During the noon meal, Qu Qing Ju and He Heng sat around Jing guifei, one on the left and one on the right. The palace maids came in with things to help the three wash and wipe their hands.
Jing guifei had intentions of elevating Wei Ran Shuang, but Wei Ran Shuang's status meant that she couldn't sit with the three of them. Qu Qing Ju looked at Wei Ran Shuang who was standing behind Jing guifei. This Wei meimei, who had just returned to Jing, had a pretty appearance. There was a hint of delicateness and the way she stood submissively behind Jing guifei was very likable. But in this ancient era, there were too many things that could happen between cousins. Qu Qing Ju saw that she was sneaking glances at He Heng and guessed that she was starting to feel amorous.
Taking the handkerchief that the palace maid handed over to dry her hands, Qu Qing Ju's gaze swept across He Heng. The other looked as though he wasn't interested in Wei Ran Shuang. She smiled and watched as the dishes were brought out.
After the meal, Wei Ran Shuang accompanied Jing guifei back to the inner room to rest. Qu Qing Ju and He Heng went to the side room. The items in the side room were complete. Qu Qing Ju even saw a bunch of twisted characters hanging on the wall. It looked like the graffiti of a child.
He Heng saw Qu Qing Ju look at the characters and coughed dryly, explaining: "This was the room I lived in with mufei when I was young. After I was six, I moved to the side hall. After I was ten, I moved to my own palace."
Qu Qing Ju looked at the year under the characters. Qing De Seventeenth Year. At that time, He Heng was only five. She took her gaze back and smiled, commenting: "Wang ye's talent is exceptional."
"Qing Ju can see that your talent is exceptional from this, it shows that your vision is exceptional," He Heng smiled as he sat down on the bed, "Come rest on the bed. Tonight, we can only return to the fu very late."
Qu Qing Ju let the servants take off the hairpins and the grand outer robe. After everyone left the room, she nimbly sat down on the bed. She glanced sideways at him, remarking: "If my vision wasn't good, how could I have liked wang ye?"
He couldn't help but laugh at this kind of talk. He Heng had to admit that he was very happy to hear the words. In the end, he just pressed the person down on the bed, "You marrying me was fuhuang's decree. How was it because you liked me?"
Qu Qing Ju pulled the blanket behind her, muttering: "It's fine if I liked him later."
He Heng looked at the person whose head was buried in the quilt. The corners of his mouth rose helplessly, but his eyes unconsciously softened.
Jing guifei's afternoon nap wasn't long. She woke up after a little less than an hour. She sat up from the bed and looked at Wei Ran Shuang who was sitting silently at the side. She let a palace maid help her change into the clothes and hairpins for the banquet.
Seeing that Wei Ran Shuang was about to come forward to braid her hair, Jing guifei stopped her. Looking at her own beauty in the mirror, Jing guifei faintly opened: "Ran Shuang, do you know why ben gong let you enter the palace?"
Wei Ran Shuang hadn't spent much time with Jing guifei. Hearing Jing guifei's question, she panicked before answering shyly: "Niece doesn't know."
Picking out a ruby peach hairpin from a jewelry box to give to a palace maid, Jing guifei's face was calm as she said: "Before you entered the palace, your mother must have told you a lot. But there are some things ben gong has to make clear to you. Duan Wang is already an adult. Ben gong can't make decisions for him, and doesn't want to force me to make decisions for him. You can rest your thoughts now. "
Wei Ran Shuang's face paled. A beat later, she said in a small voice: "Aunt, I don't ask for much, I just want to stay by biao ge's side." Finishing, her face was completely red.
Hearing this, Jing guifei smiled. It wasn't clear if it was mockery or something else. She raised an eyebrow and tilted her head to look at the young girl standing at the side: "You've only seen Heng'er for a while and you want to be with him for the rest of your life?" Young women were always easily influenced by a man's status, appearance and mannerisms. They didn't care what the man's personality was like, what his family was like. They would feel that it was true love and dive in. As to the result, they never thought about it.
Wei Ran Shuang's face became even redder. She secretly buried her head but didn't refute Jing guifei's words.
"Then what do you think of Duan Wang Fei?" When Jing guifei mentioned her erxifu, her eyebrow jumped again.
"Duan Wang Fei is the most beautiful and graceful," Wei Ran Shuang bit her lower lip and squeezed out a few words, "I don't want to compare with wang fei and don't dare to."
"You can't compare to her," Jing guifei personally drew her eyebrows. When she looked at Wei Ran Shuang again, her words were merciless, "I don't want you to be a qieshi. If you are willing, I will definitely get someone to find you a good husband." Even though her daughter-in-law wasn't what she wanted, she had to admit that her niece really couldn't compare to Qu Qing Ju.
Appearance, family background, presence, bearing, even the qualities that made men happy, Wei Ran Shuang was far from Qu Qing Ju. As a qie, she couldn't compare to a proper wife. What could she use to fight for a man's affection?
Wei Ran Shuang's face became even paler but she gritted her teeth and didn't speak.
Jing guifei saw her like this and furrowed her brows. She didn't speak again. To put it crudely, it wasn't her brother's daughter. Since the other wouldn't listen, she didn't want to say more.
Coming out of the inner room, Jing guifei saw that there was no one in the outer hall and asked: "They haven't woken up yet?"
Ding mama knew who niangniang was talking about and answered: "Wang ye and wang fei must have gotten angry a bit early today and are slightly tired. They haven't woken up yet. Nubi should go call them now. "
"Fine, let them sleep. I don't know how long it's going to be tonight," Jing guifei waved her hand. She drank a mouthful of tea to make herself more alert, "Shu guifei, that woman, is probably going to make things difficult for ben gong tonight. Tell the people accompanying ben gong to the banquet to be careful."
Ding mama hurriedly agreed. Her niangniang and Shu guifei had fought for many years. These years, they didn't like each other. Luckily, wang ye had worked hard. Otherwise, with the Emperor's favoritism towards Shu guifei, niangniang might have suffered at Shu guifei's hands.
As the two were talking, they saw He Heng and Qu Qing Ju walk in hand in hand.
Jing guifei stopped talking. Seeing her erxifu staring at her in awe, she instantly felt very pleased. She opened: "You just woke up. Drink some tea to refresh yourself. Later, have some pastries."
At this kind of banquet, it was never enough to eat. Qu Qing Ju knew this. After she sat down and drank two mouthfuls of tea, she commented: "Mufei's dress is so beautiful."
Because the other's praise was too direct and lacking in skill, Jing guifei held the teacup and remarked: "This dress was specially made by the Shangyi Bureau. It took a lot of time to make, naturally it's not very beautiful." Other families' erxifu's speech was full of twists and turns, and when praising others, she would use classics. How come when it came to her, it was just a dry sentence? Even her enthusiasm for showing off had decreased by half. Jing guifei expressed that she wasn't happy at all.
Wei Ran Shuang saw the situation and went forward to change a cup of hot tea for Jing guifei. She smiled and remarked: "Gu's dress, the celestial cranes look like they're in a fairyland. I don't know how the embroidery mother embroidered it, but it's so eye-catching."
Look at her, look at her! Jing guifei glanced at Qu Qing Ju. Holding the newly changed teacup, she smiled and remarked: "Ben gong wants them to make something, naturally it has to be done well. Otherwise, what's the use in keeping it."
"Gu is of high status, they wouldn't dare to mistreat you," Wei Ran Shuang finished and said to Qu Qing Ju, "The workmanship of saosao's dress is very rare. It must have taken a lot of time to make."
Qu Qing Ju smiled as she looked at Wei Ran Shuang, "We are members of the Imperial Family. At times like this, we have to be more particular." Her good biao mei wasn't a harmless little white rabbit.
Wei Ran Shuang's smile dimmed slightly: "Yes, people like us, we don't need these things."
"That's true," Qu Qing Ju nodded, "For a girl like you, it's fine to wear anything, there's no need to be particular."
The dimness on her face froze. Wei Ran Shuang felt that the other's matter-of-fact tone made her heart feel uncomfortable. A beat later, she squeezed out a smile: "Saosao's status is high, naturally we have to pay more attention."
"There's no way around it. We can't let our wang ye lose face," Qu Qing Ju sighed helplessly. She turned to look at He Heng, "Right, wang ye."
He Heng nodded. Without looking at Wei Ran Shuang, he smiled and replied: "You're right." When a woman spoke, as a man, other than responding, he really didn't have any interest in what they were saying.
Men with ability, they didn't mind how expensive or how much money they spent. There were only two kinds of men that disliked the extravagance of a woman. One was a good-for-nothing, the other was a change of heart. Qu Qing Ju didn't know if He Heng had a change of heart, but she knew that He Heng was very capable.
Looking at the interaction between the two, the dimness on Wei Ran Shuang's face became much more real. But she couldn't say anything else and could only force a smile: "Gege and saosao's relationship is very good."
He Heng slowly followed up: "Me and your saosao are husband and wife, of course our relationship is good."
Wei Ran Shuang didn't speak again.
Jing guifei faintly looked at the scene. She put the teacup in her hand to one side and motioned for Ding mama to change a cup for her before opening: "The pastries in the kitchen should be ready. Ben gong will get someone to bring them up. Erxifu, later on at the banquet, you can't drink too much. "If she had to leave halfway through the banquet, wouldn't she lose face?
Hearing this, Qu Qing Ju nodded: "Erxifu will remember. Thank you mufei for the reminder." Finishing, she threw a grateful look at mufei.
Jing guifei jerked the corner of her mouth. She felt that she didn't want to talk to her anymore.
When the sky darkened, Jing guifei finally spoke: "Heng'er, you go to the front first. Ben gong will take erxifu to the rear hall."
He Heng stood and gave a bow. He gave Qu Qing Ju a reassuring look before leaving the door of Zhong Jing Palace.
"Let's go, erxifu." Jing guifei touched the buyao at her temples. She stood and ordered, "Later, obediently follow ben gong. Don't speak carelessly." She felt that if she didn't give a few more orders, she wouldn't be reassured.
Qu Qing Ju went forward to hold her hand. She smiled and replied: "Erxifu will remember."
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