Dressed as the mistress of the Hou family, I became the white moonlight in the Beijing circle

Chapter 33: Playing the cards

Three days later, the palace banquet arrived as scheduled.

Fang Xu still got up earlier than the chickens and sat in the carriage with a calm expression, as if the destination was not a cannibal palace but a market at the entrance of the village.

Xie Li sat to the side, the expression on his face was the same as Fang Xu's, they were carved from the same mold.

On the contrary, Chang Fan, who was sitting next to him, turned pale with fright. He grabbed Xie Li's arm and cried softly, "Sir, I've never been to the palace before. I'm so nervous!"

Xie Li pulled out his arm without changing his expression, glanced at him, and cursed in a low voice, "Get out of here!"

Changfan burst into tears. Seeing his master scolding him, he felt even more aggrieved, "Isn't it because I'm afraid that the Ninth Princess will fall in love with you?"

Xie Li was speechless. He raised his finger and pointed at his face covered with red rashes, gritted his teeth and said, "As I am now, if she still likes me, I can only say that she is blind."

Changfan sniffed and stared at Xie Li's face seriously. After looking around, he muttered, "It's really ugly."

Xie Li:......

"Your money is gone this month."

"Son!"

"Calm down." Fang Xu saw that the boy was about to cry again with his mouth slumped, he raised his hand and rubbed his temples, and said something to stop him.

If he continues howling, I'm afraid he won't need his eardrums anymore.

"I made my mother laugh." Xie Li apologized and smiled, "After my son comes home, I will deduct half a year's monthly payment from him."

Fang Xu stared at him, and after a while, he said quietly, "You really don't look good right now. Don't smile again, I'm afraid."

Xie Li:......

After two quarters of an hour, the carriage went round and round and stopped.

"Why don't you leave?" Su Zi lifted the curtain and looked at the driver.

"The front is blocked, and the crowd is full of carriages, all waiting in line to hand over coupons." The coachman sighed and whispered, "Look at this situation, we won't be able to get in within a few seconds!"

Bai Ji also stuck his head out and was really surprised to see at least dozens of carriages parked at the entrance of the palace, "Sure enough, all the famous people in Beijing are here!"

"I don't know if the banquet can accommodate so many people." Fang Xu sneered and leaned lazily on the cushions behind him, "It's really an early morning to enter the evening palace!"

"If all these people go in, this meal will probably cost a lot of money." Xie Li shook his head, with a hint of disappointment on his face, "There are still refugees who are displaced, and it is really ridiculous that the dignitaries are so extravagant. "

"Look, Madam." Su Zi opened the curtains and raised her chin towards the distance, "That blue cloth carriage belongs to the Shao family."

"Shao family?" Fang Xu looked up and saw the character "Shao" hanging in front of the carriage. He frowned and asked, "Do I know them?"

Su Zi shook his head, "I'm afraid Madam has forgotten that this Shao family master is a seventh-rank official. When the Marquis was still here, he wanted to establish a relationship with the Marquis and become familiar with him, so he asked his wife to bring many silver ingots. I’m here to find you, and I plan to start from the backyard of the Hou Mansion.”

"But you didn't look down on the seventh-grade Shao family at that time, so you didn't see her and asked your servant to refuse." Su Zi lowered his voice, "I heard that there is a young master in the Shao family who liked the older... Xie Shu'er. "

Fang Xu suddenly realized, his eyes moved to the blue carriage in the distance, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "This imperial concubine is really not picky, even the children of seventh-grade officials are not spared."

Xie Li also looked out the window with deep eyes.

Near noon, the Marquis's carriage finally moved to the entrance of the palace.

"Is there any secret?" The imperial guard guarding the palace gate was also very annoyed, and his tone was a little impatient.

Su Zi handed over a letter and announced his home address, "Yongcheng Houfu."

The imperial guard took the fold and looked at it, nodded, opened the curtain and forgot to take a look, just in time to watch Fang Xu stuffing snacks into his mouth.

Royal Forest Army:......

Good guy, there are only a few dregs left on the plate of dim sum.

<divclass="contentadv">Seeing someone peeking in, Fang Xu patted the cake crumbs on his body, pursed his lips and smiled, "I'm just a little hungry."

The imperial guard did not want to offend the noble man, so he smiled awkwardly and said, "Don't be upset, madam. It's a humble official inspection."

"Nothing." Fang Xu waved his hand, "Can you go in?"

"Okay, okay." The imperial guard glanced at Xie Li on the side suspiciously, "I wonder which young master this is?"

"This is my youngest son." Fang Xu kept his face calm and answered fluently.

As he approached the palace gate, Xie Li put on his curtain hat to block his face.

Seeing the imperial guard looking at him, Xie Li slowly lifted the veil on his face, revealing his whole face.

Seeing the red rash on his face, the imperial guard took a deep breath and apologized quickly, "I'm sorry for disturbing you, sir. Please come in, gentlemen."

The imperial guard at the front let him go, and the carriage slowly drove into the palace. As soon as he left a stick of incense, he was stopped by someone.

"Madam, the carriage in front is forbidden. I'm afraid you and the young master will have to pass by." The coachman sounded annoyed and tightened the reins.

Su Zi opened the door curtain and saw all the people entering the palace getting out of the car, and nodded towards Fang Xu.

Fang Xu clicked his tongue, stood up and got out of the carriage.

Xie Li followed closely behind and raised his hand to press his curtain hat as he got out of the car.

There were people in front of them, so Fang Xu followed them, not afraid of getting lost.

The group of people walked for a long time, and finally reached the place when Fang Xu saw stars in his eyes.

Everyone was arranged in the imperial garden, and Fang Xu counted them carefully. There were actually thirty-seven families coming to the banquet this time, and some even brought their two sons.

Xie Li also observed the surroundings calmly. Seeing the reluctance on the faces of the men who came to the banquet, he felt somewhat clear in his heart.

If it weren't for the oppression from above, who would be willing to marry a princess and come back to support her?

"Quiet, the ninth princess has arrived——"

A high-pitched voice came, and everyone followed the sound. A gauze curtain frame was set up on the pavilion not far away. A slender figure appeared behind the gauze curtain and took a seat gracefully under the gaze of everyone.

Everyone present knew the woman's identity, and no matter how reluctant they were, they had to kneel down and salute.

Fang Xu couldn't pretend to be special, so he had to kneel down.

The little eunuch who had just spoken took two steps forward, cleared his throat, and said in a loud voice, "Young masters from each family, please come forward. Later, the princess will select a few people to attend the banquet based on their appearance, skills, and academics. , if you lose the election, you can go back wherever you came from."

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

The imperial concubine is planning to show her cards right!

"That's unreasonable! What kind of argument is this?"

“What’s the difference between this and the draft?”

"What a disgrace! It's impossible for me, a seven-foot tall man, to be chosen like an object!"

Xie Li lowered his eyebrows and listened to the complaints of others.

"Quiet -" the little eunuch waved his whisk, looking impatient, "What are you mumbling under there? If you have any dissatisfaction, you can come and talk to the princess!"

As soon as these words came out, the noise in the whole place suddenly disappeared, no one dared to speak anymore, and you could hear a pin drop.

"Since everyone has no objections, let's invite all the gentlemen to come to the stage."