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This interrupted Wanxi's train of thought, the palace maids rushed in, and one after another exquisite dishes were put on everyone's table, and suddenly the sound of bells and drums and musical instruments sounded in the hall, and then many palace ladies and ladies came in, dancing in the center of the hall, and several concubines sitting under the emperor raised their wine glasses, and should have said some respectful congratulations to the emperor.

At the end of the song and dance, the queen smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the concubine heard that there are many talented and outstanding young ladies in the capital, and today is a family banquet. ”

The emperor nodded and said: "What the queen said is very true, I heard the eldest sister of the emperor say that the outstanding performance of the ladies of various provinces on the day of the Hundred Flowers Banquet, and I want to open my eyes. After the emperor finished speaking, he laughed, and all the princes and ministers present were also extremely attached to the emperor, and these young ladies were even more gearing up, secretly fighting, they all wanted to leave a good impression on the emperor, hoping that the emperor could point out a good family business to him.

The first person to invite herself to appear was the prime minister's daughter, Shen Fangning. Wanxi left Beijing for a few days, and after returning to Beijing, she was worried about the safety of King Chenjun and couldn't keep her spirits up, so she rarely went out. Shen Fangning was wearing a peach-pink formal dress today, with her hair in a bun like ink clouds, and she came to the center of the hall while she was as delicate as a peach blossom, and bowed deeply to the emperor and empress and others, and said: "Courtier, Shen Fangning, I would like to play a song for the emperor and queen, and I wish Your Majesty a blessed and healthy mother." ”

The queen said to the emperor: "This is Fang Ning, the daughter of Prime Minister Shen. The emperor looked at Shen Fangning and nodded kindly, and said: "I have long heard that Shen Aiqing's daughter is good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and has the reputation of being the first talented woman in the capital. ”

Shen Fangning stood up, there were already palace people moving the guqin in front of Shen Fangning, Shen Fangning sat upright on the square bench, waved his hand lightly, the melodious sound of the piano sounded in the hall, Wanxi also listened, this Shen Fangning really played well, everyone present was intoxicated by this pleasant piano sound, the whole house applauded after the song was completed, Wanxi thought, Shen Fangning finished this song, there should be many ladies who dare not touch the piano, sure enough, many young ladies present lowered their heads in annoyance.

The emperor looked at Shen Fangning with satisfaction and said, "Shen Aiqing really raised a good daughter." ”

Seeing the emperor's envious look, the queen smiled coquettishly, and then covered the corners of her mouth with a silk handkerchief and said: "The concubine heard that Miss Shen and our Chen'er were almost engaged back then, if the saint likes Miss Shen, it would be good to point it to Chen'er, with Miss Shen's appearance, it is a match made in heaven with Chen'er." After saying that, several people in the hall were stunned, first of all, the eldest princess who had been enjoying the performance since the opening of the banquet and had never spoken, followed by the emperor, and finally Wanxi.

As soon as the queen's voice fell, the wine glass in the hand of the eldest princess slammed on the table, and the hall was instantly silent, although these elderly princesses rarely returned to Beijing, but the temper of the eldest princess was present These princes and princes, as well as the members of the court, still know very well, thinking that when the first emperor was there, the eldest princess dared to slap the table and stare at the first emperor, not to mention the saint today, it was the eldest princess who brought it up, it can be said that without the protection of the eldest sister of the emperor, the first emperor would have been framed and died in the palace long ago, Not to mention that the eldest princess and the Marquis of Wenyu did their best to assist in ascending the throne today, so the emperor respected this eldest sister very much, and when she saw that the eldest princess was displeased, the queen was also frightened, and she didn't dare to say anything for a long time.

The emperor smiled and asked, "What's the matter, Sister Huang, isn't this wine delicious?" ”

The eldest princess smiled and said: "Isn't it, this palace heard that the osmanthus wine brewed in the palace is extremely delicious, it should be something in the sky and on the earth, but I didn't expect that it tastes no different from the brewed in my house, so it can be seen that what I heard may not be credible." When he said this, he aggravated the word heard, which of these people who can enter the palace for the banquet today is not a human spirit, and he has already heard the voice of the eldest princess saying this, the queen's face is even more ugly, and Shen Fangning was also stunned in place, after all, it is a girl's family, and I don't know how to deal with myself. It was Cheng Guifei who smiled and said: "Your Royal Highness doesn't like the osmanthus wine brewed in the palace, it is better to try the jasmine bar brewed by the concubine, it just so happens that the concubine let the palace maid bring it, I heard that you love Jasmine, I thought that I would send someone back to the house for you after the banquet." ”

The eldest princess smiled and said, "There is Concubine Lao." gave Cheng Guifei enough face, but Cheng Guifei did not look proud, and said with a modest smile: "The imperial sister likes to be the blessing of the concubine." ”

The emperor also looked at Cheng Guifei with satisfaction, smiled and nodded her hand to sit beside him, hugged Cheng Guifei, laughed loudly and said: "Miss Shen plays the piano very well, and she deserves to be the first talented woman in the capital. At this time, everyone breathed a sigh of relief in a solemn atmosphere, and then remembered that the young lady of Shen Cheng's family was still standing in the main hall, looking at Shen Fangning with their eyes, Shen Fangning was not an ordinary woman in the end, and soon calmed down, knelt down and thanked him, and said: "Thank you for your grace, but this reward, the courtiers are ashamed, and they dare not accept it." ”

The emperor didn't expect Shen Fangning to say this, so he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Oh?" What do you mean by that? ”

Prime Minister Shen knows his daughter's thoughts, but as soon as the queen mentioned it, she was stunned at the eldest princess, why is she so blind, and she doesn't know how to converge, but Shen Fangning thinks otherwise, although the eldest princess is bent on matching King Chenjun and Luo Wanxi, but in the final analysis, it is still the saint who is in charge, and Brother Chen may not really marry Luo Wanxi, I don't believe that there are better women than me in this capital, the poems at the Hundred Flowers Banquet are fake, but this piano skill can't be fake, it's time to expose her true face, She was thinking about it when she suddenly heard her father say: "Your Majesty, the little girl has been spoiled by me, and she has a straight temperament, don't worry about her, Fang Ning, don't thank you soon." ”

The emperor laughed and said, "Hey, Aiqing, I look at your girl very well, and if the girl has something to say, it doesn't matter." "The emperor really likes this Shen Fangning, but at a young age, he has a gentle and gentle temperament, and he is dignified and magnificent, if he enters the royal family, he will be able to be sealed in the future, but he can just point her to Chen'er, but it is not possible.

I only heard Shen Fangning say: "Holy Lord, the poems of the courtiers of the Hundred Flowers Banquet that day were under the eldest lady of Luofu, the famous courtiers of the first talented woman in the capital really dare not be the courtiers, so the courtiers dare not receive the reward, if so, if Miss Luo can also play a song, she must be above the courtiers." ”

After hearing this, the emperor thought to himself that Ling Yi's daughter, I should have seen it.