Chapter 666: Chrysanthemum Banquet in the Palace
In a blink of an eye, more than half of the year has passed, time flies, the leaves in the palace have begun to turn yellow, and the fragrance of flowers has permeated the palaces, Ji Qiang can't help but feel a little cold.
"Niangniang, there will be a chrysanthemum banquet in the palace in two days, do you need a slave to tailor new clothes for Niangniang?" Leng Xiang smiled, looking at Ji Qiang's side face a little stunned.
"Hmm."
Ji Qiang then remembered that she was going to the chrysanthemum banquet again, and she hadn't left the palace for a long time, so she must have been full of flowers outside at this time.
I don't know what I remembered, Ji Qiang's face showed a gentle smile, and the beauty was breathtaking.
"Qiqiao, do you know how to make flower cakes?"
Ji Qiang suddenly spoke, and the palace maid next to her, who was called Qiqiao, was measuring Ji Qiang's size, she was stunned, and nodded back.
"Yes, sis."
Dyeing Qiao is the palace maid given by Xia Jing not long ago, and the heart orchid is in place of chamomile.
"That's great, you quickly teach Bengong how to do it, Bengong wants to surprise the emperor." Ji Qiang said to Qi Qiao with a smile, her apricot eyes were shining, and she couldn't help but make Qi Qiao lose her mind.
Realizing his gaffe, Qi Qiao's cheeks flushed slightly, and he bowed his head and blessed his body.
"Yes, sissy."
There is nothing new in the practice of flower cakes, but it is difficult to make a beautiful shape, and it is even more difficult to maintain a beautiful shape after steaming.
Ji Qiang and Qi Qiao worked with Qi Qiao in the kitchen for two days, until the day when the chrysanthemum banquet came as promised, Ji Qiang was finally able to make a plate of beautiful cakes by herself.
"Niangniang is really powerful, the slave maid has been learning this for a long time."
Qi Qiao looked at the almost perfect work in Ji Qiang's hand and praised it sincerely.
Ji Qiang rolled up her sleeves and stuck her waist at the moment, and she was very satisfied with her craftsmanship.
"Niangniangniang, the chrysanthemum feast will start in less than three hours, and the slaves and maids are looking for you everywhere."
The two little palace maids ran into the kitchen panting, and they were not afraid of being rude, so they hurriedly said.
Ji Qiang quickly handed over the things in her hand to Qi Qiao, and left with the two palace maids after a few words.
Back in Fengluan Palace, Ji Qiang took off her clothes and slowly immersed herself in the pool, closing her eyes.
The hands are like softness, and the skin is like clotted fat.
It is a posture that makes women feel excited.
Feeling that the time was almost up, Ji Qiang slowly stood up from the water, and the palace maid dressed and dressed her, only to see that the pure and delicate beauty in the bronze mirror had a little more majesty of the queen and a little more enchanting of the king.
"Your Majesty."
Xia Jing is here, and the palace maids have stopped what they are doing and saluted, and Ji Qiang is still sitting in front of the bronze mirror and smiling.
The palace maids in the room all went out with interest.
"Why didn't the queen salute me when she saw me?" Xia Jingnian wrapped his arms around her from behind, leaned on her neck and took a breath, "The queen is ready for me to punish her?" ”
was a little itchy by Xia Jingnian's snort, and laughed: "Okay, the chrysanthemum banquet is about to start, don't make trouble." ”
"The queen is ready, I haven't done it yet." Taking advantage of Ji Qiang's confusion, Xia Jingnian quickly stole incense from the red lips of the beauty in front of her, "The queen doesn't feel my lips...... Is it also a little pale? ”
On the main hall, the song platform is warm, the sound of silk and bamboo is endless, and the banquet is staggered.
After taking a seat, Xia Jingnian's eyes were immediately attracted by a plate of unusual dim sum.
He remembered that there were no flower cakes at the chrysanthemum banquet this time.
"Could it be that the queen made it herself?"
Xia Jingnian looked at Ji Qiang and raised her eyebrows.
"Yes, it's not just you, everyone has it." Ji Qiang raised her eyebrows and said.
Xia Jingnian picked up a piece and took a bite, and the sweet taste spread in his mouth with the fragrance of flowers.
"The queen is really a good craft, but it's a pity that even I can't possess it alone."
Ji Qiang ignored the sour taste in his tone, and said to Ji Yuanxun, who was not far from him: "Daddy, have you ever tasted this flower cake?" ”
Ji Yuanxun laughed, and the furrow on his face deepened: "I've tasted it, the queen mother is really a good craft." ”
"No, the old minister has been an official for many years, and he can have such an honor." Zuo Xiang laughed and toasted Ji Qiang with a glass of wine.
"The mother of the country is virtuous, and the blessing of the country is great."
Suddenly, the singing in the hall suddenly stopped, and a clear and pleasant pipa sound came, and two women in goose yellow dance skirts danced, and the small dance steps stepped on the pipa, and the curve of the body and the skirt raised were just right, like a fairy under the moon, and like the posture of a god.
"Well danced, reward!" The emperor sitting in the center of the main hall had not yet spoken, but the queen watched the women dancing with relish, and many people in the hall laughed, and the atmosphere was a little more relaxed.
"I don't know which girl it is, I'll come to teach the palace to dance another day."
Ji Qiang held her cheeks and looked at the two lovely girls with interest.
A bearded military general stepped forward and replied: "The little girl is a member of the old minister's family, and it is an honor to be favored by the mother. ”
Ji Qiang has always disliked these palace banquets, cumbersome and boring, but in today's relaxed and happy atmosphere, the chrysanthemum banquet passed in a flash, Ji Qiang drank some fruit wine, a little drunk, and a little sleepy, leaning on Xia Jingnian softly, following him, no matter where he was going.
As she walked, Ji Qiang noticed that something was wrong.
"The Emperor...... Jing Nian, why did you take me to the palace wall? Are you drunk too? You don't even know the palace anymore, so you're drunk more than me. Ji Qiang thought that Xia Jingnian was really drunk, and just wanted to stand up straight and pull Xia Jingnian back to the right path, he was hugged horizontally.
"Oops!"
With her feet suddenly off the ground, Ji Qiang was startled and hurriedly hugged Xia Jingnian's neck.
"Don't be afraid, I'm not drunk, I'll take you out to see." Xia Jingnian kissed Ji Qiang's eyebrows, and turned over to the outside of the palace wall on tiptoe.
For some reason, this kiss mixed with the fragrance of flowers and the cool breeze was particularly exciting, Ji Qiang suddenly calmed down a lot, and felt a lot sober, the drunkenness suddenly dissipated, but her cheeks were inexplicably hot.
It's just that...... Why do you want to go over the wall?
Ji Qiang rolled her eyes quietly, complained secretly in her heart, and when she raised her eyes, she saw the man's jawline clearly, and his complexion became more and more white under the moonlight.
As if feeling Ji Qiang's gaze, Xia Jingnian lowered his eyes slightly, and his eyelashes fluttered.
"Then where are we going......" Ji Qiang secretly scolded Xia Jingnian for seducing herself with beauty, and asked softly, as if she was afraid of disturbing the quiet night.
"Go to a...... It's here. ”
Xia Jingnian stopped and carefully put down Ji Qiang.
As soon as she stood firm, a large sea of flowers appeared in front of her.
Ji Qiang's eyes couldn't help but widen, and a pair of starry eyes were shining.
The soft colors of the flowers and the bright moon complement each other, and the hazy moonlight is sprinkled, and it is like a fairyland in the world.
Xia Jingnian gently hugged the person in front of her and offered a kiss on her forehead.