The Princess's Deadly Daily Life

She slowly opened it, and inside were all kinds of hairpins, earrings, and necklaces.

Li Xixiao reached out and quickly closed the box. "There's no need to be so solemn about having dinner. You can return this jewelry box later."

The little maid nodded in confusion.

She walked closer to Shanluo and found that she was embroidering a small purse that she brought back yesterday, which was still a half-finished product.

Shan Luo saw Li Xiying looking at her, so she stopped embroidering and said earnestly, "My lady, I won't go to the dinner later."

"Why?"

Shan Luo hesitated and said vaguely, "Today, Mr. Han told me..."

"What did you say?" Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, it was hard to hear clearly. Li Xiying took Shanluo's hand and found that her eyes were full of tears, red and swollen, "What's wrong with you?"

Shan Luo shook his head, "I... I feel a little unwell, so I won't go."

Li Xiying gently patted her shoulder, thinking that she was still sad about her grandmother's death, and said softly: "The dead are gone, don't indulge in sadness, and continue your life."

She nodded and forced a smile that was uglier than crying, "I understand, my lady, don't worry about me. Go ahead, I'll be fine in a moment."

"Madam, it's time to go." The little maid urged.

Li Xixiao had no choice but to give up. Thinking that Shanluo would not have eaten for a while, she asked the little maid, "Can any food be delivered later?"

The little maid said, "If the lady tells the kitchen to deliver it, it will be delivered. We will go there later and ask someone to tell the kitchen."

Madam Prime Minister has told her servants that any request she makes can be met.

The dinner was held in the main hall. As they walked through the corridors and courtyards, I saw from afar a long, low table with several people kneeling around it.

The maids came in one after another, holding dishes and placing them on the table, then left one after another.

The maidservant beside her whispered, "Everyone is waiting for you, come and sit down quickly. I will ask someone to send food to Madam Shanluo, so don't worry about her being hungry."

She nodded and looked up, only to find that the lady was sitting in the main seat, and there were four men sitting on the other three sides.

They all looked at the slender figure, who was wearing a yellow tube-skirt with a white top, and a scarf that fluttered in the wind. Her eyebrows were black without any makeup, her lips were red without any makeup, her hair was unadorned, and there was no decoration around her neck.

Suddenly, the room was completely silent. The prime minister was not at his table, and there was no other woman at the table except his wife. She seemed to be the only one who didn't fit in at this banquet. She didn't know whether to leave or stay. She should have not come earlier.

Seeing this, the lady asked the maid beside her to pull Li Xiying to sit next to her, and said with a smile: "Xiying, don't be restrained, just treat this place as your own home."

Li Xi smiled with all her face but not her heart.

Her own home? She felt like a sheep walking into a tiger's den. Some people looked at her calmly, some looked at her passionately, some looked at her frivolously, and some looked at her probingly...

In full view of the crowd, he walked past the third brother Cui Di and the fourth brother Cui Jue who were sitting on the left. Opposite them were his nephew Long Qi and a man in blue whom he had never met before. He guessed that the man in blue was either the second brother or the eldest brother.

She sat next to the lady, and everyone could see her by slightly turning their heads. It seemed that no matter how subtle the atmosphere in the air was, it had to blend with the fragrance wafting from the table.

The lady asked softly in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Why aren't you wearing the jewelry I gave you? You look so plain from head to toe. Do you dislike it?"

She thought for a while and said in defense: "How could I despise it? It's just that one should not accept rewards without merit. Madam has treated me with great love and loyalty, so how can I be greedy for more?"

The lady sighed: "I gave it to you, just use it, why think so much?"

Several young men were talking to each other, and no one knew what they were talking about. The Queen's wife said, "Everyone, start eating. Don't wait. There's no one else."

There were maids standing around, and each type of food would be picked up with public chopsticks and put into personal bowls before being eaten.

Everyone should have asked why grandpa was not there, but since the mother had invited the aunt's daughter to have dinner together, she must have her reasons, but no one knew what they were.

Li Xixiao stuffed the meat into her mouth, and her cheeks immediately puffed up. She thought she would just finish her meal and then leave.

The man in blue stood up, raised his glass and bowed to the prime minister's wife: "Mother, you have worked so hard to take care of the housework. You have been feeling unwell recently. You should take good care of yourself. This glass of wine is for you, mother!"

"Okay." The lady nodded and smiled and picked up the wine glass.

The old woman stopped the lady from holding the wine glass and shook her head, "Madam, you can't drink alcohol. You need to drink water instead."

After replacing the water, the lady took a sip and said, "I am old and I have to avoid drinking alcohol. You are young people and you are all happy today. You don't have to avoid it like in the past. Just drink and I won't blame you if you get drunk."

"Mother is wise!" Everyone raised their glasses and drank them all.

They toasted each other, ate food, and laughed a lot.

"Mother, who is this young lady? Why have I never seen her before?" After drinking a glass of wine, Erlang was slightly tipsy and pointed at Li Xiying who was standing next to his wife.

"My second brother has only been resting at home for the past two days. Otherwise, he travels all year round. Even if there are a few more family members at home, I'm afraid you wouldn't recognize them."

"It's because business has been bad recently and I'm so exhausted that I'm just going to hand over the work to someone else and go home to rest."

When Madam Xiang heard Erlang, who was engaged in business, say this, she did not continue the topic, but patiently explained: "She is from Luoyang, and we are her family here. Don't bully her just because you are unfamiliar with her."

Sanlang's eyebrows were charming and he smiled mischievously, "How could that be possible? Mother protects and loves us so much, of course we love her too!"

Everyone laughed, except her, who curled the corners of her lips awkwardly. She looked at Long Qi, who didn't seem to be laughing either. But that was right, he always had a stern face and didn't even try to be perfunctory.

Suddenly, a glass of wine was raised in front of him, and the hand was almost across half of the table. I heard Sanlang say, "It's so boring to drink this wine. Instead of toasting back and forth, let's play a drinking game. If you lose, drink the penalty. If you win, watch others drink."

Shiro was very interested, "How do we play?"

Sanlang is an expert at this. He has played all kinds of games in the brothels and brothels. He asked, "Flying Flower, Guessing Pieces, Dingzhen, Dice, can you choose one?"

Li Xiying whispered to his wife: "I won't..."

Before he could finish his words, the lady clapped her hands and shouted, "How about the flying flower order? I'll start, and you guys will say it in turn from left to right. If you can't say it, you'll have to drink a glass of wine!"

No one objected, and Erlang smiled and said, "Mother, please ask the questions."

The lady said casually, "Several children were born in the early autumn of July. As flowers wither and green fade, it is better to use the word "autumn" to convey the message. I will start with Li Bai's poem, "The autumn wind is clear, the autumn moon is bright, the fallen leaves gather and scatter, and the jackdaws are startled when they roost."

Everyone looked at the first person on the left of the lady, it was Si Lang, all the voices stopped abruptly, just to see him continue. He scratched his head and thought, his eyes suddenly brightened, "I don't know much poetry, I remember reciting a line of poetry by Li Bai, one of which was "Two heroes in the history, glorious in Daliang City."

Madam nodded, "This also counts. It doesn't matter if it's the beginning or the end of the poem, as long as it's a complete sentence, it won't count."

Sanlang thought for a moment, then raised his voice and said, "The silkworms weep in the autumn, and the light frost chills the mat."

Erlang continued, "My temples have turned gray in the autumn, and I have already grayed in one day."

Long Qi then said: "Qiupu is as long as autumn, and the desolation makes people sad."

Everyone looked at Li Xiying, waiting for the next sentence. Her eyes widened, and she wondered why she had to answer when she was not from their family...

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Seeing the autumn wind in Luoyang City, I want to write a letter with a thousand thoughts."

"Drink a penalty drink!" Sanlang shouted, scaring Li Xi.

"Why?" Li Xiqi was puzzled.

"We are all composing poems by Li Bai, whose poem are you commemorating?" Sanlang reached out and filled her glass with wine, motioning her to drink.