Rebirth of marriage

Mid-Autumn Festival.

Since there was a palace banquet in the evening, the reunion banquet at Zhenguo Palace was held at noon.

Xie Jiu just got married and had to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at the Zhen Guo Duke's Mansion. The Zhen Guo Gong invited Xie Baoshan and the four members of the Qiu family to the Zhen Guo Duke's Mansion, and everyone had a happy reunion dinner.

In the middle of the afternoon, the Crown Princess came with a group of maids and women to dress up Xie Jiu. This was Xie Jiu's first time in the palace for a banquet. The Duke of Zhen repeatedly told his daughter-in-law to pay more attention to Xie Jiu.

The Crown Princess did not dare to neglect, nor did she want to neglect.

When she was preparing an outfit for her little daughter a few days ago, she also prepared an identical portion for Xie Jiu, but King Xiao also sent a lot of gifts, and the Crown Princess was not sure for a while which outfit she should wear for Xie Jiu.

Xie Jiu smiled, "I like what my aunt chose for me."

The coaxed Crown Princess smiled happily and personally arranged her makeup, taking great care.

It has become Gu Xiao's habit to prepare clothes and jewelry for her. They will be able to wear them slowly for the rest of their lives.

In the evening, Xie Jiu and the Crown Princess of Zhen Guo Duke's Mansion got on the carriage entering the palace. Duke Zhen Guo and Zhao Qingyun rode in front, while Zhao Huaikang and his daughter stayed behind in the palace.

This was the concubine's suggestion to the father and daughter. She sensed from the Duke Zhen's words that tonight's palace banquet might not be peaceful. Zhao Huaikang and Zhao Xuetong both had soft tempers and consciously did not want to thank them for the wine. They drag their feet.

The Crown Princess also didn't like to go to the palace to participate in palace banquets, where there were cold dishes and cold drinks, and all kinds of false greetings. However, Xie Jiu had never attended, so he didn't feel at ease if he didn't accompany her.

Xie Jiu also knew her good intentions, so he roughly told her what might happen tonight, so as not to worry her.

The two of them arrived at the palace gate while talking.

There were already many people attending the banquet gathered at the palace gate, waiting to check their names one by one before entering the palace gate.

Men and women line up separately.

The Zhenguo Bus took care of the concubine to thank him for the wine, and then took Zhao Qingyun to the man's side.

The man acted faster, and the two men entered the palace gate, and there was a long queue in front of them to thank them.

But not everyone needs to line up. For example, the Cao family, led by the wife of the chief minister, entered the palace directly. They have privileges.

But there are also people who queue up voluntarily.

"Xie Jiu." A female voice sounded in Xie Jiu's ears.

Cao Xier did not go with the first assistant's wife, but came to Xie Jiu. She looked at Xie Jiu with a smile, but the words in her mouth were vicious and unpleasant, "I have been the daughter of a merchant for more than ten years, and I was exiled to Yuyouguan to be so poor. Please don’t make a joke in the palace later.”

Her voice was not loud, and the people attending the palace banquet today were not ordinary people. They did not stand close together like people queuing up in the market, but there was some distance between them.

Cao Xier deliberately suppressed her voice again, so to outsiders, it looked more like she was saying happy words to Xie Jiu.

Xie Jiu also smiled and said in a low voice, "It's okay, I have my aunt to give me some advice."

She looked behind Cao Xi'er and said, "Miss Cao should be more cautious. After all, your mother is shady. I'm afraid she would never dare to attend such a palace banquet.

Your father has no official position and has no chance to attend such a palace banquet. Miss Cao can only flatter the chief minister's wife to follow him into the palace, but I don't think your eldest aunt may care about you. "

"You..." The smile on Cao Xier's face turned to anger.

Sister Xie caused her father to be beaten and her third uncle to lose his life. She was already angry in her heart.

Looking at Xie Jiu's face that was exactly the same as her mother's, she couldn't help but wish she could scratch her face. With the same face, how could Xie Jiu shine so brightly in front of others?

But her mother could only hide behind a mask, and rarely left her yard even when she was in the house. Therefore, when she saw people queuing up to express their gratitude for wine, she wanted to insult her with some words.

But she didn't expect that Xie Jiu dared to arrange her parents like this. She cursed, "The shameless and despicable child is already married, so he should just find a dark corner to hide, but he is still showing off everywhere. It’s embarrassing.”

"Pah." Xie Jiu slapped her in the face and said loudly, "Whether this princess is ashamed or not, it's not your turn to say it. If you think this princess is despicable, then who do you think you are?"

Cao Xier was stunned. She never expected that Xie Jiu would hit her and say what she said.

The imperial concubine also stepped forward to block Xie Jiu behind her and scolded Cao Xier, "Is this the kind of upbringing the Cao family has? He is full of filthy words at a young age and does not distinguish between superior and inferior.

You don’t look down on my Xiejiu status, but she is the Nihuang Princess whom His Majesty has personally granted you. You are just an ordinary girl, relying only on the power of Cao Cao and the Empress. When you see her, you not only refuse to be polite, but also verbally abuse her. , it’s time to fight. "

Her voice was louder than Xie Jiu's. Those who had not heard Cao Xier's words clearly before now understood what the Crown Princess wanted to express.

The girl from the Cao family was beaten because she provoked and belittled the new Princess Nihuang.

Cao Chengle knew that his sister was going to cause trouble for Xie Jiu, and he was happy to see the result, but he was not at ease, so he waited at the palace gate. When he saw Cao Xier being beaten, he hurriedly ran over and raised his hand to beat her back.

Qingqiu rushed forward to resist, but someone was faster than her.

Gu Xiao stood in front of the Crown Princess and Xie Jiu, resisted Cao Chengle's attack, and counterattacked him.

Behind Cao Chengle was Cao Xi'er, who couldn't dodge and was struck by Gu Xiao's palm.

Seeing that her brother had suffered a loss, Cao Xier recovered from the shock of being beaten and cried loudly, "You are bullying people. I praised Xie Jiu for being good-looking. She disliked me because the Cao family slapped me. Xiao Xiao Now the king is beating my brother again..."

"I have been a merchant's daughter for more than ten years and was exiled to a poor place like Yuyouguan. Don't make a joke in the palace later."

Aunt Chan supported the old lady of the Liaodong Prince's Palace and walked slowly over, repeating Cao Xi'er's words, even her tone was exactly the same.

She continued, "You are a shameless and lowly child. You are already married, so you should just find a dark corner to hide, and yet you are showing off everywhere. You are not ashamed of it."

After that, she complained to the old lady, "It's too bad that my ears are so good. I heard these mean words before the palace banquet even started. It really affects my mood. It's better for us, a girl from Liaodong."

The old lady scolded her, "Then you can't pick something nice to listen to. Don't deny the girls in the capital because of one person. Most girls are still good."

Those who can come to the palace banquet today are not idlers. Everyone knew yesterday that the ancestors of the Liaodong Palace came to Beijing. There is no need for these two ancestors to lie and wrongfully accuse Cao Xier.

For a time, many ladies and ladies looked at her with contempt and hatred. Her mouth was so vicious at such a young age, and it would damage their reputation.

The old lady glanced at the crowd and knew what everyone was thinking. She had experienced Cao Xier's tricks when she was young. These pampered ladies and ladies should really be dragged to the battlefield to practice. They can easily get into trouble if they are idle.

Her eyes finally fell on Gu Xiao's face, "Prince Xiao is a prince, why are you lining up here? I saw some officials and their family members went directly to the palace. Why, in the imperial city today, the treatment of princes is not as good as that of princes." Official?"

The officials she mentioned were from the Cao family, and everyone knew it.

For general palace banquets, the prince and some other dignitaries can enter the palace directly. In the past, the queen deliberately made things difficult and asked people to stop Gu Xiao from queuing. Later, he didn't bother to enter the palace. Today, he wanted to protect her and thank her for the wine.

The old lady knew what was going on, so she said to the Wen family behind her without him needing to answer, "Even the prince is lining up here, let's do the same."

After saying that, she turned around and walked back to the end of the line.

The steward guarding the palace gate hurriedly ran out to greet the old lady as she walked in. This was the Protector Princess of Changping, whom the emperor called her great-aunt. If he dared to let her queue up, his head would be hung up. Not until tomorrow morning.

He also heard what the old princess said just now, and hurriedly walked up to Gu Xiao and asked him to enter the palace with him.

When Gu Xiao entered the palace, his fiancée Xie Jiu naturally had to enter the palace with him. The steward very discerningly invited Xie Jiu and the Crown Princess to go in together.

The old lady's purpose was to vent her anger on Xie Jiu and Gu Xiao. Since she would not vent her anger on a steward who obeyed orders, she led a group of people towards the palace.

With today's incident, as long as the queen still wants to gain fame, she will not dare to openly gamble with Prince Xiao. Prince Xiao does not have to line up, and neither does his princess.

However, for the sake of propriety, she had to mention this matter to the emperor.

The Cao brothers and sisters seemed to have been forgotten. Cao Xier covered her aching face and looked at Xie Jiu's back with vicious eyes, and followed them towards the palace gate. The steward did not dare to stop the brothers and sisters.

"I will definitely kill them." Cao Chengle said harshly while walking on the palace path.

The reason why he didn't continue to take action just now was because he sensed the skills of those in the Liaodong Palace. They were all favoring Gu Xiao and Xie Jiu, and he had no chance of winning.

Cao Xi'er looked around, pulled his sleeve, gritted her teeth and said, "Today's palace banquet may be a good opportunity."