li was generous with her praise.
The whole family happily put up Spring Festival couplets.
Then Song Tao was called over and asked to go to Liancheng's house to deliver the Spring Festival couplets. Song Tao was naturally happy and went there happily after receiving them.
In her heart, she had long considered herself the mistress of the Lian residence. This time, she personally handled all matters of the move, arranging the Lian residence perfectly. She was just waiting for the New Year to be over so she could start treating Liancheng's leg injury.
The next day, Pei Heng and Huan Ge'er dressed up and went to the palace for a banquet.
Both father and son were handsome men, and their attire was even more eye-catching. Add to that the carefree and unrestrained Xie An, and the appearance of these three men in the palace attracted countless noble ladies and girls to look at them with envy.
However, Huan Ge'er and Xie An kept Su Li's instructions in mind, and stood on the left and right like two generals, protecting Pei Heng like the apple of their eye.
Any woman present who approached to chat up was met with rude stares from Huan Ge'er and Xie An!
In Concubine Jiang's palace,
Concubine Jiang stopped Prince Su who came to pay his respects.
"What's going on lately? Why haven't you come to the palace to visit Mother in all these days? If it weren't for the annual banquet today, would you have planned to avoid Mother forever?"
Ever since Concubine Jiang had hinted at the marriage, Prince Su had been avoiding her. Today, after finally entering the palace, Concubine Jiang pulled him aside to explain everything.
"Nothing, just too busy at the end of the year to get away."
Prince Su looked confused.
Zhong Huai hadn't seen him for many days. Even if he sent gifts to Sun's house in various ways, it was of no avail. The gifts were accepted, but the person was nowhere to be found.
These days, he has lost a lot of weight by drinking to drown his sorrows.
If you don’t fight for the throne, you can’t protect the one you love;
If you want to fight for the throne, you must first give up your loved one.
He struggled inside day and night.
Princess Jiang knew very well how hard her son was suffering.
But this is the price an emperor has to pay.
She took a deep breath, pretending not to know her son's thoughts, and said calmly:
"The young lady from the Lin family will also be present at the banquet tonight. You can take a good look at her then."
"..."
Prince Su fiddled with the cup in front of him without saying a word.
Princess Jiang handed over another list of women.
"This is a list of noble ladies in the capital."
Prince Su took a glance and frowned.
"Why so many?"
Concubine Jiang raised her eyebrows and glanced at her son. She took a sip of tea and said:
"Your family is quite small. Besides the princess, you will need to choose two concubines and several maids. If you don't like the Lin family, the women on this list all come from prominent families. They are both talented and virtuous. Their looks are outstanding, but more importantly, their mothers' families are powerful and will be your helpers in the future."
Prince Su glanced at the list and pointed at one of them and said:
"Mother, this woman behaves erratically. I heard she often beats and scolds her maids, sometimes even punishing them with kneeling punishments. She also disrespects elders. She is truly lacking in virtue."
"And this. Last year on Chinese Valentine's Day, she secretly met with a man outside her family in the middle of the night. He was so proud of it that he talked about it freely in the brothels, shameless."
"Well, two years ago during the Chaohua Festival, I got jealous of another young lady and secretly pushed her off a pleasure boat into the lake. I was ill for several months."
While flipping through the list, Prince Su recounted the private affairs and scandals of the women on the list one by one, leaving Concubine Jiang stunned.
After finishing his scolding, Prince Su turned to the nanny and said angrily:
"Who compiled this list? How could a woman like this enter Prince Su's mansion?"
Mammy was sweating when she heard this, and she lowered her head and said repeatedly:
"Your Highness, please forgive me! It is because of my old age and poor eyesight that I chose these women with poor morals. Please punish me, Your Highness."
Prince Su threw the list onto the table, raised his hand and gulped down a cup of tea, then lowered his head and remained silent.
The nanny secretly glanced at Concubine Jiang.
Princess Jiang pressed her hands, signaling her to be patient.
Couldn't she tell what her son was thinking? She could tell what he was going to fart just by lifting his butt.
He could find some faults in all the noble ladies on the current list, and they were just finding ways to avoid getting married.
She waved her hand and asked the nanny to take the list away. When she and Prince Su were the only ones left in the room, she said quietly:
"You don't like any of these ladies?"
"dislike!"
"Then tell me, what kind of woman would catch your eye?"
"Of course..."
Prince Su was choked for a moment and swallowed the words he had just spoken.
Princess Jiang narrowed her eyes, a dangerous signal coming from them. She placed the teacup heavily on the table, and her expression became even darker.