Approaching the end of the year, King Luo was finally captured in the area of Canglan Mountain, and the Zhou State suffered heavy losses and had to be silenced; The northern captives were once again driven back to the old part of the grassland, and they survived.

Although the Great Qi State was a victorious country, it was fundamentally injured by internal and external troubles, and the treasury was empty, and all industries were waiting to be developed.

The three belligerents had a rare tacit understanding, and they all retreated to the original frontier line, and if it weren't for the remnants of the war, it is estimated that no one would remember how tragic the battle was at that time.

Wei Zhixing, the great farmer, Li Xian, the marquis of Zhenguo, Li Fang, the major general, the Lanzhou guard, and even Jiang Du, who destroyed the bloody fish and improved the new weapon, etc., all of whom made meritorious contributions, hurried back to the capital.

The emperor instructed the empress to hold an unprecedentedly grand celebration banquet three days later, to which the ladies and ladies of the eunuchs were invited.

Although Qi Zhao did not appear in Kunning Palace again, and the queen did not recall Mingyue again, she obviously did not forget Mingyue and appointed Yin Mingyue to participate in the banquet.

At first glance, Mingyue didn't feel anything, but she was in a hurry for the queen and Xia Lan.

Xia Lan told Mingyue very seriously that this kind of banquet has another purpose, which is to match the young ladies and sons of the official family who have not yet been married.

In order to show themselves, all the young ladies and sons are sharpened their heads and hollowed out their minds to express themselves, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and so on.

Mingyue patted Xia Lan's shoulder comfortingly and said, "Peace of mind." Regardless of the rank, the official family members all came to the banquet, and there were hundreds of young ladies and young masters in the boudoir, and the banquet was just more than an hour, all used to show talents, at most more than 20 programs, such a big luck, no matter how it fell, it couldn't fall on me, a peasant girl with no name, no rank, no quality, right? Besides, with the queen mother here, how could she let me lose Wei Zhixing's face and put my heart on my stomach. ”

Mingyue made up her mind to go to the back of the cat, adhering to the warning of "fat pigs are slaughtered", trying to eliminate her sense of existence, and ensuring that no one will see it if she is thrown in the pile.

Mingyue's body and mind are relaxed, but Xia Lan, who has been punished once, does not dare to relax, holding a piano all day long, and asks for a show behind Mingyue's buttocks.

In order to get rid of her, Mingyue took the trouble to dance a dance, and the twisted movements were difficult to describe with "charming bones"; I sang a song, and the words were explicit and difficult to describe what if.

After such a toss, Xia Lan's eyes almost fell to the ground and shattered.

Xia Lan held down Mingyue and taught Mingyue to sing a song from her hometown

Minor, after listening to it again, Mingyue clapped her hands happily, because this tune was similar to a familiar tune she had heard in modern times.

At Mingyue's strong request, the tune was changed according to the tune sung by Mingyue, and Xia Lan was also happy, but he couldn't believe Mingyue's lyrics, so Mingyue's tune and Xia Lan's lyrics were combined into a new song.

Mingyue followed the lyrics and almost bit her tongue off, this word is too awkward, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "retorting teeth".

Mingyue couldn't help sighing, if she had spoken like this on weekdays, she probably hadn't been starved to death or bullied, but she was embarrassed to death by these words.

When Mingyue was racking her brains to memorize the lyrics, another person was even more worried than her, and this person was Luo Ping.

Luo Ping's recent meals have been very popular and favored by the emperor, so the chef of this celebration banquet naturally fell on Luo Ping.

Luo Ping came up with a good idea of "ninety-nine to one", that is, ninety-nine side dishes, and the hundredth dish is the finale dish that deducts the topic, highlighting the strength and boundlessness of the Great Qi country and the spirit of swallowing mountains and rivers.

The first ninety-nine are easy to say, but the hundredth is difficult for Luo Ping.

As the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, if you do it well, you will soar into the sky, and if you don't do it well, you will go to hell in a moment.

Luo Ping, who really couldn't do it, remembered Mingyue, who had always had a lot of ghost ideas, and Mingyue immediately shook off Xia Lan happily and went to the imperial dining room to develop a recipe.

Because the hundredth dish is really "big", it took countless experiments to succeed, and when Mingyue returned to Kunning Palace exhausted, and was entangled by Xia Lan to sing music again, it was already the first night of the banquet and the second half of the night.

Mingyue hummed the song perfunctorily, and said with "confidence": "Xia Lan, don't worry, I have heard this song countless times, and it is absolutely easy to come." Besides, Mingyue won't let me show it, put my heart back in my stomach."

Xia Lan sighed, feeling that this is the most bitter messenger in the world, tomorrow without showing it will be safe, if it is shown, although the tune is right, but the words are sung vaguely and perfunctory, if it is a loss of face, Mingyue may not have anything to do, and he will definitely be scolded by the cane.

Xia Lan thought about forcing Mingyue to recite the words again, but Mingyue was so tired that she couldn't wake up no matter how she shook it.

......

Mingyue stretched her waist, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Xia Lan's enlarged face and dark eye circles on her face.

Mingyue was taken aback, and immediately sat up and said, "Xia, Xia Lan, you, why are you going to scare people to death?" ”

Xia Lan happily handed a tender pink handkerchief to Mingyue, and said with a mysterious smile: "Wearing that pink fringed pleated skirt today, with this veil, people are like flowing water, and it will definitely make Lord Wei unable to move." ”

Mingyue opened the veil suspiciously, only to see that the lyrics were densely written on it with thin carbon strips, isn't it the one I forced to memorize last night? !

Mingyue couldn't help laughing, it turned out that the ancients had risen to make cheat sheets, but they couldn't figure it out, how to read the hints with a handkerchief, didn't they cover their mouths and make a coquettish look, and read the words as if their eyes were cramping?

Xia Lan's face instantly turned into black carbon, just like the black-faced Bao Gong who had been sentenced to an unjust case, as unhappy as he was, as deep as he wanted.

Mingyue straightened her face, covered her face with a handkerchief and said, "Everything is arranged by Miss Xia Lan." ”

Mingyue covered her mouth decently, like a student with dyslexia, and reluctantly repeated the tune, fortunately, Xia Lanqin was good, Mingyue sang slowly, she played slowly, although the overall effect could not be satisfied, but it would not be ugly.

By the time Mingyue has finished dressing up, she has already made three strokes a day.

The emperor and queen came together, and Mingyue naturally had to go to the Zhonghe Hall where the banquet was held first.

When the bright moon appeared in the Zhonghe Palace, I saw a dense crowd of people, grinding shoulders one after another, so that they were not boiling.

Acquaintances with women and women gathered together, with a smile on their faces, peeking in the direction of the men from time to time.

When you see what you like, you can't help but blush like a cherry, looking forward to displacement;

When you see disdain, you can't help but pinch the corners of your mouth like a swallowtail, and you can't snort.

Mingyue shook her head secretly, thinking about her status, and walked very consciously to the corner of the hall at the very end to reduce her sense of existence.

The corners of the hall are already remote, and there are wide lacquered gold pillars that support them, hidden behind them, naturally like air, and it is difficult to attract the attention of others.

This must be the most "invisible" feng shui treasure. Mingyue rushed to the table behind the pillar.

There are many people who think like her.

Mingyue hurriedly walked in a hurry, turned her eyes to the foot of the pillar, and saw a woman who was already sitting at the table, and when she wanted to turn around and leave, it was too late, the woman had already stood up with a "rub", and said with an angry face: "Why are you still alive, slut?!" ”

But seeing countless pairs of eyes looking at the woman with disdain, and also looking at Mingyue with disdain, Mingyue was unnatural, and wanted to leave with peace of mind.

The woman walked two steps relentlessly, blocking Mingyue's way, and said with a hideous face: "Why didn't you kneel when you saw Miss Ben?" ”

was so aggressive, Mingyue's patience was polished after a while, and she said with a displeased face: "The folk girl is very lowly, she sits in the last hall, Miss Liu is so noble, she should sit in the front hall, why fight with lowly people?" ”

Miss Liu was dumbfounded, and when she came to the end hall, she had the same thoughts as Mingyue, not wanting to attract the attention of other nobles, lest she chew the root of her tongue.

Liu Jiayi, eight years ago, Miss Liu changed from Wei Zhixing's fiancée to Princess Lu; A few months ago, Princess Lu changed back to Miss Liu; Four months ago there was news that she was about to change back into Madame Wessinon; More than three months ago, it was rumored that he was infected with a vicious disease, and he did not go out of the gate, and he did not step out of the second door.

The capital is the place where there is no shortage of rumors and suspicions. There are many rumors in the market in an instant, some say that Miss Liu is pregnant and waiting to give birth, some say that Miss Liu is terminally ill, and some people even say that Liu Bujie has Hualiu disease and was secretly executed by Liu Xiangye in the house......

Zuo Prime Minister Liu Bonong asked Miss Liu to show her face in front of so many people, and I am afraid that she also wanted to stop those inappropriate rumors.

At this time, Liu Jiayi's face was a little pale, the rouge between her cheeks was as red as the sunset, and her gradually exhausted body and increasingly heavy breathing revealed that she was holding on to the beginning of the banquet.

Mingyue frowned and said, "Miss Liu, remember that her anger hurts her body, so it's important to take care of her body." ”

Mingyue remembered that Miss Liu was pregnant, so she kindly reminded her, but she felt that Miss Liu should be pregnant for nearly four months, but her body was very reduced, and she was afraid that the baby in her womb would be malnourished.

Mingyue's kind reminder, to Carina Lau's ears, was extremely spicy sarcasm, which attracted all the women to turn their eyes to her, and the disdain in their eyes was even worse, like a steel needle piercing Carina Lau's heart.

Liu Jiayi gritted her teeth and said: "Yin Mingyue, you are not complacent, His Majesty the Emperor has pardoned you for the felony of selling salt, which is already a great grace, and you don't want to be Mrs. Wei again." ”

The corners of Mingyue's mouth rose, and she said indifferently: "Miss Liu, no matter how long your hand is, it can't reach the Wei family." ”

Liu Jiayi bit her lower lip, looked at the eyes around her like a knife, and ruthlessly said: "It can only be Miss Ben who marries into the Wei family, as for why, you and I know ......."

Liu Jiayi swept the handkerchief in her hand as if unintentionally, and gently pressed the slightly flat lower abdomen, with a look of longing and wandering.

Mingyue's face darkened, and the taste in her mouth became bitter.

I have always chosen to ignore and forget this thing, but it does not mean that it does not exist.

In the palace, a few days ago, she was suspected of being pregnant with the blood of the Wei family, and the queen mother carefully ordered someone to wait, as if she was carrying a family heirloom in her stomach, and later knew that she was just accumulating food, and the anger could be imagined;

Now that Liu Jiayi is really pregnant with the blood of the Wei family, I am afraid that the queen will really let Liu Jiayi enter the Wei family, and she will sit and wait to become a concubine or a concubine.

Mingyue didn't know if she would accept this "new" identity, "concubine" or "room", accept it, and her heart was really bitter;

If he doesn't accept it, it means that Mingyue will lose Wei Zhixing forever, he doesn't care about himself, he has a deep affection for himself, and he is afraid that he will never be able to pay it back.

In the past, Mingyue would choose to maintain his self-esteem without hesitation, live his own life, and live freely;

At this time, Mingyue lacked that calmness, she was afraid, afraid that she would be like Luo Ping, there was some love, and she couldn't pay it back, some words, she couldn't say it anymore, and if she said goodbye, she really wouldn't see her again.

Mingyue glared at this Liu Jiayi hatefully, but she didn't expect that the "fate" of the two was really very good, wisps, entangled, cut and messy, it was simply a bad fate in a bad fate.