Chapter 25: Enmity with the Eighth Princess
"The mother is willing to be honored, and the courtiers are grateful!" Su Jinli saluted elegantly and decently.
Su Guifei's eyes flashed slightly, and then said with a smile: "Chunyan, prepare the piano."
Chunyan leaned over slightly and turned her head to look for the piano.
Soon, Chunyan brought the piano, and Concubine Su got up and walked quickly to the stage.
She bowed her head slightly, played the strings with her bare hands, and tried a few notes before officially playing.
Knowing that Su Jinli was a straw bag, she only dabbled in rhythm and dance, so she chose a relatively simple tune "Yingxue Red Plum".
When the melodious piano sounded, Su Jinli took a deep breath, and then began to stretch his body.
At first her movements were soft and cheerful, but as the tune turned sharply, she began to spin rapidly, and her face was melancholy.
Then she began to stumble, as if a red plum was being bullied by the wind and snow and couldn't raise her head, but soon, her gaze became resolute, and she straightened her waist to resist the wind and snow.
After a long time, her movements gradually became steady, and her eyes also revealed joy.
The dance steps are brisk, the red dress is staggering, and the smile is shallow.
When the last note fell, everyone was still staring at Su Jinli who was in a flower-blooming posture on the stage.
"The courtiers are ugly!" Su Jinli bent his knees and bowed to the emperor.
"Bang Bang!" Thunderous applause.
When it was quiet, the Queen Mother took the lead in praising loudly: "It's not a loss to be Bai Feng's daughter!" This dance is fascinating! Reward! ”
The queen also smiled and quipped: "What the queen mother said is true! I don't want this glass girl to hide in the past! Sister Guifei, don't you say? ”
Su Guifei's eyes flashed coldly, and then she said gently: "The queen mother and the queen's sister praise it falsely!" The dance of the glass girl is far worse than that of Concubine Jing's sister! ”
Hearing this, the woman in palace clothes sitting next to Concubine Shu smiled lightly and said softly, "Sister Guifei is too humble!"
Su Guifei glanced at Su Jinli lightly, and then returned to the top with her signature smile.
Su Jinli knew that her aunt didn't want to cause trouble, so she hurriedly followed her off the stage.
"Emperor, how do you say you should reward the girl of the Su family?" The Queen Mother asked.
Su Jinli's status is precious, and she can't look down on ordinary gold and silver jewelry.
But this girl has always been willful and reckless, and the reward is too heavy, which is easy to cause other nobles to be angry.
Emperor Yongli thought for a moment, and then said with a hearty smile: "Since the Su family's girl has excellent dancing skills, I will reward her with 'Ling Bo Yanmiao'!"
Hearing this, everyone was in an uproar, and Ling Bo was the most gorgeous and exquisite dance costume in the history of Yan Kingdom.
It comes from the hand of Xiao Yueniang, the owner of the southern Jiangsu embroidery workshop, which has been passed down for a hundred years and has been passed down among the royal family.
Su Jinli was not happy at all to receive such a heavy reward, she had already felt the eye knives from all directions.
Therefore, she hurriedly knelt down and said: "The courtiers thank Your Majesty for the reward, but it is really precious, and the courtiers dare not be ashamed!"
Emperor Yongli's eyes waved, and then he said: "Since I have rewarded you, then it is yours!"
As soon as he waved his hand, a palace maid walked towards Su Jinli with a tray.
Su Jinli frowned, and then said, "The courtier girl had the courage to accept it." Thank you for the grace of the Holy Majesty, the Queen Mother and the Queen! ”
"Su girl, hurry up! You deserve it! The Queen Mother said lovingly.
Su Jinli smiled and got up to take the Ling Bo Yanmiao in the palace maid's hand.
Holding this set of bright and luxurious dance clothes, Su Jinli only felt hot.
No, she put away her dancing clothes and ordered Qingyue, and there was a cannibalistic gaze glued to her.
As soon as she looked up, she saw that the eighth princess was staring at her with a gloomy face.
"Piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, is what everyone should know, as for dancing, it is just the livelihood of those lowly people who are smoky and flattering in the teaching workshop and the Goolan tile courtyard!" The eighth princess said with a look of disdain.
As soon as these words came out, the faces of many people in the hall changed subtly.
Concubine Jing, who had just been mentioned, had a particularly ugly face, and Concubine Shu beside her was full of schadenfreude.
After a moment of silence, Su Jinli asked with a blank expression: "Dare to ask the eighth princess, where is the Jiaofang and Goolan Tile Courtyard?" How is it that the courtiers have never heard of it? ”
After saying that, she blinked her eyes a few times, as if she was very curious.
Su Jinli sneered in her heart, she wanted to see how the princess, who was the queen's concubine, could say in public what that kind of fireworks land was doing!
When she asked this, everyone's gaze at the eighth princess became more complicated.
And the eighth princess realized at this time that she had just said something quickly, and her pretty face suddenly flushed with shame.
At this time, Su Guifei snorted coldly and reprimanded in a low voice: "Bastard! That kind of place should you talk about as a noble lady of a family? ”
These words seem to be training Su Jinli, but in fact, they are secretly scolding the eighth princess.
It was Su Jinli who cooperated very much, she hurriedly admitted her mistake, and then pouted aggrievedly, lowered her head and didn't dare to say anything more.
Seeing this, Emperor Yongli glanced at the queen without a trace, and the queen's heart trembled, and she was about to speak, when she was interrupted by the queen mother.
"Roujia, from today onwards, come to Ci'an Palace to accompany the mourning family to worship the Buddha!"
Although the Queen Mother's tone was light, she had undoubted majesty, and where did the eighth princess dare to argue, she had to respond with a bitter face.
At this point, the atmosphere in the hall was cold again, the queen mother frowned unhappily, and the queen hurriedly sneered: "Since everyone doesn't take the initiative, then the palace will order people!"
After speaking, she quickly inspected for a week, and then looked at Song Ling, who was sitting coldly opposite Su Jinli.
"I have heard that Song Ling of the Anguo Mansion is good at Danqing, I wonder if this palace can feast my eyes today?" The queen said gently.
Song Ling's eyes quickly skimmed a trace of boredom, and then got up and said lightly: "Niangniang said it was funny!" I also hope that the lady will not blame the courtiers for not being good at learning and defiling their eyes! ”
Then she Shi Shiran came to the stage, and the palace maid on the side quickly sent pen, ink, paper and inkstone to her.
Song Ling mentioned the wolf and scolded Fang Xuan, but in a moment, magnificent mountains and rivers jumped on the paper.
When the painting was completed, she held her breath and inscribed four words: "Mountains and Rivers".
Her paintings, Qingqi and heroic, even won the heart of Emperor Yongli, and Emperor Yongli rewarded her with a wave of his hand.
After Song Ling stepped down, many nobles volunteered to show their talents, and soon the scene returned to the excitement of the beginning of the banquet.
It was too boring to watch the ladies of all families compete for beauty, and Su Jinli fell asleep after watching it.
When she was woken up by the applause, she saw Wei Ziyuan standing on the stage shyly and timidly to salute Emperor Yongli.
And the Yongli Emperor and the Queen Mother, as well as her concubine aunt, all looked at Wei Ziyuan with appreciation.
Seeing that she was puzzled, Qingge quietly told her that it was Wei Ziyuan who made a poem, which was beautiful and elegant, which amazed the four seats.
"Purple Kite is so talented! If you were a man, then last year's champion should be replaced! The Queen Mother smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed together.
"The queen mother has tormented the courtiers, and the courtiers are just carving insects, and it is difficult to get into the hall of elegance!" Wei Ziyuan hurriedly saluted and said humbly.
Seeing her dignified and gentle appearance, the Queen Mother was even happier in her heart.
She whispered to Emperor Yongli: "Do you think this girl is good for which emperor and grandson?"
Hearing this, Empress Yan and Concubine Su raised their ears at the same time.
Wei Ziyuan is the concubine of the Marquis Mansion of Zhenguo, and no matter who she marries, it will be a powerful help for her to seize the crown prince's position.
"Mother, this matter can not be blamed by the ministers! That girl has someone hidden in her heart! Emperor Yongli smiled.
"Oh? Who is it? The Queen Mother was suspicious.
"It's Mingyou." When Emperor Yongli said this, a touch of tenderness appeared in his majestic eyes.
He has many children, but the most painful one is Gu Mingyu from Su Guifei.
The Queen Mother quietly looked at Gu Mingyu of Zhilan Yushu on the side, and then carefully looked at Wei Ziyuan, who had stepped down.
Then he nodded with satisfaction, "It's a good match, handsome men and beautiful women, all talented children!" ”
Emperor Yongli hooked his lips slightly and did not speak again.
The queen and Su Guifei heard the conversation between the mother and son clearly, Su Guifei was smiling at the bottom of her eyebrows and eyes at the moment, but the queen was forcing the unwilling smile in her heart.
After the talent show and dinner, the feast was over.
Because it was the New Year, Emperor Yongli celebrated with hundreds of officials, so everyone did not disperse after the banquet.
The ministers and the sons of each family followed Emperor Yongli to the enclosure, and the female dependents continued to follow the Queen Mother to Meiyuan.
After arriving at the Plum Garden, all the women gathered in the warm pavilion to enjoy the plum blossoms and chat, and Su Jinli felt sleepy after listening to their verbal war.
She has always been a maverick and has no rules, she said to the Queen Mother and took a few maids out of the warm pavilion.
"Plum blossoms are so fragrant!" Qingge took a sharp breath and said happily.
Because there was no one outside, Su Jinli didn't restrain her, she just smiled and let her stand under the tree and sniff.
The master and servant walked happily into the depths of the plum blossoms, and when they came to a chic pavilion, they stopped.
didn't sit for long, then he heard a faint voice in the distance, and Su Jinli immediately ordered Qingyue to investigate.
Leaning less, Qingyue came back with a calm face.
Seeing the anger in her eyes, Su Jinli, who was originally not very concerned, suddenly changed her expression and waited for her.
"Qingyue, what did you hear?"
"Miss, the slave maid just heard that the eighth princess was plotting with Miss Wei and the second miss." Qingyue frowned.
"Oh?" Su Jinli lowered her eyes slightly.
Plot? Anyway, she just wants to see if Jinxiu's friendship with her these days is sincere or fake.
On the same day, after she tricked Jinxiu into admitting to conspiring with Wei Ziyuan, Jinxiu asked her not to expose Wei Ziyuan for the time being.
The girl also volunteered to be a fine work for her at Wei Ziyuan's side.
Because she felt that the timing was not right, she couldn't uncover Wei Ziyuan's hypocrisy in front of everyone, so she went with the flow.
"The slave didn't dare to get too close, and only heard the name of the young lady and the words Taiye Pool and Falling Water from a distance, but the weird face of the eighth princess and the cruel eyes of Miss Wei were enough to prove that it was not a good thing for them to discuss!" Qingyue said angrily.
Without waiting for Su Jinli to speak, the straightforward Qingge was already itching with hatred, and she said, "Then Miss Wei is too much!" Miss Bill, who soiled the dress last time, hasn't settled it with her yet! ”
Qing Yu and Qing Yao were also annoyed.
Seeing that several of them were defending themselves like this, Su Jinli's heart warmed, and she smiled and comforted: "Okay, don't be angry!" Your young lady will never let them handle it! ”
In the second half of the sentence, a layer of frost covered her eyes.