The sound of the pipa is like a jade bead falling on the plate, the singing is like a heavenly sound, dancing, and the palace maids are quietly waiting on the side, from time to time to arrange dishes for the noble masters.

Halfway through the banquet, Lian Yilan raised her head slightly, "Your Majesty, the concubines are really kind to look at these children." Your Majesty, you see that today is just the Qixi Festival, it is rumored that in ancient times it was the day of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, the concubines thought that it was such a good time, presumably each noble girl has their own talents to show, so that we can see the demeanor of the noble girl in the capital, the palace will first allow a lottery, if which noble girl has the highest talent today, the palace will give her the glass palace lamp in the palace, what do you think, the emperor? ”

Duan Hao nodded, "The queen's suggestion is very good, since this is the case, I will also allow the name of the head to be a lottery, what is the specific, and I will announce it when the best person is the corner!" ”

When the nobles heard this, their hearts were hot, and they all heard the family more or less mention that this palace banquet was actually to choose concubines for the princes and princes, and if they performed brilliantly, wouldn't they be able to leave an impression in front of everyone, and they would be mentioned when they got married...

Jiang Yu glanced at the queen with a smile, "In this case, this color head can't be missing the share of the palace later, Liuyue, go and bring the jade carved jade bracelet of the palace, and reward the daughter who won the first place in a while." ”

Several other high-ranking concubines are also unbearable, and they have allowed to give up their heads, even Zhu Mingjing, who has always been cold, did not make a special move at this time, as the names of a precious item were read out, everyone's eyes gradually became hot, in order to ensure fairness, the emperor specially ordered people to ask the nobles one by one about the talents they wanted to perform, and then the queen personally disrupted the order, and drew the name of the noblewoman, and the noblewoman kicked off.

Lian Yilan's hand lightly swiped the note and landed on top of one of them, and the hand wearing the armor of the carved gold rhombic flower inlaid with jade grains flipped slightly, revealing a name, pursed his lips and smiled, and handed it to the eunuch behind him.

"The first person who is about to perform his talent is the second girl of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Shen Yijia, please ask the second girl Shen to go to the side hall to prepare."

Hearing this name, many noble ladies sank in their hearts, although Shen Yijia's reputation was ruined and her character was not good, but everyone knew that her talent was one of the best, and everyone was waiting for the name of the second performance, silently praying in their hearts that it would not be themselves.

"The second person to show talent is, the eldest lady of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Officials, Xi Yinwan, please invite Miss Xi to the side hall to prepare."

Xi Yinwan slowly got up from the second seat, looked at Shen Qingwan, and then moved away, and went to the side hall under the guidance of the palace people.

Shen Qingwan pursed her lips, slightly distracted, "Xi Yinwan, it's quite interesting." ”

"Late, you said Xi Yin was late? The eldest lady of the Xi family is not a good person, she is usually pampered and looks down on people, and her temperament is as annoying as your sister-in-law. Lin Zhiyu said with a smile.

Yao Yihuan patted his chest in fear, "Isn't it, last time I fell in love with her at the same time as the Jinzhutang head, she didn't have enough silver, and as a result, she moved out of the first queen to scare people, how could the county lord get used to her problems, and use power to oppress people and not see what she is!" ”

"Ah, what you know is outdated news, listen to my cousin of the prince, the Xi family, sticking to the cousin of the prince every day, the cousin of the prince is not very upset by her, and even the people of the Xi family refuse to see it." Duan Yutong said with a smile.

Shen Qingwan was stunned, then thought about it and laughed again, "This woman is really a difficult person to get along with." ”

"Isn't it, a few of us, although the family is not inferior to her in terms of identity, but who can have the appearance of her acting like that, I really can't stand it." Lin Zhiyu sighed and said, she hates dealing with those pretending women the most.

As a few people were talking, they saw Shen Yijia wearing tulle walking slowly, and then "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" sounded, and many people were fascinated by the singing.

Shen Qingwan smiled, she, the second sister, how could she give up such a good opportunity easily, not even the dance at the bottom of the box was performed, it can be seen that it is imperative to win the first name.

After the dance, she knelt quietly in place, Duan Hao frowned, and looked in the direction of Shen Qingwan from afar, "Not bad." Shen Yijia was a little disappointed in her heart, but she still thanked her, and then turned around and left.

Li Qingshu sighed in her heart, she thought that this person was a clever person, who knew that he was so stupid, and everyone could see that the emperor was partial to the lord of Changning, how could he openly say that Shen Yijia's performance was good? It's really a pity, the emperor doesn't call her performance good, that is to say, Shen Yijia is destined to have nothing to do with the first name, on the other hand, that is, the position of Shen Yijia and the princess of the prince is destined to be lost, which makes the people in power dislike, how can others attach importance to her and look up to her? Yan'er's thoughts, she must let him accept it, and she can't spoil a big deal because of an insignificant woman.

"The third person to perform talent is Yao Yihuan, the daughter of the Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion and the lord of Yiyang County, please wait in the side hall."

Yao Yihuan, who heard this, hammered her chest in despair, she grew up in the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion, which started with military achievements, and she didn't learn those poems and songs well when she was a child, and the only one who took it to the stage was the sword dance.

A few people comforted again, and as the palace people in charge of guidance approached, Yao Yihuan raised his head in despair, waved his hand, looked like a strong man with a broken wrist, and walked to the direction of the side hall dejectedly.

"What should I do, it's late, I'm so nervous, I'm going to draw Yihuan, what if one is me!" Duan Yutong asked in a low voice, she was like Yao Yihuan, she was very active when she was young, and she was the only daughter of Princess Shou'an, and because no one dared to restrain her to let her learn those talents, she naturally didn't know anything.

Shen Qingwan touched her hair, "Tong'er, you want to open a little, I'm afraid that the next one will be me..."

Xi Yinwan quickly stepped forward, she performed a pipa, a song "Plugged Song" can be described as a rule, not brilliant and unable to find faults, she did not wait like Shen Yijia, but saluted and turned away, but got a "good", everyone then knew that the emperor did not like those who were not clear, and they had made decisions in their hearts, and after more than a dozen noble girls, Shen Qingwan's name was finally called.

"The eighteenth noble girl who performs her talent is, the sixth lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Shen Qingwan, the county lord of Changning, please go to the side hall to wait for a while."

Shen Qingwan helplessly held her forehead, "I still can't hide..."

Yao Yihuan rubbed her head, "Evening, you have the best talent in a few miles, don't pretend." ”

"What... But I haven't practiced for a long time, and I'm already rusty. Shen Qingwan felt bad all over.

"Okay, okay, don't pretend at night, look at me, it was an embarrassment just now, thanks to the emperor's uncle who didn't give me no face in public, otherwise..."Duan Yutong said with a smile, she just went up and wrote two lines of words, and it was a little crooked, and the people sitting in the entire hall were about to laugh crazy, thanks to the emperor's face on the eldest princess, he didn't say it was ugly, otherwise Duan Yutong would really not be able to get off the stage.

In front of Shen Qingwan was the concubine of the Dingguo Marquis's Mansion, that is, Lin Zhiyu's sister-in-law Lin Zhiyi, who danced a dance was considered decent, and after a faint "Shang Ke", it was Shen Qingwan.

Slowly walked up to the stage, the pale pink long skirt wrapped, draped in a white gauze coat, revealing a graceful neck and clearly visible collarbones, the skirt pleats flowed lightly on the ground like snow and moonlight, more than three feet long, making the gait more graceful and soft, a wisp of green silk hung down on the chest, thin powder, only color, the faint red feeling on the cheeks created a pure skin like petals delicate and lovely, the whole person was like a butterfly flying with the wind, walked to the center and sat on the ground, gently stroked the strings, jade fingers lightly picked, a song "Spring White Snow" It flowed from under her fingers, sometimes brisk and sometimes tactful, and the changes tugged at everyone's heartstrings, and Lin's shocked gaze was tightly locked on the girl, and it did not disperse for a long time. Lin Zhiyu looked at Shen Qingwan, and met his brother's eyes, the corners of his lips hooked, my brother was so afraid... I was moved by her family's late childhood.

At the end of the song, everyone was still immersed in it, until the corners of Duan Hao's mouth hooked slightly, "Okay." Then applauded, everyone relieved themselves, they all applauded, the emperor said yes, and they all had ears to hear, naturally understood that the Changning county lord's piano skills are extraordinary, compared to the former name of the second girl Shen in the capital, it can only be said that it is more than that, Shen Er's piano skills pay too much attention to those things that are virtual, only pay attention to the artistic conception of the piano, and it is inevitable to listen to it boring, but the music played by the county lord of Changning can make people feel that they are in it, and it is naturally better.

Shen Qingwan smiled slightly, "Changning thanks the emperor for his grace." ”

"Go ahead."

Slowly sat down, and with the end of the performance of the noble ladies, the emperor discussed with several concubines and the queen mother, "I think that the county lord of Changning is the best, do you have any objections?" ”

Shen Yijia glared at Shen Qingwan dissatisfied, this little slut, on the surface, didn't expect to steal the limelight behind her back, although she was annoyed, she also knew that Shen Qingwan's piano skills were indeed extraordinary, so naturally she didn't have anything to say, and she lost to her enemy in the field she was proud of, this feeling was really uncomfortable.

"I said before, my color head will wait until the name is revealed, Changning, I will promise you a promise, as long as you don't shake the country's foundation, I can promise you!" Duan Hao said with a smile.

Shen Qingwan was also surprised, she thought it was ten things or something, but she didn't expect it to be so heavy, everyone was also surprised, and they were a little envious of Shen Qingwan's good luck, isn't this a blank check, let her arrange it?

Shen Qingwan hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty, this is too heavy..."

"It's okay, since I have agreed, you can accept it with peace of mind."

"Changning obeys the order, thank the emperor for his grace." Shen Qingwan respectfully bowed and returned to his position in the envious eyes of everyone.