Chapter 190: The Palace Banquet
"So what, as long as the palace doesn't fall, the palace is still their concubine."
Qiao Cui pursed her lips, how ruthless Shen Yuan said, she has a lot of Buddha.
"Concubine Niangniang, what will you do if someone asks you to show your talents?"
Shen Yuan threw a grape into his mouth, and after chewing it thoroughly, he calmly spit out a sentence, "Cold salad." ”
The palace banquet was quickly held under the expectation of everyone, Shen Yuan was held by the night monarch and sat in the position where the queen should have been sitting, Shen Yuan glanced at the queen mother who was watching her nose and nose, and sat down calmly.
"Your Majesty, this position ...... It should have been left to the future queen. ”
"How do you know that the concubine is not the future queen?"
Yejun was speechless with a word, and Concubine Jia clenched her handkerchief, and she had already delayed Shen Yuanling in her heart.
"Okay, today is the first day, what does it look like to be noisy!"
The Queen Mother finally spoke, and as soon as her voice fell, the warblers and swallows below all quietly lowered their heads.
Good guy, it seems that if you want to gain a foothold in the palace, you still have to please the Queen Mother.
Then Shen Yuan showed the smile she thought was the best at the Queen Mother, but the gorgeous woman just glanced at Shen Yuan and withdrew her gaze.
Her eyes were calm, and Shen Yuan felt that even if she died under this woman's knife in the next second, the Queen Mother would not have any mood swings.
It's scary......
"The concubine is not feeling well?"
Ye Junci pinched Shen Kite's hand, and then sighed, "It feels good." ”
Shen Yuan looked at countless pairs of eyes staring at her, her face flushed, "No, there is no uncomfortable ......"
Ye Jun Ci knew that she was quiet, and now that there were so many noisy people, she was a little unaccustomed to it, and then he leaned into Shen Yuan's ear and whispered, "Don't worry, I will end this banquet as soon as possible." ”
"Emperor, the banquet can begin."
The Queen Mother didn't look at the two, but she also felt the subtle atmosphere between them, so she stopped them.
"Okay."
So under the emperor's order, the banquet finally began, and everyone was staggered, and it was a peaceful scene, but it was just ...... It would be even more perfect if you ignored the winks that those warblers and swallows threw at the emperor.
The emperor intimately pointed to the delicacies of the mountains and seas on the table, and said, "The concubine is not in good health, eat more to make up for it." ”
Shen Yuan secretly slandered in his heart, this emperor is raising pigs?
Shen Yuan picked up the chopsticks and put a dish in his mouth...... Well, it's not bad, so she began to feast, and Yejun held his chin and looked at her with a smile on his eyebrows.
It's so cute, it's my dish.
However, Shen Kite was eating, and the dancing girls in the audience were also finished dancing and were about to retreat.
"Wait."
Concubine Jia didn't know if she was drunk, her steps were a little vain, she walked to the middle of the dancing girls, took the hand of one of them, and took it out.
"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, look."
The little dance that was brought out trembled, and thought that she had done something wrong and was going to be punished.
"See what?"
The Queen Mother frowned, with a look of disgust on her face, Shen Yuan touched her chin, does this woman hate Dancing Queen, or does she hate Concubine Jia?
"Queen Mother, don't you think this little dancing girl is very similar to the noble concubine?"
As soon as Concubine Jia's words came out, everyone in the hall held their breath, and the little dancing girl knelt on the ground with a "plop".
"The emperor and the queen mother spare her life, the courtier is just a little dancing girl, how can she compare with the noble concubine who is beautiful and fragrant and the country is captivating?"
Shen Yuan glanced at Ye Junci and found that he had a calm face, not knowing what he was thinking, while the Queen Mother sneered, "It's good that you know." ”
Concubine Jia doesn't know how to accept it when she sees it, she is still chattering there.
"No, no, no, don't the emperor and the queen mother really think that the two of them are very similar?"
Concubine Jia held a pot of wine in her hand and circled around Xiao Wuji several times, and Xiao Wuji should have hated Concubine Jia to death at this time.
"Guifei Niangniang, do you think it looks like it?"
Concubine Jia pointed the arrow at Shen Kite, and Shen Kite smiled, sure enough, what should come should be coming.
"You put your head up."
Shen Yuan had already lowered her voice as much as possible, but Xiao Wuji was still shaking violently.
"Don't be afraid, this palace won't hurt you."
Xiao Wuji raised her head at this time, her eyes were flustered, and tears were already in her eyes.
Shen Yuan took a closer look at Xiao Wuji's pretty little face, and then she shook her head.
"Not really."
Xiao Wuji was about to cry excitedly, she kowtowed again and again, "That's what the concubine said!" ”
Concubine Jia glanced at Shen Yuan, knowing that she intended to defend the little dancing girl.
"Guifei Niangniang, there are so many pairs of eyes here, don't you plan to ask their opinions?"
Shen Yuan sneered.
"Ask for their opinion? Why? Is it that they spend more time seeing the face of the main palace, or that the main palace itself has more time to see itself? ”
Concubine Jia stopped talking.
"This palace doesn't think it's like it, that is, I don't want to, Concubine Jia, this palace doesn't want you to think, this palace has its own judgment, you don't want to overstep."
Ye Junci suddenly chuckled, "The concubine turned out to be a clever little girl. ”
Shen Yuan knew that he was making fun of herself, she pursed her lips, pretending to smile shyly, but in her heart she scolded Yejun several times, the emperor must have been very happy watching the play just now.
The Emperor waved his hand, "Alright, let's all stand down." ”
The dancing girls fled for their lives, for fear that they would be caught by Concubine Jia again in a while, saying that they were like this nobleman and that concubine.
The banquet continued, on this side Concubine Jia failed to be a demon, and on the other side, another Concubine Xiang came out.
According to legend, when the Hunan concubine was the emperor or the prince, she went to Weifu for a private visit and saw a strange woman, the woman was carrying a strange fragrance, and the emperor felt that it was novel, so he brought her back to the palace.
The emperor wanted to make her a concubine, but the queen mother sniffed the smell of her body and understood everything.
"What kind of concubine is not fragrant, what kind of dream does the emperor have?"
The emperor had no choice but to change a word with the same sound as "incense" as her title.
Qiaocui heard from the people in the palace that Concubine Xiang didn't really have a body fragrance, her fragrance was just a sachet hidden on her body, plus the smell of fat powder on her face, which deceived the emperor.
Shen Yuan felt that this matter was more or less mysterious, so she didn't ask more, but she didn't expect that this Xiang Concubine couldn't bear her loneliness this time, and came to the door to provoke.
"It is said that the concubine is a famous lady, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, today is a palace banquet once a year, why doesn't the concubine show it and let everyone open their eyes?"
Shen Yuan threw a small orange clove into her mouth, and she wiped her hands.
"I'm sorry, but Hongu doesn't want to."
Concubine Xiang was more or less unhappy when she was faced, "Concubine Niangniang, are you disappointed like this?" ”
Shen Yuan sneered, "This palace just swept away your interest, right?" ”
Then Shen Yuan asked loudly, "Do any of you want to see it, stand up." ”
As soon as Shen Yuan's words fell, the warblers and Yanyan all quieted down, their eyes dodged, and they didn't dare to look at Shen Yuan.
However, among this group of people, there is an exception, I don't know if it is because Concubine Jia and Concubine Xiang have a good relationship, she stepped forward when Concubine Xiang was embarrassed.
"And me, concubine Niangniang, what do you think?"
You? Just you?
Shen Yuan changed to a more comfortable position, leaning back in the chair, his eyes lazy.
"It's the same for you, this palace is not an artist, why don't you two show it first?"
The expressions of the two were very bad, especially Concubine Xiang, her face was completely black.
"Guifei Niangniang, you are a model in the harem, you look like this, isn't it a joke?"
Shen Yuan nodded, and then asked thoughtfully, "Do you think it's funny?" ”
"No, it's not funny......"
Shen Yuan shrugged, "Did you hear that?" Everyone says it's not funny, Concubine Xiang, when you are different from others, then you have a problem. ”
Concubine Xiang clenched her fists, and then knelt down in front of the emperor and the queen mother.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, and the concubines have been learning the piano recently, and today they dare to learn from the concubines and help everyone."
The Queen Mother didn't say much, she looked at the emperor and asked for his opinion.
Yejun looked at Concubine Xiang thoughtfully, and then said, "Okay, then the two of you can have a discussion, Concubine Xiang, since you proposed it first, then you will come first." ”
Concubine Xiang glanced at Shen Yuan provocatively, then she nodded and ordered someone to move her baby piano over.
Ye Jun Ci glanced at Shen Yuan gently, signaling that she didn't have to worry, Shen Yuan nodded, knowing that Ye Jun Ci had his own way.
Concubine Xiang sat down and tidied up her clothes, looking quite a little master-like.
Then, Concubine Xiang plucked the strings with a confident face, Shen Yuan was frightened, she listened to Concubine Xiang's performance, and her heart was nervous for her.
This, this is also called playing the piano?
Concubine Xiang smiled cutely, but her hands crackled, for fear that others would not know that she was playing the piano, and the strings were in her hands, which were easy to break.
Shen Yuan felt that her ears hurt, and she glanced at the Queen Mother and found that the woman was even more exaggerated, the Queen Mother's face was pale, covering her ears and her face was full of pain.
Shen Yuan felt a little funny, and couldn't help laughing.
Yejun glanced at Shen Yuan helplessly, and then ordered Concubine Xiang to stop.
"How long have you been learning this piano?"
Concubine Xiang smiled confidently, "More than half a month, Your Majesty, is the concubine very talented?" ”
The corners of Yejunci's mouth twitched, "Ah......"
"It's time for the concubine, the concubine, please."
"Wait."
The emperor stopped Shen Yuan, he looked at Concubine Xiang and smiled.
"Concubine Xiang, I'm telling you the truth, your skills are not worthy of competing with the concubine."
"What, what?"
Concubine Xiang didn't expect the emperor to say so ruthlessly, her face was full of disbelief.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"
Yejun smiled, "I don't mean anything else, I just think you don't play well." ”
After Yejun finished speaking, he waved his hand, signaling that Concubine Xiang could retreat.
Concubine Xiang wanted to struggle again, but was looked back by the emperor, so she quieted down and sat back in her chair pitifully.
"Sister Jiafei, am I really not playing well?"
Concubine Jia held her forehead, her face pale.
"I regret it, I really shouldn't have chosen to trust you just now."
Concubine Xiang felt that the sisterhood between the two of them could end here.
After that, the banquet was still carried out in an orderly manner, but Ye Junci uncharacteristically forced Shen Yuan to drink.
That's right, it's forced.
Shen Yuan shook her head, feeling a little dizzy, but Yejun Ci still didn't let her go.
"Come, concubine, drink more."
Ye Junci raised the wine glass to Shen Yuan's mouth, Shen Yuan wanted to cry without tears, what kind of wind did this man smoke? What is this for?
"Don't be afraid, drink, I'll send you back in a while."
The Queen Mother heard the movement here, she glanced at Yejunci, and her face was disgusted.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I really can't drink ......"
"Here, one last drink."
Qiaocui was terrified, she always felt that Yejunci seemed to have some terrible premeditation......
After a while, Shen Yuan drank and lay down.