The Protagonist’s Halo - Chapter 133

The birthday of Princess Zhaohua is getting closer, and the princess mansion has already begun to arrange, from the guest list, to the banquet arrangement, and invites famous opera troupes in Beijing to sing and so on. In the past, these affairs were handled by Qi Lingyan. , Because the eldest princess gave her the power to assist the princess mansion.

Qi Lingyan used to have such a status both inside and outside the princess mansion. In addition to the eldest princess’s love for her, it was this power.

Daxia’s women cannot enter the dynasty and be appointed as officials of Hou Baixiang. Whatever can be held in their hands is also the power to manage the back house. As long as this power is still there, nearly a thousand maids and maids in the princess’s mansion will go up and down. I dare not disrespect her.

Over the years, Qi Lingyan has also been doing her best to take care of the trivial matters around the eldest princess. The large and small banquets held in the house have done perfect and perfect, which attracted everyone’s praise. This is also one of the reasons why she has become a popular candidate for the high-ranking clans in Beijing to marry as a daughter-in-law.

But this year’s birthday banquet for the eldest princess was a bit embarrassing. The eldest princess’s daughter, Princess Pearl, has already returned, and Qi Lingyan will not let go of the power of the assistant princess mansion anymore. After all, the princess is the decent master of the princess mansion.

The eldest princess may not have thought so much, but many people have this thought.

Qi Lingyan just heard some news, before someone talked about embarrassing her in front of the eldest princess, she took the initiative to know and wittyly asked the maid to bring her birthday banquet account book and guest list to Qingyi Hospital. I heard that the new yard for the princess is still under repair, and it is likely that the princess will not be able to move in until after the birthday of the eldest princess.

Xiao Han was a little surprised when Qi Lingyan suddenly came to see her abruptly and brought a bunch of ledgers. As a result, he heard her talk about the birthday banquet.

Qi Lingyan was also a little embarrassed, mainly because she couldn’t understand the thoughts of the princess. Not only did she say in front of the princess that she didn’t mind her existence, nor did she embarrass her because of her status as the princess.

It should be a person who is easy to get along with, but Qi Lingyan also tried to please the princess in these days when the princess returned to the princess mansion, and to draw close feelings with the princess. This would be beneficial to her situation in the house and in the future. There are advantages and no disadvantages. But Qi Lingyan has a lot of thoughts secretly, whether it is sending hand-made cakes and soups, or guessing the princess’s preferences to establish a common topic, helping the princess to adapt to the life of the noble girl, etc., it seems to have no effect.

The princess’s attitude towards her is always indifferent, neither disgusting nor close to her.

This time around hosting the birthday banquet of the eldest princess, Qi Lingyan also took some care, and took the initiative to hand over the power of the account book to the princess, more to show her attitude and not to lose her tongue.

She actually thought about it, not long after the princess had just returned, and she didn’t know how to handle it. She also represented the princess mansion to receive all the ladies. At that time, even if the eldest princess deliberately left it to the princess, most of it would not be assured that something went wrong. The result is likely to be to let her and the mother-in-law next to the eldest princess assist.

In that way, Qi Lingyan did not completely lose her power and status in the princess mansion.

Xiao Han flipped through it. In fact, everything is almost done. After all, in this era, no matter how much the owner does it by himself, it is just a lot of talk and careful arrangements for the next person to do it. She also sees Qi Lingyan’s littleness. Mind, after all, in front of her experience, this is not enough.

Only from the affairs of the Associate Princess Mansion, Xiao Han can see that her eldest princess mother still trusts Qi Lingyan. Otherwise, if Qi Lingyan had any malice towards the eldest princess or the entire princess mansion, it would be quite easy to do anything to threaten and harm the eldest princess.

She simply analyzes it from an objective and rational point of view, and she doesn’t know how to say it. She hurts feelings easily and is not inviting.

Xiao Han pushed back the ledger, and said lightly, “You take it back, I don’t like to take care of these things.”

The main reason is that Xiao Han did not intend to show off at the birthday banquet of the eldest princess. It may be important to Qi Lingyan, but it is only a small matter for her.

Qi Lingyan hesitated for a moment. This result was a little bit unexpected. It was because the princess was really careless about these things, or she didn’t know what it meant behind it.

Xiao Han had already assumed a gesture of seeing off the guests, and Qi Lingyan had to leave first.

After returning to Fuyuanyuan, Lan Xin, the maid next to Qi Lingyan, was dissatisfied with her master and murmured, “Miss has a hot face and a cold buttocks, and I haven’t seen anyone remember you well.”

The young lady in her family struggled every year to prepare for the birthday banquet of the eldest princess. Seeing the princess came back, she took the initiative to give in, and briskly sent the things there, but she didn’t see anyone accept it and gave her a good face. However, it is not so much that Lanxin is resentful for the young lady, it is better to say that she hasn’t changed from the past favors to understand the current situation, and she has no respect for the princess under the unbalanced mentality.

Qi Lingyan frowned. Although Lan Xin had been with her for many years, she was still a maid, and her vision was too shallow. She sighed, “Whether the princess is willing to accept it or not, this is what I should do. “

She took the initiative to give it out and be considerate, better than being mentioned in front of the eldest princess, or if the eldest princess remembered it, she would take her power position away in one sentence and be embarrassed.

Qi Lingyan knows that the eldest princess loves her, and her love for these years cannot be faked. However, as a superior person, the eldest princess has everything going smoothly. Wherever she understands the minds of the people under her, how will outsiders talk about her embarrassing righteous daughter.

The princess is back. The eldest princess may be all thinking about compensating the princess now. It is reasonable to ignore her, but there are many people who fall into the stone with the red top and the white. Most of the noble daughters who surrounded her in the past are also waiting to see her jokes.

She just didn’t want to be a joke in the eyes of others.

Moreover, at a young age, who wants to confess his fate, the glory power in front of him can’t help but want to fight. Otherwise, Qi Lingyan would not have this kind of caution.

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Princess Zhaohua really didn’t take it very seriously. In her opinion, it was quite simple. Since Mingzhu didn’t like it, Lingyan would handle it. She also had several experiences, so she should be able to do it properly. One is her biological daughter who has been lost and recovered, and the other is a righteous daughter who has been with her for many years. As long as there is no competition, she is not unhappy.

Since receiving the order from Abbot Yanjing, the princess’s mood has been brisk.

Mother Wu next to her didn’t know what to say. In fact, she wanted to mention a word or two with the eldest princess. Ms. Qi is so knowledgeable and interesting, and Wen Liangqian is fine. Who would think that the princess refused to ask the princess.

Since the princess returned to Beijing, he has neither seen his majesty and queen mother in the palace, nor has he appeared in front of others. This birthday banquet of the eldest princess represents the first public appearance of the princess on a formal occasion in Beijing. How can anyone who has entered the circle of precious ladies just perfunctorily.

When the time comes, except for the banquet, the male and female guests will be in the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard, separated for a long time. Naturally, the family members of the third rank and above will accompany the princess to talk to the theater, and there will also be young ladies.

In the past few birthday banquets, Ms. Qi, on behalf of the princess’s mansion, received the wealthy daughters in the capital. Her words and deeds were also generous and thoughtful. But this year the princess has returned, so the princess should naturally take over the matter. Even if you don’t understand the etiquette and rules of Beijing, hurry up and teach more.

If not, wouldn’t it be underestimated, thinking that the princess was not taken seriously, and was robbed of the limelight by a righteous woman.

Mother Wu sighed. She could persuade the eldest princess, but the serious master didn’t know what she could do.

Xiao Han still didn’t know that anyone was worried about her status as the princess, and if she knew it, she would have laughed.

Think about it in the mansion that she never tried to ask for any rare and precious jewelry, nor did she wantonly call her servants and maidservants to enjoy the splendid treatment of the princess. He didn’t even go out to bully people because of his status as the princess. It was nothing at all at Daci Temple.

Indeed, the identity of the princess was borne in vain.

How many people can’t wait to take their place, just like this was wasted by her. But Xiao Han did not think about using this identity to do anything, other than acknowledging relatives, it had no other effect on her.

Compared with the eldest princess, Xiao Han did not spend much time with his father Wei Guohou, especially this opportunity to be called to the study.

Wei Guohou didn’t know what to do with this lost daughter. The idea of ​​being close and indulging can only be achieved by persuading his wife to relax the discipline of her daughter.

He had been secretly paying attention to Yinghuan’s daily life in the princess mansion, and then gradually realized that in the years when he and the eldest princess lost her, his daughter had become so good.

She doesn’t develop a cringe and flinching like a small family. It’s not like a bitter and tough one who has experienced hardships and grievances, and she doesn’t have the slightest bit of arrogance and extravagant temperament.

Compared with these, anything that is out of style and so on is nothing.

Even in front of him, Ying Huan was calm and composed, without any tension or cramp, just like a piece of gentle and radiant jade.

He also believed that Zhaohua would realize it over time.

Wei Guohou softened his tone and asked in a gentle voice, “Listening to your elder brother, you have prepared a birthday gift for your mother yourself.”

Xiao Han nodded.

Wei Guohou smiled and said, “Whatever you give, your mother will like it.” He said this to save her daughter from having too much pressure. Gifts, whether they are precious or not, are a part of the daughter’s heart. Parents How could you not like it.

Xiao Han smiled, she hoped Wei Guohou and the princess would like it.

Master Yanjing’s orders and the fact that his daughter met King Qi, Wei Guohou also knew about it, as well as his previous doubts about his daughter’s adoptive parents.

He originally wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with his daughter, but the words finally turned into a sentence, “No matter what you do, you must remember that you are our daughter and this is your home.”

Xiao Han’s eyes flashed with complexity, and she also wanted to tell Wei Guohou that after the birthday of the princess, she was leaving.

Both Zhao Huaiting and Zhao Yanqi are not the masters, and the princess’s personality is not suitable. But it should be said in advance, the most suitable person is his father Wei Guohou.

But now I can’t say it.

There was a rare trace of sentimentality in Xiao Han’s heart. It’s just sad that even if you don’t say it, this decision will not change.

Not to mention now, Quandang is the last gentle and pure family affection.

Wei Guohou thought that he would not know how to get along with his daughter, but who knows that many topics he brought up, Yinghuan can handle, and she has unique insights, some of the knowledge is mixed, but she just picks it up casually, it is difficult Imagine being a woman at her age and knowing so much. It’s no wonder that she will give birth to the mind that rushes out to travel through knowledge, and I am afraid that even ordinary men are not as good as her.

Although Wei Guohou was willing to chat with his daughter for a while, he was reluctant to talk about certain things.

For example, the affairs of the Great Xia Dynasty, the situation of the Weiguohoufu.

Neither Wei Guohou nor Zhao Huaiting would tell her.

Xiao Han sighed slightly, but it didn’t matter.

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On the birthday of Princess Zhaohua, the princess mansion was decorated in a gorgeous and festive manner, with radiant lights everywhere, and the hanging palace lanterns were like jade beads.

Not only the birthday gifts of the Queen Mother and His Majesty in the palace also arrived early, and even the King Qi, King Wu, and King Han personally came to congratulate them, as well as the noble princes from all over the capital, as well as the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty. Congratulations, no one dared to belittle the birthday of Princess Zhaohua, the sister of your majesty.

The mansion invited Changchun, the most famous opera troupe in Beijing, to sing a few plays that Princess Zhaohua liked.

Bab, babble, melody and well-deserved reputation.

Most of the female family members are in the Nuan Pavilion, seeing the birthday of the eldest princess this year, and it is still Qi Lingyan who is on behalf of the princess’s mansion to receive the daughters of the prestigious daughters from various provinces.

Many people can’t help but think about it.

The lady who was thinking of taunting or pitying Qi Lingyan also kept silent. Obviously, even if the eldest princess recognizes the princess, Qi Lingyan is still valued in the princess mansion.

But there are also a few who don’t give face, such as Chengjun Wang’s daughter-in-law An and the county lord, who directly said, “Why don’t you see the Mingzhu Princess? Instead, you came to entertain us.”

In the past, Qi Lingyan used to be on an equal footing with them by virtue of her patriarchal female status, but now the county lord of Anhe feels ashamed. Qi Lingyan is the host of the princess mansion and represents the princess mansion.

When the other ladies heard this, their eyes lit up. To say that what they want to see most at this banquet is the relationship between the princess’s daughter, Princess Pearl, and her righteous daughter Qi Lingyan. Unfortunately, I want to see you. The other hero who arrived did not show up at all. But fortunately, the county lord Anhe also questioned Qi Lingyan on the spot, and the play was not bad.

Everyone is looking forward to the confrontation between the two.

Qi Lingyan pursed her lips and said in a gentle tone, “The princess Xijing is not good at dealing with these social occasions, so I will entertain you all.”

The county lord Anhe snorted coldly. She had no feelings for the Pearl Princess she had never met before, but she was also a clan girl, but it was a shame that an orphan girl from a humble background robbed the limelight.

In the eyes of some Gonghou’s ladies, Qi Lingyan was so scheming at such a young age, with a powerful wrist. The serious princesses with royal titles were squeezed to the limit by her, and they did not show up on such important occasions. In front of the princess, they naturally wouldn’t say anything, so as not to disturb the princess’s interest.

Qi Lingyan also complained in her heart not to give it away. With her cleverness, of course she would not fail to think of this, but not every big family would be willing to be such a powerful daughter-in-law.

Overcoming the princess lord’s limelight and taking away the princess’s favor, she even thought about it and dare not do it. The princess father and brother are still protecting her, and the eldest princess loves her and will not pass her biological daughter. Now she didn’t even think of it like this.

The princess didn’t even show her face. This ordered her to become too popular, and Qi Lingyan felt some scorching eyes on her. It’s just that the matter is over, and she can’t make any mistakes anymore.

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Qingyiyuan,

Xiao Han really didn’t like the noise and joy. Even when she was in Nanyue, she never took the initiative to host any palace banquets, and when she was the crown prince, she only had to show her a little bit, and no one else would. Say what.

And here, Xiao Han’s attitude is also very special, she has some scruples, and many have no scruples.

Thinking of the recent increase in the number of Daxia secret agents staring at Weiguohou’s Mansion and Long Princess’s Mansion, Xiao Han couldn’t help but chuckle. Her cheap uncle was always suspicious and shrewd. The identity she fabricated casually did not go through investigation, and she would find something It is also normal.

Even after meeting the abbot Yanjing at Daci Temple, Xiao Han thought he would tell the emperor. If not, then it seems that Buddhism really wants to develop more believers in South Vietnam, or get a more tolerant environment with the support of her crown prince.