Chapter 27: Prince Ying arrives, completely lacking any warning sign
Once the imperial edict for moving one's home came down, it set off a huge whirlwind in the entire capital. It had turned into everyone's topic of idle conversation over tea and meals. Very quickly, Elder Chu's birthday feast had arrived.
In the capital, a lot of people carried curiosity towards Chu family's little Miss, so, one after another, they partic.i.p.ated in this birthday feast. Even those that didn't receive a written invitation used every possible means to get one. It was said that these several days, the servants of Chu family had dredged up a lot of profit, and their hands were amply greased!
The day of the birthday celebration, Chu family's front door was as busy as a marketplace. This was something that Chu family had never achieved, even at the height of the family's powers. Elder Chu smiled until one could even see his back teeth, thinking that his status in the capital had risen with the tide.
The servants in Chu family carried all kinds of pastries, coming and going, wishing they had grown an extra pair of hands or legs. Today, the Chu family manor was unusually lively.
Madam Xing and the others of her kind immediately made their children take out their best clothing. They were adorned in a stylish manner that was high cla.s.s, because a lot of high government officials and n.o.bility had come to attend this feast. Among them, there was no lack of young, talented and handsome men and unmarried daughters from n.o.ble houses. As a result, the Chu family planned to take advantage of this chance to give several of their children who were of age the opportunity to look for a marriage partner.
Compared to the scenes of the fervent bustling activities outside, inside the wing in the back courtyard, it was relatively quiet. At this moment, Chu Qing-Yan supported her chin and was yawning away.
"Daddy, you put on your shoes the wrong way." She kindly reminded.
Daddy Chu, having heard what was said, lowered his head to look at his shoes. It really didn’t seem right. So, he started to play the game of switching shoes with himself.
Whereas Mother Chu clasped a pink-colored b.u.t.terfly skirt and handed it over to her, "This was sent over under Aunt-in-law's orders several days ago, you try it on and let's have a look."