Chapter 24: The Palace Banquet
The banquets in the palace have always been extremely luxurious, especially Ning Heshen's victory, and the emperor's favor became more and more luxurious.
Ning Yinli looked at this luxury, and her heart became more and more relaxed.
"Sister, look, that lantern is so beautiful~"
Ning Yinli was overjoyed to see it, and subconsciously wanted to hold Ning Lesheng's hand, but she saw that the eyes of the woman beside her were full of coldness, and she even felt that she was so embarrassed.
In the past, Ning Lesheng would smile at the corner of her eyes, saying that she was a silly girl.
And now.
"Anyway, I'm also from the General's Mansion, so it's better for my sister not to make a fuss." Ning Lesheng hooked her lips, and as soon as she came in, everyone's eyes were all looking this way.
There are already rumors in the market that her marriage contract with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is only afraid that it will no longer exist, whether it is a divorce or not, and she doesn't dare to talk nonsense when she listens to a little limelight.
The emperor saw that everyone in the Ning family was at the table, and hurriedly said: "I saw that the general was tired of traveling and driving in the past few days, so he also arranged a lot of songs and dances, and held a banquet first, these dishes were all prepared by the queen herself, and handed over to more than 20 masters in the imperial dining room to control, and all of you Aiqing also tasted it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Queen Mother Longen!
All the people in the banquet toasted in one direction, Ning Lesheng sat there, bored, she never liked this kind of banquet, she only felt that there were too many hypocritical people.
At that time, when she won the battle, and when the class teacher returned to the dynasty, she would sneak out with Le Rongjin to watch the fireworks and the fireflies were beautiful, but now she is embarrassed to think about it.
I'm afraid that she was the only one who was moved at that time.
Ning Lesheng noticed a sharp look in the crowd, and came in her direction so boldly, she raised her head suddenly, and stared at the drunken Shen Yunqin.
The man pursed his lips, his bewitching lips slightly hooked, and his gaze was particularly bold.
I don't know what the little fox cub is worried about, isn't she afraid that she will be embarrassed if she really makes trouble for a while?
"What do you look at like this?" The Nine Princes on his side hooked his lips, his brows furrowed tightly, and he looked at Shen Yunqin's line of sight, and sure enough, it was the fifth lady of the General's Mansion!
Shen Yunqin hooked his lips: "What can I see, but just a glimpse of General Ning's demeanor."
"Ning Heshen is such a hard stone, what is there to look at, he can say those words in front of the emperor, but he is really straight-tempered, and he is afraid that he will be dragged out and cut off early.
The Nine Princes snorted, although the Ning family was straightforward, everyone could see that the Ning family was guarding this country, and it was the same for generations.
But if you are really good at scheming, of course you will not make such a mistake.
"That sounds like what General Ning would do, this fifth young lady, it's rare not to be spoiled." Shen Yunqin hooked his lips, and as he spoke, he couldn't help but start praising Ning Lesheng.
The Nine Princes on his side sneered, full of ridicule: "If you really like it, it doesn't matter if you are eight years old, it's good to hire it quickly."
"Huh. Say it lightly. Shen Yunqin said in a deep voice, what the Nine Princes said before was right, how could the Ning family let their baby daughter marry such a ruthless person as him.
They must have loved the peace and joy of their daughter, and how could they be willing to let her be drawn into this unprovoked abyss
Ning Lesheng was stared at irritably, in order to hide the embarrassment at the moment, she picked up the wine glass, and just when she was pouring wine and wanted to drink, she suddenly heard the woman sitting in the main seat speak.
"This palace has always heard that the women of the Ning family are good at dancing, so it is better to invite Miss Ning to dance and wash the dust for General Ning.
The queen said in a shallow voice, like that.
The hand holding the wine glass froze there for a moment, Ning Lesheng gritted his teeth secretly, everyone in the banquet who should have come couldn't hide sighed, it should be Ning Yinli who danced in the city, and this young lady is really ashamed to say that she is not as good as her concubine.
Mrs. Ning's heart tightened, and she hurriedly stabbed the man beside her with her elbow.
General Ning stood up suddenly, and he hooked his lips: "The little girl's dancing skills are really difficult to achieve, so as not to stain the eyes of the queen, it is better to ask the ladies in the banquet to petition, whoever is willing, can come up, and the right should be celebrated by the whole country."
Ning Yi raised the topic all of a sudden, and he didn't want his daughter to go up, so as not to be said by the group of people who didn't know how to appreciate it.
Ning Lesheng's heart softened, her father still loved her in the end, she was pampered in her previous life, she didn't love hypocrisy and wrongdoing, and she never pulled down her face to dance, not that she wouldn't, but she didn't want to.
felt that all those people were unworthy, she devoted herself to dancing for Le Rongjin, and her face was disfigured in the past, how could she like such things.
The emperor looked soothing, and said with a smile: "It's a family banquet, just relax, what the general said." "Your Majesty, this is the glory of the Ning family, why not let others share it, but this palace heard that Miss Ning danced in the city, why, but now she is twisted.
The queen muttered, and the smile on the corner of her mouth slowly became vicious.
She just wants Ning Lesheng to be embarrassed, so that the world knows that the daughter of the Ning family has a name, and she has no actual talent at all.
How could such a person be worthy of the East Palace!
In addition, the gossip that the queen begged the princess to pass on, I am afraid that as soon as tonight passes, everyone will know that Ning Lesheng was dismissed from the East Palace because of his lack of talent and virtue.
At that time, it will be Ning Lesheng who will be embarrassed.
Just as she was about to excuse herself, Ning Le stood up suddenly, and the corners of her mouth hooked up with a smile: "Thanks to the love of the mother, the courtiers will definitely not disgrace the reputation of the Ning family."
Her expression was so indifferent, and she walked forward with an unusually steady step.
Everyone's eyes fell on Ning Lesheng.
Someone laughed during the banquet: "She is a straw bale, this is too angry, and she wants to come out to earn a reputation for the Ning family."
"Aren't you afraid of losing people, and you won't be able to raise your head in Shangjing in the future?"
"Lighter, don't die, the two generals of the Ning family are here." A scolding, the discussion was a little quieter, but it was also in the ears.
Ning Lesheng knew that they were all waiting to see the joke, which was probably going to disappoint them.
She walked up to the piano master, explained a few words carefully, and then ran to Ning Heshen, asked for the saber at her waist, she untied the ribbon on her body slightly, and stood in the middle like that.
The sound of the piano slowly rose, and the small figure suddenly moved, and Ning Lesheng's eyes were cold for a moment
Facing the passionate sound of the piano, her dance steps slowly became faster, and the long sword suddenly played in her hand. The movements became more and more beautiful, and even Ning Heshen was stunned, and he said in a low voice: "When did Xiao Le'er learn swordsmanship?" This trick doesn't look like a fist embroidered leg?"
The Ning family never allowed her to learn this, and she was even more deliberately reluctant to let Ning Lesheng contact the affairs of the military family, but the woman on this stage, that move and style, although it is a dance, can be seen by those who are insiders that it is a first-class swordsmanship!