Chapter 335: Candidate

King Yanbei also returned to the palace at this time.
King Yanbei returned to Yunyang City at this time to preside over Xiao Jinglin's ceremony.
Although the selection of guests also needs to follow a certain process, in general, the guests are selected in advance.
Regarding Princess Xiao and the candidate for the official guest at the ceremony, everyone guessed that it was not Mrs. Xu Shanchang from Yunyang Academy or the old lady of the Yun family. Of the two, Mrs. Xu's Ouyang is more likely.
A few days ago, Xiao Jinglin had sent a letter to Ren Yaoqi and said that she wanted to ask her to be her complier for herself and the ceremony. The princess didn't say anything there. She asked Ren Yaoqi to make preparations in advance.
Ren Yaoqi felt that being a complimenter of Yanbei County lord's ritual was somewhat inconsistent with her identity.
However, two days before the ceremony, there were rumors outside that the princess and the official guest of the ceremony had appointed Mrs. Xu Ouyang, and the praiser was the Yun Qiuchen, and did not mention Ren Yaoqi. name. Ren Yaoqi knows that Xiao Jinglin's ceremony is not an ordinary lady's ceremony. I am afraid that there are a lot of specialties, so after hearing this news, he feels normal.
However, Xiao Jinglin did not send any more news, which made Ren Yaoqi feel a little strange.
It was the invitation from the Yanbei Palace. What surprised Ren Yaoqi was that besides her, her mother Li and her sister Ren Yaohua were invited. After receiving this invitation, Ren Yao Qi couldn't help being very grateful to Princess Yanbei. At this time, the Yanbei Palace was willing to help Li on the bright side. Li's communication in Yunyang City would be easier in the future.
Ji Jinli was the guest the day before, that is, to invite the regular guest selected by the divination. In general, the "Subin" should be invited by the host personally. However, due to the special status of the Yanbei King and the Yanbei Princess, the royal court officials should be sent to perform this ceremony.
But on the day of "Subin", Princess Yanbei took the palace carriage and went out.
Everyone thought that Princess Yanbei and Mrs. Xu's Ouyang were still in a master-disciple relationship, and they would personally invite them to show their respect for the teacher. After the carriage of Princess Yanbei passed by Zhengyang Street, she went to Aquarius Hutong.
But what surprised everyone in the end was that Princess Wang’s carriage did not pass through Aquarius Hutong to Yunyang Academy. Her carriage stopped in front of an ordinary house in Aquarius Hutong. Then the attendant in the car knocked on the door of that house.
With a squeak, the door of the house opened, and the elder concierge glanced outside. When seeing so many frames parked at the door, he was not shocked. Instead, he asked who had come. , Immediately returned to the inner house to report to the owner's house.
After a while, the door of this private house opened wide, and a woman in her twenties hurriedly walked out and saluted Princess Yanbei’s sedan chair, respectfully saying: "Please, please, the master Already waiting for the driver at the second gate."
Madam Xin, who was next to the princess, came out and gave a few words, and the princess’s carriage slowly drove into the not spacious golden pillar gate, because the alley was a bit narrow, even if both gates were open, the carriage behind must follow It is not convenient to go in together, so the entourage brought by the princess got out of the carriage at the door and walked into the house after the princess's car.
After everyone entered, in order not to block the alley and to wait for the princess's carriage to come out for a while, the carriages parked at the door were driven into the yard through the back door one after another. Although the facade of this house is not big, the inside is very spacious. There is no problem with parking more than a dozen carriages in the backyard.
And the princess entered this private house and talked with the main house, outsiders can’t inquire about it, but no one knows who the owner of this house is in the entire Yunyang city, because this is where the king of Fei Xian Ligan. Residential.
It has been more than ten years since the Wang Feixian came to Yanbei, but the Yanbei Palace has always been well watered. The people of Xian Wang's Mansion have never been to Yanbei Wang's Mansion, and the people in power of Yanbei Wang's Mansion have never entered the courtyard of Fei Xian Wang's family. This time it was Princess Yanbei who came to visit in an open manner. The meaning of this cannot help outsiders not thinking too much.
Princess Yanbei didn't stop at Feixian Palace any more. After only about a quarter of an hour, she came out again in the carriage.
The frame she had brought with him also drove out one after another from the back door, and followed the princess to leave slowly.
At this time, Princess Yanbei's first visit to the palace has aroused many people's speculations. There are also different opinions about various speculations. Anyway, everyone thinks that these high-ranking people are all implicit and profound, and the visit of the princess is definitely not simple.
Ren Yaoqi naturally learned about the news soon, and she was also a little surprised, but she guessed that it might be related to Xiao Jinglin's banquet. But she knew that at this time, there must be a lot of eyes staring at her maternal grandfather's every move, so she didn't send someone to ask Li for the reason, anyway, she would know what she should know soon.
On the second day, when Xiao Jinglin and the banquet were on the same day, everyone finally knew what was going on in Aquarius Hutong by Princess Yanbei, and Princess Xian Rong Shi was invited to be Princess Xiao and the official guest at the banquet.
This result seems to be expected. That's right, besides this matter, what else does the princess need to blatantly visit?
However, the fact that Rong is the official guest seems to be unexpected. It is reasonable to say that the candidate of the official guest needs both good luck and wealth in addition to high morals. However, although Rong was once the prince and concubine, he is now considered to be Shang is a guest living in Yanbei as a hostess, is it really appropriate to invite her to be a guest of honor?
In the face of the suspicions of everyone, the princess explained lightly: This is the will of God, and it is the candidate calculated by the royal historian, even the palace should comply with the fate.
Regarding the princess's statement, everyone happily expressed that they understood, but not many people believed it in private. Everyone thinks about the recent marriage between the Zeng family and the Wu family in Ningxia, and secretly speculates whether the Yanbei Royal Palace will continue to promote the Wang Xian to come to the court south of Geying?
However, everyone thought it was impossible for King Xian to really turn around. Even if the Yanbei Royal Mansion wanted to exalt the Royal Mansion against the imperial court, the King Xian Family would be nothing more than a few chess pieces that were called to come and flick. They were beautifully placed and had no substantive effect.
Although the old man of the Ren family was surprised when he heard the news, he decided to take a wait-and-see attitude for the time being after thinking about it. He didn't believe that Xianwangfu could turn around once, otherwise why did he go for so many years? ?
However, to be cautious, he still sent his eldest son, Ren Shizhong, to Yunyang City and asked Ren Shimin to inquire about the situation. It's a pity that Ren Shimin didn't know if he asked three questions, and he asked for nothing. Ren Shizhong could only return without success.
Ren Yaoqi was not so surprised when he met his grandmother Rong at the Yanbei Palace. She thought that perhaps because Rong wanted to be the official guest, she did not make her a fan of Xiao Jinglin, otherwise it would be too attractive. .
However, Ren Yaoqi also thought that since Xiao Jinglin would send her a letter to prepare her at the time, it means that the person who made her a praise did not encounter too many objections, at least the princess did not refuse. Then the change of candidates was when the "Jingbin" three days ago, that day happened to be the day when King Yanbei returned to his residence. I don't know what connection there will be.
When Rong Shi saw Li's mother and daughter, he smiled and nodded at them. At that time, she was sitting with Princess Yanbei and talking, so she beckoned Li to come over and let Li give the Princess a gift.
The princess held Li's hand to let her sit down and talk together, and smiled at Ren Yaoqi very familiarly: "Your mother and sister stay here and talk to me. You can go see Jinglin. No, it will start in half an hour. If she is ready, we will go to Chengde Hall."
Chengde Hall is similar to the ancestral hall of the Xiao family in the Yanbei Palace. It is usually not opened on weekdays, but only when offering ancestor worship or ceremonies on New Year's Day. Xiao Jinglin's ceremony will be held in the east room of the main hall of Chengde Hall.
Ren Yaoqi responded and turned away.
She has been in Yanbei many times and is already familiar with Yanbei Palace. She can find Xiao Jinglin on her own without the need for someone to lead the way.
Xiao Jinglin was almost ready. She seemed to be waiting for Ren Yaoqi to find her. When she saw her, she dismissed all the people in the house who had been waiting for her to bathe and change clothes, leaving Hong Ying to wait.
Xiao Jinglin said, "Sorry, my mother had already agreed to let you be my complier, so I thought..."
Ren Yaoqi smiled and grabbed her hand and said: "It doesn't matter, it's fine now."
Seeing that Ren Yaoqi didn't mean to blame, Xiao Jinglin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said: "I didn't expect your grandmother to be the official guest before, but you are right, and the result is not bad. "
Xiao Jinglin and Ren Yaoqi looked at each other, and they smiled at the same time.
Since King Yanbei invited Rong to be the official guest, it was an expression of the private covenant between Xiao Jingxi and King Xian. In this way, they don't have to worry that they will become a hostile relationship for at least a short time.
The two spoke for a while, and when it was almost time, the princess sent someone to invite them before they went to Chengde Hall.
It was the first time for Ren Yaoqi to visit Chengde Hall. All the buildings in Yanbei Palace were solemn and majestic. As an ancestral hall, Chengde Hall had a more solemn style than other halls.
The prince and concubine, the Rong family, and the people who were invited to the ceremony have arrived in the east hall.
Xiao Jinglin who was distributing was led to the prince and princess, and Ren Yaoqi returned to Li and Ren Yaohua.
Ask for a ticket~o(∩_∩)o