Chapter 58 Banquet in the Palace
Yun Yuhong has never been very particular about dressing, everything is mainly comfortable and convenient, but on the day of the palace banquet, she still has to wear a heavy and luxurious dress, put on a bunch of headdresses, and paint a thick makeup to come out to meet people. Yun Yuhong, who was annoyed to death by this dress, didn't know how noble and gorgeous she was after careful makeup, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that she was a beautiful country.
The palace banquet was held in the imperial garden in the palace, because Yun Yuhong was a princess, so in addition to inviting the ministers and their wives, the focus was on inviting the young ladies in the ministers' families. Qianzong means that he hopes that his daughter can make a few friends, but the purpose of the ladies of each province to bring their own ladies here to participate in the banquet is not for Yun Yuhong, their main purpose is to exchange feelings, pass on some gossip news, or look at the future daughter-in-law, of course, there are also young ladies of the right age who are dressed up in fancy clothes to be seen. As for welcoming Yun Yuhong's return, that's by the way. After all, a princess who hasn't been in the palace for a few days since she was a child and is not familiar with the ladies of various provinces, the point is that she will be with a princess from another country in two years, and she can't talk about whether she is welcome or not.
Yun Yuhong appeared with the Queen Mother and the four concubines. And the queen was left in Fengyi Palace by Yun Yuhong on the grounds of physical discomfort. After a period of recuperation, the queen seems to be pregnant, but Baizhu will not come over until tomorrow, and it is not yet certain. However, even if it was confirmed, Yun Yuhong did not plan to announce it so early. The queen's safety is put first by Yun Yuhong, and she doesn't want her queen mother to take a little risk.
After Qianzong arrived with some ministers, everyone saluted, and the Queen Mother ordered the banquet to be held, Yun Yuhong pursed her lips, no matter how you say it, it is a banquet held in the name of welcoming her, don't you officially introduce her, even if you do it, you will be exempted, the Queen Mother will not want to hang her all the time today.
Yun Yuhong's idea is really right, the Queen Mother just wants to hang Yun Yuhong and embarrass her. But Yun Yuhong is not thin-skinned, on the contrary, she is very thick-skinned, and she is happy when no one cares about her, she should eat, drink, and look at the faces and interactions between those people below, just like watching a big show. Qianzong looked anxiously on the side, but several times he wanted to speak, but he was blocked by the four concubines sitting on the side.
Similar to Yun Yuhong's situation is Bai Ziyu. Some of the important ministers below sat according to their families, Bai Ziyu sat with the people from the Yasukuni Houfu, and the others were happy, but only he was out of place, no one talked to him, although he sat with him, but his body left some distance, and it seemed that there was an invisible wall in the middle that separated him. Bai Ziyu's face is not thick, but he has a good self-cultivation, and besides, Yun Yuhong is not eye-catching with him or something, but he doesn't feel lonely.
After the banquet was halfway through, the Queen Mother couldn't sit still. She said: "This wine is almost eaten, it's not interesting to eat like this, you can have a good talent to try it, the mourning family just got a few pearls in the East China Sea, but you can make a color, everyone evaluates, whoever has the best talent will be awarded to whom." ”
As soon as everyone heard it, these beads were trivial, but the key was that this was rewarded by the Queen Mother, and it was the best talent to get, and the meaning was not ordinary. At that moment, a few young ladies stood up, writing poems, painting, playing the piano, and dancing, showing them one by one.
Yun Yuhong still doesn't move, eat a bite of food, watch a performance for a while, drink a sip of wine, and watch Bai Ziyu for a while, she knows that there will be a play waiting for her today, but she doesn't have to cooperate with the performance, so as long as they don't make a move, she just can't watch.
Concubine Xian couldn't stand it anymore, and said with a smile: "The eldest princess came to participate in such a banquet for the first time, and she may not know that all the young ladies are friends with talents." What talents does the eldest princess have, you might as well show it to everyone, maybe she can make a few friends. ”
Yun Yuhong frowned and said, "I don't know how to be a friend, it's better to take a look." ”
Concubine Xian choked and said, "The eldest princess said that she laughed, how could you not know anything!" ”
"What does Concubine Xian think I will?" Yun Yuhong looked curious.
"..."Said that you are good at writing, this is a slap in the face of the Zhou family, saying that you have high martial arts, this is a slap in the face of the Liu family, what other talents are the concubines I really don't know, and I can't speak for a while.
Yun Yuhong refused to let go of Concubine Xian like this, and said with a smile: "Concubine Xian still has to pay more attention in the future, don't talk nonsense without knowing anything, otherwise it will be very shameless." ”
The banquet was quiet, and the eldest princess and Concubine Xian faced each other, and it was obvious that Concubine Xian was not an opponent yet. Many women who have been proficient in fighting in the inner house for most of their lives are frowning, the eldest princess's routine is a sword-oriented type, dare to say anything, dare to do anything, is the most difficult to deal with.
The Queen Mother said on the side: "Okay, how can the eldest princess not have the talent that can be used, the mourning family orders you to perform a show for everyone to see now." ”
Yun Yuhong simply said, "Okay." Then he said to Liu Sangongzi, who was sitting next to Liu Xiang: "Please also ask Liu Sangongzi to come over and cooperate." ”
The Queen Mother said curiously: "What are you asking Qing'er to do?" ”
Yun Yuhong shook, and a layer of goosebumps appeared on her body, Qing'er, she screamed so affectionately.
"What I'm best at is beating people, so I asked Liu Sangongzi to cooperate with me to perform." Yun Yuhong said seriously.
There were a few muffled laughter below, which were made by the little girl who was not deeply involved in the world, and was quickly covered by adults. Liu Sangongzi was startled and hid behind Liu Xiang, and Liu Xiang said in a deep voice: "The eldest princess said that she was laughing. ”
The Queen Mother was so angry that her hands were shaking, and she pointed at Yun Yuhong and said: "Nonsense, I think you are performing talents, but I didn't let you beat people." You princess, you have a reason to beat people on the street. ”
"Of course I'm justified, I heard that this Liu Sangongzi has recently been involved in a life lawsuit again, it seems that I didn't make a mistake at the beginning." Yun Yuhong continued.
The Queen Mother was so angry that she slapped the table, "If you want to perform, you will perform, do you dare to listen to the orders of the mourning family?" ”
Yun Yuhong thought for a while, nodded and said, "Listen, how can you not listen, bring a pen and paper." ”
The palace man stepped forward to set up the table and put the pen and paper.
Yun Yuhong waved her pen in one go, and wrote a few big words on the side. Several palace people stepped forward to pick it up, but they were stunned when they saw it, and they didn't know how to move. People are more curious, is this too poor or too good? In the end, under the expectation of everyone and the urging of the Queen Mother, the two little eunuchs still picked it up tremblingly.
Yun Yuhong's painting is really good, the brushstrokes are delicate and lifelike, but unfortunately, she painted a lump of stool, the color is burnt yellow, and it is steaming, and the book "stinks and smells" four big characters, and the words are also good, not like the handsomeness of women, but vigorous and powerful, majestic, but such an imposing good word, such a realistic way of painting, but it is used on a piece of stool, which makes people see the straight road and the violent sky, but it is a pity.
When Bai Ziyu admired Yun Yuhong's calligraphy and painting, she couldn't help but laugh secretly, did she want to exhaust everyone's appetite and end this banquet early?
The Queen Mother slapped the table again, "What are you painting, you dare to paint such an indecent thing at the palace banquet, how can the mourning family tolerate you." ”
"It's all to blame on Concubine Xian, I can't even compare, she still wants me to paint, I'll only paint this. And I'm pretty good at drawing, aren't I? Yun Yuhong didn't take the Queen Mother seriously, but pushed all the responsibility on Concubine Xian.
Seeing that the situation was not good, he couldn't let his beloved daughter who had just come back suffer, so he immediately slapped the table, "Concubine Xian, you are guilty, today is to welcome the eldest princess back to the palace, you still have to let the eldest princess paint, which makes the queen mother unhappy, and you still don't make amends to the queen mother and the eldest princess." ”
The crowd fell silent again. Everyone looked at Qianzong in surprise, not only because of Qianzong's obvious favoritism towards Yun Yuhong, but also because of Qianzong's attitude towards Concubine Xian. This is in front of the Queen Mother and Liu Xiang, taking Concubine Xian as a pawn, and it is the face of Concubine Xian, but behind it is Qianzong's attitude towards the Liu family. But where did Qianzong get his confidence? That's the Liu family, it can be said that the Liu family holds half of the Moyun Dynasty.
Yun Yuhong also looked at Qianzong, she thought that Qianzong would help her speak, but she didn't think that Qianzong would be so tough, but she was still very happy to see Qianzong's change, she could help her father change the situation, but she might not be able to help her father sit on the throne. People will bully the weak and fear the hard, and a weak emperor can't suppress his courtiers and can't govern the country. Of course, this is not enough, the emperor who is really confident will say: "This is my princess, she can paint whatever she likes, and if I don't say anything, it will not be your turn to make irresponsible remarks." "But at least I can't bear it, it's a good start. Is this an explosion of fatherly love? It seems that I will have to let my father break out a few more times in the future.
The Queen Mother was also frightened. This emperor's son didn't dare to refute her face to face since he was a child, but now he dares to say so, this is not only a provocation to her, but also to the Liu family, but what makes him dare to do this, is it the change in the situation between the DPRK and China? How did he think that the Liu family would be in a weak position, and what happened during this period?
Liu Xiang's heart also flipped over. What does Qianzong's coming to this time imply? Does this emperor want to get rid of the Liu family's grasp, or does he want to take the Liu family? No, no, you can't turn your face with Qianzong in public, the current situation is not favorable to the Liu family, the Zhou and Yu families are eyeing each other, and the matter of the two sons in the family is not over.
Liu Xiang shook his head lightly at the Queen Mother, interrupting the Queen Mother's imminent roar. The Queen Mother swallowed her saliva and said, "Forget it, what is the crime, it's just a child's joke, the mourning family has a headache, go back to rest first, you can continue." ”
The Queen Mother suppressed her anger and found a reason to leave first. The next thing, it doesn't matter if she's not there, but she is annoyed by Yun Yuhong, so she just can't see it.
The Queen Mother left, and the banquet continued, but everyone was obviously in no mood anymore. After the meal, Qianzong left with the men, leaving a group of women in the garden.