Xiao Qi immediately cheered up: "What did he say?"
"He said that the Crown Princess really didn't talk much. She stayed in the room most of the time and didn't look like a director. Mammy Hong said the same thing as the dark thread. It seems to be credible."
"Oh?" Queen Qi was obviously a little surprised. She thought that Chu Jinyao was playing with her, but the eyeliner in the dark said the same? She asked, "What about the four palace maids?"
"They are also serving as usual, and they are not separated far away."
Xiao Qi was surprised: "Since I can see the prince, why hasn't the house been confiscated?"
Lan Yu lowered her head and said nothing. Xiao Qi thought about it for a while and came up with a conclusion: "It must be because they were sent by Ben Gong, so Qin Yi refused to accept them. Well, the four of them are abandoned sons. Now, quietly send a few young and fresh palace maids to the East Palace. In any case, be sure to place a talented person next to Qin Yi's pillow."
"My lady is wise."
Xiao Qihou knew the importance of pillow-side wind, so he couldn't escape this idea when dealing with other people. After Xiao Qi realized that he knew men very well, as long as there were young and fresh people hanging around in front of them, no matter whether they were beautiful or ugly, they would always taste it. Isn't the emperor a ready-made example. After Xiao Qi didn't want Qin Yi to increase his power, he never mentioned the matter of selecting talents for Qin Yi. Someone mentioned it in the court, and Xiao Qi also tried hard to get the emperor to dispel this idea. The East Palace is like the Harem. Talented people and selected servants are all of high grade, and most of them are innocent daughters from officials. Empress Qi is determined not to allow them.
Lan Yu looked worried after seeing Xiao Qi, so she persuaded: "Niang Niang, the dark thread is the same as what Hong mama said, the crown princess is indeed an innocent person, even if such a person is a bit smart, how can he Did you hide it from the maiden? Maybe the maiden is over-hearted."
Xiao Qi didn't want to accept that she was deceived by a little girl some time ago. She is still testing the truth of Chu Jinyao. Lan Yu was arrogant about her qualifications and unknowingly despised a little girl like Chu Jinyao who had no background and experience, Xiao Qi listened and shook her head amusedly: "It doesn't matter if she is true or not, whether she was or not before. Zangzhuo pretends to be weak, she is a princess."
"My lady..."
"So, why bother with the true and false. I would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go." Xiao Qi smiled and brushed her nails, the sunlight reflected on her carefully constructed red fingernails, the red dazzling.
After Chu Jinyao came back, she soon learned of the slight changes in her palace. Chu Jinyao did not move. She was already being watched. She knew who the Queen's secret line was. Xiao Qi didn't want to increase the power of the East Palace, so he didn't mention the matter of selecting new people from the minister's family, which was exactly what Chu Jinyao wanted. As long as the East Palace does not come in, there are high-ranking ministers' children and mere palace maids, Chu Jinyao doesn't take it seriously. The status of the crown princess and the palace servants is very different. Under her advice, Er Xue is enough to deal with the restless palace servants below.
Princess Runing's wedding has been lively for many days. It seems that the crown prince's wedding has turned on a switch. After that, the royal family frequently held happy events. King Lu also began to discuss relatives. After King Su's wedding was over, the concubine's due date was approaching, and there would still be three full moons, and there would be many happy events.
With this joy, the weeping willows in the Forbidden City gradually turned green. The emperor was in a very good mood during this time, his new favorite concubine was pregnant, and his sons and daughters were married one after another, as if the gods and Buddhas in the sky were deliberately on his side. The emperor likes to be lively, and when he is so happy, he is full of flutes and banquets.
The spring in April was just right, the emperor had a feast in the west, and the princess, the royal family and the princes and princes were all invited. The Xiyuan is full of large swamps of water, and the most central island has a gorgeous and exquisite palace, with pavilions and water pavilions, and the banquet will be held here. The noble dukes and nobles took their families to share flowers and willows all the way, crossed arch bridges, and walked to the place of banquets under the guidance of the palace ladies in green.
The banquet's palace was prepared three days ago. For fear of disappointing the emperor, the seasonal flowers around the palace were all newly transplanted. No matter whether they could live or not, they were all bright and beautiful at the moment. As for the food at the banquet, the eunuchs in the palace began to ponder half a month earlier, and the drinks were all brewed by the eunuchs in the palace, and all of them were not fake.
Chu Jinyao stayed in the Ciqing Palace, and after Qin Yi had dealt with the Wenhua Palace, the two went to Xiyuan together. Chu Jinyao watched silently all the way, and when she got to the place for the banquet, even if she was mentally prepared, she was shocked.
Linglong and Kikyo behind him had seen many big scenes, but they were also speechless at the moment. Kikyo even couldn't help but silently count the expenses for the day. If nothing else, the snacks and drinks alone are a big sum.
Chu Jinyao secretly looked at Qin Yi. Sure enough, Qin Yi's face was not very good, but he held back. Xiyuan is equivalent to the royal water garden, and the rules are more relaxed than those in the Forbidden City, but for this reason, men and women cannot share banquets together.
Qin Yi was going to the East Hall, where many courtiers were already waiting. Qin Yi didn't know why he was a little worried, he asked a few words before walking towards the East Hall reluctantly. Chu Jinyao watched Qin Yi walk away, and after waiting for his back to be invisible, he boarded the sedan chair and walked towards the West Hall where the female family members were entertained.
As soon as I entered the West Hall, I was greeted with another greeting, and a lady Hou said quickly, "I saw the Crown Princess' sedan chair from a distance on the way, and I thought we were late, but I didn't think we were there before the Crown Princess. .Prince Princess, how are you on your way? Was it delayed by something?"
Another faceable lady of the country said with a smile, "I have to ask His Royal Highness. When I came in, I walked in another way and happened to see His Royal Highness talking to the Crown Princess. Such a beautiful and beautiful Crown Princess, His Highness may be Don't worry, I'm afraid we will bully the Crown Princess, so I'll teach you a few more words."
All the people around laughed when they heard it, and Mrs. Hou just said with a smile: "It turns out that this is the case, blame me for talking too much! The Crown Princess and His Royal Highness have such a good relationship."
"The two ladies are joking." Chu Jinyao shied away from the topic with a smile. Chu Jinyao didn't think there was anything, and although the other ladies were flattering, they were actually speaking from the heart. It is said that marrying a wife and a virtuous person, taking concubines and seductresses, most dukes are distant and respectful towards the wife of the main family, and only have closeness between men and women towards the concubines. The prince and the princess have been married for a few months, and they are still the same as the newlyweds outside.
Everyone was joking, true or false, they were talking, and the queen came.
Once the queen arrived, the banquet started quickly. Sure enough, it didn't take long for a eunuch to run over from the east hall, and Fu Er and Xiao Qi said something, and Xiao Qi raised his hand and said, "Have a banquet."
There are also songs and dances at the banquet for women's family members, but these songs and dances are all elegant and elegant in the court. Chu Jinyao sat at the bottom right of the queen, with a higher seat than the others. Below Chu Jinyao, there were high-ranking concubines such as Concubine Shu and Concubine Li.
Compared with slow and elegant singing and dancing, Chu Jinyao prefers to watch these women at the banquet. The seating order of the banquet is very particular. Who is at odds with whom and who has been in the limelight recently. From the seats, you can see a lot of doorways, which is much more interesting than singing and dancing.
However, unlike in the past, the concubine was also present today, and the seat was only under Concubine Li, sitting on the same seat as Concubine Hui. Lian Concubine was a pregnant maid who was accidentally bumped into by Chu Jinyao some time ago. After being "discovered" on New Year's Eve, the emperor was very happy and named her Lian Concubine on the spot. From a young age, a palace maid jumped into a high-ranking concubine, and not only became one of the nine concubines, but now she can sit at the same seat with her original master, Concubine Hui.
Of course, if the concubine can successfully give birth to a dragon child, then it will really turn into a phoenix. Ever since the emperor found out that he had an unborn child, he was very happy and felt pity for the child's mother. Lian Concubine's pear blossoms and rain are very pitiful, very much in line with the emperor's standard of pity and cherish jade. Therefore, although Lian Concubine cannot be favored, she also relies on her children to become the new favorite concubine in the harem. Her favored momentum has been able to compete with Li Fei.
Concubine Li and Concubine Shu who are here either have high self-esteem or have been favored for a long time, who can stand to sit on the same seat as a humble palace maid. As for Concubine Hui, it was even more embarrassing. Concubine Lian used to be her maid and could only do some rough work. Concubine Hui never took this kind of slave in her eyes, but now, Concubine Lian has become her. The "sister", sitting with her, is even more spoiled than her.
Concubine Hui's face was twitching throughout the banquet, and she was obviously full of anger, so she couldn't eat anything else. It's a pity that even if the other concubines are disdainful, who made the concubine pregnant with the dragon seed? If this child is born, Concubine Feng is also an unusual thing.
Chu Jinyao watched it for a while, and deeply felt that it was really interesting to watch women fight women. She picked up a bean that was carved into a pearl shape, and found that even a humble bean was hung with pigeon soup. Before Chu Jinyao could sigh about the extravagance of the royal family, a long singing voice suddenly came from behind.
Where did the music come from? Who dares to sing in such a place? Chu Jinyao turned sideways and saw a painting boat slowly paddling on the wide and glistening waters. A woman in green stood on the bow of the boat, dancing her sleeves charmingly. Arouse the curiosity of others. There are still a few actors playing the piano and pipa in the cabin, and the singing and music come from here.
There were not a few people who looked outside like Chu Jinyao, and even Xiao Qi was attracted. There were whispers everywhere in the banquet room, asking who these people were. The palace maids who were dancing in the center of the hall gradually stopped moving. They looked terrified and obviously didn't know what to do.
Not only the west hall, but also the male guests from the east were attracted. Chu Jinyao knew that this was a "surprise" prepared by the eunuchs in Xiyuan for the emperor. I have to say that the eunuchs really know what they want, and the emperor loves both beauties and romance. This is indeed a show that the emperor will like.
Sure enough, after a while, a eunuch walked out from the east hall and shouted with a shrill voice: "Keep dancing, if you perform well, the emperor will reward you."
The east hall and west hall are also built symmetrically, because the west is surrounded by water on all sides, and the east and west halls have one side facing the water. The eunuch in the east hall was obviously under the emperor's will, and the people on the painting boat could hear it, and naturally the west hall could hear it clearly.
The woman on the bow heard that, she was overjoyed and saluted to the east hall. When she stood up, she no longer made some small movements, but stood on the bow and spun quickly. Dancing such an intense dance shows that she is quite confident in her dancing skills.
Chu Jinyao didn't know what the East Hall looked like now, but in the West Hall, which was full of female family members and palace concubines, everyone's expressions were generally bad. I can't see this woman's appearance from a distance, but just by looking at her soft figure, I know that this woman is definitely a stunner. Chu Jinyao actually really wanted to watch this dance, but she was holding the identity of the crown princess, and she wanted to show some face to the queen, so she turned around and watched dignifiedly after taking a glance at the opening. The bricks in the hall.
The female relatives also found that it was unruly to watch outside, and successively retracted their gazes. After Xiao Qi looked at the people in the hall, he pulled the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "Xinei's slaves have heart, and they dance on the boat, which is quite the legacy of dancing in the palm of the ancients."
Concubine Li dipped the handkerchief on the corner of her lips, rolled her eyes and said, "It's just a trick."
As if to confirm Concubine Li's words, before she finished speaking, she heard applause from the opposite side, and it turned out that the emperor brought people out to watch.
Chu Jinyao held back her laughter and continued to look at the floor tiles. Concubine Li was slapped in the face and threw her handkerchief furiously. After Xiao Qi glanced at Concubine Li, he said, "I am waiting for the concubines in the harem. Naturally, I must put the emperor first and share the worries for the emperor. Since the emperor and all the adults have already gone out, how can I still sit here. Lan Yu... "
Aunt Lanyu responded, and Xiao Qi said, "Get up, let's go out too."
After Xiao Qi spoke, everyone else agreed and followed Xiao Qi and walked out. Chu Jinyao got up second, followed after Xiao Qi, and when she left, the others could start one after another.
The characteristic of Xiyuan is water, and there are also corridors and waterside pavilions outside the palace, which is convenient for the nobles to play by the water. The queen led the crowd to stand in the veranda, with a wide field of vision outside and a better view of the dancer in the water.
Once they came out, Linglong and a few people secretly stood guard, guarding Chu Jinyao's side, and Chu Jinyao was also secretly vigilant. She is the Crown Princess, and no one dares to stand in front of her, so Chu Jinyao can only stand at the front of the ring corridor, and further ahead is the water wave.
Chu Jinyao looked straight ahead, but her mind kept guarding the back. The woman in the painting boat had already danced to the most exciting part. She lowered her waist softly and her eyes were like autumn waves. Before the emperor could react, she straightened up and twirled quickly. The grand and gorgeous skirt was turned open layer by layer, which was extremely shocking, and this woman was still wearing a green dress. When the skirt spread out, it looked like a lotus leaf, and her body was the stamen on the lotus leaf. Chu Jinyao had heard that. The admiration from the crowd was nothing more than words of praise such as "Zhu Ruofu churns out green waves" and "He is as light as a swallow".
Chu Jinyao also nodded secretly, she also thought it looked good. Chu Jinyao was watching with pure admiration, when suddenly the woman in the middle of the water screamed, and before anyone else could react, flames burst out from her skirt. Chu Jinyao was taken aback. From such a distance, she could hear the corners of the woman's skirt crackling, and what was even more frightening was the billowing white smoke billowing in the wind.
No one expected that it would turn out like this. The ladies could no longer maintain their demeanor, and screamed in horror. Chu Jinyao also took a step back in surprise, and Kikyo Linglong immediately stepped forward to surround Chu Jinyao.
"What's going on here?"
The female family was in a panic, and the man was also in a commotion. There were constantly courtiers and eunuchs shouting: "Guard! There are assassins, come and escort!" Chu Jinyao hurriedly glanced east, and vaguely saw Qin Yi being guarded by everyone In the middle, this was a sigh of relief.
How can a good water dance catch fire
After the accident happened, all living beings were noisy, but in fact, it was only a fleeting moment. The woman on the boat was frightened half to death when she saw the fire on her dress. She hurriedly beat the flames on her dress. After finding that it had no effect, she jumped into the water with gritted teeth. However, an even more bizarre situation appeared. The fire did not go out immediately when it met the water. Instead, it burned on and off in the water as the woman struggled violently.
What is this thing, it is on fire on weekdays, and it will not be extinguished when it is submerged in water
I don't know who shouted "Demon Fire", and the women on the West Ring Corridor became more and more panicked. They were pampered and they would call Lang Zhong if they were stabbed by needles. Now, seeing this strange situation with their own eyes, they were almost half scared. After a sudden change, Empress Qi and Chu Jinyao were all surrounded by people, while other concubines with shallow roots would not be so lucky. Lian Concubine had just mentioned it, and she didn't usually show it. At this time, she was exposed to the predicament of no one around her. She was covering her stomach and was panicking when she was suddenly pushed hard on the back of the waist. Unprepared, he jumped into the water with a scream of "ah".
Chu Jinyao was startled by the sudden scream in her ear, and before she could react, she felt that she was caught by someone. Immediately afterwards, two water-breaking sounds, "Plop" and "Plop" sounded, and the corridor fell silent, and then an exclamation broke out: "Prince Concubine and Empress Lian Concubine fell into the water!"