I want my green plum to become a phoenix (rebirth)

For this mother-in-law in her previous life, Hui Niang couldn't say how she felt about her—it is true that she didn't treat her well, but Hui Niang also knew in her heart that if the marriage between her and Chen Ke could be decided by Mrs. Chen, She would never choose herself as her daughter-in-law no matter what.

He didn't like himself from the beginning, so how could he treat himself like his own daughter after he entered the door?It's just that Mrs. Chen is also a cowardly person - this marriage is not even decided by the Chen family.Both Hui Niang and Chen Ke were just "coincidentally selected".

Hui Niang quietly stared at Mrs. Chen for a moment, then looked away before anyone noticed.The sisters of the Qin family sat together, and the seats were right next to Mrs. Chen's table—they could all be regarded as the eldest princess' "own juniors", and they sat close together for the convenience of waiting for the ceremony.Not only them, but even the maids brought by their sisters are holding the birthday gifts prepared by their own girls at this time, and are waiting in the rooms on both sides.On the contrary, Wei and Qiong did not sit at the same table with them, but sat on the other wing in the back hall. Although the seats were closer to the middle, they were far apart.

The banquet was lively, but in terms of taste, it was not as good as the dishes made in a small stove at home.Therefore, the most exciting part of this birthday banquet is not the "eating", but the "fighting ceremony" in the middle.

Soon, after drinking for three rounds, starting from Wei Heqiong presenting a cloak with a bat pattern embroidered by herself in public, the juniors presented their own birthday gifts one after another, even the grandsons and grandsons of the eldest princess. After coming to the back hall, he presented his birthday gift in front of everyone, and among them, a pair of jade Ruyi sent by Zhang's eldest son was the most precious, which made everyone admire.

The gifts from the Qin family are not at first glance, even Yinniang's Kangping and a birthday gift prepared by the Wei family for Zhiniang only use the word "no merit". They were about to leave, but a housekeeper trotted in from outside the door, knelt in the middle of the back hall in front of everyone, and said in a loud voice: "Princess, the third and seventh princes have arrived, and they said they want to come in to pay your birthday wishes! "

As soon as these words came out, there was a fragmented sound of envy in the back hall.

These officials and nobles, no matter who's old Feng Jun celebrates his birthday, they are not as dignified as two princes coming to pay their respects at the same time.What's more, the third prince's biological mother, the imperial concubine, is a concubine of the Duke of Yasukuni's mansion. In name, she wants to call the eldest princess "Mother". With the slightest contact, coming here to pay homage to her birthday this time is more like the emperor was thinking about his aunt and specially ordered his son to come instead of him.

Some noble ladies who are a little more sensitive to political trends have quietly met their acquaintances' eyes, conveying some unspeakable news.

"Heng Lang and Yan Lang are here." The Eldest Princess had a kind face on her face, "Let them in quickly." She scanned the hall again, and saw that the girls at the banquet had already set up a pair of curious eyes. Eyes—but they didn't dare to stare in the direction of the door blatantly, they only flickered and flickered, which made the Eldest Princess amused.

She was very favored in the palace when she was young, and even if she married when she grew up, she never behaved according to the rules. He didn't ask the servants in the family to lift the screen up, but asked someone to bring the two princes in.

In this way, even though the round tables where the girls sat were almost all a little far away, as long as they had the heart, it was not a problem to see the figures and faces of the two young princes.

The eldest princess is naturally not afraid of offending others, and such an arrangement is only for her own happiness.

Soon, a group of servants came in, followed by two imposing youths in Chinese clothes.Both of them are wearing formal dresses today, with crowns on their heads. The third prince has already become a vassal king. The grade standard of the dresses and crowns is slightly higher than that of the seventh prince - he is also slightly taller than his younger brother , although the age difference between the two is only three years, they can clearly tell which is the elder brother and which is the younger brother.

As soon as the two came in, they first knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the Eldest Princess, "My nephew and grandson wish my aunt a blessing like the East China Sea and a longevity like Nanshan."

The eldest princess smiled kindly, "Get up quickly."

The third prince and the seventh prince stood up at the same time, the third prince Wang Heng nodded slightly towards the aunts and aunts, but the seventh prince Wang Yan quietly glanced in the direction of Hui Niang—it was hard for him to walk in the short few steps. , to find the location of Anise.However, after getting up, the two princes stopped looking around very politely. The third prince waved, and the attendant who followed him in held a brocade box. As soon as he opened his mouth, he changed his address again, "This is grandson I found a birthday gift from elsewhere, I wish grandma a happy life and good health."

He gently opened the brocade box, revealing the jade peach inside, which is crystal clear, even though it is daytime, it is still shining brightly in the room, it is a good thing that people can recognize at a glance.Wang Heng is both the great-nephew and grandson of the eldest princess, and the grandson of the eldest princess. He has two identities. Although he only gave one gift, this one is more than worth the value of twenty other gifts.In the whole family, only the pair of jade ruyis sent by the eldest son of the Zhang family can compare with the value of this jade peach—perhaps not as good.

The birthday gift that Wang Heng sent immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the hall. Compared with the picture of longevity that Wang Yan sent later, it seemed to be similar to the few gifts prepared by the girls of the Qin family—— I have no choice but to evaluate the four words "no merit but no merit".

Although the birthday gift he offered was compared with that of his elder brother, Wang Yan did not show any disappointment on his face.In fact, Wang Heng was the only person who was going to come to the eldest princess's birthday banquet today. He said a few words in front of his father, and then begged the third brother with the cheek to let him bring him with him. of.

And the reason why he insisted on coming here was also for another purpose - otherwise he and the eldest princess were not close, so why did he come to join in the fun?

From the moment he entered the door, his mind was a little distracted, and after the birthday gift was presented, he was even more focused on two tasks, while answering the inquiries from the Eldest Princess with a smile on his face, while thinking about his own concerns.

When he just came in, he only glanced in the direction of Hui Niang. She had grown taller and looked more energetic—it was the first time he saw her wearing a satin jacket and skirt with a bun.When I was in the northwest, I never told her my real identity, and I don't know if Mr. Qin and Qin Zou have told their identities to the juniors in the family after they left.I don't know... I don't know if she recognized her just now...

As for the fact that Qin Mengyuan had dispatched his servants to bring his second daughter from his hometown in the Northwest to Beijing, Wang Yan already knew about it—he found out about the existence of Hui Niang to his father after more than a year. During that time, he got closer to his father through Bai Shanqing's relationship with Mr. Bai, so he prided himself on taking responsibility for Hui Niang.

It's a pity that for nearly a month after Hui Niang came to Beijing, he couldn't find an opportunity to visit the Shangshu Mansion—even if he went to the Shangshu Mansion, there would be no one else except Qin Mengyuan in all likelihood. , I simply didn't bother to go there, I found out that the eldest princess Qin Shangshu's wife would bring several daughters from the family to celebrate her birthday, guessing that Hui Niang might also come with her, so she came to join in the fun.

Princess Dachang treated the two nephews and grandchildren very kindly—because Wang Heng was her grandson in name, she even told Wang Heng a few words about the noble concubine in the palace.And these words are nothing more than the eldest princess caring about the daily life of the noble concubine, Wang Heng also said how the noble concubine misses her aunt in the palace, and then reveals some of the emperor's love for the noble concubine. The eldest princess's birthday has nothing to do with it, it can be said on any day, but it is more like a birthday gift for the eldest princess than the white jade longevity peach, which makes the eldest princess's face more radiant.

——This is not just showing off her first status to everyone, but also showing off her influence on the imperial concubine and even the emperor.

Of course, all the female relatives who could appear at the eldest princess's birthday banquet were all winking, and they all showed envious expressions in cooperation, "The noble concubine is filial."

The expression on the eldest princess's face became more and more satisfied, and because she was satisfied, she was even more artificial.The grandparents and grandchildren came and went to play for a while, and the eldest princess suddenly called Wang Yan's name, "Yan Lang is also very filial, I heard that you have made good progress in your studies recently, the emperor and empress praised you I've called you a few times, why didn't you stay in the palace to study today, but came here to play with your brother?"

Regarding matters in the palace, although the ministers have their own connections, they can inquire more or less, but after all, they don’t know as well as the senior princess in the palace. These little everyday things are simply ordinary things.So as soon as these words came out, all the female relatives quietly exchanged glances with acquaintances, or those "allies" whose husbands belonged to the same camp.

Wang Yan didn't seem to notice this, he bowed his head and cupped his fists to salute, "It's my aunt's birthday, and my nephew and grandson also wanted to come over to do their filial piety, so I begged my third brother to bring me with me."

"Okay, okay! You also have a heart." The eldest princess smiled and patted the armrest of the grand master's chair, and nodded meaningfully, "I know that I want to follow your third brother, so it shows that you have really grown up."

The hidden meaning behind these words is deep—even to those members of the family who are also very politically sensitive, the meaning is simply naked/running outside, and even the fig leaf on the outside was pulled away It fell off, revealing the flesh of the show—at this time, no one dared to wink any more, and they all stared intently at the two handsome young men standing in the center of the hall.

Wang Heng and Wang Yan were startled slightly when they heard this, and then looked at each other in unison, with unpredictable expressions in their eyes. "Now among the brothers in Beijing, the third brother is the oldest. If we are younger brothers, if we don't follow the third brother, who else can we follow?"

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