Chapter 28: Beauty Tricks
On the day when the treasure appraisal conference officially began, because there were too many people, Song Chen and Su Miao didn't take Xiaobai with them, and they didn't even ride horses, so they walked all the way leisurely. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ As soon as I arrived at the north gate, I saw the five members of the Cui family standing next to the entrance.
Cui Ping and Cui An also specially changed into new clothes, looking particularly energetic.
The treasure appraisal was held at the north gate of the inner city of the Imperial Palace. This entrance is rarely used, there are no lively streets nearby, and it is deserted. There is a large open space in front of the door, which is just right for this kind of crowded event.
When Su Miao and the others arrived, the entire clearing had been fenced off, and the soldiers had formed a fence with flesh and blood and long spears, leaving only one entrance.
Because there are too many people who want to see treasures, the prime minister of the Eagle Kingdom came up with an idea, in addition to the royal family personnel and officials, only the people who sign up for the treasure appreciation competition and each person who signs up for the competition can bring three relatives and friends into the venue, and the rest can only be watched from the high places on the periphery.
Song Chen and Su Miao also arrived at the scene to know that there were such regulations. Originally, I thought that the so-called treasure appraisal conference, if you want to appreciate the treasure, you always have to show the sword, and then invite well-informed martial arts celebrities from all over the world to taste it first, and then look for someone who is destined to do it after it is determined. After all, it was said that it was suspected to be the "Heavenly Blade", but it was only news from the Eagle Kingdom Palace, and the matter was far from conclusive. Now the sword was taken out, but it was only placed in the ring for a while with the eunuch who held the decree when the rules of confession were read, and then it was placed far away on a high platform next to the ring, and a master was sent to guard it tightly in the four directions of south, east, west, and west, in case anyone wanted to snatch it.
That's right, in the middle of this large fenced flat land at the north gate, a half-person high ring was erected, because despite the restrictions, there were still too many people who signed up for the ceremony of recognizing the lord, so they had to form groups of two to compete, and those who won entered the next level, and then regrouped, and so on, until the last ten people were left, and the last ten people were qualified to try the sword and recognize the lord.
As mentioned earlier, in addition to the participants and the three people he brought in, some members of the royal family, officials and their families can also enter and leave freely. Where there are these people, it is naturally not too simple. Therefore, around the ring, in addition to the circular staircase that is low inside and high outside for the convenience of viewing, a small area of the ring has been built into a slightly higher platform than the next one, and the platform is divided into blocks, with various awnings on it, which are the footholds of the royal family and the children of the nobility.
This time for the competition, Cui Ping and Cui An also signed up, otherwise there would be no way to bring their uncle and two eldest brothers, as well as Song Chen and Su Miao. However, not long after Song Chen and Su Miao entered the field and found a place to sit down, soldiers came over to them: "Little prince, Miss Su, my prince is invited!" β
Song Chen and Su Miao glanced at each other, prince? Song Chen nodded, look at what kind of medicine they sell in their gourd!
Song Chen and Su Miao walked down the long aisle under the guidance of the soldier, came to the platform with an awning, and climbed the stairs, the platform was separated by yarn and weft into a space, Song Chen and Su Miao stopped in front of one of the spaces with the soldier. The soldier saluted the man inside and then withdrew.
As soon as Song Chen and Su Miao stepped under the awning, someone inside greeted them: "Little prince, Miss Su, I have often heard him praise the two of them for their good skills in front of my father, and I have a fate to meet them today, so I take the liberty to invite each other, and please don't be surprised!" β
It was a young man who spoke, very tall, majestic, and spoke loudly, Song Chen, who had been guided in this regard since childhood, seemed to have a little impression of the dress he was wearing, it should be a member of the royal family, and it was likely to be a prince. And next to him is a slightly younger girl, who looks different from the roughness of ordinary Eagle Country women, but is a little gentle, she may be wearing the princess dress of Eagle Country? It looks grand, but the bright orange clothes are embroidered with green, red, and blue flowers, like a flower butterfly that has knocked on a paint plate, and it is very eye-catching.
The man saw that Song Chen and Su Miao were just looking at them curiously, and finally remembered something that had been overlooked, their enthusiasm was enough, and the key people didn't know who they were?
"Little prince, you are in the wind." Feng Jieteng introduced the woman next to him again, "This is the housemate, Feng Jieying." My father has something to do today, and he specially instructed our brothers and sisters to greet the two distinguished guests! β
Song Chen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, distinguished guest? If it weren't for the two silly boys of the Cui family who signed up to participate in this competition, he and Miaomiao wouldn't have been able to enter!
At this time, there were already people competing on the high platform outside, Su Miao raised her eyes, and Feng Jieteng led them over to the edge of the ring very attentively: "Please come here!" The view from here is betterβ"
There was a small round table in that place, on which were placed a few plates of dim sum and some snacks such as grilled chicken wings and barbecued meat pieces, and after the four of them sat down, Feng Jieteng made a gesture, and an attendant waiting outside came in and poured hot milk tea on the teacup in front of them.
Song Chen glanced at the audience a few times, today has just started the preliminary test, and the level of the group opponents selected by lottery is often uneven, and this one is obviously not interesting, and it will be solved in three or two clicks. Maybe there were more people participating, and the pace of the competition was very fast, and as soon as the winner jumped off the stage, another group jumped up. But the two people in this group are at the same level, and the game is quite indistinguishable.
Song Chen was looking at it, and he noticed that someone had moved the dish on the table in front of him, and when he turned his gaze, he saw Feng Jieying, who had just withdrawn his hand.
Feng Jieying's face turned red: "Little prince, try this osmanthus cake." Like her looks, she spoke softly and had anticipation in her eyes.
Song Chen looked at Su Miao, who was being accosted by Feng Jieteng, and Feng Jieteng laughed twice: "Little prince, my sister has been interested in the customs and customs of Lan Country since she was a child, especially your Lan Kingdom's dim sum. These plates of pastries on the table today are all made by her! β
Song Chen looked at it and didn't move.
"Ah Chen doesn't like sweets." Su Miao helped Song Chen explain, and she took a piece of osmanthus cake for herself, "I'll taste it." β
Feng Jieying's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly, and then unfolded in disguise, but she was still captured by Song Chen, looking at her thoughtfully, and then at Feng Jieteng.
Here, Su Miao immediately regretted it after taking a bite of the osmanthus cake, it was too sweet...... Fortunately, these pastries are very delicate and small, Su Miao took another bite of the osmanthus cake and it was gone, she immediately took a sip of milk tea to suppress the sweetness.
Su Miao thought to herself that she was still not suitable for these intrigues, so let's take a look at the competition!
Song Chen naturally followed her line of sight and looked at the ring again.
Feng Jieteng and Feng Jieying glanced at each other, this time they invited Song Chen and Su Miao over, of course, the reason was not as simple as they just said. Their father had a task assigned to them. According to his arrangement, Feng Jieying should try his best to attract Song Chen's attention, and it was best to let him focus on her. At present, seeing that Song Chen's oil and salt are not entering, this task will not be effective in a short period of time, and they have already decided to focus on the task of Feng Jieteng between their eye contact.
Feng Jieteng's task is to find out Su Miao's origin and mentorship. According to the information they currently have, there is no doubt that Su Miao is the young master of Hengqing Hall, but Su Miao's martial arts don't seem to know the depth (the last time Zhen Yun went to challenge Song Chen, he didn't report his fight with Su Miao truthfully after he went back, and only vaguely reported that Song Chen's martial arts were good), which made Feng Qingyuan, who likes to control everything, not so steady. This little girl looks innocent and innocent, and it should not be difficult to get some words out of her mouth.
"I heard my father say that because the inn was full, I once invited Miss Su to our royal garden, and Miss Su said that the family had a residence in the city?" Feng Jieteng pulled his stool and got closer to Su Miao, "If only Miss Su had you staying in the other garden, we can play together often!" The garden is very large, and in addition to some rare flowers and plants, there is also a large area of ...... where barbecue meat and drinking are usually allocated."
"Oh?" Su Miao and the others had planned to go to the garden to have a look last time, but they were dragged to the animal park by Xiaobai, and they almost dismantled other people's tiger cages......
Feng Qingyuan has read countless people, and their judgment of Su Miao's temperament is basically correct, but there is one thing they didn't expect: yes, Su Miao has no scheming, but she has a characteristic that she rarely talks in front of strangers, and her tone is very strict. For Su Miao at the moment, they are out-and-out strangers, so it is difficult for her to speak.
Feng Jieteng said a lot of words, only replacing Su Miao's sentence "Oh? I couldn't help but be a little discouraged. was glanced at by Feng Jieying, and after a while, he continued: "I heard that Miss Su is the Shaodong of Lin Ji Teahouse? That's great! Next month is my birthday for Mr. Zhuye, he usually likes to drink Languo's Yunwu tea, but the teahouse can only be ordered on the spot, not selling tea, I don't know if Miss Su can do a favor and give me two catties? I would like to give it to my husband as a birthday gift! β
Song Chen retracted his gaze and quietly moved Su Miao in his direction. Feng Jieying's behavior just now had already made him suspicious, and now as soon as Feng Jieteng's words came out, he immediately understood their current situation. Song Chen asked Feng Jieteng quietly: "Who said that Miss Su is the Shaodong of Lin Ji Teahouse?" β