As night fell, the crimson palace in the middle of the capital was brightly lit, reflecting the greenhouse hall as if it were day.

Amber wine, jasper, glazed cups, carved silver chopsticks. The chime pipe bamboo music dingdong, the music of the music bureau everyone dances gracefully, the hall is even more fragrant, and it seems to be Qiongtai fairyland in a trance.

Shangyuan Palace banquet, the pavilion palace is all dressed in fine clothes, dressed up in a new way, the whole greenhouse hall gathers the families of the powerful ministers in the court, it can be described as a cluster of flowers.

However, no one can deny that the eldest princess beside His Majesty, who is belatedly married, is the most beautiful and bright.

She was dressed in a silver-red peony pattern cloud brocade wide-sleeved shirt, an ink-colored woven gold Baifu pleated skirt swaying to the ground, and the five-color lotus pattern of Shu brocade on her feet was on her head, and two round pearls were shining. Her black hair is like a cloud, and she does not have too many hairpin ring hair accessories, but a pair of Luan Feng walks with brilliance, so that people can know the extraordinary product at a glance.

Xiao Yunjiao held the hand of the primrose, Shi Shiran bent his knees to Xiao Xunguang, and before she could speak, Dongsheng's current son of heaven personally got up and helped her up.

"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion banquet, Sister doesn't have to be polite."

Xiao Xunguang has loved to stick to his sister since he was a child, and now that he is the emperor, he can't share most of the country with her, and how can he be willing to let her salute.

Seeing that Xiao Yunjiao smiled at him, Xiao Xunguang was even more happy, and asked people to lead Xiao Yunjiao to sit down.

At this time, everyone was dumbfounded, and the smile on the faces of a few noble ladies who couldn't hold their breath almost didn't hang up, and they frequently looked at Xiao Xunguang to the lower right.

According to Dongsheng's custom, the left is respected, and when Concubine Cui entered the table just now, she didn't think about it and was about to sit down on the emperor's head, but let the chief eunuch personally smile and get the right seat. But as soon as the eldest princess arrived at this time, the emperor personally arranged for her to be on the left, and Concubine Cui was not good-looking.

To say that this concubine, born in the Cui family, has lasted for a hundred years from the previous dynasty to the present, and there have been two queens on her ancestors, which can be described as a real family. When Dongsheng founded the country, Xiao Yunjiao's great-grandfather was embarrassed by these families. Later, in order to justify his name, he made an agreement that his children and grandchildren would hire the daughter of the family.

Her grandfather married the daughter of the Lu family, and the two were very affectionate together, although they only had two sons, but her grandfather only had one wife in his life, Queen Lu. Xiao Yunjiao's father may have been influenced by his parents, and he was only willing to marry Empress Zhao, but ...... The Zhao family is only a military general, not a family.

For this reason, her father and emperor did not fight less, but in the end, ...... Cui's still entered the palace and even gave birth to the eldest prince.

Xiao Yunjiao remembered that when she was a child, her father and queen mother had always been in love, but every time she saw Concubine Cui, the queen mother had to have an awkward fight with her father. It's just that Cui's is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he knows that his father doesn't want to see her, and he wants to be a demon every once in a while.

Today, too.

As soon as Xiao Yunjiao sat down in the lower left, someone came over to serve wine and food. She raised her wine glass and exchanged respects with Xiao Xunguang, as if she couldn't see the person sitting diagonally opposite.

Li Qingrui sat with Cui Shuyao, and when she saw Cui Shuyao next to her after Xiao Yunjiao arrived, her eyebrows were depressed, and she saw that Concubine Cui was smiling stiffly on the upper right, and when her heart moved, she whispered something to the maid behind her.

After a pause in the song, Xiao Xunguang said calmly, "Today's Shangyuan Festival coincides with the triumph of General Shen. I was very relieved, and gave General Shen Qiongfang wine to drink with me. ”

The ranks in the greenhouse hall are arranged according to their status, but Shen Yuzhou, regardless of the official title, was arranged in the second seat on the left, that is, under Xiao Yunjiao.

Shen Yuzhou and Xiao Xunguang raised their glasses and met the gaze of Xiao Yunjiao.

In the wandering of his eyes, Xiao Yunjiao raised his glass and drank a glass of wine.

"Oops." A coquettish cry attracted everyone's attention.

Li Qingrui patted her dress and looked flustered, seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, she hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty, "The courtiers are rude, Your Majesty's concubine forgives her sins." ”

The Shangyuan Festival was originally a lively and celebratory season, and it caught up with Shen Yuzhou's return from a big victory, Xiao Xunguang has always been good-tempered and has no blame, but Concubine Cui raised her eyebrows and reprimanded, "This palace remembers that the daughter of Li Shangshu's family is also a little lady who knows books and gifts on weekdays, why did she make such a move at the palace banquet?" ”

Li Qingrui lowered her eyes, "Concubine Niangniang, courtier...... The courtiers didn't do it on purpose, but ...... It's ......"

"What are you doing? Truthfully, it is. Cui Taifei said.

"It's the courtier's new fan that is dirty, and the courtier's daughter feels that it's a pity, so she loses her honor." Li Qingrui said, and a few tears faintly flashed in her eyes.

Concubine Cui raised her eyebrows and asked with interest: "It's just a fan, and it's also worthy of being so cherished by the daughter of the Ministry of Shangshu?" ”

Li Qingrui said: "It is a picture of the distant mountains painted by Sister Shuyao, and the courtiers respect Sister Shuyao's talent very much, and they cherish it very much. ”

"It's a pity that the picture of the book is destroyed like this." Concubine Cui nodded, "I cherish calligraphy and painting so much, Qingrui is a temperamental, get up." ”

Hubu Shangshu's heart was about to jump out, looking at his daughter's rudeness, he was embarrassed and worried, and seeing Concubine Cui's face improve, he slowly tasted his daughter's intentions.

So he got up and saluted, "The little daughter of the minister has thanked Your Majesty and the concubine." The courtier's daughter was rude, and she destroyed Miss Cui's distant mountain map, and the minister must be strictly disciplined when she returns. ”

Concubine Cui smiled kindly at this time, "It's not that it's not a big deal, my niece loves piano, chess, calligraphy and painting on weekdays, and the daughter of Li Shangshu's family is also an unintentional loss." There is a picture of the distant mountains in the main palace, and it will be given to her today, which can be regarded as a shock to her. ”

Li Shangshu and Li Qingrui saluted again, I don't know who first talked about the title of Cui Shumiao's first talented woman in the capital, and the atmosphere became lively for a while, and someone even suggested that Cui Shumiao paint for today's festival.

Having said this, Xiao Xunguang did not refuse, Concubine Cui was even more happy to see it, the palace people carried the calligraphy and painting tools into the hall, Cui Shuxiao Shi Ran got up and saluted, bowed his head and painted.

Xiao Yunjiao leaned on the handrail, not wanting to deal with this farce at all, not wanting someone to take it to her.

"Is the eldest princess unwell? Why does it look so weak? Concubine Cui looked concerned, "But the subordinates of the princess's mansion are not well served?" Why don't you send a few competent people to serve the princess? ”

Xiao Yunjiao didn't look at her, staring at Cui Shuyao, who was painting, and said, "There is no discomfort in this palace, the servants and servants around me were all given to this palace by the first emperor, how can they not serve well?" ”

"That's right," Xiao Yunjiao added, "Yesterday, thanks to the concubine's concern, the palace also prepared a thank you gift for the concubine, and it should be sent to Shou'an Palace at this moment, so don't dislike it." ”

After finishing speaking, Xiao Yunjiao turned her head to care about Xiao Xunguang's food, clothing and daily life and ignored her, Concubine Cui thought about what Xiao Yunjiao had just mentioned and didn't say anything to her, but gave the personal maid beside her a look.

Soon, someone from the palace found the maid beside Concubine Cui and said something, and the goddess changed her color slightly, and whispered a few words in Concubine Cui's ear.

After hearing this, Concubine Cui looked complicated as if she had eaten a fly, but the rules she had cultivated since she was a child made her adjust her expression in one breath, and she became the beautiful Concubine Cui again.

Cui Shuyao put down the good sheep's hair pen in his hand, rushed to the first few people and saluted: "The courtiers are ugly." ”

The ink has not dried, and it is inconvenient to pick it up and show it to everyone, Xiao Xunguang has a young heart in the end, and said to Xiao Yunjiao: "Sister Huang, let's go down and have a look together?" ”

Seeing that he was interested, Xiao Yunjiao didn't want to spoil the fun, so he rolled up his sleeves, "Since Your Majesty wants to see it, let's take a look together." ”

Xiao Xunguang was together, and everyone below dared to sit down, and they followed behind His Majesty Princess to watch the paintings.

"Ah, isn't the snow scene of Qimei Mountain painted in this painting?" Lu Keji, the imperial historian, has always liked poetry and painting, and when he saw the painting, he couldn't help but comment on it, "This painting bone method uses a pen, and it has both charm and charm, which can be described as a masterpiece." ”

Xiao Yunjiao took a look at it, and had to admit that Cui's daughter did have some skills, and this "Xuemei Tu" made her name as the number one talented woman in the capital a lot.

These families still attach great importance to the upbringing of their children, but it's a pity that these skills are only learned by one family.

After everyone tasted it, Concubine Cui happily spoke, "The pen power of the scholar has improved again." ”

Cui Shuyao bowed his head respectfully, "The concubine is falsely praised, and the scholar is ashamed." ”

Concubine Cui lovingly took her hand and said to Prime Minister Cui Jin: "Brother, your daughter is really outstanding, and this palace is much more comfortable looking at her than her own son, why don't you let this palace be a matchmaker and point out a good marriage to Shuyao?" ”

Cui Jin's face was full of humility, "This daughter is the youngest in the family, she has been weak since she was a child, and both the minister and his wife want to find someone for her who can protect her stability. ”

"Shumiao is so talented, he must be matched with a handsome and unparalleled good man." Concubine Cui had a look of embarrassment on her face, looked around the greenhouse hall, and her eyes suddenly settled.

"Look at this head of this palace, the older you get, the more confused you become, isn't there only one!"

When Xiao Yunjiao heard this, her expression suddenly turned cold, and her eyes looked at Concubine Cui like a blade.

"General Shen, this palace looks at you and the talented woman of the scholar, and you are very right, and I want to protect the two of you, I don't know what the general wants?"

Jasper was heavily placed on the table by Xiao Yunjiao, and a little of the fine elixir splashed and dripped on her hands.

But she didn't care about the wine stains on the back of her hands, and looked at Shen Yuzhou who got up and saluted with everyone.

"Thank you for the praise of the concubine."

Xiao Yunjiao's hand hidden under his sleeve was clenched into a fist, and even the joints were a little white with force.

The Cui family and the other families led by Cui Xiang have been in power for decades, and since his father ascended the throne, he began to deliberately gather power, and struggled for more than ten years to stabilize the situation in the court under the situation of equality between the two parties.

If the Cui family uses a marriage contract to win over the Shen family, there will be military generals to help......

If Shen Yuzhou promised......

"However, the minister already has a crush, I'm afraid I can't bear the beauty of the concubine."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone in the greenhouse hall were different. Concubine Cui and Cui Xiang seemed to be smiling, but they smiled very reluctantly after a closer look, Cui Shuyao lowered her head, her shy look turned into shame, Xiao Xunguang's face was full of curiosity, and she peeked at her sister's face from time to time......

"Sss The nail broke in the palm of his hand, and the painful Xiao Yunjiao gasped.