Chapter 25: The Flower Viewing Feast
Xie Yaohua was dressed in full costume and had already entered the palace.
At that time, the flower-viewing banquet was about to begin, and the nobles in each house had almost arrived.
In the imperial garden, the purple dyed red flowers are in full bloom, the breeze is mixed with the faint fragrance of flowers, the flower appreciation banquet is set on the jade lake in the imperial garden, the blue waves are rippling, the painting boat docks on the shore, just wait for the queen to arrive, then start to swim in the lake to enjoy the flowers.
The willow trees on the shore are still clinging, all kinds of flowers and trees are blooming one after another, the lotus flowers in the lake are charming but not demonic, the lotus fragrance is bursting, and the painting boat is moving, so beautiful scenery is afraid that the eyes are not enough.
Xie Yaohua was supported by Dongxue, Shi Shiran got on the painting boat, and each lady has its own position, and according to different family backgrounds, the position is also different.
Xie Yaohua glanced at it, and saw that the first three positions on the left were empty.
She knew in her heart that it must be a position reserved for the noble daughters of the Wang, Cui, and Chen families.
Fortunately, her father is the Marquis of Dingyuan, and his status among the new magnates is really not low, and her position is the second on the right.
She looked around and saw that there was no one she knew, so she sat down.
Unbeknownst to her, she had just sat down when a sarcastic voice sounded: "Isn't this the eldest lady of the Xie family?"
Xie Yaohua looked up at the woman sitting in front of her, and before she could speak, the woman continued: "I heard that when the eldest lady of the Xie family went into the mountain to pray for blessings a few days ago, she met a bandit, and she is no longer innocent.
The woman Xie Yaohua knew that it was Mo Liangchen, the daughter of the Zhenguo family.
Although Xie Yaohua has never been in contact with her, she has heard that she has a hot temperament and is a dust-free person.
All of a sudden, everyone present looked at Xie Yaohua.
In a pair of disdainful eyes, she frowned, and couldn't help but redden, this was her trick, she looked at Mo Liangchen pitifully, bit her lip and whispered: "My sister is not in the future, I am Xie Yaohua of Dingyuan Houfu." ”
In a word, he plucked himself cleanly.
Unexpectedly, her voice fell.
Mo Liangchen laughed, his voice full of mockery: "So you are not the concubine of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion?"
It's not a concubine, it's a concubine!
Xie Yaohua blushed suddenly, even though she didn't want to admit this fact, she still bit her lip and said, "Yes!"
Why is there no one she is familiar with, because the people who are good friends with her are all concubines in various mansions, and the dignity and humility of the concubines are as clear as the Chu River and the Han realm, and they cannot be crossed.
"It's ridiculous, but a little maid deserves to sit with us. Before Mo Liangchen could speak, the noble daughter of the Zheng family adjacent to Xie Yaohua, Zheng Huaiyu spoke.
As he spoke, he moved to the left with a disgusted expression, a little farther away from Xie Yaohua.
Mo Liangchen glanced at Xie Yaohua casually, and then said: "A little concubine, don't you still want to be the crown princess! ”
All the women present were the concubines of various mansions, even if they didn't speak, they looked at Xie Yaohua's eyes with contempt and disdain.
Xie Yaohua was like a clown jumping off the beam at this time, she was in tears at her eyelashes, her head was lowered, she only felt full of humiliation, self-shame, and extreme shame.
"Second Miss!" Dong Xue stretched out her hand and poured her a cup of tea, and said in a low voice: "These people are just jealous of the beauty of the second miss, since they were invited by the queen, the second miss is naturally qualified to sit here, don't care about their words." ”
At that time, Xie Yaohua followed Cui Jin and slowly walked onto the painting boat.
"Sister Cui, you're here!" As soon as Cui Jin came up, several noble girls stepped forward to greet Cui Jin, so they were not enthusiastic.
Xie Yaohua looked up at Xie Langhua, a trace of shock flashed in her eyes, why did she come?
What is the Cui family?
That is the home of the princess and the scholars, and even the emperor would not dare to offend easily.
Cui Jin has an elegant posture, decent behavior, and a blessing, which can be regarded as greeting all the nobles.
The noble girl on the side looked at Xie Langhua beside Cui Jin, and couldn't help but ask, "Which noble girl is here with Sister Cui?"
Cui Jin glanced at Xie Langhua with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and was about to speak.
Xie Yaohua stood up suddenly, walked up to Xie Langhua in a few steps, lowered her eyebrows, as if she was very afraid of Xie Langhua, and said in a small voice: "Sister, why did you come? I didn't see my sister in a blink of an eye, but what happened on the road?"
As soon as she called like this, everyone instantly knew Xie Langhua's identity.
Xie Yaohua: This is deliberate.
If Cui Jin introduced Xie Langhua to the nobles, it would be for the sake of her face, and everyone would not dare to criticize Xie Langhua.
But it was different when Xie Yaohua called it out.
Sure enough, the eyes of all the noble ladies looking at Xie Langhua changed instantly, and their eyes were full of disdain.
Mo Liangchen walked towards Cui Jin, Ying Ying Yifu, and said with a smile: "Sister Cui, why did you come with her? ”
Hearing Mo Liangchen say this, a smug smile flashed in Xie Yaohua's eyes.
All the humiliation should have been suffered by Xie Langhua, what did it have to do with her! It was she who was humiliated.
Cui Jin also knew a little about these gossips, but she didn't take it to heart, a woman who could refuse her brother, she felt that her character should not be bad, she looked up at Xie Langhua.
Seeing that Xie Langhua was immediately angry, she looked at Mo Liangchen with angry eyebrows, and said regardless of it: "What is not innocent? You can say such things in the palace when you open your mouth, such a character really impresses Langhua!"
Her voice was not low, and her expression was even more arrogant, no different from the rumors.
Chun Tao didn't dare to say a word, and gently pulled Xie Langhua's sleeve, but Xie Langhua didn't seem to notice it, and didn't even look at Chun Tao.
She is already famous, what else is she afraid of!
What if she suddenly changed her personality and became extremely intelligent!
Xiao Mo's sister Xiao He was also present.
Seeing this, she looked disgusted, and couldn't help but turn her face sideways, and didn't look at Xie Langhua again.
In her heart, such a woman is never worthy of her brother, she has always thought so, a few days ago her brother came back, and suddenly wanted to divorce Xie Langhua, but her mother didn't agree to anything, and her brother was angry, and he didn't talk to his mother for several days.
Seeing her so arrogant, Mo Liangchen was also angry, her voice was in vain, and she pointed at Xie Langhua and said: "No matter how bad my character is, I also understand the word chastity, I am not as brazen as you, and I still have the face to come here, if I am afraid that you have already been ashamed to hang yourself and die, your tutor in the Marquis Mansion of Dingyuan is really impressive!"
Cui Jin glanced up at Xie Langhua, a flash of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she didn't say anything, she glanced at Mo Liangchen and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that the queen is coming, let's all go back to our seats!"
She opened her mouth, and Mo Liangchen stopped.
Xie Langhua glared at her coldly, didn't look at Cui Jin, and strode towards the seat, and no one could see that the anger on her face had not subsided.
Cui Jin also walked towards his seat.
The rest of the ladies also sat back.
Xie Langhua took a sip of the tea on the table, and took in the panoramic view of the people present.
The noble daughter of the Wang family also came, and it was Wang Xuan's sister-in-law, Wang Yueyao, she was the same age as Xie Langhua, she was very low-key, only wearing a moon-white dress, her eyebrows were like water, and Wang Xuansheng's was a little similar, and she was also incredibly beautiful.
Seeing that the flower-viewing banquet was about to start, the position behind Cui Jin was still empty.
That was the position of Chen Ying, the noble daughter of the Chen family.
In the previous life, she said that she was sick and did not come, but because she was obsessed with Wang Xuan, she had already made an oath that he would not marry in this life, so on such an occasion, she was not even bothered to be perfunctory.
Xie Langhua glanced at it roughly, and saw that most of the people had sarcasm in their eyes, and a few of them had no expressions, such as Wang Yueyao, Cui Jin, and Tang Wan and Song Siwei.
His eyes fell on Xiao He, Xie Langhua paused slightly, and couldn't help but smile.
Not surprisingly, Xiao He didn't even look at Xie Langhua as if he hadn't seen it.
In her previous life, Xiao He got married soon after she married into the Xiao family, thinking that she had climbed a high branch, so she was arrogant and arrogant, and she was embarrassed with Xie Yaohua, and gave her a lot of small shoes, which made Xiao Mo disgusted her more and more.
"The queen has arrived!" Suddenly, the voice of a temple man sounded high, and the queen's guard of honor appeared in the eyes of everyone, and a black figure appeared in front of everyone from far and near.
Everyone stood up and saluted: "See the Queen's Mother!"
The queen is dressed in palace clothes, with wide sleeves and narrow waist, a long skirt swaying to the ground, the black dress is interspersed with gold threads embroidered with large peonies, the makeup is exquisite, the maintenance is excellent, there is obviously a son who has a weak crown, it looks like only about thirty, she smiled at the corner of her mouth, a gentle and dignified look, and said softly: "You're welcome, you Jiaojiao, please, today's banquet is just for flower appreciation." ”
"Thank you, Queen. Everyone got up and returned to their seats.
"Sail the boat. As the voice of the temple man sounded, the huge painting boat slowly drove up.
The blue waves are rippling, and the scenery on both sides of the strait is picturesque.
This is July, the ordinary peach blossoms have already borne fruit, the fruits have been ripe, and the craftsmen in the palace are skilled, there are many peach blossoms planted on the shore, the enchanting and dazzling ones that are blooming at the moment, the falling flowers are colorful, the petals fall into the water, rippling with the waves, there is a unique style.
There are seasonal melons and fruits on the table, and the fruity fragrance is bursting.
The queen raised her eyes and swept over all the women present one by one, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, so many noble women, she could always choose a suitable princess for the prince.
She smiled faintly: "With such a beautiful scenery, it would be even better if it was accompanied by the sound of the piano, but who would want to play the piano?"
All the ladies present are famous ladies, and who doesn't know how to play the piano!
If others had spoken, they would have jumped out to perform with such an opportunity.
But who doesn't know that the queen has excellent piano skills and is known as the No. 1 in Yanjing, who dares to show ugliness in front of her!
Therefore, everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke.
If it is not good, it will not be an obstacle to fame, and if it is good, where will the queen be?
It's a real dilemma.
Xie Yaohua glanced at Xie Langhua without a trace, a sneer flashed in her eyes, she picked up the tea on the table and made a gesture to drink it, but unexpectedly, it was all sprinkled on Xie Langhua's arm.
"Ahh
The queen looked at Xie Langhua and smiled faintly: "So you can stroke a song!"