Everyone looked at each other, and their hearts were full of doubts.

Not to mention the reason for this, seeing that Anping is still so affectionate when he takes her by his side, it seems that Anping should be very satisfied with this daughter-in-law.

That's a surprise!

These slightly older women all know that since the Chongming Emperor in front of her, except for her son Feng Yan, she is cold and indifferent to everyone, and it is the first time to see her so friendly to people.

In the eyes of everyone with different expressions, An Ping and Duanmu ignored it and walked forward calmly.

As the emperor's eldest sister and the eldest princess, Anping is naturally extremely high, second only to the queen's phoenix.

Suddenly, there was a slightly sharp laughter and noise from the direction of the door, and the ladies in the hall couldn't help frowning and glanced at the door again.

More than a dozen women in tribal costumes walked towards this side with a smile and a smile, led by the county lord of Roland.

The atmosphere in the hall was even more eerie, and several ladies looked disdainful.

There were also a lot of ladies present on the day of the Condensation Club, and the story of Duanmu Fei and the Lord of Roland fighting and dancing on the piano also spread among many mansions, most of them looked down on the behavior of the Lord of Roland, and some people muttered softly "Barbarians are barbarians" and "There are no rules".

Soon, everyone withdrew their gaze and drank tea or talked to the people next to them.

The arrival of the county lord of Roland and others has made this hall a lot more crowded, and this year's Chaohe counts the county lords, county lords and princesses who have titles from various tribes, and the number of people is half more than in previous years, and it will naturally be more lively than in previous years.

"A few county lords, county lords, please go this way."

A palace maid in a blue palace dress led them in front, and the lord of Roland swaggered forward, his eyes casually scanned around, and the moment she saw Duanmu Fei, her steps slowed down.

Duanmu glanced at her with a smile, and continued to walk forward with An Ping.

Lord Roland gritted his teeth secretly, and his fingernails pinched into his tender palms, only to feel that the other party's glance just now seemed to be demonstrating to him.

Since the Condensation Society, her life has not been easy, her father was furious, scolded her for the first time in his life, and banned her feet.

In fact, she didn't have the heart to go out, and so far, she still can't believe that she really lost to this weak Duanmu Fei; To this day, she still can't believe that she lost Feng Yan to Duanmu Fei......

Thinking about it, Lord Roland felt as if he was pinching an invisible palm, the pain was unbearable, and his mind was even more chaotic, and he couldn't think calmly.

At this time, An Ping and Duanmu Fei stopped in front of Mrs. Chu.

"Her Royal Highness the eldest princess," Mrs. Chu smiled at An Ping, and then looked at Duanmu Fei with a loving smile, "Scarlet, you will have to come to my place to play in a few days." Mrs. Chu was also a little surprised when she looked at Duanmufei, she didn't expect her to come today, so she didn't bring the New Year's money for her.

Duanmu responded with a smile: "Mrs. Chu, I will go over to pay you New Year's greetings in a few days." ”

The Xuanguo Mansion is a hairpin family, and it is noble and extraordinary, seeing that Mrs. Chu is so kind to Duanmu Fei, she was so shocked that many women around her almost lost their jaws. The Duanmu family is just a poor family, and they have no contact with the Xuanguo Mansion, how did this Duanmu Fourth Girl get the other eyes of Mrs. Chu? This is because of talent, and there are many talented women in Beijing!

The surroundings were quiet again, and the atmosphere became more and more strange.

Even Changqing in front of her glanced at Duanmufei, she didn't bother to pay attention to Anping's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and immediately withdrew her gaze.

"Fourth Duanmu Girl," a round-faced palace maid walked to Duanmu Fei's side from the left front, pointed respectfully in the direction she came from, and said, "Duchess Weiguo asked the girl to come over and talk." ”

Duanmu Fei subconsciously looked in the direction pointed by the palace maid, and Mrs. Geng, who was dressed in a first-class life woman's makeup, sat next to the eldest princess of Changqing, and her daughter Geng Tinglian was sitting on her left hand.

The mother and daughter were surrounded by three or four wives, who were laughing and talking attentively.

In this huge hall, Geng Tinglian and Duanmu Fei can be said to be outliers, both of them have no title and no grade, but they were extra favored by the emperor and queen to appear at the palace banquet of Chaohe, which naturally attracted a lot of speculative or envious eyes.

No matter what Mrs. Geng's idea was, Duanmu Fei didn't care, and said lightly: "My Duanmu family has no contact with the Weiguo Mansion, so I won't bother the Duchess of Guo." ”

An Ping raised his eyebrows, feeling that his daughter-in-law was domineering enough, like himself.

The palace maid looked embarrassed, and wanted to say something more, but was directly waved away by An Ping.

Although Duanmufei's voice was not loud, many people around heard it, attracting many people to look sideways at her and Mrs. Geng a few more times, with a subtle expression.

Wei Guogong was deeply favored, his wife was noble by her husband, and it was the first time that the wife present saw that a girl's family dared to give Mrs. Geng such face, and she couldn't help but secretly exchange eyes.

This girl from the Duanmu family is really angry!

Mrs. Geng's face seemed to be splashed with a bucket of ink, her face was extremely ugly, and she snorted coldly in a low voice: "Uneducated, both sisters are the same!" ”

If it weren't for the eldest son's infatuation with the eldest girl of the Duanmu family, she wouldn't have bothered to talk to this Duanmu Fei!

It's really shameless!

"That's what the Duchess said." A tall and thin woman who was greeting Mrs. Geng on the side immediately echoed politely, "This girl from the Duanmu family is really not well-educated!" I heard that the eldest girl is arrogant and domineering, and she doesn't even care about her grandmother and aunt, and an unmarried girl's family holds the power of the middle feed in the house, and even the elders in the family have to look at her eyes to live...... As for this little one, hum, he has always been rude, there is no one in his eyes, and he is out of trouble all day long! ”

Mrs. Geng listened to the corners of her mouth slightly upturned, and said in her heart: I really can't get on the stage!

Seeing Mrs. Geng's happy expression, another goose-egg-faced woman joked: "I heard that this Duanmu girl, with low eyes and hands, is sixteen years old, and she has not yet decided on a family, but she is a widow and eldest daughter, and she thinks very highly of herself!" ”

"Yes, yes, this one can't look at it, that one can't look at it, that Duanmu girl really has no self-knowledge!"

“……”

The three or four women were talking with each other, and Mrs. Geng was a lot happier when she heard it, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned.

The tall and thin woman said flatteringly: "This girl in the capital is the best girl you raised, the Duchess of the Kingdom." ”

Her words can be described as killing two birds with one stone, not only pleasing Mrs. Geng, but also pleasing Geng Tinglian, Geng Tinglian is the Destiny Phoenix Girl personally pointed by the living immortals, isn't that the best girl in the capital!

In order to curry favor with the Weiguo Mansion, these ladies did not lower their voices at all, and these words naturally reached the ears of others in the palace.

Unconsciously, the surroundings quieted down, and many people's eyes were focused on Mrs. Geng and Duanmu Fei.

Duanmu Jun is in charge of the Duanmu family's feed, although no one knows it in Beijing, but there are many people who know, after all, the Duanmu family is the first auxiliary mansion, and many people want to communicate with it, which is inevitably some good things in the secret speculation whether the Duanmu family is restless.

But speculation is speculation, no matter how Duanmu Xian says it, he is also the first assistant, how can the Duanmu family say that it is also the mother family of the concubine, even the concubine does not object, how dare outsiders put their beaks at will, especially in the public, isn't this a slap in the face of Duanmu Shoufu and Duanmu Guifei?!

The atmosphere in the hall was a little strange.

Duanmu Fei's expression did not change, and she didn't even move her eyebrows, as if thousands of troops were not enough to move her.

She stood beside An Ping elegantly, looked at Mrs. Geng with clear eyes, and said loudly: "Women have four elements, one is women's virtue, two is women's words, three is women's appearance, and four is women's skill. These four are the great virtues of women, and those who are indispensable. ”

Duanmufei's gaze turned around Mrs. Geng, Geng Tinglian and several ladies around him, and there was a bit of a smile in his eyes.

"Choosing words to speak, not speaking ill words, sometimes speaking, not tired of others, is a woman's words."

"It turns out that the upbringing of the Guogong Mansion is like this, or it's really good!"

Duanmu Fei was smiling and groaning from beginning to end, and he didn't say a word ugly, but every sentence was a hidden needle, pointing at Mrs. Geng!

Duanmu's words were behind, and the surroundings were quieter, and the needles could be heard.

Many ladies secretly shook their heads in their hearts, this Duanmu Fourth Girl was inevitably too arrogant, and dared to talk to the Duchess of Weiguo like this, questioning the upbringing of the Fifth Lady Geng, the Fifth Girl Geng is most likely the future crown princess, Duanmu Fei is now taking advantage of her tongue, it is a moment of pleasure, but isn't this for herself and the Duanmu family to make enemies? !

Most people also watched the drama and waited silently for the development of the situation, but An Ping did not shy away from laughing.

Her hearty and bright laughter was especially loud in this silent hall, and Mrs. Geng's forehead was so ashamed that her forehead was bruised.

Mrs. Geng has never suffered such a big insult in her life, or from a yellow-haired girl, in front of this woman of the dynasty!

She almost gritted her teeth in her heart, and said to herself, no, she must not marry someone like the Duanmu family!

Anping didn't bother to look at Mrs. Geng at all, her beautiful phoenix eyes looked at Duanmu Fei with a smile, and felt that her daughter-in-law looked like a little milk cat with claws stretched out, which was very cute.

At this moment, an attendant walked up to the front and sang: "The queen is elevated!" ”

With the sound of music, the ladies in the hall were all smiling, and they all returned to everyone, and they all stood according to their ranks.

Duanmu Fei stood beside her by the light of Anping, looking at her nose and nose, and her heart "flew" accidentally. She only fell asleep at midnight last night, and got up this morning when the rooster crowed, and she didn't wake up in the first place, and the whole person was in a daze.

An Ping quickly noticed, and the corners of his red lips rose little by little. Originally, this Chaohe was really boring, but with Scarlet, it became much more interesting.

Suddenly, the queen walked up to the golden lacquer phoenix seat high above surrounded by a group of palace maids and grandmothers, and looked down at the people below.

"Queen Mother, Chitose Chitose!"

After everyone saluted the queen in unison, Duanmu Guifei brought a group of harem concubines to congratulate the queen on the New Year.

Then there was the eldest princess Wuyang with a group of princesses, princesses, county lords and county lords, and then those ladies and ladies of various tribes......

The ceremony was cumbersome, just such batches of kowtows took more than an hour, and the atmosphere of the whole ceremony was solemn.

There are two forms of pilgrimage for the New Year of the Dasheng Dynasty, if there is only a pilgrimage on that day, it is "pilgrimage"; If after the court, the emperor holds a palace banquet and enjoys with the ministers, it is a "meeting", and the two are collectively called "court meeting".

This year, in order to welcome the arrival of the tribes on the border of Dasheng, the emperor held a court meeting, so after the congratulatory ceremony, a group of women did not leave the palace immediately, but under the guidance of several palace people, they went to the Taiji Hall to go to the palace banquet after that, and some people such as Anping, Duanmu Fei, Wuyang, Hanxing, etc. were specially left by the queen to speak.

"Grandmother!"

A familiar and earnest female voice came from a certain direction, and Duanmu Fei immediately recognized the owner of the voice, Chu Qingyu.

Duanmu followed the prestige, not far away, Chu Qingyu walked towards Mrs. Chu, today's Chu Qingyu was dressed very formally as the second princess, wearing a Qizhai crown, wearing a Xia Wei bow dress embroidered with Yunxia Zhai pattern, and her graceful and gorgeous clothes made her already slender figure more and more slender.

Since he had been drenched in a heavy rain in Qianfeng Temple more than half a month ago, Chu Qingyu had fallen seriously ill, and his whole person had become a lot haggard.

"Grandmother, granddaughter helps ......" Chu Qingyu smiled at Mrs. Chu flatteringly, and leaned over to help Mrs. Chu in the seat, however, Mrs. Chu deviated slightly, avoided it indifferently, and was helped up by the palace maid on the side.

Mrs. Chu didn't even look at Chu Qingyu, and left directly.

"......" Chu Qingyu's mouth opened and closed, and she took another step forward, wanting to call Mrs. Chu, but her throat was extremely dry, and she still didn't make a sound in the end.

Chu Qingyu stood still in place, watching Mrs. Chu's elegant and upright back fade away.

The two beaded knots on the Qizhai crown on her head shook slightly, reflecting her bright and dark eyes.

Grandmother ignored herself at all just now, could it be that grandmother really doesn't recognize her as a granddaughter anymore?!

Chu Qingyu's heart fell straight down little by little, her hands clenched tighter at her sides, and she said to herself in her heart, even if her grandmother didn't recognize her...... One day, she will make them have to recognize her!

Duanmu Fei was also looking at Mrs. Chu's back, and suddenly felt that the hairs on the back of her neck stood up, as if she was being targeted by something.

Duanmu Fei looked back and saw that Han Xing, who was wearing princess makeup, was looking at her a few steps away, looking aggrieved. Wuyang stood beside Han Xing with a smile.

"Scarlet cousin, you're too boring!" Han Xing was holding back for a while, his mouth was so pouting that he was about to hang up the oil bottle, and complained angrily, "Every time there is a lively watch in this palace, you are called Cousin Shang, and you and the Lord of Roland County will not be called to this palace when you compete in the condensation meeting." ”

Thinking of the scene of the day Dangui told her, Han Xing felt choked, why didn't she go to the condensation meeting that day!

Duanmu smiled innocently, affectionately took Han Xing's arm, and said flatteringly: "Cousin Han Xing, I don't want to either." She was also temporarily blocked at the gate of the princess's mansion.

Wuyang also went to the reception banquet in Qianya Garden, of course, he also knew that the lord of Roland wanted to compete with Duanmu Fei for marriage, his eyes flashed, and the corners of his mouth hooked a flamboyant arc.

"Lord Roland!" Wuyang raised his voice and called, his provocative gaze shot at the county lord of Roland like a sharp arrow, but there was a smile on his bright face, "In Qianya Garden, I have seen the double sword dance of the county lord and Brother Ling, which is exquisite. Two days ago, I heard that the solo dance of the county lord was also a must, and this big New Year's Day, simply let the county lord dance for the palace and the queen mother to see, and it was also good to help the fun. ”

"......" Lord Roland's face suddenly became not very good-looking, and she felt that the wound on the back of her hand had almost healed, but at this moment she felt a faint pain, as if someone had cut the back of her hand with a knife a few times, which reminded her of the embarrassment when she lost to Duanmu Fei in public in her knife dance.

Wuyang ignored the gloomy face of the county lord of Roland, and said again with a smile: "Why doesn't the county lord speak, but he doesn't want to dance?" Do you think your dance is unsightly? It's okay, the lord of the county has to communicate with the Maiko of the Ministry of Education in his spare time. Don't always be delusional about something that doesn't belong to you, and be embarrassed. ”

Lord Roland's face was pale, even if she didn't understand the etiquette of the Central Plains, Wuyang's words were all about this, she could hear that the other party was clearly mocking herself.

"Your Royal Highness Princess Celestia, don't go too far!" Lord Roland stood up violently, and challenged Wuyang in an awkward Dasheng official dialect according to the rules of the Baichuan clan, "You have the ability to compare with me, why bother to turn around and sneer!" ”

Wuyang smiled slightly, but said, "The county lord's words are wrong. There is no fiancé in this palace for the county lord to rob, what is there to compare? ”

"Poof." When Han Xing heard this, he laughed out loud unceremoniously, and the crisp voice echoed in the air. She looked at Wuyang with admiration, and felt that the eldest sister was really her role model!

"What did you say?!" Lord Roland's eyes almost erupted from Wuyang's eyes, if she hadn't entered the palace today and didn't have a whip on her body, she would have already whipped it.

The queen on the phoenix throne naturally saw this scene, and rubbed her eyebrows with some headaches.

The queen loves her daughter like her life, and she has always had no way to dance the sun.

"Lord Roland," the queen said comfortingly, "The little girl has mentioned the sword dance between the county lord and Brother Ling to the palace several times, and today it is only mentioned casually, the county lord should not be worried." ”

The queen said as she gave Wuyang a look, feeling helpless.

Since Wuyang left the palace and opened the mansion, she has been acting more freely, but it is still for the queen mother, she smiled at the queen and did not say anything more.

The queen sighed in her heart, for fear that it would not look good if she made trouble again, so she proposed: "Wuyang, you take Hanxing and the four Duanmu girls out for a walk, anyway, there will be a while before the palace banquet." ”

Han Xing couldn't wait for this, and quickly pulled Wuyang's sleeve, his eyes bright.

Wuyang smiled, blessed, and responded: "Yes, Queen Mother." ”

The queen finally breathed a sigh of relief, watched the three little girls leave, and talked to An Ping on the side with a smile.

The face of the lord of Roland County below was as heavy as water, and she was very unwilling, but she always knew the severity, and she didn't dare to contradict the queen, so she sat back silently, and her heart was shouting like an angry wave.

The sky outside was imperceptibly obscured by thick clouds, and the weather looked a little gloomy.

Wuyang and Hanxing didn't care at all, almost as soon as they left Fengluan Palace, Wuyang couldn't wait to say to Duanmu Fei beside him: "Sister Scarlet, what did you and Lord Roland compete in the Condensation Club?" What the hell is going on? ”

didn't need Duanmu Fei to answer, Han Xing answered for her, and said Dangui and her all over again, saying it so impassionedly, the peaks and loops, and Duanmu Fei's piano sound was mysterious, as if it had the ability to pass through ghosts and gods......

Duanmu Fei himself could listen to it, and almost thought he was listening to a book.

"It's not that exaggerated." Duanmu Fei modestly added a sentence for Han Xing at the end.

Han Xing blinked and asked with a smile, "Did Roland cut her own hand?" ”

"......" Duanmufei could only nod.

"Did Roland fall to the ground?"

"......" Duanmu Fei could only nod again.

Wuyang showed an expression of "sudden realization" and said deliberately: "Okay, we know that you are 'humble'!" ”

"......" Duanmu Fei looked at the two princesses silently, and said in his heart: Okay, it's good that they are happy.

Under the "majesty" of the two princesses, Duanmu Fei responded to her requests, and finally made an appointment with them to play the drum song she played at the condensation meeting for the two sisters next time, which finally made them show their faces, and they looked like "just bypass her this time".

The three girls' families went to the warm pavilion in the imperial garden together, and Han Xing proposed with a smile: "Sister Huanghuang, cousin Scarlet, let's roast chestnuts and eat!" ”

As soon as Han Xing said a word, the palace maid hurriedly ran to prepare the stove and chestnuts for them, and she looked very familiar.

As soon as the girls sat down, Duanmu Fei and Hanxing found that there was an extra pink purse in front of them.

"It's New Year's money for you." Wuyang said as a matter of course.

The cousins blinked and looked at Wuyang stupidly.

Wuyang said with a smile: "The palace has already opened, it's an adult, the two of you who haven't married or opened the mansion are all children, so I'll take it for you." "Wuyang looks like an eldest sister.

Duanmu Fei and Hanxing poured out the contents of the purse with great interest, and the delicate gold bills poured out of it with a clatter, making various shapes, such as cats, dogs, peonies, foxes, yellow warblers, crescents, etc., each of which was made delicate and cute.

Han Xing couldn't put it down, looked at them one by one, and muttered to Duanmufei: "Cousin Scarlet, when the palace is over, I will also ask my father to open a mansion for the palace, and then I will also give you New Year's money!" ”

"Thank you, cousin Hanxing." Duanmu Fei was also playing with those golden bills, smiling sweetly and glutinously, and said in his heart: It's good to be young!

While the three cousins were talking, the two little chamberlains brought the chestnuts and the stove and roasted them diligently.

After a while, the unique sweet smell of chestnuts drifted away with the cold wind, and the three of them gathered around the stove, their eyes shining.

In addition to the three of them, there were also some princesses, county lords and other people in the imperial garden who were also wandering around before the palace banquet, and when they saw the three little girls roasting chestnuts in the pavilion, their expressions were a little indescribable.

People came and went beside the pavilion, Duanmu Fei, Wuyang and Hanxing ate sweet chestnuts by themselves, one after another, and after a while, they peeled a bunch of chestnut shells.

After eating five or six chestnuts in a row, Duanmu Fei felt a little dry mouth, picked up the teacup, and before he reached his lips, he heard a somewhat familiar female voice from the direction of the rockery behind him: "Jiuhua, this palace has already made a good appearance for you, and you should pay attention to ...... during this palace banquet."

"Mother, how many times have I said that I am already married!" Jiuhua Jiao interrupted Changqing.

"Jiuhua, don't make trouble, this palace is for your good, you haven't seen it, how do you know who this palace picks, you don't like ......"

"Enough!"

Jiuhua rushed out of the rockery, and happened to face Wuyang, Hanxing and Duanmu Fei in the warm pavilion, and couldn't help but stiffen his face.

Jiuhua was followed by Changqing, who was chasing after him, Changqing's face sank like water, and he wanted to say something to Jiuhua, but after seeing the three of Wuyang, he swallowed the words back.

Jiuhua didn't say hello, so he brushed his sleeves away, but instead of walking towards the Taiji Palace, he went in the direction of the palace gate. was disturbed by her mother, and she was not in the mood to go to any palace banquets.

"Jiuhua ......" Changqing chased after him quickly.

Looking at the distant backs of the mother and daughter, Wuyang showed a little smile on his face, and said: "I heard that since the Aunt of the Emperor Changqing returned to the princess's mansion from Huangjue Temple, she has to let Jiuhua reconcile and leave, and she has to choose another marriage. ”

"Their mother and daughter quarreled several times, and they also entered the palace to ask their father to be the master, but the marriage between Jiuhua and Luo Yibin was also agreed by the father, and the father did not let go this time."

"After coming and going, Jiuhua simply moved out of the princess's mansion, bought a small house with private money, and waited for Luo Yibin to come back."

Han Xing listened with relish, it turned out that the imperial aunt had tossed so many things when she didn't know, and the eldest sister was still well-informed.