Chapter 223: The Small Palace Banquet
() Qin Niang was silent, and then stood up: "I don't know which palace the princesses are holding a small palace banquet in?" Can His Royal Highness the Crown Prince send someone to guide the courtiers? ”
Although she is extremely reluctant to show this face, she wants to live in this palace in the future, and it is indispensable to meet her, rather than letting everyone secretly speculate about her relationship with Song Huai, it is better to take the initiative to clarify this relationship.
In her opinion, Song Huai must have a problem, he is so hypocritical and good at disguise, he secretly doesn't know how many ruthless things he has done, if he really has a huge problem, then he is not suitable to sit in the position of this prince.
Therefore, she is extremely reluctant to have anything to do with such a person, even if it is a guess.
Since you can't dodge, let's rise to the challenge.
"Xiao Dezi, lead Miss Yang to the Zixia Hall of the Second Emperor Sister." Song Huai hooked his lips and called an attendant who had been outside early in the morning to come in, "Be careful and wait, don't make mistakes." ”
The chamberlain called Xiao Dezi came in and replied reluctantly: "Yes." Immediately, Chao Qinniang stretched out her hand and made a "please" gesture, and said respectfully, "Miss Yang, please come with the slave." ”
Qin Niang got up and followed the little chamberlain outside.
The outside of the walls of the palaces is full of spring, and the walls of the palace are also fragrant.
Qin Niang didn't have the heart to enjoy these scenes, but just followed the little chamberlain through the cloister and walked all the way to the Zixia Palace.
Zixia Hall is the palace of the second princess Song Ling, and now the princess who has not yet married is headed by the second princess, the eldest princess married the prince of Zhennan a few years ago, went to the south, and has not returned to Beijing for many years.
Now, the second princess is almost seventeen years old, but because she has a very high vision, the queen has never been able to choose a horse for her several times, and she has been until now.
When Qin Niang arrived, the princesses were already sitting there.
"Yo, isn't this Miss Yang? It's finally here, and this palace thinks you don't want to appreciate your face! Song Ling saw Xiao Dezi leading Qin Niang in from a distance, and before anyone could salute them, she took the lead in speaking out.
There was an indescribable yin and yang weirdness in the tone.
"Second Imperial Sister, don't call her nonsense, who knows if you should call her Miss Yang or Second Young Lady Gu now, or if it is Lady Yang?" The third princess, Song Ke, pulled the corners of her lips and said sarcastically.
The few princesses seated, except for the fourth princess Song Ru, all looked at Qin Niang with scrutiny and contempt.
The reason why they named her to come was just to see what kind of demeanor the rumored talented woman in Beijing looked like, so that their crown prince and brother did not hesitate to lead her into the palace with the false position of a female official.
"Second Emperor Sister, Third Emperor Sister, obviously let the family come over, but after you came, you just mocked others?" Song Ru snorted, "The two imperial sisters won't be so styleless, right?" ”
Song Ling and Song Ke's faces changed in unison, but the upbringing they received since childhood made them unable to read jokes even if they were unhappy.
So, Song Ling smiled and said: "It was just a joke just now, I hope Miss Yang doesn't mind, this palace invited you to come to invite you to appreciate a painting, this painting was obtained from Mr. Gongxue a few days ago, and I hope Miss Yang will give you advice." ”
After Qin Niang saluted them one by one, she said modestly: "I don't dare to give advice, if the courtiers say it wrong, I hope that the second princess will not be angry for a while."
Good. ”
Song Ling smiled on her face, and sneered in her heart, saying that this Miss Yang family was proud of her talents, and she had always been very arrogant, she didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that it is true, she has not even taken out the painting, she concluded that what she said will definitely make her unhappy.
Could it be that the painting given by the gentleman in the palace school can still make her a courtier pick out the mistake?
"Go and bring the "Hundred Longevity Map" that I just got a few days ago in this palace." Song Ling commanded the big palace maid behind him.
The maid answered and went into the inner hall to get the painting.
The rest of the princesses younger than Song Ru had never seen Qin Niang, and they all stared at her curiously.
It is said that Miss Yang is talented and good-looking, and today it seems that this is indeed a face that makes a man's heart move, but I don't know if this "talent" is true?
In the midst of everyone's speculation, the palace maid of the second princess took the painting and unfolded it in public.
On the two-meter-long picture scroll, there are hundreds of shapes of longevity characters, but the 100 longevity characters are combined to form a big longevity character, Song Ling liked this picture very much when he first got it, and planned to wait until the emperor's birthday to offer it for an auspicious one.
"Miss Yang, please see, this is the Baishou picture that Mr. gave me, however, Mr. said that this picture has some fly in the ointment, as for the shortcomings, Mr. refused to say, if Miss Yang can point it out, and repair one or two, the palace will be grateful." Although Song Ling said that he was grateful, his demeanor was full of the posture of the superior.
It's like what a great thing it is to be grateful to her.
Moreover, she didn't think that Qin Niang could see any shortcomings in her bones, because she thought she had always been proficient in calligraphy and painting, but she didn't see anything wrong with this picture after looking at it for several days.
Qin Niang took two steps closer, stared at the picture carefully for a while, smiled, raised her hand and pointed to the small longevity character that was formed in the middle of the combined longevity character, and said in a light tone: "There is a little less here, if you don't look carefully, you really can't find it, but the person who wrote this hundred longevity picture must have just written about this place and was interrupted, so it was a little stiff to pick up, so, even if the whole body looks like there is a word here, but there is a little less in the word, so it is not beautiful." ”
After she said this, several princesses immediately leaned their heads over and looked at them carefully.
"After Miss Yang said this, this palace thinks it's really yes." Song Ru straightened up and said with a smile, "Second Emperor Sister, you see, Miss Yang really deserves her reputation, and you can see the shortcomings of this painting at a glance." ”
Song Ling instantly felt like he was slapped in the face on the spot, and he only felt a burst of shame.
She looked at the place that she didn't find for a few days, but she could see it at a glance, what does this mean?
Isn't this saying that her dignified second princess is not as good as the daughter of a third-grade official?
Song Ling's face was a little unsightly, but she still tried her best to hold on to her princess status, and asked in a calm tone: "I don't know if Miss Yang may repair it?" This picture is also a famous work, and the palace wants to dedicate it to his father as a birthday gift after some time. ”
Qin Niang stood aside respectfully, the smile on her face did not diminish, and her tone was calmer than that of the second princess: "Second princess, I'm afraid it's not easy to repair, because that word is too small, and the position that was originally used to write that point has been crooked by the vertical hook that was broken, two."
If the princess wants to present a birthday gift to His Majesty, it is better to write one herself, and His Majesty should be happier to come. ”
Song Ling's face froze, although she is good at painting, but her handwriting is still a little worse, if she really wants to write such a picture of longevity, maybe before it is presented to the emperor, she will be laughed at by these sisters.
"I heard that Miss Yang is only famous in Jinghua, and when I see it today, I can't repair such a picture of longevity, and I don't know who passed you on so vividly in one day." Song Ling ordered someone to put away the picture scroll, and his tone began to be unpolite, "Since Miss Yang can't help the palace, then Miss Yang will please go back to your Lanxi Palace, you are not welcome here." ”
Qin Niang stood there with an unchanged smile, not at all angry because of the other party's malice and expulsion, she knew before she came that these princesses were afraid that they were going to give her a dismount, so she had nothing to be angry about.
Moreover, she had thought about it before entering the palace, and she had already prepared for a scenario like this.
"So, then the courtiers will take their leave." As she spoke, she blessed the princesses and was about to turn around and leave.
It's just that as soon as she turned around, she saw a person she didn't want to see.
"Yang Qinyan, why are you here?" As soon as Yan Jing saw her, her face showed undisguised displeasure, she wrinkled her brows, and there was obvious surprise in her eyes, "How can you be a mere businesswoman who can enter and leave this palace gate at will?" And still in the palace of the second princess? Who got you here? ”
looks like she is commanding, as if she is already the master of this palace.
"Miss Yan is really majestic, you haven't married my crown prince brother yet." Song Ru has always disdained to suppress her temper, "I didn't salute when I saw us, and I actually began to instruct the guests in this palace to come with the appearance of a master." ”
Yan Jing's face changed, although she was extremely uncomfortable, she also had to admit that she was indeed not their imperial sister-in-law at the moment, and she really needed to salute them.
"Yan Jing has seen the second princess, the third princess, the fourth princess, the fifth princess and the sixth princess." Yan Jing blessed them one by one, and a touch of ruthlessness flashed in her drooping eyes, and when she married into the East Palace, she would definitely teach these princesses who were proud of themselves to teach a good lesson, especially this rude fourth princess.
"Hey, the fourth imperial sister is making a fuss, A-Jing will soon become our imperial sister-in-law, where do you need such a courtesy." The third princess stepped forward, grabbed Yan Jing's hand, glanced at Qin Niang meaningfully and asked, "As for this Miss Yang, she was personally brought in by the crown prince's brother, doesn't the imperial sister-in-law know?" ”
The words of the third princess do have the taste of sowing discord.
Moreover, why did Yan Jing suddenly enter the palace, someone must have invited her to come, right?
After a while, Qin Niang thought about the matter, and then smiled: "Your Highness thinks that the courtiers Danqing is doing a good job, and it coincides with the Miaojiang envoys entering Beijing, and His Highness thinks that there should be a painter accompanying him, so he let the courtiers come into the palace to live for a while." ”
When the third princess heard this, she pursed her lips and said, "Is that a period of stay?" If you live for a while, you won't be arranged in Lanxi Palace. ”
When Yan Jing heard this, her face immediately changed.
She is not a fool, she naturally understands the meaning of the third princess's words, to put it nicely, she is an accompanying painter, and to put it badly, isn't it a woman who was accepted by Song Huai in the palace?