Chapter 28: Spring Festival Party (4)
After everyone writes the note, it means that the queen and the emperor are coming over, and yesterday I was even more excited to know that the precious concubine came together. No matter which nobles in the palace have a relationship, it will not live up to this trip.
"The emperor has arrived, the queen has arrived!"
"The eldest princess of Duanyi has arrived, and the precious concubine has arrived!"
Hearing the summons of the eunuch, everyone saluted together to welcome the saint, but they didn't expect that the eldest princess Duanyi would also come. Although the emperor has many sisters, there is no way to escape the fate of traveling far away and kissing. The eldest princess Duanyi and the emperor are sisters and brothers, and their biological mother is a concubine.
In the deep palace where people eat people and don't spit out bones, it is the eldest princess Duanyi who has saved her younger brother several times. The Emperor Taishang couldn't bear to let his sister travel to other countries and relatives, and fought his way out of the battle for the heir, sat on the position of the Ninth Five-Year Emperor to protect the eldest princess of Duanyi.
The enlightenment of future generations has been mentioned by her, and the opinions put forward will still have weight in the heart of the emperor, so everyone is also respectful in their hearts.
The largest pavilion by the creek is reserved for the emperor and queen, and the foundation is high and the line of sight is excellent, and the actions of the people below can be seen.
"Whenever I see the rising star, I am very relieved, you are all the best sons of Zhan Zhou, I believe that the coming year will be safe." An impassioned word is the easiest to provoke the restless enthusiasm of young talents.
"I discussed with the emperor today, and the female dependents who won the top prize can get an edict." I already knew it, but when I heard the queen say it herself, I still vaguely expected to get it, and a word of mouth was equivalent to a life amulet.
The youthful appearance can't withstand the years, but the temperament is the precipitation of the accumulation over time. Princess Duanyi is the one who is favored by time, and her grace and luxury are for her.
"It's been a long time since I've been an old lady to participate in such a lively banquet, and I'm more with the younger people."
The precious concubine raised her chin and asked the personal palace maid to take the folded tray of paper and move it to the eldest princess: "Let the eldest princess come first at the beginning of the lottery." ”
The eldest princess of Duanyi smiled and nodded flatly, and did not shirk. Pick up three slips of paper.
The girls at the bottom were so nervous that they clutched their handkerchiefs, and even after practicing for a long time, they were still very nervous about being the first one. It's not exciting enough, and after a long time, those in the high position may not be able to remember.
"Calligraphy, Zhao Yi'er. Painting, Fang Yi, Xu Feili. "I didn't expect that Princess Duanyi would order three people at a time.
Immediately, someone prepared a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and the calligraphy was a delicate girl wearing goose yellow. Su Xiangsi walked around a few times and had a slight impression of her, she was the young lady of the eldest lady Zhao's mother's family.
Xiao Zhu silently writes short poems, the overall force is through the back of the paper, and the pen is just right, not like a man to show off the grace of a woman. The palace maid presented it to the above people to circulate it, and then circulated it to the young lady and the sons.
It also takes strength to be able to depict the best painting in a short period of time, and the two paintings were really amazing when they were circulated to Su Xiangsi.
The emperor and queen casually praised a few words of wisdom, and took the tray and drew a few piano and dance skills at random. is worthy of being a young lady raised in a famous house, and she is not inferior to her, and she has her own advantages.
The last place for the precious concubine was drawn by Su Qing.
Looking forward to it, Su Qing's talent lives up to expectations every year. The first few levels were holding each other, and Su Qingbiao was one level higher than them after the display.
The palace maid put the guzheng in place, and Su Qing took a few steps up and bowed to the courtesy: "The courtiers are going to play a song called New Rain Queen today." "With the permission of the precious concubine, I went to sit upright.
Qianqian's ten fingers are placed on the strings, and you can see that the posture is different, and the ethereal sound of the piano overflows from between the fingers and gradually increases. Feel the sudden change from a continuous drizzle to a majestic rain crashing on the leaves, until finally the rain subsides and you feel a gentle breeze. Let people be in the refreshing bamboo forest after the rain, and finally listen to it. The crowd applauded and applauded.
Su Qing was quite satisfied with her piano skills, and she deliberately wore a light cyan dress to match the song for a few days, and the emperor's edict was definitely in her pocket.
"It is worthy of being the eldest lady of General Su's mansion, but I didn't expect the piano skills to be exquisite. Now can anyone show themselves? The emperor said this, but the applause still seemed careless.
Before Su Qing went to show it, others might try it. Now they are not very sure that they can overshadow Su Qing's limelight, even if the reward is tempting, they don't want to go up to be a foil.
Su Xiangsi is happy to be idle, and it is just what she wants if she can't draw her. It doesn't matter if she doesn't lose her face for anything, she still has to take care of the reputation of a family of four.
Su Qing is in the limelight again, but she is not happy to see that only Li Huaijing can compete with Su Qing.
Thinking like this, the fair girl stepped forward with the pipa in her arms and saluted. Su Xiangsi didn't have any good impression of Li Huaijing, thinking that a few years ago she admitted that she was concerned about Mu Jinchen and still hadn't given up.
Everyone is also interested, who can be better than the two most optimistic people.
The scenery of Li Huaijing's repertoire is no different from that played by Su Qing, but he is more accomplished in fingering and artistic conception. Insiders can see the way from Li Huaijing's fingering.
After the two of them finished playing, they chose the best one, and looked at the emperor and queen in the high position to make the final choice. Last year, it was Su Qing, and I don't know if I can win it again this year.
Su Qing felt uncomfortable, from Li Huaijing's piano sound, she could hear that the gap between the two was still obvious, and she also didn't draw Li Huaijing last year, and she didn't come out in the end.
After discussing softly with the empress and the eldest princess Duanyi, they felt that Li Huaijing was more fascinating, and loudly announced that Li Huaijing had won this honor. Feng Shui took turns, and the congratulations were all directed at Li Huaijing.
From a distance, you can see that Su Qing and Li Huaijing are talking together very friendly, and when it comes to the place where they rise, the two laugh together, without any barriers.
This also means that the Spring Festival party is coming to an end, and the talent is also a feast for the eyes.
Li Yuwen got up and was about to leave, when a voice sounded: "Your Majesty, the courtiers still want to see a show." ”
"Oh? Who is it? "Speaking about Xu Qiuqing, the granddaughter of the Taishi, Li Yuwen was taught under his name. The name sounds quiet and beautiful, and his temperament is really arrogant and hot, which has offended many people.
"The courtiers want to see the third lady of General Su's mansion show, if you have the same likes and preferences, you can move around more in the future. Presumably, the third lady will not refuse. ”
Hearing Su Xiangsi's name, all eyes involuntarily focused on her. Since the palace banquet, everyone has known Su Xiangsi, and more people are curious about her depth of knowledge and temperament.
Su Xiangsi calmly and Xu Qiujing looked at each other, this girl wants to take revenge? Yesterday she was the one who bumped into herself. Yesterday, Liu Wuda heard the news that she and a young lady quarreled over a hot spring, and it happened that King Yu passed by and said a few fair words, but he didn't pay attention when he ran away before bumping into each other.
"The concubine is also curious about what talent the third lady will have, or she will show us a short paragraph." It's not just the precious concubine who is curious, everyone is curious.
Su Xiangsi bowed and said flatly: "If you go back to the concubine, the courtiers will not know anything." ”
This answer was beyond everyone's expectations, and the words were so crisp and neat that the precious concubine didn't know how to answer. A lady who admits that she doesn't know anything, does she still have to force others to fail?
Su Qing was displeased with her grandmother's displeasure, and dispelled the idea of helping Su Xiangsi round the field, and if the field was not rounded, she might even get into trouble.
"The third lady is too modest, the third lady was also a famous talented woman when she was young, I believe you also inherited your talent." Xu Qiuqing didn't plan to let her go so easily, and pressed step by step.
Displeasure flashed in Su Xiangsi's eyes. The tone was abruptly cold: "Everyone in the world knows that the Prime Minister's Mansion has a strict family style, and the Prime Minister's wife is a person with a gentle temperament, I don't know why Miss Xu didn't inherit the temperament of the lady." ”
This is secretly scolding her for having a bad temper, and she wants to refute when she opens her mouth.
The eldest princess Duanyi was helped up by the palace maid, walked out of the pavilion and said slowly: "Let me ask you, what do you do in the house on weekdays?" ”
"The dearest relatives are not around, and the courtiers are only shallow enough to take care of the trivial affairs in the hospital and the shops under their names. There is no leisure time to study talents. Su Xiangsi lowered her eyes and bowed, and went down the steps given by the eldest princess of Duanyi, and stepped on everyone by the way.
"Your grandmother once mentioned to me that the yard and shop you took care of have not made any mistakes in the past two years, and you must have put a lot of thought into it on weekdays. It's a housewife's material. When it comes to taking care of family affairs, I wonder if my peers are more experienced than Miss Three? "The eldest princess of Duanyi fluttered lightly and shook a thousand waves, now she is still the daughter of the boudoir, and she will always return to the identity of the housewife in the future, and she must have the means to support the huge mansion.
"Can you tell me how to take care of the kitchen?" A lady obviously didn't believe it, and it took several years of honing the housekeeper's skills to become handy.
"Back to Mrs. Hui, the division of labor in the kitchen must be clear and clear, and the master should personally understand the price fluctuations of the ingredients purchased on the market, make a budget and negotiate the price with a fixed vendor, and report the daily expenses to the steward for registration. The subordinate of the procurement should report the price fluctuations and quantity of the purchase once a half month, and send someone to check. The purchaser and the master shall each record the daily amount of expenditure, and shall check the price and expenditure of the purchase silver taels in three account books every month. The subordinates of the courtiers are all dedicated servants, and they do things properly without mistakes, and they will be rewarded with broken silver every month except for the month. If it is found that the silver has been embezzled and sent to the government to publicize to everyone, no one will dare to use it again. Su Xiangsi pinched it with his hands, and talked eloquently, from the inside to the outside, he was confident. The girl's voice is clear and clear.
The people present had nothing to say, which surprised them that Su Xiangsi had such a ability. Each government is responsible for purchasing its own people, and it only turns a blind eye when it gets some oil and water, but there are also villains who are difficult to prevent, and they will not give a fixed reward every month.
A few girls remembered Su Qing's words about the third lady's idle at home before, and they already knew it in their hearts when they looked at today's scene.
Xu Qiujing still didn't give up, wanting to take a step closer, but was frightened by the fierce gaze of the eldest princess, and froze and didn't dare to speak.
The precious concubine pursed her lips, she was displeased when she saw her with King Yu yesterday, and when she tried it today, Su Xiangsi was even more difficult to deal with than she imagined.