Mu Xuefu noticed Jing Rong's slightly frowning brow when he looked at the upper position, so he took advantage of the dish to tilt his body and look at the senior brother with his spare eyes, and saw him bow his head and talk to the fake princess next to him, and he was relieved.

From the beginning of the banquet to the present, she has not dared to set her eyes on her senior brother, because she is afraid that someone will find out that something is abnormal. Jing Rong's frowning just now also made her "chuckle" in her heart, for fear that he would find out that she had a relationship with her senior brother. Before, the senior brother must have been discovered by Jing Rong when he looked at him, which caused his displeasure, thinking that the senior brother had taken a fancy to him!

Mu Xuefu rarely had a sincere smile on her face, and said secretly in her heart: "It's still possible to change it to someone else, but Senior Brother, there is only Senior Sister in my heart, where will I fall in love with her little girl." Slowly, his eyes became deeper, and his heart was clouded, and he didn't know what happened to the senior sister and the third senior brother? Last time she broke the third senior brother's heart, I wonder if he is okay now?

The long and curled eyelashes trembled slightly, and a layer of shadow was thrown under the eyelids. Sitting upright, his eyes inadvertently passed over Princess Huai next to him, and he turned his eyes to look at her again.

The last time I saw her was at the Mid-Autumn Festival Night Banquet, and now I see her again, and she is no longer the style she was back then. Originally, she was like a proud peacock, but now she is like a defeated fighting, listless and lifeless.

Also, as soon as the right minister died, the Zhang family was defeated, and she escaped because she was pregnant with the princess, but the originally proud family background collapsed in an instant. Without the support of the family, I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive in the Huaiwang Mansion. Besides, with King Huai's mercenary nature, her future road will only be more difficult. The woman who is caught in this chaotic royal family, if she wants to gain a foothold, she still relies on her mother's family after all. Her mother's family has fallen, and a woman can be regarded as having no backer.

"Okay, Fu Aiqing's daughter is really talented, this word rhyme is smooth, smart and delicate, at a young age, she has such attainments, it is really rare, I think it is hard work, yes, it's really good." A deep, powerful, and neutral voice pulled Mu Xuefu's thoughts back. Emperor Xuanwu held a pair of character couplets, and couldn't stop praising his chin, "Fu Aiqing's words are one of the best words in the court, and this woman has inherited this from you." ”

"The emperor praised it falsely, the little girl is clumsy, and she needs more experience." The book made Fu Huaixin stand up and bow to Emperor Xuanwu and said humbly.

Emperor Xuanwu raised his hand, let him excuse himself, and said: "Aiqing is too modest, so that Yuan's pen is full of flowers, and her style is faintly revealed in the words, which is good." Stretched out his hand and nodded Master Fu's head from afar, "This is all good for you to teach." ”

"The emperor praises it, and the micro-ministers dare not be ashamed."

"Come on, reward Miss Fu with a pearl and a jade ruyi." Emperor Xuanwu waved his hand and commanded.

A soft voice overflowed from her delicate lips, and Miss Fu, who had not made a sound, leaned over to thank her, "Thank you for the emperor's reward." ”

Her voice attracted the attention of Emperor Xuanwu. Emperor Xuanwu nodded and told her to get up, and turned around several princesses, her eyebrows moving slightly, thoughtfully.

Miss Fu stepped down, and another beauty appeared on the stage. is completely opposite to the previous style of Miss Fu, if Miss Fu is gentle and elegant, demure as an orchid, then this one is as hot as fire and full of energy. This person is Ye Tianqi, the daughter of the hussar general.

With the melodious sound of the piano, Ye Tianqian stood in the center of the hall dressed in red, holding a long sword, heroic and sassy, like a red maple in autumn, bright and dazzling. I saw her smile confidently, her wrist turned the hilt of the sword, and the sword danced, like a dragon descending the mountain, walking in all directions. The robe fluttered with the light of the sword, drawing a light color in the air. Sweeping with a sword, if the white dragon goes out to sea, the waves explore the flowers. Rotate a few times, and the skirt is like a bright red peony gradually opening, and the stamens are spouting. Er, the toes rose lightly, and the wrist danced out of the sword flower in the air, like Lingbo clouds to break through the dense fog, under the illumination of the night pearl, like a fairy under the Moon Palace, spinning and falling into the world. After landing, as soon as the long sword in his hand was retracted, there was a bit of "coming like a thunderbolt and shaking his anger, like a river and sea condensing clear light".

After the dance, it won the applause of the whole house.

Ye Tianqian smiled, with a free and easy momentum, hugged his fists and said: "Tianqian is ugly." ”

"The beautiful grandson of the former princess moved in all directions with a sword dance. Today's Miss Ye family's dance is not only wonderful, but also shows the sassy elegance, I am afraid that it is not much better than the grandson of the past. The emperor will definitely reward Miss Ye well. The queen is gentle and thoughtful, smiling like a spring flower, with a dignified and soft arc, and her eyes reveal a bit of bright color, just like the waves on the lotus pond.

Emperor Xuanwu looked at Ye Tianqian with satisfaction, and unconsciously approved, "The queen is right, I haven't seen such a sword dance for a long time." Turning his head to look at the imperial concubine on the side, he seemed to think of the past scenes, and there was a touch of tenderness in his eyes, "I remember that you used to dance the sword the best." ”

The imperial concubine was stunned at first, and then smiled, "I don't want the emperor to remember, but now that the concubine is old, she can't dance anymore." Seeing Miss Ye dancing with a sword today, Concubine Fang Juechen used to dance to the point that some classes had axes. She lowered her head slowly, and the few strands of hair on her forehead were reflected on her face in the light of the light, leaving a dark shadow, but it was extremely gentle and beautiful.

Emperor Xuanwu was slightly distracted, then smiled lightly, and said: "Concubine Ai is too presumptuous, Miss Ye's sword dance is sassy, and yours has more soft rhyme, just as good-looking." ”

The imperial concubine raised her eyes and stared, she smiled, she was originally an elegant and feminine woman, but with such a smile, there was more style, "Thank the emperor for his false praise." ”

Emperor Xuanwu squinted, a layer of tenderness welled up in his eyes, leaned over towards the imperial concubine, held her hand, and said, "You can afford it." After a pause, he raised his voice and said, "Send the bottle of South China Sea coral newly offered by Ligao Kingdom to Qingluan Palace." He looked at the imperial concubine again, "Another day, I just watched with my concubine." ”

The imperial concubine smiled gently, Rulan exhaled, her cheeks were stained with the color of red glow, and she was shy and coquettish, "Thank you, Emperor." ”

Emperor Xuanwu rewarded Ye Tianqi again, and continued to watch the performance, but glanced at the imperial concubine beside him from time to time.

One after another, everyone did their best, hoping to get the emperor's praise. If you get the emperor's eye, you will not only have a reward, but you can also use this to raise your worth. Therefore, all the ladies can be regarded as doing their best, playing the piano, playing the zheng, singing calligraphy and painting, all kinds of talents are full of tricks, and showing their best talents.

By the time Mu Menglian, the second lady of the Mu family, performed, it was already the finale, and she wanted to appear at this last time, but she used the silver to dredge up the relationship to grab this position. I saw her dressed in a white dance dress, her appearance was dusty, like a fairy, her waist was soft and slender, her singing voice was tactful and long, the double combination of song and dance, and the two-layer enjoyment of hearing and vision, which amazed everyone.

After the dance, after getting the emperor's praise, he kowtowed and thanked him and got up, Mu Menglian's eyes looked in the direction of Jingrong with expectation, and her face turned pale suddenly, she was full of confidence before, and she thought that her singing and dancing would make him look at him differently and even be amazed, but the glance just now shattered her previous dream, he only lowered his head and spoke in Mu Xuefu's ear, with a smile on his face, his movements were so intimate, and he didn't look at her at all.

Mu Menglian shifted her gaze to the smiling Mu Xuefu, and the hatred that was already deep in her resentment became even stronger, she clenched her fists tightly, and secretly vowed to let Mu Xuefu disappear from this world without a trace.

After all the beauties finished performing, King Huai suddenly got up and saluted Emperor Xuanwu and said, "Father, I want to ask you for something today." ”

Emperor Xuanwu raised his eyebrows and asked with doubt, "Oh? Tell me what's going on. ”

King Huai was also unambiguous and straightforward, "Erchen fell in love with Miss Zhong at first sight who performed just now, and while his father was happy today, Weichen asked for a favor." ”

With a "clang", the wine glass in Princess Huai's hand fell to the ground with a bang and shattered. But she didn't pay attention to the eyes of others, and just looked at King Huai, as if she didn't believe what he said.

It is unlucky to break things on such a day, but Xu Shou next to the emperor is also a person, and he has always been handy with this kind of trivial matter, "The years are safe, the years are safe, and the princess is adding auspiciousness to the king." ”

When he said this, everyone's faces were slightly gentle, and they all laughed and said yes, but their eyes always glanced at each other.

King Huai glanced at her with disgust, and then said, "Please ask your father to marry Miss Zhong to his son." ”

"The Zhong family? Which Zhong family? Emperor Xuanwu groaned slightly, as if suddenly realized, his eyes lit up, he smiled, and said, "Is it the youngest daughter of the loyal and brave family?" Well, you have eyesight. But I don't know if Zhongyong is willing to wait? ”

Zhong Yonghou immediately got up and replied: "Huaiwang Longzhang Fengzi and Zhilan Yushu, it is her blessing that the little girl can win the favor of His Royal Highness Huaiwang." ”

"But King Huai already has a concubine, if Ling Yuan marries in the past, she will only be a side concubine, in this way, wouldn't she be wronged?" Emperor Xuanwu's gaze stayed on him, and the sharpness like an ice pick on the eaves outside the palace passed over his face coldly, melting into a wisp of early spring warmth in spring, "That's willing!" He had long known that the young lady of Zhongyong Houjia had a close relationship with Jing Qian for a while, and he also thought that it was because Jing Qian lost Zhang Zhaochi, a person who supported him behind his back, so he chose Zhong Birou, so as to win over Zhongyong Hou, a first-class military marquis, and expand the power behind him.

"Naturally, she is willing, King Huai is the prince, the pride of the sky, and being able to marry into the royal family is a blessing she has cultivated for several lifetimes, where are there any grievances. If you say that you are wronged, you are also wronged by King Huai. Weichen, this little girl, has been pampered since she was a child, and she is willful and reckless, so she is afraid that the emperor and King Huai will not like it. Zhongyong waited and bowed, naturally not seeing the coldness on Emperor Xuanwu's lips.