Bosom Friend Pavilion

Today's banquet is held in the palace Bosom Friend Pavilion, which is a garden specially built by His Majesty according to Concubine Ling's preferences, and this kind of treatment is only unique to Concubine Ling, even the queen mother does not have such a good treatment, which shows how much Your Majesty loves this concubine.

Today's banquet, Concubine Ling's purpose is naturally known to everyone, her son Li Nanmo, the third prince, has reached the age of marriage, and now that the general election is imminent, it is reasonable for her to want to see if there is a suitable girl for her son first.

Moreover, with her current status, the third prince will be chosen by His Majesty as the crown prince sooner or later, so everyone knows in their hearts that Concubine Ling is planning for the future crown princess. Therefore, every house is prepared today.

The road was a little bumpy, Shen Nianchu listened to her grandmother talk about the connection here with a tired expression, but she didn't care about such a marriage, the emperor was fighting, it was not a good thing, although Concubine Ling was favored, but her mother's family was not very powerful. And the forces behind the queen mother should not be underestimated, and sooner or later someone will become a victim in this secret fight.

Besides, she can't handle this inner house fight, let alone any palace fight. With her temperament, I'm afraid that she will be lucky in two days.

The old lady saw that Shen Nianchu was a little absent-minded, so she raised her hand and slapped her on the head. Shen Nianchu was taken defenselessly, covering his head in pain: "Grandmother, what are you doing?" ”

"Today, everyone is here, it's okay if you don't get the lottery, but you also have to have a beautiful look, if others see you so casual, won't they laugh at you?" The old lady said angrily.

"Oops, grandmother." Shen Nianchu saw that the old lady was a little angry, so he hurriedly sat down beside her, and said coquettishly: "Chu'er is still young, don't worry, Chu'er will accompany you for a few more years." If they say anything, just ask them to say it, and the first child doesn't care. ”

"You! There's less and less of a young lady's appearance. The old lady waved her hand helplessly, in fact, she also knew in her heart that Shen Nianchu would not be able to get this lottery, but as long as she could have a good time, it didn't matter.

The two were chatting casually, when they suddenly heard the coachman outside shouting: "The palace gate has arrived." "It turned out that I had already arrived at the gate of the palace, and the carriage could not enter, so I had to go on foot.

The group got out of the car and walked towards the bosom friend pavilion according to the regulations. Because Shen Nianchu and Shen Qian are concubines, they can only stand behind the eldest sister. Shen Qian's face was unhappy, who didn't know that the eldest sister Shen Yue was a well-known talented girl, with her walking in front, no matter how good she looked, no one would look at it.

Shen Nianchu was not affected by this at all, she was still thinking about what to eat first for a while. It is said that the chef of this banquet is Li Dazui, the first chef in Beijing, who has been a chef in Jufangyuan for ten years, and it is said that even if you have money, you may not be able to eat his dishes.

Shen Nianchu once went to Jufangyuan, but because the dishes were too tight, she didn't catch up with the time every time she went, so she chattered for a long time. It's good to be lucky enough to be able to taste the chef's food, how happy it is.

The palace maid who led the way brought the group into the Bosom Friend Pavilion, and it was the first time for Shen Nianchu to see such a large garden, and he couldn't see the end at a glance. Because Concubine Ling loves peach blossoms, His Majesty ordered people to fill peach trees in this way, and now the peach blossoms are blooming just right, and it is a good time to enjoy the scenery at this moment.

Shen Nianchu felt that he was like a Grandma Liu entering the garden at the moment, and he felt that everything was very fresh, but he could also understand that after all, he was His Majesty's favorite woman, and he definitely wanted to give her the best things.

It's just that these are all peach blossoms, why not call it Peach Garden, but Bosom Friend Pavilion? When Shen Nianchu wanted to ask the maid next to him, he found that he had already walked through the peach blossom forest, and a large group of people gathered on the opposite side, and it seemed that it was not convenient to ask now, so he had to endure the question.

There are so many people here today, the ladies who have left your mansion, the princes and the nobles are also here, Concubine Ling is sitting in the center, the women are sitting on the right hand side of the door, and the men are sitting on the left hand side. Men and women sit separately.

Grandmother took them forward and knelt down to worship Concubine Ling, Concubine Ling smiled and asked them to flatten, Shen Nianchu secretly looked at Concubine Ling, Concubine Ling was very beautiful, and her every move reflected her gentle temperament, just like the fairy in the painting, which made people feel itchy in their hearts.

"Which one is Miss Shen Yue?" Concubine Ling glanced at everyone and asked.

Shen Yue slowly stepped forward and saluted: "Shen Yue greets Concubine Ling." ”

"Sure enough, as outsiders say, she is a great beauty." Concubine Ling looked at Shen Yue with some satisfaction, she knew Shen Yue's reputation, a famous beauty, when she saw her today, the rumors were true. I just don't know if talent is what others say.

If this is the case, it is also possible to be the wife of the third prince with her identity and character. In fact, Concubine Ling didn't think that she would marry the third prince so early, but the queen's mother's family is in power, and if she doesn't find a backer, I'm afraid it will be difficult to earn the position of the crown prince.

"Concubine Ling has won the prize." Shen Yue bowed elegantly, and the efforts she made were originally for today's outstandingness. If you don't like it like this, I'm afraid no one will be able to look down on you.

Since then, Concubine Ling has not asked anyone else, and directly asked everyone to bring all the people from the Shen Mansion to the women's seats. There was a hint of displeasure on Shen Yue's face, she had been dressed up for so long, this Concubine Ling didn't even ask, she had wasted so much thought in vain.

Shen Nianchu looked at Shen Qian's aggrieved face and wanted to laugh, but she didn't know the confidence that this woman had, thinking that she could be favored by all men, although she was quite plump and small and cute, but compared with her big sister, it was not half a star.

"Don't be too complacent, you're no better than me." Shen Qian saw Shen Nianchu's ridicule of her, and said through gritted teeth beside Shen Nianchu.

"Third sister, be careful about the steps." Shen Nianchu didn't take what Shen Qian said seriously, and reminded her that there were steps to escape the topic.

After everyone was seated, several waves of people came one after another, and Shen Nianchu looked at the peach blossoms on one side with some boredom, thinking about when he would be able to eat something delicious.

"Start the banquet and serve the meal." The father-in-law on the side saw that the people were almost there, and after asking the master, he began to greet and pass the dishes.

Shen Nianchu looked at the busy palace maid with some excitement, waiting for the chef's dishes to come to the stage. After a while, a few side dishes were served to the table by the palace maids, and Shen Nianchu glanced at it blankly, what? Gone? Just one or two dishes with a few fruits? What the heck? That's not enough to stuff your teeth.

Just when Shen Nianchu felt depressed, Concubine Ling picked up her wine glass and said, "Today, let all the young ladies and sons gather here, firstly, to make a primary selection before the beauty contest again." Second, I also want everyone to see the talents of the young ladies, and they have a good number of each other. ”

"Because the main program for a while is the talent competition of the girls, so there is not much food to prepare, I hope everyone will not pay too much attention to it." It turns out that there is something delicious just a pretense? I knew I wouldn't come.

After Concubine Ling finished speaking, she asked everyone to move her chopsticks, and also said that the ladies in each province would take the lottery method to perform later, and the old lady asked Gui's mother to go and talk to the palace maid in charge, so as to avoid Shen Nianchu's performance.

After Gui's mother left, Shen Nianchu began to eat, this dish is very delicious, but the amount is too small, and it doesn't taste at all. She still wanted to let Zhilan taste it, but now she didn't have enough to stuff her teeth, so she really came to this trip in vain.

After a while, the palace maid came over with the box and asked the ladies of each province to draw lots, Shen Nianchu thought that she would skip directly in front of her, but unexpectedly, the palace maid walked in front of her with the box and asked her to draw lots. She looked at her grandmother with some puzzlement, didn't she say that she was unwell? Why do you want to participate?

"Concubine Ling said, all the young ladies have to participate today, so please draw lots for the girl." The palace maid said expressionlessly.

What? Do you want to participate? I won't, that's the whole thing. Shen Nianchu felt that his head was big, how could he have time to learn any talent show, it would be good to be able to eat well. It's definitely over.

She stubbornly took out a note from the box, the number was not too small, in the middle. The eldest sister Shen Yue is the first, and the third sister Shen Qian is also in front of her.

After Shen Yue got the note, she went to the back to change the costumes for the performance, each young lady brought her own dancing costumes and jewelry, but Shen Nianchu didn't bring anything, she didn't plan to participate in this performance, so naturally she didn't think about bringing anything.

The old lady looked embarrassed, she didn't expect this to be the case, now there is nothing at the beginning, won't it make others laugh at this?

After a while, the show began. There are four white screens on the stage, Shen Yue is dressed in white and stands in the center, shining her shadow on the screen through the bright light on both sides, as the music begins, Shen Yue's graceful figure slowly twists with the music.

Shen Yue spent a lot of thought on this dance, and every movement was done hundreds of times, just for today's performance, with her graceful figure and light dancing posture, she instantly conquered the eyes of many men. Even Concubine Ling couldn't help but admire Shen Yue's dancing, and it seemed that she had identified Shen Yue, the daughter-in-law.

A song falls, and the dance closes. Shen Yue slowly walked out from behind the screen and took a curtain call. Everyone looked at Shen Yue with very happy eyes, worthy of being the most beautiful woman in the Yueli Kingdom.

Shen Nianchu, who was worried about eating and drinking, didn't notice the praise of others at all, nor did she notice the curtain call on the stage, her mind was now on these foods, the old lady saw that Shen Yue had finished performing, and knew that it would be Shen Nianchu's turn soon, so she quickly asked Gui's mother to ask Shen Nianchu to go down and prepare.

Shen Nianchu reluctantly left the table and went to the backyard to prepare. But today she just brought an extra piece of clothing, and she can't dance, or sing or anything, so why is this performance more normal?

Shen Nianchu suddenly remembered that he still remembered a few poems, and his brush writing was also good, and he won an award in college, anyway, the ancients didn't know what they wrote, or they would just do it? Thinking of this, she happily pulled Zhilan to change clothes.

With Shen Yue's dazzling opening remarks, the performance behind this is a little boring. Everyone is still immersed in Shen Yue's dancing posture and wonderful appearance, where can they still care about watching other women's performances. Although these girls were displeased, they didn't want to offend Concubine Ling by losing their temper, so they could only continue to perform.

Concubine Ling is very satisfied, such a woman is worthy of her third prince. Whether in terms of family affairs, character, and beauty, it is impeccable. If I went to ask Your Majesty, Your Majesty would have agreed, and now I have to put more thought into it for the position of the crown prince.

Shen Nianchu took Zhilan to the edge of the hall in the backyard, because there were too many young ladies who were ready to change clothes, she could only take Zhilan around the courtyard, and unconsciously walked to the edge of the pond one mile away from the backyard. The two were about to look at the lotus flowers in the pond when they saw a man sneakily throwing a child into the pond.

This is too strange in broad daylight, isn't it? Shen Nianchu wanted to call someone for help, but found that there was no one on the side, and Zhilan couldn't swim, so she had to go into the water to save people by herself. When she panted and dragged the person out of the water, she found that it was a very delicate child, and she didn't look very old.

These people can really get their hands on it, and she probed his nostrils and breath with her hand. began to use the learned artificial respiration and compressions for first aid, Zhilan on the side was anxious, if this was seen, wouldn't Miss's innocence be gone?

After a while, the boy vomited water from his lungs and slowly came to his senses. Seeing that the person woke up, Shen Nianchu sat paralyzed on the ground, it was really not good not to exercise on weekdays, just for a short time, he was so tired that he was panting.

The boy didn't speak with a cold face, Shen Nianchu felt a little bored, and pinched his face with his hand: "What do you see?" Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman? ”

"Beauty? Is that just you? The boy sarcastically said mercilessly.

"Hey, I said you're a little brat. Do you know how to be polite? Aren't you thankful when someone else saves you? Shen Nianchu was angry, he saved him kindly, and he had this attitude.

The boy didn't seem to think that he was too much, and stood up tremblingly: "What's your name?" Where is the palace maid? ”

"You are the palace maid, I think your whole family is a palace maid." At this moment, Shen Nianchu felt angry, how could there be such an uneducated child.

"I'm not a palace maid, I'm the fifth prince Li Junhe." The boy said with a frown.

"The Great Prince? Don't be funny, how could the eldest prince still be in the water? Is it good to lie and make a draft? Shen Nianchu glanced at him, did he really think he was a fool? There are so many people at the banquet today, and you, a fifth prince, are still in the water, who believes this?

Li Junhe himself didn't know what was going on, Concubine Ling held a banquet today, and the mother concubine had to let him participate in it, he thought it was an ordinary banquet, and he didn't bring a secret guard to come. As a result, on the way here, it was a bad plot. At this moment, the attendant doesn't know where to go, and I'm afraid he can't explain it clearly.

Shen Nianchu had rested enough, got up and looked at the wet clothes, thinking that it was about to be his turn. was about to leave, and when Li Junhe saw that she was leaving, he shouted: "Tell me your name, and I will repay you in the future." ”

"Shen Nianchu, there is no need to repay it. Let's wait until you survive. You can go out again, so don't be bumped into by them. Let's go. Shen Nianchu thought it was a thief who came to the courtyard to steal, and kindly reminded him of the direction he left. Then he took Zhilan to change clothes in a hurry.

"Shen Nianchu? General Shen's daughter. Li Junhe repeated her name, he wanted to remember this woman, and he would return this love to her in the future.

Suddenly, a man jumped out from behind the rockery and knelt down in front of Li Junhe: "It's too late for my subordinates to save him." Please forgive your Royal Highnesses the Fifth Prince. ”