The palace is full of new oil peach charms, and it has a new look.

The arrival of Chinese New Year's Eve adds a festive red color to the palace, and even in the evening, when the sky is slightly dark, the palace is still brightly lit and lively.

"This is the red dumplings sent by the queen mother to the palaces." Qiao Lan served a plate of dumplings. Every Chinese New Year's Eve, people paint dumplings red to show joy and express blessings.

"By the way, the beauty, the queen also sent a fragrant snow orchid, it is not ordinary. Xiangxuelan is generally red and yellow, but this one is white, which is beautiful! Xue Wanqing looked at Qiaolan's fingers, and the flower outside was as white as snow, which was both elegant and noble, and it was really a fine product in the world.

"Beautiful! I didn't expect the queen mother to be so generous and send such a rare gift to Yunyi Pavilion. Xue Wanqing was still a little surprised in her heart.

It's time to give people a lot of money, and most of the money is purses and gold and silver. Xue Wanqing spent a lot of money this time, using one hundred and fifty-three taels of broken gold to cast two hundred and twenty small coins, some plum blossom type, some begonia type, as well as pen ingot Ruyi, eight treasures Lianchun and so on.

"Divide all the more." Xue Wanqing has always been generous to her subordinates.

The people all smiled and couldn't stop thanking each other.

"Beauty, it's time to go." Hu Yun walked in and reminded.

Xue Wanqing nodded: "Let's change clothes." ”

The palace banquet was held as scheduled. According to the old practice, every Chinese New Year's Eve, banquets were held in the palace to celebrate festivals, and harems, ministers, etc. could participate. After the banquet, they will go back to reunite with their families, have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and observe the New Year.

This time, Xue Wanqing can learn to be smart, dress modestly, not too elegant, and will not look ostentatious.

Xue Wanqing entered the palace with all the concubines, and after saying good to each other, they sat down separately, eating fruits and tea.

Everyone was chatting, only to hear a eunuch raise his voice: "The emperor has arrived——, the queen has arrived-"

Everyone bowed down and saluted: "See the emperor, see the queen's mother-"

"Everyone's flat." Long Yichen sat on the dragon chair and motioned for everyone to get up.

When everyone was seated, he raised his glass, said a few words of congratulations, and drank it all.

Everyone drank the wine in their glasses.

At this moment, another eunuch said, "The prince of heaven has arrived—"

Xue Wanqing looked towards the door of the palace and saw a handsome man slowly walking in. The man was dressed in a crescent-white satin robe, which was trimmed with silver openwork hibiscus, and his black hair was tied up and held in place by a crown of gilt gold.

This is the legendary gentle and jade-like prince Chu Ze? Xue Wanqing thought.

"See Emperor Yinlong." Chu Ze said. After he was flattened, he ordered someone to present the gift he had brought.

"Prince Tiandi has a heart. Come, give a seat. ”

Long Yichen said, "Singing and dancing." ”

When the words fell, a few singers and dancers walked into the hall, tapped the sandalwood board, pressed the silver zither, trampled on the lotus robe, and gave birth to lotus step by step.

After the dance, a minister proposed: "Your Majesty, it is better to let the ladies perform a song, so as to add to the fun." ”

Before Long Yichen could speak, he heard Rong Jiao say: "Your Majesty, it's better to let the concubines perform a song first, they have been preparing for a long time." ”

Rong Jiao knew that the minister wanted those young ladies to use their stunts and find a good match. But she doesn't like to watch this.

"It's fine." Long Yichen said, "I don't know what the queen has prepared?" ”

He's in a good mood today, so it's okay to take a look.

Rong Jiao didn't expect him to ask such a question, but she was still prepared. She ordered someone to take an embroidery and said, "The concubine didn't prepare to sing and dance, but she embroidered a painting and gave it to the emperor." ”

She spent 100 days embroidering this painting, stitch by stitch. But as long as he likes it, he can embroider for the rest of his life.

Long Yichen took the embroidery, and saw two children tattooed on it, a man and a woman. The boy was holding a grasshopper in his hand, which frightened the girl into crying.

"The queen has a heart." Long Yichen chuckled.

The painting takes him back to the old days. He and Rong Jiao grew up together, childhood sweethearts. treats her, Long Yichen just treats her as a sister. Since she became his own queen, he neglected her for many years because of political affairs and rarely saw each other.

"If the emperor likes it, it's fine." Rong Jiao smiled softly. It was so good then, Yichen, I really want to go back to the old days with you.

When Xue Wanqing saw this scene, she didn't feel good in her heart, and she was much lonely.

I heard Long Yichen say again: "Is Qing'er prepared?" ”

Xue Wanqing was taken aback, she didn't expect Long Yichen to name her directly, and she was called "Qing'er......

"The concubine knows a little about the piano, so she plays a song for the emperor."

"Very good! I love to listen to Qing'er play the piano. Long Yichen looked at Xue Wanqing and said.

Everyone was amazed, the emperor really loved this snow beauty! What a miracle not seen in 500 years!

Xue Wanqing was happy in her heart, she stepped forward and sat down in front of the guzheng.

The bare hand falls on the strings, and the moving sound of the piano slowly pours out like flowing water.

At the end of the song, everyone praised it.

"Not bad. Come on, reward! Long Yichen praised, "Qing'er's piano skills are really perfect. ”

Xue Wanqing smiled, and was about to say thank you, but only asked a female voice:

"Snow Beauty's piano skills are nothing more than that."

Everyone followed the sound and saw a woman come forward and salute, "See the emperor." ”

"This concubine is really courageous!"

"I know her, she's amazing! The piano skills are unbeatable! ”

The crowd whispered.

Long Yichen glanced at her lightly, and the eunuch beside him stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, this is Qin Jing, Qin Cairen." ”

"You think you're better than her?" Long Yichen said.

"Please ask the emperor to give the concubine a chance." Qin Jing said firmly. She didn't believe it, with her piano skills, she couldn't compare to Xue Wanqing?

Long Yichen was a little irritable in his heart, he hated these concubines fighting back and forth, which annoyed people.

But he had just endured watching Xue Wanqing's boring performance, and it didn't hurt to endure one more.

"Okay."

Qin Jing sat down and gently shook the strings.

Wide sleeves flow clouds, piano music condenses between the fingers, and the clear water and Fuqu get rid of the hustle and bustle.

At the end of the song, the echo is endless.

"It's really good." Xue Wanqing exclaimed, ashamed of herself.

Everyone praised it.

Qin Jing raised her head with a proud expression.

"The concubine thinks that Qin Cairen's piano skills are really unparalleled in the world!" Rong Jiao smiled.

Qin Jing smiled even more happily.

"I don't think it's anything special, Qing'er's piano skills are unparalleled in the world."

Everyone was stunned, this ...... This clear-eyed person can see it, this snow beauty and Qin Cairen are simply one heaven and one underground......

The emperor really loves this talented person.

Xue Cheng smiled, the hero is sad about the beauty, what don't you love the beauty, in the end, you are not defeated by the beauty.

The atmosphere has been awkward.

"Qing'er, thank the emperor for complimenting." Xue Wanqing said softly. He really loved himself.