Lin Daiyu's Rebirth

Chapter 243: Royal Family Banquet

Daiyu was still wondering why Jiaorou cared so much about her clothes today.

Just when she was full of doubts, Xiaowan found some slightly oversized clothes from the closet and put them on.

Daiyu put on those clothes very reluctantly and couldn't help looking at her figure in the mirror.

Seeing her increasingly round figure and her body that no longer has a waist, I feel a sense of disparity inexplicably.

I saw her lowering her head and constantly measuring her waist.

Unexpectedly, Jiaorou saw through her thoughts and comforted her with a smile:

"Okay, it's natural to gain weight after giving birth, just wait until the baby comes out!"

Before Daiyu could nod, Jiaorou ordered the maid, "Hurry up and prepare the sedan chair. My sister and I are going to see the eldest lady!"

Unexpectedly, Daiyu suddenly didn't want to leave. She looked at Jiaorou pitifully and said with a smile:

"Good sister, please tell the eldest wife that I'm just fine and won't be joining the fun today!"

Jiaorou knew what she was thinking. She was afraid that people would laugh at her for being such a dress-up lover in the past, but now she was like this after getting pregnant.

Then he smiled and said:

"Yu'er, you are now a favorite in the palace, and you are pregnant with the first child after the prince was conferred the title of princess!

Now, you can just sit anywhere calmly and peacefully, a blessing that many people envy!

But Daiyu still refused to go. She whispered to Jiaorou, "Will I get wrinkles on my belly soon?"

At this moment Jiaorou burst into laughter. She took Daiyu's hand and said with a smile:

"Auntie, let's go quickly. I'll find a way for you when the time comes!"

When they slowly stepped into the hall, they saw a small stage in front of the hall. It seemed that a troupe of actors had been hired.

Everyone was already sitting at the round table.

The eldest wife sat on the main seat. She was wearing a gorgeous brocade robe and a fine phoenix feather waistcoat.

Sitting right next to him was his concubine Siyu. Siyu had dressed up carefully today, with her eyebrows lightly drawn and her lips slightly painted red, like a beautiful flower in full bloom.

Siyu spotted them and quickly stood up to greet them. She also kindly asked them to come over and sit down.

And at the end was Aunt Lan, who was dressed in purple Jiangnan warm satin, with a pink padded jacket on the outside and light-colored orchids in her hair, but she also had a unique sense of elegance.

The two children of the eldest wife and Siyu's daughter sat at the same table with several children from their own family.

After everyone was seated, the first wife stood up and said with a smile, "Today is a good day. Our prince wrote back saying that they will be returning triumphantly soon!

I specially arranged this family dinner tonight and selected a few opera singers from the mansion to sing a song for everyone!"

Before the eldest lady finished speaking, everyone clapped their hands and celebrated the happy event in the palace.

Suddenly, Cai Lian waved to everyone with a smile, and the originally noisy scene instantly became silent.

At this moment, a melodious flute sound resounded through the sky.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man in a moon-white cotton shirt holding an exquisite flute, standing in the center of the stage.

He lowered his head slightly, half-closed his eyes, looked focused and intoxicated, and his slender fingers pressed the flute holes flexibly.

The melodious flute sounds are sometimes high-pitched and passionate, like galloping horses; sometimes low and gentle, like gurgling water, which makes people intoxicated by it.

Just as people were immersed in the wonderful flute music, a petite figure flashed out from behind the crowd.

Looking closely, it turned out to be a little girl.

She was very pretty, and looked elegant and refined, just like a daisy blooming in the mountains, emitting a faint fragrance.

The little girl walked up to the man and, accompanied by the sound of the man's flute, she parted her red lips and softly recited an ancient poem:

"The clouds are vast, the waters are boundless, the journey home for the soldiers is long!"

Her voice and the melodious flute sound echoed and complemented each other, forming a magnificent picture.

At this moment, the sound of the flute suddenly changed, and the man playing the flute suddenly raised his head and showed a bright smile to everyone.

Daiyu was just thinking about the little girl's poem. She looked up suddenly and was shocked - it turned out that the person playing the flute was Luo Yuxuan!

Just when she was watching intently, she wanted to ask Jiaorou what kind of play she liked, but she found that Jiaorou had already left her seat.

At this moment, Siyu smiled at her. Daiyu had never met her before, so she smiled at her in return.

Just when Daiyu was full of doubts, she heard the voice of the actress on the stage:

"Suddenly I heard the blast of golden drums and painted horns,

Awaken my lofty ambition to break through the gate of heaven!"

She thought that today's programs were pretty good, all related to war.

Maybe the prince won the battle, and the eldest lady is happy!

As she was thinking, she followed the tune of Beijing dialect, slowly closed her eyes, placed her hands on the table and gently beat the rhythm.

I just heard the people on the stage singing:

"Thinking back then, the peach blossoms were so majestic

The enemy's blood splatters on my pomegranate skirt..."

Daiyu couldn't help but utter an exclamation of admiration:

"it is good!"

What a great song “Mu Guiying Takes Command”!

Little did they know that the maids and servants standing behind them cheered loudly:

"Concubine, you sing well!"

Daiyu looked up in surprise and saw Jiaorou singing on the stage.

No wonder she dressed so beautifully today, it turns out she was singing an opera!

I saw that she was not wearing a costume, but the clothes she wore before coming here, and the eyebrows she had drawn herself. Even so, it still couldn't hide her heavenly voice.

Only then did she realize that Jiao Rou was winking at her.

Daiyu thought, why didn't she ever tell me that she was so good at Peking Opera?

She couldn't help but look up and listen attentively to Jiao Rou's singing.

When she became gentle, Daiyu gave her an admiring smile.

At this moment, Aunt Lan suddenly stood up, slowly raised her teacup, and said to the first wife with a smile:

"Madam, I'll offer you a glass of tea instead of wine, and I'll also offer a glass to each of you sisters!"

Having said this, everyone stood up, holding teacups, and offered tea to the eldest lady.

The eldest wife stood up hurriedly and said with a smile: "We are all sisters, no need to be polite.

Let's have a good time tonight and celebrate with the prince when he comes back!"

The banquet lasted until midnight. Seeing that it was getting late, the eldest wife smiled and said:

"It's already the second watch. Everyone has had a great time today, so let's go our separate ways!"

Jiaorou carefully checked the sedan chair, took Daiyu's hand and wanted to help her get in.

But Daiyu smiled and said:

"Sister, the road is not far, let's walk back and talk!"

Seeing that she couldn't persuade her, Jiaorou thought it would be good for her to move around, so she agreed to her request.

As soon as they left, the eldest wife instructed Xiao Lingzi to take the letter sent by the prince and go with her to see her adoptive father after the people in the mansion had gone to bed.

The eldest wife secretly thought in her heart: Maybe my adoptive father will show mercy and let the prince off the hook!

After all, he is the father of his two sons, he should remember the old friendship!