Du Suxi originally thought that the Royal Garden was only as big as what she saw, but she didn't know that following the guards' twists and turns, they walked around and ended up in a place she had never seen before.
There are still flower beds all around, with colorful and unnamed flowers vying for beauty. The open space in the middle is extremely large, and a simple stage is set up in the middle. Although it is simple, it is full of exquisiteness.
Hundreds of beautiful ladies lined up in several long lines according to the rank of each family.
Du Suxi stood there and looked at the hundreds of beautiful girls. Naturally, Wei Qing did not dare to move. Du Yunxi, who was falling behind Wei Qing, saw him and his face lit up with joy. He walked up to Wei Qing's voice in two steps, lowered his voice and mocked.
"Girl, don't forget, your position is at the end."
After saying that, he raised his head and chest even more and stood at the first place in the first row. The look in Wei Qing's eyes was full of pride and arrogance.
She is the daughter of the Prime Minister, and her father is one person above ten thousand people, so she is naturally one person above ten thousand people among the beautiful women. As for the Jingwei, although the emperor had granted him amnesty, he was of no rank and rank and should stand at the back.
Du Yunxi stood in that position with a smile, calmly accepting the envious looks cast towards her. Listening to the whispers of other show girls. Everyone was praising her beauty. She felt very happy when she heard it, raised the corners of her mouth in satisfaction, and raised her head higher.
Du Suxi just looked at her coldly and said nothing. Du Yunxi unexpectedly met Du Suxi's cold eyes, and felt a chill in her heart. In her heart, she felt a little guilty for taking advantage of the "simple Mr. Murong". Turning her gaze to the side, Du Yunxi looked at the still empty high platform, where the seventh prince He Liankuang sat, and her heart filled with joy again.
She had also heard about He Lian Kuang's gaffe at Moshang Xiangfang, but she didn't believe it at all. She only thought that Jingwei must have wronged He Lian Kuang because he saw how tall he was. Such a big scapegoat! As a result, Helian Kuang was grounded by the emperor for three months, and she would never see He Lian Kuang again!
Thinking of this, she glanced sideways at Wei Qing, who was covered in thick white gauze, and the smile on her lips became even colder. She wanted to see who in the world could compete with her!
In fact, her guess was good. He Lian Kuang was indeed wronged. Unfortunately, girls who fall in love are always blind, and Jingwei fell into this blindness. She only felt that He Lian Kuang was unparalleled in heaven and earth. But he didn't know that what he fell in love with was just his own illusion.
Du Suxi looked at Du Yunxi's girl Huaichun very calmly, all her thoughts were written on her face, and her heart was filled with disdain. Such an arrogant and complacent person cannot be her opponent at all.
Lowering her head, Du Suxi looked at Wei Qing and warned in a tone that only two people could hear.
"Remember, nothing can go wrong today. Just go and stand in the last position. For all the losses you suffered today, remember to get it back in the future."
"Yes." Wei Qing nodded, she was very obedient to Du Suxi's words.
Standing calmly at the end of the last row. in silence.
Those standing in the last row were all the daughters of civilian officials. They had little knowledge to begin with. Looking at this huge scene, they were already panicking. Some of them were so scared that their legs even trembled involuntarily. He looked at the royal nobles, princes and ministers sitting around him with fear, fearing that he had committed some crime and would be blamed.
Wei Qing stood there calmly, looking a bit outstanding.
"Hey. I am Honglian, the daughter of the Huzhou County Magistrate. Where are you from?"
A beautiful girl standing in front of Wei Qing looked at Wei Qing who was not in a hurry at all curiously, turned around and asked secretly. Wei Qing raised his head, his eyes sparkling.
"My name is Jingwei, and I'm just a folk girl."
"Are you the Jingwei, the Jingwei appointed by the emperor?" Hong Lian immediately opened her eyes wide and looked at Wei Qing in surprise. Her fair face was filled with shock and shock, and she looked like she was upset. The five-flavor bottle is average. Very rich and colorful.
Her voice was raised a little because of her excitement, causing the beautiful ladies in front to look this way.
She turned out to be Wei Qing!
Most of the show girls have heard of this name. The top show girl of Moshang Xiangfang, the show girl who was personally selected by the emperor to enter the palace to participate in the talent show. Is it actually this woman wearing a veil
Among these many beautiful ladies, some entered the palace at the same time as Wei Qing. They still vividly remembered the incident of Du Suxi slapping the prefect's wife that day, and the eyes they looked at Wei Qing couldn't help but be full of fear.
Du Yunxi was still enjoying the attention everyone paid to her.
Unexpectedly, as he listened to the praise, he suddenly realized that his taste had changed. Everyone's discussion unknowingly turned to Jingwei!
what happened? Du Yunxi was a little angry in her heart. She turned her head and glared at the instigator who was always calm across the distant crowd, and her heart became even more angry.
This Jingwei! It’s this Jingwei again, why is she everywhere? Why is she everywhere? It’s really haunting!
Du Yunxi hated it in her heart. Looking at the face with the thick white veil, the anger in my heart turned into pride. I thought to myself, when they see this shameful face under your veil, let me see what else you can be proud of! Du Yunxi thought about it and finally felt much better.
Historically, big figures always appeared last and arrived late, so as to appear noble. Therefore, those sitting in the two rows now, sitting under the bright sun and waiting hard, were just some minor courtiers. Du Suxi looked around and recognized many acquaintances. It's a pity that she knows them, but they don't know her.
These people were all those who often came to Moshang Xiangfang to show their support. At this time, all of them looked obscenely at the many beautiful ladies. Looking for the figure of the goddess Jingwei in their hearts.
The fun hasn't begun yet.
Du Suxi simply found the most remote corner and sat down where no one would notice.
There were several side dishes, fresh fruits, wine and vegetables neatly placed on the table. They looked very fresh, but no one used their chopsticks to actually eat them. Du Suxi sighed in her heart that such a good thing was really wasted. But I also understand that these things are meant to be displayed. If someone who is not afraid of death really eats them, when the emperor comes, everyone will bow their heads to worship, and you will be the only one to see you stretching out your hands to catch a pig. Chewing on the elbow is really unbecoming. There is no telling when the emperor will really take you into his heart, which is really not worth the gain.
Just when she felt like it was a waste, she suddenly frowned and looked to her side.
Jing Ke stood beside her at some point, watched her turn her head, showed a smile, and spoke very politely.
"Mr. Murong, can I sit here?"
Seeing that they were old acquaintances, Du Suxi nodded cheerfully, grabbed her robe, dragged it to the side, made room for Jing Ke, and joked.
"Didn't you arrange this Hundred Flowers Festival? Why do you act so cowardly that you don't even have a position?"
Jing Ke blushed, showed an embarrassed smile, looked at Du Suxi and explained.
"I'm just a handyman who works before and after the show. How can I have a seat? Now that I can sit here and watch the performance, I feel very satisfied."
"..." I don't know whether what this person said is true or false. Du Suxi rolled her eyes, she really didn't believe it in her heart. What else do you want to say. But a very sharp sound was heard.
"The Emperor is here, the Queen is here. The Queen Mother is here."
"Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor, and may the Empress live a thousand lives."
As soon as everyone heard the sound, before they saw anyone, they immediately knelt down and lowered their heads one by one, looking at the ground without daring to raise their heads. Gao Sheng shouted. For those of them who are courtiers, this kind of etiquette has long been used to them.
But for Du Suxi, a soul in the 21st century, she couldn't react in time and subconsciously raised her head to look at the person.
model!
Du Suxi blinked and stared blankly at the model walking toward her majestically step by step.
Model was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe today. Under the sun, the exquisitely crafted dragon on his chest seemed to be alive. It looked very scary with its teeth and claws.
Looking at those familiar eyebrows, for some reason, Du Suxi suddenly wanted to jump out and tell everything, everything Du Yunxi had done. She was a little tired of such a fearful life.
When she was a killer in her previous life, she had lost countless lives in her hands. She dreamed day and night that the people she killed came to seek revenge on her and asked her to pay for it.
After reviving her life, she just wanted to live it out peacefully, but fate never seemed to let her go.
While struggling in her heart, a hand suddenly grabbed her wrist. Du Suxi was about to lower her head subconsciously when she heard a sharp shout.
"You are so bold. You dare to look at the emperor's appearance. You are really arrogant. Come on, drag this unruly man down!"
The person who said this was an old eunuch. Because of his excitement, his masculine voice became even more masculine and shrill. The bloody guards standing nearby couldn't stand it even if they were close.
They couldn't help but frown. In fact, they wanted to cover their ears, but they were afraid of being seen by the old eunuch and holding a grudge in their hearts. When the time comes to seek trouble to retaliate against them, the gains outweigh the losses.
Immediately, someone walked towards Du Suxi.
Du Suxi finally came to her senses. Damn it, she was thinking too much about things, but she unintentionally blasphemed the emperor.
This matter is big or small!
All the eyes of the civil and military officials in the court were directed towards him.
Some are joking, some are gloating, some are curious, and some are confused about the situation...
But no one spoke for her.
The model's gaze also looked at her. As low as a mountain.
"Who are you? Why were you looking at me just now?"
Du Suxi didn't know how to explain it, and suddenly felt a pain in her palm. It was indeed Jing Ke who pinched her hand secretly. Tell yourself not to talk nonsense.
Du Suxi was stunned for a moment, and the corner of her eye fell on Jing Ke. She saw Jing Ke standing up, bowing respectfully to the emperor, lowering his head, and speaking in a very respectful tone.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. He is my best friend. He entered the palace for the first time and did not understand the rules of the palace, so he offended the Emperor like this."
This Jing Ke was actually defending himself.
Du Suxi said in her heart that she was not moved, which was a lie. She secretly remembered this feeling. Du Suxi also stood up. She was an extremely calm person, but she was so absorbed in thinking just now that she made mistakes. , at this time everyone's eyes were looking at her.
Instead, she calmed down. Said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being rude. This is the first time I have seen such a big scene. I was frightened for a moment, and then I forgot that I should not look directly at the Emperor. I also ask Your Majesty to be magnanimous and spare this villain's life."
She said this with sincerity and fear. If the model really blamed him, it would seem a bit heartless. She was betting that Model would let her go because of her words.
After all, today is the Hundred Flowers Festival, a festive day, so I shouldn’t argue with her.
Model suddenly laughed, and Du Suxi glanced at him cautiously. The paragon seems happy
"That's all. Where do you come from as an official? Why have I never seen you before?"
Huh? Why are you asking this so well? A trace of embarrassment flashed across Du Suxi's face, but she still answered.
"I have a humble status. I am just a small steward of Moshang Xiangfang. I followed Miss Jingwei here."
Model looked at Du Suxi seriously for a while, and then suddenly said.
"Moshang Xiangfang? Are you the manager of Moshang Xiangfang? Judging from your behavior, you are quite polite."
Model actually started talking to Du Suxi in front of everyone.
The ministers who were originally prepared to watch the show widened their eyes in surprise. They did not expect that Du Suxi could escape like this.
The queen glanced at Du Suxi and felt very unhappy in her heart. He Liankuang's incident caused a huge uproar in the palace, which made her even hear about Jingwei's reputation.
A woman, no matter her status or identity, will always be jealous of those who are prettier than her.
The queen thought to herself, if the entanglement continues and the Jingwei is called out, she will be too old and beautiful, and the emperor will not look down on her long ago. What if she falls in love with the Jingwei? A woman who comes from a place like that doesn't know how cunning she is. If you enter the palace and become a concubine, you will grow up as time passes, and you won't climb on top of yourself to dominate and dominate? This kind of woman must never enter the palace!
After a thousand twists and turns, the queen had already made up her mind.
It's just that she couldn't express her thoughts in front of the ministers, so she could only look at the emperor and speak softly.
"Your Majesty, today is the Hundred Flowers Festival. It should be a happy day. Since it was an unintentional mistake, let him go. It also shows that the Emperor is magnanimous."
Du Suxi saw Jian Jian nodding from the corner of her eye, obviously agreeing. Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Jian Jian suddenly looked at her again and asked.
"May I have your name."
“…”
The ministers began to see that the emperor was unusual in this little steward. It seemed that he was highly regarded? Can you show respect to a little steward who doesn't know etiquette? Is it a bit of a fuss
Everyone felt dumbfounded, but they didn't know what the emperor was thinking. None of them dared to say a word, thinking that this little steward was really lucky to have the emperor's favor.
"My name is Murong Fei."
(End of chapter)