Chapter 163: What the Princess of Goryeo Wants
But it happened to be fulfilled by her, and later because she read too many subsets of scriptures and histories, she has her own unique views on many things, otherwise it is really not easy for her to help her husband and prince worship the prime minister with her as a woman.
Bai Muhibiscus smiled slightly, walked over under the gaze of everyone, picked up the pen, thought for a while, and then did not hesitate to put pen to paper, and after a while, she still blew dry the ink unhurriedly, and the movements were elegant and pleasing to the eye.
At this moment, I don't know how many princes and grandsons have a crush on the woman in red on the high platform, since ancient times, I am a fair lady and a gentleman, not to mention the openness of Tianyuan's atmosphere, although young men and women are not allowed to make a private agreement for life, it is not rude to have mutual affection within a reasonable range.
Feng Jiuqing looked at Bai Hibiscus, frowned slightly, and felt mixed feelings in her heart, she finally used her ability to become famous at the Hundred Flowers Banquet in one fell swoop, and since then, the rumors that the eldest lady of the Bai family is a wooden beauty will be self-defeating. The sad thing is that I am afraid that before Bai Mujian and Lu, I don't know how many families will go to the Bai family to ask for marriage.
The maid showed the two lower and two upper couplets of the white hibiscus in pairs, and the princess of Goryeo read them in a beautiful voice like a yellow warbler in the valley, which was pleasing to the eye for no reason.
The first joint: under the wood is the root, above the wood is the end, wood and wood, pine and cypress Zhangsen.
The second couplet: The ground is made of pipa and the road is silk, who can play?
Princess Gaoli saw it, nodded again and again, the appreciation of Bai Mujian in her eyes became stronger, and said with a smile: "Miss Bai, this is a good talent, today is limited, I can't talk to you, I will definitely pay a prayer another day, please Miss Bai must appreciate the light!" ”
In front of so many people, naturally I can't save the face of the princess of Goryeo, so I naturally have to flatter her, and said: "The princess is quick-witted, has a blue heart, is admirable, and it is my honor to get the princess's blue eyes!" ”
Bai Mujin worshiped the queen mother again before retreating, and as soon as she sat down, Lu Feiyuan hurriedly grabbed her and said: "Jin'er, I'm worried about death, I'm afraid that if you can't answer, then it's over, this damn Bai Yunxi, when I go back, I will definitely teach her a good lesson!" ”
Bai Hibiscus shook her head and said with a smile: "It's okay, she's already embarrassed enough!" ”
Sure enough, I saw Bai Yunxi bowing her head with a flushed face and not speaking, but the reason why Bai Muhiscus said this was not because she was kind, but because after this banquet, Bai Yunxi was afraid that she would not dare to go out for a while.
Sometimes you don't need to do it yourself to teach people, unless it's something like a slap, it's fun to hit yourself, and today she really felt this pleasure.
As soon as Princess Goryeo's third question came out, everyone's attention was diverted from the Bai family sisters.
Princess Goryeo looked at the people below with a smile, then turned to the queen Yingying, and said: "I have a few hemp ropes in my hand, the texture is the same, but the thickness of this rope is uneven, but I can guarantee that these ropes are exactly the same, I only know that it takes an hour to burn a whole rope, I wonder if the queen can use these ropes to measure the length of a quarter of an hour?" ”
The queen mother frowned, but she was thinking in her heart that this Goryeo princess faced her, that is, she was going to investigate herself, the queen mother.
But she looked at the ropes in the hands of Princess Goryeo, so uneven, how could they be burned for a quarter of an hour? She glanced at the four palace maids of rain, snow and frost in front of her, trying to make them think.
These palace maids are all four-grade female officials around her, not only smart and clever but also very popular with themselves, I hope that the four of them have a good way to solve this problem.
But the four of them also looked back at the queen in great embarrassment, and told her silently that there was nothing they could do, seeing that the queen was about to lose face in front of Princess Goryeo, although the other concubines were very worried on their faces, but none of them snickered in their hearts.
If the queen is stumped by the princess of Goryeo and loses face, then the emperor knows that the queen is already in a precarious position, and she doesn't know how long she can sit.
Concubine Chen Guifei quietly glanced at Princess Gaoli, with a flash of glint in her eyes, she leaned over to the queen, and said in a low voice: "Niangniang, this matter is not easy to handle, if you can't answer, then ......"
The queen glanced at Chen Guifei, she was really angry, but she couldn't show it, Chen Guifei clearly wanted to see herself ugly, after she was in a country, she was embarrassed by the princess of a small country, or in front of so many noble daughters of the family, how would she be the mother of the world in the future?
But the queen looked at Princess Goryeo quietly, and suddenly smiled and said: "Princess, don't be impatient, in fact, such a simple trick, I believe that there is no need for the palace to answer in person, I believe that Miss Bai just now should be able to answer for the palace, what do you think?" ”
Princess Goryeo turned around and glanced at Bai Mu Hibiscus, she admitted that Bai Mu Hibiscus was very talented, but this problem had nothing to do with talent learning, but to test people's brains, she had always known that although Tian Yuan noblewoman was full of poetry and books, she might not be able to have such wit.
She didn't want to let the queen see through her deliberate difficulties in front of her, if she angered the queen, she couldn't say that she would be implicated, so she had to say: "But it's up to the queen to make the decision, it's just ...... I can only give Miss Bai a cup of tea time, let her come up with a countermeasure, can it be done, if she can't answer, then even if the queen loses, I don't know what the mother wants? ”
If you want a country to admit defeat in front of the public, this is simply a slap in the face of Tian Yuan, she came to Tian Yuan this time, she was already holding her stomach, if she can give Empress Tian Yuan a dismount, then what she has to do next will not be so difficult.
So she thought about it for half a month before she came up with this last problem, in order to stump Empress Tianyuan.
The queen mother pondered for a while, even if she was angry in her heart, she had to reply with a smile: "Naturally, I am willing to lose the bet, if Miss Bai can't answer this question for the palace, then the palace will go to the emperor and allow you to choose a son-in-law freely in Tianyuan!" ”
As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar, it turned out that Princess Goryeo came to make peace, and she was unwilling to follow the arrangement of the emperor and the queen to marry the Tianyuan nobles, but instead chose her own husband, which simply did not take the Tianyuan Emperor in her eyes.
As soon as the queen's words came out, Chen Guifei hurriedly persuaded: "Niangniang, I'm afraid this matter is inappropriate, the emperor has already arranged for Princess Goryeo's peace with her relatives, if she is allowed to choose her own son-in-law, how should the emperor explain there?" ”
The queen glanced at Chen Guifei coldly, and said resolutely: "This matter is decided by the palace, there is no need for the concubine to say more, I believe that Miss Bai will not disappoint the palace!" ”
Princess Goryeo got the queen's promise, smiled and immediately thanked her: "Thank you for the grace of the queen!" ”
"No need, it's not too late for the princess to win later!" The queen still smiled kindly, but no one thought she was from the heart.
Bai Muhibiscus shook her head secretly, only feeling that she had won the blue eyes of the queen mother for no reason, and gave such an important task to herself, but now that she was chasing ducks to the shelves, she couldn't make the decision.
Bai Mu Hibiscus slowly came out, bowed to the queen, and said sincerely: "Thank you for the trust of the queen, the courtiers are willing to give it a try!" ”
The queen was very pleased with Bai Hibiscus's knowledge, and she also trusted her by entrusting her with the task, and if she could not win, she would know what this white lady would face.
The white hibiscus took the ropes and looked at them, which were so uneven in thickness that it was impossible to determine the length of a quarter of an hour by dividing them evenly.
Four carvings is an hour, and a rope can burn an hour, so ......
Princess Goryeo also noticed Bai Mu Hibiscus's tightly knit brows, and breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, it seems that this Bai Miss does not know what the answer is, so she does not have to listen to Emperor Tianyuan and marry a random person, but to choose her own husband from that group of people.
His relatives must strive for the greatest interests of Goryeo, how can he marry a nobleman at will, then he will have the entrustment of his father, and his mother and concubine will also suffer contempt in Goryeo, and she will never allow such a thing to happen.
Princess Goryeo smiled very brightly and asked, "Miss Bai, the time is almost up, if you can't think of it, presumably the queen won't blame it, after all, not everyone can solve the difficulty of this question!" ”
After speaking, he didn't look at Bai Muhibiscus's reaction, so he bowed down to the queen and thanked him: "Thank you for the grace of the queen, the minister decided to choose the six princes......"
Chen Guifei gasped, although Princess Gaoli's words were not finished yet, she already knew what she was going to do, this princess was going to marry the sixth prince, wouldn't her emperor's future be ruined?
Although she is a princess of a country, if she wants to marry the sixth prince, she will be a concubine, so the emperor will be a great treasure in the future, how can she let the Goryeo be the queen, the emperor will definitely take this into account, and the future of the emperor must not be ruined in the hands of the Goryeo.
Chen Guifei didn't wait for the queen to speak, so she hurriedly opened her mouth to stop her: "Princess, wait, Miss Bai hasn't spoken yet, why are you in a hurry!" ”
Although the queen mother was unwilling to let the princess of Goryeo succeed, she was still a little happy to see that Chen Guifei was so nervous, she didn't expect that this princess would choose the sixth prince, which was beyond her expectations. But it is a good sign, although it can't let the Goryeo princess succeed at this time, it doesn't mean that she can't promote it later.
The queen's abacus was knocking, but Chen Guifei was already impatient, she looked nervously at Bai Muhibiscus who was still in deep thought, and couldn't wait to go up and wake her up, how could she still be so calm.
Feng Zihan glanced at Feng Zhiche, the sixth prince, and said with a smile: "Sixth, Princess Goryeo has taken a fancy to you!" ”
Feng Zhiche's face was very embarrassed, and he said with a bitter face: "Uncle Huang, don't make fun of me, if this really makes Princess Goryeo win, my nephew should cry!" ”
You don't have to think about it to know that the mother concubine will definitely not agree to marry Princess Goryeo, and ...... And he didn't want to marry himself, his eyes were now fixed on the woman in red, the eldest lady of the Bai family, he naturally knew who it was.
If you can marry such a woman as a concubine, not only will you be happy, but I believe that your mother will also be satisfied. Today is the first time I have seen Bai Muhibiscus, I didn't expect it to be such a wonderful person, I should discuss it with my mother and concubine when I go back, how to persuade my father to agree to this family business.
However, despite such a calculation in his heart, the six princes did not dare to show it at all, did not squint, and tasted the tribute wine on the table by themselves.
Feng Jiuqing's fingers tapped on the table, and the body of the Sixth Emperor was stunned, and he glanced at Feng Jiuqing inexplicably, what is the reason for the Nine Emperor Uncles to flick their fingers at this time?
Feng Jiuqing showed a smile of unknown meaning in his eyes, looked at Feng Zhiche and said, "Sixth, there are some things that you shouldn't think about, don't think too much!" ”