The Divine Doctor and the Crazy Concubine: My princess is very cool

Chapter 79 Princess' Birthday Banquet (2)

After Shangguan Qingge finished writing the gift, she went in. Prince Yun Nan was taken away by the nanny, who said that the eldest princess wanted to take the prince to meet the guests, so she had to go with Dong'er.

Naturally, people from the Zhenbei Marquis’ mansion were invited to today’s birthday banquet, but the people who came were the Zhenbei Marquis, his eldest aunt, and his fifth cousin Chen Siguo.

My third aunt didn't come because she was pregnant with twins and had poor health. The old lady was afraid that it would be inconvenient for her to be alone in the mansion, so she didn't come either. My eldest cousin was still training in the camp outside the capital and had no time, so only three people from the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion came.

My aunt was chatting with other wives of military commanders invited by the princess, my grandfather was drinking with his former subordinates and friends, and my fifth cousin was also with friends of the same age. Everyone had their own things to do, and there was still some time before the banquet started, so everyone was looking for people they got along with to chat first. Shangguan Qingge's place was a bit deserted.

Shangguan Qingge and Dong'er were seen sitting in their seats, drinking tea and eating fruit silently. No one came to talk to her. Shangguan Qingge had no good friends in Beijing. The original owner was not allowed to go out before, and had not even been to school, so she had no good friends. In addition, during the time she came back, she had not used her identity as Shangguan Qingge to participate in any gatherings of noble ladies in Beijing. It was normal for her to have no friends. The incident when registering the gifts made these ladies even more unwilling to associate with her.

Shangguan Qingge's place was deserted, while others were laughing and talking happily, which formed a strong contrast. The happiness belonged to others, while she herself was left alone in peace!

At this time, she noticed a person, a girl.

The girl was sitting in the distinguished seat, all alone. No one spoke to her, and she was drinking tea silently.

The girl was wearing light green clothes and sitting upright. It looked like she had practiced martial arts, but her skin was dark, a healthy wheat color, which did not match the color of her clothes.

The two were quite far apart, and the girl didn't notice that someone was looking at her. Shangguan Qingge just glanced at him. Anyway, he didn't know him, so a glance was enough!

After a while, the banquet began and everyone sat in their seats.

Although the eldest princess's banquet seemed to be crowded, there were not that many posts, at most twenty or so. This was mainly because some families brought their own children to such banquets, and the people invited by the eldest princess included those with whom she had good relations, as well as some important officials in the capital.

The ladies all wanted to take advantage of the banquet to see if there was any young man or young lady who could be a matchmaker for their children. To put it bluntly, it was a blind date in disguise. Although the eldest princess just wanted to have a birthday, how these ladies and officials planned for their children in private was not something the eldest princess could control.

The banquet began. The eldest princess, her husband Guo, and the prince sat in the main seats. Everyone raised their glasses to congratulate the eldest princess on her birthday. At this time, the little servant at the door shouted.

"His Royal Highness is here!"

This voice temporarily interrupted the banquet, and there was no expression on the eldest princess' face.

There were five servants following the prince, each holding a tray in his hand, and the gifts on the tray were covered with red cloth.

Bei Yunhao came in and bowed politely.

"Aunt Imperial, I am late, please forgive me. I wish you a happy birthday!"

"Well, you are thoughtful." The eldest princess said lightly.

"Aunt Royal, I am late because I was preparing a birthday gift for you."

Bei Yunhao said, motioning for the little guys to take off the red cloth, only to see that the five gifts were very large in size!

The five items are a warm jade pillow, a kingfisher headdress, a double-sided Sichuan embroidery round fan, deep sea pearl earrings and a Youshan orchid potted plant.

Bei Yunhao's work is the best of the best, each one is worth a fortune! What's more, there is also a Youshan orchid!

This orchid is not ordinary. It only grows on the Secluded Mountain. It is said that this orchid is black and purple in color, and its fragrance is very fresh, which has the effect of clearing the mind. The most important thing is that this orchid can only grow on the Secluded Mountain. It will die if it is moved to another place. It is very difficult to keep it alive. In addition, the terrain of the Secluded Mountain is steep, and few people can enter and come out safely. Therefore, the preciousness of this flower cannot be measured by money.

Although this orchid has not bloomed yet, it is not easy to keep its stems and leaves alive.

The eldest princess had no interest in other things, but when she saw the orchid, she immediately smiled.

"I'm so thoughtful. Please take a seat."

"Thank you, Auntie!"

Bei Yunhao told the boys to put the gifts away and then sat down in his seat.

There was nothing much to say about the first half of the banquet, it was nothing more than drinking and eating, but the highlight was in the second half.

The second half was when the ladies from each family showed off their talents. The eldest princess did not have any rigid requirements for anyone to show off, as it was mainly voluntary. However, she could not resist the enthusiasm of these people. The better the ladies showed off, the greater their chances of marrying outstanding men.

What's more, it's the eldest princess' birthday and the prince is present. If she's lucky enough to be favored by the prince, even if she's not the principal wife, it would be an unparalleled honor to enter the royal family!

The noble ladies who had talents and wanted to show them went up to perform one after another. There were only two who performed outstandingly. One was Shangguan Qingyun. She danced with a light figure, graceful dance moves, and a pretty face. She was indeed outstanding. No wonder Shangguan Qingyun had charmed some noblemen in the capital.

The other one was Liu Sizhen. She chose to play the piano. She played the piece of music so beautifully that it sounded like heavenly music to the ears. One must say, although this person is annoying, she plays the piano really well.

She was admiring from below in silence, thinking about just getting through the day, but she didn't expect someone to cause trouble at this time!

After Liu Sizhen finished playing, he said to the eldest princess.

"Your Highness, I have an unreasonable request. Please forgive me."

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"I want to admire Princess Ding'an's talent. In the past two months since Princess Ding'an returned to the capital, she has never attended the banquets of the noble ladies. I don't know what Princess Ding'an is capable of. Everyone knows that Princess Ding'an has never been to school. I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince specially invited a teacher to teach in the palace. I also want to see how much Princess Ding'an has learned."

Provocation, this is a naked provocation!

The eldest princess looked a little unhappy. She could see that Liu Sizhen was just provoking her. How could he be so arrogant at her birthday party? The granddaughter of Prime Minister Liu was really extraordinary.

"Princess Ding'an, what do you want to say?" asked the eldest princess.

Shangguan Qingge put down his teacup, stepped out respectfully and saluted the eldest princess.

"I am ashamed to say that I really do not have any talent!"

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