Chapter 352: Scramble
Taking advantage of the gap between the dishes, Babahan quietly grabbed Rou Niang, covered it with her sleeve, stuffed her with a huge sapphire, and said in a low voice: "I met the little lady for the first time, this is a little heart." My daughter Wan Ze is quiet by nature, likes Sinology the most, never competes with others for favor, inside and outside the palace, there is no one who doesn't like her. If you can marry into Chengfu, you should become sisters with the little lady and share the wealth. ”
Anyone can see that Rou Niang must be the most favored by Cheng Yue, if she can be asked to say a few good words for Wan Ze in front of Cheng Yue, then the possibility of Wan Ze marrying Cheng Ze's family will inevitably increase greatly, after all, no man wants his wife and his favorite concubine to not get along with each other.
Babahan didn't know how Cheng Yue and Wan Ze got along, and Wan Ze never said it. She is not a queen, and she has a natural deficiency in her status. Kuo Kuolun also received Nanbi's public support, and he also talked and laughed with Cheng Yue, which made her feel very anxious. If he doesn't make a move, Cheng Yue is likely to marry Sang Jiazhen!
Although the Great Khan had many horses, if he talked about the strength, power, and status, no one could go out to the right. And Cheng Yue is not only in the Great Song Dynasty, even in the Great Yuan Dynasty, he has also faintly become a trend, since Kublai Khan and below, who dares to provoke? If Wan Ze can become Cheng Yue's wife, how can she be compared to an ordinary queen in the palace!
Rou Niang is a wonderful move played by Babahan.
Rou Niang pinched the heavy sapphire in her hand, and the shock in her heart was indescribable. Even if you are not a connoisseur, you can understand that this gem is absolutely priceless. In the past, Rou Niang couldn't even see such a treasure. And now, in order to let her daughter marry an official, the Mongolian imperial concubine actually lowered her voice. Personally give yourself a heavy bribe. I just hope that I can say a few good words for the Mongolian princess in front of the officials!
Power. I already have such a lot of power! It's enough to decide something important and decide the fate of some important people!
Rou Niang's eyes couldn't help but flash a hint of fanaticism, the taste of power in her hands turned out to be so wonderful!
Wait a minute! Should I want this thing? If you want it, will the officials be unhappy?
Who should I ask, Sister Shufang? Rou Niang immediately thought of Zhang Shufang, and suddenly felt a little uneasy in her heart, and hurriedly looked up.
Zhang Shufang has been held by Kuo Kuolun. As the queen, Kuo Kuolun didn't have any shelf in front of Zhang Shufang, the "maid", and affectionately peeled an orange for Zhang Shufang and put it in front of him. Said: "Mrs. Zhang, I have received a lot of hospitality today, I can't repay it, eat a few oranges to rest first, and wait for the wine and food, I want to toast you a few glasses." Don't hide it from Mrs. Zhang, I like you from the first time I saw you just now, in the words of your Han people, it should be called a familiar sight, right? In the future, you don't want to call me Your Highness, just call me sister. Don't be afraid that Cheng Yue will be unhappy, they are all called in private. When there is a chance to come to the palace. My sister has some private things to give to you, so as to live up to the fate between us. As he spoke, he took off the bracelet he was wearing on his wrist and gave it to Zhang Shufang.
Kuo Kuolun was clever, and he had already seen Babahan call Rou Niang, and there seemed to be some movement under his hands. was in a hurry, and immediately bet on Zhang Shufang.
Zhang Shufang is the head of the concubines here, and she is also the confidant of Ding Niang, and she must also be deeply favored by Cheng Yue. If Rou Niang speaks for Wan Ze, then she must let Zhang Shufang do her best for Nangjiazhen!
Zhang Shufang is accustomed to seeing people and the world, and she has no interest in these open and secret battles, and she can't stand Kuo Kuolun's enthusiasm, so she smiles from beginning to end. Although Kuo Kuolun's bracelet is rare, Zhang Shufang is not rare, but she quickly hid away under the pretext of helping to serve the food.
She knows Cheng Yue's temper very well, if she really doesn't know the height of the sky and dares to lobby for others in front of Cheng Yue, she will inevitably be snubbed by Cheng Yue. Cheng Yue asked them to help deal with government affairs, but he would never allow them to do selfish trouble, that was the way to die!
Rou Niang has always admired Zhang Shufang's thoughtfulness, and when she saw Zhang Shufang indifferently staying out of the matter, she was shocked. She is also a smart person, she quickly figured out the consequences, she was so frightened that she was so frightened that she broke through her clothes, hurriedly returned the sapphire stuff in her hand to Babahan, and went back to the room to change her clothes and then came back to wait.
Kuo Kuolun and Babahan worked in vain, and they didn't feel embarrassed, but they had a good impression of Cheng Yue. Cheng Yue's concubine was unmoved in the face of the temptation of huge profits, and Cheng Yue's strictness in governing the family can be seen.
Chabi, Nanbi and the others all saw the matter in their eyes, looked at each other and smiled, full of emotion. It seems that no matter who marries the two princesses, they don't have to be caught in the intrigue of the back house, which is gratifying.
At this time, the food was already served like flowing water, and it was full of dishes that could not be seen in the Yuan Palace. Chabi was pleasantly surprised, praised again and again, and temporarily put the matter of the two princesses behind him, and the most important thing was to feast.
Among them, there was a plate of eggs that Cheng Yue personally scrambled, and he ordered someone to send it to Nanbi alone, and Nanbi was overjoyed to eat it. Scrambled eggs are not a precious dish, and no one notices them except for Kuokuolun.
In the back hall, Cheng Yue had already toasted Kublai Khan three times. Kublai Khan thought that Rou Niang was in the Nuanxiang Pavilion behind him, and he couldn't sit still, and he lost his appetite for the delicious meal in front of him.
Ahmad knew Kublai Khan very well, and his own eyes were always full of Rou Niang's voice and smile, so he couldn't help it, drank a few sips of mare's milk wine, strengthened his courage, and smiled at Cheng Yue: "Lord Zuo Cheng, the wine has been three rounds, the dishes have been five flavors, and there is no singing and dancing to help the fun, what kind of feast is it?" I wonder if I can ask the little lady of Rou Niang to come out and sing and dance for the Great Khan? ”
Cheng Yue stopped his chopsticks and frowned: "Rou Niang will be a master, but she is not proficient, how can she be ugly in front of the Great Khan?" ”
Kublai Khan was overjoyed and said: "Yes, it's okay, it's okay if it's not good, I'm tired of watching the songs and dances in the palace, and it's good to change my taste." ”
Cheng Yue secretly cursed a few words of old pervert in his heart, and called a servant woman to invite Rou Niang.
When the court heard that Rou Niang was coming, they hurriedly swallowed the food in their mouths, wiped their mouths clean, and sat upright, not letting Rou Niang look down on themselves.
As soon as Rou Niang finished changing her clothes, she learned that Cheng Yue wanted her to perform for Kublai Khan, and she also secretly scolded Kublai Khan in her heart for being too lascivious, and she still had to come to the back hall with the servant.
As soon as Rou Niang entered the door, Kublai Khan blossomed. said with a smile on his face: "Rou Niang, if I want to wronged you today, what will you do?" ”
Rou Niang thought for a while and said, "The slave family is not as good as Sister Lilac in singing the official's song, so let's sing the minor tune of the slave family's hometown." After speaking, he began to sing without hesitation. The sound is like a yellow oriole out of the valley, crisp and moving, and Kublai Khan is even more itchy and unbearable to hear.
Rou Niang gently clapped her hands and beat the beat, and everyone hurriedly followed the clap and listened to Rou Niang sing a minor tune of Jing Xiang.
The minor key sung by Rou Niang is similar to the mountain songs of later generations, but it is softer, Rou Niang sings with emotion, after singing a song, even Cheng Yue can't help but applaud, and the audience is even more thunderous.
Then accompanied by the beat of everyone, Rou Niang danced a simple sprinkling dance, which was applauded by the audience again.
At the end of Rou Niang's performance, her face was crimson, she was panting, and without waiting for Kublai Khan's orders, she took the juice in front of her and drank it all, and bowed to Kublai Khan.
Kublai Khan sighed continuously, eager to incarnate into that cup and be kissed by Rou Niang's fragrant lips. Looking at Rou Niang's departing figure, she was reluctant to turn her head for a long time.
Zhang Hui said enviously: "I don't want Lord Zuo Cheng to be accompanied by such a beautiful woman, so far in life, what more can my husband ask for?" ”
Cheng Yue smiled slightly, and said: "The best in the world is also a hero's tomb, if you indulge in it, sooner or later you will be depressed, and everything will decline, will you still be able to keep the beauty when the time comes?" ”
An Tong sighed: "Red face trouble, red face disaster." Whether it is a red face or a curse, it is only in a person's thoughts. ”
Kublai Khan thought about Rou Niang, and the more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became, and he didn't notice Cheng Yue and An's fairy tales that had words of advice. After hesitating again and again, he said to Cheng Yue: "I like the song that Rou Niang sang just now, and I want to invite Rou Niang into the palace to teach my singer to sing." Every day Rou Niang stays in the palace, I allow you to choose ten palace maids from the palace to take away, what do you think? ”
Kublai Khan's true love for Rou Niang made him hesitate to use the palace maids and even concubines as bait! In his opinion, as long as he can get an overnight joy with Rou Niang, this price is nothing.
When the ministers heard that Kublai Khan had offered such generous conditions to Cheng Yue, they were all startled, looked at each other, and invariably put down their chopsticks and waited with bated breath.
There are so many beautiful women in the palace that it is difficult for any man to resist this temptation. And Kublai Khan said clearly, ten a day, ten days is a hundred, if Cheng Yue is willing to let Rou Niang stay with Kublai Khan all the time, wouldn't the beauties in the palace have to enter the Horse Mansion? Sweating so much! However, Rou Niang is really worth the price, and see how Cheng Yue will accept it?
Cheng Yue suppressed the anger in his chest, smiled indifferently, and slowed down his voice: "The minister wants to ask the Great Khan, if the Great Khan is a minister, will he agree?" ”
Kublai Khan was silent for a long time, and after several struggles, he finally sighed and said dejectedly: "I will never agree." ”
Cheng Yue smiled, got up and toasted: "I wish the Great Khan this expedition and return victorious!" ”
The ministers also hurriedly raised their glasses together, and many people pinched a handful of cold sweat in their palms.
Cheng Yue's meaning is very clear: don't be delusional, this is the end, if you dare to provoke him again, he won't care about the expedition!
Cheng Yue did not hesitate to turn his face with Kublai Khan in person for the sake of his favorite concubine, such a hard temper!
Kublai Khan shook his head and smiled bitterly, respecting Cheng Yue relatively, and drank it all, and the melancholy in his heart was difficult to dissolve.
After lunch, Kublai Khan and Chabi returned to the hot air balloon with their ministers. Cha Bi smiled and said, "Great Khan, how is the food of the Cheng family?" ”
Kublai Khan nodded and said, "It's delicious!" Chengfu's family banquet is known as the first in the world, and it really deserves its name! ”
Cha Bi smiled: "I don't want to leave after eating, can you get a few cooks from the Horse Mansion to go?" ”
Kublai Khan was not sure if Cheng Yue would agree, so he called Cheng Yue to the front and told him what Chabi meant. (To be continued......)