Chapter 17: The Queen Mother's Birthday Banquet 1
Just as Zhang Mengjie was pondering, the eunuch who greeted her outside gave her the answer: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Yusha Kingdom, the Fifth Prince, and the Eighth Princes have arrived!" As soon as the voice fell, three teenagers walked into the banquet hall with attendants carrying a large box.
The young man in the middle looked like he was twenty-five or sixteen years old, wearing a golden robe, and he was born with a dignified appearance, the most striking thing was the peach blossom eyes that shone with a cold star, and the two thick eyebrows were like paint. Zhang Mengjie always felt that this person had an evil aura on him, which was unpleasant.
The young man on his left looks like he is in his twenties, his facial features are delicate, the temperament he exudes is so complex, handsome with a hint of gentleness and a faint sense of melancholy.
The boy on the right is fifteen or sixteen years old, with a fair complexion, high crown hair, thick eyebrows slightly raised, and a pair of eyes as clear as morning dew under the long, slightly curly eyelashes.
The young man in the middle and the two royal brothers leaned over slightly and said: "Yusha Guo Yuxi Zhao and the fifth brother Yu Xiyao and the eighth brother Yu Xilang congratulate the Queen Mother of Longcheng on her birthday, and wish the Queen Mother happiness like the East China Sea and Shoubi Nanshan!" This is the newly produced silk of the Jade Yarn Country, and it is a birthday gift specially prepared by the father and queen mother for the birthday of the Queen Mother, and I hope the Queen Mother will not dislike it! ”
Murong Xue said: "The prince is too modest, who doesn't know that the best silk in the world comes from the jade yarn country, but unfortunately the output is not much, how many people can't buy a silk from the jade yarn country at any cost, this time the mourning family's birthday jade yarn country has so many silk and satin to send each other, the mourning family is too late to be happy, how can it be disliked, His Royal Highness the prince and the two princes have worked hard all the way, please take a seat!" ”
Yu Xizhao said: "It's good if the Queen Mother doesn't dislike it." After speaking, he motioned to his entourage to hand over the wooden box to the Dragon City guards, and then the three of them sat down in the empty seats at the front.
Then came a lot of envoys from neighboring countries, and after the envoys of various countries gave gifts, the important ministers of the court of Longcheng and the warbler Yanyan of the harem also gave gifts one by one, and the most eye-catching thing here is naturally the night pearl of the East China Sea sent by Zhao Meiren.
After everyone gave gifts, the banquet officially began, after enjoying a dance of Gong E, all those who have a skill came to the stage one by one to show their talents, chanting poetry, painting, pairing, playing the piano, singing, and what the son and lady should learn are all displayed in front of them, this kind of banquet smart people know that this is also an excellent opportunity for themselves to get ahead in the future.
The talents of the ancients were of little interest to Zhang Mengjie, so she only watched them perform at most, and she never participated in the opinion.
When everyone was about to perform, Li Yuqi pulled Zhuang Xinyan up and said: "In the past few days, the concubine has asked Concubine Zhuang's sister to help the concubine specially prepare a dance for the queen mother's birthday, hoping that this gift from the concubine and Concubine Zhuang's sister can be liked by the queen mother." ”
Zhang Mengjie noticed that today's Li Yuqi was not dressed as enchanting as in the past, with a turquoise emerald cigarette shirt, a pleated skirt with scattered flowers and mist and green grass, and an emerald green thin veil, it seems that she has indeed prepared for today's performance.
Murong Xue said: "The mourning family has always heard that no one dares to say that if Concubine Li's dancing skills are second in Dragon City, no one dares to say that they are the first, and Concubine Zhuang's piano skills are also unique in Dragon City, and the mourning family is looking forward to your performance." ”
As she spoke, the piano had already been arranged, and Zhuang Xinyan had already sat down in front of the piano, and she began to play when Li Yuqi was ready.
Li Yuqi took her right hand as the axis, lightly stretched her long sleeves, and her delicate body rotated, with Zhuang Xinyan's rhythm, she turned faster and faster, and suddenly fluttered from the ground, elegant as snowflakes falling all over the sky, elegant as a fairy in the lotus. When she landed, there was an extra green fan in her hand, and at this time, the rhythm of Zhuang Xinyan's playing of the piano slowed down, and Li Yuqi used her fine dance steps to move slowly like a cloud, and the sound of the piano stopped abruptly under the movement of her half-covering face and half-sideways movement with the fan.
This posture of half-covering the pipa and half-covering the face makes Li Yuqi even more charming, boneless, and three-pointed. I have to say that Li Yuqi and Zhuang Xinyan's performances are much more exciting than those in front of them, and the seamless cooperation of the two people is the best performance today.
Especially Li Yuqi, her beautiful dancing not only fascinated many important ministers and sons of the court present, but also made all the concubines and ladies present envious.
But only Zhang Mengjie knew that Li Yuqi's target was Long Tingxiao, and when she danced, she frequently threw flattering eyes at Long Tingxiao Zhang Mengjie could see it clearly, and when most people fell under Li Yuqi's pomegranate skirt, Zhang Mengjie didn't believe that Long Tingxiao didn't find out Li Yuqi's intentions, and looked like he didn't care about himself, I really don't know if he was embarrassed to show it in front of so many people, or if he was too good at concentration.
"Okay, Concubine Li and Concubine Zhuang have prepared this gift for the mourning family, and the mourning family is very satisfied!" Murong Xue's applause pulled everyone back and applauded with her.
Li Yuqi said: "It's good if the Queen Mother likes it!" After speaking, he returned to his seat with Zhuang Xinyan.
Murong Xue said: "I don't know who else wants to cheer for the birthday of the mourning family?" ”
Although many people want to show their talents, of course, no one will go up at this time to be embarrassed, so the scene is a little embarrassing.
Seeing this situation, Long Tingxiao immediately said: "All the envoys came for the birthday of the queen mother, some of them have just arrived today and haven't had a good rest, or they will be here today, the envoys will have a good rest today, how about we continue tomorrow?" ”
Which one of the people here is not the best in the country, how can you not know that Long Tingxiao is just looking for a reason not to embarrass the scene, everyone is deliberately leaving their seats, but some people are not satisfied with this suggestion: "Today is the birthday of the Queen Mother, everyone here either offered gifts or offered their talents, the prince heard that the queen mother can sit in this position, and the queen mother is indispensable." Besides, this prince and the envoys have just come to Dragon City, so they really don't know what to do when they return to the post house so early. ”
Yu Xilang said: "Brother Crown is right, this king didn't see anything from the queen mother, she won't have anything but an empty pair of skins, right?" ”
Yu Xiyao said: "The eighth prince brother Hugh is talking nonsense, maybe the queen mother and the queen mother have a deep relationship, the queen mother has already given the gift to the queen mother, we just don't know." ”
Yu Xilang said disdainfully: "On such an important day, whoever gives the gift will give it privately, unless there is something special about the gift, or the person who gave the gift has some purpose." ”
The people here are not stupid, they all drank wine, ate the pastries in front of their eyes and pretended to do nothing, of course, there were also troublemakers: "It seems that some people really don't prepare anything for the queen mother's favor." ”
Zhang Mengjie didn't know what the Zhao family brothers and sisters talked about last night, Zhao Ziheng could ask Zhao Meiren to give Murong Xue the night pearl of the East China Sea willingly. I really don't know what Zhao Meiren has in her head, she didn't offend Zhao Meiren, at this time, they are a country, don't you know what it means to be unanimous with the outside world?