Chapter 149: The Palace Banquet (II)

Li Jingshan stepped forward as she said, saluted Concubine Lan respectfully, and stood behind Yue Qingzi with low eyebrows.

Lan Guifei saw that she was delicate and delicate, and she liked it a little, and asked kindly: "Listen to Qingzi, you have a lot of experience in making jewelry, and tell this palace, what are the tricks?" ”

Li Jingshan knew that this was Yue Qingzi's opportunity to deliberately show her face, so she hurriedly saluted again, and then said, "Jewelry skills have a long history, and this dynasty has developed many branches, each with its own style, reflecting each other......"

Li Jingshan knew that the nobles were not really interested in craftsmanship, so she only picked out some interesting anecdotes in jewelry manufacturing to tell, and explained a few words about the terms of jewelry along with the story.

This kind of entertaining and educational method is usually used by Ruan Mingyu when she takes her out to eat in restaurants, and now she uses it to deal with Lan Guifei, and she has also firmly attracted the attention of the nobles, saying that it is interesting, and making the concubine leaning back and forth.

It wasn't until the chamberlain stepped forward to tell him that the dinner could start that Concubine Lan Guifei let Yue Qingzi and Li Jingshan go back and ordered the meal to be served.

Yue Qingzi sat in his seat, tilted his head and smiled at Li Jingshan, "I was afraid that you would have stage fright at first, but I didn't expect you to deal with it well. Have you ever attended a court banquet before? ”

Li Jingshan smiled and shook her head. This is of course because she is from modern times, and she is not as afraid of imperial power as ordinary people, but more because of Ruan Mingyu.

Although Young Master Ruan is a gentleman, when she was in Minzhou, he often took her to various restaurants and dinners to cultivate her ability to deal with people. After arriving in the capital, he took her to shuttle through major restaurants and theaters whenever he was free to see and experience the luxurious and elegant lifestyle.

Li Jingshan sometimes hides her mouth and laughs secretly, the modern celebrity training class is nothing more than this. To this day, she has not shown any timidity in front of the noble concubine, and I have to say that Ruan Mingyu has made a lot of contributions.

In the staggered time, more than half of the banquet has been held. Li Jingshan accompanied Yue Qingzi to get up to change clothes, and when she was waiting outside the corridor, she suddenly heard a reprimand from the side hall next to her.

"How did this set of flowers compete for spring, how did it match the clothes of the blue sea tide? It's just a gourd and a melon, and the bull's head is not in the horse's mouth! Who made you wear it like that? ”

"Yes, it was arranged by the adults of the Ministry of Rites, and the approval of the palace Shangyi Bureau was handed over, and the slaves and maids were dressed according to the system."

Li Jingshan glanced through the crack in the door, and could see a little palace maid serving on an errand at today's banquet, standing in front of someone with her head bowed and standing in front of someone. But the person who lectured was only half of his back, and he couldn't see clearly.

"What nonsense! Are the people in the Ministry of Rites blind, this can all be wrong! Hmph, it's not a joke to see our Shangyi Bureau and Si Zhenfang again! Outrageous! ”

The man flicked his sleeves in anger and turned to walk out. Li Jingshan hurriedly shrank her body and retreated to the door. The man had opened the door and walked out. Li Jingshan only felt that there was a darkness in front of her, and a powerful coercion was coming, and the person was already in front of her.

He was a tall middle-aged man, wearing the dark blue official robe of the manager of the sixth bureau in the palace, with a white face and a blazing eye. The corners of his mouth drooped and pulled out deep nasolabial folds, not angry and arrogant. However, at this time, it was obvious that he was angry, and even his brows were tightly locked.

He glanced at Li Jingshan condescendingly, and judged that she was the maid who followed the palace by her clothes.

"Where?" He asked coldly.

Li Jingshan hurriedly replied respectfully, "The slave maid is from the palace of Prince Yue, and she followed the county lord of Anping into the palace to serve. ”

He snorted from his nose, "The color of the head flower is not in harmony with the clothing, with pearl earrings, and it is actually equipped with a skein jade bracelet?" It's also a mess of nonsense. ”

Li Jingshan was dumbfounded.

She herself is engaged in the jewelry industry, so she naturally pays more attention to clothing and accessories on weekdays, and she thinks that she still has some accomplishments in this area. This is the first time that her makeup has been criticized in person.

The man left a long negative review and walked away.

Li Jingshan was stunned for a moment, quickly touched her hair bun, looked up and down at her clothes and makeup, and had to admit that although the person had a bad temper and bad words, he seemed to be quite right. Well, it's true that the eyes are poisonous, and the mouth is poisonous.

As soon as Li Jingshan turned her head, she saw the reprimanded palace maid standing beside her, looking at her with sympathy on her face. A sense of identity of "the same is the end of the world".

Li Jingshan laughed twice, "Dare to ask my sister, who is that adult just now, ......?" ”

"He is the Yue Zangfeng Yue Supervisor of Si Zhen Fang. I love people's makeup and clothing the most, and I have to use the topic to play if I grasp a little mistake. The maid stuck out her tongue as she spoke.

Li Jingshan's heart moved. It turns out that he is the legendary "miracle worker" of Si Zhenfang, the "Beiyue" in "Beiyue Nanli", and Yue Zangfeng Yue is in charge!

Yue Qingzi called people not far away. Li Jingshan hurriedly gathered her mind and returned to Yue Qingzi's side.

When the palace banquet dispersed, it was already the hour. Li Jingshan followed Yue Qingzi and walked towards the palace gate. They are not of enough rank to sit in the sedan chair in the palace, so they can only go out of the palace gate and return to the house by car.

"Lord Anping, please stay!" Behind the horses' hooves rattled, and someone chased after them.

Yue Qingzi looked back and hurriedly saluted: "Qingzi has seen the Fourth Highness." Li Jingshan had no choice but to bow down.

The man on the horse was tall and handsome, holding a brocade box in one hand, turned over from the horse, and said with a smile, "Hurry up and excuse me." This king was given a reward by the order of the queen mother. ”

He turned his head to look at Li Jingshan behind Yue Qingzi, "The concubine said that your maid told her a lot of interesting things about jewelry tonight, and this lady is clever and smooth, and she likes her very much, so I rewarded her with something." He handed over the brocade box in his hand.

Yue Qingzi hurriedly took Li Jingshan to thank him again. He raised his head again and smiled, "It's just a reward, when did you have to work for His Royal Highness to run errands in person?" ”

His Royal Highness said with a hearty smile, "I invited my mother and my concubine to leave this experience." First, I drank wine and came out to breathe, and second, I heard that your maid was brought by you from the Treasure Hunting Pavilion? ”

Yue Qingzi looked at Li Jingshan suspiciously. Li Jingshan replied with an equally unclear look, and neither of them could figure out when the Treasure Hunting Pavilion had entered the eyes of the nobles in the palace.

His Royal Highness asked eagerly, "Yes and no?" I went into the barracks that day to look for Chu Tiankuo, and I saw a 'snowy' black jade jade pendant in him, and I liked it very much. hateful guy refuses to part with love. I think both of you have been in the Treasure Hunting Pavilion, can you help me find another jade pendant like that? ”

Yue Qingzi was confused when she heard it, "What is His Highness talking about the 'Wind and Snow' jade pendant?" ”

Li Jingshan asked quietly, "What His Royal Highness said, is it a double-sided jade pendant, one side is carved with the general galloping in the wind and snow, and the other side is engraved with the red sun of the rivers and mountains, and there are words engraved on it?" ”

"Exactly, exactly!" His Royal Highness stroked his palms and smiled, "It's exactly this Pei, it turns out that you have seen it." Please, find another one in the store for this king. The price is negotiable. ”

Li Jingshan: "......" I have not only seen, but I have also carved it by hand. It's just that this Pei is also the only one, and there is no other semicolon.

She had no choice but to bow to the Four Highnesses again and explain: "As the saying goes: gold has a price, and jade is priceless. It is precisely because each piece of jade is unique and cannot be copied. General Chu's jade pendant is unique. The folk girl can only promise His Royal Highness, and if she finds a similar jade material in the future, she will definitely carve one for you first. ”

His Royal Highness couldn't hide his disappointment, sighed, and said, "That's it." ”

"There are still a lot of beautiful jade with strange designs in the Treasure Hunting Pavilion, why don't you choose some good ones for Your Highness to play with another day?" Li Jingshan took the opportunity to say.

"Let's talk about it." The Fourth Highness was no longer interested, and waved his hand at them, "Aren't you going out of the palace?" Let's go, it's too late for the palace gate to be keyed. ”

Li Jingshan had no choice but to leave the palace with Yue Qingzi, thinking to herself, it seems that if she wants to pry open the door of the Fourth Highness, she still has to find a piece of waste jade material full of locks again.

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Li Jingshan stayed in King Yue's Mansion for a few days, and when she returned to Tianqiao Hall, it was Chinese New Year's Eve.

The street is full of lanterns, and the school park is also dressed in red and purple, which is festive. Trainees from other places hung red lanterns and colorful silks everywhere. Tianqiaotang has already distributed New Year's cakes to everyone, so that the students who stay for the New Year can also celebrate the New Year in peace.

Zhuang Runqing had already planned the Chinese New Year's Eve vigil, and when they saw her return, they greeted: "Why did it take so long to come back, pack up and go to the dining hall to help take care of it, the Chinese New Year's Eve meal will start soon." ”

Li Jingshan only said that she was going to Yue Qingzi's house to stay for two days, but did not explain her identity. It didn't cause any shock. She saw everyone busy coming in and out of the dishes, looked up at the sky, and couldn't help laughing, "It's only past noon, and you're preparing dinner?" ”

"Hey, you people in the south don't understand the mystery of this. Do you eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at night? ”

Zhuang Runqing walked over with a basin from the boss, "Chinese New Year's Eve is going to make dumplings, everyone sits around and does it, you should eat those two mouthfuls of dumplings, atmosphere!" It's the vibe, you know? ”

Wang Minzhi came over with the washed basket of fruits, "That's it, everyone sits together to make dumplings, talking and laughing, this is like the New Year." ”

Li Jingshan has been withered since she crossed over, and only ate around the table with her mother and brother during the New Year, although in Miss Li's memory, there was also a scene of the Li family eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together, after all, it was too long ago, and it was not a personal experience, she didn't take it seriously at all.

Now I suddenly saw such a lively and busy scene, and I immediately became excited. She shouted, "Get me a good seat, I'll go and call my brother!" With that, he grabbed his skirt and ran out.

She rushed to Guozijian to find Li Jingjue. The young man looked at his sister and was embarrassed, "I also want to go to Tianqiao Hall to pull you over and eat dumplings together to celebrate the New Year, what can I do?" ”

"I don't care, anyway, you have to go back to Tianqiaotang with me tonight to eat dumplings! I'm your sister, you have to listen to me. Li Jingshan rarely took out the eldest sister's style to press him.

Li Jingjue could only raise her hand in surrender, "Okay, listen to you." But I've eaten dumplings, so I'm going to come back to celebrate the New Year with my classmates. ”

"Okay, okay, got it!" Li Jingshan couldn't help but say and pulled him out.

The two returned to Tianqiao Hall just in time for everyone to start making dumplings.

"Hey, everyone, let's start!"

"Wait, there's one more thing missing." Zhuang Runqing stopped and took out a Tongbao from his arms, "Hehe, Lucky Tongbao hasn't prepared yet." He washed the tongbao and scalded it in boiling water and threw it into a plate with the filling, "See who is the luckiest person in the coming year." ”

Li Jingshan looked at the Tongbao, pursed her lips and smiled, and secretly had a plan in her heart.