Chapter 34: The Palace Banquet (3)
The emperor looked at this brainless Mu Wan'er, his eyebrows furrowed.
The queen quietly stroked the back of his hand, meaning to calm his anger.
With a beautiful skin, did he dare to openly provoke under the emperor's nose and use him as a gunman? It's presumptuous.
However, in the end, he is the king of a country, and he should have the bearing of a king.
Seeing that the emperor was silent, Mu Wan'er continued: "Your Majesty, I heard that at the poetry conference, the county lord compared the Oiran of Wanhuafang, and she was the object of discussion on the streets!" She is proficient in poetry and songs, and Miss Luo is also a well-known talented woman, and her calligraphy is a must, I don't know which of the two of them is a veritable talent? ”
said that she was stupid, but she could say such insinuating words, and inadvertently provoked the relationship between the two, killing two birds with one stone, she just wanted the two to make a fool of themselves, even if one of the two wins? The relationship must be bad, and there must be estrangement, this is what she intended, this careful calculation, vicious.
Concubine Shu snickered on the side, and without her opening, someone was in a hurry to punish the slut for her first, "Yes! Your Majesty, it just so happens that everyone is interested, it is better to let them compete to see who is better, who is a well-deserved talent. Concubine Shu gloated.
Yu Wenyan seemed to be drinking himself with a wine glass in his hand at this time, but in fact, there was a hint of playfulness in the slightly hooked corners of his lips and gloomy eyes.
The emperor was already very annoyed when he heard this, this is clearly to make Nangong Keqing look foreign! "What kind of talent does the little girl of the Luo family have, just perform it to help the fun, and the county lord will forget it." The emperor said nonchalantly.
At this time, Concubine Jing spoke: "The emperor has said that it is a family banquet, there is no need to make the atmosphere tense, not to mention that the young ladies are also performing for fun, it is purely voluntary, why force it." The cold breath came out slowly, and she glared at Mu Wan'er, Mu Wan'er received a warning from her eyes, shrank her body, and lowered her head.
Nangong Keqing is her son's savior, and no one can bully her.
"Your Majesty, what Concubine Jing said is true." The queen helps.
Concubine Shu endured her anger and looked at Liu Jieyu next to her, Liu Jieyu immediately understood, and said: "Concubine Jing, that's not what you said, the family banquet is all your own people, it's just a talent show and it doesn't hurt, why not?" ”
At this time, the other concubines said one after another: "It can't just be a rumor! Could it be that the county lord's championship in the poetry conference was a lie? ”
Cui Meiren couldn't help but cover her lips and smiled: "It's not that you can't take it at all!" ”
"Probably not! Or is it ...... I just don't want to perform......" Su Jieyu said lightly, and after speaking, she glanced at the emperor and queen.
"What kind of literary style can you make such poems at the poetry conference, isn't it the county lord and the scholarly family? I don't know which big family it is? Hu Meiren said in a weird manner.
Yu Wenyue was angry, she didn't want to see her sister being bullied by several women like this, and just as she wanted to speak out, she was stopped by a look from Concubine Jing.
Everyone's eyes at the banquet were focused on Nangong Keqing, and everyone was waiting for her to answer, and the concubines were gloating, not afraid of big things.
Nangong Keqing thought to herself: "Look, the show is finally on, and she was shot while lying down, and Chengxin didn't want her to feel better, right?" I want to see the excitement of this girl, right? Okay! She is not easy to provoke, so don't give anyone face today, whether it is to avenge her son, or to make her ugly, and waiting for her and Luo Bingqing to turn against each other, look at it! I'm sure you won't be able to play, and this palace-breaking banquet wasn't what she wanted to come to. ”
Seeing that it couldn't end, Luo Bingqing stood up slowly, was stopped by Nangong Keqing and shook his head, and then, Nangong Keqing got up slowly and methodically, and said lightly: "What talent does the county lord know or will he have talent, do you need to prove it?" I'm sorry I may have disappointed you, the county lord is not a singer or a dancer, if you want to see it, I believe there should be a lot of it in your palace and house! You can see it whenever you want, and no one will stop you. ”
Everyone was shocked that a little county lord actually made a lot of nonsense at the palace banquet.
"Presumptuous, what do you think you are, a small county lord, who dare to be so presumptuous? Aren't you afraid to ask for sin? Mu Wan'er's eyes widened and she was extremely angry, her face was incredible, and the entire palace only heard her deafening shout.
Nangong Keqing didn't expect Mu Wan'er to be so showy and dare to be so noisy, she smiled deeply, and her tone was light: "In Xiao, the emperor also sealed it himself, and the county lord is already very satisfied, do you have any objections to the emperor's reward?" How bold you are! How dare you question the emperor? ”
This undoubtedly turned the spearhead to Mu Wan'er, although the tone was light, but the words were full of fatal blows.
"You...... You know I didn't mean that. Being buttoned up with such a big hat, Mu Wan'er was a little scared, and looked at the emperor in fear, the emperor had a black face, as if he was going to get angry.
Mu Wan'er didn't dare to look at it again, she was afraid that the emperor would be furious the next moment, so she looked at her father helplessly.
"Then what do you mean, a girl speaks so harshly......" Nangong Keqing was stopped by a rough voice before she finished speaking.
"Bold, so rude, uneducated, a woman of unknown origin, it seems that she is not a famous family, she dares to be so presumptuous in front of all the mothers, what should she be guilty of?" A deep and vicious voice sounded, and it was Mu Wan'er's father, General Mu, who spoke.
Nangong Keqing smiled lightly, directly ignored him and looked at Mu Wan'er, with a hint of cunning in her eyes, and said with envy: "It turns out that Miss Mu is from a brave family? The lord of this county is so respectful! It was purely unintentional to offend Miss Mu today. Mu Wan'er was a little surprised to hear this! I can't slow down, why did my attitude suddenly change? It should be afraid of her father's momentum, Mu Wan'er was even more proud, and her head was raised high.
Nangong Keqing paused and said: "It's just that since Miss Mu was born in a martial arts family, she must be both civil and military, and if Miss Mu is really so brave and good at fighting, she will not lose her family style." ”
Mu Wan'er was very proud, thinking that she was praising her, and said proudly: "My family's family motto has always been like this. Hearing her respond like this, not only the emperor, the queen, and Concubine Jing smiled, but even the other family members and palace maids next to her also laughed.
Yu Wenyue knew that her sister was not easy to mess with, so she laughed more heartily and loudly.
In the field, in fact, except for Miss Mu, everyone heard the deep meaning of Nangong Keqing's words, on the surface she was praising her, but in fact she was secretly sarcastic, and Mu Wan'er was stupid, it was difficult to hear the deep meaning.
Hearing everyone's snickering, Mu Wan'er finally couldn't hold her face, she was so angry that her face turned crimson, and she couldn't say a word. can only shout helplessly: "Daddy......" Although General Mu felt sorry for his daughter, what was even more angry and annoyed was that he had just damaged Nangong Keqing's family style in front of him, and he was immediately stabbed by her to retaliate nakedly.
Concubine Shu didn't expect this woman to be so bold and reckless, with sharp teeth and sharp mouth, is there the emperor's support? She secretly glanced at the emperor, and when she saw that he was indifferent, it was like watching a play, and she knew that he would not embarrass Nangong Keqing.
"Presumptuous, dare to be so sarcastic about the old man, despise the officials of the court, don't think that if you saved the emperor, this general will not dare to punish you." General Mu blew his beard angrily and glared, eager to kill her now.
General Xiao and the prince of Chu have long looked down on General Mu, and they are flying high and domineering with their military exploits; It's a shame to quarrel with a woman on top of the main hall, and he still participates in a bunch of women's affairs, I really don't know what to say.
Nangong Keqing pretended to be scared and said, "When did the little woman despise the court officials? The little girl is participating in the palace banquet for the first time, so she naturally doesn't understand the rules, and she has been sitting in the corner with trepidation and a very low-key attitude, how can she offend the general? Ah! And ah! How could the little woman have saved the emperor, it was the emperor's destiny and was ordered by heaven, how could the little woman have that ability? This is a good grievance, but it actually makes the general angry to death.
Yu Wenyue secretly said in her heart: "It's best to be angry with this old horseman, he has always hated the person who became the opposite of his father." ”
When the emperor heard this, he was so happy in his heart that he choked the old man with anger, and was slapped by Nangong Keqing.
"You enchantress...... Someone, someone...... Drag General Ben out, kill her, kill her...... General Mu was furious, his chest heaved to rise, and he swore to kill her.
Nangong Keqing smiled secretly, it was really something that didn't know whether to live or die, she deliberately exclaimed: "Oh my God! The emperor is still here! General, how dare you ...... Acting as a substitute? ”
When General Mu heard this sentence, he was so frightened that his body shook for a moment, and he couldn't help but panic, "Puff" knelt down, and his voice trembled: "Old minister, old minister has no such intention." ”
Not to mention that the emperor's face has turned dark, even Yu Wenyan is bruised, he is really confused, is it impatient to quarrel with a little girl in front of the emperor? really thinks highly of him, how can he succeed if he is so uncontrollable?
The emperor had a dark face, glared at General Mu angrily, and snorted majestically and coldly: "Hmph! What kind of system, a big general and a woman are arguing endlessly, Nangong Keqing is a distinguished guest invited by the queen, you don't look down on her so much, is it because of the queen or ...... Angry that she saved me? "The words are sharp and cold to the bone.
At this time, General Mu couldn't listen to it anymore, the emperor moved the queen out again, and dragged the life-saving benefactor in, these two sins were pressed down, can he still live?
I saw that he was so frightened that his whole body trembled violently, cold sweat broke out, and he kept kowtowing to apologize: "The old minister knows his mistake, the old minister deserves death, and the emperor ......is happy and angry" And his family members have already knelt on the ground at some point, so frightened that their whole faces are sticking to the ground and dare not raise their heads.
Concubine Shu couldn't believe that Nangong Keqing's few words could make General Mu, who had been in a high position for a long time, so embarrassed, and she really couldn't be underestimated.
The queen patted the emperor's hand, looked at the people below and said sternly: "The county lord is a distinguished guest invited by the palace, the palace is not allowed to slack off, you are all restrained, she participated in the palace banquet for the first time, some of the rules in the palace do not understand, the so-called ignorant is not to blame, the palace hopes that the concubines, ministers and family members can be worthy of their own identity, be open-minded, and don't let people inside and outside the palace see jokes." ”
When everyone heard this, they replied: "The lower officials, concubines, etc. must follow the teachings."
"Get up too!" The emperor said coldly to General Mu.