Outside, the heaven-sacrifice ceremony was still going on, but the protagonists were the princes headed by the prince.
As a princess, she could only follow her relatives, watch the princes in front of her, and complete the ritual of praying for the country.
Above the main hall, five adult princes lined up one after another, and according to their status, they completed the blessing ceremony together.
Lin Mengya's eyes involuntarily followed Long Tianyu.
Unlike the prince who was dressed in a coquettish and well-known name, Long Tianyu was dressed in a black dress with a four-clawed green dragon embroidered on it.
Under the sun, this man stood upright, showing his natural nobility in every move he made.
He sincerely wanted to pray for Dajin, and he also sincerely respected his ancestors and relatives.
Compared to the prince's perfunctory and showy attitude, Long Tianyu was many times more pious. But the man who became the prince thanks to the protection of his ancestors was only thinking about how to fight for power.
Such a comparison can be regarded as a kind of irony.
In the main hall, all etiquette has reached the last stage. All princes are required to draw bows and shoot arrows. One is to pray for blessings and make the Jin Dynasty last long.
Secondly, it is to see how far the adult princes have grown. To put it bluntly, it is just to show off the princes' military strength.
After all, the long-term peace and stability of the Jin Dynasty depends not only on the emperor's wisdom and martial arts.
A strong military force is one of the secrets to making your neighbors obedient.
The five people lined up one after another, and five red-heart targets had been placed outside the door of the hall.
Lin Mengya didn't know about it, but Long Tianyu's martial arts were extravagant and unpredictable. Even Qinghu didn't dare to underestimate Long Tianyu.
Every move he made when he was arranging a bow and shooting an arrow was filled with determination. Not to mention Lin Mengya, even the clan members were praising the posture of the princes.
"The destiny of the country is prosperous and long-lasting. Please invite some princes to shoot golden arrows with phoenixes and pray for the blessings of our ancestors!"
The official's voice sounded, and all five people drew their bows and aimed at their targets.
After a 'whoosh' sound, five arrows shot out with a subtle sound of breaking through the air.
According to the rules, these people had to shoot nine arrows in a row. But what everyone didn't expect was that just when the last arrow was about to be shot, the fifth prince suddenly turned around and shot the arrow at the crowd watching the ceremony.
"Ah! Mom!"
For a moment, everyone screamed in fear, and the clan members on this side were even more frightened to death.
What he didn't expect was that the arrow shot straight towards someone in the crowd.
But she was the only one standing there, not shying away from the arrows coming.
With a 'buzz' sound, the Fengming Arrow slashed past her face, piercing deeply into the vermilion coiled dragon pillar behind her.
The arrow tail was still trembling, but no one dared to take a breath.
"Fifth Prince, you have good archery skills. But your eyesight doesn't seem to be very good. This side is not a bull's-eye."
A pair of hands as white as jade stretched out and pulled out the arrow that had been shot on the dragon column.
No one expected that Lin Mengya, who should be frightened the most, was calmer than everyone else.
Taking one step, two steps, and three steps, Lin Mengya walked in front of the fifth prince calmly. Conveniently, he offered the arrow.
"Since you are praying for the country, you should leave no regrets. Please, Fifth Prince, send this arrow to where it should go."
The atmosphere became a little dull because of what happened just now.
But no one expected that Lin Mengya would be so tolerant and generous, personally giving the arrow to the fifth prince.
The fifth prince Long Yingchu suddenly smiled evilly, reached out and took the arrow in Lin Mengya's hand, and with a flick of his hand, the arrow hit the bull's-eye.
But her eyes never left Lin Mengya, who turned around.
"Third brother, your princess is beyond my expectations. Why, I heard that the person you like the most is not that sickly Su Linlang? Now, her taste has changed."
Ever since Long Yingchu shot the arrow, Long Tianyu's heart had become extremely cold.
Relying on his noble birth, the fifth prince never paid attention to people like them, but he only made friends with the prince.
Moreover, every time the fifth prince got into trouble, his father would laugh it off. Unexpectedly, he would dare to openly shoot Lin Mengya during the memorial ceremony.
The big hand holding the bow was so hard that it turned white. After giving the fifth prince a cold glance, he said gloomily:
"If she is injured, I will take your life."
There was an ice coldness in the voice that could freeze everything. Even Long Qinghan looked at the fifth prince with an unkind expression.
"Humph, even my father can't do anything to me. How can you guys do anything? But your princess is really bold and interesting."
The brief conversation between the two people did not escape the ears of the prince.
However, he watched with cold eyes and had no intention of caring about his two younger brothers.
Although Lin Mengya was as beautiful as a flower, she was even more beautiful than the other concubines in his mansion. However, she is ignorant of current affairs.
If he stayed, sooner or later it would be a disaster for him and Daji.
However, he was a little surprised that the fifth prince dared to take action at this time. He sneered in his heart, does this idiot really think that his father loves him
However, it was just because the natal family of the fifth prince’s mother was very powerful.
This time, what he committed was contempt for his ancestors. Didn't you see that all the clan members were already frowning
Even if the imperial concubine's family wanted to protect him, they would probably have to go through a lot of trouble. Moreover, the fifth prince’s biological mother, Concubine Chen, died three years ago.
Today is different from the past. This idiot is still seeking death here.
Keeping a smile and controlling her legs, Lin Mengya persisted and walked to the viewing position.
Only she knew that the scene just now made her sweat all over her body.
Who can not be afraid of seeing bows and arrows coming
She was just too surprised and frightened, so she couldn't move for a while.
Beep beep beep beep!! I really wanted to say something harsh. Just now, just now, the arrow was only one centimeter away from me, or less than one centimeter away.
If she hadn't been lucky, her hair would have been braided or disfigured.
The anger in her heart was so overwhelming that Lin Mengya would never forget the face of the fifth prince even if she was beaten to death.
good! These fifth princes are quite capable!
She, Lin Mengya, swore that one day, sooner or later, the fifth prince who wanted to be punished would scream that Tiantian should not respond and the earth would not work!
The shocked ceremony officer immediately announced that the ceremony was completed. Oh my god, if he delays any longer, if blood splashes on the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony, even if he has eight heads, he will be chopped off and kicked like a cuju.
In this way, a heaven-sacrifice ceremony containing conspiracy and threats ended.
The four girls who had been waiting in the side hall were already anxious.
Apart from anything else, Baiji was already anxious because she knew the secret of the clothes.
Fortunately, although Lin Mengya was greatly frightened, she did not forget her girl.
He asked people to take them all to his sedan chair. Listening to the comments of others, the four girls realized what a thrilling scene Lin Mengya had just experienced.
When you go back, don’t look at the same scenery as when you came. But Lin Mengya had narrowly escaped death and came back from a complete circle before the gate of hell.
The prayer banquet must be held for three consecutive days.
However, because the emperor was seriously ill this year, the ceremony was only held for one day.
Everything Lin Mengya prepared was brought to the palace early. As soon as they arrived at the small courtyard prepared for them, Lin Mengya slumped down on the bed with a small, pale face.
I am so surprised!
"Master, come here quickly and take a shower and change clothes. What if you catch a cold while wearing wet clothes?"
Baiji was attentive. He just touched Lin Mengya's back vest and knew that the clothes inside were already soaked.
"well."
She really needed to take a good bath to stabilize her mood.
After pulling off the dress, the snow-white shirt underneath was clinging to Lin Mengya's slender waist.
After entering the hot water, she was a little frightened and talked about the situation at that time with several girls.
"By the way, Master, you said before that this dress was embroidered with seven-colored phoenixes. But why did it turn into six-colored phoenixes in the end?"
Bai Zhi tilted her head and asked in confusion.
Lin Mengya just smiled slightly and looked at Bai Ji appreciatively.
"This is all the credit of your sister Baiji. I just found out that Aunt Bai is the descendant of ghost embroidery who even the embroiderers in the palace were willing to be inferior to. No wonder, I always feel that the clothes you make for me are better than those in the palace. It’s a hundred times more exquisite, and the ghost embroidery really lives up to its reputation.”
Seeing Lin Mengya's admiring gaze, Bai Ji felt proud but a little shy.
It turned out that Lin Mengya ordered Baiji to prepare some dyes that could be used to dye silk threads that day.
Unexpectedly, after her mother found out the whole story, she handed over the special dye passed down from their family to Bai Ji.
This dye is obviously colorless and odorless, but it has miraculous effects.
As long as two dyes of different colors are added one after another, the dyed silk thread will turn into different colors according to the different external temperatures.
Bai Ji first removed the Phoenix's eyes, then carefully bleached and dyed them, and then embroidered them back as they were.
Therefore, what the phoenix's eyes see at normal temperature is black.
But after being smoked with a warm aromatherapy stove, it turned into its original purple color.
That's why I managed to hide it from the ceremony officer and convinced Yun Si. No matter how hard I searched, I couldn't find any flaws.
After listening to Lin Mengya's words, the three girls' mouths automatically formed an 'O' shape.
Damn it, Bai Ji has always been missing in those days, just for this thing.
But Bai Zhi, a curious baby, kept asking endless questions. Holding Lin Mengya's dress, she was surprised to see the peony suddenly turned into a peony.