Chapter 10 New Year's Eve Banquet
Ji Yunqing was shocked. Are all of you so straightforward in your speech?
After a moment's thought, they realized that these people were the always straightforward concubine Zhao and her subordinates, and they understood instantly.
Concubine Zhao!
Perhaps it was because Ji Yunqing's shock was too obvious, and concubine Zhao also felt a little embarrassed.
He said viciously, "What are you looking at? If you keep looking at me, the prince will not go to your yard!"
Ji Yunqing: "Ah, yes, yes, you are the most capable. If you are capable, you can drag the prince to your yard today!"
"I won't."
Concubine Zhao was no fool, "Today is New Year's Eve!"
No matter what, the prince should spend the night in the princess's yard.
"Ah! So you knew about this. Then why did you stop me here? Do you want us to be late together?"
It was really late now. They lived far away and couldn't spend too much time on the road. Concubine Zhao said reluctantly, "Let's go!"
After the group of people left, Ji Yunqing looked at the other party's impetuous figure and thought: "Xuancao, you say... why does she have so many people?"
Both of them are concubines. They have six servants following them, but she only has one, Daylily. In this comparison, doesn't she seem too pitiful?
Xuancao: "Master, maybe it's because Concubine Zhao asked the prince for it?"
Ji Yunqing: “…That makes sense.”
She turned to look at Hemerocallis and said, "It's okay, Hemerocallis. I believe that one of you is better than six. Having you is enough for me."
"Thank you for your trust, Master."
By the time the master and his servant arrived at the princess's main courtyard, the place had changed drastically.
From a distance, you can see big red lanterns hanging high, and there are words "Happy Spring Festival" posted on the door, with couplets on both sides.
Xuancao whispered enviously, "Master, it is said that this was written by the prince himself."
The prince’s calligraphy is so precious. Only the princess can put it on the door.
Ji Yunqing didn't care: "What's the big deal?"
This made Hemerocallis look sideways, "Master, can you also get the couplet written by the prince himself?"
"What are you talking about?"
Ji Yunqing was even more surprised than her: "What I mean is, if you like, I can write the couplet myself when I get back, and we can also post it at the gate of the yard."
"Master, did you write this couplet yourself?"
"Um"
Ji Yunqing thought that after this period of dormancy, her handwriting should have improved a lot, and if she put more effort into it, she would be able to present it well.
Unexpectedly, after a moment of hesitation, Xuancao declined politely: "Master, it is actually okay not to post it. We have never posted Spring Festival couplets on the door of our Shouzhu Courtyard. It can be seen that without this tradition, Master can save trouble and effort."
After all, I still don't want it.
Ji Yunqing couldn't believe it: "Xuancao, do you dislike me?"
"I don't have any."
"Since you don't dislike it, then you like it. I'm going to write a calligraphy and hang it in your room so you can look at it every day."
Hemerocallis: “…”
Master, isn’t this too cruel?
After a busy day, I went home and lay on the bed. When I turned around, I saw the ghostly paintings on the wall. At that moment...
Seeing Xuancao's frustrated look, Ji Yunqing laughed: "Okay, I won't scare you anymore, let's go in."
After the people left, a master and servant appeared at the corner.
"Cui Liu, look at this new concubine Ji in our house. She is so happy! She even has the energy to amuse the little maid.
How can she be so happy?"
"My Lord, maybe Concubine Ji is young and ignorant."
"Young... She is young, but it turns out I am already old!" Concubine Li touched her face, sighing.
Cui Liu's face changed drastically, and she knelt down directly: "Master, I said something wrong, you are not old, you are still in your prime!"
"Back then? I was this young back then!" Concubine Li laughed at herself.
When she was young, she had many sisters in her family and every day when she opened her eyes, she was surrounded by intrigues. She had never been so leisurely like this.
This was Ji Yunqing's first time to participate in a New Year's Eve event and he felt it was very novel.
The servants were busy in the main courtyard. Several concubines had already come over. She saw Concubine Zhao talking affectionately with several concubines.
After thinking about it, Ji Yunqing also walked over.
As soon as she saw her coming, Concubine Zhao immediately became unhappy: "What are you doing here?"
Ji Yunqing smiled, not annoyed at all: "Don't be so stingy, these people are not exclusive to you, can't I talk to everyone?"
Then she greeted them.
Everyone returned the greeting.
One of the concubines looked at Ji Yunqing's attire and asked curiously, "Concubine Ji, what are you going to perform? What have you prepared?"
After hearing this, Ji Yunqing was stunned.
"Performance? What show?" She didn't know!
She looked at Daylily behind her and found that she also had a confused look on her face.
Oh yes, Hemerocallis is not a concubine, so it is normal for her to be neglected.
Seeing Ji Yunqing like this, Concubine Zhao laughed unceremoniously and said, "You are not prepared, are you? What do you plan to perform? Are you just going to stare blankly?"
Before entering the mansion, her family had already found out everything and knew what would happen on New Year's Eve.
Her stepmother even specially invited people to come to her house to teach her various skills so that she could win the favor of the prince and help speak for the family around him.
After thinking for a while, Ji Yunqing asked a few people: "Is it okay not to perform? I don't know how to do anything."
"I'm afraid that's not possible. If you don't show it, how can you let..." Let the prince appreciate you.
But before she could finish her words, the person next to her pulled her sleeve to stop her.
Another concubine dressed in gorgeous clothes said, "Don't worry, Concubine Ji. The prince and princess are always kind and will not blame you."
If one person is missing, doesn't that mean one less competitor?
Besides, wouldn’t it be better if the other party angered the prince and princess because of this matter and was ignored from then on?
Ji Yunqing saw the quarrel between the two, but she had no time to care about it at the moment. All she thought in her mind was, "It's all over, it's all over."
She doesn't have any talent to perform!
I thought I was just bringing a mouth to feed myself, but I didn't expect I would have to put on a show. Who can stand this?
Can we pretend now that she didn't come?
Of course not. Before Ji Yunqing could come up with a solution, the concubines from the backyard had already arrived.
The three concubines each have their own merits, and the side concubine is even more grand and glorious, attracting everyone's attention as soon as she enters the door.
In comparison, the people brought by Concubine Zhao were simply not worth mentioning.
The last people to come together were the prince and the princess.
As soon as she saw the prince, the concubine's arrogant expression suddenly changed. She flew to the prince like a little bird and acted coquettishly towards him as if no one was around: "Cousin, you are finally here."
King Zhao behaved very restrained and politely, only nodded slightly, and said in a gentle voice: "Concubine, please sit back first. I will come to see you tomorrow."
"Okay, then cousin, I will always wait for you!"