Mu Lianxuan intuitively locked his gaze on him, poked his head out of the plaque slightly, and the first thing he saw was Qi Fengtai, the queen's throne, waiting for a vacant seat.

I forgot she hadn't sat in that seat yet.

Secretly snorted self-deprecatingly, and searched through the crowd in the blink of an eye.

Just listen to the inner servant tell "the queen has arrived".

The queen blessed the bright yellow phoenix robe and the nine-bead phoenix crown, surrounded by palace maids, and entered from the end of the red carpet. The bright sun shines on the phoenix robe dazzling, the winter pearls are bright, and the plump beauty is indescribably graceful and luxurious, and the mother is in the world.

The wives got up and left their seats, kneeling down and worshipping.

Xu Ruliang has always been in the position of accepting worship in his previous life, and he has never worshipped, although he learned etiquette early, he is still a little uncomfortable. Hurriedly looked at the two neighboring county lords, and drew the scoop in the same way, so as not to travel cuò.

Every move, with extreme caution.

Falling into someone's eyes, there is an inexplicable sense of pride and honor that arises spontaneously - quite presentable!

The queen said a few words, and then motioned for a feast.

With the high-pitched "feast" sound of the waiter, the blue-clothed palace maid curled forward, passing the meal and setting up the banquet.

Large and small plates are pouring in, stacking the twelve round tables and spreading them all over the place, looking down, like a flower cloth that "a hundred flowers do not fall to the ground".

Sixty-six pieces of flowers do not fall to the ground, piecing together a luxurious gluttonous feast.

One hundred and eight delicacies, exquisite dishes and fragrant dishes.

However, even with the current delicious taste, no one is willing to abandon their reserve and feast with an open belly.

I'm afraid there are very few people who have really tasted this one hundred and eight dishes.

Xu Ruliang suddenly remembered his previous life, when he was nine years old, he attended the Hundred Flowers Banquet for the first time. After the feast, she complained very innocently that the place within reach was full of delicious food, but she couldn't eat it, it was too cruel.

Mu Lianxuan made fun of her "gluttonous cat", but in a blink of an eye, he took her to sneak into the imperial dining room to steal food, and tasted all the delicacies of the mountains, rivers and seas.

That memory is very exciting and very beautiful.

It's a pity that it has become a memory after all.

No one will take her to do bad things anymore, she will have to fend for herself.

Pinched the piccolo and didn't think about it anymore.

After three rounds of wine, the atmosphere gradually opened, and Qing'e held all kinds of peerless flowers.

The choppy undercurrent began to surge from this time.

The young ladies are either recommended by others, or recommended by themselves, and go to the stage to discuss their talents and show their elegance. Or poetry, calligraphy, or literary arts, or singing, dancing and piano skills, the form is eclectic - running for the "God of Flowers".

The election of the "God of Flowers" is not only related to personal reputation, but also related to the style of sisters of the same clan and the interests of the family.

Even to put it bigger, it also involves the situation in the imperial court.

Whoever comes to power does not have to go all out, do their best, persist to the end, and strive for the leader.

But this year is a special situation.

Everyone knows that the self-evident purpose of this year's Hundred Flowers Banquet is to choose a wife for the second prince. Therefore, some people who do not match their age, or those who do not have this intention, will relax - there is no need to offend the future second princess...... Or rather, "Queen".

As a result, there are people coming to power, and people are stepping down.

Stubble by stubble.

Just to set off a few women whose family background, age, and appearance are most suitable for the second prince.

Xu Ruliang's table mate was as quiet as a virgin - the county lord present was either the county lord of the clan or had already decided on a family affair, and he was not among the candidates.

There is also a heterogeneous Xu Ruliang, a girl with a total horn who hasn't even recognized the big characters, how can she chant poems right?

But they all looked at each other and paid great attention.

Occasionally, someone will be brilliant, and there will be a burst of enthusiastic applause.

With the end of the third round of competition, there are only about a dozen people left on the stage.

Someone whispered in amazement: "Xie Liu actually recited the 10,000-character Yonghua Changfu of the former Chaoliu Master!" With such thorough preparation, it seems that the ambition is bound to succeed. ”

Another chimed in: "That's not it. With the expectations of the three families, she is only allowed to succeed and not to fail. ”

"How?"

There are mountains outside the mountains, there are people outside the people, and individuals try their best to fight for it with their ability, how can they force themselves to win the championship?

Fang Cai's voice was lowered: "You think, the Wei family has the second princess, and the Wen family, the mother of the second princess, is in the same breath; The Wen family returned to the four princesses and connected to the Jiang family, the mother of the four princesses...... What is the origin of the Jiang family, do you know? ”

"I heard," another person said in a low and positive voice: "The Jiang family in Dongyang, Jinhua Mansion, Jiangsu, Zhejiang Province, has a status in Jiangnan Shilin that is no less than the Xu family in Dazhao......

"The Xu family? It used to be true, but now it is inappropriate. Fang Cai interrupted her words and said: "The Jiang family has a proud history of three dynasties producing an emperor, seven elders, eleven Hanlin, and twenty-three Jinshi, and the in-laws are all over the sixteen provinces of Dazhao, and the status in Jiangnan Shilin is extremely high, and it is thriving...... The Xu family ......"

Don't look at the current situation, what will happen in the future, not certainly.

The heirs of the Xu family are gradually lonely, and the younger generation is still young and has not yet made efforts.

The older generation, the queen is over forty years old, five children and five are down, and her knees are empty; Although the princess of Song is surnamed Xu, the princess's surname is Wei, and the Song palace has been infiltrated by the Wei family; The third aunt and grandmother married Qiongya, and with the rebellion of Qiongya Marshal from the court, they have long been cut off......

The Xu family is only supported by the three sons of the older generation, and they have all been blessed to the end.

In the future, if the second prince ascends the throne, he will first suppress the Xu family under the pressure of his relatives. If it is the third prince, he will suppress the Xu family without pressure from his relatives - the third prince and the queen have a grudge against their mother, and they do not share the sky.

What can the Xu family do?

The person who spoke glanced at Xu Ruliang's direction, but didn't say all this.

Xu Ruliang seemed to be concentrating on watching the game.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, just a little girl, who doesn't know the world, and doesn't understand what the banquet is for, I'm afraid that I will be fascinated by the selection.

After being silent for a while, the listener heard half of it, and he was most scratched by the half-understanding, and couldn't help but ask again.

Fang Cai's voice was lowered, "In the past, when the Xu family's arrogance was at its peak, the other gate valves were afraid of being broken one by one, and sought an alliance, the Wen family and the Wei family were in-laws to support each other, Wang Xie and the two families were vertical and horizontal, and the other small gate valves were attached to the two factions, and they reluctantly formed a three-legged situation with the Xu family. ”

For 30 years, this situation has been like this, stable and solid.

It was the most glorious time for the Jokhang clan.

Although everyone here is young, they have heard the older generation mention it, and they all nodded in agreement.

The man continued: "Now the momentum of Wen Wei's faction is getting stronger, just like the three legs and one foot on the tripod are getting bigger, there is a sign of overthrowing, can the other two feet not be nervous?" Of course, it is important to take down the second prince. ”

The mother family of the second prince, the Yang family in Hanzhong, Shanxi Province.

Although the Yang family has gradually retired since Emperor Wuzong's three kings seized the throne, after all, it is the family of the Empress Dowager, the foundation is still there, and the power is huge, and the Dongyang Jiang family is far from being able to match it.

If you can become a relative of the second prince, it will definitely be of great help.

Maybe you won't be able to do whatever you want for a while, but at least you won't have to worry about losing your family.

The Wen Wei faction wants to go to the next level, how can the Wang Xie faction sit still and wait to die?

Therefore, the sixth girl of the Xie family, Xie Ying, had to move forward bravely.

Another said: "That's only two of them." ”

Fang Cai was a little disdainful, why didn't he understand!

"There is also the Xu family!"

"The Xu family? Why don't you send ......" swallowed back the latter words. The eldest daughter of the Xu family is only eight years old, just sitting here, looking at the figure of only five or six years old, how can she go on stage to compare?

Even if the prodigy wins the championship, can he really marry the second prince?

This person added another sentence: "Uncle Xu Daguo only took seven years to become the prime minister from Dali Siqing, and there will be no shortage of hills and valleys in his heart." ”

Knowing that his family can't take the road of marrying a daughter, rather than seeing Wen Wei's faction continue to grow up, of course he is more willing to support Wang Xie to win the championship - after all, Xu Dashizi is fourteen years old, after all, the mother of the fifth princess is the Xie family.

Everyone suddenly realized "oh", not without admiration.

Then they fell silent and looked at the Yingtai one after another.

The fourth round of competition entered the white-hot stage, and the atmosphere became more and more tense.

Xu Ruliang hooked the corners of his mouth coldly, he tried his best to make a plan, the courtiers couldn't disobey the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven couldn't do it!

***

The assertions of several county lords, only the general trend of the pattern is credible. The inference about the specific position of the major families is biased - at most, these county lords have heard some fragments from their fathers and brothers, and they do not really understand them, and then they talk about them self-righteously...... Showmanship or something, you know.

So, please keep a pair of bright eyes and don't be fooled by what they say~