Chapter 20: Banquet Performances Suddenly interrogated
Everyone in the room heard that it was the voice of the Nine Princes Mo Jinyu, but no one expected that the Nine Princes would come today, only to see a person coming in from outside the door, dressed in black clothes, tied with a jade crown, sideburns like a knife, eyebrows like ink paintings, hard lines, as far as the eye can see, all are as sharp as a torch, thin lips are pursed, not angry and self-assured, everyone has to call a good appearance when they see it.
"Brother of the courtiers to meet the saint." The Nine Princes only arched his hand, this was his prerogative, and the emperor allowed him not to worship.
"Hey, what kind of gust of wind actually blew Brother Wang over." The emperor was obviously a little curious, to know that his ninth brother, even the royal banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve did not attend, the Queen Mother forced him to marry a wife, and this year's birthday of the Queen Mother only ordered people to send gifts, and no one showed up, but the Queen Mother was angry for a while.
"If the emperor doesn't welcome it, the younger brother will leave." The Nine Princes will not give people the opportunity to ridicule themselves, so they will go back to the past.
"Alright, sit back in peace." The emperor pressed his temples with his thumb and index finger, what did he do to fight with the ninth brother, he knew that he was angry with himself, and the queen on the side was accustomed to seeing this, but she couldn't help but cover her lips with her sleeves and laughed.
Bai Taotao saw Mo Jinyu sitting down, so he poked Shu Fangyin with his elbow: "Sister Shu, have you seen it, the Nine Princes, it's really rare to see it, and she looks really good." ”
Shu Fangyin naturally saw Mo Jinyu, but unfortunately she always felt a fierce murderous aura on Mo Jinyu's body, which made people afraid when they saw it, most of the women in this hall were actually a little afraid of Mo Jinyu, not at all like Wei Chi asked, giving people always a gentle temperament.
Legend has it that Mo Jinyu doesn't like women, there is not even a slave or maid in the palace, all the guards, especially these guards are all retired from the battlefield, some are injured or there is only one left in the family, so the Nine Princes' mansion does not even dare to break in with a fly, and the killing atmosphere is excessive.
It is even rumored that the Ninth Prince once punished a young lady who wanted to climb out of bed, and directly asked people to throw the young lady who had stripped herself clean out of the house from his couch, and the young lady committed suicide in shame afterwards. Some people also say that many women have been killed in the Nine Princes' Mansion, and this backyard is still gloomy, in short, there are different opinions.
"It's good-looking, but it's a little scary." Shu Fangyin and Bai Taotao were talking, and the movements of eating in their hands did not stop.
"But His Royal Highness the Second Prince is also good-looking." Bai Taotao is heartless, Wu said this, Shu Fangyin heard this, the movements in her hands paused, and glanced at Bai Taotao with the rest of her eyes: "Sister Shu, I heard the news that I was looking at each other intentionally today, and I don't know who I was looking for." ”
"I don't know, let's see." Shu Fangyin also wondered, why no news has been revealed until now.
This sacrifice also has a sacrificial dance, this time the dancers are dancing, the guests are also talking and laughing, and the nine princes pour their own wine, from time to time to sweep the people in the hall.
Shu Manyin was also surprised when she saw the Nine Princes at this time, why was the Ninth Princes at this time completely different from the Nine Princes she had seen and heard in her previous life? I always feel that the frequency of the current Nine Princes is higher, she also participated in the banquet in her previous life, and the Nine Princes did not appear at that time, what is the intention of the Nine Princes who frequently appear?
She looked at the male guest seat opposite, many people knew it, in addition to the Shangshu of the six departments, the squire, and the more important ones were the sons of the three princes and the three princes, as well as the three outer eunuchs, when she saw Mu Si, the Qin Heavenly Supervisor, Mu Si happened to be looking at her, and there was undisguised research and interest in her eyes. Shu Manyin's heart tightened, if someone knew his fate, in addition to the senior monk who told him back then, Mu Si must also be one of them, I don't know if Mu Si knew his secret at this time?
The Nine Princes saw Shu Manyin's slightly shocked face after seeing the men's seat, and couldn't help frowning slightly, who else in the men's seat would make Shu Manyin feel shocked? In addition to Wei Chi Du next to him, is there a second person? You must know that her gaze just now was not directed at Wei Chidu.
"Your Majesty, in addition to the song and dance prepared for you by the concubines today, the county lord of Pingle has also prepared a program to dedicate to the emperor, and there are so many young ladies present, they must all be talented people, why not pick a few to come out to perform, it is also more lively, the concubines have not seen such a lively scene for many days." After the dance, the queen sitting on the side suddenly said.
"The queen's plan is very good, and it is rare to gather together today, so let's listen to the queen's arrangement." The emperor also agreed.
Shu Manyin's heart tightened, and she came.
The county lord of Pingle is the daughter of Sun Guiren, but Sun Gui disappeared soon after he was born, and the queen saw that the newborn county lord of Pingle was pitiful and raised by her side, plus the queen only has the crown prince and the five princes under her knees, and there is a twelve princes who are not yet adults, but there is no daughter, so the county lord of Pingle is also doing well.
The queen saw that her biological mother was pitiful, so she named her Pingle, hoping that she would be safe and happy, but unfortunately Pingle was sent to the barbarian and the relatives after Yu Chi asked the emperor, and died on the way to the relatives, and really did not enjoy the blessings of peace and joy at all.
I saw that the county lord of Pingle blessed his body and played a guzheng song, the guzheng was melodious, and the county lord of Pingle was obviously well versed in this, but he won a burst of applause.
With the beginning of the Pingle County Lord, it was lively next, and many nobles offered their talents, some danced, and some gave. Shu Manyin, who was watching happily from the sidelines, didn't have any idea of going up, she didn't want to expose herself in front of others, you must know that this talent offering was just an excuse for the royal family, but the reason why so many people stepped forward was just to give it a go, in order to be favored by the royal family.
There are really few real famous nobles who go up, and at this time, Chen Yan, the daughter of the Hubu Shangshu family, cried up, and said in a bird-like voice: "See the emperor, the queen's mother, the courtiers are the daughters of Chen Xusheng of the Hubu, and today's courtiers borrowed the palace banquet to bring a dance outside the palace, and also added a lively to the emperor and queen." ”
"Oh? Dance outside the plug? It's very fresh. "The old emperor was clearly interested.
"Thank you to the emperor" Chen Yanqi hurriedly asked people to prepare the repertoire, as soon as the music sounded, Chen Yanqi immediately started the dance, this dance outside the plug is quite different, and the gentle and gentle dance music of the Central Plains is different from the dance outside the plug is more spicy and lively, the rhythm is distinct, the music beat is bright, the people who are looking straight at it nodded, Shu Manyin glanced at the old emperor above, nodded to the queen with a smile, Shu Manyin couldn't help but light a white candle for Chen Yanchai in her heart.
"Miss Chen's dance outside the plug really amazed everyone, reward." The queen smiled and let people appreciate the root jade Ruyi.
"Thank you, Queen." Chen Yanqi didn't know what she was facing at this time, and she happily took Yu Ruyi. Suddenly, he spoke again: "Queen Mother, there is still something to do with the courtiers." ”
"Oh?" The queen asked again, hearing this time, Shu Manyin's left eye couldn't help jumping, and sure enough, Chen Yanci opened her mouth next: "The courtiers heard that Miss Shu of the Marquis of Anguo family embroidered a picture of ten thousand Buddhas at her grandmother's birthday banquet, not only with 10,000 small Buddha characters with different embroidery methods to make a big Buddha character, but also the entire embroidery painting is integrated into the double-sided embroidery technique, the courtiers thought that it is difficult to find such a talented woman, and I want to ask Miss Shu to give advice on talent, and I hope that the queen can take this opportunity to let the courtiers open their eyes." ”
Shu Manyin really wanted to scold at this time, she knew that this Chen Yanci was not well-intentioned, and the circle of nobles in the capital knew that the two of them had never dealt with each other, just because she went to the Ministry of Rites to make friends with Li Jianu, so everyone Li Jiaonu didn't like offended Chen Yansi.
"Oh? 10,000 different embroidered Buddha characters? Is this serious? At this time, the queen was obviously asking Shu Manyin, Shu Manyin looked up and saw that the queen was asking, and the old emperor also looked at herself sharply at this time, she suddenly had a little drum in her heart, she didn't want to be in the limelight at this time.
But since the queen asked, Shu Manyin calmly stood up from her seat, walked to the center of the hall, and honestly knelt down and kowtowed, and made a big salute, her voice was ashamed and embarrassed: "Back to the queen's mother, it is indeed made by the courtiers, for this ten thousand Buddha picture courtiers have consulted countless embroidery girls, and they have poked many holes in their fingers to practice, which is really ashamed." ”
The queen saw that she was dressed plainly, her face was not surprised, joyful, sad or fearless, and she did not think about it carefully, and she deepened her impression at the moment.
Although Shu Manyin said that her psychological age was already in her thirties, she was really a girl who had not yet reached her knot, her voice was already soft and sweet, and she was deliberately annoyed, these words were like a girl who did not understand the world. The queen who heard this was sneered: "It is not easy for you to have such patience and filial piety at a young age. ”
"Courtier, thank you Queen." Shu Manyin took the reward and bowed back to his seat, and he was relieved to see that the old emperor's interest in him had dissipated for a while.
When Shu Fangyin saw that she had won the reward, she became more and more unhappy, biting her lip and cursing a little in her heart.
Mo Jinyu saw all of Shu Manyin's expressions and processes, and became even more curious, he got the news from the palace informant that the queen intended to pick a few fresh women for the old emperor to send into the palace, so that the old emperor could not help but want to come and take a look. When he heard Chen Yanqi call that girl by name, he almost couldn't control himself and wanted to choke Chen Yanqi's neck.
But after seeing Shu Manyin pass the test wittily and calmly, he was a little puzzled, he came here because of the news from the informant in the palace, but where did Shu Manyin get the news? Looking at the outfit of her whole body and the response just now, it all shows that she is hiding clumsy. And the essence of hiding is that she knows that this banquet is not for the princes to look at each other at all, but for the one above, so how did she know about it?
The edge in his eyes flashed, and no one noticed it, and there seemed to be countless secrets on her body.