Mengtao said hurriedly: "No, I have something else to say." She bent down and whispered, "The Queen is asking you, the poems written by Jinxiu Slope are almost the same. Can you fill in another one?"
Qiu Yilan's expression suddenly became very strange: "Wanshou Festival?"
"Not necessarily." Mengtao's voice was even lower, "As long as it means something auspicious and beautiful... it will work!"
Qiu Yilan recalled the guidance of the senior noblewoman Ruan Ciyi - as the soon-to-be daughter-in-law of the Jiang Banchao family, she must not be aloof when it is time to be in the limelight, otherwise she will be looked down upon by her sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law, which will make the elders of the Jiang family look down upon her. Disappointment, life will not be easy in the future.
She pondered and nodded: "Let me think about it, it should be no problem!" Then she asked, "When do you want it? Before the banquet?"
"It's all done before the banquet is over." Mengtao said softly, "Don't worry about the flowers... It's just..."
Qiu Yilan asked in surprise: "Just what?"
"It's just that this poem, can you... give it to someone else?" Mengtao asked quietly, her lips almost touching her earlobe.
"..." Qiu Yilan was stunned for a moment before she realized that she was being asked to be the gunman. Her thoughts changed and she immediately guessed, "Is it for His Highness Prince Qi?"
Mengtao pursed her lips: "The princess is smart!"
Obviously, King Qi, who was supported by the queen, failed to overwhelm King Yan in the birthday ceremony, so he was planning to find another way to show off.
Qiu Yilan did everything she could. Anyway, she copied her lyrics and put her own labels on them. To be honest, she felt guilty! Giving it to King Qi would not only please the queen, but also contribute to the Jiang family's political struggle. She nodded simply: "Then I won't write it down. Please take some trouble and memorize it!"
Last time at the foot of Jinxiu Slope, Mengtao followed Jiang Qizheng to see her "quick thinking". He was not surprised when he heard this and said with a chuckle: "Then let me go first and come back later? In order to avoid being caught." People are suspicious."
"Go ahead, I have to think for a while." Qiu Yilan nodded: Which column should I copy? This is a problem…
She was thoughtful for the rest of the day, and almost knocked over the wine cup several times. Qiu Jinzhu glanced at her from the corner of his eye for a long time, and couldn't help but pluck up the courage to ask in a low voice: "Fifth sister, what's wrong with you?"
"Oh, it's nothing." Qiu Yilan calmed down after hearing this and said calmly.
Qiu Jinzhu lowered her head to cover her eyes and said, "Fifth sister, there are many flowers in the palace today. Let's go out and take a look later?"
"You go alone, I already have an appointment." Qiu Yilan shook her head.
"Oh..." Qiu Jinzhu's tone seemed a little disappointed.
Qiu Yilan ignored her and ate wine and food while selecting good words from her memory... After a few dishes, she looked towards the Jiang family and happened to see Mengtao and winked at her.
After a while, Mengtao touched it and asked in surprise: "Yes?"
"Yes." Qiu Yilan whispered the content of the poem and asked her to memorize it. After hearing this, Mengtao gasped and said with admiration: "Princess, you..." She seemed to be unable to find the right adjective for a while, so she only said sincerely. Sighing, "You are such a great talent!"
"Not all of them are written now. Some of them were written not long ago. But I guarantee that no one knows, including my confidant maid." Qiu Yilan coughed dryly, "Okay, you go!"
Mengtao read it over and over for a while, and recited it to her correctly. After asking her which of the several words had the same pronunciation, she left.
By this time, the singing and dancing had changed several times, and the atmosphere in the palace gradually became lively, and the brave ones began to move around.
Zhuang Man was the first to come to Qiu Yilan and asked with a smile: "I saw Mengtao come back and forth to find you a few times. What's the matter? Cousin Nineteen is here to pester you again? Even Mengtao has summoned you!"
"It's nothing." Qiu Yilan said with a smile, "Her Royal Highness Princess Chunfu is just afraid that it will be my first time to have such a banquet, so please give me a heads up!"
"Who are you lying to?" Zhuang Man didn't believe it at all. "You were taught by Mr. Shao after all. Your aunt is still around, why do you need her to give you advice? Besides, this palace banquet is nothing special, isn't it just like that?"
Before Qiu Yilan answered, Xin Fubing also came over: "Man'er, you're running too fast - sister Qiu, last time my cousin Nineteenth Lotus dug it directly from the lake for you, do you want to give it up?"
"I was just about to talk to you about this!" Qiu Yilan said apologetically, "Now the villa is planted with..."
"It's okay!" Xin Fubing waved his hand, "Actually, that's where my family's business came from. Oh, I'm here to ask you, do you want koi? This one looks great with lotus. There are a lot of them in my pond... "
Before she could finish her words, Mengtao came over again, smiled apologetically at Zhuang Man and Xin Fuling, then leaned over and told Qiu Yilan: "The queen said, what kind of flowers do you want? Take advantage of the crowds here and go out." You just have to choose... There are palace people waiting outside to guide you."
Qiu Yilan was stunned for a moment, and when she looked up the hall, she saw Empress Jiang turning her head and talking to her female officer. She vaguely guessed that the Empress was planning to let King Qi come on stage - probably because she was afraid of being associated with her, so she hoped She can avoid it.
"I'll go right away." She had already finished her words and didn't care about finishing it any more, so she stood up immediately.
Seeing this situation, Zhuang Man and Xin Fubing both smiled ambiguously: "Want to go out?"
"What are you thinking about? The Queen wants to reward me with some pots of flowers. She asked me to go out and pick them while there are few people around." Qiu Yilan spat.
"I don't think so. What do you want to explain?" The two bad friends covered their mouths and laughed, "Isn't this a guilty conscience?"
"I won't tell you anymore!" Qiu Yilan took the silk fan from Su He and slapped them down, turned to Princess Yang and asked for permission symbolically, then turned and left.
She left the table. Naturally, Zhuang and Xin, who had come to find her, would not stay here any longer. They returned to their seats while talking: "Do you want that koi, Man'er?"
"There is one in my family's business!" Zhuang Man said in surprise, "It's not like your family can't afford it, so why are you so anxious to give it away?"
"There are too many, and I'm afraid the pool can't accommodate it." Xin Fubing explained, "When I went out this morning, I saw a large group of fish dancing around in a lively manner, which frightened the parrots hanging by the lake. The screams were so hysterical! I just wanted to ask someone to knock down some of the nets..."
When she said this, a girl of about twelve or thirteen years old wearing a goose-yellow summer dress not far away heard it. She raised her head and interjected: "Hey, something strange happened in your home today? The rabbit I raised today It’s endless trouble... I wonder which slave was punished for disturbing it on purpose!"
"Silence!" Before Xin Fubing and Zhuang Man could answer the conversation, an older young lady sitting next to the girl had already scolded, "What the hell did you say! Wasn't it just the rabbit making trouble? This What a wonder!"
He looked at Xin and Zhuang again and softened his tone slightly, "You two ladies, don't you think so? Today is the Longevity Festival!"
Xin Fubing and Zhuang Man were older, and they immediately understood: "What Madam said is that it's us Meng Lang." After saying that, he saluted her and walked away quickly.
After they left, the girl named "Guo Xi" said with some dissatisfaction: "There was something wrong... When we came here, we saw mice moving on the mountain road... "
"Okay, little ancestor!" The noble lady who persuaded her sighed, grabbed her arm and pulled her to her side, and said in a low voice, "Today is the Longevity Festival, if you say something auspicious, it will be flattering. The few things we have seen, rabbits and mice, how can they be related to auspiciousness? If you say it, it will make the Tian family unhappy! Then we, the Cheng family, will be able to get it."
His voice was even lower, "What's more, those two just now, one is the niece of the fourth wife of the Jiang family, and the other is the daughter of the fifth wife of the Jiang family and the apple of the eye of the governor of Guanzhou. They are both from the queen's side. Who knows? Knowing that you came to Beijing, we deliberately talked to you to get involved? Our father has always followed Xue Xiang, don't you want to imitate Xue Xiang's young daughter Xue Fangmi and cheat your own people!"
The corner of Cheng Guoxi's mouth twitched: "I just feel... something is wrong?"
"If the sky falls, it won't be your turn to worry about it first!" The noble lady who advised her frowned, "Our father finally got this opportunity to be transferred back to the capital. Xue Xiang promised to transfer Ding Hanlin's previous position... It would be better to do less than to do more. One thing, do you understand?”
"Oh!" Cheng Guoxi responded absently, muttering in a low voice, "But I still feel something is wrong?"
She felt something was wrong. After leaving the palace, she was led by the palace guards to walk around for a long time. Qiu Yilan passed by many flowers without stopping, and she also felt something was wrong: "Sister, are you planning to take the gift?" Where should I go? I see the flowers around here are pretty good."
If Mengtao hadn't handed her over to this palace maid, Qiu Yilan would have suspected that the other party was trying to harm her!
Fortunately, when the palace maid heard this, she quickly explained: "But the Nineteenth Young Master is waiting for you in front..."
"..." Qiu Yilan was speechless for a while, then said, "Okay." She thought it was for King Qi to come on stage so that she could hide out! The co-authorship really made Zhuang Man hit the mark!
A moment later, he saw Jiang Yashuang, who had been waiting here earlier, by a rockery. Because of the celebration today, he was wearing a crimson brocade robe, a jade belt, and beautiful jade. His long black hair was tied into a square bun on his head. Holding the mutton-fat jade bamboo hairpin, she held a branch of gorgeous rose between her slender and white fingers, looking at the richness, handsomeness, and brightness like a pearl.
... After the palace maid left, Su He and Shen Shui walked a little further away and turned around to enjoy the surrounding scenery.
Jiang Yashuang inserted the rose into Qiu Yilan's temple and said with a smile, "You look so beautiful today!"
"That's enough for you!" Qiu Yilan didn't appreciate it. She tapped his shoulder with a fan and shouted in a low voice, "Even if we haven't seen each other for a few days, why are we so anxious? Today is the Longevity Festival banquet. Meng Tao still told me to leave in front of Sister Zhuang and Sister Xin. At that time, Sister Zhuang laughed at me, and I said that I was just here to pick flowers and it had nothing to do with you - it would be weird if I didn’t laugh at them later! "
"They were just joking... Who said anything about you later? I'm going to give you an argument!" Jiang Yashuang took her hand and coaxed, "One day without seeing you is like three autumns apart. How can I miss you?"
Qiu Yilan hummed: "Who wants to listen to your sophistry!" She wanted to go back, "Otherwise, if people see it, I don't know how to discuss it! Even if I don't care about what those people say, I have to think about letting my brother know. , how will you punish me?"
Seeing this, Jiang Yashuang lowered her voice and said, "There is a reason!"
"His Royal Highness Prince Qi?" Qiu Yilan asked suspiciously, "You are quite clever at finding every opportunity to exploit it!"
When Jiang Yashuang heard this, she was stunned and said, "What's wrong with His Highness King Qi?"
"Then why did you call me out?" Qiu Yilan was surprised.
Jiang Yashuang looked around and pointed at her cheek.
Without saying a word, Qiu Yilan lifted up her skirt and stepped on his instep!
"...Okay, I said! But don't be angry after hearing this..." She didn't get the advantage, but was punished. Jiang Yashuang said depressedly, "My seventeenth sister is getting married soon, and my cousin Tao Soon I will be released with my husband, so... my third uncle's mother came forward and told my grandmother, and my grandmother had no choice but to agree to let you stay at the table for a while. "
Qiu Yilan was stunned for a while and couldn't help but get angry: "Jiang Qisheng and Tao Peibin don't want to see me, so I have to avoid it?! Why!"