Chapter 22: Blind Date Banquet and Hunting
Dusk, Huihe Palace.
Concubine Wen Guifei was lying on the beauty couch, with a wisp of cool wind behind her, and the two handsome palace maids were carefully pinching her legs and shoulders.
Hearing the personal maid talk about Fengqi Palace, Concubine Wen opened her eyes, stretched out her arm and was helped to sit up, she straightened her clothes, and asked casually, "The little queen is so precious in that studio, what did you see when you took the opportunity?"
Liuyue said that there were a lot of paintings in the studio, and they were specially framed and hung, which was very cherished. The maid said respectfully, "But those paintings are all covered with white cloth, and they are said to be dust-proof, and they don't know what they are painted mysteriously." β
"The little queen's secret, that's interesting. Concubine Wen played with the gemstone bracelet on her wrist, her temperament was still so gentle, but there was a coldness in her eyes.
". When the valet heard this, she asked lightly, "Do you want to send someone to sneak into the studio to have a look?"
"There's no hurry. Concubine Wen smiled lightly, "Let's wait for the exhibition to start." β
"Niangniang, Niangniang!" a palace person hurriedly walked into the hall, "Liuyue has been pulled out, and there are four palace maids and three palace people, all of whom have been allocated out of Fengqi Palace." β
"There are so many informants hidden in Fengqi Palace?" The personal maid was very surprised, but she was not surprised at all when she saw that Concubine Wen was dignified and elegant.
"Everyone is flocking to the phoenix position, and this kind of number is normal. β
Concubine Wen didn't care much, she picked up the herbal tea and took a sip, a dark light crossed her eyes, "It's just that it's only one afternoon, Fengqi Palace can pull out these eyes quickly and ruthlessly, but it makes this palace impressed." β
"Crescent, why don't we lay off employees again?"
In Fengqi Palace, Jiang Jiang sat on a small bench after bathing, obediently let the crescent moon wipe her wet hair, and began to think by herself, "You see, throwing people out, reducing the proportion of spies, and reducing salaries." β
"Rest assured, this Fengqi Palace is still clean, and the moon silver is also issued by His Majesty, so you don't need to worry. β
The crescent moon said, pulling back the nightgown that the little queen had slid down her shoulders, and couldn't help but say, "Niangniang, you better change back into the pajamas that the slave maid made for you." β
This nightgown is okay, the suspender nightdress is really so small that people can't bear to look at it directly, and the string on the shoulder feels like it will break at any time.
β...... Crescent, which is normal dressing gowns and nightdresses. Jiang Jiang rolled his eyes and protested, "Please don't say that it's as good as a super-sized nightdress?"
"It's summer, I'm going to die of heat if I wear it so tightly. "She now wants to soak in the water every day and be a mermaid.
Oh, the mermaid is thinking too much, and it's still good to be a fish.
Her hair was half dry, Jiang Jiang couldn't help yawning, and then threw herself on the bed and rolled, and the crescent moon was about to blow out the lamp, when she saw the little queen struggling to stand up in a daze, "Crescent, remember when you were at the art exhibition, help me buy a bundle of scripts." β
On the day of the exhibition, Jiang Jiang deliberately got up early in the morning, looked at the weather outside, and retracted his head with satisfaction.
Cloudy, no big sun~~ happy.
"It's overcast today, and it will rain in the evening. The crescent moon checked Jiang Jiang's appearance, took a pair of earrings and put them on her, "It hasn't rained since the beginning of the summer, I don't know how heavy and how long this rain is." β
Jiang Jiang lived in a prosperous era without worrying about food and drink, so he was curious, "Are the crops okay this year?"
"It's better than ever. Crescent smiled lightly and lowered her eyes, "In the past few years, there was a great drought, the harvest was not good, and the Qin State also frequently provoked. β
"Later, it rained, but the flood caused natural disasters, which killed many people and the plague. β
The crescent moon stretched out her hand to straighten the phoenix crown on Jiang Jiang's head, and a deep meaning crossed her eyes, as if she sighed, "But this year, my Dayan wind and rain are smooth, and the Qin State has also made peace, and in a few days the envoys will bring the Qin State Proton to Shengjing." β
"It's a blessing. Jiang Jiang said with a smile, then covered his stomach and looked at the crescent moon, "I'm hungry." β
Crescent Moon smiled, "Breakfast is ready." β
At noon, the exhibition began, Jiang Jiang had no experience as a host, so she asked the palace people to spread the word, saying that the start would be delayed by half an hour, and then she held a small bag of snacks and carefully hid in the corner to turn on the barrage mode.
Oh roar, that young lady in green clothes laughs so sweetly......
That guy in red is really sassy, I don't know how many girls have been flirted with this time, yo yo has changed the target again.
This little brother in black robe was expressionless and like a grim man, still holding a sword...... Ahem, it turned out to be a guard.
Ahhhh
". The crescent moon raised her hand and pressed the dishonest little queen hiding in the corner of the high hall, "Don't move, it will be exposed." β
The little queen said that she was afraid that if she went in, the children of the family would be too restrained to chat, and the blind date banquet would not achieve the goal, so she had to hide and watch the play, and the crescent moon could only indulge her.
However, it is true that they are all people of the same generation, and Huale Hall is very warm and comfortable.
At this time, on the side of a case, Jiang He was surrounded by several noble girls, and one of them said curiously, "Sister Jiang, why hasn't the queen mother come yet, why don't you let people take a look?"
"That's right, it's almost half an hour, and the mother hasn't shown up yet, but what's wrong?"
"Isn't it that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is reluctant to come, and the Queen Mother is trying to figure out a way?" a noble girl in a light blue dress whispered, and then attracted everyone's attention, and they frowned, feeling that this was reasonable.
As for them, they also wanted to hook up with His Royal Highness the Prince, and they simply laughed off their big teeth.
A mockery crossed Jiang He's eyes, and then he couldn't help frowning, isn't it really right?
"Half an hour has not yet arrived, so don't worry. Jiang He smiled softly and comfortingly, but couldn't help but look at the door of the palace, and the hand holding the embroidered handkerchief in her hand exposed her uneasy heart.
Jiang Jiang had a personal enmity with the prince, and the prince repented after agreeing, so it was not impossible to retaliate against Jiang Jiang.
But when the prince doesn't appear, won't her mind be in vain, this Jiangjiang really grew up in the mountains, it's useless, waste!
Just thinking about it, suddenly the palace people sang and shouted.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Princeβ"
Everyone's conversation and laughter stopped suddenly, and then they saluted one after another, and Jiang He suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Jiang resisted the urge to stomp his feet excitedly, "It's coming, it's coming!"
Yan Huaishu, as usual, wore a brocade robe with gold trim on the ink background, with no expression on his handsome face, a cold and rigorous atmosphere, and a strong sense of oppression that made people feel awe.
His gloomy eyes swept over the people in the hall carelessly, sat down after stepping into the high hall, and waved to call a palace maid, "What about the queen and the mothers?"
"Back to His Royal Highness, the queen mother has something to delay, postponed for half an hour, all the mothers are disgusted with the sun, and the queen mother said, come back when you appreciate the painting. β
Yan Huaishu's sword eyebrows furrowed slightly when he heard this, what the hell is the little queen doing?" β
At this time, Jiang Jiang, who had already carefully moved to the back of the hall pillar on Yan Huaishu's side, pursed his lips when he heard this, and his eyes motioned for the crescent moon to go back and deal with it.
Then he took out a handful of jerky and gnawed on it with taste.
Best viewing position, great!
Yan Huaishu was not idle, let Nanling come forward, and asked in a deep voice, "In the next seven or eight days, the envoys of the Qin State will enter Beijing, can you find out the Seventh Prince?"
Nanling also lowered his voice, "Back to Your Highness, the mother concubine of the Seventh Prince is the daughter of Xiangguo, but in the spring, the prime minister was imprisoned for corruption and was beheaded all over the house, and the status of that lady fell sharply and was demoted to the cold palace." β
"The Seventh Prince Qin Fuhua was originally proud of the sun, and he was ready to enter the court as an official, but now he can only be a proton and send us Dayan. β
Yan Huaishu lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, "Check it out again." β
As soon as Nanling received the order, he felt a shadow fall nearby, and he looked up with a delicate face.
Jiang He seemed to be a little nervous, glanced back at the bottom, and saw that the group of noble girls were signaling her not to be timid, and turned to Yan Huaishu and smiled shyly, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I heard that you are brave and good at fighting on the battlefield, and you are also good at riding and shooting, excellent and good, Jiang He wants to ......."
Her cheeks were red, she was shy, and there was admiration in her eyes that couldn't be hidden, "Jiang He wants to ask His Highness to participate in the riding and hunting in ten days, and all the nobles in Beijing are here, I wonder if Your Highness can agree?"
The Jingzhong family is one of the foundations of the prince's foothold in the court, so as a bargaining chip, riding and hunting is definitely a good opportunity to win over, and the prince will definitely be tempted.
"Hunting?" Yan Huaishu raised his eyebrows slightly, looking a little interested.