Yunshang invited Ann back from the concubine, and Qianyin leaned into Yunshang's ear and whispered, "Princess, the emperor gave some things as a reward, including clothes and some festive decorations, all palaces have them." After looking around again, he lowered his voice and said, "My servant heard that two copies were sent from Qiwu Palace..."
"Really?" Yunshang narrowed her eyes slightly, "The queen pretended to be pregnant, but the emperor kept pressing her, saying that she was pregnant, and also put Concubine Shu into the cold palace. I knew there would be such a day The empress just needs to rest and recuperate. After recuperating, she will naturally come out. Today is New Year's Eve, and all officials and family members above the third rank will enter the palace. On such a day, the emperor must still need it Give Prime Minister Li's family some face, after all, the former dynasty is still dominated by the Li family, but this situation won't last long."
Qianyin knew that the master had trained many people before, and most of them were asked to become officials in the court. I am afraid that the master had expected such a situation long ago.
"Princess, I heard that this year's champion is named Liu Qiyan. Where has this name been heard before?" Qianyin smiled slightly, with a hint of teasing in his eyes.
When Yun Shang heard the words, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "I heard that the two of you walked very close during the training. Could it be that you fell in love with him? If that's the case, I can make this decision for you , but now that he is the No. 1 scholar, I don't know if he thinks highly of you, a little girl..."
When Qianyin heard this, her face turned red. She just wanted to make a joke, but she caught herself on fire, so she said in a panic, "Princess, what are you talking about... this servant is only fourteen years old today."
Yun Shang laughed loudly, and said with a smile, "Today is New Year's Eve, go and get that rouge-colored palace dress, let's wear that one today, and the jewelry and hair accessories should be a little more delicate."
Hearing the words, Qianyin quickly responded, took out the dress that Yunshang said from the box beside her, and waited for Yunshang to put it on. Qin Yi, who had just walked in, took a breath of air. The color of carmine made the skin white like snow, and the wide skirt was winding behind her, elegant and luxurious.
"Princess is so beautiful today. People say that Princess Huajing is the number one beauty in Ningguo. Let me see, Princess Huajing is less than one-tenth of the princess. The princess has become more and more beautiful in the past two years. The servant gave the princess a cloud bun Let's put on a little more makeup, those young masters will definitely not be able to take their eyes off." Qin Yi walked over with a smile, helped Yun Shang and sat down in front of the dressing table.
Yun Chang smiled faintly, she was an idiot in her previous life, she listened wholeheartedly to what the Queen and Hua Jing said, she only chose fancy clothes for her clothes and expensive accessories, and piled them on herself like crazy. Therefore, I secretly don't know how many ladies have laughed their teeth out. In this life, when I think about it, I can't help but sigh a few times. Looking at myself in the mirror now, I almost couldn't recognize myself, after all, it was so different from my previous life.
After dressing up, Yunshang asked Qin Yi to make some pastries to pad her stomach first, and there might not be much chance to eat anything at the palace banquet later.
"Princess, it's almost time. The snow hasn't stopped outside. This servant will help you to the Jinluan Palace." Qin Yi smiled and put a white cloak on Yunshang, took an umbrella, and together with Qianyin supported Yunshang to the Jinluan Palace. and go.
When Yunshang arrived at the Jinluan Hall, she was led by the servant to sit in the third seat on the left. As soon as Yun Changfang sat down, he attracted the attention of countless people.
Yun Chang didn't grow up in the palace since she was a child, and she rarely showed up after returning to the palace. Therefore, many people in the imperial city didn't know her, but it was not difficult to guess her identity just by looking at where she was sitting. In this palace, concubines below the rank of concubine cannot participate in this kind of palace banquet, and concubines above are nothing more than the queen and concubine Jin. If the queen comes, she should be sitting on the main seat. In this way, Jin The concubine is the first one, Princess Huajing is the eldest princess, the second one sits, and the third one sits, except for Yunshang, there is no one else.
Everyone was discussing her in whispers, Yunshang pretended not to hear, and sat quietly in her position, motionless.
Concubine Jin also entered the hall, and sat down in the first seat. Yun Chang looked at her slightly swollen abdomen, her eyes softened a little.
"Hey, it's Princess Huajing who is here..." "I heard that Princess Huajing went to the border to find her husband a few days ago. She is really a woman who values love and righteousness." I'm running around for the son-in-law's business..." Suddenly there was a not-so-low voice of discussion in her ear, Yun Chang raised her head, and saw Hua Jing in a blue dress walking in, except for a hairband on her bun. There are no other accessories, it looks really haggard...
Yun Chang lowered her eyes and suppressed the smile in her eyes. After realizing that Hua Jing sat down beside her, she said softly, "Sister Huang, you look haggard, but you are not feeling well?"
Hua Jing smiled coldly, and said to himself, bitch, are you here to see me laughing? After opening Chuncang Jue Qingsu is coming, when the time comes, see how long you can be proud.
"It's okay, it's just that there have been too many things recently, and I'm a little tired." Hua Jing lowered his head, looking like he was about to cry, which made people feel pity.
Yun Chang raised her eyebrows, she, the imperial sister, is more and more suitable for singing.
Yun Chang turned her head, but her gaze met King Jing's. When King Jing saw her looking over, he withdrew his gaze, lowered his head, and played with the wine glass in his hand.
"The emperor is here, and the empress is here..." the servant's voice was high-pitched.
Everyone quickly stopped talking and knelt down on the ground, "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, and the queen is a thousand years old."
Even though she knew it early in the morning, Yun Shang still felt a little glaring when she saw the queen entering the Golden Palace with her father as if nothing had happened.
"Everyone's family is in peace." Emperor Ning's voice seemed to come from a distant place, and he circled around the Golden Luan Hall for a few times before stopping.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yun Chang sat back on the chair, and her eyes fell on the empress next to Emperor Ning. The empress seemed to have lost some weight, but her face was very calm, as if nothing had happened.
"Today is New Year's Eve, a day for the whole country to celebrate. Today, I will gather at the Golden Luan Hall with all your family members to celebrate this day. You don't need to be formal today, just drink to your heart's content..." Emperor Ning's voice was full of joy , raised the wine glass in his hand, "I hope that our Ningguo will be prosperous forever, and the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe."
Everyone quickly raised their wine glasses, "Eternal prosperity, peace and prosperity for the country and the people."
After a glass of wine, there was music playing, and a group of dancers came in and danced lightly.
At the end of the song, the queen smiled and said, "Today is a good day, the outstanding young masters and ladies from the famous families in the imperial city are here, why don't you take this opportunity to let the big guys show off their talents?" .”
Emperor Ning smiled slightly and said, "What the queen said is very true, then let the servants prepare the papers and draw lots to decide what to perform. You have to perform what you draw, and you can't refuse. Of course, you may also get fined wine." The lottery, each depends on luck."
Yun Chang looked around secretly, and saw that the women in the palace were more beautiful than each other, and she understood a little bit. There are not many banquets held in the palace, and the status of the men who can participate in the palace banquet is not low. The opportunity is finally obtained. Naturally, you have to dress up and hope to find a good marriage for yourself. If you can get the father's Favor, that is a step up to the sky.
Yun Shang slightly hooked the corners of her mouth, so many things have happened in the harem recently, I am afraid that newcomers really need to fill in.
A servant came over with a stick, and Yun Chang took a stick at random, and saw that it said, play the piano.
Yun Chang raised her eyebrows, glanced at the Hua Jing beside her, but saw on her paper: three cups of fine wine.
Fine wine... Yun Shang evoked a smile, his eyes fell on Hua Jing's stomach, and after only a moment, he turned his eyes away again.
"Where do we start? Let's start with Princess Huajing." Concubine Jin is a concubine, so she can naturally be exempted. Hearing this, Hua Jing smiled and said, "Jing'er is lucky, and she got three glasses of fine wine. If you don’t get the lottery, you’ll be punished with three glasses of wine.”
As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass on the table, raised his head and drank it, and the maid at the side quickly filled the wine glass again, but after a while, the three glasses of wine were empty.
"Okay! Princess Huajing is indeed a hero among girls, happy."
Emperor Ning's eyes fell on Hua Jing, a killing intent flashed in his eyes, and then fell on Yun Shang, his eyes softened a bit, "Shang'er, what did you get?"
Yun Chang smiled, raised the stick in his hand and said, "Shang'er got a Fuqin song."
Then a court lady brought the piano table and guqin, and Yun Chang played a piece casually, and passed the test. Sitting behind Yunshang was Prime Minister Li's granddaughter, she was about sixteen or seventeen years old, she looked dignified and beautiful, Yunshang curled her lips, if I remember correctly, this woman's name was Li Yingying, she took a quick look, This appearance and temperament are a bit like a queen.
"Your servant is lucky. I got a piece of pipa. By the way, I can also make a request to the people present." Li Yingying stood up with a smile, picked up the pipa, and played a piece. The pipa was very good. A certain skill, but it seems a little too eager. After waiting, Yunshang knew why her pipa was full of urgency, and she bowed Yingyingly, "I want to offer a glass of wine to Prince Jing, and I hope Prince Jing will not refuse."
Prince Jing... Yun Shang's gaze fell on Li Yingying. Could it be that Li Yingying has taken a fancy to Prince Jing? Everyone knew that Prince Jing and the Li family were not quite right, so what was the purpose of this move.
Yun Chang turned her eyes, and saw a bit of darkness flashing in Emperor Ning's eyes. It became clear in his heart, could it be that he wanted to provoke the relationship between his father and Prince Jing
"Brother Huang just said, I can't refuse, so I have no choice but to agree. Miss Li has really drawn a good lottery." The smile on the corner of Prince Jing's mouth was a little cold, but everyone in the hall listened. It was very clear, this meant that if Emperor Ning hadn't said it, he couldn't refuse, and Li Yingying just happened to get the lottery, King Jing would definitely not agree.
Li Yingying's eyes were a little red, and she sat down sadly. Yun Chang saw her hands clenched tightly in her sleeves. None of the girls in the Li family is simple, Yun Chang thought to herself.
A few more women performed, but Yunshang looked at Emperor Ning's expression, and didn't seem to be interested. Yunshang's eyes fell on the seat near the end, and she lowered her head and drank a glass of wine.
"The daughter of the people drew a sword dance..." Suddenly came a voice, low and melodious, eloquent, but it was shocking, and the eyes turned away. The person who was speaking was sitting near the back, with a face It seems that it is also a new face, Yun Chang saw a little curiosity on the face of the young master opposite.
"Who is this girl?" The queen smiled slightly, looking at the woman.
"Report to Empress, this is Weichen's younger sister, Liu Qingya." It was Liu Qiyan, the new top scholar who spoke.
"Oh..." There was some clarity in everyone's eyes, no wonder the girl of the new champion looked unfamiliar.
It's just that there are also sword dancing lottery among women? The woman named Liu Qingya was not shy, she stood up and said, "Folk girls are not good at dancing, but since they are drawn, it is not easy to refuse, and the folk girls go to change clothes, come and go."
The queen nodded, sure.
The people behind also performed the lottery they had drawn. After a while, Liu Qingya came back. She clung behind the musician and said a few words in a low voice, and the sound of the music changed, becoming "House of Flying Daggers" …
Everyone's expressions were terrified, and they quickly gathered their minds, staring at the woman in red. Just now she was wearing a water-blue dress, she looked gentle and pleasant, but she didn't want to, she just changed her clothes, but she became indifferent and gorgeous.
A sonorous prelude sounded, and several candles in the hall were extinguished, only to see the bright red figure drawing his sword neatly, dancing gracefully, with a bit of charm in his heroic appearance, and a bit of neatness in his charm.
Everyone's minds moved with the figure that kept dancing, as if they had arrived at the border and watched the scene of millions of heroes fighting bravely.
At the end of the song, it may have been a long time since no one had reacted, but Emperor Ning, who was sitting on the dragon chair, had a look of surprise in his eyes, and he was the first to shout, "Good! I never thought that the champion's article was well done, and Lingmei's sword dance Even more exciting."
The Empress fixed her gaze on Liu Qingya for a moment, turned around and saw the look in Emperor Ning's eyes, her heart moved slightly, and she said with a smile, "It really is very beautiful, Your Majesty, I see that this girl is beautiful, This dance is also beautiful, and I like it very much, why don't you let this Miss Liu come into the palace to be my companion?"
Everyone was shocked. This meant that Liu Qingya was going to enter the palace
Emperor Ning was also slightly taken aback, turned his head to look at the queen, and after a long time, slightly hooked the corners of his mouth, "The queen is the one who decides."
Empress Yuanzhen smiled, "Then I will be the lord of this palace. I will seal Liu Qingya as Zhaoyi and choose a day to enter the palace."
Liu Qiyan and Liu Qingya quickly received the order to thank them, and retreated to their seats. Yun Chang lowered her head, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. The champion of the new department is just a commoner, her family is poor, and a woman with no family background is indeed much easier to deal with than girls from other aristocratic families. The queen's calculations are quite loud.
In the men's banquet on the opposite side, most of the Taoism drawn were calligraphy, painting and swordsmanship, and Yun Chang also looked at them one by one. Three sons came from the Li family, and the rest, only the county prince of the Shunqing family was slightly outstanding. Wang is the younger brother of the first emperor, and now he is an idle prince, but he doesn't manage the affairs of the court very much.
In the end, it was King Jing. King Jing didn't know what kind of luck he had today, but he was drawn to make a random request to the person who was doing it.
As soon as King Jing's signature was read out, the ladies of the noble families sitting in the ladies' seats all stretched their necks and looked at it. No one knew that this Prince Jing was the hottest husband-in-law candidate. If he was selected by Prince Jing, then What an honor it was.
King Jing smiled slightly, his eyes swept around the woman opposite, and finally landed on Yun Shang, "So, then the king will not be polite, and I played a song with Princess Hui that day so that I can't do it now." Forget it, this king wants to invite Princess Huiguo to play "Long Lovesickness" with me... "
Yunshang was shocked, and felt that everyone in the palace was looking at Yunshang. Hua Jing raised his eyebrows slightly, turned his head and said to Yunshang, "I wonder why the imperial sister is so beautifully dressed today. …”
But he didn't continue to say the following words, but everyone in the hall also had some guesses in their hearts. They just looked at King Jing and Yunshang, but they couldn't help frowning. No one thought that this would be the case. Prince Jing is the uncle of Princess Huiguo, isn't that...
Li Yingying beside Yunshang clenched her teeth even more, and it took a long time to force a smile, "The princess is really lucky..."
Yun Shang had no choice but to get up and play a song "Long Lovesickness" with King Jing. Everyone looked at the two people in the hall, the man was unparalleled in beauty, and the woman was beautiful, they were indeed a pair of jade.
At the end of the song, Emperor Ning's eyes flickered, he clapped his hands and said, "Okay, seeing the situation today, I have an order to announce, King Jing and Chang'er, accept the order."
Yunshang was full of doubts in his heart, but he quickly knelt down with Prince Jing, only to hear Eunuch Zheng's voice, "Prince Jing is the adopted son of the late emperor, and although he and Princess Huiguo are named uncles and nephews, they are not related by blood. , Prince Jing and Princess Huiguo are in love with each other, I am very happy, and I will marry Princess Huiguo to Prince Jing, and choose a date to get married..."
As soon as the imperial decree came out, everything in the hall was silent, even Yunshang couldn't help being stunned for a long time. After a long time, just as she was about to make a sound, she found that she couldn't make any sound. Yunshang was startled, and heard Prince Jing's voice coming from her A low voice came from beside him, "Cangjue Qingsu and Prince Xia are going to Ningguo. At that time, if you don't have a marriage contract, you can escape Cangjue Qingsu, but you can't escape Prince Xia. Are you willing to marry?" To whom, this is an expedient measure, the princess has to weigh it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Prince Jing's voice came from the side...