In the palace, the imperial garden.
The queen mother looked at the fat, swallows and thin beauties in front of her, and she couldn't help nodding in her heart. There are so many beauties, some are noble, some are delicate, some are beautiful, and they all stand together, which is still very impressive. Seductive to the eye, it is really more charming than the blooming flowers in the imperial garden.
However, among these, which one is the little goblin who seduced the emperor? !
Two days ago, even the post for the Hundred Flowers Banquet was sent by the emperor to the other party in person, asking for it from her.
This level of importance made the Empress Dowager feel more and more unhappy, and she made up her mind that after knowing the identity of the other party later, she must torment her severely.
It would be best to humiliate her so that she would have no face to stay here, and even the emperor had to give up marrying her as his queen.
All kinds of dark thoughts flashed in the Queen Mother's heart, but there was a smile on her face, which was graceful and luxurious.
Except for Xia Liang who made her miss very much, the queen mother looked at Zhu Ruodie, who had the most outstanding temperament, and a gleam of satisfaction flashed in her eyes.
As expected of the woman Xi'er fancy, she is indeed the most outstanding among all the women. The daughter of the servant of the Ministry of Household Affairs can barely be said in terms of her identity. It is considered honorable to point her to Baili Xi as the concubine. Good match.
"Queen Mother, it has been found out. The only invitation that has not been registered before is Xia Liang, the daughter-in-law of Xia Yuanzheng, Minister of the Household Department." At this time, a nun walked up to the Queen Mother and whispered replied.
"Xia Yuanzheng's daughter, which one is it?" The Queen Mother frowned slightly, looking at the beauties sitting at the bottom, a glint of coldness flashed in her eyes.
"It's the second-to-last woman who sits on your left hand side of the Queen Mother." The nun had obviously checked it out before, and immediately replied when she heard the Queen Mother's question.
When the queen mother heard this, she narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Xia Liang.
However, Xia Liang lowered her head so that she couldn't see her face clearly, but she could see that her temperament was noble, even a little cold, which was slightly different from that of some ladies.
The emperor likes this kind of cold beauty? !
The queen mother frowned slightly, thinking about the plan in her heart, and then said with a smile, "Today, the Ai family is very happy to have so many girls accompany the Ai family to enjoy the flowers. However, although the flowers are beautiful, if they are only Look, it's a bit too boring. You are all ladies of aristocratic families who are both virtuous and artistic, so you must be proficient in all aspects of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, if not, take this opportunity to open the eyes of the Ai family."
When everyone heard it, it was a talent show.
They knew the specific purpose of the Hundred Flowers Banquet, so naturally it was not to appreciate the flowers, but to choose a concubine, and this talent show was a necessary part, and all the ladies had already prepared for it.
Now hearing what the Queen Mother said, some people can't wait to show off and add points for themselves.
After the queen mother finished speaking, some eunuchs and maids quickly prepared the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Guqin, Guzheng and other things.
When the queen mother said this, she looked at Xia Liang from time to time to observe her reaction.
However, the Empress Dowager found that the ladies from other noble families were either very excited or a little apprehensive, and no matter what, they would always react when she said this.
However, Xia Liang was so cool that he didn't react at all, there was no waves, a pool of stagnant water.
The queen mother couldn't help thinking, this temper is not cold, could it be dull and stupid? !
Soon, a young lady who was outrageous and eager to show off volunteered to come forward, saying that she wanted to play a song.
The Queen Mother is ready.
Although this young lady played well, melodiously, but almost none of you listened carefully. After all, drunkards are not interested in drinking. Ladies, either they are thinking about when the emperor will come, or they are thinking about themselves for a while. performance project.
The only one who heard the most seriously was probably Xia Liang, because she was too boring, and Zhu Ruodie had nothing to worry about. She had nothing to do, so she could only listen to music to pass the time.
After the young lady finished playing, the queen mother smiled slightly and praised, "Not bad."
Before the next lady came up, a court lady trotted up to the Queen Mother and reported in a low voice, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty is walking this way."
When the queen mother heard this, she immediately lifted her spirits, looked at Xia Liang, and said, "The Ai family heard that Xia Shangshu's daughter has always been clever, proficient in various talents, and even a good piano player. I don't know Does the Ai family have this ear blessing, please listen to it?"
Xia Liang frowned slightly when she heard the Queen Mother's call to play the piano, playing the piano? She won't, and this body doesn't have this ability.
Xia Liang stood up gracefully, remembering that this is the palace and the other party is the queen mother, so she had to salute, and then said lightly, "Go back to the queen mother, the young girl can't play the piano. The queen mother must have heard the wrong news."
Xia Liang's words made everyone's eyes focus on her!
Shocked, unbelievable, and foolish, it can be said that there are all kinds of things, it is simply wonderful.
However, no matter how exciting it was, it couldn't be more exciting than the Empress Dowager's expression at this time, like swallowing a fly, shocked and unbelievable.
On her face, there was a smile on the corner of her mouth before, but when she heard Xia Liang's words, the smile froze there directly, and turned into a smile or not, and the strong anger flashed in her eyes made her The facial expression was a little distorted.
It can be described as extremely weird.
Taking a deep breath, and then exhaling gently, the queen mother adjusted her expression, and said stiffly, "Oh? Really? Then I wonder what Miss Xia will do? Perform a show to open Aijia's eyes."
This Xia Liang, whether he is courageous or ignorant, actually dares to talk to Aijia like this, he really doesn't want to live, he doesn't want to die!
I'm so mad! ! !
Xia Liang stood where she was, and thought about it seriously. She knew what she knew, but it seemed that it was not suitable.
Martial arts? no!
Healer? No way!
Then I can only copy a poem and just fool around like this.
However, before she could speak, she heard a woman's coquettish laughter, which was really pleasant to hear. Xia Liang turned around, looked at the owner of the coquettish laughter, and immediately recognized that this woman was Zhu Ruo. butterfly.
Although Xia Liang had never seen her in person before, after coming to the Imperial Garden today, Xia Liang recognized her just by looking at the people around her.
It's just because the gleaming white lotus halo is too dazzling, and the illusion that the other party is very beautiful and pure makes Xia Liang even want to ignore it!
"Queen Mother, Miss Xia is so frank that she doesn't know how to play the piano. Presumably she has a more exquisite skill to show everyone. Otherwise, she wouldn't have said this. Otherwise, wouldn't she be ashamed of herself! Hehe..." Zhu Ruodie said with a coquettish smile.
When Zhu Ruodie said these words, it seemed that she was trying to save Xia Liang's previous words and find a way for her to step down, but in fact she was persecuting Xia Liang.