mesbooks Chapter 424 Origin
Chapter 424 Origin
Here, Luo Xiaoran and Chen Ji were eating and drinking, while one was serving food and pouring wine. It was so disharmonious.
Those who already had many speculations about the Empress Dowager's early departure felt even more indescribable when they saw the two of them chatting happily.
However, no one present had expected that the first person to speak and test the waters would be the usually low-key King Qi.
"I heard that the Empress Dowager specially ordered Miss Luo to attend the Lidong Palace Banquet. I believe she is very fond of Miss Luo as the Princess of Yan."
"My uncle has been stationed at the border for many years and has made great contributions. Now good things are finally coming. I, your nephew, would like to congratulate you in advance."
King Qi raised the golden cup towards the opposite side, and then without waiting for Chen Ji to respond, he drank the full cup of wine in one gulp.
Chen Ji was "serving" Luo Xiaoran for meal, and he was enjoying the process, and his aura became much softer.
The King of Qi's tactless behavior seriously ruined the atmosphere. Chen Ji's raised lips were quickly wiped away and he looked over coldly.
To outsiders, the behavior of the Empress Dowager probably shows that she dislikes Luo Xiaoran, but the Prince of Qi insists on pretending to be stupid and speaking sarcastically, which makes him seem even more hypocritical.
"On the day of the wedding, I will definitely reserve a good position for the King of Qi."
The smile in King Qi's eyes froze. It seemed that Uncle Emperor Yan was determined to make Luo Xiaoran the King's Consort?
"My nephew is really looking forward to that day...coming soon."
After replying awkwardly, the King of Qi still maintained his gentle and gentle appearance, but secretly turned his gaze to his uncle, the Minister of Revenue Jiang Bin.
Jiang Bin didn't want to pay attention to the King of Qi's hint. The Princess of Yan was a commoner girl of humble origin, which was a good thing for everyone. Why did you have to get involved in this matter?
Jiang Bin shook his head helplessly in his heart, but was still ready to join in, after all, the King of Qi was the prince he supported.
"Prince Qi is wrong. The Empress Dowager thinks highly of His Royal Highness Prince Yan, so she will surely choose a Princess of Yan with a noble birth for her."
"Although Miss Luo is quite pretty, her family background is too low. It is a great blessing for her to be able to accompany the Prince of Yan. As for the position of the Prince of Yan's first wife, it is probably like the moon hanging high in the sky for Miss Luo - it is just out of reach."
Jiang Bin didn't finish his words, but everyone present was no fool. The disparagement of Luo Xiaoran's background in his words was obvious. He almost said that it was outrageous that Prince Chen Ji of Yan was so obsessed with beauty that he insisted on marrying a country peasant girl as his concubine.
"Of course, honest advice is unpleasant to the ear. Your Highness the Prince of Yan may be unhappy with what I said, but I am only speaking the truth."
Jiang Bin paused, then added, as if to say, "This is all for the good of Prince Yan."
When the King of Qi's dog was barking, Luo Xiaoran was still eating without even raising her head.
When Jiang Bin was speaking, she stopped and looked over involuntarily.
The crystal pork elbow was very delicious. Luo Xiaoran, who had enjoyed a lot of it, naturally had some grease on her lips. Her unseemly appearance seemed to confirm the derogatory words in Jiang Bin's words.
How could someone who doesn't even eat properly become the prince's principal wife?
Luo Xiaoran had no time to think about these things. During the Qianqiu Festival Palace Banquet, she had glanced at Jiang Bin from a distance, but she couldn't see clearly.
Now that I'm close, I can take this opportunity to take a closer look at Jiang Bin.
Jiang Bin, a time traveler who was ungrateful in the early days described by Huineng but now holds great power, is one of Chen Ji's enemies who killed his mother. His face is older than Luo Xiaoran expected.
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve done too many bad things, but I have trouble sleeping every night, which leads to bad skin condition.
The wrinkles on Jiang Bin's face are more than those on Lin Xiaotian, who is several years older than him. His hair is almost completely white, with some rough black hair mixed in among the white hair, which is a tenacious proof of the fact that this second most powerful official in Daliang is only over 40 years old.
His face was very round, his cheeks were unusually full, and he looked very wealthy. There was no sign at all that he had ever worked in the Palace Front Department.
At this moment, he said some offensive words, but there was a smile between his brows. The three words "smiling tiger" suddenly flashed through Luo Xiaoran's mind.
Luo Xiaoran was very clear about her commoner identity. In the eyes of these aristocratic families, she was just a speck of dust and not worth wasting her breath on.
Perhaps, she was simply not worthy of these people's eyes, and they even disdained to talk about her in private.
The King of Qi and Jiang Bin seemed to be discussing her background, but in the final analysis, weren't they using her as a scapegoat to mock Chen Ji?
Luo Xiaoran was hesitating whether to say something back, when Chen Ji brought her a cup of lychee and bayberry drink.
Lychees and bayberries are sent from Lingnan all the way, and they are very rare. If they are made into drinks at room temperature, they will not be too cold to drink in winter.
Chen Ji's eyes were fixed on Luo Xiaoran, and he secretly took away Luo Xiaoran's wine glass.
If he remembered correctly, Xiao Ran drank three glasses of fruit wine in total.
Although the alcohol content of fruit wine is not high, drinking too much will cause a headache the next day. You can't drink too much. It's better to let Xiaoran have a cup of sweet and sour drink to quench her thirst.
When Luo Xiaoran took the drink, she found that there was no strange expression on Chen Ji's face. He didn't seem to take Jiang Bin's sarcasm to heart, and her anger immediately subsided.
Yes, Chen Ji is busy with his daily affairs, so he doesn't have the time to get angry with some boring people. It's just a waste of his time.
Don't be angry, don't be angry, if you get sick, no one can help you, who would be happy if I die of anger~~
So, the two of them seemed not to have heard Jiang Bin's words, and went back to their state of one eating and drinking while the other concentrated on feeding the baby, leaving Jiang Bin aside.
Whether it was to hide his embarrassment or it was a habitual little action, Jiang Bin reached out and touched the top of his graying head, but did not continue talking.
The next moment, a sneer suddenly sounded in the hall, breaking the awkward atmosphere.
The person who made the noise was Lin Yuanxuan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. He seemed to have drunk a lot of wine and his face was flushed.
"Lord Jiang is really a good man in vain. He gave a kind reminder, but our Prince of Yan didn't appreciate it!"
"If you ask me, what's so strange about His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan wanting to take a commoner girl as his concubine?"
"The Concubine Yun back then was no ordinary person. Your Highness the Prince of Yan has Concubine Yun's blood flowing in his body. It's not surprising that he would do anything, right?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole room was shocked.
Everyone knows that in Daliang, the "resurrected Concubine Yun" is a taboo. The second son of the Lin family must have drunk too much and talked nonsense while drunk. Don't listen to anything indecent. Don't listen to anything indecent.
A trace of gloom flashed across Chen Ji's face. He slowly raised his head and stared at Lin Yuanxuan, who had a provocative look on his face, with a pair of cold eyes, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.
He said he could, he didn't bother with these verbal disputes.
But talking about his mother, that’s not okay!
Just as Chen Ji was about to open his mouth to refute, a delicate little hand reached into his rough palm and held it tightly.
Luo Xiaoran gave Chen Ji a soothing smile.