The men's eyes widened, and the women gossiped.

"Hey, I really didn't expect such a coquettish dance to be danced by the county lord of Yihe!"

"Tsk, it's really immoral! No wonder our Mrs. Yin doesn't dare to squeak! ”

……

Mrs. Yin left because she recognized Yin Suwan.

And now, Yin Suwan has unwrapped her mask and revealed her identity, and Mrs. Yin has no need to escape.

Her lips pursed, unable to move under the mocking and mocking eyes of the crowd.

Neither standing, nor sitting.

The person who was highly sought after and flattered just now has become a clown.

Jiang Qinglan was improvised, she helped Mrs. Yin, who was dazed, to sit down, and said gently: "This dance of the county lord is different, but it has some alien charm. ”

The word "county lord", she accentuated the words, and emphasized it, and those who were thoughtful and transparent immediately understood the meaning of Jiang Qinglan's words.

That's right, no matter how shameless Yin Suwan is, there is also a county lord status pressed here.

Moreover, the Yin family is now an imperial businessman, and Yin Suwan's identity has also risen with the tide, even if they want to slander, they can't come in front of others.

Mrs. Zhang answered: "What Miss Jiang said is that it is the first time in my life that I have seen such an amazing dance!" ”

Mrs. Li echoed: "Yes, yes, it's an eye-opener!" ”

Someone changed the direction of the wind, and several other officials and wives also began to change their words, and "complimented" against their will.

Mrs. Yin just smiled stiffly, but when she looked at Jiang Qinglan's eyes, there was a hint of gratitude.

Jiang Qinglan patted Mrs. Yin's hand knowingly, and then forked the topic without a trace.

The dancers all retreated, leaving only Yin Suwan, who was dressed in red and smiling.

She didn't seem to hear what everyone was saying about her, and she still had a bright smile.

If she was a weak pool of water before, then tonight she is a sultry fire.

She wants to be like Gu Jinli said, and put the men present under the pomegranate skirt.

She stopped being the lowly and pitiful woman she was pity, she was going to be her own master, trampling these men under her feet!

Gu Jinli gave her a lot of lists, and she wanted to subdue the ministers of the court one by one and become the masters of power!

The old emperor was rarely surprised, and after seeing Yin Suwan's face clearly, the cloudy old eyes narrowed, and the erotic color immediately retreated.

Coughing lightly twice, he said lukewarmly: "The county lord of Yihe has a heart." ”

It is impossible for him to share the same woman with his son, and besides, Yin Suwan is scheming, and she is not the type that the old emperor likes.

Glancing at Li Mei'er beside her, the old emperor didn't feel more pleasing to the eye.

Li Meier abides by her duties, is well-behaved, sensible, and understanding, and the most important thing is that she is not attached to the queen like Zhao Qingqing, and she greets the queen mother regularly every day.

Although the Queen Mother always avoids seeing her under the pretext of being unwell, Li Meier eats the closed-door soup rain or shine.

Therefore, the Queen Mother rarely embarrassed Li Meier.

Li Mei'er has the favor of the old emperor, and she is much more comfortable than Zhao Qingqing, who only knows that she is sticking to the queen.

The Queen Mother's chest was undulating at the moment, and the armor on her hands was deeply sunk into the back of the chair.

No wonder Yin Suwan said that she would come later, it turned out that she was going to prepare for this vulgar and obscene dance!

Mama Lan saw that the green tendons in her head were beating "suddenly", and she secretly screamed in her heart, so she quickly lowered her body and reminded in a low voice: "Queen Mother, no matter how you say this, this is carefully arranged by the county lord of Yihe to please you, no matter how unhappy you are, you have to give the county lord a face in front of so many people!" ”

Seeing that the Queen Mother was angry, the Queen suppressed her gloating laughter, poured a cup of tea for the Queen Mother, and pretended to persuade: "Queen Mother, the Lord of the Summer Palace is filial!" ”

Yin Suwan was carried away by the greed of power, and accepted Gu Jinli's suggestion without hesitation.

This dance, when she practiced, she couldn't help but like its enchanting wantonness.

It's like breaking the dignified and virtuous ladies she has disguised for so many years, which stimulates the commotion and arrogance in her bones.

She doesn't want to be that delicate and lovely little white lotus anymore, she wants to be that intoxicating poppy.

It's just that she is anxious for success and profit, just thinking about how to seduce men with this dance, but she forgets that the Queen Mother is an old-fashioned and conservative person.

How can you not be angry when you see her dancing such an unsightly dance?

Thinking like this, the smile on Yin Suwan's face couldn't be hung up.

Clutching the water sleeve in her hand, she knelt down again, but her head hung low, and her voice trembled slightly: "Queen Mother, Wan'er didn't tell you in advance that she was going to dance, she wanted to surprise you." ”

"Hopefully...... The Queen Mother should not blame Wan'er for being willful. ”

Although the Yin family's status as an imperial merchant can give her a little more protection, she knows that before she fails to achieve her goal, her backer is still the queen mother.

Because, she didn't miss the eldest lady's look of wanting to find a crack in the ground to hide in.

and Yin Zike, with a sad and disappointed expression.

In their eyes, she is willing to fall, right? It's insulting, isn't it?

The Yin family had given up on her a long time ago, and she no longer had any extravagant hopes.

What else could she do but rely on herself?

That's all there is to it.

"Wan'er" claimed that she wanted the Queen Mother to remember her love for so many years.

"Offering a dance" is to let the Queen Mother know that she is expressing filial piety, but in the wrong way.

Her voice trembled, pitiful, and before she officially evolved into a poppy, the weak white lotus was still her protective color.

Sure enough, the Queen Mother exhaled heavily, and said in a muffled voice: "It's windy at night, go down and change your clothes." ”

"Otherwise, you will be blown by the wind and your body will be damaged, and the mourning family will be distressed."

Yin Suwan listened, let go of the palm dripping with cold sweat, stood up and blessed her body slightly, and then walked towards the apse with the support of Shuang'er.

When passing by Gu Jinli not far away, Yin Suwan glanced at her, and saw that her eyes were full of affection, which seemed to reveal her appreciation and affirmation, Yin Suwan's face flushed.

However, when Qi Hao's cold gaze came over, she reflexively turned her head and quickened her pace.

With Yin Suwan leaving, this glamorous dance turmoil is over.

The men were still unsatisfied, and the women deliberately talked about some topics in order to cover up the embarrassment just now.

However, there are always some people who like to stir up trouble, because they are jealous that the Yin family has become an imperial businessman, so they deliberately rehash the old topic and stab Mrs. Yin in the heart, as if they regretted it: "Mrs. Yin, Mr. Yin is a talented person and quite literate, if it weren't for this leg...... I'm afraid it's time for you to hold your grandson now, too. ”

After a pause, she saw that Mrs. Yin didn't speak, and said to herself: "Alas, although Gongzi Yin is not good at doing things, but in the end, the Yin family has a rich background, and if you want to marry a daughter-in-law, it should not be difficult to marry." ”

"The son of my distant cousin's family is also lame, but isn't it because the family has 100 acres of fertile land that he married a daughter-in-law who is like a flower?"

"People, hold two for three years!"

Sure enough, Mrs. Yin's face turned blue and white for a while.

If it weren't for Yin Suwan's dancing, maybe Mrs. Yin would have dared to take a big mouth.

After all, Yin Zike is her heart and soul, her most precious person, and no one can insult her son.

Her son, even if he is a "cripple" in the eyes of everyone, is the best son in her heart.

However, now apart from glaring angrily at the old woman who was smiling happily with her mouth covered, she couldn't even raise her hand, and she couldn't open her mouth to scold back.

Jiang Qinglan saw that Mrs. Yin's shoulders trembled uncontrollably when she was so angry, and held her hand, as if to give her strength and comfort.

Her face turned a little colder, and Jiang Qinglan said to the annoying Mrs. Niu: "Mrs. Niu, I heard that the Xiaoyaozi Divine Doctor has returned to Beijing, and he will definitely be able to heal Yin Gongzi's leg with his wonderful hands." ”

"Moreover, not all the women in this world are superficial people."

"There are those who love other people's skins, and naturally there will be those who respect the character of other people's families and learn from them."

"Yin Gongzi has both talent and learning, and even if he doesn't have a lot of money, he is respected by women."

Over the years, Jiang Qinglan has been introverted, low-key and exquisite, and she is kind to everyone, and she has never had a time to throw her face or say anything heavy.

Tonight, she spoke for Mrs. Yin for the first time in her history, and hugged Yin Zike's grievances, which is really strange.

Thinking about it again, the two are aunts and nephews, and the Yin family is different from the past, perhaps Jiang Qinglan has already had the intention of marrying into the Yin family.

"Miss Jiang is speaking for Yin Gongzi like this, could it be that she fell in love with Yin Gongzi and wanted to be his concubine?" Mrs. Niu was choked by Jiang Qinglan's words, and couldn't help sneering: "That's right, Mrs. Yin is Miss Jiang's aunt, and it's good to kiss and kiss." ”

"In this way, the fertilizer water does not have to flow into the fields of outsiders."

Jiang Qinglan was stabbed by Mrs. Niu's word "concubine", and she was so embarrassed that she couldn't speak for a while.

She now has the intention of marrying Yin Zike, but she is unwilling to be a concubine.

At this time, Mrs. Yin said in a cold voice: "How is the marriage of my family Ke'er, so I don't have to worry about Mrs. Niu." ”

"It's the son-in-law of Mrs. Niu's family, I heard that the three daughters-in-law who married before and after all died."

"In my opinion, it's better to find a master to calculate, if this is a wife, don't harm the girl next to you."

Mrs. Yin's words seemed to be even more ruthless than Mrs. Niu's words just now, which provoked Mrs. Niu to grit her teeth and say, "You! ”

"Okay, okay, we've been friends for so many years, why did we quarrel for no reason?" Mrs. Li couldn't stand it anymore, so she quickly interjected: "This is the Queen Mother's birthday, we have to be careful." ”

"If you make the Queen Mother unhappy, you will be in trouble!"

It may be Mrs. Yin's maintenance that moved Jiang Qinglan's heart, "Auntie, let's go out for a walk." ”

Even if Mrs. Yin is her aunt, the aunt who marries out is like water spilled out, worshipping high and stepping on low, very snobbish, and she rarely took care of the daughter of a small official in those years.

Yin Suwan and Yin Suxi, two cousins, are not very close to her.

After Hua Qiong and Yin Suxi died, Mrs. Yin lost her little padded jacket, and Jiang Qinglan had no hope, so the two of them walked around when they went to Qingshui Temple to incense.

No matter how you say it, it's your own family, and you can't give birth to it.

It's just that Jiang Qinglan is still a little self-aware.

She knew that Mrs. Yin looked down on the Jiang family in her heart, so she didn't dare to call Mrs. Yin "aunt" affectionately, but always called "Mrs. Yin".

Mrs. Yin liked this title very much, because it indicated that she was the wife of Mrs. Yin, an important minister in the court.

And the long-lost "aunt" just now invisibly shortened the distance between the two.

Mrs. Yin couldn't sit down here anymore, so she stood up and nodded, "Okay." ”

Mrs. Niu watched the two aunts and nephews go out, and sneered and didn't sweep everyone's interest anymore.

As soon as the aunt and nephew went out, they met Yin Suwan who came back.

Because the Queen Mother was displeased just now, she changed into a decent palace dress this time.

The palace dress covered her tightly, and the heavy makeup on her face was washed off.

With a little powder, she changed from a goblin to a weak woman who needed to be cared for.

Mrs. Yin glared at Yin Suwan viciously, glanced at her, gritted her teeth and scolded in a low voice: "Shame on you!" ”

Jiang Qinglan's hand held Mrs. Yin's arm, and she looked affectionate, but she looked like a mother and daughter.

"Cousin." smiled sweetly, she actually had a feeling of smoothness at this moment.

"What's your cousin called? Our Yin family doesn't have such a shameless daughter! Pulling Jiang Qinglan, Mrs. Yin hurried out of the door as if avoiding the plague.

Yin Suwan's face turned white, she froze in place, and her eyes turned red unconsciously.

Shuang'er carefully tugged at Yin Suwan's sleeve and whispered, "Master, don't be sad, the eldest lady has always been like this, her mouth is unforgiving." ”

Yin Suwan bit her lip and tried to hold back her tears.

Her gaze looked ahead, falling on the brightly lit hall, and the grievances and resentment in her heart gradually turned into cold and hard ice.

Snorting, she lifted her chin, straightened her back, and walked back in with a noble and elegant posture.

"Queen Mother." Salute respectfully to the Queen Mother, and then sit down beside the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother said "um" and didn't speak again.

Gu Jinli saw that Yin Suwan was diligent in pouring tea for the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother didn't appreciate it very much, raised her hand and took a sip of wine in a good mood, and secretly laughed at Yin Suwan for being a complete fool.

She thought she was a counselor who loved her, but she didn't know that she was forcing her step by step towards the bottomless abyss.

Looking at the expression of the Queen Mother just now, she must be angry.

Isn't Yin Suwan relying on the Queen Mother? Then Gu Jinli is going to pull out the queen mother's backer to Yin Suwan!

Between the staggering, Guo Mingshun was slightly drunk, put down his wine glass, and smiled at Chen Zexuan: "Xuan Shizi has been away from Beijing for two years, and he has also worried the big guy for two years. ”

"It's been a long time since I last saw the demeanor of the prince, why don't you take advantage of this queen mother's birthday and play another song for us? Let's also follow the Queen Mother to dip in the light? ”

Indeed, Chen Zexuan's piano skills are really unparalleled in heaven and on earth.

However, very few people are lucky enough to hear his songs.

When Guo Mingshun said this, he was a little bold.

Some courtiers secretly said in their hearts that Guo Mingshun must have drunk too much wine, and he didn't know how many catties and taels he had sunk.

Chen Zexuan is not a court musician, but he dares to let him play the piano? You don't want a head, do you?

However, in the name of celebrating the Queen Mother's birthday, it is not too much.

Just when everyone thought that Chen Zexuan would refuse, they didn't expect him to smile and nod happily.

Seeing that the queen mother and the old emperor were also looking at him expectantly, he stood up and said to the little palace maid on the side: "Bring the piano." ”

The Queen Mother was finally happy, and her stiff old face stretched out: "Okay, today I can listen to the sound of Xuan Shizi's piano, and the mourning family is very happy." ”

Soon, the little palace maid came back with the piano in her arms.

The table was set up, and he waited for Chen Zexuan to start.

Everyone was eagerly awaited, and everyone was very excited.

After Chen Zexuan sat down, he looked around, and finally moved his gaze to Gu Jinli, who was playing with the wine glass.

Qi Hao's eyes darkened, and he seemed to have guessed what Chen Zexuan would do next.

Sure enough, Chen Zexuan raised his lips and said with a smile: "Lin Gongzi, can you play the piano?" ”

Gu Jinli put down the cup and said in an astonishing voice: "Yes, Xuan Shizi wants me to be with you?" ”

"Ouch, this country folk wants to play the piano with our son?"

"It's just that our son spoke first, tsk, it's not simple!"

……

Chen Zexuan took out his short Xiao from his sleeve, and everyone understood that Xuan Shizi wanted to play the piano and flute ensemble.

Gu Jinli turned her head to look at the old emperor and the queen mother, and saw that they just had cold faces and didn't say anything to object, so she suppressed the excitement in her heart, and stood up in the eyes of everyone who either despised or laughed at her: "Since you ......"

As soon as she opened her mouth, her wrist was clasped hard by Qi Hao.

The chill in Qi Hao's eyes was already like more than a dozen layers of ice in winter, which made people shudder.

He endured it until now, but he really couldn't watch his beloved woman "sing the piano and flute" side by side with Chen Zexuan in front of him.

In Yin Suwan's heart, Gu Jinli was forced to be trapped by Qi Hao's side, although the reason was unknown, she was definitely not voluntary.

Seeing Qi Hao's faint anger, Yin Suwan couldn't help but worry about Gu Jinli.

Because Gu Jinli was struggling to break Qi Hao's fingers with her other hand, she once again became the focus of everyone, and the original smile on her face turned into a sneer, "It's just a tune, is it possible that the prince is afraid that I will scare everyone by playing it badly?" ”

In the past few days, Gu Jinli has been practicing the piano diligently, Qi Hao knows.

He thought she was just idle and boring, just passing the time.

Unexpectedly, she wanted to show her hand tonight.

Moreover, he still performed with Chen Zexuan.

Why? Is there anything in this that he doesn't know about?

For a while, Qi Hao couldn't think of anything wrong, but the possessiveness in his heart was unwilling to let go of Gu Jinli's hand: "No, this king is afraid of hurting your hand." ”

The love words that came out of his mouth like this were said naturally, but everyone couldn't help but be speechless when they heard it.

The Eighth Prince was close and saw the resistance in Gu Jinli's eyes.

His hand holding the chopsticks tightened, and he mustered up the courage to say: "Fourth brother, the pianos in the palace are all of the best materials, and they will definitely not hurt Lin Gongzi's hands." ”

After a pause, he looked at the old emperor again: "Besides, the father and the queen mother should also be looking forward to the cooperation between the prince and the elder brother Lin Gongzi, right?" ”

Perhaps, in the old emperor's heart, he was still willing to treat the eighth prince as a child, and his simple and clear eyes made the old emperor unbearable to refuse.

"Hmm", the old emperor looked at the hand holding a man, and Qi Hao, who was greasy and crooked, was awkward and not ashamed, and said: "Fourth, don't waste time and disturb everyone's Yaxing." ”

The reproach in her tone was obvious, and the queen smiled when she heard it: "This palace also wants to hear it!" ”

Since Chen Zexuan was willing to take the initiative to pull Gu Jinli out on such an occasion, it means that there can be no relationship between the two.

Thinking about it again, if Gu Jinli can really be used by the Eighth Prince, it will be much easier to take down the old emperor and the queen mother!

The more I thought about it, the happier I became, and the corners of the queen's mouth were about to grin to her ears.

Yin Suwan stared at Gu Jinli without blinking, for fear that she would make a mistake, and this nervousness made Shuang'er on the side quietly push her arm again, signaling her to restrain her thoughts.

Regarding the matter between Yin Suwan and Gu Jinli, Shuang'er had already known under Yin Suwan's hint in a few words.

As a subordinate, she is not qualified to persuade her master how to do it, so she can only follow her master's orders to do things, while secretly praying in her heart not to affect herself in the East Window incident.

Fortunately, everything has been going well lately.

The master and servant rarely worked together, and the relationship became closer again.

Qi Hao looked at the Eighth Prince quietly, if he hadn't noticed his ambition, if he hadn't known that he was the person Chen Zexuan and Gu Jinli wanted to support, I am afraid that looking at this delicate face, he would still regard him as the eighth brother who had relied on him since he was a child.

"Little Hachi...... Grew up. Sighing heavily, Qi Hao's words didn't know whether he was speaking to the Eighth Prince or talking to himself.

This sentence is very commonplace, and Qi Hao has said it a few times before.

It's just that this time I heard it in the ears of the Eighth Prince, and I was a little weak.

His eyes flashed, and he said duplicitously: "Xiaoba is still Xiaoba, even if it is ten or twenty years later, it will be the fourth brother's Xiaoba." ”

Knowing that the Eighth Prince's words were wrong, Qi Hao slowly let go of Gu Jinli's hand, turned his head and stopped talking.

Chen Zexuan was relieved when he saw Qi Hao, and the coldness on his body was reduced.

Originally, he planned to instruct the palace maid to prepare water to clean Gu Jinli's hands, but he thought that if this habit was remembered, he would suspect Gu Jinli's identity, so he didn't squeak.

Gu Jinli was free, and hurriedly walked to the side of the piano case in three steps and two steps.

She wiped her hands with a handkerchief before sitting down.

Chen Zexuan stood beside her with a long body, the cool night breeze blew, the hairbands on the heads of the two were entangled, and the two handsome faces made the hearts of the ladies on the women's seat collide.

"Hook the hand to try the piano sound, Gu Jinli nodded to Chen Zexuan, "A hundred birds and a phoenix, okay?" ”

Her voice was not as deep and rough as a man's, but rather clean and tactful, like a babbling stream.

"Okay." Chen Zexuan answered, and moved the jade flute to his lips.

As soon as some courtiers heard the name of this song, they discussed it with their colleagues: "Isn't this hundred birds and phoenixes going to be blown with suona in the people?" I didn't know that the piano flute could also be used? ”

"You are really lonely and unheard, with Xuan Shizi here, even a thousand birds and a phoenix can blow it out for you!"

Gu Jinli couldn't help but laugh when she listened to everyone's blind worship of Chen Zexuan.

After Chen Zexuan made the first sound, her wrist flipped and her slender jade fingers stroked.

Her fingers were also slender and beautiful, and melodious tunes flowed from between her fingers.