Acai's Sky

Chapter 435: Banquet Climax, Surprises Continuously

Aunt Rong carried Ah Cai to the greenhouse where they were hosting the banquet.

As soon as Acai entered the greenhouse, she noticed several gazes that were scrutinizing and judging her, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

She now has a very keen sense of good and evil in people. Although she sensed a hint of malice in these gazes, she did not take it to heart.

After all, she is only seven years old!

Ah Cai followed her feeling and looked back. It turned out to be a few girls around her age. They looked at Ah Cai with eyes full of jealousy, and Ah Cai happened to see them.

When Princess Zhuang saw Ah Cai coming, she quickly came over and hugged Ah Cai, saying with a smile, "Oh, this is Yue'er, right? How come she's so light? This little tyrant of our palace, at seven years old, I can't even hold her."

Ah Cai quickly clasped her hands together and bowed to Princess Zhuang, saying, "May Second Royal Aunt be safe and healthy!"

Princess Zhuang smiled even more happily. She had no daughter and looked down upon any of the concubines in the palace.

However, she was very fond of this adopted daughter of King Rui Sima Hui and would not let go of her once she held her.

Princess Zhuang held her in her arms and began to introduce her: "Come, Yue'er, come and get to know the Second Royal Aunt. You'll know everyone at the reunion in the future!"

As she spoke, she pointed to the middle-aged beauty in her late forties sitting on the couch and said, "This is your aunt, the Princess of Qin. The Prince of Qin is currently inspecting the border..."

Ah Cai smiled sweetly, clasped her hands together, and called out sweetly to the Princess of Qin: "Greetings, Grand Auntie, Grand Auntie Changle Weiyang!"

Princess Qin looked at the lovely Ah Cai with a kind smile on her face. She nodded gently and said, "Be well! Yue'er is well too! Come, these two are your sisters, Princess Yu Sima Ling and Princess Qi Sima Jing..."

Ah Cai hurriedly saluted the two princesses, but because she was held by Princess Zhuang, she could only bow up and down with her fists to show her respect.

Sima Ling and Sima Jing couldn't help laughing when they saw Ah Cai's cute appearance. They smiled and handed Ah Cai a big gift box and said gently, "Hello, sister Yue'er!"

Princess Zhuang held Ah Cai in her arms and continued to introduce, "This beauty is Princess Qi, your fourth aunt, and next to her is her daughter, Princess Zhen Sima Rong..."

Ah Cai clasped her hands together and said, "Greetings to the Fourth Emperor Auntie! May the Fourth Emperor Auntie be blessed with good health! Greetings to Sister Rong!"

Princess Qi nodded and smiled, handing Acai a gift box, "Be well! Yue'er is well too!" Sima Rong didn't say anything, but smiled, which made Acai very uncomfortable.

Princess Zhuang continued to introduce Ah Cai, "Princess Wu, your Fifth Aunt, call someone..."

Ah Cai clasped her fists and saluted, "Greetings to Fifth Emperor Auntie! May Fifth Emperor Auntie be safe and happy!"

Princess Wu smiled and nodded: "Be well! Yue'er is well too!" Then, she personally put on a necklace made of carefully inlaid gemstones for Yue'er, and handed her a heavy gift package as a greeting gift.

Princess Zhuang held Acai in her arms and introduced her to the royal relatives present so that they could get to know each other.

Since they are now in a greenhouse, there are no families of civil and military officials here. They are all arranged in the greenhouse next to it.

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Everyone tasted the fresh fruits that were rarely seen in this season and drank the sweet honey water. Every princess felt extremely satisfied and happy.

After a while, maids Xueqing, Yuanqing, Shiqing and others carried several square tables and matching chairs into the greenhouse, which caused the princesses present to look surprised and secretly wonder what their intention was.

At this time, Aunt Rong smiled and explained to everyone: "This is a brand new board game called 'Mahjong'."

Then she signaled the maids to come forward and teach the princesses and daughters how to play.

After all, when people get together, they can't just chat and kill time. They have to find something interesting to do so that they can devote themselves to it and avoid causing trouble due to boredom.

...

Originally, many people thought that coming to the princess's mansion was just to build relationships. If they were happy, they would just say a few words, and if they were unhappy, they would just drink tea.

But who could have thought, really unexpectedly, that surprises would come one after another.

In the past, we always thought that socializing was a hassle, but today it is different. If people want to talk, they can just play mahjong and chat at the table. If they don’t want to talk, they can just play mahjong. They don’t even have to say a word and don’t have to worry about awkward situations!

However, no one expected that all the ladies on Li Bijun's side were so obsessed with mahjong!

These ladies gathered around the mahjong table, each of them concentrating on the whole thing, as if this small piece of world was all that remained in the world.

There was excitement in their eyes, and their concentration and enthusiasm were so moving.

Some ladies stared at the cards in their hands nervously, frowning slightly, silently calculating their next move in their minds, as if they wanted to plan every step just right; some were beaming with joy, with smug looks on their faces, obviously having just played a good hand of cards; and some ladies were playing mahjong easily and freely while chatting and laughing with the people around them, creating a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.

At this moment, they forgot the differences in their identities and status and were completely immersed in the mahjong game.

Every time they play a card, they are full of expectations, and every time they win, they are ecstatic.

The transmission of this emotion filled the whole room with laughter.

In order to play more games, they didn't even have time to enjoy snacks or a sip of tea.

This exhausted the maids and old women they brought with them. They were in a hurry, constantly shuttling between the mahjong tables, busy feeding the ladies fruits, massaging their shoulders, handing them water... they were very busy.

In this lively atmosphere, time seemed to pass quickly, but their enthusiasm did not diminish in the slightest.

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Lunch was already served, but all the ladies were reluctant to leave the card table until they were asked three or four times before they finally got up reluctantly.

Li's aunt, Mrs. Su, pulled Li Bijun to a corner and whispered, "This is a great idea! Every time we get together, it's always jealousy or scheming. But this time, everyone is just busy playing cards. They don't have time to think about those messy things, nor do they have time to think about others..."

Li Bijun smiled, her eyebrows curved, and she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and chuckled softly, "This is a brilliant idea that Yue'er's two maids came up with! They were afraid that there would be trouble at the banquet, so they just let everyone play cards to avoid any more rambling."

Li's second aunt, He, nodded and agreed with a smile. "Yes, this banquet is truly unprecedented. The families of the Wen and Wu families haven't had any quarrels or arguments. Everyone is so engrossed in the cards in their hands, how could they have the energy to argue with others?"

Li Bijun sighed with deep emotion. "This is my first time attending a banquet like this, and surprisingly, no one rolled their eyes at me. In the past, the number of people who rolled their eyes at me was so numerous I couldn't even count them!"

"hehe…"

There were so many dishes at the banquet, but no one had the appetite to taste them. They were all thinking about winning at the mahjong table later!

The meal was devoured in a flash, faster than anyone could have imagined. As soon as they finished, everyone couldn't wait to return to their own greenhouses, calling up their friends and forming teams to continue playing mahjong...

Ah Cai was dumbfounded watching from the side. Is this the charm of mahjong?

Look, they are the princes, officials, and dignitaries of the Yu Dynasty...

Look again, they are princesses, princesses, wives of officials...

Weren’t people in ancient times all reserved?

She found that her seventh uncle Sima Xian was a bit out of place, so she ran over and took him to visit her other greenhouses...

Sima Xian finally escaped from the sea of ​​suffering...