Madam General, please run slower.

Chapter 26 Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet

Two days passed in a flash, and Chunmei was transferred by Jiang Wan to help. Li was not used to other maids touching her, and she got a headache when she saw those fancy clothes and hairpins. She was hesitating whether to go directly with light luggage, and then she turned her head and glanced at the box piled in the corner, and immediately had an idea.

The sun shines on the exquisite courtyard, and the golden light interweaves with the splendor of chrysanthemums, forming a beautiful picture. Two new dogwood trees have been transplanted in the courtyard, which shows that the host has put a lot of thought into the banquet.

In the flower hall, Jiang Wan changed out of her favorite emerald green clothes and put on a long skirt with a dark green pattern embroidered on it. There was no complicated decoration on her head, only a small golden phoenix hairpin to hold it in place, which made her look particularly calm and elegant.

"Sister Wan, will the little princess really come today?" Yu Shurou held Jiang Wan's arm affectionately.

The people around also pricked up their ears. If they didn't want to see this princess in the rumors, they would not have come to this banquet. Now that the weather has turned cold, it's uncomfortable to stay indoors and embroider. Why do they have to come out to appreciate these chrysanthemums? They have no shortage of chrysanthemums to look at at home.

"I don't know about that either." Jiang Wan sighed worriedly, "The princess always follows her heart."

"I heard that the little princess is a fool. Is this true?"

Jiang Wan was just waiting for someone to ask this question. This cousin Rouer is really sensible.

"Shh, don't say that. The princess was just sick before, and the general's mansion has put a lot of effort into regulating the princess's health, but..." Jiang Wan looked embarrassed.

"Just what?" Yu Shurou complained in her heart, halfway through her words, "Do you understand the principle of reducing your lifespan by 10,000 years?"

"Ah, it's just that the princess has been acting very strange since she woke up a few days ago."

"What a strange method?"

Everyone wanted to give Yu Shurou a thumbs up, as this was exactly what they were thinking.

"That's right, he's like a different person." After Jiang Wan finished speaking, everyone couldn't help but whisper.

While others were talking quietly about Jiang Wan's words, a woman in red in the corner interrupted the topic, "It's normal for temperament to change after a serious illness."

This was obviously not the answer Jiang Wan wanted. Jiang Wan nodded to the woman who was speaking and continued, "Miss Tan's words do make sense. Let's just focus on appreciating the chrysanthemums and reciting poems. The royal family is not something we can criticize."

Since you know that the royal family does not tolerate criticism, why are you still talking for so long? Tan Suer rolled her eyes out of respect.

"Xiao Qi, whose family is that girl in red with the surname Tan?"

Wei Qi was carefully taking note of the conversation of the group of people below when he suddenly heard a noise behind him. He almost fell off the wall. When he turned around and saw the people leaning against the wall, he was startled again.

"Father...father...father..."

Li raised her eyebrows and looked up at him with disdain, "Are you clucking like a rooster?"

Wei Qi rubbed his eyes to confirm that there was indeed a living person below, then he jumped down lightly, stood obediently in front of Li and called out, "Princess."

The wound on his back hasn't healed yet, so he doesn't dare to provoke this little ancestor again.

"I just asked you a question, who is Miss Tan?" Li really liked the way she rolled her eyes.

"Princess, that is Princess Shen Jing's daughter, Tan Su'er."

Cautious and respectful? Was this a warning to the princess to be cautious and respectful? It sounded like something her cheap father would do.

"Okay, you continue to squat on the wall. I'm going in." Li waved his hand and walked towards the flower hall with a swagger.

In the courtyard, everyone played Feihualing under the leadership of Jiang Wan.

As soon as Jiang Wan finished her poem, it was the turn of Yu Shurou on her right. She hesitated for a long time but couldn't come up with anything. She had to accept the punishment and was hit on the head by Jiang Wan with a pout.

Every round was stuck with Yu Shurou, and her rising and winding “ouch” made everyone laugh.

"What are you guys playing? You're having so much fun?"

The laughter stopped abruptly, and everyone turned around to look, only to hear a chorus of anger.

"hiss!"

The white dress that was light and tight on her body should have made her look elegant and leisurely, but her pale face looked a bit sinister. The main thing was the serious look of the man in front of her, as if he was an evil ghost coming up from the underworld to collect a debt, and this debt was a debt of life.

As white as Li's body was, Jiang Wan's face was as dark as hers. But in front of so many people, she could only force herself to smile and bow, "I pay my respects to the Madam."

After hearing Jiang Wan's words, everyone present came to their senses, suppressed their doubts, and stood up to pay their respects to the princess.

Li waved his hand to signal them to excuse themselves, but his eyes wandered between the seat next to Jiang Wan and the empty seat next to Tan Su'er. Tan Su'er sat at the edge, with a large empty space next to her, while Jiang Wan sat at the main seat, with a seat left on her left that was obviously reserved for her.

Between asking for knowledge (rolling eyes) and performing his job duties, Li had to give up the former and walked straight to sit next to Jiang Wan.

Li was mainly worried that this concubine was not smart enough. What if that position was also one of Jiang Wan's plans? If she disrupted her plan, she didn't know if this person could make up for it.

Jiang Wan was relieved when she saw Li didn't say anything after he sat down. This position was indeed deliberately chosen by Jiang Wan, but it had nothing to do with her plan. She just wanted to sit in the main seat.

Li, who forgot for a moment that she was the principal wife, was sipping tea leisurely.

Well, it smells good but tastes bitter, not as good as sugar water. No matter how good the tea is, it is just thirst-quenching water in Li's hands.

"You, you are the princess?!" Yu Shurou was the first to break the silence.

Only then did Li notice the person opposite him. Her round almond-shaped eyes were quite cute, but she didn't look very smart with her mouth open.

"you are?"

"My name is Yu Shurou, and General Yu is my distant cousin."

Mother, this princess is so beautiful. I have no hope for your daughter o(╥﹏╥)o.

"Yeah." Yu Xun's cousin, no wonder she doesn't look smart.

Jiang Wan felt very uncomfortable when she saw that all the attention that originally belonged to her had shifted. She smiled faintly and said to Li, "Sisters are all looking forward to the princess's arrival. Before the princess comes, our games are very boring."

This is not interesting, the laughter can be heard outside the flower hall. Li did not respond to her and just drank his tea.

Jiang Wan was not embarrassed and continued, "We sisters are both young scholars in interpretation, so why not let the princess start the first line of the Feihua Ling?"

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Li said leisurely, "What the hell is Feihua Ling?"

Sorry she only knows how to throw darts.

Jiang Wan covered her mouth with her handkerchief in embarrassment, "Oh, I was careless and forgot to introduce the rules of the game to the princess."

Li came to the banquet today just to be harassed, so she didn't think anything of it, but she clearly saw Tan Suer's big eye roll. Sister, it's amazing, the eye roll was so big that only the white of the eye was left.

Jiang Wan was still explaining diligently, "We are playing it relatively simple, there is no limit on rhythm or style, as long as the word "tea" is included in the sentence."

"Tea, okay." After saying that, Li fell into deep thought, tapping his fingertips lightly on the white jade teacup.

Everyone couldn't help but quiet down, and soon the hall was so quiet that only the crisp sound of the jade cups could be heard.

After waiting for a long time without a reply, Jiang Wan said sympathetically, "Princess, please think about it again. I will start it."

Li raised his chin and agreed with her, crossing his arms across his chest and not caring about the smiles in the eyes of others.

Jiang Wan thought for a while and then chuckled and said, "The tea is so fragrant and I will wait for you to come back and make some new tea."

Everyone knew what Jiang Wan's poem meant, and they praised it as a good poem as if nothing had happened, but they secretly glanced at Li several times.

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