"Master, Princess Yaoguang got a 'Silver Red Qiao Pair'."
After the secret guard reported, he retreated silently, leaving only Xiao Yi and Yuan Lingbai behind.
Bo Dun felt that what he was holding in his hand was not a silk flower, but a piece of charcoal. He laughed dryly, and was a little afraid to look at Xiao Yi. Then, he was patted hard on the shoulder, and the slap almost killed him. He was so shot that he fell to the ground.
Yuan Lingbai raised his head, showing a smile uglier than crying, and respectfully handed over the "silver red clever pair" in his hand, and said, "Brother! Xiaobai thinks this silk flower matches your temperament better." , you just accept it, otherwise even the flowers will cry..."
Xiao Yi gave him a disgusted look, took the silk flower over, hooked his shoulders with his hands, and said with a half-smile: "Xiao Bai, your martial arts seem to have loosened up a lot recently, even Yunyang Uncle's young You can't beat them all, this is really not good. After Fang Banquet is over, Big Brother, I will personally teach you a few tricks!"
Yuan Lingbo wanted to cry but had no tears. Uncle Yunyang has been a military general for generations. He will only be a ghost if he can beat the Yun Dynasty!
Yuan Lingbai couldn't help but think of the last time the arrow contest was held at Princess Yongyang's mansion, just because he accidentally won against Princess Yaoguang, the eldest brother dragged him to the martial arts arena to practice with him, causing his muscles to become weak. My feet have been sore for almost ten days!
In the future, he must stay far away from Lord Yaoguang, so as not to suffer another unreasonable disaster...
"Xiaobai..."
The deliberately protracted tone made Yuan Lingbai shudder, and then Xiao Yi stared at him suspiciously and said, "Why did your mother prepare 'Silver and Red Coincidentally' for you?"
How could he know! Yuan Ling Baigan said with a smile: "I... hahaha, coincidence, it must be a coincidence!"
"Could it be that your mother has taken a fancy to Princess Yaoguang?"
That dangerous tone made Yuan Lingbai shudder, and hurriedly waved his hands and said: "No! Absolutely not! My mother won't take a liking to Princess Yaoguang!"
Xiao Yi was not happy.
His stinky girl is definitely the best girl, good in everything, without any flaws, why does Yuncheng look down on her?!
Xiao Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, Yuan Lingbai had the ability to perceive words and feelings, and immediately realized that he had said something wrong, but where was the mistake...
"You said your mother didn't like her?"
"Yes..." As soon as Yuan Lingbai said the word "right", he felt Xiao Yi's eyes go out like a knife. Although he quickly recollected it and felt that he should be right, but for the safety of his life, he still said cautiously: "How could it be right. My mother said that Princess Yaoguang has both political integrity and ability, and she is the best in the capital." Girl..." Seeing Xiao Yi's expression slowed down, he quickly continued, "It's just that my mother said that my son is too unworthy and completely unworthy of Princess Yaoguang, which made her ashamed to ask for a marriage. It's a pity..."
"Hahaha, Princess Yuncheng really has vision!"
Satisfied, Xiao Yi took the "Silver and Red Coincidence" and walked away calmly. Yuan Lingbai, who was still in place, wiped the sweat from his brow with lingering fear, thinking: Big brother is indeed a big brother, even his thoughts are different from normal people.
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Not to mention how Xiao Yizheng is looking forward to the meeting later, at this time the girls in Xiyuan are going to the Shenxiang Pavilion under the leadership of the maids.
The girls walked slowly along a cobblestone path in twos and threes. At the end of the cobblestone path was a vast artificial lake. The warm sunlight shone on the surface of the lake, sparkling. A row of weeping willows is planted by the lake, and the willow branches hang down on the water, like girls standing by the water.
Everyone walked along the winding promenade on the lake to the Shenshui Pavilion in the center of the lake. There is also a cloud and mist water pavilion on the lake. The two water pavilions, one large and one small, are connected by a short corridor. They seem to complement each other and blend ingeniously with the waterscape. There are beauties around the waterside pavilion for viewing the scenery by leaning on the water.
Like the peony garden, the two waterside pavilions are separated by translucent white gauze, layer upon layer, hazy, and the white gauze is fluttering with the breeze, as if dancers are dancing with the wind.
Through the layers of white gauze, the girls can see that the young masters have passed through the water corridor on the other side and arrived at the Yunyan Water Pavilion next door, and they are also walking towards the Shenshui Pavilion.
All the ladies and gentlemen couldn't help being a little surprised. Although the Princess Yuncheng likes to match up with young boys and girls, she is also afraid of getting into trouble with private relationships, so she rarely gives young gentlemen and girls such close contact opportunities.
However, Nangong Yue, Jiang Yixi and the others naturally knew a little more about Princess Yuncheng than others, and they had already vaguely guessed that today's Fang Banquet might not be easy.
Since there was a foreigner, the girls took out their white gauzes one after another and covered their faces, and then they walked slowly into the Chen Xiang Pavilion.
A lot of tables and chairs have been placed in the Shenxiang Pavilion, and all kinds of tea, snacks and fruits are prepared, and the maids in pink dresses are accompanying them.
Princess Yuncheng and the original son-in-law sat on a mahogany armchair respectively, with a small table between them. They looked at each other and smiled from time to time, and talked a few words, full of tenderness and sweetness.
"I've seen His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, Prince Consort!"
Everyone bowed to the eldest princess and his wife one after another, and they all straightened up after Yuncheng ordered them to waive the ceremony.
"You don't have to be so cautious, just be casual, sit down and have some tea and snacks." Yuncheng motioned everyone to sit down, and then said, "Most of the young masters and girls must have obtained peony silk flowers in the peony garden just now!"
Immediately, a young master got up and cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, I happened to get a 'Purple Dragon Cup' just now. This 'Purple Dragon Cup' is really lifelike, let me know that making silk flowers is also a unique skill."
Crescent whispered something next to Yuncheng's ear, and Yuncheng looked at the young master with great interest, and said: "It turns out that the young master is the one who passed on the current science, and he is indeed a young talent!"
"No, that's right. Thank you, Your Highness, for your compliment." The young master said again.
As soon as they heard that the young master who was talking to Yuncheng across the screen was Yu Chuanlu, the fourth member of the present department, the ladies started a commotion and whispered to each other in twos and threes.
Zilong Cup? Nangong Yue thought of something, and looked thoughtfully at Ye Rongrong beside her. It's not just her, Jiang Yixi and Yuan Yuyi also looked at her with a tacit understanding. They both thought of a certain possibility. Jiang Yixi raised her right eyebrow and gave Yuan Yuyi an angry look. Yuan Yuyi must know Mother Yuncheng was planning something, but she insisted on hiding it from them, and did not disclose the most important information.
Yuncheng glanced half a circle towards the girls with a half-smile, paused his gaze on Ye Rongrong's hand, and said: "I have prepared dozens of peony and silk flowers today, each of which has two identical flowers, Since this 'Purple Dragon Cup' is in the hands of the young master, the other one is in the hands of the ladies..."
When Yuncheng said this, waves immediately stirred up in the waterside pavilion, whether it was the young masters over Baisha or the girls here, they all looked at each other in blank dismay, thoughtful.
Yuncheng gave Emei a wink, and said: "Emei, I'll let you explain next."
"Yes, Your Highness." Crescent Blessed Fu, walked to the middle, and respectfully saluted the Chuanlu, "Young Master Yu, please forgive the impoliteness of slaves, and I will use you as an example to explain today's rules of 'meeting friends with flowers'. "
"Girl, please go ahead." Yu Chuanlu hurriedly said.
Then Emei raised her voice and said: "My lords and girls, in order to add to the fun of today's banquet, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess has specially arranged a session of 'meeting friends with flowers'. The girl with the other purple dragon cup silk flower cooperates to perform a talent. If there is any son or girl who does not want to participate, just quietly hide the silk flower in his hand."
When Emei said this, most of the young masters and girls became interested. Unexpectedly, Princess Yuncheng came up with such a fresh and interesting way of playing.
Naturally, there are still ladies who don't want to stand out and quietly hand over the silk flowers in their hands to the maid beside her. Nangong Yue is about to do this, but Yuan Yuyi holds her hand down.
Yuan Yuyi looked at Nangong Yue embarrassingly, and said with a bit of pleading in her eyes: "Yue'er, my mother told me that I must let you participate."
It was just a short pause, and Crescent had already ordered the maids to pull away the white gauze in the middle, and those young masters walked towards the corresponding ladies with different silk flowers in their hands.
Some of them are happy and some are sad!
Nangong Cheng immediately saw the man holding the "Royal Robe Yellow" silk flower on the opposite side at a glance. The man was looking at him with a smile, his eyes were as bright and bright as the stars in the night sky.
She held the same silk flower with him, could it be fate
She lowered her head shyly, feeling her heart beating faster...
Bai Muxiao, who had been following Nangong Teng all this time, had noticed her strange appearance keenly. Following her gaze, what she saw was a handsome man with deep features and an exotic look, with a thoughtful expression on his face. I thought: Nangong Cheng is almost fifteen years old. It is also the age of the girl Huaichun, no wonder...
The man holding the "Royal Robe Yellow" silk flower walked slowly towards Nangong Cheng, his eyes were burning, as if she was the only one in sight.
"I've seen His Royal Highness Cheng!" Nangong Cheng tried to calm down, bowing his knees dignifiedly and politely.
King Cheng looked at Nangong Cheng tenderly, "Miss Nangong, please excuse me!"
At the same time, there was another person in front of Nangong Yue, who stretched out a "silver-red flower", waved in front of her eyes, and looked at her with a smile.
Nangong Yue took a quick look at Yuan Yuyi, thinking for a moment that Yuan Yuyi had been bribed, but she also looked surprised.
Is it really a coincidence
Although it should be a coincidence for others to get the same silk flower, but any coincidence encounters Xiao Yi, Nangong Yue has an intuition that he is cheating. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile slightly. Although her smile was covered by a veil, in Xiao Yi's eyes, everything around her was still eclipsed, and she was the only one left.
Princess Yuncheng who sat at the top looked surprised. She clearly arranged for Brother Bai and Nangong Yue to take the same silk flower, but... which link went wrong? Princess Yuncheng felt very guilty, feeling that she I'm so sorry son! I can't take it away now...
"Ayi!"
At this moment, a soft and waxy female voice full of joy suddenly sounded, and a silver-red figure rushed to Xiao Yi quickly, with shining eyes, it was the second princess.
Her soft, waxy and delicate voice made the man's heart tremble, but it was a bit harsh in the woman's ears, and it attracted many strange eyes around her.
But more people still cared about her intimate call to Xiao Yi, and speculated in their hearts: The second princess seems to be very familiar with the prince of Zhennan, could it be...
Xiao Yi frowned impatiently, he hadn't seen his stinky girl for a while, who came out so blind
Xiao Yi didn't even bother to take a look, and still stared at Nangong Yue with burning eyes, but Nangong Yue raised her head to look at the second princess, only to see that under the thin veil, the second princess's face was blush.
At the same time, the second princess also noticed the "silver red delicate pair" in Nangong Yue's hand, and then looked at Xiao Yi's, a flash of displeasure flashed in her eyes, followed by a smile, which was extremely sweet: "Sister Yue, I see that you like this 'silver-red delicate pair' very much, why don't you exchange this one with mine?" She spoke very nicely, as if she really just wanted to exchange a peony silk flower with Nangong Yue.
While speaking, she handed a "Zhao fan" in her hand to Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue felt a trace of unspeakable unhappiness in her heart, she said lightly: "Your Highness Second Princess, Yaoguang also likes this silk flower very much, please forgive Yaoguang for not being able to exchange it with you. Maybe you can see if there are others you like Yes, in your capacity, there may be girls who are willing to exchange, but..." She deliberately raised her hand and put the silk flower on her chest, and smiled with her lips, her voice was soft but powerful, "You can't change it!"
Nangong Yue's "no change" made Xiao Yi's heart burst into joy, and the smile reached his eyes.
The second princess was really an eyesore, and she came here for nothing to make people feel disgusted, if it wasn't for the fear of affecting Fang Yan's banquet and making her unable to perform talents with the stinky girl, Xiao Yi really wanted to ask the hidden guards to throw her into the lake and forget it.
However, it feels great to be protected by a stinky girl!
"You..." The second princess became angry with embarrassment, she couldn't help clenching her fists, secretly hating Nangong Yue for not knowing what to do. But she was not reconciled to letting her back down.
So, the second princess pursed her lips and smiled, leaned into Nangong Yue's ear, and said determinedly, "Sister Yue, I will not let you suffer, I will exchange the same silk flower with you as the third emperor's brother, okay? "Although she still doesn't know what kind of silk flowers the third emperor's brother Han Lingfu got, as long as she shows up, there will never be anyone who is as ungrateful as Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue chuckled, the second princess thought she would agree without hesitation, just when she was proud, she saw Nangong Yue took a step back and said: "Your Highness Second Princess, as a royal princess, you should be a role model for women in the world What's the point of being so difficult?" She said, saluting to the eldest princess of Yuncheng who was sitting at the head, "Your highness, as the saying goes, 'If you don't follow the rules, you can't make a square'. Yaoguang feels that although it is a game, But there should be rules."
This remark was well-founded, and several girls and young masters at the side believed it deeply.
"That's true. Stop messing around, Second Princess." Yun Cheng, who was sitting at the top, was very dissatisfied with the second princess's behavior of not being on the stage. As a royal princess, she actually wanted to use her status to "rob" other people's silk flowers , This kind of petty thing is thanks to her. A concubine is a concubine, even if she is given the highest status, it is useless.
As soon as Yuncheng said this, no one dared to say anything else, the second princess bit her lower lip slightly, and the scrutiny from all around made her feel even more uncomfortable.
Seeing that the second princess couldn't get off the stage, Han Lingfu, holding a "Moon Palace Flower" hurriedly walked over, trying to ease the atmosphere: "Second Sister, it seems that my 'Moon Palace Flower' and your 'Zhao Fan' are not lucky today. Jia, we are all alone, how about we two brothers and sisters performing a talent together?"
This pair of dragon and phoenix twins with beautiful looks and noble status stood together, the man was handsome and the woman was pretty, it looked very pleasing to the eye.
The second princess pursed her lips, glared at Nangong Yue secretly, and finally came down the steps wisely: "Forget it, Brother Sanhuang, wouldn't it be unfair to others if we perform together."
The second princess and the third prince walked away, and this little disturbance finally passed.
Crescent at the side breathed a sigh of relief, she looked around and saw that except for those who had abstained, the other young masters and girls had already found the other party holding the same silk flower, so she said: "Now, please come forward and draw The order of the performance." While speaking, another servant girl walked up to Emei holding a mahogany box, and the young masters went up to draw lots one by one.
Afterwards, Crescent raised her eyebrows and asked: "I wonder which young master got the first place?"
"It should be me." A Cheng Wang readily held up a piece of paper with "One", which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
In other words, the first ones to perform their talents were King Cheng and Nangong Cheng.
"It turned out to be His Royal Highness Cheng Wang." Emei said with a smile, "Next, His Royal Highness Cheng and Miss Nangong will have a fragrant time to discuss preparations. If there is anything that needs the assistance of a servant, Your Highness, please don't be polite!"
Time for a stick of incense? This time is really urgent... Hearing this time limit, almost everyone else felt a little sympathetic to King Cheng and Nangong Cheng.
Nangong Chengxiu frowned slightly. This beauty's frowning had a special aesthetic feeling, but it also seemed to be very pitiful.
King Cheng didn't know what to say to Nangong Cheng in a low voice, she thought about it, raised her lips slightly and nodded.
Then, King Cheng said to Emei: "May I ask Miss to prepare a piano for Miss Nangong?"
Emei was naturally in a hurry to respond, and ordered a maid to fetch the piano.
Obviously, in the performance between King Cheng and Nangong Cheng, Nangong Cheng will be in charge of playing the piano, so what does King Cheng plan to do
This was the question in the hearts of many people present, but Cheng Wang obviously did not intend to announce it. What is even more puzzling is that he did not even take any further actions, did not tell Emei anything, and did not say anything more to Nangong Cheng, as if already Ready to go.
Although they were curious, the people who needed to perform didn't have the heart to continue to pay attention to the two of them at this time. After all, time was also very urgent for them.
Seeing how anxious the crowd was, Xiao Yi triumphantly shook the note in his hand at Nangong Yue, only to see "Twenty One" written on it, and he said leisurely: "Stinky girl, my Feel lucky!"
Nangong Yue pursed her lips and smiled lightly. Among so many people, getting the last one was such luck. I really don't know whether to say good or bad.
But what does it matter
Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue retreated to the side to talk, but at this time, a few young masters also started to make some moves, this one asked people to prepare pens, inks, papers and inkstones, the other ordered someone to prepare jade flutes... The maids became busy one by one.
After a while, a maidservant in pink brought a qin, and other maids helped put the qin case and set up the qin again.
After Nangong Cheng burned incense and cleaned his hands, and adjusted the sound of the piano, Emei saw that King Cheng still didn't move, but she couldn't hold back anymore, she couldn't help but stepped forward and asked, "His Royal Highness, what else do you want?" Half a stick of incense has passed, and there is not much time left for them.
Who would have thought that King Cheng would smile heartily, and his facial features, which were a little deeper than those of Dayu's people, had a touch of exotic charm, and said: "As long as Miss Nangong is well, I can start here anytime."
Everyone was at a loss. This performance had already attracted countless eyeballs, but King Cheng's trickery made everyone even more curious.
Nangong Cheng nodded, her eyes were like stars, a corner of her thin veil was lifted by the breeze, and her stunning appearance was faintly visible.
King Cheng suffocated for breath, but then he returned to normal, and when he stretched out his right hand, everyone realized that there was a green leaf in his palm.
In an instant, everyone understood what he was going to do!
Ye Di!
Originally, if only one person played the leaf flute alone, it would definitely not be able to make it to the stage, but it would be interesting to play mainly the qin music of Nangong Cheng, supplemented by the leaf flute.
This Changdi King Cheng is a little quick-witted and ingenious.
After Nangong Cheng exchanged glances with King Cheng, the hands on the qin began to pluck the strings, and a smooth, cheerful, and melodious sound of the qin came out from under her fingers...
Immediately afterwards, King Cheng put the leaf flute between his lips, and added a crisp and melodious sound of the leaf flute.
Everyone was quickly intoxicated, whether it was the sound of the piano or the sound of the flute, it was amazing.
This song is... Nangong Yue is thoughtful. She still remembered that at the Fang Banquet last year, Nangong Cheng showed off his piano skills at the request of Princess Alina, and he played the song "Sunrise Grassland". It is also because of this that King Cheng can accurately grasp the rhythm of Nangong Cheng and play with her perfectly. This Cheng Wang is really interesting!
Jiang Yixi, Yuan Yuyi and others also participated in the Fang Banquet last year, so they also thought of this point, and thought: Nangong Cheng and Cheng Wang made such a beautiful start, the people behind will probably be pale in comparison!
The sound of the piano is still going on, and it has reached the climax. The girl gallops wildly on horseback and sings loudly... while the sound of the leaf flute quiets down first, and then it plays a few more from time to time, like birds chirping in the woods for a while; For a while, it is as clear as a stream flowing; as joyful as the wind blows, making the sound of the piano more vivid and vivid, and the prairie that I have seen in books and paintings seems to have appeared in the In front of everyone...
After the song was over, there was no sound in the waterside pavilion until the former son-in-law applauded vigorously and laughed boldly: "Okay, it's really good! The piano is good, and the leaf flute is also good!"
Yuncheng also nodded with a smile, and praised: "Prince Cheng, you and Miss Nangong really match one leaf and one qin. The sound of this qin is like my Dayu, and the sound of this leaf flute is like your Changdi. The two clans go hand in hand. It was fun. It's really good that you two can cooperate so well in such a short period of time!"
"Thank you, Your Highness the Eldest Princess, and the son-in-law for your praise!" King Cheng and Nangong Cheng hurriedly saluted and thanked Yuncheng and his wife.
Seeing that Yuncheng and Yuan's son-in-law admired them very much, the expressions and thoughts of the other people became complicated. Only then did they realize that the biggest problem facing the performers behind was that they had to avoid performing the same talent as the performers in front, otherwise they would be inferior!
At this time, the person who drew the smaller number has already begun to sympathize with the people behind.
When others thought of this, Nangong Yue naturally thought of it too.
However, it doesn't matter, it's just a game.
Due to the need for various discussions about what to perform, everyone in Shen Xiangxi Pavilion stayed away, Xiao Yi and Nan Gongyue also avoided, Xiao Yi's eyes did not move away from her body, and even the performance just now did not arouse their attention. Noticing the slightest bit of attention, at this moment his peach blossom eyes were full of smiles and said: "Smelly girl, the net you gave me is so beautiful, Xiaobai and the others are full of praise and envy."
Nangong Yue pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes paused for a moment on the jade pendant around his waist. On the day when she was forced into the palace, she temporarily relented and agreed to make a bowl of noodles for him on his birthday, but after thinking about it, it was still not appropriate, after all, there was no small kitchen in her yard, so she made a bowl of noodles by herself. It was given to him as a birthday present when he was at Princess Yongyang's residence that day, but he didn't expect him to still wear it all the time.
Xiao Yi's eyes were shining brightly, he stared at her and said: "Stinky girl, what shall we perform later?"
Nangong Yue thought for a while and said: "I can play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but it is always inappropriate to perform chess, calligraphy and painting. As for the piano... I think many people will choose to play the piano. It seems that there is nothing new... What do you think?"
Xiao Yi didn't care at all, "It's fine."
Nangong Yue smiled "puchi", and it was true. They never thought about taking the leader, and everything they performed was the same, so she said with a smile: "Since you can say anything, why don't you let me play the piano? How about sword dancing?"
Xiao Yi thought about it seriously, and felt that he should not embarrass the stinky girl, so he replied: "Listen to you."
"Then let's choose a song..."
The two were talking softly, and they didn't notice that there was an angry gaze watching them closely not far away. They saw the second princess biting her lower lip unwillingly, thinking: This Nangong Yue She is used to putting on a dignified look on weekdays, but she is just a shameless bitch who loves to steal other people's sweethearts! Her father and grandmother were all deceived by her!
Thinking of this, the third princess was secretly anxious. The concubine mother clearly promised to call her father, but why hasn't she arrived yet...
At this moment, the sons and daughters of the second group had already stepped forward, namely the son of the household minister's family and Miss Chen of the Chen Dashi's mansion. Compared with Cheng Wang and Nangong Cheng, these two people can be said to be overshadowed. Miss Chen drew the picture, and the servant boy raised the words. The incense stick of kung fu waited until everyone almost yawned. Although the peony picture that came out in the end was indeed well drawn and well written, it was really boring, so Yuncheng casually praised it and passed it on to the original son-in-law.
Then it was the turn of the third group and the fourth group...
The fifth group is the son and daughter of Weiyuan Hou's family. Although the two were born in military generals, one plays the piano and the other sings softly.
"The smoke rises, the country looks north..."
Along with the tune, many girls and young masters recalled the song that was sung by someone in the streets on the day when the official language Bai Fuling returned.
Reminiscent of the aggressiveness of Xirong in these days, if you listen to it now, you can't help but be shocked by the singing.
After the end of the song, Yuncheng applauded loudly: "The song is good, the song is good, the cadence is ups and downs, and it's soul-stirring!"
The original son-in-law also nodded with a smile and said: "Although it is not as powerful as the one played by You Xun on the day of Fuling, it is really good. It's a pity that I don't know who wrote the lyrics and composed the music..." When he said this, he felt a little bit Pity.
"His Royal Highness Xie, the son-in-law praises you." The two brothers and sisters both bowed and thanked, and then stepped aside.
Crescent Eyebrow was about to call the next group, when a servant girl suddenly rushed over, hurriedly saluted Yuncheng and the original son-in-law: "Your Highness, the son-in-law, the emperor, the empress, the concubine Zhang, and two envoys from Xirong have arrived. !"
This sentence was like thunder on the ground, and everyone couldn't help being shocked.
Everyone got up one after another, and when the figure of the emperor appeared at the other end of the water corridor, they all knelt down.
The emperor strode towards Chen Xiangxi Pavilion, followed by the queen, concubine Zhang, and two men wearing exotic military uniforms with profound facial features. From the perspective of clothing, appearance, and temperament, these two men are one civil, one military, and one refined. One rough, presumably the envoy of Xirong.
"See the emperor, long live my emperor!"
"The empress is a thousand years old!"
Everyone greeted them in unison, and they still couldn't believe it: the emperor and empress actually came to the Fang Banquet. Doesn't it mean that they have a chance to perform well in front of the empress? After being surprised, they couldn't help guessing that the emperor, empress and Zhang Is the concubine here because she wants to help the third prince choose a concubine
"Pingshen!" The emperor waved his hand with a smile, and walked over with big strides, "Sister Huang, I just happened to be talking to the two Xiye guests about the banquet of Huang Jie, and I came here to join in the fun on a whim, and I hope I won't disturb you." The Queen's interest."
Xiye is Xirong, but the word "Xirong" is what Dayu called it, and their real country name is Xiye.
Yuncheng replied decently: "Your Majesty, Empress, and two envoys are able to come to Fang Banquet, it is Yuncheng's honor."
"Sister-in-law, son-in-law," the emperor personally introduced two envoys from Xirong to Yuncheng and his wife, "These two are Sir Chamuhan and General Qibi Salmon."
That Chamuhan was about fifty years old, he was a little thin, and he was wearing the military uniform of a civil official. Seeing the sparkle in his triangular eyes, he was obviously difficult to deal with.
And another big man named Qibi Salamander, over forty years old, with an iron red face, almost half of his face is covered with curly beard, looks like a big bear.
After the two parties saw the ceremony, they sat down.
Yuncheng and the original son-in-law naturally gave up the first seats to the emperor and empress. The maids hurriedly moved more armchairs. Concubine Zhang, Yuncheng, Yuan Consort and Second Princess sat down beside the queen respectively, and the two Xirong envoys sat on the left side of the emperor.
The people in the water pavilion also more or less knew that the envoys from Xirong came to the king this time to negotiate peace and get married. Thinking of getting married, many eyes looked at the second princess with unclear meanings.
The second princess almost changed her face, but luckily the veil on her face covered most of her expression. Thinking of Concubine Zhang's promise to her, she tried her best to calm herself down.
"Emperor Dayu!" Chamuhan, the envoy of Xirong who was sitting on the left side of the emperor, said suddenly, "Didn't you just say that there was a performance here? Why didn't it start? I have heard for a long time that Dayu's girl is beautiful and versatile. My lord and General Qibi will meet and see how it compares to our Xiye girl!"
Dayu from Chamuhan speaks official language very fluently, so it is no wonder that he became an envoy sent by Xirong.
The Qibi Samana with a big beard also nodded, and said arrogantly: "Master Cha said, we have been sitting for so long, why haven't we started to perform? You people in Dayu are doing things like this. Mojiji!" In contrast, the Dayu official dialect spoken by this general-looking Qibi Samana is much jerky, but although the tone is stiff, the sentences are quite smooth.
Yun Cheng frowned slightly, his eyes showing displeasure. This Fang Banquet was organized by her, whoever makes trouble here is disrespectful to her! Yuncheng is the eldest princess, the queen mother is her mother, and the emperor is her younger brother. Since she was a child, no one has dared to treat her like this rude!
These two Xirong envoys are too arrogant and unruly!
This is Dayu, not Xirong!
Yuncheng's hand clenched into a fist, and was about to explode when the former son-in-law beside him immediately held her hand, gave her a soothing look, and signaled her not to be impulsive. Now that the two countries are at war, Xi Rong has the upper hand, and even the emperor can only endure it temporarily.
Yuncheng glanced at the emperor and saw that the emperor still had a smile on his mouth, and he didn't seem to take the envoy's unreasonableness to heart, but Yuncheng found a trace of sullenness in his eyes--obviously, the emperor was also enduring with.
Yuncheng took a deep breath and could only suppress his anger for the time being. She is not a sweet girl who does not hear things outside the window, so she naturally knows that the war between the two countries is tense now, and although she is a woman, she does not discuss government affairs, but she can't show her temper for a while, she needs to put state affairs first.
The girls below looked at each other in twos and threes, but no one moved.
This Fang Banquet was originally an elegant gathering, which gave the famous princes and noble daughters of the royal family a chance to show their talents, but now the Xirong envoy ordered them to perform, with a contemptuous attitude as if they were just lowly entertainers. Prostitutes for prostitution! It's really indecent!
Each of these girls was pampered and raised as a child, and raised like jewels, how could they have been humiliated so blatantly by others. After a while, no one stood up. The entire water pavilion was silent, and even the air became heavier and heavier, making it almost impossible to breathe.
Qibi Shaman looked at the girls contemptuously, snorted impatiently, and said: "Could it be that the girls in Dayu have bad ears and didn't hear what the general said?"
"Emperor Dayu, do your girls from Dayu look down on us, Xiye?" Chamuhan sneered at the emperor, his triangular eyes half-closed sinisterly, obviously wanting to make a trivial matter bigger.
"Snapped!"
Qibi Shamen patted the armrest of the armchair heavily, and said to the emperor in a loud voice: "Emperor Dayu, you purposely called this general and Lord Cha here just to humiliate us!"
As if they had rehearsed in advance, the two sang together and pressed on the emperor step by step.
"The envoy's words are serious." The emperor said in a deep voice, looked at the crowd with his majestic eyes, and ordered, "Who is the next group? Continue to perform!"
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Xiao Yi: The stinky girl is mighty!
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