Chapter Seventy-Seven: A Hundred Flowers
In the imperial garden, there are about thirty daughters of various noble families here, and if you look closely, each of them is a beautiful girl who is more beautiful than a flower, but each has its own characteristics. 35xs
At present, among the princes who have reached adulthood and left the palace to open the palace, except for the second prince, there are only two third and fourth princes, the other eldest fifth prince is only eleven years old, and the youngest eighth prince is only three years old. Therefore, today's hundred family banquets are for the three princes and the four princes to choose concubines. These two princes are both eighteen years old this year, the difference is that the third prince is the most favored Wang Guifei, and the mother of the fourth prince died early, and he was just a beauty when he was born, and the emperor posthumously crowned a noble concubine after his death.
These two princes are the same age, but their experiences are diametrically opposed. Wang Guifei is extremely favored, the third prince, naturally there are more opportunities to see the emperor, and she has been loved and concerned by the emperor since she was a child. The four princes have been unprotected in the palace since they were children, and they are often bullied, but fortunately, Gonggong Liao protected him thoroughly, so that he did not die young, which also created the four princes gloomy, grudgeful but very patient temperament.
It is said that Wang Guifei begged the emperor, and the three princes admitted their mistakes with a good attitude, and the emperor had lifted his ban a few days ago. Today, the third and fourth princes will participate in the Hundred Family Banquet. Flash Dance.
Jia Min looked at these noble ladies with their own thoughts, and secretly laughed in her heart. As a person who has come before, she knows their feelings and understands their fate. In the previous life, the third prince successfully married Zheng Rong, the second girl of the Marquis of Jinxiang, as the main concubine, and the concubine of Lord Yao, the secretary of the military department, that is, the cousin of the lord of Jiayue, married the fourth prince as the concubine, and later became the queen.
Today, Jia Min is ready to just be a spectator, never come out, she also pressured Jiayue to let her be low-key, in front of so many eager daughters, the two of them really reduced their sense of existence, just silently followed behind the queen and the eldest princess, bowing their heads and making a well-behaved appearance. The eldest princess was very relieved to see it, and she loved Jia Min even more, and with her to follow her, Jiayue could also grow a lot.
After everyone saluted and sat down, the queen said to Wang Guifei, who had come to see each other in advance: "The concubine came early, the flowers in the imperial garden are blooming brightly today, does the concubine have anything you like?" ”
"The concubine got up early and had nothing to do, so she came to the imperial garden first, but no matter how good this flower is, she can't taste it until the queen mother comes, right?"
The queen smiled slightly, and did not answer, but signaled for the banquet to begin.
Immediately, a group of palace maids came, holding all kinds of dishes in their hands, the dining table was square, a table made four people, Jia Min and Jiayue and the eldest princess made a table together, on the right hand side of the queen's mother, Wang Guifei's seat was arranged on the queen's left hand side of a long post. After the queen sat alone on the high platform, she raised her full wine glass: "It is a great pleasure to gather with so many beauties in this beautiful scenery today, come, let's drink this cup together!" Then the queen drank her glass.
Everyone followed suit and drank their glasses of wine.
The queen said to the nobles: "Welcome all the daughters to the Hundred Flowers Banquet in the palace." Along the way, I saw a hundred flowers blooming in this imperial garden, and I was almost dazzled. At this time, I have seen so many people who are more beautiful than flowers, and all of them are not good for this palace, I really want to keep you all at home! ”
All the daughters lowered their heads shyly, and Wang Guifei also smiled and said: "The queen is right, looking at these flower-like girls, the concubines are also very happy in their hearts, but it's a pity why it's not our family?" After finishing speaking, I saw that a few daughters raised their eyes to look at her, and lowered their heads with a blushing face, and they were very happy in their hearts. Her son is dignified, extraordinary, and noble, and he is the most beloved son of the girl's family. Wang Guifei is full of confidence in her son, and she is determined to choose a suitable concubine for her son.
"Queen Mother, today is such a beautiful day, there is nothing left and right, let these girls entertain themselves, and we can also enjoy it!" The eldest princess said at the right time.
"Good! Who's going to come first? The queen looked around at the crowd below.
No one made a sound for a while, and after a long while, a clear voice said: "The courtiers are willing to present a song for the queen and the concubine." ”
"Well, good! What kind of girl are you? The queen asked.
"The courtier is the eldest daughter of Shi Hou, and her name is Jingya."
The queen smiled, turned her head to Jia Min and said, "But Min'er's cousin? ”
Jia Min was very puzzled by Shi Jingya's being so showy, such a smart person would be confused in front of glory and wealth! Hearing the queen ask her, Jia Min stood up and saluted the queen and said, "Hui Niangniang, this is indeed my cousin Shi Jingya." ”
"Hmmm! Looks good, and bears a bit of a resemblance to you. It's just not as smart and transparent as Jia Min, the queen said silently in her heart.
After the palace maid set up the guqin, the queen asked Shi Jingya to play by herself.
Shi Jingya's guqin playing is still good, but today Xu is nervous, and there are too many utilitarian benefits in it, and the playing is not careful, although there is no mistake, but there is no very exciting place, it can only be regarded as mediocre. Shi Jingya herself felt too impatient, and her performance today was not up to par, she sat back a little dejectedly, and when she saw Zheng Rong's mocking smile at her, she felt even more gloomy. She had to bite her lip and force herself not to shed tears.
There is the first person to play, and then the daughters will naturally stand up one after another to show their talents. When it was Zheng Rong's turn to come out to perform, the little eunuch came to report that the third prince and the fourth prince had arrived.
"There's a banquet going on here in the palace, and these two children came here to ask for peace. Let's let them come, since they're here, let's meet everyone! ”
After a while, the third prince and the fourth prince walked over and knelt down to salute the queen.
"Get up quickly! It's a coincidence that you've come, so sit down and have a glass of wine before you go! The queen smiled.
After the two princes sat down, the queen said again: "Which daughter was it just now?" Go on, don't be restrained, there should be no two people. ”
The two princes smiled, both a little embarrassed. Here, Zheng Rong walked out generously, "The courtier is the second girl of the Marquis of Jinxiang, and she is willing to dance for the queen and the concubine." ”