Chapter 47: The Mid-Autumn Moon Banquet
Although she knew that Yu Chi Lianqing was famous, since she dared to post so blatantly, it proved that she had been prepared for a long time. But why is Luo Qingluan afraid? If she doesn't come, it's fine, since someone is deliberately looking for trouble, she won't be polite.
still replied to a post very politely, saying that Miss Yu Chi was taught by the contemporary female Confucian Lin Xianzhu, and she didn't dare to ask for advice, and she hoped that Miss Yu Chi would give her advice, and she would enjoy the moon when the time came...... After saying a lot, he told the people from the Hou Mansion to take it back.
Not to mention what Wei Chi Lianqing would do when she saw Luo Qingluan's reply, soon three days passed, and there were many people in the capital who spread that Miss Luo Er of the General's Mansion actually said that she wanted to compete for the title of the first talented woman at the Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Banquet, and her words were arrogant, which immediately made everyone pay attention to the originally ordinary banquet.
The Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Banquet is held every year, although it is arranged by the palace, for those small households, it is unattainable at all, and they can only be envied from afar. But for those real wealthy daughters, this is almost tired of playing and has no interest.
If it weren't for the fact that it was possible to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince this time and be able to show his face in front of the queen's mother, they wouldn't be the same thing at all.
But suddenly a Luo Qingluan appeared, and he actually shouted to challenge the talented women of the entire Western Chu Kingdom, and he was on the forefront for a while, offending everyone in an instant.
Luo Cheng naturally reprimanded Luo Qingluan fiercely, saying that she didn't understand the modesty and reserve of her daughter's family, and she was so wild. Luo Qingluan didn't bother to explain, anyway, he wouldn't believe it when he said it.
"No matter what's going on with me, since this rumor has come out, you must give your father the title of the first talented woman."
Luo Cheng's face was serious, with a bit of fierceness, and he said in a deep tone: "This Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Banquet, the queen mother is also coming, you must make the mother impressed by you and love you even more." In the early days of the dynasty today, His Majesty mentioned the marriage of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and asked the ministers to have school-age daughters in their families to participate, but the father asked you to prepare in advance, if you can't get it......"
"If you can't get the title of a talented woman, will your father punish her daughter?"
Luo Qingluan said a sentence neither softly nor hard, with a faint smile, and didn't seem to take it to heart.
"You ......"
For Luo Qingluan, Luo Cheng felt more and more undisciplined. Once she was the fiancΓ©e of the fifth prince, but she was ugly and stupid, but now she has easily recovered her original appearance, she is beautiful, and she has an aura, but it is not easy to marry because of the reputation of divorce.
There was an opportunity in front of her, and she didn't pay attention to it at all?
After all, thinking that tonight was going to be a tight day, Luo Cheng endured it and didn't scold: "Qingluan, no matter what, you must fight for the position of the crown princess, since the queen mother has a good impression of you, and the prince is also interested in you, you have the greatest hope, as long as you play well tonight." β
Responding casually, seeing that the time was almost up, Luo Qingluan went out and got into the carriage and drove in the direction of entering the palace.
She didn't take L.A.'s words to heart, she was invited to go tonight, she just coped. There are a lot of helpless things in life, which are not what you want to do, but you have to do. Her temperament doesn't like to be controlled the most, and she is even more reluctant to be reluctant, but fortunately, she is just participating in a moon viewing banquet tonight, and she can barely accept it.
As for Yu Chi Lianqing's provocation?
Let's see, she's already in a good mood if she doesn't mess with people, but others still come to mess with her? Whether it's a noble girl or a princess, she does it all.
After Luo Qingluan entered the palace, the sky had darkened slightly, and the bright moon in the sky was rising brightly.
The weather was good, there were no clouds in the gray sky, and the moonlight was getting brighter and brighter, hanging like silver in the distant sky. The address of the moon viewing banquet is in the Fenglin Hall of Chaoyang Palace, which is the coolest place in the entire palace, and the emperor and empress come here every year to escape the heat.
The palace occupies a huge area, with countless artificial lakes, and a Baotu Spring that leads from the ground is babbling day and night, with flowers and trees full of gardens, it is also the most beautiful palace garden.
The Chaoyang Palace at night is not only not quiet, but full of laughter and laughter, and the corridors are full of palace lights, illuminating the surroundings as if it were day. Countless palace maids in colorful clothes shuttled back and forth with fruit plates and fragrant tea, serving all kinds of food and wine.
When Luo Qingluan had just arrived at Fenglin Palace, the daughters and nobles who had come much earlier than her were already dressed in red and green, and they were all dressed up gracefully. Some stand on the corridor, some are in groups in the pavilion, and more are gathered in an open space near the lake, sitting in the banquet and talking about admiring the moon.
There are countless tables that have been placed in the open space for a long time, and there are all kinds of melons, fruits and pastries on them. Sliced watermelon, tempting grapes, refreshing melon, and ice-good sour plum soup......
But no one is interested in these things at all, even if everyone seems to be chatting and admiring the moon, but from time to time they look left and right, as if waiting for someone to come, but they are afraid of being noticed, which looks ridiculous.
I'm afraid I'm waiting for the queen and the prince, right?
Luo Qingluan smiled faintly, if she had to come, she would rather play at home, or go to Mengxian Mansion to see how Yu Gongzi's business is doing, it is better than wasting time with these daughters who have different hearts.
Calculating the time, this will be the middle of the day, there is still a moment before the official moon viewing banquet, Luo Qingluan found a place with few people to sit down. The plate of watermelon on the table in front of her aroused her appetite, and she couldn't help but pick up a piece and eat it slowly, the cool breeze was blowing, and it was not bad.
"Hey, I said who is sneaky here, it turns out to be Miss Luo Er." After only two bites, there was a yin and yang strange voice, although it sounded sweet and lovely, but the tone was really flattering.
Luo Qingluan turned her head and saw a girl about her age standing in front of her, the lilac bauhinia dress was made of the best ice silk at first glance, but it was also bright and moving, but it was a sneer, destroying her innocence and innocence.
There were two fifteen or sixteen girls next to her, who were also noble, and at first glance they were the daughters of high-ranking officials, among them, the slender girl with pearl earrings covered her mouth with a silk and laughed out loud: "Sure enough, it's Miss Luo'er, no wonder!" The last time I saw her, she looked like a starving ghost, and she ate a lot at the flower viewing banquet, and this time it was the same, like General Luo never let her eat enough. β
"Mingzhu, haven't you heard that Miss Luo Er has died of her mother since she was a child, and she is not treated by General Luo in the first place. She can seize the opportunity to eat enough, and of course she will not miss it. Another round-faced girl also sarcastically said, but a flash of jealousy flashed in her eyes.
Don't say it's her, even if it's the first beauty in the Western Chu Kingdom and the youngest daughter of Xuanping Hou, Yu Chi Lianqing, she can't compare to Luo Qingluan's appearance! Dressed in fluttering white clothes, with a fairy-like dusty temperament, snow skin is as tender as clotted fat, and ten fingers are spring onions...... Everyone thought that this Luo Qingluan was ugly and cheating, but how did she know that she was so stunning?
is such a cunning woman, she has been hiding until the queen mother wants to choose a concubine for His Royal Highness the Prince, she immediately withdrew from the marriage contract with the fifth prince, and her feelings want to climb to a higher branch?
Even though they met for the second time, the three of them immediately regarded Luo Qingluan as an ambitious woman and immediately hated her.
There is only one prince, and there is only one position for the crown princess, if Luo Qingluan gets it, how can they still have their share?
Seeing that Luo Qingluan didn't pay attention to them at all, Fang Mingzhu, who was the first to speak, was annoyed: "What, look down on us?" Don't even bother to talk to us? Luo Qingluan, don't think that the last time you played the piano, you would let the queen mother ......"
"Where are the wild dogs in the palace barking and disturbing people's leisure?"
Suddenly, Luo Qingluan suddenly spoke, looked around as he spoke, and when he saw the three girls whose faces had changed greatly, he suddenly said: "Oh, I think I am a wild dog, it turns out to be Miss Fang, Miss Zhuang and Miss Wen...... I'm sorry, but I'll say it casually, but don't be weird. β
Fang Mingzhu, who was the leader, immediately gritted his teeth angrily, pointed at Luo Qingluan and said angrily: "Okay, you Luo Qingluan, you dare to scold us for being dogs!" This is Chaoyang Palace, not a place for you to be presumptuous. β
"Miss Fang, what you said is not right, I sit here quietly and admire the moon, it seems that you yourself came to scold, right?" Luo Qingluan smiled lightly, glanced at the three of them, didn't care, and then focused on the curling stone in front of him, poured a cup of sour plum soup and drank it slowly.
With such a contemptuous attitude, how did Fang Mingzhu and the three of them suffer? Which of them is not a noble daughter, and they are beautiful, and whoever sees them usually has to compliment them a few words, praising them for being knowledgeable and reasonable, gentle and lovely?
was ridiculed and sarcastic by Luo Qingluan, and suddenly felt a big loss of face and was furious.
Wen Wan, the daughter of the deputy governor of the Inspectorate who was slapped in the face by Luo Qingluan at the last flower-viewing banquet, couldn't stand it first, and it was easy to show her face in front of the queen, but she was forced to steal the limelight by Luo Qingluan, and she had long wanted to teach her a lesson.
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Banquet, and it is also the annual poetry meeting, I have long heard that Luo Qingluan is illiterate, even if she recovers her appearance, she is still a straw bag, just take the opportunity to make her ugly.
Wen Wan immediately grabbed Fang Mingzhu, put on a smile and groaned, and stepped forward and said: "Miss Luo Er is really good at speaking, I heard that you said a few days ago that you want to get the title of the first talented woman at today's poetry meeting, since you have this confidence, do you want to come to Miss Luo Er is knowledgeable and eloquent?" β
made a look to let the other two watch a good show, she smiled and said: "Tonight's Mid-Autumn Festival, I wonder if Miss Luo Er can chant a poem first, let us see and understand?" β
Bard? Luo Qingluan smiled.
Although she knows countless poems in later generations, regardless of various themes and styles, she can easily come up with them. But she has never been used to plagiarism, saying that other people's poems are her own, and she can't chant poetry in the first place, why does she want to satisfy these people and let them watch the play like monkeys?
Putting down the teacup in his hand, Luo Qingluan smiled faintly: "I'm sorry, I don't know how to recite poetry." β
After thinking about countless answers, Wen Wan had already prepared all kinds of reasons to deal with Luo Qingluan's words, but she didn't know that her 'no' disrupted all her preparations.
The three of them were stunned for a moment, and then covered their mouths and laughed: "Isn't Miss Luo Er going to challenge Miss Wei Chi and compete for the title of the first talented girl?" He actually said that he couldn't recite poetry? It's just laughing to death! β