The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

Chapter 175 Flower Appreciation Banquet

Because the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were both injured in the assassination, Nan Wangyu and Lu Lingxi stayed at home, recuperating.

During this period, the Emperor and the Queen sent the best supplements to nourish their bodies.

Gu Yan'er, the Crown Prince's Consort of the Zhenguo Marquis's Mansion, went to the Crown Prince's Mansion the next day to visit the injured Crown Prince and Crown Princess.

But seeing that Nan Wangyu only had some superficial injuries, and that the redness and swelling on Lu Lingxi's hands had completely subsided due to timely ice application, and that he had no other injuries, he felt a lot more relieved.

Such a high-profile recuperation at home is intended to get the assassin severely sentenced.

In order to prevent the news of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess being assassinated and injured from spreading to the border, which would make Lu Yi and Lu Yugang worried, Gu Yan'er sent a secret letter to each of them, informing them of the true condition of the two in the capital, and also reassuring them.

The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess rested until the day of the Shangsi Festival when the Prince's Mansion held a flower-viewing banquet.

When the news spread that the two heads of the Prince's Mansion were injured, everyone thought that the flower-viewing banquet would be cancelled, but no cancellation notice was received, so the banquet had to be held.

So, on the Shangsi Festival on March 3rd, everyone who received the invitation packed up early in the morning and rushed to the Prince's Mansion.

The weather was good that day, the spring was bright and the flowers were in full bloom.

When those who were attending the flower-viewing banquet arrived at the main gate of the Prince's Mansion, a servant came forward to take the invitations that had been sent out earlier and check them.

When the invitation was sent out, it was stated that participants must bring the invitation and be verified before entering the Prince's Mansion, in order to prevent people with ulterior motives from planting assassins. After all, the two owners of the Prince's Mansion had just experienced an assassination, so it was understandable that the identity check was stricter.

After verification, the servant will lead the visitor to the Diecui Pavilion. On both sides of the road leading to the Diecui Pavilion are placed various kinds of chrysanthemums in full bloom.

Common ones: white chrysanthemum, pink chrysanthemum, red chrysanthemum, yellow chrysanthemum, green chrysanthemum... Rare ones: black chrysanthemum, purple chrysanthemum, Bianliang Hongyu, Tangyu Jinqiu, Bianliang Lucui, Jinlong Tengyun... There is everything, and it is surprising that no two pots of chrysanthemums are of the same variety. At the foot of the mountain of Diecui Pavilion, there is a circle of precious bonsai, and the pots of the bonsai are also covered with flower riddles.

On the hillside, poppies are in full bloom. Looking around, the poppies all over the hills are like a gorgeous painting. The breeze blows, and the flowers sway gently, as if dancing a graceful dance. The petals of poppies are soft as silk, and the colors are bright and eye-catching, including red, pink, white, etc., as gorgeous as the clouds in the sky. Among the flowers, bees and butterflies shuttle among the flowers, adding vitality and vigor to this beautiful scenery. On this mountain, you can wander in the sea of ​​flowers and feel the beauty and tranquility of nature. Breathing the fresh air and listening to the birds singing, it feels like being in a fairyland.

All the people who came were educated people, and they all watched rationally, and no one profaned or picked them. Especially the poppy, everyone knew that it was the favorite of the late queen. When the emperor of Nanzheng built the prince's palace for the prince, he specially ordered people to leave such a large open space and plant poppies on the hillside. No one dared to treat it lightly.

It was different from the last Mid-Autumn Festival banquet hosted by Queen Gu in the palace, where the noble ladies in the capital were asked to prepare their own programs and compete with each other to determine the best one and get the title of "Fairy Under the Moon".

Today's flower-viewing banquet at the Prince's Mansion will not involve singing and dancing. Visitors can just have fun and do not need to worry about the performances, so they will have a better time.

But there were still songs and dances in the morning. Concubine Shang spent several days to select skilled technicians from the Jiaofang Division and arranged programs including songs and dances, dramas, and even acrobatics. Each program was wonderful and the audience cheered.

Some of the more daring ones who were spoiled by their families couldn't help but whisper to their friends: "This kind of banquet is really interesting. It's not like the last Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, where the ladies were forced to sing and dance to show off. After others performed, they had to think of different words of praise against their will. It was really tiring."

The man was dissatisfied: "You mean that the compliments you gave me that day were all against your will?"

The little girl quickly took the arm of the person next to her and said coquettishly, "How can you say that? I am sincere in praising my sister. But we are all noble ladies, born to manage the family and take care of the affairs. Why do we spend so much time on singing and dancing? Do we have to show off to others all day long?"

After spending so much time together, the elder sister next to her knew that the little girl was outspoken and had absolutely no intention of trying to seduce others, so she smiled and said, "Well, there is some truth in what you said. Wow, look!"

It happened that at this moment a relatively slender female dancer on the stage stood with one foot on the shoulder of a muscular female dancer, with the other foot pointing to the sky, and six apples in her hands being thrown back and forth, forming an oval. The dancers below slowly turned in a circle.

The two little girls couldn't help but applaud when seeing such skills. They stopped talking about the previous topic and continued to watch the game attentively.

Concubine Shang had basically watched these programs once, so she was not very surprised. She turned to look at Lu Lingxi and found that she was watching them very intently. She smiled helplessly and could not bear to disturb her, so she got up and went to arrange lunch by herself.

Today was a clear and sunny day with no rain, and the sun was not too scorching. The temperature was just right, neither too hot nor too cold. Concubine Shang decided to arrange lunch outdoors. While she was directing people to place tables, chairs and benches, Lu Lingxi was still excitedly discussing the performance on stage with Gu Yan'er, the Crown Prince's Concubine of the Zhenguo Marquis's Mansion.

When Lu Lingxi's stomach growled, she suddenly woke up, slapped her forehead, and exclaimed: "Oh, how could I be so busy watching the show that I forgot to arrange lunch."

Gu Yan'er next to her was trying to ask her to go quickly.

Chunhong said, "Your Highness, please be at ease. Concubine Shang has already made arrangements. She also told you before she left that if you really can't take your eyes off, you don't have to go over there. She will make arrangements."

Lu Lingxi hurriedly said, "That's great, Concubine Shang is really considerate of me."

Then he immediately threw himself into the performance on the stage, and did not lead everyone to the dining area until all the shows were finished.

Concubine Shang arranged the lunch place on the open space southeast of Diecui Pavilion.

As soon as Lu Lingxi saw Concubine Shang, she pulled her and acted coquettishly: "Sister Shang, you have worked hard. I should have arranged lunch, but the program Sister Shang arranged was too exciting. I couldn't take my eyes off it. Sister, you won't think I am deliberately being lazy, right?"

Concubine Shang knew that Lu Lingxi was a child, so she didn't bother with her and comforted her: "The Crown Princess likes to watch and play, so just go today. All matters have been arranged in advance, and I am watching, so nothing will go wrong."

Just as Lu Lingxi was about to agree, Concubine Wang came closer and said abruptly, "You are eager to take charge of everything so that outsiders will know that the real boss in the backyard of the Crown Prince's Mansion is you, not the Crown Princess. Although the Crown Princess is younger, you are a concubine, you can't bear her calling you sister, right?"

Lu Lingxi was regretting his momentary happiness and forgetting that this was not a private scene. If he called Concubine Shang "sister" and was heard by someone with ulterior motives, it would only cause trouble for both of them.

Concubine Wang pretended to salute her and advised her sincerely, "Your Highness, you are young and have little experience. You don't understand the twists and turns involved. Don't be fooled by some people who pretend to be kind on the surface. Concubines and illegitimate children are not even qualified to attend ordinary banquets, let alone host banquets. If you come a few more times, the world will only know about the prince's concubine Shang, but will they remember you, the prince's principal wife? Your Highness, be careful, don't let others sell you out and help them count money."

After Concubine Wang finished speaking, she walked to her seat and sat down without waiting for Lu Lingxi and the monk concubine to reply.