Jade Without Fragrance

   Chapter 91 Palace Banquet

  Wen Feng handed over the bamboo basket and said with a smile, "It's chrysanthemum cake."

  Wen Rusheng's eyes lit up, and he took off the muslin cloth covering the bamboo basket: "I just feel that my mouth is tasteless, and I want to eat something sweet. Yo, this pastry is so finely made, which pastry shop is it from?"

   Wen Rusheng said as he picked up a piece of chrysanthemum cake and stuffed it into his mouth.

   "It was sent by Ah Hao."

   With a click, the half-bitten pastry fell to the ground.

   "Who gave it?" Wen Rusheng held the cake in his mouth and his eyes were straight.

  Wen Feng was silent, remembering that his father was jealous of Ah Hao.

  Wen Rusheng spat out the cakes he hadn't swallowed and stared nervously at the desserts in the bamboo basket: "Why did Ah Hao send you chrysanthemum cakes?"

   "Father, Ah Hao is my cousin, so I don't need any special reason to send me cakes."

   "No no no." Wen Rusheng waved his hands again and again, staring at the chrysanthemum cake.

   "Do you think there is something wrong with the pastry?"

   "Shh—" Wen Rusheng stretched out his finger and shush, looking at the delicate pastry with a wary expression.

   "What are you looking at?" Wen Feng asked helplessly.

  Chrysanthemum cake can jump up and bite?

  Wen Rusheng lowered his voice: "I'm afraid these chrysanthemum cakes will suddenly turn into little mice."

  Youkai can trick your eyes!

  Wen Feng: "..."

   After a long time, Wen Feng packed up his mood: "If you are afraid, I will put the cakes in the study."

   "What are you doing in the study, throw away the swill bucket."

   "Father, stop thinking about it." Wen Feng carried the bamboo basket and walked to the study.

  Wen Rusheng stomped his feet behind him: "If you don't listen to the words of the adults, you will suffer a big loss!"

   When his son was disobedient, Wen Rusheng complained to Wen Ping.

  Because of Lin's good relationship, he and Wen Ping still had something to talk about.

   Wen Ping's eyes flashed and he came up with a bad idea: "Master, if you don't want the second girl to pester the son, why don't you find something for the second girl to do."

"What's up?"

Wen Ping smiled: "Although the tenth master and Mrs. Lin are absolutely righteous, they are inseparable from the father and daughter of the second girl. Now the tenth master's family is living in a small house, and the father is not doing well, and he is a daughter. Doesn't it matter at all?"

   Wen Ping has called his former owner "Master" for more than 20 years, and now it is very easy to change his name to "Ten Master".

"what do you mean--"

   "Master, you can go and sit at Master Shi's place, and remind Master Shi that he still has two daughters to rely on."

   "No, no." Wen Rusheng refused without hesitation.

   The temperature plane is puzzled.

  Wen Rusheng explained in a low voice, "What if Ah Hao knew that I reminded him?"

  Wen Ping's expression was twisted for a moment, and he almost vomited blood.

  This idiot dare not hate the second girl, but is afraid.

   God is not fair, how can such a worthless fool have a good son.

   Wen Ping failed to come up with a bad idea, and a mouthful of old blood was held in his heart.

  Lin Hao told Lin Chan what he had inquired about from Wen Feng, and Lin Chan shyly expressed to Lin that he was looking for a chance to have a prejudice against Han Bao.

  The Lin family sent a message to the Shangshu Mansion.

   "Would you like to see me at the General's Mansion?" Han Baocheng was overjoyed after hearing his mother's reaction to the General's Mansion.

   Willing to meet, means going further.

   He knew that the two friends had also acted, and he had been nervous for the past few days.

   Seeing her son smirk, Mother Han was a little angry: "You are also the grandson of Shangshu, don't look like you can't marry a wife."

   If it wasn't for her son's disappointment, she hadn't taken Miss Lin into consideration.

   "Mother, don't you know that there are two other families seeking to marry Mrs. Lin. The General's House wants to see me first, which means that your son is the best."

   Hearing what her son said, Mother Han smiled: "You can say it."

   Mother Han turned around and arranged for someone to go to the General's Mansion to spread the word, saying that she would take her son to Tianyuan Temple to pray for blessings in seven days.

  Tianyuan Temple is located in the city, so it is convenient to come and go. Seven days later, there will be a puja to eliminate disasters and pray for good fortune. Taking advantage of this opportunity to meet without attracting attention, if it fails, it will not be embarrassing in the future.

   The General's Mansion quickly replied, saying that they would take the two girls to Tianyuan Temple in seven days.

   The two agreed, Han Baocheng thought that he would meet the girl who gave sweet apples soon, and he was so excited that he couldn't help but invite two friends (rivals) for a drink.

   "Brother Han, don't be complacent, the first one is often eliminated." Taipusi Shaoqing's youngest son, Zhang Liangyu, took a sip of wine after listening to Han Baocheng's show.

  The other person was Li Lan, holding the wine cup silently, his thoughts on Lin Chan calmed down.

   This is not to say that Feiqing does not marry, but I think that Miss Lin is beautiful and gentle, which is why I want to ask for marriage.

   Knowing that Wen and Zhang were asking for marriage, he would not get involved at all, but when he found out, he had already invited the Iceman to come, so it was not easy to go back on it. Now that he knew that he wasn't the Lin family's favorite candidate, he wouldn't be boring anymore.

   After a meal, Han Baocheng walked home humming a little song and met Yang Zhe.

   Seeing Yang Zhe holding the book in his hand, Han Baocheng was taken aback: "Brother Yang, won't you just finish your work?"

   Yang Zhe joined the Imperial Academy, and because of his outstanding performance, he was sometimes borrowed to the cabinet to do chores.

  Yang Zhe looked at Han Baocheng's expression and couldn't help but smile: "Are there any wedding wines to drink?"

   "There must be a wedding wine." Han Baocheng was in high spirits and cared about his friends, "Brother Yang, you have to hurry up, don't delay life-long events because you are busy."

  Yang Zhe curled his lips: "I will hurry up, I hope I can touch Brother Han's joy."

  Han Baocheng heard something: "So, Brother Yang has something you like?"

   "Brother Han had a drink, go back and rest early." Yang Zhe patted Han Baocheng's shoulder with a smile and walked to the rented house.

  For the meeting in seven days, Mrs. Lin specially bought two sets of jewelry, one set in red and bright for the eldest daughter, and one set in emerald and beautiful for the second daughter.

  I didn't expect a post from the palace, so that the new jewelry could be used in advance.

   Concubine Zhuang will hold a chrysanthemum viewing banquet three days later, and invite the wives and girls of various prefectures to attend.

   Lin pinched the post a bit strange: "The palace hasn't held such a banquet for a long time, why is Concubine Zhuang suddenly interested?"

  The old lady specially asked: "Is it just done by Concubine Zhuang?"

   "That's what the post said."

   "It may be because I was bored in the palace for a long time and wanted to meet people." The old lady guessed so.

   If Concubine Jing was involved, she could still guess whether it was to choose a concubine for King Wei. Only Concubine Zhuang handled it, it should not be the case, there is no one who chooses a concubine for his son to be his mother.

  Many people in the palace were confused by the posts, guessed the wrong direction, and entered the palace three days later with their beautifully dressed daughters or granddaughters.

  Chrysanthemum Banquet is located in the Cuijinxuan in the garden, with long corridors on all sides, where you can easily enjoy the scenery of the garden.

  The female relatives of the various prefectures who were invited came one after another. With the appearance of Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Jing together, the ladies realized that today's chrysanthemum banquet was probably held for the concubine selected by King Wei.

   Aware of this, some people are happy and some are worried.

   (end of this chapter)