XXIII. Banquets
At the beginning of the feast, Meng Nanxing and the four princes, as well as the six princes and the seven princes, sat beside the queen mother.
A group of harem concubines also sat down.
"Hui'er, why hasn't your daughter-in-law come out yet, you can start." The Queen Mother asked.
Meng Nanxing: "Xu is preparing a meal in the dining room, and my grandson will go over to take a look." ”
As soon as the words were finished.
Xiao Jinhui wore a light green long skirt, with a simple peacock green jade bead chain on her head, and slowly walked from the door to the vacant seat next to the Queen Mother.
Step by step, whether it is appearance or temperament, it is superior.
Originally, they didn't know who the noble girls were, but when they saw this woman in a green dress sitting next to King Hui, they realized that this was the concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the princess of Chongxi.
Outsiders have rumored that the concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion married the sick prince of the seedling, and was spoiled by the prince of the sick seedling, but now that I look at it, it is really so.
This feast is directly handed over to this concubine to host, can you not be spoiled, it has only been married for more than a month, and there is such a good thing.
Everyone knows that preparing such a banquet can reap a lot of benefits, not only can you get the silver taels allocated from above, but you can also show up to show your status.
The concubines in the harem, although they didn't say anything, the expressions on their faces were not particularly good-looking.
"Let's have a feast!" Xiao Jinhui commanded.
The palace people immediately began to bring the delicacies to the table.
It's just that no one cares about the food, and the eyes of the men, women and children sitting there are all focused on Xiao Jinhui's identity.
They never knew that there was such a beautiful woman in the capital.
Xiao Jinhui, who had just sat down, turned to the Queen Mother and nodded slightly.
"Imperial grandmother, granddaughter-in-law is late, please forgive me."
The six princes next to him, Xiao Mingbo looked stupid.
"Fifth brother, the fifth sister-in-law is so beautiful, my father is partial, and I will give you such a great beauty."
When the Queen Mother heard this, she turned her head slightly: "Mingbo, how can you talk to your fifth sister-in-law." ”
Xiao Jinhui raised the corners of her mouth slightly: "The sixth brother laughed." How can it be said that the father is eccentric, which of the young ladies of the family sitting here is not a beauty. ”
The nobles who were mentioned, except for Meng Qingran, all smiled shyly.
Only Meng Qingran was still in shock.
Impossible, this is absolutely impossible, it has only been a month, where is the black and ugly Meng Pannan.
Although she didn't want to admit it, the heroine in front of her was incredibly beautiful.
It is not an exaggeration to use the words "picturesque eyebrows, skin like snow", and graceful posture to describe Meng Pannan, she can't understand why in just one month, how can this person have changed so much.
The nobles who came had not seen the original concubines, but they were just amazed by the beauty of Princess Hui.
There are also some young ladies from the family who are secretly rejoicing that fortunately such a good-looking concubine is married to the sick prince, otherwise, no matter what, it will be a threat to them.
After Xiao Jinhui announced, after the banquet, according to the process, the ladies of the family will perform a talent show in turn.
"Who's coming first?" The Queen Mother asked.
"I'll go first."
A neatly dressed woman walked up.
"Let me introduce myself first, the little girl is the young lady of the Zhenguo General's Mansion, Cen Xiqiao. Since I was a child, I was too lazy to practice my talents, and I didn't have any talents, so I'll dance a sword for everyone here today. ”
After speaking, Cen Xiqiao took the wooden sword from the maid's hand, walked up to the center of the banquet hall, and danced.
Xiao Jinhui recognized Cen Xiqiao, Cen Rin's younger sister, who had an extraordinary personality since she was a child, liked to fight and kill, and yelled all day long that she wanted to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.
The sword of Cen Xiqiao dances so smoothly that it is called a flowing water, even if it is a wooden sword, it is not difficult to see that this woman's swordsmanship is indeed solid and steady.
Xiao Jinhui couldn't help but regret a little, shouldn't he have given this invitation letter out, would such a woman be willing to be trapped in the back house.
After the sword dance, Cen Xiqiao saluted and retreated.
What kind of banquet, she didn't want to come at all, if it wasn't for the sake of saving face for King Huo, and the family forced her, how could she sit here.
It's boring.
Meng Nanxing looked stupid, she didn't expect that there was such a sassy woman in ancient times, it was so cool, she took the lead in applauding.
"Miss Cen's swordsmanship is really sharp and sharp, and she deserves to be the young lady of the general's family." Xiao Jinhui boasted.
At the same time, he also realized that Cen Xiqiao, even if there was no banquet here, there would still be people who would beat her idea.
The power of the Auxiliary General's Mansion should not be underestimated, and the four princes and the six princes may have already made up their minds.
"Heroic and sassy, women don't let the eyebrows, Miss Cen's sword dance is wonderful!" The Queen Mother praised.
When Cen Xiqiao heard this, he nodded slightly: "Thank you for the compliments of the Queen Mother and the Princess." ”
Immediately, he retreated.
The other ladies are already feeling the pressure.
In terms of family power, they are not as good as Cen Xiqiao, and if the Queen Mother praises it like this, maybe there is already a prince who has taken a fancy to them, and their chances of marrying into the royal family will be one less point.
Several princes and the concubines of the harem watched it with relish.
"Which lady will show next?" Xiao Jinhui asked.
The more Meng Nanxing listened, the more he felt that this banquet had the feeling of a modern talent show, the harem concubines were the judges, and the three princes were mentors, and those who were selected from a crowd of noble girls, and then promoted, made their debut.
Especially the four princes sitting next to her, looking at her eyes, it was strange and scary, could it be that this body had offended the four princes.
"I heard that the fifth brother and sister's maiden family is from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and there is also a young lady from the Prime Minister's Mansion here, who is it?"
The fourth prince said, his eyes looked at Meng Qingran, who was sitting opposite.
Meng Qingran smiled coquettishly, stood up and saluted: "The little girl is the concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Meng Qingran, let's play the piano for everyone next." ”
Meng Qingran looked at Xiao Jinhui.
The palace people had a guqin on the stage, and Meng Qingran walked over.
played a song that Meng Nanxing couldn't understand.
Meng Nanxing holds a grudge and has no good impression of the Prime Minister's Mansion at all.
The princess had such a miserable life before, with Meng Qingran's credit, she was kind to things and people, and the first impression of abusing cats, Meng Nanxing almost didn't roll her eyes at this Meng Qingran.
A song is over. Xiao Jinhui didn't speak, and the Queen Mother didn't speak.
It was the four princes next to him who took the lead in applauding.
"The aftermath lingers, this piano is played beautifully." Xiao Jingyu clapped his hands again and again.
"Meng Qingran, this name is good, how old is Qingran this year." Concubine Jing asked.
Meng Nanxing only heard the harem concubine speak now, and couldn't help but look over.
From the beginning of the banquet to the present, the concubines in the harem have not spoken much, and the atmosphere is a little strange, and there is nothing special about anything else.
This Concubine Jing is so interested in Meng Qingran, could it be that she is the mother concubine of these princes?
"Hui Niangniang, little girl 18."
"Who is the eldest Qingran or Princess Hui?" Concubine Jing asked.
Meng Qingran pinched his sweat: "Back to Niangniang, Qingran is a few days older than Princess Hui." ”