The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

King An became extremely fat because he was obsessed with the "way of health preservation".

The King of Chu looked at his own figure, which was still well-proportioned even though he was in his seventies or eighties, and then looked at his eldest son.

He swallowed the words that were on his lips.

In the end, he didn't say the words about paying attention to royal etiquette.

Forget it, he is not a child anymore, and he has sons and grandsons here, so let’s give him some face.

Prince An sat there and felt his father's gaze on him several times, and his mind was inevitably full of mixed thoughts.

Even when he felt the gazes of his brothers, the smile on his face deepened.

It was early autumn, it rained and was windy, and it was already getting a little chilly.

But at the banquet, Prince An twisted his body slightly and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.

He felt a little hot.

So he took off his outer coat, straightened his clothes, and let out some coolness.

"Who made this dress? It's so hot."

Princess An came over and straightened his cuffs.

"Concubine Mu gave you this gift on the prince's birthday."

Prince An's original wife had passed away many years ago, and the new Princess An was only in her thirties.

"If you can't do it, don't do it."

Prince An's mood became bad again, and he snorted coldly and muttered.

"Your Highness is right. Try some ice cream to cool down your body."

Princess An knew everything clearly in her heart, so how could she blame the concubine?

However, Concubine Mu and she did not get along well. When she heard the prince say this, she was happy in her heart, but she did not show it on her face.

At this time, many people in the hall had already taken off their outer cloaks.

"It's very hot. I'll put it on when it cools down."

"Mother, please put it on, or you'll catch a cold."

Song Shengfu was a little amused and helpless, she really felt hot.

I just walked in from the outer hall, and the wind was a bit cold.

Now that I stop, I feel like the palms of my hands and feet are on fire.

"The tea is cold. Let me drink some to calm my nerves."

Unable to undress, Song Shengfu said in a roundabout way that she wanted to drink cold tea.

Mrs. Lu wanted to say something but stopped herself, and asked someone to bring it to the old lady.

The banquet began with palace prostitutes singing and dancing to drum music in the middle of the hall, while officials below ordered their families to toast each other and have a great time.

Of course, this is all on the surface.

When there are many people, there is too much right and wrong.

When these noble ladies gathered together, they often competed with each other privately.

Song Shengfu is considered to be the oldest old man among all the people present here.

Those who are tactless would not dare to offend her.

The biggest problem is that she is a little deaf.

For example, someone asked her how much she usually eats.

She understood it as how many eggs were in the nest.

She had no interest in raising livestock, so she could only answer euphemistically that she didn't raise chickens, so there were no eggs in the nests.

This caused a group of people to burst into laughter.

Even Lu's expressionless face showed a hint of smile.

"I'm old now and my hearing isn't very good. I'm sorry to have made you all laugh."

Seeing them laughing, Song Shengfu also laughed, knowing that she had misheard again.

"Having you is a blessing to the Marquis' Mansion. When my wife is born, I will definitely bring her to you and you will call her a blessing."

Calling a newborn baby "Fu" is a tradition. When an elderly person holds a newborn baby in his arms and says some auspicious words to the baby, the baby will be safe, healthy and prosperous in the future.

The woman came up to Song Shengfu and said this loudly.

So Song Shengfu heard it clearly and squinted her eyes with a smile.

"Okay, if you don't mind an old woman, just bring her here. I'll give her a big red envelope when the time comes."

"I heard it, and you can't hide from me then."

When everyone is having fun, there will always be some bad voices.

After hearing what the person who came to cause trouble said, the smile on Mrs. Lu's face disappeared completely.

"It's a pity that the old man's blessing didn't reach the young general."

Suddenly, the atmosphere around became a little cold.

Everyone turn around and see who is so arrogant.

Oh, isn't this an old acquaintance?

The Crown Princess of Prince Cheng, she said with a smile and walked away.

Song Shengfu didn't hear it and just watched the performance on the stage.

Even if she heard it, she didn't care.

"There's no need to argue with those people."

Ding Meishu pulled Sister Qiong, whose eyes were red with anger. Sister Qiong had always been slow and measured, but today she was so angry that she wanted to throw the plate in front of her onto the prince's wife.

Song Shengfu heard the noise, turned around, pulled Sister Qiong to her side, and soothed her head with her hand.

Sister Qiong felt a lump in her throat and hid in her grandmother's arms, wiping away her tears.

Queen Zhu was upstairs and saw what was happening in the Marquis' Mansion.

She coughed twice and covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief for a long time before she caught her breath.

She sat there, with the Emperor of Chu next to her.

Queen Zhu looked outside the hall, as if waiting for something.

The Emperor of Chu was also not idle, and was constantly observing his sons.

The more I look at it, the more uncomfortable I feel.

The more I look at it, the sadder I feel.

Of his sons, the second was a smiling tiger, the best at putting on a show, and had almost no achievements in the Great Chu. He had long been excluded from the list and was not suitable for the position of emperor at all.

The fourth son has the same temper as his mother, he is extremely arrogant. If he becomes the emperor, the people of the Great Chu will suffer a lot.

As for the fifth brother, the Emperor of Chu had to say that he was the most suitable one for this position among his brothers.

He did a good job in governing the country, making decisions, and handling public affairs.

But there is a fatal point. His maternal family is too greedy and too deeply influenced by Concubine De. If he succeeds to the throne in the future, his maternal grandfather's power will be too great and it will easily disrupt the government.

Of course, he could issue an order to execute Concubine De and find a reason to suppress the Li family.

But there is probably not much father-son love left.

Moreover, the current situation in the court is complicated and chaotic, and one small move can affect the entire body.

If the fifth child is very good, like the sixth child, then there is no harm in trying it for him.

Unfortunately, he is not.

Apart from his decent abilities, he still has some shortcomings in terms of moral character.

Looking at the sixth brother again, the Emperor of Chu couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

Since getting married, he has settled down in his own Prince Chun's Mansion. Apart from paying his respects every month, he spends the rest of his time accompanying the princess in appreciating flowers and the moon.

What a leisurely and wealthy prince.

Such a life made even the Emperor of Chu, who had to get up before dawn every day to attend the early morning court, a little envious.

After seeing his sons, he thought of his grandchildren as usual.

It turned out that he was planning to pick out a few smart and clever ones among his grandchildren and train them well.

But as time went on, he discovered that these grandsons were too deeply influenced by their father, and few of them shared his views.

Although, there is nothing wrong with a son being of the same mind as his father.

But the Emperor of Chu did not think so. He wanted to live a few more years, so naturally he wanted to cultivate a next emperor who would share the same ideals as him.

If they were all of one mind with his royal father, and if one day they had evil intentions and were instigated by his royal father, they could poison him at any time and kill him silently.

Thinking of this, the Emperor of Chu felt a little resistant to these grandsons.

He knew in his heart that these children whom he had high hopes for would be taught political lessons by his good sons privately when they returned.

It's nothing more than those words, teaching them to listen to themselves and so on.

In addition, after the incident of the emperor's grandson being poisoned, the Emperor of Chu sent them back directly.

There is no suitable one among those grandchildren.

In the palace, the brutal competition has cost him several of his favorite children.

Unfortunately, his sons controlled their own sons too tightly, which the Emperor of Chu did not like.

So, Yu Gu appeared in front of him.