Chapter Twenty-Three: Katsuo

Empress Dowager Xu was still not angry, and said with a smile: "How sacred is the imperial gift of the Central Plains Emperor, how can it be given to his subordinates?" Besides, Miss Dai doesn't know that this seven-star sword was actually given to the queen, and the mourning family is now the owner of this sword, and after the saint's wedding, the mourning family will transfer the seven-star sword to his queen. You are not qualified to have this sword now. ”

The tense atmosphere immediately eased, and many ladies and ladies laughed and laughed, laughing at the hoopoe man's desire to be the queen so explicit and impatient. Only Qian Hongzuo knew that the Seven-Star Sword was not given to the queen, but was passed on to his successor by King Wu Yue, and he was now the owner of the Seven-Star Sword. The purpose of the mother's words may be to make everyone laugh at the hoopoe man, or it may be to cover up the disrespect of the Dai family. The queen mother's tolerance for the Dai family can be described beyond words.

The hoopoe man was because her father Dai Yun instructed her to ask for the seven-star sword, so she took the opportunity of the queen mother's reward to ask for it, but she didn't expect it to be this meaning, Rao is manly character, and she also blushed.

Empress Dowager Xu said: "Although the Seven Star Sword can't be rewarded to you, it's not good for you to go back empty-handed and lose the face of the Dai family and yourself." I think you should accept the phoenix bow, this bow was originally used by dragons and phoenixes among people, and it is not an ordinary hard bow. ”

The hoopoe man didn't have an idea for a while, thought for a while, and finally said: "Thank you for the reward from the Empress Dowager, but I still want the Holy Lord to help me pass on an order." ”

Qian Hongzuo snorted coldly, and Empress Dowager Xu asked, "Tell me about it?" ”

The hoopoe man said: "My father likes to watch the singers sing and dance, and today's imitation of the 'Flower Shadow' program from Lishan Villa is very novel, and my father must like it." I just asked the palace maid to find the owner of the imitation pear villa, and asked him to arrange for the two servants to go to our marshal's mansion to perform, but the owner of the imitation pear villa said that one of them is named Xie Xiangcun, who has been called into the forbidden army by the saint, and only obeys the king's orders, I asked the palace maid to go to Xie Xiangcun to discuss the price, but he said that there is no shortage of silver, and he refused to go to our marshal's mansion to perform, and asked the saint to send a decree to order him to go. ”

When Qian Hongzuo heard this, he really suspected that the hoopoe man was deliberately here to find fault, and all her requests were requests that she could not agree to. was about to refuse, but Empress Dowager Xu said: "What big thing should I do, such a small matter, do I still use the Holy Order?" Then he said to the palace maid who went to summon Xie Xiangcun just now: "You go to the place where the servants are resting and announce Xie Xiangcun." ”

The palace maid looked at Empress Dowager Xu and was stunned for a moment, because Xie Xiangcun was now hiding behind the curtain, and Empress Dowager Xu could come out with a shout, and she was not in the place where the servants were resting at all. Empress Dowager Xu looked at her calmly, pointed to the front door of the Xihua Hall with her finger, and said, "Go quickly." ”

The palace maid thought for a while, then raised her eyes and looked at the Empress Dowager Xu, she had followed the Empress Dowager Xu for many years, and she was quite perceptive, and she had already understood the hint of the Empress Dowager Xu, agreed, and bowed down.

Qian Hongzuo was stunned, he clearly remembered that his mother once said to himself that officials are the most important, just like scholars have the most important integrity, as long as Xiao Xie performs on stage once, he will be humiliated for life. To celebrate the birthday of the Queen Mother, many famous ladies have performed, which is not a shame, so Xie Xiangcun took this day as the first and last time on stage. And performing in Dai's Mansion will only bring shame to him and the forbidden army, and even to suffer misery like his master Qu Liuqing. In a hurry, Qian Hongzuo shouted: "The queen mother ......"

didn't wait for Qian Hongzuo to say the following words, his leg under the table was patted by the Empress Dowager Xu, Qian Hongzuo still had to speak, and before the words could be spoken, the Empress Dowager Xu patted his leg again. Qian Hongzuo had no choice but to hold back the words that had already reached his lips.

At this time, Xie Xiangcun entered the Flower Hall from the front door, and saluted to the Empress Dowager Xu and Qian Hongzuo: "Meet the Empress Dowager and the Holy Lord, I don't know what the summons will be?" ”

Xie Xiangcun suddenly changed his self-proclaimed self-proclaimed from 'villain' to 'last general', and the accent also fell on the word last general, the meaning he wanted to imply, Qian Hongzuo was clear.

Empress Dowager Xu said: "Xiao Xie, I heard Miss Dai say that she invited you to perform in Dai's mansion, but you didn't agree, why is this?" Haven't you always respected people who are good at martial arts? The owner of the imitation pear villa, this time I asked you to help with the performance, you originally disagreed, because you were defeated by the saint, so you carefully prepared a birthday program. Miss Dai likes this show, so what's the matter if you perform it in Dai's Mansion again? ”

Xie Xiangcun's eyes flickered twice, and his long eyelashes covered his eyes with shadows, which was indescribably cute. He looked at the Empress Dowager Xu, then at Qian Hongzuo, and said softly: "I admire people with good martial arts, and I am willing to perform for the Queen Mother, because the saint's martial arts are higher than me, and Miss Dai doesn't know martial arts, why should I go to Dai's mansion to perform?" ”

Empress Dowager Xu said angrily: "You kid, don't talk nonsense if you don't know, Miss Dai is Marshal Dai's daughter, and she has won the true biography of Marshal Dai, and her martial arts are very good." Look at the Fengming bow on the ground, it was an extremely heavy hard bow, but Miss Dai easily pulled it away. ”

Xie Xiangcun lowered his head and looked at Feng Ming's bow carefully, and turned to the hoopoe man; "Miss Dai, do you dare to compete with me?"

The hoopoe man was already so strong, where could he withstand the provocation, and immediately said: "Martial arts?!" Believe it or not, I killed you with a knife? ”

Xie Xiangcun said unhurriedly: "Today's Queen Mother's Christmas, quit fighting, so be it, just now the Holy God gave me a Huadian, which is the most valuable thing on my body." As he spoke, he took out a white handkerchief from his bosom, opened it carefully, and the big and beautiful flower inside was immediately revealed. Then he continued: "If you can take this Huadian from me, even if I lose. If I lose, I'll go to Dai Mansion to perform. ”

The hoopoe man watched Xie Xiangcun's performance, and was quite jealous of his light skills, and said: "If you run around, I'm a young lady, chasing you around, and it's not a proper system, let's compare with others." ”

Xie Xiangcun sneered: "Even if I stand still with my feet, you can't take this Huadian." ”

The hoopoe man was overjoyed: "That's what you said." ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "A manly man, what he says counts. Miss Dai, what do you say if you lose? Xie Xiangcun is just a teenager, but he is a manly man with a lively spirit, but he seems even more naïve.

hoopoe male road; "I'll buy you ten of these beautiful flowers."

Xie Xiangcun said: "No, if you lose, your Dai family will never find a servant who imitates Lishan Villa to perform in your house from now on." Do you dare to say yes? ”

The hoopoe man said happily: "Okay! I promise you. "Dai Mansion itself has a lot of singers and men, imitating the performances of the people of Lishan Villa, which is dispensable to Dai Mansion. The hoopoe man is just a whim, and he likes the show 'Flower Shadow' performed by Xie Xiangcun.

Xie Xiangcun said: "I said three numbers, and you can start grabbing." ”

Xie Xiangcun said 1, 2, and 3 word by word, and as soon as the three words came out, the hoopoe man had already pounced. Xie Xiangcun's white handkerchief flickered in front of the hoopoe man's eyes, the hoopoe man's hand was quick, he grabbed the gold edge of the hard object in the handkerchief with his hand, pulled it with his hand, grabbed the thing in his hand, immediately jumped away, lifted the grabbed thing above his head, and laughed: "You lost." ”

Everyone's eyes were focused on the hoopoe man's hand, she did hold a golden jewelry in her hand, but it was not Hua Tian, but the step on her own head, which she originally carried.

Xie Xiangcun said aggrievedly: "You are a laipi, you can't grab Hua Tian, and you can deceive people by shaking off the steps on your head." ”

The hoopoe man looked at his hand, and his face immediately turned blue, it was indeed his own step, not Xie Xiangcun's Huadian.

Xie Xiangcun's words, coupled with the hoopoe man's stunned expression, first made the palace maids laugh, and then those reserved ladies and young ladies also covered their mouths and laughed.

Xie Xiangcun pointed to the hoopoe man, faced the Empress Dowager Xu and Qian Hongzuo, and still said very aggrievedly: "The Empress Dowager, the Holy Lord, she is Laipi." What martial arts are good? It's obviously a reliever. ”

Empress Dowager Xu pretended to be angry and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense, step down." ”

Xie Xiangcun turned around and retreated.

It wasn't until Xie Xiangcun walked by his side that the hoopoe man suddenly understood that it was not her who was quick with his eyes, but Xie Xiangcun. At the moment when he pounced, he pulled out his own step, and used a handkerchief as a shield to let himself be fooled.

Where has the hoopoe man suffered such a loss, and smashed the step in his hand towards Xie Xiangcun. Xie Xiangcun didn't look back, nor did he stop, his body was already outside the hall, and the step didn't hit him, but fell to the ground.

The hoopoe man turned back to the Empress Dowager Xu and said angrily: "The Empress Dowager, I came to congratulate you on your birthday today, but I was teased by this rat and dog thief, and I hope that the Empress Dowager will punish her severely and make the decision for the victorious man." ”