Feeling Shen Ninghua's cold attitude, Chu Junyi didn't mind at all, and sat back in his seat with a fan.

Shen Ninghua looked at the upper seat, and the second prince Baili Jinchuan was full of glory, and his expression revealed this sassy atmosphere. Baili Jinze couldn't see anything on his face, but he could occasionally see a trace of gloom flashing between his eyes.

As princes, the two of them came to participate in the Xiao family's birthday banquet, which was already a great face, even if they came with a feather, Shen Dong would also offer this feather. But this time, they actually prepared gifts, and they looked quite elaborate.

At the beginning of the banquet, Shen Dong raised his glass and thanked Baili Jinchuan: "Thank you for coming to the mother's birthday banquet." ”

"Prime Minister Shen Cheng is too polite, you have been an official in the court for many years, and your father has praised you many times, this time the old lady's birthday, our brother came to ask for a cup of wine to eat, Prime Minister Shen Cheng should not dislike it."

Shen Dong laughed and personally filled the wine glasses for the two of them: "The two highnesses have broken the officials." ”

Baili Jinchuan smiled, but he didn't think so, Shen Dong's wife Zhao is the queen's sister, at this time, the prince's position is stable, and the Shen family is also extremely smart and did not stand in line, so the relationship between the princes and Shen Dong on the surface is not bad. But only they know how deep this relationship is.

The banquet was going on, and the Zhao family sat in the circle of ladies, listening to everyone's compliments to Shen Linghan and Shen Xuanye with a smile on their faces, their expressions full of pride and pride.

"I heard that Linghan was called into the palace a few days ago, and he was rewarded by the queen's mother, which is really a great blessing."

Zhao's face froze, and his eyes looked sharply at the lady who spoke.

Mrs. Tongzhi originally wanted to use this to compliment Zhao, but she didn't expect to step on Zhao's sore spot. Zhao said lukewarmly: "It's also Linghan's luck." ”

Seeing that Zhao didn't like it, many people around him who wanted to talk about it shut up in time. Shaw didn't care at all: "The second lady wants to call the queen aunt, and this blessing is also very great after I think about it." By the way, Mrs. Zhao, in a few days I will hold a banquet at home, and invite a few young ladies to my garden for a walk, Ninghua can go, right? ”

Zhao's face darkened, but he quickly changed his smile: "Naturally, you can go." "If you can still find her, huh.

"Then I'll rest assured that I'll post it."

Several ladies who originally wanted to communicate with Shen Ninghua immediately enthusiastically asked Mrs. Shao for an invitation, saying that they would also go with them. Shaw naturally agreed one by one.

Seeing that his limelight was robbed, Zhao's smile became more and more stiff, and when he saw that the time was almost up, he turned his head to look at Shen Linghan.

Shen Linghan smiled, got up and walked in front of Xiao: "Grandmother, today is your birthday, and my granddaughter wants to present a song to congratulate her grandmother on her birthday." ”

Xiao nodded: "Okay, okay." ”

Shen Linghan clapped his hands, and someone immediately lifted the piano table up. Shen Linghan held a guqin and gently placed it on the table, his plain white hands moved slightly, and a burst of agitated piano sound burst out, which suddenly made the entire hall quiet.

Shen Ninghua looked at her and had to admit that Shen Linghan was able to stir up the storm among the two princes, and she did have her capital. Today, she is wearing a light green gauze skirt, her clothes are fluttering, her temples are flying, and her hands are swaying between her eyes, which is particularly moving.

She played the Qianghu song, which was more agile and agitated than usual. The novelty of the music tightly attracts everyone's attention.

Shen Linghan hooked the corners of his lips proudly, raised his fingers, plucked the strings violently, and the tune rose suddenly.

Everyone only felt their hearts skip a beat, and a white figure flashed in front of them, and when they came back to their senses, they found that there was a sword dancing figure in the hall, dressed in white, and a long sword was like a spiritual snake, forming a Taoist afterimage in the air.

Shen Ninghua narrowed her eyes, it turned out to be Shen Xuanye!

The tune is getting higher and higher, and the sword is getting more and more agile. It is unknown who threw the flowers into the hall. I only heard the sound of the sword breaking through the air, and the petals flew everywhere, and it almost blinded people's eyes.

Suddenly, the sound of the piano stopped suddenly! Shen Xuanye pulled a sword flower and neatly retracted the long sword into the scabbard. It took a while for everyone to come to their senses.

"Ah, look." An exclamation sounded, and everyone looked in the direction he pointed.

I saw that on the ground, the flying petals kept falling, and gradually pieced together a big word "longevity" on the ground.

Baili Jinchuan's eyes were full of admiration: "The eldest prince is really extraordinary." ”

Shen Linghan got up and stood behind Shen Xuanye by half a step, and the similarity of the two made everyone sigh more and more.

"It's really worthy of being dragon and phoenix twins, it's really extraordinary."

"Yes, I've never heard that music, and I have been around the beam for three days."

"It's still the eldest prince's sword dancing that is even more amazing, not to mention the smooth movements, and finally let the flying petals form a longevity character, which shows that the skill is profound."

"yes, yes......"

All kinds of praise were taken out by everyone, and it seemed that no amount of praise could be placed on the two of them.

Chu Junyi took the folding fan and looked at Shen Ninghua, but found that this girl's emotional control was seamless, no matter how she looked at it, she was smiling faintly, and it was difficult to distinguish between joy and sorrow if she was not angry or angry.

Looking at her like this, he couldn't help but think of the sincere smile she had seen before, as bright as a summer flower and as beautiful as a fairy...... I don't know if those people are blind or not, and they actually worship Shen Linghan as the first beauty in Kyoto......

Shen Xuanye and Shen Linghan each sat down, and everyone's praise gradually decreased. Shen Linghan looked at Shen Ninghua behind Xiao and said bluntly: "My sister also prepared a show for my grandmother's birthday, right?" After the lesson last time, she won't say anything more talented about Shen Ninghua, who knows if she will directly block her back like last time.

Shen Ninghua looked up and saw the bright provocation in her eyes, her eyes did not fluctuate in the slightest, and she walked up to Xiao Shi and saluted: "Grandmother, I have also prepared a gift, but I am afraid that I will not be able to enter my grandmother's eyes." ”

Xiao Shi said quite lovingly: "You girl has always loved to think more, as long as it is your filial piety, it is to pick a flower from the garden casually, can grandmother still dislike it?" ”

Xiao showed the image of a loving grandmother thoroughly, and Shen Ninghua was also willing to cooperate, slightly bowing her head to reveal a slightly shy smile: "Grandmother will make fun of me, I have no talent, and I can't compare to my sister who knows everything in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so I can only use the stupidest way to come." ”

Xiao chuckled: "You girl, don't sell it, quickly bring up the birthday gift." ”

"Yes, Qingque, find someone to bring me what I have prepared."

Qingque lifted the curtain of the door, and the two little servants slowly lifted a large screen in.

Shen Linghan sneered in his heart when he saw it, it turned out to be a screen, this Shen Ninghua is really coping, Xiao is a first-class lady, the eldest son is still the prime minister, will there be a lack of screens? It's nothing short of grandstanding.

Xiao Shi also frowned slightly in his heart, and thought with some displeasure, is Shen Ninghua's gift too perfunctory?

Chu Junyi waved his fan and waited to watch the excitement, it was no wonder that black-hearted girl would make such an obvious mistake! Those people are just waiting to be slapped in the face.

Sure enough, the two little servants raised the screen and stopped at the door, but they didn't continue to walk forward until Qingque came out with a big mirror and refracted the sunlight at the door on the screen, and then slowly approached the center of the hall.

"The picture on that screen has changed!"

At first, there was an ordinary picture of a pine crane on the screen, but under the illumination of the sun, the pattern slowly changed, auspicious clouds flowed, cranes rose into the sky, pine branches stretched, and the mountains were verdant! When the sun swayed, the auspicious clouds seemed to be able to flow, and it vaguely made people feel as if there was fairy music coming.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, everyone couldn't believe that a small screen had so many mysteries hidden.

Even more surprising was still behind, and when they reached the center of the hall, the two little guys slowly turned the back of the screen.

The back was embroidered with a blessing and longevity. Look at it carefully, each big character is pieced together with a small longevity character, and this screen is simply amazing.

"Oh my God, this screen has taken such a big effort, I'm afraid it won't be completed in a year and a half, right?"

"What you think is too simple, this embroidery is not just double-sided embroidery, I don't know how much effort it takes to spend on one side alone, when did I Da'an come out with such a skillful embroiderer?" I'm afraid that I can't find an embroiderer with such skills in the palace.

Everyone argued, but no one thought about Shen Ninghua, because after all, she was only a fourteen-year-old girl, and such exquisite embroidery skills would probably not be practiced for more than ten years.

Chu Junyi looked at Shen Ninghua: "Miss, this screen is from you?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone quieted down and looked at Shen Ninghua curiously.

Facing all kinds of eyes, Shen Ninghua's expression remained unchanged at all: "Yes, I always remember my grandmother's birthday when I am cultivating outside, and I originally copied dozens of scriptures, and I wanted to give them to my grandmother together, but because it was damaged by accident, I only sent the screen up." "As for the accident of damaging the scriptures, it naturally refers to the fact that the courtyard was forcibly searched by the Zhao family before.

Baili Jinchuan sighed when he heard this: "Such exquisite craftsmanship, I'm afraid I can't find one in the palace." ”

Xiao Shi was already happy and didn't know what to do, Shen Ninghua gave her a big face, this screen is not a good thing in the palace! Seeing Zhao's gloomy face in joy, she suddenly felt a burst of disgust, she dared to look like this at her birthday banquet, was she dissatisfied with her?

Zhao's face was ugly, and Shen Ninghua completely stole the limelight from Shen Xuanye and Shen Linghan just now. What kind of piano and sword dancing is amazing, and it is not as much filial piety as Shen Ninghua's screen, and what the emperor values most today is two words - filial piety!