But looking at Shen Qianshan's reaction these days, this matter is probably unlikely.
On the carriage, Gu Qiang still felt a little worried, so she gave a few more instructions, "Brother, you will be with the prince in a moment. If he behaves impulsively, you must stop him."
Gu Qiang thought for a long time before he realized that Shen Qianshan seemed not to be as careful in what he said and did in recent times. No matter what he did, he was always reckless. He was afraid that at the banquet today, if he offended Shen Zhongbai, Shen Zhongbai would not be as careful as usual. Give him an unfounded charge.
There are a lot of things going on here, both inside and outside the palace. There are also dignitaries in the palace. In comparison, the identities of Gu Su Liang and Gu Su Ran seem a bit embarrassing. However, Shen Zhongbai never mentioned it at the banquet in the palace. The official positions of these ministers invisibly relieved the embarrassment between the two of them.
"Don't worry, I will sit next to him later. If anything happens, I will stop him first."
Although Gu Huaian was also dissatisfied with Shen Qianshan's recent actions, this was a big deal and he couldn't act on impulse.
"That's good. We are in the palace after all. We still have to be more careful and don't make any mistakes."
Gu Qiang had to be mentally prepared every time he entered the palace. He always felt that the place gave him a very bad impression. Whenever possible, it was best to stay away as much as possible.
Even after entering the palace and sitting at the banquet, Gu Qiang still felt uncomfortable. She just felt aggrieved anyway. Shen Jiashan was sitting a bit far away from them. In order to take care of the overall situation, Gu Huai'an sat next to Shen Qianshan. Nearby, Gusu Liang and himself always sit in an inconspicuous little corner.
But even in this position, Gu Qiang still felt very stressed and breathless.
"I'm going to go to the side to get some fresh air. I'll be back soon."
The area around the Royal Garden is lined with tree-lined streets, and Gu Qiang will feel less stressed in a place with fewer people.
But just by walking around like this unintentionally, Gu Qiang ran into something she shouldn't have heard.
"Did you hear clearly what I just told you?"
Gu Qiang was hiding in the corner alone. He originally wanted to take a breath, but he didn't expect to hear a palace steward instructing a dancer to dress up.
It's strange, most of the people dancing and performing in the palace are dancers outside the palace. When did the general manager in the palace even have to take care of these things
"Don't worry, sir. I have already mastered this dance. I just need to wait and show it in front of the emperor."
"That's good. If you become successful in the future, I might still rely on you."
Gu Qiang hid aside and didn't understand what they were talking about, but the manager didn't seem like a good person, which always made Gu Qiang feel like the manager was planning something behind his back.
The dancer left quickly, but the steward stayed where she was. After a while, another person dressed as a palace maid came over.
The steward seemed to have great respect for this person, and even saluted her, "But what orders do you have, Madam?"
"No, I just came here to ask you to give me some advice. Don't make any mistakes later."
Gu Qiang, who was hiding aside, raised his eyes after hearing these words and looked at the two people hiding in the corner discussing. It seemed that he really shouldn't be here today, as if he was going to break something again. What a big deal.
Before the two of them finished speaking, Gu Qiang coughed lightly and walked out from behind the stone lion on one side. After the two of them saw Gu Qiang, they were indeed a little surprised and immediately closed their mouths, their eyes changing. He was paying attention to Gu Qiang all the time, as if he was trying to figure out whether the person just heard what the two of them said.
However, Gu Qiang didn't care so much, leaving the two people standing there stunned, and left alone.
We had just turned the corner, and not too far away we met the dancer who was talking to the manager just now. It was obvious that she was really serious, but unfortunately not very smart.
In order to be able to outshine all other beauties in front of the emperor, and then fly up the branches and become a phoenix, this dancer seems to have dressed up early in the morning. Now, even when I am on the road, I am always thinking about what I have on my hand. The dance moves look really focused.
It's just that the dancer herself probably didn't realize that the supervisor would never promote a dancer with no characteristics for no reason, and she didn't realize that she was being used, but Gu Qiang didn't know what happened. He was not prepared to intervene at all, so he could only watch the matter and let it develop.
Today is indeed a good time for a banquet. All kinds of flowers in the Imperial Garden are in bloom. There are also many young ministers and their children gathered here. But compared to before, Gu Qiang saw a lot of new things this time. That's right. In the last shipwreck, those people were all dead...
Until now, Gu Qiang can still remember what happened that day, and she was very scared because no one knew whether it would be her turn next, so she was scared.
The appearance of this dancer made the entire banquet focus on the dancer. It is true that this dancer's dancing posture is indeed extraordinary. All the people around were fascinated by it. Even the noble gentlemen felt that this dancer's dance was extraordinary. It was really good, and everyone was talking privately about where this dancer came from.
"Hmph, you are dressed up so beautifully. Could it be that you want to seduce some noble man at this banquet?"
Because this dancer has attracted the attention of all the young men, it is inevitable that some official ladies will find the dancer distasteful. They are all people with a bit of ink in their stomachs, but they are not inferior at all when they say such unpleasant things.
"She's just a dancer in a flower house in the capital. She only knows these charming tricks to seduce people. How can she compare to us?"
It's a pity that the more these official ladies talked, the more people noticed this dancer, and many people's eyes were attracted. Official ladies are usually pampered, and the dancer on the stage In comparison, she is indeed plump. When compared by those officials and young men, they can tell her superiors.
Zhou Ziyuan was also at the banquet, but this time he didn't have to be on guard. He was just invited to the banquet as an ordinary official today, but it seemed that he was different from when he had seen him before. Same.
He is always vigilant and keeps a certain distance from everyone, because he never knows what kind of existence he is in the eyes of others.
Many people thought that he relied on his sister to get this official position, but Zhou Ziyuan was a smart man. He had already realized that Shen Zhongbai was actually treating him in order to keep him. Sister, please show mercy.
After burying the corpse of Thirteen Months, Shen Zhongbai offered himself several official positions in succession. It was not until he politely refused in the end that he reluctantly stopped. However, he was given many other tasks instead, which made him feel more and more. It's scary, because those are probably the people Shen Zhongbai wants to control next.
Compared to Zhou Ziyuan's fear, Shen Qianshan remained as cold as ever, sitting and drinking quietly. Gu Qiang was a little concerned about what she had just heard, so her eyes were always focused on the dancer. Knowing what the steward had discussed with the palace maid, even though the dancer looked a little different, she couldn't do anything, right
Shen Zhongbai always arrived at such a scene last, with Shen Qiangwei and Zhou Ran by his side.
After experiencing the last incident, Zhou Ran felt that she must be different in Shen Zhongbai's eyes, and she began to act more and more unscrupulously. She even felt that Shen Qiangwei should not step on her head at all. As both noble concubines, they should be considered equals.
So when Shen Zhongbai and Shen Qiangwei appeared together today, she followed them inexplicably. Although Shen Zhongbai didn't know what happened, he still acquiesced to this behavior, so there was a situation where three people appeared at the same time.
As soon as the dancer on the stage saw Shen Zhongbai coming, she gave a simple salute, then the musician next to her changed a song, and she danced on the stage, which was much more amazing than the dance just now, but Shen Zhongbai The expression on Shen Qiangwei's face changed slightly.
What this dancer was doing was none other than Shen Qiangwei's specialty when she was in the brothel. Even if Shen Qiangwei and Shen Zhongbai didn't care about their origins, they couldn't stand being humiliated like this in public.
Shen Qiangwei lowered his head silently. Zhou Ran also knew that Shen Qiangwei didn't want to continue mentioning it, but he didn't expect that at this moment, Zhou Ran suddenly spoke.
"This dancer is really good at dancing. I don't know what part she's dancing in."
The steward on the side heard Zhou Ran's question and hurriedly stepped forward to answer, "Back to the imperial concubine, this dancer dances Qingmeng, which is pretty good. I heard that the dancers from Jiangnan were the most beautiful dancers back then. But there was no news after that.”
He thought that Shen Qiangwei could not bear to leave first, but Zhou Ran did not expect that Shen Zhongbai would be the first to fall out.
"Don't you think it's a pity that such a good show is only for me to watch?"
Shen Zhongbai took Shen Qiangwei and poured himself a glass of wine. His expression didn't change much, but Shen Qiangwei, who had been by his side for many years, could feel that Shen Zhongbai was probably going to be angry.
Of course, Shen Qiangwei knew that this play was for her to watch. Even the gentlemen below gradually realized which play the dancer was dancing, and gradually began to talk about it.