Chapter XXII

The Queen Mother's family banquet has passed halfway, the singing and dancing are leveling, and the atmosphere is in full swing, but at the banquet, the eyes of the three princes are focused on a little palace maid, this little palace maid is the Queen Mother's companion female official - Xing'er.

And, behind these three gazes, there are three gazes. One is the queen, the second is the virtuous concubine, and the third is the queen mother.

After Mama Yuchun's words, the queen paid more attention to Xing'er, she saw the prince looking at Xing'er, and she thought in her heart, it must be the prince who took a fancy to Xing'er's status in the queen mother, and she must have thought of overthrowing the prince, and her own children will replace him in the future, after all, she is the main master of the middle palace, and only her children are the most deserving of the prince! What mother doesn't love her children?!

What Concubine Xian paid attention to was her youngest son, she had a slight impression of Xing'er, and her youngest son was about the same age as this female doll, looking at the meaning of the Queen Mother, Xing'er would never be a slave in the harem in the future, could it be that the Queen Mother was choosing a granddaughter-in-law? I don't know. I think I should be more attentive.

And what the Queen Mother paid attention to was everyone's reaction after she released the bait of Xing'er. First of all, she wanted to know the people behind Liyue and Zhou Liang, today let Yuchun identify Xing'er's piano skills, but it was actually a bait, Zhou Liang and Liyue worked so a little girl, doing everything possible to get her to her side, after all, there was someone behind her, and today to let Xing'er perform, it was the Queen Mother's intention to let the person behind them inspect the goods! The queen mother is also good to be the person of the praying mantis and the queen of the cicada.

From the current point of view, it is obviously not the queen, the queen is narrow-minded, she only has her own son in her eyes, and how to overthrow the prince and replace her son, Yu Xing'er is obviously indifferent to such trivial matters.

It's not like a virtuous concubine, she is concerned because the seventh prince looks at Xing'er a few more times, and her two sons, how can it be the turn of the eldest first. And the palms and backs of her hands are full of meat, and she wants to shoot for two, not just for a small action of the Seventh Prince.

Then there will only be the crown prince and the second prince. The Queen Mother didn't believe that Liyue and Zhou Liang were the prince's people, the prince was already sitting firmly in the East Palace, and he had the support of himself and his mother's family, so why bother? Unless...... Have something else on your mind? No, unlikely.

Isn't it the second prince? Look at his mother, Concubine De, although the mother family is still prosperous, she is extremely stupid, only for small profits, and the second prince also wants to compete for the throne? It's a joke! What a joke! But if this child is hidden deeply, it is not known?

The Queen Mother's audience thought a lot, and as expected, she still gained something when she tried it today. While the Queen Mother was secretly thinking in her heart, the Seventh Prince got up quietly.

"Father, Emperor and Grandmother, grandson Xinjin also learned this "Qingping Music", I wonder if the imperial grandmother would like to listen to her grandson play for the imperial grandmother with Xiao again?" The Seven Princes hugged their wrists.

"Okay, let me see if my daughter has made great progress!" Emperor Yude was very happy.

"Grandmother wants to see it too." The Queen Mother was full of kindness.

"I also ask the imperial grandmother to forgive my grandson for being abrupt, and my grandson wants to invite this young lady who is the new companion of the imperial grandmother to make peace with me, I don't know if it's okay?"

"You kid, please read with the Queen Mother and Ming, is this for the pleasure of the imperial grandmother or someone else." The pampering of the virtuous concubine.

"What the mother concubine said is, but the mother concubine doesn't know, if the son's Xiao Yin is solo, it will inevitably be a little sluggish, and a good song "Qingping Music" may be out of shape, if it is very different from other musical instruments and songs."

"Virtuous mother, what the seventh brother said is true." The prince answered with a smile. "If the seventh brother doesn't give up, the elder brother is willing to join you in the joy of the imperial grandmother, okay?"

"Then there's Brother Lao!" The Seven Princes smiled.

"Huh! You two villains, as soon as you talk about harmony, you will settle the matter? You don't ask your imperial grandmother, mourning me, whether you agree to lend you the companion. The Queen Mother pursed her lips and deliberately said angrily.

"Imperial Grandmother, did you agree?" The Seventh Prince took a few steps forward and pulled the corners of the Queen Mother's clothes to be coquettish, causing everyone to laugh.

"You kid, don't shake your imperial grandmother, your imperial grandmother has just returned to Beijing, and the boat is tired." Concubine Xian smiled and persuaded her youngest son.

"Hehehe! Okay, let's see what you villains can say to each other. The Queen Mother smiled happily. Stars. ”

"The stars are here!"

"Let's sing a song "Qingping Le" with the grandchildren of the mourning family." As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Liyue, "Liyue, go and fetch Yuelu from the mourning family." ”

Hearing what the Queen Mother said, everyone present was shocked, and they all looked sideways at Xing'er, even Liyue was shocked, and hurriedly raised her eyes to look at the Queen Mother, but what kind of person is Liyue, the Queen Mother looked at her, and immediately lowered her head again, and answered "yes".

"Mother, this Yuelu starts your favorite thing, let a child play it? …… I'm afraid it's inappropriate, right? Emperor Yude looked sideways at the Queen Mother.

"It doesn't matter! Since this child is a female official who was found by the mourning family, she must be more familiar with the things that the mourning family is used to, or how to accompany the mourning family? ”

"But ......" Emperor Yude saw that the Queen Mother insisted, so he didn't speak again.

And Queen Zhou, but full of displeasure, she has always been the queen mother, but the queen mother because of the family, do not treat her very much, but her name has been completed, the queen mother is only polite to her, today I see the queen mother to a few years old baby so elevated, my heart is more dissatisfied.

And the virtuous concubine, is smiling, she is a good relationship on weekdays, today I see the queen mother let a little companion read with Yuelu to perform, although surprised, but think about the queen mother's words, also feel reasonable, she is just attached, weekdays just to help the queen, although for their own children, but such trivial things, generally not much to take to heart, and she is a famous family, after all, the heart is wider than Queen Zhou.

Liyue took the Empress Dowager's favorite Yuelu guqin and carefully placed it on the piano table.

"Xing'er, and the crown prince and the seventh prince are harmonious, this time let's use the Yuelu of the mourning family to play. But don't let this good piano down. ”

"Xing'er obeys."

Emperor Yude thought to himself, this Yuelu was brought by the Queen Mother Guan Long's family, it is said to be the relics of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest in the previous dynasty, usually only the Queen Mother is one person to enjoy the play, I want to touch the Queen Mother to ask the Queen Mother to get, why today, the Queen Mother actually took the initiative to let a little girl play her most cherished piano? Thinking of this, Emperor Yude couldn't help but look sideways and carefully at this little girl named Xing'er, could it be that this child has a great background? But, didn't you say that you brought it back on the road? Emperor Yude was puzzled, forget it, let's ask the queen mother another day.

The prince, the seventh prince, and Xing'er, the three of them respectively used the qin, Xiao, Ruan Xian, and played a song "Qingping Music", this song, although it is not a master's work, but it is also very pleasant, so that everyone present can feel the murmuring joy brought by the music.

After the song, even Emperor Yude applauded, and the Seventh Prince was even more thick-skinned and begged the Queen Mother for a reward. The Queen Mother Chengxing naturally rewarded them one by one, rewarded the prince with a jade ruyi, the seventh prince got a string of seven treasures, and Xing'er was a collar, and a long-life lock fell under the collar. Several people knelt down to thank him.

Xing'er stood up and walked behind with the reward in both hands to place it, and the Seven Princes came over behind him.

"Little sister, what reward did you get?" The Seventh Prince seems to be a little younger than Xing'er, but he doesn't speak as milky as Xing'er, and he is very clear.

Xing'er held the reward in both hands, a heavy box with a collar, and held it directly to the Seventh Prince.

The Seventh Prince opened it, took out the collar and the longevity lock together, and the two got together, only to see that the lock had two lines of words, "The supreme is not a bottle, and the prosperity is not as good", the two glanced at each other and did not understand what they meant.

"Shall I exchange with you?" The Seventh Prince said.

"Why?"

"Because...... Because I like your gift. Kim's alas. The Seventh Prince shook the collar in his hand.

"Golden? It's not a precious thing. ”

Xing'er's words made the Seventh Prince stunned for a moment. I thought she was an ordinary girl, but I didn't expect that she didn't even put gold in her eyes, which surprised him, and he was also a little more curious about the sweet and cute young lady in front of him.

"Have you ever seen anything more valuable than gold?"

"My mother said that gold and silver are used to buy and sell things, and since circulation must have a price, it is not a precious thing."

The Seventh Prince knocked on his head, pondered for a long time, and finally made a decision.

"Well, your mother is right! Hehe! ”

The two look at each other and smile, they are of the same age, sometimes it is a way of communication, a few words can reach a consensus, and a few words can sow the seeds of friendship.

"Is that a change?" The Seventh Prince asked again.

"If you like it, I'll give it to you!" Xing'er wished to give it to him, this long-lived lock box is so heavy.

So the two exchanged the things that the Queen Mother had rewarded.

"I'll put it on for you, okay?"

"Hmm." Xing'er nodded.

The Seven Princes pulled the Qibao skewers around twice before they were put on Xing'er's wrist, Xing'er's hands were soft and warm, and the Seven Princes grabbed them and felt very comfortable.

Xing'er raised her hand and looked at it, although this string of things is called Qibao string, in fact, only seven big and round beads are Buddhist treasures, and the rest are all small round beads, Xing'er vaguely felt that those small beads were tourmaline or agate, she had seen her mother have similar small bead strings, but this Qibao string is still very much in line with Xing'er's heart. Xing'er looked at it and smiled sweetly.

"Thank you."

"Thank me for what? We are exchanged. ”

"Then I don't thank you, I'm leaving." After speaking, Xing'er walked in the direction of the main hall.

"Hey, I haven't told you my name yet!" The Seventh Prince hurriedly grabbed Xing'er.

"I already know!" Xing'er withdrew the corner of her clothes, covered her face with her sleeve and chuckled a few times, noncommittal to what he said, and continued to walk forward, leaving the Seventh Prince alone to stand in place and scratch his cheeks.

"She already knows? Got it? The Seventh Prince touched his head, but still didn't understand, and chased back to the main hall.

And the scene of the exchange of rewards for the little children was watched from a distance by the virtuous concubine who was looking for her son, and the virtuous concubine wanted to step forward, but she thought it was two children, looking fun and cute, so she listened from a distance, but after listening to it, the virtuous concubine felt more and more that Xing'er, this little girl, was not as she thought before, but just an ordinary girl, and it could be seen from the words and some details that she had some insight. In the future, I should pay more attention to this child, and if I can be friendly, I must be more friendly, Xian Guifei thought.

Xing'er returned to the main hall, and everyone didn't pay attention to the subtle changes in this little girl, only the Queen Mother, and Liyue, noticed that the Seven Princes' Seven Treasure Strings were now in Xing'er's hands. Liyue's heart tightened inexplicably. The Queen Mother was calm, and her face did not change at all.

The Queen Mother's family banquet continued, the atmosphere was peaceful and peaceful, and after more than an hour, everyone had dispersed, and today's abnormal things are bound to ferment in the future, so what? Let's see.