Chapter 4 Debuts
The imperial physician and eunuch dispersed here, and in the depths of Hongmei, I heard the little eunuch shouting loudly, "The queen has arrived." ”
For a while, all the women in the garden knelt on the ground, knelt on the ground in unison and shouted respectfully, "Welcome to the queen." ”
"Well, get up." A graceful and lazy voice bypassed Hongmei, with a majesty of grasping the overall situation.
Qin Yunuan got up with the nobles, and heard the queen ask some questions about how she felt when she entered the palace, and if she was not used to it, she also picked a few famous nobles or high-ranking nobles in the family and asked carefully about the situation at home.
The whole process was smooth, the tone was gentle, and even the wording and word order could not find the slightest mistake, Qin Yunuan waited quietly on the side, just secretly thinking in her heart, this Queen Chen is really still like her previous life, she is exquisite, she has never fallen behind, and in her bones, she is a very ruthless character.
"By the way, what about cloud makeup? I heard that I was scratched by Shishi? Empress Chen seemed to have thought of Fang Cai's confusion.
Qin Yunxiang hurriedly came out of the queue, made a standard salute to Queen Chen, leaned over and said, "The courtiers looked at Shishi as well-behaved and cute, and wanted to hug and see, who expected Shishi to be a loyal kitten, except for the queen mother, she refused to recognize anyone else, struggled a few times, and in an accident, scratched the courtier, but a little bit of injury, and let the queen mother remember, it is really the sin of the courtier." ”
Hearing this, Empress Chen couldn't help but show a look of satisfaction, this Qin Yun makeup is really a talker, although such a woman's scheming is inevitably heavier, but now, by her and Rui'er's side, there is a lack of such a young offspring, "Get up and let the palace take a good look, but it still hurts other places?" ”
Qin Yunxiang raised her veiled face, Empress Chen looked at it for a few minutes, and asked a few words, during which the meaning of favoritism and appeasement could not be more obvious, Qin Yunxiang raised her head slightly, enjoying the envy and jealousy that came from all around.
After taking care of the injured Qin Yun, everyone sat down, Queen Chen was seated, the banquet was spread out around her, and the bright yellow curtains were full of fruit plates to eat, but none of the nobles present dared to move.
Qin Yunuan sat on the left side of Qin Yunmakeup, and saw Shangguan Yi on the other side with a guilty face, probably ashamed that she hugged the cat and injured Qin Yunmakeup, and finally asked Qin Yunmakeup to take the blame for herself. But Qin Yunnuan knew in her heart that Qin Yunxiang was guilty of this, and this remark earned him a lot of sympathy and face.
Looking at the noble ladies who were holding the rules, Queen Chen smiled calmly, "Don't be restrained, this is the Flower Dynasty Festival, which is a festival celebrated by the whole world, so be casual." After that, he turned his eyes tactfully again, and instructed the fat mama beside him, "Go and see why Rui'er hasn't come yet, although I have recently started to study politics with the emperor, don't be too tired." ”
When it comes to the three princes, the face of this full house of noblewomen is flushed with a hint of crimson, since ancient times, beauties have been matched with gentlemen, and these three princes Sima Rui is a good match in many women's dreams, just an essay written by Sima Rui when he was studying in Guozijian, and now it is the price of a thousand gold in the market.
Qin Yunuan looked at the pride on Empress Chen's face, although the third prince Sima Rui was not born to Empress Chen, but ten years of mother-son friendship and common interests have closely linked the two of them to everything, thinking of the previous life, the third prince Sima Rui used the crime of witchcraft to frame the eldest prince Sima Ruo, if it wasn't for a certain time when he happened to be bumped into by himself, he would not have been able to see that this humble and polite appearance, the dignified third prince Sima Rui would actually do such a thing to murder his brother.
Now that the nobles around her are more fanatical, the calmer Qin Yunuan is, she is sitting on the futon, quiet as a virgin, her eyes are indifferent, and this seemingly inconspicuous alienation and refinement have all fallen in the eyes of Sima Rui, who raised his legs.
"Queen Mother, the son-in-law is late." Sima Rui is dressed in a splendid robe, the cuffs are embroidered with royal blue hibiscus patterns, the head is tied with a gold crown, and the feet are high boots, graceful but extravagant, such a man is pleasing to the eye just by looking at it.
With a deep smile and love, Empress Chen pretended to be angry, "Did you forget the hour in the study again?" Really, academic performance is important, but you also need to take care of your health. ”
The corners of Sima Rui's mouth raised, but he just joined his hands more and more respectfully, "The queen mother taught me a lesson." ”
After that, Sima Rui raised his eyes and swept towards the full seat of fat powder Yaluo, seeing the joy and fanaticism under the strong pressure under the eyes of these noble girls, the confidence and arrogance in his heart became more and more high, and subconsciously, he looked in the direction of Qin Yunuan, that's right, this is the direction just now, that touch of high and safe, and even with a little disdain, it is this woman, when everyone hears her name and looks forward to it, how can she be so inappropriate.
Qin Yunuan felt Sima Rui's gaze, and slowly raised her eyes, but she bowed slightly to Sima Rui coldly, and there was a trace of resistance in her eyes. I never wanted to please Sima Rui, I didn't have a chance in my previous life, and I don't want to have too much intersection with this kind-hearted person in this life.
Sima Rui frowned slightly, could it be that he was so unpleasant?
"Rui'er, now that General Leng has only triumphed from Eastern Qin, he is also coming to this banquet to show his face, you used to argue with him to try your swordsmanship, do you remember?" Empress Chen saw Sima Rui's distraction for a moment, and secretly used a topic to pull Sima Rui's wandering thoughts back.
Sima Rui was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly replied, "It's all a childhood joke, and the queen mother still remembers it." ”
As soon as the words fell, the palace people outside had already reported loudly, "General Leng has arrived." ”
Just as the noble girl was busy sitting upright, the hem of the purple dress swept over the steps, Leng Changxi was dressed in a dark purple robe, capable and gloomy, with a four-finger-wide belt around his waist, and a square jade embedded in it, faintly revealing a feared extravagance.
Leng Changxi raised his head slightly, and swept the wind and grass on the banquet into his eyes in an instant, but he remained silent, walked in front of the queen step by step, and then bowed, "Weichen is late, and I ask the queen to atone for his sins." ”
"It's okay," Empress Chen smiled with a standard smile, she knew Leng Changxi's status in the court now, and even kindly gestured to a vacant seat on her right, and said, "This is the position specially left by the palace for General Leng, and it will be clearest when I see these girls draw lots to perform the show." ”
Hearing this, many noble ladies had a burst of joy on their faces, and their small eyes kept throwing in the direction of Leng Changxi, who knew that Leng Changxi did not sit down, but bowed his head and said, "Weichen has something to do later, I'm afraid I can't stay for a long time." ”
Empress Chen's smile was a little dry, she still stretched out her hand and pointed to the vacant seat, and said with a smile, "It's okay, now that the wine and food are ready, General Leng will use some." ”
Leng Changxi sat down, his eyes just glanced somewhere seemingly unintentionally, Qin Yunuan had just picked up a piece of fried golden fish crisp, but he was suddenly stared at by a sharp and unclear gaze and shivered, the fish crisp fell into the bowl with a pop, Qin Yunuan only swept it with his spare eyes, and saw Leng Changxi's gaze just away, and his heart was like a cool breeze blowing, uneasy.
In terms of appearance, he is only a handsome, in terms of talent, he only knows some embroidery, and in terms of family background, he is naturally not as good as those daughters. It's just that I met this General Leng once in the back mountain of the Plum Garden, and I met in a hurry, where is it worth this indifferent General Leng to pay so much attention to himself.
With a snap, Qin Yunuan seemed to think of something, and she was suddenly a little flustered in her heart, she had been worried about what flaws she had shown when she talked to Leng Changxi before, but she forgot that Leng Changxi could hide behind the narrow rockery without being discovered, silently paying attention to all developments, who knows if Leng Changxi would also see it somewhere when she changed the flower sac.
The heart of guarding against people is indispensable, Qin Yu thought about it, and looked at Leng Changxi's eyes became longer and longer, this is a game, she can't lose, even if she is at a disadvantage, she will find a good way out for herself.
Sitting on the side was Fang Ziying, a girl from the Fang family who had argued with Shangguan Yi before, who was open-minded and easy to get along with, and had a good conversation with Qin Yunuan, she saw that Qin Yunuan was just in a daze, and couldn't help but quip, "It is said that this Leng General is heroic and brave, although he is masked, but he has also won the hearts of many daughters' families, and now when I look at it, even this simple Yu Nuan sister is staring at the Leng General and seeing her soul gone, it is really true." ”
"What did Sister Fang say," Qin Yunuan retracted her deep thought, and said with a pretense of disgust, "I'm just curious, why does this Leng General wear a mask all the time, you see, it's not even convenient to drink a glass of fruit wine." ”
Fang Ziying suddenly lowered her voice and said, "I don't know much about this matter, but I heard that it was because General Leng was injured when he was a child practicing martial arts, and he left a long scar and hurt his face, so he covered his face with a mask," At the end, he sighed again, "However, it's just a scar, don't you think that men just need to add a few more scars to be more flavorful?" ”
Qin Yunuan looked at Fang Ziying, who was full of heroic feelings, and just smiled, "Naturally, it has a taste, looking at Sister Fang's obsessive appearance, I smell a smell of spring." ”
Fang Ziying immediately heard that Qin Yunuan was deliberately making fun of herself, and the two whispered and laughed for a while, and the dishes were ready.
"Today, it's all casual." Empress Chen smiled elegantly and calmly, and before she could clip her chopsticks to the end, she heard a noisy noise outside the garden, as if someone was crying something, and her voice was sad and sad.
Queen Chen's face was cold, and the grandmother beside her immediately understood, and instructed Xiao Gong'e to investigate the situation, "Go and see who is crying outside the garden, and don't pick the time, it will spoil the interest of the queen mother and the girls." ”
Empress Chen's face only changed slightly, and the nobles around naturally did not dare to continue eating, but Leng Changxi was very calm, tasting a small glass of fruit wine slowly, not affected by this chilling atmosphere at all.
He half-lowered his eyes, only focusing on the grape wine in the white jade cup, but suddenly raised his head and looked at Qin Yunuan as if he were inquiring.
This person is really too calm and too indifferent, Qin Yunuan thought secretly in his heart.
The palace maid who went out to ask questions came back in a moment, lowered her head, and honestly reported the situation outside.
"What you said is true?" A little surprise flashed in Empress Chen's eyes.
"It's true," the palace maid replied, "The one who cried was the soldier who was fined eighty military sticks, he said that he was a member of the Leng family's army, and he was born and died for Daqi for so many years, and it made no sense to be punished like this just because of such a trivial matter, and he wanted to ask General Leng and the queen for an understanding." ”