In the Yingyuan Garden, this side of Kunming Lake actually occupies three-quarters of the area, the lotus is planted in the water, there are green mountains and green forests in the distance, there are pavilions and temples in the mountains, look around, only feel the vast peach red willow green, make people feel refreshed and happy.

On this side of the Forbidden Palace, there is a gallery meandering for people to take a leisurely stroll, whether it is in the scorching sun or misty rain, you can enjoy the natural beauty at leisure.

At this time, the summer is not scorching, and people feel cooler and fresher by the water.

And the streamer pavilion is built on the water, although the name is "pavilion", the area is not small, three rooms are connected, the four walls are transparent, especially suitable for sitting in the middle, tasting fine wine and tea, listening to the silk bamboo around the ear, and do not hinder the viewing of the surrounding beauty.

On the water not far from the pavilion, a painting boat slowly sailed on, but it was at both ends of the open cabin such as the pavilion, which was open, and the full Maiko was stumbling on it, and in the bright cabin was the musician playing the piano and blowing the flute, and the music came from the water, not to mention that it did not make people feel noisy, and it was always beautiful around the ear.

This arrangement is also very elegant.

The queen is sitting in the center of the north, surrounded by all the harem concubines, but there are also some women who are not of high grade who come forward to flatter and make fun of them, such as the Li family.

It is not as restrained as the main banquet, although there is still a distinction between dignity and humility in the seat, but it no longer seems to be clear.

Mrs. Qin crossed the seats of many princes and princesses and princesses of the county, and was carried by the queen for the first seat, and no one dared to be dissatisfied.

Yijing didn't want to take the initiative to come forward, and sat honestly at her table, surrounded by the eldest sister Yichen and the county lord of Pingle, and pulled the sixth sister over to talk, she didn't ignore Sanniang, and was wondering how to come to the banquet today, if you have a heart to get close, Sanniang hid alone, sat by the railing in a corner, and didn't communicate with people, and her eyes didn't look this way.

It's Xie, the banquet is not far from the beautiful scenery, and you can put up two sentences from time to time, and what you say is the scene between the scenery and the noble lady.

On the opposite side of the beautiful scene, Chen Guifei was "squeezed out" of the main seat, and at this time she was laughing and talking with Mrs. Chen, looking at the Su sisters from time to time, with a smile in her eyes, sometimes bowing her head, and sometimes raising a teacup slightly to this side.

Wei Shi Niang's seat is still under the princess and the female dependents, and she is lined up in the East Pavilion, and she can't "shout in the air" with Yijing, but she is not left out, many courtiers and daughters flatter her very much, not to mention that Wei remembers that Qi Fu is now in charge of the ministry, and Shi Niang's husband is a trusted confidant of the Son of Heaven, even the Qin clan's henchmen dare not despise her, and they have to maintain the enthusiasm on the surface.

This does not prevent Wei Shiniang from "eyebrows" with Yijing from time to time - dear, on the queen's birthday, you actually brought Qin Ziruo to serve, although it is very happy, but this is a sign that the stage will be demolished? I didn't see the queen just now, that smiling face, eyes straight at you flying knives, it is bound to find a hair to do, you have to be careful.

Yijing looked over - which one did I have the intention to provoke? Alas, there is always an incident that cannot be avoided today, you just wait.

Wei Shi Niang rushed straight to this side - yes, I'm ready to go, just wait for the opportunity to act, don't forget to give a look when it's useful, sisters.

Those who came today were all noblewomen, and they didn't see the daughters of the boudoir - Qin Ziruo didn't count, because she was still in the situation of a maidservant, and she was still kneeling behind Yijing, but as if she was finally used to it, she didn't blush a little face anymore, and suddenly looked really low eyebrows, and even the corners of her lips always had a humble smile.

At this time, Pingle is not easy to find fault and make trouble, after all, the queen is here, and she is the protagonist of today, and it is always a little unauthentic to make trouble and not come to the stage.

Everyone didn't know that under Qin Ziruo's calm surface at this moment, the schadenfreude could no longer be contained-Concubine Su's embarrassment would soon come.

The sixth sister sat here for a while, raised her eyes and saw the mother-in-law on the other side waving at her, so she whispered a few words and walked around.

It turned out that the Huang family's banquet was next to the concubine and Mrs. Chen, and the two parents' families met, so they couldn't help but talk about the young couple of Liulang, and Mrs. Chen saw that the Huang family was quite concerned about her daughter, so she "edicted back" Liuniang, and wanted their mother and daughter to talk well.

Mrs. Chen did not know the estrangement between Huang and her daughter-in-law for the time being.

said that Su Sanniang was hiding in the corner of the West Pavilion, when she saw the only palace maid she recognized, Cai Wei next to the queen, walking towards her, and when her eyes met, Cai Wei stood on her feet, only bowing her head slightly.

Sanniang tightened the Jinpa in her hand, but she was forced to look at Cai Wei not far away, so she had to stand up lazily, return to the seat, and talk to Xie Shi in a low voice, to change clothes.

If at the luncheon, it is extremely rude for the ladies to "change their clothes" halfway, once someone leaves the table for this reason, they will be ridiculed by others, so the ladies are "shallow" at the luncheon for fear of a case, but after the feast, such as this kind of amusement, it is no longer restrained, in the end, it is flesh and blood, it is inevitable that there will be "three urgency", even if it is a palace banquet, it will not make people endure from morning to night - too inhumane.

Xie Shi was a little uneasy and wanted to follow, but was held down by Sanniang and whispered a few more words.

Xie Shi raised his eyebrows in great surprise, and before he carefully touched Sanniang's words, he felt a weight on his arm, and saw Sanniang's cautious expression: "Sister-in-law, remember." As soon as she finished speaking, Sanniang got up, disappeared into the crowd in a blink of an eye, and went up the embankment along the covered bridge.

Yijing had been paying attention to Sanniang, and when she saw her leaving the table and going out, she leaned over slightly and asked Xie, "Where is the third sister?" ”

"I said I was sitting bored, so I went out for a walk." Xie Shi hurriedly replied with a smile, hiding the doubt in his eyes.

Going out for a walk is also equivalent to "changing clothes", which is a euphemism to express the meaning of going to the clean room.

Yijing turned around, and saw a young woman walking towards Tingting, still holding a glass cup in her hand, revealing the color of wine.

This young woman is the third mother of the Shen family, the one who disobeyed Jin Yuan's talent at the Fanglin banquet, the aunt and cousin of the queen and Qin Ziruo, at this time, she has married the second son of Chang Enbo.

"There's no way, the queen is not good at drinking, so I asked me to pay respects to you, thank you for going to congratulate you today." Shen smiled like a flower, sat down on the brocade mat set up in front of Yijing's case, and raised the wine cup in his hand at Yichen.

Of course, the two sisters wanted to receive the wine, so they both held their cups, leaned over to the front seat and gestured slightly, and then drank.

When the wine cup pauses, of course, you have to touch the corners of your lips with the brocade handkerchief in your hand, so as not to accidentally leave wine stains and smile generously.

"Princess, this brocade is really exquisite." Shen sighed as if he had found some rare treasure.

Yi Jing looked at his brocade inexplicably, although it was cut from the best cloud brocade, and it was embroidered with magnolia flowers by Xia Ke's skillful hands, but it was not worthy of such rarity as the Shen family.

Shen said that the embroidery was exquisite, and he begged for a good appreciation, and even passed it on in a small area, so that many curious women "admired" Princess Chu's Jinpa, and everyone cheered and praised a few words of embroidery.

But Jinpa finally returned to Yijing's hands.

The Shen family asked the palace maid to pour the wine again, and then Jing Pingle and the county lord of Nanyang went again.

Yichen also felt quite uneasy, took the beautiful Jinpa and looked at it twice, and said with a smile: "At first glance, it is Xia Ke's craftsmanship, and this magnolia flower is indeed beautifully embroidered." ”

Yijing looked at the Shen family, who was dancing in place of the queen's long-sleeved skills, and his eyes were slightly deep.

The atmosphere in the streamer pavilion is also becoming more and more active with the toast of the Shen family, and there is no solemn tension at the luncheon, in fact, the grape wine drunk by the ladies belongs to the palace, and there is not much difference from the sweet drink, the queen is not good at drinking is just an excuse, and the dignified mother is honored in the world, so she can't go to the table to thank her, and she needs a relative and friend with the right status to entertain on her behalf.

Yi Jing's attention wandered away with Shen for a while, and when the tea bottomed out, when Qin Ziruo walked away to find the palace maid for a new tea, he quickly whispered a few words with Yi Chen, and with the blocking of the case, there was a small movement, which did not attract anyone's attention, but it was just that Yi Chen obviously didn't understand Yi Jing's intentions, and his eyebrows were full of doubts, and Yi Jing didn't know how to explain for a while, so he only shook Yi Chen's hand and asked his sister not to ask for the time being.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a palace maid walking on the shore covered bridge, who was Cai Wei who left after more than ten steps behind Sanniang, but she turned back at this time, but she didn't see Sanniang return.

Yijing frowned slightly, she had already realized that the queen had specially invited the third sister to the banquet, and now she was a little more determined, but she couldn't figure it out for a while, but after thinking about it carefully, the person targeted by the emperor should be her, and it is impossible to harm the disinterested Sanniang, at most, it is coercion and temptation to take advantage of it, and Sanniang's personal safety should be temporarily guaranteed.

I just don't know if Sanniang will be used, I hope she won't be confused, get involved, and sacrifice in vain.

Suddenly, I heard a non-noisy cheer and high-five, and when I turned my eyes again, I saw the red-clothed dancer on the painting boat spinning rapidly in the sound of the pipa, and suddenly fixed when the music stopped, and the long water sleeves flung high, and with the red sleeves rising and falling, the pink petals floated in the air, fluttering in the wind.

The dance stopped, the boat sailed a little farther away, and the water was quiet, and it should be the servants changing their clothes and preparing for the next round of singing and dancing.

Yi Jingcai retracted his gaze, and listened to the chairman's graceful voice: "The concubine heard that the princess of Chu has excellent piano skills, but unfortunately she didn't have the opportunity to hear it in person. ”

This is really not very polite, and it seems that the beautiful scenery is in vain and provocative.

Yijing looked at the woman who was talking, combing the ingots bun, the pine and cypress green placket embroidered undergarment, holding the lotus lotus yarn, the skirt had a palace silk, but there was no phoenix hairpin in the hair, it should be a harem, and there was no special case, but Xun sat beside the queen and waited, looking at the very low grade, but the tone was so arrogant.

Yi Jing was sure that this woman was born, and she had not seen it.

"This is Zhang Xuanshi." Qin Ziruo, who was proud of his "extraordinary knowledge" on the side, dutifully reminded him, and he was really happy in his heart - here, the plan will be launched, waiting to see how Concubine Su will be humiliated.

It turned out that Xiao Yan looked like this, and the beautiful scene suddenly realized.

Then her gaze met that of the Queen—those cold eyes, bubbling with an eerie air.

If Yijing really "obeys" will undoubtedly cause people to laugh, but the queen will acquiesce, if Yijing does not obey the shelf, it is deliberately discouraged, and when the queen speaks, Yijing's song is bound to be stroked, and it is still for people to make fun of.

What Yijing was thinking about in his mind was how Xiao Yan came to play the front court, and the queen's intention was not as simple as humiliating herself?

This thought passed by, but he didn't think about it carefully, Yijing smiled, and raised his chin slightly: "So it sounds, Zhang Xuanzhi is quite musical?" ”

Xiao Yan did not have the opportunity to attend the palace banquet before, this is still the first time that the eldest girl has been on the sedan chair, and the emperor and queen have to take turns to instruct her, it is bound to embarrass Concubine Su, don't care about the rules of etiquette, she still remembers the humiliation of the king of Chu who once ordered his soldiers to slap his mouth in public, how can he let go of the opportunity of "blood hatred" now, and when he hits his chin high: "That's natural." ”

Yijing smiled even deeper: "There is no basis for what I say, if Zhang Xuan's waiter first strokes a song to cheer up the queen's birthday." ”

The queen smiled coldly and gestured towards Xiao Yan's chin.

Qin Ziruo also slightly twitched the corners of his lips - Concubine Su is really, she really wants to compare her piano skills with a servant, so reckless, it really damages the dignity of the princess of the clan, in this way, the prince does not seem to have told Concubine Su of Xiao Yan's identity, otherwise Concubine Su knows that Xiao Yan is a prostitute, how can she be so calm, not annoyed and angry?

Thinking that Yu Feng kept his promise to her, Qin Ziruo suddenly felt a different kind of sweetness in his heart, and instantly diluted the humiliation he had suffered for half a day.

It turned out that the emperor and queen let Xiao Yan come forward to provoke the beautiful scene, one was a temptation, and then it was also to pave the way for the future, in case Concubine Su knew that Xiao Yan was the biological mother of the eldest prince and exposed it in public, they could still insist on Concubine Su's motive of "holding a grudge".

Xiao Yan got the queen's acquiescence, and she was not polite at the moment, and when the palace maid set up the piano case, she was finished, first with a flattering eye, her fingers fell, and a flowing music was played between her fingers.

After her "performance" ended, Yijing took the lead in high-fives and praised: "It's really good, the song is very smooth, but it's just smooth, in my opinion, Zhang Xuanzhi has no ability to appreciate." ”

I don't know where there is a female dependent who can't hold back her chuckle, rings twice, and then quiets down in time.

Yijing looked at Xiao Yan, who was glaring angrily, and said with a smile: "At the Fanglin Banquet that year, the concubine was lucky enough to win the championship with a song, and she was slightly better than Ziruo. ”

This caused a loud "porphyry", but Pingle couldn't hold on to the broken work, and when he saw that everyone had seen it, he simply stopped hiding it: "Very good, very good, I haven't heard Qin Qi's qin music for a long time, and I don't know if Qin Qi has become a maidservant, has he neglected this art?" ”

Yijing bowed slightly to the queen: "If the mother allows, why not let Ziruo stroke a song again, thinking that it will be fun?" ”