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Chapter 379 Family Dinner

The seventh day of the first lunar month is commonly known as "Renri". People will wear new clothes, women will pin exquisite and gorgeous hair ornaments on their hair, and the royal family will reward their officials with "cailu rensheng".

The so-called "Rensheng" refers to a doll shape with double buns and a flower crown cut out of colored paper or gold foil, commonly known as a "grab-bun doll". Legend has it that it can ward off evil spirits, send away diseases, drive away ghosts, and protect the house.

Early in the morning, both the Jing'an Prince's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion received the "Colorful Threads Human Victory" sent from the palace. Xie Chang'an, Jiang Li's family of four each received one, and even Aunt Lian received one.

When the twins saw these exquisitely crafted "hair-pin dolls" placed in brocade boxes, they liked them very much and reached out to grab them.

Jiang Li hurriedly moved the brocade box away: "You can't play with this!"

If the doll is caught by these two strong babies, it will turn into a ball.

"Mom, I want it!"

The twins pointed at the brocade box and kept yelling.

"This is for wearing on the head. Come, let mother put it on you."

Jiang Li picked up the two babies and pinned a bun doll on each of their hats.

Then he brought a mirror to them and asked, "Look, does it look good?"

Xie Buli was a little girl after all. She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled happily, revealing her four little baby teeth.

Xie Buqi twisted and turned, and stretched out his hands hard, trying to pull the bun doll off his head and play with it.

Aunt Lian said hurriedly, "Zhen'er, Zhu'er, take the young county magistrate and the young prince to play in the garden. The young lady needs to dress up."

Today, Queen Zhang is holding a family dinner in the palace to entertain the royal family in Beijing. Jiang Li, the "king of a different surname", will also go to the palace to attend the dinner.

Empress Zhang also issued an imperial decree that since it was a family banquet, Prince Jing'an did not need to wear the prince's formal attire and could attend the banquet in women's attire. She also hinted that she should dress up nicely and attend the banquet in formal attire.

Jiang Li was very puzzled, what did this mean?

Aunt Lian was very excited. Those valuable jewelry that had been gathering dust in the warehouse were finally put to use!

Zhen'er and Zhu'er took the twins out. Aunt Lian, Fei'er and Cui'er hurried to help Jiang Li change her clothes and put on makeup.

She wore a bright red silk coat with wide sleeves, a shawl with a phoenix pattern, and a seven-pheasant crown with pearls and jade on her head. On the top of the crown was a pair of golden phoenixes, and they held two long strings of oriental pearls in their mouths, swaying gracefully.

Aunt Lian put a light layer of makeup on her, put a flower on her forehead, and painted her fingers with nail polish. Jiang Li, dressed up, was so beautiful that it was breathtaking.

Aunt Lian's eyes showed the satisfaction of "my daughter has grown up", her little cat slave is getting more and more beautiful!

Xie Changan also changed his clothes and came over. He was wearing a bright red dragon robe and a jade belt around his waist, which made his features and features look even more handsome and graceful.

When these two people stood together, they seemed to have their own light, dazzling people's eyes.

In the carriage, Xie Changan said sourly: "Why did the Queen insist that you dress up?"

I really don’t want other men to see this beautiful little cat slave!

Jiang Li glanced at him and said, "When I was in the cultivation world, I heard a lot of gossip about Master Zhonghua."

"What? The most beautiful woman in Tianyan Realm will marry him, the Sword Sect's Junior Sister's heart is broken for him, and there is a True Woman in the Pill Sect who is even willing to give a precious Infant Pill for just one night of pleasure..."

Xie Changan snorted, "What does the scandal of Master Chonghua have to do with me? I only have little Li Nu in my heart. I won't be like him, attracting bees and butterflies everywhere."

Jiang Li burst out laughing and said, "Okay, then go ahead and say as many bad things about him as you can."

After entering the palace, the banquet was held in Baohedian.

When the two of them walked into Baohedian side by side, the bustling hall suddenly fell silent.

The princes and grandchildren of the emperor, as well as the princes and dukes, all stared at Jiang Li intently.

Prince Jing'an usually wears the prince's regular clothes. Although beautiful, it always makes people ignore her gender. She is far from returning to women's clothes, which is very visually impactful!

Next to the Prince of Runan sat Princess Ruili, who was dressed in jewels and precious stones. She looked at the two people who looked like a couple of gods, and her eyes were filled with jealousy.

"Your Highness!" She said coquettishly, pulling the Prince of Runan, who was staring at Jiang Li in amazement and almost drooling.

"Who do you think is more beautiful, me or Prince Jing'an?"

The Prince of Runan thought, what a joke, is there even any need to ask this?

But when he turned around and saw Princess Ruili's deep eyes, he felt that everything around him no longer existed, and only this charming foreign woman was in his eyes.

"In my eyes, the princess is naturally the most beautiful!"

Listening to his decisive words, the King of Qin was speechless. Is this guy old and his eyesight is blurry?

Princess Ruili turned the ruby ​​ring on the middle finger of her right hand with mixed feelings.

There is a needle as thin as an ox hair hidden in this ring. As long as you press the mechanism, the needle will pop out.

Should she find an opportunity to attack the Duke of Ding?

However, Patriarch Qinglian repeatedly warned her not to get close to Prince Jing'an and Duke Dingguo, and to stay as far away from them as possible!

Could it be that they could detect the poisonous insect in a state of suspended animation hidden in the ring?

"Your Majesty has arrived——"

"The Queen has arrived——"

To the sound of drums and music, the emperor and empress came together.

They saw Jiang Li, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, at first glance.

Nangong Qinghe was amazed, but Zhang Wanwan had a smile in her eyes.

If those princes and dukes are still bewitched by Princess Ruili despite such a stunning beauty, then it means that there is indeed something wrong with this princess!

Everyone bowed respectfully and welcomed the emperor and empress.

Prince Yan asked curiously, "Why isn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here? Aren't the Imperial Concubine and the Imperial Concubine coming too?"

Since it was a family dinner, why were these important people absent?

Zhang Wanwan said, "The Imperial Concubine has caught a cold, and the eldest prince is very filial and wants to serve his mother. The Imperial Concubine is suffering from morning sickness, and the imperial physician asked her to rest more."

The target of this palace banquet is Princess Ruili, who seems to know witchcraft, so naturally the eldest prince, the imperial concubine, and the concubine cannot be allowed to attend.

Even Nangong Qinghe and Zhang Wanwan wore two defensive jade talismans carved by Jiang Li.

Prince Yan was relieved: "The royal heir is very important, the two ladies must take good care of themselves."

Nangong Qinghe said with a smile: "Today is a family banquet. There are only uncles and brothers here, no distinction between monarchs and subjects. You don't have to be restrained, just drink to your heart's content."

The court musicians began to play music, the dancers began to dance gracefully, and the palace maids and eunuchs such as the pot steward, wine steward, and food steward diligently poured wine and served food to the nobles.

At this moment, three mighty roosters came in in a proud and heroic manner.

Prince Yan's face suddenly became solemn, and his gray eyebrows twisted into a knot.

Three big roosters were dispatched!

What does this mean? His Majesty suspects that one of them is under the spell of witchcraft!

He immediately thought of the scene on the day of the palace banquet when three princes vied with each other to marry Princess Ruili. Could it be that they were under a spell?

His son, Prince Gaoping, also said that he regretted it very much afterwards. He didn't know why, but when he saw the King of Zhongshan come forward to ask for the princess' hand in marriage, he was like a possessed person and followed suit.

He cursed and swore in the ancestral hall that he had no intention of marrying a foreign princess!

In this case, if my son was bewitched by a witchcraft, then the person who put the witchcraft on him must be this foreign princess!

The look in Prince Yan's eyes turned gloomy when he looked at Princess Ruili.