Chapter 19: Talent Show [2nd Watch]

Cai Wei secretly glanced at the queen mother a few times, and then lowered her eyes, the queen is really the color of the city, the color of the country, and the harem, no wonder she will give birth to such a handsome and unparalleled son as Nangong Yi.

It's just that the momentum on her body is very cold and arrogant, as if she is the only one in this world, and she does not have the affinity that the mother of a country should have.

Queen Mo held Luoxue's hand and stepped on the steps leading to the Linshui Pavilion, the throne has been set up in the pavilion, there is a carved lacquer table in front of the throne, the deacons and eunuchs and palace maids are lined up like goose wings behind the queen, holding incense burners, embroidered handkerchiefs, gargles, dusts and other things, Luoxue is standing on the right hand side of Queen Mo, not leaving an inch.

There were still a few empty seats on the left and right sides of the queen's throne, and it was obvious that there were still people who had not come, but I don't know who they were.

The seats of the ladies are arranged according to the official rank of the family, the higher the status of the family, the closer the seat is to the Linshui Pavilion, and the position of Caiwei's table is far away from the Linshui Pavilion, and it is almost impossible to see the people inside.

And Helana's seat was arranged in the Linshui Pavilion, although she sat at the bottom, but the young lady who could have a seat in the pavilion, except for the princess, there were only her and Li Ruizhu.

Today, the queen mother was obviously in poor spirits, and said a few words lightly, then ordered a banquet and served wine and food.

Everyone got up early to enter the palace, in order to avoid relieving their hands in the palace, they all came on an empty stomach, and played all morning, this time it was already past the meal, all the sons and ladies were so hungry that their chests were close to their backs, and when they heard that the banquet was immediately opened, they all cheered up and waited eagerly.

This palace banquet is very rich, with five dishes of imperial dishes: white grilled fish lips, Luohan prawns, roasted venison with deer tail, mountain delicacies with acanthopanax, and eight treasures of rabbit dice.

In addition, there are four kinds of dumplings, one plate of steamed food, one plate of stove food, two side dishes in a snail box, as well as japonica rice and shredded mutton soup in a silver hot pot.

In addition, there are ten kinds of rice and flour dairy products, such as bamboo roll small steamed buns, elephant eye steamed buns, snail buns, beans, paste, oil cakes, pea buns, spoons, red cakes, and three products.

Cai Wei didn't eat in the morning, she fought with the Praetorian Guards for a long time, and she tossed half to death at the first menarche, and she was already hungry at this time.

At the moment of food, of course, she will not be polite, as soon as the order to open the table came, she raised her spoon and ate it.

Several young ladies at the same table were still holding everyone's daughter's style at the beginning, eating in small bites, but when they saw Cai Wei eating so sweaty, some people couldn't hold back and followed Cai Wei to eat.

"Caiwei, here you go, this is delicious!"

Xiangyun had vegetables in his mouth, puffed out his cheeks, and put a peeled Luohan prawn on Cai Wei's plate.

"Thank you, Sister Xiangyun!"

Cai Wei picked it up and ate it in a big gulp.

Ooh! It's so delicious!

Du Wanqiu looked at Mu Caiwei, who was feasting, angry, hateful and disdainful in her heart.

This copper-smelling philistine woman, looking like a wolf, as if she hadn't eaten in her life, sat without sitting, ate without eating, and was not dignified and subtle at all, except for being good-looking, there was no benefit to her up and down, but why did so many good men rush to fall in love with her?

Ay! These men are really eyeless!

Cai Wei was eating happily, and suddenly felt cold on her body, she subconsciously raised her head, and saw Dawson Liang staring at her from a distance in the Linshui Pavilion.

Cai Wei choked and suddenly lost her appetite.

Empress Mo's eyes were too gloomy, and across more than a dozen tables, she could feel the cool air coming from her phoenix eyes.

Cai Wei silently swallowed the food in her mouth, lowered her head, and thought about how to deal with the next storm.

For her sake, Nangong Yi beat Princess Chaoyang, the queen must hate her now!

If she hadn't guessed wrong, the queen would have thought of a way to clean her up, and would be waiting to deal with her.

Cai Wei sighed secretly, what is the matter, the space disappeared inexplicably, it seems that she can only count on him to save her life this time!

Xiangyun didn't know what was going on, and he was still eating by himself.

"Cai Wei, eat, why don't you eat it? , only when you are full, will you have the strength to perform later, and you will have the opportunity to make a splash, hehe.... ”

Cai Wei picked up a piece of Eight Treasure Rabbit Diced Rabbit that Xiangyun cloth gave her, put it in her mouth and ate it, but she lost the delicious taste before, no matter how she ate it, it tasted like chewing wax.

"Concubine Jin has arrived—"

"Concubine Xian has arrived—"

"He Zhaoyi has arrived—"

A eunuch sang and drank with a sharp voice, dragging his usual voice.

Everyone who was eating and drinking was taken aback, they didn't expect Concubine Jin to come at this time.

Reasoning, the feast held by the queen's mother, the concubines should respond positively and come to cheer earlier. However, the concubines led by Concubine Jin obviously didn't buy the queen's account, and it was not until the banquet opened that it was too late.

The concubines all followed behind Concubine Jin carefully, looking at Concubine Jin's horse, as if Concubine Jin was the master of the harem, and they didn't take the queen in their eyes.

It seems that this majestic queen mother is not having a good time in the palace, and she is not as glamorous as she looks on the outside.

Cai Wei raised her eyes curiously, wanting to see what kind of sinking fish and goose she looked like she was born with this favorite harem.

However, what surprised her was that although Concubine Jin's appearance was beautiful, it was much worse than that of the queen.

She looks like she is in her thirties, with a slightly plump figure, wearing a red makeup satin palace robe, the corners of the robe decorated with glass beads are soft and soft, rubbing sound, the red robe is embroidered with an eight-tailed golden phoenix with wings ready to fly, and the thin silver thread outlines a delicate outline, graceful and luxurious, and has thousands of manners.

Concubine Huo Xian behind her, she is still very young, she looks like she is in her twenties, but her appearance is still like a girl, she has the mature charm of a young woman, and the youth of a girl, no wonder she has a humble background in the family of a businessman, but she can get a high concubine, and her grace continues, and now she has a prince by her side, she can be described as a leader in the harem and a winner in life.

He Zhaoyi is also a stunning beauty, it is said that she was born as a dancer, not only good at singing and dancing, but also proficient in poetry and books, glamorous but vulgar, even the emperor, who has never been interested in women, can't help but spoil her more.

Several concubines lowered their shoulders and walked into the Linshui Pavilion, and under the leadership of Concubine Jin, they went down like a queen.

"The concubine asks the queen mother to say goodbye, and the queen mother is blessed with Jin'an."

Before the queen could speak, Concubine Jin had already gotten up and said with a smile: "The concubines and others have some private matters, so it's too late, the queen has a lot of them, don't blame them." ”

The queen glanced at her and said lightly, "It's okay! ”

Then he said to the two concubines who were still there, "Get up! ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother!"

Concubine Huo Xian and He Zhaoyi thanked the queen and sat down.

"See Guifei Niangniang, Xianfei Niangniang, Zhaoyi Niangniang——"

Cai Wei followed the ladies and saluted several concubines in the Linshui Pavilion.

"Get up, you are all my ministers of the Great Jin Dynasty, no need to be polite!"

Concubine Jin raised her arm with a smile and motioned for everyone to get up and speak.

"Xie Guifei Niangniang!"

Everyone got up and cautiously retreated to their seats.

For this Jin Guifei, everyone's hearts are still very awe-inspiring.

It is said that Concubine Jin was born in the Qinglou Chu Pavilion, and after a hot fight with the prince at that time, he was arranged by him to enter the Wuchang Hou Mansion and became the righteous daughter of Mrs. Wuchang Hou.

Later, she married into the prince's mansion as a concubine in the name of the daughter of Wuchang Houfu, and she has always been a single-family favorite in the prince's mansion, and even the princess at that time had to retreat from her.

After the crown prince ascended the throne, the crown princess was named the queen, she was canonized as a concubine, and she was the assistant of the six palaces.

Later, when the queen gave birth to the eldest prince, she unfortunately died with two corpses and blood. The emperor once intended to make her the new queen, but she was opposed by the ministers, and there were several ministers who were not afraid of death, and boldly talked about the birth of the brocade concubine Qinglou, and the emperor's face was unbearable, although he severely punished those ministers, but he did not mention her as the queen.

However, because she failed to make her the queen according to her promise, the emperor always felt indebted to her, and not only made the second prince born to her the crown prince, but also gave her the right to associate the six palaces.

Mo Yuehua, the new queen from the Liguo Mansion, although she was born cold and noble, but she did not have a sacred heart, and even the three princes Nangong Yi and the ninth princess Nangong Zhaoyang who gave birth to her were not welcomed, and for many years, the mother and son have been living under the suppression of Concubine Jin.

Although Concubine Jin is only the position of the concubine, she is actually the owner of the harem, and Queen Mo has a false name, just the name of the queen.

Concubine Jin obviously didn't take the queen in her eyes either.

The feast organized by the queen, she was not only late, but also late with other concubines, obviously demonstrating to the queen in front of everyone, making the queen ugly.

When saluting the queen, she was also reluctant, perfunctory, and without waiting for the queen to open her mouth, she got up without authorization, and also crossed the queen and lectured everyone without authorization, which is really crazy!

Regarding Concubine Jin's provocation, although the queen was silent, she was actually not easy to provoke.

Jin Guifei was late, she couldn't stop it, but there was a way to humiliate her, and before she came, the queen ordered the banquet to be opened, and when Jin Guifei and her party came, they could only eat leftovers.

After Concubine Jin sat down, she saw that she had opened the banquet without waiting for her to come, and she was naturally full of displeasure, but her rich experience made her face not show it at all.

She picked up the teacup in front of her, lifted the lid of the cup and glanced at it, and saw that the tea inside was already cold, so she put it down, and said: "It's rare for everyone to get together, just eating and drinking like this, it's too boring, it's better to ask a few young ladies to show some talents for everyone to see, so as to help the fun, and it is not in vain for everyone to enter the palace."

As soon as she finished speaking, He Zhaoyi immediately catered to her and said: "The idea of the concubine is very good, and the concubines and other concubines can also join in the fun and enjoy the blessings of the eyes."

"Since everyone said yes, let's do it!"

Concubine Jin played with her bracelet and did not ask the queen's opinion, so she took charge of it.

"Lehi, go and proclaim the decree!"

"Yes—"

Li Hai, the big eunuch beside Concubine Jin, made a thousand, didn't even look at Queen Mo, got up and withdrew.

Queen Mo looked at the cups and bowls in front of her coldly, and didn't say anything, her cold face was as usual, as if she had long been accustomed to the arrogance and rudeness of Concubine Jin.

Only Luo Xue could see that the queen mother was angry, although there was no expression on her face, but she almost had to crush a pair of jade fists under the case.

Concubine Jin is too much, even if she is arrogant and domineering in the palace on weekdays, today in full view of everyone, she dares to cross the queen's order without authorization, isn't this the face of the queen's mother?

Li Hai came outside, facing the banquet on the left side of the Linshui Pavilion, and passed the edict of Concubine Jin.

The scheming ladies didn't move, Jin Guifei crossed the queen's decree, it was not right, and her words were not good, if any of them were sincere and indiscriminately went to perform, wouldn't they become a group with Jin Guifei! Wouldn't it make the queen jealous of her, and by the way, jealous of her family!

However, there are such people!

The first to appear was the daughter of the head of the Ministry of Rites, who looked no more than twelve or thirteen years old, and still looked like she didn't know the cause of things, with a pair of lovely dimples.

She performed the pitcher, the most popular thing in the upper class banquet of the Great Jin Kingdom.

The huge sitting, with an extra beam on it, is hung with three wooden pots of different sizes under the rice, and the scum of the pot is within a certain distance, and three arrows are fired together, so that the three arrows can be accurately thrown into the three pots. And the one who doesn't pop wins.

The people who play the game must be skillful, and if the force is too great, the scissors will pop out, and if the strength is too small, they will not be able to throw it, but the daughter of the head of the Ministry of Rites, who seems to have often trained this skill, picked up the bow and arrow sent by the eunuch, and fired the three arrows together, shooting them together like a pot, and the three arrows just jumped in the pot and did not move.

"Good!"

Everyone applauded in unison, and Cai Wei also applauded and applauded, but she didn't expect that at this time, she had been targeted!