The days passed by in a blink of an eye, and the day for Princess Fang's banquet, the eldest princess of Yuncheng, has arrived.
On this day, Nangong Yue was pulled up early in the morning. Mrs. Lin was so excited that she personally dressed Nangong Yue meticulously.
Nangong Yue is wearing a light green long dress with white magnolia flowers embroidered on the wide green border. She wears a pair of buns on her hair, and purple and white crystal bead chains are wrapped around the buns, making her small face beautiful and charming. .
Lin's life is going well recently, with a ruddy complexion, he wrapped his daughter's shoulders affectionately and said: "My sister Yue has grown up and is beautiful, no matter how she dresses up she looks good!"
Huamei followed suit and praised: "Young lady is good-looking, this dress makes the servant's eyes straighten."
Yimei and Que'er couldn't help covering their mouths and laughing.
At this time, An Niang led the little maid to set up the breakfast, and after Nangong Yue accompanied Lin Shi to eat the breakfast, she came down to the second gate under Lin's earnest instructions.
In the Nangong Mansion, besides Nangong Yue, Nangong Cheng, Nangong Lin, Su Qingping and Nangong Sheng participated in the banquet held by Princess Yuncheng. Nangong Yue naturally rode in her own Zhulun carriage, while Nangong Cheng, Nangong Lin and Su Qingping rode in the carriage arranged by the mansion, and the maidservants who accompanied them rode in another carriage, while Nangong Sheng rode a horse. He took four guards and set off on the road.
When they arrived in front of Princess Yuncheng's mansion, there were maids and servants leading the carriage to the second gate. The driver gradually slowed down the speed of the carriage. Baihui lifted the curtain and took a quick look outside, only to see a Zhulun carriage. Parked in front of the second gate, this Zhulun chariot is slightly different from Nangong Yue's. It has a red cover, red curtain, red swan, and four-cornered saponins. It looks like a princess-level carriage.
Baihui withdrew her gaze and whispered to Nangong Yue, "Third Miss, it seems to be Princess Mingyue's carriage."
Nangong Yue responded, but didn't care, anyway, it was just a matter of waiting in the carriage for a while.
At this moment, I suddenly heard the neighing of a horse outside, followed by a loud "meow" from a cat, which overlapped with the screams of several maidservants...
What's going on? Nangong Yue frowned, and simply opened the curtain on the other side slightly, and looked out, only to see a fat cat with long white hair jumping in from the car window, and slammed its head into Nangong Yue's arms. Nangong Yue hurriedly hugged it.
Following the direction in which Fat Cat ran, one could see the red horse pulling the Zhulun carriage in front of it, raising its front hooves and neighing endlessly, and the groom accidentally let go of the rein, unable to control the situation for a while, even the carriage was shaking Swaying, the woman's frightened cry came from inside from time to time.
Seeing this, Nangong Cheng jumped off the horse neatly, strode forward, grabbed the flying rein, and then gently stroked the red horse's neck, soothing it with a soft voice: "Woo-- call--"
The red horse calmed down quickly, and the sweaty coachman finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said repeatedly: "Master, thank you very much."
After the carriage came to a complete stop, a girl in pink jumped out of the carriage, turned to Nangong Shengfu, and said politely and respectfully: "Thank you, Mr. Nangong, today."
While she was speaking, the curtains on one side of the Zhu Lun car were slightly opened, and the people inside were cautiously looking in Nangong Cheng's direction.
"Where, it's just a matter of raising your hands, the girl is too polite." Nangong Cheng smiled, and went down to the front yard under the leadership of the servant.
After watching Nangong Cheng leave, the girl in pink said to a maid from the princess mansion, "What happened to that cat just now? If you hurt the princess, can you bear it?"
The maid didn't show any panic, and replied calmly: "This girl, that's the princess's favorite cat. The princess never clings to it on weekdays. What can we slaves do? Don't worry, girl. , today's matter, the servant girl will definitely report to the eldest princess, and ask the eldest princess to give the princess an explanation!"
The maid in pink didn't expect the other party to react in such a way, and her complexion turned dark. As Princess Mingyue's accompanying maid, when did she receive such treatment and was about to lose her temper when she heard a familiar voice from the carriage: "Bihen, forget it, it was just an accident, why lose interest over such trivial things. "
Hearing the voice, it was obviously Qu Jiayue, the princess of Mingyue, but hearing the content, the servant girl Bihen's jaw almost dropped, she didn't know when her princess changed her sex.
Of course, Qu Jiayue also has her own considerations. Today is the annual Fang Banquet, the day that the eldest princess of Yuncheng attaches the most importance to. The stupid cat that caused the accident just now is also the eldest princess's favorite cat. Let's talk about it with the eldest princess. I'm afraid the complaint will fail, and the eldest princess will be angered! The eldest princess is always casual, if she really gets angry, she may not receive the Fangyan invitation next year, and then she will really become a joke in the capital!
Furthermore, Mr. Nangong's help just now was a good thing. If he and the eldest princess had a bad quarrel and broke up, and it spread to Mr. Nangong's ears, wouldn't it be a good thing to turn into a bad thing!
Qu Jiayue rubbed the handkerchief in her hand with blushing, the corners of her mouth raised unconsciously. After a while, after she adjusted her emotions, she called Bihen over, helped herself out of the carriage, and led by the maid of the princess mansion, went to greet Princess Yuncheng.
After Princess Mingyue's Zhulun chariot retreated, several carriages from Nangong Mansion finally moved again and stopped in front of the second gate. Nangong Yue and others got off the carriage one by one.
Several eyes were focused on the fat cat in Nangong Yue's arms at the same time. A maid from the Princess Mansion took a step forward, blessed her body and said, "See Princess Yaoguang, this is the eldest princess's cat. I wonder if it can be handed over to the maidservant?" ?” The maid was worried that she would lose the eldest princess’s beloved cat, but now she secretly let out a sigh of relief.
Nangong Yue naturally agreed, and carefully handed the fat cat to the maid.
After the maid took it, she handed it over to another little maid, and said to Nangong Yue and the others with a smile, "County Master Yaoguang, some girls, and the servants will take some of you to meet His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess."
"Annoying the girl!"
Under the guidance of the maid, Nangong Yue and the others began to appreciate the scenery of the backyard, and the maid explained to them from time to time. The Princess Mansion of Princess Yuncheng is really magnificent, with extremely exquisite design everywhere, but it is quiet and elegant, which makes people full of praise.
In the flower hall, Princess Yuncheng is wearing a flowing color flying flower tucked in gold Hui Zhai gown, and her hair is combed with hibiscus and returning to the clouds. She has given birth to three children, but she is still as beautiful as a young girl. On the right side of the Eldest Princess sat a girl of twelve or thirteen years old. She had an oval face, big bright eyes slightly raised at the corners of the eyes, skin white as fat, teeth white and red lips, and black hair combed into a flying pattern. In the fairy bun, a few plump and round pink pearls are randomly adorned in the hair, making the silky hair more soft, bright and moist. She was wearing a long plum red brocade dress, with silver trim on the front, skirt and cuffs, and a pink gauze dress, which looked youthful.
Judging by her appearance, she is five or six points similar to Princess Yuncheng, so it is obvious that she should be Princess Yuncheng's only daughter-in-law, Liushuang county lord Yuan Yuqia.
"See the eldest princess!" Nangong Yue and the others saluted respectfully.
"Exemption!" Princess Yuncheng's attitude was friendly, but she did not lose her royal demeanor.
"See Lord Liushuang."
When it came time to salute with Yuan Yucha, unlike Nangong Yue and the others, Nangong Yue only blessed her and addressed her as "Master Liushuang County". good."
Princess Yuncheng's eyes fell on Nangong Yue with great interest, and she asked casually, "You are the Lord Yaoguang appointed by His Majesty?"
"Princess Huichang, it's Yaoguang." Nangong Yue took half a step forward and replied gracefully.
Princess Yuncheng looked Nangong Yue up and down, and praised: "Nangong Mansion is indeed worthy of being a famous family." When she said this, Nangong Cheng and Nangong Lin were also honored.
Princess Yuncheng spoke a few words with everyone, and then let them play on their own.
Nangong Yue and the others withdrew from the flower hall, and were led to the garden by the maid of the Princess Mansion...
The flowers in the garden are in full bloom, and the girls are gathering together in twos and threes to enjoy the flowers and chat, and when they talk about their joy, they will let out crisp and melodious laughter from time to time.
Nangong Yue had just entered the garden when someone called her suddenly:
"Sister Cheng, sister Yue."
Nangong Yue looked up, but it was Jiang Yixi walking towards her.
"It looks like you from a distance, it really is." Jiang Yixi walked in front of them and said with a smile.
"Sister Xi."
After greeting Jiang Yixi, Nangong Cheng introduced Nangong Lin and Su Qingping to her.
Jiang Yixi smiled and nodded politely to them.
However, Nangong Lin was unwilling to let go of the rare opportunity to make friends with Jiang Yixi, and talked to Jiang Yixi enthusiastically: "Sister Xi, have you been to Princess Yuncheng's banquet before?"
"I've been here." Jiang Yixi replied with a smile, and then said, "In the past, the Fang Banquet was held in Yuehua Pavilion, and I think this year will be no exception." She said these words mainly to Nangong Cheng and Nangong Yue.
It was the first time Nangong Cheng participated in the Fang Banquet hosted by Princess Yuncheng, so it sounded fresh.
Nangong Yue said with a smile: "I heard that the Yuehua Pavilion is a good place to appreciate the moon, so I'm going to learn about it today."
Nangong Lin wanted to ask again, but she heard a surprised cry: "Sister Yue!"
A girl in red walked quickly towards Nangong Yue, and beside her were several girls who knew her well, two of whom had patronized Nangong Yue's rouge shop.
"Sister Yue, no, it's time to call you Lord Yaoguang County." Ye Rongrong enthusiastically pulled Nangong Yue back, deliberately making fun of her.
"Sister Rong, you don't want to hurt my sister." Nangong Yue responded generously without being embarrassed.
"Sister Yue, the face cream you recommended to me last time is really useful..." When Ye Rongrong talked about skin care products, she went on and on, and there was almost no room for Nangong Yue to speak.
A girl in blue couldn't help but interjected: "Sister Rong, this is the Lord Yaoguang County. Don't just talk and don't introduce us!"
The movement here also attracted the attention of other people, and several girls also surrounded them, saluting the county head who had just been proclaimed by the emperor.
Nangong Yue greeted them one by one, neither humble nor overbearing, neither cowardly nor arrogant, as if she was born in a high position, not the county lord who had just been appointed for a few months.
Unknowingly, Nangong Yue became the center of everyone's attention.
Leaving aside the jealousy and envy in Nangong Lin and Su Qingping's hearts, even Nangong Cheng was a little unsteady at the moment. At that time, Nangong Yue was appointed as the head of the county. Although she was envious, she didn't care too much, because in Nangong Mansion, she was still the most outstanding eldest daughter. But now that she was out of the house, she belatedly discovered what the identity of a county lord really meant.
Looking at the dignified but majestic Nangong Yue in front of her, Nangong Cheng's mind was complicated, and she didn't know what she was thinking for a moment.
The girls were chatting happily, when a few maids behind suddenly bowed to the outside of the garden: "I have met Princess Mingyue, Miss Lu Da!"
As soon as the words fell, three or four servant girls came over surrounded by two beautiful girls.
Qu Jiayue was wearing a purple gauze palace dress, with a flowing cloud bun on her head decorated with a luxurious gold and jade crown, and she had bright eyes and bright teeth, pretty and charming.
"See Princess!" All the girls saluted Qu Jiayue in unison. Princess Mingyue is well-known in this royal capital, and no one is willing or dared to offend her, and soon, most of them dispersed with excuses.
Qu Jiayue first looked at Nangong Yue, and then landed on Nangong Yue. She unexpectedly smiled and said, "So it's the Lord Yaoguang, and Miss Nangong. It's been a long time." Then, she introduced the people around her. "This is Miss Lu Da from the Xuanping Hou Mansion."
That Miss Lu's name is Lu Zhen, she is the daughter of Xuanpinghou Lu Huan and Xuanpinghou's wife Zheng, this time she came with her elder brother Xuanpinghou's son Lu Heng.
That Lu Zhen has a pretty face, she is wearing a water-red gauze dress, and on her bun is a golden hairpin with eight treasures and pearls, which is dazzling, and is embellished with countless pearls and emeralds.
After the two parties saw the ceremony, Lu Zhen looked at Nangong Yue with great interest, and suddenly said: "So you are the Lord of Yaoguang County. I heard that you are not only good at medicine, but also able to get the position of County Lord. It must be the first person in hundreds of years..." She spoke well at first, but in the end, she actually hid needles in the cotton, obviously mocking Nangong Yue's practice of being a doctor. This doctor is one of the top three religions, and he is a lowly professional!
Nangong Cheng couldn't help but turn red, but Nangong Yue was calm and calm, she didn't care about Lu Zhen's exile at all, and blocked it lightly: "Saving someone's life is better than building a seven-level pagoda, Miss Lu, if you see the blood of the county leader More than that, you only need to bandage her, and the princess will live, I don't know if you will save the girl or not?"
Lu Zhen choked suddenly. If she said that she could not be saved, she would not only offend Princess Mingyue, but also leave a reputation of being cold-blooded and ruthless, but if she said that she would be saved, she would be slapping herself!
Nangong Yue glanced at her lightly, then walked away with Nangong Cheng, Jiang Yixi and others.
Lu Zhen's face was embarrassed, her teeth were itching with anger, but she had nothing to do with the other party, she looked at Qu Jiayue gloomily, with a blushed expression, and said, "I didn't expect this Lord Yaoguang to be quite airy."
Qu Jiayue snorted softly, and sneered at Lu Zhen: "If you can't speak, just say a few words." After saying that, she shook her sleeves and left.
Lu Zhen's face was pale and white, and she was so ashamed that she wished she could slip through a crack in the ground.
At this time, footsteps came from the entrance of the garden, and a tall lady with blue eyes and a high nose came in led by a gorgeously dressed lady.
"These two are Princess Yuncheng's eldest daughter-in-law, Sunshi, and Changdi's Princess Alina." Jiang Yixi whispered in Nangongyue's ear, "I have heard that this Fang Banquet, Changdi's King Cheng and Princess Alina will also come, and now it seems to be true."
Changdi's King Cheng and Princess Alina... Nangong Yue was taken aback for a moment, but she had never seen these two in her previous life.
At this time, Mrs. Sun took Princess Alina to the girls and introduced: "Everyone, this is Princess Alina of Changdi. You are all young girls, about the same age, and you should be able to play well." .”
Princess Alina's eyes are green as clear as lake water, her jet-black hair hangs loose like seaweed, and she wears a pearl corolla on her head, shining brightly under the sunlight.
It was basically the first time for the girls to see a person with green eyes. If it was a different occasion, someone would probably yell "monster". But this is the Princess Yuncheng's mansion, and they are attending the Fang Banquet, if they make a fool of themselves here, their reputation will be ruined, and the girls in the entire capital will never associate with you again. The girls all suppressed the emotions of surprise, fear or curiosity in their hearts, and greeted the Princess Fanbang one by one.
Suddenly, a ten-year-old girl stepped forward, looked at Princess Alina and asked curiously: "Princess Alina, what do your Changdi girls usually do? I heard that your girls Can ride a horse, isn't it true?"
"We are girls on the prairie, and we all grew up on horseback." Alina said proudly, "We often ride horses and sing together." Unexpectedly, Princess Alina's official words are actually It was not bad, and he talked about some things about Changdi, "... We often hold bonfire festivals. If both men and women are interested, they can invite each other to dance and communicate with each other at the bonfire festival. If they see the right way, they can Came to propose marriage."
The girls covered their mouths with handkerchiefs, thinking: If this happened in Dayu, they would have to be taken to soak the pig cage. This Chang Di is indeed a barbarian!
Alina was still there and said excitedly: "Do you know how to cook whole roasted lamb?" Seeing everyone shaking their heads, she said with a regretful face, "You really should try it, especially if you roast it yourself. Well, if you can get the first warrior to praise your roasted whole lamb, everyone in the grassland will be envious." Speaking of this, she said proudly, "The last roasted whole lamb banquet , Fifth brother only praised me, the sisters are envious."
Fifth brother? Who is that? The girls quickly exchanged glances.
Xu Shi guessed the doubts in everyone's minds, and Alina explained: "The fifth brother is the fifth son of my uncle Changdi Wang Chengwang. He is our grassland wrestling champion and riding archery champion this year. He won the title of the number one warrior. This time he also came, but you have strict rules here, and the fifth brother was taken to the front yard."
Nangong Yue couldn't help turning her head to look at Jiang Yixi, seeing that she was listening with gusto, her eyes sparkled. A look of complexity flashed across Nangong Yue's eyes, and she couldn't help but ask, "Sister Xi, what do you think of Chang Di?"
Jiang Yixi showed yearning, and said: "It sounds very interesting. If there is a chance, I really want to go out and have a look!"
Nangong Yue smiled in her heart, no wonder Jiang Yixi and her elder brother Di still lived a good life in the previous life, as long as they don't resist in their hearts, they can live naturally. Since ancient times, people adapt to the environment, not let the environment adapt to you.
And once you adapt to the environment and understand the environment, you can also change your environment accordingly according to your own ability, and you can do as the Romans do when you go to the countryside.
At this time, a voice asked loudly and coldly: "Princess Alina, do you know poetry?"
As soon as these words came out, the garden was suddenly silent, as if even the sound of a needle falling could be heard.
Who is this, asking this without winking!
Who doesn't know this long Di Shangwu, isn't it exposing people's shortcomings when you ask this
The girls took a look, oh, it turned out to be Lu Zhen, the eldest lady of Xuanping Hou, who is so ignorant and winking, stay away from her in the future.
"I don't know poetry." Princess Alina said frankly, "But my fifth brother can." Alina puffed up her chest, showing pride, "My fifth brother is a real poet on the grassland. Both civil and military."
Everyone smiled and nodded, echoing Alina's words on their lips, but they all thought in their hearts: No matter how good both civil and military skills are, they can't compare to Dayu's man.
At this moment, the maid of the princess mansion came to invite everyone to the green bamboo forest, saying that the party of Fang was about to begin.
After leaving the small gate in the northwest corner of the garden, there is a green bamboo forest. At a glance, there are green and tall bamboos. At the entrance of the bamboo forest, there is a huge open space surrounded by several large screens, and many tables are placed in the middle. There is a small table with chairs, and there are refreshments on the small table.
Jiang Yixi suddenly pulled Nan Gongyue's sleeve and gestured for her to look in a direction.
Nangong Yue took a closer look and found that there was a white veil in the bamboo forest that was gently blown up by the wind, and there seemed to be a figure shaking behind the veil.
Nangong Yue's heart moved, and she immediately understood something. Some girls also noticed this situation, and most of them sat down dignifiedly and gracefully under the guidance of the maids.
After a while, the eldest princess of Yuncheng arrived, and the girls hurriedly got up to salute, all of them spoke softly and behaved dignifiedly and elegantly. Some people were full of praise for the garden and bamboo forest of the princess mansion; Beautiful, I can hear Princess Yuncheng smiling...
After Princess Yuncheng took her seat, the others also sat down one by one. On both sides of her were the eldest daughter-in-law Sunshi, daughter-in-law Yuan Yuyi, Qu Jiayue, Princess Alina and several other girls from the palace.
The other girls sat down again one by one.
The so-called Fang Banquet, a banquet with the fragrance of flowers and plants, is naturally a poem for appreciating flowers, so a self-confident and talented girl wrote a few poems with green bamboo, and dedicated them one by one to Princess Yuncheng.
At this time, Qu Jiayue smiled and said, "How about using this green bamboo as a painting and writing a poem?"
Princess Yuncheng expressed her approval: "That's a good idea." After finishing speaking, she asked the maid to prepare a pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Several girls were eager to try and came to the stage to paint, some directly quoted ancient poems, and some improvised a poem, Nangong Cheng was among them.
"Biaogu Ping, my third sister and I are still young...cousin, why don't you go forward and have a try?" Nangong Lin said pointedly. She never liked this cousin who came to play Qiufeng, so naturally she would not respect her.
Su Qingping's complexion changed, she couldn't do anything from poetry to painting, so how could she be so stupid to show her clumsiness.
Nangong Lin remembered this cousin and smiled triumphantly. At any rate, she still remembered that this was in Princess Yuncheng's mansion, so she died down.
And Su Qingping was bored with Nangong Lin, so naturally she would not continue to stay by her side to attract people's suspicion. She simply walked up to see some girls painting.
Although Su Qingping is not good at painting, she finally studied with Fang Ru for more than half a year, and her level of appreciating painting has improved a lot. After reading it for half a circle, she already has a little idea in her heart, and she is planning to go back to Nangong Cheng's side, but I didn't want to turn around, and almost pretended to be full with a girl behind me.
"My shoes!" The girl behind made a slightly sharp cry, but it was Lu Zhen.
Su Qingping hurriedly took a big step back, and followed the opponent's line of sight, and found that she had only slightly touched the edge of the opponent's shoe, because the opponent's shoe was a light jasmine color, so the light dust It is slightly eye-catching.
Lu Zhen's scream immediately attracted the attention of other people around. Su Qingping was a little at a loss and could only admit her mistake: "Sorry, Miss Lu, I didn't mean it."
"Of course you didn't do it on purpose, I think you clearly did it on purpose." Lu Zhen said angrily.
At this time, a girl came up and pulled Lu Zhen's sleeve, and whispered something in her ear, Lu Zhen glanced in the direction of Princess Yuncheng, and finally calmed down, and only said another sentence coldly: " Hmph, you're lucky!" After speaking, he shook his sleeves angrily and left.
After the girls finished drawing, they wrote little poems and presented them to Princess Yuncheng one by one.
Based on everyone's opinions, Princess Yuncheng selected the three best ones, handed them to the three maids and said: "Give these three pictures to your son-in-law, let all the talents comment and comment, and choose the best one. "
"Yes." The maids hurried away and entered the green bamboo forest...
After they returned, one of them took a step forward, held up the painting in his hand and said: "All the young masters said that this painting and the poem are the best."
It is a picture of an upside-down bamboo branch, with dark ink as the surface and light ink as the back, a weeping bamboo is drawn, the shades are appropriate, and the aura suddenly appears, and there are several colorful butterflies lingering around, which complement the weeping bamboo!
In the upper right corner of the painting, there is a small poem inscribed: breaking the ground and rising to the clouds, rising steadily, driving the cold to lead the coquettish. Do not shed passionate tears of mottled bamboo, willing to turn snow waves into spring mountains.
Qu Jiayue leaned forward to take a look, and said with a half smile but not a smile: "Oh, if I remember correctly, this painting should be made by Miss Nangong."
Princess Yuncheng nodded: "Exactly."
Qu Jiayue covered her mouth with a coquettish smile and said, "I never expected that Miss Nangong not only plays the piano well, but also has superb painting skills, and she wrote a good poem."
Princess Yuncheng looked at the painting and nodded again: "Sure enough, she is worthy of being the daughter of the Nangong family, and her reputation is well-deserved." After finishing speaking, she called Nangong Cheng to her face and gave her a white jade ring with cloud patterns.
Nangong Cheng saluted respectfully, took it gracefully, and then sat back to his original position holding the white jade cloud pattern jade ring.
At this time, another maid came over with the poem written by the male guest.
"Princess..." The maid looked respectful, "The son-in-law said that these are the three best poems selected from the poems written by several princes, please comment on the princess and the girls."
After seeing it, Princess Yuncheng ordered other girls to appreciate it too.
Nangong Yue was not interested in poetry, so she glanced casually, and only recognized from the familiar handwriting that one of the poems should be written by the lobby brother Nangong Sheng.
On the other hand, Jiang Yixi, Nangong Cheng and the other ladies were very enthusiastic and commented on every poem, especially a poem called "Ode to Bamboo".
Nangong Cheng couldn't help but read it again: "One bamboo, one orchid and one stone, with integrity, fragrance and bone, the whole house is full of gentlemen's demeanor, and the eternal greenness will be true."
"Good poetry, really good poetry!"
"Especially the phrase 'there is integrity, fragrance and bone' is really wonderful!"
"..."
The noble ladies responded one after another, and even the eldest princess nodded frequently, and finally the song "Ode to Bamboo" won the ringleader.
The first choice came out, and the girls were naturally very interested in the master of the poem.
The maid went to the gentlemen's table to report the results of the girls' reviews, and when she came back, she revealed the owner of "Ode to Bamboo"—
Sincere king!
It turned out to be Changdi's King Cheng!
The girls were very surprised, only Princess Alina let out a silver ear laugh and said proudly: "Let me just say, Fifth Brother is truly capable of both civil and military skills."
A bright light flashed in Nangong Cheng's eyes, but there was no abnormality in his expression, and he praised lightly: "What the princess said is true, His Royal Highness King Cheng is indeed both civil and military!"
The other noble ladies also looked at each other in amazement, and said with each other:
"His Royal Highness King Cheng is indeed Yun Wen Yun Wu!"
"This "Ode to Bamboo" is really wonderful!"
"..."
Some girls covered their mouths and sniggered while talking, thinking of a big bearded man reciting poems and painting, and found it very interesting.
Seeing that all the girls were amazed at King Cheng's talent, princess Alina said again: "I heard that a woman from Dayu is good at playing the piano, may I invite today's leader to play a song?"
Princess Alina is a guest, as long as her request is not excessive, the host will naturally try to satisfy it, let alone just playing the piano.
After Princess Yuncheng asked Nangong Cheng's opinion symbolically, she ordered the maid to bring a piano for Nangong Cheng to play on the spot.
After Nangong Cheng burned incense and cleaned his hands, he sat in front of the piano case, and Qianqian plucked the strings with his fingers, and the melodious sound of the piano echoed in the bamboo forest...
The bright sunshine, the vast and boundless prairie, the girl is riding a horse, galloping recklessly, singing loudly, the wind blows her hair, lifts up the corners of her clothes...
The girls were fascinated by what they heard, as if they were in the scene, as if they were the girl on horseback, rushing out of the many boudoirs and living freely on the vast grassland.
After the song was over, before all the girls came back to their senses, there was a voice of applause from the male guest: "This song should only exist in the sky, how many times can we hear it in the world."
The girls came back to their senses, the man's official speech was very standard, but because it was too standard, he could hear a trace of unnatural taste. After thinking about it carefully, he knew that the person who spoke must be King Cheng of Changdi .
Nangong Cheng got up and blessed everyone, with a perfect smile on his face, he said in a graceful manner: "His Royal Highness Xie Cheng praised you, my little girl is ashamed." After finishing speaking, she returned to her original seat and sat down.
Princess Yuncheng smiled, praised Nangong Cheng's piano skills, and said: "It's getting late, let's go to Yuehua Pavilion for lunch."
All the girls agreed in unison, and followed Princess Yuncheng to Yuehua Pavilion.
Yuehua Pavilion is built next to the lake. The lake is wide and the water is sparkling. A bow-shaped bridge in the lake is connected to a water pavilion. In the early days, there were girls who looked out the window from time to time. When they heard that the banquet of the male guests is now there When they were in the water pavilion, they all sat down with a correct posture and graceful manners.
The maids of the Princess Mansion served tea, melons and fruits, pastries, and steaming meals one by one.
After the lunch was over, Princess Yuncheng left the table and let the girls play freely.
"Big Sister, Sister Xi, let's go for a walk by Yuanxin Lake." Nangong Yue suddenly suggested with great interest.
"Okay." Jiang Yixi smiled and nodded, "We came at the right time. Now is the season when the lotus is in full bloom. It is really the most beautiful season for Yuanxin Lake."
"Our luck is really good." The corners of Nangong Cheng's mouth curled up slightly, and he turned to Nangong Lin and said, "Fourth sister, let's go too." Nangong Lin complied naturally.
Nangong Yue glanced at Su Qingping out of the corner of her eye, and seeing that she was still hesitating, she deliberately said, "Sister Xi, I heard that there are precious and rare crescent brocade fish in Yuanxin Lake in the Princess Mansion, but is it true?"
Jiang Yixi nodded: "That's right. Apart from the Imperial Palace, this Crescent Jinyu is probably only found in the Princess Mansion."
"That's great!" Nangong Yue pretended to be excited and folded his hands together, "My dad has been painting fish recently, but he always feels that the artistic conception is not enough. Although my dad can't come to see this crescent brocade fish this time, I can go back Draw it for Dad to see."
Su Qingping's expression changed, and she hurriedly said, "Crescent Jinyu, I've heard of this kind of fish too, so I must see it today."
Nangong Yue was noncommittal, but when the other girls heard that they were going to Yuanxin Lake, they also expressed their desire to go with them. In this way, the group exited Yuehua Pavilion in twos and threes, and walked towards Yuanxin Lake.
Yuanxin Lake was excavated by hand. At least one courtyard with two entrances is as big as it is. It draws water from the moat. The water of the lake is clear, and the lotus flowers on the surface of the lake sway with the wind.
When they reached the arch bridge, several women blocked the way.
One of the women said with a respectful expression: "The water pavilion in front of us has not yet finished the banquet, and the gentlemen are still drinking and composing poems. If a girl wants to enjoy the lake view, why not take a boat tour on the lake." She pointed to several boats by the lake. The big boat can accommodate a dozen people, while the small boat can only accommodate three people at most.
Nangong Yue said with great interest: "Sister Xi, let's go swimming in the lake."
Jiang Yixi replied with a smile: "Also, the scenery in the lake must be better."
At this moment, Qu Jiayue also came with some girls in a mighty manner. Seeing Nangong Yue and the others, she smiled and said: "This is a rare opportunity, let's go to the lake together."
The girls responded one after another, so a group of people boarded the big boat together. At this moment, almost all the girls who participated in the party were present.
The cruise ship slowly headed towards the center of the lake, the girls enjoyed the scenery, chatted and chatted... Nangong Yue walked to the side of the boat, admired the fish in the lake, and waited quietly for the opportunity.
Princess Yuncheng's favor is really not a lie, Nangong Yue can see how much Princess Yuncheng is favored just by the fishes of various colors swimming happily in the water and shining magnificently in the sun.
This is an extremely rare ornamental fish presented to the emperor by a small seaside country - crescent jinyu. Whether it was rewarded by the emperor or brought by Princess Yuncheng, it all shows the good relationship between the siblings.
Nangong Yue was admiring the fish leisurely, when Su Qingping who was at the side suddenly came over, praised the fish in the lake a few words, and said: "Sister Yue..."
A trace of coldness flashed across Nangong Yue's eyes, she turned her head to look at her with a smile, and replied, "Biaogu Ping."
"Sister Yue, I know you may have misunderstood me, but what happened that day was really just an accident. I didn't know there would be such a thing in the book, so I'm here to accompany you." Su Qingping Blessed and blessed, with a sincere look on his face.
Nangong Yue sideways avoided her salute. No matter what, Su Qingping was her elder by name, and letting her elders salute her would fall into the eyes of others, and she would inevitably be called capricious. Nangong Yue doesn't care about her own reputation, but if this reputation is ruined for Su Qingping, it's really not worth it.
"Biao Aunt Ping, everything was wrong that day. Grandma has made a decision. As a junior, it is inconvenient for me to be dissatisfied with my grandmother's decision." Nangong Yue said politely, "Biao Ping is too worried."
Su Qingping was choked up by her neither soft nor hard, and felt unhappy for a while, but she still pressed it, with a smile still on her face, and said, "Since sister Yue is not angry anymore, I can rest assured." .Sister Yue, you have always been gentle and pleasant, and I like you very much. We need to get closer in the future." Su Qingping could tell that the second cousin was very fond of this prostitute, so the last time That's why you blame yourself. As long as the second cousin sees that he and sister Yue get along well, he will definitely feel relieved.
Thinking of this, Su Qingping didn't care about Nangong Yue's various rudeness to her, she just wanted to take this opportunity to please her.
Su Qingping showed a decent smile, and continued: "I don't know what sister Yue likes on weekdays? Cousin gave you as an apology."
Nangong Yue blinked her eyes and asked innocently: "Is everything okay?"
Su Qingping quickly promised: "Of course. Whatever Sister Yue wants, Cousin will find it for you."
"Okay." Nangong Yue said happily, with curved eyebrows, "Yue'er likes the brocade makeup and satin that Jiangnan has recently paid tribute to. The purple one, Cousin Ping, you can give it to Yueer."
Su Qingping was at a loss for words. Where did she get Jiangnan's cloud brocade makeup? She had never even heard of it! Could this bitch be trying to embarrass herself on purpose?!
Just as she was thinking, there was a commotion from the other side of the boat, Su Qingping secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly said: "I'll go over and have a look." Saying that, she left as if fleeing.
Nangong Yue concealed the coldness in her eyes, followed the prestige, and saw Nangong Cheng at the bow of the boat with a red face holding a long arrow, surrounded by several girls.
Qu Jiayue smiled and said, "I didn't expect that King Cheng's archery skills are so superb, and from such a long distance, he shot an arrow in front of Miss Nangong."
"That's..." Princess Alina said proudly, "My fifth brother is the number one warrior in Changdi!" As she spoke, she stood on the boat and waved to the front, "Fifth brother, fifth brother..."
But seeing a few men standing on the arched bridge near the waterside pavilion in front, one of them is much taller and straighter than Dayu's man, although he can't see his appearance clearly, but Nangong Yue guessed that it should be Changdi's King Cheng.
"The arrow is still tied with a note, why don't Miss Nangong take it apart and have a look?" Qu Jiayue said again.
The corner of Jiang Yixi's mouth lightly raised, and he said: "Miss Cheng, don't worry, even if you don't match up with this pair, there will always be someone in this boat who can figure it out, otherwise, wouldn't it make them look down upon them!"
Nangong Cheng glanced at Jiang Yixi gratefully, and after she reminded her, she remembered that there was indeed such a banquet held by Princess Yuncheng, in order to let the boys and girls get to know each other better within an appropriate range. The girls swim in the lake, and the boys shoot the couplets they think of onto the girls' boats.
Nangong Yue's gaze could not help but fall on the arrowhead of that arrow. The arrowhead had not been processed. It seemed that King Cheng was very confident in his archery skills.
Nangong Cheng opened the note and read aloud: "Pine leaves, bamboo leaves, leaves, and leaves."
For a while, the girls on board were lost in thought, wondering how to deal with the second line.
Nangong Cheng was so talented, he found the answer after a little thought, and said: "The sound of geese in autumn is cold."
At this time, the boat was getting closer to the waterside pavilion, Nangong Cheng's voice was heard clearly, and there was a burst of applause from the watersideside pavilion.
The girls kept their identities and put on veils one after another to cover their faces.
Qu Jiayue smiled tenderly: "Whoever publishes the Shanglian can also be compared with those talented scholars."
As soon as this remark came out, Lu Zhen was the first to join in her applause: "Your Majesty's attention is not bad, why don't you ask your Majesty to come up with a couplet?"
Her flattery can be regarded as being photographed on the horse's leg!
Qu Jiayue frowned, glared at Lu Zhen, and said, "Miss Nangong checked the couplet just now, so naturally she will write the couplet this time."
Seeing Qu Jiayue, Lu Zhen felt chills in her heart, and finally remembered that Princess Mingyue had always disliked those poems and songs. She felt a burst of regret in her heart, and she shrank back secretly.
Princess Alina clapped her hands and smiled: "Okay, Miss Nangong, you're welcome, even if something difficult happens, it's better to let them not make amends."
Nangong Cheng's kindness was hard to refuse, so he had to write a couplet: "When the color is empty, the heart is the Buddha."
After being silent for a while, King Cheng spoke up and said, "It's also poetry and wine, and Confucianism and immortality."
At this time, the girls also saw the appearance of King Cheng clearly. After seeing it, they couldn't help being surprised. They thought that this prince from a barbarian country must be tall and thick, but they didn't expect him to be tall and straight. The facial features are three-dimensional and handsome, and compared with the few frail young men next to him, he is a little more masculine.
Some of the girls couldn't help being shy, secretly glanced at King Cheng several times, and whispered to each other, thinking that today's Fang Banquet was really worthless.
"It's better to be famous than to be famous. King Changdi Cheng is indeed capable of both civil and military skills." Su Qingping sighed beside Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue responded, feeling that it was time. She quickly took out a silver needle from her sleeve, and stabbed it at an acupuncture point on Su Qingping's back... Everything was in the snap of her fingers, Nangong Yue put the silver needle back with her backhand, and walked to the other side as if nothing had happened.
She counted silently in her heart: "One, two, three!"
Just after counting "three", I heard a piercing scream from behind: "Ah!" But it was two female voices overlapping.
what happened
Nangong Yue looked back, but saw that Su Qingping was no longer in the original place, and then heard two "plop, plop" sounds of falling into the water.
Obviously, Su Qingping was definitely not the only one who fell into the water!
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