Chapter 037: Ready to Begin

(Thank you for the gift, thank you all for waiting, Ping Qian is grateful!)

On February 18, the spring was cold, but there was a different liveliness at the foot of Yudong Mountain. This is lively, of course, because of the Gantang Yaji.

The place where Gantang Yaji is held is at the foot of Yudong Mountain, around the extremely luxuriant camphor tree. At this time, the difference between the Gantang Yaji and the flower viewing banquet is quite obvious, especially here in Hedong Road.

Flower viewing banquets are mostly held in gardens, and most of them are presided over by old ladies who are virtuous and noble. The Gantang Yaji in Hedong Road is located at the foot of Yudong Mountain, presided over by the first female school; moreover, in addition to young girls, there are many official women and young sons in the flower-viewing banquet, and only young girls participate in the Gantang Yaji.

What is special is that the Gantang Yaji located at the foot of Yudong Mountain, the judges are mostly served by Mr. Yudong, which makes the Gantang Yaji more different.

When Zheng Heng came here, he saw a few rows of carriages parked at the foot of the mountain, and around the big camphor tree, there were a lot of bookcases;

In this situation, there is some meaning of sitting and talking. Zheng Heng had seen Yong'an Temple preaching in the past, and it was a similar scene. It's just that the Bodhi tree was replaced by a big camphor tree, and it was not the robed monks sitting around, but these young girls.

Habitually, Zheng Heng stopped and looked at these girls.

These girls, either noble and elegant, or gentle and beautiful, most of them have a trace of discomfort on their faces. - Also, in a place like Yudong Mountain, there is no curtain and a low mound, maybe it is the first time for these girls.

But not all girls are affected by this environment, as is the case with the two girls sitting in front of the left side of the camphor tree, who seem to be in the middle of a noble family, and their demeanor is quite calm and natural, which makes people look forward to it.

One of the girls, dressed in a purple skirt and a purple gold butterfly hairpin on her head, looked extravagant but lively, which was quite eye-catching.

Zheng Heng was very impressed by this girl. This is the former defeated Miss Herd, well, she is still the beloved disciple of the first Qiu Yang Song of the Girls' School.

After learning that Hede was Qiu Yangge's beloved apprentice, Zheng Heng knew where Qiu Yangge's displeasure in Minglun Hall came from. People are all close and distant, presumably Qiu Yangge at that time was not angry for Hede, and invited himself to participate in the Gantang Yaji, and he didn't have much good intentions.

Whether it was good intentions or bad intentions, Zheng Heng didn't care. On the contrary, it was Qiu Yangge's invitation that saved her a lot of trouble. Otherwise, she would have to ask Zhou Dian to come forward to participate in the Gantang Yaji.

Thinking of this, Zheng Heng ignored He De's cautiously inquiring gaze and looked at another girl who was calm and composed.

The girl sat next to Hede, and it seemed that she was also a student of Yudong Girls' School. She looks thirteen or fourteen years old, with willow eyebrows and phoenix eyes, although she has not fully grown, she can still see that she is a rare beauty. This beauty, unlike Herde's extravagant and outgoing beauty, is a restrained and gentle beauty.

At such an age, it is easy to be flamboyant and rare to be restrained. This girl is better than Hude. Naturally, Zheng Heng thought a little higher of this girl.

It's just that this girl's face and this kind of restraint give Zheng Heng a sense of acquaintance for no reason, as if ...... It's like I've seen it somewhere.

Zheng Heng couldn't help but look at the girl a few more times, and he was still very sure that he had never seen this girl. Seeing something at first sight didn't exist in Zheng Heng's heart, what she was thinking at the moment was: Isn't this girl, who has ever looked at the mourning family?

She didn't come up with anything for a moment.

And at this time, she had not yet noticed that the girls sitting around the camphor tree were all looking at her involuntarily, including Heder and the girl. Their eyes were full of scrupulous curiosity, but more of them were confused.

They didn't know who the girl was, and more importantly, they didn't know why they were looking at her!

At that moment, all the girls had a feeling in their hearts that could not be ignored: someone was coming!

There is only one way to make these girls feel this way. Subconsciously, they thought that the nobles in the palace were coming, and immediately straightened their faces and looked in that direction.

is not a noble person in the palace, but a beautiful girl, a girl who came to participate in the Gantang Yaji like them!

This...... It's weird. Who is this girl?

However, Zheng Heng was thinking about the familiarity of that girl, and he didn't find anything wrong with this. In other words, in Zheng Heng's heart, it was so normal that she was noticed when she appeared, so normal that she didn't feel anything at all.

When did Empress Dowager Zheng appear, didn't she firmly attract everyone's attention? Whether it was envy or jealousy, this was too ordinary.

However, Ying Zhen, who was following behind Zheng Heng, didn't think so. In fact, she was already playing the drum in her heart, with nervousness on her face, and whispered to Zheng Heng: "Girl, those girls are looking at you......"

Hearing Ying Zhen say this, Zheng Heng smiled slightly. This smile was like breaking something, and in an instant, the powerful aura that shrouded her disappeared. When the girls blinked and looked again, they only saw a beautiful girl, and the trembling in their hearts was gone.

Hede's eyes showed disbelief, and he almost lost his nobility and calmness. When Zheng Heng appeared, she clearly felt a slight tremor in her heart, and she couldn't move her hands and feet, what's wrong? Even though she had been defeated by Zheng Heng's men, she wouldn't be so afraid!

He De was shocked, and the girl sitting next to her also sighed in her heart: This Zheng girl's coercion is even more terrible than that of her grandmother! !

No matter what the girls were thinking, Zheng Heng didn't seem to notice it, just sat down on the low pier along the steward of the school palace, and did not talk to others, but quietly waited for the start of Gantang's elegant gathering.

From beginning to end, Zheng Heng's interest in Gantang Yaji was all in the palace.

Listening to Qiu Yang's words, she thought that it would be Concubine Xian who would come. After all, Gantang Yaji was initiated by Concubine Xian, and Concubine Xian was also a student of Qiu Yangge, so she was most likely to come.

However, she guessed wrong, and when there were still three days before Gantang Yaji, she finally knew who was coming.

Concubine Shun, the person who came was Concubine Shun, one of the four concubines of the harem. -- This is the news sent by Pei Ding's side who is drunk.

However, who Concubine Shun was, Zheng Heng had no impression at all. She had never heard of the name Concubine Shun at all.

When she was in the sky, in addition to the queen and the two concubines of Guishu, there were only a few concubines in the harem, and there were no concubines. Concubine Shun, who is it? Which concubine was promoted, or which daughter of which family?

It's a pity that the Pei family news did not mention Concubine Shun herself too much, but the purpose of Concubine Shun's trip to Hedong. It is said that the nobleman who originally came to Hedong was Concubine Xian, but Concubine Xian was unwell before departure, so she came with Concubine Shun.

Zheng Heng has been in the palace for so many years, and he knows too well what the sentence "Concubine Xian is unwell" hides. I just don't know, is it because Concubine Xian herself doesn't want to come to Hedong or if someone doesn't want her to come. As for Concubine Shun's intentions......

In fact, it's not difficult to guess, just look at what she did on Gantang Yaji.

The hour passed little by little, and it didn't take long for more than a dozen Mr. Yudong to sit on the bookcase next to the big camphor tree. It's just that Qiu Yangge, who hosted this Gantang Yaji, has not yet appeared. Presumably, he was accompanying the nobleman in the palace.

Concubine Shun, who is it?

Zheng Heng didn't wait long, and soon there was a sound in the distance. Immediately, there were attendants with umbrella covers and ritual signs, and there were many palace maids with feather fans. This time, everyone knew that it was the nobles in the palace who came, and they would not be wrong.

Zheng Heng, who was hidden in the crowd of girls, looked at everything that appeared in front of him, but his heart gradually tightened. The maid of the palace does not stop, but there are rules for every step of the line, those umbrella cover feather fans, must have a special height, there will be no mistakes; who holds the umbrella, who opens the cover, who serves the fan, are carefully selected, and they will not be replaced easily.

She is too familiar with this kind of honor guard, and it is by no means something that an ordinary concubine can have!