389, the secret fight at the family banquet
Looking at herself in the bronze mirror, Gu Qianxue understood. It's no wonder that Xiangqi thinks she looks like the second prince, because both of them are a quarter of mixed blood, and their faces have an exotic look. It's just that the second prince's is more intense, and her mixed-blood traits are hidden deeper.
If she doesn't wear makeup, her appearance is no different from that of Nanyue people, but once she puts on makeup, her outline becomes deeper.
At this moment, there was a servant girl's voice from downstairs, "Sister Xiangju, Sister Xiangqi, I wonder if the Princess is ready, and Empress Qin has sent someone to remind her."
Xiang Ju replied with a loud voice, "Ready, you go back and report to Concubine Qin, the princess will be there soon."
Gu Qianxue also took a final look in the mirror, and was relieved when she saw that the traces on her face were no longer visible, and followed Xiangju and Xiangqi to the attic to go to the banquet.
This was Gu Qianxue's first time attending the emperor's family banquet, and she was a little nervous, but when she arrived, she saw that the hall was overcrowded.
Different from private family banquets, royal family banquets naturally cannot be shared by men and women of all ages, the emperor, the queen and several concubines, and the princes and princesses. It is said that it is a family banquet, but it is actually divided into grades. Let alone whether those humble concubines can attend, just say that even if they reluctantly attend, the seats are divided according to grades.
On the emperor's left is the empress, and on the right is the concubine Qin. Except for Princess Yong'an sitting next to Concubine Qin, the seating arrangement of the other concubines is also very orderly.
Naturally, Gu Qianxue wanted to be with the princes and princesses. When she raised her eyes, she saw a scene of Yingying, Yanyan, red, green and green, and Li Wanggong Ling Yan, who was dressed in black, was sitting in it. The appearance of the body has been meticulous, and it does not look like attending a family banquet at all. On the contrary, the second prince beside him, who was very close to King Li, was smiling at Gu Qianxue, and even reached out his hand to greet Gu Qianxue like no one else was there.
"..." Gu Qianxue subconsciously didn't want to have anything to do with this handsome second prince. Let me ask, what else would a person who is not afraid of King Li be afraid of
If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, and the second prince is by no means an easy-going lamp.
The prince sat on the other side of King Li, while the other princes and princesses were arranged in this way. Generally speaking, whoever is bolder will be seated closer to King Li, and those who are less courageous will be farther away. Especially for the young princesses, seeing King Li was like meeting a cat and a mouse.
After quickly researching and understanding the seating arrangements for the family banquet, Gu Qianxue was taken aback, and then quickly apologized, "Forgive me, Your Majesty, I'm late. I'm really sorry, I'm really sorry." As she spoke, she kept nodding and bowing. The bangs and sideburn hair flew around like a small fan as she lowered her head and bowed, but it was not interesting.
The room was quiet, everyone including the emperor stared at Gu Qianxue, as if they had never met her before.
That's right, today's Gu Qianxue has a haircut that has never been seen in Nanyue Kingdom, and even put on makeup. Not to mention that the emperor and others can't recognize it, it is Gu Qianxue's real mother——Zhao Shi in This will also be recognized for a period of time.
Only then did the emperor regain his senses, "Qianxue changed her hairstyle, I almost didn't recognize you."
The queen also smiled belatedly, "Yeah, the concubine was still thinking just now, where did this dexterous fairy come from, but now I see it is Qianxue." Then she turned to Gu Qianxue, "You girl, why are you so stupid?" There are so many ghost ideas, did you think of Concubine Qin's hairstyle before?"
Gu Qianxue lowered her head and covered her bangs with her hands, "Back to the Empress, it's not that Qianxue is a sensational favorite, but because she ate too spicy in the past few days, and her forehead has grown a little... Pimples, and she was afraid of scaring all the ladies, so she simply I cut my hair to hide my embarrassment, and I hope my mother will forgive me." Then he raised his eyes and told the few people who knew about it with his eyes—you understand.
The queen naturally understood, and Princess Yong'an hurriedly said, "You are filial, remember to eat less spicy food next time." It was a lie for Gu Qianxue.
Gu Qianxue was speechless and burst into tears, and was slowly moved—there is nothing better than father and son soldiers in battle. It turns out that when it comes to real guns, you have to rely on your stepmother.
The emperor, empress, concubine Qin and Princess Yong'an naturally knew what Gu Qianxue was covering up, so they just smiled and said nothing. The other empresses, princes and princesses only thought that Gu Qianxue really had a pimple on her forehead.
Li Wang, who was sitting in a corner and dressed in black, slowly pursed his lips when he heard the words, with a little teasing.
"Eldest brother, why does your smile mean so much? What's the inside story, tell the emperor quickly." The second prince hurried over, squeezing the delicate corners of his eyes.
King Li ignored the second prince from the beginning to the end, he didn't even raise his eyebrows, as if he was surrounded by air.
The crown prince glanced at Gu Qianxue, and then paid almost inaudible attention to King Li beside him, with complicated eyes thoughtful.
The fourth prince, fifth prince and sixth prince have long been interested in the woman dancing the gorgeous flying ribbon dance, twisting their bodies to watch carefully.
The princesses were whispering, it was nothing more than Princess Qianxue's hairstyle, especially the third princess, who had just entered puberty and had a lot of pimples on her forehead. Seeing Gu Qianxue's hairstyle, she thought carefully about what she wanted Don't get a haircut like that too. But if you follow the trend so blindly, whether you will be a laughing stock, I will not mention it.
Concubine Xilan also laughed, "Today's Princess Qianxue is really so-called glamorous and attractive. She is even more exquisitely dressed than when she was dancing on the emperor's birthday. A woman looks like a person who pleases herself. Could it be that among the princes present, there is someone the princess likes?" ?” As he said that, his eyes swept the prince and King Li twice with a vague look.
Gu Qianxue was startled, Concubine Xilan, what does this mean
Princess Yong'an gave Concubine Ceylan a blank look, "People say bastards are smart, but now I see it, it's true." It means that Concubine Ceylan has the blood of Chu Yan Kingdom.
"Your majesty..." Concubine Xilan's face changed, and she immediately faced the emperor.
Princess Yong'an snorted coldly, "If you want to pretend to be a weak chicken, you can pretend to be a bit like a weak chicken. Just now, you made a provocative statement, but now you are so pitiful. If someone tells a lie, you have to make a draft. You can't even pave the way for this change of face?"
"..." Gu Qianxue was completely speechless. In her imagination, shouldn't harem fights be hidden in words? Princess Yong'an really ruined the picture, and the rhythm of the play is played every minute. But at the same time, I felt that what the eldest princess said was really powerful, and I gave a thumbs up for the willful and domineering stepmother in my heart!
The emperor was also very helpless towards his irritable younger sister, but the younger sister was having a bad time and couldn't bear to be harsh on her, so he could only sigh and said, "This is a family banquet, so don't say a few words." Concubine Xilan said, How can the emperor not hear it.
The concubines in the harem all have sources of information, so they can naturally hear the meaning behind what Concubine Xilan said. The meaning is very simple. Stirring up the conflict between the crown prince and King Li will naturally make the empress and concubine Qin fight each other sooner. stand up.
390, the beauty of trouble