Chapter 74: Seventy-four Spring Cold Plum Banquet

"The concubine has seen the queen mother, and the queen mother is blessed with Jin'an. He Luo smiled and bowed to the queen.

"The courtier Du Qingqiu has seen the queen mother, the queen mother is a thousand years old. Du Qingqiu bent his knees, knelt down, and bowed to the queen in a dignified manner.

"Let's get up quickly," the queen wore the queen's official court dress today, the black dress was surrounded by a circle of gold edges, the golden phoenix crown on the bun was shining, the phoenix crown was exquisitely made, and the phoenix wings were made of gold drawing technology, and the brushed silk clusters formed a fan, and then the fan was layered into phoenix wings, and the queen was sitting still, just talking and chuckling, and the layers of phoenix wings would be gently instigated, lifelike, as if alive. Not to mention the Dongzhu that was wrapped in glass with the title in the phoenix's mouth. The whole golden phoenix crown looks not only tacky, but also makes the queen graceful and noble.

"Today, Mrs. Du entered the palace, and the palace still felt strange, why didn't she see Qingqiu, it turned out that she was with Concubine Chen. The queen put the upright Heluo aside, and looked at Du Qingqiu's eyes full of gentleness and kindness, smiling until the bottom of her eyes.

Mrs. Du, who was sitting in the family of the Emperor, heard the queen's words, and she was busy screaming in her heart, and she blamed her daughter for being too casual, even if you fell in love with the concubine again, as a minister's family, how could you not come to see the queen after entering the palace. Although Mrs. Du was flustered, her face was not obvious at all, but Ying Ying got up and squatted in return and smiled lightly: " Back to the queen's words, Queen Lao you remember, are the courtiers are not strict discipline, Qingqiu this girl, playing small is naughty habits, today into the palace, originally all the way to the courtiers to say to see you, said that the last time I saw the queen mother, you are noble and graceful, approachable, my heart has been thinking tightly, said that if you see more and can learn the queen mother, your one-ten-thousandth is also good, but who knows, the courtiers and their party into the palace can hear that the magnolia flowers in the concubine Niangniang there are all in bloom, and there are red and white mixed colors, this girl child is novel, and has not seen anything in the world, so he didn't think about it, and ran away。 ”

The queen heard Mrs. Du say this, obviously she was saying that the girl was small and naughty, if she was embarrassed by Concubine Chen on such an occasion, she would not only lose her identity if she was worried about such a little girl on the surface, but also this Du Qingqiu was indeed a jumper, the queen thought about it and had to smile and said: "Mrs. Du is too worried, this palace just likes Qingqiu's girl, and I am very concerned if I don't see it today." Besides, Qingqiu is actually about the same age as Concubine Chen, so it should be compatible. ”

Mrs. Du listened to the queen's words, nodded slightly, and was so busy that she turned around and bowed to Heluo, and said apologetically: "I hope that Concubine Chen Niangniang will not be surprised, it is all because the concubine is not strict in discipline, and I didn't tell you in advance, this girl went to you recklessly, if this girl is offended, I hope that Concubine Chen Niangniang will not be surprised." ”

Hearing this, Heluo raised his hand lightly, and his face was full of a gentle smile: "Madame is too worried, as the queen said, Qingqiu is the same age as me, and the two of us are very compatible, so naturally there will be no such thing as being offended or not." ”

"Yes, mother, the magnolia flowers there are very good-looking, and the two-color magnolia flowers are called Erqiao, and my daughter likes it very much. Du Qingqiu looked like a little girl and said to the queen: "Queen Mother, do you look good at the magnolia flowers on the top of the courtier's hair?"

The queen heard Du Qingqiu's words, the smile at the corner of her mouth stiffened, and then she said: "The color is snow-white, and it looks very good with buds to be released." ”

"The courtiers thanked the queen for her praise, but the courtiers still had a reluctant request, and I hope the queen's mother will approve it,"

"Say," said the Queen's words, which already felt a little like hair coming out of the roots of her teeth.

"The courtiers like the Erqiao magnolia very much, and they also want to plant it in the house for their father and mother to watch, and hope that the queen can allow the courtiers to sit with the concubine Niangniang, and the courtiers can ask the concubine Niangniang to teach the planting method of the Erqiao magnolia. ”

The queen's face stiffened when she heard this, "General Du and Mrs. Du are indeed very good at family education, and Qingqiu is indeed very filial." Concubine Chen's Erqiao Magnolia Palace has also heard of it for a long time, it is indeed very good, where can this palace not allow it?"

"The courtiers thanked the queen," Du Qingqiu thanked the queen with the girl's incomprehensible demeanor.

Heluo also squatted slightly on the side: "A few flowers and trees, not worthy of the queen's praise." With that, the two sat down hand in hand.

"I don't want the girl of the Du family to be so innocent and delicate when she doesn't understand the world. He Luo stretched out his hand and took a glass of fruit wine on the table, covered his mouth with his sleeve and drank it slowly, blocking the banter on his face by the way.

"I didn't expect that the concubine Niangniang, who is known in the harem for falling out of favor and His Majesty, would be so frivolous that she could make the queen unhappy. Du Qingqiu reached out and took a citrus tree in front of him, and said expressionlessly while peeling it.

"Hehe, just each other. ”

"Hey, look," Du Qingqiu rubbed the citrus in his hand and said, "The Liang beauty who is going to come with you is here." ”

Hearing this, He Luo looked at the door casually, and couldn't help but darken his eyes, only to see that Liang Meiren, who had stopped him at the gate of the Queen's Palace just now, walked in, but on the side was the Shuncai person and his original good sister Pei Meiren, He Luo looked at the smile between the three of them, the atmosphere was harmonious, and the corners of his mouth hooked slightly, when did these three people become so close?

After the three of them entered the hall and sat down in the back position, He Luo slowly retracted his gaze, and chatted with Du Qingqiu about some inconsequential things without a word.

Seeing that the concubines and concubines of the harem and the families of the officials in the palace had been seated, the queen was about to signal to Guo Yingsheng that the luncheon had begun, but she suddenly heard the voice of the eunuch outside "The emperor has arrived", and then saw Emperor Wu wearing a white jade bead curtain crown walking in.

After the shouts of the eunuchs outside the door ended, everyone in the hall was stunned at first, and then they came over one after another, and the emperor arrived, and hurriedly got up and bowed down, and the mountain shouted long live.

After Emperor Wu flicked his sleeves, everyone slowly stood up.

"Why is the emperor here?" the queen looked overjoyed, and hurriedly got up to give up the throne.

Emperor Wu stretched out his hand and pressed it weakly, "The queen doesn't have to be like this, I heard that the old lady of the Duke of Qi has entered the palace, and I have come to give the old lady a cup." After that, Emperor Wu stood on the jade steps, and Zhao Su on the side quickly sent a wine bottle to his hand.

Because Emperor Wu spoke, it was naturally quiet below, and at this time, hearing Emperor Wu's words, several first-grade ladies sitting near the steps had a head full of gray hair but neatly tied, wearing a jade forehead, wearing a dark purple first-grade order dress The old lady hurriedly stood up, and the juniors sitting behind her also hurriedly got up to support her.

"The old body Qi clan see His Majesty, long live Long live Long live," Old Taijun Qi trembled and bowed to Emperor Wu with a cane.

"Old Taijun Qi, please get up," Zhao Su hurriedly stepped forward to help the old woman up under the signal of Emperor Wu. "The old lady is gentle and hardworking, he is a model of the great Xuan, and he is also a great hero, I should respect the old lady for a drink, and I hope that the old lady will take care of his body and live a long life. Emperor Wu drank the wine in his hand first.

These words were sincere, and the old lady Qi's eyes were red, "How can the old body be worthy of such praise as His Majesty, Lao Majesty is worried about the old body, and the old body will be ashamed of this glass of water and wine." Then he drank the wine and emptied it.

"The old lady is cool. After Emperor Wu exclaimed, he put the empty wine bottle back on the red sandalwood tray that Zhao Su was holding.

"The ministers are free. Then Emperor Wu glanced down lightly, nodded at the queen, and then went to the front hall.

The queen's face was a little stiff after Emperor Wu came in and left without saying anything to her, and when she saw that the people had left, the people below were all looking at her, so she had to put on a smile and said softly: "The luncheon begins, everyone is free to do so." ”

The people sitting at the bottom saw that Emperor Wu was gone, and the condensed atmosphere was reopened, and Emperor Wu had a cold face that rarely smiled on weekdays, and which of the people sitting at the bottom was not nervous?

"Mother, have you seen it, Your Majesty is really handsome, the dragon among people, where can those who come to propose marriage to their daughter be compared, if the daughter is, if it is, if it is ......" Okra, who was sitting far away, said coquettishly to the beautiful woman in the dark green robe sitting next to her, and when she said this, Okra had indescribable jealousy and unwillingness in her eyes.

The green-shirted beauty was born very beautiful, but her eyes were narrower, which made the whole person look a little mean, it was Okra's biological mother, the main room of Lord Qiu.

Okra, who was sitting on the side, held her head high, and kept looking at the back of Emperor Wu until she disappeared, and then the whole person looked depressed as if she had been drained, thinking that this time when she entered the palace, she would not have the opportunity to talk to His Majesty, but now it seems that ...... Thinking of this, okra couldn't help but resentfully and slowly looked at the obedient person in front of her.

"Why didn't I see it? Don't say what it's like, those boys are afraid that they can't even compare with the corners of His Majesty's clothes, but they all blame you for not being angry, otherwise how can you sit here now for your mother?"

The green-shirted beauty wrung the silk handkerchief in her hand, swept her eyes, and swept to the side of the maid Qiu Zhu'er, her heart was even more uncomfortable, she couldn't help but reach out and twist the okra, and scolded: "If it weren't for your girl and that concubine saying that Qiu Yu looks like her, how could it be the turn of this pair of cheap seeds to enter the palace." When Mrs. Qiu thought of Aunt Xue's arrogance in the mansion recently, and Qiu Yu who had now followed Master Qiu to the front hall, her teeth were itching, and she really couldn't do anything about this pair of cheap seeds.

"My mother only cares about complaining about her daughter, and you don't want to think about the situation of your daughter in the palace before...... If it weren't for Concubine Chen's words, we might not have been able to come to this palace banquet!"

"You!" The beautiful woman pointed at the okra and was speechless, and she didn't know what's wrong, she finally got an envoy for Kwai Er to accompany the Fu family's daughter into the palace, and the daughter was also quite liked by the Queen Mother in the palace...... blamed that Concubine Chen for being too vicious, Kui'er told herself, it was the Concubine Chen who didn't reveal her identity in advance, and made it clear that she was a trap for Kui'er, it's really hateful, pity yourself Kui'er's flower and moon appearance, how should this be good?

Half of the flowers are opened, one for each flower.

Let's not talk about how anxious the mother and daughter of the Qiu family are at that end, let's just say that Heluo has listened to a lot of envy, jealousy, and hatred of the Qi State Mansion in the discussion of many noble ladies, and the sourness in the words is about to overflow, thinking that it is also the top power in the capital, and now they can't do anything in the official and knighthood, and the comparison is nothing more than the children's interest and the glory of the house, and now Emperor Wu's toast can be said to be a blessing for the Qi State Mansion, and the glory is the sky.

"Hmph, I only know that I envy the current power of the Duke of Qi, why don't you say that if it is replaced by them, I am reluctant to exchange my life for it, and I will have no life to enjoy it after exchange. Du Qingqiu's words were full of disdain.

He Luo couldn't help but be curious when he heard it: "Listening to my sister's meaning, is there anything to say about the glory of the Qi State Mansion now?"

"What can I say, but it's all about exchanging my life, when our Majesty was still the prince, we advocated fighting Tianlan, but at that time, the strength of the Great Xuan State was not enough, and the war was very difficult, and the old Duke of Qi was the commander at that time, and he made great achievements for our Majesty in the army, and it can be regarded as laying the foundation for ascending the throne. It's just that he was ambushed by the Tianlan people once, and the people went. After that, the eldest son of the old prince of Qi, who was also an amazing general, the Tianlan people besieged the city and also went. Du Qingqiu said here with a sigh and said: "I heard that as soon as the battle report came back, the old lady of Qi fainted on the spot, and now the prince of Qi is the second son of the old lady, and his talent is mediocre, although he has the name of a super first-class prince, but he has not done anything." Therefore, no matter how much glory His Majesty gives to the Duke of Qi, they can afford it, and they will not arouse His Majesty's suspicion. ”

Although Du Qingqiu was only a few words, after listening to it, He Luo could also imagine the tragedy of a loyal martyr who died one after another on the battlefield at that time, and if she had gained such glory, if she ...... I'd rather not.

"The palace is not strong enough to drink, so I will go to change my clothes first," the queen said after drinking a few toasts in succession, "Later, the palace will hold a plum blossom appreciation poetry party in the imperial garden, if everyone is interested, they can come and show their talents." After the queen said this, she was helped down by Guo Yingsheng.

Hearing the queen's words, the eyes of many unmarried girls under Yunying were full of light.

"The queen is gone, sister, let's go too. He Luocai didn't care what other people thought, and always felt that he couldn't eat enough at such a palace banquet.

"Well," Du Qingqiu also used it almost, listened to the words, asked the little girl next to her to go and talk to Mrs. Du, and got up with Heluo.

"I wonder if my sister is interested in the queen's plum blossom appreciation?"

"What is there to be interested in, if you want me to say, it is better to go to your palace to talk, eat pastries and feel free, such a scale of plum feast, it is difficult to say what is going to happen!"

Du Qingqiu's words are not said out of thin air, Da Xuan is not harsh on the defense of men and women, and now a large-scale poetry club like the queen is even more difficult for some people to ask for, such men and women are mixed together, even if the palace is strict, I am afraid that it will not be able to prevent it.

"Since Sister Du has said so, why don't you go to a place with your little sister? Heluo said with a mysterious look on his face.

"Where is it?" Du Qingqiu was dragged by Heluo, and he didn't react to overwork for a moment.

"Anyway, I won't sell my sister. ”。

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