Chapter 15: The Palace Banquet (3)
Yu Wei frowned, originally I just wanted to quietly watch the fire from the other side today, and watch this group of girls in the capital fight for the two princes, but the fire burned on herself. What bad luck! Yu Wei's brows were tightly locked, the old lady only thought that she was not used to performing in front of many people, took Yu Wei's hand and gently comforted: "Yu Wei, I believe in your ability, don't be afraid, grandmother is with you!" ”
Yu Wei couldn't cry or laugh, thinking that I was unwilling, not afraid. Looking at Ouyang Xi and Nalan Ruoyan's uneasy and kind faces, Yuwei didn't want to worry about them in her heart, but she couldn't lose her grandmother's face. Remembering that he traveled back to ancient times and learned a new dance shocking dance, the teacher also added some modern elements of the dance to make this dance more vivid.
"The courtiers want to present a shocking dance, please allow me to go down and change my clothes." "Okay, you go down and get ready." After getting His Majesty's permission, Yuwei quickly went to the dance pavilion to borrow a set of goose-yellow narrow pants, removed the beaded hairpin, pinned the white plum blossoms, covered half of her face with a white veil and slowly walked into the hall.
Yu Wei motioned for the music to play for her, and the dance director danced for her, Yu Wei twisted her graceful waist, sometimes gentle, sometimes active. Like a charming elf. Murong Haoxuan looked at Yu Wei calmly, in his opinion, Yu Wei's talent was far more than what was shown. Murong Mufeng squinted at this dancing person, looked at the girls in the hall who were about to burst into flames, and then looked at Murong Haoxuan's fascinated eyes. I thought, it seems that the rumors are not credible, and the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion has a mystery. Even the emperor couldn't take his eyes off it, the queen looked at Murong Haoxuan's hot eyes, and then followed his eyes to look at the people dancing in the hall, thinking to herself, tonight's palace banquet was quite successful.
Ouyang Xi thought to himself, didn't they all say that the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion was a waste? I don't know anything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and this bone is as hard as an old lady in her seventies and eighties? Why is this eldest lady in front of her inconsistent with the rumors!
Ouyang Xi was wondering, Nalan Ruoyan saw the chagrin on Ouyang Xi's face, and even more fell into the well and said: "It seems that this eldest lady does not match the rumors, sister, it seems that your mind wants to draw water with a bamboo basket, and it is empty!" ”
Ouyang Xi was already annoyed, but when he heard Nalan Ruoyan say this, he was even more angry, and retorted: "This is the idea of the fourth prince, sister, do you have any opinions?" "Me! Naturally, I am of the same heart as the four princes. "Ouyang Xi and Nalan Ruoyan are like enemies, and no one will let anyone.
After the dance, all the maiko withdrew from the main hall, leaving Yuwei alone. Yuwei took off her veil and made a big gift to the emperor: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”
"Good! Flat! Fourth brother, what do you think of this dance? The emperor looked at Murong Mufeng, and everyone was waiting for him to comment.
"The eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion really deserves her reputation, and this last leader certainly deserves it." Murong Mufeng said as he approached Yuwei. When she came to Yu Wei, she suddenly bent down and approached Yu Wei's ear, and others looked like Murong Mufeng was kissing her. Seeing their intimate movements, Yu Chi Peishan felt so sad that she couldn't breathe. Yu Wei was stunned by this sudden performance, and there was a warm breath in her ears. Murong Mufeng lowered his voice, and only the two of them could hear the voice and said to Yu Wei, "Who are you?" "Why should the prince embarrass me as a little woman, I'm just a young lady in the Prime Minister's Mansion." Yu Wei didn't have a good impression of this embarrassment for her prince.
"Do you think I don't know, the rumored eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion is not talented and virtuous, and you are not like her at all. If you don't tell who you are, then I naturally have a way to make the truth come out. "What do you want?" Yu Wei asked vigilantly.
"If you see the women in this hall, as long as I hook my fingers, they will come running around. If they see our intimate actions now, will they think that I am kissing you? "Murong Mufeng had a poker face on his face, and he said everything calmly, as if it was none of his business." You...! Humble...! Mean! Every word was forced out from between Yuwei's teeth. Murong Mufeng looked at the angry Yuwei and returned to her seat with satisfaction.
Murong Haoxuan had never seen Murong Mufeng so attentive to a girl, and every word and deed tonight showed Murong Mufeng's interest in Yuwei. Although Murong Haoxuan did not show it on the surface, he was unwilling in his heart. Nanmen Yaoxue looked at Murong Haoxuan, and said silently in her heart, My heart is to you, but your heart is elsewhere. Have you forgotten what happened to us? Ouyang Xi and Nalan Ruoyan were already so angry that they were about to grind their teeth.
The people in the main hall were preoccupied, and their minds were not on the main hall. Until the end of the palace banquet, the wine and food on everyone's table were hardly touched. Nanmen Yaoxue, Yu Chi Peishan and Ouyang Xi were all rewarded by the emperor, rewarding each of them with a hundred taels of gold. And Yuwei got a reward from the emperor with 10,000 taels of gold, gorgeous jadeite, pearls, and gemstone headdresses. It took a full thirty wagons for these rewards to be transported out of the palace.
Sitting in the carriage back home, the old lady looked at Yu Wei with an absent-minded look, and said, "Weiwei, what are you thinking, so fascinated?" Today, my grandmother can see that the fourth prince and the eighth prince are a little interesting to you, although the emperor does not say it, but he can see that he has the intention of marrying our prime minister's mansion. Grandmother doesn't know if Weiwei has a fancy for the four princes or the eighth prince? ”
Yu Wei heard what the old lady meant, this was like a blind date activity, even if she was in her twenties, she would still blush involuntarily when asked so directly. "Grandmother, although these four princes are handsome and the eighth prince is gentle and elegant, these four princes and the eighth prince are granddaughters who have met for the first time, but I can't say whether I like it or not." Yu Wei lowered her head and replied shyly.
The old lady touched Yuwei's hand and said with a smile: "The affairs of the children's family, grandmother understands, the girl's family has to be reserved." However, these four princes and eight princes are all dragons and phoenixes among people, if you really like it, grandmother will definitely make decisions for you. ”
This is a big misunderstanding, I was thinking of getting through the tricks, but in the eyes of the old lady, it has become a desire to refuse and welcome?! Yuwei couldn't cry or laugh, so she had to change the topic.
Zhang Yunli was grounded and couldn't participate in the palace banquet, which was already quite hot, but later saw that after Yuwei returned home, a cart of gold, silver and jewelry was sent from the palace, and she couldn't help but blush. "My good sister, this set of jade lotus hairpins and my blue lotus skirt are just right. Sister, you have so much gold, silver and jewelry, why don't you give this to your sister! After speaking, Zhang Yunli stretched out her claws to the set of emerald hairpins. This jade is verdant and verdant, and you can see that it is a valuable good thing at a glance. She will pick, Yu Wei will not let her succeed.
With just one glance, Qiu Yue closed the box with interest. smiled: "This is what the emperor rewarded our young lady, not to give it away." "You cheap slave, where is your place to speak! I'm talking to my sister, what are you talking about. Zhang Yunli watched the duck run away, angry. In the past, Zhang Yuwei was a good talker, as long as she Zhang Yunli wanted something, Zhang Yuwei would give it to her. With a fluke mentality, Zhang Yunli has to inch in.
"Sister, although I accidentally burned the skirt gown that Boss Wang made for you, but I have also been grounded for so long, you can forgive me, I was confused by that Bailan. We sisters are together, we should share the blessings, and the emperor has given you so many treasures, it is not too much for you to give a few pieces to your sister, right? That set of Nanzhu five-piece set also won my heart, so why don't you give them to me as well. The more Zhang Yunli spoke, the more outrageous it became, and her eyes were full of jealousy.
"What the emperor gave me is mine, and it is my business to share it with whomever I am willing to share. If you want, you can also go to the emperor and dance. Maybe the emperor can give you something, don't you all say to the outside world that the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion is immoral and talentless, and her appearance is ugly, is it possible that you, a great beauty, and I, an ugly bastard, can't get a reward. The door is there, go well, don't send it! Yuwei unceremoniously ordered the eviction.
Zhang Yunli saw Yuwei's tough attitude, so she had to leave reluctantly. I thought to myself, as long as my mother sits in the position of a wife, one day all your things will be mine!
Spring Flower, Xia He, Qiu Yue, and Dong Xue felt comfortable when they saw their young lady take Zhang Yunli away. Qiu Yue said while helping Yuwei freshen up: "Miss, you are really amazing. Just like the second lady, we thought you we... Qiu Yue didn't dare to continue.
Yu Wei turned around and smiled, "Do you think I will compromise with Zhang Yunli?" How many spineless things have I done in the past to make you have no confidence in me. Qiu Yue knelt down in a panic, "Miss, the slave should be damned, she said the wrong thing!" ”
Yuwei picked up Qiu Yue, tapped Qiu Yue's little head with her fingers, and pretended to be angry and said, "Slave slave slave, kneel down and plead guilty at every turn." I'm going to tease you, no one will have to care about these false courtesies in the future, let's just talk about family life. You know, I have amnesia, and I can't remember what I did before. But I don't want to remember, I just want to protect you well and don't let others bully you again. ”
"Miss! Thank you" Qiuyue's eye sockets are the shallower, and tears come when they say it. Yuwei took out a handkerchief and gently wiped away her tears,
Yuwei's biggest gain from crossing over is that there is a group of handmaidens who always think about her, not so much handmaidens as family.
Zhang Yunli was deflated at the Guanhe Pavilion, and then ran to Aunt Liu's room and cried: "Mother, that slut Zhang Yuwei brought a lot of gold, silver and jewelry back from the palace, I just took a fancy to her a few pieces of jewelry, and she refused to give it to me!" Aunt Liu saw that her daughter was crying so much that she was reluctant, and took out a handkerchief from her arms to comfort her: "Good daughter, why do you want to be angry with that slut." Tomorrow, I will ask your father to go to Baoyu Zhai to buy you a few sets of jewelry and go home. ”
Zhang Yunli was not happy when she heard it, and cried even more fiercely: "The things in the palace are comparable to Baoyuzhai." It's all to blame for that slut who said bad things about me in front of my grandmother, so that my grandmother forbade my feet, if I dance in front of the emperor, where will it be her turn to be a slut. All these gold, silver, and jewels are mine. ”
Aunt Liu has always loved this daughter the most, and when she saw her daughter crying, she had terrible thoughts in her heart. "Yun Li, mother will definitely find a way to help you get back what belongs to you."
"Really?" Zhang Yunli stopped crying and looked at Aunt Liu excitedly. Aunt Liu leaned close to Zhang Yunli's ears and said to Zhang Yunli in a voice that the two of them could hear: "First of all... And then... At last... ”