Yun Wenfang took a sip from the jug by Yun Wenting's hand, but did not speak.
Yun Wenting knew that he had acquiesced, so he pressed his eyebrows and fell silent.
The two sat silently for a while, and Yun Wenfang suddenly said, "What do you want most?" Although Yun Wenfang had already drank a lot, Yun Wenfang was unexpectedly quiet when he asked this sentence.
Yun Wenting didn't answer, and Yun Wenfang didn't ask again.
I don't know how long it took, when Yun Wenfang drank himself to the point of losing his mind, and heard someone sing next to him in a low voice: "Three winters come from the north, nine summers do not return to the south, although Qingxi is still alive. Depressed, the snow is still capped, the grass is blowing in the evening, the setting sun is setting in the distant mountains…”
Yun Wenfang thought about it for a long time before he remembered that this is a folk song near Jiajing Pass, which was sung by the Yanbei soldiers who passed the border pass. He listened to it silently for a long time, and in the end, he couldn't tell whether Yun Wenting sang this song or his own voice in his heart.
After drinking the last drop of wine, Yun Wenfang twitched the corners of his mouth and murmured something in a low voice. I don't know if he drank too much or didn't say it out loud, and no one could hear what he said. , as if it was just a sneer like in the past.
After dawn, Yun Wenfang and Yun Wenting returned to Yun's house.
This time, Yun Wenfang's father invited Yun Wenfang's family law, tied Yun Wenfang to the bench outside the Yun's ancestral hall, beat him half to death, and the blood from Yun Wenfang's body soaked the execution In the end, if Yun Wenting, the eldest young master of the Yun family, had not invited Mrs. Yun to intercede, Yun Wenfang would have to explain his life here.
But no matter how the Yun family punished Yun Wenfang, the eldest young lady of the Yun family, Yun Qiuchen, could not heal one ear, not to mention that the two brothers and sisters smashed the face of the Yun family in front of so many people. The shame is that no matter what, it can't be made up.
The Yun family was busy closing the door to clean up the door, but the daughter-in-law banquet at the Hot Spring Villa was going to continue, although the original host, the Yun family, had no one left. The ladies were also picked up. The Yun family has lost their face this time, and they really have no mood to stay in the Hot Spring Villa to be watched by others.
However, in the second day's Qianjin Banquet, to everyone's surprise, Concubine Yun, who originally thought she would not attend, sat on the high platform with the help of the princess, and competed with the old princess on one side.
Concubine Yun never liked to join in this kind of fun, and she didn't like to appear on the same occasion as the old princess, especially since she was ill yesterday, and she looked pale now.
However, although Taifei Yun had a sick look on her face, she was still dressed in plain clothes, and she did not appear humble when standing with the old princess. On the contrary, if the wheel momentum and temperament. The old princess may not be comparable to Concubine Yun.
When Taifei Yun walked in front of the old princess, she nodded slightly as a greeting. Then he went to his seat and sat down.
The old princess was very displeased with Concubine Yun's behavior. In particular, Concubine Yun did not salute her in front of so many people, which embarrassed her. She was also half a rank higher than Concubine Yun.
"Sure enough, as soon as the family enters the house, I'm afraid I don't know how to write the words courtesy, integrity, and shame." The old princess sarcastically said with a sullen face.
Her original intention of saying this was to insinuate the affair between Yun Qiuchen and Yun Wenfang, and what happened yesterday was so turbulent. The old princess is also in the hot spring villa, of course she heard about it. Her words even scolded Concubine Yun, accusing them that the Yun family did not understand etiquette.
When Taifei Yun heard the words, she glanced at the old princess: "Are you talking about me?"
The old princess snorted coldly, the meaning was self-evident.
I don't want Concubine Yun, but nodded: "You are accusing it, Wang Ye, he is not in the house for three days and two days, and there is no way to greet you. I really don't know the etiquette. This is because I didn't teach it well."
When the old princess heard this, her face became even more ugly.
She was clearly talking about the Yun family, but Concubine Yun was involved with the prince, as if she was afraid that others would not know that the current king of Yanbei came out of her stomach. Just like her family.
In an ordinary family, even if the concubine gave birth to a child, it would have to recognize the first wife as the mother. Unfortunately, because of the bad debt between Yanbei and the imperial court, strictly speaking, Concubine Yun was not actually a concubine.
At that time, Concubine Yun and Lao Yan Beiwang had all three media and six hires. Concubine Yun was Lao Yanbei's serious wife, so the imperial court gave Concubine Yun an official order in order to appease the Xiao family. Therefore, the king and princess of Yanbei still called Concubine Yun as their mother, Xiao Jingxi. Brother and sister Xiao Jinglin also call Taifei Yun's grandmother.
The so-called beat people do not slap in the face, expose people without exposing shortcomings, but Concubine Yun is catching the old princess's hard injury and trampling to death. Everyone knows that the biggest unwillingness of the princess in this life is that she did not give birth to a son. Embarrassing situation.
The old princess and Concubine Yun fought each other, and the princess didn't mix. She sat in her seat and greeted Xiao Jinglin and Ren Yaoqi to come over, and whispered something to them.
However, the scene of tension between the old princess and Concubine Yun fell into the eyes of those present.
The people who were still gloating at the Yun family saw that Concubine Yun appeared, and they did not lose in the confrontation with the old princess. The thought of waiting for the joke in their hearts faded a lot. They saw that Concubine Yun was in a calm state in front of the old concubine, and then looked at the concubine who was also from the Yun family. They couldn't help but think that as long as Concubine Yun and the concubine were still there, the Yun family wouldn't really fall. .
Concubine Yun sat at the top, looked at the faces of everyone in the audience, and silently lowered her head and drank a sip of tea.
Although Ren Yaoqi was listening to what the princess said, he also secretly paid attention to the surrounding movement. She seemed to understand why Concubine Yun appeared here.
Grand Concubine Yun came here to support the Yun family, and even this open and secret battle with the old princess was to achieve this goal, and the old concubine was used by Grand Concubine Yun well.
Obviously, Concubine Yun's move has had a good effect. The following people who want to see the scene of the Yun family's falling into the stone have to restrain themselves and weigh them carefully.
Concubine Yun just closed it when she saw it, and she stopped talking to the old concubine after she won a short battle with the old princess.
Speaking of which, Taifei Yun's feelings for the Yun family are deeper than the princess's feelings for the Yun family. The current owner of the Yun family is Taifei Yun's own elder brother. The princess' parents died early, and the owner of the Yun family is her uncle. Floor.
The judges invited for this year's Qianjin Banquet are similar to those of the previous one. They are still led by Mrs. Xu and Ouyang. They also came after the old princess, Princess Yun and the princess were seated.
The princess instructed Ren Yaoqi to say, "Wait a while, sit down with Mrs. Xu and the others."
Ren Yaoqi was a little puzzled when he heard the words.
The princess said: "You don't have to go out to compare with them. Today you grade them like Mr. Ouyang."
Ren Yaoqi was stunned for a while, then declined: "Princess, I'm still young, I'm afraid I can't convince the public."
When the princess heard the rare face, she taught Ren Yaoqi in a low voice: "Remember, this is Yanbei. If anyone dares to be unconvinced on their own territory, let them talk to our Yan Beijun. !"
Xiao Jinglin added silently by the side: "Mother means that it's someone else's business to accept it or not. If you really want to get in the way, you're just looking for a beating!"
After a pause, Xiao Jinglin added, "This is what Dad said. It's the same thing anyway."
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help laughing when he heard the words. The previous pressure was gone. She nodded: "I see, princess."
The princess patted her hand, Ren Yaoqi got up and went to Mrs. Xu, who was talking to several other ladies who were invited to be judges. Seeing Ren Yaoqi coming over, he pointed to the position beside him and said, "Come on, sit here." The princess must have had an air with Mrs. Xu before, so it is not surprising to see Ren Yaoqi coming.
Ren Yaoqi went to Mrs. Xu and sat down. The other ladies also smiled at Ren Yaoqi kindly, and no one showed her face.
On the contrary, the people below were very surprised when they saw Ren Yaoqi sitting with Mrs. Xu and the others, and whispered to the left and right. The old princess and Concubine Yun also looked over here.
But Concubine Yun turned her eyes away without saying anything. The old concubine didn't care much about the Qianjin Banquet, and didn't say anything more at this moment.
The Qianjin Banquet was still hosted by Mrs. Xu, who explained the details of today's competition in detail. In fact, all the ladies in Yanbei knew this. Mrs. Xu mainly explained it to the ten ladies who came from afar.
Ren Yaoqi glanced down at random and saw Yan Ningshuang who was sitting first on the right. Although Yan Ningshuang was frightened by the silly girl yesterday, she still came today. There was a sound of magenta rafters, and the meticulous dressing made her feel no discomfort. It is very strong.
Yan Ningshuang's eyes seemed to be on Ren Yaoqi all the time, so Ren Yaoqi just looked at her casually. Ren Yaoqi nodded politely at her, and then looked away again.
When Mrs. Xu had finished introducing the rules, and asked these daughters if they had anything else to ask, someone said, "When we came, I heard that the gentlemen at the daughter's banquet are all virtuous and admirable elders?"
The person who spoke was a lady surnamed Lu from the imperial court. Although her words were very euphemistic, her eyes swept to Ren Yaoqi, who was sitting among the gentlemen, and the meaning was self-evident.
Mrs. Xu smiled: "I don't dare to say that you have both ability and political integrity, but they all have their own strengths. As for 'admirable elders'... I don't think age is the most important thing. You are comparing talent, not talent. Compare your qualifications. Those who can be a teacher can be a teacher, and this is the way to learn.”
"Mr. Xu is right, but I don't know what this Miss Ren is good at?" Miss Lu asked reluctantly today as she became a standout.
After hearing this, Mrs. Xu didn't answer directly, but said with a smile: "Shaoan, everyone will know what she is good at soon." After saying this, Mrs. Xu sat back again. Miss Lu saw Mrs. Xu leaving. Can only give up, thinking that Mrs. Xu must be an excuse to fool them.
Ren Yaoqi sighed, she had a hunch that sitting on the top would not be easier than sitting on the bottom.
Sure enough, at the beginning of the competition, there was a smell of gunpowder smoke on the field, and most of them were directed at Ren Yaoqi.
The ladies of the court and the ladies of Yanbei alternated on stage. In line with the courtesy of giving priority to the guests, the people from the court came first, and the first to appear was Miss Lu, who had previously acted as a standout.
Miss Lu looked good, got up and graced the crowd, and then came to the center of the arena. What she showed today was the art of the piano, and the maid had already set up the piano case and Yaoqin, waiting for her to play.
Miss Lu burned incense and cleaned her hands, sat uprightly, and surprised everyone when she raised her hand to play the piano.
I have to say that this Miss Lu's piano skills are extremely good, her posture is beautiful, and her soft voice is melodious. No matter from the point of view of skills or from the emotional point of view, people can't go wrong. Even the gentlemen on the stage clapped and nodded. Wait for her to finish. Everyone has a feeling of unfinished business.
Miss Lu stood up, and without waiting for the gentlemen on the stage to speak, she said, "Students are not talented, I would like to ask Mr. Ren for advice."
Although her voice was not loud, it made everyone on and off the stage hear it clearly. "Mr. Ren" was unprovoked with a provocative taste. The scene couldn't help being quiet, and almost everyone's eyes turned to Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi looked at Miss Lu who was looking at her modestly, and smiled: "Mr. Xu and Mr. Li are both masters in piano skills. Miss Lu should ask the two gentlemen for advice."
Miss Lu also smiled, but looked at Ren Yaoqi without speaking or moving.
At this time, the princess sitting in the middle spoke: "Since Miss Lu insists. Yaoqi, please say a few words casually."
Mrs. Xu also smiled and nodded towards Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi no longer refuses. While thinking about the words, he said, "Miss Lu is playing the lost ancient song "Jiu Yi"?"
Miss Lu was stunned when she heard the words. He nodded and said, "Yes, I found this from a remnant of the score, but unfortunately the original song is already incomplete, and I repaired the latter half."
Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "It's a coincidence. Yao Qi was also helping me sort out some precious ancient music remnants, among which there is a piece of "Jiu Yi"."
Miss Lu glanced at Ren Yaoqi and was a little surprised.
These selected ladies all have their own strengths. She is good at piano. Looking at the whole Kyoto, there are few piano skills better than her. With her aptitude, it was a little difficult to revise the score at the beginning. She did not trust it. Yaoqi can do it.
"I wonder if I can be lucky enough to hear Mr. Ren play a piece?"
Ren Yaoqi smiled and didn't answer her question, but said, "Miss Lu's left wrist was injured?"
"How did Miss Ren find out?" Miss Lu couldn't help widening her eyes. When she was young, her left wrist was accidentally scratched by the hairpin, which almost injured the meridian.
Ren Yaoqi said: "When you play the piano, you don't dare to use too much force with the fingers of your left hand. Although you can use skilled skills to cover it up, the sound of the piano is inevitably stagnant."
Miss Lu couldn't help frowning and said, "It's impossible! I always pay attention when I play the piano."
Ren Yaoqi didn't refute, just nodded along with her words. Said with a smile: "Miss Lu is very attentive. It is said that the sound of the qin is the voice of the person who plays the qin, so I heard you keep saying in your heart that you are afraid of your hand hurting. If Miss Lu hadn't played the qin very well, I would have Can't find that."
As soon as Ren Yaoqi finished speaking, everyone present laughed, and even Miss Lu curved the corners of her mouth embarrassedly. She injured her wrist and was forced by her aunt to practice the piano in order to stand out among the many sisters and earn face for her aunt. Later, the wound on her hand healed, but the pain she suffered at that time was recorded by her body, so that her wrist was healed early tomorrow, but she still felt pain all the time. Later, when she learned something, she began to work hard to overcome this weakness, and she didn't want to be pointed out today.
Then Mrs. Xu and the Mr. Li also gave some pointers to Miss Lu. At this moment, Miss Lu had lost her previous arrogance, and listened carefully to other people's opinions, and then sat back to herself without saying a word. s position.
When Ren Yaoqi sat down, Xiao Jinglin gave her a thumbs up with the crowd behind her back. Although she was still sitting with a noble and cold look on her face, Ren Yaoqi felt very cool when she saw it.
The next person to play was Miss Meng's family. She was also planning to play the piano, but Miss Lu Zhuyu felt that she was not confident that she could compete with Miss Lu after hearing it from the former Miss Meng, so she temporarily changed to the flute. She played the flute fairly well, but she seemed a little nervous, so she couldn't catch the breath and blew two notes. Fortunately, she insisted on finishing the piece in the end.
None of the ladies in Yanbei dared to arrogantly ask "Mr. Ren" for advice, so in the end, several gentlemen commented and encouraged her.
The third person to appear is a Miss Zhou from Kyoto. Miss Zhou is good at calligraphy. She asked someone to hang a piece of white silk on the scene, and then started to work on the white silk with her left and right hands at the same time. , Shou" these three words. However, in the effort of a cup of tea, the four-foot square white silk cloth has been written with egg-sized "Fu, Lu, and Shou" on both sides. The font of each character is different, causing everyone to exclaim. . Everyone's face has a "looks like a great" look.
Miss Zhou doesn't seem to like to talk very much. After putting down the pen, she pursed her lips, and only lowered her head and said, "I hope Mr. Ren will give me some advice."
Everyone's eyes were focused on Ren Yaoqi again.
Many people have the mentality of schadenfreude and watch the fun, who can't understand it now? These ladies from the imperial court are all ganging up to get along with Ren Yaoqi, and they all have trouble with her.
Ren Yaoqi had expected this situation when Miss Lu stood up and asked her for "guidance". She glanced at the princess and Mrs. Xu, and when she saw that they didn't speak, she stood up again.
No matter how bitterly Ren Yaoqi smiled in her heart, she still calmly admired the words sent by Miss Zhou, thought about it, and said, "Miss Zhou usually trains on face and body?"
Miss Zhou glanced at her and nodded: "Well."
Ren Yaoqi frowned and said: "Yan's body is about momentum, but it is firm and soft. Miss Zhou's calligraphy is beautiful, but because there are too many patterns, it is a bit of a waste of calligraphy. Beneficial."
Miss Zhou bit her lip and lowered her head. She knew that Ren Yaoqi was right. She also doesn't want to practice all these bells and whistles all day. The queen mother and the concubines in the Naihe Palace like it.
Someone below said: "Mr. Ren is right. But there is a saying that the mouth is not as good as the real style. I don't know how Miss Ren's handwriting is?"
Although Miss Zhou did not speak, she also glanced at Ren Yaoqi.
In fact, people who know how to appreciate calligraphy and painting may not be able to make good works by themselves, just like a gourmet is not necessarily a cook.
County Master Xiao glanced at Hongying. Hongying quickly touched the pen and ink in front of Ren Yaoqi, and said solemnly: "Mr. Ren, please give me the words."
Ren Yaoqi: "..."
Fortunately, Ren Yaoqi was not an awkward person. He picked up the pen and wrote the words "Fu, Lu, and Shou" in one go, without any fancy face, when he was placed with Miss Zhou's piece of white silk. The people who were shouting down were quiet.
Ren Yaoqi's talent in calligraphy and painting even her husband Pei Zhiyan was ashamed at the beginning, and she is willing to spend hard work to practice, so she can naturally hold the scene.
Ren Yaoqi also understood at this moment that the Yanbei Palace did not want to lose the Qianjin Banquet.
However, some people who were carefully selected to blatantly win these young ladies from the capital from afar seem to have no grace in the Yanbei Palace. After all, the Qianjin Banquet is not a dragon boat race. Ladies are not rough-skinned men.
So how can we defeat these ladies sent by the queen mother one by one, and how to calmly understate the mighty and domineering
So Ren Yaoqi transformed into Mr. Ren.
The princess asked her to sit here with Mr. Xu, not to avoid the limelight, but to grab the limelight, still in a one-on-ten approach.
No wonder Xiao Jingxi said that she was not afraid of offending the Queen Mother if she won.
Of course it doesn't matter if she wins a group of students as a "sir". It not only beat the Queen Mother's face but also kept the grand and domineering position of the Yanbei Palace, making sure no losses.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at the girls off the court who were all gearing up for their unique skills. Wanting to imitate Xiao Jinglin's appearance, she rolled her elegant eyes fiercely.
Since Ren Yaoqi was the main force who defeated these ladies, the other Yanbei girls off the court came to accompany the prince to study and walk through the motions. Although they were not bad in general, they were not too outstanding. I want to come. Yan Bei still gave the Empress Dowager a bit of face.
The third court lady who appeared was here to perform tricks. Ren Yaoqi had also seen tricks at the last Qianjin Banquet. In fact, there were only so many talents among the women, and they couldn't change too many tricks.
This young lady's tricks have become better than the Miss Guo at the last Qianjin banquet. I saw ten little wine Gus appear on her ten fingers with a slight shake of her hands, and they trembled against her slender jade fingers. up, as if the wind would blow it off.