Chapter 201 Girl

At the same time that A-Xing and they were actively preparing for the evening performance. The largest temple in the palace, the Tianhe Hall, is also very lively.

The rules in the palace are that before the emperor arrives, all the officials and family members who participate in the banquet must wait in the square outside the palace, and they can only enter the palace for the banquet after the emperor comes. But because the weather was too cold, the emperor kindly allowed them to wait in a small hall behind the Taihe Palace.

The small side hall was full of officials in court uniforms, three or five gathered together, chatting about some light topics, and complimenting each other. The ladies were placed in a separate room.

Among the female dependents, all of them wear court clothes, and those who do not have titles are also well-dressed and full of luxury. The side hall was filled with a rich smell of fat powder. The older ones all got together to make a family meal, and the girls of a similar age also got together and whispered.

Among them, the most conspicuous ones are the nobles centered on Zhang Qingqiu. This banquet is a family banquet, so these ministers will also bring their marriageable children to show their faces in front of people, which can be regarded as a blind date in disguise.

The nobles gathered around Zhang Qingqiu and talked about some gossip, such as, who made a family deal with whom, who asked for whom and was rejected, and so on. Slowly, the topic gradually turned to Zhang Qingqiu.

One of them looked at Zhang Qingqiu curiously and asked, "Sister Qingqiu, I heard." The King of Jin asked Zhang Xiang to marry you for his son Lord Shen, is there such a thing? ”

One sentence hooked everyone's curiosity, Zhang Qingqiu is 17 years old, she is a big girl, because she is talented and beautiful, and her name is Kyoto, so Zhang has not decided on her family affairs, as if she wants to send her to the East Palace as the crown princess and concubine, and become a palace concubine in the future, but she is not very active in this matter, so everyone wants to know who she will end up with.

mentioned this matter, Zhang Qingqiu's heart was covered with a faint cloud of sorrow, as early as the moment when Shen Yuanfeng saved her from danger regardless of his life, her heart was firmly tied to his body, there are many sons who pursue her in the capital, but most of them only know how to drink and have fun, and they are only seen in his life, Zhang Qingqiu is also a woman after all, it is when he has the most beautiful vision of love, how can he not be moved? However, although his father was very satisfied with Shen Yuanfeng's talent and was very optimistic about him, he just thought that he was a concubine and could not inherit the title of the prince in the future, so he never made a decision. This is her biggest concern. But fortunately, although my father did not agree, he did not categorically refuse. It shows that there is still hope for this matter!

Zhang Qingqiu smiled lightly and said: "Marriage is the order of the parents, the matchmaker's words, Qingqiu's marriage is decided by the father, and Qingqiu doesn't know the details." ”

Everyone was slightly disappointed when they saw that they couldn't dig up gossip from Zhang Qingqiu, but they didn't give up, and the other person continued: "Sister Qingqiu, everyone, sisters, don't sell Guanzi." The King of Jin has entered Beijing, and I heard that I will attend a banquet tonight, maybe it won't be long before I hear your good news! ”

Zhang Qingqiu was happy in his heart, but his face was silent, King Jin's trip may be to discuss their family affairs with his father, King Jin will come in person, maybe his father will be convinced!

"Is that really the case? Qingqiu didn't know that he wanted to come to King Jin to enter Beijing for an important matter, so the sisters should not think too much. ”

"Sister, but she's shy? Don't be shy, Lord Shen is wise and martial, handsome, he is a rare good man, and only Lord Shen is such a young talent who is worthy of his sister's peerless beauty! Another lady said with a smile.

Zhang Qingqiu smiled slightly. But it's sweet to the heart. Seeing that she was happy, the women joined forces to praise Lord Shen again. Zhang Qingqiu, who was boasting, couldn't help but be overjoyed.

But at this moment, I don't know who said softly: "That Lord Shen...... Aren't you going to marry a girl from Tingsong Theater? ……”

As soon as these words came out, everyone closed their mouths and quieted down, and the scene was eerily quiet. The smile on Zhang Qingqiu's face disappeared, and his gaze became cold. Everyone squinted at the person who demolished the stage, and the woman who spoke first realized that she had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly found an excuse to leave.

After the man left, someone made a loud noise: "I think it's all spread by others, so didn't Ah Xing himself say that Lord Shen was drunk and talking nonsense?" ”

The rest of the people hurriedly echoed: "Yes, yes, it must not be true, what is Ah Xing's identity and how can he be worthy of Lord Shen......"

Zhang Qingqiu smiled lightly: "The sisters are joking, how can they take it seriously, it seems that Qingqiu is not married to Lord Shen, and if it is not married, it will be passed out, and you will not laugh off people's big teeth?" I only have a few sides with Lord Shen, as for the matter between him and Miss A-Xing, is it true or not, and what does it have to do with Qingqiu? ”

Zhang Qingqiu smiled lightly, but the corners of his eyebrows and eyes were cold.

As he was talking, a palace maid came in to report, and the emperor was about to arrive.

After the ladies tidied up their hair and clothes and made sure that everything was in order, they lined up and followed the palace maids according to their status, and walked towards the Tianhe Palace.

On the way, the ministers lined up and walked out of another side room to join them.

Zhang Qingqiu quietly raised his head, and saw his father and King Jin walking together one after another, and King Jin also turned around from time to time and said something affectionately to his father. Looking at their expressions, it seemed that they were talking happily, Zhang Qingqiu's heart was relieved, and her eyes moved back, not far in front of her, there was Shen Yuanfeng's tall and handsome back, broad shoulders, strong body, and the momentum that naturally flowed from her movements, which made her heart lose her frequency, her face was slightly hot, and she quietly lowered her head.

When the two teams entered the Tianhe Palace, they all bent down and bowed their heads, and their expressions were respectful. The chimes in the Tianhe Hall are endless, and the air is filled with a faint sandalwood, and there is a joyful atmosphere. Soon, the emperor and the empress and the concubines turned out of the back of the hall, and the emperor sat on the wide dragon chair at the head of the hall. The queen and the concubines sat next to them. Only then did everyone kneel down and say goodbye, and shouted three long live.

The Emperor smiled and told them to flatten down, and the ministers stood up and sat down with their families on either side.

After the emperor said some words of comfort and praise, and asked everyone not to be restrained, the eunuch and the palace maid served the wine and food.

Zhang Xiang and King Jin were next to each other, and the two toasted each other. Harmonious. Zhang Qingqiu and Shen Yuanfeng sat behind them, Zhang Qingqiu turned his face to look at him several times, hoping that he could turn his head to look at her, but he kept drinking with a calm face, as if he couldn't feel her presence, and he didn't mean to turn his head to look at her at all.

Zhang Qingqiu retracted her gaze, her face was extremely gloomy, she remembered what everyone had said about him and Ah Xing just now, and a faint sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth.

At this time, a maid dressed in green clothes entered from the corner of the temple gate with her head bowed, walked quickly behind Zhang Qingqiu with small steps, bent down and whispered in her ear. Zhang Qingqiu nodded slightly. Then he said something in the maid's ear expressionlessly, the maid's expression was a little panicked, Zhang Qingqiu glanced at her sharply, and the maid nodded, lowered her head again, and walked out of the hall without a trace.

Outside the Tenyin Pavilion.

A little eunuch held a pot of hot tea, and a stack of cups was placed next to the hot tea to be delivered to the actors of the Tingsong Theater. As soon as he turned a corner, a girl dressed as a maid dressed in a green dress suddenly came out from behind a big red pillar.

The girl stopped him and said with a panicked expression: "This father-in-law, may I ask, where is this place?" ”

The little eunuch looked her up and down, and said sharply: "Who are you, how can you be allowed to trespass in the forbidden palace?" ”

The girl said: "My young lady is the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, today the slave maid and the young lady entered the palace, the young lady lost the handkerchief on the way, let the slave and maid come to find it, the maid found here, got lost, and couldn't find the way back to the Taihe Palace." As he spoke, tears rolled down.

When the little eunuch heard that it was the prime minister's daughter, his face softened a lot, and he said, "Don't worry, girl, I'll show you the way." As he spoke, he pointed out the way to the Taihe Hall to the girl.

The girl wrote it down carefully, thanked her, and begged: "Can my father-in-law help the slave and maid again, my young lady's silk handkerchief was somehow blown to that tree, the slave and maid can't reach it, that silk handkerchief is the lady's favorite, in case you can't find it, the young lady will definitely be unhappy, and ask the father-in-law to help the slave and maid get back the silk handkerchief, okay?" He pointed to a large tree not far away.

The little eunuch looked in the direction of her finger, and saw a brocade pad hanging on the branches of the tree, and from a distance, he saw that the brocade pad was full of flowers, and it looked very precious. He looked embarrassed: "This ...... I also have to bring tea to the actors of Tianyin Pavilion, it's not good if it's cold! ”

The girl hurriedly said: "If you can't delay your father-in-law's time, your father-in-law will help." My young lady will definitely remember the benefits of her father-in-law! As he spoke, he took out a piece of silver from his waist and stuffed it into the eunuch's hand.

The little eunuch saw that he was helping the prime minister's daughter to do things, and he had money to take, so how could he not agree, and it would not take much time to take a handkerchief, so he gladly agreed.

The girl smiled and said, "Father-in-law is so good, father-in-law's tray, slave maid help you hold it." As he spoke, he took the tray from the little eunuch's hand. The little eunuch told her to be careful not to break the cup, and walked towards the big tree.

When the girl saw him turn around, she looked left and right to make sure that there was no one around, and then quickly took a packet of powder from her waist and sprinkled it on one of the cups. When the powder gets into the cup, the water stains left disappear immediately. After finishing it, he hurriedly put the paper bag back to his waist. After a while, the little eunuch took the brocade back.

The maiden returned the tray to the little eunuch, thanked him, and turned away. The little eunuch touched the part of his chest where the silver was placed and smiled with satisfaction. Holding the tray and walking towards Tianyin Pavilion.

After he was gone, the girl came out of the corner, looked at his departing back, let out a long breath, she touched her chest, and looked frightened, before she turned around and went back to her life.