"Qi Jingguan, when it comes to the birthday banquet later, you have to be more careful. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Ah Zhuo was dressed in formal ethnic decorations, a brightly colored blouse, a long black floor-length skirt, and shiny silver ornaments on his head, neck, and wrists, and a clanging sound between his hands and feet.

Walking out of the small courtyard with Master Zhan, she happened to meet Qi Jinzhi, who was also going out, she pretended to be naughty and jumped to Qi Jinzhi's side, looked at no one left and right, and whispered.

"Oh, by the way, don't forget to take care of my daddy."

Ah Zhuo mentioned it again, as if unintentionally.

But Qi Jinzhi felt that this was the point of Ah Zhuo's coming up to talk to him.

The corners of his forehead twitched, Qi Jinzhi no longer bothered about the 'Qi Jingguan', smiled slightly, and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of 'my own people'." ”

The three words of his own person were extremely clear, and a trace of embarrassment flashed in Ah Zhuo's always clear and innocent eyes, rubbing his nose, and said vaguely: "That's nature, we are our own people, right, Lord Qi!" ”

Yes, there is something to do, and nothing is to be in Beijing.

This Zhan Azhuo is really 'clever' enough, who said that the second miss of the Zhan family is a fool, I must have a bear face for him.

Qi Jinzhi pulled the corners of his mouth helplessly, "Yes! ”

Ah Zhuo got Qi Jinzhi's promise, so she stopped being verbose, and returned to the appearance of a stupid eldest sister who had no heart and lungs, and returned to her father's side, chattering about what she saw and heard on the street yesterday and the strange gadgets she bought.

When Yi Cheng saw it, he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart: there was news from the house, saying that he wanted to focus on taking care of the second lady of the Zhan family, but he didn't realize that this stupid girl had the value of being 'taken care of'.

Slowly, it was Yicheng, it was Concubine Ning in the palace, and when her eyes swept over Zhan Azhuo who saluted her, she couldn't help but pause.

This girl with a silly smile turned out to be the mastermind of sabotaging Anayi's plan?

It's not like, it's not like it!

Concubine Ning narrowed her eyes, covered the brilliance flowing under her eyes, and said softly: "You don't need to be polite, please come to the table." ”

At the birthday banquet of the palace, Concubine Ning was the protagonist, and I saw her wearing a bright and solemn dress, wearing a phoenix crown on her head, and sitting on the main seat in a dignified manner.

The hall is full of female dependents on the southwest border, including the wives of political envoys in Yunnan, Shu, Guizhou and other places, as well as the prefects and county wields of the three places, as well as the ladies of thousands of households in several guards, and the wives of several powerful Yi families.

Everyone wore their own distinctive costumes, and for a while, a hundred flowers bloomed in the back hall, and the house was full of wealth and splendor.

The palace is also full of joy.

All the ladies congratulated Concubine Ning on her birthday in order according to their respective grades, and on the surface, everyone had a decent smile and said auspicious words for her birthday with great sincerity, but secretly they had their own thoughts.

Ah Zhuo's father has no official rank, she can enter the palace for a banquet, or she is still stained with the light of An Xuan's appeasement of Mrs. Xuan, yes, her position is not high, but she is just a mixed seat at the last seat.

This was exactly what Ah Zhuo thought, and she hid in the crowd, quietly looking around. finally set his eyes on today's birthday star Concubine Ning.

Seeing Concubine Ning for the first time, Ah Zhuo couldn't help but sigh secretly: What a Peugeot beauty.

Then Ah Zhuo couldn't help but be suspicious, saying, is this Concubine Ning really in her forties? How many grandchildren are there? The eldest grandson is about to talk about his family?

Not really. Ah Zhuo felt that with Concubine Ning's appearance, some people believed that she was only thirty years old this year.

Then, Ah Zhuo hesitated a little, is Concubine Ning really the main messenger of all disasters? She—Does she really intend to rebel?

What's more, this beautiful woman in front of her, dignified, elegant, a pair of apricot eyes full of love and kindness in her heart, such a woman who can cosplay Guanyin Bodhisattva when she changes into white clothes and sits on a lotus seat, how can she be a vicious, cunning and cunning careerist? !

However, Ah Zhuo quickly put aside these thoughts, the news she received should not be fake, and Anayi's conspiracy was her own experience, and it was impossible to be fake.

Taking a deep breath, Ah Zhuo took out 120,000 points of spirit and paid attention to every detail of the birthday banquet with great vigilance - Concubine Ning was obviously a poisonous woman with evil intentions, but she could put on a gentle and virtuous appearance, which shows that she is powerful!

However, what puzzled Ah Zhuo was that the entire banquet, from the beginning to the end, was not abnormal at all.

Concubine Ning on the high seat is even more amiable, if you ignore her delicate face, she is like a normal loving elder.

When greeting all the guests, they are even more approachable, and the memories are amazingly good. She can clearly say that the wife of the Yunnan political envoy is from Jiangnan, and the wife of the prefect of Yizhou has a compatriot sister who is married to the nobles of Beijing, and she can even congratulate the wife of the Guizhou political envoy with a smile, because her eldest son is about to get married......

Concubine Ning showed her understanding of officials and their families in the southwest without a trace, but her words were very soft and cordial, which made people not afraid of her, but felt that she was a considerate and thoughtful elder.

…… Terrible!

Ah Zhuo silently gave a thumbs up in his heart, and was even more jealous of this Concubine Ning.

Compared with Concubine Ning's outstanding performance in the spring breeze but without losing her exquisite performance, her daughter-in-law, Princess Lin of Annan, is much more ordinary.

From beginning to end, Lin stayed quietly by her mother-in-law's side, smiling at the old man and greeting people, unless he was named, Lin would never intervene easily.

Ah Zhuo waved his hand and counted them, and during the entire birthday banquet, Lin did not speak more than two slaps.

Ah Zhuo once carefully observed the Lin family and found that she was not clumsy, but really honest, or wooden.

But think about it, the palace already has a strong Concubine Ning, if there is another powerful princess, the palace doesn't have to plan any big plans, just this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are enough to make a fuss.

Moreover, King Annan is different from the previous king, he is a real fool, even if the palace is rich, the real family and the noble family do not want to marry the palace.

The Lin family was born in the Yizhou family, but she was only a daughter of a side branch, and she was sent by the branch to be a favor.

The background is not obvious, the mother-in-law is not powerful, the mother-in-law is domineering, and the husband is unreliable, no matter what the nature of the Lin family is, she can only be 'wooden'.

Ah Zhuo secretly remembered this scene, and then continued to focus on Concubine Ning.

Of course, she didn't forget to talk to the maids around her from time to time.

"Is the banquet ahead going well?"

Ah Zhuo turned his head slightly, his lips squirmed slightly, and asked in a low voice.

The maid standing on the side also replied in a low voice: "Everything is normal, the prince is ordering the opera troupe raised by the palace to perform for the distinguished guests." ”

Xiao Rugui is a fool, a fool with a noble status, he doesn't need to study or practice martial arts, he eats, drinks and has fun on weekdays.

Concubine Ning loves her son, of course, she may feel guilty for not making her son smarter, and she really spoils Xiao Rugui, from childhood to adulthood, she strives to give him the best in all aspects such as food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Don't look at the remoteness of the Annan Palace, but all the furnishings, ornaments, food and even entertainment and other things in the palace are the best.

Seeing that Xiao Rugui liked to listen to operas, Concubine Ning spared no expense to dig up a few of the best opera troupes from the capital, and spilled a lot of silver to buy clever boys from all over the country, and ordered people to teach them from an early age.

The costumes, props, musical instruments and other materials used in singing are even more refined.

It is no exaggeration to say that the opera troupe of the Annan Palace, which is more powerful than the Taichang Temple and the teaching workshop in the capital, can be called the best troupe in Daqi.

Today is Concubine Ning's birthday, and it is a day of great joy for the palace, and it is normal for the palace's opera troupe to come out to perform.

Ah Zhuo didn't dare to relax his vigilance, and repeatedly instructed the maid, "You go out and talk to the people who follow Daddy, don't be careful, the more lively it is, the easier it is to have an accident." ”

The maid agreed, and quietly withdrew.

The whole process was very short and secretive, and even Ah Zhuo's neighbors didn't notice it.

However, Concubine Ning, who was sitting on the main seat, glanced at the corner where Ah Zhuo was as if she had unintentionally, and a meaningful smile bloomed on her lips.

Azhuo's maid quietly touched the vestibule, and as soon as she approached the courtyard, she heard the earth-shattering drum music.

In the sound of drums, there is also the sound of babbling and singing, which is very crisp and tactful.

Not to mention, the opera of the palace is sung well, and even people who don't know how to listen to it have to praise it for 'good'.

The maid was stunned for a moment, quickly remembered her errand, walked into the courtyard quickly, secretly blended into the banquet in the main hall, found Master Zhan's seat, and whispered Ah Zhuo's words.

Master Zhan was holding a wine glass, drinking with the head of the Lu family next to him, listening to the words of the maid, his eyebrows did not move, and he drank the wine in the cup proudly, and then continued to chat with Master Lu.

Only in the interval between chatting, he nodded imperceptibly at the maid, indicating that he knew.

Qi Jinzhi is an official of the imperial court, and when the palace arranged the seats, he was specially arranged with a group of sesame officials such as the county magistrate and the chief bookkeeper.

Qi Jinzhi didn't feel underestimated, but he liked this position very much, because he could just look at Zhan, Lu and other companies.

Raising his eyes, Qi Jinzhi happened to see Ah Zhuo's maid, and his heart moved slightly, and he became more and more vigilant.

In fact, it was not only him, but many people at the table were secretly on guard. Although the vast majority of people do not believe that King Annam will rebel, it is always possible to be careful.

If today's banquet is a Hongmen banquet, they should be cautious, and maybe they can escape for their lives.

Most of the guests present were staring at the words and deeds of Xiao Rugui and his henchmen.

Especially when Xiao Rugui picked up the wine glass, the atmosphere in the venue was frozen for a moment, and everyone seemed to be worried: Uh, King Annan won't drop the wine glass.

Throwing a cup or something, this stalk is so common.

However, everyone's eyes were staring at people, but they still didn't wait for that picture.

It's not that they look forward to it, it's just that the wine glass in King Annam's hand is like the second boot upstairs, it doesn't fall off for a moment, and everyone's hearts always hang.

Until the end of the banquet, everyone's eyes did not leave Xiao Rugui and his wine glass.

…… After the whole birthday banquet, the only one who can enjoy it is Xiao Rugui, this stupid prince is born white and fat, if he doesn't laugh or speak, he is no different from an ordinary rich and fat man.

But when he opened his mouth and smiled, a strong sense of silliness came to his face, coupled with his lack of smart eyes and clumsy movements, no one would suspect his 'stupidity'.

"Okay, good, hehe, I sang exceptionally well today, lively!"

Xiao Rugui squinted his eyes, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he smiled stupidly: "There are rewards, all of them are rewarded." ”

The fat palm was pulled around, and all the guests were included in the range of 'reward'.

Several political envoys, General Ma Da, and An Xuanfu envoys who were sitting in the front positions showed helpless wry smiles, and they were regarded as a joke, which was a great humiliation for them.

It's Xiao Rugui's handiwork, alas, everyone can only pinch their noses and endure it, they are human-minded humans, it's not good to deal with a fool.

On the contrary, those stewards, while bowing their heads and apologizing to the guests, sincerely said: In order to apologize, the concubine invited the distinguished guests to stay in Xin'an for a few more days, and it happened that Annan had just discovered a jade mine, and the concubine wanted to invite everyone to visit.

The Annam royal palace was wealthy, and its largest source of income was the few mines under its rule.

The imperial court did not give the royal palace the privileges of collecting taxes, minting coins, raising soldiers, etc., but it was particularly rewarding, and the mining of the royal palace of Xu Annan was excepted, of course, the mines of gold, silver, copper, iron and other precious metals.

The palace was so lucky that it dug up a more valuable jade mine.

Sixty years after the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, the world is peaceful, the people are rich, the magnates have gradually begun to advocate extravagance and pleasure, and luxury goods such as jade and jade have gradually become popular in the elite circle.

The annual income of those jade mines alone is worth one-third of the tax, and all of these belong to the Annan Palace.

It is precisely with this money that the palace buys people's hearts and befriends with eunuchs and magnates, and the officials on the ground in the southwest have taken the benefits of the palace.

What the stewards say about 'visiting the new mine' is actually a disguised 'gift' to the distinguished guests who go to the banquet - not only to visit, but also to see the excavated jade rough, if you encounter any excellent materials, you must come to a 'treasure to give to the hero'.

When everyone heard this, the 'treasure' given by the palace had already appeared in their minds.

There are benefits, most people naturally will not refuse, but there are also clear-headed people who take the opportunity to ask for resignation.

They thought that if the palace really had an intention, it would not let them leave easily.

What is surprising is that the steward of the palace readily agreed, and said that if there was anyone who wanted to leave, the palace would arrange the send-off and other affairs.

The palace is so frank, and those who propose to leave can't help but be a little sneering, feeling that they are not 'the heart of a villain in the belly of a gentleman'.

The officials, who had a good impression of the palace, felt that their previous suspicions of the palace were too unreasonable, and they couldn't help but complain about the bad elements who spread rumors.

Those people's eyes on Ma Hanze, Qi Jinzhi, and An Xuan's pacification envoy and others were very unkind.

In such a situation, it was not easy for everyone to leave directly, even Qi Jinzhi and others were also defeated under the gaze of everyone who did not understand, and they all said that they would visit the new mine in the palace.

Concubine Ning in the back hall, listening to the reply of her subordinates, couldn't help but show a smug smile on her beautiful face......

PS: Hehe, it's a little bit ahead of schedule, and I'll continue to work hard tomorrow! (To be continued.) )