The painting style of the princess in the Red Chamber is wrong

The news that Princess Changrui was going to host a banquet soon spread throughout the Jiangnan official circles. Because Prince Zhongshun lived with Princess Changrui, some people dressed up their daughters in the hope that Prince Zhongshun would take a fancy to them—Prince Zhongshun before Naturally, it is impossible to invite female relatives to host a banquet, and some officials feel that it is not bad for their concubine to marry the prince as a side concubine.Now it is rumored everywhere that Prince Zhongshun is the emperor's most trusted brother, if his daughter is favored, he will definitely be able to help the family.

But obviously Shui Jue and Prince Zhongshun would not let those officials' tricks succeed. While Shui Jue was hosting a banquet, Prince Zhongshun went out to have fun as usual, and he was not in the same place as Shui Jue. Those who thought about it had no choice but to give up.But the wise man thought about it, and felt that the previous delusion was just a delusion.No matter how absurd Prince Zhongshun is, it is impossible for him to flirt with a strange woman at his sister's banquet.Especially Princess Chang Rui was so favored, it was impossible for Prince Zhongshun to save her face.

Although it is impossible to succeed in seducing Prince Zhongshun, the enthusiasm of the female relatives remains undiminished.Not to mention the benefits of befriending the eldest princess who is now the most favored, just attending the banquet is a symbol of status.Among unmarried women, the eldest princess has the highest status in the dynasty. Who wouldn't want to show her face in front of her?Having such a resume in the boudoir, I will straighten my back when looking for someone in the future.

It's a pity that Shui Jue posted a post to invite guests to the banquet, and it is impossible for people who don't have a post to come uninvited.However, there are policies and there are countermeasures. Everyone who comes can bring some relatives and female relatives, so anyone who wants to come, as long as they have a little ability, can still come.

Shui Jue's post was widely distributed, as long as it was someone with a relatively high official rank and title in the Jiangnan officialdom, they all got the post.The Lin family was probably the only high-ranking official in the south of the Yangtze River who didn't get the post, because Shui Jue just sent someone to pass an oral order to ask Lin Daiyu to come back to help Zhang Luo's banquet, and invited Jia Min to help.

So the Lin family, with a princess accompanying them, immediately became the most envied family among the female relatives.

After receiving Shui Jue's oral order, the Lin family's mother and daughter naturally came to the other courtyard of the palace where Shui Jue lived.Jia Min was in charge of drafting the list of guests for the banquet and submitting it to Shui Jue for review. He also invited well-known troupes and chefs from Jiangnan to add color to the banquet--Shui Jue naturally brought a royal chef with him, but it still required people to prepare meals and snacks for so many people. Started off.Lin Daiyu is in charge of the banquet process and arrangement.

It is also important for the invited female relatives to bring more people, and they must inform them of the list in advance.Some female family members may not be able to come due to accidents or physical reasons, and these must be mentioned in advance.Not only Shui Jue's banquet, but other people's banquets are also the same. This is the most basic etiquette, which is convenient for the host to arrange the order and the people to receive.Otherwise, it would be a very embarrassing thing no matter whether there are vacant seats at the banquet or not enough seats.After the host is notified of the list of destinations, the guests will not add any more people, and at most replace people.

After the list of guests and the number of guests are determined, Lin Daiyu arranges the places and the people to be received under Jia Min's guidance.Lin Daiyu had already done these things when she was in the capital, but she was not familiar with the people in the south of the Yangtze River. higher.Although no one would be dissatisfied with Shui Jue's arrangement, Lin Daiyu must not let Shui Jue's reputation be damaged.

Shui Jue also sent someone to watch, she was quite satisfied with Lin Daiyu and Jia Min, so she didn't send another person to make inquiries.Now that Lin Daiyu has been accepted as an apprentice, she will still arrange various opportunities for Lin Daiyu to practice.Otherwise, Lin Daiyu is too stupid, does it mean that she doesn't teach well?

Poor Lin Daiyu is only seven or eight years old now, and ordinary people's daughters are only learning to read and become female celebrities.Shui Jue didn't feel soft-hearted at all.

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The day of Shui Jue's banquet happened to be sunny, and the weather was naturally good, but it was a little hot.An ice basin to cool down has already been placed indoors, and a pergola has been set up outside, sprinkled with cooling water.Coupled with the lush trees, and the small bridge running through the entire courtyard, the women's family members came down from a group of carriages and walked into the courtyard, feeling a bit of coolness.Some female family members who are in poor health also put on thin silk shawls.

"This is really beautiful." Some of the more lively female relatives whispered in the ears of their friends.

"Don't even look at what place this is?" The friend's eyes were also full of surprise and envy.This Xinggong Bieyuan was originally the place where the accompanying royal nobles lived when the emperor went on tour.There may not be a day in the year that is inhabited.But there are always people cleaning and repairing.From here, we can see how enviable the lives of those royal families are.It's a pity that Prince Zhongshun is not with the princess, otherwise, if he is favored by her and can follow the prince most trusted by the emperor, then he doesn't know how rich he will be.

Girls at this age are all a little bit fond of spring, some people hope that they will never leave each other, some people hope to get the curtain of the prince or even the emperor, but it's just a girl's dream.

"Cough." The woman in costume at the head coughed dryly, and glanced at the two of them sternly, and the two immediately shut up and lowered their heads.The well-dressed woman withdrew her eyes, feeling very displeased.The two of them don't even look at where this is?Is it a place where they can whisper and talk casually?Didn't you see the contempt in the eyes of the people around you?She is really a shameless person, if it wasn't for the master's request, she wouldn't bring these two girls with no education at all to the princess' banquet.Thinking about how these two girls actually gave up the position of their own daughters, the well-dressed woman felt even more angry.

The maid who was leading the way quietly noticed this little episode, and after leading him to the destination, she quickly told Mammy about the abnormality.At the princess's banquet, there can be no mistakes.This seemingly ordinary noise and dissatisfaction may be a variable at the banquet, so we must grasp the situation in advance.

"The woman with the post is Mrs. Li Wu, the wife of Mr. Li, Tongzhi of Suzhou." Mother Li thought for a while, and said, "Originally, Mrs. Li and Wu were planning to bring their daughters to participate. In the next few days, both sisters got infected. Feng Han brought the niece of the Tang family."

"Tang family?" Shui Jue looked lazily at Ziyun carefully painting her nails, "The Li family?"

"Yes, they are the two prostitutes of the salt merchant Li's family." Nanny Li smiled.

Shui Jue sneered: "The fifth brother is not here, so what's the use of bringing two salt merchant's daughters?"

Nanny Li said: "Perhaps it is to please the princess?"

"The Li family? To please Bengong?" Shui Jue raised her eyebrows as if wanting to hear something interesting, "Let's see how they please Bengong. Ziyun's skills are getting better and better."

"Thank you, princess." Ziyun put away all the small objects for dyeing nails, and blew on Shui Jue's nails to let the paint dry off quickly, "Does the princess like this color?"

"Not bad." Shui Jue raised his hand in front of his eyes and looked carefully.

Nanny Li laughed quickly and said, "Ziyun is more and more capable now, and Hongyun and the others are finally able to hand over the matter."

"That's right." Shui Jue nodded, and was quite satisfied with this unexpected girl, but she was much better than the last Ziyun, and now she was slowly able to take over the position of housekeeper.Her big girl is not so easy to be.

Shui Jue looked at Ziyun's more refined and graceful face after it had grown up, and said, "Ziyun, are your mother's eyes better?"

Ziyun said with joy between her brows: "Thank you, Princess, for your kindness, and let the imperial doctor show my mother's eyes. Mother's eyes are much better, and you can see blurred shadows. The imperial doctor said to take a good rest, and then use it again." After half a year of medicine, you can see clearly."

"That's good. It's not easy for you mother and daughter to reunite. If you need anything, just tell me." Shui Jue nodded.Although she found her mother and agreed to Ziyun's release from slavery, Ziyun's mother and daughter did not hesitate to ask to stay and continue to serve Shui Jue to repay Shui Jue's great kindness.Now Ziyun's mother, Zhen Fengshi, lives in the outer courtyard, and is taken care of by the rough envoy girl and mother-in-law.With the money and status of Ziyun's big girl, Zhen Feng's life is naturally good.

Shui Jue saw that Zhen Fengshi had a good education, whether it was upbringing or female celebrity, she was top-notch, so she speculated that if Zhen Fengshi's eyes were healed, let her be a nurse in the inner courtyard, and the girls in charge of needlework , is also good.This will also allow Zhen Fengshi and Ziyun to live together.

Nanny Li also fell in love with Zhen Fengshi at first sight, and they were called sisters.When Zhen Feng's family entered the inner courtyard, Nanny Li also had a talkative companion.

After Shui Jue gave Mammy Wu and Madam Deng to Lin Daiyu, although he had quite a few of them, he only needed three or four. Among them, Nanny Li was always by Shui Jue's side.Because Nanny Li was given by the Empress Dowager, she was not very familiar with other nanny.Shui Jue now values ​​Nanny Li, so naturally she hopes that she will be happier.

I heard that Ziyun still has the intention of begging her godmother, which is also good, she will back up the gift when the time comes.

For Shui Jue, if others treat her well, she treats others well; if others treat her badly, she treats others a thousand times badly.That's what it is to compare your heart with your heart.So Ziyun and Nanny Li are loyal to her, and she will naturally treat them well.

It is also like this, even though Shui Jue's behavior is quite different from that of ordinary women, even cruel in some aspects, but the people around him are indeed brainwashed to be extremely loyal to Shui Jue.

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Although Shui Jue hosted the banquet, the guests were all greeted by Lin Daiyu. Even Jia Min was walking among the guests at the moment, so it was impossible to stand out—only Lin Daiyu belonged to Princess Chang Rui, and her status was enough to entertain everyone.Several respected nuns also helped, and the female relatives who attended the banquet did not dare to underestimate Lin Daiyu's youth.Shui Jue, as the host, did not arrive until everyone had arrived.As the eldest princess with a high status, it is naturally impossible for her to greet the waiting guests. This group of people is not qualified enough.

When Lin Daiyu was greeting her, she happened to meet Xue Baochai, whom she had met once, in the crowd.I don't know what's going on, I've only met once, but Lin Daiyu is very impressed with Xue Baochai.Now Xue Baochai has also opened up from the original ball of childishness, and initially has the posture of a girl, but Lin Daiyu still sees her from the crowd at a glance.

Xue Baochai returned a smile when he met Lin Daiyu's eyes, and then naturally turned his gaze to the side. It seemed that it was just a very ordinary polite smile, and I don't know if she had forgotten Lin Daiyu.

But it's normal to forget, after all, I only said a few words.Lin Daiyu thought, put down the melancholy in her heart, and began to receive other guests.A little girl like Xue Baochai who was brought in was not qualified enough to be received by Lin Daiyu herself.

For Princess Chang Rui's banquet, it is naturally impossible for anyone to be late.Everyone arrived neither early nor late, and soon sat around under the awning, chatting with each other in low voices.After a while, Lin Daiyu asked someone to invite Shui Jue to come.After Shui Jue came, all the female relatives stood up and saluted Shui Jue, and then the banquet officially started.

Shui Jue sat on the first seat, accompanied by Princess Lin Daiyu on one side and Jia Min on the other.Both her birth and her husband's family were of the highest status, so it was only natural for her to be by Shui Jue's side.For a while, the Lin family's mother and daughter were in the limelight.

Beside Jia Min are the wives of Li Renhu and Mu Kai in turn, and next to Lin Daiyu is naturally Li Renhu and Mu Kai's legitimate daughter.The other female relatives are ranked in order of status and status.The two girls from the salt merchant Li's family sat at the bottom. Xue Baochai sat in the Li family because she was an imperial merchant. Before the two girls.

The two girls from the Li family probably got used to being favored since they were young, and they suddenly became the people with the lowest status in the room. Naturally, they were in a bad mood. The two of them were young. Although they thought they could control their faces, none of the people present were smart. How can you not see it.As a result, the wives around Li Wu surreptitiously glanced at Li Wu surreptitiously, making Li Wu shi almost unable to hold back his expression.

The attitude of the two girls of the Li family towards Xue Baochai was particularly bad.Since Xue Baochai's father died of illness, her dandy brother couldn't afford to support the family business, and the Xue family's business gradually declined. If it wasn't for the name of an imperial merchant and the support of her in-laws who were officials in the court, Xue Baochai would have been taken care of by those cunning merchants. There is no dregs left.Although Xue's family still had some airs left, it was a world of difference compared to Li's family. In addition, someone in Li's family was an official, and they boasted that their ancestors had the grace to save them, so they always looked down on Xue Baochai.Seeing that Xue Baochai was actually sitting two ahead of her, the two girls of the Li family couldn't figure it out.

The person who was usually ridiculed and despised by him suddenly climbed on his head, the feeling can be imagined.

Xue Baochai, on the other hand, was very calm, and kept silent and cautious, didn't say a word, didn't take an extra step, and acted as if he didn't notice the glaring at the two girls of the Li family, so that the surrounding wives took a high look.

"Daiyu knows that fat girl?" Shui Jue ordered the play she liked, and passed the list to Jia Min.After the list was passed around, it returned to Shui Jue's hands.The female relatives took a glance at the list and didn't want to play.It's not their turn to play at this time.But when the list was transferred to Lin Daiyu, she ordered the drama she liked without hesitation.

"How many times have you heard this play?" Shui Jue glanced at Lin Daiyu, "Can't you change to something new?"

"But the libretto is beautiful, and the tune is also beautiful." Lin Daiyu said coquettishly, "I will never tire of listening to it."

"It's up to you." Shui Jue threw the list to the maid, and when the first opera started, various dishes were presented one after another.But apart from Shui Jue and Lin Daiyu's delicious food, even Jia Min just picked up a few chopsticks with the most perfect posture.Naturally, these people had already stuffed their stomachs before going to the banquet, and now the competition was on who had the most graceful and dignified eating posture.

Plates of hot dishes were served, and the female family members smiled and chatted with each other in the opera singing, and everyone seemed to be very relaxed.Shui Jue also casually chatted with Jia Min and the others, listening to their subtle flattery, her eyes kept glancing at the little opera singer on the stage with a very outstanding figure and face.And only at this time, she can take a look at the type of man she likes.Just looking around, Liu Ziyi's blushing face and eyes that were about to overflow with affection slowly emerged in Shui Jue's heart.Shui Jue couldn't help but secretly sighed, it seemed that he still had some sincerity towards Liu Ziyi.Why don't you go back and talk to your brother, although Liu Ziyi can only get married after the imperial examination, but before that, it should be okay to exchange letters and tokens to enhance their relationship?After all, with Liu Ziyi's talent, the possibility of failing the imperial examination is too small.

Then Shui Jue's brother's furious expression appeared in Shui Jue's mind, but the act of slashing indiscriminately in the school field with a sword silently choked out his thoughts.

Shui Jue thought, when Liu Ziyi really married into the royal family, he didn't know what expression he would have when he saw a bunch of training scarecrows with his birth date on his elder brother's martial arts school.Wait, is this a witchcraft?

In Shui Jue's wild imagination, several plays were sung quickly, and the meal came to an end.The female family members present are sitting in a state of distress, and the following is the highlight.

It's no different from the banquet in the capital, but it's just eating first, and we're doing some talent or entertainment projects. Everyone competes one or two, selects some outstanding people, and asks Shui Jue to give some rewards in person. This is an honor.Most of the people sitting here are not qualified to chat with Shui Jue, this competition is when they show themselves in front of Shui Jue.

Because the rules are stricter in the capital, most of the women's relatives compete in elegant talents such as poetry, calligraphy and painting.Due to the influence of regional culture, the female family members in Jiangnan are more versatile and lively than most female family members in the capital.Lin Daiyu knew that Shui Jue was always tired of those boring talents, so she set up some small games, combining talents with things often played by Jiangnan women's families, and those who won the top few would be rewarded.

The activities set up by Lin Daiyu are more like a garden party for the Lantern Festival, including guessing lantern riddles, making couplets, connecting poems, and adding completeness to semi-finished embroidery... In addition, Lin Daiyu also set up some throwing pots, throwing flower bags, etc. Small games that require movement.These games are often played by female relatives, although few people use it in banquets, as long as Shui Jue agrees, it is not considered indecent.

After all, Shui Jue is also young, so it is only natural that she should be more lively.

Seeing Lin Daiyu's arrangement, Shui Jue really raised his temper.The colorful activities made the female relatives have a good impression of this banquet other than pleasing the princess.Finally, the atmosphere was not covered with a layer of fake smirks, especially the girls, after seeing that Shui Jue didn't stop her, they all let go.

"You go to play too." It seems that Lin Daiyu has grown a lot from the large and small invitations to participate in the capital.Shui Jue expressed that she was basically satisfied with the homework that Lin Daiyu handed in, "I'm going around with all the ladies."

These wives will definitely not go to these garden activities. Shui Jue is here, and those girls can't enjoy themselves, so Shui Jue simply goes to the yard with these ladies.After shopping around, these games and activities should also have results.

"Yes, princess." Lin Daiyu also wanted to have fun with her new sisters, so of course she would be kind.And now she is old enough to participate in the evaluation of these activities.Anyway, I have to bring back a few firsts to show the princess, otherwise the princess will say that she is too stupid.

"The princess really dotes on Miss Lin." Li Renhu's wife, Li Qianshi, said with a smile.

Shui Jue said slowly: "My accompanying companion is naturally doted upon."

The ladies kept saying yes.The last time I saw Shui Jue, I heard about Shui Jue's reputation for being weak and soft. Of course, as soon as they got in touch, these ladies knew that Shui Jue was still a royal princess no matter how soft she was, and she was not easy to bully.Now Shui Jue has changed from Princess Changxing to Princess Changrui, and her aura is getting stronger and stronger. She is just a young girl, but a group of wives who are twice as old as her dare not even take a breath .

Thinking of the most low-key Prince Rui who finally succeeded in sitting on the throne, how could Princess Chang Rui, who was rumored to be brought up by Prince Rui himself, really have a soft temper?I'm afraid it's the same as Prince Rui's keeping a low profile.

But now that she is already the eldest princess, there is no need to keep a low profile.

The wives are more respectful to Shui Jue. Many wives have already linked up with Jia Min and took refuge in Prince Rui's mansion. They also vaguely know that the most up-line person to deliver the news may be Princess Chang Rui, and they are even more in awe of Princess Chang Rui.

But they are also proud of it.Those men are not as powerful as they and the women. Now that the men are panicking all day long because the new king is Prince Rui, whom they have never thought of and turned to, this group of wives who have already taken refuge in Prince Rui are deep in their hearts. Happiness blossomed.Of course, they would never tell these things to the men in the family.This is the biggest hole card in their hands.

Therefore, when walking and chatting with Shui Jue, the group of people headed by Jia Min held Shui Jue the most, excluding the others, which made the wives who were closer to other princes vaguely have a bad feeling in their hearts.