Chapter 12: The Palace Banquet
Minxiu also came back to her senses at this time, she covered her face, didn't say anything, just looked at Qi Zhi with tears in her eyes, and called "father" aggrievedly.
In the past, whenever Qi Zhi saw her like this, he would teach Qi Minyan a lesson regardless of it, but this time, she miscalculated.
I only heard Qi Zhi say in a deep voice: "I said the wrong thing, the eldest sister is qualified to teach you a lesson, okay, let's eat!" ”
Qi Zhi is like this, not to mention Qi Minxiu and Liu Shuhui, even Qi Yanhui feels unbelievable, he was worried just now that his father would blame his eldest sister.
Minxiu looked at Qi Zhi, as if she didn't understand what he just said, or she understood, but she couldn't believe it.
Her father, who has always loved her, would expose the matter so lightly.
Min Xiu was about to say something, but Liu Shuhui suddenly grabbed her, held her wrist hand, and secretly exerted force.
Minxiu looked at Liu Shuhui and saw Liu Shuhui secretly shaking his head at her.
Only then did Qi Minxiu put down her hunger, grievances, and anger for the time being.
After a dull and depressing meal, back in Jinseyuan, Qi Minxiu couldn't suppress his fire at all.
"Mother, why did you pull me just now, why did Qi Minyan beat me."
Liu Shuhui looked at her cheeks with unresolved red marks, asked the girl to get a cold handkerchief, and then said: "You also saw the appearance of your father just now, even if you make trouble, what can you do, maybe you will have to be reprimanded by your father." ”
"No, my father loves me the most, and he will definitely stand up for me."
Liu Shuhui shook her head helplessly, not knowing how to tell her how she felt these days.
Qi Zhi has really changed, and he is no longer the Qi Zhi who takes care of her and obeys her words.
Liu Shuhui felt a little uneasy in his heart, for fear that he would find something.
"Minxiu, you listen to your mother, these days, don't mess with her, it's better to stay away."
Qi Minxiu looked at her puzzled, not understanding what her mother was afraid of.
I only heard Liu Shuhui say: "Don't you want to marry Shen Cheng, my mother is already planning for you, if you go against her at this time, then you will be the first one to be suspected." ”
Only then did Qi Minxiu understand that thinking that she could marry Shen Cheng and be wronged, what was it.
"Mother, don't worry, I won't mess with her again."
Liu Shuhui smoothed her hair and smiled: "This is my mother's good daughter." ”
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Qi Yanhui sent Minyan all the way to Tinglan Courtyard.
On the way, Qi Yanhui said guiltily: "Eldest sister, I'm sorry. ”
"What do you apologize to me? It's not you who scolded me, and I didn't suffer either. ”
Although Minyan said this, Qi Yanhui always felt panicked in his heart, he didn't understand why his mother and second sister were always targeting her when the eldest sister was such a good person.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, a banquet was set up in the palace, and the Qi clan and officials above the second rank were eligible to participate in the ceremony.
The banquet was set up in the Imperial Garden, which was brightly lit at this time, and it was almost like comparing the moonlight in the sky.
The verandah, between the rockeries and stones, is full of chrysanthemums of different colors and forms.
Let this bleak autumn add a different color.
The ministers and princes who came to the banquet, under the leadership of the palace maids, gradually sat down.
The seats at the low table are all ranked according to their status, and Qi Zhi's seat is naturally the closest to the emperor.
When everyone arrived, the eunuch sang and shouted, "The emperor and the queen mother have arrived in ......"
The crowd hurriedly saluted.
When the salute was over, everyone sat down again.
Empress Dowager De looked in Minyan's direction and said, "Girl, come here." ”
So, in full view of everyone, Minyan calmly walked to the side of the Empress Dowager.
The palace maid hurriedly added a soft stool.
It's like this every year, everyone is used to it, but Minxiu is still angry, and with that jealous look, she can't wait to rip off a piece of her flesh.
Liu Shuhui was helpless, so she could only use her eyes to signal her daughter to be more restrained.
The emperor announced the opening of the banquet with a smile, and only heard the Empress Dowager De say to Minyan: "Girl, are you still angry with the emperor's grandmother?" ”
Min Yan pouted and said, "My granddaughter doesn't dare." ”
"If others don't dare to believe me, if you don't dare, I really don't believe it."
Min Yan lowered her head and didn't speak, and touched an orange from the front of the Empress Dowager and peeled it.
Empress Dowager De said helplessly: "You said you, that Shen Chengchang is a talent, with great military achievements, I don't know how many big girls want to marry him, but you say that the ugliness of the family, listen, what is this called." ”
Min Yan stuffed a piece of orange into her mouth, and said unconvinced: "Then he is really ugly, his granddaughter is the lord of the county, and he doesn't ask her husband for much ability, she just wants to be good-looking and eye-catching, why can't he do this." ”
"It's good-looking, it's good-looking, and it can be eaten as a meal."
"It's ugly, and my granddaughter can't eat......"
"You ......"
Empress Dowager De couldn't say anything about her, and her face turned and said, "Emperor." ”
Qi Ling hurriedly turned around, "Queen Mother." ”
"Is Shen Cheng here, you let him come to show the mourning family, how ugly it is, so that the county lord dislikes it like this."
Qi Ling was puzzled: "General Zhenguo handed over the fold early in the morning, saying that the old disease was committed, so he didn't come." ”
Empress Dowager De frowned, and Min Yan hurriedly said: "Grandmother Huang, you see, he still has an old illness, maybe it's some serious illness, you really want your granddaughter to marry such a person." ”
Empress Dowager De was also a little hesitant, Min Yan was her most beloved granddaughter, if Shen Cheng really had anything, she really wouldn't agree to this marriage.
It's just that if you let her agree to withdraw from the marriage just based on one-sided words, that won't work.
Empress Dowager De patted her hand and said, "Don't worry, grandmother will definitely not harm you, tomorrow I will ask the imperial doctor to go to the general's mansion to treat him." ”
Min Yan rolled her eyes and said, "Then thank you to the imperial grandmother, the imperial grandmother eats oranges." ”
Empress Dowager De looked at the oranges that had been half eaten by her, and quipped: "Don't be too happy, if Shen Cheng is fine, you have no reason to withdraw from the marriage!" ”
The corners of Minyan's mouth twitched slightly, and the Empress Dowager took the opportunity to take the half of the orange from her hand and ate it in a good mood.
The dancing girls in the audience danced, Qi Ling seemed to be intent, but in fact, his mind was on Minyan's side.
Seeing that she insisted on withdrawing from the marriage, the corners of her mouth unconsciously showed a smile.
After the off-stage dance, Jia Shangshu's granddaughter Jia Yulan Huanting came to the stage.
"Courtier, Jia Yulan, I would like to dedicate a song to the emperor, wishing my emperor prosperity and holy body health."
"Okay, that's right."
Immediately, there were palace people moving in the piano.
After Jia Yulan saluted, she sat down elegantly, only to see her eyebrows and eyes drooping slightly, and her green fingertips moving slightly.
A song of spring river snow resounded all over the garden.
Under the moonlight, the beauty flicks the strings lightly, with a graceful posture and a dignified posture, I don't know how many people's eyes are stupid.
Even Qi Ling, the three thousand beauties of the harem, was slightly stunned.
The queen on the side secretly said that it was not good, and said in a low voice: "What does the emperor think of this Jia Yulan?" ”
Qi Lingtou didn't reply: "Very good." ”
"Earlier, Xiang Yu begged me to come to me and said that he liked Miss Jia, if the emperor thinks it is okay, why not arrange this marriage!"
The queen's sister-in-law died early, and the fifth prince, Qi Xiangxi, was raised under the queen's name since he was a child, and now he is sixteen years old, and he has reached the age of starting a family.
I saw Qi Ling's brows frowning slightly, and it was no longer interesting to look at the beauty stroking the piano.
"Let's talk about it!"
The smile on the queen's face stiffened, and she didn't speak when she heard the words, she thought that if she let Jia Yulan come out today, after the emperor's eyes, she would mention the five princes, and this matter would be done, but she never expected that the emperor himself would be lustful.
After a song, Qi Ling said: "Reward." ”
Jia Yulan happily knelt down to thank her, and then retreated.
At this time, Minxiu looked at Minyan, who was talking and laughing with the Empress Dowager De, and suddenly said: "Sister, didn't you practice the dance for a month behind closed doors, saying that it was going to be displayed in the Mid-Autumn Festival, why don't you start yet." ”
Empress Dowager De looked at Min Yan and said strangely: "Girl, do you still dance?" ”
Qi Ling also looked around with interest.
All the princes, ministers, ladies and ladies all looked at it, and they had never seen Allergy Yan show any talents, and they couldn't help but be a little curious for a while.
Min Yan shook her head at the Empress Dowager De, looked at Min Xiupi and smiled without a smile: "As we all know, I Qi Minyan don't learn and don't know how to do it, let alone prepare for a month, it's a year, and I can't jump out of anything decent, but sister, if you have talent, you can show it, why use me as a cover." ”